A maid came: "Old Madam Xu asked Old Madam Shen and Young Madam to speak." ”

Tian Jiang was a little puzzled, but Old Madam Shen took her hand and got up, and said with a smile: "You don't know her, you just listened to the Xuanjuan together in the lecture hall, the wife of Xu Shoufu of the cabinet." Cabinet Xu Shoufu..... Xu Bingyong! Tian Jiang's body stiffened, and Old Madam Shen felt it, patted the back of her hand, and comforted her gently: "Don't be afraid, let's go and say a few words and go back." ”

She wasn't afraid..... Tian Jiang pursed his lips and smiled.

Walking along the front porch for dozens of steps, I saw that in front of the door of the squatter house, there were many girls and mothers-in-law, all standing with their hands down.

Seeing that they were coming, some were busy replying, and some had already opened the curtain cage to welcome them into the room, and when they could enter, Tian Jiang saw a woman sitting on the big kang near the window, who was the same age as Mrs. Shen, with early bloom on the sideburns, with magpies on the branches and inlaid with jade to wipe their foreheads, wearing a pine flower brocade silk embroidered with Ruyi Shou pattern, with a sad look on her face, the white porcelain tea bowl overturned to the ground, and a mother-in-law was squatting to wipe the tea that had been splashed on the ground.

Old Madam Shen was stunned, the old woman had a calm face, beckoned her to sit on the kang, Tian Jiang stepped forward to greet her, neither humble nor arrogant, and the size was measured.

Mrs. Xu took her hand to look up and down, and said to Mrs. Shen: "You are really good at picking a daughter-in-law, look at this style and appearance, they are all first-class in the capital." ”

Old Madam Shen said with a smile: "I can't pick any of Shen Erke, this daughter-in-law was personally chosen by him, and she kept it from her, and she didn't know until I came to propose marriage." ”

"The girl in the Principality of Liang's mansion is right in Yemen when Lord Shen is right." Old Madam Xu saw Tian Jiang sitting on the chair next to the kang, and also smiled: "It's just that he is younger, twelve or thirteen years younger than Lord Shen's estimate?" “

Mrs. Shen took Tian Jiangfeng's fragrant tea, and she said: "Don't look at the second daughter-in-law's young age, but she is not arrogant, she is smart and very well-behaved, and she is better than my daughters-in-law." “

Mrs. Xu bowed her head: "It is your blessing to be one in a million people like this." He said contemptuously: "Don't you know, there is a musician named Wang Meier in the Teaching Workshop Division, but sixteen or seventeen, and I blame my old man for not being ashamed and knowing the age of the destiny of heaven. “

Old Madam Shen is not a familiar character, and others don't say anything, but only said: "I heard that Wang Mei'er was once the daughter of a general, and she was famous in the capital, and she had to enter the teaching department because of a crime at home. “

Mrs. Xu disagreed: "I don't believe her name in the capital." The old man once brought her to the house, I bumped into a few times, you don't know the foxy and frivolous look, where did everyone come from the beautiful demeanor, I said that the strange Taoist family wants to make trouble, this ancestral foundation is very shallow. “

She chirped and said a lot of unbearable things, and Old Madam Shen borrowed tea to eat, but just pretended to listen, but was indifferent.

Old Madam Xu felt bored, and glanced at Tian Jiang to stare at a certain place, and when she looked, it turned out that what attracted her was a bronze vessel on the table.

She asked, "Has the young lady ever seen this object?" ”

Tian Jiang shook his head and replied: "This bronze artifact is called 'Lotus Crane Square Pot', which is extremely noble, how can anyone see it." I'm just a coincidence, I've seen another 'Standing Crane Square Pot' in the market, the two are a pair, but the height is slightly different, and the others are not the same, so I can see it into the gods. “

Because it was already dusk, the light in the room was a little dim, and the bronze was far away on the table, and the old lady Shen couldn't see it clearly, so she hurriedly said, "You tell me what it looks like?" “

Tian Jiang actually needs to see where to see, all have been engraved in the heart, she said slowly: "This pot body is flattened, supporting the bottom of the pot is two capuchin beasts with side heads and tongues, the ampulla is carved with dragon patterns, and the four corners are attached to a flying dragon, the dragon on both sides of the neck is the ear, the most surprising is the pot lid, which is cast into a double layer of lotus petals to stretch around, the center is open, and a crane is erected on it, spreading its wings and will fly, leading the neck to sing." “

Old Madam Shen listened carefully and looked at it, and suddenly said with a smile: "Are you fooling my old eyes to be dizzy?" Where are the cranes? “

Tian Jiang curled the corners of his lips: "I didn't fool my mother, I really had a crane, but this one broke from the middle of the crane's neck, and the crane head didn't know where it went?" “

Looking at Mrs. Xu, seeing that her face was pale and a little darker, she muttered and said: "This thing is comparable to the treasure of the town temple, and it will not be placed in the squatter room so casually, it must be that the old lady specially transported it from the house and deposited it in the heart of the Buddha." It's just that ......." paused, and added: "Such an incomplete artifact, the abbot of the temple must refuse to accept it, and I think I will live up to the old lady's piety." “

Mrs. Xu sighed deeply, and it was difficult to hide her frustration and anxiety: "It was fine when it came, but when I returned to the room after listening to the Xuanjuan in the lecture hall, the crane head had fallen on the table, and it turned out that the girl drove the cat into the house, and accidentally knocked it down." My lord doesn't know who he listened to, and he had to put this thing into the temple in order to seek greater well-being. ”

Old Madam Shen heard that her scalp was numb, and she was about to say goodbye, but she heard Tian Jiang ask: "Old lady, is the crane head still there?" “

Mrs. Xu nodded inexplicably, Tian Jiang gave Mrs. Shen a blessing, she said: "I have learned some techniques of repairing bronzes with my cousin since I was a child. “

Old Madam Shen was shocked, and hurriedly smiled at Old Madam Xu and said: "My second daughter-in-law's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, you don't have to believe her, such a noble utensil is bound to find a shop, and it has to be repaired by a skilled old craftsman." “

He turned his face to look at Tian Jiang and admonished: "If you don't have diamonds, don't do porcelain work, such a complicated and difficult thing can be done by women, you don't have to be arrogant, but get out of control." “

Tian Jiang heard her tone quite stern, so he lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and said "yes", without saying a word.

How do you know that the old lady Xu has heard it all, secretly wondering where to find any old craftsmen here and now, and the only way to do this is to use a dead horse as a live horse doctor.

She said: "I heard that the emperor was still the crown prince of an incident, he had a Ming vessel that stepped on a horse and Feiyan, and needed to be repaired and sacrificed to the gods. ”

"Yes, the talented have nothing to do with men and women. Since the young lady can open this mouth, she must be confident, so she might as well give it a try. It's just that in the end, it's really irreparable, and I don't blame you. ”

She looked at Old Madam Shen, and continued: "If it can be restored to good condition, there are many good antiquities in my house, so I can choose a favorite one for her at will." ”