Linglong

Chapter 8

Old Master Yu looked serious, "It's convenient to fight, and you can pinch people? I didn't think of that." Second Master Yu smiled more cheerfully, and even Uncle Yu couldn't help laughing.

Old Mrs. Yu shook his head, "It's a good girl, but it's not good to be gentle? What kind of fight did you have?" No longer thinking about long fingernails, she told Linglong in an orderly manner, "Your words, the corners of your eyes are hooked back. , This is the engraving method of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Do you know what is the word "Chen"? The decoration of jadeware is like that of bronze, and the eyes of the jade dragon are carved in the shape of the word "Chen". This is called the word "Chen..." Linglong nodded repeatedly.

Second Master Yu said with a smile: "Xiao Linglong, the old man Yuhuang can tell from the engraving method that it is from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Although uncle doesn't understand this, he also knows that it is from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Do you know why?"

Linglong tilted her head and thought for a while, "Why? Uncle, I can't guess."

Second Master Yu laughed, "Because, although the jade huang had passed through several hands before reaching Yu's house, my uncle found out that the original owner of the jade huang got it from an ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty! From an ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty The things you got were not from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but where did they come from?"

Linglong giggled, "Uncle is so funny!" Old Master Yu gave his lively young son a look, but laughed out loud like his two sons and granddaughter.

Uncle Yu has always been calm, but Second Master Yu, the youngest son, is unavoidably a rascal, and said to his father with a smile, "Father, Xiao Linglong will have her tenth birthday in a few days, although she is still a child, it is also a full birthday. Xiao Linglong was named by you, and if you are a human being, how about giving her another birthday present?"

Seeing her uncle asking for a gift for her, Linglong felt very happy.

Uncle Yu smiled and reprimanded, "Long'er is a child's family, she hasn't been filial to her grandfather yet, and asked for a birthday gift from him, how can there be such a reason in the world?" Linglong winked and thanked Second Master Yu, "I know uncle Love me. However, birthday is a day when my parents worry about my mother's difficulties, so I should be filial to my elders." Yu Erye praised with a smile on his face, "Look, Xiao Linglong is so sensible!"

Old Master Yu looked at this cute little granddaughter who "knows" the bronze inscriptions, and he also felt pleasing to the eye, and said with a smile: "I rarely collect jewelry, but if I do, they are from before the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, and I can't wear them out. However, there are a few times I personally went to the antique shop to pick it out, and when the sale was made, the shopkeeper gave me hair extensions, jewelry, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. The pens, inks, papers and inkstones are still usable, so what’s the use of jewelry? There was a big dark iron cabinet in the east, "Seventeen Lang, open the secret compartment at the bottom of this cabinet, there should be some jewelry inside." Second Master Yu's face was radiant, "Yes, Dad." He walked over and opened the secret compartment , took out an ordinary wooden box, and held it in front of Mrs. Yu.

Old Master Yu waved to Linglong, "Girl, come here." Linglong was a little embarrassed, "Grandpa, are you really giving it to me?" Walking up to her grandfather, she looked over curiously.What would it look like to make head-adding jewelry?
Seeing this, he couldn't help but smash his tongue.Inside the box was a big crested nobile inlaid with pearls and gems. On the body of the hairpin, round beads surrounded the shape of a moon, surrounded by star-like gems of various colors, beautiful and dazzling.

Is this jewelry for head-adding?Grandfather, what kind of antique shop did you go to?The innkeeper was either blind or in a daze.

"Take it and play with it." Seeing Linglong looking enviously at Zhuchai, Old Master Yu smiled contentedly.

Linglong wanted to back off a few words, but Second Master Yu couldn't help closing the box and stuffing it for her, "Little Linglong, take it! Ten years old is a whole birthday." Linglong giggled, "Then, it's better to be respectful than obey your orders." .” Holding the wooden box, he was flustered.

Uncle Yu just smiled when he saw Linglong's appearance, but Second Master Yu complained to Linglong, "Little Linglong, you don't know that your grandfather would sometimes go bankrupt because of these antiques. Once he took all the cash in the sky away, saying he was going out to visit friends, but in fact he was looking at a chime bell of the Warring States Period..."

Uncle Yu glanced at his younger brother indifferently, while Second Master Yu was alert and stopped short.

Tong'er knocked on the door and came in, and reported: "Cheng Cheng from the government office is coming soon, with four policemen." Erye Yu was bored. He heard that someone from the government office came, and knew that his father was the most impatient to deal with these things. People, hurriedly volunteered, "Father, I'll send these people away." The old man Yu has nothing to do, "You can go, your elder brother can go too." It is hard work for everyone in the Yu family to entertain people from the government. Erye Yu is trying to make up for his mistakes, how can he let his elder brother go?He smiled and said: "I'm bored in this room, I want to go out to get some air, brother, don't fight with me."

Linglong has been staying in the inner house since she came to this world, occasionally going to her father's study, which is considered to be going out.Hearing that my uncle was going to entertain the officials, I rolled my eyes, "I haven't seen what the officials look like, uncle, are the officials fun?" Second Master Yu laughed aloud, "Little Linglong, if you want to know, you can just go there with uncle." Yes. Uncle is entertaining the guy outside, you sit behind the screen and drink tea." Linglong was greatly moved, she peeked at her grandfather and father, and saw that the two seemed to have not heard, she knew that it was a tacit consent, she was overjoyed.

In the living room of Yu's family, there is a simple square table in the middle, and a pair of official chairs in the middle of it are placed on each side.On the chair on the left sat a middle-aged man in his early forties, dressed as a police officer, and looked smart and capable.

Yu Erye walked in quickly, arched his hands, and said in a loud voice: "Brother is late, brother, I have been waiting for a long time, I have been waiting for a long time." The middle-aged man stood up and laughed loudly, "I came recklessly, Yu Yu Don’t be surprised by the second master. It’s really the fate of Shangfeng, so there’s nothing to do.” The guest and the host sat down politely, and the second master Yu politely gave way, “Tea, please.” The middle-aged man took a sip of the tea cup and praised Said: "After all, it is the mansion, even the tea is very particular, it tastes good!"

After saying a few insipid words, the middle-aged man, that is, Cheng Bukuai of the government office, dismissed the servants and asked Erye Yu, "Everyone knows that your father is a good collection. Dare I ask you?" Master, has your father ever collected jewelry?" Second Master Yu was stunned, "How can a man collect jewelry? This one doesn't."

Detective Cheng sighed quickly, "To tell you the truth, I came here this time under orders to search your father's Jinshizhai." Second Master Yu was taken aback, Huo Di stood up, and said in a broken voice, "Search Jinshizhai? My father Those treasures are usually not allowed to be seen by anyone, and no one is allowed to touch them, if they go in and search, wouldn't it be..."

How can the police be accurate?If you really let them in, those antiques will suffer.

A smug look flashed across Cheng Guankuai's eyes, he hurriedly sat down Erye Yu, and said confidingly: "How can I not know this? But there is no way to go up to the peak. Do you know? Big deal!"

Erye Yu kept his mind steady, cupped his hands and said, "Maybe I can tell you the details? I have a good idea." He took out two gold leaves from his sleeve, and pushed them calmly.Detective Cheng quickly picked it up, and when he received it in his arms, he sighed, "Second Master has read poetry and books, so of course he knew that there were many heroes in the last years of the previous dynasty, and that there was King Cheng who competed with Emperor Taizu for the world. , Chen Wang and other heroes. Needless to say, what happened later, the heroes from all walks of life were blown away, and it was our great-grandfather who won the world. However, although Cheng Wang and Chen Wang were executed, some of their subordinates escaped. More than 30 years have passed, and things are still happening! Did the second master hear that? King Chen is the richest man. He secretly built a mausoleum for himself in the mountains from the day he proclaimed himself king. He has been king for more than ten years. This mausoleum It has also been built for more than ten years. On the day of completion, he saw that the situation was over, so he killed all the craftsmen who built the mausoleum, buried all the treasures he had looted over the years in the mausoleum, and sealed it..."

Erye Yu was very surprised when he heard this, "Is there such a thing? I remember that it was written in the history books that King Chen was captured by Emperor Taizu and beheaded for public display. Isn't his tomb built for nothing?"

Cheng Cheng quickly slapped his thigh, "Isn't that what you said, it's a waste of time! Whether it's Cheng Wang or Chen Wang, it's all for nothing after fighting for so many years! Second Master, what do you think this life is for?" ? As majestic as they were back then, in the end, they just stretched their necks and got stabbed, and they died in Huangquan."

Erye Yu agreed, "Brother, what you said is absolutely correct."

After sighing for a while, Captain Cheng quickly smiled and said: "Over the years, King Chen's subordinates have fallen into bandits, and some have sneaked into the court and become officials in an attempt to assassinate His Majesty. They really don't stop! They are like this, and the court has to suppress them. Captured a lot of Chen Wang's remaining party. Most of Chen Wang's remaining party are brave, loyal and loyal, but there are also those who are afraid of death and cowardly. Some people confessed that when Chen Wang's city was broken, they drove all their concubines into the sea, and Du Du couldn't bear to kill him The newly married queen, let the queen escape..."

Yu Erye opened his eyes wide.

Cheng Kuai was proud of himself, and said with a smile: "It is said that King Chen not only let his sweetheart escape, but also put the map of his tomb on the queen! Second Lord, think about it, the queen is a girl, if she brought the treasure map with her Where can I hide it?"

Detective Cheng looked at Second Master Yu with a smile, and Second Master Yu couldn't let him down, so he patted the table, "Could it be that she put it among the jewelry?" Clever, she just put it in the jewelry. She wears a pearl hairpin on her head, with a hollow in the middle, where is a treasure map."

"Extremely interesting!" Second Master Yu took a sip of tea with a happy expression, "This is better than storytelling, it's so interesting!"

Seeing him like this, Detective Cheng couldn't help but sneer at him in his heart, "Stupid, prodigal son, do you think I'm here to tell you a story? I have a plan and a request! If you dare to let me go for nothing ,snort!"

Detective Cheng quickly stood up with a look of embarrassment on his face, "The Queen of King Chen has been missing for many years, but the government must find the pearl hairpin on her head. Erye, we can't say, the old man's Jinshizhai, we have to go in and search for it. Do a search."

Erye Yu was very happy. He was taken aback when he heard what Cheng Kuai said. He quickly stood up and said in a hurry: "My father's collections are not Shang and Zhou, but Spring and Autumn and Warring States. He has all the things after Qin and Han Dynasties." I'm too lazy to take a look, how can there be any jewelry? The pieces in Jinshizhai are his treasures, if I let my brother in, I will probably be beaten to death by my father later!"

Detective Cheng looked sympathetic, but he was also very embarrassed.

Linglong was sitting behind the screen and rolled her eyes at the policeman Cheng.It is true that the Yu family is a prominent local family, and they have friendship with the government and the county magistrate, but the king of hell is easy to see, and the little devil is hard to deal with. This guy really wants to search Jinshizhai in the name of performing official duties. The most convenient way for the Yu family is to spend money and disappear Disaster, give him some money, and send him away.

Erye Yu thought for a long time, and gritted his teeth, "In order to avoid a good fight, I had no choice but to..." He sighed, and reluctantly took out a bank note from his purse, "Brother, this is my private room. Without it, I will have to live a tight life for the next year. Sigh, my father really only has antiques, he is a great man, how can he collect any jewelry?" Cheng Kuai slowly took the silver ticket in his hand, opened it and looked at it. Yes, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

That's enough, with this bank note, the dowry gift for the son to marry the wife will look much better.

Damn, is it easy for me?Five sons, six daughters, the son wants to marry, the daughter wants to marry, which one does not need money?
He collected the cashier receipt, and said with a smile: "Is this Jinshizhai, I went in and checked it myself, and indeed there are only all kinds of antiques, not a single piece of jewelry! Second master, I'm bothering you."

Second Master Yu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and with a smile on his face, he wentssip with Detective Cheng again, and sent him out courteously.

After seeing off the guests, Second Master Yu and Linglong scolded in unison, "You are a poor official! Seeing money, you are here to blackmail people!" After scolding, Second Master Yu made fun of Linglong, "The one of your pearl hairpins! If you don't have the middle guarantee, there will be a treasure map, little Linglong, you are going to get rich." Linglong laughed, nodded and said: "Exactly. Uncle, let's break open the pearl hairpin later, take out the treasure map, and go hunting for treasure in the mountains! We are so rich and arrogant, how can we pay attention to a villain like Cheng Bukuai?"

Telling jokes, both uncle and nephew were very happy.

(End of this chapter)