Not far away, Mr. Xu ordered the male clerk who was still wiping his sweat, "Go and appease the customer first, and say that a great appraiser from our Chuzhou Collection Association will come to appraise it for him in twenty minutes."
, just to make him feel at ease."
"Mr. Xu, but the other party seems a little anxious."
"Wouldn't it be better? If he's worried, just let him go. Anyway, he's just here for appraisal. Even if the painting is authentic, he won't sell it to us.
"And if the other party refuses to leave and still urges you, just say that the great appraiser is already on the way. If you hurry, you are afraid that the other party will be angry and not come.
"Then you point out that the appraiser's fee will be paid by Xu Ji, and his appraisal fee will not be increased. I believe the other party will be satisfied." This time it was Xu Duofu who said it for Mr. Xu.
The male clerk suddenly understood and returned the same way with a smile on his face.
Waiting for the male clerk to go out, Mr. Xu immediately looked down on Xiao Zhongying, "Xiao, aren't you being difficult? Shen is only in his early twenties. Why don't you give him the dragon and phoenix machine box, which is the ancestral craft of the Xiao family?"
Breaking it open is simply too much bullying. Today you want to have tea with me, let alone the door, there are no windows."
Xiao Zhongying was not angry, "Old man Xu, you praised this Shen family baby as being unparalleled in the sky and on earth. To be honest, I don't believe it. If it is as powerful as you say, then he can definitely kill this Tianfeng mechanism."
If the box cannot be opened, it only means that his strength is not enough."
Xu's old man's beard stood up, "Xiao Shen's specialty is appraising calligraphy and painting, and secondly appraising porcelain. This machine box of yours is not an antique, so don't talk nonsense to me here."
Xiao Zhongying remained calm and crossed his legs, "According to Xiaoying, a few months ago she followed Lao Dong to the second-hand market to shop for treasures. She originally came across a copy of Shen Zhou's "Ta Ge Tu", but she didn't know that it was actually copied by Shen Zhou.
This guy made a show.
"This guy is talking nonsense seriously, saying that he doesn't care about the authenticity of the paintings, but only the artistic value of the paintings. It doesn't matter whether they are valuable or not.
"It's okay to deceive the old boss with these words, but I just knew as soon as I heard that this guy was talking nonsense.
"Since I met this little guy today, I have to vent my anger on Xiaoying no matter what I say."
After saying that, Xiao Zhongying picked up the handmade Havana cigar on the coffee table and took a deep breath, and Erlang also crossed his legs.
In the thick smoke, a naughty and cunning smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
……
Since the word "organ" is used in a "organ box" or "organ box", there must be a mechanism.
The so-called mechanism refers to an instrument equipped with countless precision parts.
There is another way of saying the mechanism is the opening of the device, which is the so-called key.
The art of mechanism has always been mysterious in ancient times, and is often associated with Qimen Dunjia, Jiugong Bagua, etc.
But Shen Yu knew that this thing was actually not that complicated.
Low-level mechanism boxes are made of various wooden strips and blocks of different lengths and widths, which are easier to crack.
The complicated thing is that I got the rosewood machine box with a self-destruction device from Li Haiyang a few days ago and the brass machine box today.
But whether it is complex or simple, whether it is a mechanism box or a mechanism box, to put it bluntly, it is an ancient safe. You can open it by finding the "password".
And in modern times, there is a kind of nemesis of the machine box that was not available in ancient times: a high-power magnifying glass.
Just as he was about to ask Xu Duofu to bring him a magnifying glass, Shen Yu just raised his head and handed over a delicate and dexterous high-power magnifying glass.
With a high-power magnifying glass in hand, Shen Yu immediately discovered a clue.
I saw a crack that was as thick as a hair, or even three-thirds thinner than a hair, appeared on the box.
As the magnifying glass moves around, the crack gradually forms a lid shape along the right side of the machine box.
At this scene, Shen Yu couldn't help but marvel, "This design is so interesting. The lid of the rectangular machine box is open on the left and right sides. The ancients who didn't have any reverse thinking would never think of opening it in their lifetime."
The ancients did not have high-power magnifying glasses. After a normal person looks at this rectangular machine box, 99 out of 100 people will feel that it should be opened like a pencil box or a dressing box.
But its lid is designed to be on the right side, which means it must be raised up to open it. Who would have thought of this?
When I put the mechanism box up and looked at it again, those secret numb and irregular patterns that I had originally viewed horizontally with the naked eye turned out to be a fire phoenix with a golden body and golden feathers under a magnifying glass.
Phoenix Nirvana, reborn towards death, a strong and persevering aura immediately hits the face.
There are many traditional Chinese characters beside it. Shen Yu counted 14 characters in total, but they were so messy that they couldn't be connected at all.
These words should be the secret to opening this mechanism box.
From top to bottom they are: Body Wings Colorless Phoenix Flying Double.
From right to left, in order: Tong Xin has a clear understanding.
Shen Yu kept these words firmly in his mind from beginning to end and began to chant them repeatedly.
Hearing these two sentences read by Shen Yu, Xiao Zhongying, who was smoking a cigar, suddenly changed his expression. He turned to look at Shen Yu with a look full of disbelief, as if he didn't believe that Shen Yu had discovered so quickly that the lid of the mechanism box was On the side.
This scene happened to be captured by Mr. Xu, and his worried brow suddenly relaxed. The change in Xiao Zhongying's facial expression showed that Shen Yu had found the trick to open the mechanism box.
Mr. Xu was naturally grateful to Shen Yu for saving Xu Duofu.
But another person, Mr. Xu, would not pay such attention. He would just give the other party a reward, and then the two would not owe each other.
Being able to make Mr. Xu work so hard is naturally a reflection of Shen Yu's own strength, and Xu Duofu's closeness to Shen Yu is something he is very happy to see.
Shen Yu has a kind heart and doesn't take money very seriously. He is the kind of friend worth keeping for a lifetime.
Therefore, the more successful Shen Yu is, the more helpful he will be to Xu Duofu in the future.
It is naturally impossible for Shen Yu to help Xu Duofu.
But when Xu Duofu is in trouble, Shen Yu's character cannot sit idly by.
This time Mr. Xu decided to help Shen Yu join the Collection Association first, and then help him as much as possible in business, so that Shen Yu and Xu Duofu could help each other in the future.
……
After reading the two "poems" over and over again for more than ten times, Shen Yu felt that this was not an ancient poem, or that it was not arranged in this way.
At this time, a piece of A4 paper and a pencil were placed in front of Shen Yu again, with a paper pad underneath the A4 paper.
Naturally, Xu Duofu got it.
Shen Yu picked up a pencil and wrote out the fourteen words on the paper, and then arranged them repeatedly. When he arranged the four words "生无彩风", a smile of enlightenment suddenly appeared on his face.
He scrawled on the paper: "I don't have the wings of a colorful phoenix, but I have a clear mind."
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a famous line from Li Shangyin's "Last Night's Stars and Last Night's Wind".
"Double flying wings, one click. Does this mean that there is only one way to open the mechanism of this mechanism box? Or does it mean that after finding the mechanism, it can be opened with one click?"
This chapter has been completed!