Chapter 46: Seals
It's sunset. The red clouds spread like fire at the end of the sky, dyeing half of the study red.
Yu Tang held the scroll tightly.
Half of the picture that Master Qian copied was spread out on the bookcase, and one side was suspended in the air.
Yu Wen was taken aback by Yu Tang's sharp voice, walked over quickly, and said, "What's wrong."
Yu Tang's face turned pale, and the strength of his whole body seemed to have been taken away, and he trembled and pointed to the map: "Look, look, Chunshuitang!" ”
Yu Wen didn't understand what it meant, so he walked over and looked carefully, but he didn't see anything.
Yu Tang hurriedly stuffed the scroll into his father's hand and said, "Look at it from here, facing the sunset, on the top of the mountain, there is a seal with the three words Chunshui Hall. ”
Yu Wen took the painting scroll in his daughter's hand, looked at it from the angle from which Yu Tang had looked at the painting before, and sure enough, he saw the seal engraved with the words "Chunshui Hall" by Qin Li in the faintly flickering glow.
He frowned, first called Ah Yuan to come in, and asked him to call Yu Yuan, who was helping Yu Bo repair the shop, and then closed the door with a solemn expression, and whispered to Yu Tang: "Don't panic, this is the usual trick of those craftsmen - to make forgeries, but they still arrogantly want to go down in history, and print their own seals in places that are not easy for ordinary people to find, so that people can inadvertently or after a hundred years find out that this thing was made by him." ”
If Yu Wen admired this Master Qian before, then how annoying he is now.
"I don't know what flaws he left behind besides this seal? In addition to being visible at sunset, under what circumstances can this seal be seen? Yu Wen's face was very bad, "When Ah Yuan comes over, the three of us will look carefully." ”
Yu Tang nodded indiscriminately, and his heart was already in a mess.
She didn't admit that she was wrong, that "Spring Water Hall" was exactly the same as the "Hidden Picture of Pine Creek Fishing" printed in her hand in her previous life.
When her parents died, the Li family came to propose marriage, and promised to help their family revitalize the family business, she held Li Jun's tablet out of the cabinet, the Li family disliked her too little dowry, and specially set up a remote and quiet place for her to dowry, and then, the Li family was stolen, only some innocuous little things were lost, and the Lin family did not even go to the government to report the case......
All of this is like scattered beads, all strung together by the seal of "Chunshuitang".
Yu Tang seemed to understand everything at once, and it seemed that he didn't understand anything.
Her mind was confused, her legs were weak, she couldn't stand anymore, and she sat down on the Taishi chair behind her.
Yu Wen looked at it and said, "Ah Tang, don't be afraid. If this kind of thing is not seen by the owner, if it is seen, we can ask the master Qian to pay the silver, and we can also ask him to repaint us. Fortunately, there are still some days before your Uncle Lu's Qiqi, and it is still too late for your brother to go to Hangzhou City at this time. As he spoke, he sighed with a wry smile and said, "Who knew that this kind of thing would happen, I felt sorry for him before, he was afraid that he had done a lot of such things." ”
The most important thing is that their family's matter involves a life lawsuit, and they don't know who is behind the scenes.
Yu Tang's hairs are about to stand up.
Master Qian!
In her previous life, the painting in her hand was copied with the help of Master Qian, that is to say, someone thought of going with her back then, and asked Master Qian to help copy a fake painting, and also used the stolen painting to replace the real painting in her hand.
And Uncle Lu.
She was simply to blame him.
What he sold to their family was the real painting he owned.
It's her.
It was she who had been rubbing a fake in her hand for several years, but she regarded the fake as genuine, and self-righteously believed that Uncle Lu had sold them a fake painting.
Yu Tang couldn't stop blaming himself.
"Ah Tang, Ah Tang!" Yu Wen looked guilty at her, hurriedly stepped forward and patted her daughter's shoulder, and comforted her in a low voice, "This matter is not your fault. You're thinking of a good idea. Daddy has never seen a smarter child than you. If it weren't for you, Daddy would be in the dark right now. Daddy will figure out a way to do this, and it will be fine. ”
The more his father said this, the more uncomfortable Yu Tang felt in his heart.
She sobbed quietly before she said, "Daddy, you're right, Uncle Lu is still a good person." Although I have cheated you, I have really helped you. It was me who was wrong in the past, wasn't he immediately thirty-seven? I want to go and worship him. ”
It's not a compensatory for him.
Yu Wen smiled and said, "What's wrong with you?" Suddenly I said good things about Uncle Lu. He would have been glad if he had known about it. ”
Lu Xin is not stupid, the rest of the Yu family looks down on him, and he also knows it.
Yu Tang took out a handkerchief to wipe his face and nodded.
Yu Yuan rushed over out of breath, said hello to Yu Wen and Yu Tang, and called Mrs. Chen to pour him a cup of tea and come in, and said to Yu Wen and Yu Tang: "I'm dying of thirst." That Pei Man, there are so many words. After asking this and that. However, this person is also quite powerful, at least more powerful than the previous big manager, everything he said was on the point, just this day, everyone looked at him differently. He's the chief manager, and he's sitting firmly. ”
Yu Wen hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Yu Yuan said: "Pei Man, the chief manager of the Pei family, went to Changxing Street to see how the shop was built, and asked us door to door what materials were used for these shops that were not Pei's shops, whether they were built according to the style agreed with the Pei family before, how much was left in the open ditch, and whether the dark ditch was left...... You say, once this fire burns, who dares not to leave a ditch? This time, the third master of the Pei family is merciful and willing to lend us money to rebuild the shop, if this happens to happen again next time, the Pei family will let it go, and our family will have no other way to live except for selling the foundation. ”
Yu Wen smiled: "That person should have asked!" If it is because of our family, the Pei family shop will also be implicated! ”
The two talked about Changxing Street, but Yu Tang didn't listen to a word.
She thought of the Li family's sudden wealth.
It was after the theft of the Li family.
After that, their family took advantage of the relationship between the Lin family and started a shipping business.
Could this map in the mezzanine of "Pine Creek Fishing Hidden Map" be a nautical chart?
After she married into the Li family, she would occasionally see those children of the Lin family visiting the Li family. She still remembered that she once heard one of Lin's nephews boast very proudly, saying that this maritime business is not something that anyone can do if they want to, not only to have a ship, but also to have a capable and reliable helmsman, a boatman, and to know how to get around...... In other words, there must be nautical charts.
And this nautical chart, that's a priceless treasure.
If nothing else, let's just say that the person who wants to draw such a picture must not only be able to drive a boat, but also be able to recognize the direction, know the law of tidal changes, and be literate and understand Kanyu, and such a talent will not be produced for decades or even centuries. And even if such a talent is produced, who doesn't spend decades taking the exam to become a big official, but hangs his head on the waistband of his trousers, has no name and no profit, and spends a lifetime of work floating on the sea?
At this time, even if you are the emperor, you can only stare dryly.
Those who know how to take the sea route have been accumulated little by little by several generations, even more than a dozen generations, with their lives and experience. If anyone has such a ability, it is like holding a cornucopia in their arms, waiting to lie on the gold and silver mountains to eat and drink spicy food.
Yu Tang still remembered that after this nephew of the Lin family said such a call, she never saw this person in the Li family again.
She thought it was because she was widowed and didn't see many outsiders, but now that she thought about it, it was clearly another thing she didn't know.
That map must have been a nautical chart.
Behind this, it must be the Li family.
The more Yu Tang thought about it, the more she felt that the mountains and forests in front of her seemed to have been blown away by a strong wind, revealing many faces that she hadn't paid attention to.
This would also explain why Li Jun didn't know her and Lin lied.
It can also explain why the Li family is desperately begging to marry her regardless of face.
But Yu Tang also gave birth to a panic that because the Li family also knew about Master Qian, their strategy might be discovered by the Li family at any time.
She couldn't tell her father and brother about this panic.
Yu Tang walked back and forth in the study, like a trapped beast trapped in a cage.
"Ah Tang!" Yuwen first noticed his daughter's strange appearance, he shouted worriedly, and said, "I'm dizzy when you walk, you sit down and rest!" I have already told Ah Yuan that Ah Yuan will leave for Hangzhou early tomorrow morning. Master Qian, don't worry, since he is in this business, of course he knows the dangers of this business, and he should have been prepared for this kind of thing. ”
Yu Tang stopped, but he couldn't stop the fear in his heart, and said, "Daddy, someone has already died for this painting." Although Master Qian often walks by the river, there must be times when his shoes are wet, and we can't care if he has any accidents, but we can't lose our lives because of our family. ”
"I understand!" Yu Yuan's face gradually became serious when he heard this, and said, "I will tell him about this matter to see if he has any means to protect himself, or let him avoid the limelight for a while." ”
Yu Tang has no better way for the time being!
She rubbed her sideburns wearily.
There is also the matter of the Li family, we have to find a way to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Yu Tang now feels that he understands the Li family's approach a little.
They are the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. I feel that this picture is so precious, and people who know its value will definitely not let go, so they will secretly make a move, preferring to make some theft than buy this painting directly from their family.
However, there is a big difference between the past life and this life.
She also knows who is behind the scenes.
It's just that how can the Li family guarantee that this painting will become her dowry like in her previous life?
In her previous life, her parents died, and the relics left by her parents will definitely be with her. Can this life be ......
Thinking of this, Yu Tang's body stiffened.
She thought about her marriage to the Wei family.
No way?!
The Li family just wants this painting, will they still influence her marriage?
Yu Tang thought so in his heart, but a voice in his head kept saying: If you have already killed someone, do you care about killing another person?
Yu Tang had difficulty breathing, and there was no way to stay in this study anymore.
She wanted to know if Wei Xiaoshan's death had anything to do with the Li family.
She wanted to see Wei Xiaochuan and ask him what had happened before Wei Xiaoshan died.
She hoped that she was too suspicious and cranky.
Yu Tang walked out of the study quickly.
"Ah Tang!" Yu Wen and Yu Yuan both shouted worriedly and chased after them.
The summer is over, and the yellow petals of the lush osmanthus trees in the yard have been exposed among the oily green leaves, and the evening breeze blows, wafting a rich fragrance from time to time.
Yu Tang took a deep breath, and when he turned around, he already had a shallow smile on his face: "I'm fine." Smelled the flowers in the study and came out to take a look. ”
Yu Wen and Yu Yuan's expressions slackened.
Yu Yuan smiled: "You didn't have a good walk around Hangzhou City, do you want me to bring you something back?" ”
"It's good that Brother comes back safely." When something like this happened, Yu Tang felt more and more that it was better for the family to be together neatly and neatly than anything else. She lowered her voice and said, "Brother, you must persuade Master Qian not to be careless, if I didn't guess wrong, this map might be a nautical chart." ”
Yu Yuan was stunned.
Yu Wen said even more hurriedly: "Do you have anything else to discover?" ”
Yu Tang couldn't explain his guess, so he had to say: "When I went to buy things to make head flowers, I encountered foreign goods, and I accidentally seemed to hear such an ear, and I didn't pay attention to it at the time. ”
Yu Wen and Yu Yuan didn't know how precious the nautical charts were, but they knew how hard Fujian was fighting for business on the sea. Murder and arson occur every few years, and there are several massacres that reach the heavens.
Ordinary people are involved in this, and few can survive.
Both of them gasped.
Yu Wen grabbed Yu Tang's hand and said, "You, do you really think this is a nautical chart?" ”
"I'm not entirely sure." Yu Tang didn't dare to say anything, and said, "The more I think about it, the more I feel like it." What did you think Zuo-sama did in the past? What did Uncle Lu's father do in the past? Even if it is a map, it is not the court to hold it accountable, and if you can't find it, you will have to raid your home, why do you have to get it so unrelentingly. ”
"Lord Zuo has resisted the Japanese in the past," Yu Wen muttered, "Brother Lu's father used to be Lord Zuo's staff, and only if he can give birth to a huge fortune, will people always think about it." The general map is only used when there is a war, even if it is an official of the imperial court, it is useless to hold it in your hand! Brother Lu probably doesn't know the universe in this painting, because Brother Lu's father doesn't know either? Or did his father, even if he knew, just like us, and didn't know what to do, so he just hid it in the painting? ”
Yu Yuan's face turned like earth when he heard this, and he said uneasily: "Uncle, then, what should we do?" ”
In the past, I only thought it would be good to throw this hot potato out, but now it's a matter of whether the potato can be thrown out.
Yu Wen also ran out of ideas.
Lu Xin's father still knows someone like Zuo, he is an ordinary country talent, is there no way to do it better than Lu Xin's father?
This time, Chang Yuwen was spinning in the courtyard.
Chen, who came to summon them to dinner, couldn't help but be surprised when he saw it, and said, "What are you discussing here?" The gods are chattering, and you can't eat? ”