After waiting at the school gate for about 10 minutes, Suisui rode a battery car and rushed out of the school with a wooden piano case tied to the back seat with a rope, while Chen Luoxiang kept shouting distressedly from behind.
Slow down, don't break it!"
"Suisui, where are we?" Wei Ran opened the car door and greeted.
Upon seeing this, Suisui immediately locked the car and ran over, handed the piano case to Wei Ran and got into the car.
After his classmate Chen Luoxiang also got into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt, Chen Guangling, who was in charge of driving, slowly put the car into gear and drove the car away from the school gate.
Through chatting along the way, Wei Ran also had a general understanding of the Chen family and his son. According to Chen Guangling, Qin Hua, the maker of the Guqin Youquan, was barely half the master of his Chen family ancestor.
However, the ancestor of the Chen family was not as good at playing the piano as his master Qin Hua. Therefore, by Chen Guangling's generation, the skill at playing the piano was lost long ago, but the skill at playing the piano was still retained.
Now, not only does their family have a musical instrument store specializing in traditional Chinese musical instruments, Chen Guangling also runs an interest class and has many students who like guqin.
While Wei Ran knew about the father and son, the other party was also inquiring about the origin of the Guqin Youquan bed lying across Wei Ran and Suisui's legs.
Wei Ran was not stupid, and naturally he would not say that the piano was illegally bought at an underground auction, let alone that it was stolen from the UK before. He just insisted that it was bought from Russia for US$50,000.
of.
As the topic reached this point, the car stopped at the intersection of a pedestrian street full of tourists. Wei Ran and Suisui, led by Chen Luoxiang, walked into a musical instrument store facing the street, while Chen Guangling drove away and disappeared.
"My dad went to park the car," the rather introverted Chen Luoxiang explained, "You guys sit down first and I'll make tea for you."
Wei Ran nodded and looked curiously at the store, which was less than forty square meters in total. In addition to the wooden shelf facing the door, which was filled with various trophies, certificates and awards, the walls on both sides were lined with one another.
It is filled with various musical instruments.
After Chen Luoxiang brought the brewed jasmine tea and lit a small piece of incense in a small incense burner beside the table, his father Chen Guangling also hurried into the musical instrument store.
After the two sides exchanged polite greetings, Chen Guangling couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Chen, can you let me see your piano?"
"Convenient, of course convenient."
Wei Ran waited for Chen Luoxiang to take away the tea tray and wipe the water stains on the table with a dry white towel, then he bent down and picked up the piano case at his feet, placed it on the table and opened it.
While he was busy working, the Chen family's father and son had already picked up the white gloves on the corner of the table and put them on in no particular order, but their eyes were always staring at the guqin on the table and the piano box that held it.
"Mr. Wei, can I get started?" Chen Guangling asked with burning eyes.
"Please do as you please," Wei Ran said cheerfully.
"Thanks!"
After Chen Guangling finished speaking, he did not touch the guqin. Instead, he picked up the wooden piano case and looked at it. He said in admiration, "This piano case alone is not simple!"
"Mr. Chen, why don't you explain it in detail?" Wei Ran said frankly, "I got this piano not long ago, and I haven't even learned how to play it yet."
"Let's talk about the piano case first!"
Chen Guangling looked over the piano case over and over, and explained in a leisurely manner, "The huanghuali used in this piano case has six solid wood sides. This material alone is luxurious enough, and look at this
The solid workmanship and the carvings on it show that the person who used this piano case was probably not an ordinary person."
"What about Zhang Qin?" Suisui asked curiously.
Chen Guangling gently put down the piano case, turned the Guqin over on the table, and then turned to Wei Ran and asked, "Mr. Wei, do you know the origin of this Qin?"
"A friend of mine once told me briefly." Wei Ran thought for a while and added, "It seems that there is a detailed record of this piano in a book called "Cang Qin Lu"."
Chen Guangling nodded, "Then I'll pick up what's not in the "Hidden Qin Lu". Let's talk about the name of this Qin first. The word "Youquan" can be interpreted as spring water in the claustrophobic mountains, but it can also be interpreted as "Yin Cao".
Hell.
According to the records in "Cang Qin Lu", the Youquan qin is newly made from ancient materials. However, according to the legend passed down by my ancestors, when Qin Hua cut this qin, the material used was actually a hanging structure somewhere in the south.
There happens to be a spring at the foot of the mountain where the hanging coffin is located, which is also the origin of the name of this bed."
"Coffin lid?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows, this is a bit unlucky.
"Don't be surprised, this is not an exception in the music industry."
Chen Guangling smiled and continued to explain, "As far as you know, what is recorded in the Tibetan Qin Records is that, in addition to this bed of Youquan, there are seven other guqins that are clearly recorded as using coffin boards. As for the Tibetan Qin Records,
What’s not recorded in it, of course, is definitely just a lot more.”
Having said this, Chen Guangling gently put down the guqin in his hand, pointed at the various parts on it and explained one by one, "In addition to the main body material being made of coffin boards, the emblem of this guqin uses mutton-fat jade, Yueshan and
The red sandalwood used by Zhenzi was also made from the funerary objects found in the hanging coffin."
"How come...you are so familiar with this piano?" Wei Ran asked in hindsight.
"My ancestor was learning qin playing from Qin Hua at that time. He witnessed with his own eyes the birth of many famous qin from Qin Hua's hands, and he also recorded a lot of inside information."
Having said this, Chen Guangling turned to his son and said, "Luo Xiang, go and bring the piano bed I use."
Upon hearing this, Chen Luoxiang immediately stood up and walked into the inner room. After a while, he brought a guqin bed and placed it in front of Wei Ran at his father's signal.
Chen Guangling cupped his hands and said, "Feel the weight of this piano I'm using."
When Wei Ran saw this, he wiped his hands on his clothes and carefully picked up the guqin on the table. However, to his surprise, compared to the other guqin he used, the one in his hand was much heavier.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After he put down the guqin in his hand, Chen Guangling said, "According to the book "Qin Hua" written by Mr. Yang Zongji, a generation master of qin studies.
, the so-called good piano, regardless of the difference in shape and style, its weight is often either extremely light or extremely heavy. This bed of Youquan falls exactly into the former category."
At this point, Chen Guangling changed the topic again, "Mr. Wei, I wonder if you can give me this Youquan bed? I am willing to pay 800,000 to buy it."
"Well... I'm sorry Mr. Chen, I have no idea of selling it yet."
Wei Ran hesitated for a moment but then shook his head decisively. Firstly, he was not short of money. Secondly, he had been following Professor Alexei for so long. Although the national conditions of China and Maozi were different, when it came to cultural relics
The transaction remains unchanged.
As for the piano, it was not that he, a musical idiot, couldn't sell it. It was just that he didn't want to suffer a loss before he understood the market.
But he didn't expect that Chen Guangling, who was sitting opposite him, was more decisive than him. After learning that Wei Ran would not sell it, he decisively chose to give up. He just said with a look of regret, "Actually, I had guessed that you wouldn't sell it.
Yes, guqin is a rare thing that can only be found, and it is an opportunity for every luthier. If I could get this guqin, I would not be willing to sell it."
"Forehead..."
Wei Ran grinned secretly, it was hard for him to mention selling the piano at this time.
Chen Guangling obviously misunderstood the embarrassed look on Wei Ran's face. After apologizing, he said cautiously, "I wonder if I can play a song with it?"
"Yes, of course." Wei Ran was extremely happy this time. He could see that the Chen family and his son really liked Qin, and after all, Chen Luoxiang was Suisui's classmate, so he still wanted to save face.
given.
"It's a pity that this guqin uses steel strings." Chen Guangling muttered to himself, stood up, walked to the counter against the wall, opened a small drawer, and brought back a cotton bag.
After getting Wei Ran's approval again, Chen Guangling replaced the strings on the guqin, and then put the guqin into its case.
Seeing the surprised expressions on Wei Ran and Suisui's faces, Chen Guangling said with a smile, "Let's go upstairs. The environment upstairs is better."
Under the leadership of Chen Guangling and his son, Wei Ran and Suisui climbed the wooden stairs to the second floor of the musical instrument store.
Compared with the crowds on the first floor, the rooms on the second floor are indeed much more spacious. Apart from a few piano tables and soft futons, the only furnishings in Noda's room are a particularly simple-looking crane-shaped incense burner.
And some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.
Following the example of Chen's father and son, they took off their shoes and put on disposable shoe covers on their feet. After the four of them entered the room, Chen Guangling placed the guqin on a piano table, then burned incense himself and went into the inner room.
I washed my hands carefully and put on a dusty pair of practice clothes.
When everything was ready, Chen Guangling took advantage of his son's time to make tea again and completed the preparations for tuning the Guqin with traditional silk strings on the bed.
When everything was ready, Chen Guangling raised his hand and gently plucked the strings. In the quiet room, the distant and simple sound of the piano and the familiar melody echoed repeatedly for a long time, and everyone's moods could not help but follow the melody of the piano.
It wasn't until the song ended and the last lingering sound completely dissipated that Chen Guangling sighed reluctantly, "Youquan is indeed worthy of its reputation."
"Mr. Chen was just talking about Guanglingsan?"
Wei Ran asked, "When we were in Volgograd, the girl in the wheelchair also played this piece on the same piano, but I don't know if it was because of the different strings.
This song gives Wei Ran a completely different feeling.
Chen Guangling nodded and sighed with nostalgia, "The name my father named me comes from this Guangling San. The best song I have played in my life is this Guangling San."
"Hearing this makes me want to learn the piano," Suisui couldn't help but admire.
"Don't talk about you, I want to learn from Mr. Chen." Wei Ran said in agreement. What he said is true. Ever since Teacher Dalia used this bed of guqin in exchange for two
After earning more than 10,000 US dollars, he has been self-taught.
"Whether it's Mr. Zhou or Mr. Wei, if you want to learn piano, you can come to me at any time." Chen Guangling said and looked at Wei Ran, "Mr. Wei, how about you come and talk about a song?"
"I?"
Wei Ran burst into laughter, "I'm going to stop playing tricks on my own, right? Now I've only learned more than half of the only thing I know, "Xian Weng Cao"."
Chen Guangling invited again, "Come and give it a try. The guqin is pleasing to the heart. You don't have to be too rigid about the music. As long as you bring your own feelings into it, it doesn't matter even if you make a mistake."
"Go, go, go!" Suisui, who was not too concerned about the fuss, shouted from the side.
Having rushed to talk, Wei Ran couldn't resist. He simply stood up and moved to Chen Guangling's position. He let out a long sigh, and then gently plucked the strings.
As the sound of the piano sounded again, combined with the surrounding environment and the scent of sandalwood that drifted into his nostrils from time to time, Wei Ran couldn't help but calm down and played most of the songs he knew without any distractions.
However, compared to Wei Ran who was playing the piano, Chen Guangling, who was sitting on the side, gradually frowned and looked at Wei Ran with an increasingly confused expression.
When the song ended, Wei Ran raised his head and immediately noticed the strange look in the other person's eyes when he looked at him.
But before he could say anything, Suisui ran over and said, "I want to try it too!"
Naturally, Wei Ran would not refuse, and he happily gave up his position to Suisui. Unfortunately, although this little gadget had high aspirations, its cotton-playing skills were even more amateurish than Wei Ran's.
Apart from a series of pretty melodies, it was just playing the piano randomly.
But this only intensified Suisui's urge to learn the guqin. What's going to happen? Why not just learn it? It took less than ten seconds for Suisui to make a decision and turned to look at Wei Ran, "Buy me one."
How about a piano as a New Year gift? I want to learn the piano!"
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Do you really want to learn?" Wei Ran asked suspiciously. When Suisui nodded, Wei Ran, who originally wanted to deepen his relationship with Chen Guangling, immediately changed his mind.
The boss said, "Mr. Chen, I wonder if you have Guqin for sale here?"
"Yes, of course."
Chen Guangling smiled and said, "Luo Xiang, take Mr. Zhou downstairs to choose a piano."
Chen Luoxiang reluctantly glanced at the guqin that was still placed on the piano table, and then he stood up and took Suisui out of the classroom on the second floor with Suisui in three steps.
"Mr. Wei"
Chen Guangling stopped Wei Ran who was about to get up, and after a moment of hesitation he said hesitantly, "There is something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Mr. Chen, just say it." Wei Ran sat down again, thinking that the other party probably wanted to increase the price to buy the guqin.
However, what surprised him was that after Chen Guangling opened his mouth, he asked, "Has Mr. Wei experienced some ups and downs recently?"
"Ups and downs?" Wei Ran looked at Chen Guangling doubtfully.
"As the old saying goes, the guzheng is pleasing to others, and the guqin is pleasing to oneself."
Chen Guangling said, "Although I don't completely agree with this, the guqin is indeed played for oneself, and it is also one of the instruments that can best reveal the player's emotions. Although the Xianweng Cao you just played has
There are a lot of mistakes, but I can still feel that you seem to...seem to..."
"Mr. Chen, just tell him."
Chen Guangling hesitated for a long time, then said straightforwardly, "I suggest you see a psychiatrist."
Wei Ran frowned when he heard this. The war in Teng County still lingered in his mind, and he even started to have nightmares again in the past two days. In those same nightmares, Teng County, Stalingrad, and Berlin III
The battlefields of the city were all intertwined together, causing him to wake up again and again in the middle of the night. He put away the pistol in the metal book in cold sweat all over his head and back.
But can these really be heard from a piece of music he played? Wei Ran glanced at Chen Guangling with pure eyes suspiciously. He was no longer sure whether the other party was deceiving him.
Chen Guangling, who was almost fifty years old, naturally saw the suspicion hidden in Wei Ran's expression, and said apologetically, "It's my fault, Mr. Wei, don't worry."
"No...it doesn't matter." Wei Ran picked up the teacup absentmindedly, secretly wondering if he really had a psychological problem.
"If you have time, you can come and sit here often."
Chen Guangling refilled a cup of tea for Wei Ran and said gently, "Although I am not a psychiatrist, I can at least teach you how to play the guqin. The guqin makes your heart happy and can also relieve depression. Maybe it can be of some help."
"Then thank you, Mr. Chen." Wei Ran picked up the tea cup and said, "When I have time after the new year, I will definitely come over to learn the art."
"Academic skills are out of the question, let's make friends with the piano." Chen Guangling raised his finger and pointed at the guqin next to the two of them, "But remember to bring the guqin with you when the time comes, otherwise I won't open the door."
“It’s a deal!”
As soon as Wei Ran finished speaking, Suisui ran up with a guqin in her arms. Different from Wei Ran's guqin, the one she liked was a full circle smaller, and the whole thing was also extra round.
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"Suisui, did you choose a children's model?"
Wei Ran's doubts immediately made the Chen family couldn't help but laugh. Chen Guangling patiently explained, "This is a knee qin. In today's terms, it is a portable version of the guqin. It was invented by ancient literati for the convenience of traveling.
.The knee piano chosen by classmate Zhou is of the chaos type and is very suitable for girls.”
"Well..." Wei Ran looked embarrassed, "It does seem a lot more convenient."
"Children's model? Humph!" Suisui looked at Wei Ran with a mocking look on her face, "Pay!"
Seeing Wei Ran looking at him, Chen Guangling took the guqin from Suisui and turned it over. He said with some hesitation, "This guqin is a bit expensive. It's a bit wasteful for beginners to use it. It's better for Mr. Zhou to change it."
one?"
"No, it's rare that she likes it, so this is it."
Wei Ran didn't wait for Suisui to speak and said that he might actually come here to learn the piano after the new year. In his opinion, spending a little money in advance to establish a good relationship is not a loss.
"In this case..."
Chen Guangling thought for a while and said, "The price of this piano in the store is 13,000. Let's give it 8,000 to Mr. Chen and give it to a friend."
"Thank you very much." Wei Ran added the other party's WeChat account and happily transferred the money.
"Wei...Brother Wei"
Chen Luoxiang waited for the two parties to complete the transaction, and then he came over. While looking at the guqin that was still placed on the piano table, he asked eagerly, "Um...can I also..."
"Go!" Wei Ran nodded extraordinarily. He could tell that the Chen family really liked Qin.
Although the father and son forced him to meet him this time and spent an extra 8,000 yuan to buy a piano, Wei Ran didn't feel that he was at a loss. Apart from anything else, Chen Guangling's reminder made him pay attention.
I may have a mental problem, but I have already earned back the ticket price, not to mention that I will have a place where I can learn piano for free in the future.
And Chen Guangling is also a smart man. After Suisui came in, he didn't mention a word about what they just chatted about. Instead, while his son was playing Wei Ran's guqin, he thoughtfully prepared various gifts for Suisui.
And a complete set of video tutorials he recorded himself.
After Chen Luoxiang finished playing a particularly pleasant piece of music, Chen Guangling, after asking Wei Ran, replaced the steel strings on his guqin, and then helped Suisui, who was joining in the fun, to tune the newly acquired piano.
After everything was done, the Chen family and his son treated Wei Ran and Suisui to a meal, and then drove them back to the school gate.
Watching Chen Guangling's car disappear from sight, Wei Ran looked at Suisui, who was standing at the school gate taking a selfie with a piano bag on his back, "Where should we go next?"
"Go home!" Suisui put away her phone as a matter of course, "My grandma has urged me several times. If I hadn't been waiting for you, I would have gone back long ago."
"I can't help you, hurry up and get your luggage." Wei Ran took the piano bag from the other person's shoulder and urged.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Wait a minute!" Before Suisui could finish her words, she had already run into the school gate and disappeared on her electric bicycle.
After running back and forth four times to carry out all four large and heavy suitcases, the two immediately took a taxi and rushed to the high-speed rail station.
After putting Suisui on the train bound for Baiyangdian, Wei Ran also carried his heavy luggage and boarded the high-speed train bound for Cangzhou. After a tiring journey, he waited until he walked into the house with large and small luggage.
When we arrived, Suisui was still halfway there.
Speaking of which, although their grandparents' homes are in the same village in Baiyangdian, and they are even neighbors, Wei Ran's home is in Cangzhou, which is known as the hometown of martial arts, and the one his parents run
The small travel agency is in Tianjin.
Therefore, every morning early in the morning, the two of them would take the 20-minute intercity high-speed train to Tianjin. After a busy day's work, they would then take the afternoon intercity high-speed train back.
Although it seems that I have to run hundreds of kilometers a day, in fact, apart from the high transportation costs, I actually go home earlier than some employees of travel agencies.
However, it is precisely for this reason that Suisui's transcripts can only be destroyed with the help of Wei Ran. Otherwise, once she comes over by herself, Wei Ran's mother will definitely give her a vacation and stay at home with good food and drinks.
Pushing the door open and walking into the home he hadn't been back to for a year, Wei Ran picked up the silly dog at home and ravaged it, then he opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of drink, and walked to his bedroom.
However, as the bedroom door was pushed open, Wei Ran was dumbfounded. Even if he changed the sheets and quilt, there was a bear doll larger than a human being on the bedside. Even the ones hanging in the closet were all Suisui's.
clothes, and the desk used from elementary school to high school was replaced by a set of dressing tables filled with plastic figures of various shapes and bottles and jars of cosmetics.
Unbelieving, Wei Ran closed the door and opened it again. Wei Ran finally confirmed that he had read it correctly. After searching again, he found that all his belongings were packed into torn paper boxes and stuffed under the bed!
"Is this really my home?" Wei Ran turned his head and looked at the sofa where his dog was lying, and suddenly felt that his psychological problem seemed to be getting more serious.
