Riding the wind of rebirth

"Honey, are you guys not done yet?" As everyone was chatting, a young man in a suit and tie walked in.

"Second brother." Zhou Zhi stood up and greeted the person who came in.

"Le Hai." Lin Wanqiu smiled at the visitor: "We are almost done."

"Mr. Li." Liang Pingyi looked embarrassed: "There are some situations that require Wanqiu and Elbow to hand over, which took up some time."

"I'm actually fine." The visitor was Li Lehai, who smiled bitterly at Liang Pingyi and said, "It's mainly about the old man... He asked me to come over and ask if he needs any help."

There are now rumors in Hong Kong tabloids that the wives of Li Lao Er and Li Lao San became pregnant at almost the same time, and who would give birth first has become a hot topic. It is exaggerated as if the first child born in a feudal dynasty would be made the crown prince. Then people imagine a palace drama in Hong Kong, saying that Li Lao San took his wife to England, which was a strategy similar to that of Jin Chong'er in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Only those who are really close to the Li family know that it is all nonsense. In fact, the second brother Li accepted the arrangement and training because he was more docile to his father due to his personality problems. He is not like the old Li who is a top student and has been far ahead in the academic field, nor is he like the third brother Li who has both rebelliousness and financial talent. The biggest worry of the old Li was not that the three brothers would turn against each other for the family property in the future, but that no one would take over his own business.

The eldest couple insisted on being DINKs and no one said anything about him. Now the second and third sons have started their own families and are about to have the third generation. They are completely settled, which makes Old Li very relieved. He cares a lot about his two future grandchildren. Knowing that Lin Wanqiu is still in Huaxin News Agency, he sent the second son Li over, saying that he wanted to ask if he could help, but in fact he just wanted someone.

"Why don't you go back first, Sister Wanqiu?" Zhou Zhi said, "Uncle Liang and I will continue to discuss this."

"Okay then, I'll come back tomorrow." Lin Wanqiu stood up and said, "You'd better hurry up."

Li Laoer quickly picked up her purse and said, "National affairs are more important. I'm sorry that I won't host you this time."

"Why do I bother you every time, brother?" Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "I should be embarrassed for not visiting Mr. Li the first time."

After that, he took out a collectible box from his bag and said, "I brought a Guan Gong handle made of reddish-red seed material for Mr. Li. I promised him last time on the phone."

Li Laoer took it and said, "Thank you. Actually, you don't have to worry too much about the relief statue. If the country needs it, I will arrange for someone to buy it from Christie's Auction House and donate it to the country."

"Le Hai, please stop making trouble." Lin Wanqiu said angrily, "We are trying our best to stop crime. You are encouraging the smuggling of cultural relics in disguise. It's not the same thing at all."

After Lin Wanqiu and Li Laoer left, Zhou Zhi and Liang Pingyi sat down again and continued to study the case.

The case is now quite difficult. First of all, the chain of evidence is incomplete. Although two domestic tomb-robbing gangs have been arrested, and according to their confessions, Wang Chuzhi's tomb and the relief statues of military generals are linked, the host of the tomb-robbing, also known as the "pot-raising uncle" in the jargon, and the gang that sold the stolen goods have not been caught yet. Therefore, if Lu Lirong now says that the relief in his hand is inherited from his ancestors, from the chain of evidence, there is really no way to deal with him. Today's network communication technology is still quite backward, with a trunk line of only 64K. It is very slow to transmit something, and the resolution of the main telex can almost be described as horrible.

Now Zhou Zhi could only observe and compare the warrior relief statue taken by Lin Wanqiu and the archaeological site photos and materials brought by Liang Pingyi, while listening to Liang Pingyi continue to introduce the case.

Wang Chuzhi's tomb is in Quyang County, which is a marble producing area. Zhou Zhi asked, "If we can prove that the white marble used for the warrior statue is from the same source as the marble in Wang Chuzhi's tomb, can we prove that the warrior statue came from Wang Chuzhi's tomb?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Liang Pingyi frowned. "We thought about this at first, but after asking experts, we found out that Quyang has been a place for royal material collection since the Han Dynasty. The white marble male and female figurines unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb in Mancheng were carved from Quyang Huangshan white marble. In other words, Quyang white marble was quite commonly used in ancient times, so the origin of white marble cannot be used as evidence, it can only be regarded as a supplement at most."

"This group of servant reliefs was also found in Wang Chuzhi's tomb?" Zhou Zhi said, "The style of this statue is exactly the same as the warrior statue. In my opinion, isn't this direct evidence?"

"Can it be?" Even Liang Pingyi was confused. "This relief is indeed from Wang Chuzhi's tomb, but it is located on the east wall of the back room. It was looted a long time ago, and then it was flooded with rainwater, so it was severely damaged. How can you tell that it is consistent with the style of the warrior statue?"

"Uh, well..."

The photo shows a large area of ​​colored white marble relief with superb carving and composition skills. In front of the team is a male dwarf leading the team with double buns on his head, wearing a brown round-necked robe with a crotch, long trousers, pointed-toe lace shoes, holding a cloth in his hands and a thin-necked bottle with a flat mouth.

Dwarfs were often kept in the homes of wealthy nobles in ancient times. Their main function was to entertain people during singing and dancing performances, such as breathing fire, beating clappers, juggling, and storytelling. They were often the soul and core figures of the band, similar to conductors and leaders, and had some skills themselves.

Behind the dwarf were thirteen maids. Their hairstyles were also quite complicated, including high buns, back buns, ring buns, single buns, clustered buns, etc. They wore flowers on their heads and white combs on them, competing for beauty.

The maids are all plump, with willow-shaped thin eyebrows and cherry-like mouths. They wear tube tops inside, red or white long skirts below, and short jackets with narrow sleeves in brown, white and red outside, with scattered flowers painted on the jackets and skirts with fine ink lines. They wear shawls on their shoulders, sashes around their waists, and high-toed shoes on their feet. They are divided into three rows, and each of them holds the furnishings commonly used in the daily life of ancient nobles, including pens, thin-necked bottles, brocade, trays with sunflower-shaped cups, square boxes, screen fans, cup holders, round boxes, whisks, pots, feather fans and other items. It feels like a life fragment of the foreman leading the maids to decorate the reception room.

The relief is very vivid. Zhou Zhi has seen similar scenes and costumes in two ancient paintings, namely "The Maid Picking Flowers" and "Night Revels of Han Xizai".

Although the maids in the relief are following the dwarf, each of them has a different expression and posture. They seem to be a team that is very much favored by their master. They are whispering to each other casually while moving, creating a scene of innocence, romance, joy and peace.

  It is a pity that the relief has been soaked in water and mud for a long time, and the color of the stone has become blurred, covering up 60% of the relief's beauty.

This is completely different from the warrior statues, which are strong and powerful, majestic in form, and with clear and bright colors. (End of this chapter)