In Europe, especially in England, the legend of vampires has spread since the beginning of history, and thousands of people believe in this legend and tremble in the dark. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The legendary vampires are an ancient and mysterious race, they have no heartbeat and no pulse, no breath and no body temperature, but they have some minds of their own, can think, talk, move around, and can live forever, are a group of creatures who like to haunt the night.

To this day, many people believe that some castle owners in Britain are vampire dukes who have lived for thousands of years, and castles are not only given a symbol of wealth, but also represent mystery, just like Chinese temples, with many different meanings.

There are many vampire fans from all over the world who go out of their way to the UK to stay in a castle that has been converted into a hotel to experience that vampire culture.

Although Xi Qing does not have this hobby, he has a heartfelt love for some ancient things, of course, this love is for the castle itself, as for the vampire...... That's still it.

"Oh, dear Xi Qing, you can stay here at night, I promise, it will be more comfortable than the hotel......"

After hearing Xi Qing's words, Silberg smiled, no one doesn't like guests to praise their residence, not to mention such a historic ancient castle, if it is not often used to entertain guests, it will not be a waste of its existence, just like a brocade night walk.

Greeted by a group of servants, Xi Qing and Tao Xiaoman walked in front and entered the ancient castle, the gate of the castle was open.

Entering the castle, you will be greeted by a spacious ballroom, ****** intricately carved chandeliers, 39 candles, simple and elegant old furniture, walnut armchairs, and Venetian and Victorian dining tables and chairs, showing the luxury of the owner.

On the walls of the castle hang a number of Western-style paintings, mostly portraits, of men with cocked beards in captain's hats, and some women in corseted tuxedos.

"This Silberg's ancestor can't be the pirate captain back then, right?"

Xi Qing secretly guessed in his heart, because after entering here, Xi Qing felt that time seemed to return to the Middle Ages.

A waiter came up to Silberg and whispered, "Sir, it's all ready......

"Xi Qing, we can eat......"

Silberg invited Xi Qing and Tao Xiaoman.

After Xi Qing and the others sat down, all kinds of prepared dishes were brought up one by one, while the waiter next to him wrapped a piece of red wine in a towel and poured wine into the glass in front of Silberg and Xi Qing and the others.

"Dear Xi Qing, beautiful Miss Tao Xiaoman, you are my first Asian guest to this castle, for the sake of our friendship, cheers......"

Silberg raised his wine glass to Xi Qing, and Xi Qing learned from the other party, picked up the large, somewhat amazing glass, first shook it, and then sniffed at the end of his nose, and then took a small sip.

It's just that Xi Qing didn't feel the difference between this so-called red wine in 1870 and the red wine that he bought for 10 yuan when he was in college.

"Thank you very much for your hospitality, I think that in the future, if Silberg first goes to Jiangcheng, he must give me the opportunity to do the friendship of the landlords......"

No matter what the purpose of Silberg's hospitality is, but the other party's behavior makes Xi Qing feel very comfortable, this is the real aristocrat, between being neither humble nor arrogant, it reflects enough respect.

Dennis, the owner of the auction house, was as vulgar as a pig in the English countryside compared to Silberg.

"Hehe, then I thank you in advance, Jiangcheng is an ancient city, I think there will be a chance, come, Miss Tao Xiaoman, please taste it, this is the freshest caviar ......"

Silberg is definitely a British gentleman, while greeting Xi Qing, he did not snub Tao Xiaoman, the three of them enjoyed the food while chatting about the customs of Britain and Jiangcheng, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

"Mr. Silberg, how much does your castle cost each year for repairs and maintenance?"

This castle, coupled with the fact that so many professional managers and servants have been hired, I really don't know how much it will cost.

There is a special housekeeper training school in the UK, and the British butler is also world-famous.

Not only that, but these servants in the castle were also trained from those professional schools, and of course, they must have been extremely valuable, and it was an extremely luxurious thing to enjoy the treatment of the Middle Ages in the twenty-first century.

Xi Qing asked this, in fact, his heart was also itchy, he was thinking about when he would have the opportunity, and he would also have a whole castle like this to play, in China, it may not be easy to achieve, but abroad, it is really possible, such a castle is what kind of French manor, Italian resort can't compare, this is culture, it is equivalent to living in the Palace Museum in the capital.

"This ...... I haven't calculated it carefully, but if you include the cost of repairing the castle, it's probably about three million pounds a year, right? Why, Mr. Xi Qing, do you want to buy such a castle too? ”

Silberg has a strong ability to observe words and looks, and he saw Xi Qing's thoughts at a glance, and then said: "There are no private castles for sale in England, but there are still in France, if you really have this idea, I will let you pay attention to it......"

"No...... No, I can't afford to live in this place......"

After Xi Qing heard from Silberg's mouth about the expenses needed for a year, he had already dispelled the idea of owning a castle, more than three million pounds a year, which was almost enough, and this was only the cost of repair and management, let alone buying a castle.

Xi Qing could buy a castle, but he was not here, and he was even more unaccustomed to it.

After lunch, Xi Qing, accompanied by Silberg, took a walk around the castle with Tao Xiaoman.

Standing next to the castle near the Thames, you can see the swans perched on the lake from afar, and all kinds of rare birds and ancient trees in the castle also add a lot of romantic interest to the castle.

"Calm, calm......"

Standing by the castle near the Thames, looking at this beautiful scenery, Tao Xiaoman shouted loudly, which surprised foreigners very much, so Xi Qing asked Tao Xiaoman to calm down.

"It's okay, Miss Tao Xiaoman likes my castle, you can stay here for a few more days, it's no problem."

Silberg thinks it's okay, but Xi Qing thinks there's a problem, how can he rest assured that his beautiful wife is placed here with you.

"Thank you, Mr. Silberg, for your kindness, but I don't think she'll be used to staying here."

"Oh? All right. Silberg didn't seem to understand Xi Qing's deep meaning, but he still nodded.

Then the two returned to the gate of the castle, and Xi Qing said: "Mr. Silberg, if I can, I want to take a look at your collection now, if there is anything I like, I think we can trade when my lawyer comes tomorrow......"

"Of course, I'll take you there now......"

Silberg's purpose of inviting Xi Qing to the banquet was not for the few Picasso works in Xi Qing's hands, he was now afraid that Xi Qing would not like his collection, and this transaction could not be carried out.

Now that Xi Qing brought it up himself, Silberg immediately asked the butler to bring a bunch of keys and take Xi Qing into the castle.

Walking down the wooden staircase, Xi Qing followed behind Silberg and walked towards the second floor of the castle.

On the walls on both sides of the stairs, the decoration is as splendid as the banquet hall, but in the gorgeous and beautiful, there is no vulgarity, and there are many murals inlaid in the glass, although Xi Qing does not know how to paint, but touch with his hands, feel with aura, those murals contain a strong aura, obviously they are genuine and valuable.

After going up to the second floor of the old castle, there is also a living room with a separate fireplace, and the light shining from the sky dome makes the whole living room look bright even if the lights are not turned on.

Silberg didn't stop, and directly led Xi Qing through a short corridor, and stopped in front of a door that was more than three meters high and had a sense of oppression when standing below.

took out the key to open the solid wood door, Silberg pushed it open, and Xi Qing, who was standing outside the door, suddenly felt that the temperature seemed to have increased by a few degrees, and there was a bit of a dry feeling, as if he had come from the forest to the desert.

"Dear Xi Qing, since my ancestors, I have been collecting some Chinese and European artworks, and now, they are all presented in front of you......"

Silberg entered the room first, and turned on the light, the originally dim room suddenly became brighter, and the scene he saw in front of him shocked Xi Qing.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to turn off the anti-theft system first......"

Just as Xi Qing was about to step into the room, Silberg stopped Xi Qing and operated on a monitor panel at the door for a full minute before nodding to signal that Xi Qing could go in.

For this collection room, Silberg has spent a lot of thought, if Xi Qing had been wearing infrared glasses just now, he could see that every corner of this treasure room is covered with infrared rays, even if a mosquito flies in, it will cause an alarm.

After getting Silberg's permission, Xi Qing walked into the room.

"Oh my God, these ...... Are all your collections? ”

Where is this room, in Xi Qing's opinion, the second floor of the entire castle, except for the living room when he went upstairs, may be here, at least Xi Qing is standing by the door, and he can't see the end of this treasure room at a glance.

Such a large space, everywhere you look, is full of things, Xi Qing doesn't know, how many collections there will be here, I'm afraid it's just an ordinary museum, and it's not as thick as Silberg's family, right?

Walking into this hall comparable to a museum, Xi Qing found that there was a slight sound of a machine inside, and only after following the reputation did he know that it was an air dryer, and there was more than one, basically every twenty or thirty meters, there was such a machine in the corner of the wall, so that the air in it was always kept dry.

That's what the profession is.

On the floor of the hall, there is a thick red carpet, which is why the sound of the dryer is reduced to a minimum, and it is not very noisy, presumably when it was installed, Silberg took this factor into account.

Xi Qing knows that moisture is the most harmful factor to antiques, and the guy in Paris doesn't know this truth, there is a coffee machine in the basement, compared to the air dryer here in Silberg, that Parisian guy is really a tyrannical thing, and he took Mr. Picasso's sketch from his hand, Xi Qing really felt that he had saved these works.

Of course, seeing Silberg's designs, Xi Qing was a little ashamed, he felt that he was not very professional at all.

"Mr. Silberg, you are a true collector!"

No matter how the antique artworks in Silberg's treasure room came from, Xi Qing has a trace of respect in his heart, even if his ancestors have plundered property from China, but it can be preserved so well, it is worthy of respect.

"Hehe, art is connected, I believe, dear Xi Qing, you will definitely be able to find your favorite objects here......"

Silberg laughed, he had only brought a few people into his collection room, and all of them were shocked by his rich collection, and now it seemed that there was still a lot of hope for him and Xi Qing to make a deal.

Xi Qing nodded, did not speak again, the time when Chinese art was hyped began in 2008, has been rising rapidly, but these are first of all crazy in the Chinese market, and have not received much popularity in the West, which Silberg naturally can't realize, in fact, in his collection, there are many objects that are no less valuable than Picasso's sketches.

In the eyes of some big foreign collectors, the ubiquitous Chinese art is still incomparable with the works of masters such as Picasso and Van Gogh.

It's equivalent to Xi Qing can't appreciate Picasso's sketches.

At the door of Silberg's collection hall, there are silver objects and weapons from various countries that he has collected over the years, as well as some shields and armor, and a set of medieval armor worn on models and helmets, which even startled Xi Qing and thought it was a real person standing there. I have to say, it's really a treasure with everything.

In it, there are also a few bronze swords from China, but their appearance is very ordinary, and the aura contained in them is relatively thin, all of which did not retain Xi Qing's gaze. (To be continued.) )