Chapter 73: A smile shook the guests, and a word woke up the dreamer

I can count the number of times my father has beaten me since I was a child, and I can count it clearly on my fingers, counting this time it should be only three times, it seems that this time I really made my father angry, thinking about my own actions just now, it is indeed a bit reckless.

Underestimating the enemy is often the root of defeat!

Not only did I underestimate the enemy, but I also didn't take the man in armor in my eyes, not to mention this, I was ashamed of the skill of the man in armor who came out and shook the whole hall slightly, and the most fatal thing was that I was so angry with him, he actually kept quite calm.

In contrast, my usually calm and wise me was carried away by a small joy, and I did not care about the feelings of my father and everyone else, and went my own way, it seems that I was really wrong this time!

After I thought about this, I ran up to catch up with my father, and then looked at my father with a smile, and my father ignored me angrily, and walked quietly in front of me, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Daddy, the child is wrong, you can forgive me! There's a reason why I'm doing that, would you like to hear about it? I said with a hippie smile.

"What is the reason? The reason is great, you can't compare to Sima Baoxing's old scheming! My father suddenly turned back to me and said.

"Look at what you said, Dad, I haven't said it yet, you help others become angry and destroy your own prestige? That's not your style at all, is it? I said with a smile.

"Style, that's the style you haven't seen Sima Baoxing, if you have seen it, I guarantee that you don't want to see him in this life and this life!" Father snorted coldly and said.

I was about to defend myself, but my father said, "Okay, okay, tell me why you did that!" ”

"Huh? You're all back, why hasn't that stinky beggar seen anyone? Could it be that he is the reason you are talking about? Sister Qingyi suddenly leaned over and said.

Sister Qingyi and my father looked at me in surprise at the same time.

"You finally understand my troubles! That's right, when I entered the door, I observed the situation in this hall, and I thought that someone must be protecting these treasures, so I asked the beggar to quietly touch it, and took the opportunity to pretend to be their person, waiting for me to deliberately provoke trouble here, and when they rushed out, I took the opportunity to push the beggar down the treasure, and then the beggar stole the painting with his skill with ease! What do you think of my plan? I said with a smile.

My father, Uncle Wu and Sister Qingyi were shocked after listening to my description, I didn't expect that I could easily get the treasure in such a short period of time, at this time, I was happily waiting for my father's praise!

Presumably tomorrow, when Sima Baoxing can't get the real thing, that kind of embarrassed expression and angry mood will make my heart bloom.

At this time, the beggar had been waiting for us in the distance for a long time, and when he saw us coming, he shook the booty in his hand, and then smiled at us!

"There's no problem with Sima, is it?" I hurried over and asked.

"Childe, don't worry, what is my old job, this is something that is as easy as a breeze for me, it must be no problem!" The beggar said confidently.

My father came over and looked at me and the beggar with excitement, and then said coldly: "How can I have a hunch that we are too happy too soon!" ”

After finishing speaking, the five of us hurried back to Wenbao Zhai with a heavy heart.

As soon as I entered Wenbao Zhai, my father hurriedly called the beggar and went straight to Uncle Wu's study, and when I got to the study, I didn't care about many of the "Red and White Peony Picture" that the beggar stole and quickly opened the "Red and White Peony Picture" and studied it carefully with reading glasses.

"It's a fake!"

After looking at it carefully for a long time, my father threw the magnifying glass on the painting and said dejectedly.

When we heard these words, our nerves almost jumped out, how could the things we had worked so hard to memorize turned out to be fakes, I don't believe it!

So, I picked up a magnifying glass and looked at myself, maybe my father was mistaken!

"Tiancheng, don't be busy, I've been following the master for so long, the master has never looked away, the master said it was a fake, it must be a fake!" Uncle Wu said on the side.

After I watched it for a long time, I sat down on the stool all of a sudden, expressionless, and the feeling of being calculated was very uncomfortable, and after holding it for a long time, I slowly said: "It is indeed a fake!" ”

The beggar and Sister Qingyi all cried out "ah" when they heard it.

At this moment, the whole room fell into deep contemplation!

Until this time, my heart was still struggling, how dare Baoxing Pawn openly use fake things to put them at such a big auction? Aren't they afraid that the buyer will recognize the authenticity and discredit them? How could they disregard the morality of the rivers and lakes and do such a thing that violates the rules of the pawn industry?

Ten thousand questions churned inside me, and all thoughts flowed through my expression.

"The reason why you are so surprised is because you don't know Sima Baoxing and Baoxing Pawnshop! Baoxing pawn, a pawnshop comparable to our Wenbao Zhai, also has a history of nearly 100 years, and they can survive in this industry for so long, not only silver and power! My father muttered after seeing it.

I was speechless and didn't know what to say!

"Now you know what you're doing wrong? You are wrong because you are too self-righteous, if you can fight these big guys in the rivers and lakes, then is this still a river and lake? My father looked at me and said.

I lowered my head and didn't dare to raise my head to face my father.

"Lao Wu, now you hurry up and ask Zhang Jishi to take stock of our Wenbao Zhai's cash and valuable things, if not, go to an old friend from the past to borrow a little, and see if you can make up the 160,000 taels of silver tomorrow?" Father said to Uncle Wu at this time.

After his father finished speaking, Uncle Wu hurried out.

"Dad, what are you doing here? Could it be that you just sold Wen Baozhai's things and obediently handed them over to Sima Baoxing in person? Wen Bao Zhai is the hard work of your life! "I jumped up and said as soon as I heard this.

"What else can I do otherwise, you are my only son, I care more about you than these things outside my body, if something happens to you, how can I be worthy of your dead mother!" Father said helplessly.

My father said to play this, my tears couldn't stop flowing, I didn't expect to be able to break through such a catastrophe in a moment, I really regret not being at the beginning!

"Dad, are we really just sitting still? Isn't there any other way? After a moment, I wiped a handful of tears and said calmly.

"There is a way, but you have to figure it out, but we can't just think about the good, and preparing for the worst in everything is also leaving a way back for ourselves!" Father muttered.

At this time, in Uncle Wu's study, everyone fell into a quiet, and it was really not possible to think of a way to properly solve this matter for a while.

"Uncle, can you tell us about Sima Baoxing? These past events are so foreign to us young people, maybe we can come up with something from his origins! Sister Qingyi said to her father at this time.

Father sighed, and then said: "I don't know much about Sima Baoxing in the rivers and lakes, when I was seven or eight years old, Sima Baoxing single-handedly challenged many famous martial arts masters in the rivers and lakes at that time, and never defeated, and finally defeated the then martial arts alliance leader in a competition, and his reputation has been shocking ever since!" But what is also strange is that this Sima Baoxing disappeared from the rivers and lakes for some reason at this time when he attracted worldwide attention, and has not been heard from since!

After more than ten years, people have almost forgotten about this matter! At that time, on the ground of Xi'an Mansion, there was a pawn shop called Qilin Pawn, which was a century-old shop with the best reputation in the city, and they only provided private pawns for those wealthy merchants.

But I don't know when, this unicorn pawn suddenly changed its name to Baoxing pawn, just a few years from a small shop with only a few stores to a large consortium with more than 300 branches across the country, and then people slowly learned that the owner of this Baoxing pawnshop is Sima Baoxing, who was the most powerful in the year!

People's attention to novelties is often very curious, so Baoxing pawnshop because of Sima Baoxing's reputation more and more people come to come, and the business is naturally getting better and better, of course, there are a lot of people looking for things in the open and secret, but there is an industry rumor that is eternal, that is, as long as you dare to come to provoke the trouble of Baoxing pawn today, then you will disappear without a trace in the rivers and lakes tomorrow, life and death do not know, decades, never exception!

Therefore, people's fear of Sima Baoxing and Baoxing pawnshop can be imagined! ”

After listening to my father's narration, all of us present were dumbfounded, we didn't expect that there was such a mysterious figure in the rivers and lakes, from the peak of martial arts to the legend of business, it can be said that he can do anything!

"Uncle, what about later?" Sister Qingyi then asked.

"There is no later, since this Sima Baoxing took over the pawn shop, he has appeared no more than three times in the past few decades! It's the first time I've seen this legendary character today, and I'm gasping for the outfit, let alone the face behind the armor! My father said in horror.

After listening to my father's words, we all responded to my father with an "ah", and for this character in the rivers and lakes, at this moment, we all believe that there is a nameless fear in our hearts.

At this time, Uncle Wu came back from outside and said to his father: "Master, Zhang Jishi and I have roughly calculated, we now have 15,000 taels of silver, plus the estimated value of things that can be sold is 50,000 taels of silver, which is probably far from 160,000 taels of silver!" ”

"Then let's borrow some more from our former friends!" Father said with a sigh.

"I'm afraid this will have little effect, we are now facing a difficult period, those mercenary merchants will definitely not lend us, and it is good to be able to borrow 30,000 taels of silver at a reasonable price!" Uncle Wu said embarrassedly.

In this way, it can only make up the amount of 80,000 taels, and it is half of the 160,000 yuan, what can I do, what can I do? My heart was in turmoil......

At this moment, I have some indignation in my heart! This is human beings, this is human nature, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, seeking profit, and those who can help in difficult times are always true friends. In those years, countless people came to our house every day with a lot of money and said that they wanted to invest, and that scene can be said to be like a market. But now, our Wen Bao Zhai is in difficulty, and there is not even a ghost shadow in front of the door, which really looks down on this society and hates the ugliness of human nature.

"Uncle, let's do it, I'll go back to find my father to borrow some more silver, so that I can make up 50,000 taels, let's make an emergency first!" Sister Qingyi came over at this time and said.

"Girl, I'm afraid this is not good, the fourth child's money is not allowed to be earned, how can I bear to borrow so much?" Father hurriedly said.

"Don't worry, this matter is on me, I will definitely let my father take it out!" Qingyi said with a grin.

After Sister Qingyi finished speaking, she went out of the room, and her father just wanted to stop it, but Uncle Wu stopped him and said, "Let the girl go, let's make some of them, so that we are about the same amount of 160,000 taels!" ”

"Hey! It's really going to hurt my muscles and bones this time, I still understand the fourth, although there is no problem with being a person, but this nature of treating money as life...... I'm afraid Qingyi won't be able to borrow it! Father sighed.

"Master, you can be regarded as knowing yourself and your opponent! If Qingyi can borrow 50,000 taels of silver, we will only be short of 30,000 taels, so even if we can't make it up, maybe there will be room for maneuver when the time comes! Uncle Wu said with a smile.

Father nodded, but the thought never stopped!

"If these are not enough, the blue and white folded branch lily pattern fragrant teapot in my room will also be sold, at least 30,000 taels is more than enough!" I walked up to my father and Uncle Wu in embarrassment and said.

My father sighed and didn't say anything, but Uncle Wu came over to me and said, "How can this be? That's the heirloom that the lord left for you, how can you sell it so hastily, not to mention the value, the lord's heart is priceless......"

I was overwhelmed by what Uncle Wu said, this time I really broke everyone's hearts, it seems that this crisis is inevitable, my arrogant heart suddenly sank to the bottom!

So, I sat down quietly in my chair and carefully reviewed the whole thing to see if I had overlooked any important plot!

In this auction, I am afraid that those who are hiding behind us have already devised a conspiracy, just waiting for us to take the bait and then put us to death justifiably. From the loud and flurry of bidding in the hall and the stolen fake "Red and White Peony Picture", all kinds of signs indicate that this is a trap, a trap to invite you into the urn!

But what I can't figure out is that the beggar and I have just returned from the Northeast, how did they know that I was coming back, and that I would definitely go to the auction, is there really such a coincidence? For a moment, I couldn't explain what kind of cooperation it would take to make such a seamless plan!

If I don't come back today, then I won't be able to go to the Baoxing pawnshop, so will this treasure be bought by other people, and there is no such thing as now? I've been thinking about this over and over again.

No, it definitely won't be that simple!

The auction is nominally a Baoxing pawnshop, but we don't have the slightest clue about the employer behind it, and it seems that a few things that don't want to do have come together by chance, I definitely don't believe that things are so simple!

I was just about to get up and tell my father these thoughts, when my father suddenly said to himself: "I'm afraid that this incident is a premeditated plan for our Wenbao Zhai!" ”

I was a little surprised by my father's words, could it be that my father also thought of it with me, it seems that the phrase "ginger is still old and spicy" is not false at all, and my father has thought about the key to the matter after pondering for a while.

"Dad, you think so too? I think those black hands hiding behind the scenes must be using this "Red and White Peony" auction as a guise to lure us to take the bait, thinking that we have just lost the treasure, we must be very curious about how this painting got into the hands of Baoxing pawn, in order to maintain our own dignity, we will definitely pay a high price to buy it back, and the people they have arranged in advance to bid below are even more prepared, just waiting for us to bid! I said with a sudden realization.

"However, if you don't come back, Uncle Wu and I will definitely not bid, is your temporary return also in their plan? How can this be explained? Father said with a smile.

"Dad, if I don't come back, won't you really bid to buy back our family's treasures? The loss of treasures is small, but the loss of our Wen Bao Zhai's face will be big! I thought about it and said with a grin.

Father and Uncle Wu looked at each other, and then laughed.

"If only you had a little bit of calm, I'm afraid things wouldn't be so tricky now, at least it's still unclear who will win and who will lose! But now that they have the initiative, we have to be slaughtered! Father said.

"Is there really no way?" I muttered.

Father shook his head, and Uncle Wu also shook his head, there is indeed no better way at this moment!

At this time, my father suddenly remembered that I went to the Northeast, and I almost forgot about it because of this sudden incident, so my father then asked: "Tiancheng, did you get anything from going to the Northeast?" ”

"Daddy, guess what!" I laughed.

"You kid still dare to play a guessing game with me, hurry up and explain honestly!" Father laughed.

When I saw that the time had come, I told my father everything about my trip to the Northeast, and took out the map and handed him the strange golden key.

After my father saw the map and the golden key, his hands trembled slightly, and then he looked up to the sky and sighed: "God really bless my Murong family, our thousand-year-old mystery finally has an eyebrow, my heart is very relieved, my heart is very relieved!" ”

My father flipped through the map several times, but the map was intricate and strange, and I couldn't see why!

"Are you sure it's this picture?" Father asked, confused.

I nodded in affirmation, I took out this map and studied it many times on the way, but I didn't see any name, maybe this map used some special treatment, only if we crack the mystery, can we know where it is, right?

"I'll study this picture first, so as not to put it on your body, and something will go wrong!" Father carefully put the picture away and said.

I had to laugh "hey" and laugh non-stop.

"Lao Wu, let's go celebrate tonight, Wen Bao Zhai has been so many years, and there hasn't been a day that makes me so happy!" Father said suddenly.

"At this time? We just ...... for the silver," Uncle Wu said suspiciously.

"I don't want that, this matter is nothing more than a matter of silver, and what Tiancheng told me today is what I want to figure out all my life, now I have the bottom in my heart, and I am naturally happy, we not only want to celebrate, but also to celebrate, for tomorrow, for Wen Bao Zhai!" Father said.

"And where are we going?" Uncle Wu said.

My father was thinking about it, and then I smiled evilly and said, "I have already booked the full banquet of the Manchu and Han people in the Phoenix Restaurant next door, just wait for us to pass!" ”

"So your kid was prepared?" My father looked at me in surprise and said.

I was about to explain the reason, but my father stopped me and said, "Don't say it, I don't know you yet, you go and invite your fourth uncle and Qingyi to come over, we must taste the taste of the Manchu banquet tonight!" ”

After my father finished speaking, he and Uncle Wu went out with a smile!

Father is very generous this time, which is really commendable!

The beggar had already heard this, and I smiled and said, "Are you satisfied?" ”

The beggar nodded with a smile, and then said: "I thought that I would be disappointed when I encountered such a thing today, but I didn't expect the old man to be so knowledgeable, courageous, and ......."

"Then why don't you hurry up and invite the fourth uncle and Qingyi, do you want me to go in person?" I said helplessly.

"I'll go, I'll go......" the beggar laughed, and then walked out the door.

At this moment, there is only one person left in the room, although the things in the northeast are worth celebrating, but today's things are all caused by my recklessness, and I must have come up with a foolproof plan......

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