treasure hunt god pupil

Chapter 910 "Cat Bamboo Picture"

There were quite a lot of people in the manor. As soon as the car stopped, a middle-aged man walked over quickly, and behind him were six women, all dressed in uniform.

"Miss Juliet."

The housekeeper and several maids bent down to salute at the same time. Li Mo deeply felt the class from them, which was very different from the human rights and freedoms preached in Europe.

"Wells, Mr. Li lives here tonight, prepare a bedroom for him."

"Yes, ma'am."

Wells was polite, and then bowed to Li Mo to salute.

Li Mo walked on Juliet's right and asked, "How are these people cultivated?"

"Their ancestors have been serving the ancestors of our family, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. As long as they are loyal to our family, we will not treat them badly. My grandfather likes Han culture, so the minimum requirement for all managers is to say Some simple Chinese. Mr. Li, do you need to rest first? Or just follow me to the wine cellar?"

"Go directly to the wine cellar."

"Wells, lead the way."

The underground wine cellar of the manor is very large, and before Li Mo entered, he could smell the very intoxicating aroma of wine.He has also seen people who have preserved wine for 50 to [-] years, but his stomach growled when he smelled the aroma of the wine.

"Good wine."

Li Mo sighed in admiration, and then said some stairs into the cellar. The first thing that came into sight was the huge vaulted top of the wine cellar, which was very long and had a large space.Rows of baijiu bottles were placed against the earthen walls on both sides, and what surprised him the most was that he saw Maotai in very old-fashioned packaging.

Squatting down to pick up a bottle of Moutai, the label on the glass bottle has turned yellow and is about to rot, the small characters have been blurred, and only three big "Moutai" can be identified.

With the help of the light, Li Mo found that although the mouth of the bottle was protected by wine storage, at least [-]% of the wine inside had lost in a hundred years.And the color of the wine has a light yellow texture, I don't know why.

There are many Maotai wines, at least several hundred bottles.The only thing that makes him feel sorry is that there are broken wine bottles inside, and some bottle mouths are not well protected, which leads to serious wine leakage.

Li Mo continued to walk forward and saw many names of wineries that he had never heard of before. Besides the bottled ones, there were also a lot of sealed old wines, and some labels on his body could only reveal very little information.

He picked up a jar of old wine, which was quite heavy, and after shaking it a few times, he could hear the sound of the wine sloshing inside.

Putting down the sealed old wine, Li Mo continued to walk forward. Rows of bottled baijiu with a sense of age appeared. The labels of these baijiu were relatively clear, with production dates on them. The earliest was at the beginning of last century, and the latest was in the 50s. That is to say, the earliest old wine has a history of 110 years, and the latest one has a history of about 70 years.

And the quantity is dense, Li Mo thinks that Juliet's number of thousands of bottles is too conservative, there must be more than 1 if there is no [-].

"My grandfather said that the wine culture has a long history in China. It first originated in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, with a history of 3000 years. 3000 years, it is really amazing."

Juliet picked up a bottle casually and made a collision sound, which scared Li Mo to remind her to be careful.

This thing is the best wine that money can't buy, brewed with pure grain.Because of different production areas, different water quality, and differences in raw material formulas, different wines have different tastes.

Going forward, the wine bottles are also diversified. There are glass bottles of different colors and porcelain bottles of different shapes. Juliet's ancestors have exhausted all means to sell liquor from China, and they have spent countless energy.It's a pity that the culture is different, and this liquor is also difficult to accept.

"Ms. Juliet, give me all the liquor?"

"Of course, Grandpa has rewarded me with this manor. It is my personal property, and I have the right to dispose of it at will. Besides, how precious can these liquors be? Compared with the losses caused by today's counterfeit works of art Almost negligible."

Li Mo smiled, it was a bit like reciprocity.

Go forward a few meters and turn a corner into another cellar, where huge black jars are stored.Li Mo felt that if all these things were moved back, it would be enough to open a winery, and he could think about this idea after going back.

After three or four 10 minutes before leaving the wine cellar, Li Mo felt a little dizzy. It was strange that he didn't get dizzy after inhaling so much alcohol. Fortunately, the discomfort disappeared after drinking some water in the sun.

Xingkong and Thornhead took six people to the manor, their eyes were shining when they saw so much old wine hidden in the huge wine cellar.

"Everything will be packed and shipped back to China for Mr. Li, be careful with your hands and feet."

After Juliet ordered, the butler Wells immediately arranged for the servants in the manor to take action.

"Stab, what's going on over there?"

Li Mo didn't say it clearly, but the assassin knew what he was asking.

"Everything is going well so far, and more than 6000 pieces have been transferred. The natural disaster in Galen City has attracted the attention of the national media in the past few days, and people here are also in panic. There are rallies and demonstrations every day, and the local police force has gone to serve them. Just in time for us to seize the opportunity.”

"Be careful and be careful, if something goes wrong, get out and leave immediately."

"Understood, those large antiques inside may have to be discarded."

"That's the only way to go. If you can't move away, give up decisively. Don't make big mistakes because of small things. Make it clear to those people."

Stab nodded his head, this time it really opened his eyes, it turns out there is such a showy operation.After all the antiques in the museum are shipped back to China, they will be exhibited. Even if Faguo knows the news, only the dumb people can't tell if they suffer from eating yellow lotus.

In the evening, Li Mo was somewhat surprised by the meal prepared by Wells. He did not know where to invite a Chinese chef, and he was also a very authentic Sichuan chef, who cooked more than a dozen spicy and delicious dishes.

"Juliet, you, the housekeeper, are so thoughtful and very kind."

"Of course, his father used to be my grandpa's housekeeper. He retired last year due to physical reasons and thought about his old age. Wells will become my housekeeper in the future, and I trust him very much."

Juliet is the queen of the underground world of Fa Country, and Wells' status as her butler is really extraordinary.

"Willing to give everything for Miss."

Wells had a humble look on his face. He didn't take a seat, but stood aside and waited.

Li Mo tasted a few mouthfuls of the dishes, they were spicy and fragrant, and they were really well cooked.He was about to try another piece of fish offal, but suddenly he paused with his chopsticks, and brought the large pastel plate with spicy fish offal to his face for a closer look.

"Wells, please find a clean plate."

"Yes, Mr. Li."

Wells brought a large gold-rimmed plate from the sideboard, and Li Mo directly poured the fish offal into it, then took out a few paper towels to wipe inside and out, and looked at the bottom again.

"Mr. Li, is this antique porcelain?" Juliet asked curiously, if it was just an ordinary plate, he didn't have to look so carefully.

"Well, the pink enamel double fish playing lotus plate made in Daoguangnian of the Qing Dynasty, there is no damage, it is a very good antique. Wells, did the cook bring this plate?"

"No, I sent someone to buy it in a nearby town. Since we want to make authentic Chinese dishes, the tableware used to serve the dishes will naturally use plates from China."

Look at this butler's work is really in place, he has considered all the details.

"Wells, this is for you." Li Mo handed the Qing Daoguang pastel plate to Wells and said with a smile, "The market price of this antique porcelain from China can also be worth [-] to [-] euros, you keep it for yourself You can collect it or sell it.”

Wells was taken aback for a moment, then bowed humbly: "Mr. Li, I absolutely cannot accept such a valuable thing."

Li Mo glanced at Juliet, who smiled and said, "Wells, this is a reward from Mr. Li. He is very satisfied with your attentive service."

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

Only then did Wells take the plate with both hands, then lightly put it on the sideboard next to him, and picked up a bottle of red wine and poured him some.As for the thorn head and the starry sky, they tasted the old wine intoxicatedly. When the wine was poured into the cup, it would pull out silk like fine wine, and the room was filled with the intoxicating aroma of the wine.

"Juliet, after the liquor here has been sorted out, let's go shopping in the antique market in Europe. Many years ago, I found some antiques from China in the antique market in Yingguo, and some from Europe and the United States. Works of art, since I am here this time, I want to go shopping again.”

"Of course, I'd love to."

After three days of careful counting and packing, there are a total of 830 bottles of various old wines.Li Mo unceremoniously shipped them back by chartered plane in batches. These are all good things that are hard to buy with money.

The disaster relief operation in Gallon City is still going on, and the movement of those protesting human rights organizations is also going on.When Li Mo and the others crossed the border of Faradays and set foot on Italian territory, someone from the Faradays finally held a press conference to announce their resignation, and more than one person resigned.

Juliet is very familiar with Rome, and the first stop she brought Li Mo to was the antique market in the old town of Rome, where every Saturday and Sunday of every month there would be treasure-hunting activities, attracting visitors from all over the world.The reason why I came here for the first time is that, according to Juliet, this is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Maybe if you are lucky here, you can find some antique works of art.

The works of art she refers to are truly valuable works of art, not old objects that only have a history but can only be bought for one or two hundred euros.After Li Mo left Fa Kingdom, his mood suddenly became brighter, and he felt relaxed.

Behind him were two groups of people, one was to protect Juliet, the other was to protect Li Mo. Everyone looked ordinary, but in fact they had hidden weapons somewhere on their bodies.Once the two are in danger, they will immediately cause a bloodbath.

Li Mo walked slowly on the old street, looking at the old objects displayed on the street, each one was full of Roman style, but also had a breath of life.Old photo albums of grandparents, silver knives and forks engraved with retro patterns, dishes, European-style lamps strung with crystals, and old furniture with vicissitudes.

There is also a mobile food truck in this market, with Roman specialties Panini bread, ham and smoked sausage and other dishes.Many tourists hold one in their hands, shopping while walking, full of life.

"Have you bought any artwork here before?"

"I have bought some old objects, but they are not considered works of art. After I bought them back, they are not used for collection, but mainly for decoration. Mr. Li, I am looking forward to your exquisite performance."

Juliette is wearing a light-colored dress today, white sneakers, and a light-colored fashionable duckbill cap on her head.With a good figure and delicate face, she is very popular with men here, and the rate of turning heads is quite high.A few men who thought they were very attractive even approached her to talk to her, wanting to get her communication information, but they were all rejected.

Li Mo smiled all the way, thinking it was quite interesting.Such a scene is extremely rare in China.

"Juliet, there is a shop over there that seems to be selling Chinese antiques, let's go in and have a look."

"it is good."

Li Mo walked into the store first. He also changed into looser clothes today, wearing a fashionable duckbill cap, sunglasses on his face, and carrying a travel bag.There are no tourists inside, probably because there are not many tourists in the morning.Seeing someone entering the store, a middle-aged fat man greeted him.

Li Mo looked at Juliet for help, and the latter was busy doing his translation.

"Let me consider."

This shop mainly deals in items from China, especially porcelain, and there are many ancient shelves against the wall.Li Mo looked at it and felt speechless.Antique porcelain is not the older the better.

But the older and the newer the antique porcelain is, the better it is, and the more worthy of collection.It doesn't matter if these porcelains are fake, the key is that the traces of being old are too obvious, it is probably used to fool those foreigners.

"Mr. Li, the porcelain here looks like it has been used for a long time, and the surface is yellow."

"Do you know why it turns yellow? That's because porcelain is soaked in diluted sulfuric acid water to make it look old after it's fired, and then it's taken out to dry naturally to form such old marks. To put it bluntly, all It is an old and defective product made by modern firing. Give it to me for free, and I don’t even want it.”

After reading the porcelain on the shelf, Li Mo was not interested. He turned around and looked at the paintings hanging on the wall. He didn't know where he got them from. It was so confusing. It was probably used directly after the paintings were finished. Like fire smoke.

"Juliet, there's nothing good here, let's go."

Seeing Li Mo's disappointed expression, the fat boss quickly chattered a lot.

"Mr. Li, the boss said that he still has some really good things. If you are interested, he will go and show you."

"Since there is, I'll take another look."

The fat boss quickly took out a rectangular box from the back room, opened it and took out a painting from it. He put on white gloves and slowly spread out the painting.

When Li Mo saw the content of the painting above, he couldn't help but move forward, looking at the three cats in the painting with bright eyes.

"Isn't this the "Cat and Bamboo Picture" collected in the Forbidden City of Wandao? How did it appear here?"

(End of this chapter)