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The fat man was surprised, Li Chunjiang was surprised, and Liu Jun was even more surprised than them.

He also heard Li Chunjiang's examination and comments on this painting, and he didn't expect that he and the old man were just a meeting in Pingshui, and the old man actually gave him such a precious painting that cost more than a thousand gold.

Especially when the old man gave it to himself, he didn't mention the preciousness of this painting at all, as if he just gave an ordinary New Year's painting.

, who is the other party, can actually give away the precious things without frowning, and what is even more amazing is that he has never even said the preciousness of the painting. I met a local tyrant, and when I thought about the four entourages on the other side, as well as the momentum of the old man, he was definitely that kind of big man.

It's a pity that I missed them like this, and I didn't even leave a contact information.

"In Xia Li Chunjiang, I don't know the name of this brother?" Li Chunjiang is very interested in Liu Jun now, standing here and queuing up to give gifts, wearing just ordinary student clothes, and there is no atmosphere of wealth and wealth, but as soon as he makes a move, he gives away a famous painting worth a thousand gold.

Of course, he was most interested in how the painting got into his hands. As far as he knew, the painting should now be in the hands of Mei Zhihuan, a relative of the Li family. The Mei family is the head of the four major clans in Macheng, and it is not an ordinary family.

His aunt Mei's father, Mei Guozhen, once served as a squire in the military department, and in his early years, he and his brother and brother-in-law were on the same list as the Jinshi Branch, and they became famous all over the world. Later, his two other brothers were also Chinese warriors.

Nephew Mei Zhihuan, father and son, are both Jinshi.

Mei Zhihuan, fourteen-year-old in the examination Xiucai, twenty-eight-year-old in the Jinshi, and in the examination of the Jishi, after decades of eunuchs, promoted to the governor of Nanjiang, Gansu and other important positions, a few years ago after returning to his hometown, he was not willing to be lonely, personally organized an army of squires, and even got dozens of red-coated cannons from his old subordinates in Nangan,

Although Mei Zhihuan was born as a scholar, he was very good at training and leading troops to fight, exterminating pirates in Guangdong, mountain bandits in Southern Jiangxi, and breaking thieves in Gansu. Zhishi refuses to be idle when he returns to his hometown, usually whether it is a peddler or a pawn, a husband and a child, or a beggar or a peddler, but if there is a grievance, you can go to his house to tell him, and he will personally adjust and deal with it.

There are those treacherous officials in the county, and the government doesn't care about them, so he will send his family members to arrest people, torture and insult them, and then hand them over to the county government for disposal.

Therefore, in Macheng County in recent years, although there have been a lot of high-ranking officials and officials, no one is as energetic as Mei Zhihuan, and no one has been praised by the township like him. Because there are many mountains in Macheng and many thieves, he also personally organized a township regiment, trained the township regiment in accordance with the organization and laws of the army, raised hundreds of strong soldiers, and accepted many homeless people in green clothes as guerrillas, and also got Nanjiang cannons and Dongyue red-clothed cannons from the old department of Nanjiang and Guangdong to build a walled fortress to guard, and he himself also established a horse team to patrol around, which made those bandits and thieves often go around the city for several years, and dare not come easily.

Now the thieves from all over the country have risen, the momentum is rising, Mei Zhihuan is in the southeast of the county in Shenzhuang Mei's house to build a big fort, called Baosheng Fort, accept the resettlement of displaced people, the higher the momentum, in Macheng, the county is not the most talkative person, but Mei Zhihuan, the second is Li Changgeng and other retired high-ranking officials, and then the Zhuwang clan Gaomen.

Li Chunjiang respects Mei Zhihuan very much, and feels that a squire like Mei Zhihuan is a model for scholars, who can benefit one party when he is in office, and even if he returns to his hometown, he can also benefit the township.

He knew that in addition to being an official and fighting in war, Mei Zhihuan was also a master of the literary world, leaving a lot of famous articles, belonging to the public security faction, and Dong Qichang also had a good relationship with the literati of the public security faction, and had a good relationship with Mei Zhihuan, so the peerless painting in his later years would finally reach Mei Zhihuan's hands.

But how did this painting finally get from Mei Zhihuan's hands to this young man's hands?

He was curious, very curious.

Since this Chunjiang prince is so polite, of course Liu Jun also replied with courtesy, and hurriedly said, "Liu Jun and Liu Jiye in Xiwan, Xiamacheng, are now a student member of Huangzhou Weiwu. ”

"A certain dare to ask, where did I get this painting boy?"

"An old man who met in Pingshui gave it to him, and when he lost the birthday gift he was ready to give to Mrs. Liu, the old gentleman saw this and gave the painting to him as a gift. At that time, the old gentleman did not say that this painting was so precious, and he did not pay attention to it at the next moment. Unexpectedly, it was such a valuable thing, which was really unexpected. ”

"Hmph, why do I hear this so hard to believe, I think, this is a liar, and this painting is even stolen." The fat man didn't believe Liu Jun's words at all, how could there be such a good thing.

Liu Jun turned his head and smiled at the fat man, "Actually, you should have seen that old man, it was the old man you shouted to fight and kill in the tea shop, and this painting was given by him." ”

The fat man was surprised, "The old immortal?" ”

Li Chunjiang was moved when he heard this, "The old man that Brother Liu said, can you describe one or two for me?" ”

Liu Jun roughly said.

Li Chunjiang nodded frequently, then turned his head and asked the fat man, "What is going on with the tea shop that Brother Liu just said?" ”

The fat man didn't want to say such a shameful thing, but since Li Chunjiang asked, in the end he still said it again and again, after listening to the fat man's narration, Li Chunjiang had basically determined that Liu Jun didn't lie to him, Liu Jun and the fat man The old man they talked about was undoubtedly Mei Zhihuan.

Thinking of the unexpected things that Mei Zhihuan often does, Li Chunjiang feels that things have basically been explained. Mei Zhihuan obviously admired Liu Jun very much, and then generously gave this precious calligraphy and painting to Liu Jun. Although for some reason he didn't tell Liu Jun his identity, this is not an unusual thing.

"Brother Liu, now that you know the preciousness of this thing, do you still want to give it as a birthday gift?"

Liu Jun smiled, "The gift is a piece of heart. ”

"Very good, such a valuable gift, I believe that Mrs. Liu will be very happy after receiving it, it is better to take Brother Liu to see Mrs. Liu, and you will personally deliver the gift to Mrs. Liu."

"Thank you so much." Liu Jun hurriedly thanked. He didn't forget the purpose of his trip, although he had a conflict with Liu Fatzi, but after all, he mainly came to vote for the Liu family, not for Liu Fatzi.

In the inner courtyard of the Liu family's mansion, Mrs. Liu took this precious painting and admired it carefully for a long time, and then looked at Liu Jun for a long time.

"You said you were from the Liu family in Xiwan?"

"Exactly."

"Who are you Liu Chengye?"

Liu Jun looked at Liu Chengqi, the old lady of the Liu family, and replied seriously, "That's the ancestor!" ”

Old lady Liu frowned slightly, as soon as he heard the Liu family in Xiwan, he almost guessed who the visitor was, and even guessed the purpose of the visitor. Originally, he wanted to wave him away directly, but in the end, he asked again, "Are you a martial artist now?" ”

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll take your gift, and I like it too. However, the old man still has to tell you that Liu Chengye has long been expelled from the Liu family, and his name has been removed from the genealogy. After so many years, now that you have taken root in West Bay, you should live there well. ”

"Uncle Ancestor"

"Don't call it that, you are not a child of my Liu family."

"I know that my grandfather was at fault back then, but after these decades, he has long since become an old man. Can't we be brought back to our clan now? ”

"The country has national laws, and the family has family rules, this is the decision made by the old patriarch and my uncle, and it cannot be reversed." Old Lady Liu said a little impatiently, "Young man, be down-to-earth, don't just think about climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, your grandfather was like this back then, and he was finally driven out of the clan." ”

"I hope the Liu family can give us a chance."

"But the Liu family doesn't need such an opportunity." Old lady Liu ruthlessly refused.

Liu Jun couldn't imagine that the old man would be so reluctant to give a chance, and he was stunned for a while.

"You can go, and don't come again."

"In addition, I hope that in the future, I won't hear anyone swaggering outside with the signboard of the Liu family in Suokouhe, otherwise, the result will be very serious, understand?"

Although he was reluctant in his heart, in the face of Liu Chengqi's indifferent attitude, Liu Jun still had to nod his head.

"Farewell!"

"Don't send it!"

When he came out of the study to the front hall, Li Chunjiang was still sitting there, and when he saw him come out, he took the initiative to greet him.

"How?"

"Nothing." Liu Jun shook his head.

"Xiwan Liu family, in fact, I should have thought a long time ago that you are the descendants of the one who was expelled by the Liu family back then, right? When you came here today, you must have hoped to return to the Liu clan, but it seems that Old Lady Liu refused. ”

Liu Jun was a little surprised, he didn't expect the other party to know so much about these old things of the Liu family.

"Don't forget, the four major families in Macheng are actually in-laws to each other, and the affairs of each family are almost clear to each other." Li Chunjiang saw Liu Jun's doubts and explained with a smile.

"It's a refusal."

"In fact, you have nothing to be sad about, you can also make a difference by standing on your own. I look at you as dignified, and you are also a talent, even if you don't rely on the power of the Liu clan, you can still get ahead. You are now a martial artist, this year is the year of the township examination, go to participate in the martial arts exam, take a martial arts person background, if you participate in the martial arts next year can still be a jinshi, then Xiwan Liu will also get up, so after a few generations, who can know, Xiwan Liu will not be as prosperous as Suokou River Liu, and even, maybe one or two hundred years later, everyone only remembers Xiwan Liu and does not know Suokou River Liu. ”

"Where can it be so simple." Liu Jun shook his head.

However, after being enlightened by him, my mood was indeed a little lighter. If you can't recognize the relatives of the Liu family, you can't rely on this big tree, even if you rely on yourself, it's not that you can't do it.

"What about Dong Qichang's painting?" Li Chunjiang asked.

"There is no reason to return the gifts that are given."

Li Chunjiang also smiled beside him, "It's that Old Lady Liu is unwilling to spit out the fat in his mouth again, Old Lady Liu refuses to let you recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, but she accepts such a valuable gift, which is really a bit shameless." ”

"Aren't you related to the Liu family, isn't that okay?" Liu Jun said unexpectedly.

"Hahaha, I don't help my relatives, I'm telling the truth."

"Hahaha" The two laughed together and walked out of Liu's mansion side by side.