After the fiancé was cut off by the county owner

Chapter 18 Return

Mrs. Qi stepped forward to take a closer look at the wooden sculpture, and it was indeed the Songhe Yannian woodcarving she had fancied in Qiyizhai.

"Treasurer Luo, what's going on here?"

She could clearly remember that shopkeeper Luo said that the Songhe Yannian woodcarving was made of high-quality red sandalwood, and the price was 1000 taels, and there was no bargaining. Why did he change his words today?

Could it be that the owner of Qiyizhai broke his head, otherwise he wouldn't give away things for nothing to people he doesn't know.

And even if they knew each other, the red sandalwood wood carvings worth 1000 taels couldn't be given away casually.

The things were expensive, so Mrs. Qi naturally refused to accept them, but they were all delivered to her door, if someone took them back, it would make her look too poor, so she wanted to buy them with money.

Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Luo insisted on not wanting the money, and said that if Mrs. Qi refused to accept the item, or if he took the money from Mrs. Qi, the owner would punish him after returning.

He also said that the whole family depended on his wages to support them, and if the employer disliked being fired, the whole family would lose their income.

Mrs. Qi is not a woman who has never seen the market, and she can clearly see shopkeeper Luo's intentions. No matter how miserable shopkeeper Luo is, she just remains unmoved.

Seeing this, shopkeeper Luo winked at the boy who was carrying the wood carving, and the boy put the wood carving on the table, and then ran away.Shopkeeper Luo immediately chased after her, but Mrs. Qi was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, the two of them had already disappeared.

Mrs. Qi looked at the wooden carvings left behind and had no choice but to call her daughter over.

After listening to Mrs. Qi's narration of the incident, Qi Tanying made a bold guess: "Could the owner of Qiyizhai be someone you know?"

Mrs. Qi thought it was impossible.

In these years, except for the letter contact with Mrs. Jiang, she has cut off contact with everyone she knew before.When I returned to Kyoto this time, I didn't tell anyone.

Moreover, she would not think that anyone would spend a lot of money on this old and decrepit widow.

wrong!

Mrs. Qi suddenly remembered something. Yesterday, her daughter accompanied her to Qi Yi Zhai. Young, beautiful and beautiful girls are always easy to be coveted.

Could it be that the owner of Qi Yi Zhai is here for his daughter?

The more she thought about it, the more something went wrong, Mrs. Qi couldn't sit still, and she wanted to return the things immediately.

Therefore, the Songhe Yannian red sandalwood woodcarving left by shopkeeper Luo with great painstaking care was sent back to Qiyizhai an hour later.Shopkeeper Luo said to Mrs. Qi with a wry smile: "Let me ask my boss for instructions. You and Miss Qi go to the inner hall to have tea first."

After speaking, he called a maidservant in green and asked her to lead the mother and daughter to the inner hall.

After about a cup of tea, Shopkeeper Luo came back, "My boss said, since the two of you don't want to do woodcarving, he can't force it."

Mrs. Qi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words.

Shopkeeper Luo cleared his throat and continued: "In addition, the owner also said that if the wife is willing to buy this wood carving, I can give you a [-]% discount. In addition, I will give you a copy of "The Picture of Long Han Sui Zhi" for free. "

After finishing speaking, he added: "This picture is the authentic work of Mr. Wei Ji."

Who is Mr. Wei Ji?
He was a well-known master of landscape painting in the previous dynasty. He was devoted to calligraphy and painting all his life and left countless excellent works.However, after the fall of the former dynasty, rebels from all over the country successively occupied Kyoto. Most of his works were destroyed in the war, and only a few paintings were preserved.

"Long Han Sui Zhi Tu" is his most famous and most proud masterpiece.

After the death of Mr. Wei Ji, "The Picture of Long Han Sui Zhi" has disappeared in the world. Some people speculate that it was brought into the coffin by Mr. Wei Ji, and some people speculate that it was burned by the rebel army.

Later, only some copies were handed down to the market, and the palace also collected a copy of "The Picture of Long Han Sui Zhi", which was copied by Bi Ye, a close disciple of Mr. Wei Ji.

The original "Picture of Ten Thousand Cold Years" that even the Holy Majesty has never seen is in Qi Yi Zhai?

Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying glanced at each other in disbelief. If they hadn't heard it wrong, it must be Shopkeeper Luo talking nonsense.

Mrs. Qi said: "Regardless of whether the "Picture of Wan Han Sui Zhi" is authentic or not, we can't take it." She pointed to the Songhe Yannian wood carving, "I'll buy this wood carving at the original price."

"But."

Shopkeeper Luo looked embarrassed, and said that he would go to ask his boss for instructions.

Mrs. Qi let him go.

After shopkeeper Luo left, Qi Tanying couldn't help but said: "The owner of this Qiyizhai is too strange. Doing business is like giving alms, not to mention giving [-]% off casually, and even giving away valuables."

Mrs. Qi nodded, there were indeed too many unreasonable things.

Shopkeeper Luo never came back, Qi Tanying and Mrs. Qi waited for a long time in the inner hall but did not see him. They summoned the green-clothed maidservant for questioning, but the maid said that there were guests outside and Shopkeeper Luo was entertaining.

If you don't come, let's talk about it, what's the point of leaving them here?
Mrs. Qi and Qi Tanying got up and walked out. In the outer lobby, Shopkeeper Luo was standing with a young man in an indigo gown, introducing the items displayed on the antique shelf in front of him.

Mrs. Qi couldn't help calling out "Master Luo!"

Shopkeeper Luo and the young man turned their heads together. When they saw the young man's appearance, Qi Tanying's face flashed surprise. It turned out that the young man was none other than Yan Li who saved them yesterday.

Yan Li whispered something to Shopkeeper Luo, and then walked towards them, "Mrs. Qi, Miss Qi, I didn't expect to meet you here."

After saying hello, he asked with concern: "You didn't get hurt yesterday, did you?"

"No injury, just a little frightened, and he has recovered."

Because Yan Li saved his daughter's life yesterday and rented a carriage for them, Mrs. Qi had a good impression of him.

Yan Li, on the other hand, had an apologetic look on his face, "It's really our fault for surprising Mrs. Qi and Miss Qi." He said, "You two can choose one thing here, and it's my apology to you two."

"How can this work."

Mrs. Qi was taken aback by his words, and waved her hands again and again, "The things here are not cheap, so I can't cost you."

Yan Li smiled, and was about to say something when Shopkeeper Luo made a gesture of invitation to Mrs. Qi, "Madam, please excuse me."

Mrs. Qi looked at him suspiciously, but followed him to the side.

Qi Tanying and Yan Li were left standing opposite each other.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Qi Tanying walked to the side of the ancient shelf to admire the jade antiques.

Unexpectedly, when she took a step, he also took a step.

Qi Tanying looked at him helplessly, "Does Master Yan have anything else to do?"

Yan Li's brows moved slightly, "I haven't apologized to Miss Qi yet."

He pointed to the antique shelf in front of her, "Girl can choose anything here, and I will pay for it."

He was still thinking about this, Qi Tanying hurriedly said: "Yesterday's matter is over, Lord Yan don't have to worry about it."

"But…"

Seeing that he refused to give up, Qi Tanying had no choice but to emphasize: "Master Yan, I think I have made it very clear. Although my mother and I were frightened by Dali Temple's handling of the case yesterday, you also saved me. If the merits and demerits are offset, there is no need to apologize and thank you."

Yan Li looked at her intently, and only after a while did he say "yes".

　Thank you for your support, the second one is here!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)