Chapter 224: Curator Ding takes the bait
Hong Tianbao knew that although the old village chief and the others were excited, they still doubted their ability. In order to make these people believe in himself, he called Director Ding in public, and turned up the phone loudly so that everyone present could hear it.
Director Ding received a call from Hong Tianbao, thinking that Hong Tianbao was about to take back the jade carving of the zodiac spirit, so he pretended to be surprised and asked, "Huh! It turned out to be Tianbao! You're busy! I heard that they all traveled abroad. ”
Hong Tianbao was a big sweater, but he didn't correct it, he said to the old village chief and others that he came to travel before, and now he finally has a right proof.
"Huh! Director Ding, that's the case, I know that you have great powers, and there is something I want to trouble you. Hong Tianbao did not directly mention the beauty cup.
Curator Ding's heart jumped, thinking that trouble was coming. After all these times, who doesn't know that Hong Tianbao is more troublesome than the three peers in the capital? Almost every place will cause chaos, and now many magistrates do not want Hong Tianbao's arrival, but they are afraid of setting fire to themselves, just over half a month, because Hong Tianbao has laid off no less than three digits of officials.
"Ahem! My ability is relatively small, and terror will delay your big event! Do you think you want to find Kong Lao them? At this time, Ding Lao didn't care about betraying Kong Lao once.
"Oops! Director Ding, don't be modest! You're sure you can handle it. Hong Tianbao smiled, knowing that this old guy would shirk, so he didn't feel strange when he heard Ding Lao's words.
Ding Lao also understood that once he was entangled by these little ghosts, it was almost impossible to get out of the way. He rubbed his head, and had to hope that Hong Tianbao wouldn't give him a problem. He also has no choice, owes this guy a favor, after all, when people handed over the zodiac god jade carving to him for exhibition, he was very bold, and there were not many requirements. In addition, Hong Tianbao still has a lot of treasures that he is greedy for, so he can't refuse him casually at this time.
"Alright! You say come and listen, but don't have too much hope, I'm also a human being, and I can't do many things. Ding Lao didn't dare to say anything.
"Hey, hey! How could it! There is a Chinese gathering area not far from Vientiane, Laos, there are about hundreds of thousands of people, and they are all descendants of the soldiers sent by China to Southeast Asia to support. You have a way to help them move back home, right? Hong Tianbao no longer played dumb riddles, and said directly to Ding Lao.
The phone in Director Ding's hand almost fell down unsteadily, he had already prepared for the worst, but he didn't expect to underestimate Hong Tianbao's "ambition". His scalp tingled when he heard this, and this matter was definitely a big trouble. Let's not talk about domestic pressure, even the Lao authorities also have resistance, right? After all, so many laborers were removed from their own land at once.
"Ahem! Tianbao, you think too highly of my old man, I can't do anything about it. I think it's safer for you to find your grandfather. Well! Is there anything else going on with Tempo? I'm still a little busy with things at hand, you see......" Ding Lao really didn't want to talk to Hong Tianbao anymore, knowing that this kid was very shrewd, and he accidentally fell into his trap.
And your Hong family's power is so big, although this matter is very tricky, it is easier to handle than an old man like him, right? As long as Old Man Hong speaks, the central government does not dare to say unanimous agreement, at least it will attract attention. As soon as the central government attaches importance to it, is the end of the matter far away? Why do you have to find his old man?
The old village chief and the others have been pricking up their ears to pay attention to the call between Hong Tianbao and Director Ding, which is related to their wishes for several generations. Hearing Ding Lao's words, they were all discouraged and sad, and they knew that things would not be as simple as Hong Tianbao said.
Hong Tianbao didn't panic, he had long expected that Director Ding would react like this. He said unhurriedly: "Originally, I wanted to chase a national treasure back for Ding Lao!" Since you are busy with the old man, then you are busy first. It seems that this national treasure can't go back to the Forbidden City! ”
As soon as Director Ding on the other side of the phone heard the national treasure, his figure immediately froze, and his head instantly cleared up a lot. It is amazing that Hong Tianbao can be called a national treasure. He hurriedly asked, "What national treasure?" ”
"Hey! Aren't you in a hurry? Don't you dare to disturb the boy! "Hong Tianbao has the intention to tease this old man.
"Huh! Where! Tianbao, you call me this bad old man personally, can I hang up like this? I'll just let people push those things off, and we should talk about it. Ding Lao immediately laughed.
Hong Tianbao rolled his eyes, and secretly said that Jiang is still old and spicy! The old man's tone became really fast, and it was difficult to achieve this level without decades of effort.
Not to mention Hong Tianbao, even the people of the old village chief were surprised by the huge change in Ding Lao's attitude before and after.
"I believe that Ding Lao, you also know the legend of the Beauty Cup!" Hong Tianbao is not afraid that this old man will not take the bait.
Hearing the three words of the beauty cup, Ding Lao didn't come back to his senses for a long time, Hong Tianbao asked twice, and Ding Lao reacted. He asked urgently: "You mean the beauty cup in the Yongzheng period, which was made by Tang Ying and Sen Wufei, and was given to the Queen Mother's birthday gift?" ”
As the older generation in the antique world, how can Ding Lao not know the origin of the beauty cup, the status of this beauty cup is the same as the fantasy magic lamp, which is an antique holy relic.
"Huh! Could it be that there are many beauty cups in history? Hong Tianbao asked deliberately.
At this time, Ding Lao Ke was in a hurry, and there was only one thought in his heart, that is, no matter what the cost, he must send the beauty cup back to the Forbidden City. He immediately said to Hong Tianbao: "Tianbao, you have to give the beauty cup to the country no matter what, if you have any difficulties, tell me directly, my old man will not hesitate to do his best." ”
Hong Tianbao said: "It's a big difficulty! You can't help it. This treasure was taken back from the hands of the devils by those soldiers, and they hoped that their descendants would return to China with the treasure. Dan Ding, you just said that you are incapable, then I will have to ask Director Ning in Shanghai later, I believe he will have a way. ”
When Ding Lao heard this, he immediately panicked. He hurriedly said, "Wait, who said I couldn't help it?" It's a little thing, it's all about me. Don't look for Lao Ning, what good can he do, don't you see that others are very vain and pompous? At first glance, you should know that he is a person who is not good at handling things, and you can rest assured that so many Chinese are handed over to him? ”
Hong Tianbao almost didn't laugh, didn't this old man just say that he couldn't help it? Now he still talks about Director Ning so unbearable, if Director Ning hears it, he has to find him desperately.
The old village chief and the others were excited, they knew that the person who was talking to Hong Tianbao must be very capable, otherwise, they would not boast about Haikou and say something like that.
"With Ding Lao's words, I am relieved. But you have to hurry up! I will bring the Beauty Cup back first, but you must move these Chinese back to China before the Beauty Cup can be sent to the Forbidden City. Hong Tianbao finally reminded.
Ding Lao responded again and again, Hong Tianbao had the bargaining chip of the Beauty Cup, and he had to nod. He has been the director of the Palace Museum for so many years, and the relationship is still not small, and the return of the Beauty Cup is a big event, I believe that people in antiques will strongly support it. Don't look at it as a group of old men playing old things, the energy gathered is also quite terrifying.
After hanging up the phone, Hong Tianbao smiled and said to the old village chief: "The one just now is the director of the Palace Museum, and with his guarantee, I believe you will be able to return to China soon." The village chief should inform the others as soon as possible so that everyone can get ready. Pack up whatever you want to bring back to your country, and see if you can sell it for some money if you can't take it away. After all, when you return to China to live, it may be a great burden. Of course, I'll help you arrange one or two when the time comes. ”
The old village chief and the others nodded hurriedly, they were too excited just now, but now they calmed down when they heard Hong Tianbao's words, and found that there were indeed many things to do. But fortunately, they have the time to schedule, and they don't have to rush it.
"Go and tell the people of the village that we will gather tonight to announce this exciting news and celebrate with a revelry. Oh! By the way, slaughter a few more cattle and sheep and prepare them to eat. I want to give good news to the other villages so that they can be prepared as well. "The old village chief is so happy.
The sons of the old village chief nodded in unison, and then took the order and left.
"Tianbao, sit down for a while, and I'll inform the village chiefs of the other villages." The old man suddenly became radiant, and the whole person was in good spirits. He walked over to the telephone, which was very old-fashioned, a hand-cranked machine from the forties and fifties.
Hong Tianbao shrugged his shoulders and said it didn't matter. As soon as he sat down, the female surname of the old village chief's family served tea and so on. Not to mention the nephews of the old village chief, even they have improvisation Hong Tianbao and Bai Zhenhui, that is, the daughters of the village chief's nephew. They concluded that Hong Tianbao must be a son-in-law in China, as long as he climbs up to him, he will be able to return to China for a few generations in the future.
Hong Tianbao felt uncomfortable, surrounded by a group of girls, and asked questions like checking the household registration. He shouted for help in his heart, hoping that the old village chief would save him quickly, who knew that the old village chief's phone call would take an hour. It is no wonder that the old village chief explained many times before the village chiefs of other villages said that they would come to find out the situation. Poor Hong Tianbao suffered hard, and finally escaped by urinating.
The nephew of the village chief was thinking that the three million would not need to build a road, and would just be left to return to China to do business. The abacus in his heart has been knocked out, and it is better to open a few stores than to plough the fields. Obviously, this guy is a little out of touch. Three million may be an astronomical sum in Laos, but in some cities in the country, the money is only enough to buy a room. And they will definitely not have any fields for them when they go back, they have been away for too long, and the farmland has long been allocated.
And Ding Lao had a headache after putting down the phone, this matter was too involved, and he couldn't do anything if he didn't think about it. He first called Kong Lao and them to explain the situation clearly. He needs the support of Kong Lao and others, and with his own strength, he really can't say.
Kong Lao and a few other Taishan also nodded firmly, and they would unconditionally support this matter. The beauty cup also has a great influence in the antique world, especially the national treasures that are scattered abroad, and they will try their best to get them back to China. They are not worried about the authenticity of the beauty cup, they still don't know Hong Tianbao's thief eyes? The thief is very good, a treasure like a beauty cup, he will definitely not be sloppy.
Therefore, under the overt and covert impetus of several elders, within a few hours, the embassy in Laos received a notice from China that it was ready to move back to China the part of the Chinese requested by Hong Tianbao. Chinese diplomats also contacted, communicated and negotiated with the relevant Lao authorities at the first time.
Fortunately, the relationship between China and Laos is not bad, and the Chinese side has given some benefits, and Laos has unanimously agreed and said that it will actively cooperate. It would be different if it were the Vietnamese. The Vietnamese are naturally anti-Japanese, and they have always been at odds with China, both in the past and now, despite knowing that they are no match for China.
(To be continued)