Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

  Chapter 530 Four Concubines and Sixteen Sons Pen Holder

  Although Li Mo doesn't care much about the operation of the company, Chen Feng will send him emails on time every week, mainly for work reports. So although I seldom go to the company, I can grasp the general situation of the company.

  Because the Haohao Charity Fund is special and has a large amount of funds, once the money out is not properly reviewed, it is easy to be caught by someone. Therefore, the moral requirements for each employee are very high. You don't need to be so brilliant, but you must be deeply aware of your job position.

   Zhou Wangbing will definitely not be able to stay any longer. As for whether he needs to compensate for the later repair costs of the car, that is a matter of the company's system.

   Putting all those bad things aside, Li Mo asked about that uncle.

"He and my dad are cousins. You met him when I was young. He is a few months older than my dad. When my uncle was young, he worked in a flower company. He was very good at cultivating flowers and green plants. Later, he talked to the boss's daughter. In love, it’s just that the boss dislikes his background and doesn’t agree with the two of them being together.”

"and after?"

"My dad said that the girl was forced to marry a well-matched person, and my uncle was discouraged and returned to his hometown to work in agriculture. When my parents got married, my grandpa had no money at home, so it was the uncle who took him away. The money I earned was secretly supported by my dad, so the two of them have a very good relationship. The uncle’s house is also very old, and my dad has been rebuilding it for him, but he is unwilling. I have lived alone for so many years. I also introduced it to him, but he refused. He said that he has already loved, and he has no regrets in this life."

  Li Mo was a little moved.

  Uncle Yingying's name is Liu Hongqing. The house he lives in is a three-room tiled house with a separate kitchen. At this time, some neighbors were chatting and saw Liu Yingying leading a young man into the house. One of the men in his fifties hurriedly stood up and said with a smile, "Yingying is here, is this your boyfriend?"

   "Uncle, let's take a closer look at who he is?"

  Liu Yingying pulled Li Mo in front of Liu Hongqing and pointed to his face.

   "I seem to have seen it, and I seem to have a little impression."

   "Uncle, he is Li Mo."

"Li Mo? That apprentice of your father?" Liu Hongqing sized Li Mo up and down carefully again, and said with some puzzlement, "I remember that when he came here when he was a child, he looked very white and clean. What a handsome guy. Why is it so dark?"

   "Uncle, I went on a trip to Africa, and when I came back, I was tanned like this. The sun over there is more poisonous, and it will turn white after a few months." Li Mo hurriedly explained.

   "Oh, it's really you little guy. It's been almost ten years since I saw you. He's taller than me now, and his body is also strong. Come, sit down, and I'll make you a cup of tea."

   "I didn't expect Chuanqing's daughter to grow and become more beautiful. I have seen the TV series she participated in before. Although she is not the heroine, I think she is more beautiful than the heroine."

   "It's thanks to Lao Liu taking a beautiful daughter-in-law, Yingying, don't stand still, drink some tea with us. It was brought to your uncle by your father from Shanghai, and we also come to drink some high-quality famous tea."

  The neighbors are all elderly people. Liu Hongqing squeezed out some tea leaves. This is the best Taiping Houkui. Making tea in the countryside is not so much fuss, just pour a cup of boiling water from an old-fashioned teapot and it’s done.

"At home, it's not like in a big city. Drinking tea just tastes good. Your master brought me a tea set before. I have to go through such a cumbersome procedure to drink tea. I think it's too annoying, so I keep it at home. Not used."

"City people pay attention to tea drinking because they are too idle. It's not like in the countryside. When you go out and carry farm tools, you have to go to the fields to work. The work is too busy. Where can you come to a tea ceremony when you have leisure time? Do as the Romans do, drink whatever you want, as long as Just be in a good mood."

   Li Mo said with a smile.

"What you said is right to my liking. Unlike the boy from the old Zhou family, who has only been in the city for a few years, and comes back with a high-spirited look. Li Mo, don't learn from him in the future. It’s good to be down-to-earth.”

   "Don't worry uncle, I understand very well."

   "Uncle, I brought Xiaomo here to see that porcelain in your collection, take it out quickly and have a look."

"Yes, you guys sit down first, I'll go to the bedroom and take it out." Liu Hongqing entered the bedroom, and after a while, he held a rectangular box made of wood, then placed it on the table and opened the lock. Inside the wooden box lay a round shaped porcelain.

   "Uncle, I'll get it."

   Li Mo immediately stood up when he saw the porcelain, with a gleam in his eyes. He carefully took out the porcelain and placed it on the table.

  This porcelain is a pen holder in terms of shape, with a height of about 15 cm, a diameter of about 18 cm, and a bottom diameter of about 17 cm. Porcelain, cylindrical. Open mouth, straight walls, large flat bottom. White glaze is applied inside and outside, and five colors are painted on the outside wall. The edge of the mouth is painted with miscellaneous treasures and brocade flowers, and the abdomen theme is decorated with four concubines and sixteen sons playing in the courtyard.

The pattern is unfolded according to the body of the tube, and there are four women and sixteen children with different expressions. The women have plump faces in a high bun, long skirts that drag the floor, eyebrows like crescent moons, and noble temperament. Stroking the strings, some hold their cheeks with one hand, and unfold the scrolls with the other to observe the paintings. The shapes are lifelike and ready to come out.

Some of the sixteen sons listen to the piano and watch paintings, some play chess, some are playing, some are playing hide-and-seek, some are arranging books, and some are whispering in their ears. Full of fun and vivid images.

  The cylinder is full of paintings, in addition to a group of figures, there are trees, flowers, stone tables, and a few stools embellished.

  Li Mo looked at the bottom of the foot of the lower circle again, and there was a standard blue and white block letter inscribed with the name "Made in the Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty".

  Liu Hongqing’s family still has a real treasure of Qing Kangxi’s four concubines and sixteen sons pen holder.

  Liu Yingying saw that Li Mo had been silent, and asked after a long time: "Xiao Mo, how about this porcelain?"

Li Mo put the pen holder on the table, looked up at Liu Hongqing and asked with a smile: "Uncle, this porcelain is called a pen holder in terms of function. When you watch historical series, many dignitaries will have similar ones on their study desks." It’s just for writing brushes.”

   "So it's called a pen holder." Liu Hongqing nodded slightly, and then laughed at himself, "I have kept it for more than 20 years, and I didn't know it was a pen holder until now."

   "Uncle, is this pen holder a family heirloom or was it bought from outside?"

Liu Hongqing drank a cup of tea, with a hint of nostalgia on his face, and after a while he sighed and said: "This is given to me by my first love. Time flies so fast, it has been almost twenty-six years. Time is not forgiving." , just wait and wait to get old."

   "Uncle, do you mean that this porcelain was given to you by that girlfriend back then?"

"Yes, back then she said that this porcelain was very valuable and meaningful, and asked me to keep it safe and not throw it away at any time. Later, after she got married, I brought the porcelain back here. Li Mo, this Is porcelain really expensive?"

  Although outsiders were present, Li Mo still nodded.

   "She said that the pattern on it was very meaningful, can you tell me what it means?"

  Li Mo said slowly after being silent: "This pattern is called the pattern of four concubines and sixteen sons. It is more common in official kiln porcelain during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It represents the meaning of 'Looking forward to a successful son, a virtuous wife and a filial piety'."

  Liu Hongqing muttered a few words, with old tears in the corners of his eyes.

   "Uncle, it's been so many years, and you have kept your promise to her and kept it very well. But judging from this implication, she should have had a deep affection for you back then."

   Liu Yingying comforted him with a good voice, she felt very sad. Uncle is kind and affectionate. After all these years, he still thinks about his first love in his heart.

   "Hongqing, I want to open something up. You guys chat first. We're going back to make lunch. We'll have tea together in the afternoon when we have time."

Several neighbors came to visit one after another, before Liu Hongqing wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "I went back to Shanghai to see her secretly later, she was very unhappy. Back then, her father found her a suitable family However, both families fell into ruin because of business losses. Later, I went back three times, but I never saw her again. I heard that her husband often beat her, and then they divorced. I found the former Colleagues have carefully inquired about her whereabouts, and only know that she went to Kyoto with her parents and took two children with her."

  Li Mo and Liu Yingying looked at each other, they didn't expect so many things to happen more than 20 years ago.

   "Uncle, didn't you go to Kyoto to find her again?"

"No, so what can I do if I find her. I'm poor, and I can't give her a happy life. Finding her is nothing but adding trouble to her." Liu Hongqing drank the tea in the cup in one breath, He exhaled and continued, "It's been so many years, we're all old. I just hope she can live well and the children will be filial to her. By the way, how much is this pen holder worth?"

   "This is an authentic Qing Kangxi colorful pen holder, and the market price is almost over one million."

"How many?"

  Liu Hongqing was slightly dumbfounded, and raised his voice a little. This pen holder is actually worth more than one million yuan, no wonder she said it was very expensive back then.

   "Uncle, you have to take good care of this porcelain." Li Mo had to remind him.

   "Forget it, Yingying, uncle, I am alone, and I have no heir after death. You can take this pen container with you. Keeping it with you is safer than keeping it at home."

   "How about that, this is just one of your thoughts."

   "I'm old, so what are you thinking about?"

Li Mo asked at this time: "Uncle, do you still want to find her again and see how she is doing now? If you think about it, I have something to do with the capital. I should have a chance to find her or find her." relatives."

   Looking for it? Twenty-six years have passed, what do you say after you find it?

"Xiao Mo is right. He has a large network in the capital. As long as their family is in the capital, Xiao Mo can find them. As long as she is still in good condition, no matter what happens, you can secretly see her again. Completely relieved, it can be regarded as the knot in my heart for so many years."

   Liu Yingying's words hit his heart, Liu Hongqing's expression changed slightly, and he muttered, "Can I still find her?"

"Why not? She handed over such a meaningful pen holder to you for safekeeping. If you have the opportunity to meet again, you hand over this well-preserved pen holder to her. I think it is better than keeping it for me. Significant."

Li Mo also nodded and said: "Uncle, what Yingying said is reasonable. If you want, you can go to Kyoto with us this time. When you arrive in Kyoto, don't worry about basic necessities. My master has two vacant houses in Kyoto. You can live in them." There, it doesn't matter how long it takes. I will arrange someone to help you find out, and when the time comes, the more detailed information you can tell about that person, the better."

"I, I. That's too troublesome. Chuan Qing has been helping me all these years, paying for living expenses every month. In fact, I can't spend much by myself. He didn't listen to me when I said it many times. I kept the money in the bank. , when Yingying gets married in the future, I will give it to Yingying as a red envelope."

"Uncle, just spend the money my dad gave you. If you hadn't secretly given your savings to my dad back then, maybe there would be no me and Xiaomo now. If you can't find that person this time, I mean If...then I give you a pension in the future, you can rest assured."

   "Thank you Yingying, uncle is really grateful to you and your parents." Liu Hongqing suppressed tears, nodded and said, "Li Mo, I will go to the capital with you, and I will trouble you for everything."

   "Uncle, we are all in the same family and don't talk about two different things."

   "That's right, you will treat me like your own daughter from now on."

   "Okay, okay." Liu Hongqing seemed to have removed a stone from his body, and immediately felt much more relaxed. The three of them sat down and chatted for a while.

   "Xiaomo, my dad is calling."

   "Then you take it."

   After connecting, Liu Yingying said a few words with a reluctance on her face.

"What's wrong?"

   "My dad asked us to go back to dinner and call uncle together."

   "Yingying, are you arguing with your aunt again?" Liu Hongqing asked, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Your aunt is narrow-minded, the more you quarrel with her, the worse her temper will become."

"No, I can afford to hide. Xiaomo and I will go back to the capital in the afternoon, so we don't bother arguing with her. Uncle, let's go to have dinner first, and then you come back and bring some changing clothes. I will give you more when we get to the capital." Buy a few sets and change them."

   "Okay, then you guys take this porcelain bottle and put it in the car first. When I arrive in Kyoto, I will follow your arrangements."

   I don’t know how Comrade Lao Liu communicated with his family after the two of them left. Anyway, when Li Mo was eating, the aunt of the Liu family didn’t pick on him anymore.

"Master and wife, Yingying and I have discussed it, and we will return to Kyoto in the afternoon. Several museums over there need to open as soon as possible, and so many antiques need to be sorted out one by one, and then placed in the museum. The time is still very tight. When school starts after the next year, Peking University and Tsinghua University may rearrange my teaching work, anyway, there are too many things to handle. If you have anything to do, please contact me in time, and if I don't answer, please contact Yingying."

   "No matter how busy you are, you must pay attention to your health, and eat meals on time."

   "I will keep it in my heart."

  After lunch, before leaving, Li Mo left 50,000 yuan for the elder lying on the bed, although it may not be of much use to her.

  The two cars left the village one after the other, and Li Mo will never come here again. As for the Zhou Wangbing who was still trying to beg for mercy, Li Mo didn't even look him in the eye.

  The two cars took three breaks on the way, and it was already night and early morning when they arrived in Kyoto. Li Mo first settled Liu Hongqing in a hotel opposite the community, and planned to send him to live in a house in Yanjiao the next day.

  (end of this chapter)