Chapter 162: The British Museum

At nine o'clock in the morning, the sun was shining, and there was still a hint of spring cold in the warmth.

Shi Xiaofeng stood in the Great Russell Square on the north side of New Oxford Street, and the young and beautiful short-haired beautiful girl beside him was naturally Cai Xiaohui.

Shi Xiaofeng said: "Xiaohui, introduce the British Museum and listen to what Du Niang has to say." ”

Cai Xiaohui smiled: "British Museum, also known as the British National Museum, was founded in 1753 and officially opened to the public on January 15, 1759, and is the oldest and largest comprehensive museum in the world. The British Museum has a collection of more than 6 million pieces from around the world, as well as manuscripts by great scientists, including the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon stone carvings, the head of Ramses II and ancient Egyptian mummies. ”

Shi Xiaofeng smiled: "Yes, yes, BritishMuseum, the pronunciation is very standard! Can you tell me about the specific meanings of Rosetta, Parthenon and Ramses?"

Cai Xiaohui smiled: "You know that I can't tell me, my history is a mess, these are all memorized last night - deliberately show my foreign appearance, right?"

Shi Xiaofeng said: "No, since you don't know, I can show off, hehe." ”

Cai Xiaohui took his arm and said with a coquettish smile: "Then give me a lesson quickly, Teacher Shi!"

Shi Xiaofeng said eloquently: "The Rosetta Stone was made in 196 BC, which is a relic of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of ancient Egypt. ”

The Parthenon, also known as the Acropolis of Athens, was built between 477 and 432 BC and stands at the highest point of the Acropolis in the Greek capital. The Parthenon was a shrine dedicated to the goddess Athena, who was also known as Parthenon. ”

"Ramses II was the pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, reigned from about 1279 BC to 1213 BC, and his reign was the last powerful era of the New Kingdom of Egypt, and can be regarded as the most famous pharaoh in Egyptian history......"

Shi Xiaofeng took a long breath: "It's finally over, the mummy doesn't need me to explain anymore." ”

Cai Xiaohui looked surprised, but her tone was questioning: "I remember the years so clearly, are you sure you didn't do your homework last night?"

Shi Xiaofeng laughed: "I don't dare to fake in front of my wife, I am indeed Baidu." But I remember so much, shouldn't I be rewarded - kiss?"

Cai Xiaohui stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "Don't take advantage of me!" I'm going to buy a ticket, and by the way, I'll practice speaking. ”

Her graceful figure shuttled through the square in front of the main entrance of the museum, and it seemed that she didn't find the ticket office, and then talked to a person who looked like a security guard, walked to Shi Xiaofeng, and said, "Brother, the British Museum has long been open for free, let's go in quickly!"

The two walked into the museum hand in hand and were immediately struck by the magnificent architecture and dazzling artworks. Yesterday at Buckingham Palace was an eye-opener, and today I know what it means to have a sky outside the sky. The British Museum is divided into the China Room, the Egyptian Room, the Greek Room, the Roman Room, the India Room and many more subdivided pavilions.

Cai Xiaohui sighed: "Brother, is this museum 'breathtaking' in one word?"

Shi Xiaofeng said with a smile: "Very accurate! Do you know why the British Museum's collection is so good? Most of them were plundered by the British in the countless wars launched by the British in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Greece, Egypt, and China are all victims!"

Cai Xiaohui's eyes widened: "You said that these cultural relics were all robbed?"

Shi Xiaofeng said: "Isn't it, his old sister's! The truckloads of cultural relics that Stein stole in Dunhuang are here, as well as Gu Kaizhi's "Female History Atlas" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty that was stolen from the Old Summer Palace - this is a priceless treasure, damn it!"

Cai Xiaohui didn't bother to ask Stein and the allusions to "The Female History of Zhentu", for fear that Shi Xiaofeng would teach her another lesson, so she scolded: "The British guy who is grass and muddy horses, take away the good things of other people's houses!"

Shi Xiaofeng glanced at her, and Cai Xiaohui hurriedly said, "Sorry! ”

Shi Xiaofeng smiled: "It's okay to scold the British in the 19th century, but beware of the British who can understand Chinese." ”

Cai Xiaohui smiled: "Don't be afraid, I don't see much of the British who can beat you." ”

Shi Xiaofeng laughed: "Don't make a fool of yourself, how much can I deal with alone?" Don't make trouble for me." ”

Cai Xiaohui smiled, took his arm, and the two continued to visit. Walking to the corner of a staircase, I saw two huge black pillars with a large stone Buddha three stories high, which seemed to be a cultural relic from Asia.

Cai Xiaohui asked: "Brother, this stone Buddha was also snatched from our China by the British, right?"

Shi Xiaofeng read the English explanation and said, "It's our cultural relics, but it's not robbed." By the way, your speaking is improving very quickly, and you don't know how good your reading skills are. You can read the English instructions and translate them to me. ”

Cai Xiaohui looked at it with interest for a while, and said: "It seems to say that it was donated to the British Museum by a Chinese surnamed Lu, which was during the Republic of China, and the surname Lu seems to be attending an art exhibition in London...... I can only understand these few sentences, right?"

Shi Xiaofeng was overjoyed and kissed her on the face. Cai Xiaohui was about to fight, Shi Xiaofeng held her hand and said with a smile: "You have only studied in the correspondence class for a few months, and you can reach such a level, your brother and I are so happy!"

Cai Xiaohui smiled very happily: "So, I'm not mistaken?"

Shi Xiaofeng nodded and said: "This big stone Buddha is a cultural relic of the Sui Dynasty, which was bought by Lu Qinzhai, a great antique dealer in the Republic of China, and transported to London to participate in an oriental art exhibition before World War II. Because the stone Buddha was too large, Lu Qinzhai cut it into several pieces and shipped it to London. During the exhibition, the Buddha was well received, but no one bought it, because no one had such a big room to fit it. After the exhibition, Lu Qinzhai thought that it would cost a lot of money to transport it back to China, so he simply donated it to the British Museum. But the British Museum didn't have such a large exhibition hall at that time, so it could only grieve the stone Buddha nest at the corner of the stairs. ”

Cai Xiaohui was fascinated when she heard it, and only after a while did she say: "Brother, you are so good, you can translate so many sentences, I can only understand a few sentences." ”

Shi Xiaofeng said with a smile: "You are so smart, as long as you keep learning, it won't take long to translate them all." ”

Cai Xiaohui smiled: "On that day, you will give me a salary increase!"

Shi Xiaofeng was about to make a gesture of looking up to the sky and laughing, when he suddenly looked at a white young man who was stunned, opened his mouth wide and was silent for a long time, then walked over and grabbed the person.

Cai Xiaohui was taken aback: "Hey, what are you doing?"

Shi Xiaofeng grabbed one of the white youth's arms, twisted it with his backhand, and said in English: "Take out what you stole from!"

How could the white young man hold back his hand, scream in pain, and scold: "Shit! Why do you say that I stole something, and what proof do you have?"

There was a commotion in the surrounding crowd, and someone took out his mobile phone and was about to call the police, but was stopped by his companion, saying that he would observe the situation first.

The white youth was indeed a habitual thief, with a masterful hand, and never got caught. But it was unlucky to meet Shi Xiaofeng, Shi Xiaofeng's various physical functions after taking the Heavenly Bead Divine Water were far beyond ordinary people, and any abnormalities around him could not escape his eyes.

Shi Xiaofeng grabbed the white young man and said to a tall old man next to him, "Sir, look at what's missing on your body!"

The elderly man, judging by his skin color and hair color, appears to be a mixed race in South America, with a face that has been left by the vicissitudes of time. He touched his body for a while, and immediately his face changed color and said: "My wallet is missing, and my passport ......"

The older man's English was broken with a thick Portuguese accent. Shi Xiaofeng barely understood, and looked at the white youth coldly, the white young man still had a hard mouth: "What does it matter to me that his wallet is missing......?"

Before he finished speaking, Shi Xiaofeng suddenly lifted him up, and then crossed his hands, letting him put his head under his feet, shaking his body like a burden. Immediately, a number of items were dropped, including the elderly man's wallet and passport.

The crowd of onlookers was amused and admired, many people applauded Shi Xiaofeng, and Cai Xiaohui smiled.

Shi Xiaofeng saw the old man pick up his wallet and passport, shook the thief out with both hands, and scolded: "Get out! Let me see you stealing in London again, you won't be able to keep your hands!"

The thief got up and fled the museum in embarrassment, and the crowd burst into applause. The elderly man smiled sincerely and said a lot of English with great difficulty, to the effect that "Thank you so much, help me find important things, please be sure to leave down as a guest!" Shi Xiaofeng's English is much more fluent than his, and he said no, it's a trivial matter, and my girlfriend and I will continue to visit.

When the elderly man saw that he had a female companion, he was no longer reluctant, and said goodbye after thanking him again and again. Cai Xiaohui said with a smile: "Brother, you are so powerful, you came up with this bad idea! That thief has so many things that fell from him, they must have been stolen, we should eat black and black, we shouldn't let him go!"

Shi Xiaofeng gently pinched her nose and said with a smile: "Are you also a female thief, and you still eat black." My clever plan was actually turned into a bad idea by you, let me kiss one and make amends!"

Cai Xiaohui smiled: "Come less! However, I really admire you, that thief is taller than you, you carry him like an eagle catching a chicken, he can't resist at all - so, you don't have to be afraid of me getting into trouble, with your protection, who else do I have to be afraid of?"

Shi Xiaofeng hugged Xiang's shoulders and whispered in his ear: "I only protect my wife, so you have to marry me quickly!"

Cai Xiaohui blushed and said, "No." I'm not sure if you're sincere to me, and if you can stay with me for the rest of my life. ”

Shi Xiaofeng was about to say his voice loudly, a soft hand pressed his lips, and the girl said quietly: "Brother, don't say anything, let time prove everything, okay?"

Looking at her clear eyes, he couldn't say a word to her.