The years when I made seven sand sculptures cry

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Originally, according to the usual practice, when they came to the Zhou family to congratulate, the congratulatory gifts from these guests were all piled up in one room, and there was no need to show them in front of everyone.

What's more, the black unicorn bead presented by Mr. Yu just now compares the two divine birds. Unless they bring out a divine beast that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the unicorn, those who present behind will not be left behind.

It is really too shabby for Zhuiyunbao to draw such a picture.

It was a public execution.

The four middle-aged people resisted the urge to touch their foreheads.

Sure enough, before bringing the Young Castle Master out next time, he should emphasize these things to him first, and he cannot be expected to understand the world.

But it was too late now, Chu Xiangwan had already opened the scroll in his hand, holding it with one hand and holding it up with the other, and slowly unfolded it in front of the old lady.

Zhou Yu didn't even know that the congratulatory gift he had prepared earlier was this.

Standing by the side, he thought that he had originally taken care of Chu Xiangwan, fearing that he would not have time to find the gift for his birthday in a hurry, so he ordered someone to prepare an extra one.

It's just that Chu Xiangwan directly presented this painting right now, even if he wanted to steal the dragon and turn it into a phoenix, it was inconvenient.

But fortunately, my grandmother is not a person who values ​​these formalities, she only cares about the heart.

The old lady looked at the scroll slowly unfolding in Chu Xiangwan's hands, straightened her back and raised her hand, and while the little unicorn on her lap was watching, she reached out and caressed the surface of the scroll.

Seeing the old lady's reaction, everyone else was aroused curiosity.

"Magu Celebrating Birthday" is not a rare thing, many famous artists have painted it.Ordinary people celebrate birthdays, if the guests can't afford expensive gifts, they can just go to the store and buy a "Picture of Magu's Celebration of Birthday", why did the old lady pay so much attention to it?

Chu Xiangwan held up the painting, feeling a little apprehensive, wondering if there was something wrong with the painting?

He couldn't help but look down at the painting, thinking that there is no problem.

It is the same as when the third uncle took it out, sent it to the store to be framed, and it can't be seen that the original edge is broken.

After a while, the old lady withdrew her hand and said to the three grandchildren, "Come and have a look."

Zhou Yan and Zhou Tong looked at each other. They didn't care about what was painted on the painting when they saw Chu Xiangwan take out such a painting. Now, after hearing what grandma said, there seemed to be some mystery in the painting.

So the two people who were standing by the side also gathered around like Zhou Yu, stood beside the grandmother, and looked at the "Magu Celebrating Birthday Picture" with her.

Zhou Yan glanced at it, but didn't see anything special in this painting, so he asked with a smile, "What did grandma let us see?"

Beside him, Zhou Tong focused his attention on the painting in front of him without saying a word.

After being teased like this, everyone stretched their necks, wanting to see clearly what the mystery of this painting is.

Even Mei San, who was standing behind Chu Xiangwan, couldn't help muttering: This is an ordinary picture of Magu celebrating her birthday. It was obtained by him in a secret room in the mountains. Could it be fake?

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Zhou Yu said, "This is the real work."

Chu Xiangwan holding the painting: "Huh?"

There are so many versions of Magu's birthday celebration picture in the world, what is the authentic one?

Some of the guests said in a trembling voice: "There are two pieces of "Magu Celebrating Birthday" in the world that can be called authentic. One is the first painting of Magu celebrating birthday created by a painter based on folklore. A picture—”

The old lady interjected: "The other one is an imitation of the Thief." As she spoke, she looked at Chu Xiangwan with a blank face, "In his later years, the Thief liked to sort out his collection and add Copying. His painting skills are the same as his stealing skills, they are the best in the world, and the imitations made by copying can often be faked."

However, the rarity of Pirates Saint's paintings lies in the fact that he perfectly integrated the peerless skills that he stole from various top masters in his life into his imitations.

According to legend, there are no less than five top-notch schools hidden in this "Magu Congratulations on Birthday".

From the aspect of hiding Taoism in paintings, no one in the world can compare with Thief Saint, and these game works he painted in his later years were hidden in different places by him before his deadline came.

Even if people in the world search for it, they still don't know whether the painting in their hands is the real one or an imitation of the thief.

He made the world uneasy during his lifetime, and after so many years after his death, he still tossed the world into a frenzy. He was simply an old naughty boy who made people hate him, but admired him so much.

After Chu Xiangwan listened to the story, he looked down at the painting in his hand again, his eyes were different, and he almost said "wow".

He looked back at Mei San again, and felt that when his third uncle took it out of the secret room in the mountain, he probably didn't know that it was the authentic work of the robber.

Otherwise, even if he was willing to spend his money, he would not just take it out like this. He would definitely study this painting day and night, trying to understand one of the exercises.

The old lady finally made a conclusion: "All in all, what Zhuiyunbao gave me is indeed a peerless treasure."

The guests present who didn't know the truth thought one after another, so that's the case.

At the beginning, Zhuiyunbao took out this painting and said it was just an ordinary scroll, but in the end, the old lady saw that it was the authentic work of the robbers, and immediately increased the impression points in front of the old lady. What a good plan!

It's not surprising that the old lady can tell at a glance that this painting is the authentic work of the Saint Pirates, but the two young masters Zhou Tong and Zhou Yan didn't see the clues from it, but Mr. Yu saw the traces of the above five exercises at first glance .

It's a pity, Mr. Yu was born unable to cultivate, otherwise, with his understanding, it is still unknown who will be the number one in the world.

Chu Xiangwan made a decisive decision, and quickly rolled up the painting before the third uncle regretted it, and then handed it to the old lady precisely: "The younger generation uses this picture to wish the old lady has today every year, and today every year."

The old lady smiled: "Okay." Then she clapped her hands and told everyone around, "Have a banquet!"

All of a sudden, singing and dancing streamed in, and the guests and hosts toasted and drank.

Chu Xiangwan, who accidentally bumped into the old lady's birthday banquet and stole the limelight, was also arranged to be seated together with her uncles.

With thin tears in her eyes, Mei San, who had treasures in her hands but never knew, swallowed all her remorse together with Zhou's fine wine.

The banquet went on very late, everyone was drunk, and they were arranged to live in the Zhou family's Mingyue Villa.

Mingyue Villa is located on the back hill of the Zhou family.

There are natural hot springs dotted on the mountain. On a full moon day, the shadow of the moon will be reflected in more than a dozen hot spring pools on the whole mountain, and the moonlight will be concentrated on the other courtyard on the top of the mountain.

Chu Xiangwan felt that their Zhou family was probably on par with the moon. They could gather light by practicing a magic weapon, and they could also gather light by building a mountain villa.

They were housed in a courtyard on the mountainside. Behind the courtyard was a quiet bamboo forest. The hot spring hidden in the bamboo forest was said to be one of the best hot springs on the entire mountain.

Chu Xiangwan was the last to walk, and the other three were helping Mei San, who was crying and drunk, into the yard first.

Suddenly curious, he asked the maid leading the way: "Who lives in the other courtyard on the top of the mountain?"

Maid: "The other courtyard on the top of the mountain is the residence of Young Master Yu."

Young Castle Lord: Sure enough!

Although the little black unicorn was a birthday gift for the old lady, because Zhou Yu's residence was more suitable for it to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, it was still sent to the other courtyard on the top of the mountain and stayed by Zhou Yu's side.

It also drank wine at the banquet, so drunk that it couldn't walk steadily, so it was still carried up by someone.

There were five rooms in this courtyard on the hillside, and the four uncles each occupied one room, leaving the largest room to Chu Xiangwan.

The Young Castle Master didn't drink at the banquet, so he went adventurously to the bamboo forest behind the yard, intending to see what the hot spring was like.

As soon as he came to the forest, he realized that the hot spring was also taken care of by someone. As soon as he went, there was a servant to make arrangements for him.

Chu Xiangwan had a good soak in the hot spring, then changed into brand new clothes and went back to the yard.

The moon and stars are sparse, and the sound of the wind is nothing but insects on the mountain.

Chu Xiangwan spent a long time in the hot spring pool. When he returned to the yard, his third uncle had stopped crying, and the lights in the other rooms were also turned off.

There was no one to talk to him, so the Young Castle Master picked up a chair in front of the stone table in the yard and sat down with his hair still half wet.

The moonlight poured down, and the courtyard was as bright as water.

Chu Xiangwan looked up at the sky, thinking that the moon in this pass is really different from their border.

The moon in Guanzhong is warm and seems to be far away from people, but the moon in the border is bitter cold and is very close to them.

The cold light shone on the iron clothes of the soldiers, bringing no trace of warmth.

However, he still felt that he had no right to complain. As the young castle master, although he had to go to the battlefield, he was born with special treatment. Before going to the battlefield, he could go out and walk around, see all the beautiful scenery in the world, and meet friends like Zhou Yu.

But in Lianyun Eighteenth Fort, most of the soldiers never had the chance to go outside to take a look.

Chu Xiangwan never thought of escaping from his responsibilities, but under such a moonlit night, he couldn't help but think that if there was a way to completely expel those extraterrestrial demons, it would be great if there would be no more wars.

It's just that the evil spirits have been invading for so many years, which one of his parents and grandparents is not smarter than him, and which one is not braver than him?

None of them thought of a solution, so how could he think of it?

Thinking of this, the Young Castle Master sighed and stood up, ready to use Yuanli to dry his hair and go back to the room to sleep, but he heard a knock on the door outside.

Chu Xiangwan stopped in his tracks, who could it be so late?

"coming."

The Young Castle Master responded, walked over and opened the door, and saw Zhou Yu standing under the moon, followed by four maids.

"elder brother?"

Chu Xiangwan immediately mobilized Yuanli to dry his hair, and quickly tied it up with the hairband wrapped around his wrist. Subconsciously, he didn't want to be so slovenly in front of Zhou Yu, "It's so late, why are you here?"

I only heard the person in front of me say, "I'm here for the appointment."

The author has something to say:

Zhou Yu: At this moment, Jiang Han is still on his way here on horseback.