A few days later, the exhibition ended, and before that, we went again, and the painting had been put away, but Xiao Xiao still didn't let go and insisted on refusing to sell it. Fortunately, Gu Fei didn't know where to get the news, and knew that the old man lived in a courtyard house on the outskirts of Beijing.

I've had a pretty clean life in the past two days, but I didn't feel a little bored without Gu Fei coming to me. Thinking of this, I dumped my own brain, it's really cheap, it's not good to be clean? You deserve it!

But not long after the peaceful days, Gu Fei called and asked me if I wanted to go to Beijing together. I looked at what I had at hand, and I agreed, besides, I also wanted to know more about Yang Lingyi and that painting.

I have checked the place in my dream more than once, but it has been fruitless, sometimes I think maybe I really think too much, dreams are dreams, how can I be confused with reality? But that painting, the man named Yang Lingyi like me, must know something.

The ticket was bought by Gu Fei. I really don't understand, it's like a boy, and you have to eat and drink with me here, and I just want to say one thing about this: people in this city are really good at playing.

The first time I took a plane, I was a little airsick, lazy, I didn't want to say a word, and the whole person was fluttering, in comparison, Gu Fei was much better, he was full of energy along the way, and he was planning how to buy paintings. I finally got off the plane, and I couldn't help but sigh, sure enough, it was still good on land, and it was practical!

"Don't pull me when you go out in the future." This time is the exception. Seeing Gu Fei smiling so hard there, I didn't have the strength to complain to him, and on the way to the hotel, I kept thinking about whether it would take the train back to Jiangsu or not, and how long it would take. I'd rather let my ass suffer a little more than fly around.

On the second day of coming to Beijing, I encountered the legendary smog, I couldn't travel at all, and I stayed in the hotel for nearly half a month, watching the eight o'clock soap opera every day, "sublimating" my life, and found that it was quite good to kill time.

The strange thing is that in the past half a month, I can hardly see Gu Fei's shadow, and occasionally bump into him, and leave after saying a few words in a hurry, I don't know what he is doing, I thought, don't just sell me.

"Lao Li, can you leave today?" It's rare, Gu Fei chatted with me here, as for his uncle, Gu Fei sent a photo of the painting he had taken before, and inexplicably insisted that his uncle had to get that painting, and asked him to do his best to get it done. I listened as if there was some great treasure hidden in the painting, and it was gone when it was too late.

Lao Li on the other end of the phone answered and said, "Okay", so Gu Fei urged me to leave immediately.

When I arrived at the outskirts of the city, it was already evening, and it was a little cool, so I didn't bother to take a break, so I inquired all the way. found that Old Man Xiao is not very famous, and many people in the neighborhood know him and respect him.

It's all quite smooth, there's nothing to talk about, but when I arrived at the courtyard of Xiao's house, I found that there were four or five black cars lined up at the door, and there were a few black suits similar to bodyguards guarding the gate. It seems that we are not the only ones who want to find Old Man Xiao, and as far as their posture is concerned, they are menacing, and they don't know what the situation is, so let's take a look first.

I thought to myself, this old man Xiao is definitely not a character to mess with, the people who usually come and go are all characters, just rely on the little cleverness we thought before, to "trick" the painting from him, it depends on luck.

Gu Fei asked Lao Li to go back first, and I hid near the courtyard with him, wanting to wait for this group of people to leave before going in.

I don't know how long I waited, but it was already night, but the people inside still didn't mean to come out. Gu Fei waited a little irritably, so he wanted to just break in, so that he could say that he was here to buy paintings, and it was not an unsightly business. I stopped him and told him not to worry. There was a noisy sound in the courtyard for a while, as if there was a quarrel.

After a while, a middle-aged man was kicked out, and his face was as ugly as eating a fly. He cursed a few words in a low voice and kicked a few times the extraordinarily attentive guy who was kicked out with him: "What the are you going to do?!" Get lost! ”

The guy clutched his legs and smiled and flattered. Suddenly looking back at the direction of me and Gu Fei, we were scared and shortened again, and it wasn't until the convoy left that we raised our heads, not knowing if we had been discovered. Then I thought, why don't you care so much about him, if you allow them to come, we won't be allowed to see it?

"Are you still in today?" Gu Fei on the side suddenly asked me, probably because I was a little bottomless because I was made by that posture. Such a large group of people came, and they didn't get any bargains, so just the two of us, can we do it?

I hesitated for a while, gritted my teeth, and said, "It's all here, what is there to be afraid of, I don't believe it, he can still eat the two of us!" Funk? Hehe, I can't do it this time, I have to come again, this one comes and goes, I don't say it's a waste of time, and I don't feel happy in my heart, as the saying goes, die early and overlive early, it's a big deal to be kicked out like the previous group of people!

I decided, and went knocking.

"Grandpa Xiao is missing today, please go back."

Who knew that it would be disadvantageous as soon as I got out of the division, I scolded secretly, thought about how to get in, cleared my throat, and said to the man: "Sue Mr. Xiao, Yang Lingyi came to find him."

Since the painting refused to be sold, it must have been put on display to attract someone's attention. Yang Lingyi's name, he won't even forget the name of the author of the painting, that old man Xiao shouldn't be so old and confused.

Now, I will gamble, so I will use this trick to make a mistake, if it really doesn't work, it's dark, stay nearby first, and come back early tomorrow.

The man listened and muttered, "Do you really think you are a big man?" Muttered and muttered, but still went in to report.

Gu Fei pushed me: "Old man Xiao knows you?"

I turned around and put on a proud look: "This Yang Lingyi, not Yang Lingyi, even so, when I hear this name, I have to see us for the sake of the face of the painting."

Gu Fei didn't speak, he sat silently at the door and waited, and I also sat down with him. This is another half hour, maybe not half an hour, we don't even look at the time, maybe just waiting to stretch the concept of time.

Gu Fei pinched the cigarette in his hand, stood up and patted his pants, looking at me with a depressed face: "Let's go, it seems that Yang Lingyi doesn't work."

I made a gesture to kick him, and the door opened: "Grandpa Xiao is invited, let's go in."

The two of us glanced at each other, yo, there's a play!

However, after hanging us out for so long, he just gave us a dismount and made it clear that we should not be clever. Tut! Sure enough, the ginger is still old and spicy.

Gu Fei didn't think as much as I thought, so I went in directly, and I scolded in my heart: What are you in a hurry! I immediately followed.

The courtyard adheres to the original appearance, along the way, whether it is the decoration of the corridor or the furnishings in the courtyard, all of them have a simple atmosphere, and the courtyard is estimated to be some years. entered the inner house and stopped in front of the house with the door closed: "Please, Grandpa Xiao will be you inside."

The furnishings of the rooms are not luxurious and extravagant, but every item alone is a good thing.

"Hello old man Xiao." Gu Fei was slapped with a cold ass as soon as he came, and the old man didn't mean to pay attention to him at all, so he looked at the two of us for a while.

"Say it." Put down the teacup, not angry but threatening, "You two little babies have been sneaking around at the door for so long, half-coaxing and half-deceiving to come in, what is the matter with me, looking for the old man?" ”

We looked at each other, how did he know that we had been out for a long time? When I saw the guy who came in to give the old man a hookah, I reacted: Isn't this kid the guy of the middle-aged man who was kicked out before? It seems that this is still an "undercover agent".

"Want to enter this courtyard to see you is real, fooling and coaxing? Not really. Knowing that he was referring to the stubble of "Yang Lingyi", "It is true that the younger generation is indeed called Yang Lingyi."

The old man was suddenly stunned, stared at me for a long time, and frowned. It could be seen that his eyes were full of doubts and exploration, and he raised his hand to ask the man to remove the hookah that he had just smoked a few puffs.

"What are you looking for me for?" The tone was a little softer, not as domineering as before.

Gu Fei couldn't hold back for a long time, and blurted out: "We want to buy you a painting, this is it." Gu Fei handed over the phone and asked him to look at the photos in the phone.

Old Man Xiao waved his hand, looking impatient: "You guys go, don't sell it."

Seeing that I was about to be blasted out, I immediately shouted, "Wait a minute! I...... I have a few questions for you! ”