Chapter 9: Decryption of the Piano Room
At night, as usual, Cao Wan taught Guan Hao Feng Shui and field archaeology, as a family of Touching Jinxiaowei, understanding Feng Shui and field archaeology is the basic skill of touching Jinxiaowei's lineage.
Ancient high-profile tombs all strictly followed the feng shui layout. Wherever there is a dragon vein, there will be a large tomb.
So if you find the dragon vein, you have a chance to find the tomb, and of course, finding the tomb will not necessarily dig up good things.
Just like having a dragon vein, it may not be possible to bury well, because the point and burial time are also indistinguishable.
H country is vast and rich, with hundreds of thousands of large and small dragon veins, thousands of years in history, dignitaries, princes and nobles, and ordinary people...... Everyone wants to bury a dragon's lair for the benefit of future generations.
The people of the gold touch should not only be proficient in feng shui and archaeology, but also have a comprehensive understanding of history, gold and stone, physics, chemistry, etc.
Therefore, in terms of comprehensive ability, the Cao family is better than the Guan family.
During the period of time with the beautiful girl, Guan Hao not only took care of Cao Wan every day, but also practiced every day and learned the Cao family's family history.
Often the learning ability and memory of people will be exceptionally good, Guan Hao is no exception, and with the knowledge blessing of archaeologists in the previous life, learning the secrets of the Cao family can be described as handy, just a few days by its mastery of the know-how, into the Cao family learning abyss palace, the so-called hall is like this!
Seeing Guan Hao's rapid progress, Cao Wan was also very pleased.
What teacher is not proud of the genius students who are promising!
Cao Wan didn't care that this was a secret of her Cao family, as long as she knew it, she would give Guan Hao a church in one go, and Guan Hao not only learned.
will also draw inferences from each other based on his own cognition, so that communicating with Cao Wan also makes Cao Wan suddenly brighter, and the two of them have benefited a lot from communicating together.
In the face of esoteric knowledge, the two genius teenagers are like fish in water in this rare time, and they grow rapidly.
Another day passed after returning from Beifeng, and under the careful care of Haozai, Wan'er's injuries were basically healed, but the stress points still hurt.
But this does not prevent the two from studying and exploring together on this idyllic Bailu Island.
It was a sunny and good weather in the morning, and the two of them practiced and had breakfast, so they came out to explore while the sun was not too poisonous.
According to the current situation analysis, Bailu Island was supposed to be the private island of the Huang family in Xiguan, and later it was donated to establish a leprosy hospital.
In the end, I don't know what the reason was, so it was abandoned.
How much does the Huang family buried on the island have to do with the Guan family?
In fact, Guan Hao has been trying to figure it out.
The two of them walked in front of a small independent courtyard, and through the crack of the locked iron door, they could see that this was a beautiful building complex that was clearly different from other architectural styles, and that Bailu Island, where Chinese architecture was mixed with modern architecture, stood out from the crowd.
Because this is a completely Western-style courtyard, the main building is a white two-story villa made of marble, with a fountain pool in front of the villa, and a small lawn in front of it.
"The door is locked, you can't get in!"
"You see that the wall of the courtyard in front of you has collapsed, let's go in and have a look!"
The good boy naturally grabbed Guan Wan's hand and was about to run forward.
"Slow down, my legs are good?" was grabbed by Guan Hao's powerful hand, and Wan'er's face was slightly red.
Guan Hao nodded, and slowly walked towards the gap with his right arm around Wan'er's right arm.
Cao Wan didn't feel that it was inappropriate, so she snuggled in the arms of the good boy and walked along the gap with her head down and blushing like a little daughter-in-law.
The two of them walked into the small courtyard like this, walked across the lawn, passed the fountain pool, and walked along the stone steps of white marble to the small western-style building.
Entering the small western-style building, although the small building has experienced the baptism of time, it can still be described as "exquisite".
The whole house is built of white marble, the huge crystal chandelier is extraordinary at a glance, the furniture in the building is made of precious mahogany according to the Western style, and there is a fireplace in the building, and there is a simple and elegant piano on the side of the fireplace, which looks like a Steinway piano.
The good boy couldn't help but step forward, lifted the key cover, and with a stroke of his fingers, he suddenly remembered the pleasant melody!
"This is the Steinway 1938 Limited Edition, oh my God! Ivory keys, a grand piano made of precious red maple.
This is specially made for the climate and environment of Suicheng.
Oh my God! It's a perfect work of art, and it's a priceless antique, so how could it be here? ”
Guan Hao sat on the piano bench as if he had changed his body, his ten fingers touching the white keys, and soon the famous classical romantic song "To Alice" sounded in the room.
Guan Hao was completely intoxicated by this perfect timbre, his nimble fingers swiped on the ivory keys in an instant, his face full of tears, there was once a girl who sat next to her and listened to him play "To Alice", and then this girl became his wife, and now he has traveled to 1995, and his lover who has been in love with him will never see each other in time and space.
Cao Wan was also completely intoxicated by this moving rhythm, completely unable to extricate herself, the boy in front of her, simple and kind, down-to-earth and generous, studious and motivated, even played a master-level piano.
This fan-like boy instantly touched her, and once she imagined that in the future his husband would play the piano for him, so she sat quietly beside him, silently watching him, and was happy like this. Before she knew it, Wan'er was already in tears.
I don't know how long it took, but the melodious sound of the piano stopped. The two people who were touched silently paid attention to each other.
"I didn't expect you to be able to play the piano and play it well!"
"yes, it's been playing for decades!"
“???”
"Why are you crying like a big man!"
"I'm homesick!"
"Do you cry when you're homesick too?"
"Yes! I'm homesick too! ”
"You play the piano so well, can you play it for me again in the future?"
"Of course, I'll play as long as you want!"
"Hmmm! You're - really - good! ”
"Let's go up and have a look!" The good boy took Wan'er's arm and walked towards the stairs.
The second floor is where you live.
The furnishings and decorations on the second floor are not as bright and ornate as those on the first floor, and are mainly practical and simple and natural.
The floor is a precious mahogany hard floor, and you can tell by looking at the accumulated dust that no one has used it for decades.
Guan Hao helped Cao Wan to push open the door of a room near the staircase.
A stale smell came to his face, Guan Hao hurriedly opened the blinds of the room to ventilate the room, and with the inflow of fresh air, the smell became much lighter.
The dim light is also a lot brighter, and the ventilation and sunshine of the house are still good.
There is a small desk by the window, also made of mahogany, and the thick dust on it makes it look even more quaint and heavy.
Looking at the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone neatly placed in front of the desk, it shows that the owner of the house was still a cultural person before.
The orientation of the desk sits in the north and faces south, the wall is the backing mountain, and there is a pair of calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.
"Yang *Shen, one of the four masters of the second generation of the Guannan School, is the best at calligraphy and painting.
This is the pinnacle of its mid-term work. Look at these four words: the pen and ink are old, clumsy and interactive, majestic and elegant, very typical of the style of Yang * Shen of the Guannan School.
This painting is a masterpiece of Yang * Shen at his peak. In his previous life, as a well-known expert in the study of the Guannan School, Guan Hao naturally cherished Yang Shenshan's works.
"Look at the payment, this villa is called Xiaolu, what year is the year of Wuyin?" Cao Wan, whose eyes were full of admiration, continued to ask Guan Hao.
Hao Zai calculated: "In 1938, this word was written in 1938!" Yang Shenshan's words are relatively rare, and this character is worth a lot of money! ”
"Huh! This is Yuan Qinghua, as well as Dehua kiln, magnetic kiln, Jingdezhen, Longquan kiln....... The shelves are full of famous porcelain, oh my God! How can it be? Xiao Nizi of the Cao family exclaimed.
Guan Hao's eyes were also attracted to her to the Bogu shelf next to the desk.
The whole room is divided into two functional areas with Bogu shelves, one is a desk as a study, and the other is a tea table made of Huanghuali as a tea room, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Guan Hao walked to the Bogu frame excitedly, and when he looked at it, it was really all famous porcelain.
Cao Jianizi had already picked up a blue and white porcelain and walked to the window, and carefully looked at the blue and white porcelain in her hand with the help of the light by the window: "No, this blue and white porcelain glaze is relatively dark, and this Qin is very heavy, is it Hailao porcelain?" ”
"I'll see!" The good boy took the blue and white porcelain and looked at the light.
"Well, you see it's obvious water and salt, this object must have been caught in the sea.
You smell the salty smell of the sea. It must be Hailao porcelain! And the time does not exceed a hundred years. ”
Cao Wan looked at the bottom carefully: "This is from the folk kiln, and the style is the same as that of export porcelain." ”
Haozi took the porcelain from other kilns and took a closer look: without exception, they were all exported Hailao porcelain.
The two were somewhat disappointed, but after all, these exquisite porcelains were porcelain from the Song and Yuan dynasties, although they were exported to the people's kilns, they were at least first-class cultural relics according to the standard.
There are a lot of surprises in this study--tea-room room, but even bigger surprises are yet to come.
The style of the Huanghuali tea table is simple and heavy, and the workmanship and material can be called a fine product, but compared to the four Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum screens on the back wall, it can only be regarded as ordinary.
Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum is: plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum. It was called the "Four Gentlemen" by the ancients. They represent the four extraordinary qualities of pride, seclusion, firmness and lightness. It is usually used in paintings, and the painter uses the "four gentlemen" to flaunt the high character of the gentleman.
"Wan'er, look, these four strip screens are the most precious in this room." Guan Hao said to Cao Wan excitedly.
"In the sixteenth year of the Republic of China, Meng Chun, Brother He Bingtian made the tile, * father" Wan'er read the note on the screen.
This is the true work of Gao*'s father, the founder of the Kannan School, and it was specially made to celebrate the birth of a daughter for this family. The sixteenth year of the Republic of China is ........"
"The sixteenth year of the Republic of China is 1927." Wan'er continued to talk about the topic and quickly calculated in her mind, and blurted out at once.
"Gao's father is not only good at freehand, but also can draw gongbi. It is omnipotent in landscapes, people, feathers, flowers, grasses, insects, birds and beasts.
He boldly integrated a variety of traditional painting techniques, and borrowed from Japanese painting and Western painting, emphasizing perspective and three-dimensionality, bold coloring and other expressive techniques, and focusing on sketching, thus creating his own new style. Gao * father's landscape, magnificent, penmanship similar to Ma Yuan, Xia Gui one, horizontal and vertical splitting, dry pen flying white, in Xiuyi to see the strength.
This work is also the pinnacle of its work. The more the good boy spoke, the more excited he became, and Wan'er was stunned for a while.
"At such a young age, how do you know so much!"
"Our family has an antique shop in Mingzhu, and we have a deep study of calligraphy, painting and art, which my fourth uncle taught me since I was a child." Guan Hao found that he was a little carried away, and dealt with Wan'er casually.
The two of them were shocked by the amazing value of the things in the room, and they couldn't let go of them for a long time.
"It seems that this Xiguan Huang family is really not simple! The contents of a separate room are actually priceless. ”
"It's not surprising, don't you Guan family have a secret room to hide? My grandfather told me that all the things in our family's treasure cabinet are top-level national treasures, and any one of them is the treasure of the provincial museum. ”
"Yes, how can everyone have some treasures handed down for thousands of years, I really don't know if there is one in our family, even if there is one I think should meet the world, hiding in the secret room has drowned the value of the treasure. This is a famous pearl in the dust. ”
After closing the window and door, Guan Hao and Cao Wan exited the room, and the two of them pushed open the door of the next room nearby.
The room was empty except for 3 guqins.
Cao Wan saw that the guqin's eyes were shining, and she couldn't help but go over and try her hand.
The sound of the piano in the room sounded leisurely, sometimes soothing like flowing water, sometimes sharp like a waterfall, sometimes crisp like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and sometimes low back like a whisper.
In the sound of the piano, there seems to be a white elf dancing with the wind, dancing gracefully and nobly; It is like roses blooming one after another, wafting out the fragrance of music.
The music is the same, Guan Hao's mastery of music rhythm can naturally discern Cao Wan's guqin level, I saw him shaking his head with the rhythm of the piano sound, looking intoxicated and enjoying.
The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and Guan Hao had not yet recovered from the scene.
"It's a good piano!"
"You talked so well, how long have you been studying?"
"I've been practicing since I was a child, so it's a child's skill!"
The good boy couldn't help but nod his head and couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
The visual area of this room is also about 440 square meters, which is not small.
But there are only 3 guqins, nothing else, it feels very empty, and only a small calligraphy and painting is hung on the west wall around the wall.
The words "calm and dust-free" are written on the calligraphy and painting, which makes people feel indescribable after seeing it.
Guan Hao carefully looked at the guqin, and saw that the pulp was at least an object of the Ming Dynasty, and looked at this extraordinary guqin, mainly because the boutique must have a source, and if there is a source, there should be a payment.
Guan Hao carefully looked through the wall of the piano, and sure enough, he saw the payment on it.
"King Shu. This is a thing in the palace of the King of Shu in the Ming Dynasty, how can it be on such a remote island? Guan Hao was full of doubts.
According to history, the last king of Shu in the Ming Dynasty was exterminated by Zhang Xianzhong.
The wealth accumulated for more than 260 years and 15 generations has been obtained by Zhang Xianzhong.
After careful inspection by the two, the three guqins in the room are all from the "Shu Wangfu".
This is very interesting, what does the appearance of such a precious guqin in this room mean? ”
"Good boy, did you notice something strange about this room? I always felt that something was wrong! ”
Girls are naturally sensitive, and their sixth sense will be much stronger, and when Wan'er said this, Guan Hao also felt that the layout of the room was very strange.
So the two of them walked around the house, and the small room was visited several times, but they still didn't see the clue.
Guan Hao was a little upset, so he walked to the window and opened the wooden window casually.
"Huh! This wall is communal with the mountain. ”
It may be that the island has limited land, and Xiaolu made full use of the mountain when it was built, and the gable wall on the west side of the house on the second floor is connected to the mountain, and when you look out of the window, the wall and the mountain are in perfect harmony.
It's impossible to tell whether it's a wall or a mountain. But from the outside, the room on the second floor is connected to the mountain, which makes people feel that this room has a tail, which is very abrupt.
Guan Hao walked to the west wall and looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall up close, "the heart is quiet and dustless", but looking at this wild cursive calligraphy, the more people look at it, the more upset they become, and it is incompatible with the simplicity of this house.
Guan Hao carefully studied the calligraphy and painting, there was no payment, no seal, a pair of words that seemed to be written at random, framed and hung on the wall by the owner.
"Good boy, take down the calligraphy and painting and take a look." Wan'er reminded.
Guan Hao brought the piano bench, stood on it and carefully removed the calligraphy and paintings.
A hollowed-out niche appeared in front of the two of them.
"Is this an arrow hole? Will you release dark arrows? "Wan'er cares.
"It doesn't look like it, but it looks like a keyhole, maybe the entrance to a secret passage."
Guan Hao's courage was not ordinary, and he touched the three eyelets arranged in a triangle with his hand.
"It's made of brass and it's supposed to be a keyhole. Three keys are required. You can see that there are different symbols under each hole, which should correspond to different keys. ”
"If you want three keys, where can you find them?"
"There are only these three guqins in the house, is the guqin the key?"
The two hurriedly checked the guqin: sure enough, a symbol consistent with the keyhole was found on the inner wall of the guqin, but there was no key!
The two of them carefully looked at the three guqins again and again, and went back and forth to see them thoroughly, but they couldn't find anything unusual at night.
Guan Hao couldn't see where the key was, and he wasn't in a hurry, so he simply sat on the piano bench and closed his eyes to recuperate.
Wan'er watched Guan Hao be so leisurely at a critical juncture, and she was also a lot more relaxed, and she couldn't help but smile.
"You can think about it, you're about to snore!"
After a long time, Guan Hao slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Wan'er, do you feel different when you play the piano?" ”
"Don't you say that I haven't noticed it yet, as soon as you say it, I think the timbre of this guqin tuning is superior, but in the process of playing, I feel that the eleventh string is a little loose, and the timbre is a little changed, and the rest is fine!" Cao Hao thought about it carefully and said.
"Really? Are you sure? ”
"Of course, I am sure that I have been practicing the guqin since I was a child, and I am very familiar with the guqin, especially this fifteen-string Ming Dynasty qin."
The three guqins in this room were made in the Ming Dynasty and were made with fifteen strings.
With a hint, it was easy to do next, and sure enough, the good boy found that the tenon and groove connection of the eleventh string of the guqin that Cao Wan had just played showed clues, and there were obvious traces of human movement.
The key should be in the round hole in the tongue and groove.
He carefully unscrewed the joints of the strings, and sure enough, he found a brass key in the tenon hole inside, with a pattern logo on the key.
It is exactly the same as the pattern logo under the keyhole, so that you can be sure that this is one of the three keys that open the secret door.
It took a lot of effort to draw a scoop according to the gourd, and finally found the three keys. Then it's time to unlock the lock.