MTL - Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes-Chapter 4 Hanging paintings in old shops

  Chapter 4 Hanging paintings in the old shop

   This is just a small episode. Li Mo has encountered several times in the Chenghuang Temple area before, and he is also very vigilant when he is in a crowded place.

  The old man slipped into the crowd and quickly disappeared, followed by two men wearing duckbill caps not far behind him.

  The time-honored pastry shop did not have as many customers as expected. Li Mo looked around and said to the clerk who came up to welcome him: "When did the shop be redecorated? When I first came in, I thought I was in the era of the Republic of China."

"Mister must be our regular customer. Our store was renovated at the end of last year. The boss said that since it is a century-old brand, the style needs to match, so it cost a lot of money to redecorate. Look, this The paintings on the wall are all collected by the boss from various places, and it is said that each pair is from the hands of famous masters."

  Li Mo smiled and didn't answer.

   "Sir, which flavor do you want?"

   "Osmanthus five kernels, sesame red dates and caramelized chestnuts each come three catties."

"OK, just a second."

   While waiting, Li Mo's eyes casually fell on the painting hanging on the pillar next to him.

   is a picture of galloping horses.

   "Huh!" Li Mo couldn't help taking a step forward to look carefully. There are two horses in the painting. The horse on the left has a vigorous posture and a smooth body.

  The form of the horse, the charm is perfect.

  The horse on the right has a simple body line, lighter brush and ink, and the splashing ink on the horsetail on the limbs is more casual, lacking the strength to penetrate the back of the paper.

   This style of painting is a bit weird.

  Li Mo's eyes moved down, and there was a line of inscription: Beihong made Kwai Mo 1943, and there was a red clay seal with four characters in total.

   And the four characters are 'made by a strong man'.

  If there was no such inscription and seal, Li Mo would just look at it casually, but this line of words reminded him of that special period of history.

  Although he didn't believe that there were dusty masterpieces hidden in this old pastry shop, Li Mo still used his different pupils, and the two golden lights in his pupils flashed away, and the world in his eyes suddenly became dazzling.

   From the picture of galloping horses, a milky white halo is transmitted, forming a circle and spreading out continuously. There are more than two hundred halos in a rough count, just like the blessing of fairy light in mythological novels.

   This is definitely the authentic work of Master Xu Beihong!

  Li Mo almost couldn't hold back his startled jump, surprises always come inadvertently.

   "Sir, all the pastries you want are packed, and the discount is 560 yuan."

  Li Mo withdrew his mind, took out his mobile phone and paid.

   "I would like to ask, where did your boss buy these paintings? My house has just been renovated, and it is more Chinese-style. I am thinking about buying some decorative paintings to embellish it."

   "We don't know about that." The clerk shook his head apologetically.

   "Do you like the paintings here?"

  At this time, a woman in her thirties came over. She was wearing a cheongsam, with a plump figure and a string of pearl necklaces around her neck. She walked gracefully.

   "Manager Wu, this gentleman wants to know where you bought these paintings?"

  Li Mo said to the woman calmly: "I am going to buy some ink paintings. I heard from your people that these are famous paintings from all over the world, so I will take the liberty to inquire about them."

   Manager Wu looked at Li Mo. He was young and dressed in ordinary clothes. He should be a student. She smiled slightly and said, "The boss paid a lot of money to buy these paintings. If you like any painting, as long as the price is right, I can make the decision and sell it to you."

   "How much is this 'Autumn Forest Map'?" Li Mo showed excitement, pointing casually.

   Manager Wu turned his head and looked at it and said, "That pair is a little more expensive and costs 6,000 yuan."

Li Mo scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "It's so expensive, I thought I could buy it for two or three thousand, but I only have more than ten thousand, and I planned to buy three or four ink paintings, so I'm really sorry to bother you. "

"Mr. may not know the value of these famous paintings. There are hundreds of paintings in the market all over the street, but you will look very bad when you hang them on the wall at home. This pair of paintings is a bit expensive, but it is worth the money. In this way Well, if you like it, I can drop a thousand yuan."

Li Mo was moved. He approached the painting and looked at it for a minute, then turned his head to look at other paintings, and finally made up his mind and said, "Manager Wu, the price I can accept is four thousand. If you want, I'll be right here Choose three paintings to take back."

  Manager Wu's eyes showed surprise, but he hesitated before saying: "I guess the boss is only earning a little hard work fee, all right, you can pick whatever you want."

  It took Li Mo more than ten minutes to choose three paintings, one of which was the authentic work of Xu Beihong.

   After transferring 12,000 yuan, Li Mo walked out of the century-old shop with the pastries and three packed paintings between them.

   "Manager Wu, these paintings are so valuable, they are indeed famous paintings."

"I don't know if it's a famous painting, but the boss ordered me to go to the antique market to find these. The average price is five or six hundred. I met a careless person today, but he wanted to fight and suffer. He wanted to go back on his word." It's impossible."

   Manager Wu showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth. She can get at least 4,000 yuan in bonuses for this sum. The most urgent thing is to go to the antique market to buy a few more pairs to supplement.

  Li Mo did not leave in a hurry, but strolled leisurely on the old street. After wandering slowly for nearly an hour, he found a quieter corner and leaned against the wall, scanning the crowd.

   After a while, he locked on a petite woman wearing a duckbill cap. At this moment, the woman was also looking this way, and Li Mo waved to her friendly.

  The woman is very young, with short hair, not a few years older than Li Mo. The face is exquisite and beautiful, especially the big eyes are very energetic, which makes her look heroic.

   "From the time I walked out of that time-honored pastry shop, I felt that someone was following me, and it took an hour to get rid of you. We don't know each other, why are you following me?"

   Li Mo felt baffled.

   "You have good anti-stalking skills." The woman stared at him vigilantly with a cold face, "Do you know Jiuzhi?"

   "I don't understand what you are talking about?" Li Mo was even more puzzled.

   "You had contact with him before, what did he explain to you?"

Li Mo thought for a while and his expression changed slightly: "You mean the old man who stole my wallet? Sorry, I just want to return my own things, and I don't know anything else. I have a bad temper, and I don't want to talk to those who steal my wallet Things are involved, if you follow me again, please believe me, I will not hesitate to attack you."

  It is impossible to do anything to a woman, Li Mo is not yet shameless to that extent. He can probably guess the identity of this woman, but there may be other inside information as to why she followed her secretly.

   It wasn't until he walked into the subway that Li Mo was sure that the woman hadn't followed.

  Gu Yunxuan was as leisurely as ever, and Liu Chuanqing was lying on the seat while drinking tea and humming Huangmei opera ditties.

   "Old Liu, you contact Xiao Mo and ask him to come for lunch."

   "That kid's nose is more sensitive than a dog's. It's not too late. I guess that kid will smell the scent and come over in ten minutes."

"I think you know Xiaomo better than your own daughter, but to be honest, I like Xiaomo more and more. He is smart, upright, and has good martial arts. Seeing that the two children are already When I grow up, I hope they can make a couple."

"Don't mess with the mandarin ducks. I think the relationship between the two children is really good, but it should be more of a sibling relationship." Liu Chuanqing put down his teacup, "If Xiaomo's health is fine, I plan to leave tomorrow afternoon Kyoto. Judging from Professor Zhu's tone, Xiao Mo should not be the only one interviewing this time."

"What's the meaning?"

"In the past ten years, there has been a serious gap in the talents of archaeology. This is a vast and rigorous major. In addition to inheritance, it is more about talent. Professor Zhu has personally trained several people in recent years, but in the end those students gave up. At present, archaeological talents have reached a time when there is no shortage of talents. So this year, we should simply relax the policy, make things bigger, and recruit some talents."

   "Xiao Mo will definitely do it."

   "I have faith in him, too."

  (end of this chapter)