Chapter 12: "A Guest"
The antique market is bustling with people. The first time I came here, I was dazzled by the large and small shops, and I didn't know where to go.
Ling Han was confident, he looked around, and saw a shop called "Youke Laiyi", and the antique shop with the same name that Ning Chao opened in his own house suddenly appeared in his mind, and his heart secretly moved: Could it be that the shop has also crossed over? The Ning Dynasty's "Guest Ceremony" deals in precious jade, which is the favorite place for dignitaries and nobles. The annual profit is not less than 10 million silver, which is one of the main sources of income for the private samurai when he was the crown prince.
Thinking about this, Ling Han grabbed Xue Hao's white and soft hand and walked into the store. The furnishings in the store are not flashy, but they are just right and antique. A good-looking man in a long coat walked over with a professional smile on his face and politely asked, "How can I help you?" ”
A trace of doubt flashed in Ling Han's eyes: this arrangement, this dress, except for the clerk with short hair, the others are very similar to his Ning Dynasty's shop. He asked tentatively: "Do you have the 'Xigong King Reward' ancient money here?" As if he had heard some secret words, the man's face changed greatly, he looked both surprised and happy, and his tone became eager: "Guest officer, please wait a moment, I will go and ask the shopkeeper to come out!" ”
Xue Hao has been looking around the store, and saw that the color of those jade is crystal clear, warm and elegant; Some colors are dark green, as if exuding a kind of aura; Some of them have a round shape, as if the whole piece of jade is soaked in water, moist and shiny. But the strange thing is that all the jade is not priced, only the words: "those who are destined to get it" are written.
After a while, a sound of hurried footsteps came, Ling Han looked up, and couldn't help but shout: "Yuntao, it's really you!" The visitor suddenly stopped and asked suspiciously, "How do you know my name?" Do you know me? Seeing this, Ling Han secretly calmed down his emotions, looked at the other party carefully, and thought: This person's appearance is exactly the same as Yun Tao. In the Ning Dynasty, Yuntao was like his own shadow, getting along day and night, life and death together, how could he recognize the wrong person? But looking at Yuntao's reaction, it seems that he doesn't know himself, could it be that others are here, but his soul is staying in the Ning Dynasty?
The shopkeeper Yun Tao was also deeply surprised, feeling both familiar and strange to this handsome looking visitor with a majestic face, who is this person? Why do you make yourself both awe and awe? Could it really be that the master is coming? By the way, I can let him try to open the treasure box. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hang his hands, like a subordinate who had been waiting for his master to return home for a long time, and asked respectfully: "The guest officer wants to find the 'Xigong King's reward' ancient money?" I just have one here, so please take a closer look at the store. ”
Ling Han saw that Xue Hao was very interested in Gu Yu, looked around, and whispered, "You take a look here first, I have something to discuss with the shopkeeper." Xue Hao was fascinated and waved his hand to show that he knew.
Ling Han followed Yun Tao into the inner room. The interior is more like an ancient room, with furniture made of rosewood and a painting of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" hanging in the middle. The picture is majestic and beautiful, the rivers are staggered, the smoke and waves are vast, and the momentum is very majestic and magnificent; In the fishing villages and wild markets, all kinds of people are busy, or enjoying the scenery, or gathering in twos and threes to chat......
This painting is said to be made by Wang Ximeng, a famous painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, using the traditional green method, using extremely fine brushes, seeking changes in the blue green hue, which is a masterpiece of green through the ages. Ling Han's heart trembled even more: this painting was originally hung in the imperial study of the Ning Dynasty, and it can actually be seen here!
At this time, the shopkeeper walked to a cabinet made of pear blossom wood, took out a long key-like thing from his bosom, carefully put it into the keyhole, put his ear close to the lock edge, turned it, listened intently for a while, and then turned it again, looking very cautious, presumably there was something very valuable in it.