Jiang Xian took the box and looked at it carefully.

When she touched it with her hand, she felt that the whole box was heavy and heavy, the most obvious being the uneven lines on it.

The box is a common round box, cane section style, mother and son mouth, circle foot, the bottom and the box are uniform brown paint, rare, the paint surface is uniform, although it can be seen that it is an old thing, but the preservation is extremely complete.

The side of the box is a twig flower, the branches and leaves are wavy and undulating, lotus, peony, camellia, chrysanthemum, gardenia in pairs, flowers up and down, dotted between the branches and leaves, contrasting with each other.

The box surface is a broken branch chrysanthemum in the middle, the vine leaves pass through the center of the circle from the lower left edge, go to the right, and branch to the left and right, the middle of the box surface is the chrysanthemum, and each of the four sides is arranged with a flower color, which is the other four, the five flowers are distributed in the center of an outer circle and four patterns, the layout is average, the leaves are arranged from bottom to top in a group of left and right, and the flower buds next to the flowers above end at the composition, and the composition has a peaceful sense of rhythm.

The lacquer is ruddy and solid, the knife is skillful, and the valve veins and leaf veins are smooth, delicate and tactful.

Just by looking at this surface roughly, Jiang Xian knew that this thing was not simple, she pointed to the lines on it, touched the paint surface emphatically, and even sniffed before saying:

"Where did it come from, the year is not short, look at this paint grease lubrication, this is the modification that time has given it."

Just as jade has a pulp, the lacquer surface is not, it has been used for a long time and the effect of time, this old thing will even "evolve", silent but obvious, is incomparable to any finely carved new objects, that is the mark left by time.

After a while, Jiang Xian pondered before speaking: "I'm afraid it's at least four hundred years!" ”

"Objects from the Ming Dynasty?!"

She has been reading the history books of Huaguo when she has been fine for the past two years, and now, she can deduce the relevant dynasties according to the age of this year.

Gu Heng gave her an approving look, sitting on the small lying stool on the side, her tall and long body curled up, not at all cramped, but with a kind of comfortable leisure:

"Well, I deduced that it was also, a few days ago in the black market of N City, I went to buy preserved fruits, and met a kid, this kid sells preserved fruits very expensive, speaking of which, he is also a little witty, the quality of preserved fruits is average, but each one is packed in such a box, it looks unusual."

Jiang Xian just opened the box and looked at it, the quality of the preserved fruit is really average, when she was young, she lived in the mountains, the apricots in the Sanhuan Mountain grew well, not big, but the core was small and meaty, not astringent or bitter, in those years, she had to do some every year.

In this box, there are also dried apricots, which is really bad, if Gu Heng hadn't bought it, she probably wouldn't have looked at it.

"I looked around the boxes, and there were all kinds of them, but I could see that they were not new, they were newly made, and the wood used was not new."

"So, I asked, he sold this box of preserved fruits for seven or eight yuan, catching up with the price of eight high-end dim sum boxes in Beijing, I gave him fifteen yuan, and he told me everything."

"It turns out that this kid is a carpenter, I heard that there is a carpenter in their village, and he doesn't agree with him, but he has a bitter mouth, and he makes the people in the village very happy, but he specializes in shoddy things, but gradually, he still robbed most of his business."

"Originally, the business he had in hand was barely enough to give their family a livelihood, last year, his father got sick and spent a lot of money, so he owed a lot of foreign debts, and his hair was not good, so he introduced him to the black market to try his luck, and he embarked on this road."

"He has a flexible brain, he has skills, he goes to the thrift station, or goes to the site where people build houses and renovate houses, and collects wooden boxes, or wooden shelves that look better in materials, basically those things that are thrown out, no one wants, and after collecting them, he comes back and knocks on them, puts on some tung oil or something, and takes them out as preserved fruit boxes."

"I told him the truth, this red box is called a box, it's an old object, it should be an antique, but the kid waved his hand and said directly, 'Brother, if you think it's worth it, just give me an extra twenty yuan, what if this thing is really an antique?' I originally got it back from the thrift station, so I didn't have to cause trouble, if you don't want to, then it means, you take the things, and give me an extra five dollars. ‘”

Gu Heng told Jiang Xian about the situation at that time.

This is said to be extremely bright, but Jiang Xian heard that it is true, in the past few years, I don't know what is going on outside, and the respect for scholars, teachers and even those who are really talented and learning is gone, but some villains are in charge, smashing and looting, I don't know how many people have been ruined and their families have been scattered.

What about old things? That kid can see it clearly, maybe this thing will be recognized one day, but it will be a disaster!

Jiang Xian found that although Gu Heng was a little indifferent, he was also very delicate when he talked about business, and even he often laughed at himself for not being a good person.

However, he always has a sense of compassion for the people at the bottom.

Xu is his own experience is like this, sympathy and empathy.

It's like to this kid, others, like Jiang Xian, if she encounters this, she will buy it, she won't deliberately bargain, but what price people sell, she thinks it's worth it, just buy it back, and definitely won't do anything to remind people.

But Gu Heng will, but he won't be like this to all such people, he will look at people, if that person is a gambler or something, take the family's treasure out and sell it cheaply, he won't be kind enough to remind him.

"Then you gave him twenty dollars to get this box back?"

Gu Heng "coughed" twice, and seemed to be a little embarrassed.

Jiang Xian's heart suddenly felt bad: "How much?" ”

“…… This box is in good condition, and besides, that kid is really not easy, and he has an appetite for me when he talks and acts, so I ...... Well, I gave thirty dollars. ”

What he didn't dare to say was that he also left a contact address with the kid named Sun Chuan, writing the address of the Spruce family, and told him that if he encounters this style of good things again, remember to keep it for him, and he will receive it at this price.

Jiang Xian: "......"

The 10,000 grass and mud horses in her heart were already galloping and whistling past, her hands were a little itchy, and she especially wanted to twist Gu Heng's ears, so she wanted to ask him: Where are your cold noodles? How shrewd are you?

People ask for 20 yuan, but if they don't bargain, they will increase the price for others?

Her monthly salary is now about thirty-five yuan, and if she says it in the village, I am afraid it will cause a sensation.

Ordinary people in the village are busy all year round, and at most each person will lose a few dozen yuan, which can be regarded as a good year.

As soon as he raised his hand, well, he scattered it lightly.

As soon as she raised her head, she was about to pull a face to show Gu Heng that she was not very happy about this, but as a result, she saw this person looking at her with moist eyes.

She sat on the circle chair, her head bowed slightly, and he sat on the little stool at her feet, tilting her head, up and down, looking at each other, and suddenly she lost her temper.

In his mind, a villain suddenly popped up, automatically finding a reason for him:

"He doesn't want to, huh? He's always liked these kinds of antiquities, don't you know? ”

"If he is a really cold and ruthless person, you should be worried about the fat girl at that time!"

"What does this mean, it shows that this man is affectionate and righteous."

"It's only thirty yuan, the fat girl earns it back in a month, thirty yuan to buy this thing, even if you can't sell it, you can't take it out, but it's hard to buy it with money."

"It's a pity if these things are really drowned in the dust, the years go by, these are things that bear witness to history."

"You look at Lao Ding's people, who are in prison, suffering and suffering, all of them have to keep these things, what is the value of these things, don't you know in your heart, fat girl?"

"Lao Ding, they are your man's mentor, so you should do something for your mentor. And Aunt Ding, look at her hands, in order to fix these things, those beautiful hands are rough, she is so good to you, what's wrong with doing something for them? ”

"You can't bear to disappoint them?"

……

Jiang Xian was speechless, she didn't want to do anything, just thinking about it, there were really many reasons why she had to do this.

"Forget it, you are right to do this, if this box falls into the hands of those people, it may be destroyed, you go back and show it to Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding, they will definitely be happy."

When Gu Heng heard this, his face was still a little hesitant, and he said for a long time: "Isn't my daughter-in-law angry?" If you're angry, hit me, wherever you want? ”

He leaned his face over again, and nodded with his hand: "Just say hello here, don't be angry with my daughter-in-law." ”

Jiang Xian really couldn't help it, she was amused by his obvious faceless and skinless appearance, she pushed his face away, the kind of merciless, and said deliberately:

"What's the use of beating you? The next time I see you, won't you buy it? ”

She paused deliberately.

Seeing that Gu Heng just didn't answer the phone, he said it seriously to Gu left and right, as if he hadn't heard what Jiang Xian said:

“…… Otherwise, beat me in the ass, there's a lot of meat there, and your hands don't hurt! ”

Jiang Xian glared at him angrily, hey, hey, this marriage is different, and he will be a scoundrel this time.

Do the Spruce people know what he does? If you know, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince him of the "boss" anymore.

"Or, our family is in the cellar, follow the example of Landlord Liao's house, and make a secret room? I'm going to put these things in the future? ”

Gu Heng left the house and yard as big as a thief, anyway, there are a lot of unsightly things in her house (the medicine field in the backyard is), and if there are more of these old things, it's nothing!

In fact, the matter of Landlord Liao was over the year before last, and the house was Gu Heng's according to reason, and Gu Heng had already asked Uncle Jiang to take the lead in this matter, and went to the commune and even Director Jiang, and the case was filed.

However, he never meant to touch the house, but fortunately, the people who handled this matter were credible and strict-mouthed.

Yes, no one in the village knows that the big house has now changed hands and has become Gu Heng's.

Gu Heng didn't move, and Jiang Xian wasn't interested.

In fact, Landlord Liao's family has a ready-made secret room, but she would rather start her own construction and get another one, although it is troublesome, but it is her own at all, and they use it with peace of mind.

It just so happened that she had seen some secret rooms and locks in Lan Kingdom, and she could turn it around when the time came.

In the future, they stuffed these old objects, even the jade and gold things that Gu Heng placed in front of his mother's tomb, into the secret room, which was also convenient.

Gu Heng was still racking his brains to think about how to make his daughter-in-law accept the fact that his behavior as a loser was eternal.

However, the daughter-in-law can't be offended, this is his treasure.

But he didn't expect that Jiang Xian didn't come to such a sentence, but Gu Heng was stunned, he was speechless for a while, and he couldn't speak:

"Daughter-in-law...... You...... How do you ......"

"What? So reasonable? Am I really a heartless and unrighteous person? We're husband and wife, what you like, what you pursue, as long as it's not a bad thing, I should support it, besides, these things are old things, it's a pity to ruin them. ”

Jiang Xian got married not long ago, but it has changed a lot, in fact, her change is not overnight, since she arrived in China, she has lived in a harmonious family.

Uncles and aunts, parents, and even brothers and sisters-in-law are all templates for marriage, and the Jiang family is an ordinary peasant family, not a wealthy family, but the way husband and wife get along has their own wisdom.

It was in this atmosphere that she understood step by step what a husband and wife were.

Later, with Gu Heng, she struggled and struggled, but in the end she obeyed her own arrangement.

She has always been strong-willed, she chose a man she thought was the best, so naturally there must be the best marriage.

And she also saw that the best marriage is not achieved overnight, but is gradually achieved on the basis of love and mutual running-in.

Besides, she didn't find anything unacceptable about this.

It's not that they like these old things, and they can't afford them.

Gu Heng is happy, and she is also happy.

Gu Heng was so moved that he was completely speechless, he held Jiang Xian's hand tightly, his throat rolled, as if he wanted to speak, but was stopped by Jiang Xian:

"Okay, don't say those sensational words, I listened to the meat, or you can steam the mille-feuille cake for me again, I still want to eat it."

But Gu Heng's face stiffened, and he shook his head decisively: "No, my aunt specially reminded me, you are pregnant, you can't eat too much, you will accumulate food, and it is not good for your health, and it is not good for your baby." ”

What is charming, moving, everything has come to naught in Jiang Xian's place.

What kind of dog man is this, that's how he repays her!

At night, not only did she deduct the amount of food she ate, but also put the crispy mille-feuille in the cupboard in front of her, and locked it!

Actually, she didn't keep the lock.

However, she blinked, hooked the man with bewitching eye waves, and saw that his eyes gradually blurred and became deep and infinite, as if a storm was brewing, she kissed her lips:

"Please, eat another piece, I'll take it myself, don't bother you, just give me the key."

As for actually eating a piece? How can it be!

But seeing that in the man's eyes, the storm suddenly fell silent, and then said indifferently:

"No way!"

(End of chapter)