When only Wang Xiuguang, Xu Fei, and Ye Ming were left in the box, Wang Xiuguang looked at Ye Ming, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Little brother, are you going to visit Secretary Li tomorrow, what gifts are you going to bring him?" Do you want me to do some preparation? ”

Ye Ming shook his head and said: "Mayor Wang, I will go to Secretary Li's house and bring him a little fresh and cold local products at most, and they are mainly some special local dishes, such as pig blood cake, firewood bacon, air-dried field fish, Wantou sweet potato flour and so on." 【Latest chapter reading】Secretary Li doesn't smoke and rarely drinks alcohol, so he doesn't want any of these things. As for you, there is no need to prepare any gifts, and he will not ask for them. ”

Wang Xiuguang helped Ye Ming a lot today, his heart was much more steady, and he was full of confidence in his escape from bad luck this time. However, for the sake of insurance, he still proposed: This time it was Secretary Lu who criticized himself, the so-called "bell must be tied to the bell", if you want to completely eliminate Secretary Lu's bad impression of himself, Ye Ming had better go to Secretary Lu himself, and tell him face to face about his hoodwink, maybe the effect will be better.

Xu Fei also said beside him: "Xiao Ye, I know that Secretary Lu promised you: as long as you go to the provincial party committee to find him, no matter how busy he is, he will receive you." Mayor Wang, you are the party involved. If it were up to you to give him a defense, Secretary Lu would be more convinced, and he would be more likely to change his opinion of Mayor Wang. ”

Ye Ming solved a big problem for Chen Mengqi today, and he was very happy, plus he was a character who would repay his kindness, and felt that Mayor Wang had done him such a big favor, so he shouldn't refuse his request. Although he was still a little apprehensive about going to see Secretary Lu, he still agreed.

Wang Xiuguang was very happy when he saw that he agreed to see Secretary Lu, and after thanking Ye Ming, he thought about it carefully and asked, "Brother, what are you going to bring to Secretary Lu?" Secretary Lu's home is not here, and he usually seems to eat in the cafeteria, so you won't be ready to bring him some new cold souvenirs! ”

Ye Ming hesitated and said, "Mayor Wang, I really haven't thought about this. I also think: the first time I went to see Secretary Lu, if I didn't bring anything, it didn't seem very appropriate. However, I really didn't know what to bring to him. ”

Xu Fei said beside him: "Mayor Wang, during Secretary Lu's inspection in Xinleng, I had the honor to chat with him for half an hour and accompany him for a walk. I think: Secretary Lu was born in a scholarly family, knowledgeable, knowledgeable, knowledgeable, very accomplished in calligraphy, literature and art, antique appreciation, etc., and should prefer calligraphy and painting and other more elegant things. And Mayor Wang, you are also from a Chinese background, and you also have a deep foundation in qinqi, calligraphy and painting, etc., and you should also have a hobby in collecting. If you have any good calligraphy and painting collections, I think you can bring them to Xiaoye and let Secretary Lu appreciate them. If he likes it, ask him to take it; If you don't like it, it's the same if you want Xiaoye to take it back. ”

Wang Xiuguang's eyes lit up at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he shook his head in frustration and said: "Two brothers, although I like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I also collect some things, most of them are some modern works, and some may be fakes, so I can't get my hands on them at all. A poet and calligrapher like Secretary Lu, who was born in a family, has a very high and very picky ability to appreciate calligraphy, painting, antiques, etc., and ordinary things will definitely not be able to enter his eyes. Moreover, what I fear most is that if I take a fake and give it to him to appreciate, it will be self-defeating and ridiculous. Therefore, I really don't have any good calligraphy and painting works here for Secretary Lu to bring over. ”

Ye Ming heard them mention calligraphy and painting works, his heart moved, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "Mayor Wang, there is a better work in my family, which was left to me by my mother, which is a painting of Yazhai Thin Bamboo by Mr. Zheng Banqiao, a famous calligrapher and painter in the Qing Dynasty. According to my mother, she bought it from an antique dealer more than 20 years ago, and it has many famous seals on it, and it is estimated that it should be genuine. I wonder if Secretary Lu is interested in this work? ”

Wang Xiuguang hurriedly said: "Brother, you hurry up and go to the house and bring this painting to me to see." If it is really Zheng Banqiao's authentic work, it is a priceless treasure, and Secretary Lu will definitely like it. ”

Ye Ming agreed, and hurriedly asked Director Xu's driver to send him back to the dormitory of the Local Taxation Bureau, and brought over the "Yazhai Thin Bamboo Picture" in a long cardboard box.

Wang Xiuguang couldn't wait to take out the painting, and after a closer look, he saw that the painting was about 160 centimeters long and about 90 centimeters wide. The bamboo root is made of dark ink and adds two new branches, which are soft and elastic. In the center of the painting is a weeping bamboo leaf, with alternating shades and shades, as if there are far and near. On the left side of the painting are inscribed the four famous words and poems of Zheng Banqiao: "Yazhai lies down and listens to Xiao Xiaozhu, which is suspected to be the voice of the people's suffering." Some small Caozhou county officials, one branch and one leaf are always concerned. ”

In the blank space of this painting, several seals are stamped. The color of the seal is thick and light, which should be due to the different ages of the seal. And the freshest seal, on which are a few seal characters: "Ye Han's seal" - it turns out that Ye Han has liked calligraphy, painting and seal carving since he was a child, and he carved a lot of seals by himself. After buying this painting of Zheng Banqiao, she stamped a seal of her own on the painting and prepared it for a permanent collection.

Ye Ming originally didn't plan to take out this precious painting that his mother had left to him. However, because considering that Wang Xiuguang helped him a lot, and Secretary Lu was so good to him, and when he inspected Xinleng, he not only personally went to the grave of his mother, but also fully affirmed his mother's achievements in teaching and educating people during her lifetime, and also cared for himself.

Therefore, he felt that if Secretary Lu could like this painting and collect it, his mother Jiuquan should not blame himself: after all, in some ways, Secretary Lu is his mother's bosom friend, and he knows calligraphy and painting very well. When this painting is in the hands of Secretary Lu, it will definitely get better maintenance and more careful care.

After Wang Xiuguang looked at the painting, he said with a bright face: "Little brother, I can tell you with certainty: this painting is definitely the authentic work of Zheng Banqiao. If he showed this painting to Secretary Lu to appreciate, he would definitely be very happy. Moreover, the four lines of poetry mentioned on this painting are also more consistent with Secretary Lu's identity, which is really a great gift. Let's do it: you take this painting to Secretary Lu, if he accepts it, it will be regarded as if I bought it from you, and when the time comes, I will pay you according to the market situation - after all, you are running a relationship for me, and you can't let you lose such a precious painting in vain, right? ”