antique on the run
Chapter 26 Meow Claw Pottery Plate 24
"Ah, general, look, Mr. Xia Chuan brought a cat!" Sakura deliberately said in a low voice, successfully seeing the attention of the two boys attracted by her.
"Cat? Where is the cat?" One of the little fat men crawled out of the general's wife's arms and looked around. When he saw Sewei, his eyes lit up, and he stumbled and ran there.
"Ah! It's really a cat!"
He seemed to be used to being domineering, and he would immediately snatch something he liked when he saw it, and it was the same at this moment, reaching out to catch the cat regardless of Saiwei's wishes.
Saiwei quickly took a step back and covered Qi Xiao in his arms with his arms.
The little fat man caught it empty-handed, and suddenly became unhappy, and angrily reached out to grab it again, but Saiwei avoided it again.
He let out an angry growl in his throat, stomped his feet vigorously, pointed at Sewi and said, "You, give me the cat!"
Saiwei naturally couldn't give it to him, his eyes were cold, and he looked at the little fat man Sapo indifferently.
"My lord! My lord, I want this cat!" Seeing that Sai Wei didn't listen to him, the little fat man called the general's wife angrily.
The general's wife was a little embarrassed. Xia Chuanqingquan was not a servant of the general's mansion. As a family member, she naturally did not have the power to issue orders over the general, but she was also complaining in her heart. Such a foreigner who didn't know good and evil dared to disobey the general's son. I don't know the rules.
"Since the little general likes this cat so much, Mr. Xia Chuan might as well give it to him." Yinghua just came out to smooth things over, "It's just a cat, and it's not a rare breed. If you really like it, ask the general to reward you with another cat." That’s fine, General Dadu will definitely give you a better one, Mr. Xia Chuan won’t be reluctant, will he?”
She moved out the general on purpose, so that Saiwei would not refuse, and obediently gave the cat to the general's son.
Sai Wei held Qi Xiao in his arms without moving, his face was so cold that it was about to drop icicles.
He didn't know how he offended this woman, let alone how Qi Xiao offended her, so that she could think of such a bad move.
His expression turned serious, and he opened his mouth to refuse, but the skirt of his clothes was suddenly ripped.
"Meow!"
Sewe lowered his head, facing a pair of clean and bright amber eyes.
[Let me go, I will be back. 】
Qi Xiao's eyes conveyed such a message.
Of course, Qi Xiao didn't want to fulfill Sakura's wish, but it was not a wise move for Sai Wei to confront the general's son directly.Their hunt for antiques in this time and space is coming to an end, there is no need to cause another incident at this juncture, it is better to keep him in a smooth manner first, sway him as a cat, and it is not impossible to sneak away when people are not paying attention.
Of course Saiwei understood what Qi Xiao meant, but this time he didn't want to compromise.
He has been right with history so many times, one more time is not a big deal.Not to mention... cherry blossoms!
The azure blue eyes suddenly became deep, as if a storm was brewing in the clear sky, Saiwei stared fiercely at the cherry blossoms, his gaze was so sharp that he wanted to gouge out the flesh of that woman.
He can bear cheating Xia Chuanqingquan's feelings, he can bear taking advantage of Xiachuan Qingquan's oil paintings for profit, he can bear seeing Xia Chuanqingquan impoverished while living a good life, but he can bear to move Qi Xiao, sorry, he can't bear it !
That's the person he puts on top of his heart, where did Sakura have the guts to touch him!
With a sneer in the corner of his mouth, he looked at the appearance of Sakura snuggling up to the general with lowered eyebrows, and said in his heart that if you use Xiachuan Qingquan as a stepping stone, if you want to climb a high branch and marry the general, I just don't agree with you, even if all this cannot be recognized by history , I can't change the result of history, but as long as I'm still in this time and space for a day, I won't make it easy for you!
Cherry Blossom doesn't know what Sai Wei thinks, she is in a good mood now, and the smile on her face is a bit real——
Finally got rid of that annoying cat!
She sat on a high platform and looked down at the kitten in Sai Wei's arms. It has white and soft fur, light gray paws, tail and face plate. It is obviously cute, but how do you see it in her eyes? How annoying.
As if sensing her gaze, the kitten suddenly turned back to look at her, and all the negative emotions of disgust, pride, and viciousness on Sakura's face fell into the cat's eyes.
Sakura was taken aback, and suddenly had an illusion when facing those eyes, it seemed that it was not a weak kitten but a person in a trance, obviously she was sitting higher than him, but she felt like she was being looked down upon.
Those eyes seemed to see through her soul, tearing away the ugliest part of her humanity...
Sakura couldn't help shivering, but when she calmed down and looked again, she could only see an unworldly kitten looking around curiously. does not exist.
Probably an illusion.
Sakura let out a long breath, and put on a bright and moving smile the next moment, adding wine to the General's empty wine glass, "General, look at Xia Chuan-kun's..."
"Master General!"
Saiwei interrupted Sakura's words with a loud voice. He seemed to be completely unaware that the general's son had taken a fancy to his cat. He avoided the little fat man who kept reaching for the cat, and walked quickly to the bottom of the high platform with a look on his face. Excitedly, he raised his head and said to the general sitting above: "It turns out that my paintings are still honored to be appraised by an adult like you. It's really an honor for me!"
The expression on his face couldn't be more sincere, as if he was really surprised by the general's appreciation.
Talking about his favorite oil painting art, the general became interested. He waved his hand impatiently to let the attendant lead the crying and fussy little fat man to the side, and said to Saiwei with great interest: "Mr. Xia Chuan is humble, you General Ben has seen quite a few of his paintings at Sakura, and looking at Kyoto, your painting skills are indeed remarkable."
"Ah, thank you very much for your appreciation!" Sai Wei hugged Qi Xiao in one hand and put the other on his chest, and performed a standard western etiquette for the general, "It is my greatest honor to receive your praise." I am so proud! I wonder what kind of oil paintings the general likes?"
Probably the fact that he was revered by a western oil painter made the general feel very honored. He smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Your painting of moonlit night and starry sky, and... um, and windmill painting, all of them very nice."
As he said that, he put down his wine glass, and lightly stroked the back of Sakura's white hand, "Hahaha, I also like those paintings of cherry blossoms. If it wasn't for her strong recommendation, I wouldn't know that Mr. Xia Chuan is a master of oil painting."
Sakura bowed her head and smiled shyly, letting the general hold her hand and knead it gently.
Sai Wei saw all their interactions, his smile did not change, and his eyes flashed calculations.
"I'm very grateful for your praise," he said, but his face showed doubts, "but my lord, what do you think of the two paintings of the winter wilderness and the lone goose? Among so many oil paintings, only these two are the works I am most satisfied with."
He had just gone through all the oil paintings that Xia Chuan Qingquan gave to Sakura in his mind, and the two he finally selected were not top-notch oil paintings in his eyes, but they were already at Xia Chuan Qingquan's level. It is rare.
The most important thing is that these two oil paintings have something in common. The colors are dark and monotonous, and the lines are abstract, rendering an atmosphere of grayness, loneliness, and death. When you look at it, you don't feel joy and relaxation, only depression and depression.
Sakura definitely doesn't like it. It is estimated that the two paintings were sold immediately after they were acquired.
In fact, purely in terms of artistic value, there is no distinction between oil paintings that express sadness and joy, and it is even more difficult to render oil paintings that express sadness, because how to use monotonous color matching to resonate with the viewer is a test. level of the artist.
Xia Chuanqingquan had previously given Sakura several oil paintings of this type, but Sakura didn't seem to like it very much, so she gave up this style and gave her bright and colorful oil paintings wholeheartedly.
But for Sai Wei, this is a good opportunity sent to him by heaven to slap the cherry blossom face. Don't you want to show that you have a deep understanding of oil painting?Then of course I have to give you this opportunity to show off.
Sure enough, the general showed hesitation and asked Sakura: "What are these two paintings? Did you show them to me?"
Sakura herself was also a little dazed, she didn't remember the oil painting called Winter Wilderness and Lone Wild Goose that Xia Chuan Qingquan gave her at all.
In fact, because Xia Chuanqingquan gave her too many paintings, and these two paintings were indeed not in her favorite style, so she sold them for money after receiving them, so naturally it was impossible to remember them.
"Don't Miss Sakura remember?" Sai Wei didn't give Sakura a chance to breathe, "Then do you remember the field ridges of the autumn harvest? That one is also my favorite work."
Before Sakura could answer, he said with a dejected expression: "Ah, it seems that Ms. Sakura may have forgotten." He bowed to the general, shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, General, it seems that I The works that I am most satisfied with seem not to be as popular as I thought."
Sakura's expression froze there, even through a thick layer of white powder, one could see that the complexion underneath was very ugly.
Qingquan-kun, what does this mean?Are you saying that her appreciation of oil painting is very different from the original author's point of view?
"Do you have the oil paintings that Mr. Xia Chuan mentioned, Sakura?" The general didn't think too much, but simply thought that he didn't notice these paintings when he was looking for Sakura.
Sakura's eyes flashed, she smiled calmly, and said: "Don't blame the general, because the sisters of Xiaoxi's family also like oil paintings, and they come to me to watch them from time to time, so I gave these paintings to them. It's Sakura's fault that you couldn't appreciate it."
She said she lowered her head and wanted to apologize to the general, but she suddenly heard Akanishi-sama say: "Miss Sakura is not right, General, I remember that when I visited my friend at the beginning of last year, I saw a picture of it in my friend's house. The name of the oil painting is Winter の Wilderness. At that time, the ministers lamented that although the color of this painting is monotonous, but the lines are smooth, and the air of desolation rushes to the face, which makes people feel as if they are in the scene. It can be seen that the painter is skilled. Later, I heard from friends that, The name of the artist of this painting is Xiachuan Qingquan, and the source of the painting..."
He glanced at Sakura coldly, "It was bought by my friend from the Kyoto Oil Painting Workshop. The owner of the workshop said that this painting was exchanged for money by Miss Yinghua from Xiaoxi's house."
Akanishi-sama doesn't know why Xiachuan Qingquan suddenly targeted Sakura like this, but he is happy to see the result.After all, Sakura just wanted to step on him and show his face in front of the general. Akanishi-sama thought contemptuously, a mere geisha can't see her identity so clearly, and she must have this life if she wants to climb the dragon and become the phoenix.Now that Mr. Xia Chuan thinks she is not pleasing to the eye and wants to punish her, he might as well add fire to him. He not only sells Mr. Xia Chuan's favor, but also avenges the revenge just now. It really kills two birds with one stone.
Saiwei raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he didn't expect Chixi-sama to get involved, he thought a little gloatingly, it seems that Sakura has made many enemies, and everyone looks down on her.
And Akanishi is not the only one who can't see the cherry blossoms. No, seeing the change of the wind direction, even the general's wife who has been sitting by the side with the child with a smile pretended to be inadvertently interjected: "Ah, so the cherry blossoms Didn’t Miss sell all Mr. Xia Chuan’s paintings for money?”
The smile on her chubby face remained the same, kind and harmless, but the words she said were hidden in every sentence, "Oh, it's a pity for Mr. Xia Chuan's kindness. I can't bear to sell the painting I have worked so hard to sell, but it was sold by Sakura. Miss, you sold out."
"Ma'am, what you said is wrong." Sakura said with a cold face, "Xia Chuan-jun's paintings of cherry blossoms are naturally very cherished."
Now she doesn't understand that Mr. Qingquan is deliberately against her and wants her to make a fool of herself in front of the general. Although she is annoyed and angry, she also understands that Mr. Qingquan is probably jealous because she is too close to the general.
But why did Akanishi-sama and the general's wife jump out and sing against her?Cherry Blossom gritted her silver teeth, none of these people looked down on her!Her cold eyes fell on the fat and ugly old woman at the bottom, and she thought disdainfully, it's ridiculous that she dared to come out and play around just because she has two sons.
Mrs. General obviously doesn't intend to respond to Sakura's words. She maintains her identity, and naturally she will not put down her body to argue with a geisha. As long as she speaks to the heart, it will be fine. Being aggressive will arouse the general's desire to protect , that would be counterproductive.
She was obviously refuted by herself, but the woman didn't seem to hear it. She straightened her clothes reservedly and turned around to care about what the children were eating. Sakura's face was very ugly. It was discovered that the general let go of her hand at some point.
The general is... despising her?
Sakura's mind was full of alarms, she managed to maintain her smile, and stretched out her hand to add some soup to the general, but the next moment she heard Akanishi-sama say: "Madame General, please feel sorry for Xia Chuan-kun, and gave the paintings to Ms. Sakura and Xiaoxi for free. I live in poverty, and I even borrowed this clothes from Mr. Soma, but Ms. Sakura doesn't know how to cherish it."
Lord Akanishi heard Soma Toyotomi say how poor Natsukawa Qingizumi was, so he thought that the not-so-cheap kimono on Sai Wei was lent to him by Soma Toyotomi. It's a bit embarrassing for him as a nobleman, but if he can shade the cherry blossoms, it's no big deal to lose face.
Master Akanishi originally wanted to use this incident to let the general see Sakura's greed clearly, but the general suddenly sat up straight, glared at Sakura, and said angrily, "All those oil paintings of yours were given by Mr. Xia Chuan for free?"
Sakura Shengtang's hands trembled, and his lips parted to defend himself, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Seeing her look like this, the general didn't know what was going on, he raised his hand and slapped Sakura's face angrily, his whole face turned red because of anger, and he looked very ferocious.
The woman told herself that she bought those paintings from Xiachuan Qingquan, because she really likes oil paintings so much that she saves money every month to buy paintings.Because of this, I still feel pity for her, and I don’t say that I gave her a lot of money in secret, but I still regard her as a confidant in my heart, and appreciate her heart that is similar to myself and loves oil painting.
In the end, I didn't expect that this woman was lying, and I really believed her lie!
bitch!
The general was so angry that his beard was shaking. If those things just made him feel a little annoyed with the cherry blossoms, then this incident completely stepped on his minefield. He is a dignified general with a famous name in his life, and he has never been treated like this. cheated!Especially the person who deceived him was a lowly geisha!
How could Sakura bear the general's strength, she was slapped and fell to the ground immediately, the hot soup sprinkled on her sleeves and her white wrists, immediately turned red, but she didn't dare to cry out the pain.Half of her cheek was swollen up high, funny like a steamed bun.Her makeup was messed up, her hair was loose, and she was lying on the ground in a state of embarrassment, curled up into a ball and trembling uncontrollably.
The general looked down at her embarrassed appearance, and his eyes no longer had the warmth of the past, but were full of disgust.
Being deceived by such an unattractive person, he wished he could kick her hard again to relieve his anger!
But his dignity prevented him from losing face in front of his subordinates, so he suppressed his breath and said firmly: "Okay Akanishi-kun, the general I like the gift you gave me, your ability is very good, the general hopes You can continue to serve me in the future."
This is the order to chase away guests, Akanishi-sama understands.He didn't expect his two words to have such an unexpected effect. Seeing the miserable state of Sakura, he finally spit out his bad breath before.
The general has lost face because of Miss Sakura, and I'm afraid that this beauty will not have an easy life in the future.Akanishi-sama sneered, read a few more birthday greetings in a dignified manner, and then left in high spirits with Sai Wei and Soma Toyotomi.
Before going downstairs, Sai Wei purposely turned his head to look at the high platform, and sure enough, he saw that the general's face was ashen, and the cherry blossoms had been "invited" aside by several attendants without any politeness.
It's really pushing the wall down.He couldn't help but sigh, originally he planned to reveal Sakura's background to the general himself, but who knew that Master Akanishi and the general's wife had preempted him at the beginning.
I am a little bit reconciled to not being able to cook the cherry blossoms myself.Saiwei smacked his lips, but this is not bad. With Lord Akanishi and the general's wife as the main artillery, there is no need to worry that Sakura will fall out with Xia Chuanqingquan and cause the antique hunt to fail.
However, based on Sai Wei's understanding of Sakura, I am afraid that no matter how angry and resentful Xia Chuan Qingquan is in her heart, she will not really fall out with him. After all, the general is no longer reliable, and such an obedient big treasury can no longer be lost. .
So, don't worry, his antique hunting will not fail.
"You really like your cat." Before parting, Lord Akaxi looked meaningfully at Qi Xiao in Saiwei's arms.
"It's a good thing for a person to have weaknesses, and it's also a bad thing. It's up to you." Akanishi-sama patted Xia Chuan Qingquan on the shoulder, turned around and went to socialize with other celebrities and nobles, and Saiwei looked down at the head of Kitten Mao Huhu , chuckled.
What kind of cat does he like, what he likes... It's obviously Qi Xiao.
Gently pushing open the wooden door, Xia Chuanqingquan's hut was dark, only a piece of silver-white moonlight poured in from the window.
Saiwei fumbled in the dark to light a candle lamp, lifted Qi Xiao up, and kissed the little cat's face recklessly.
Suddenly offended, Qi Xiao was furious, and was about to slap him, but stopped paws when he saw Sai Wei's face.
The man seemed very happy.Why?Embarrassed by seeing cherry blossoms?Or is it because he was not snatched away by the little fat man?
Qi Xiao was taken aback, and unconsciously kicked his hind legs in the air—why did he think Sai Wei was happy because he was not snatched away?
Sai Wei beamed and hugged Qi Xiao to wash up, and this joy lasted until the night when one person and one cat climbed onto the tatami.
"Qi Xiao," Sai Wei put the kitten on his knees, "to be honest, if it wasn't because I was afraid that the pursuit of antiques would fail, I really wanted to throw the cherry blossoms off the table."
He poked the kitten's tail again and again, "Actually, before I came to this world, I guessed based on the information in the history books that Mrs. Sakura and Natsukawa Kiyoizumi have a relationship like Romeo and Juliet. We can't be together, because of this, Mrs. Sakura will use the pottery plate that Xiachuan Qingquan gave her as the only funeral object after death, in memory of her lover."
"However, it turns out that I was wrong."
"I saw Sakura's indifference and her use of Xia Chuan Qingquan. However, before tonight, even though I didn't like her, I still wanted to believe that Sakura still had love for Xia Chuan Qingquan in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't marry the general. I still keep the pottery plate that Xia Chuan Qingquan gave her, and I will not take it as a funeral at the risk of being suspected. After all, as far as I know, the Japanese still value women's loyalty, but it's a pity..."
He sighed deeply, "I was wrong again, because there is no love in her dictionary."
The French, who advocate romance and freedom, believe in the magic of love. In their eyes, a person who has lost love in his heart is incomplete, and a person who has no love in his life cannot be considered to have lived at all.
"Probably for Sakura, Xia Chuanqingquan is indeed a little different in her heart, so she will miss him at the end of her life. But even if time goes back and everything starts over again, Sakura will still marry the general, and still not Choose Xiachuan Qingquan."
If the remaining white moonlight in my heart can become a reality, then it won't be called white moonlight.
"As for Xiachuan Qingquan, I think he either loves Sakura so badly, even if she becomes a general's concubine, he still can't forget her, so he spends his whole life as a bachelor and does not marry a wife, or he finally sees the true face of Sakura and is dead to love Heart, it's fine to live alone. But I think there may be a third explanation..."
Sewe held up three fingers, suddenly smiled mysteriously, pinched the tip of the kitten's ear and said, "It's also possible that he fell in love with the kitten who pressed the paw print on the cat's paw plate at first sight, and lived with the cat for the rest of his life."
Qi Xiao: "..."
What a nice assumption.
With a lift of his paw, he slapped Sewe's hand off, expressing contempt for his silly assumption.
Saiwei said innocently: "I mean it, if I were Xiachuan Qingquan, I would definitely do this."
Of course, the premise is that the kitten is you.
Qi Xiao rolled his eyes, flicked his tail, didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, took a corner of the quilt and got into a ball, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.
Sewei saw that he was not getting in, so he let out a long sigh, then lay down, and kissed the cat's head lightly. When Qi Xiao opened his eyes and stared at him, he raised his hands and surrendered, and said with a smile: "Good night kiss!" , Qi Xiao, you can't refuse this."
The kitten snorted softly, turned its head back to Sewi and fell asleep.
Saiwei couldn't sleep, put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling with wide eyes and said: "Actually, think about it now, what you said last time is all right, the pursuit of antiques is just a pure play, you have to separate yourself from the role relationship. If Xia Chuan Qingquan happened to this matter tonight...ha, then his heart might be broken."
No one can bear to see the woman they love flirting with other men in front of their eyes.
The kitten lay quietly beside the pillow, and if you listened carefully, you could hear its shallow breathing, which was long and regular, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.
Sai Wei was silent for a while, then suddenly whispered: "Qi Xiao, let me ask you a question, do you like women?"
There was a brief pause in the sound of breathing, but it quickly returned to normal.
"If you don't answer me, it will be assumed that you don't like it?"
"..."
"Then do you like men?"
"..."
"If you don't answer me, I will take it as you like it."
"..."
Sewei turned over gently, lay on the tatami mat, put his head close to the kitten, and whispered in his ear: "But I hope you like it, Qi Xiao, because... I like it."
He moved closer and planted a feather-light kiss on the warm, hairy neck.
"Good night, dear Qi Xiao."
Saiwei closed his eyes after he finished speaking, but he didn't see the kitten who was supposed to be asleep suddenly opened his eyes, the tips of his ears moved, and slowly turned pink without him realizing it.
This Frenchman, I really don't know what he is here for...
After waking up the next day, one person and one cat seemed to have lost their memory, and they pretended not to know anything about Saiwei's similar confession the night before.
Qi Xiao did it to avoid embarrassment. He felt that he probably understood the deep meaning of Sai Wei's words, but he was not sure whether he understood it correctly.
His love experience is too lacking. He has never had a girlfriend, let alone a boyfriend. It is because of his career that he has pursued and been pursued several times in the process of chasing antiques, but it is like taking This script is the same as reading, as long as you have enough professionalism, you can do it well.
He can't grab Sewei and ask you what you mean by what you said last night, am I wrong,...not to mention that he is a cat now and he can't ask.
Qi Xiao felt that he didn't have that kind of meaning for Saiwei, so in order to prevent him from misunderstanding, he thought it would be better not to mention it, so as to save the embarrassment of the two of them, and simply pretended that he hadn't heard it.
As for Saiwei, he didn’t mention it because he didn’t want to push Qi Xiao too hard. He knew that with Qi Xiao’s personality, if he was really forced to give an answer right away, it would be counterproductive, so he planned to use this method of boiling frogs in warm water to slowly Come on, give him your thoughts slowly.
"From today onwards, let's live with the old man." Saiwei simply packed a few clothes into the package, and said to Qi Xiao.
After what happened last night, he really didn't want to stay in this time and space for a moment longer. It happened that the early cherry blossoms would be in full bloom in a few days. He originally reserved two weeks for himself, but now he decided to speed up and strive for Press to complete within a week.
He didn't guarantee that if Sakura used some bad tricks to snatch Qi Xiao away from him, he would rush over and strangle that woman to death, so he planned to move to Mr. Xiaoshichuan's place, except for eating, sleeping and teasing Qi Xiao every day. The rest of the time is spent practicing pottery making.
Then he will be able to finish the Meow Claw Pottery Plate soon, and then leave this time and space, and then...
Then we can see Qi Xiao.
After learning about Sai Wei's plan, Qi Xiao raised his paws in agreement.
It should have been like this a long time ago. Antique hunting hunters should focus on antique hunting. He didn’t ask Sewei to find the most suitable way to hunt antiques before, but now Saiwei is enlightened. best.
Although he didn't realize it, the fuse that made Saiwei enlightened was himself.
In the following days, Qi Xiao fully realized the potential of Sai Wei when he was serious and the superb talent bestowed on him by Xia Chuan Qingquan. Almost every day, Sai Wei made remarkable progress, and the pottery plates he made became more and more Perfect, the carved hollow cherry pattern is getting more and more exquisite, and the glazing technique is getting more and more skillful...
Old Mr. Xiaoshichuan was very satisfied with Sai Wei, an apprentice, and he directly threatened that he would surpass that mighty Dutchman Xia Chuanqingquan in the future.
"Xiachuan Qingquan system, Yanbao seven years, gift... cherry blossoms."
Sewei used a sharp knife to engrave this passage on the back of the pottery plate bit by bit, and then printed Xia Chuan Qingquan's private seal on the side.
"Come on, Qi Xiao, make a paw print."
He pulled Qi Xiao's paw, and lightly imprinted a small plum blossom paw print on the half of the pottery plate that he specially vacated.
"Okay, you're done!"
Sai Wei took a damp cloth to help Qi Xiao wipe his paws clean, admiring his finished product with satisfaction.
His works are still incomparable with the real meowclaw pottery dishes that existed in history, because the base map was drawn by the old man for him, and the style and shape of the cherry blossoms are not the same as those designed by Xiachuan Qingquan himself.His glazing skills still need to be improved. If you look closely at the light, you can find that the color layer on the surface of the pottery dish is uneven, the air bubbles have not been drained, and there are traces of re-glazing in some places.
However, Saiwei is quite satisfied. Although his pottery plate is not A grade, it can be regarded as B grade after all.
This is already the highest performance of his level. It is incredible that even the old man can improve his skills to this level in six days.
Of course, most of his success is due to Xia Chuanqingquan's heaven-defying talent...
"Then just wait for the kiln to fire."
The firing kiln is to put the finished pottery into a sagger, bake it with pine wood as fuel for a whole day and night, and when it is taken out again, it will be the real finished product.
Xia Chuan Qingquan's home does not have a kiln, so he can only continue to wait at the old Mr. Xiaoshichuan's place for a day and a night before the meowclaw pottery plate comes out of the oven.
Then they can get rid of this cheating era and that cheating woman.
Saiwei felt that the prospect was infinitely bright, but this afternoon, he ushered in an unexpected visitor.
Xiao Yaxizi held a bulging small cloth bag, pouted her lips, and stared at Sai Wei with a face of condemnation, "Mr. Xia Chuan, how could you run away without even saying a word! It's a pity that I took my mother with me." The milk cakes I made are here for you to eat!"
Angrily, she lifted the cloth bag to Sai Wei, and sure enough, she could smell a strong milky smell.
Saiwei scratched his blond hair in embarrassment, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence: "Ah, sorry, Akiko, I have been learning how to make pottery these days, and I just live here for convenience. I forgot to tell you, I am really sorry Excuse me."
He was disgusted by the cherry blossoms at the time, and he was only thinking of making a meowclaw pottery plate to leave this era. He never thought of the little girl Akiko, let alone the little girl who would come here to give him food.
He suddenly felt that Xia Chuan Qingquan probably wasn't so unlucky, at least there were still people who were sincerely looking out for him.
"Hmph!" Xiao Yaxizi was obviously dissatisfied with his explanation, and chirped at Mr. Xia Chuan, "Mr. Xia Chuan, you are so ignorant! Even if you want to leave home for a while, you should hang a wooden sign at the door to explain the situation Ah! You didn’t hang up, I thought you just went out for a while and came back soon, squatting at the door of your house and waiting, if your kind neighbor told me that you came here, I don’t know how long I would have to squat! "
The little girl became more and more wronged as she talked, and stomped her feet vigorously.
Saiwei was embarrassed for a while, this was the first time he was accused of being ignorant by a little girl...
However, this matter is indeed unethical. When Japanese people travel far away, they will hang a wooden sign at the door of the house, indicating the date of departure and return of the owner, so that if visitors come to visit, they can see it, and then choose See you again.
However, Saiwei was not Japanese in the first place, so he didn't have such a consciousness in his mind, and he left too fast the next day, so he didn't have time to think about it in detail.
So now he has no choice but to apologize to Xiao Akiko, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Xiao Akiko, it's true that I didn't think enough about it. I'm sorry for making you wait for so long. I'm really sorry."
He admitted his mistakes with a correct attitude, and the little girl is not a person who holds grudges. After muttering a few more words, she forgave him, opened the cloth bag, and said with a smile: "Then try it quickly, my mother this time The milk cakes made here are delicious, crispy and fragrant! By the way, Fatty, give Fatty a taste too!"
Saiwei picked up the milk pancake, broke off a small piece and put it into Qi Xiao's mouth. As expected, just like Xiao Yaxizi said, the milk flavor was rich and the lips and teeth were fragrant.
Looking down at Qi Xiao, the kitten narrowed its eyes while chewing, presumably it also likes the taste.
Xiao Yaxizi was not idle when the two of them were eating, and ran to give a piece to the old master who was secretly watching the fun, and said with a straight face: "Grandpa, Mr. Xia Chuan, he is too naive , must have caused you a lot of trouble, and please don't argue with him." But Saiwei was embarrassed.
"By the way, Mr. Xia Chuan, I saw a message note at your door, and I brought it here for you."
Xiao Yaxizi suddenly remembered something, put the small cloth bag on the table beside her, and took out a piece of crumpled pink paper in her pocket for a long time, and Saiwei took it and looked at it, amazed .
This turned out to be a flower note.
"Cat? Where is the cat?" One of the little fat men crawled out of the general's wife's arms and looked around. When he saw Sewei, his eyes lit up, and he stumbled and ran there.
"Ah! It's really a cat!"
He seemed to be used to being domineering, and he would immediately snatch something he liked when he saw it, and it was the same at this moment, reaching out to catch the cat regardless of Saiwei's wishes.
Saiwei quickly took a step back and covered Qi Xiao in his arms with his arms.
The little fat man caught it empty-handed, and suddenly became unhappy, and angrily reached out to grab it again, but Saiwei avoided it again.
He let out an angry growl in his throat, stomped his feet vigorously, pointed at Sewi and said, "You, give me the cat!"
Saiwei naturally couldn't give it to him, his eyes were cold, and he looked at the little fat man Sapo indifferently.
"My lord! My lord, I want this cat!" Seeing that Sai Wei didn't listen to him, the little fat man called the general's wife angrily.
The general's wife was a little embarrassed. Xia Chuanqingquan was not a servant of the general's mansion. As a family member, she naturally did not have the power to issue orders over the general, but she was also complaining in her heart. Such a foreigner who didn't know good and evil dared to disobey the general's son. I don't know the rules.
"Since the little general likes this cat so much, Mr. Xia Chuan might as well give it to him." Yinghua just came out to smooth things over, "It's just a cat, and it's not a rare breed. If you really like it, ask the general to reward you with another cat." That’s fine, General Dadu will definitely give you a better one, Mr. Xia Chuan won’t be reluctant, will he?”
She moved out the general on purpose, so that Saiwei would not refuse, and obediently gave the cat to the general's son.
Sai Wei held Qi Xiao in his arms without moving, his face was so cold that it was about to drop icicles.
He didn't know how he offended this woman, let alone how Qi Xiao offended her, so that she could think of such a bad move.
His expression turned serious, and he opened his mouth to refuse, but the skirt of his clothes was suddenly ripped.
"Meow!"
Sewe lowered his head, facing a pair of clean and bright amber eyes.
[Let me go, I will be back. 】
Qi Xiao's eyes conveyed such a message.
Of course, Qi Xiao didn't want to fulfill Sakura's wish, but it was not a wise move for Sai Wei to confront the general's son directly.Their hunt for antiques in this time and space is coming to an end, there is no need to cause another incident at this juncture, it is better to keep him in a smooth manner first, sway him as a cat, and it is not impossible to sneak away when people are not paying attention.
Of course Saiwei understood what Qi Xiao meant, but this time he didn't want to compromise.
He has been right with history so many times, one more time is not a big deal.Not to mention... cherry blossoms!
The azure blue eyes suddenly became deep, as if a storm was brewing in the clear sky, Saiwei stared fiercely at the cherry blossoms, his gaze was so sharp that he wanted to gouge out the flesh of that woman.
He can bear cheating Xia Chuanqingquan's feelings, he can bear taking advantage of Xiachuan Qingquan's oil paintings for profit, he can bear seeing Xia Chuanqingquan impoverished while living a good life, but he can bear to move Qi Xiao, sorry, he can't bear it !
That's the person he puts on top of his heart, where did Sakura have the guts to touch him!
With a sneer in the corner of his mouth, he looked at the appearance of Sakura snuggling up to the general with lowered eyebrows, and said in his heart that if you use Xiachuan Qingquan as a stepping stone, if you want to climb a high branch and marry the general, I just don't agree with you, even if all this cannot be recognized by history , I can't change the result of history, but as long as I'm still in this time and space for a day, I won't make it easy for you!
Cherry Blossom doesn't know what Sai Wei thinks, she is in a good mood now, and the smile on her face is a bit real——
Finally got rid of that annoying cat!
She sat on a high platform and looked down at the kitten in Sai Wei's arms. It has white and soft fur, light gray paws, tail and face plate. It is obviously cute, but how do you see it in her eyes? How annoying.
As if sensing her gaze, the kitten suddenly turned back to look at her, and all the negative emotions of disgust, pride, and viciousness on Sakura's face fell into the cat's eyes.
Sakura was taken aback, and suddenly had an illusion when facing those eyes, it seemed that it was not a weak kitten but a person in a trance, obviously she was sitting higher than him, but she felt like she was being looked down upon.
Those eyes seemed to see through her soul, tearing away the ugliest part of her humanity...
Sakura couldn't help shivering, but when she calmed down and looked again, she could only see an unworldly kitten looking around curiously. does not exist.
Probably an illusion.
Sakura let out a long breath, and put on a bright and moving smile the next moment, adding wine to the General's empty wine glass, "General, look at Xia Chuan-kun's..."
"Master General!"
Saiwei interrupted Sakura's words with a loud voice. He seemed to be completely unaware that the general's son had taken a fancy to his cat. He avoided the little fat man who kept reaching for the cat, and walked quickly to the bottom of the high platform with a look on his face. Excitedly, he raised his head and said to the general sitting above: "It turns out that my paintings are still honored to be appraised by an adult like you. It's really an honor for me!"
The expression on his face couldn't be more sincere, as if he was really surprised by the general's appreciation.
Talking about his favorite oil painting art, the general became interested. He waved his hand impatiently to let the attendant lead the crying and fussy little fat man to the side, and said to Saiwei with great interest: "Mr. Xia Chuan is humble, you General Ben has seen quite a few of his paintings at Sakura, and looking at Kyoto, your painting skills are indeed remarkable."
"Ah, thank you very much for your appreciation!" Sai Wei hugged Qi Xiao in one hand and put the other on his chest, and performed a standard western etiquette for the general, "It is my greatest honor to receive your praise." I am so proud! I wonder what kind of oil paintings the general likes?"
Probably the fact that he was revered by a western oil painter made the general feel very honored. He smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Your painting of moonlit night and starry sky, and... um, and windmill painting, all of them very nice."
As he said that, he put down his wine glass, and lightly stroked the back of Sakura's white hand, "Hahaha, I also like those paintings of cherry blossoms. If it wasn't for her strong recommendation, I wouldn't know that Mr. Xia Chuan is a master of oil painting."
Sakura bowed her head and smiled shyly, letting the general hold her hand and knead it gently.
Sai Wei saw all their interactions, his smile did not change, and his eyes flashed calculations.
"I'm very grateful for your praise," he said, but his face showed doubts, "but my lord, what do you think of the two paintings of the winter wilderness and the lone goose? Among so many oil paintings, only these two are the works I am most satisfied with."
He had just gone through all the oil paintings that Xia Chuan Qingquan gave to Sakura in his mind, and the two he finally selected were not top-notch oil paintings in his eyes, but they were already at Xia Chuan Qingquan's level. It is rare.
The most important thing is that these two oil paintings have something in common. The colors are dark and monotonous, and the lines are abstract, rendering an atmosphere of grayness, loneliness, and death. When you look at it, you don't feel joy and relaxation, only depression and depression.
Sakura definitely doesn't like it. It is estimated that the two paintings were sold immediately after they were acquired.
In fact, purely in terms of artistic value, there is no distinction between oil paintings that express sadness and joy, and it is even more difficult to render oil paintings that express sadness, because how to use monotonous color matching to resonate with the viewer is a test. level of the artist.
Xia Chuanqingquan had previously given Sakura several oil paintings of this type, but Sakura didn't seem to like it very much, so she gave up this style and gave her bright and colorful oil paintings wholeheartedly.
But for Sai Wei, this is a good opportunity sent to him by heaven to slap the cherry blossom face. Don't you want to show that you have a deep understanding of oil painting?Then of course I have to give you this opportunity to show off.
Sure enough, the general showed hesitation and asked Sakura: "What are these two paintings? Did you show them to me?"
Sakura herself was also a little dazed, she didn't remember the oil painting called Winter Wilderness and Lone Wild Goose that Xia Chuan Qingquan gave her at all.
In fact, because Xia Chuanqingquan gave her too many paintings, and these two paintings were indeed not in her favorite style, so she sold them for money after receiving them, so naturally it was impossible to remember them.
"Don't Miss Sakura remember?" Sai Wei didn't give Sakura a chance to breathe, "Then do you remember the field ridges of the autumn harvest? That one is also my favorite work."
Before Sakura could answer, he said with a dejected expression: "Ah, it seems that Ms. Sakura may have forgotten." He bowed to the general, shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, General, it seems that I The works that I am most satisfied with seem not to be as popular as I thought."
Sakura's expression froze there, even through a thick layer of white powder, one could see that the complexion underneath was very ugly.
Qingquan-kun, what does this mean?Are you saying that her appreciation of oil painting is very different from the original author's point of view?
"Do you have the oil paintings that Mr. Xia Chuan mentioned, Sakura?" The general didn't think too much, but simply thought that he didn't notice these paintings when he was looking for Sakura.
Sakura's eyes flashed, she smiled calmly, and said: "Don't blame the general, because the sisters of Xiaoxi's family also like oil paintings, and they come to me to watch them from time to time, so I gave these paintings to them. It's Sakura's fault that you couldn't appreciate it."
She said she lowered her head and wanted to apologize to the general, but she suddenly heard Akanishi-sama say: "Miss Sakura is not right, General, I remember that when I visited my friend at the beginning of last year, I saw a picture of it in my friend's house. The name of the oil painting is Winter の Wilderness. At that time, the ministers lamented that although the color of this painting is monotonous, but the lines are smooth, and the air of desolation rushes to the face, which makes people feel as if they are in the scene. It can be seen that the painter is skilled. Later, I heard from friends that, The name of the artist of this painting is Xiachuan Qingquan, and the source of the painting..."
He glanced at Sakura coldly, "It was bought by my friend from the Kyoto Oil Painting Workshop. The owner of the workshop said that this painting was exchanged for money by Miss Yinghua from Xiaoxi's house."
Akanishi-sama doesn't know why Xiachuan Qingquan suddenly targeted Sakura like this, but he is happy to see the result.After all, Sakura just wanted to step on him and show his face in front of the general. Akanishi-sama thought contemptuously, a mere geisha can't see her identity so clearly, and she must have this life if she wants to climb the dragon and become the phoenix.Now that Mr. Xia Chuan thinks she is not pleasing to the eye and wants to punish her, he might as well add fire to him. He not only sells Mr. Xia Chuan's favor, but also avenges the revenge just now. It really kills two birds with one stone.
Saiwei raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but he didn't expect Chixi-sama to get involved, he thought a little gloatingly, it seems that Sakura has made many enemies, and everyone looks down on her.
And Akanishi is not the only one who can't see the cherry blossoms. No, seeing the change of the wind direction, even the general's wife who has been sitting by the side with the child with a smile pretended to be inadvertently interjected: "Ah, so the cherry blossoms Didn’t Miss sell all Mr. Xia Chuan’s paintings for money?”
The smile on her chubby face remained the same, kind and harmless, but the words she said were hidden in every sentence, "Oh, it's a pity for Mr. Xia Chuan's kindness. I can't bear to sell the painting I have worked so hard to sell, but it was sold by Sakura. Miss, you sold out."
"Ma'am, what you said is wrong." Sakura said with a cold face, "Xia Chuan-jun's paintings of cherry blossoms are naturally very cherished."
Now she doesn't understand that Mr. Qingquan is deliberately against her and wants her to make a fool of herself in front of the general. Although she is annoyed and angry, she also understands that Mr. Qingquan is probably jealous because she is too close to the general.
But why did Akanishi-sama and the general's wife jump out and sing against her?Cherry Blossom gritted her silver teeth, none of these people looked down on her!Her cold eyes fell on the fat and ugly old woman at the bottom, and she thought disdainfully, it's ridiculous that she dared to come out and play around just because she has two sons.
Mrs. General obviously doesn't intend to respond to Sakura's words. She maintains her identity, and naturally she will not put down her body to argue with a geisha. As long as she speaks to the heart, it will be fine. Being aggressive will arouse the general's desire to protect , that would be counterproductive.
She was obviously refuted by herself, but the woman didn't seem to hear it. She straightened her clothes reservedly and turned around to care about what the children were eating. Sakura's face was very ugly. It was discovered that the general let go of her hand at some point.
The general is... despising her?
Sakura's mind was full of alarms, she managed to maintain her smile, and stretched out her hand to add some soup to the general, but the next moment she heard Akanishi-sama say: "Madame General, please feel sorry for Xia Chuan-kun, and gave the paintings to Ms. Sakura and Xiaoxi for free. I live in poverty, and I even borrowed this clothes from Mr. Soma, but Ms. Sakura doesn't know how to cherish it."
Lord Akanishi heard Soma Toyotomi say how poor Natsukawa Qingizumi was, so he thought that the not-so-cheap kimono on Sai Wei was lent to him by Soma Toyotomi. It's a bit embarrassing for him as a nobleman, but if he can shade the cherry blossoms, it's no big deal to lose face.
Master Akanishi originally wanted to use this incident to let the general see Sakura's greed clearly, but the general suddenly sat up straight, glared at Sakura, and said angrily, "All those oil paintings of yours were given by Mr. Xia Chuan for free?"
Sakura Shengtang's hands trembled, and his lips parted to defend himself, but he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Seeing her look like this, the general didn't know what was going on, he raised his hand and slapped Sakura's face angrily, his whole face turned red because of anger, and he looked very ferocious.
The woman told herself that she bought those paintings from Xiachuan Qingquan, because she really likes oil paintings so much that she saves money every month to buy paintings.Because of this, I still feel pity for her, and I don’t say that I gave her a lot of money in secret, but I still regard her as a confidant in my heart, and appreciate her heart that is similar to myself and loves oil painting.
In the end, I didn't expect that this woman was lying, and I really believed her lie!
bitch!
The general was so angry that his beard was shaking. If those things just made him feel a little annoyed with the cherry blossoms, then this incident completely stepped on his minefield. He is a dignified general with a famous name in his life, and he has never been treated like this. cheated!Especially the person who deceived him was a lowly geisha!
How could Sakura bear the general's strength, she was slapped and fell to the ground immediately, the hot soup sprinkled on her sleeves and her white wrists, immediately turned red, but she didn't dare to cry out the pain.Half of her cheek was swollen up high, funny like a steamed bun.Her makeup was messed up, her hair was loose, and she was lying on the ground in a state of embarrassment, curled up into a ball and trembling uncontrollably.
The general looked down at her embarrassed appearance, and his eyes no longer had the warmth of the past, but were full of disgust.
Being deceived by such an unattractive person, he wished he could kick her hard again to relieve his anger!
But his dignity prevented him from losing face in front of his subordinates, so he suppressed his breath and said firmly: "Okay Akanishi-kun, the general I like the gift you gave me, your ability is very good, the general hopes You can continue to serve me in the future."
This is the order to chase away guests, Akanishi-sama understands.He didn't expect his two words to have such an unexpected effect. Seeing the miserable state of Sakura, he finally spit out his bad breath before.
The general has lost face because of Miss Sakura, and I'm afraid that this beauty will not have an easy life in the future.Akanishi-sama sneered, read a few more birthday greetings in a dignified manner, and then left in high spirits with Sai Wei and Soma Toyotomi.
Before going downstairs, Sai Wei purposely turned his head to look at the high platform, and sure enough, he saw that the general's face was ashen, and the cherry blossoms had been "invited" aside by several attendants without any politeness.
It's really pushing the wall down.He couldn't help but sigh, originally he planned to reveal Sakura's background to the general himself, but who knew that Master Akanishi and the general's wife had preempted him at the beginning.
I am a little bit reconciled to not being able to cook the cherry blossoms myself.Saiwei smacked his lips, but this is not bad. With Lord Akanishi and the general's wife as the main artillery, there is no need to worry that Sakura will fall out with Xia Chuanqingquan and cause the antique hunt to fail.
However, based on Sai Wei's understanding of Sakura, I am afraid that no matter how angry and resentful Xia Chuan Qingquan is in her heart, she will not really fall out with him. After all, the general is no longer reliable, and such an obedient big treasury can no longer be lost. .
So, don't worry, his antique hunting will not fail.
"You really like your cat." Before parting, Lord Akaxi looked meaningfully at Qi Xiao in Saiwei's arms.
"It's a good thing for a person to have weaknesses, and it's also a bad thing. It's up to you." Akanishi-sama patted Xia Chuan Qingquan on the shoulder, turned around and went to socialize with other celebrities and nobles, and Saiwei looked down at the head of Kitten Mao Huhu , chuckled.
What kind of cat does he like, what he likes... It's obviously Qi Xiao.
Gently pushing open the wooden door, Xia Chuanqingquan's hut was dark, only a piece of silver-white moonlight poured in from the window.
Saiwei fumbled in the dark to light a candle lamp, lifted Qi Xiao up, and kissed the little cat's face recklessly.
Suddenly offended, Qi Xiao was furious, and was about to slap him, but stopped paws when he saw Sai Wei's face.
The man seemed very happy.Why?Embarrassed by seeing cherry blossoms?Or is it because he was not snatched away by the little fat man?
Qi Xiao was taken aback, and unconsciously kicked his hind legs in the air—why did he think Sai Wei was happy because he was not snatched away?
Sai Wei beamed and hugged Qi Xiao to wash up, and this joy lasted until the night when one person and one cat climbed onto the tatami.
"Qi Xiao," Sai Wei put the kitten on his knees, "to be honest, if it wasn't because I was afraid that the pursuit of antiques would fail, I really wanted to throw the cherry blossoms off the table."
He poked the kitten's tail again and again, "Actually, before I came to this world, I guessed based on the information in the history books that Mrs. Sakura and Natsukawa Kiyoizumi have a relationship like Romeo and Juliet. We can't be together, because of this, Mrs. Sakura will use the pottery plate that Xiachuan Qingquan gave her as the only funeral object after death, in memory of her lover."
"However, it turns out that I was wrong."
"I saw Sakura's indifference and her use of Xia Chuan Qingquan. However, before tonight, even though I didn't like her, I still wanted to believe that Sakura still had love for Xia Chuan Qingquan in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't marry the general. I still keep the pottery plate that Xia Chuan Qingquan gave her, and I will not take it as a funeral at the risk of being suspected. After all, as far as I know, the Japanese still value women's loyalty, but it's a pity..."
He sighed deeply, "I was wrong again, because there is no love in her dictionary."
The French, who advocate romance and freedom, believe in the magic of love. In their eyes, a person who has lost love in his heart is incomplete, and a person who has no love in his life cannot be considered to have lived at all.
"Probably for Sakura, Xia Chuanqingquan is indeed a little different in her heart, so she will miss him at the end of her life. But even if time goes back and everything starts over again, Sakura will still marry the general, and still not Choose Xiachuan Qingquan."
If the remaining white moonlight in my heart can become a reality, then it won't be called white moonlight.
"As for Xiachuan Qingquan, I think he either loves Sakura so badly, even if she becomes a general's concubine, he still can't forget her, so he spends his whole life as a bachelor and does not marry a wife, or he finally sees the true face of Sakura and is dead to love Heart, it's fine to live alone. But I think there may be a third explanation..."
Sewe held up three fingers, suddenly smiled mysteriously, pinched the tip of the kitten's ear and said, "It's also possible that he fell in love with the kitten who pressed the paw print on the cat's paw plate at first sight, and lived with the cat for the rest of his life."
Qi Xiao: "..."
What a nice assumption.
With a lift of his paw, he slapped Sewe's hand off, expressing contempt for his silly assumption.
Saiwei said innocently: "I mean it, if I were Xiachuan Qingquan, I would definitely do this."
Of course, the premise is that the kitten is you.
Qi Xiao rolled his eyes, flicked his tail, didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, took a corner of the quilt and got into a ball, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep.
Sewei saw that he was not getting in, so he let out a long sigh, then lay down, and kissed the cat's head lightly. When Qi Xiao opened his eyes and stared at him, he raised his hands and surrendered, and said with a smile: "Good night kiss!" , Qi Xiao, you can't refuse this."
The kitten snorted softly, turned its head back to Sewi and fell asleep.
Saiwei couldn't sleep, put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling with wide eyes and said: "Actually, think about it now, what you said last time is all right, the pursuit of antiques is just a pure play, you have to separate yourself from the role relationship. If Xia Chuan Qingquan happened to this matter tonight...ha, then his heart might be broken."
No one can bear to see the woman they love flirting with other men in front of their eyes.
The kitten lay quietly beside the pillow, and if you listened carefully, you could hear its shallow breathing, which was long and regular, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.
Sai Wei was silent for a while, then suddenly whispered: "Qi Xiao, let me ask you a question, do you like women?"
There was a brief pause in the sound of breathing, but it quickly returned to normal.
"If you don't answer me, it will be assumed that you don't like it?"
"..."
"Then do you like men?"
"..."
"If you don't answer me, I will take it as you like it."
"..."
Sewei turned over gently, lay on the tatami mat, put his head close to the kitten, and whispered in his ear: "But I hope you like it, Qi Xiao, because... I like it."
He moved closer and planted a feather-light kiss on the warm, hairy neck.
"Good night, dear Qi Xiao."
Saiwei closed his eyes after he finished speaking, but he didn't see the kitten who was supposed to be asleep suddenly opened his eyes, the tips of his ears moved, and slowly turned pink without him realizing it.
This Frenchman, I really don't know what he is here for...
After waking up the next day, one person and one cat seemed to have lost their memory, and they pretended not to know anything about Saiwei's similar confession the night before.
Qi Xiao did it to avoid embarrassment. He felt that he probably understood the deep meaning of Sai Wei's words, but he was not sure whether he understood it correctly.
His love experience is too lacking. He has never had a girlfriend, let alone a boyfriend. It is because of his career that he has pursued and been pursued several times in the process of chasing antiques, but it is like taking This script is the same as reading, as long as you have enough professionalism, you can do it well.
He can't grab Sewei and ask you what you mean by what you said last night, am I wrong,...not to mention that he is a cat now and he can't ask.
Qi Xiao felt that he didn't have that kind of meaning for Saiwei, so in order to prevent him from misunderstanding, he thought it would be better not to mention it, so as to save the embarrassment of the two of them, and simply pretended that he hadn't heard it.
As for Saiwei, he didn’t mention it because he didn’t want to push Qi Xiao too hard. He knew that with Qi Xiao’s personality, if he was really forced to give an answer right away, it would be counterproductive, so he planned to use this method of boiling frogs in warm water to slowly Come on, give him your thoughts slowly.
"From today onwards, let's live with the old man." Saiwei simply packed a few clothes into the package, and said to Qi Xiao.
After what happened last night, he really didn't want to stay in this time and space for a moment longer. It happened that the early cherry blossoms would be in full bloom in a few days. He originally reserved two weeks for himself, but now he decided to speed up and strive for Press to complete within a week.
He didn't guarantee that if Sakura used some bad tricks to snatch Qi Xiao away from him, he would rush over and strangle that woman to death, so he planned to move to Mr. Xiaoshichuan's place, except for eating, sleeping and teasing Qi Xiao every day. The rest of the time is spent practicing pottery making.
Then he will be able to finish the Meow Claw Pottery Plate soon, and then leave this time and space, and then...
Then we can see Qi Xiao.
After learning about Sai Wei's plan, Qi Xiao raised his paws in agreement.
It should have been like this a long time ago. Antique hunting hunters should focus on antique hunting. He didn’t ask Sewei to find the most suitable way to hunt antiques before, but now Saiwei is enlightened. best.
Although he didn't realize it, the fuse that made Saiwei enlightened was himself.
In the following days, Qi Xiao fully realized the potential of Sai Wei when he was serious and the superb talent bestowed on him by Xia Chuan Qingquan. Almost every day, Sai Wei made remarkable progress, and the pottery plates he made became more and more Perfect, the carved hollow cherry pattern is getting more and more exquisite, and the glazing technique is getting more and more skillful...
Old Mr. Xiaoshichuan was very satisfied with Sai Wei, an apprentice, and he directly threatened that he would surpass that mighty Dutchman Xia Chuanqingquan in the future.
"Xiachuan Qingquan system, Yanbao seven years, gift... cherry blossoms."
Sewei used a sharp knife to engrave this passage on the back of the pottery plate bit by bit, and then printed Xia Chuan Qingquan's private seal on the side.
"Come on, Qi Xiao, make a paw print."
He pulled Qi Xiao's paw, and lightly imprinted a small plum blossom paw print on the half of the pottery plate that he specially vacated.
"Okay, you're done!"
Sai Wei took a damp cloth to help Qi Xiao wipe his paws clean, admiring his finished product with satisfaction.
His works are still incomparable with the real meowclaw pottery dishes that existed in history, because the base map was drawn by the old man for him, and the style and shape of the cherry blossoms are not the same as those designed by Xiachuan Qingquan himself.His glazing skills still need to be improved. If you look closely at the light, you can find that the color layer on the surface of the pottery dish is uneven, the air bubbles have not been drained, and there are traces of re-glazing in some places.
However, Saiwei is quite satisfied. Although his pottery plate is not A grade, it can be regarded as B grade after all.
This is already the highest performance of his level. It is incredible that even the old man can improve his skills to this level in six days.
Of course, most of his success is due to Xia Chuanqingquan's heaven-defying talent...
"Then just wait for the kiln to fire."
The firing kiln is to put the finished pottery into a sagger, bake it with pine wood as fuel for a whole day and night, and when it is taken out again, it will be the real finished product.
Xia Chuan Qingquan's home does not have a kiln, so he can only continue to wait at the old Mr. Xiaoshichuan's place for a day and a night before the meowclaw pottery plate comes out of the oven.
Then they can get rid of this cheating era and that cheating woman.
Saiwei felt that the prospect was infinitely bright, but this afternoon, he ushered in an unexpected visitor.
Xiao Yaxizi held a bulging small cloth bag, pouted her lips, and stared at Sai Wei with a face of condemnation, "Mr. Xia Chuan, how could you run away without even saying a word! It's a pity that I took my mother with me." The milk cakes I made are here for you to eat!"
Angrily, she lifted the cloth bag to Sai Wei, and sure enough, she could smell a strong milky smell.
Saiwei scratched his blond hair in embarrassment, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence: "Ah, sorry, Akiko, I have been learning how to make pottery these days, and I just live here for convenience. I forgot to tell you, I am really sorry Excuse me."
He was disgusted by the cherry blossoms at the time, and he was only thinking of making a meowclaw pottery plate to leave this era. He never thought of the little girl Akiko, let alone the little girl who would come here to give him food.
He suddenly felt that Xia Chuan Qingquan probably wasn't so unlucky, at least there were still people who were sincerely looking out for him.
"Hmph!" Xiao Yaxizi was obviously dissatisfied with his explanation, and chirped at Mr. Xia Chuan, "Mr. Xia Chuan, you are so ignorant! Even if you want to leave home for a while, you should hang a wooden sign at the door to explain the situation Ah! You didn’t hang up, I thought you just went out for a while and came back soon, squatting at the door of your house and waiting, if your kind neighbor told me that you came here, I don’t know how long I would have to squat! "
The little girl became more and more wronged as she talked, and stomped her feet vigorously.
Saiwei was embarrassed for a while, this was the first time he was accused of being ignorant by a little girl...
However, this matter is indeed unethical. When Japanese people travel far away, they will hang a wooden sign at the door of the house, indicating the date of departure and return of the owner, so that if visitors come to visit, they can see it, and then choose See you again.
However, Saiwei was not Japanese in the first place, so he didn't have such a consciousness in his mind, and he left too fast the next day, so he didn't have time to think about it in detail.
So now he has no choice but to apologize to Xiao Akiko, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Xiao Akiko, it's true that I didn't think enough about it. I'm sorry for making you wait for so long. I'm really sorry."
He admitted his mistakes with a correct attitude, and the little girl is not a person who holds grudges. After muttering a few more words, she forgave him, opened the cloth bag, and said with a smile: "Then try it quickly, my mother this time The milk cakes made here are delicious, crispy and fragrant! By the way, Fatty, give Fatty a taste too!"
Saiwei picked up the milk pancake, broke off a small piece and put it into Qi Xiao's mouth. As expected, just like Xiao Yaxizi said, the milk flavor was rich and the lips and teeth were fragrant.
Looking down at Qi Xiao, the kitten narrowed its eyes while chewing, presumably it also likes the taste.
Xiao Yaxizi was not idle when the two of them were eating, and ran to give a piece to the old master who was secretly watching the fun, and said with a straight face: "Grandpa, Mr. Xia Chuan, he is too naive , must have caused you a lot of trouble, and please don't argue with him." But Saiwei was embarrassed.
"By the way, Mr. Xia Chuan, I saw a message note at your door, and I brought it here for you."
Xiao Yaxizi suddenly remembered something, put the small cloth bag on the table beside her, and took out a piece of crumpled pink paper in her pocket for a long time, and Saiwei took it and looked at it, amazed .
This turned out to be a flower note.
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