It turned out that it was none other than Yun Dingsong's only apprentice who stole the painting, and since he learned that Yun Dingsong had obtained Guo Xi's "Autumn Mountain Travel Map" from Shi Yulin, he was greedy in his heart. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After that, Yun Dingsong's apprentice teamed up with Yun Dingsong's nanny, taking advantage of Yun Dingsong's too long to appreciate and people were too tired, so with the help of the nanny, they stole the painting.

Here, I want to explain Yun Dingsong's family situation, his wife died of illness a few years ago, and his children are all settled in other places, and the nanny was also his apprentice to help find it, and later learned from the police that when looking for this nanny, the other party already had evil thoughts in his heart.

Fortunately, the other party is trying to make money and not to die, otherwise there will be opportunities in the past few years.

As for why Yun Dingsong's apprentice was caught, it was also his bad luck, the amount of sleeping pills given to Yun Dingsong by the nanny was not enough, Yun Dingsong found out that something was wrong and called the police in time.

At this time, Yun Dingsong's apprentice had already processed the painting and was about to abscond out of the country, and when he went to the airport, he happened to be recognized by Yun Dingsong's friend and notified the police that he had caught someone.

After that, Yun Dingsong insisted that he didn't steal it, but he couldn't explain some things, and finally stayed up for two days and could only tell the truth.

However, because Yun Dingsong sold the painting directly to a black market merchant, the painting had changed hands several times in two days, and it was very difficult to find it with their means.

After that, Yun Dingsong and Shi Yulin have been in a relationship, looking for this painting, but there has been no news, until two days ago, Yun Dingsong got the news, saying that this painting seems to be in Ling City, so he hurriedly rushed here.

Originally, Yun Dingsong was going to ask a friend for help, but he didn't expect the other party to die in a car accident at this juncture.

After listening to what happened, Meng Zitao and they couldn't help but sigh with emotion, day and night, it is difficult to prevent thieves, and the ancients did not deceive me.

At this time, Wang Zhixuan and Meng Zitao also understood what the two meant, probably wanting to ask them to investigate and see if there were any clues about this painting.

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Wang Zhixuan spoke: "After all, this is a thief, and the owner is somewhat worried. ”

Yun Dingsong said: "We also know this, and now we just want to buy the painting back, it doesn't matter if we spend an extra percent, and we don't need to know who the owner is." ”

"Do you know any clues about this?" asked Meng Zitao.

Yun Dingsong said: "We got the news earlier that the thing is in the hands of a collector surnamed Cao on your side. ”

"A collector surnamed Cao?"

"Yes, this person is more famous, and he can be regarded as a collector in the true sense of the word. ”

Meng Zitao and Wang Zhixuan looked at each other a little, because in Lingshi, there are collectors surnamed Cao, but if you want to talk about collectors in the real sense, there is really no collector surnamed Cao who can reach them.

What kind of collector is a collector? Many people ideally define a person as a permanent collector a collector. But if it really has to be followed by such strict standards, there will be very few domestic collectors, and even Wang Jiqian and Qian Jingtang, who have been standing in the ranks of collectors for decades, have been easily thrown out under this rule.

Therefore, the division of collectors in China is now divided into two categories.

One is the above, of course, if you don't sell anything, only in and out, then it's a bit absolute.

For example, about 2% of the collections of famous foreign museums are eliminated every year, and the purpose of elimination is only to free up space for more valuable collections, and at the same time to have more energy to collect the best treasures.

On the other hand, they sell their collections, one is to achieve the flow of funds, and the other is also a process of removing the rough and fine, leaving the better ones behind, and pouring out the funds to buy better things.

For example, if an antique is bought for 50,000 yuan and sold for 1 million yuan, and if it is bought for 1 million yuan and sold for 10 million yuan, this shows that the collector has a vision. It's also a real test of a collector's success.

These two points of view can be said to be justified by the public, and the mother-in-law is reasonable, but although the definition of a collector is not clear, the person who collects one or two antiques and works of art is certainly not counted. Once the collection reaches a certain number, it must have a suitable venue to keep it, and the establishment of museums or art galleries has become a craze in the past few years, and it continues to heat up.

Whether it is running a private museum or art gallery, or having money and like to have fun alone, find a place to collect the collection by yourself, no matter what the situation is, Meng Zitao and Wang Zhixuan have never heard of it, and there are collectors surnamed Cao in Ling City who can reach it.

Therefore, the first thought of the two was that they must have made a mistake with Yun Dingsong.

Wang Zhixuan said: "I'm sorry, I really haven't heard of the collector surnamed Cao you said. ”

Meng Zitao also nodded and said: "People who can really be said to be collectors, no surprise, there should indeed be no surname Cao." ”

Hearing Wang Zhixuan and Meng Zitao say this, Yun Dingsong and Shi Yulin also frowned a little, because the person who gave them the news was still relatively well-informed, and they should not be mistaken in the surname.

After a while, Shi Yulin thought of a possibility and said, "Could it be that person likes to buy some antiques such as thieves, so he deliberately keeps it secret?"

Wang Zhixuan spread his hands and said: "What you said is indeed possible, but if this is the case, he may not have a good reputation in the circle, which is more difficult." ”

Yun Dingsong and Shi Yulin also understood this matter, and they were a little bitter in their hearts.

Finally, Wang Zhixuan said that if he had the opportunity, he would help them check, but he couldn't hold out too much hope.

For this, Yun Dingsong and they all expressed their gratitude.

After sitting on Meng Zitao's side for a while, Yun Dingsong and the others took their leave.

After sending the two away, Meng Zitao asked, "Uncle Wang, how should this matter be handled?"

Wang Zhixuan said: "It depends on the situation, after all, I met them on the first day, and I don't know what kind of character they are, and they are thieves, so it is indispensable to guard against people." ”

Meng Zitao also agreed, if everyone is an acquaintance, it is nothing to try to help, the key is that everyone has just met, there is no trust at all, and there are a lot of strange things in the antique world, so you can't take precautions.

Wang Zhixuan said: "In this way, I will ask my friends in the mountain city to inquire about it, and we will contact us then." ”

"Okay. ”

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The next day was Sunday, according to the plan, Meng Zitao and He Wanyi's parents had dinner together, the parents of both sides talked very happily, it can be said that both parties are relatively satisfied, no accident, the marriage between the two should not have run away.

He Wanyi's parents had a car, and after eating and chatting for a while, they drove back, and Meng Zitao also sent his parents to the fruit store, and then came to the antique street.

Walking into the antique shop, Meng Zitao saw Dajun and Hu Yuanliang, as well as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who looked very honest and looked stupid on his face, not surprisingly, this person should be Zheng Yaxin's classmate, Zhu Xinyue.

Sure enough, listening to the introduction of the army, the boy was Zhu Xinyue.

Meng Zitao chatted with Hu Yuanliang for a while, and then handed over the contract that had been prepared to Hu Yuanliang and asked him to see if he had any opinions.

After Hu Yuanliang read it, he was very satisfied with the content of the contract, so he signed his name.

Meng Zitao saw Zhu Xinyue next to him looking at him with a blank look, and then he looked a little funny, and then asked: "Zhu Xinyue, it stands to reason that you should be studying in school at your age, and with your family's situation, it shouldn't be a problem to go to college, so I want to hear what you think?"

Zhu Xinyue seemed a little scared, and after thinking for a while, he mustered up his courage and said: "Boss, I also have a reputation for self-knowledge, knowing that I am not the material for reading, and after this period of study, I think I can do a good job in this area, please give me a chance." ”

Meng Zitao drank tea for a while, but did not speak, and saw that Zhu Xinyue's nervous forehead was a little sweaty, so he asked about Zhu Xinyue's learning results during this time.

Not to mention, Zhu Xinyue looks a little stupid, and his academic performance is not good, but he does have some talent in this area, as long as he has learned something, he can basically say it, which Meng Zitao is more satisfied with.

Because in addition to talent, it must go through some hard work to master, after all, not everyone can have Meng Zitao's current memory. Besides, if Meng Zitao had a memory, Zhu Xinyue would not be so bad at studying.

In this case, Meng Zitao will not object to accepting Zhu Xinyue: "I'll give you some books for you to see in a while, as well as the information about the things in our store, you can find a way to understand it yourself, this is my task for you." ”

"Okay. Zhu Xinyue nodded again and again, looking very happy.

Meng Zitao continued: "Also, you have to correct this problem of being afraid of life, in our industry, you can't have a character like you." ”

Zhu Xinyue also hurriedly said that he would definitely correct it.

Next, Meng Zitao explained some things to Hu Yuanliang, and told Hu Yuanliang the key and password of a safe upstairs. There are not many valuable things in the safe, and the combined value is about 200,000, even if Hu Yuanliang sees a difference in wealth, the lost money is just a drizzle for Meng Zitao.

Moreover, Meng Zitao pursues the principle of not using suspicious people, employing people without suspicion, since he already knows Hu Yuanliang very well, and there is Wang Zhixuan to endorse him, there is nothing to worry about.

After that, I asked Hu Yuanliang to help bring Zhu Xinyue, and the things in the antique store were basically sorted out.

Business was calmer this afternoon, but that's the business of the antique shop, otherwise there wouldn't be that old saying.

With Hu Yuanliang, Meng Zitao was much more relaxed, staying in the store, basically just drinking tea and reading books, and after that, he could go to deal with the affairs of the factory with peace of mind.

When it was nearly four o'clock, Lao Niu came to the door with a person, saying that this person had a literary play and wanted to make a move, and asked Meng Zitao if he wanted it.

The man who sold things was nicknamed hardware, according to Lao Niu, because he had a relationship with five gold teeth in his mouth, and he was actually a broker, that is, he was holding the goods to attract buyers.

The thing brought by the hardware is a pen wash of a southern red agate.

As mentioned earlier, some people say that southern red agate is the ancient "red jade", but what the ancient "red jade" is is also a matter of opinion.

Putting this aside for the time being, southern red agate is a unique sub-gemstone variety in China, with oily texture and scarce production. In addition to being made into handicrafts and jewelry, southern red agate can also be used as medicine, and the ancients believed that it could nourish the heart and blood.

This piece of southern red agate washing, the volume is huge, the color is red and white, such as rainbow and halo. Because of the shape of the momentum, carved into a natural Ganoderma lucidum shape, digging fine. The outer wall carves Ganoderma lucidum with high relief joint openwork technique, which is huge and full, the umbrella cover is thick and full, and the peach bat is carved again, taking the homophony and having the auspicious meaning of happiness and longevity.

Identified by Meng Zitao, it should be a work of the early Qing Dynasty, and the texture and carving are very good, which is a good thing.

Meng Zitao said: "This thing is really good, I don't know how much it costs?"

Hardware thought for a while and said, "Shopkeeper Meng, I have also admired your name for a long time, so let's give you this number, what do you think?"

Meng Zitao saw that the hardware was asking for 150,000 yuan, which was already quite good, and since the other party offered this price, he must be a person who knows the market better.

Hardware saw that Meng Zitao agreed very happily, and was also very happy, after that, Meng Zitao asked more than five opinions, and transferred the account to him.

Because it was the same local bank, the arrival time was very fast, and it didn't take long for the hardware to receive a text message from the bank.

Hardware took back his mobile phone and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Meng, I don't know if you are interested in the palace song screen in the Yongzheng period?"

"Court Quping?" Meng Zitao was a little surprised.

A curved screen is a type of multi-leaf screen that can be folded. It is a mobile furniture, no fixed display position, each door is equipped with hook buttons, can be folded at will, open when used, folded and stored when not in use, and is characterized by lightness and dexterity. Based on the above reasons, this kind of screen is mostly framed with lighter wood, and the center of the screen is pasted with paper and silk, and painted or pierced with landscapes, flowers and birds, celebrity calligraphy, etc., which has a high literati taste. Some curved screens are decorated with lacquer, and various pictures are carved on them, and there are various workmanship and techniques. Because paper silk is difficult to pass down to the present, the existing Ming Dynasty works are mostly made of wood and lacquer, and paper silk screens are extremely rare.

The curved screen is also called the "soft screen", which is different from the hard screen in that it does not use a base, and the number of screen fans is composed of even numbers. There are as few as two or four and up to dozens as possible. Some are framed with hardwood, and some are covered with brocade. The wood of the brocade wooden frame is lighter, and the screen is also different from the screen with a seat, usually with silk or paper to stab or paint a variety of landscapes, flowers, people, birds and beasts. Generally speaking, the screen with a seat is heavier, and the curved screen is lighter. In terms of furnishings, the screen with seat is mostly furnished in the main position in the middle of the room, and it is relatively fixed. This is not the case with curved screens. In the court, this kind of screen is mostly set up in the bright room of the main hall of each palace, and there are thrones, strips, incense tubes, palace fans and other things in front of the screen. In this way, the screen behind it blocks people's sight, and the furnishings in front of the screen are more prominent, creating a solemn and solemn atmosphere. (To be continued.) )