Chapter 23: Fake Paintings Deceive People
Chapter 23 Fake Paintings Deceive People
Xiaoqiao was not far from the inn where they lived, Chen Siwei was soaked, it was very cold in the night wind, he saw that the man was awake, and he was afraid that he would freeze again, so he ordered the guards: "Carry him to the inn." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Yes." The guards' clothes were also soaked, and they hurried back to the inn to change their clothes, picked up the man and ran towards the inn.
Chen Siwei didn't like to be carried on his back, and he couldn't get a sedan chair, so he sat on a stone by the river and took off his boots and poured the water inside. When he took off his clothes, he shivered from the cold, and he twisted his wet clothes, so that he could not drip before leaving.
Bai Jingchen was afraid that the night wind would be too cold, so he tied a cloak when he went out. Now seeing that Chen Siwei was naked, he took off his cloak and put it on him.
"Thank you, brother." Chen Siwei tightened his cloak and warmed up a lot, the summer night was not too cold, but he couldn't stand the cold when he was wet.
With the cloak, Chen Siwei didn't plan to put on the wet clothes anymore, he carried the clothes with one hand and the cloak with the other, and the two walked side by side in the direction of the inn.
"This is called, 'Is it said that you have no clothes, and you are with the Son.'" Bai Jingchen smiled, he was in a good mood tonight, the night was good, he was comfortable when he came out for a walk, he saved another person, he gave people roses and had a lingering fragrance, and the mood of saving people was also very good.
"Hahaha" Chen Siwei laughed coldly: "The two of us are also on a business trip together, and it can be regarded as the love of robes." ā
Two half-grown sons who have neither official titles nor military men actually talked about the love of robes, perhaps none of them thought that it was tonight's 'love of robes' that formed the fate of their lives.
How many times did Chen Siwei want to stay away from him, when he thought of tonight's 'robe love', he chose to stay again, after all, Bai Jingchen at this time was sincere to Chen Siwei.
Some of the momentary touches will be dispersed with the wind, while others will accompany them for a lifetime.
"Are you cold?" Bai Jingchen just took off his cloak and felt a little cold, Chen Siwei's pants were still dripping, and his upper body was naked. Wrapping a cape naked, it must be cold, right?
Bai Jingchen didn't wear many clothes in the summer, a coat was a middle coat, Bai Jingchen unbuttoned his coat and took it off.
He handed his clothes to Chen Siwei and took the wet clothes in Chen Siwei's hand. Chen Siwei looked at him wearing only a middle coat, although it was not naked or unsightly.
In modern times, it is also common to show shirts, and it is extremely impolite to show a mid-coat in ancient times. The ancients attached great importance to etiquette, paying attention to the elegance of wet clothes and not walking disorderly, and it was shameful to take off clothes casually.
"Aren't you cold?" Chen Siwei handed the clothes forward: "Anyway, I'm wet, it's not a big deal to wear this one more, don't freeze with me, there's no need." ā
"I'm not cold." Bai Jingchen smirked, it didn't matter if he was cold, the key was a little embarrassing, he comforted himself: "Anyway, no one can see me at night, and they won't know me if they see me." ā
Chen Siwei was no longer polite to him, he put on Bai Jingchen's clothes and put the cloak on Bai Jingchen, so that both of them looked normal, but the bottom of the cloak was wet with his pants, and his pants were also wet when he was draped on Bai Jingchen.
Chen Siwei secretly said in his heart: "Put on other people's clothes, and know that other people's cold and warm." Bai Jingchen, I made you a friend. In the future, if you have trouble, I will ward you from the evil winds and the cold of the night. āć
When they returned to the inn, someone had already prepared hot water, and they each went back to their rooms to take a bath, and went to bed directly after the night was deep, and slept until dawn.
The next day, after breakfast, I called the person I saved last night to inquire, and the person's name was Song Jindou, thirty-nine years old, and he was quite famous in this Shanquan County.
He had a well-to-do family and opened a pawnshop. Although he has failed repeatedly, he has done some research in calligraphy and painting. His pawnshop only accepts antique calligraphy and paintings, and nothing else.
Half a month ago, a man named Qiao Wenxuan took a pair of "Bu Yuan Tu" to his shop to pawn, "Bu Yuan Tu" is a famous work of Tang Dynasty painter Yan Liben, this is a good thing to pass down.
Qiao Wenxuan said that he was in a hurry to use the money for a while, and he came to redeem it after half a month.
He asked for 10,000 taels of silver, and finally Song Jindou gave him 8,000 taels of silver, opened a pawn ticket, and agreed that after 15 days, he would redeem the "Bu Yuan Tu" with 15,000 taels of silver with the pawn ticket.
As a result, the date has passed and Qiao Wenxuan has not come to redeem the painting, Song Jindou carefully checked the "Walking Diagram" several times, and finally found a flaw in the painting shaft, it turned out to be a fake painting, and the realism of the fake painting even deceived him.
After a while, he lost 8,000 taels of silver, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he jumped off the bridge without thinking about it.
"Why don't you go to the county government to sue him?" Bai Jingchen felt a little pity for him, and felt that it was really worthless to find a short sight because of a mere eight thousand taels of silver.
"Alas, you can't even find anyone, what's the use of winning?" Song Jindou didn't know Qiao Wenxuan either, who knows if he left Shanquan County after taking the money?
"Show me that picture." Chen Siwei ordered someone to accompany Song Jindou back to get the painting, and he couldn't tell the truth from the fake at first glance when he got the painting.
Bai Jingchen looked at it once and didn't see that it was fake, Song Jindou pointed out the flaw in the painting shaft, and they suddenly realized that this painting was too similar.
Chen Siwei wants to be able to paint to this extent, that Qiao Wenxuan seems to have excellent painting skills, he must be a person who is a little famous in the calligraphy and painting world, he should not leave his hometown easily.
"I have a plan, you might as well try." Chen Siwei whispered his plan in his ear, and he nodded again and again.
"Xiao Xianggong's plan is very good, it's just" Song Jindou showed embarrassment with a fake picture.
Chen Siwei knew what he was worried about, and said with a smile: "You just have to act according to the plan." Chen Siwei grabbed the fake painting: "Put this here first, you can pick it up early tomorrow morning." ā
If the "Bu Yuan Diagram" is genuine, it is worth thousands of gold and silver, but the fake is worthless. What's more, Chen Siwei saved his life, and he is not afraid that Chen Siwei will rely on him for a fake painting, if the life-saving benefactor likes it, he should give it to him.
After Song Jindou went back, he told his daughter-in-law that he had received a fake painting half a month ago, lost 8,000 taels of silver, and now he was going to sell his house and land to pay off his debts.
His calligraphy and painting shop is very profitable, but it often can't be opened, and he has to go to the money bank to borrow money at every turn. In that "Walking Diagram", Song Jindou went to the money village to borrow 6,000 taels of silver, and now he lost all 8,000 taels at once.
His daughter-in-law quarreled with him in a moment of anger, and sat in the storefront crying, shouting, "I can't live this day." ā
At the right time, many passers-by watched, and the fact that Song Jindou had received the fake painting spread far and wide, and it soon spread throughout the county. In less than an hour, people began to discuss the matter after tea and dinner.