Siheyuan starts from the stationmaster

Chapter 117 Preparations for Engagement
Broken Hou took a closer look at the set of Eight Immortals table furniture, and also judged that it was antique furniture from the Ming Dynasty.He said with emotion: "Boy, the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves hit the beach to death. The little thing in my stomach was emptied by you. I have nothing to teach you. You are a teacher!"

Bai Zirui said flatteringly: "Master, your old man has eaten more salt than I have traveled. I am far behind you, and I have to learn a lot from you."

Hearing what he said, Ratty Hou felt very relieved in his heart, thinking that he had finally met a disciple with good character, and he didn't raise his tail to the sky arrogantly because of a few compliments from others.

Broken Hou sighed and calmed down, and saw a small box in Bai Zirui's hand all the time. He asked suspiciously: "Boy, what treasure are you holding in your hand? Give it to me."

Bai Zirui explained: "Master, this small incense burner was taken from Landlord Liu's house. It was his father's memorial day two days ago. I happened to see a small incense burner found by their family to burn incense to worship his father. I suspect that this is one of the three thousand Xuande furnaces cast in Xuande three years ago, and I am planning to ask Master to palm my eyes when I return to the city."

As he spoke, he opened the small box to reveal the palm-sized Xuande stove.After hearing his words, Poor Hou asked in disbelief: "The real Xuande furnace? Kid, have you seen it clearly?"

Bai Zirui said respectfully: "I still have little experience, so I ask Master to palm my eyes."

Broken Hou picked up the Xuande furnace from the small box and observed it carefully. He first looked at the color, shape, and casting process of the Xuande furnace, observed its shape, determined its name, and then checked whether the copper at the bottom was fine?Knock on the furnace body, listen to its sound, and observe the inscriptions on the bottom and other aspects.

After reading it, he put the Xuande stove back into the small box, and said with a sigh: "It's really lucky for you to come to the countryside, and you can even meet such a rare Xuande stove. You collect it carefully, and you must not let it wander abroad, this is the wealth left to us by our ancestors."

Bai Zirui said solemnly: "Master, please don't worry, I will never leave the national treasures abroad. If there is a chance in the future, I will buy back those national treasures that were left abroad, so that future generations will have the opportunity to see our brilliant China." A treasure of civilization!"

Hearing Bai Zirui's words, the broken man felt very relieved. It seemed that this apprentice was not mistaken. After a hundred years, he could pass on all those antiques to him, and let them take care of his daughter to ensure that she had no worries about food and clothing.

After the car entered the city, Bai Zirui sat in the co-pilot to guide the driver and drove the truck to the door of the house he rented not far from the courtyard house.I happened to meet He Yuzhu and his apprentices who were passing by after get off work, so I asked them to help unload all the furniture into the house.

When He Yuzhu and the others were unloading the furniture, Bai Zirui let the ragged waiter watch and give them some pointers. Bai Zirui went to a nearby state-run store and bought a pair of Peony cigarettes and a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda.

After the furniture was unloaded, Bai Zirui unpacked the Peony cigarettes he bought and gave He Yuzhu's disciples who knew how to smoke a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda.When he settled the freight with the driver, he gave him two packs of cigarettes, and the driver said that he would be on call when using the car in the future.

He Yuzhu's apprentices all left after finishing their work. After Bai Zirui locked the door, he said with a smile: "Master, I let you go to Mengjia Village for nothing today. I will buy you a drink to apologize to you."

Poor Hou smiled and cursed: "You should apologize to me, but the baby I've been eyeing for so many years was cut off by you, a little bastard. I'm really mad at me."

He Yuzhu asked curiously: "Uncle Hou, the treasures you are talking about are not the tattered furniture we unloaded just now, right? In my opinion, they can be directly chopped up and used as firewood. Where can the treasures go?"

Bai Zirui patiently explained: "Brother, these are all furniture from the Ming Dynasty, and they have a history of hundreds of years. It would be a pity to damage even one piece of furniture, and you would even want to chop them up and use them as firewood. "

Broken Hou said: "Silly Zhu, those who don't know are not guilty. As long as you know that these are treasures left to us by our ancestors, it would be a great help for you to help Zirui protect them."

He Yuzhu listened to the words of Broken Hou, and vowed: "Master Hou, don't worry! I will help Zirui take care of these treasures."

After the three of them finished chatting about this topic, Bai Zirui returned to the courtyard and rode a bicycle to carry the rags, and the three of them headed to the tavern together.

Xu Jingli, who was helping with work in the tavern, saw the three of them coming, and greeted them with great joy, and said to Bai Zirui with a bit of resentment, "Zirui, what are you busy with today's rest? You didn't come to see me?"

Bai Zirui took her little hand and said apologetically, "Sister Jingli, I went to the countryside today, so I don't have time to accompany you."

Broken Hou jokingly said: "Yo... yo!, the young couple love each other, I really envy others. Shall I and Sha Zhu avoid it for a while?"

Xu Jingli stomped shyly and said, "Master Hou, you can make fun of others." After speaking, she ran away shyly.

The three of them entered the tavern and sat down at a table one by one. He Yuzhu asked: "Zi Rui, Chinese New Year is coming soon, can you choose an auspicious day, and you and Jingli will make an appointment for marriage."

Bai Zirui said with a worried face: "Brother, I also want to get engaged to Sister Jingli as soon as possible, but I have no token of love."

After seeing his gaze, Po Lan Hou said with both irony and laughter: "You brat, you will play tricks on Master's treasures."

Bai Zirui said with a smile all over his face: "Who told Master that you have so many treasures! I will definitely find a suitable token of love for my apprentice to get engaged."

Poor Hou smiled and said: "Don't put a high hat on me, you brat, the things have been prepared for you long ago, and you can pick them up from me tomorrow, and I'm still waiting for my daughter-in-law's tea!"

Bai Zirui said happily: "Thank you Master, you will soon be able to drink the daughter-in-law tea that Sister Jingli poured for you."

The three of them were a little drunk after drinking, and Bai Zirui rode a tricycle to the dilapidated residence the next day after he went to work.Poor Hou looked at him with a smile and said, "You brat misses my baby and came here early in the morning to ask for it. Why don't you come here so diligently?"

Bai Zirui said with a shy smile, "Hey! Master, isn't this a matter of my life? Didn't you say yesterday that you want to drink daughter-in-law tea earlier?"

Poor Hou said angrily: "You boy, I really owed you in my previous life, and I have come to collect debts in this life."

He pushed the two prepared brocade boxes in front of Bai Zirui and said, "Look at it! Get out as soon as you're done with the things."

Bai Zirui opened one of the brocade boxes, and saw an emerald pendant in the brocade box. The pendant was oval in shape with exquisite patterns engraved on it.Bai Zirui could see the auspiciousness of the dragon and phoenix engraved on it at a glance. Half of the pendant was carved with a dragon, and the other half was carved with a phoenix. The two divided the whole pendant into two like yin and yang, and they fit together perfectly.

(End of this chapter)