Master of Rebirth

"Look at this painting, it is indeed the original work of Mr. Zhang, and there is Mr. Zhang's unique seal on it." In Gu Baozhai, Jia Fugui pointed to his hand with a greasy face. while carefully observing the reactions of the people around him.

Jia Fugui was a veritable idiot, he repeated those few words over and over again, nothing new at all.But looking at the painting in front of him, Dong Jue couldn't move his eyes.

This is a light crimson landscape painting with elegant ink color.The river in the volume is calm, with overlapping peaks and peaks, dotted with pavilions and pavilions.Among them, the mountain peaks are mostly outlined with mochi mochi, while the flat sand is smudged with light ink, which is rich in color and rich in variety. The five characters in the letter "Dwelling in Qiuming Mountain" are a masterpiece of pen and ink connotation.

Although he doesn't have much ink in his belly, he still has some ability to read words and emotions.Realizing that Dong Jue had obviously moved his mind, Jia Fugui was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered his servants to take away the painting, then dragged Dong Jue aside, and said mysteriously: "I heard that Mr. Zhang Yunlin is seriously ill, I guess That's just a matter of a couple of days. The old man is still alive, and the painting has already been sold at a sky-high price. If he goes like this, the value of this painting will have to be multiplied several times! 800 taels of silver are exchanged for a priceless treasure. , Mr. Dong, after passing this village, there will be no such shop."

Jia Fugui did not lie. Zhang Yunlin is now over 70 years old. According to Dong Jue's information, he is indeed seriously ill and may die soon. The painting in front of him is likely to be genuine. You can make money without losing money.But thinking of Jia Fugui's character, Dong Jue was a little worried.

"Brother Jia, please sit down for a while. After all, 800 taels of silver is not a small amount. You also know that my elder brother is in charge of the business in the store. You must allow me and my brother to report it." After a short moment of contemplation, Dong Jue Still didn't dare to make a rash decision to finalize the deal.

The shopkeeper of Gu Baozhai quickly followed suit: "It's really a coincidence that the young master has gone out to handle the goods, but he will be back tomorrow. Mr. Jia, how about..."

Seeing that they were so reckless, Jia Fugui showed a trace of displeasure on his greasy face, "If I wasn't anxious for the money, I wouldn't sell this painting easily. But if you wait a few more days, as long as old man Zhang As soon as you die, isn't the price of this painting going up? I thought Dong Gongzi was a straightforward person, so he took this good thing off you, but I didn't expect him to be ungrateful. Anyway, there are many people who are rare about this painting. , I don't have to ask you to shoot."

After Jia Fugui finished speaking, he was about to call the servants around him to leave.

But Dong Jue couldn't bear to miss this big deal, so he helped him to sit down, and offered tea ceremony himself: "Brother Jia, don't be angry, it's not that I don't want to accept it, but that the money on the cabinet was taken away by my brother. It's coming to New Year's Eve soon." It’s the festival, and there are places that need to spend money everywhere, even if I want this painting, I have to go to the cashier to see if I have enough money.”

Seeing that he mentioned silver, it seemed that he seemed to be loose, Jia Fugui was secretly happy, but he still said on his face: "I don't have so much time to delay, I can only wait for your incense stick."

With a buffer, Dong Jue hurriedly said: "Sit down for a while, I will come as soon as I go."

After ordering his servants to take good care of Jia Fugui, Dong Jue turned around and entered the inner hall.

"Second young master really wants to buy that painting?" The shopkeeper of Gu Baozhai was worried, and chased after him.

Dong Jue said, "Why, do you think that painting is a fake?"

"Jia Fugui is naturally worried about the things that he brings. He is very dishonest. He often borrows things from others and pawns them in pawnshops, and then turns his face away afterwards. He has done a lot of deceitful things. It's not like I didn't come to us with fake goods before, and they were all sent away by the young master." The shopkeeper rubbed his hands, and then said: "Besides, with Jia Fugui's ability, he can't even touch the mud in front of Zhang's house. How could it be possible to get Mr. Zhang’s authentic handwriting? It’s probably because he knew that the Eldest Young Master was not there, so he came here to fish in troubled waters.”

Dong Jue naturally knew what the shopkeeper said.

Jia Fugui was originally a rascal in the county, stealing chickens and dogs all day long, doing nothing.Just because his younger sister climbed into the Wang family, the richest man in the county, and became the concubine of the second young master of the Wang family, Jia Fugui took advantage of the power of others and followed her with a bit of dignity.

As for the Wang family, they are the leading merchants in the business field in Pingyao County.In the early days, he made his fortune by selling tea, and now he not only monopolizes the tea markets in more than a dozen counties around him, but also controls the supply of many groceries. In addition, there is a third master who is a high-ranking official in the capital. The Wang family can be said to be in the business field of Pingyao County With one hand covering the sky, not to mention their Dong family, even the magistrate would not dare to offend easily.

Ever since my younger sister married into the Wang family as a concubine, people who wanted to ask the Wang family to do things but had nowhere to go came to Jia Fugui.Being greeted with a few words of "Jia Ye" and "Jia Ye", Jia Fugui felt that chickens and dogs had finally ascended to the sky, and he really regarded himself as a dish.Gathered a group of punks by my side, and they walked the streets and alleys all day long, showing off their might.Not only do they pay on credit in restaurants and restaurants in the county, but they even have to pay for whoring in brothels.It is even more common to plunder and extort ordinary small traders on the street, and it seems to have become a tyrant in the county, which can be described as notorious.

Although Jia Fugui is hateful, he is very good at flattering his superiors.Wang Long, the second young master of the Wang family, was very comfortable being licked by Jia Fugui, and his concubine was blowing the air beside the pillow, so he was naturally very defensive.The small traders in Pingyao County didn't want to offend the Wang family, so naturally they didn't dare to provoke Jia Fugui, so they had to lose their teeth and swallow it.He avoided Jia Fugui for fear that the plague god would come to his door.

Although Dong Jue was not afraid of Jia Fugui, he was in business after all. He had some money but no backing.As the saying goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than to provoke a villain.When encountering this kind of scum, one has to deal with it patiently.

"After all, it's 800 taels of silver, Second Young Master, you have to be careful!" Seeing that Dong Jue was frowning and didn't speak, the shopkeeper hurriedly advised.

"I don't understand what you said." Dong Jue said, "However, that painting looks real. Besides, Jia Fugui is such an idiot, can he make a fake to fool you and me? That painting You have seen the painting too, does it look fake to you?"

The shopkeeper has been in Gubaozhai for decades, and he still has some vision.Thinking of that painting, the shopkeeper also hesitated a little.

"Zhang Yunlin's paintings are already valuable. If he is really dead, the value of that painting will be even more immeasurable. I really can't bear to miss it like this. You also know that the newly opened Treasure Pavilion opposite is always Compete with us. I also spent money to inquire about their details, and I heard that they have relatives with a certain official in the county, and their background is very strong. If I don't accept them, I will definitely take advantage of them." Dong Jue struggled.

The shopkeeper was also persuaded, but he was still worried, "The Zhenbao Pavilion on the opposite side has already released rumors that it wants to recycle celebrity calligraphy and paintings at high prices, and Zhang Yunlin's paintings are among them. It is impossible for Jia Fugui not to have heard of it. If this painting is really a The original work of the old man, Jia Fugui, who is open to money, can't afford the high price of Zhenbao Pavilion, so he has to come here. From a small point of view, it is likely that the origin of this painting must be wrong. Jia Fugui No pulse from Zhenbao Pavilion is allowed, so you can only come to us if you know the way. Anyway, if something happens, we can't do anything to him."

At this point, the shopkeeper paused, looked left and right to see if there was no one around, and then continued: "I heard that there are several scholars in our county who have received paintings from Mr. Zhang. Well, I'm afraid that Mr. Zhang gave the painting to some scholar in the town, and was tricked by Jia Fugui to sell it to us. What if that nerd came to the door and alarmed the Zhang family... This one has no written evidence or no documents. Well, Jia Fugui turned his back on him and refused to recognize him, so we can do nothing about him. I'm afraid that if the painting is not found, it will cause a mess all over the body, which is bad luck!"

The shopkeeper was right to be worried, Jia Fugui had really done this before.Dong Jue remembered that not long ago, Jia Fugui had a little grudge with the owner of a pawn shop for some unknown reason, so he borrowed someone's finger puller and sold it to the pawn shop.When the master came to find him, he used some measures and urged him to go to the pawnshop to make trouble.Seeing the noise in the pawn shop, people turned their backs on their backs, and I watched the excitement from the sidelines.This person is just a shit stick, as bad as he wants.

"You're right." Dong Jue nodded, "Jia Fugui is a bug, try not to offend him if you can. And those poor people who read the books of sages don't get in, it's very difficult. Although Mr. Zhang He has left his post and stayed at home for many years, but he is very prestigious in the court and likes to make decisions for scholars. Not to mention the grandpa in the county, even the governor dare not neglect easily. If there is a real disturbance and sue the county government, the grandpa dare not offend the Zhang family , and have a deep friendship with the Wang family, after all the calculations, we can only be wronged."

"What the young master said is true. Jia Fugui can be regarded as the eldest brother-in-law of the second young master of the Wang family. The eldest son of the county magistrate Mrs. Ma and the second young master of the Wang family are sworn brothers. The two families are already close, and they will definitely favor the Wang family when the time comes." Sighing: "It's okay to be partial to the Wang family, but I'm afraid that Jia Fugui will turn right and wrong in front of the second young master of the Wang family and sow discord between us and the Wang family. Offending Jia Fugui is trivial, but offending the Wang family is troublesome."

"Hey!" Dong Jue sighed heavily, what kind of world is this now, as a prominent and wealthy person in the county, not only dare not even provoke a local hooligan, but also have to try to coax him, I feel useless when I think about it .

Seeing Dong Jue's expression was uneasy, the shopkeeper was still waiting for him to make up his mind, so he could only ask eagerly, "Master, what about Jia Fugui?"

After hearing this, Dong Jue was upset again.At this point in the matter, it is not a wise move to accept the painting no matter what.If he gave up, he would really not give up.

After thinking about it, Dong Jue said: "Well, you go and stabilize Jia Fugui first, try to delay the time, and I will come as soon as I go."

Anyway, what should be said has already been said, knowing that Dong Jue must have plans, the shopkeeper did not continue, and left after saluting.

After dismissing the shopkeeper, Dong Jue turned into an exquisite private room not far away.

In the private room, a gentle and handsome young man was playing with an exquisite sky blue glazed porcelain bowl.

The bowl is a color between blue and green, quiet and distant, reserved and quiet, just like the first touch of blue in the clear sky after rain.

It's a pity that no matter how beautiful something is, it's just a dead object, and what's more pleasing to the eye is the young master who appreciates the porcelain bowl.Just standing so quietly, there is a sense of indifference that is beyond the dust.The slender fingers gently slid across the mouth of the bowl, which was more eye-catching than the expensive porcelain bowl.

"Brother Qiongju is sharp, and he picked the top quality in my elder brother's collection at a glance." Averting his eyes from the man's fingers abruptly, Dong Jue coughed in disguise, and joked with a smile: "You have to be careful Do not drop it. This treasure was taken away by the elder brother after a lot of effort. If I smash it, the elder brother will definitely kill me."

Wang Qi didn't raise her eyes to look at him at all, she was still admiring the excellent product in her hand, and said lightly: "After the rain, the sky is blue and the clouds are broken, this color is for the future. Brother Wushuang, don't worry, such an exquisite Ru Kiln boutique, even if you just take a look at it They are all things that can’t be met. Even if I fell myself, I wouldn’t dare to smash it.”

"Don't scare me." Dong Jue hurriedly took the bowl away from Wang Qi's hand, put it away carefully, and then led him to sit down, and said, "If Brother Qiongju makes any mistake with me, would I Isn't it inevitable that death will be blamed?"

Wang Qi didn't continue to tease him, and said directly: "Since you have guests and can't accompany you, why don't you allow me to appreciate your exquisite products?"

Thinking of Jia Fugui's guest, Dong Jue sighed faintly.

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The author has something to say:

I originally planned to post it after I finished writing, but I became very lazy without pressure, and I stopped writing, and I didn't know when I would finish writing.In order to make myself stop being lazy, I had to send it out first, so it was a little stressful.Also please little angels a lot of support.The first three consecutive releases today, Chapter 2 is coming soon.