Chapter 192 Looking for help

Xu Muhua really didn’t know how to appreciate these paintings. She could only see that they were indeed very good paintings. But she didn’t know how much they were worth. It was just that they were collected by Li Gang in the secret room, so they must be of good quality.

Seeing that he was slow to speak, she suddenly became suspicious again.

Could it be that Li Gang collected a high-quality imitation?

"Brother Feng, what do you think of this painting?"

Feng Shaoqing carefully examined and appreciated it, and said with a serious expression: "A rare masterpiece."

Xu Muhua breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked curiously: "Whose masterpiece is this?"

She had also seen it, but did not find any signature or other signs on it, not even a seal.

Feng Shaoqing smiled and explained, "This is one of the representative works of a painter from the previous dynasty. No one knows his exact name, but we know that he had a pseudonym called Meng De."

"He was an outstanding painter in the court of the previous dynasty, but later he offended someone in the palace, was slandered and framed, and almost lost his life. He was disheartened because of this, and lived a dissolute life after leaving the palace, and he never painted again."

"Because of this, his early works in the palace have become more valuable. It's just a pity that after he was convicted and imprisoned, those people in the palace flattered him and trampled on him, destroying many of his works. In the end, he was acquitted and no longer picked up a paintbrush, so there are very few paintings handed down."

This Mr. Meng De is a painter that Feng Shaoqing likes to admire very much, so he naturally knows him and his paintings very well.

"Look here..."

Feng Shaoqing stretched out his hand and pointed at a part of the painting, "If you look carefully, you can find the secret here. Do these willow branches look like the word Meng?"

Xu Muhua rushed over when she heard it, and her head was almost stuck to the painting!

She stared at the place he pointed with her eyes wide open without blinking, and after a careful look, she found that it really looked like a word Meng!

And they are so integrated that you really can't find it if you look carefully unless someone points it out!

"That's why his paintings are not signed. It is said that this was originally just an idea he came up with on a whim when he was painting, but later on, for some reason, it became a symbol of his. As for why there is no seal, there is one, hidden under the drawing paper."

Xu Muhua:

Where? Why didn't she see it? What does "under the drawing paper" mean?

Xu Muhua was about to turn it over when she thought about it, but Feng Shaoqing's heart skipped a beat and he quickly stopped her!

Look at her movements, she is so clumsy, isn't she afraid of damaging it?

She is not afraid, but Feng Shaoqing is!

"Don't look at it, you can't see it this way. Meng De's paintings are different from ordinary paintings. He usually uses several pieces of paper to overlap one layer. Others add the seal at the end, but he does it before he starts painting. The paper is overlapped layer by layer, and special pigments are used, so you can't see it."

"If you want to see it, you have to use a special method. Apply the prepared water carefully in the corners, and his seal will slowly appear."

Xu Muhua couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, "It's so complicated! It's just a painting, why make it so complicated!"

Feng Shaoqing:...

If someone who loves painting and admires Meng De hears this, she will be drowned by spit!

"Just say this in front of me, don't say it in front of scholars."

He was afraid that she would be beaten.

Xu Muhua looked at him inexplicably, "Of course."

She didn't like painting, so she would definitely not discuss this with others. It's not like exposing one's own shortcomings. If you want to talk, you should talk about topics that you are good at.

"Then Brother Feng, what do you think about what I just said?"

Can you help her? If she can't tell her directly, she will find someone else to find a solution.

Feng Shaoqing had already been tempted and asked, "I have to see how many such things you have before I can arrange them."

If it's just one or two, three or five, it's easy and can be handled casually. But if there are really a lot, detailed plans and arrangements must be made.

Xu Muhua agreed without much hesitation, "Okay!"

Seeing that she agreed so readily, Feng Shaoqing deliberately asked, "Do you trust me so much?"

Xu Muhua glanced at him, "Of course not, I have only known Brother Feng for a few days, so it's not a question of trust or distrust."

"Then why did you come to me?"

"Even if I don't trust you, you have to trust my brother!"

Feng Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, "So I should thank your brother?"

"You can say that! You are blessed by my brother!"

Xu Muhua said boldly.

"Then for A Rui's sake, I have to help you with this."

Xu Muhua smiled, "When my brother comes back, I will tell him the truth and let him remember your favor!"

Feng Shaoqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Obviously, she was the one who asked him to do the job, but in the end, it was A Rui who was far away at the border who owed him the favor? She was really calculating in this transaction!

"By the way, the matter of the mummy..."

Xu Muhua was excited, "Has it been found out?"

Feng Shaoqing shook his head, "There is no news yet. Not to mention that it has been found out, even the identity of the mummy has not been confirmed."

The appearance of the mummy is almost unrecognizable, and there is nothing on the body to prove its identity. So at the moment, it is really a fog, without any clues.

"I have asked someone to re-select a suitable shop location. The original shop cannot be used."

Xu Muhua had no objection to this, and had expected it.

After such a thing, it would be difficult to rent out that shop in the future. Even if it is rented out, the price will definitely not be comparable to the previous one.

I don’t know who made the mistake, if I can’t rent it out in the future, it will just rot in my hands.

Just when I thought about this, I heard Feng Shaoqing sighing, “If I had known this, I shouldn’t have bought this shop.”

He wasted more than 100,000 taels of silver.

Xu Muhua: So the sucker is you!

After a while, she asked, "Isn't it rented?"

Feng Shaoqing said truthfully, "I did plan to rent it at first, but then I wanted to open a mahjong parlor. The business must be very hot, which is easy to attract jealousy. What if the landlord is greedy and refuses to continue renting it? Even if we are not afraid, it will be troublesome. So I just bought it directly."

Of course, now that such a thing has happened, the landlord is suspected of fraud, and he has the right to get his money back.

It's just that I haven't had time to deal with it yet.