The community where Chu Li lives is an old community. Several girls have just worked for more than a year. In addition, the consumption in Kyoto is high and they have to buy various brand cosmetics, brand clothing and bags, so they do not have much savings on hand. They live in an old community. The rent is much cheaper.
The Lamborghini sports car stopped at the gate of the community with a roar, and many people looked over. Chu Li should be familiar with the doorman, so she got out of the car and said hello, and the sports car entered the community smoothly and found an empty space on the ground to park.
"The conditions are limited. Our salary is not high, so we can only live here. The three of us share 2,000 yuan per person, plus water and electricity expenses, etc., so we can be considered a moonlight family."
Li Mo looked at the surrounding environment and said: "The facilities in this community are lacking, but they are much better than the old house I lived in in the Demon City before. Wait a minute, I will bring something with me."
I took a box of top-quality three-leaf teeth from the car. Since I came to eat, I couldn't go there empty-handed.
The two climbed to the third floor, and Li Mo saw a nearly thirty-year-old man standing at the door holding flowers. He was wearing designer clothes and looked like he had a successful career.
"Zhou Fan, Xiaoxiao is at home, why don't you knock on the door?"
"Hello, Miss Chu. I have just arrived and am about to knock on the door."
"Let me open the door."
Li Mo glanced at Zhou Fan, and Zhou Fan was also looking at Li Mo. He seemed to have seen this man somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for the moment.
Chu Li opened the door and invited the two of them into the house.
"Uncle Wang, smile, Zhou Fan is here."
Two people walked out of the kitchen. Judging by their looks, you knew they were a mother and daughter. The young woman was average-looking and could only be described as having regular features and was not beautiful.
Wang Xiaoxiao glanced at Zhou Fan. There was no surprise on his face, but he said a little unhappy: "Why are you here?"
"Xiaoxiao, I'm here to explain to you what happened yesterday."
Zhou Fan quickly handed the flowers to her, but Wang Xiaoxiao didn't even look at him and said coldly: "There is nothing to explain. I believe everything I saw. We have guests at home today and it is not convenient to entertain others." , you go."
"Xiaoxiao, yesterday was really just a misunderstanding. Give me a few minutes to explain." Zhou Fan said quickly.
"Men are all liars. Get out of here before I get angry."
Li Mo was a little embarrassed. He just came for a meal and actually saw a show. Wang Xiaoxiao kept pushing him out. Zhou Fan looked at Wang Xiaoxiao's left hand while asking for an explanation.
This scene made Li Mo feel a little strange. After such a quarrel, the man's attention was not on the woman's face, but on her hands. Li Mo also looked at Wang Xiaoxiao's left hand. There was a ruby ring on her left hand.
Zhou Fan was still pushed out. Wang Xiaoxiao closed the door and locked the safety lock, with anger still on his face.
"Xiaoxiao, are you okay?"
"Mom, I'm fine."
"Xiaoxiao, can you change your temper? What if it's really a misunderstanding? It won't work for a few minutes, and your bad temper doesn't look like the two of us." A middle-aged man in his fifties held a spatula. When he came out of the kitchen, he was wearing a clean chef's uniform, and even his hair was well wrapped. It was obvious that he was a very particular chef.
"Dad, Chu Li brought a guest over, please cook two more dishes." Wang Xiaoxiao changed the subject directly, then looked at Li Mo with an embarrassed look on his face and said: "Associate Professor Li, let you see What a joke.”
"This is not a joke. Isn't it normal for two people to quarrel over various trivial matters in life?"
Li Mo is a guest, so naturally he won't say that the scene just now was too exciting and he hasn't seen enough.
Wang Xiaoxiao's parents looked at Li Mo's youthful face in surprise. They heard clearly that their daughter had just called him Associate Professor Li.
"Xiaoxiao, who is this?"
Xiaoxiao then introduced: "Mom and Dad, this is Mr. Li Mo, associate professor of the Department of History of Peking University. He is also a temporary associate professor of the Department of History of Tsinghua University and a special associate professor of the Department of History of Sichuan University. Haven't you been discussing him the past few days? Well, the godly man who found the golden treasure in the Changbai Mountains."
"Oh, no wonder I thought he looked familiar the first time I saw him. It turned out to be Associate Professor Li." Dad Xiaoxiao patted his thigh, wiped his right hand vigorously on his body, and took a few steps forward to extend his hand.
Li Mo shook hands with him gently and said with a smile: "Chu Li said that there is a chef at home, so I shamelessly came over to have a meal."
"I'm not a chef, I just know how to make home-cooked meals. Associate Professor Li, please take a seat. I have already cooked three dishes. The meal will be ready in another ten minutes. Xiaoxiao, hurry up and make tea for Associate Professor Li."
"okay."
"Don't be so polite. After all, we are all alumni. It would be better if we all feel more at ease." Li Mo handed the tea he brought to Wang Xiaoxiao, "Keep it for Uncle Wang to try."
Wang Xiaoxiao looked at the package and knew it must be good tea, but she didn't do any research on tea, so she didn't know how much the tea was worth.
The three young people chatted in the living room for more than ten minutes, and Xiaoxiao's parents brought the cooked dishes to the table one by one.
"Professor Li Da, how about you try Uncle Wang's craftsmanship?"
Li Mo smelled it and said before eating: "It's delicious, delicious, but Uncle Wang's accent sounds like he's from the south. How come he's so proficient in northern cuisine?"
"We have a lot of tourists from all over the country. I own a restaurant in my hometown, so I have learned a few dishes from various places."
"So Uncle Wang has access to both the north and the south, so I want to give it a try."
Li Mo ate a few dishes, and his cooking skills were really good. Seeing how careful people are when cooking, this skill is really extraordinary.
"It's delicious." Li Mo said sincerely.
"Of course, since uncle and aunt came over, we have been eating pretty well every day. If you look at our home, it is neatly tidied and the hygiene is spotless. This is all thanks to uncle and aunt. I I feel like I’ve gained a few pounds recently.”
Chu Li pinched his mouth, a little worried.
Only then did Li Mo realize that the living room was really neat and tidy.
"Hey, we are all embarrassed to see how much you praise us. In fact, we just couldn't relax at home, so we just cleaned up." Uncle Wang poured a drink for Li Mo and said, "I know your teacher can't drink at noon, so we will drink Order a drink.”
When Wang Xiaoxiao was pouring her drink, she accidentally spilled a little. She took off the ruby ring on her left finger and placed it on the table, then wiped it with tissue paper.
Li Mo glanced at the ring several times and couldn't help but said: "Xiaoxiao, can I see your ring?"
"Of course. I bought this on an old street in a tourist attraction in my hometown. I just thought it was beautiful, delicate and a bit retro. Since it wasn't too expensive, I bought it and wore it."
Li Mo took the ring and looked at it carefully. The ruby inlaid on the ring was of high quality, and the ring setting was also very delicate, with complex textures engraved on the surface. He saw two words engraved on the inner ring of the ring: Xi Zhi. The font is not big, but the three points of entering the precept are clearly visible.
"Xizhi?"
Li Mo silently said a few words in his heart, feeling that he had seen these two words somewhere before, but he couldn't recall them at the moment. He had an impression that maybe this ring was still an antique.
As soon as the strange boy scanned it, the ruby ring immediately emitted a dark blue halo. Judging from the color of the halo, it was an antique from the early Ming Dynasty.
"Li Mo, isn't this ring a treasure?"
Chu Li saw that he was looking at it very carefully. If it was just an ordinary ring, he probably wouldn't be interested.
"Xiaoxiao, where is your hometown?" Li Mo did not answer, but looked at Wang Xiaoxiao.
"Fucheng native, I bought this ring when I traveled to Ningde last year. Associate Professor Li, is there something wrong with this ring?"
Li Mo lowered his head and thought about it, and realized that this ring was actually found from Ningde, the blessed land. Because I learned from Sun Chengan that there was a suspected tomb of Emperor Jianwen there, and later I also discovered the 'Long Live God Tablet'. Now I encountered a ruby ring from the Ming Dynasty, and they all pointed to the same place. .
"Xizhi?" Li Mo recalled along with this thought, and suddenly a name appeared in his mind, 'Fang Xiaoru', the great Confucian who was killed by the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di.
Fang Xiaoru, whose courtesy name is Xizhi and whose nickname is Xuzhi.
This is the information that he can relate to. Of course, 'Xizhi' may also be the name of a certain craftsman.
"Li Mo, you are a treasure appraiser. Is there anything special about this ring?" Li Mo didn't even eat and kept staring at the ring. Anyone who looked at it would know that this ring was not simple.
"Xiaoxiao, how much did you spend on this ring?"
"One hundred and eighty dollars."
"Then you have picked up a leak." Li Mo gently placed the ruby ring in front of her and said, "This is a real high-quality ruby. Putting aside other factors, this ruby ring can be sold for several times." Ten thousand. If it is old enough, it is a so-called antique, and its value will be several times higher. If it is related to a famous figure in history, or a certain historical event, then this ruby ring is worth at least three thousand More than 100,000.”
"Is this expensive?"
The three Wang family members were immediately shocked and said at the same time.
Wang Xiaoxiao picked up the ring and looked through it carefully several times, then said a little confused: "Associate Professor Li, is this really a ruby ring?"
"Of course, I have preliminarily determined that this ruby ring has something to do with Fang Xiaoru, the minister next to Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty. If you look carefully, there are two inscriptions 'Xizhi' on the inner circle of the ring, which are Fang Xiaoru's characters. But is it true? , I still need further verification, if you are willing to transfer it, I can offer 500,000, which should be much higher than the market price."
"Five million?"
Even Chu Li was shocked now. Wang Xiaoxiao usually didn't take it seriously at home, just took it off and put it away casually. Once before, he forgot where he put it and had to rummage through the cabinets for a long time before he found it. I didn’t expect that the decorative ring I bought for 180 yuan could be sold for 500,000 yuan.
The three members of the Wang family looked at each other, do they want it to be so exciting?
Dad Xiaoxiao coughed lightly, looked at Li Mo and said: "Associate Professor Li, you are the authority in this field, and we naturally believe what you say. We have been running a small business in our hometown for more than 20 years, but we have not saved enough." It's half a million dollars. If you want to buy it, we are willing to transfer it to you. We are not afraid of your laughing at you. It's okay if you don't know. Now that you know it, you will feel guilty and uneasy. "
"Xiaoxiao, what do you think?"
"How dare I wear it casually on my hand? My heart is so frightened right now. Associate Professor Li, then I will transfer this ruby ring to you."
"Okay, you give me an account, and I will transfer the money to you now. Of course, you can also inquire about the market conditions when you have time. If the price I give today is lower, I will compensate you then."
"No, no, I definitely believe you. If you really want to take advantage, you don't need to tell us the origin of the ruby."
"First Evolution"
Just kidding, how could Li Mo take such a small advantage with his worth?
After transferring the money, the ruby ring became Li Mo's possession. He looked at it carefully for a while and suddenly said: "Xiaoxiao, do you still remember when the Zhou Fan you kicked out became good to you?"
"We are colleagues and he is the department manager. In fact, we have never been on good terms, but he has been actively pursuing me."
Li Mo smiled. He put up the ruby ring and said, "Did he look at you differently after seeing this ruby ring on your hand one day and keep pursuing you?"
Wang Xiaoxiao's expression was dull for a moment, then he slammed the table angrily and said, "That bastard, you're a scumbag."
"Xiaoxiao, is this really the case? Li Mo guessed it right?" Chu Li put down Kuaizi and stared at her with wide eyes.
"As soon as I was reminded by Associate Professor Li, I thought about it carefully and found that it was really like this. We have worked together for more than a year, and apart from the interaction at work, we have basically no communication in private. Later, when I put on the ring I bought while traveling, I He said the ring was very beautiful, could he take a closer look? I took it off and showed it to him without thinking much, and then he often chatted with me, and even took the initiative to invite me to dinner and movies after get off work. That You scumbag, it’s not me you’re interested in, but the ruby ring on my hand.”
"It seems that Zhou Fan also has some background, otherwise how could he tell at a glance that this is a real ruby ring? When he saw you wearing such a precious ring, he probably thought that you came from a very wealthy family."
Li Mo shook his head. Fortunately, Wang Xiaoxiao didn't call him, and she showed up.
"Uncle Wang, you came to Kyoto to visit your daughter. Are you going to shut down your hometown restaurant business?"
"Business is so good that someone gave her a thumbs up. Her mother and I discussed coming to Kyoto to see my daughter and take it as a trip. Then we can go back and find a suitable location to continue working in the same business. Even though we have to work hard every month, we can earn a lot of money. Earning a profit of more than 10,000 yuan is definitely not possible in Kyoto, but in our small county, it can be considered a well-off life."
Dad Xiaoxiao is quite confident.
Li Mo thought the food he cooked was really good. He thought for a moment and said, "My twin daughters are just one month old, and we still need a chef at home. If you two are willing, you can go to my house to work. This way you can be close to your daughter. I can miss my daughter anytime." You can all see it above.”
"Can we both do it?"
Li Mo's proposal made them very excited. It didn't matter if they earned more or less, the main thing was to be close to their daughter.
"You can go there and try it out first, and if you get used to it, stay. As for salary, do you have any requirements?"
The couple looked at each other, and Uncle Wang tried to raise a finger.
"Okay, each of you will have a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan, including food and accommodation, and double salary at the end of the year. If you can stay, I will link your husband and wife's human relations to the company, and there will be a lot of benefits. Uncle Wang Aunt Wang is responsible for three meals a day, and Aunt Wang is responsible for the hygiene of the house. I will call for housekeeping every three days, and then you can help check it, and just wipe and clean it normally. "
Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "Associate Professor Li, we can start work today."
How could such a good opportunity be let go in vain? The couple worked hard from dawn to dusk in their hometown and only managed to save more than 10,000 yuan in a month. Originally, his request was that the couple should earn a total of 10,000 yuan per month. It would be nice to be close to their daughter and earn some money.
Unexpectedly, Li Mo agreed directly without saying anything, and each person was still paid 10,000 yuan per month and enjoyed various benefits.
After lunch, a person arranged by Chen Xiaojun had already driven downstairs. He was here to pick up the couple. After explaining, Li Mo and Chu Li returned to Beijing University, and then stayed in the office to study the ruby ring.
The more he researched, the more he felt that he should go to the blessed land to find more clues about where Emperor Jianwen fell into trouble. Emperor Jianwen must have carried a large amount of gold and silver when he was in trouble. If there is a chance to find more clues, the mystery of Emperor Jianwen's life and death in history may be completely solved.
The wind in Kyoto is getting colder and colder. In late November, a cold wave swept through and heavy snow fell like goose feathers in the sky.
Wearing a thin sweater, Li Mo stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the thick snow outside. The heating in the house drove away the chill of winter. Qin Sirui was doing simple yoga, and the little princesses were still sleeping soundly on two cribs not far away.
"Time flies so fast."
After the heavy snow, it means that he will grow up another year.
Qin Sirui smiled softly, revealing her white teeth. She stretched her soft body and whispered: "Don't act like an old man in his fifties or sixties. The heavy snow outside hasn't stopped today, so don't go out. "
"I'm just expressing my feelings, it's not as serious as you said."
"Xiao Mo, we may not be able to go to your master's birthday this year. The babies are too young. Could you tell them in advance?"
Li Mo sat down on the leisure chair next to her with a thermos cup, took a comfortable sip of black tea, and said, "This matter has been arranged a long time ago. My parents can just go there. This year, our family of four will stay in Kyoto for the Spring Festival."
Qin Sirui changed his movements: "How is things going with Siqi?"
"That kid was hiding very deep and never showed his head. In order not to alert the snake, we didn't touch his account. However, manpower has been spread all over the blessed land. I still don't believe that he can stay in the mouse hole for the rest of his life. Siqi recovered It’s pretty good, you don’t have to worry too much.”
"My cousin and my cousin don't know what's going on. One of them has no intention of getting married after dating for so long, and the other is dating a boyfriend but meets such a jerk. Grandpa gets upset every time he mentions this. good."
"Do you think Sijun and Fang Wenjing are not suitable for marriage? The elders of the two families have been trying to match them up, but they have no intention of doing so at all?"
Qin Sirui looked back at Li Mo, with a thoughtful look on his face.
