Zhengyangmen: I refuse to be a bootlicker, Su Meng panicked

Now that the old man has discovered that I have received the treasure, I definitely can't leave.

It just so happens that those blue and white porcelain fragments still need someone with experience like the old man to help restore them.

Han Chunming simply stayed.

At Xiaozao's place, hot water quickly boiled. Han Chunming took a long, hot bath. Then he went to the main hall to chat with the old man about his baby. Outside the bathroom.

Meng Xiaozao naturally picked up Han Chunming's clothes and prepared to wash them.

At this moment, Guan Xiaoguan suddenly came over and snatched the basin from Xiaozao: "Xiaozao! Let me wash this!"

Xiaozao was a very honest child, so he refused to do anything. He said anxiously, "How can this be possible? Brother Wuzi said that I will do these jobs, how can I let you do them?"

As he said that, he was about to grab it back!

She grew up in the countryside and had done a lot of farm work. Naturally, she was stronger than Guan Xiaoguan, a city dweller. But this time, she couldn't grab it.

Guan Xiaoguan blushed and didn't know how to start, so she just snatched it away.

Then he glared at Meng Xiaozao, pouted and shouted, "Let me wash it!" Don't look at her being docile and weak in front of Han Chunming.

But he was also a man of decisive and daring character. With this drink, Meng Xiaozao was stopped dead in her tracks.

As soon as his hand loosened, Guan Xiaoguan had already snatched the basin away.

He turned around and went to the washing sink on the side and started washing awkwardly.

Meng Xiaozao looked at her awkward appearance, shook her head, and was about to go up to help.

At this moment, Guan Xiaoguan seemed to have read her mind. He pouted, his brows furrowed, and his eyes glared back. His posture was like that of a puppy guarding its food!

How could Meng Xiaozao dare to step forward? Besides, Meng Xiaozao was not stupid.

She had rushed to wash them before, but now she didn't want him to get involved! Thinking about it, those were the clothes of Han Chunming, the fifth brother. He couldn't figure out the reason.

He hid aside and laughed for a while, then ran to the main hall to see Han Chunming.

In the main hall!

On the largest long table. Kangxi's imperial double-dragon storage box! A blue and white elephant-ear vase with cloud dragon patterns!

The Chenghua Imperial Edict! All of them were placed on it.

Grandpa Guan stroked it, a rare glint in his eyes. "What a nice thing! What a treasure!"

As he sighed, he looked aggrieved.

Seeing this, Han Chunming naturally knew that the old man was going to throw a tantrum and ask for the treasure.

He immediately smiled and said, "Master! Don't overthink it! This is an important asset for your disciple's future museum!"

"Let me feast my eyes first! When your museum is finished, I'll send it to you along with all my treasures!"

The old man muttered, with a flattering look on his face.

"That won't work!" Han Chunming shook his head decisively, "Unless you also find three treasures to exchange!"

"mean!"

Old Master Guan spitted out two words in a bad mood and glared at Han Chunming: "Speaking of today, the lazy cat has been busy with you for so long, and she also has a share of these things!"

“That’s it!

Han Chunming had no way to refute this and said with a smile: "Brother is not a stingy person, I will find a way to compensate her for her share!"

To Han Chunming's surprise, the old man nodded in satisfaction after receiving this answer, and immediately stopped asking for the treasure.

"Master! There's something else I need your help with!" Han Chunming suddenly thought of the blue and white porcelain fragments. He immediately turned around and walked out the door!

When I went out into the yard, I saw Guan Xiaoguan washing clothes in the washing pool.

His whole face was smiling.

"You're so happy just washing clothes!" Han Chunming walked over.

At this time, Guan Xiaoguan also heard the footsteps. He looked up and was immediately shocked.

"Hey! Little lazy cat, why are you washing clothes at this time?" Han Chunming said jokingly.

As he spoke, he had already come several steps closer to Guan Xiaoguan! Guan Xiaoguan's head clicked, and he immediately reacted.

He put the clothes in his hands into the basin and stretched out his hand towards Han Chunming: "Brother Chunming! You...you must not come over!"

The tone was full of dominance. "Hmm?"

Han Chunming raised his eyebrows, looking stunned. However, he stopped in his tracks.

Guan Xiaoguan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained, "If you come over here...I won't be able to wash properly!"

"What kind of logic is this?"

"Whether you wash well or not has nothing to do with me!" Han Chunming curled his lips and muttered a few words.

However, looking at Guan Xiaoguan's domineering attitude, he suddenly found it interesting.

Without thinking too much, he smiled and said, "Then continue washing!"

After saying that, he walked out of the yard and took the blue and white porcelain fragments from the car.

When he came back with the fragments, Guan Xiaoguan was no longer in the washbasin.

"You finished washing so quickly?" Han Chunming walked into the house with some curiosity.

Only after he had completely walked into the room did a startled head pop out from a corner.

It’s Guan Xiaoguan.

She observed for a while with her bright eyes, and when she was sure that Han Chunming had entered the house, she secretly ran to the washing sink with the basin in her arms and continued washing.

"Yuan blue and white porcelain?" "Three visits to the thatched cottage?" In the main hall.

Looking at these fragments of blue and white porcelain, Mr. Guan became excited again.

His eyes became brighter and brighter. "Disciple, tell me!"

"Did you find these in the old Fang family's house on Qianmen Street?"

The old man looked at Han Chunming and asked seriously.

Han Chunming was shocked and couldn't help but sigh, "You are amazing! You know all this!"

Guessing that there might be a deeper connection, he immediately helped the old man to investigate.

"This story has to start from before the founding of the People's Republic of China!" "I also heard it from my grandfather when I was young!"

Old Master Guan stared into the void, as if he had returned to the past, and slowly said, "It is said that before the foreigners came to cause chaos, that house was not owned by the Fang family at that time!"

"It belongs to a Bai family!"

"It is said that the ancestors of this family surnamed Bai were high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty!" Having said this, the old man deliberately paused and looked at Han Chunming.

Han Chunming naturally knew what he meant, and continued, "It's the Bai Gui who was conferred the title by the Emperor Chenghua's imperial edict!"

The old man nodded, not elaborating further. His hoarse, aged voice continued, "However, it has been like this since ancient times! Wealth cannot last for more than three generations. By this time, the Bai family has already fallen on hard times!"

"At that time, the Bai family had an enemy!"

"He's been opposing the Bai family everywhere and has been threatening to take over their house!" "Wait!"

Han Chunming couldn't help but interrupt the old man: "This enemy of the Bai family, wouldn't his surname be Fang?"

"You have quite a good eye!" Old Master Guan smiled but remained silent.

But this expression was equivalent to acknowledging Han Chunming's guess.

Then he continued, "Later, the Fang family colluded with the foreigners and not only completely ruined the Bai family's business, but also forced the Bai family to be destroyed! The house then belonged to the Fang family!"

"According to rumors, the Bai family has three heirlooms!"

"Two Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain vases and an imperial edict passed down from generation to generation!" "But, here's the strange thing!"

"After the Fang family took over the Bai family's house, they searched the entire house but couldn't find the Bai family's heirlooms."

Having said this, Guan Laozi stopped and looked at Han Chunming deeply.

Han Chunming was amazed: "There is such a legendary story?" "What about this..."

Grandpa Guan smiled and said, "I've listened to this story since I was little!"

"Just think of those three treasures as just rumors! Maybe they were sold off when the Bai family fell on hard times!"

"I didn't expect that my disciple would find it just before I was buried!"

After saying this, the old man showed a proud and happy smile... "It's really a legend!"

Han Chunming sighed.

In my heart, I was secretly glad that I took one more look at her when I was in the yard!

Otherwise, not only would I have missed out on four treasures, but I would have also missed out on such a legendary story!

“It’s just a pity…”

Han Chunming couldn't help but look at the blue and white porcelain fragments with a regretful expression.

However, this is easy to understand. The Bai family must have smashed it to pieces when they were desperate to prevent their enemy, the Fang family, from getting it!

And the Bai family has hidden the other items.

It was hidden so well, it must have been passed down by descendants. Will these descendants find it one day? Han Chunming couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Don't worry!"

At this time, the old man seemed to see through Han Chunming's thoughts and said leisurely: "The Bai family does have descendants who have been passed down. During the Republic of China, they once came back to cause trouble."

"It's said that he's the offspring of an illegitimate child the Bai family kept!" "But he was a good-for-nothing!" "He contracted syphilis! He died within two years!"

"Oh!"

Han Chunming nodded.

He then asked, "Is the Fang family now the same Fang family as before?"

“It does matter!”

The official blinked: "But they are also distant relatives!" "The Fang family back then! They were in trouble during the civil war!"

"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was also an unfilial son! Not only did the house go to this distant relative, but he didn't even leave a son for his descendants!"

At this point, the old man couldn't help but sighed and said, "What you said is very interesting!"

"After hundreds of years of fighting, in the end, dust returns to dust!"

“Only these surviving objects truly exist!”

"Yeah!" Han Chunming couldn't help but sigh. "Come on!"

At this moment, the old man suddenly waved his hand at Han Chunming and said, "The story is over. Let's join hands and see how these three visits to the thatched cottage really work!"

Porcelain restoration is both a science and a craft. Cleaning, gluing, filling, applying primers, coloring, and glazing—even Mr. Guan has only a limited understanding of the various techniques involved. Han Chunming knows even less.

However, the two of them weren't trying to completely repair it. They were just trying to glue the pieces together to see if they were complete. Cleaning was certainly necessary.

Han Chunming put the fragments away, then found the basin and walked into the yard.

When I arrived at the washing pool, Guan Xiaoguan was no longer there. This was normal.

The two exchanged stories about the house for nearly half an hour. However, Han Chunming turned his eyes and was startled.

On the clothesline not far from the washing pool, clothes were hanging to dry, and they looked like they had just been hung up.

At this moment, water is still dripping down.

Han Chunming originally thought that these should be Guan Xiaoguan's own clothes.

I just took a quick look and prepared to fetch some water.

But this glance surprised him.

I saw that those clothes, both in color and style, exuded a strong sense of familiarity.

If it’s not Han Chunming’s, then whose is it! Could it be… “Could it be that she was washing my clothes just now?”

Considering Guan Xiaoguan's abnormal behavior just now, Han Chunming immediately confirmed this idea.

My heart couldn't help but feel sweet! "Disciple! Where's the water?"