Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Teacher Peng, Teacher He, would you like to sit with me for a while?"

"No, let's just stroll around and go shopping."

"Then I'll withdraw first."

"Goodbye, Uncle Kun."

"You haven't been to my house for a long time. Come over when you have time. Uncle Kun will make you something delicious."

"okay."

"gone."

Peng Tao's family of three wanted to go shopping in the mall, so Yang Yukun left first, and they separated at the entrance of the Zhiweilou hotpot chain headquarters.

"Woof woof woof..."

When the black panther heard the noise, he ran out of his den to greet Yang Yukun.

"Black Panther, I'm back." Yang Yukun rubbed Black Panther's head.

Seeing that Xu Jingping and the children had not returned yet, Yang Yukun took out his cell phone and called Xu Jingping.

After having dinner at the Wangfujing branch of Zhiweilou Restaurant, Xu Jingping and her friends went to stroll around the square and are still there.

"Dad, we are back."

"Woof woof woof..."

"Black Panther."

"Dad, this is for you." Little Yumi handed a string of candied haws to his father.

"Thank you, Little Corn." The hawthorn fruit coated with sugar tasted sour and sweet and was quite delicious.

"I bought you a dress, try it on and see if it fits you."

Xu Jingping, Su Meng, Meng Xiaoxing, Meng Xiaozao and others took their children to the mall for a while. They saw a windbreaker that looked particularly nice and bought it.

"Wife, why are you buying me more clothes? I have too many clothes to wear."

Since getting married, Yang Yukun has never bought clothes or shoes for himself.

But he had so many clothes and shoes that he couldn't even wear them all.

Most of them were given by my eldest sister and brother-in-law. Every year, my eldest sister and brother-in-law would give them a lot of clothes and shoes produced by their own company.

Some of them were bought for him by Xu Jingping, many of which he had never worn.

"The weather is getting colder, so I bought you some thicker clothes. They're really cool."

Xu Jingping nodded with satisfaction. This windbreaker fit Yang Yukun perfectly, as if it was tailor-made.

"My handsomeness has little to do with this windbreaker. It is this windbreaker that looks good on me. I am the protagonist."

Little Zongzi laughed and said, "Hehe... Dad, you are so narcissistic."

"hey-hey……."

"whee……."

Pingping and Xiaoyumi also laughed. They also felt that their father was a little narcissistic, even though he was telling the truth.

"Do you think dad is not handsome? The teacher taught us not to tell lies."

"whee……."

"Handsome, after all, Dad, you are the most handsome man in the city."

"Dad is the most handsome, the most handsome in the world."

"That's right. Since you are so honest, Daddy has to reward you. Whatever you want to eat tomorrow, Daddy will make it for you."

"Roast Duck!"

“Braised pork trotters!”

“Hairy crab!”

"No problem. I'll make it for you tomorrow afternoon and you can eat it when you get back from school."

Xu Jingping said, "Okay, it's getting late. Go wash up and get ready for bed. You have to go to school tomorrow."

"okay."

Xiao Zongzi, Pingping and Xiao Yumi ran to wash up, while Xu Jingping put the new clothes he bought into the washing machine to wash them.

"Xiaojun has made great contributions in the army, a third-class merit."

"Xiaojun wrote to you again?"

"I haven't received any letters from this kid recently. Teacher Peng said that the good news about his achievements has been sent to his home."

Just now I was having hotpot with Peng Tao and his family of three at the Zhiweilou hotpot chain's main restaurant. Peng Tao said that Peng Jun had won a third-class individual merit in the army.

This kid has been writing to him quite a lot since he failed to get into college and joined the army last year.

After making meritorious contributions in the army, this kid probably wrote him a letter. Maybe the Snow Region is a bit far from the imperial capital, so it hasn't been delivered yet.

Upon hearing the news that Peng Jun had made meritorious service in the army, Yang Yukun was also very happy for this boy.

Putting aside his brotherhood with Peng Jianguo, this kid can be considered as his apprentice who was taught by him personally, and has inherited his true skills of Gu Zhuang Boxing. Although they are not master and apprentice in name, they are master and apprentice in reality.

Xu Jingping said, "Let's invite Xiangxiang to our house for dinner next weekend. I haven't seen her for a long time."

"Okay, I'll call this girl tomorrow."

Ding Baosong's daughter Ding Xiang graduated from high school this year and was admitted to the Imperial Capital Normal University.

This girl said at the beginning that she wanted to take the entrance exam to Imperial Capital Normal University to become alumni with her father and several uncles.

When Ding Baosong brought Ding Xiang to the capital to register, Yang Yukun's family of five was still on summer vacation in the prairie and had not returned.

After returning to the imperial capital, Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping went to the Imperial Capital Normal College to see the girl.

The last time this girl came to our house for dinner was during the National Day holiday, which is a month ago.

"Dad, mom."

Xiao Zongzi, Pingping, and Xiao Yumi washed up and ran back to the main living room. Xu Jingping said, "Go back to your rooms and go to sleep. It's almost nine o'clock."

"Good night, Mom and Dad."

"Goodnight Black Panther."

"Woof woof woof..."

…………

"Xiaojun, come and have some tea." Yang Yukun poured tea for Fan Xiaojun.

Fan Xiaojun came back from a business trip and brought some local specialties to see him.

"Brother, please give me two jars of your good wine. I'm going to Quancheng to visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law tomorrow."

"How many jars do you want?"

"Four altars, okay? I'll definitely go visit Lily's uncle and aunt when I get there."

"Take it when you leave later."

"Thank you, brother. It's time for lunch. I'll treat you to a meal."

"Where are we going to eat?"

"In our store."

"Okay, let's go." After taking the wine to Fan Xiaojun's house, Yang Yukun and Fan Xiaojun went to the main branch of Xueru Restaurant for lunch.

Xu Jingping went to the company and the children went to school. He was too lazy to cook at home alone.

After having lunch at Xueru Restaurant, Fan Xiaojun had other things to do, so Yang Yukun rode his bicycle home alone.

"Great grandfather, great grandfather..."

"Why are you here, kid?"

Yang Yukun was reading in the study. His master’s new book, “Interesting Stories from the Hutongs,” was published during the National Day last month.

I heard someone calling in the yard, and saw Yang Feng running in hurriedly from outside.

"Grandpa, I caught him!"

"What was caught? Who was caught?"

"The man who copied Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty tri-colored glazed pottery has been arrested!"

"Did he catch them?"

"He's been caught. He's in police station now."

A large number of Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty sancai appeared in Panjiayuan several times in succession, and these things were identified as authentic by ceramic experts.

But these things are imitations, made by the same person.

In order to prevent the loss of cultural relics, institutions such as the Forbidden City Museum and the History Museum have purchased a large number of Northern Wei pottery figurines and Tang tri-colored glazed pottery.

It turned out to be a counterfeit, and the matter became a big deal. The public security organs followed the clues and finally caught the person who counterfeited these Northern Wei pottery figurines and Tang sancai in Zhongyuan Province.

"Xiao Kun."

"Master Hou."

"Master, have you received the news as well?"

As soon as Yang Feng arrived, his master came over. Yang Yukun guessed that the old man might have also received the news that the person who imitated Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty sancai was arrested.

"Lao Geng called me. Let's go and check on this guy."

Hou Polan was very curious about the person who imitated Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty sancai. He had never seen such a high level of skill in his life.

At least when it comes to Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty sancai, he has never seen anyone with a higher level of imitation than this person, and even he almost made a mistake.

When I learned that this person had been arrested, I wanted to meet him.

"Okay, I'm curious about him too."

Yang Yukun was also quite curious about the person who imitated the Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty sancai.

After going out, Yang Yukun, his master and Yang Feng went straight to the relevant department and met Master Geng and his group.

"Old Geng."

"Master Geng."

Master Geng said, "Lord Hou, Director Yang, why are you here?"

"What about people?"

"It's inside."

"What's the situation with this person? Where did he come from?"

"This man is called Gao Shuiwang. He comes from Nanshishan Village and has been studying the art of Tang Sancai since he was young. He did not sell those Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Sancai directly. Instead, a big customer found him and bought hundreds of them.

When he sold it, he thought it was a work of art, and he never expected that this person would sell his imitation as the real thing.”

"I see. Only Nanshishan Village can produce such a skilled person."

As an insider, Hou Polan certainly knew the situation in Nanshishan Village.

Nanshishan Village, Zhongyuan Province, is the birthplace of Luoyang Tang Sancai.

With the decline of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Sancai also disappeared.

By the 25th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu, Tang Sancai once again appeared in the public eye and attracted the attention of many scholars.

As society became more and more fond of Tang Sancai, it attracted the attention of tomb robbers, so they set their sights on the Tang Sancai in Tang tombs.

Because porcelain itself is fragile and easily breakable, which leads to the loss of its value, tomb robbers have to look for folk craftsmen to repair it after obtaining Tang Sancai. Nanshishan Village, which has a geographical advantage, is the place most frequently "visited".

Due to this demand, a large number of craftsmen who make a living by repairing unearthed Tang Sancai have emerged in Nanshishan Village. Their skills are gradually improved through day-to-day practice and research.

Over time, the antique imitation technology of Tang Sancai in Nanshishan Village became more and more sophisticated, and most villagers began to engage in the antique handicraft industry.

He should have thought that these Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty tri-colored glazed pottery were closely related to Nanshishan Village. After all, only Nanshishan Village had the conditions to imitate so many Northern Wei Dynasty pottery figurines and Tang Dynasty tri-colored glazed pottery. (End of this chapter)