Small Town Chronicle (Novel)
Other Name: 小城纪事
Genre: novel, history
Author: Wang Haichun
Year: 201X
Chapter: N/A
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Introduction:
Wen Zida is a frequent visitor of Xianyun Tea House, living in a comfortable small city, and the government got a job. , I also met the owner of the tea house. After twenty years of time, Wen Zida, who has returned to his hometown, once again came to Xianyun Tea House to tell a story that no one knew…
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Zeng Yuancang looked at it axially, but saw the distant mountains and the gurgling mountain streams, and there were two beauties sitting on the rocks, squirming their feet in the water. He said: “This picture is mostly drawn with ink, not much coloring, and no seals. It is in line with the Wei and Jin Dynasty. The style is also very similar to Gu Kaizhi. However, it is a fake.”
Chen Mufeng asked: “Why do you see it?”
Zeng Yuancang said: “The flaw in this painting lies in the woman’s feet.”
Chen Mufeng opened his eyes and stared at the painting for a long time. Before he figured out what he was doing, he asked Zeng Yuancang, “What is the flaw in his feet?”
Zeng Yuancang said: “A closer look at the lotus feet is the result of foot binding. Women’s foot binding began at the end of the Five Dynasties, and it gradually became popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This painting has not been used in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This painting is naturally a fake.”
Chen Mufeng was thrown into the ground by Zeng Yuancang’s remarks, and hurriedly threw a “red tin-packed” cigarette over and lit Zeng Yuancang.
From then on, Chen Mufeng admired Zeng Yuancang more, and often came to Yazhizhai to ask Zeng Yuancang about antiques.
A Mufeng heard that there was a “Picture of the Banana Stone Ming Qin” in the Ming Dynasty Wen Zhengming’s collection in the Baiyunshan family, a talented man in this city. Before the theft, he kidnapped Baiyun Mountain and ordered the Baiyun Mountain family to bring the painting to redeem him.
Zeng Yuancang found Chen Mufeng and said, “It’s really not worth your fight. The painting in Baiyun Mountain is a fake.” Chen Mufeng asked, “How did you know?” Zeng Yuancang said, “He asked me to identify it.” Chen Mufeng said: “Since it is a fake, why doesn’t his family get a ransom for the painting?” Zeng Yuancang said: “Just because it is a fake, his family is afraid that you will recognize it, saying that they used fake paintings to deceive you, and you killed Baiyun Mountain in anger. .”
As a result, Chen Mufeng didn’t ask for the painting and released Baiyun Mountain.
One night, Zeng Yuancang was awakened by a knock on the door in his sleep. I opened the door, but didn’t recognize it.
Before Zeng Yuancang could speak, the visitor had already “pumped” and knelt down: “Please help me!” Zeng Yuancang was very confused, and hurriedly helped him up: “Please get up, please get up, and speak slowly.” Then he got up and told Zeng Yuancang that his surname was Chen, Xunming, and he lived outside the East Gate of Yangzhou. There is a cricket pot from the Ming Dynasty in his family, which is the 21st generation in his hands.
Because it is an ancestral thing, the Chen family has loved it for generations and never sold it no matter how much money they paid. Chen Mufeng kidnapped Chen Xunming’s wife, who was 6 months pregnant, without being successful. Kidnapping a pregnant woman is the most vicious trick of bandits. It is called “double tickets.”
Chen Xunming said: “I can’t bear the ancestral treasure being lost in my hands, so I came to ask Mr. Zeng to go to Chen Mufeng to plead, I can pay more money…”
After hearing this, Zeng Yuancang was embarrassed. Although Chen Mufeng had contacts with him, he only showed Chen Mufeng antique calligraphy and paintings in order to dispel disasters, and had no close friendship. The two also have a gentleman’s agreement: Chen Mufeng will not rob his shop; to ensure the normal business of Ya Shizhai, he will not inform Chen Mufeng of others coming to the store to appraise antiques; he shall not disclose what Chen Mufeng has done. Besides, he has been blinded to Chen Mufeng once about his friend Baiyunshan, and he is still a little scared to think about it.
Seeing the begging gaze, he couldn’t bear to refuse. After pondering for a while, he said to Chen Xunming: “You come back first, I’ll try it.”
Zeng Yuancang came to the bandit’s den in the dark, chatted with Chen Mufeng for a while, and raised the matter roundly.
Chen Mufeng said unhurriedly: “Mr. Zeng wouldn’t say that this Chen family’s cricket pot is fake again, right?”
Zeng Yuancang “cocked” in his heart, but he was speechless for a while.
Chen Mufeng sneered: “Zeng Yuancang, I am not a vegetarian. I have given you face for the painting of the Bai family last time. You’d better not interfere in this matter.”
Zeng Yuancang said: “I don’t want to hide from Master Chen, I came because the Chen family asked me, and I couldn’t bear to refuse. The Chen family’s cricket pot is indeed a top-quality antique, and the Chen family promised to give him a sum of money. Chen Grandpa agrees to give me a face, and it is not difficult for me to disagree.”
Chen Mufeng took a breath: “Promise you can do, but you also have to promise me one condition.”
Zeng Yuancang asked: “What conditions?”
Chen Mufeng said: “You have to pay the price.”
Zeng Yuancang said: “As long as Chen Ye agrees to let go, I’m willing to pay any price.”
“Since you are a refreshing person, I’m not welcome!” Chen Mufeng said, pulling out the box gun from his waist.
Zeng Yuancang was taken aback for a moment, but at this point, he couldn’t take care of that much, and he became much calmer.
Zeng Yuancang fell to the ground with two gunshots. However, he was not dead-Chen Mufeng only injured his two legs.
Chen Mufeng wiped the barrel of the gun with his hand: “Mr. Zeng, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both, and this cannot be done at the same time. In order to prevent you from getting into this embarrassing situation, you don’t have to go back and work here exclusively for me. Here are your food and drink.”
Mrs. Chen returned home safely.
