Chapter 267 Lost the national soul
Qin Di is a cultivator who hides in the city and maintains respect for such an elderly person.
"Mr. Pang, are you here to appreciate the baby yourself?"
Pang Laichen smiled and said, "I am old and am about to be buried. I have lived my whole life, and I have only this little habit left."
Zhang Congyu said: "Mr. Qin, I have collected dozens of calligraphy and paintings for you, as well as some porcelain and jade, but the money is almost spent. What do you think?"
Qin Di said: "Money is not a problem. I will send it to you in the future."
Zhang Congyu praised: "Mr. Qin is so generous that he didn't even look at any painting, so he was willing to take money out."
Qin Di said: "What's good about it? I believe your vision."
Pang Laichen died in 1949, and he didn't know that his descendants donated paintings.
At this time, he smiled and said to Qin Di: "As the saying goes, antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times. Nowadays, antiques and calligraphy and paintings are not worth the money. If you take out a lot of money to collect paintings, it is a good deal! After a few years, these things can appreciate ten times or a hundred times!"
Qin Di smiled slightly and thought to himself: "I have so many calligraphy and paintings in my hands. Some have collected from contemporary painters, some have stolen from Puyi and Zhang Xueshan's homes, and some have paintings originally stored in the small world, as well as the works recently collected. The number of works cannot be counted and cannot be measured by money. However, I am planning to wait half a century to donate most of the calligraphy and paintings to the country..."
He has not calculated that the two art collection and auction companies in New York have also collected a lot of treasures over the years, including national treasures stolen by the Eight-Nation Alliance.
Besides, if he gets angry one day, he might go to the British Museum or the Louvre in France and grab all the treasures belonging to China!
However, he did not plan to do that for the time being. Among them, based on two factors, one is to keep precious cultural relics in museums abroad, which can remind the Chinese people not to forget the national humiliation! Secondly, cultural relics protection is a meticulous job, which requires a lot of money. Is it safe to donate to the country even if the treasure is taken back? Maybe it will be smashed and smashed! Or some people will be fed with their own pockets. Therefore, even if they want to donate, they have to wait until the country is stable, and it is not too late to donate before he ascends in the daytime!
"Old man, and Brother Zhang, it's almost noon. I'll treat you to a meal. How about it?"
"Okay, it's rare that Mr. Qin treats you. It's better to obey your orders than to be respectful."
The three of them found a restaurant nearby, and chatted while eating.
Pang Laichen sighed: "The Japanese occupy half of China. Could it be that our country will perish again?"
Historically, the Yuan Dynasty conquered the Song Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty conquered the Ming Dynasty, which was basically considered to be the destruction of the country, but Chinese civilization was not cut off because it represented the advanced culture within a certain period and was a solid foundation laid by ancient sages such as Confucius, Mencius, and Laozi.
During the Republic of China period, Confucius was swept into the trash can, Mencius was thrown into the pile of old papers, and believers of Lao Zhuang hid in the Taoist temple. Before Mr. De and Mr. Sai came in, China lost cultural confidence, which was equivalent to losing its national soul. If the country was destroyed at this time, it would be in a state of irreversible destruction!
Therefore, wealthy intellectuals like Pang Laichen and Zhang Congyu were both confused.
Qin Di comforted: "Old man, don't worry, before you die, you will definitely see the day when the Japanese surrender!"
Pang Laichen's eyes lit up: "Will the Japanese surrender?"
"Yes, or you pull my head down and kick it as a ball!"
"Okay, okay, then I'll try to live two more years!"
Qin Di came out of the restaurant and walked a short distance to know that someone was following him, as if he was the spy on No. 76.
He walked and stopped as if nothing had happened, then suddenly turned around and clapped his palms on the man's head.
He did not slap people to death. Since he suffered the heavenly tribulation, he has been very careful and rarely kills people again.
After he slapped this person's head, he would be like an idiot for at least half a year. After he recovered slowly in the future, he would not remember what he had followed.
Qin Di returned home, called Du Rong, and told him: "If you don't want to watch Chen Shouting die, you must follow him closely in the next two or three months, and he will have a disaster!"
Du Rong was shocked and asked, "Sir, can you explain in detail, where does the disaster come from?"
Qin Di said: "The Military Control Commission organization of the Demon City may be uprooted!"
"Ah? How could it be?"
"The Japanese and the No. 76 Wang Puppet Spy have been staring at it."
"Thank you for your advice, sir."
Du Rong found Chen Shouting and told him about this.
Chen Shouting refused to believe it and said, "The Military Control Commission has hidden hundreds of people in the Demon City. How could it be uprooted by the enemy?"
Du Rong said: "This is what the sir said. If you don't listen, don't regret it if you die!"
Chen Shouting asked back: "Why do you believe what he said so much? Didn't Master Qin just give you a secret book? Do you really take what he said as an imperial edict?"
Du Rong was very angry and kicked her feet, hitting her ass three times in a row.
Chen Shouting couldn't hide, but he couldn't beat her, so he quickly begged: "Auntie, stop kicking, I'll listen to you, can't it be?"
Because he has been practicing martial arts for many years, he is also a master of secret energy. He is respectful and afraid of Du Rong, but he still loves him more, thinking that if he marrys the other party home, he will definitely be able to shine his ancestors.
Moreover, his father had also met Du Xinwu. The marriage was decided, and he was about to marry Du Rong.
He went to see Qin Di with Du Rong before, thinking that he was just going through a formality when he saw an acquaintance. He didn't expect Qin Di to interfere with him and insisted on withdrawing from the Military Control Commission for the time being. So in his opinion, it was equivalent to interfering in his freedom and meddling with others with rats!
He was kicked by Du Rong several times, and thought about it, but was uneasy. He was forced to see Wang Tianmu, saying that he wanted to take half a year off. One was to get married, and the other was to go back to his hometown in Nanyang to pay homage to the elderly at home.
Wang Tianmu frowned and snorted coldly: "In such a country's crisis, good men are wearing horses and corpses. The Huns have not yet been destroyed, so why should their families be done?"
Chen Shouting stammered and said: "There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no descendants are the best. Webmaster, do you think I am older, are you still waiting for the victory of the Anti-Japanese War before getting married?"
Wang Tianmu said: "At most, you will get three months off. Remember to go and go quickly!"
"Webmaster, I heard that there are people from No. 76 staring at us and want to uproot us!"
"Hmph, isn't this very normal? Both sides are in a life-and-death relationship. Are you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid, please be careful, webmaster."
"Get out now!"
Chen Shouting turned around and met Du Rong: "Okay, I asked the webmaster for three months off, and I happened to get married to you at this time!"
Du Rong said: "Who said you were married to you? You are disobedient. I have to test you for a while."
"Auntie, I beg you, okay? Hurry up and finish the business, I will come back to perform the mission!"
One begged hard, the other half rejected it, and finally the two left the Demon City, went to Guangzhou first, and then to Nanyang, and got married. Anyway, Du Rong made up her mind that she would not return to the Demon City within half a year.
Chapter completed!