Delicate Flower Chapter 42: Mezzanine

Yu Yuan returned to the store in the evening. He was carrying a few lotus leaf bags in his left hand and a glass bottle in his right hand. When he saw Yu Wen playing chess in the hall, he ran straight over, smiled, lifted the things in his hands, and said, "Uncle, look what I brought back. ?"

Yu Wen smelled the aroma of braised vegetables when he got closer. He sniffed deeply and said, "It's the braised pig head from the Zhenbeicheng family."

Yu Yuan laughed loudly and said, "Uncle, your nose is really sharp."

"That's right!" Yu Wen said with a smile, "Don't you think about who brought it back to you from Hangzhou when you ate braised pig head for the first time? I wouldn't be able to smell his braised pig head. Why do you call me a glutton?" As he spoke, he pointed to the glass bottle in Yu Yuan's hand: "What is this? It's also packed in a glass bottle. This bottle is worth several taels of silver. Where did you get it? ”

Yu Yuan greeted the boss, sat down on the spring stool next to him with some pride, and said, "You can't guess this, right? This is called wine, and it was given to me by Yao San'er."

"Wine?" Yu Wen frowned, "Yao San'er?"

"It's the third boy from the Yao family who lives in the north of the city. He grew up with me and later became a merchant with his uncle." Yu Yuan said excitedly, "I was walking around in the north of the city at noon today. I thought about meeting him. He has now opened a grocery store over at Wulin Gate and is the boss. Knowing that I came with you, he originally came to say hello to you, but as a result, goods came to the store. I couldn't get away, so he gave me this bottle of wine, saying it came from Dashi. Nowadays, rich people in Hangzhou give this gift as a gift. I said it was to honor you and give you a taste. I'm a family in Beicheng, this town. He also bought the braised pig head. He is also planning to come and visit you tomorrow."

Yu Wen remembered it and said with a smile: "So it's him! When his parents died, you gave him some food from time to time. I didn't expect that he would still remember you. This is fate."

Yu Yuan nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "He is really doing well now. He even bought a small house at Qingchunmen, married a woman from Hangzhou city as his wife, and settled down in Hangzhou city. ”

Yu Wen nodded and invited the boss to drink with him: "It's rare that we get along so well, so don't be polite. We just want to taste what this wine tastes like."

The boss has dealt with Yu Wen several times and knows that he is a very open-minded person. In addition, the wine has made everyone very curious recently, so he was not polite and asked the landlady to add a few dishes. He moved to the patio with Yu Wen and Yu Yuan, put the braised pork head on a plate, and started drinking.

Yu Yuan holds the pot.

As soon as the wine was poured into the wine cup, Yu Wen smelled a fruity aroma, which was different from the wine he usually drank. He took a deep breath and looked down again. In the white bottle of wine cup, the red wine It was thick, like blood. He was startled and said, "Why is it this color?"

Yu Yuan said hurriedly: "That's the color. Yao San'er specially told me before that if it wasn't for this color, it would be fake wine."

Yu Wen nodded and reluctantly took a sip.

The owner of the inn hurriedly asked: "How is it? Does it taste good?"

Yu Wen was noncommittal and said quietly: "This wine, like the tea, also has different tastes. I think it is good, but you may not think it is good. You have to try it yourself to know."

The innkeeper felt that what he said made sense, so he raised his glass and took a sip... and then he just stayed there.

Yu Yuan looked at something wrong and said anxiously: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

The innkeeper glanced at Yu Wen, swallowed the wine in his mouth, and then slowly said to Yu Yuan: "You will know after you try it."

Yu Yuan glanced at the two of them suspiciously and took a tentative sip of wine, but he spit it out with a pop before the wine entered his throat.

"What does this smell like?" He frowned, "Isn't it very expensive?"

Yu Wen and the owner of the inn both laughed, and Yu Wen said bluntly at this time: "What kind of famous wine? How can it be compared to our Jinhua wine? However, it is still okay to try something new. Go and bring a glass to your sister. Go up and have a try. It's rare to come to Hangzhou, and you have to see some weird and weird things to make the trip worthwhile!"

Yu Yuan winked and brought a glass of wine to Yu Tang.

Yu Tang looked at Yu Yuan suspiciously: "Didn't you tell me to fast?"

"This wine is very expensive. Just take a sip and smell it. Do you think you can drink the whole cup?" Yu Yuan said.

Yu Tang had no doubt about it and took a sip.

Astringent, sour and bitter, what kind of wine is this!

Yu Tang stood up and wanted to beat Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan and her walked around the round table and said, "My uncle asked me to serve it for you to try."

"Then you can't do this!"

The brother and sister were having a quarrel when the waiter knocked on the door and said, "Master Yu, someone is looking for you!"

Yu Tang couldn't make trouble with him anymore, so Yu Yuan straightened his clothes and asked, "Who is he?"

The waiter said: "He is a boy of twelve or thirteen years old. He only said that he came to see you and refused to say who he was?"

Yu Yuan said in confusion: "Who is this?" Then he said to Yu Tang: "I'll come and take a look."

Yu Tang nodded and sent Yu Yuan out.

After a while, Yu Yuan came back. He whispered to Yu Tang in a low voice: "Master Qian sent someone to find me. When my uncle comes back later, you can tell him."

Yu Wen was drinking with the innkeeper at this time.

Yu Tang said worriedly: "Didn't you say what happened?"

Yu Yuan shook his head and said: "Don't worry, if anything happens, I will have someone come and report to you immediately."

No matter how worried Yu Tang was, she could only let him go.

During the second watch of drumming, Yu Wen’s banquet broke up and he came over to see Yu Tang: “Are you feeling better?”

"Much better!" Yu Tang helped his father sit down at the table and poured him a cup of hot tea.

Yu Wen saw Yu Tang making the needlework that was left on the table. He couldn't help but pick it up and put it in front of the oil lamp to watch: "Oh, I didn't expect you to do this. This little bug can be made to look like the real one, with seven on its back The positions of the black spots are all correct. Really good!"

Yu Tang is very good at making insects. In addition to ladybugs, there are also dragonflies, praying mantises, bees... She makes them all very realistic.

Yu Wen said: "This flower is also well done. It looks like a white-headed flower to me. When you go back, I will also make a flower for your mother."

This is her father's praise and recognition for her.

Yu Tang was very happy and said with a smile: "I'm going to make a peony or peony flower for my mother."

Yu Wen said: "I think your mother looks better wearing Haitang or Lilac."

Could it be that in the father's mind, the mother is more like a begonia flower or a lilac flower? "

Yu Tang nodded with a smile and told Yu Wen where Yu Yuan was going.

Yu Wen was very worried, but he couldn't show it in front of Yu Tang. He said lightly, "I understand," and told Yu Tang: "Go to bed early, and remember to make a flower for your mother tomorrow." For the hair flower, let’s just say we bought it in Hangzhou and see if your mother can tell the difference.”

Yu Tang responded with a smile.

I tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep much.

Yu Yuan is back before dawn.

When he entered the room, he woke up Yu Tang who was worried next door. She quietly put on her clothes and went to her father's room.

Yu Yuanlai opened the door.

Yu Wen stood in front of the desk with his clothes on and a heavy expression on his face. He didn't say anything when he saw Yu Tang come in.

When Yu Tang got closer, he discovered three unframed paintings spread out on the desk. Two of them can be seen to be "Fishing Hidden in Songxi", and the other one looks like a mountain and a sea, and there are many various incomprehensible symbols on it.

Yu Wen said in a deep voice: "Ah Tang, you really guessed it right. There is something fishy in this painting!"

It didn’t take her father to tell Yu Tang to figure it out. She looked towards Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan’s face didn’t look very good either. He lowered his voice and said: “These are the three paintings that Master Qian revealed. “Fishing in the Pine River” is on the upper and lower floors. The middle floor is this floor. I don’t know where it is. Something like that. Master Qian asked us to take it back without even framing it."

It can be seen that Master Qian also sees that there is a problem.

Yu Tang pointed at the unknown painting and said, "What is this?"

Yu Yuan shook his head: "I don't know either."

Yu Wen stared at the nameless map and sullenly spit out two words: "Map!"

"What?!" Yu Tang and Yu Yuan asked in unison.

Yu Wen explained: "It is a topographic map of mountains and rivers. In the past, when fighting wars and controlling floods, you needed such a map to know whether the surroundings were mountains or water, and whether they were mountains or plains."

Yu Tang thought about going to Zhaoming Temple and not knowing where to go without anyone to guide her. She suddenly felt that the person who could draw such a painting was very admirable. Moreover, it must have cost a lot of manpower and material resources, and it is very precious. She said: "Is this the picture they are looking for?"

Yu Wen and Yu Yuan remained silent and acquiesced to her words. Yu Wen even said: "Maps are very rare and valuable. They are all controlled by the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Works, and ordinary people have never seen them. In the past, when generals went on expeditions, they required a third-level official such as the General Soldier to use the documents of the Ministry of War. Go to the Ministry of Industry to get it. After the war is over, the map must be returned intact. Even I heard Lu Xin say it accidentally."

Yu Yuan couldn't help but feel a little frightened after hearing this, and said: "Where did this painting get out? Who is looking for this painting? How did he know that this thing was hidden in this painting? Why didn't he look for it openly? Should we buy it at home?"

No one can answer these questions.

Both Yu Wen and Yu Tang have never realized so clearly that their family is in big trouble.

Yu Yuandao: "Then~IndoMTL.com~What should we do?"

Yu Wen slumped down on the Taishi chair behind the desk and said, "Let me think about it, let me think about it... Although I recognize this is a map, what are the mountainous landforms and what are they? But the effect is completely unknown... If you want to know, you can only find someone who has seen a map, or is even familiar with various maps..." As he said, he pointed to the wavy line in the picture to represent water. Place: "There is no mark on anything, and we don't know whether it is a river or a river. Holding this painting is like a child holding an eighty-pound sword. Not only can it not deter others, it will also hurt ourselves."

People who have seen the map, people who are very familiar with the map... Pei Yan's face suddenly appeared in Yu Tang's mind.

"Dad!" she said hesitantly, "How about we go find Mr. Pei San?!"

Yu Wen suddenly looked towards her.

Yu Tang suddenly felt inexplicable worries, as if someone had taken off his coat, and said: "Otherwise, we can also find Zhou Zhuangyuan... They are all knowledgeable people, and they must know this. What is the painting..."

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