Chen Muwu told the story of the origin of the treasure vividly, in order to cover up the true source of his paintings.

Of course, he did not tell a lie completely, but mastered the essence of "three points of truth and seven points of falsehood" when telling lies.

There is indeed a bastard grandson of the little emperor in the Forbidden City who got married, and he did spend 300 yuan to buy three calligraphy and paintings.

As for the rest, it is completely Chen Muwu's whimsical fabrication, in order to confuse the public.

Ma Heng listened to Chen Muwu's words, and really frowned and said: "Hanchen, it is estimated that the old man did not tell you the truth, these three calligraphy and paintings cannot be their family's ancestral things at all, but treasures that have been hidden in the inner mansion.

"You see, whether it is the Song Huizong's "Five-Colored Parrot Picture" that you recognize, or Wang Youjun's "Xing Sui Post", or Han Gan's "White Picture of the Night", they are all stamped with the seal of the Qianlong Dynasty's Inner Palace. 【1】

"This shows that these three calligraphy and paintings cannot be circulated among the people at all, and what the old man is telling is a lie, unless his surname is Aixin Jueluo!"

Chen Muwu only knew Song Huizong and Wang Xizhi in Ma Heng's words, but he didn't know who the third Han Gan was.

But if you think you can get into Qianlong's eyes, it shouldn't be a bad thing.

He continued to dig a pit and said, "Perhaps, these three calligraphy and paintings are fake? ”

"Impossible, these three calligraphy and paintings can never be fake!" Ma Heng replied categorically, "Whether it is from this paper, this ink or this paint, it is undoubtedly an object from ancient times, and after that, you are looking at this line, this sharp ,......."

Chen Muwu was too lazy to listen to Ma Heng's long analysis (mainly because the author couldn't write, copying and pasting Baidu Encyclopedia and too many words), as long as he could hear the news that the three scrolls were genuine, he had already achieved the purpose of this trip.

So on the surface, he pretended to be listening carefully to the teachings, but behind the scenes, he was thinking in his heart, since the black market in Black Dragon Pond was indeed genuine in the palace, should he get a few more sets of him?

Ma Heng chattered and commented for a long time, and finally said with sincere envy: "Hanchen, you are really lucky, you can pick up three authentic works of the ancients at once. However, how did all these things flow out of the palace? ”

Chen Muwu thought to himself, of course I know how they came out, but I can't say it yet.

Speaking out will not only do little to stop this phenomenon, but may also encourage more greedy people to get into this muddy water.

He is now lonely, and he has no right to speak, so he can only do his best to pick up a few more stranded small fish and throw them back into the sea, just like the little boy on the seaside.

Ma Heng continued to walk around the long table in a circle, and his eyes were full of love.

He completely forgot that in the living room of his house, there was still such a big Chen Muwu, who kept talking to himself, commenting on these three calligraphy and paintings: "This is the handwriting of the Southern Tang Dynasty Li Houzhu!" ”

"This is Dong Qichang's inscription!"

"Qianlong, this old dog writes a lot of characters, and he has a lot of stamps, but it destroys the charm of the painting, alas, it's a pity!"

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After half a pillar of incense, Ma Heng realized his gaffe, and apologized to Chen Muwu again and again: "Hanchen, I'm really sorry, I'm a person who saw good things, and I was fascinated for a while and snubbed you." ”

"Fourth brother, what are these words! This is what I have asked for the fourth brother, and I can still hear your nuanced explanation, it should be me to thank the fourth brother! Since you said that everything is true, then I am relieved. Fourth brother, there are many disturbances today, so I will leave first! ”

After saying that, Chen Muwu wanted to clean up the three calligraphy and paintings on the table.

"Hanchen, wait, I have a reluctant request."

Hearing this opening remark, Chen Muwu knew what Ma Heng wanted to say.

"These calligraphy and paintings, the more I look at them, the more I like them, can you cut your love one or two? I will pay 500 taels for this "Parrot Picture" by Song Huizong, and I will give 800 taels for each of the remaining two paintings. ”

And so it was.

I have to say that Ma Heng is really generous, and in the price he gave, the unit of silver is two, not yuan.

The silver content in a silver round is seven coins and two cents, that is, 0.72 taels of silver.

The price of two units is nearly forty percent higher than that of silver yuan.

If Chen Muwu sells these three calligraphy and paintings at the price of Ma Hengkai, then he will earn nearly 3,000 yuan, which means that the value of one hand will appreciate tenfold!

It's a pity that Chen Muwu doesn't plan to sell these calligraphy and paintings at all.

It is one thing that he wants to keep the national treasure, and he doesn't want the value of calligraphy and paintings to rise so fast, which is another aspect.

If this transaction price spreads to the ears of those eunuchs, then next Sunday, Chen Muwu will go to Black Dragon Pond again, a hundred oceans is not to mention a scroll, and even the wooden stick in the scroll, it is estimated that he will not be able to afford it.

"Fourth brother, I'm really sorry, I don't plan to sell these calligraphy and paintings."

Ma Heng sighed: "Hanchen, I was presumptuous. Your Chen family is also a rich and noble family, so naturally you will not be tempted by a few dollars. It seems that these three calligraphy and paintings have nothing to do with me. ”

"Fourth brother, I still have a reluctant request, since you said that these paintings are the authentic works of the predecessors and are worth a lot of money, then I ask the fourth brother to keep this secret for me. The book says, 'The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty', and I don't want to get into unnecessary trouble because of these calligraphy and paintings. ”

The matter of stealing national treasures must be known as few people as possible.

"That's natural, don't worry Hanchen, only God knows about this matter, you know and I know, I will definitely rot it in my stomach."

"Then thank you Fourth Brother, I'll leave."

Rejecting Ma Heng's kindness to send him back, Chen Muwu put away the three scrolls, walked out of the courtyard gate of Ma Heng's house, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Since these calligraphy and paintings are genuine, it shows that the black market in Black Dragon Pond is still credible.

With the next black market a week away, how can you make as much money as possible during this time?

A gust of cold wind blew through the alley, and Chen Muwu, who had not met since the second half of the night, suddenly felt a little lightheaded.

Well, let's go back to Dongbanqiao first, hide these three calligraphy and paintings, rest and rest before making other plans.

After getting on a foreign car and crossing the streets and alleys, each driver is familiar with the distribution of alleys in this area differently, so the way back is not the same as when he came.

The coachman took Chen Muwu to an alley near Shaoda, because it was close to the school, so it was close to the mountains, and the shops on both sides of the alley were basically based on serving the students' clothing, food, and housing, which was very full of life.

Chen Muwu, who was in the car, experienced such fireworks in the world, and accidentally saw the door of a bookstore on the side of the road, and the young man hung an advertisement of "New arrival Zhao Huanting's "The Second Part of the Legend of Wonder Heroes".

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[1] Author's note: In fact, these three works are in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA ("Five-Colored Parrot"), the Princeton University Art Museum ("Walking Post"), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art ("White in the Night"). The arrangement of such a plot, and the intention of these three works, hey, a sigh.