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Chapter 257 The Cream Man in the Bookstore

"If you say that, I'm more inclined to be a fake." Cai Pengxi sighed suddenly, "If something goes wrong, there must be a monster, but he wants to treat it as a family heirloom."

"I really can't say that the individual strokes of Qianlong's imperial poems are unnatural. After all, everyone feels different." Yu Yao also sighed, "Although we met by chance, I have tried my best. He didn't put the 'Shiqu Baoji' Take the problem seriously, and I have nothing to do with it.”

"This is his problem." Cai Pengxi interjected, "However, if it's really a fake, I don't know if this evil master is still alive."

"It's hard to say. However, the Tan family is good at calligraphy and painting, and Tan Xinding can't recognize it..."

The two chatted for a while, both sighing.

At noon, the two of them had dinner together in a private restaurant. During the meal, Cai Pengxi said, "I heard about the blue leather Tang Baleng on Tan Xinding's wrist."

"Oh? Could it be that Mr. Lang gave it to his daughter?"

"Exactly. It was finally passed on to him. He was so careless about such an important family heirloom."

"Last night, he seemed very depressed, so he drank too much. But today, he doesn't see any frustration."

"It's also his luck. If someone else picks it up, I'm afraid he will die."

Yu Yao smiled, "This is what I met with Lin Fengcao..."

Cai Pengxi and Lin Fengcao haven't met each other yet, but Yu Yao has already talked about it. They are both in Yanjing and can be contacted at any time.

After the meal, the two separated, and Lao Man first sent Yu Yao back to the hotel.

Yu Yao doesn't plan to go out anymore, he will go to the Special Cultural Relics Investigation Bureau in the suburbs tomorrow, so he can rest in the hotel in the afternoon.

Lin Fengcao never contacted Yu Yao. Yu Yao was afraid that he would be busy in class, so he called him only in the evening and told him that the blue skin Tang Baleng had returned to its original owner.In this, it is natural to mention a few words about the Tan family.

Lin Fengcao said, "I said, it turned out to be the prince of the Tan Group."

Yu Yao also talked about meeting Cai Pengxi and appreciating "The Picture of Flowing Rivers and Mountains" at Baorong Gallery.

"Oh? There is such a strange thing? I will find time to visit the old man in the past two days." Lin Fengcao continued, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Let's eat together and chat by the way."

Yu Yao also had to eat dinner.Lin Fengcao mentioned a restaurant. There are many small bookstores near this restaurant, so he often goes shopping and has eaten there a few times. The main dishes are Jiangsu and Zhejiang dishes, and the taste is not bad.The environment is relatively quiet, and there are private rooms, which is convenient for talking about things.

The two ordered some special dishes and a pot of green plum wine brewed by the restaurant. They ate and chatted, and they didn't finish until nine o'clock.

After leaving the restaurant, Lin Fengcao glanced in from the entrance of a nearby alley, "Hey? It's not closed yet?"

Yu Yao followed suit, and there was a store in the alley with lights on, it was a bookstore.

"Come on, let's go and have a look. This store is different. Sometimes you can find some ancient and rare books."

Yu Yao nodded, and the two walked over together.

This store is actually a courtyard with three west rooms facing the alley, and opened a door as a store.The south house and the main entrance are in a cross alley in front.

The name of the store is "Shande Study Room". The owner is a man in his 50s with a beard and a strong Jin province accent.

"Mr. Lin, you didn't come over this weekend, but you came so late today. What are you doing?"

"I happened to be having dinner with my friends. When I left the restaurant, I saw that you hadn't closed yet!" Lin Fengcao introduced with a smile, "This is Boss Luo, this is Mr. Yu."

"You two can take a look." Boss Luo said with a smile.

This store is divided into three big areas, the innermost one is mainly ancient books and rare books; the middle one is mainly old books, but also rare editions; the outermost one, facing the store entrance, is mainly new edition books.

The types of books are mostly cultural and artistic.The bookstore's business is not doing well now, and the books in his store are actually collectible.

When Yu Yao and Lin Fengcao went in, there was a "little boy" about 40 years old in the shop.Of course, his age can't be considered "young", but his appearance is too creamy, not only his skin is fair, but also his appearance is delicate, and his clothes are fashionable, which really doesn't match the old-fashioned style of this store.

After Boss Luo greeted Lin Fengcao and Yu Yao at the checkout counter, he came over with a set of books and put them on the checkout counter, "Boss, this set of books should have ten volumes, but two volumes are missing. Incomplete."

This set of books is covered with the accompanying letter, and it is impossible to tell what kind of book it is.

"Incomplete?" Boss Luo opened the letter and took out one by one to count.

Lin Fengcao was very familiar with Shande Study, so he went to visit after saying hello; Yu Yao first stood near the cashier and took a look around, and when Boss Luo opened the letter, he didn't go far away, so he took a look at it. Eye.

This is a set of "Seven Books Collected Notes", with the engraved year title of "Daming Xuande".

"It's eight volumes, one volume is the general introduction, and the seven volumes are divided into the 'Seven Books of Martial Arts'." Boss Luo replied after reading it.

"The "Seven Books Collected Notes" officially engraved during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to what you said, there are also two volumes of 'Yaolue' attached." It should be all."

Boss Luo was unhappy when he heard this, "What are you talking about? Why is it reprinted from the Republic of China?"

The creamy man was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "To be honest, you're still not happy? It's a good thing I haven't asked the price yet. Otherwise, if you want to be an official of the Ming Dynasty, I'll be shocked."

"I have been reading ancient and rare books for a long time, we have to pretend to understand." Boss Luo responded.

The cream man smiled, and patted a book, "The official engravings of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty were made of very particular paper. It is still tough even today, and the color is very yellow. Your paper is yellow and gray. , and less than [-]% of the cotton."

Yu Yao couldn't help but secretly nodded.Although the so-called "grey in the yellow" is not so easy to see, Boss Luo must know, but how can he easily think that it is a reprint of the Republic of China?
"This paper has been different for hundreds of years, in different environments and in different ways of preservation. What you said is not a big deal." Boss Luo should be quick. After doing business for a long time, he is naturally familiar with the road.

The creamy man shook his head slightly, seemed a little upset, and turned to speed up his speech, "On the last page of the first volume, there are two cases of typos; after the beginning of the second volume, there is no taboo to change the words, and on the second page of the third volume, there are typos... ..."

The cream man reported seven or eight mistakes in one breath.

Boss Luo's eyes almost popped out when he heard this, and Yu Yao couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.

After a long while, Boss Luo regained his composure. He put down his arrogance completely, and cupped his hands, "It's amazing! I won't say much more, it's what you say. In addition, when I came here, there were only eight volumes of this set of books. I really didn't see the two volumes you mentioned!"

The cream man waved his hand, "This reprinted version of the Republic of China is actually the one with the fewest mistakes, otherwise I wouldn't want to buy it. But if there are two volumes missing, it will be boring."

(End of this chapter)