"Oh," said Hu's father, "this should be your Han stuff." ”

"Yes," Hu Xuan nodded, "It is called the national seal, starting from Qin Shi Huang, as the jade seal of the country, passed down from generation to generation, and it was not found in the Song Dynasty, and later the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang sent soldiers to Mobei to look for it, but he never found it." Every emperor in history has taken it as the first treasure, fighting for his life, for thousands of years, the wars and robberies that have occurred around it can be said to be thrilling, and the blood is flowing like a river. ”

"Is it so legendary?" Hu's father asked with interest.

Hu Xuan said: "It is no longer a simple jade, but a symbol of the country, a proof of the supremacy of imperial power, the emperors of all dynasties, as if without it, the emperor will do without confidence, become a representative of power, and grasp the supremacy of the state a kind of sustenance and faith." To say that it is a rare treasure is probably not enough to describe it, its value has long surpassed the jade seal itself. ”

Ah Hu's father nodded, "Oh, that's it, it turned out that it was used by the emperors of various dynasties, so in this way, I gave it to you." ”

"Huh?" Hu Shuan was taken aback, "What did you say?" You haven't woken up from last night's drink, have you? ”

"Haha, can you still get drunk with that little wine?" Ah Hu's father laughed, pointed to this seal and said: "No matter how expensive this thing is, it is also used by the emperors, but it is useless for our Miao family in the mountain township, we neither use it to get power, nor do we use it to make a fortune, our greatest wish is to revere the mountains and rivers, live and work in peace and contentment, can this thing bring us?" ”

Hu Xuan nodded, and shook his head again, "You are right, national treasure, its role should be to make the country stable and the people rich, but now, the country is in turmoil, and the people are suffering, if it appears, it may cause war and conflict." However, if you say that it will be given to us, this is absolutely not possible, and we will not be rewarded for nothing, so how can we accept such a precious thing for nothing? I think you should keep it and let it appear when it's supposed to be born. ”

Shi Suo said, "Yes, it's better not to let others know about it. ”

Suddenly, Hu Xuan looked at Naxi and said, "That's not right." ”

The crowd followed his gaze, but they didn't know what he meant.

Hu Xuan picked up the jade seal and looked at it for a while, and said: "No, no, the seal of the country in the Han Dynasty when Wang Mang usurped the throne, let the Queen Mother break a corner, and then Wang Mang inlaid it with gold, whether this legend is true or not, there is still debate, but this seal does not have this flaw, it is complete, will it be fake, fake?" ”

He lifted the seal, looked at the sun, looked at it carefully for a while, and said: "The texture is warm, the brilliance is introverted, the jade quality should be no problem, Shaanxi Lantian jade, the font is bold and respectful, and it is also everyone's handwriting, carving, fine, and fine......"

Suddenly, Ah Hu's big yellow dog barked a few times, and Shi Suo barked: "Who?" ”

Everyone was stunned, Ah Hu pointed to a few steps away and said, "There were monkeys there just now." ”

Shi Suo said: "There are still people, I think when we look at this seal, someone is peeking at us." When he looked up, a figure ran away. I didn't see exactly who it was, how many people it was, but I felt it had to be someone. ”

The surrounding mountains are high and low, the houses are all built along the mountain, the road is almost ten steps and one step, five steps uphill, very complicated, Ah Hu's father, Ah Hu and Ah Hu's sister searched around, but did not find any suspicious characters.

Hu Shuan put the seal in the box, handed it to Ah Hu's father and said, "You keep it well, don't let the thieves steal it." ”

"Okay," Hu's father took the box into the house, came out and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to this painted scenery and have a good time." ”

The group walked from the front of the door, Hu Xuan was still thinking about the jade seal, and said as he walked: "I took a closer look just now, this seal is indeed a good thing, but it is not the original heirloom seal." ”

"That's a fake." Shi Suo said.

"I can't say that," Hu Shuan shook his head, "Since the loss of the genuine product, a lot of jade seals have been produced in later generations, but these seals cannot be regarded as fakes, because the jade seals made must be used by the emperor, so they must also be made into fine products, so to speak, they are genuine, but not the national seal." As for the appearance of the seal of the country to cause exactly the same, it is basically the royal imitation, or the high-ranking officials are rich, so the degree of delicacy is almost on par with the seal of the country, is the real jade in the boutique, back then, the Song Dynasty had appeared on the market to pass on the seal, was rumored to be a genuine reproduction, in fact, that is the minister Cai Jing to please the emperor, ordered people to carefully create a fake, the collection of the Hu family, it is likely to be the one made in the Song Dynasty, Cai Jing himself is a famous calligrapher, on jade antiques, is also a connoisseur, The seal he ordered to be made is a real treasure in itself. ”

"Oh," Shi Suo said, "that means, this is the one made by Cai Jing, and it's not bad." ”

"This is not necessarily," Hu Xuan said: "Now, it can only be said that there are several possibilities, one is made by Cai Jing, and the other is made by other famous artists, but no matter whose work it is, this thing is extremely exquisite, although it is not the legendary national seal, but it can also be regarded as a national treasure, a fine jade artifact, and the value is absolutely expensive." Third, there is another possibility, that is, in Wang Mang's era, the legend of the jade seal breaking a corner is fake, and the real heirloom seal has not been damaged at all. ”

His words confused the stone lock a little, scratched his head and said: "You talked about it for a long time, and you didn't make it clear what it is, anyway, in a word, it's a good thing." ”

Ah Hu's father smiled heartily, "No matter what it is, for us, it is just an object handed down from our ancestors, and what is kept as a memorial is a national treasure or not, it makes no difference to us, what we want is a rich hometown, a friendly clan, and friends who are willing to help others like you." ”

Hu Xuan nodded again and again, pointed to the beautiful landscape in front of him, and said: "That's right, in fact, we can live in such a picturesque place in peace and prosperity, and it is a great blessing to work at sunrise and rest at sunrise, and to have such a life, we must first have a kind heart, help each other, and be based on harmony and etiquette. ”

"That's a good point," Hu's father clapped his hands, "that's what I meant, but not as thoroughly as you." ”

Everyone walked along the mountain road at will, talking about some customs and customs, enjoying the mountain scenery, and even speculating, Hu Xuan suddenly remembered the suspicious figure that Ah Hu and Shi Suo saw just now, and said to Ah Hu's father: "Although we are all looking forward to peace and harmony, but there are still thieves, the suspicious figure just now, Ah Hu also said that he saw a monkey, these are worth being careful." ”

"I really saw it, and I can't be wrong." Ah Hu was setting up a trap under a tree by the roadside, and he looked up and said, "It's a monkey, oh, you see, I'm setting up a clip here, and I might come back and say that I might catch a nice bird." ”

Hu Shu asked Ah Hu: "When you saw the monkey, did you notice whether it was wearing a rope ring?" ”

"That's not promising."

Hu Xuan said: "If it is really that monkey, then it is very suspicious, we have been on the road, met this monkey two or three times, this is not accidental, I suspect that someone is staring at us, because, we have been going all the way south, has encountered some strange things, the reason is that some people think that we are carrying that treasure map south to find treasure, to use us to hunt for treasure." ”

"Don't worry," said Hu's father, "if anyone dares to do anything bad with us, our whole clan will be the same enemy and will not let him go." Why don't you stay here for two more days, and we'll catch these scoundrels. ”

Hu Xuan said: "If there is really an enemy hidden in the shadows, it is not easy to catch it, so we have to be more careful." ”

2

Play for half a day, everyone is still unsatisfied, every landscape here, seems to be in the painting, look up at will, you will see the mountains and mountains, the scenery is pleasant, and the praise of Hu bolt is endless.

On the way back, Ah Hu ran to the front of the bird trap he had set up, but was disappointed to find that he had not caught the birds, and the trap had been triggered, and only a small wooden stick the thickness of chopsticks was clamped.

"It's bad luck that the wind blew a broken wooden stick and hit my mechanism." Ah Hu muttered.

Looking around, but there was no trace of wind, Shi Suo laughed at Ah Hu and said: "Your cowhide has been blown again today, you see where the wind is?" The branches won't even move, and your mechanism is not secure, who is to blame? ”

Ah Hu pouted and threw the wooden stick aside, but Hu Xuan walked over and picked it up, and asked Ah Hu: "Ah Hu, why do you peel a wooden stick like this?" What can this do? Do you make games? ”

Ah Hu saw that the short wooden stick was really peeled, and shook his head, "Who cut this thing?" There is no such game. ”

"You suspect there's something wrong with this stick?" Stone Lock asked.

Hu Shuan shook his head, "I don't know, I just feel wrong." ”

On the way back, Hu Xuan kept paying attention to the movements around him, and asked Ah Hu to pay attention to whether there were any monkeys, but when he walked home, he didn't find anything abnormal, and there was no trace of monkeys.

The next day, it is the mountain stepping festival that Hu's father said, after eating in the morning, Ahu's family put on new clothes, Hu's sister is dressed up with flowers, and her head is decorated with various colors of silver jewelry, everyone leaves home together, walks to an empty field a few miles away, and when you arrive at the field, you see a long tree in the center of the empty field, and the main trunk side branches on the wood are tied with all kinds of flowers, decorated like a flower tree, and the surrounding of the tree is also full of flowers with branches, gathered under the tree, it is summer, the flowers are all proud, and the fragrance of flowers floats out of the distance.