"Can you move it?" Xing Zhaozhao asked worriedly.
Fu Lan went over and tried it: "I can move it."
“But I’m a little scared,” Fu Lan said with a mournful face. “What if I accidentally bump into something and break it?” She had heard that this thing was very valuable, and even if Grandpa Qin didn’t ask her to pay for it, she couldn’t accept it herself.
Xing Zhaozhao frowned, also feeling a headache.
"I'll help Xiaolan carry it. I'm going to town anyway, so it's on my way," Gao Mingcheng said.
Xing Zhaozhao was a little worried: "Weren't you going to the Public Security Bureau to find someone? What if Liu Feiyue sees you and becomes wary, and then doesn't take the bait?"
Gao Mingcheng smiled and patted Xing Zhaozhao's head: "No, he's a human, not a god. He wouldn't think that much. Besides, Lanyuan Town isn't that big or that small, so we might not even run into him."
Xing Zhaozhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright then, be careful."
Gao Mingcheng casually picked up the Tang tri-colored horse and went out.
Fu Lan took the pair of gold bracelets that Xing Zhaozhao had bought from the jewelry box, wrapped them in a handkerchief, stuffed them into her bosom, and left. As she left, she didn't forget to wave goodbye to Xing Zhaozhao.
Seeing that Gao Mingcheng was about to go to town again, Hongyu wanted to go with his father, but Xing Zhaozhao stopped him. They were on serious business and couldn't let the little guy come along; if he accidentally messed things up, it would be troublesome.
When Gao Mingcheng and Fu Lan arrived at the village entrance, they happened to run into Gao Dahan driving a tractor on his way to town to pick up fertilizer, so they hitched a ride.
That day, Liu Feiyue happened to come to town as well, bringing Liu Erxi and Liu Sanchang with him. They were dragging a cart full of scrap metal collected under cover of their business, and were preparing to take it to the scrap metal station to sell.
As soon as they entered the town, they heard the "putt-putt" sound of a tractor behind them. They quickly pulled their cart aside and saw a tractor drive past them and stop on the roadside not far ahead. Then a man and a woman jumped off the tractor, the man carrying a rather large ceramic horse in his arms.
Because it was a rare sight, Liu Feiyue couldn't help but take a second look at the man. This glance instantly captivated him, his gaze burning as he stared intently at the ceramic horse the man was holding, unable to look away for even a moment.
That's... a sancai (three-color glazed pottery) horse? If it's genuine Tang sancai...
Liu Feiyue licked his lips excitedly.
Feeling the undisguised, intense gazes from the person beside him, Gao Mingcheng frowned and turned his head to look in the direction of the gaze, only to find himself meeting Liu Feiyue's gaze.
Liu Feiyue paused for a moment, then smiled faintly, nodded slightly to Gao Mingcheng, and quickly looked away. This man didn't seem like someone to be trifled with; it was best not to provoke him. But…
He couldn't resist turning back for one last, reluctant look at the tricolor horse Gao Mingcheng was holding. "My precious treasure, I want it."
Gao Mingcheng quickly glanced at Liu Feiyue and his two henchmen, Liu Erxi and Liu Sanchang. Although he had never met Liu Feiyue before, he quickly realized, recalling Xing Zhaozhao's description of Liu Feiyue and his two underlings, that he had probably run into their target. Moreover, judging from the intense look in Liu Feiyue's eyes, even though they hadn't made a move yet, Liu Feiyue seemed to have already taken the bait and set his sights on the tricolor horse in Gao Mingcheng's hands.
Gao Mingcheng remained calm and decided to act according to the circumstances.
Liu Feiyue's gaze lingered between Gao Mingcheng and the tricolor horse for a moment. After hesitating for a long time, he finally couldn't resist and walked straight towards Gao Mingcheng.
Seeing him casually holding the tricolor horse in his arms, Liu Feiyue thought to himself that he probably didn't know what kind of treasure he was holding, and maybe he could trick him into giving it to him.
He decided to give it a try.
Liu Feiyue walked up to Gao Mingcheng and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, comrade."
"What is it?" Gao Mingcheng asked calmly.
"I wanted to ask..." Liu Feiyue had just started to speak, but before he could finish, he suddenly heard a familiar female voice call out from the side: "What, it's you?"
Liu Feiyue turned his head and frowned immediately: "Why is it you?"
He hadn't noticed before, but now he realized that the woman with the man was Fu Lan. This was their third meeting.
Fu Lan hadn't expected to run into Liu Feiyue so soon. Her heart pounded twice with nervousness, but she managed to control herself and didn't show any unusual expression.
Gao Mingcheng, who had seen it all, remained calm throughout: "You two know each other?"
“We’ve met him twice, so let’s ignore him. Brother-in-law, let’s go,” Fu Lan said to Gao Mingcheng.
"Brother-in-law? Your surname is Dong?" Liu Feiyue looked at Gao Mingcheng in surprise and asked. He knew that Fu Lan's sister was engaged to Dong Cang's brother. When he heard Fu Lan call him "brother-in-law", he thought Gao Mingcheng was Dong Cheng. Although he didn't look like Dong Cang at all, if the man in front of him was really Dong Cheng, it would be much easier for him to get his hands on this tricolor horse.
Gao Mingcheng shook his head: "My surname is Gao."
"Gao?" Liu Feiyue was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized something. Xing Zhaozhao's face flashed through his mind, and an involuntary look of disgust appeared on his face. So it was her man, that woman. He really didn't want to mess with her.
Or... should we just forget about it?
Liu Feiyue glanced at the tricolor horse in Gao Mingcheng's arms, still reluctant to part with it.
Gao Mingcheng, seeing the conflict on Liu Feiyue's face, asked knowingly, "Is there anything else?"
Since he had brought it up, Liu Feiyue decided to go all out and ask, "The horse you're holding..."
Fu Lan looked at Liu Feiyue warily: "What do you want to do? This is my horse."
Liu Feiyue was taken aback: "Your horse?"
“Yes, I found it by the roadside,” Fu Lan said.
Liu Feiyue: "..." Where did she get such good luck to find this?
He had doubts from a distance, but now that he was closer, he was almost certain that this was indeed a sancai horse from the Tang Dynasty.
If the horse belonged to Gao Mingcheng, he would be in a difficult position to acquire it. But since it belongs to Fu Lan, things are much easier.
Liu Feiyue grinned and asked Fu Lan, "I was born in the Year of the Horse, and I really like this horse. Can you sell it to me? I'll give you ten yuan."
Fu Lan firmly shook her head: "I won't sell it. I was also born in the Year of the Horse, and I like this horse too."
Liu Feiyue's smile froze for a moment, and he quickly looked her up and down: "You're only 14, you don't look like it."
“I’m 16,” Fu Lan said.
Liu Feiyue's lips twitched: "Are you kidding me? I'm 26 and born in the Year of the Horse, how could you be 16 and also born in the Year of the Horse?"
“I said I was born in the Year of the Horse, so I am born in the Year of the Horse. What I want to be born in is none of your business,” Fu Lan said, sticking her neck out.
Liu Feiyue: "..." This willful little girl is so annoying.
"Hey? Brother Liu? Little Lan? What are you doing here?" A familiar, greasy voice suddenly came from the side.
Upon hearing this, Liu Feiyue and Fu Lan both frowned, a rare occurrence.
It is Dongcang.
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