The Gusu Garden represents the highest level of classical gardens in China, and Mr. Zheng's Hanshan Academy is one of the classics. Because the Gusu garden is mainly a residential garden, it attaches great importance to "feng shui", and Hanshan Academy has its own uniqueness in site selection and layout.

Li Shaoyang looked around and vaguely felt something, this old Mr. Zheng must be well versed in the way of feng shui. The fundamental concept of Chinese Feng Shui is the "theory of the unity of heaven and man". It is perfectly embodied in Hanshan Academy.

The Tibetan wind gathers air here, there are rockeries in the park surrounding, the waterway outside the park is like an arm bend, the so-called mountain is surrounded by water, and the weather is thousands.

Li Shaoyang stood outside and looked at the layout of the garden, and sure enough, it was composed of "the land of the four spirits", the so-called four spirits, which is the meaning of the green dragon Xuanwu and the vermilion bird and the white tiger. The Xuanwu is the mountain, the green dragon turns into the river, the white tiger becomes the road, and the Vermilion Bird is the pool. It is the pattern of mountains and rivers, paths and ponds.

was savoring, the janitor picked up the phone, and after listening to a few words, he was stunned for a while, hurriedly put down the landline, bowed down to open the door, and greeted him in person and said with a smile: "Oh, this gentleman, our lord will come out to welcome you in immediately, this is really rare, for so many years, the last time Mr. Yuan Daqian came, the lord went out to greet him." ”

The Yuan Daqian he said was a famous master of the Lingnan School of painting in China and a personal disciple of Mr. Chen Shuren, a master of the Lingnan School. That's why Mr. Zheng greeted him in person, but the gatekeeper felt that Li Shaoyang, a young man, was not like a calligrapher and painter, but like a son.

But Mr. Zheng really came out, his steps were steady, and he said loudly from afar: "Hello Mr. Baili." ”

This old-school way of welcoming guests shows Mr. Zheng's style, the only thing that makes Li Shaoyang strange is that he is wearing a three-piece suit, his body is very tough, and he does not have the imaginary feeling of wide robe and big sleeves, or long beard.

Mr. Zheng held the peach box tightly, came out and looked at Li Shaoyang first, he couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect him to be so young, and when he saw Master Gu again, he smiled: "It turns out that the master is also here, the turquoise bracelet that your father gave me last time, I like it very much." ”

He touched the box in his hand, thought of the folding fan inside, and couldn't help but look at Li Shaoyang again, but said: "Mr. Baili, I don't dare to accept your gift, but I don't want to return it to you, let's talk inside." ”

He let Li Shaoyang in, and they crossed a path, and then passed a stone screen, and the scenery in front of them opened, and a pool was bright and moving, which opened people's eyes, and there was the elegance and tranquility of entering the deep place.

Mr. Zheng led them into a water pavilion, where tea sets were arranged, and the library building in the middle of the lake could be seen.

Li Shaoyang sat down and spoke first: "Old man, books are meant to be moisture-proof, what does it mean that this library building is built in the middle of the lake." ”

The old gentleman smiled: "The damp-proof of the library is secondary, mainly to set fire, so the library building must have water, even if there is no water, you must add a water word into it, for example, the study building of Tiansheng Water is added to the word water, to put it bluntly, it is still fireproof." ”

Li Shaoyang was stunned.

The two sat opposite each other, and Master Gu got up to pour tea.

Mr. Zheng wiped his hands with a damp cloth, and dried it naturally in the sun, before carefully opening the peach box, picking up the fan with some cherishment, and sighing: "This folding fan is a descendant of the Zheng family, and I have only heard of it in the family biography, if it weren't for my obsession with Mr. Itabashi's works, I wouldn't be able to identify it as genuine so quickly." ”

He opened the fan in a grid, pointed to the fan bone and said: "This kind of fan, the ancients used Xiangfei bamboo or fragrant wood as the bone, and used white jade as the fan bone, it seems nondescript, white jade fan, the fan will never use this color." ”

The old gentleman looked at the promotions and seals on the fan again, at least a dozen, especially the personal seal of Emperor Qianlong. He also said: "Emperor Qianlong's seals are countless, this Yellow Emperor has many seals, almost all of them have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and almost all of the calligraphy and painting treasures collected by Ouchi have been stamped by him, but Emperor Qianlong has a seal that is rarely stamped, and it is this, the private seal named 'Changchun Jushi', which is the number given to him by his father Yongzheng, and he rarely takes it out." ”

Li Shaoyang has been listening to him, and now he can't understand why this old gentleman said these digressions.

But Mr. Zheng still said to himself: "The ancestor Mr. Banqiao, is a jinshi in the first year of Qianlong, Qianlong was an official in the twelfth year, and he was dismissed after eight years of being a county commander and returned to Yangzhou to sell calligraphy and paintings, and Qianlong was a rare and confused banner in the sixteenth year...... These four words have only been written once by Mr. Itabashi. ”

Mr. Zheng raised his eyes as he spoke: "Do you understand, the rare and confused four words on this fan are the only one of Mr. Banqiao's handwriting!" ”

Li Shaoyang was taken aback and immediately understood the value of these four words.

"It's rare to be confused, it is Mr. Itabashi's 60-year-old feeling, and it is also a subtle embodiment of his life, whether it is to do learning, handle family affairs, or be a person, for me, these four words are priceless."

Mr. Zheng stood up and paced slowly: "In the thirtieth year of Qianlong, Mr. Banqiao died, and it was not until about the thirty-second year of Qianlong, when the Yellow Emperor was about to celebrate his sixtieth birthday, he searched for calligraphy and painting in the world. ”

"The ancients said that forty is not confused, and fifty knows the destiny of heaven...... In fact, whether it was Mr. Banqiao or Emperor Qianlong, they didn't know what the mandate of heaven was until they were sixty years old, so Emperor Qianlong at that time understood things from these four words, so he wrote a pair of 'Heavenly Mandate Jiazi asked the universe'...... Such an article. ”

After Mr. Zheng finished speaking, he took the fan in turn and gently picked it with his fingernails for a while, revealing a little handwriting on the back fan: "This fan has become a treasure with Mr. Banqiao and Qianlong's imperial pen." ”

Li Shaoyang got up and took a look, and sure enough, it was a small print hidden under the fan.

"There is also this white jade bone fan, I just said, this kind of fan is rare, this fan bone if I am not mistaken, it should be the work of Emperor Qi tomorrow when he is doing carpentry work, so calculated, a fan actually has the traces of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties at the same time, as well as the authentic handiwork of Mr. Banqiao, what do you say is the value!"

Li Shaoyang was sweaty when he heard it, when he got this fan, he purely thought it was fun and beautiful, and he usually didn't cherish it much, but he didn't expect it to be such a treasure.

Mr. Zheng was already a little in love: "If you talk about the price, this fan can't be estimated, especially for me, it's a priceless treasure, so Mr. Baili, you give me this fan, I don't dare to accept it, but I don't want to return it to you......"

His eyes burned: "If you want to buy my garden, then I may be able to ......"

Mr. Zheng was a little impatient, and a little flustered, afraid that he didn't come to buy the garden, so he really didn't have any chips to exchange for this fan.

Li Shaoyang nodded slowly: "I did come to buy this garden." ”

With a snort, Mr. Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and now he can't wait to sell it to him immediately, but he still has to be reserved on the surface, put the fan away first, and then said: "Then I'll take you to see, I maintain this garden very well, the only private garden in China." ”

Li Shaoyang followed him out of the pavilion and inspected the interior of the garden all the way, and Mr. Zheng began to introduce.

After walking around, it was already afternoon, and Mr. Zheng set up a banquet, during which Li Shaoyang finally couldn't help but ask: "Old man, why do you want to sell this garden?" I don't think you're short of money. ”

Mr. Zheng shrank his eyebrows, and his expression concealed the past: "Ah, in fact, my two daughters are abroad, so I asked me to move to Vancouver, where I heard that it is also a place where Chinese gather, so I agreed." ”

Li Shaoyang nodded, but he didn't think so, Mr. Zheng was lying, he was so old, he didn't want to toss to go to Vancouver and go to a foreign country to suffer, after all, the fallen leaves returned to the roots, and there was such a good garden, there must be a problem here.

But he didn't say it, the two briefly discussed the transaction method of buying and selling at the table, Li Shaoyang has hired a large firm, and coincidentally, Mr. Zheng also entrusted this firm to sell, which is convenient, and the two also save an intermediary money.

After eating, Li Shaoyang stood up and pointed to the island in the heart of the lake: "Old man, can I go to the library to have a look." ”

Mr. Zheng was stunned for a moment: "Ah, Mr. Baili, I sell this garden, but the books in the library building are to be taken away." That doesn't sell, and it doesn't sell for any amount of money. ”

He was a little anxious, and the tens of thousands of books in there were his life.

Li Shaoyang smiled: "I'm just going to take a look, why should the old gentleman be excited." ”

Mr. Zheng wiped his sweat embarrassedly, thinking that someone had given him a priceless fan, and it was really unreasonable to not let him go, so he said, "Okay, I'll take you to have a look." ”

Li Shaoyang watched him go to prepare.

The library building is the key, and Asimov entered the Hanshan Academy several times, all in the library building. He had to go in and see what the hell was ......