Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 33: Chapter 33

Chen Muwu told the story of the origin of the treasure vividly, in order to cover up the real origin of these paintings.

Of course, he didn't tell lies completely, but mastered the essence of "three points of truth and seven points of falsehood" when telling lies.

It is true that the bastard grandson of the little emperor in the Forbidden City got married, and he did spend 300 yuan to buy three calligraphy and paintings.

As for the rest, they all belonged to Chen Muwu's wild fabrications in order to confuse the public.

Hearing what Chen Muwu said, Ma Heng frowned and said, "Han Chen, I guess that old man didn't tell you the truth, these three calligraphy and paintings couldn't have been handed down from their family at all, but have always been Treasures hidden in the inner palace.

"Look, whether it's Song Huizong's "Five-Colored Parrot Picture" that you recognize, Wang Youjun's "Xing Rang Tie", or Han Gan's "Ye Zhao Bai Picture", all of them are stamped with the Qianlong Dynasty. Seal of Inner Palace Collection. 【1】

"This shows that it is impossible for these three calligraphy and paintings to be circulated among the people. The old man's words are all lies, unless his surname is Aixinjueluo!"

Chen Muwu only knew Song Huizong and Wang Xizhi in Ma Heng's story, but he didn't know who the third Han Gan was.

But thinking about it, it shouldn't be a bad thing to be able to fall into Qianlong's eyes.

He continued digging and said, "Perhaps, these three calligraphy and paintings are fake?"

"Impossible, these three calligraphy and paintings are absolutely impossible to be fake!" Ma Heng replied firmly, "No matter from the paper, ink or paint, they are undoubtedly objects from ancient times. Looking at this line, this stroke,..."

Chen Muwu was too lazy to listen to Ma Heng's long-winded analysis (mainly because the author couldn't write it, and copying and pasting Baidu Encyclopedia was too wordy), as long as he could hear the news that the three scrolls were genuine, he would have reached purpose of this trip.

So on the surface, he pretended to be listening to the teachings carefully, but secretly he was thinking in his heart, since the black market in Heilongtan is indeed the authentic ones in the palace, should he go for it again? How many sets does he have?

Ma Heng babbled and commented for a long time, and finally said with sincere envy: "Hanchen, you are really lucky, you can find three authentic works of ancient people at once. However, how did these things come out of the palace? ?”

Chen Muwu thought, of course I know how they got out, but I can't tell yet.

Speaking out will not help to stop this phenomenon, it may also cause more greedy people to stir into this muddy water.

Now he is alone and lonely, whether he has the right to speak, he can only do his best like the little boy by the sea, pick up a few more stranded small fish, and throw them back into the sea.

Ma Heng continued to walk around the long table, his eyes were full of love.

He completely forgot that there was such a big Chen Muwu standing in the living room of his home, talking to himself constantly, commenting on these three calligraphy and paintings: "This is the handwriting of Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty!"

"This is Dong Qichang's postscript!"

"This old dog Qianlong wrote a lot of characters and covered a lot of stamps, which destroyed the charm of the painting instead. Alas, what a pity!"

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After half a stick of incense, Ma Heng realized his gaffe, and apologized to Chen Muwu again and again: "Han Chen, I'm really sorry, I was fascinated by something good and left you in the cold .”

"Fourth brother, what are you talking about! This is what I asked for, and I can hear your meticulous explanation. It should be me to thank fourth brother! Since what you said is true, then I also Don't worry. Fourth brother, if you bother me a lot today, I'll take my leave first!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Muwu wanted to clean up the three calligraphy and paintings on the table.

"Han Chen, wait a minute, I have a merciless request."

Hearing the opening remarks, Chen Muwu knew what Ma Heng wanted to say.

"The more I look at these calligraphy and paintings, the more I like them. Can you give one or two? Song Huizong's "Picture of a Parrot" I will offer 500 taels, and the remaining two, I will offer 800 taels each."

Sure enough.

I have to say that Ma Heng was really generous in his offer. The price he gave was in taels, not yuan.

The silver content in a silver round is seven cents and two cents, which is [-] taels of silver.

The price is nearly [-]% higher when the unit is in taels compared to the silver dollar.

If Chen Muwu sells these three calligraphy and paintings at the price offered by Ma Heng, then he will earn nearly 3000 yuan, which means that the value will increase by ten times in one hand!
It's a pity that Chen Muwu didn't intend to sell these calligraphy and paintings at all.

It is one thing that he wants to keep the national treasure, and another is that he does not want the value of calligraphy and painting to rise so fast.

If this transaction price spreads to the ears of those eunuchs, then when Chen Muwu goes to Heilongtan next Sunday, he will buy 100 yuan, not to mention a scroll, even the stick in the scroll. Great.

"Fourth brother, I'm really sorry, I don't plan to sell these calligraphy and paintings yet."

Ma Heng sighed: "Han Chen, I'm taking the liberty. Your Chen family is also a wealthy family, so naturally you won't be tempted by a few money. It seems that these three calligraphy and paintings have nothing to do with me."

"Fourth brother, I have another unfeeling request. Since you said that these paintings are all authentic works of predecessors and are of great value, then I beg fourth brother to keep this secret for me. It is said in the book that 'every man has no Sin, it’s a crime to be pregnant’, I don’t want to get into unnecessary trouble because of these few calligraphy and paintings.”

The less people know about stealing national treasures, the better.

"That's natural. Don't worry about Hanchen. Only God knows about this matter. I will definitely rot it in my stomach."

"Then thank you, brother four, and I'll take my leave now."

Rejecting Ma Heng's offer to send a car to take him back, Chen Muwu put away the three scrolls and walked out of the courtyard of Ma Heng's house. A big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Since these calligraphy and paintings are authentic, it shows that the black market in Heilongtan is still credible.

There is still one week before the next black market. During this time, how should I make as much money as possible?

A gust of cold wind blew through the alley, and Chen Muwu, who hadn't closed his eyes since the middle of the night, suddenly felt a little top-heavy.

Forget it, I'd better go back to Dongbanqiao first, hide these three calligraphy and paintings, and rest before making other plans.

Get on a foreign car and cross the streets and alleys. Each driver has a different degree of familiarity with the distribution of alleys in this area, so the way back is not the same as when he came.

The coachman took Chen Muwu to an alley near Bei University. Because it was close to the school, he relied on mountains to eat mountains. The shops on both sides of the alley basically served the basic necessities of life of the students, full of life atmosphere.

Chen Muwu, who was in the car, was experiencing such a world of fireworks, and accidentally saw the door of a bookstore by the side of the road. The young man hung up the advertisement of "New Arrival of Zhao Huanting's "The Legend of Heroes" Part [-]".

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[1] Note from the author: In fact, these three works are collected separately in our time and space with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts ("Five-Colored Parrot Picture"), the Princeton University Art Museum ("Xing Rang Tie") and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States. ("Zhao Yebai Tu").Arranging such a plot, and the intention of these three works, hey, sigh.

(End of this chapter)