Author: Loeva

He did it as soon as he thought of it. Qin Jian pulled Zhao Mo and planned to go ashore and walk around the pier to see if there was anything interesting to buy.

Huaiyin is a bustling port. The docks are full of people and cars, porters carrying goods and luggage, vendors selling various snacks, and foreign merchants boarding and disembarking. It is very lively.

Since it was still early, the Qin family's fleet could probably stay here for half a day and one night, which would be enough time. Therefore, Zhao Mo and the others would have a longer time to go ashore and wander around. The two teenagers were very excited and discussed in low voices that they would arrive there.

It doesn't hurt to go a little further, or even walk to the busiest streets in the city, as long as you get back to the ship before the city gate closes at night. If you really miss it, you have to spend the night in the city tomorrow.

It was too late to come back early in the morning. There was no shortage of inns in Huaiyin city, and the boat was hired by the family. The elders would never leave them halfway, and at most they would only receive a few words of reprimand.

However, before they set off, Mr. Niu called people in front of them and repeatedly warned: "You must get back to the boat before dark, you know? Don't go too far, just stroll around the nearby town. Every day the boat

When we dock, you can all go to the shore. I have visited so many towns, why don’t you get bored?"

Qin Jian laughed dryly: "Third uncle and grandma, every dock is different. How can you get bored with this kind of thing? Don't worry, old man, we won't go too far and we will be back before dark!"

Zhao Mo nodded silently, having already given up his original idea.

Since there were many people at the pier, in order to prevent the two and a half-year-old boys from getting into danger when they went out, Niu specially asked Hu Yong and Li Zi to go with them. Hu Yong was smart and strong, and Li Zi was very skilled. With them following, Qin Jian and Zhao Mo

It must be safe. Qin Jian secretly sighed. His third uncle and grandmother were watching closely, but he actually knew in his heart that his elders were concerned about him, so he accepted it with a smile. Zhao Mo's eyes were slightly red, but he recovered quickly.

It's normal.

Qin Hanzhen heard that they were going to the town for a stroll, and Li Zi was accompanying them, so he called Li Zi over and told him: "Take a look around the town to see if there are any delicious, fun, and convenient things to buy back. Then buy some for them."

I. If you see a bookstore, go and see if there are local county chronicles or travel notes and other books, and buy them back for me. Local landscape paintings are also fine, and they don’t need to be expensive."

Although Li Zi is now working as a boy in the third room of the Qin family, he was once a son of an official. He has been educated and literate since he was a child. It is no problem to buy a few books, so he agreed immediately. Qin Hanzhen gave him another sling of money and took it.

Be prepared to spend on the road.

Zhao Mo saw it and looked at it a few more times without saying a word.

They didn't come back until it was almost dark. Since they had never gone to the city, they were just wandering around the dock town, so they didn't have to worry about the city gate being closed.

Qin Jian didn't buy any interesting gadgets. Most of the shops and stalls in the dock town sold cheap goods, which were not very popular with Young Master Qin. Although he also saw some unique gadgets, he didn't want to buy them.

It has no Huaiyin characteristics and is not much different from the things sold in other places. As for the rouge, gouache, embroidered ribbons, clothes and jewelry that girls like, he also thinks that the workmanship is rough and not worthy of his sister. In the end, he only bought it in a small shop

I bought two fairly exquisite embroidered silk handkerchiefs from the stall, and planned to take them back to my sister, but the pattern on them was new, a style I had never seen before in Beijing.

But he found an antique shop in the town, bought a slightly damaged ancient painting, and showed it to Qin Bai: "Third uncle, look at this painting. Is it a work by a famous artist? I think it is so

The horse painting is interesting. It seems to be quite rare. It doesn't look like a painting by an unknown person. Unfortunately, the signature and seal were damaged by moths, so I can't tell who the artist is. I think the shopkeeper in that shop only has a five-year-old painting.

It was a good deal for two taels of silver, so I bought it. Even if it's not a masterpiece by a famous artist, I think the brushwork on this painting is still worth five taels of silver."

"Oh?" Qin Bai motioned to him to place the painting on the round table in the center of the cabin, then put on his glasses and looked at the painting carefully.

The painting is indeed seriously damaged, and the picture has an obvious aged look. It does not look fake. The painting is of a horse, very skinny, with every rib clearly drawn.

Qin Hanzhen also curiously went over to take a look. After a few glances, he couldn't help but say "Huh".

Qin Bai looked at his granddaughter with a smile: "Hanzhen, what did you see?"

Qin Hanzhen wasn't sure whether she saw something. She didn't have much skills in antique appraisal. She just saw it at her grandfather's house and touched a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings. She only had a vague feeling in her heart: "I think this

The painting method of horses is very familiar. My grandfather has a picture of "Slim Horse" by Gong Kai, which feels a bit similar to this one. Could this be a painting by Gong Kai? "

Gong Kai was a painter at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. He was also the first person to paint freehand horses. His thin horses are quite distinctive.

Qin Bai said with a smile: "Hanzhen can see it? My grandfather looked at it and it seemed to be Gong Kai's own handwriting. This is Huaiyin, and Gong Kai is from Huaiyin. It is not strange that his paintings will be circulated among the people." He said

He looked at the painting paper and mounting carefully and said, "This is indeed an ancient painting. The paper and ink used seem to be from the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The brocade silk used for mounting is also from the Yuan Dynasty. I think this should be an authentic painting.

Brother Jian bought it for five taels of silver. It was indeed a good deal. It’s a pity that the painting is badly damaged and needs to be repaired. Otherwise, just put it into the bottom of the box and it won’t be able to use it for a long time.

Saved."

How does Qin Jian know this? He said hurriedly: "I heard that the third uncle is proficient in framing. Can you please help me?"

How could Qin Bai have such free time? He had some business to do when he went south this time, and he didn't bring any mounting tools. But he thought about it and said, "Well, I'll put the painting away for you first. Later,

When we arrived in Yangzhou, the framer there was the most famous. I sent someone to take the painting to Yangzhou City to find someone to repair the painting. When I return to Beijing next year, I will pass by Yangzhou and pick up the painting."

Qin Jian breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Thank you so much, Third Uncle!" He felt quite happy in his heart, feeling a sense of accomplishment that he had bought good things by his own ability.

Qin Hanzhen was also very happy. She didn't know it before, but she had developed the skills to identify antique calligraphy and paintings. Obviously her grandfather had not taught her anything, but she was exposed to good things every day, which impressed her ears and eyes.

After that, she naturally knew what was a good product and what was a fake. She suddenly felt a little excited and felt that she could work hard in this area and seek progress.

Qin Bai personally took the painting down. Zhao Mo brought a food box over with a smile and put it on the table: "I didn't buy anything, but I heard that their mutton soup here is very famous, so I found a restaurant with the most famous reputation.

I tried it in the loudspeaker store and it was really good. I bought ten bowls and brought them back to my uncle and aunt to try. I bought this food box from the store. The mutton soup in it is still hot. Let’s eat quickly.

."

Hearing that there was delicious food, even Niu was attracted. Qin Bai put down the painting and walked back with a smile: "It turned out to be Huaiyin's dock mutton soup? That's really good. When I was a child, I was also there when I returned to my hometown in Jiangnan.

I ate it on the dock." He also said to Niu, "This soup is good for your health, eat more."

Mrs. Niu took a bowl and took a sip. She felt that the soup was thick and smooth, and the meat was crispy but not loose. It was indeed very delicious and had no fishy smell at all. Compared with the mutton soup that she often eats in the northwest, it had a different flavor. She said

After drinking half a bowl of soup in one breath and eating a lot of mutton, he said to his husband: "I tasted it, and it was better than what we made at home. Guanglu said this soup is very famous? It really is well-deserved. I just don't know.

How to do it? It would be great if our family could learn it too."

Qin Bai said with a smile: "This is my secret recipe. How could I tell you? It's just a cold day. Drink a bowl of mutton soup and sweat all over, and you will naturally feel refreshed. If you like it, I'll give it to you tomorrow morning."

People go shopping and have breakfast before leaving. Drinking mutton soup in autumn and winter is the most nourishing thing."

Niu gave him an angry look, then put the mutton in the bowl in front of him: "You always talk about me, you are not old enough, and you need nourishment? Hurry up and eat more."

Qin Hanzhen just felt that his grandparents were blinding him again. He really couldn't see, so he lowered his head and concentrated on drinking the mutton soup.

After finishing a bowl, she went to the deck and called Zhou Xiangnian: "The mutton soup my cousin bought is very good. It's cold today, so everyone should drink some hot soup to replenish their health. Uncle Zhou, please send someone to Pier Town."

Go back and buy some more mutton soup, and send some to Mr. Huang and Dr. Shen too. Let’s give it a try to our own family.”

When Zhou Xiangnian heard that there was such a good thing, he responded with a smile: "Don't worry, Miss Three, I'll do it right now." Then he asked Li Zi to lead the way, and went to the store where Zhao Mo bought mutton soup in person, and bought the soup that he had made tonight.

After everything was done, we went to a nearby restaurant to order a few tables and brought them back to everyone on the Qin family fleet and Huang Jincheng's fleet to taste.

Under the banner of Qin Bai, Marquis of Yongjia, everyone drank hot and delicious mutton soup and delicious Huai soup dishes in the cold weather, and they all spoke well of Marquis Yongjia. Even Huang Jincheng's cronies said: "Yongjia

Hou is really kind and considerate. It’s so cold at night, and after drinking this bowl of hot soup, my whole body feels warm, and I sleep more soundly than usual.”

Qin Bai and Niu knew what Qin Hanzhen was doing. The former smiled and nodded, while the latter joked: "Now the girl has learned to buy people's hearts like your grandfather, just with her own money."

Qin Hanzhen laughed dryly: "If you really want me to pay, it's okay. But aren't I helping my grandfather?" Qin Bai often buys food and drinks for the people in the fleet. He can be regarded as a good master and employer.

What should be done, right?

However, in fact, she does not plan to provide the money herself. Her private money is not very much.

Seeing that Mr. Niu didn't say anything further, Qin Hanzhen hurriedly buried his head in eating. Huaiyang cuisine is indeed well-deserved. The tofu is very well cooked, and the shrimps are also very fresh...
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