349. Dowry (1)
After a round of pleasantries and a round of hot tea, we got back to business.
Wang Xiaoman, as the representative of the man, stood up and said: "The old general, Mayor Luo, uncle, aunt, Aunt Luo!" We are friends with Zifeng, and we are a few years older than him, so I have always regarded him as a younger brother! Today, on behalf of the Ye family, I would like to officially propose to the Locke family! If there is any inconsiderate etiquette, please Haihan, the elders of the Locke family! ”
Wang Xiaoman is courteous and thoughtful, respectful and family-oriented, giving the Locke family enough face.
Mayor Luo is Qingxue's father, and of course he will come forward in this matter: "Xiao Man, Sun Wu, and all of you are all Zifeng's elder friends, we are very happy that you can come to Luo's house today." The matter of Zifeng and Qingxue, as long as the two of them are happy, we are all happy! ”
This is Mayor Luo's acceptance of Wang Xiaoman's proposal.
Then, the old general said: "Light snow, come here, come and accompany grandpa more!" If you get married in the future, you will have less time to spend with your grandfather! ”
"Grandpa! I will come back with Zifeng often to accompany you! Luo Qingxue's voice was choked, her eyes were red, and she seemed to be about to cry.
"Good! It's grandpa's good granddaughter! The old general patted Luo Qingxue, who walked to her side, to comfort her.
Grandpa and father all expressed their agreement to this family affair, and Luo Qingxue's uncle, aunt and second aunt all congratulated one after another.
Wang Xiaoman saw that the time had come, so he said: "Old general, Mayor Luo, we are not well prepared, only prepared some small gifts, please smile!" Zifeng, bring the gifts! ”
Although Luo Qingxue told her grandfather, father, and uncle and aunt about the process of proposing marriage today, they still don't adapt to this custom now, after all, they all grew up in the army, and then developed in the army and the government. Among these people, only Aunt Luo was able to adapt quickly.
Those gifts were all in the hands of Li Kai and Zhang Jie.
Ye Zifeng's gift was first given to the old general.
Ye Zifeng opened the brocade box where the gifts were stored, revealing a plate finger, and under the light, the streamer flashed, and the emerald green was dripping.
"Grandpa, this is a jade plate finger! Hope grandpa likes it! Ye Zifeng respectfully sent the brocade box to the old general.
Just when the old general saw this jade plate finger, the old general's eyes lit up, revealing a look of surprise, and then he picked up the plate finger and looked at it carefully. He said to himself: "Many years ago, when I was fighting local tyrants, I also saw this upper board finger, and I didn't know the goods, so I used it as a needle for your grandmother!" Later, I found out that it was a heavenly thing! ”
Obviously, the old general thought of things and thought of his wife.
Luo Qingxue took the board finger and gently put her grandfather on.
The old general gave a thumbs up and said happily: "Does this mean the top quack?" ”
The old general's words drew laughter from everyone.
Aunt Luo smiled and said, "Dad! It's top-notch, do you know how much it's worth? ”
This jade plate finger, Aunt Luo saw Ye Zifeng take it with her own eyes.
"How much is it worth? Is it expensive? The old general gave a thumbs up, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it.
"3 million!" Aunt Luo said.
"3 million?" The old general and Mayor Luo were all taken aback.
They looked at Ye Zifeng with strange eyes, only the old general accepted it calmly, and after putting on the board finger, he didn't take it off anymore, Luo Qingxue didn't finish it.
Seeing the old general's liking look, Ye Zifeng and the others were all very happy.
"Dad! This "Painted Cow Picture"! Hope Dad likes it! Ye Zifeng took out another framed painting and gave it to Mayor Luo.
This "Painted Cow" was taken by Ye Zifeng for 4 million yuan.
Mayor Luo saw the cow in the painting striding forward, looking forward, with a fearless expression, full of love.
"Second brother! Do you like this "Painted Cow Picture"? Aunt Luo asked Mayor Luo.
"Not bad! This "Painted Cow Picture" complements each other with the Ruzi Cow in Shenzhen! I'm going to hang it in the office! Mayor Luo couldn't put it down, his eyes were staring at the cow in the picture, and he couldn't pull it out.
"You love the house and Wu at this time!" Luo Qingxue's uncle said.
He was a professional soldier and certainly did not see the origin of the painting.
"This cow seems to be alive!" Xiao Ya said childishly.
"That's a good drawing!" The old general also approving.
"Hanging in the office, you're too extravagant!" Hearing that Mayor Luo was going to hang this painting in the office, Aunt Luo was startled.
"What's wrong? Extravagant? Mayor Luo glanced at his second sister and then at Ye Zifeng.
"Do you know whose painting is the real thing?" Aunt Luo began to show off, this painting was taken by Ye Zifeng for 4 million at that time, and it was later confirmed that it was the authentic work of Tang Hanyun, which was undoubtedly worth at least 10 million.
"Whose true handiwork?" Mayor Luo was stunned suddenly, is this painting a cultural relic?
Only Sun Wu and Luo Qingxue know the origin of this painting, and no one else knows, and Aunt Luo's words aroused everyone's curiosity.
"This painting is so familiar, it looks like I've seen it somewhere!" Zhong Yu said softly.
"Yes! It's familiar! Wang Xiaoman also whispered.
Tang Hanfang's "Five Ox Picture" is so famous that it has appeared in many promotional albums, so everyone is very familiar with it, and now the picture is just a cow, and everyone does not think of Tang Hanyun's "Five Ox Picture".
Aunt Luo saw that everyone's interest was aroused, so she said: "This "Painted Cow" is the real work of Tang Hanrong!" ”
"Tang Hanyun's true handiwork? The Tang Hanyun who painted "Five Cows"? Everyone was taken aback. Speaking of Tang Hanyun, everyone may not know, but when it comes to "Five Bulls", it is too famous, and everyone knows it as soon as they say it.
"Yes! You say it's too extravagant to hang his paintings in the office! Seeing that everyone was very surprised, Aunt Luo said unabashedly.
"Tang Hanyun! That should be worth a lot! "Of course, Mayor Luo knows who Tang Hanyun is, and if this painting is his real handiwork, it can be said to be very precious.
"This painting was taken by Zifeng for 4 million, and now it is determined to be the authentic work of Tang Hanyun, and it is worth at least 10 million, is it too extravagant for you to hang 10 million on the office wall?"
"10 million?" This time, it was Mayor Luo's turn to drop his jaw in shock.
The old general, Uncle Luo Qingxue and aunt were also taken aback, all staring at this "Painted Cow Picture", everyone knows that Tang Hanyun is very famous, but this "Painted Cow Picture" is worth 10 million, but it is far beyond their imagination.
"Dad! This painting has no stamp, even if it is hung in the office, ordinary people can't see it! "This painting is too precious, Mayor Luo is known as the Iron Baogong, Ye Zifeng was careful that Mayor Luo would not accept it, so he hurriedly explained.
"Yes! Father! This painting matches the sculpture of the Ruzi Cow very well, even experts may not be able to see it! Luo Qingxue was also careful that her father returned this "Painted Cow Picture" to Ye Zifeng, and Ye Zifeng was very embarrassed.
"What if it's worth 10 million? Is it considered a bribe for me to accept a gift from my son-in-law? Mayor Luo is worthy of being a veteran in the officialdom, erasing all everyone's worries with one sentence and making everyone laugh.
"Nope! Everyone is a family, how can it be counted! Sun Wu lost no time in making peace.
Mayor Luo put away this "Painted Cow" in the midst of everyone's laughter.
Because the gifts to the old general and Mayor Luo are very valuable, everyone is looking forward to the rest of the gifts.
Ye Zifeng's gift to the uncle was the Zhang Qian dagger!
Uncle is a soldier, and he likes this dagger at a glance, small, simple, restrained, sharp, and with a hint of cold light.
"Big brother, I knew you liked this kind of stuff since you were a child! Nothing new! Aunt Luo directly instigated her eldest brother.
"You women don't understand! I like this dagger, Zifeng, you bother! Uncle played happily.
"Of course Zifeng bothered! Bring me that glass of water on the table! "Aunt Luo pretended to be mysterious.
"What do you want water for?" The uncle asked curiously, but still handed the water cup to Aunt Luo.
"Give me the dagger too!" Aunt Luo asked her eldest brother to give him the dagger.
Except for Ye Zifeng, Sun Wu and Luo Qingxue who knew what Aunt Luo wanted to do, everyone else was confused and didn't know what Aunt Luo was going to do.
Aunt Luo took the dagger, and without saying a word, she put it directly into the water cup.
"Come on, see clearly!" Aunt Luo was like a trickster, and brought the water cup to his eldest brother's eyes.
Her eldest brother looked at it for a while and said in amazement, "Hey, there are words on it!" It's still a 'sub' word! ”
"Look at the other side!"
"There is also a word on this side, it is a 'Wen' word!"
"That's right! It's the word 'Ziwen'! Do you know who 'Ziwen' is? Aunt Luo began to show off in front of her eldest brother, which also aroused everyone's curiosity.
"Who is Ziwen?" Her eldest brother was directly asked by Aunt Luo.
"Ziwen is Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian, should you know who it is?"
"Zhang Qian? Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty envoy to the Western Regions? "Her eldest brother is not calm, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, and he is now guarding the west gate of Huaxia, is this a coincidence?
"That's right! That's that Zhang Qian! Aunt Luo said proudly, as if she had found this dagger.
Luo Qingxue's uncle looked at Ye Zifeng, as if he wanted to ask Ye Zifeng if this was true, after all, this dagger blade was a gift from him to himself.
Ye Zifeng nodded: "Uncle, this dagger is indeed Zhang Qian's self-defense!" ”
"Well, I like this gift! I took it! "Uncle is a soldier, and he didn't hesitate to put this dagger away.
"Big brother, you're so rude! Don't want to know how much this dagger is worth? Aunt Luo didn't want him, so she put away the dagger silently.
"Money doesn't matter, as long as it's Zifeng's gift, I like it!" It seems that Ye Zifeng has been recognized by the uncle.
"This dagger is worth at least 5 million!" Aunt Luo said.
This Zhang Qian dagger is a thing of the Han Dynasty, and everyone knows that the price should be expensive, but when Aunt Luo said that it was worth 5 million, she was still shocked.
And now in the cultural relics market, like this well-preserved, inherited and continued, and it is like Zhang Qian, a celebrity with a history and examination, who uses a cold weapon, the price of 5 million is not high, like the Yue Wang Sword, which is a national treasure-level object, is a priceless treasure.