I want to live, get married

After breakfast, He Qingqing drove the carriage to send Imperial Physician Liu to Baoxing Building in the neighboring town as promised.

Along the way, he served diligently and conscientiously, as if he had become a big maid in Liu's mansion, which won the satisfaction of Imperial Physician Liu.

He felt that although this young girl didn't talk much, she said what she said, and she treated people well and with good manners.

The attitude is neither humble nor overbearing, unlike the people you usually meet, knowing that you are the imperial physician in the palace, you are full of flattery.

Soon the two arrived at their destination, which was a very grand shop located in the downtown area, with three large characters written on the antique plaque - Baoxing Building.

There is a pair of couplets on the left and right: "The pearl shines in Chishui, and the treasure box is in Lantian."

From the looks of it, it was a shop specializing in jewelry sales.

After getting off the carriage, Imperial Physician Liu tidied up his clothes and stepped into the shop.

I saw a huge shop inside, facing a row of counters, which displayed some ornaments such as Bu Yao, hairpins, pendants, and some customers in twos and threes in the shop were appraising and selecting goods.

There are two people standing in the hands, one is a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, with small freckles on his face, he is reckoned to be a boy, and at the moment he is dutifully introducing goods to customers.

The other person is a man in his fifties, with a refined face, two moustaches, a silk satin suit, a string of beads in his hand, and he is muttering something, maybe he is chanting scriptures. It's uncertain, but it should be the shopkeeper here.

Seeing Imperial Physician Liu enter the room, the middle-aged man greeted him with a smile on his face and said, "Oh... Imperial Physician Liu, I have been waiting for you for a long time, please come inside."

"Oh, shopkeeper Zhou, you are too polite. You and I have been friends for many years, why should you be so polite?"

Physician Liu seemed to be very familiar with this man called shopkeeper Zhou. After exchanging greetings, they went into the shop and sat down together, and He Qingqing went with them.

Shopkeeper Zhou saw a young girl following him all the way, and he had never seen it before, so he questioned, "Doctor Liu, I wonder who this is?"

"Oh! I forgot to introduce. This girl's surname is Tang, and she is a storyteller hired by my family. Recently, my unsatisfactory daughter has been depressed. Thanks to this Miss Tang, she has been helping her to mediate her emotions."

"Ah... look at what you said..." Shopkeeper Zhou said with disapproval.

"I know Ling Ai. She is talented, gentle and virtuous. She has inherited your mantle as Imperial Physician Liu, and has been diligently practicing medical skills under the seat of Hemei Medical Doctor. Xinyi Valley is a famous school for practicing medicine. Isn't everyone admiring it?" Can you get in?"

A well-behaved junior like Liu Yanhan has always been praised by the elders, and shopkeeper Zhou praised him a lot.

"It's because you are so demanding and complain about your child's depression every day. If I have a good girl like your family, Doctor Liu, I should wake up from my dreams, you! Don't be humble anymore."

Thinking about the unspeakable bad things about his daughter, Imperial Physician Liu felt ashamed for a while.

"Ah ha ha ha...", he could only smile dryly, "Hey, shopkeeper Zhou, I'm sorry, thank you." He declined with a guilty conscience.

I said in my heart that every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and my family's difficulties are really indescribable pain!

Then, the group took their seats.

Shopkeeper Zhou said respectfully: "Emperor Liu came from a long way today, and I will treat you well no matter what. I got a pack of high-quality tea a few days ago, and I just tasted it together today."

As he spoke, he called out to the little guy standing in the shop: "Xiao Jiuer, quickly serve the tea."

"Okay, come right away." Xiao Jiu'er shouted in response.

"Oh, I'm going to rely on shopkeeper Zhou's blessing, but I don't know if I have this blessing today, can I feast my eyes on it!" Imperial Physician Liu said with a smile.

"If I don't have the goods at the bottom of the box, how dare I ask Imperial Physician Liu to come here in person."

Shopkeeper Zhou said with a smile: "A few days ago, by chance, I got a pair of calligraphy and painting master Minggong from the former dynasty. The quality is excellent, and it is a rare collection!"

Hearing what shopkeeper Zhou said, he was beaming with joy, and Imperial Physician Liu seemed very interested in it, and said repeatedly.

"Oh! Really, Minggong's calligraphy is very popular in the market, so there are so many fakes. If it is the real one, it will be a big deal. I am really impatient for this thing! Then, please hurry up, shopkeeper Zhou. Please bring out the treasures for me to open my eyes."

This Imperial Physician Liu works in the Imperial Hospital of the capital. Apart from studying the art of Qi and Huang, his greatest hobby is to collect some calligraphy and paintings.

Coincidentally, this week's shopkeeper, Baoxinglou, in addition to the business of gold, silver and jewelry, is also involved in the business of antiques, so this trip he came here specifically for appreciating treasures.

"Well, just wait a moment, I'll go get the treasure right away." Shopkeeper Zhou went to the next room while talking.

After a while, he brought out a black brocade box about four feet long, and carefully placed it on the table.

Gently peel off the tab, open the lid, and there is a pair of painting scrolls inside.

Shopkeeper Zhou carefully took out the scroll, unfolded it gently, and a simple and simple ink painting was displayed in front of his eyes.

On the four-foot-long vertical scroll, a distant mountain was outlined with simple strokes of brush and ink. Against the background of the mountain, a rapid stream poured out from the rocks in the mountain stream, and six frogs were swimming down the rapids.

The simple and elegant paintings directly attracted Imperial Physician Liu's attention, and he hurriedly stepped forward to observe them.

He also exclaimed in admiration: "Oh, I have never had the opportunity to appreciate Duke Ming's calligraphy at such a close distance. It really is exquisite, exquisite!"

"Oh! It seems that Imperial Physician Liu is satisfied with this!"

"Well, that's natural. No one cares about Mr. Ming's works." Imperial Physician Liu replied with a smile.

Suddenly caught a glimpse of He Qingqing who had been following by her side all the time. Although she didn't say a word the whole time, she was silently appreciating at the moment, as if she was very involved in watching.

So Imperial Physician Liu deliberately asked: "Miss Tang, what do you think about this painting?"

He Qingqing smiled, and replied humbly: "It's not an opinion, it's just some vulgar personal thoughts..."

Both Imperial Physician Liu and Shopkeeper Zhou pretended to be listening attentively, but they wanted to see what a young girl could think of.

In fact, for a daughter of such a wealthy family as He Qingqing, it is very common to appreciate antiques.

He Yuanwai himself is an avid treasure hunter, and he is quite enthusiastic about collecting antiques.

Every good day and auspicious day, a treasure appreciating meeting will be held in Hefu, and treasure lovers in Nanyang City will be invited to gather together.

For the He family, appreciating paintings is a basic skill.

He Qingqing said bluntly: "My little girl thinks that when people see the vivid frogs in the paintings, shaking their heads and tails, wandering at the source of the stream, they will naturally think of the frog's cry, which makes people faintly hear the frog's sound in the distance, which is in harmony with the rushing spring water. The sound is connected into a sound of frogs."

"Minggong's work is quite different from his previous works. The subtlety is that there are pictures in the painting, and there is sound outside the painting. The sound and emotion are mixed together. The air of the spring and forest leaps out of the paper, making people feel like they are in the middle of the forest with the mountain spring flowing around the steps. , is indeed a masterpiece that makes people have endless associations!"

Shopkeeper Zhou didn't expect that a young girl would have such a profound attainment in appreciation, and in just a few words, she could explain the mystery of this painting clearly and logically.

Su Mo looked at him with admiration, and praised him repeatedly: "Oh, Miss Tang's words are wonderful! I never thought that the storytellers in your family, Doctor Liu, would have such insights. They really should not be underestimated."

Shopkeeper Zhou's praise made Imperial Physician Liu, who is usually arrogant and conceited, suddenly feel that his face is covered with gold, and he feels very comfortable.

"Ahaha...", he couldn't help laughing on his back, and said with a smile: "That's natural."

A group of people were chatting vigorously when a middle-aged man came in from outside. He was of medium build and ordinary appearance. He was dressed like a countryman, and he seemed to be a simple and honest person.

When shopkeeper Zhou saw him, he bowed his hands to Imperial Physician Liu, and asked to resign: "Emperor Liu, we have customers in the shop, I'm sorry, please wait here for a while."

"Oh! It's easy to say, let's go to work first." Doctor Liu replied.

So he left Imperial Physician Liu and He Qingqing to appreciate the paintings, and went out of the shop to meet the guests.

He came forward to say hello graciously: "Oh, my lord, what do you need? This shop deals in all kinds of gold and silver jewelry, you can choose from them, please come inside."

The middle-aged man smiled naively, and said politely: "I'm not here today for shopping."

"Then what are you doing!"

"I don't know if the store can help you clean the goldware. My mother-in-law has a gold bracelet. It has been worn for a long time, and some dirt has grown on it. I can't clean it anyway. I thought that there might be a way in the gold shop. Today I specially sent me to ask ask."

"Oh! It was cleaning goldware..." Shopkeeper Zhou replied: "Of course, the masters hired in my shop are all old craftsmen with exquisite craftsmanship. There is no problem about gold and silver jewelry that cannot be solved."

"Oh, that's a good idea, but I don't know how much the manual work will cost?" the middle-aged man asked.

"My lord, cleaning gold and silver wares is just a favor. My Baoxing Building benefits the neighbors, so I always don't charge customers for jewelry cleaning." Shopkeeper Zhou said with a smile.

"Then there will be the shopkeeper."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man took out a cloth handkerchief from his bosom, and unfolded it carefully. Sure enough, there was a gold bracelet wrapped in it. It may have been worn for a long time, and the color was a bit dull.

Shopkeeper Zhou took it respectfully, looked up at the bracelet, and decided that there was nothing wrong with it.

Then, he ordered: "Xiao Jiuer, this master wants to clean the bracelet, you take it to the back, and find a skilled craftsman to help."