Beijing, Songzhuzhai.

Dongying envoy Zhong Guimi visited Baitang as promised.

When he saw all kinds of exquisite flower notes in the study, he was full of praise. Touching the elegant silk book, his eyes lit up: "Lian Gongzi is a great talent!" ”

Bai Tang laughed at his best friend's appreciation.

"The colorful paintings on these flower notes are all printed?" The middle of the turtle was curious. "How do I color?"

Bai Tang Zhengse said: "This is the secret of my engraving business. ”

Jian Zhong Guimi felt slightly disappointed, his face was not obvious, and he said with a smile: "I heard that this method was still Lian Gongzi, you came up with it?" ”

It turned out to be prepared. Bai Tang said humbly: "No, it is actually caused by the wisdom condensation of my Ming Dynasty craftsmen. ”

Jian Zhong Guimi smiled, sat down and drank a cup of tea, and sighed: "I love China from top to bottom. I came here to find two authentic works from a collection of famous artists. It's a pity......" he shook his head, "they're all fakes, so I get nothing." ”

When Bai Tang heard this, his face, which had always been indifferent and polite, suddenly showed a trace of surprise: "What? Mr. Best Friend didn't find a famous painting he liked? ”

"yes." Nakama Turtle Mi heard the voice outside the strings of Bai Tang, "What, there is a masterpiece in Lian Gongzi?" ”

Bai Tang hesitated for a moment, got up and took a flat box.

The mid-turtle suddenly became excited, staring intently at the box.

Inside the box is a fan. A yellowed silk painting of a drinking horse with light ink strokes. The body of the horse is fat and strong, flowing in the clear stream to drink, the mane root is clear, and the shade is good. The Wrangler was naked, with only clothes wrapped around his hips. Bai Tang turned the fan, and behind him was Han Gan's upright and elegant self-description, and there were two bright red seals.

"This is, Han Gan's "Qingxi Drinking Horse" in the Tang Dynasty?" The middle turtle was as dense as a treasure, and his face was red with joy. "The real thing is in your hands, Childe?"

Bai Tang shook his head: "This is not the real thing. ”

He was deeply immersed in Chinese culture. I especially study calligraphy and painting! looked at it again and again, and said with a smile: "Han Gan's horse paints flesh but not bones." If you look at the painting of the horse's head, it is rendered layer by layer, alternating shades and shades, making the horse's face look particularly realistic. How can this not be genuine? ”

Bai Tang said with a smile: "Although this picture is not a genuine work, it is second only to the real work. ”

The middle of the turtle Mi only felt ridiculous. He was looking at paintings at other shops, and the boss insisted on telling the fake to be true. But in Songzhu Zhai, Lian Baitang insists on saying that the real work is a fake! Ridiculous, ridiculous.

He couldn't help but smile and asked: "If this is not the real handiwork, dare to ask where the real work is?" ”

The real work is in the Wei State Mansion! Before leaving Nanjing, Xu San searched many famous paintings and monuments at home for him to figure out and study. Bai Tang took this opportunity to pick a few relatively simple paintings and successfully reproduced them with woodblock watermarks. The fan in this Han Gan painting is even the same as the fan frame on the outside. At this time, he took it out and immediately poured out the middle turtle secret.

Bai Tang reiterated again: "Where is the authentic work, there is nothing to say." But this painting is indeed a replica, and it is indistinguishable from the original. ”

The middle turtle was confused: "Replica? How do I fork it? By whom? ”

Bai Tang put away the fan and said, "Mr. Best Friend doesn't need to worry too much. This is the only reproduction of this painting. The value is quite high, you think it through before you decide. ”

The folding fan in the hand of the middle turtle quickly knocked on the box, and said categorically: "Yes!" ”

Even if it's not genuine, it's indistinguishable and unique from the real thing! Seeing that Mr. Best Friend was so supportive, Bai Tang immediately opened an arrogant price, and when Mr. Best Friend paid the silver ticket, it was obviously a little painful!

In addition, the middle of the house, who was about to return to Toei, also bought a large number of flower papers, silk books and aya brocade in Shochikusai.

Although Bai Tang made a lot of money on him, a faint indignation still rose in his heart when he sent him away!

Little Japan!

Just as he was about to turn around, he heard a voice asking: "Dare to ask, is it the Lian Gongzi of Songzhu Zhai?" ”

Bai Tang looked at the people who came, about thirty years old, and he looked very upright, but his face was quite haggard with wind and frost. Bai Tang's eyebrows frowned: I vaguely felt that this person was a little familiar.

"Lian Gongzi." The man saluted and said, "Under Shen Wenhao." ”

Shen Wenhao?

Bai Tang was taken aback: "You are Shen Wenlan's brother?!" ”

Quan Hong heard Bai Tang's words in the house, and suddenly fell off the account book in shock, and his whole body stiffened: Wen Lan's brother has been found?!

Shen Wenhao smiled and said, "Exactly." ”

Quan Hong hurriedly ran out and stared at Shen Wenhao: "You, are you here to pick up Wenlan?" ”

Shen Wenhao looked at him curiously, and sighed: "Wenlan cut off contact with his family many years ago, and recently I heard that he was the chief steward of Songzhu Zhai. That's why my father ordered me to come and visit Wenlan. I wonder where he is now? ”

Quan Hong's throat section rolled: It's a visit, not to pick up Wenlan and leave!

Bai Tang glanced at Quan Hong: Put away your dejected expression! If people can see some clues, you don't care if you don't have a lover, but you are missing an important core talent!

He hurriedly invited Shen Wenlan into the tea room, and said to him: "Shen Gongzi came unfortunately, Wenlan was sent to Jiangnan by me." ”

"Jiangnan?" Shen Wenhao was stunned, "What's the matter?" When will he come back? ”

"I, Songzhuzhai, want to hold a flower conference in Beijing. Wen Lan was familiar with Jiangnan, so he asked him to contact the bosses of major weaving houses. ”

Shen Wenhao's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this. Although his talent in weaving is not as good as Wenlan's, he has a deep understanding of this industry.

"The weaving industry in the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, in addition to the three major weaving bureaus, the major weaving mills are numerous, there are a lot of prestige and wealth in the weaving industry, Lian Gongzi, with all due respect, they may not necessarily come to participate in your flower conference!"

Bai Tang looked at him with a smile: "With Wenlan here, they will come." ”

Shen Wenhao smiled bitterly: "Wenlan is indeed famous in the weaving industry, but Jiangnan is full of talents, Lian Gongzi, I heard that you are an expert in the engraving industry, this weaving industry is not something that can be supported by one person." ”

Bai Tang said simply: "Childe is right. ”

Shen Wenhao secretly thought that this young man didn't know the height of the sky, and the competition in Jiangnan weaving industry had been so tragic for many years, and he was engaged in engraving but wanted to open a weaving workshop, which was really nonsense!

"I wonder when Wenlan will return to Beijing?"

Bai Tang counted the time: "The Flower Conference will be held on the tenth day of the fourth month. There are still ten days left, and Wendang returned to Beijing on the seventh and eighth days of the first month. ”

Shen Wenhao felt a little relieved, he was really worried about his younger brother, and he didn't want to miss his return date, so he said, "I don't know where Wenlan lives?" Can I wait for him to come home at his residence? ”

Bai Tang smiled: "He lives in the dormitory of the mulberry garden workshop in the outer city. All macro! ”

Quan Hong, who was anxious downstairs, jumped up in a few steps: "The owner!

"Shen Gongzi, Quan Hong is Brother Ling's friend and confidant, and he takes great care of Brother Ling. Quan Hong, take Shen Gongzi to the mulberry garden and arrange a place to live. Bai Tang deliberately accentuated the words "friend and confidant", and Shen Wenhao was grateful to Quan Hong!

"You're in charge!"

Jeon Hong forced a smile. For this eldest brother, he really doesn't know how to deal with it, after all, he kidnapped his younger brother!

Shen Wenhao didn't take Baitang's workshop to heart, and always thought that it was just a petty workshop. When he got out of the car and saw the boundless mulberry forest, he was shocked: what a big mulberry garden! Lian Baitang is a sincere and serious business to enter the weaving industry!

When he arrived in the park, Shen Wenhao was in a trance, dazed, and his steps were a little immobile. Is this a workshop? How can there be such a workshop in the world?!

Ten steps and a small scene, a hundred steps and a big scene! Small flower beds, wisteria trellises, molded into various shapes and sizes of flowers, large clusters of roses, moons, wild roses in full swing - why is the flower wall in front of it still a little Persian?

As soon as he thought of this, a Persian boy with red lips and white teeth and blond hair rushed to him.

"Why did the whole steward come back so early today!"

Shen Wenhao saw clearly that the Persian boy was wearing a Han gown and a mouthful of Chinese, so he couldn't help it, and laughed sideways.

"Achahe is from Mulberry Garden – property management." That's what the owner said, but in Quan Hong's opinion, Achahe is more like a gardener!

Since the proprietor made it clear that the house could not be rebuilt, Atchahe put all his energy into the flowers. The owner was originally disdainful of his behavior of building a few new flower beds and spending dozens of taels of silver to buy a few carts of flowers, but the opening of the flower conference was imminent, and Bai Tang specially pulled out 3,000 taels of silver to Achahe: to make the mulberry garden beautiful! Let those Jiangnan bosses who are picky and have eyes above the top look at our taste and power! He also specially assigned five people to help him. As a result, the mulberry garden has changed day by day, and the prototype of a large garden can be seen recently. This garden is full of exotic customs. I even got a fountain the size of a room in the middle of the garden!

Just this fountain, the people and the money! Quan Hong couldn't help but roll his eyes in the sky, and wondered if the owner's money was enough to spend! But Achahe was so excited that he didn't sleep for several nights, designing drawings, supervising the construction of equipment, and personally participating in the assembly! When the water was successfully squirted, the mulberry garden shook: no one thought that those big carp with their mouths open would really spit water!

When Shen Wenhao passed by the fountain, it happened that it was time to watch the fountain every day, and there were a bunch of people around the spring, exclaiming, clapping and applauding, until there were no more ripples on the water surface, and then he reluctantly left.

Shen Wenhao was dumbfounded: Is his younger brother actually working in such a beautiful and magical place? No wonder, no wonder Lian Baitang can keep his younger brother!

Quan Hong naturally arranged the eldest brother in the VIP room in the dormitory - in order to receive his peers from Jiangnan, Bai Tang didn't bother with accommodation, in short, he was sprinkling silver!

Sitting in the elegantly decorated and comfortable guest room, Shen Wenhao was deeply worried about whether he could pick up his younger brother.