The matter of the Yu family was settled, and to Chu Chen's little joy, the gang that made fakes was also caught. What made Chu Chen both expected and unexpected was that Yu Guangjie not only had a connection with this gang, but also acted as a protective umbrella.

It is precisely because of Yu Guangjie's protection that the counterfeiting gang was able to escape every time before.

With the arrest of the counterfeiting gang, the inside story has also come to light, in fact, there are not many core personnel of this gang, there are only three in total, and the person with the most superb skills is the boss Jiang Zhi.

To say that this Jiang Zhi is also a poor man, he grew up in an orphanage, and when he grew up, he learned the craft of making porcelain in the porcelain capital, because he was diligent and studious, and his work treatment was also good, and he also talked about a beautiful girlfriend later. Later, there was a bloody plot, and his girlfriend found another rich second generation as a junior, which deeply stimulated Jiang Zhi.

During that time, Jiang Zhi quit his job, and used alcohol to kill his worries every day, making people not ghosts and ghosts, and his mentality also changed.

Maybe it was fate, a few days later, Jiang Zhi accidentally got the experience recorded by Zhang Huoni by chance, so he resolutely stepped into this line of work without doing anything. And the reason for this decision is also very simple, in addition to wanting to make more money, he also wants to take revenge on those who have money.

Jiang Zhi's own talent is very good, coupled with Zhang Huoni's experience, he has a certain reputation in this industry in a few years, but this matter is a crime after all, so he is usually very cautious, basically changing places every once in a while, therefore. In the past few years, it has been safe and sound.

Later, Yu Guangjie got in touch with Jiang Zhi through Qian Changxing, who was still in the south at the time. Jiang Zhi's courage also became much bigger, and later it was because of a breakthrough in craftsmanship. Dafang used the name of Zhang Huoclay.

The reason why Jiang Zhi used this name, in addition to wanting to be famous, mainly felt that with Yu Guangjie's protection, he would definitely have no worries about security in the future, but he didn't expect that he would end up in prison.

Although the arrest of Yu Guangjie and the counterfeiting gang made Chu Chen a little happy, but because his sister suffered an unjustified disaster, he still couldn't be happy.

And because I encountered this kind of thing, I got engaged on Sunday. It has some impact, if it weren't for the fact that relatives and friends have already been invited, Chu Chen would have planned to postpone the engagement banquet.

Of course, although Chu Chen thought so in his heart, he didn't say this idea in front of his parents, let alone mention it in front of Wu Ke, he didn't want Wu Ke to finally figure it out, because of this idea, the relationship between Wu Ke and his sister was stiffened.

In fact, Chu Chen was too worried. If it was before, even if Wu Ke figured it out, he still felt a little pimple in his heart, but because of this incident. The little pimple in her heart has also dissipated without a trace.

On the one hand, it was because of Chu Yulan's life-saving grace to Chu Chen, and on the other hand. She also understands that if she is still jealous of Chu Yulan in the future. That would only make Chu Chen dissatisfied with her, since that was the case. She simply threw away the pimple in her heart and truly accepted Chu Yulan.

Of course, the reason why Wu Ke wanted to open it was mainly because of his trust in Chu Chen.

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Sunday, today is the day of Chu Chen and Wu Ke's engagement, because the people invited are relatives and friends, plus the three old men, it is a little inconvenient to go to the hotel to do wine, so it was arranged to be held in Chu Chen's villa. Fortunately, the living room of the villa is large enough, and a few tables can still be placed.

Early in the morning, the makeup artist invited from Liu Ruida began to put on makeup for Chu Chen and Wu Ke. Wu Kedao is okay, but Chu Chen has never put on makeup since he was a child, such an experience is really miserable for him, and he has to put foundation on his face, which really makes him unbearable.

In addition, Liu Sizhe and they have been talking and laughing beside them, and they have squeezed their eyebrows from time to time, which made Chu Chen really want to go up and beat them, but because of the makeup, they can't put it into practice, which makes Liu Sizhe and them even more proud.

Chu Chen sneered and said, "After today, I'll settle accounts with you!" ”

"Brother Chen, don't be so serious, you see we have already prepared a gift!"

Liu Sizhe grinned, then opened a box they had brought before, and took out a bottle with a double-ring ear cap carved from white jade.

At the same time, Chu Chen and Wu Ke's makeup is almost done, and both of them are wearing more festive Tang costumes today, in Zhao Yunlin's words, it is Chong Chongxi.

Chu Chen took the bottle in his hand and observed it carefully.

This bottle is carved from good and Khotanese white jade, the bottle is a neck, a round belly, a skimming circle foot, the shoulder is symmetrically decorated with double Ganoderma lucidum-shaped ears, each inner set of a live ring, two parts of the cover body are closed tightly, and the upper step round cover button is placed.

There are carvings on both sides of the bottle belly, one of which is embossed and engraved with a yin line to engrave plum bamboo chrysanthemum, Ganoderma lucidum and double magpie, forming a magpie Dengmei figure, meaning auspicious. In the picture, the branches are stretched out, decorated with blooming flowers and buds to be released, fully expressing the plum's pitching, tilting, sideways, lying, leaning, looking forward and other forms and upright, bending, and crooked postures.

In the picture, a magpie stands on a single branch, looking back at it, while another magpie is depicted in a yin line, flying in the air. Plum blossoms are in full bloom, strong bamboos are erect, daisies are blooming, Ganoderma lucidum is accompanied, and the elegant scenery jumps into view. Plum blossoms bloom in winter and spring at the intersection, magpies stand on plum blossom branches, implying that winter goes to spring, and means "happy plum (frieze) tip", that is, there is a happy event to the door.

On the other side of the bottle belly, the yin line is engraved with a poem of Qianlong's imperial "Yonghe Khotanese Jade Han Beast Ring Square Pot", which not only has a paragraph, but also has a square seal. The poem expresses the Qing Emperor's love for Khotanese jade.

This bottle is huge (nearly 25 centimeters high), which is a typical craftsmanship of the palace office in the Qianlong period, with fine carving and strong artistic appeal, which shows the exquisite carving skills of the jade craftsmen in the prosperous era of Qianlong.

This bottle can be described as a high-quality material, uniform color, warm and moist white, the whole shape is graceful and dignified, the curve is tactful and smooth, the structure is rigorous and moderate, the shape is elegant, and the meaning is auspicious. It can be described as a rare masterpiece in Qianlong jade. At the current market value, it should be worth at least three or four million.

"Brother Chen. This jade bottle is not bad, right? Liu Sizhe smiled and said, although they bought this bottle with their money. But the bottle was bought by him because of a relationship, and he always had to invite a merit.

"Not bad, not bad! Thank you for your gifts! Chu Chen smiled and nodded, bottles like this are still relatively rare.

"Brother, why don't you go out to greet you?" At this time, Chu Yulan walked down from upstairs.

Originally, Chu Yulan suffered a gunshot wound the day before yesterday, although she was lucky and did not become inflamed, and because she did not hurt her bones, she could theoretically be discharged from the hospital on the same day. But Chu Chen, they definitely refused to let her be discharged from the hospital so quickly.

However, Chu Yulan had to come to the engagement ceremony, and after the end, everyone couldn't resist her, and after consulting the doctor's opinion, everyone reluctantly agreed.

Seeing this, Chu Chen hurriedly walked in front of her with Wu Ke and said, "Xiaolan, why are you coming down, hurry up and let me go upstairs to rest!" ”

"Brother, my wound is not a critical location. It's all right! Chu Yulan lifted her injured arm.

"Xiaolan, you better go up and rest, otherwise it's not good, but it will leave a big scar!" Wu Ke said solemnly.

"Really?" Everyone has a love for beauty. What's more, Chu Yulan is a big beauty, and when she heard that it would leave a big scar, her face was suddenly a little moved.

"How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can ask your doctor. If you are hyperactive, it will affect the healing of the wound. Wu Xin swore and said.

"yes!" Chu Chen struck while the iron was hot and persuaded: "You better go upstairs and rest." When the crowd is almost here, I'll ask Sister-in-law Ji to call you. ”

Liu Sizhe and the others also persuaded a few words.

Chu Yulan muttered and said, "It's boring to lie in bed all the time!" ”

That being said. She walked back to her room, after all, she didn't want to leave a big scar.

At this time, Chu Yongning and his wife discussed the matter with Uncle Wu and his wife, and walked out of the back room, Zhao Yunlin asked a little strangely: "Why did you seem to hear Xiaolan's voice just now, did she get up?" ”

"Well, you just persuaded us to go back!" Chu Chen nodded.

Zhao Yunlin said with some distress: "This girl, I don't know how to pay attention to my body at all!" I'll have to talk about her later! By the way, what time is it, why don't you go out to greet the guests! ”

"Go now, go now! ……”

Chu Chen smiled, then took Wu Ke's hand and walked to the door of the villa with the others, standing side by side, ready to welcome the arrival of the guests. The photographer I had hired before also stood aside and started working.

Today's wind and sun are beautiful, and the sun is warm on the body, but even so, in the capital in January, it is the coldest season of the year, Chu Chen shook Wu Ke's slightly cool hand, and asked softly:

"Coco, is it cold?"

"It's fine! I'm still wearing thermal underwear inside! What about you? Wu Ke shook his head and asked rhetorically.

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "You don't know my boxing realm, I'm about to lose the cold and heat now!" ”

"Ahh And there are such benefits! Wu Ke said with a look of surprise.

"Yes, you are too lazy to learn when you are asked to learn!" Chu Chen shook his head and smiled.

Wu Ke stuck out his tongue and said, "It's not like I can't get up in the morning, or I'll be faster with logistics!" ”

"There's a guest here!" At this time, Dong Fatzi, who was standing outside the door, suddenly shouted at the top of his voice, Chu Chen and Wu Ke stretched out their heads to look out, and it turned out to be Liu Lao's family, who lived not far away, and came over.

When the group came to the front, Chu Chen hurriedly greeted them with Wu Ke, and then introduced Wu Ke and Liu Haoran to each other.

"Master, you go to the house first and have a sip of hot tea......

After all, it was winter, and the two sides said a few words, and Chu Chen hurriedly let them into the house to drink tea.

Liu Lao smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry! We have a gift for you! Come, you see if you're satisfied! ”

"Master, we are all a family, what kind of gifts do you want to bring!" What Chu Chen said was sincere, there is a way to be a teacher for one day and a father for life, in his heart, Liu Lao's family is really like a family.

"What do you say, this is an engagement after all, just one line, how can there be no reason not to give gifts!"

Liu Lao said with a smile, and then Liu Qinshu hurriedly said: "Dad, let's look at my and my eldest brother's things first." After reading you first, our gift is a little childish! ”

Chu Chen hurriedly said: "There is no difference between expensive and cheap gifts. Besides, I'm glad you're here. ”

Everyone laughed. Then Liu Qinshu opened the box in his hand, and then with the help of Liu Sizhe, he opened the scroll.

"Achen, look at it, this is a painting of Xu Beihong's "Five Sons of Roosters" that I collected in my early years......"

Xu Beihong's original name was Xu Shoukang, he has a pivotal position in the history of painting in China, known as the founder of modern art education in China, basically the collection community knows him very well. Chu Chen is no exception.

Xu Beihong studied Western painting in France in his early years, and after returning to China, he has been engaged in art education for a long time, and has taught many art academies.

His works cover a wide range of subjects, including landscapes, flowers, birds, animals, people, history, and mythology. Together with Zhang Shuqi and Liu Zigu, they are known as the "Three Masters of Jinling" in the painting world. The Chinese paintings are made of color and ink, especially the galloping horses are famous all over the world.

Xu Beihong emphasized the integration of the reform of Chinese painting into Western painting techniques, and advocated light and modeling in painting, and emphasized the accurate grasp of the anatomical structure and bones of the object. And emphasize the ideological connotation of the work. In 1920, he put forward the "Theory of Improvement of Chinese Painting" in the context of the decadence of modern Chinese painting, which had a great influence on the Chinese painting scene at that time.

The "Five Sons of Roosters" in front of me has a simple composition. A rooster stands on the rock, looking down with a blazing eye. Five other chicks stood on the ground and looked up, as if listening to the teaching.

The whole picture is in the right shade of ink. Rich in layers. The shape of the rooster is extremely realistic, especially the depiction of the crown and claws. The brushwork is fine and rigorous, the tail is swept out with a large brush of thick ink, the crown is red like fire, and the tail is black like lacquer, showing a harmony in the contrast between thick and thin, red and black.

The chicks are very vivid, the chicks are dyed with ink and yellow colors, three are written in thick ink, two are goose yellow, and the fluffy appearance is very cute.

The most prominent artistic characteristics of Xu Beihong's animal paintings are accurate modeling and vivid expression, and this work is no exception. This kind of accuracy is not a meticulous "trace", but accurate and concise, with real images and vivid brushwork.

Xu Beihong's ability to accurately shape stems from his solid sketching skills, but to transform a sketch with a chiaroscuro relationship into a brush-ink relationship, it is necessary to be familiar with Chinese freehand painting and be familiar with brush and ink.

The layout of this picture is rigorous, the pen is vigorous, and the image is vivid. "Chicken" is the same as "auspicious", so it can be named "Da Ji Tu", and there are five chicks with the meaning of five sons Dengke or teaching five sons, and there is a rich spiritual sustenance. It can be said that if this work appears on the market, it will definitely become the focus of competition.

As soon as Chu Chen and Wu Ke saw this painting, they liked it very much, and it was Xu Beihong's work, which was very rare.

Then, Chu Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Sister Shu, you are too exalted to me, this painting can't be taken yet, so what kind of gift can you take!" ”

Liu Qinshu grinned and said: "It's good if you two like it, I will use this painting to wish you a hundred years of happiness and early birth to a noble son!" ”

Chu Chen and Wu Ke hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Next, Liu Haoran and his wife also took out the gift, which was a pair of quail cover boxes carved during the Qianlong period.

This pair of quail cover boxes is carefully carved from Khotanese white jade, the jade quality is smooth, the pulp is warm and simple, and the atmosphere is stable.

The quail is recumbent, short-necked, grouped, round-eyed, pointed, with different lengths of feathers on the body, dug into the hollow chamber in the body, divided into two layers, there is a week-old box mouth under the wings, which can be opened. Quail is a commonly used pattern and utensils in the court, which means peace and happiness. A pair of quails symbolizes "double safety".

Also accepted the gift, Chu Chen and Wu Ke expressed their gratitude to Liu Haoran and his wife.

"Now it's my turn!"

Liu Lao smiled, and then, with the help of Liu Qinshu, took out the contents of a box, and said, "Come, you see if you are dissatisfied with this pair of enamel color domu pots......

"Domu pot?" Except for Chu Chen and Liu Sizhe, everyone else at the scene was at a loss, and they didn't know what the Dao Domu pot was.

So, Liu Sizhe explained to everyone: "Domu originally means a barrel of ghee, and it is called Dong Mo or Domu in Tibetan. The edge of the mouth is brimmed with a monk's hat, and a handle and a mouth are added, and it becomes a Domu pot. ”

This Duomu pot is a Tibetan mixing and serving butter tea, which is called chasuma in Tibetan, which is a strong tea made from tea bricks, poured with a small amount of ghee and salt. Some also add some condiments such as monosodium glutamate and milk, and stir until the water and ghee are blended. It is a necessity of Tibetan life. Therefore, this Domu pot is also an indispensable daily necessities for Tibetans. ”

The pair of Domu pots in front of me. It is large in size, 36 centimeters high, and has a dragon's head fishtail peduncle and a dragon's head on the neck. Bowl-shaped lid, red coral orb button. The neck, abdomen and cover are glazed with sky blue enamel for the ground, and decorated with cloisonné folded branch lotus patterns.

The edge of the mouth of the pot and the bronze gilt imitation bamboo slub ring on the belly wall are engraved with curly grass patterns, inlaid with red coral, turquoise and lapis lazuli beads. The inner tank is made of silver. The outer wall of the circle foot is engraved with a lotus pattern, and the rectangular frame opposite the pot flow is engraved with the regular script of "Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty".

This pair of Domu pots has a strong nomadic style, with pure copper and fine enamel. Gilded Canran, it is the imperial supplies customized for the palace by the Qianlong Palace Office in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which is very rare and rare.

Chu Chen was taken aback when he saw this pair of Domu pots, and then waved his hand again and again: "Master, this can't be helped, this Domu pot is of great significance to you, I can't accept it!" ”

You must know that this pair of Duomu pots was obtained by Liu Lao when he was young, risking his life. At that time, he also received a bandit's bullet for this pair of Domu pots. Moreover, the value of this Duomu pot is as high as thousands or even tens of millions, how can Chu Chen accept it with peace of mind.

When Liu Lao heard him say this, he glared at him and said, "You kid is hypocritical. I'm so old, what's the point. Unless you don't recognize me as a master, then take this pair of pots! ”

"This ......" Chu Chen still felt embarrassed to accept.

"How. Don't listen to me! Liu Lao blew his beard and said with a glare.

"Achen, you can take it. After all, this is my father's heart! Liu Qinshu also persuaded.

Chu Chen saw that Liu Lao was really angry, and he could only signal Wu Ke. The two of them put their things away together. However, when Chu Chen took the Duomu pot, he had already made up his mind that when it was the master's birthday, he must make it back.

"Xie Lu, Master Xie!"

"Well, that's just like words!"

Seeing that Chu Chen and Wu could accept their gifts, a smile also bloomed on Liu Lao's face.

"Master, I'll send you in!"

"No need, we are not unfamiliar with you, you and Xiao Ke should stand here to welcome guests!"

Although Liu Lao said this, after all, the other party was not only an elder, but also his own master, Chu Chen still supported Liu Lao and welcomed them into the house together. In addition, Liu Sizhe helped carry the pair of Domu pots into the house together.

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"Achen, what's going on with that pair of pots? Isn't it particularly valuable? ”

When Chu Chen came out of the house, Wu Ke couldn't wait to ask. After this period of time, Wu Ke also knew that Chu Chen and Liu Lao had a very good relationship, they were really like relatives, if it wasn't for something particularly valuable or meaningful, Chu Chen would definitely not react like he did just now.

"Not only is it precious, but that pair of Domu pots are bought by the master with his life......"

Saying that, Chu Chen briefly told Wu Ke the story of the pair of Domu pots, even if it was simple, the danger still made Wu Ke very nervous.

Wu Ke sighed: "I didn't expect it to be like this!" Then we have to find an opportunity to return this gift in the future. ”

Chu Chen nodded: "Well, I want to wait for the master to surprise him on his next birthday!" ”

"What a surprise!" As soon as the words fell, Liu Sizhe stepped forward and asked.

"Since it's a surprise, do you think I'll tell you?"

Chu Chen smiled and pushed Liu Sizhe to the side and said, "You stand up for me, there will be guests in a while!" ”

"There are ...... kinds"

Chu Chen didn't expect that he really said it to himself, as soon as his words fell, a large family of Chu Chen's own family arrived.

Next, Chu Chen introduced all the relatives of his family to Wu Ke, and then everyone greeted each other again, and after working for a long time, Chu Chen and Wu Ke led everyone into the house.

"Achen, we really have a lot of relatives!"

When Chu Chen walked back to the door, Wu Ke sighed. Because Uncle Wu is an only child, and Aunt Wu's hometown is in other places, unless it is a relative's birth, old age, sickness and death, Aunt Wu generally does not go back. Therefore, seeing that Chu Chen's family had so many relatives, Wu Ke felt a little worried in his heart, what should I do if I go to my relatives during the New Year's holidays!

"Don't forget, there's also my grandfather's family!" Chu Chen said with a smile. (To be continued......)