Yin Yang Tomb Raider

Chapter 96 Shenmu Factory, Drawings
Tao Ran's helplessness and helplessness deeply affected me, and when I thought of the seven babies on the long table, my heart ached: "Don't think about it anymore, this matter is not over yet, as long as this person is still alive Now, he will definitely show his feet again, and it will be fine to catch him next time."

"You speak lightly, forget it, let's skip this topic." Tao Ran said: "I have thought about every word you said to me, and now I will give you a formal reply. You, Lin Tianyi are indeed A very tasteless man, who doesn't know how to be sympathetic, speaks directly like a knife, piercing people's hearts straight, his mouth is really annoying."

The topic of this woman also changed too quickly, I was a little caught off guard, is she confessing her love now?I could only laugh twice, and folded my hands in front of my chest: "You want to complain? Okay, let's spit it out."

"The first time I met you was in the desert. You are rude and unreasonable. This is my first impression." Tao Ran's eyes sparkled: "I was thinking, this person must have lacked love when he was young, otherwise he would have loved you a lot. People are so indifferent? But everything after that changed my opinion of you. You were very courageous in times of crisis, dared to take risks, and found a life for us. You also tried your best to take care of everyone. It doesn't matter, it's just your disguise, in essence, you love yourself and the people around you."

"Is the person you're talking about?" I couldn't help laughing, "It's so strange."

"Since I came back from the desert, the three words Lin Tianyi have been hovering in my mind." Tao Ran said, "It will still be in the future. When will it disappear from my mind? I don't know, but please don't beat me on purpose in the future. It's my own thing to like you, please respect a woman's feeling, can you?"

I looked at Tao Ran's face with a half-smile, and finally, I couldn't laugh anymore, but Tao Ran stood up casually: "I've finished what I want to say, let's take a step first, remember to find those two guys."

I was the only one left in the coffee shop. When I turned my head, a figure flashed past outside. I had just met that person, so I recognized it at a glance——Hwaseong!
After drinking the rest of the coffee, when I was about to pay the bill, I realized that there was a banknote under the coffee cup opposite. Tao Ran had already left the money when he left. I was a little dumbfounded. Way, I took out the banknote and waved to the waiter: "Pay the bill."

When I got home, I told Lao Jiu about those two guys appearing in Antique Street. Lao Jiu agreed with my guess. Those two must have found something, they were looking for a huanghuali box!
"Lin Tianyi, let's stand still." Lao Jiu blinked: "Do you know the old man?"

At this moment, Lao Jiu and I were in the same mind, and I immediately knew what he wanted to do: "Do you want to be exactly the same to confuse them?"

"If they succeed, they will definitely be very excited. When the time comes, they will let go of their mouths and reveal nothing." Lao Jiu said triumphantly: "We'll just wait."

Do old things, I thought of a person, a person named Master Xu, Master Xu is another name we call him, this person has a first-class method of making old things, no matter what type he is, he can be called a master, his surname is Xu, this is where Master Xu came from. This person has a good friendship with me, but I have never patronized him before. This time I finally have a chance.

I went to find the huanghuali box, took it and took Lao Jiu to find Master Xu. As soon as I got in the car, I slapped myself on the forehead: "Lao Jiu, are we doing too much? Find something and throw it in. Wouldn't it be good to just put this box out?"

Lao Jiu, who was already sitting in the co-pilot seat, laughed loudly: "This is really a long detour."

Let’s do what we say, and we don’t know if we don’t do it. This huanghuali box can’t be opened at all. In other words, if I want to stuff things into its interlayer, it’s impossible. Unless I destroy this box, after I destroy it It's not easy to repair it. Anyway, I have to go to Master Xu. Lao Jiu couldn't help but said: "The person who made this box spent a lot of effort. I don't know if your Master Xu can imitate it."

"It can't be imitated. Even if it's broken, it needs to be repaired." I said, "Huanghuali wood doesn't have to be real, it can produce effects. If it's fake, let's go and find him first."

Master Xu still lives in a one-story house. I bought a box of tea when I went there. He usually has no other hobbies, just drinking tea and studying some ancient books, especially those related to making old books. The door is closed , It's winter, and the heating is turned on at home, so the door must not be opened. I knocked on the door a few times and shouted, "Master Xu, are you there? I'm Lin Tianyi."

"Come in, the door is unlocked." Master Xu must be busy, and he must have never looked back.

Pushing open the door and entering, Master Xu sat with his back facing us, sitting in front of the table, the desk lamp was on, he was fighting hard under the desk lamp with something, when he heard footsteps behind him, he said directly: "Two people are here today?"

Lao Jiu said in a low voice: "The old man has good ears."

"You are an old man." Master Xu turned around and adjusted his glasses above his nose. He has gray hair, an old face, and three deep creases on his forehead. Even with a straight face, these three creases are very clear. Only the whites of his eyes are exposed behind the glasses, and his hands are very rough and covered with calluses. Everyone who has seen Master Xu has more impressions of his hands than his face. He himself is a skinny little old man.

The old guy still refuses to accept his old age, I said angrily: "Old guy, don't be stubborn, this year is almost sixty, right? It's sixty years old, let me introduce, this is Lao Jiu, Lao Jiu, this is me and you Master Xu was mentioned."

Master Xu said angrily: "Lin Tianyi, you were the first to pass on the nickname of Master Xu, right?"

I immediately said with a smirk: "How come, master is a respectful title for Master Xu, and it is an affirmation of your old man's skills, right?"

"Stop playing tricks." Master Xu turned around again, and I saw he was holding a jade cicada in his hand. While operating it familiarly, he asked: "There is nothing to go to the Three Treasures Hall. I haven't come here empty-handed today. What's the matter?" Just say it."

I put the huanghuali box on Master Xu's desk: "I'm going to smash this box, put things in it, and then repair it."

Every old master is an excellent appraiser, and Master Xu is no exception. He glanced at the box and immediately said: "This is a high-quality huanghuali. It is at least 500 years old. Is it really going to be smashed?"

"Yes, must." I emphasized, "The price is easy to negotiate."

"I heard that there was a fire in your shop, and you're very depressed. You haven't shown up for a while, and you've become rich." Master Xu joked like this, but stopped what he was doing, and picked up my huanghuali. The box started to be studied, and I reminded him that there was a mechanism on the box. He fiddled with it a few times, and his expression suddenly became serious: "Where did this box come from?"

"Bought from the ghost market." I said honestly: "There is more than one box, but only this one has a mechanism."

Looking at Master Xu's face, I tentatively asked, "Master Xu, do you know the origin of this box?"

Master Xu immediately put down the box, and without saying a word, he got into the inner room. Immediately, Lao Jiu and I heard the sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and Lao Jiu gasped: "Lin Tianyi, Ge Laozi, you really are The horoscope is light? Why do I think you are a person favored by the goddess of fate? I feel that Master Xu knows something about this huanghuali box."

I also had a strange feeling, "Wait a minute, Master Xu probably thought of something."

I don’t have much contact with Master Xu, but when we were in Antique Street, the boss Zeng next door wanted to curry favor with Master Xu, because his overzealousness highlighted my grandeur. Master Xu has a good impression of me There are not many people, so there are not many intersections, but they can be regarded as people that Master Xu agrees with, and the friendship has naturally increased. In fact, after thinking about it carefully, the people who can get close to me are not very good at playing tricks, and they are happy people at heart. The type of telling the truth, Master Xu is also the same.

Master Xu finally came out, holding a blueprint in his hand, the paper looked yellow, and he spread the blueprint on the table: "Lin Tianyi, come and take a look."

I leaned over and took a look, this is the design drawing, and when I looked more closely, my hair was about to stand on end: "This is..."

Lao Jiu said first: "This is the mechanical design of the Huanghuali box!"

Master Xu took the huanghuali box: "Look, the location of the mechanism is exactly the same, and the size is also the same. This is really amazing, I actually saw the real thing!"

"It doesn't make sense, the box is the standard of the Ming Dynasty, which means that the huanghuali box was made in the Ming Dynasty, but the blueprint does not seem to be handed down from the Ming Dynasty." I swallowed nervously: "Xu Master, where did you find this blueprint?"

"I didn't find it, it was passed down." Master Xu said: "The previous paper was too fragile, so I replaced it with a new one. This drawing was handed down to me in the 90s of the last century. It is said that we The design made by my ancestors in the Ming Dynasty is very exquisite. I used to think it was miraculous when I saw the drawings, but unfortunately I couldn’t see the real thing. I didn’t expect to see the real thing in my lifetime. Lin Tianyi, you are really my lucky star!"

Lao Jiu and I looked at each other, and then asked: "Master Xu, who is your ancestor?"

"The Ministry of Industry in the Ming Dynasty had various departments. Among them, Shenmu Factory and Shanxi Damu Factory were related to furniture. Our ancestors were the master carpenters of Shenmu Factory." Master Xu said: "In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the development of furniture was the most active. Whether it is the court or the people, there are batch after batch of masters. The ancestors were originally folk masters, but later they were called into the palace and became masters of the Shenmu Factory. He is best at mahogany furniture, and there are some rare The production of wood, and will follow the requirements of the above, plus the design of the mechanism, in the Shenmu Factory, he is the only one who can do it, so he is highly respected, but he was not in the limelight at the time."

(End of this chapter)