There is no need to explain anything, Wu Lao also saw the doorway, and the enlarged pattern on the white paper was deliberately traced and enlarged, which was the twisted pattern of the tree trunk, and there was nothing abnormal. But after You Fangyi's marking, how to look like a variant of the grass between the strokes of the word "You", you can't say "like", because it is originally!

The painter who painted this plum vase had an inadvertent wildness and cynicism, and even signed a generous signature in such a conspicuous position on the surface of the object, according to the traditional habits of the Chinese, this person should be surnamed You. And this signature can't even be seen by Chinese who are familiar with Chinese characters, let alone those foreigners? If You Fang hadn't specifically pointed it out, even Wu Lao hadn't noticed it, and once it was broken, the more he looked at it, the more interesting it became.

Wu Lao took a magnifying glass and observed and compared it on the bottle for a long time, with an appreciative look and a little self-deprecation, then put down the bottle and looked at You Fang, and said in a tone that seemed to be questioning: "You Chengfang, your brother-in-law is my student Chi Mu Duo, from undergraduate to doctorate, I have taken Xiao Chi for nine years, and the relationship is extraordinary." Why haven't you said it for so long? ”

When Leng Buding heard this, You Fang had a feeling that the conspiracy had been exposed, and he quickly stood up and replied embarrassedly: "Elder Wu has heard of me, you already know who I am?" ”

Wu Lao smiled, his expression was rare and a little sly: "I don't know, but I've been skeptical for a long time." Xiao Chi told me about his brother-in-law, and your name is You Fang, your name is just one word away, you are proficient in feng shui at a young age, and you are so good at playing antiques, it is too much of a coincidence, I can't help but doubt it. ”

You Fang stood with his head bowed, like a child who had done something wrong, and like a student who had been criticized, and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you ask me?" ”

Wu Lao: "You don't want to say it, there should be your own reasons, why should I bother to break it?" Besides, I'm just skeptical, and I didn't know for sure until today. I have long heard that your father You Zuming is a master of antique craftsmanship, and you recognize the mark on this bottle, not only admitting your identity, but also telling me the origin of this plum bottle. ”

You Fang was a little surprised: "Don't you know the origin of this plum bottle?" I thought you were trying me on purpose. ”

Wu Pingdong shook his head: "I don't know where it came from, but just now you pointed out the mark on it, I'm not a fool, I should be able to think that you must be You Chengfang, and this thing is from your father's hand." …… Xiaoyou, I don't ask you, why don't you say it yourself? ”

You Fang scratched his ears embarrassedly: "I think it's a little embarrassing." ”

My brother-in-law is a doctor from the School of Culture and Museums of Peking University, and now he is the deputy director of the Henan Provincial Institute of Archaeology, and my brother-in-law didn't even go to college. You Fang felt nothing in front of others, but in front of Wu Lao, he always felt a little embarrassed, at least to say it was a shame for his brother-in-law. In addition, Wu Lao has not asked, and You Fang did not take the initiative to wait. It's good today, because a bottle was broken by a word.

Wu Pingdong also stood up, stretched out his hand and knocked on You Fang's head: "You should have told me earlier!" He didn't ask any more questions.

At dinner that day, there was a plum bottle next to the roast leg of lamb on the dining table, Wu Lao looked at it while eating, sighed while watching, sighed and praised: "Your father is indeed different, not only can imitate the ancient style in the process, but also has a lot of ancient style, and cultivated You Chengyuan and you, these two children are not simple." ”

Others praised themselves Lao Tzu, of course You Fang couldn't refute anything, and his expression was a little disapproving when he sat there but didn't answer. I even felt a little strange in my heart, why did Wu Lao praise his father? You Zuming is just a master of forging antiques, and it is these people that are hated most by cultural relics workers who are generally engaged in archaeological identification.

Of course, Wu Lao saw You Fang's expression in his eyes, and asked with a smile: "Do you have any opinions about your father, don't deny it, it's all written on your face!" …… In fact, the restoration of ancient crafts is also a very important work in the study of cultural relics, I heard Chi Mu Duo say, your father has three principles in business, is it true? ”

In fact, You Zuming himself is not a dealer in cultural relics who sells fakes, and he has three principles for doing business: one is to take the job without counteroffering, the second is to ship without fakes, and the third is to leave a unique eye-catching mark.

In addition to copying some ancient handicrafts by himself, You Zuming's main business is to customize imitations of some ancient artifacts according to the requirements of customers. Some customers take the pattern or write the requirements to order, You Zuming offers as much as he wants, and never counter-offers. If the other person thinks it's expensive, don't do it. This is also a way to refuse some customers, if some live tour Zuming is unwilling to do or feel that he can't touch it, he will offer a high price that no one can accept.

Every important artifact that You Zuming sold will be attached with a "manual" written by himself, which clearly points out that this is not an ancient original artifact, but something that is imitated in what period and where, what are the typical characteristics of the artifact in history, and who is the hand of this imitation. Write the above content clearly with a brush on the senior student declaration, and leave your own signature and seal.

Because Shengxuan is ink-permeable, the layer laid below will also leave the same ink, You Zuming kept the lower layer in his hands and collected it together with the photos of the utensils. If someone takes something out as a fake and cheats, and one carelessly falls into the hands of the police and traces it to the White Horse Post Youjia, You Zuming can also explain clearly that he will not be implicated.

The last principle is to leave your own unique mark, and if you know the flaws, you can see them at a glance. Compared with this, the autograph hidden on the plum vase is not easy for anyone to notice if you don't tell you, but it is obvious that it is broken a little, and it is one of the most typical marks of You Zuming.

Hearing Wu Lao ask, You Fang nodded and said: "There is such a thing, those three rules are the Jianghu books handed down by my grandmother Mo Sigu, if you don't keep them, grandma will break my father's hand." After thinking about it, he pouted and said: "Actually, it's not self-deception, I know what the people who come to buy these things want to do, and after I go out, I haven't been pretended to be genuine." ”

Wu Lao smiled: "There is an element of self-comfort, but it is not entirely correct to say that it is self-deception, at least there is no self-deception." The world is so big, what kind of people have everything, and being able to keep their own thresholds is already good for most ordinary people. Swords can kill, is the blacksmith shop going to close? That's what he does, what else can people do in the rivers and lakes, otherwise what will they do to raise your brothers and sisters? ”

You Fang: "Yes, yes, of course, your old words make sense, what else can people do in the rivers and lakes?" I'm not prejudiced. …… But to put it bluntly, that's just the thing, you don't have to praise so much, and there is nothing to boast about. ”

Wu Lao explained with great interest: "Young man, you only know one thing but you don't know the other, and there are other reasons for me to praise your father. …… Let me ask you, there were five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, and the level of Chinese porcelain in the Ming and Qing dynasties reached its peak, and the Chinese people are often proud of it. China and porcelain in English are the same word, but in contemporary times, when it comes to ceramic art, what do you think of? ”

You Fang scratched the back of his head: "It doesn't seem that there is much to write about." ”

Wu Lao said meaningfully: "In another thousand years, what precious cultural relics can we leave to future generations, which can represent the information of an era?" I think that a man like your father should create his own contemporary objects, and he already has this quality, just like the craftsmen and artists of hundreds of years ago. ”

You Fang was slightly stunned: "Old Wu is serious, my father is indeed quite capable, but he can't reach the level you said!" ”

Wu Lao asked rhetorically: "If you don't do it, how can you achieve it?" At least he already has this potential, and he must have thought about it, since he has such skills, what should be the state of life he is pursuing? ”

Hearing this, You Fang suddenly stood up, went to the windowsill of the kitchen to carry the wine bottle, took a cup and poured a full glass of wine, held it with both hands, and said very seriously: "Mr. Wu, I toast you with a glass, thank you for my father!" I will definitely tell him what you said, my father may have thought about it over the years, and you have always said something to the sky. ”

Wu Pingdong was also not polite, watching You Fang drink a large glass of wine, and asked again: "When will you tell your father?" Haven't you been home in a long time? Running away from home at a young age, what are the contradictions and prejudices with the family? ”

You Fang said vaguely: "There is no contradiction, a little thing, just a housework." ”

Wu Pingdong: "I heard Xiao Chi mention that your sister and other family members are quite worried about you. ”

You Fang bowed his head and said, "There's nothing to worry about. ”

Wu Pingdong: "Yes, a child like you can mix anywhere, it's a bit redundant to say worry, it's always okay to say care, right?" …… Again, you said that your father had three rules for doing business, and if he didn't follow them, your grandmother would break his hand. So if you do the same business in the future, do you have to inherit these three rules? ”

You Fang muttered: "I don't want to do this, if I really do it, of course the rules will be kept, and when I learn the craft, I will make it clear, either agree or don't learn." ”

Wu Pingdong asked: "If you accidentally break the rules, will your father also break your hand?" ”

You Fang replied casually: "That's the case, it's enough to be so ruthless, give a certain lesson, after all, I am his own son." ”

Wu Lao suddenly smiled, and his kind eyes were very kind: "It turns out that you also know that your family is good for you!" …… Don't be nervous, what's the big deal, it's going to be winter vacation soon, and get ready to go home for the New Year. Xiao Chi is going to your house with Cheng Yuan for the New Year this year, and I will call him tomorrow and say that I met you at Peking University, and you will go back for the Spring Festival. ”

It's not a short time to float outside, the earlier embarrassment and the little pimple in my heart are not a big deal to look back, as long as my father and Aunt Lan are together, isn't it also a good thing? You Fang has long wanted to go home to have a look, but he always feels that he hasn't made a name for himself outside, and his face is a little indelible. Today, Wu Lao gave a step, and You Fang happily went down and decided to go home for the New Year, and there is no need to mention the previous small contradictions.

I was always embarrassed to go back empty-handed, so I went to Panjiayuan Market before the winter vacation, and bought some small antiques as gifts for my grandmother, father, sister, brother-in-law and the elders of Mo Jiayuan, spending a total of eight or nine thousand. After thinking about it again, don't look too stingy, and finally bought a gift for Aunt Lan.

On the way home, You Fang's mood was still a little apprehensive, and he didn't know what kind of face his family would give. But when I got out of the car and saw the entrance of the village of Baima Post from afar, my heart was suddenly warm, and I couldn't stop turning my eyes red. When I returned home, my sister and brother-in-law had already arrived, and there was no worry, everything was so natural, just like a child who went to school in another place came home from vacation.

Father was very happy, he drank several more glasses at dinner, Aunt Lan was also very warm and generous, and Grandma Mo Sigu looked at the gift brought back by You Fang, and she couldn't stop smiling. Only her sister You Chengyuan grabbed You Fang's ear, took him aside and taught him a lesson: "You bad boy, just leave, go home for such a long time!" Then he was knocked off his arm by his grandmother and said: "Don't be like this, Chengcheng is already an adult, what's wrong with standing on his own?" Look at the things he bought in Yanjing, none of them were eye-catching, yes, promising! ”

In February 2010, You Fang was very happy in his hometown, and the family was reunited. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, You Zuming specially sent New Year's greetings to Professor Wu Pingdong on behalf of his children and younger generations, but the phone never got through. You Fang stayed at home until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and returned to Yanjing after the Lantern Festival. The young man has a good face, and his family is probably very clear, but no one breaks anything.

On the train, he still couldn't get through to Wu Lao's phone, and his originally happy mood became a little uneasy, and when he arrived at Yanjing, he didn't go back to his residence first, but carried the gifts he brought from his hometown and went straight to Wu Lao's house near Yanyuan.

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