Yuehu City, because it only becomes lively during clan meetings and some particularly important days, the prosperity here is average.
But when there are more people, especially those who think they are powerful, it is natural that there will be some diversions that are not very useful.
Although there are no brothels, brothels or gambling houses outside, at this time, some people will bring some singers and dancers over.
Even more savvy businessmen will choose this time to bring their most beautiful men and women here to do business.
But don't underestimate it just for a few days.
You must know that at this time, the competition between the strengths of various companies is also particularly fierce.
Over time, every time they came here to fight for wealth, it became a pastime for these people when they were bored.
And it just so happens that one of them is to bid for the most beautiful flower girl.
However, it is not enough to have money. They also have to take out the most valuable treasures, destroy and waste them wantonly, and use such unsavory methods to show their wealth.
Lin Mengya originally thought that a relatively closed small place like the Ancient Clan would not have any valuable treasures.
But in fact, when the ancient tribe was prosperous, many treasures were resold here by the merchants who traveled thousands of miles.
However, after these years of waste, most families only have a few treasures left in their hands, which are also used as heirlooms.
But for the Pei family, there are many treasures in their hands.
Lin Mengya wore a light blue gauze skirt, her face was covered by a hood, only her eyes were exposed, and she followed Huo Xiao, who was also disguised.
They call this kind of wanton destruction of treasures "breaking jade."
To put it bluntly, they are just a group of people trying to make themselves look fat.
As for those damaged treasures, they became victims of these people's temporary grudges.
Before breaking the jade, the families participating in the event will display the treasures they are about to destroy for two days.
The purpose is just to arouse more and more people's regrets.
The more precious and rare the treasure is, the more people will feel pity and even heartache.
But what's the use?
Isn't it that these treasures in the eyes of ordinary people are also something that children from aristocratic families like them use for fun?
Lin Mengya couldn't judge this kind of profligate behavior.
Because in her opinion, this kind of mindless and unfavorable behavior of fighting for wealth can not bring any other benefits besides earning a so-called false reputation for oneself.
Speaking of showing off, her record has been brilliant.
But in the end, she turned those false reputations into the most practical benefits, and received ten times or even dozens of times in return.
Therefore, she was just investing before, which is fundamentally different from the idiotic behavior of these people. She followed Huo Xiao and looked over one by one.
All the treasures that are about to be damaged will be hung on large floats and displayed by various beauties.
The ones at the front are some very ordinary and beautiful works of art.
It can be seen that some of them can be regarded as antiques, while others have extremely high collection value because of their rare materials or craftsmanship.
Although these things are considered precious, they are not unacceptable after being destroyed.
But those that appear later are even more precious.
"Look at that picture of winter plum blossoms!"
"If I read this correctly, could this be the authentic work of Master Taiqing three hundred years ago?"
"It's true! Hiss - these losers! Do they know that this thing is out there now, but it is already worth a sky-high price!"
"What a sin!"
From time to time, exclamations came from the crowd nearby.
According to the news Lin Mengya heard, in this part, there are calligraphy and paintings, rare antiques, and some handed down treasures that are now priced but not marketable.
It can be said that if you take out any of these items at random, they will be robbed by those wealthy families, and they can be regarded as family heirlooms.
You must know that they sometimes collect these things not only for appreciation, but also to increase the heritage of their family, educate future generations, and shine the lintel of their family.
It can be said that if these treasures were destroyed, it would make those who really love these things heartache.
"This ancient book seems to be written by Master Wushan, right?"
Among the crowd, there was a knowledgeable person who immediately recognized an ancient book.
Lin Mengya felt Huo Xiao's body beside her tense up instantly.
It seems that this should belong to the Huo family.
Huo Xiao was seen staring at the ancient book, his eyes changing.
There is pain, nostalgia, remembrance, and even a touch of envy.
There were people around, and they wisely remained silent.
After the floats displayed in the parade passed, most people followed the floats, and the surrounding area suddenly became empty.
Huo Xiao kept staring at the float, his hands clenched into fists.
Fortunately, people like him are not uncommon. Even if someone sees him, they will only think that he is feeling sorry for those good treasures.
Only Lin Mengya felt Huo Xiao's anger and forbearance.
"Is that your grandfather's thing?" she asked softly.
Huo Xiao nodded, slowly exhaled, and then let go of his aching hands.
"That ancient book was a love gift from my grandfather to my grandmother. It was a collection of poems written by a great poet from the previous dynasty."
Everyone thought his grandfather had a strict and rigid temperament, but little did they know that he was very gentle and devoted to his wife.
Probably, dedication is a tradition engraved in the Huo family's bones.
Just like how Uncle Huo still missed his wife even though he lost his memory and was forcibly changed his identity.
Huo Xiao's grandfather was also an extremely romantic and good man.
The title of that collection of poems is "Yun Qian".
Coincidentally, it was his grandmother's maiden name.
This was a very beautiful coincidence. After all, his grandmother came from a family of extremely rough military commanders. Even the names of other brothers and sisters in the family were determined by drawing lots by their parents.
Only his grandmother.
Even the name of the girl who had everyone's blessings and expectations but was born with an insufficiency syndrome was decided by her grandmother and her family after half a month of collective deliberation.
She is like a light cloud in the sky, but it falls on the heart of everyone who loves her.
Although my grandmother was in poor health, my father passed away when he was still a teenager.
But she is happy in this life and has no regrets.
This book "Yun Qian" became my grandfather's only memory after my grandmother passed away.
Huo Xiao will always remember that the first poem he recited when he was enlightened was "Yun Qian".
When he was young, he thought those poems were too beautiful and soft, but later he realized that they were his grandfather's love for his grandmother.
Later, this collection of poems followed my grandfather for half his life. Just like my grandmother, she never left his side and was always by his side.
When he fled the Huo family, he thought about taking this collection of poems with him.
But at that time, he didn't find it.
He thought it was because he was in a hurry and he was young, so he missed it.
But now, the ancient book that his grandfather regarded as his life has become a toy for these people to make fun of!
How could he endure this?
"No matter what, I must get the ancient books back!"
He was furious and his voice was cold.
But Lin Mengya couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing the origin of the collection of poems.
She glanced at the crowd going away with a strange and complicated look on her face.
"You go back with me first."
"No! I must get it back!" Huo Xiao insisted.
"I will find a way to help you, but now, you have to listen to me." She turned her back to the crowd and tightly wrapped her arms around Huo Xiao.
"Let's go first, I'm afraid there's some fraud involved!"
Her whispered warning had some effect.
Although Huo Xiao was reluctant to leave, he still couldn't defeat her, so the two of them had no choice but to leave first.
But not long after the two left, there were a few people who seemed to be casually wandering around, but their eyes were scanning the crowd shrewdly.
But obviously, they still got nothing this time.
"Vice Commander, can we really find someone like this?"
The subordinate asked with some disappointment.
The person who is called the deputy commander has his eyes like a scanner, constantly scanning the surrounding crowd and refusing to let go of any face.
But as their subordinates said, they still found nothing this time.
But he didn't have the same suspicions as his men.
Instead, he looked around with a serious look.
Not far away, several people left, and several people came from all directions.
His eyes fell on two figures, one tall and one short, but he left quickly.
He walked so fast and didn't even miss him at all. It didn't look like he was the target of his mission.
After thinking for a while, he still focused his attention on the few people who were coming.
The commander said that after seeing that ancient book, those people would never give up.
It seems that they haven't gotten the news yet.
He immediately waved and called his two men to come over.
"Go, tell me about Broken Jade so that everyone knows about it."
He thought for a while and added, "Also, don't let those people outside go."
"Yes, but deputy commander, the people outside are all poor people. I think these are not the people we are looking for."
The rest of the words were choked in the throat by the deputy commander's cold look.
The men didn't dare to say anything anymore, but went to do it immediately.
"Others, come with me to patrol again. Remember, if anyone wants to rob something, kill them on the spot!"
"yes."
Lin Mengya, who had no idea that she was almost being targeted, dragged Huo Xiao back to the inn.
However, they came in from the backyard, and Huo Xiao took her to climb in directly through the back window, so they did not alert Song Xianrou and the others.
Inside the house, Aunt Fang and Uncle Huo still hadn't come back.
This made Lin Mengya feel a little worried.
Huo Xiao was so excited after seeing those things, what if it was Uncle Huo who was his son?
