Don't pretend, anchor, I've seen you touch the golden talisman!

It was the lunch break at this time, and the surroundings were full of employees rushing to the canteen to eat.

Lin Yi and Qian Sheng's voices caused people around them to stop and look at them.

People who work in cultural preservation and exhibition-related occupations are particularly sensitive to sounds, especially noisy sounds.

Therefore, people here communicate in lowered voices, and there are very few people who shout loudly.

The two of them were rude and quickly pulled Curator Ma to hide behind a tree.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we were a little out of control just now. Did you just say that Mr. Xu gave your father a copy of "Lan Pu" before his death?"

Director Ma nodded.

"Yes, seeing that you are so surprised, does it mean that you also have a lot of research on orchids?"

The two waved their hands again and again.

"No, no, to be honest, we don't know anything about growing flowers, but we are very interested in this book and don't know where we can read it?"

Curator Ma was very puzzled after hearing this, but he didn't ask any more questions.

"My father was a public official at the time and could not accept gifts of this level. Later he handed over the book."

After hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but feel disappointed.

They speculated that this set of "Jinzhang Orchid Music" was probably related to Xu Baijiao's ledger.

And the most coincidental thing is that "Ziyihou" is another rare orchid species. It is difficult not to make people wonder whether there is some connection between them.

However, these rare ancient books are often thread-bound, with vertical layout and movable type printing.

If it is the password master of the ledger, then the position, page number, and line number of each word on it will have its own special meaning.

Now if you take a copy of "Jin Zhang Orchid Music" published by Modern Publishing House, it will definitely not match the title.

"Is it possible that we have to go to the market to collect a copy of "Jin Zhang Lan Pu"? But there are so many printing workshops in the Ming Dynasty, who can know which edition was produced in which year?"

Seeing that the two of them were helpless, Director Ma spoke again.

"You can no longer see the original copy of this book, but we do have a set of my father's manuscripts at home for you two to borrow."

Upon hearing his words, the two of them instantly became energetic.

He took Curator Ma to a bench and sat down.

"Did your father copy this manuscript verbatim from the original version of the ancient book at that time?"

Director Ma smiled and nodded.

"My father likes to make orchids when he has nothing to do, and he also likes paintings. He not only copied down all the contents of "Orchid Book", but also traced all the orchid samples in it. The entire five volumes were revised twice. Make sure every word is correct and every stroke is correct.”

"That's great. Can you lend us this "Jin Zhang Lan Pu" to read?"

Curator Ma agreed without hesitation.

"Of course, but I have a condition. If you get any important information from it, please be sure to share it with me.

Secondly, this book is a thought left to me by our old man. Please cherish it when you read it. "

"Of course, of course, you don't have to explain this to us and we will cherish it even more."

Curator Ma readily agreed and took them to the cafeteria for lunch. He then went back home during the lunch break and retrieved the "Jin Zhang Orchid Book" that Mr. Ma had copied before his death. He solemnly handed it over to Lin. Yi and Qian Sheng had it in their hands.

"Lu You's poem says: 'Wang Shibei sets the Central Plains Day, and family sacrifices are not forgotten.' I hope you two can find out the cause of Mr. Xu's death, and I can also give an explanation to my father." "Okay, Director Ma. , we will cherish this book even more, and after reading it, return it to you intact!"

After bidding farewell to Director Ma, the two of them drove directly back to the Bai family courtyard.

The two briefly talked about what they had seen and heard in the morning, then took out the "Jin Zhang Orchid Music" and placed it on the table.

Just as Wang Qiang was about to take action, Lin Yi grabbed his arm and pulled him aside.

"This thing is a family heirloom. You can't let anyone destroy it. If you want to see it, put on a pair of white gloves and touch it."

"Tch, if you don't want to look at it, don't look at it. I don't care about it."

After saying that, he pulled up a chair and sat next to him, watching Lin Yi and the others operate.

Opening the outer cover of this book, there are five thread-bound books inside. The handwriting of Mr. Ma Hengchu is really good, and it feels like Dong Qichang.

It stands to reason that most thread-bound books in the Ming Dynasty used woodblock printing and Song fonts.

It must be that the original book was reprinted in the Ming Dynasty. Dong Qichang was a great calligrapher in the late Ming Dynasty, and growing orchids was a favorite of literati. Naturally, there are many presses on the market that imitate his writing style.

In order to distinguish it from other printing houses' editions, Dong Qichang's calligraphy style was specially used, which makes this book even more precious.

"No wonder this book was handed in in the end. This book has been put away until now. Even if it is in good condition, it may not be possible to get it even if it costs more than seven figures."

Qian Sheng put on the mask and opened the cover of the first book. There was a line of small words on the title page, which probably meant thanking Brother Baijiao for adding more books. Now that he saw things and missed people, he borrowed the book to commemorate their friendship.

Mr. Bai sat next to him and served as technical guidance.

He had also been a shopkeeper back then, and had handled a lot of this kind of encrypted ledger, and could give them some pointers on many details.

Lin Yi held Xu Baijiao's work notes in his hand and turned to the first page. A symbol at the beginning stumped them.

The symbol looked like a bunch of savage growing grass, followed by a line of capital letters that represented a different type of bank.

Qian Sheng started to flip through the "Lan Pu" gently, trying to find the connection between them.

"What can you tell with this thing? You need at least a bunch of hair or something to conduct a paternity test."

"What's the matter, Brother Qiang, it sounds like you have some life experience in this area?"

Bai Lu teased from the side.

"No, no, don't talk nonsense about this. The blood of our Wang family cannot be doubted. As long as it is my child, it must be my seed!"

"Not always!"

"This matter must be settled!"

Wang Qiang and Bai Lu were joking. Lin Yi held his chin and stared at the ledger in front of him, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Lao Wang is right. To compare these symbols with this book, we must first find the commonalities between them. For this symbol, Lao San, look for any similar orchids in this map. Are there any similar orchids that look like it? of."

After Qian Sheng heard this, he immediately increased the frequency of flipping through the books. Seeing this, Wang Qiang and Bai Lu also found masks and white gloves, dressed neatly, and joined the ranks of flipping through the books.

The efficiency of everyone working together immediately improved a lot.

In the third book in Bai Lu's hand, she found an orchid plant called "First Grade King".

This type of orchid looks wild, grows wantonly, has wide and thick leaves, and has an extraordinary blooming capacity. One flower arrow can bloom three to five flowers, and the flower shape is also super large, which inexplicably matches its name.

Moreover, the orchid pattern depicted on this page is very similar to the symbol on the ledger. (End of chapter)