Although he only unfolded a corner of the scroll, looking at the images and words on it, Ye Tian recognized it at a glance. It was a rubbing of the annotated copy of Jin Shengtan's "Tui Bei Tu".
Li Shanyuan once had a broken copy of Jin Shengtan's "Tui Bei Tu" in his possession, but it was too old and was destroyed when Ye Tian was in his teens. Li Shanyuan was still distressed for a long time.
Seeing that Ye Tian couldn't put it down, Gou Xinjia laughed and said: "Brother Huaijin knows that you like "Tui Bei Tu", so he went back to the National Palace Museum in Taipei a few days ago to make this copy for you.
Senior brother, I will follow you to benefit from it."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Nan. I like this gift very much."
Ye Tian nodded repeatedly and carefully put away the scroll. This thing cannot be bought with money. Don't think that the copies are not valuable. In fact, many rubbings and copies of precious stone tablets, calligraphy and paintings are worth thousands of gold.
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Just like the "Lanting Preface" written by Wang Xizhi, it was originally missing, but the copies made by later generations have also been collected and collected, and they are all priceless treasures.
The annotations of Jin Shengtan's "Tui Bei Tu" have always been kept secret, and ordinary people may not be able to see it even if they go to the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Therefore, this copy in Ye Tian's hands can be said to be a huge favor.
"Xiaotian, keep it!" After thanking his senior brother and Nan Huaijin, Ye Tian handed the copy to Zhou Xiaotian.
"Junior brother, senior brother, they won't help me, so I can only deliver the things myself."
After the elder brother's gift was delivered, Zuo Jiajun also picked up a rectangular brocade box from the table next to him and said, "This is a calligraphy and painting I collected a few years ago. I'll give it to you as a gift!"
"Second Senior Brother, don't be too stingy when you take action."
Ye Tian heard the words and laughed, reached out and opened the brocade box, took out a scroll about seventy centimeters wide inside, and said: "Qingya, come here, help unfold it!"
This painting is not too old, and the mounting was probably completed three to five years ago. The painting uses lotus flowers and mandarin ducks as its themes, with flowers drawn in red and leaves dotted with ink.
The rich red flower clusters, the changing ink-colored lotus leaves and the pair of mandarin ducks in the water echo each other. The entire picture has a reasonable layout, the brushwork is concise and free, and the whole picture is filled with a kind of vitality.
"Is it the work of old man Shiraishi?"
After seeing the seals of Mu Jushi and Bai Shiweng on the left side of the calligraphy and painting and the inscription of Qi Huang, Ye Dongping, who was standing next to his son, let out an exclamation.
In recent years, the domestic art market has been heating up, and some high-quality antique calligraphy and paintings often fetch sky-high prices. The highest-priced calligraphy and paintings in China are undoubtedly Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian and others.
Ye Dongping is a knowledgeable person, and he knows that the calligraphy and painting "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks" is a huge work created by Qi Baishi after the "Reform Movement".
Its red flowers and ink leaves, combined with the skillful writing style, are clean but sophisticated, simple but rich, reaching an extremely high artistic state of simple and complex brushwork, and its value is at least tens of millions of yuan.
"Yes, that's exactly what Mr. Baishi did in his later years."
Zuo Jiajun smiled and said: "This "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks Picture" can perfectly set off this scene. Second Senior Brother wishes you and your wife a long life together!"
"Thank you, Second Senior Brother, it did cost you money."
Ye Tian also knew that the painting was valuable. After thanking Zuo Jiajun, he rolled up the scroll and put it back into the brocade box.
"Xiaotian, come to sister's place..."
Just after he had spoken a few words with several senior brothers, Ye Tian heard someone calling him. When he turned around, he saw that it was Sister Wang Ying.
Ye Tian quickly confessed his crime to his senior brothers and asked his father to accompany several senior brothers. After that, he walked over to Wang Ying and grabbed a handful of candies from the table.
"Yaya, call me uncle!"
Wang Ying and Feng Kuang's daughter is over four years old. She looks like a porcelain doll and is very cute. Her little mouth is even sweeter. When she enters the yard, she keeps calling her grandparents, uncles and aunties, and she is always attracted by everyone.
Baby.
"Hello Uncle Ye Tian, Uncle Ye Tian, is that candy for me?"
The little girl looked at the candy in Ye Tian's hand and said with an embarrassed look: "But the pocket on Yaya's body is empty. Uncle Ye Tian, can you help Yaya put it away first?"
"Okay, uncle will keep it for you..."
Yaya's childish voice caused a burst of laughter in the yard. Ye Tian put the candy into the bag, handed it to the little girl, and said, "Yaya, keep it in your hand. When you want to eat, just take it from inside."
"Xiaotian, don't spoil your child, or you will get bad teeth."
Wang Ying smiled and pulled Ye Tian, pointed to a box at her feet, and said: "Inside are the children's clothes and embroidery made by your sister Yingying yourself, as well as the tiger head hat, so that you can have a baby soon."
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Given Wang Ying's relationship with Ye Tian's family, it was inappropriate to give money, and Ye Tian would not accept it, so Wang Ying started preparing gifts for Ye Tian half a year ago.
"Sister, thank you!"
Squatting down, Ye Tian opened the box. Seeing the pieces of children's clothes and small shoes and hats inside, Ye Tian's eyes couldn't help but become wet, and he couldn't help lowering his head and wiping them at the corners of his eyes.
Ye Tian's mother has not been around since he was a child. He was just ten years old when he came to the county town. Ye Dongping was very busy at that time. Ye Tian lived and ate at Wang Ying's house almost every day. When his clothes were torn, Wang Ying helped him mend them.
At that time, Feng Kuang's career was in its infancy, and Wang Ying's income was not very high, but he always tried his best to make Ye Tiandun eat meat, and he really treated Ye Tian as his own brother.
For eight years, deep down in Ye Tian's heart, Wang Ying, his sister, was no different from his mother. This was why Ye Tian always returned to that small Jiangnan town to visit Feng Kuang's family every year, no matter how busy he was.
"Brother, you are also married. You are not allowed to be naughty again in the future!"
Looking at the handsome Ye Tian in front of her, Wang Ying seemed to have the figure of the ten-year-old boy appearing in front of her eyes. She felt sad for a moment and couldn't help wiping away tears.
Ye Tian put his arms around Wang Ying's shoulders and said with a smile: "Sister, it is a happy thing for my brother to get married. This time I am coming to the capital and will stay until the Chinese New Year before going back. I want to make something small for Yaya to take with her."
"You brat, how many years has it been since you gave me a gift for my sister?" Wang Ying knew that it was hard to be sad on this happy day, so she wiped her tears and glared at Ye Tian angrily.
"Hey, I'll give you a good item later."
Ye Tian laughed and looked up to see Wei Hongjun waving to him. He quickly turned around and said to Qingya: "Qingya, you talk to our sister, and I will go and greet the guests."
Arriving in front of Wei Hongjun, Ye Tian handed over a cigarette and said with an apologetic look: "Uncle Wei, I'm sorry to trouble you today. When I get free, I will give you a few toasts!"
The arrangements for today's wedding and even the chef hired from the hotel were all handled by Wei Hongjun. Since some dishes had to be prepared in advance, he had been busy since late last night and had not slept for a few hours.
"Why are you saying these things? When you arrive in Yanjing, why don't you get to know Uncle Wei first?"
Wei Hongjun waved his hands dissatisfied and said: "Forget it, Ye Tian, there are some guests outside. Do you think... are they allowed in or not?"
According to Ye Tian's wishes, a total of six tables of wine and food were prepared in the yard today, and all of them were Ye Tian's very close friends and relatives.
However, Wei Hongjun, who was organizing things outside just now, discovered that several people had arrived at the door of the courtyard. However, those people did not come in rashly, but Wei Hongjun informed Ye Tian.
"Who is it? Let's go out and have a look." Ye Tian was stunned for a moment when he heard this. It seemed that he had not notified outsiders of his wedding.
"It's Qiu Wendong. There are a few people following him, but I don't know them..." Wei Hongjun followed Ye Tian and walked out of the yard.
There are few people who do business in the capital who don't know Qiu Wendong. Wei Hongjun's business has been going smoothly during this period, and he also has Qiu Wendong's help, so Wei Hongjun is still a little uneasy when he is shut out.
"Is it Lao Qiu? Hey, why is he here to join in the fun?"
Ye Tian smiled bitterly and shook his head. How could he have forgotten this local snake? In the world of Yanjing, there really weren't many things that could be hidden from his eyes.
Ye Tian thought for a moment, stopped, and asked, "Uncle Wei, can we add a few more tables in the front yard?"
The old house of the Ye family is divided into three courtyards: front, middle and back. In the Qing Dynasty, it would have been a palace for a prince. The area was even larger than his new courtyard house. It would be no problem to add a few tables, but Ye Tian didn't know
Have you prepared enough food and wine?
"Okay, the ingredients I prepared today are double the amount, and it will be no problem to open six more tables."
Wei Hongjun nodded, took out his phone, and said, "I'll let them prepare now, and I won't delay your business."
Everyone of the older generation knows that a few years ago there were some people among the people who specially prepared banquets for people at home. Wei Hongjun made a phone call, and naturally there were people there busy with work.
"Lao Qiu, where did you get the news?"
Wei Hongjun was talking on the phone behind him, and Ye Tian had already greeted him out of the courtyard. When he saw the people around Qiu Wendong, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Hengyu, when did you come from Cangzhou? Mr. Zhu is here too? I'm really sorry. Come on, please come inside!"
In addition to Qiu Wendong, there was also Feng Hengyu from Cangzhou, and the other person was Zhu Weifeng, the boss behind the underground black boxing.
Feng Hengyu shook his head and said: "Uncle Ye, I heard that you are getting married today, and my nephew came to give you a congratulatory gift, so we won't go in."
"Yes, brother Ye, you are busy today, so we won't disturb you too much."
Qiu Wendong took two red envelopes and stuffed them into Ye Tian's hand. He came rashly without Ye Tian's invitation, and he was already a little worried.
