After the storm was assessed, Li Weidong and Lou Xiaoe continued to walk into the yard.
Follow the moss-covered green brick path, pass through a small winding passage, and arrive at a patio.
The patio is very spacious, and an old crooked jujube tree blocks the warm winter sun.
Under the shade of the trees, an antique house is opening its door.
There was a paper door at the front of the house, and Li Weidong could enter the house.
On the kang bed, there are four hanging screens of various colors of damask and satin cutouts of Zhang Sheng Encountering Orioles, Bees and Butterflies.
On the table with mottled vermilion paint, there are mirror columns and mirror frames, and there are piles of boxes, tin utensils, and household items.
There are sticks of incense stuck in the ground and two Dongpo chairs above.
Lou Bancheng was sitting on one of them, and an old man with gray hair was sitting on the other one.
"This must be Comrade Li Weidong. Thanks to you today, Mr. Lou is willing to leave the antiques he has in the capital."
The gray old man stood up and cupped his hands.
When he opened his mouth, he spoke with an authentic Beijing accent. Looking at the old man's attire, he wore a gray linen short shirt, a white undershirt underneath, and black trousers with cuffs on his legs.
In the coldest month of winter, it seemed a bit freezing.
It complements his slightly paralyzed face.
No, why does this person look so familiar?
Li Weidong raised his eyelids and almost slapped his thigh. Isn't the old man the famous Mr. Guan?
Mr. Guan is a descendant of a tax collector and is extremely obsessed with antiques.
It covers everything from butt plugs to snuff bottles. As long as you hold it in your hand, you can tell the age. It is known as a walking encyclopedia.
In addition, he is warm-hearted and fair, so he is respected as the Admiral of the Nine Gates.
More importantly, Mr. Guan is a shrewd man and has seen all kinds of methods.
It is most appropriate that Mr. Guan should keep the antiques of the Lou family.
"Weidong, this is my dad. You have seen him. This is Mr. Guan."
Lou Xiaoe introduced the identities of the two to Li Weidong.
After the greetings, Li Weidong said directly: "Time is urgent, let's start quickly."
Mr. Guan and Mr. Lou looked at each other, nodded, and then handed the documents at hand to Li Weidong and Mr. Lou.
Li Weidong read the contents of the document carefully.
To sum it up simply, Mr. Guan will help keep the antiques of the Lou family from now on until the descendants of the Lou family get them back.
It also contains a detailed list and value of the antiques.
Among them, the value is not a directly marked price, but is linked to the price of food.
From this point alone, we know that Mr. Guan is a very particular person.
He even listed how to dispose of these antiques after his death.
Li Weidong looked at it for a long time and didn't find any problems, so he signed his name on the guarantor and pressed his fingerprint.
It is worth mentioning that if no one from the Lou family comes to retrieve the antiques thirty years later, Mr. Guan will hand over these antiques to the state under the witness of Li Weidong.
This was somewhat beyond Li Weidong's expectations. He felt that this was not something Lao Lou could do with his temperament.
When he looked at Lou Xiao'e and saw her winking at him, he realized that this was probably a condition imposed by Lou Xiao'e privately.
And it’s not surprising that Lao Lou would agree.
After all, if he didn't agree, he wouldn't be able to leave the capital.
When the wind hits you, you won't be able to protect these things.
It's better to take it out generously, maybe there will be a chance to get it back in the future.
But what he didn't know was that thirty years later, many of those antiques had become national treasures and could no longer leave the mainland. This was exactly Li Weidong's purpose.
If the money is gone, you can make it again. If the cultural inheritance is lost, you can never get it back.
Lou Bancheng came to Mr. Guan simply because the two families were family friends and knew each other well.
Others may not be able to preserve these antiques, but Mr. Guan certainly can, and there is no need to worry about him being greedy for ink.
In addition to the fact that Mr. Guan himself is an old-fashioned person who values integrity, his family has accumulated much more antiques than the Lou family.
After making sure that there was nothing wrong with the document, Old Lou also signed his name on it.
In this way, the document will be effective.
In triplicate, Mr. Lou and Mr. Guan each get one, and Li Weidong, the guarantor, also gets one.
After the business was done, Mr. Guan asked Li Weidong about what happened outside just now.
Li Weidong didn't hide it either, and told him everything.
Probably because Mr. Guan was born with facial paralysis, the expression on his face did not change much after listening to Li Weidong's words.
Only Old Lou, who was familiar with him, could tell from some of Mr. Guan's little actions that this time the old man was really a little angry.
Come to think of it, Li Weidong was a guest invited by Mr. Guan.
Being treated like this, isn't it a slap in the face of Mr. Guan?
If Li Weidong provoked the incident, forget it.
But now it is obvious that the other party has gone too far.
How about an explanation, where should he put his old face?
However, Mr. Guan is not the kind of person who speaks harshly, and usually gets things done quietly.
And he has a very good relationship with the Han family.
The Han family are all honest people, and they also have special respect for him. He should give him some face.
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After Li Weidong and the Lou family left, Mr. Guan stood up and walked towards the central courtyard with his hands behind his back.
The Han family, Han's mother and the Han family's aunt were all teaching Meng Xiaoxing a lesson.
But Meng Xiaoxing is a girl who only cares about food and not fights. She didn't take the previous incident to heart at all and kept rolling her eyes.
She even felt that if Mother Han and the others hadn't helped, she wouldn't have been beaten.
Maybe I've already got Li Weidong's pants.
I don't even think I did anything wrong.
It can be said that this is a person with extremely distorted views.
Eighty is determined by the age of three. Now Meng Xiaoxing is over ten years old, one year older than Banggeng. I hope she will change in the future. The sun will probably rise in the west.
The aunt of the Han family on the side sounded very embarrassed, because she was the one who brought Meng Xiaoxing to the Han family.
When the two of them went to Han's house, they brought the fare with them.
While waiting for the Han family to come to pick her up, Meng Xiaoxing didn't even listen to the advice and just drank a bottle of soda on the roadside, saying that her fifth brother would help her pay for it.
With such a confident look, people who didn't know her looked at her and thought she was a princess from some family.
Han Chunming, who came to pick them up, almost collapsed.
If he hadn't happened to have the money on him to buy meat to entertain them, he would have been arrested as someone who was eating the King's Meal.
From that moment on, Auntie Han regretted bringing Meng Xiaoxing over, and even warned her specifically.
Unexpectedly, the troubles I got into became bigger and bigger each time.
Just when Auntie Han was about to speak, a light cough suddenly came from outside.
Auntie Han immediately turned her head and saw Mr. Guan walking in with his hands behind his back.
She comes to the city almost once a month, so she naturally recognizes Mr. Guan who lives in the backyard. She could even say hello to him when they met in the past.
But now she is embarrassed to say hello to others.
Because she had already learned from Han Chunming that the person who was being embarrassed by Meng Xiaoxing was Mr. Guan's guest.
In this situation, she even wanted to find a place to hide.
When Mother Han saw Mr. Guan come in, she immediately stopped lecturing Meng Xiaoxing and said to Mr. Guan with a smile: "Old man, why are you free to come here today? If you need anything, just say something and I'll let Xiao Wu come over.
That’s it, there’s no need for you to come here in person.”
Upon hearing this, Mr. Guan said lukewarmly: "If I don't come here again, I'm afraid no one will dare to come to me in the future!"
As he said that, he looked at Meng Xiaoxing and said, "Little girl, were you the one who made things difficult for my guest just now?"
Meng Xiaoxing rolled her eyes when she heard this and said, "You want to know? If you want to know, give me money, one yuan, to answer a question!"
Han Chunming on the side was shocked when he heard this and quickly reached out to cover Meng Xiaoxing's mouth.
But it's too late.
Mr. Guan also didn't expect that Meng Xiaoxing would be much more shameless than he imagined.
He shook his head and had no intention of continuing to talk to Meng Xiaoxing.
Say one more word to such a person, even if he loses.
Du Han's mother turned around and said, "How is this girl related to your family?"
Mother Han said with an embarrassed look: "She is the granddaughter of my cousin's family."
Mr. Guan: "..."
The relationship is so far apart that you still have the nerve to come to your door and ask for help?
That is to say, Mother Han has a kind heart.
Otherwise, people with this kind of relationship will generally not receive assistance.
Life in the city is not easy. If relatives who are so far away have to provide financial support, then no matter how rich the family is, it will not be enough.
"Youngster, you already know what happened today. I don't like to meddle in other people's business, but your relatives really went too far this time. It doesn't matter if I lose my old face, but this matter has spread
Now that we're out, I guess no one will dare to visit our house again.
And I heard that Chunsheng is talking about his wife recently, right?
What do you think the woman would do if she knew there was such a relative in your family?"
The expression on Mother Han's face suddenly froze.
When a man and woman get married, they will definitely first inquire about each other's situation.
Having a relative like Meng Xiaoxing in the family is a definite deduction.
Although we don’t see each other day and night, we can’t bear to come here every now and then!
Seeing that Mother Han had listened, Mr. Guan said nothing more.
Mother Han is a smart person, she knows what to do.
I believe she can still tell the difference between an extremely distant relative and the reputation of her entire family.
Besides, it's not that she needs to cut off this family relationship, it's just that she needs to cut off her contact with Meng Xiaoxing, so it's not a big problem.
Among the Meng family, Meng Xiaoxing is the only one who is weird. Her parents, brother and sister are actually quite good-natured.
"Okay, you guys should be busy first. I'll go outside to play chess with my old friend. Chunming, you come with me!"
Han Chunming didn't expect that he would be called by name. He turned to look at his mother and saw her nodding before following Mr. Guan out.
Because of the departure of the old and the young, the atmosphere in the room became dull again.
Mother Han looked at the aunt of the Han family and said, "Sister, did you hear what the old man just said?"
Auntie Han nodded numbly.
She was very embarrassed now. If she hadn't brought Meng Xiaoxing here, this wouldn't have happened.
If this matter really delayed her nephew's marriage, she would probably feel guilty for the rest of her life.
After thinking for a while, she said: "I'll take a ride back in a while. I won't be coming next month."
Hearing this, Mother Han shook her head and said, "Sister, that's not what I meant."
After saying this, Mother Han glanced at Meng Xiaoxing, then whispered a few words into the ear of the Han family's aunt.
After hearing this, the aunt of the Han family frowned slightly and asked hesitantly: "Is this okay?"
Mother Han said helplessly: "You don't want to see Chunsheng and the others unable to find a wife, right?"
As soon as she heard that it was related to her nephew's marriage, the aunt of the Han family immediately stopped hesitating and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
On the other side, Meng Xiaoxing had no idea what she was going to face, and was still cursing Mr. Guan and Li Weidong in a low voice.
*******
"I have already arranged the truck for you. It will probably be after lunch. You can just wait at the Princess Tomb."
Lou Xiao'e listened to Li Weidong's nagging instructions on things to pay attention to, and she had a strange feeling in her heart. It would be great if she had married him in the first place.
Now she doesn't even know how to repay Li Weidong. The only thing she can give is a small yellow croaker, but Li Weidong has already rejected it once.
If you give it to him now, he won't accept it, right?
Then the only thing she can give may be...
Thinking of this, Lou Xiao'e felt a little shy, but after this thought appeared, she couldn't get rid of it.
Looking at Lao Lou in front of her, Lou Xiao'e gritted her teeth and finally made up her mind.
She shouted to Old Lou: "Dad, please go back first, I have other things to do."
After hearing this, Lao Lou didn't think much, nodded and said: "Okay, then come back as soon as you finish your work, we still have some things to pack!"
"knew!"
After watching Lao Lou leave, Lou Xiao'e turned to Li Weidong and said, "Weidong, can you accompany me to a place to get something? I'm a little scared to be alone."
Li Weidong originally wanted to refuse, but when he saw Lou Xiao'e's pleading eyes, he softened his heart and nodded: "Okay, but you have to hurry up."
"Yeah!" Lou Xiao'e nodded vigorously.
Then, under Lou Xiao'e's guidance, the two came to an abandoned yard.
According to Lou Xiao'e, this is the old house of their Lou family.
During the war, it was destroyed and then abandoned.
No one usually comes here, but it is indeed a good place to hide things.
Entering the main room, Lou Xiao'e had no time to turn on the light, but she still locked the door. There were no cotton curtains on the broken windows, but as long as the lights were not turned on, outsiders could not see what was going on in the room.
Two hours later, Lou Xiao'e nestled on Li Weidong's chest and said, "What should I do? I suddenly don't want to leave."
Li Weidong patted Lou Xiao'e on the back and said, "It's okay if you don't leave. I can always find a way to keep you."
Lou Xiao'e was a little moved when she heard this, but in the end she firmly shook her head.
If Li Weidong is not married yet, she can stay as she pleases.
But now Li Weidong has a family, and she will only cause trouble for him if she stays here.
Lou Xiao'e didn't want to embarrass Li Weidong.
Although I was reluctant to leave, I had no choice but to leave.
If you have good things, why should you care about them forever?
As long as we are alive, we will see each other again one day.
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"Be careful when you go to Hong Kong this time. You can write to me when you have time. I know a smuggler named Cuiyu Zong in Yangcheng. If you don't know how to get to Hong Kong Island, you can ask him. He will help.
Yours.
Also, you brought so much money there, if you don’t know what to invest in, you can invest in the film and television industry.
If you don’t know what to shoot, just buy the copyright of those martial arts novels and just shoot accordingly.
In addition, you can also engage in real estate, and try not to touch the stock market, which is not something ordinary people can play."
Looking at the verbose Li Weidong, Lou Xiao'e felt both sweet and sad at the same time.
In order not to worry Li Weidong, she still said with a smile: "Don't worry, I am not a three-year-old child. I will pay attention to what you said. You should also take care of yourself in the capital."