Chapter 19: Taking advantage of the wind frequency
Mr. Xu drove Xu Jin away and saw that although most of the people at the main table were just smiling, in his eyes, he could see the sarcasm in the smiles. So, he became more and more annoyed that the success was not revealed.
The second son, Yu Yu, was thinking about how to remedy the situation and wanted to teach him a lesson when he went back. But before he could think of a reason, there was a bang from downstairs. He suddenly thought of storming down
Xu Jin, who was sitting upstairs, suddenly screamed in his heart that something was wrong, and hurriedly rushed to the railing in a few steps.
Looking down, he saw that Xu Jin was slamming the table and yelling at Xu Xun. He was so angry that he turned blue. If in normal times, he was just a prodigal son from the second house who was about to be evicted, it would not matter if Xu Jinhuo lost his composure, but this was not just
It was in front of people, but in front of many distinguished guests! So he couldn't help but press his hands on the railing and shouted down: "Xu Jin, don't embarrass yourself again, go home and reflect!"
"Dad!" Xu Jin was not convinced. He raised his head and looked up, "He was the one who instigated me to buy that fake painting. If I don't settle the score with him, who should I look for?"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Xu was immediately upset. However, his son had been greatly humiliated. If he could save a little face by this incident, he would be able to get out of the way. So he didn't care.
The discussion behind the scenes shouted sharply at the people below: "Then come up and make it clear, don't mess around!"
Without waiting for Xu Jin to come up and grab someone, Xu Xun smiled and nodded at the worried little girl, then lifted up the corner of his robe and Shi Shiran went up the stairs. Xu Jin behind him glanced at the little girl angrily, hesitated again and again, thinking
Thinking that the carriage this little girl rode in last time clearly belonged to the Shen family, and she didn't know what it was related to Miss Shen's family, she might as well save some dignity, so she finally left her and went upstairs.
Seeing this scene, the little girl took a few steps to catch up, but she saw Xu Xun who was going up the stairs with his hands behind his back. He was holding a brocade box in one hand and gently shaking it twice with the other hand.
. Seeing this scene, she was startled for a moment, and finally bit her lip and returned to her seat and sat down, her eyes always staring above.
Seeing the two brothers coming upstairs, Mr. Xu ignored the questioning looks from all directions and just stared at Xu Jin fiercely and said, "Tell me, what's going on!"
Finally seizing such an opportunity, Xu Jin naturally told the whole story in an embellished way. In his words, he became the unlucky person who was tricked into buying fakes by others, while Xu Xun became the cunning one with ulterior motives.
At the end of the day, he even sneered viciously: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. Let's see how you can quibble this time!"
Although under Xu Jin's confusing words, countless eyes were focused on him at the moment, many of which were critical or disdainful, but Xu Xun remained calm and composed. Until others finished speaking, he
Then he said calmly: "Third brother, when it comes to reading, you have read more than me; when it comes to calligraphy and painting, you have seen more than me; when it comes to love, although you and I are brothers, we can hardly talk to each other all year round.
Say a few words. We just happened to meet each other in a small shop. How can I persuade you to buy this painting?"
Seeing that Xu Jin's face was livid when asked, he paused for a moment, but still maintained his calm tone: "Even if this painting is a fake, if the third brother recognizes it, he just saw it wrongly. The so-called gift-giving is actually
The gift of goose feathers sent thousands of miles away is more important than affection. What matters is the heart, not showing off and comparing. Uncle Liu is a humble gentleman, and all the guests are also elegant people. How can we account for a little negligence of the younger generation?"
Xu Jin's face turned red with anger, and it took him a long time to finally find the reason: "How dare you lie... You clearly deliberately tried to lure me into the trap by raising the price of the painting!"
Xu Xun listened attentively and noticed that someone seemed to be running up the stairs. He was afraid that the little girl would rush up to testify, so he deliberately laughed. After laughing, he felt a little relieved when he heard that the little girl did not act impulsively.
Kuan, still looking at the angry Xu Jin with a smile on his face, slowly told the truth about the visit to the calligraphy and painting store that day. Naturally, he also didn’t skip the whole story of how Xu Jin suddenly stepped in and refused to listen to his persuasion when he was bargaining.
Seeing that Mr. Xu’s face looked like pig liver, he just said calmly:
"It was only when my third brother suddenly started to compete for the painting that I finally figured it out. Since the shopkeeper kept saying that it was an authentic work by Li Daizhao, why would he sell it to others at such a low price? Such deceptive tactics are easy to lure people in at first.
But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it. Since you didn’t listen to my advice, how can you blame me? Of course, I have to thank Third Brother. If you hadn’t taken action, I might have been deceived by the profiteer.
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"enough!"
On such a happy day, the most irritated person was none other than Xu You. They were all his nephews, and even if they were right and wrong, it still gave people an excuse for internal strife in the Xu family, so he had to
He drank, then lowered his face and said: "You can't blame others for your poor eyesight. Sanlang, you have been studying for many years but your eyesight is so poor. You should go back and reflect on it! As for Xiaoqi..."
Perhaps it was because Zhu Sihai was nagging in his ears about the hundreds of acres of land in the second house every day these days, or perhaps because Xu Xun's calm words and deeds just now were more irritating to his taste, Xu Xun instinctively called out "Xiao Qi" and said the same thing.
After guarding him for a while, he realized that this title was too close, but it was already too late. At this time, Zhu Sihai took the opportunity to come up, and said with a smile: "Master, since the seventh young master is here, why not see what he has
What a great thing to congratulate the master?"
"It's ridiculous, we don't even know when this will happen!"
When Xu Tao was scolding Zhu Sihai, Xu Xun calmly took out a scroll from his back and said with a smile: "Uncle Sixth is so happy that I have found a scroll that is quite relevant to the topic.
I would like to congratulate Uncle Six on his promotion."
Before Xu You could speak, he unfolded the scroll in his hand. Liu Fucheng, who was already sitting there a little carelessly, only took a glance and looked surprised. Mr. Wu Qi, who was even more youthful, actually blurted out
He praised it. He said it so easily that even others who didn't care at first had to look at it carefully. Some even read it out loud.
"The long pass through Xiongguan is really like iron, but now we are crossing it from the beginning!"
"Sure enough, good words!"
Following this chanting, the four people were silent for a while. Even Xu You couldn't help but turn around and look at the ink-stained cursive script carefully, chewing on the meaning of these two sentences, but it was Shen Tuiguan who was here.
There he stroked his beard and laughed.
"No wonder this wise nephew said that this volume is quite relevant. Brother Xu walked calmly and jumped lightly this time. Didn't he pass through that iron-like pass and be on a smooth road from now on?"
Everyone here, except those of the younger generation or those who knew nothing about officialdom, suddenly realized. It should be noted that the seventh and eighth ranks in the official career are a real hurdle, and those below the seventh rank are not in the mainstream, and will spend their whole lives.
Struggling is just an official title. After reaching the seventh rank, he is a real court official. Even if his promotion is slow in the future, as long as he slowly tries to plan, he may be able to get a sixth rank title when he comes, and there will be orders by then.
, his wife, parents, children and grandchildren are all under protection.
Although the words are quite elegant, they are not as auspicious as the meanings of these two sentences. In addition, the praises from the audience made Xu Yu feel very proud, so the eyes when he looked at Xu Xun were naturally a little more kind. He took it with a smile.
The scroll was sent to everyone for everyone to read, and he asked kindly: "Did you write this scroll?"
"Uncle Six is joking, how can I write such a magnificent word?" Xu Xun saw that many of the Xu family members were relieved, and the guests at the main table all had such expressions as expected, even
They were still whispering to each other, but only Mr. Wu Qi showed curiosity and kept asking who did it, so he softened his tone.
"Yesterday I went to visit one of my father's former close friends and asked him to give me a calligraphy treasure because of my sixth uncle's promotion. He couldn't help me begging, so he wrote it to me with a splash of ink." Xu Xun lowered his head and said this.
In one sentence, the distinguished guests at the main table suddenly realized, while the others from Mr. Xu on down suddenly froze there, but put on a more humble expression, "Originally, I didn't have that kind of face, thanks to my father
I was kind to that uncle, and the incident with my sixth uncle made that uncle very happy, saying that it was such a happy event that brought glory to the family, so I just wrote this sentence."
"These words and ideas can indeed be written by only those who are full of ambition in their prime!" Liu Fucheng laughed immediately after hearing this, "It's just that compared to these words, Xu Qilang's handwriting is worse!"
"Yes, Liu Fucheng has good eyesight." Xu Xun bent down and said respectfully, "That uncle happened to have an injury on his right hand, so this calligraphy was done in one fell swoop with his left hand."
"Left hand!" The others were amazed for a while. When they took a closer look, a well-informed person like Fang Zhizhong confirmed that it was really left hand cursive, and they were full of praise. Several officials with the highest rank
They even whispered there, saying that there was a sense of contentment in the words, thinking that the master was just at the moment when he was satisfied with his ambition, and he was determined to be a famous scholar and a celebrity in the officialdom.
Xu Hao had just drank a lot, and was naturally even more happy at this time. He had no time to think about anything, so he just smiled and encouraged Xu Xun. Although the Wu Qi Gongzi was the grandson of Fuyin Wu Xiong, he was a
The nerd who loves poetry forced Xu Xun to sit next to him. He asked curiously again and again the origin of those two wonderful lines, and also asked about the origin of Xu Xun's inscription "Twenty-Eight Painters".
Although Xu Xun actually knew the word by heart, he never showed it off at this time. He just humbly excused himself and said that he didn't know, and only said that the "Twenty-eight Painters" was the title of the uncle, and never mentioned the rest.
After drinking for three rounds, he quietly escaped with the help of urine. Unfortunately, when he went downstairs, the little girl sitting at the table downstairs had disappeared without a trace.
After standing in the wind at the door for a moment, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
This is not the Tang and Song Dynasties. It is not an era where one or two poems can become famous all over the world. Even the famous Tang Jieyuan and Tang Yin were ruined by a lawsuit, let alone him? If he said that he wrote this himself, at most he would be a prodigal son.
What's worse is that Jin Buhuai's reputation is said to be a fake and he gets nothing. But if it is attributed to his father's former best friend who no one can find, the meaning is completely different.