After drinking mash soup at Li Fulai's house, Chen Guan led Li Fulai to the Bai family compound to check the progress of the renovation of the Bai family compound on the spot.

When Chen Guan and Li Fu came to the Bai family compound, the carpenters and masons who were working had already begun to work, and the yard was full of chainsaws and clanging knocks, which was very lively.

Chen Guan grew up in Wulongyu since he was a child, but he didn't come back after four years of college, not only the people in the Wulongyu group, but also the people in the entire Wulongyu administrative village did not know him. Seeing Li Fulai accompanying Chen Guan in, the villagers who were working greeted Chen Guan one after another, greeting all the way, and from time to time they could hear the greeting of "Guanzi is back".

Wulongyu Village is equivalent to the mobilization of the whole family, and every household has someone working in the Bai family compound. Even those old people also came to the Bai family's compound early, squatting in the corner of the wall to smoke and gossip, watching the craftsmen work.

During the period when Chen Guan left Wulongyu, Li Fulai and the others did not stop at home, and they grasped it very tightly, and the renovation work of the Bai family compound has achieved initial results: the weeds in the yard have been cleared, and the landscape bamboo and trees moved from the bamboo garden and the mountain forest have been replanted in place, and the whole yard has shown vitality.

Chen Guan walked all the way and looked all the way, and when he entered the fifth courtyard, that is, the courtyard where the eldest lady of the Bai family, Bai Xueweiss, and the second lady, Bai Xueying, lived, he saw that the courtyard had been renovated, clean and tidy, and the small flower beds in the middle of the courtyard had also been cleaned up.

Walking into the seven upper rooms where the two sisters Bai Xuewei and Bai Xueying lived, Chen Guan's eyes lit up, and he saw that the furnishings in the three halls in the middle had been restored, and the furniture in the room was also the original furniture, with a simple style. It's just that this is not the main hall of the Bai family's hospitality, it is a veritable lady's boudoir, there is no square table and Taishi chair that Mingshui is used to locally, but a round table with a marble surface, and the chair is also inlaid with marble, and even the small round table for drinking tea is inlaid with marble.

What surprised Chen Guan the most was that there was a piano in the hall! This is a rare object, and if you take it to an auction house in a big city, you will definitely be able to fetch a lot of money!

Just from the furniture in this living room, you can see how rich the Bai family was back then, and in which era they were willing to buy expensive pianos for their daughter!

What surprised Chen Guan is still to come!

On the front wall of the hall hangs a long scroll of splashed ink with a glass frame, the framed paper has turned yellow. Chen Guan came to the front and looked carefully for a long time, only to recognize that the inscription was the four characters of Goose Nose Mountain Nong, and after thinking for a long time, he remembered that this Goose Nose Mountain Nong was not one of the alias of Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, one of the three great talents of the Ming Dynasty?

Chen Guan was shocked, stood in front of the painting and watched carefully, and saw that the painting was purely splashed ink freehand brushwork, vivid and expressive, with poems using wild cursive calligraphy, the pen power was uninhibited, and the style of Xu Wei's calligraphy and painting recorded in the book was absolutely consistent!

Chen Guan has already decided in his heart that this is definitely the true work of Xu Wenchang, an old man in Qingteng, a treasure of the country! It's just that he couldn't figure it out, the Bai family was just the landlord of Wulongyu, even if it was a farming heirloom, it was impossible to have such a precious painting!

Then I looked carefully at the collection seals of the descendants on the paintings, searched and searched, and finally found Bai Derong's seal.

That's right, this painting must have been obtained by Bai Derong, the second eldest member of the Bai family, when he was studying in Cambridge, England. When Bai Derong returned to China to visit relatives, it was probably because of the instability of the times and the possibility of losing this painting with him, so he left this painting to his niece Edelweiss and hung it on the wall of the living room of Edelweiss boudoir. I'm afraid that if Bai Derong wants to come, outsiders can't come to his niece's boudoir, and the Bai family compound is located in the remote Wulong Mountain District, a deep mansion compound, absolutely safe, and the situation will be stable in the future, just come back and take it away.

Chen Guan thought, Bai Derong probably didn't even tell Bai Deli who painted this painting and whether it was expensive, and he didn't even tell Bai Edelweiss. Moreover, even if he told, Bai Deli may not know who Xu Wei is. Otherwise, the painting would never have been hanging here forever. With Bradley's character, I am afraid that this painting was hidden long ago. After Bai Derong left Wulongyu, it became a tug-of-war battlefield for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, and after the liberation, the Bai family compound fell into the hands of the people.

When he thought of this, Chen Guan was a little grateful to his grandfather Chen Deda. It is certain that grandfather Chen Deda definitely does not know who made this painting, nor does he understand the value of this painting. It's just that the grandfather misses the sacrificial lover Edelweiss, and in the name of Edelweiss is a martyr in the land reform, he is not allowed to separate the fifth courtyard of the Bai family compound where the Bai family lady lives, so this famous painting is preserved. Otherwise, in a mass movement such as the land reform, it is likely that the painting would have been divided among the illiterate poor hired peasants, and at the end it would have been burned as a fire-burning paper!

Chen Guan suddenly thought again, it is impossible for Bai Derong to forget this painting, how could he not come here to see and look for his ancestors last time he went home to worship his ancestors?

Thinking about it, Chen Guan smiled dumbly in his heart, it is likely that Bai Derong did not come to look for it, but that this yard has been barren for decades, and the artemisia grass is about to catch up with the thickness of the small tree. When I first came, I slipped into the courtyard by the wall, Bai Derong is so old, I'm afraid I can't even enter the courtyard. Moreover, he did not believe that the painting could be preserved after such a large mass movement as the land reform and the Cultural Revolution, so he only stayed in Bai Aiguo for one night and left.

Thinking about it, Chen Guan thought that he had to copy this painting and take the original work away for safekeeping. Otherwise, when the Bai family's compound is completely renovated and opened, people who know the goods will inevitably covet it! Li Fulai, Bai Aixiao, and Bai Aiyue can't look at this precious famous painting!

The two rooms in the east are Bai Xuerong's living rooms, some photos of Bai Xuerong are hung on the wall, and a photo of Bai Xuerong when he was in school in Bianzhou, the provincial capital at the time, is hung on the middle wall, with an oval face, willow eyebrows, eyes like spring water, with two long braids, wearing a moon-white shirt, a black skirt, white socks, and cloth shoes, looking pure, beautiful and dignified!

The furniture in the white edelweiss bedroom is completely in the style of the boudoir of a large family in Wulongshan District, with carved wooden beds, round tables and wooden chairs, and carved wooden screens, but the original bedding and other cotton items have long been turned into ashes!

Li Fulai saw that Chen was watching very carefully, and each piece of furniture was gently touched with his hands, as if to see if it was the original true color, so he told Chen Guan that this courtyard was the most trouble-free, just paint the walls and wipe the dust on the furniture. The fly in the ointment is that the photo is too long, the color is yellow and dark, and it would be better if it could be taken to the photo studio in the county town to retake it.

Chen Guan said "um", walked to the photo of Edelweiss, bowed respectfully, and said respectfully: "Grandma Bai, I am Chen Guan, your grandson, I came to see you for my grandfather!" ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a soft sobbing sound behind him!

Chen Guan turned his head to see that Bai Aiyue and Bai Aixiao also followed, and when they heard Chen Guan's words, they were sad for Bai Edelweiss, and couldn't help but sobbed softly!

Chen Guan didn't talk to Bai Aiyue and Bai Aixiao, and walked to the bedroom of Bai Xueying, the second lady of the Bai family in the west.

It's the same two houses, and the furniture is exactly the same, but there are no photos on the wall. It is estimated that Bai Xueying took it away by herself during the land reform!

After reading the whole courtyard, Chen Guan led Li Fulai, Bai Aiyue, and Bai Aixiao back to the temporary office of the "Wulongyu Education Base Preparation Group" that entered the courtyard first. ”

Li Fulai rarely spoke along the way, worried that Chen would not be able to watch the work he was doing, but after hearing this, his heart finally put in his stomach and said: "Guanzi, we are just renovating the Bai family compound, and the big work that should be done is basically going well, such as roof renovation and wall painting, which have been completed." Now all that's needed is to fill it in. Part of the data has been collected, and you can take a closer look at it when you look back, and we can't solve the deficiencies, so you have to think about it. All the photos that should have been taken are taken, and you can also take a look to see if there are any omissions that need to be retaken. Also, you have to write the introduction of each part of the exhibition. You are the most well-read talent in our village, no one can compare to you, I think only you are the most suitable to write! ”

Needless to say, Chen Guan came back to do this!

Chen Guan asked if the advertising paintings for Aiyue and Aixiao were filmed for publicity?

Li Fu came to shoot it, it's beautiful!

Bai Aiyue was shy and said that Fu Laizi was talking nonsense, where is it beautiful?

As she spoke, Bai Aiyue's beautiful eyes secretly glanced at Chen Guan!

Bai Aixiao didn't speak after seeing Chen Guan, she was afraid that she would blush as soon as she spoke, so that Li Fulai and Bai Aiyue could see something. At this time, seeing that Chen Guan wanted to see the photos, Bai Aixiao took out the photos from the drawer and asked Chen Guan to review them.

The level of the photographer Tian Xiu contacted was okay, and the photos he took were in place in terms of angle, scene selection, and exposure.

Chen Guan looked at it and nodded approvingly from time to time. When he turned to the promotional photos taken by Bai Aiyue and Bai Aixiao, Chen Guan was not satisfied. Because in the photo, Bai Aixiao is wearing a white shirt and denim skirt, and Bai Aiyue is wearing a pink top and black skirt, which is not the clothing in Chen Guan's design plan.

Bai Aiyue and Bai Aixiao both looked at Chen Guan with a look of hope, hoping to hear him say that he was shooting beautifully. Li Fulai even climbed his face on the photo, that scene was simply a pig brother!

After watching it, Chen put down the photo and said angrily: "Aiyue, Aixiao: My plan is clearly written, which is to let the two of you wear a cotton shirt with white floral flowers on a blue background, a small turban with white floral on a blue background, and all the braids are combed into single braids, and the braids are tied with blue bows. ”

Bai Aiyue explained: "That's too earthy! Nowadays, people like modern beauty, who likes to look at that outdated outfit! I think it still looks good like this! ”

Chen Guan said: "You don't understand aesthetics, vulgarity is elegance, and soil to the extreme is beauty to the extreme." No, we have to remake it as I said! ”

Li Fulai reminded Chen Guan: "Guanzi, if you want to reshoot, you have to call the photographer to come again, and you have to pay money, let's pay attention to it!" ”

Chen Guan disagreed and told Li Fulai: "This is not a matter of a photo, it is a matter of principle of landscape construction, that is, it must reflect the original appearance of the Bai family compound!" The blue background and white floral costumes are one of the traditional representative costumes in our Wulong Mountain District in the past, and letting Aiyue and Aixiao wear such costumes to take promotional photos is to tell tourists the characteristics of our place! This matter is not negotiable, it must be remade! ”

Chen Guan said that if he wanted to reshoot, he could only reshoot. Bai Aiyue had to call the photographer and agreed to reshoot tomorrow!