Yu Yuan returned to the store in the evening. He was holding a few lotus leaf bags in his left hand and a glass bottle in his right hand. When he saw Yu Wen playing chess in the hall, he ran over, smiled, raised the things in his hands, and said, "Uncle, look what I brought back?"

When Yu Wen approached, he smelled the aroma of halogen. He sniffed deeply and said, "It's the halogen pig head from Zhen Beicheng's family."

Yu Yuan laughed loudly and said, "Uncle, you have a very good nose."

"That's right!" Yu Wen laughed, "Don't you think about who brought you the halved pig's head from Hangzhou when you first ate it? If I can't even smell his halved pig's head, how can I call myself a gourmet?" He pointed at the glass bottle in Yu Yuan's hand and said, "What is this? It's in a glass bottle. This bottle alone is worth several taels of silver. Where did you get it from?"

Yu Yuan greeted the boss, sat down on the bench next to him with some pride, and said, "You can't guess this, right? This is called wine, and it was given to me by Yao Saner."

"Wine?" Yu Wen frowned, "Yao Saner?"

"He is the third son of the Yao family who lives in the north of the city. He grew up with me and later followed his uncle to become a merchant." Yu Yuan said excitedly, "I was walking around the north of the city at noon today and I didn't expect to meet him. He now runs a grocery store near Wulin Gate and is the boss. He knew I came with you and wanted to say hello to you, but the store received some goods and he couldn't leave, so he gave me this bottle of wine, saying it came from the Arab Empire. Nowadays, the rich and powerful people in Hangzhou like to give this as a gift, saying it is to honor you and give you a taste. He also bought the halved pig head from the Cheng family in the north of the city. He is also planning to visit you tomorrow."

Yu Wen remembered and said with a smile, "So it was him! His parents died back then, and you helped him with food from time to time. I didn't expect that he still remembered you. This is fate."

Yu Yuan nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "He is doing really well now. He even bought a small house near Qingchun Gate, married a woman from Hangzhou, and settled down in Hangzhou."

Yu Wen nodded and invited the boss to drink with him: "It's rare that we get along so well, so don't be polite. Let's taste this wine together to see what it tastes like."

The boss had dealt with Yu Wen several times before and knew that he was a very open-minded person. In addition, everyone had been very curious about the wine recently, so he didn't hesitate to ask the proprietress to order some dishes. Then he, Yu Wen and Yu Yuan went to the patio, put the halved pork head on a plate and started drinking wine.

Yu Yuan holds the pot.

As soon as the wine was poured into the cup, Yu Wen smelled a fruity aroma that was different from the wine he usually drank. He took a deep breath and looked down. The wine in the white porcelain cup was red, like blood. He was shocked and asked, "Why is it this color?"

Yu Yuan said hurriedly: "It is this color. Yao Saner had specifically reminded me before that if it is not this color, then it is fake wine."

Yu Wen nodded and took a sip reluctantly.

The inn owner asked hurriedly: "How is it? Does it taste good?"

Yu Wen did not comment, and said quietly: "This wine is just like that tea, it also has different tastes. I think it is good, but you may not think it is good. You have to taste it yourself to know."

The innkeeper thought what he said made sense, so he raised his glass and took a sip... and then he just stayed there.

Yu Yuan saw something was wrong and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

The innkeeper glanced at Yu Wen, swallowed the wine in his mouth, and then slowly said to Yu Yuan: "You will know after you taste it."

Yu Yuan looked at the two of them suspiciously and tried to take a sip of the wine, but before the wine even entered his throat he spat it out with a "pu" sound.

"What's that smell?" He frowned. "Isn't it said to be very expensive?"

Yu Wen and the inn's boss burst into laughter. Yu Wen then said bluntly, "What kind of famous wine is this? How can it compare to our Jinhua wine? But it's still good to have a taste. Go, bring a glass up to your sister to have a taste. It's a rare trip to Hangzhou, so you have to see some strange things to make the trip worthwhile!"

Yu Yuan squeezed his eyes and handed a glass of wine to Yu Tang.

Yu Tang looked at Yu Yuan suspiciously: "Didn't you tell me to fast?"

"This wine is very expensive. Just take a sip and smell it. Do you think you can drink the whole cup?" Yu Yuan said.

Yu Tang didn't doubt it and took a sip.

It tastes astringent, sour and bitter. What kind of wine is this?

Yu Tang stood up and wanted to beat Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan and she walked around the round table and said, "My uncle asked me to bring it up for you to taste."

"You can't do that!"

The brother and sister were just arguing when the waiter knocked on the door and said, "Master Yu, someone is looking for you!"

Yu Tang didn't want to argue with him anymore, so Yu Yuan straightened his clothes and asked, "Who is it?"

The waiter said, "It's a kid about twelve or thirteen years old. He just said he was looking for you, but he refused to tell me who he was."

Yu Yuan asked in confusion, "Who is this?" Then he said to Yu Tang, "I'll go take a look and come back."

Yu Tang nodded and saw Yu Yuan out.

After a while, Yu Yuan came back and whispered to Yu Tang: "Master Qian sent someone to look for me. When my uncle comes back, tell him."

Yu Wen was drinking with the inn owner at this time.

Yu Tang was worried: "Didn't he say what it was?"

Yu Yuan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I will send someone to inform you immediately if anything happens."

No matter how worried Yu Tang was, he had no choice but to let him go.

When the second watch drum sounded, Yu Wen's banquet was over. He came over to see Yu Tang and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

"Much better!" Yu Tang helped his father sit down at the table and poured him a cup of hot tea.

Yu Wen saw Yu Tang's half-finished needlework dropped on the table, and couldn't help but pick it up and move it to the oil lamp to watch: "Oh, I didn't expect you to be able to make this. This little insect is so lifelike, the seven black spots on its back are in the right positions. Really good!"

Yu Tang is very good at making insects. In addition to ladybugs, she also makes dragonflies, mantises, bees...all of which are very realistic.

Yu Wen said, "This flower is well made. It looks like a white-headed bunting to me. When you go back, make one for your mother to wear."

This is her father's reward and affirmation to her.

Yu Tang was very happy and said with a smile, "I am going to make a peony or a Chinese peony for Mom."

Yu Wen said, "I think your mother would look better wearing crabapple or lilac."

Could it be that in my father's mind, my mother is more like a crabapple or a lilac?

Yu Tang nodded with a smile and told Yu Wen where Yu Yuan had gone.

Yu Wen was very worried, but he couldn't show it in front of Yu Tang. He said lightly, "I know," and then reminded Yu Tang, "Go to bed early. Remember to make a hair flower for your mother tomorrow. We will say we bought it in Hangzhou City. See if your mother can tell the difference."

Yu Tang agreed with a smile.

But I tossed and turned at night and couldn't fall asleep.

Before daybreak, Yu Yuan came back.

When he entered the room, he also woke up Yu Tang who was worried next door. She quietly put on her clothes and went to her father's room.

Yu Yuanlai opened the door.

Yu Wen was wearing his clothes and standing in front of the desk with a heavy face. He didn't say anything when he saw Yu Tang come in.

When Yu Tang got closer, he found three unframed paintings on the desk. Two of them were obviously "Fishing in Songxi", and the other one looked like a mountain and a sea, with many incomprehensible symbols on it.

Yu Wen said in a deep voice: "Atang, you really guessed it right. There is something strange in this painting!"

Yu Tang noticed this without her father telling her, and she looked towards Yu Yuan.

Yu Yuan's face was not looking good either. He lowered his voice and said, "These are the three paintings that Master Qian uncovered. The "Fishing in Songxi" is on the upper and lower layers. The middle layer is filled with something unknown. Master Qian asked us to take it back without even framing it."

It can be seen that Master Qian also saw that there was a problem.

Yu Tang pointed at the unknown painting and asked, "What is this?"

Yu Yuan shook his head: "I don't know either."

Yu Wen stared at the nameless picture and uttered two words with a gloomy face: "Yu Tu!"

"What?!" Yu Tang and Yu Yuan asked in unison.

Yu Wen explained: "It is a topographic map of mountains and rivers. In the past, when fighting wars or controlling floods, such maps were needed to know whether the surrounding area was full of mountains or water, forests or plains."

Yu Tang thought about how she would go to Zhaoming Temple without anyone to lead her, and she immediately felt that the person who could draw such a picture was very admirable. Moreover, it must have cost a lot of manpower and material resources, and it must be very precious. She said, "Could it be that this is the picture they are looking for?"

Yu Wen and Yu Yuan didn't say anything, tacitly accepting her words. Yu Wen even said, "The Yutu is very rare and precious. It is managed by the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Works, and ordinary people have never seen it. In the past, when a general went to war, only a third-rank official like the general could go to the Ministry of Works with a document from the Ministry of War to get it. After the battle, the Yutu had to be returned intact. Even I heard about it from Lu Xin by accident."

Yu Yuan was a little terrified after hearing this, and asked, "Where did this painting come from? Who is looking for it? How did he know that this thing was hidden in the painting? Why didn't he come to our house and buy it openly?"

No one can answer these questions.

Neither Yu Wen nor Yu Tang had ever realized so clearly that their family was in big trouble.

Yu Yuan said: "Then, what should we do?"

Yu Wenxiu sat on the armchair behind the desk and said, "Let me think about it, let me think about it... Although I recognize that this is a map of the state of fortune, I have no idea where the mountains and landforms are depicted, or what their purpose is... If you want to know, you can only find someone who has seen a map of the state of fortune, or is familiar with various maps of the state of fortune..." As he spoke, he pointed to the place in the picture where the wavy lines represented water: "There is no mark, and we have no idea whether it is river water or river water. Holding this painting is like a child holding an 80-jin sword. Not only can it not intimidate others, but it will also hurt ourselves."

People who have seen Yu Tu, people who are familiar with Yu Tu... Pei Yan's face suddenly appeared in Yu Tang's mind.

"Father!" She stammered, "How about we go find Master Pei San?!"

Yu Wen looked towards her suddenly.

Yu Tang suddenly felt inexplicably guilty, as if someone had stripped him of his outer garment, and said, "How about we ask Zhou Zhuangyuan... They are all knowledgeable people, they will definitely know what is drawn on it..."