Although Li Mo doesn't pay much attention to the company's operation, Chen Feng sends him emails on time every week, mainly work reports. Therefore, although I rarely go to the company, I can understand the overall situation of the company.
Because the Wonderful Charity Fund is special and has a large amount of funds, it is easy for people to catch the loopholes once the outgoing money is not properly audited. Therefore, the moral requirements for each employee are very high. You don’t need to be so outstanding, but you must be deeply aware of your job positioning.
Zhou Wangbing will definitely not be able to stay any longer. As for whether he needs to compensate for the later maintenance costs of the car, that is a matter of company policy.
Putting all those bad things aside, Li Mo asked about the uncle.
"He and my dad are cousins. You met him when we were kids. He is a few months older than my dad. When he was young, my uncle worked in a flower company and was very good at cultivating flowers and green plants. Later he talked to the boss's daughter about He is in love, but his boss dislikes his background and does not agree with the two of them being together."
"and after?"
"My dad said that the girl was forced to marry a well-matched man, and my uncle returned to his hometown to farm in despair. When my parents got married, my grandfather's family had no money, so it was his uncle who took him away from him. I secretly supported my dad with the money I earned, so the two of them had a very good relationship. The uncle's house was also very old, and my dad kept trying to rebuild it for him, but he didn't want to. He has been living alone for so many years, and no one else has I also introduced her to him, but he refused. He said that he already loved me and had no regrets in this life."
Li Mo was a little moved.
Uncle Yingying's name is Liu Hongqing. The house he lives in is a three-room tile-roofed house with an independent kitchen. At this time, some neighbors were chatting at home. They saw Liu Yingying walking into the house with a young man. One of the men, about fifty years old, stood up and said with a smile: "Yingying is here, is this your boyfriend?"
"Uncle, can you take a closer look at who he is?"
Liu Yingying pulled Li Mo to Liu Hongqing and pointed at his face.
"I think I've seen it before, and I seem to have some impression."
"Uncle, this is Li Mo."
"Li Mo? That apprentice of your father's?" Liu Hongqing looked at Li Mo carefully again and said with some confusion, "I remember that he was fair and clean when he was a child. What a handsome guy. Now, How come you are so dark?"
"Uncle, I went to Africa for a trip, and I came back with a tan like this. The sun there is more poisonous, and it will turn white in a few months." Li Mo explained hurriedly.
"Oh, you are really your little guy. I haven't seen you for almost ten years. Now you are taller than me and your body is strong. Come on, sit down and I will make you a cup of tea."
"I didn't expect that Chuan Qing's daughter would become more and more beautiful as she grew older. I had seen a TV series she starred in before. Although she is not the heroine, I think she is even more beautiful than the heroine."
"It's thanks to Lao Liu that he has a beautiful daughter-in-law. Yingying, don't stand here and drink some tea with us. Your dad brought it to your uncle from the magic city. Let's come over and enjoy the fine tea."
The neighbors are all elderly people. Liu Hongqing pinched some tea leaves, which is the best Taiping Monkey King. Making tea in rural areas is not so elaborate. Just pour a cup of boiling water into an old-fashioned teapot and that's it.
"It's not like in a big city. Drinking tea at home is just about the taste. Your master even brought me a tea set before. I had to go through such tedious procedures to drink tea. I thought it was too annoying, so I kept it at home. Not used."
"City people are particular about drinking tea because they are too busy. It's like in the countryside. When you go out to pick up farm tools, you have to go to the fields to work. The work is too busy, and there is no leisure time to have a tea ceremony. When you go to the countryside, follow the Romans and drink whatever you like. As long as Just be in a good mood.”
Li Mo said with a smile.
"What you said is exactly what I like. It's not like that boy from the old Zhou family. He has only been in the city for a few years, and he always looks arrogant when he comes back. Li Mo, don't imitate him in the future. You must behave in a certain way." It’s better to be down-to-earth.”
"Don't worry, uncle, I understand very well."
"Uncle, I brought Xiao Mo here to see the porcelain you treasure. Take it out quickly and have a look."
"Yes, yes, you guys sit down first. I'll take it out from the bedroom." Liu Hongqing entered the bedroom, and soon he was holding a rectangular box made of wood, then placed it on the table and opened the lock. There was a round wooden box lying in it. shaped porcelain.
"Uncle, I'll get it."
Li Mo stood up immediately when he saw the porcelain at the first sight, with a glimmer of light in his eyes. He carefully took out the porcelain and placed it on the table.
This porcelain is shaped like a pen holder, with a height of about 15 cm, a diameter of about 18 cm, and a bottom diameter of about 17 cm. Porcelain, cylindrical. Open, straight wall, large flat bottom. White glaze is applied inside and outside, and the outer wall is painted in five colors. The rim of the mouth is painted with miscellaneous treasures and brocade flowers, and the theme on the abdomen depicts four concubines and sixteen sons playing in the courtyard.
The pattern is unfolded according to the body of the cylinder, and four women and sixteen children are seen with different expressions. The women have plump faces, high buns, long skirts that fall to the floor, eyebrows like crescent moons, and noble temperaments. Some are reading seriously without any distractions, and some are looking attentively. While plucking the strings, some held their chins in one hand and stretched out their scrolls to look at the paintings. The shapes were lifelike and ready to come out.
Some of the sixteen sons listened to the piano and watched paintings, some played chess, some were playing around, some were playing hide-and-seek, some were organizing books, and some were whispering in their ears. They all looked lively and cute, childlike. Full of interest and vivid images.
The cylinder is covered with paintings. In addition to a number of figures, there are also trees, flowers, grass, stone tables, and several stools. The picture is lively and interesting, and has a beautiful meaning of hoping for a successful son, a virtuous wife, and a filial son.
Li Mo looked at the bottom of the circle again, and there was a standard blue and white block letters with the inscription 'Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty'.
Liu Hongqing actually has a genuine pen holder from the fourth concubine and the sixteenth son of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty in his home.
Seeing that Li Mo remained silent, Liu Yingying asked after a long time: "Xiao Mo, how about this porcelain?"
Li Mo put the pen holder on the table, looked up at Liu Hongqing and asked with a smile: "Uncle, this porcelain is called a pen holder in terms of function. When you watch historical dramas, many dignitaries will have similar ones on their study tables. The thing is just for putting the brushes."
"It turns out to be called a pen holder." Liu Hongqing nodded slightly, and then laughed at himself, "I have been collecting it for more than 20 years, but I didn't know it was a pen holder until now."
"Uncle, is this pen holder inherited from your family or acquired from outside?"
Liu Hongqing drank a cup of tea, with a hint of reminiscence on his face. After a while, he sighed and said: "This is a gift from my first love to me. Time flies so fast. It's almost twenty-six years ago. Time is not forgiving." , I’ll get old if I wait and wait.”
"Uncle, are you saying that this porcelain was given to you by your girlfriend back then?"
"Yes, she said that this porcelain was very valuable and meaningful, and asked me to keep it well and not to throw it away at any time. Later, after she got married, I came back here with the porcelain. Li Mo, this Is porcelain really valuable?”
Although there were outsiders present, Li Mo still nodded.
"Back then she said the pattern on it was very meaningful. Can you tell me what it means?"
Li Mo was silent before slowly saying: "This pattern is called the Four Concubines and Sixteen Sons pattern. It is relatively common on official kiln porcelain during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It represents the meaning of 'hoping for a successful son, a virtuous wife and a filial son'."
Liu Hongqing muttered a few words, tears left in the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle, it has been so many years, and you have kept your promise to her and kept it very well. But judging from this meaning, she must have been very affectionate towards you back then."
Liu Yingying comforted him sweetly, and she felt particularly sad. The uncle was a kind man and deeply affectionate. After all these years, he still remembered his first love in his heart.
"Hong Qing, if you want to be more open, you guys can chat first. We're going back to make lunch. We'll have tea together in the afternoon when we're free."
Several neighbors came to see her one after another, and Liu Hongqing wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, took a deep breath and said: "Later, I secretly went back to the Magic City to see her, and she lived a very unhappy life. Back then, her father found a well-matched man for her. However, later both families suffered losses in business and the family was in ruins. Later I went back three times, but never saw her again. I heard that her husband often beat her and later divorced. I found her former husband Colleagues carefully inquired about her whereabouts and found out that she went to Kyoto with her parents and took her two children with her."
Li Mo and Liu Yingying looked at each other. They didn't expect that so many things had happened more than 20 years ago.
"Uncle, you didn't go to Kyoto to look for her again?"
"No, what can I do if I find her. I am broke and can't give her a happy life. Finding her will not do any good except causing her troubles." Liu Hongqing drank the tea in the cup in one breath. He exhaled and continued, "After so many years, we are all getting old. I just hope that she can live well and that her children will be filial to her. By the way, how much is this pen holder worth?"
"This is an authentic five-color pen holder from Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The market price is almost over one million."
"How many?"
Liu Hongqing was slightly dumbfounded and his voice rose a bit. This pen holder is actually worth more than one million. No wonder she said it was very valuable back then.
"Uncle, you have to keep this porcelain carefully." Li Mo had to remind him.
"That's all, Yingying, uncle, I am alone and have no heirs after my death. You can take this pen holder with you. Keeping it with you is safer than leaving it at home."
"How can that be okay? This is just a thought of yours."
"You are already old, why should you talk about Nian Nian?"
Li Mo asked at this time: "Uncle, do you still want to find her again and see how she is doing now? If you want to, I have some connections in Kyoto, and there should be a chance to find her or find her. relatives."
Looking for it? Twenty-six years have passed. What will you say when you find it?
"Xiao Mo is right. He has a lot of connections in Kyoto. As long as their family is in Kyoto, Xiao Mo can find them. As long as she is still well, no matter what happens, you can secretly see her again. That will do the trick. I am completely relieved and it has resolved the knot that I have felt for so many years.”
Liu Yingying's words hit his heart. Liu Hongqing's expression changed slightly and he muttered: "Can I still find her?"
"Why not? Such a meaningful pen holder was handed over to you by her for safekeeping. If there is a chance to meet again, you can hand over this well-kept pen holder to her again. I think that would be more valuable than keeping it for me. Significant."
Li Mo also nodded and said: "Uncle, what Yingying said makes sense. If you are willing, you can come with us to Kyoto this time. When you get to Kyoto, don't worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. My master has two idle houses in Kyoto. You can live there. There, it doesn’t matter how long it takes. I’ll arrange for someone to help you find out. When the time comes, the more detailed information you can provide about that person, the better.”
"I...I...that's too much trouble. Over the years, Chuan Qing has been helping me with living expenses every month. In fact, I can't spend much on my own. I have told him many times that he doesn't listen. I have spent that money They are all stored in the bank. When Yingying gets married in the future, I will give it to Yingying as a red envelope."
"Uncle, just spend the money my dad gives you. If you hadn't secretly given your savings to my dad, Xiao Mo and I might not be where we are now. If we can't find that person this time, I mean If...then I will support you in your old age, you will have peace of mind."
"Thank you Yingying. Uncle is really grateful to you and your parents." Liu Hongqing held back his tears, nodded and said, "Li Mo, I will go to Kyoto with you, so I won't bother you with everything."
"Uncle, we are all one family, don't talk about two families."
"That's right, you will treat me as your own daughter from now on."
"Okay, okay." Liu Hongqing seemed to have had a stone removed from his body, and he felt much more relaxed. The three of them sat down and chatted for a while.
"Xiao Mo, my dad called."
"Then you take it."
Liu Yingying said a few words after getting through, with a look of reluctance on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"My dad asked us to go back for dinner and invite my uncle to join us."
"Yingying, did you quarrel with your aunt again?" Liu Hongqing asked, dumbfounded. "Your aunt is petty. The more you quarrel with her, the more angry she becomes."
"I can't afford to argue, I can afford to hide. Xiao Mo and I will go back to Kyoto in the afternoon, so we don't bother to quarrel with her. Uncle, let's go over to eat first, and then you come back and bring some changing clothes. I will give you more when we get to Kyoto. Buy a few sets to wear."
"Okay, you take this porcelain bottle over and put it in the car first. From now on, when we get to Kyoto, I will listen to your arrangements."
I don’t know how Comrade Lao Liu communicated with his family after the two of them left. Anyway, when Li Mo was eating, the Liu family’s aunt did not find fault with him again.
"Master and Master, Yingying and I have agreed to return to Kyoto in the afternoon. Several museums there have to open as soon as possible, and so many antiques have to be sorted out one by one and placed in the museum. Time is still very tight. When school starts in the new year, Beijing University and Tsinghua University may rearrange my teaching work. Anyway, there are too many things to do. If you have any questions later, please contact me in time. If I don't answer, please contact Yingying."
"No matter how busy you are, you should take care of your health and eat on time."
"I'll keep it in mind."
After lunch, before leaving, Li Mo left 50,000 yuan to the elder lying on the bed, although it might not be of much use to her.
The two cars left the village one after the other, and Li Mo would not come back again. As for the Zhou Wangbing who was still trying to beg for mercy, Li Mo didn't even look at him seriously. If he behaved any more, he would really do it.
The two cars rested three times along the way, and it was already late at night when we arrived in Kyoto. Li Mo first settled Liu Hongqing in a hotel opposite the community, and planned to send him to live in a house in Yanjiao the next day.
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