Chapter 238 The one who really has good things is Emperor Shunwu
After Mo Zhongyuan finished telling his story, he felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally, and there was no longer any painful expression on his face.
Madam Mo wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "As the saying goes, those who survive a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future. Chongyuan has already suffered the punishment in this life, and things will get better and better in the future.
Mother is old now, and now she just hopes that our family can be safe and sound."
"Mother, yes, my eighth and ninth brothers and I will honor you well in the future."
As he spoke, Mo Zhongyuan had already stood up from the kang and knelt solemnly in front of his old mother.
"Before, I was an unfilial son and made my mother worry."
Seeing her son like this, Mrs. Mo's tears got out of control again, causing all the female relatives to wipe away their tears.
He Zhiran is also a woman. Although her character is tougher than her sisters-in-law and Mo Hanyue, she has to admit that she is made of water.
She couldn't bear to see such scenes the most, and seeing so many people crying, she was afraid that it wouldn't end for a while, and it would easily bring back other sad memories.
So, she wiped her slightly red and swollen eyes and said, "Mother, sisters-in-law, it's a good thing that Fifth Brother has recovered his memory. Didn't Mother still want Fifth Brother to paint the Kitchen God? It's already noon, what are you waiting for?"
Old Madam Mo also knew the intention of her ninth daughter-in-law. She took the lead in wiping away her tears and called Mo Chongyuan to paint the image of the Kitchen God.
As expected, Mo Zhongyuan had great literary talent, and the image of the Kitchen God he painted was absolutely magnificent.
He Zhiran even thought of asking him to draw some other things and sell them on Taobao.
Speaking of her Taobao store, she hasn't taken care of it for a long time. She usually just casually checks to see if her income has increased.
Also, the little collector hasn't come to buy anything recently. It's as if he has disappeared.
He Zhiran was not very familiar with the customs of the Little New Year, and she and Mo Jiuye got all the necessary food after going out yesterday.
Nowadays, all the meat is produced in the space. They also went to the fishing village to buy a lot of seafood, and also prepared several reasonable varieties of vegetables.
Now that all the ingredients at home are prepared, He Zhiran doesn't need to take care of the sisters-in-law at all. Only for special dishes, she only needs to go to the stove.
Just as he had some free time, He Zhiran returned to his room and slipped into the space.
There are still many items in the warehouse that were taken from County Magistrate Cui. Although they are not as precious as those in the national treasury, they are still antiques when hung in the shop.
In order to prevent these things from being an eyesore in the warehouse, He Zhiran took photos of them all and uploaded them to the store for sale.
Just as I finished sorting these out, I felt like someone was shaking under the phone.
This portrait was not unfamiliar to He Zhiran. It was the little collector who had been missing for a long time.
Little Collector: [Boss, you are amazing! New items are available in the shop.]
He Zhiran: [These are all worthless things.]
Little Collector: [Boss, you're too modest. As for antiques, who can say they're not worth much?]
He Zhiran: [It's just a comparison.]
This is absolutely true. When she took the photos and uploaded them just now, the jade ornaments, for example, were priced at more than half of those in the national treasury.
This shows that County Magistrate Cui was just a local rich man, and the one who really had the good things was Emperor Shunwu.
Small Collection: [Boss, the antiques you sell in this shop are genuine and worth the money. If I could get my funds back online soon, I would definitely buy all your goods.]
He Zhiran: [Did something happen?]
She was just casually showing concern for the old customer, but unexpectedly, the little collector responded seriously:
My family has always been in the antique business, and we have never had financial difficulties. It was just that some time ago, I partnered with a friend to buy a South Pearl with a diameter of ten centimeters, and it was stolen when I was arranging the exhibition.
This South Pearl is extremely valuable, and it cost me almost half my fortune. Since it was lost in my hands, I have to compensate my friend for the remaining portion of the money.
South Pearls are not unfamiliar to He Zhiran, and their value varies.
She was very curious at the moment, what kind of quality the little collector's lost South Pearl was.
What kind of South Pearl are you talking about?
Little Collector: [That South Pearl is very special. It's ten centimeters in diameter and completely black, without a single flaw. After being appraised by several experts, it was confirmed to be from the Dashun Dynasty and a rare antique.]
He Zhiran had seen Nanzhu before, but he had never seen it in black, and with a diameter of ten centimeters.
I guess the clams that produced these South Pearls have become spirits...
Because the little collector mentioned that South Pearl originated from the Dashun Dynasty, it aroused He Zhiran's great interest:
[You said these South Pearls were produced during the Dashun Dynasty?]
Little Collector: [Yes, after expert appraisal, it was confirmed that this South Pearl originated from the Dashun Dynasty. It is said that this South Pearl has some historical allusions.]
He Zhiran became more and more interested in this: [What allusion? ]
Little Collector: [I heard that this South Pearl was produced in Southern Xinjiang. At that time, the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang suffered a defeat, and Emperor Shunwu proposed that he use the South Pearl as part of the compensation, but the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang firmly disagreed.
Because that pearl was the favorite of Queen Yunli of Southern Xinjiang, and the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang doted on his wife, he would rather cede a city as compensation than give up the pearl.
Speaking of this period of history, He Zhiran really doesn't know much about it.
After all, future generations learn the culture of the Central Plains, and only some history experts will carefully study the ancient small border countries.
Therefore, there was no record of this passage in the history books she bought.
Speaking of Yun Li, I believe this piece of history was also changed by her.
If she had not traveled here, Mo Jiuye would have had little hope of survival, and it would have been even more impossible for her to capture Yun Li and Nan Heng in the salt lake and kill them.
However, considering the South Pearls mentioned by the little collector, it is very likely that they are still stored in the national treasury or the imperial palace in southern Xinjiang.
What He Zhiran is thinking now is that if she helps the little collector find the black South Pearl that exists in this era when she goes to southern Xinjiang, and then hangs it in the shop and sells it to him, would it be a mutually beneficial move for both parties?
Thinking this way, she tentatively asked: "If I have a chance of finding that South Pearl, would you want it?"
After waiting for almost a minute, there was no reply from the little collector. He Zhiran thought that he was offline or not looking at his phone at the moment.
Since it was an unintentional act, she decided to put her phone aside and do other things.
Unexpectedly, before her fingers even touched the phone screen, the little collector replied.
"I've mobilized all my resources, even involving the police, to find such a precious South Pearl, but I still haven't been able to find it. Could it be that you're involved in the theft of the South Pearl?"
He asked very directly because no one except those who participated in the theft could know the whereabouts of Nanzhu.
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