antique masters in modern times

"You were weird just now." Murong Hui dragged him out of Chang's house before even finishing his porridge, Yan You couldn't help being puzzled.

He didn't think much of Murong Hui's sudden disrespect towards his second aunt before.But just now, Murong Hui suddenly wanted to leave as if he had seen a ghost, he was as slow as a wild goose, and finally felt that something was wrong.

He immediately found the similarity: "I was asked to find a girlfriend, what does it have to do with you?"

Hitting the point, Murong Hui slipped and almost fell, the key in his hand shook for a long time before he aimed it at the keyhole in the living room, and said in a mess, "This... I... what kind of person do you like?" ?”

"You suddenly asked this, how should I answer?"

Having been a bachelor for two lifetimes, Yan You really hadn't considered this issue.In his previous life, he was obsessed with researching craftsmanship, and he didn't have the pressure of his elders. Occasionally, when friends asked him, he just said that he hadn't met anyone who was destined.In this life, I was still young, and it was time to study, so I didn't even think about this aspect.

Now being asked by Murong Hui, he couldn't help but think for a while: "It doesn't have to be colleagues, but we have a common language. She is willing to accompany me to play with antiques, and I also know what she likes. To be able to get along comfortably, but also... ..."

"You still have to be beautiful, right?" Murong Hui originally thought that Yan You only had antiques in his mind and wouldn't think about these things, but he didn't expect that he answered clearly, his heart suddenly pickled a pot of sauerkraut, and he couldn't help but stabbed a sentence.

Being soured by him, Yan You, who was discussing this topic for the first time, was also a little embarrassed: "It's beautiful to follow the fate, the personality and appearance are completely to my liking, where in the world is there such a good thing. By the way——"

Yan You originally wanted to change the subject, but Murong Hui, who was carrying the sauerkraut from the old altar, misunderstood that he wanted to discuss it in detail, and some anxiety that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time suddenly turned up, and he blurted it out while taking advantage of the sourness : "Then do you think I suit you?"

Yan You also misunderstood what he meant, and after thinking about it, he replied seriously: "Among the friends I have made in my life, you are the most compatible, and you can make me feel happy."

Murong Hui is calm and reliable in business, and occasionally a little mischievous on weekdays, but it is a small adjustment in Yan You's life.Since meeting Murong Hui, he laughed more and more.Only when he is with Murong Hui, can he forget his complicated experiences and only remember the happy things for the time being.

Murong Hui was deeply depressed by his irrelevant answers.Taking advantage of the remaining bravery, he simply pressed Yan You's shoulder and asked straightforwardly: "I mean, from the perspective of picking a partner, what do you think of me?"

To Yan You, this question seemed to come from outside the sky, and he was immediately dumbfounded.

Accidental confession was also not in Murong Hui's plan.But having said it all, he was willing to go all out, looking directly at Yan You with his eyes, nervously waiting for the answer.

The two stared at each other in a seemingly stalemate posture, and the atmosphere was quite delicate for a while.

As if sensing the strangeness of the owner, the scholar's little silly hair quietly poked out from the cat's nest.After looking at it for a while, seeing that the master didn't seem to be angry, he flapped his wings and flew to his shoulder.With a flick of the tail feathers, he began to sing up and down: "Sister, you go forward boldly ~ oh wow ~ meow"

——The last sound came from Da Ma Hou Tim, who has been inseparable from the scholar recently.

The scholar shook his head triumphantly, expressing that he was very pleased with the little follower's teasing, raised two tunes, and yelled more and more self-forgetfully: "Go forward~don't turn your head~"

The ambiguity suddenly turned into a joke.When Yan You recovered from the shock, he realized that he was actually smiling.

At a critical moment, he was actually disturbed by this pervert.Murong Hui pulled it off his shoulders resentfully, and was about to throw it back into the cat's nest, when he caught sight of Yan You's smiling face, he suddenly couldn't help himself, and kissed him violently.

The soft touch, the rubbing of ears and temples, there is no further movement, just such a simple, tender, precious and precious kiss, but it makes Yan You trance, and many scenes flashed in his mind instantly.

He recalled that when he first met, this man helped him out of trouble, his clothes were outrageous and his speech was sophistication, he was clearly the style of a veteran.But when they meet again, their words, smiles and deeds are pure and straightforward.So contradictory, so eye-catching.

Seriously, their acquaintance time is actually very short.But the twists and turns and adventures experienced together are something that many people will never meet in their lifetime.Human emotions are like still water in a storage bottle. The more shaken the force is, the more intense the overflowing emotion will be.From this point of view, they may be regarded as half-life acquaintances.

Realizing this, vaguely, the strange emotions that came up for no reason that day in the secret room of the old mansion resurfaced in Yanyou's mind again.

His heart moved, he was about to speak, but the scholar yelled sadly: "Big horse monkey, come and save me!"

Looking down, it turned out that it somehow escaped from Murong Hui's grasp in the panic just now, but was trapped in the chests of the two of them.As Murong Hui hugged Yan You tighter and tighter, it was also crushed more and more flat, and finally shouted for help in embarrassment.

The scholar's scream also brought Murong Hui back to reality from his intoxication, and only then did he belatedly realize what good deed he had done on impulse.

Instinctively reminisce about the softness just now, and at the same time worry that Yanyou will be angry.Murong Hui, who has always been quick-witted and quick-witted, didn't know what to say for a while, and at the end the scholar was still croaking, so he hurried down the donkey and said, "I'll send it back to its cage—Xiaoyan, if you can't give me an answer right away, I can wait."

Watching Murong's gray fleeing back, Yan You gently scraped his lips with lingering warmth with his fingers, dazed again.

answer?How should he answer?

Throughout the day, he was absent-minded, unable to remember what his classmates said to him, and he did not hear what the teacher said.But there is no entanglement in thinking in my heart, but a state that seems to be at a loss and seems to be empty.

After the last compulsory class, the students packed up their textbooks and left, but he was still in a daze.It wasn't until someone kept shaking hands in front of him that he concentrated: "Brother, why are you here?"

"Didn't you tell me to tell you after I got the information?" Looking at Yan You's absent-minded look, Yun Lu asked, "Did you stay up late yesterday too hard?"

Yan You himself didn't realize his abnormality at all: "It's okay. Brother, what have you found out?"

Seeing that he refused to say more, Yunlu didn't ask any more questions, and he and Yanyou left the classroom to find a secluded small pavilion, and told the news he had just found out: "15 years ago, NASA held a During the popular science exhibition, an olivine meteorite was lost during the exhibition. According to some clues, the police in the United States found the gorse head, but they have not been able to find evidence. However, a policeman who was in charge of the investigation has not yet retired. I have not given up for several years, and have been using my spare time to collect evidence."

"Meteorite?" Yan You recalled for a moment and asked, "Is it the meteorite called Tiantie in Tibetan Buddhism?"

"Yes."

Yan You was a little puzzled: "In the past, some people believed that Tiantie was carved into decorations and placed in the inner house, or made into amulets to wear with you, which can ward off evil spirits and keep the house, and make good luck. But that is only the idea of ​​​​a few people. Most people who collect antiquities Still think that Tiantie is just a rare stone, although it is old, it has no collection value, so its value is not very high. Could it be that its current value is so high that even gorse is attracted to it?"

"One moment, another moment." Yunlu explained: "At present, there are very few people collecting meteorites in China, but it has become a common practice in Western countries. Whether it is a scientific research institution or a private enthusiast, they will collect meteorites. Its current value is Calculated in grams, the unit price of precious meteorites even exceeds that of diamonds and drugs. The piece suspected to be stolen by Gorse is more than one kilogram. It is said that it was exiled from the aviation department after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Its estimated value was 400 More than ten thousand US dollars. In the past ten years, according to the current market price, the value has increased by at least four or five times.”

It turns out that in Western countries, Tiantie is also considered a kind of antiquity.But it is true that their formation age is at least one billion years old, and there is no object older than them in the human world.

Yan You asked again: "I'm sure it was the gorse who stole it, but can't find any evidence?"

"Yes. I asked a friend who was studying in the United States to help me look up old newspapers. At that time, the media reported that the police suspected that an auction house did it, but they didn't name it. But combined with some gossip and the behavior of the policeman , I think they must have done it."

"Their business scope is really wide." Yan You said lightly sarcastically, and said: "The police have investigated for more than ten years without any results, and we can't expect to find evidence in just a little time."

"Then the news is useless?"

Yan You shook his head: "Not necessarily. Sometimes, if used properly, rumors are often more lethal."

Yun Lv was thoughtful: "You want to..."

"We still need someone to cooperate. You have dealt with them for the past few years, so you should know some people, right? Is there any convenience as a breakthrough?"

"Well, by the way, there is a person who is addicted to gambling. He used to fly to Las Vegas to gamble, and recently he likes to go to Australia Island. He specially looks for those old gamblers and asks them to play the old Huaxia game. interesting."

Speaking of this, Yunlu thought for a while, and then reminded: "If you want to make a breakthrough from this person, you can find Murong Hui's uncle, and ask Mo Yunfeng to make a move through him. Although Mr. Mo is from Hong Kong Island, but Gambling skills have been taught by his grandfather. It is said that his grandfather is from Yemen. He was the number one gambling expert in the mainland back then. It is said that he didn't get along well with his children, among the juniors, only Mo Yunfeng got his true biography, and the others only learned a little bit."

Yunlu obviously doesn't know what Yemen is.Although Yanyou had never dealt with people from Yemen, he had heard of their names.This school is one of the nine streams, and there are very few descendants, but all of them are superb in gambling, their skills are miraculous, and they are sure to win every bet.

It is said that in the concession, a curious foreigner followed a Yemen descendant, and kept pressing the shutter to take pictures continuously when the other party was betting, and used up all the film in more than a dozen cameras.But when the photos were developed, no matter how much he studied, he couldn't see what tricks the other party used.Every move in the camera is completely in order, and there is no trace of out-of-the-box.

The whole game could be won without relying on thousands of dollars. As soon as the news spread, Yemen's reputation immediately rose to a higher level.

Fortunately, Yemen's rules are strict, and students are strictly prohibited from using gambling to make money. If anyone dares to violate it even once, his hands will be amputated.

For the descendants of Yemen, gambling is more like a pure game, enjoying the feeling of rapid heartbeat at the moment when the hole cards are revealed.

Yanyou has never been to a casino, nor has he witnessed the miraculous methods of Yemen disciples.But thinking about it, even an outsider like Yunlu knows that Mo Yunfeng's gambling skills are superb, so there shouldn't be any difference.

However, Yan You was a little strange: "Don't you know Mr. Mo, why do you want to ask the Murong family?"

Yun Lu's smile suddenly became very delicate: "Mr. Mo and I are just casual friends, and your friend's uncle is—ha, anyway, please be sure he is right."

Guessing that it might involve privacy, Yan You didn't ask further: "I understand. However, this matter is not sure. Let's discuss it with the teacher first before making a decision, so as not to act rashly and startle the snake."

"Actually, if you want to try it out, it's a good time recently. Plantagenet is negotiating with the royal family on which the sun never sets. It wants to get some treasures that the founder of the auction house gave to the previous queen, and then cooperate with the things in its own industry to do it." An exhibition related to the previous generation of queens, so as to restore credibility - the Dragon Festival of the King's Order had a great impact on them."

"They are very thoughtful." After hearing this, Yan You also felt that there are many people involved in an exhibition of this scale, and it is indeed easier to take advantage of it than usual, so he nodded: "Then let's discuss it with the teacher now."

Yun Lu hurriedly stopped him: "Junior brother, wait a minute, I want to talk to the teacher alone first."

Yanyou was taken aback for a moment, and then understood the embarrassment in Yunlu's smile: The senior brother has made the teacher angry for so many years in vain, and once he confesses, it will definitely be another stormy reprimand with Yinglao's temper.At this time, it is really not appropriate to have a third person present.

"The teacher's office is still in the old place." Yan You pointed in the direction of the office building, and suddenly remembered something: "Brother, do you understand Latin?"

"Understand a little bit, why?"

Yan You hesitated, and wrote two words on the paper: "Please help me find out, what does this mean?"

Yunlu took the manuscript paper and looked at it, and couldn't help whistling: "I love you. Brother, who has shown love to you?"

Yan You was stunned for a moment: This is the text written on the imperial decree of the treasure ship that Murong Hui gave him. In this way, Murong Hui looked strange and hesitated to speak that day in the old house. Could it be that he wanted to say... wanted to say that he loves you? he?

Yan You fell into a daze again, his thoughts drifted away, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

He didn't even know when Yunlu left, and when he left school.It wasn't until a group of furry things rubbed against his calf that he realized that he had returned home, and the big horse monkey was habitually pawing at him and acting coquettishly.

Carrying the cat to the bird stand to accompany the scholar, Yan You went uncharacteristically, instead of going to the kitchen to help grandma, he went straight to Murong Hui's room.

The door was locked, and there was no response after knocking several times.Yan You suddenly got a little funny: "I saw your backpack downstairs, Murong, open the door. Murong?"

He raised his voice and shouted twice before there was any movement in the room.After a while, Murong Hui in pajamas brushed his long hair in a panic, and opened the door: "I'm sorry Xiaoyan, I fell asleep just now."

Yanyou remembered that Murong Hui rarely took a nap, but he once heard him say that if there was something on his mind that couldn't be resolved, he would often eat a big meal and then sleep to relieve his worries.In his words, eat enough and sleep enough, no matter how annoying you are, you will always feel better.

He didn't think much of it at the time, but now that he saw Murong Hui's tangled face pretending to comb his hair, as if he wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask, he suddenly felt that this guy is really cute and stupid sometimes.

At the same time, this also strengthened his determination.

Pulling over the high wooden chair and sitting opposite Murong Hui, looking around at the layout that was exactly the same as his own room, Yan You once again felt the other party's "good intentions".Why did I believe his excuse that "it would be much cheaper to buy two sets of furniture"?

"When did it start?" Yan You suddenly asked, "When did you have that kind of thought about me?"

"Ah?" Murong Hui imagined that Yan You would refuse, be angry and react to all heterosexual offenses, but he didn't expect Yan You to ask so calmly: "It's been a long time. At first I liked it, but later...more than liking it like."

"So, were you jealous this morning?"

Although it is too embarrassing to tell the truth, Murong Hui didn't know whether Yanyou was purely curious or if he had to ask clearly, he struggled for a while, and replied honestly: "That's right."

Hearing this answer, Yan You had a faint smile on his face: "If I really fell in love with other people, what would you do?"

"...I...I will bless you."

Seemingly seeing that Murong Hui's mouth was wrong, Yan You lowered his head slightly, approaching his face: "Tell the truth."

Forced by him, Murong Hui gave up on himself and said: "Only a fool will bless you! I will do whatever it takes to sabotage it, and I will drive away every one you talk about, until—until you find out that I am the best!"

From the moment he said the first word, Murong Hui also regretted it while being happy: It's over, Xiao Yan must think that he is a selfish and extreme person.Conscience of heaven and earth, even though he had such evil thoughts, he never planned to put them into action.Even if Xiaoyan really chooses someone else, at most she can think of some self-consolation in her head, that's all.But when he was stared at by Xiao Yan just now, he couldn't help shouting out.It's over, it's over.

He was waiting desperately for Yanyou to announce that he would break off ties with this paranoid man, but unexpectedly, he heard Yanyou say: "Remember what you said just now. Because, if you cheated, I would do the same thing - even better than you Excessive."

"How could it be possible for me to cheat!" Murong Hui blurted out, and later realized what Yan You said just now, and was overjoyed: "You agreed? You agreed!"

But after a short period of joy, Murong Hui suddenly became nervous again: "You, you really think about it? Don't let me be happy——I mean, can you really accept men?"

Yan You looked at him amusedly: "When you kissed me in the morning, I didn't feel disgusted."

"Then what about this?" Murong Hui put his hand on his shoulder.

"Fortunately."

"So?" The paw moved to the waist.

"How many times have you hugged me?"

"It's different this time—what about here?" The magic hand continued to move down.

"...not bad."

"Hey, here—"

With a snap, he opened his increasingly presumptuous claws, and Yan You glared at him: "Do you know how to write step by step?"

Murong Hui couldn't see that Yan You was just feigning anger, shaking his paws, and flung him on the bed with every inch: "Then you touch me, I don't mind the rapid progress."

Hearing this shameless answer, the corners of Yan You's eyes twitched, and just about to kick him away, he found that under the surface of Murong Hui's playful smile, there was still a bit of uncertainty in his eyes.

Looking at each other for a moment, Yan You suddenly understood why his worry came from.

That day in the old house, I subconsciously guessed that Murong Hui must have some shocking words, but I was afraid that this delicate relationship would be broken, and the two of them would be alienated, so I interrupted him in the name of a friend.

Some relationships, once revealed, can never go back to the past.And the results obtained may not be what you want.

That day, Yan You, who still didn't know what he wanted, was worried that Murong Hui's words were not what he thought, so he instinctively changed the topic.

It wasn't until Murong Hui confessed his feelings again that he realized that this was exactly the answer he wanted.It turned out that long before he found out, he had already developed a subtle affection for the other party.

As for homosexuality, Yan You didn't take it seriously at all.He is familiar with history books, and there are not many gay lovers in history.In addition, in the Republic of China, he had seen a lot of things about being an actor and raising a husband, and there were even high-profile couples between men and women.It's not a bad thing for two people to be together, as long as you like it, why not?

Although, this love may not be as deep as Murong Hui's, but since there is already a person worthy of joining hands in front of him, why do you have to pretend to push it back and regret it in the future?

For Yan You, liking doesn't happen overnight, it can be decided with a look and a word.But as long as someone walks into his heart, it will never be erased, and it will become more and more profound.He is confident that he will repay Murong Hui with the same deep emotion in the future.

If you like a person, you must understand his heart.Just like now, Yan You easily understood where Murong Hui's vague worries and fears came from.

"Murong." He pressed his hand, speaking slowly and solemnly: "How long have we known each other? Do you think that I am impulsive or easily influenced by others?"

Murong Hui shook his head.Yanyou's attitude towards the world is like his craftsmanship, he always has to put together a complete pattern in his mind from the broken pieces before he is willing to do anything.In other words, unless there is an emergency, Yan You seldom acts on impulse.

But what Murong Hui is afraid of is this just in case—in case Xiaoyan is sympathetic to him, in case Xiaoyan is confused for a while, in case...

If Xiaoyan is a girl, even if he hesitates at first, he is fully confident that he can completely win her heart.But they are all men, and since childhood, Murong Hui knew that he was a different kind, a minority.As for the general public, their admiring eyes will always only bet on the opposite sex.

Murong Hui was afraid that Yan You was still a "public" at heart.What if one day he realizes this and leaves himself?

Seeing his fear in his eyes, Yan You said helplessly: "Murong Hui, since you know that I am rarely influenced by others, why do you still have doubts? Besides, you also know how much I like antiques. To put it in a selfish way, One of the criteria for me to find a lover is that they will not interfere with my hobbies. And this relationship will not make me emotionally ups and downs, will not be distracted all day long, and will not hinder my pursuit of career. And you and I are exactly I yearn for a long stream of water. In short, I didn't agree to you casually, and I like you very much, do you understand?"

This may be the most touching love story in the world, too rational and too selfish.But Murong Hui was satisfied.What Xiaoyan said was right, he knew his character too well, he was willing to dissect him to this point, and he couldn't find any other reason except liking him.

After being assured, Murong Hui was not as "bold and unrestrained" as before.The reason why he played tricks on Xiaoyan and encouraged the other party to do things to him was just to remind Xiaoyan: Look clearly, you chose a man, please don't regret it, don't agree because of sympathy, or you will let me in the future Double the pain.

"Xiao Yan, I'm so happy now!" He buried his head in Yan You's neck and rubbed it, greedily absorbing the clean smell from his body.After being intoxicated for a while, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, so I hurriedly changed the posture, took the little goose into my arms, stroked and patted along the back: "I am bigger and stronger than you, I will take good care of you."

Thinking of the combined age of the two lifetimes, which is more than [-] years older than Murong Hui, Yan You suddenly felt a subtle embarrassment like an old cow eating young grass, and at the same time, a wicked taste of wanting to bully a young man, so he Deliberately said: "Okay, okay, then you can make breakfast tomorrow morning."

Murong Hui's face suddenly wrinkled into a bun, but he didn't realize that Yan You just wanted to embarrass him, so he discussed in a low voice: "How about we go together? I'll help you."

"let me consider it."

"Don't think about it, your brain cells have to be reserved for serious business."

"How about taking care of me?"

"...Can you make up for it in other ways? I really can't cook, and I prefer to eat what you cook."

The unnutritious conversation lasted for a long time, and the two climbed out of bed until grandma called for dinner downstairs.

But when he sat at the dining table, this time, it was Yanyou who started to worry: he was used to being alone in his previous life. Although he has a grandma in this life, when making important decisions, he is still used to arbitrating by himself and neglecting Grandma's opinion.

Grandma's concept should be very traditional, that is, the male college should be married and the female college should be married, and the family should have children as soon as possible, right?But I don't know, how much will it take to convince grandma?

Thinking of this, most of Yan You's good mood suddenly disappeared.

I wanted to play the side drum for grandma, but I didn't know where to start.In the end, Yan You simply followed Murong Hui's example of being an ostrich. After dinner, he went to Ying Lao's place first, and the frank matter will be discussed at another time.

No, I didn't know until I arrived at Ying's hometown that the old man and Yunlu were still in the study.It seems that senior brother's lesson was a bit long, so it's best not to stay and sweep the tail of the typhoon.Yan You cast a sympathetic glance at the closed door, stopped the nanny who wanted to pour tea, and dragged Murong Hui away first.

"Why do you hear that Yunlu is here and you are leaving? Didn't you have a good chat yesterday?" Murong, who felt a little cold walking in the late autumn night wind, hooked Yanyou's shoulders with peace of mind, and hugged him tightly. arms.

Fortunately, some good buddies with a good relationship would also put their shoulders on the road like this, such as Liang Guozu and Zhu Dao, but Yanyou didn't say anything.

After talking about Yunlu's plan to explain everything to Elder Ying, Yanyou told Murong Hui all the gorse information at hand: "The gambler in the auction house is not low-level, and he followed Fusco for 20 years. Many years. I think he should know a lot of things. If I can get close to him, even if I can’t get the evidence of the theft of the meteorite, I can probably get other black materials. But I’m afraid of scaring the snake.”

When Murong Hui heard this, he smiled immediately: "Don't worry, I won't make them suspicious. My uncle is a ghost, he can squeeze oil out of stones, and he never left behind in his work. He made troubles a lot back then. , but no one knows that he did it, but the person he hates is the one who took the blame. It's just dealing with a gambler, it's not a big problem, I'll call him when I get home."

Seeing that Murong Hui was confident, Yan You nodded: "Then I will leave it to you. The murderer who killed Zhong Gui has not yet been found, and now I am always worried that something will happen again."

Speaking of this, Murong Hui's heart suddenly moved, he stopped abruptly, and his expression became very dignified: "We all overlooked one thing: since Plantagenet is that organization, knowing that you saw through the fake and hurt them interests, with their style of conduct, they will most likely deal with you!"