Chapter 8 Phoenix and Dragon
Qin Yanan's upbringing allowed her to maintain a polite posture even when she felt very ridiculous and contemptuous, but the emotion of alienation and indifference inevitably overflowed from her eyebrows.
He promised his great-grandfather to come and have a look, but the young man in front of him undoubtedly disgusted him... There is no such thing as disappointment. Disappointment comes from expectations, and Qin Yanan did not expect anything.
Pretending to be mature and speaking frivolously, since he knew who Qin Yanan's great-grandfather Qin Peng was, he actually dared to talk nonsense about his old friend for many years. How frivolous is this?
You must know that most of the people who can be called old friends of Qin Peng have passed away, and those who are still alive are in high positions and no longer appear in public.
Yesterday, a courier from Junsha arrived at the Qin family's old house in the evening, and was immediately delivered to his great-grandfather. His great-grandfather turned one hundred and ten years old, so Qin Yanan naturally wanted to celebrate his birthday, so he saw his father being careful about his affairs in his great-grandfather's study. He opened the express delivery for him.
"The Immortal caressed my head and tied my hair to achieve immortality."
"Express" is a word, and there is this poem in it, which is taken from Li Bai's "After the chaos, Tianenliu Yelang recalled the old travel book and presented it to Liangzai, the prefect of Jiangxia".
The calligraphy is good, Qin Yanan can see that, even with her eyes, she also knows that the calligrapher must be a giant in the world of calligraphy. Such skill is very rare among contemporary calligraphy masters, even if it is compared with many masterpieces in the entire history of calligraphy. Appreciation should not fall behind.
But her father and great-grandfather's vision was obviously more critical and authoritative than hers. Her father's stunning eyes probably only bloomed like this when appreciating the Tang Dynasty copy of "Orchid Pavilion Preface" collected by the Shonan Museum? However, my great-grandfather was very excited and only commented in four words: full of fairy spirit.
Is the painting full of fairy spirit? To be able to get this kind of evaluation, it must be that the artistic conception is extremely lofty and elegant, without a trace of tacky fireworks.
How can ordinary people not have fireworks? Unless the writer is a fairy.
There was no signature, and when his father asked, his great-grandfather remained silent, and then asked Qin Yanan to stay alone and give him some instructions.
Qin Yanan felt that his great-grandfather's instructions must be related to that calligraphy, so it was directed at Liu Changan in front of him. What does Liu Changan have to do with that calligraphy?
Qin Yanan never thought that the calligraphy might be Liu Changan's work. Even if Liu Changan was born to learn calligraphy, it would be impossible for him to have such skill, let alone achieve the mood and temperament reflected in the calligraphy. She thought about it and probably Liu Changan and that person The master had some connections, but other than that, there was no reason for her to interact with such an ordinary young man.
Regarding Liu Changan's "old friend" statement, Qin Yanan's heart calmed down and smiled again, "Great-grandfather gave you a gift."
This was one of the purposes of her visit this time. Qin Yanan pointed to the carriage of the truck.
"I'm determined."
Liu Changan walked into the truck, and Qin Yanan narrowed his eyes.
The truck compartment is very spacious, much larger than Liu Changan's small utility room. There are two rows of hanging chairs on the left and right, with twenty fully armed soldiers sitting respectively. Liu Changan and Qin Yanan walked in, and twenty Everyone stood up and stared at Liu Changan with stern eyes.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Liu Changan said casually, and then his eyes fell on the black object in the center of the carriage.
The black object in front of me is about two meters long, about one and two meters wide, and no more than eighty centimeters high. At first glance, the texture may be bronze. What is surprising is that the whole object exudes a precipitated ancient meaning, and the surface is made of green and pink. The colors such as brown, lotus root brown, russet, yellow and white are very bright and fresh, and the painted auspicious patterns such as dragon, tiger, and red bird are clear and bright, as if they were written not long ago.
This is a coffin. Generally speaking, the word "coffin" is not a taboo word in certain situations. It means promotion and wealth. There is no problem in giving small coffin-shaped gifts to some government officials, but no one will actually give one. Such a large coffin.
"Given to me?" Liu Changan looked at Qin Yanan and met her eyes.
Qin Yanan was paying attention to Liu Changan's reaction. She originally thought that Liu Changan would be shocked by such a battle when he entered the cargo compartment. This was also her arrangement. Who knew that the look in his eyes at this moment did not show any trace of panic or reluctance? , only clear doubts.
A frivolous and speculative young man actually has eyes that shine brightly in the dark carriage.
Qin Yanan turned on the lights, and several lights on the top and sides of the carriage came on, illuminating the black bronze coffin. The dragon and phoenix faced each other on the top of the coffin lid. The two dragon heads faced each other and were at the top of the picture. The dragon bodies were coiled to both sides, with their tails. It extends to the lower left and right corners, while the two phoenixes stand opposite each other between the two dragons, spreading their wings to fly and biting the dragon's body.
Seeing the pattern of phoenix and dragon, Liu Chang's heart trembled slightly. Bronze coffins are extremely rare, let alone such a murderous and unethical pattern.
"Yes." Qin Yanan was actually very curious as to why his great-grandfather sent such a brand-new large coffin to Liu Changan, and even sent heavy troops to escort it. This kind of specification is completely suitable for transporting national treasure-level collections of antiquities. If such an escort configuration is still available in China, If something happened, it would be a really big case. So although Qin Yanan felt a little tired along the way, he didn't worry too much. "My great-grandfather said, I will stay in Junsha for a long time. You can come to me at any time if you have anything." It’s my business card.”
This is what Qin Yanan is very resistant to. Although his parents work in Shonan Province, Qin Yanan doesn't have much interest in this second-tier city in central China. It's okay to reunite with his parents occasionally, but it would be a bit boring to live here permanently, and his great-grandfather But she never revealed when she could return to the capital or leave here. She only told her that there was a job waiting for her to do here.
Her great-grandfather vaguely wanted her to get close to Liu Changan, which Qin Yanan couldn't bear the most. Now Qin Yanan just wanted to finish the first errand and leave.
"Looking for you?" Liu Changan took the business card and glanced at Qin Yanan again, but he vaguely understood what Qin Peng meant and couldn't help but laugh, "Okay."
Seeing his rather disapproving smile, Qin Yanan took a deep breath, what's wrong with her? He thought she was willing? He thought finding her would do him no good?
"The problem is that I can't fit such a big coffin at home." Liu Changan walked down and pointed to the utility room where he lived.
As a young man, when he pointed out his home to a woman who might be a family friend, he was so down and could only live in the utility room, but he didn't feel a trace of shame. Did he really not care that Qin Yanan looked down on him, or was he just too shameless? Is it as thick as this bronze coffin?
It's not that Qin Yanan is powerful or dislikes the poor and loves the rich. He looks down on people who are poor. He just wants to strengthen himself when he is poor. Instead, he acts like it doesn't matter if he is poor now. I'm looking for you anyway, so you can solve it for me. This attitude naturally attracts people's contempt.
"This car is for you too." Qin Yanan said, and then the twenty fully armed soldiers got out of the car and left in formation.
Only Qin Yanan and Liu Changan were left to hand over.
"The largest and most famous bronze coffin in the world is that of Zeng Yihou." Liu Changan's expression became solemn. "In fact, Zeng Yihou was just a small prince with no name. There are many more bronze coffins in history. It’s unknown. In a certain period, a bronze coffin of this style meant that a soul sealing ceremony was held before burial, especially the pattern of phoenix and dragon, which is of extraordinary significance. Does your great-grandfather have anything else to say? Do you want you to convey it?"
"Isn't this an imitation handicraft?" Qin Yanan was a little confused, "He just said it was a return gift, and I hope you can accept it."
In fact, Qin Peng asked Qin Yanan to speak this sentence in a more sincere and pleading manner.
"Imitation handicrafts?" Liu Changan smiled. Simply giving a gift does not require Qin Yanan to come in person. Qin Peng probably wanted him to meet Ye Sijin's descendants, "Okay, I'll accept it... Please tell me He, I understand what he means, I will take care of his precious great-granddaughter."
In an instant, Qin Yanan's cheeks turned red, blood surged up, and her fair and elegant neck seemed to be thickened by the surge of blood.
"Goodbye." Qin Yanan bowed slightly and turned to leave. This was because her respect for her great-grandfather suppressed her violent emotions.
Take care of her? Can anyone say this? Qin Yanan will eventually find a man who will take care of him, but it will definitely not be Liu Changan.