Chu Chen listened to his master's words and nodded repeatedly, this painting is not only a peerless painting, but also the reputation of the author, as well as the influence of the mural, if it spreads, it will definitely cause a sensation.

Oil painting has always been the dominant visual cultural expression in the minds of foreigners, and it can be said that the status of oil painting in the minds of foreigners is even greater than that of antiques in the minds of Chinese people.

"Achen, what are you going to do with this work?" Liu Lao asked.

"Of course it's a collection, I won't change hands for the time being." Chu Chen said as a matter of course.

"In other words, you might change hands in the future?" Liu Lao heard the meaning of Chu Chen's words.

"It's possible, if someone can get an antique of equivalent value, then maybe I will change it, of course, provided that the person who changes it must be a foreigner."

Hearing Chu Chen say this, Liu Lao immediately understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "Well, that's how it should be done!" And it must be a boutique in our country! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Lao said with some hesitation: "Achen, there is something I want to discuss with you. ”

"Master, just say it!"

"That's the case, the Forbidden City is going to hold a calligraphy and painting exhibition next month, but there is a lack of world-class oil paintings, do you think you can lend this work to the exhibition?"

Chu Chen didn't plan to keep this work a secret, otherwise how could there be a foreigner who was wronged? Now he can use the exhibition to increase the popularity of this work, which can be said to be exactly what he wants, so he agreed without hesitation.

It didn't take long for the painting to be removed. Some places still need to be carefully treated and protected, plus they have to be loaned out for exhibition. So I stayed here for the first time.

After admiring the paintings, the three returned to the living room. Liu Lao saw the two brocade boxes brought by Chu Chen, and asked with some curiosity: "Ah Chen, what are the things in these two boxes?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "These two are also my harvest in England this time, you can open it and take a look." ”

At that time, when Chu Chen asked someone to help transport the things back to China first, the official kiln pen washing and self-warming cups were still in the bank in Oxford, and the things were not big, so Chu Chen brought them back by himself.

Liu Lao first opened the box containing the pen wash, and when he saw the pen wash quietly in the box, he was immediately dumbfounded, and it was really hard to believe his eyes. After half a ring, he raised his head suddenly, pointed to the pen with a shocked face, and said, "Achen, this is ......"

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I can be sure that this is the pen wash fired by the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty!" ”

Liu Qinshu originally felt that her father's appearance was a little strange, but when she heard what Chu Chen said, she was also stunned.

The first reaction in her heart was that she didn't believe it, you must know that this is the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty! Until now, no single official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty has been found! How could this be so complete and so new?

After receiving Chu Chen's affirmative reply, Liu Lao simply suppressed his excitement. Put on gloves, carefully take the pen wash in your hand, take out a magnifying glass and take a closer look.

"Good! What a Northern Song Dynasty official kiln! ”

After a long time, Liu Lao put the pen wash back in its place. After a long sigh of relief, he immediately let out a loud sigh.

"Dad, is this really the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty?" Liu Qinshu still couldn't believe it.

"Can Ah Chen and I still lie to you?" Liu Lao laughed and said.

Liu Qinshu waved his hand and said, "No." I just feel that such a complete and new Northern Song Dynasty official porcelain suddenly appeared. It's unbelievable. ”

"This wash isn't complete." Liu Lao said with a distressed face: "At the edge of its mouth, there is a gap the size of a grain of rice. However, it is precisely because of this gap that you can clearly see the fetal quality inside, which proves that this is indeed a pen wash of the Northern Song Dynasty official kiln! ”

Liu Qinshu opened his mouth in surprise, and after asking Chu Chen, he hurriedly couldn't wait to observe.

"Tell me, what's in there?" Liu Lao turned his attention to another box.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "It's a self-warming cup!" ”

"Self-warming cup !!"

When Liu Qinshu heard Chu Chen's answer, he almost didn't hold the pen in his hand, and Liu Lao was also shocked and didn't know what to say! ……

…………

The next day, Chu Chen went to his store to take a look around, looked at the progress of the renovation, dealt with the financial matters, and walked to the door of the Yuebao Pavilion in a leisurely manner, but happened to meet Zhu Dafu who was about to go out.

After saying hello, Chu Chen smiled and asked, "Uncle Fu, where are you going?" ”

Zhu Dafu was very happy to see Chu Chen, and said with a smile: "You came just in time, there is a new shop opening today, let's go and join in the fun." With that, he took the lead and walked to the side.

Chu Chen asked strangely as he walked, "New shop?" Where is it, why haven't I heard? ”

Zhu Dafu sighed and said, "Hey, Niu Dabao's shop was given to others before." ”

Niu Dabao Chuchen also knew a thin middle-aged man in his forties, who had been in business on the antique street for five or six years, and the business of the shop was also very good.

Therefore, after Chu Chen heard this, he immediately asked with a surprised face: "Ah! Why didn't Niu Dabao do it? He did a good job before I went abroad, right? Why did the shop change people in just half a month? ”

Zhu Dafu shook his head and said, "It's not that he's greedy for money, plus his eyes are not bright!" ……”

It turned out that Niu Dabao had an eye some time ago and spent more than 200,000 yuan to buy a high-imitation pastel vase in the Qianlong period.

It happened to be the day when Chu Chen went abroad, and a friend introduced a customer to Niu Dabao and wanted to buy a decent vase.

Niu Dabao heard from a friend that this person was very rich, so he fell in love, but he was also an old man, and he did not directly recommend it, but put the fake in the middle of several vases, and the customer also chose the fake as he wished. Of course, among those vases, only the fake looked the best, so it was strange that the man didn't choose this one.

However, Niu Dabao didn't know that the person who bought the vase was ready to give a gift, and it was also for the sake of the official career, although the level of imitation of the vase was very high, but the one who received the gift had some friendship with Guan Guokang, and the bottle was worn by Guan Guokang at a glance.

"The man brought someone to make a fuss, and Niu Dabao had no choice but to transfer the store in the end."

After listening to Zhu Dafu's explanation, Chu Chen asked with some confusion: "Since that person buys antiques to give away, why don't you bring a palm-eyed master?" ”

Zhu Dafu spread his hands and said: "Although that person didn't bring a palm eye master, didn't he find Niu Dabao's friend before, and Niu Dabao's friend also told Niu Dabao that he wanted to make a good one for that person, who knew that Niu Dabao would be obsessed with money, and now even his friend has eaten a meal." ”

"But why didn't Niu Dabao's friends go with him? If he was there, it wouldn't have been like this, would it? ”

"Maybe it's Niu Dabao's life, his friend's child suddenly had a cold and fever, so he had to rush back first. Anyway, if it weren't for Niu Dabao's own death, there would be no current result. ”

When Chu Chen heard that this was the case, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Niu Dabao is really self-inflicted!

"Uncle Fu, who took over the shop now?"

Zhu Dafu replied: "It was originally an antique lover in Yan Province, and now he has come to the capital to develop. ”

"Then Uncle Fu, you should know him, right?"

"After a period of contact, the relationship is fairly ......"

The two talked and laughed and came to the store, Chu Chen saw the unfamiliar store name, the unfamiliar clerk and the unfamiliar store, and couldn't help but sigh again.

"Yo, the shopkeeper Zhu is here, the small shop is really splendid! Come in! Come in! The middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper in the store saw Zhu Dafu coming and hurriedly walked out of the store.

The name of the store is Ning Shizhen, I heard that his parents want him to grow up to become a famous doctor like Li Shizhen, of course, generally parents will have such and such meanings when they give names, and there are very few who can really be like the name, and Ning Shizhen also did not become a famous doctor as his parents thought.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries, Zhu Dafu introduced Chu Chen and Ning Shizhen, and when Ning Shizhen heard that Chu Chen was Liu Lao's closed disciple, she was pleasantly surprised, and then hurriedly took the two to the reception room inside.

There were already three people drinking tea and chatting in the reception room, two of whom Chu Chen didn't know, and the other was Wang Xiangong, an antique collector he knew before.

Wang Xiangong was very happy to see Zhu Dafu and Chu Chen walk in, and there was another greeting.

When the clerk made a cup of tea for the two, Wang Xiangong said with a smile: "Xiao Chu, I heard that you got the "Autumn Evening Picture of Chushan", can you let me see it if you have a chance?" ”

Zhu Dafu was very surprised when he heard this: "I said Xiaochen, when did you get the "Autumn Evening Picture of Chushan"? Why haven't I heard of it? ”

Chu Chen scratched his head and said, "It was last month. ”

"Wow, you kid, you have such a masterpiece, and you don't even give me an appreciation, it's really not interesting, right?" Zhu Dafu blew his beard and said with a glare.

Chu Chen said with an embarrassed expression: "Isn't it a busy month, one day when I have time, I will bring the painting to you and give you a good look, it's okay!" ”

"That's pretty much it!" Zhu Dafu said with his eyebrows fluttering.

"Lao Zhu, you can't eat alone, you must take me with you!" Wang Xiangong said anxiously on the side.

Zhu Dafu shook his head with a smile and said, "This is not something I can decide, you have to ask Xiaochen's consent first." (To be continued......)