Delicate Flower Chapter 9: Fake

The man in green clothes probably sensed something strange about shopkeeper Tong Da and turned around.

Yu Tang saw an extremely handsome and imposing face.

She took a breath.

But she was quickly hurt by the faint indifference in the eyes of the man in green when he looked at her.

Yu Tang's face was burning, and he couldn't help but explain: "I'm not here to fake paintings, it's my dad who bought a painting from a friend..."

The man in Tsing Yi didn't believe her at all. He regarded her as if she was nothing. He slightly raised his sharp chin and nodded towards shopkeeper Tong Da, passing by Yu Tang.

How could this happen? !

Yu Tang screamed in his heart and was confused for a long time. He followed him involuntarily and said angrily: "I really didn't come here to touch porcelain..."

The man in green clothes looked back at her.

The black eyes are clear and cool, like a deep pool in autumn, with a deep chill to the bones.

Yutang’s heart trembled.

No matter how much I tried to defend myself, it was stuck in my throat.

She stayed where she was.

Shopkeeper Tong Da hurriedly chased after him and diligently sent the man in green out the door.

Only at this moment did Yu Tang realize that a carriage with a green curtain had parked outside the door.

Shopkeeper Tong Da personally took the footstool and was about to help the man in green get into the carriage, but a thin man in black and brown clothes next to the carriage took the lead and lifted the curtain. Shopkeeper Tong Da was not annoyed. He bent down and took a few steps back, watching the carriage drive away. Then he stood up straight and turned back to the **** shop. He said with a smile: "Little lady, why did you come back? But there is What's important?"

Yu Tang couldn't help but smile sternly at shopkeeper Tong Da and said, "Who was that young master just now?"

Shopkeeper Tong Da smiled warmly, and did not answer her question directly. Instead, he bent down and stretched out his hand to signal her to speak inside, and asked her with a smile: "If you have anything to say, little lady, let's talk in the room."

Yu Tang came to his senses.

Although in her two lifetimes, she has never seen anyone better looking than the man in green, but she, a little girl, actually chased people to ask who he was... Fortunately, shopkeeper Tong Da was kind, and there was no Give her a few words of sarcasm, otherwise she will have no choice but to dig into the ground.

Yu Tang Nanran hurriedly handed the painting to shopkeeper Tong Da, and sincerely asked for advice: "Shopkeeper, you said that this painting is fake, do you have any evidence?"

Shopkeeper Tong Da was stunned.

Shopkeeper Xiao Tong may have thought she was here to cause trouble, so he took a few steps forward and blocked Shopkeeper Tong behind him, saying: "My dear lady, our **** shop has been a long-established brand in Lin'an Prefecture for a hundred years. Just order it as soon as you open your mouth." I must have found out that our surname is Tong. We never do things like stealing dragons and turning them into phoenixes in our shop. If you don’t believe it, you can check the painting carefully. How did you bring it in? That’s how we returned it. Yours. Although "Fishing in the Pine River" is a famous painting, it's not like we haven't seen good things in our **** shop. We can't do anything to ruin our reputation because of your painting."

Yu Tang's face turned red with embarrassment, and he said quickly: "No, no. I don't suspect you of stealing a dragon and turning it into a phoenix. It was this painting, and someone else sold it to our family. I just want to know where this painting came from. Question, I can go find that person then!"

Both shopkeepers Big and Little Tong breathed a sigh of relief.

Shopkeeper Xiao Tong said quickly and honestly: "You shouldn't be greedy for petty advantages - our Pei family has been running the pawnshop for many years, and we never force others to do anything. If he is really short of money, why not Bring it to us..."

"Have you ever spoken to a customer like this?" Shopkeeper Tong Da scolded Shopkeeper Xiao Tong, interrupted Shopkeeper Xiao Tong, thought for a while, and said: "It's not right to say that this painting is fake. Absolutely."

Yu Tang perked up and said, "What do you mean?"

Shopkeeper Tong Da said: "Young lady may not know that most of the ancient paintings that can be handed down from generation to generation are painted on rice paper. This rice paper has two characteristics. One is that it has excellent ink absorption, that is to say, it can be ink-filled. Transparent paper backing. Another feature is that it is made of several layers of paper pulp that are repeatedly dried. A skilled framer can usually peel off the rice paper layer by layer. Why is this ancient painting of yours said to be Is it a fake instead of a fake painting? We just showed it to the gentleman in the shop who specializes in appreciating ancient paintings. Your painting is indeed made by Li Tang. But the top layer has been removed. Your painting is The layer below, so you see——"

As he spoke, he opened the scroll and pointed it to Yu Tang: "Here, here, it was obviously added later, and it lacks a bit of the majestic and ethereal wind..."

Isn’t it because of the seal?

Yu Tang was a little confused.

Shopkeeper Tong Da looked at Yu Tang’s childish face, feeling a little unbearable in his heart, and said sympathetically: "If the little lady is short of money and wants to sell this painting, it’s not impossible. She just can’t sell it for a few dollars."

Hearing this, Yu Tang pointed to the seal with "Merlin" on the painting and said, "Is there anything wrong with this seal?"

Shopkeeper Tong Da looked at her deeply as he listened.

Yu Tang shouted in his heart that it was bad.

She was obviously trying to cover up the truth by asking this question - since she suspected that there was something wrong with the seal and knew that the painting was inappropriate, she wanted to take it to a **** shop to **** it...

Yu Tang looked at Shopkeeper Tong Da’s face again and found that it was no longer as gentle as before.

She said anxiously: "No. I think since this painting is collected by Mr. Zuo, there should be nothing wrong with it..."

But shopkeeper Tong Da no longer believed her, with a businessman's unique politeness and alienation on his face, and smiled: "The little lady is right, this painting did fall into the hands of Mr. Zuo in the end. But this painting of the young lady is indeed a fake, and we forgive our pawnshop for not accepting it. If the young lady has any good things, just come and patronize us again."

Shopkeeper Xiao Tong simply saw off the guests in person.

Yu Tang was so angry that he didn't know how he walked back. After returning home, I drank two cups of large-leaf crude tea and finally regained my breath.

Good on you Lu Xin!

I just wanted to run away after taking their money. How could such a good thing happen? !

Yu Tang called A Tiao over, gave him a dozen copper coins, and told him: "Go and inquire about the whereabouts of Lu Xiucai, and don't let my father know."

A Tiao often buys snacks for Yu Tang behind Yu Wen and Chen's back, agrees with a nonchalant smile, and goes out to inquire about Lu Xin.

In the afternoon, he came to report to Yu Tang worriedly: "Did Mr. Lu commit any crime? He pawned his house to others and said he was going to the capital to visit relatives. But even if he has relatives in the capital, how can he be here in the capital? Can you live with relatives for the rest of your life?"

In his previous life, Lu Xin never returned to Lin'an Mansion.

Yu Tang sneered and said, "Then has he left?"

"Everyone thought he was gone," A'Tiao said smartly, "but I found out clearly that he has a sweetheart in Hua'er Lane. He has been staying in Hua'er Lane these days, and he is afraid that he can't let go of his sweetheart. ”

Yu Tang’s mind raced rapidly for a while, then he sighed, put his hands together and bowed to the west, called A Tiao over, and gave him instructions for a long time.

Hua'er Lane is just behind Changxing Street. It is a winding alley, leading to Changxing Street in the east and Fuya Street in the west. There are camphor trees growing on both sides. At night, the red lights shine brightly. There are a lot of people shouting and singing.

Because Changxing Street was flooded, all the shops were burned down and the ruins were unsightly, so someone used raincloths to cover the intersection leading to Changxing Street, leaving only the road leading to Fuya Street.

At midnight, when Hua'er Lane was the busiest, a carriage stopped in front of Aunt Chu's yard. Seven or eight women with big shoulders and round waists came out and rushed into the yard with mallets in hand.

Everyone was a veteran of Fengyue Alley. As soon as they saw this posture, they knew that the principal was coming to cause trouble. They excitedly gathered around from the inside and outside on the three floors, all talking about the joke.

There was a loud bang in Aunt Chu’s yard, and a tall woman grabbed Lu Xin’s collar and walked out of the yard. As she walked, she said loudly: “You come to the yard. I drink flower wine here, so why did I **** my house for the sister in the yard? Where do you want us two to live in the future? What to eat? What to drink?"

Lin'an City is neither big nor small, not to mention that Lu Xin is a meddlesome person who likes to get involved in everything. There are many people who recognize him. Seeing this scene, everyone burst into laughter.

Someone said: "No wonder Lu Xiucai runs into the yard every day. It turns out that the women in his family are big and thick. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stay."

Some people are also curious: "Didn't it mean that Lu Xiucai's previous wife did not remarry after her death and was childless? Where did this woman come from?"

Some people guessed: "Maybe they are also lovers, but one is in the yard and the other is outside."

Lu Xin was so angry that his mouth twisted. He didn’t know where the woman came from. She made trouble in front of him. He wanted to make a few excuses, but the collar strangled his neck. He couldn’t say a word, so he was The woman was dragged to the carriage, stuffed with a bunch of rags in her mouth, and drove out of Hua'er Lane.

I am afraid that his matter will be discussed by people in Lin'an Mansion for a lifetime.

Lu Xin split his canthus and chewed his teeth. ~IndoMTL.com~ If he knew who was plotting against him, he would never make it easy for him!

The carriage stopped at the corner of Changxing Street.

Lu Xin was dragged off the carriage.

The moonlight shone on the broken beams and tiles of Changxing Street, making it a shadowy and desolate place. The playing, playing, laughing and singing coming from Hua'er Lane next door from time to time was a bit weird, making his scalp numb and his legs trembling.

"You, what are you doing?" Lu Xin said tremblingly.

Yu Tang wrapped his head and walked out of the shadow of the broken wall.

Lu Xin recognized her at a glance.

He jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on, and accused: "Why is it you? What do you want to do? I want to find your father to judge!"

Yu Tang said with a faint smile but not a smile: "Why are you asking my father to judge the matter? You and I will go to the Yamen to judge the matter!"

Lu Xin was stunned.

Yu Tang threw the painting at Lu Xin's feet: "Didn't you say this was the "Picture of Fishing in the Pine River" by Li Tang of the previous dynasty? Shopkeeper Tong of the Pei family's pawnshop happened to be related to my family. I took it to Shopkeeper Tong to check it out, but Shopkeeper Tong said it was a fake, worth three to five taels of silver at most. Either you and I go to the Yamen, or you take the money you deceived from my father. Come back!"

Lu Xin jumped: "You are just a little girl, using a tiger skin as a banner, and you want to use the Pei family to suppress me?! I don't know what your family's background is? If you say it is a fake, it is a fake. I He also said that you stole my paintings and didn’t want to give me any money, so you falsely accused me of selling fake paintings to your family."

The woman exerted all her strength and pressed Lu Xin to the ground again.

Yu Tang said disdainfully: "I also know you won't admit it, and I don't expect you to admit it. We will go to the Yamen at dawn. I have asked shopkeeper Tong to testify. What is true cannot be fake, and what is false cannot be true. You When the time comes, just wait for your reputation to be ruined and to be sued!"