Such a cruel and ruthless woman managed to escape when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was overthrown. Later, it was rumored that she was living in seclusion abroad.
"But who painted this painting?" Cong Yang suddenly reacted, pointed at the painting and said: "Look, this painting is so realistic, as if you have seen the scene at that time, and it is specially inlaid with jewelry.
It must have a special meaning. Who is the owner of this painting? Third uncle didn't even give me a clue, so how can we find it?"
"It's not that there is nothing." Bai Yi raised the envelope in his hand. There was a receipt inside, which showed the name of the gallery. "This painting was bought from this gallery. I have heard of this shop. He only sells
Paintings, and they only sell ancient paintings. The owner is an old man in his sixties. I don’t really like paintings. I heard that it is a family business passed down from the ancestors, so I insist on it. He usually collects paintings all over the country.
If you sell ancient paintings in your own gallery, you also know that when the painter was alive, the paintings may not be very valuable, but after the person dies, the value of the things will go up, so the business of this gallery is quite good, every year
We will also select a few to participate in the auction.”
"Third uncle seems to be very interested in this painting." Fu Yu said, "I just don't know what the mystery is in this painting."
"Young King." Bai Yi turned over the envelope and saw the two words on it, thinking thoughtfully: "Young King refers to Hong Xiuquan's son. At that time, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was broken, and the Taiping Army who narrowly escaped from the Taiping Gate,
The whole army is commanded by King Qian Hong Renxuan, and one of his important orders is to protect the young king. Could it be said that it has something to do with the young king?"
"Third Uncle really sent you a difficult problem this time." Wei Yi said: "I really can't guess what Third Uncle is thinking. Unfortunately, he is in a high position and the number of times he has contacted us is limited."
"Don't be afraid, let's go find the owner of the gallery first." Fu Yu said.
"Then you have to work hard to figure out how to decipher the mystery of this painting." Wei Qing and his wife left the painting and the envelope and left.
Xiao Shan and Cong Yang looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes. Cong Yang spat on the ground: "I'm so anxious, what kind of mindless mission is this?"
"Stop talking, the matter is over, let's solve the problem first." Bai Yi said: "Let's go, let's go meet the gallery owner now."
The owner of the gallery was not working in the gallery, but was drinking tea leisurely in a nearby teahouse. Bai Yi and the others found him after asking around. He had gray beard and hair, and looked cheerful, somewhat like Maitreya Buddha. If someone came to look for him, it stands to reason that
He said that most people would think he was here to discuss business, but he was not in a hurry. He first invited everyone to drink tea: "I am bored drinking alone. It's good now that I have someone to accompany me."
When Bai Yi came, he only brought Fu Yu and a pair of wall men, which were indeed very popular. They looked at each other and smiled without saying much. They actually sat down to drink tea with the boss. While drinking, they
The chat was quite pleasant, until after finishing a pot of tea, the boss got to the point: "Are you two here to buy paintings?"
Bai Yi put the receipt for the painting on the table: "Boss, this painting is in our hands now. We are a little curious, so we came to inquire. Do you know the owner of this painting?"
"This..." The boss squinted his eyes and recalled carefully: "Oh, I collected it from the countryside. The family was unwilling to sell it at first. They refused me the first time, but they took the initiative to come to them the second time.
Mine, I heard that someone in the family was sick and needed money urgently, so I had to transfer it, so I took advantage of the situation and robbed it."
"It doesn't count." Fu Yu said with a smile: "If you know the situation in the other person's home and take the initiative to come to the door, then you are really taking advantage of the situation and taking advantage of it without using force."
This was what the boss wanted. He touched his beard and nodded repeatedly: "This girl is very nice. I like what she says. Okay, I'll tell you that family."
Bai Yi was ecstatic: "In return, I will treat you to another pot of good tea."
"Okay, okay, I'll accept the disrespect." The boss was a cheerful person, not polite, and agreed immediately.
The painting seller was in the city's district. The owner was a middle-aged man in his forties. He opened a farmhouse in his home. The yard was full of grapes. It was so cute and cool when he walked in. Fu Yu couldn't help but say
: "This is a good place to come, but it seems a little depressed today."
The yard was obviously full of greenery, but there were not many guests. When the boss heard the footsteps, he immediately came out to greet the guests, but he looked tired. Thinking that he had sick relatives at home, this look was considered normal. Bai Yi
They looked at each other and had a tacit understanding with Fu Yu. They pretended to be guests, ordered a few dishes, sat under the grape trellis, and struck up a random conversation with the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man obviously had no intention of talking to him.
, the two of them didn't know how to carry the painting for a moment. They exchanged glances and Bai Yi said loudly: "That painting of yours is really interesting. It actually has jewels inlaid on it. Have you checked those things?"
,is that true?"
Fu Yu pursed his lips and smiled: "What's there to try? It must be some fake stuff embedded in it. I just want it to be fresh. The female general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is still rare."
Their voices were neither too loud nor too quiet, just enough for the boss to hear clearly. He shook his hands and Bai Yi saw clearly. In this way, it turned out that the painting was really made by him. Bai Yi decided to take advantage of the situation.
To pour more oil: "It is a pity that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had a vigorous uprising. In the end, it suffered tragic deaths and exile, and it completely fell apart. Speaking of which, internal divisions were the root cause. From this point of view
, I don’t feel it’s a pity anymore.”
The boss buried his head in silence. Fu Yu stood up and walked around the yard: "Boss, can I borrow the Xianshou Room?"
Bai Yi watched Fu Yu go to the bathroom and felt strange. When Fu Yu came back, Fu Yu said softly: "It doesn't look like there is a patient in the house. It is neatly tidied. There is no one in the house. And I looked at all the rooms."
, but there is a lot of food piled up at the back of the yard, as if he is going on a long trip. The neatness of the house is not a problem. The problem is that there are patients at home, why do we need to travel far? Even if we have to travel far, such a large amount of food is not
It can be eaten by three or four people."
Fu Yu's analysis made sense. Bai Yi frowned and said, "Let's not alert the enemy. I'll notify Xiaoshan and Qixie to come over and keep an eye on the boss to see what kind of medicine he is selling in his gourd."
"That's fine." Fu Yu nodded.
The boss was very taciturn. Apart from asking about what to eat and paying the bill, he didn't say a few words at all. He walked out the door and drove a few dozen meters outside the farm. He saw Xiao Shan and Qi Xie.
Extremely smart and not trespassing, Bai Yi got out of the car, told them the specific location, and told them to keep an eye on the boss and keep in touch at all times. Xiaoshan hadn't done such an exciting job for a long time, and he seemed very excited and said nothing.
After agreeing and watching Bai Yi and Fu Yu leave, Xiao Shan poked Qi Xie: "Brother Qi Xie, shall we go?"
Qixie smiled bitterly: "That's fine."
The two of them lurked near the farm, and there was no movement. Under the constant commotion on the hill, the two also had a meal at the farm next to them. During this period, they also inquired about the situation there, and heard the boss here say,
The neighbor's family is very low-key and rarely interacts with the neighbors here. As for the fact that there is a patient in the family, they have never heard of it. The boy in charge of making tea even said: "I always feel that there is an invisible person in their family. He
Every once in a while, a lot of food needs to be prepared and brought back in a cart, but there are no guests in their house during this time. However, those things are gone, which means they are still eaten. If it weren't for the invisible man, where would these things be?
went?"
The young boy was slapped. What he said made people feel scared. The boss grunted: "Stop talking nonsense and make tea!!"
The young boy muttered and walked away reluctantly. He was just getting excited when he talked. Xiao Shan and Qi Xie looked at each other. The young man was right. There must be a ghost next door. This is the third uncle Rang.
What did they want to investigate? Xiaoshan settled the bill with Qixie and quietly sneaked nearby until night. The middle-aged man finally made a noise. He moved all the luggage into a small truck alone, saying it was luggage.
, but judging from the shape of the bag, it should be filled with various canned foods.
"Where is he going to take so many?" Xiao Shan whispered.
Qixie didn't say anything, but pointed at the trailer of the pickup truck, and then pointed at them. Xiaoshan understood. At this time, the middle-aged man had already got into the car and was about to start it. The two of them were like two people separated from each other.
Arrow quickly jumped into the car and lay down on the car without anyone noticing. The middle-aged man was immersed in starting the car, and he did not expect that two uninvited guests were already lurking in the car.
The two people lurking in the back car muted their mobile phones. Xiaoshan had an idea and turned on the GPS of his mobile phone and sent a text message to it. This allowed Bai Yi and others at home to use the computer.
A software tracked their whereabouts. It turns out that mastering a technology is so important.
Bai Yi and others at home received the message and immediately opened Xiaoshan's computer. On the map, a red dot was moving slowly. Cong Yang couldn't help but said: "I used to feel that Xiaoshan was lying in front of the computer all day long. I don't know.
He was working on something, and now I realize that this guy is really a genius, no wonder he is a flesh fetus formed by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
"Look at the movement of the red dot, it's heading towards the beach." Shen Bing said: "Then the boss is not going to the beach for vacation, right?"