1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 412 Marrying a Wife in Three Turns and One Ring
Living in a small courtyard in the capital, living a small life of his own.

After returning to Beijing, Luo Tao still insisted on going around Houhai every morning.

In the past two days, I haven't met Uncle Xia, who seems to be deaf but not deaf. The morning without him has suddenly lost a lot of happiness.

I asked acquaintances when I met them, and they all said that he was busy with his son's affairs recently. Luo Tao asked in detail what was going on?They couldn't tell.

It is said that Uncle Xia is quite mysterious.

Luo Tao wanted to take a look, but felt it was a bit rash, so he asked someone to send a message to Uncle Xia. It probably meant that he would go to his house to see him in the next two days. Do you think it would be okay?

Luo Tao has been waiting for Xin'er these two days.

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After riding out of the alley, I happily ran to Mr. Zhang's house along the Hainan coast. Last time I happened to see a "painting within a painting" because of my luck.

I can appraise paintings, but I don’t know the art of uncovering paintings. I wanted to go to the Forbidden City to find Master Liu, whom I know well.

After Mr. Zhang found out about it, he said that since his granddaughter Lou Pengzhu knew how to do this craft, he still owed favor to someone else, so it was better to let his own family help.

Luo Tao would have almost forgotten that Lou Pengzhu knew how to frame calligraphy and paintings, if Mr. Zhang hadn't reminded him.

She is two years younger than Luo Tao, and has met her several times, and knows that she is now learning this knowledge.

Mr. Zhang felt that this was okay and nothing would happen, so he left the painting at Zhang's house and allowed her to do whatever she wanted.

I just put it there yesterday and it's fine now.

When we arrived at Zhang's house, we first packed up the car and knocked on the door.

After a while, someone opened the door, and he was greeted by a young girl dressed very simply.

This is Ms. Lou Pengzhu, Mr. Zhang’s granddaughter.

"Sister Pengzhu, thank you for your hard work!" Luo Tao greeted him with a smile. With Mr. Zhang's relationship, his words were naturally more cordial.

"It's not hard. Brother Luo, please come in quickly. Grandpa has talked about you several times."

Luo Tao felt very comfortable when she heard that her husband was talking about her.

"yes."

After saying that, he strode into the door and went to the back room.

Lou Mingzhu could only shake her head at this. Her first impression of Mr. Luo Tao was that he was very steady and bookish.

Is this understanding beyond recognition?The bookish aura is still there, but as for the stability, it all depends on the situation.

She had some doubts about whether her grandfather had taught a good young man of the motherland bad things.

"Sir, are you busy?"

When I entered the room, I saw Mr. Zhang’s cute self eating peach cake, or to be more precise, he was eating the peach cake residue on the paper.

"I'm busy. If I'm not busy, I won't even be able to eat this peach cake."

He raised his head and glanced at Luo Tao, then continued to eat the peach cake without any hurry.

He said this jokingly. He is now older and not in good health, so his family has given him a taboo order.

Even his favorite bread and Western food were banned.

I must be eating peach cakes with Mr. Pan behind my back today.

His "busy" means "panic" and "urgent".

"If you like to eat it, I will buy some some other day to honor you and my wife."

Luo Tao never treats himself as an outsider when he comes home now. He found an empty seat and sat down while talking.

“It would be great if I could eat at Lao Mo again.”

He whispered to Luo Tao quietly, for fear of being heard by a third person.

Luo Tao smiled and nodded to him, and his disciple understood completely.

He was very happy that Luo Tao could understand his thoughts, and happily put the remaining peach cake residue in his mouth.

After chewing a few times, I was satisfied.

Then he said: "Pengzhu has uncovered the painting, and there is really a good painting hidden inside."

Hearing what he said, Luo Tao was so happy. Mr. Zhang said it was a good painting. It was definitely a masterpiece handed down by a famous artist.

Luo Tao didn't ask who it was?

If you ask this question, you will appear to be too ignorant of the world.

The two of them chatted for a while, and Luo Tao helped him go to the studio.

In the studio, an old man and a young man are mounting ancient paintings.

"Thank you for your hard work, Master!"

"Why bother? I'm so happy to see such a masterpiece by Tang Bohu. Just wait a while, it's almost over."

To do this work, you must be highly concentrated, and you must not be careless and damage cultural relics even if you are not careful.

Luo Tao stayed with Mr. Zhang and watched.

Near noon, the grandparents and grandchildren finished the framing work.

When Luo Tao took a look at the framed painting, he was truly amazed.

As the old saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. It is true at all.

This is a picture of Tang Bohu's lady, which is very vivid.

Luo Tao also has several Tang Bohu's paintings hidden in his hands now, and those paintings are slightly inferior to this one.

Everyone looked at this picture of a beautiful lady for a long time, and Luo Tao said: "Sister Pengzhu, if you have this ability, you can come and sit at home when you have time."

"Hmph, you are really good at calling people." After hearing Luo Tao's words, Mr. Pan became unhappy.

"Master, you have really wronged me. I am here to invite Sister Pengzhu... Besides, I am here to help Sister Pengzhu gain experience, right?"

"You are so talkative that you don't distinguish between innocent and innocent. You are the one who takes charge of the good and the bad. Pengzhu, if it doesn't happen another day, can you help me and my grandpa see what that hairy monkey in Little October is doing?"

Little October has almost turned into a hairy monkey in the past six months since she stopped coming to the old gentleman's house to study.

"Eh."

Lou Pengzhu and his sister had also wanted to visit the Luo family for a long time, but they were persuaded by Mr. Zhang. He was afraid that they would go to Luo Tao to get involved.

He knew that it was not easy for Luo Tao to get to where he is today. The relationship between the two was just master and apprentice, and there was never any interest relationship.

He very much does not want his descendants to live by his shadow.

Luo Tao asked Lou Mingzhu to go to his home to help him maintain those calligraphy and paintings when he had time, the purpose of which was to help their family improve their lives through the Fa.

Mr. Pan knew the meaning of this, and he was just joking just now.

At noon, Luo Tao didn't go home, so he shamelessly had a meal of old Beijing noodles with soybean paste at Mr. Zhang's house.

I didn’t get home until the sun had set.

"What happy thing happened to me today? It's worth humming a tune. Telling it makes me happy."

Before going to bed, Zhu Lin became a lot more fashionable and even washed her face. I wonder what was in her hand?Just put it on your face.

Luo Tao was not surprised either.

"Didn't I tell you last time? There is a painting hidden in a painting. It was just unveiled today, you know? Inside is a painting of Tang Bohu's beauty. The painting is amazing, and the beauty is so lifelike..."

Luo Tao caught an ignorant person blowing hard.

"Really?" Zhu Lin still didn't believe it, how could anything good happen to Luo Tao.

"Did you forget that word?" Luo Tao hugged his daughter to coax her to play, tilted his head and said loudly to Zhu Lin.

"Hmph, then you made a big mistake this time."

She has been with Luo Tao for so long, and she also knows some of the simplest slang in the antique industry.

Luo Tao thought to himself that this was no big deal. Compared with picking up leaks of this era, it was nothing like an old nose.

"I'm still giving money, but the 50 donated is not money, forget it." This daughter-in-law is a bit stupid.

After Luo Tao reminded her, she came to her senses again.

"Hey! How could I forget this?" She slapped her forehead and got on the bed.

Not knowing what was wrong, he pulled Luo Tao and asked, "Tell me, which one is more valuable, the 50 yuan or this painting?"

"There's no comparison."

"Why is there no comparison?"

Luo Tao took a deep look at him, sighed, and said: "It's 50 yuan now, but in the future the painting will definitely be valuable."

"why?"

"This money can be regenerated, but this painting is unique. Things are rare and valuable... and this is where the fun of collecting comes from.

Of course, there are also some coins that are very precious, such as the banknotes of the Song Dynasty... If we go back 1000 years, it is possible that the money we use today will become a cultural relic.

Let me tell you that in the collection industry, there is no real or fake, only old and new. "

Zhu Lin seemed to understand a little bit, but also a little bit didn't understand.

Don't think about things that you can't figure out. Your brain will hurt if you think about it too much.

She wiped her face and changed her serious face, "Why, I want to hear daddy tell me a story again."

"Heh, heh." The little girl threw herself into Zhu Lin's arms, her coke was gone.

Then she rubbed her little face against Zhu Lin's. She must have liked the fragrance of the skin care product that Zhu Lin put on her face.

The little girl is getting older and clinging to people.

It's a bit difficult for anyone to look at her now. If someone doesn't pay attention, the little girl will crawl out quietly. Sometimes she is very bold, and she dares to walk on the wall by herself.

Especially the armchairs supported by Xiu under the verandah of the east courtyard.

The little girl's liveliness made the family live in fear, and also brought a lot of fun.

The couple coaxed their daughter into a sweet dream.

The next day.

Finally there is news about Uncle Xia.

"Man, I want to find out for you what you said last time."

The old man got stuck in his throat mid-sentence.

Luo Tao smiled and said, "How about this? Let's talk while eating."

He was still a little embarrassed, "Oh! I have cost you money today."

"What's the expense? Isn't it right to treat you to breakfast? We are friends now. Let's go." After Luo Tao finished speaking, he took him to Lao Yang's breakfast shop.

Everyone ordered what they liked to eat.

The old man said: "Old Xia came back last night. He didn't look very optimistic and had a sad face."

Luo Tao doesn't know what happened to Uncle Xia's family?

"You live in the same courtyard, why didn't you ask?"

"I asked, but he didn't say anything. He just wanted to be quiet. He's so stupid today. It would be better if he added a little more vinegar."

Hey!While chatting about serious matters, he did not delay expressing his views on food.

"Oh, is he at home today?" Luo Tao asked again.

"He didn't go out today, he seems to have something to do and can't leave." After he finished speaking, he remembered something again and asked Luo Tao: "Man, why are you so concerned about this old man Xia? Is there something else? "

Luo Tao drank a few sips of tofu nao, his heart was not beating and his face was not red. He waved his hands and said: "No, didn't you see Tian'er before and go for a walk with Uncle Xia? It's weird to see Tian'er suddenly disappear."

"Oh." The old man didn't think anything else, and the conversation between the two naturally turned to eating.

Pay the bill and say goodbye to the uncle.

Luo Tao went home, bought two boxes of gifts, and after nine o'clock, he took the gifts and went to Uncle Xia's house in Xishuang Hutong.

As soon as he inquired here, Luo Tao found out exactly where Uncle Xia lived and when he entered the hospital.

Uncle Xia is still very famous in their area, not because of how much he has contributed to the country and society, but because he is really deaf.

He lived in a courtyard with three courtyards and two rooms in the east wing of the second courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, I recognized the door and knocked three times.

"Uncle Xia, are you at home?"

"Who?"

This is an instant reply!
"My surname is Luo. We walked together in Houhai in the morning and had dinner together. We live in the depths of Baihua. You always..."

Before Luo Tao finished speaking, the door suddenly opened.

The old man and the young man looked at each other, and Luo Tao was shocked.

"Why did you come to my place? What's the matter?" There was something wrong with his expression.

There was still a little bit of black on his livid face, and the man looked quite haggard.

"It's okay, I just haven't seen you for a long time and went for a walk in Houhai. Come and have a look." Luo Tao spoke to him carefully and politely, for fear of offending him.

He saw that Luo Tao didn't come empty-handed, and he spoke nicely, "Then come in!"

These two small bungalows are also separated into two bedrooms and a living room, and the kitchen is a self-built room outside.

The decoration at home is also very simple, not even a decent household appliance is seen.

The chairs are still old-fashioned acacia wood Kyoto furniture with peeling leather.

"My home is so simple, I'm laughing at you, please sit down quickly."

Luo Tao smiled and said, "Very good. Don't be too busy if you come here today. I didn't buy anything. These are the Soviet-style snacks that my friend brought to Pingjiang last time. I'll give them to you to try today."

He declined a few times, then accepted with a smile on his face. "It's costing you money, drink tea."

Luo Tao wondered in his heart, Uncle Xia is not deaf today!what happened?

"Thank you. What's going on in your hometown recently?"

"Nothing big, just little things."

This old man is quite stubborn, and it’s okay even though he’s like this.He said he was open-minded, but his heart was never very open.

"If you have anything to do, you can tell me. As long as we can help you, I won't hesitate. You are much thinner now than before, and your body will not be able to bear it if you continue like this."

Luo Tao really cared about his body.

Uncle Xia hesitated for a while and then told Luo Tao the truth.

"Please miss me."

Uncle Xia has five children, three boys and two girls. The first four children have all gotten married and established businesses, but the youngest son is still just hanging around and doing nothing.

Not long ago, Uncle Xia had a friend who was kind and helped introduce a girl to his youngest son.

Both parties felt that it was okay when they met. After that, the next step was to ask for money to clear the way.

How much money can Uncle Xia have as a retired worker? His younger son is not very upright yet, and it is difficult to find a wife.

The woman has to turn three times and ring once, and add another washing machine.

Looking at Uncle Xia's house again, apart from the flashlight that often doesn't show up, there are no household appliances that can be called.

Isn’t this a sigh of relief? ! !

In order to find a wife for his youngest son, Uncle Xia also begged his grandfather and grandma to borrow some money, but there was still a long way to go.

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To be continued——

(End of this chapter)