Chapter 58 (3) Visiting Jade and Fate

After Zhen Baoyu entered the capital with others, he rented a residence outside Xuanwu Gate.Not far from the apartment, there is a long street with old shops of Wenwan and books on both sides. The fragrance of ink and books, the brilliance of Qiongguang and copper, are dizzying. He is also a caring person, so he often comes to stroll in his spare time. , intending to find the calligraphy and painting display items that were confiscated by Jia's mansion and flowed into the store. One day, while looking around in a small shop at the end of the West Street, I suddenly saw a few jade pendants, which were very well made, so I took them one by one to review and play with them.Turning to the bottom, there is a piece with writing on it. When I looked closely, it was engraved with the four-character seal script of Tongling Baoyu. Although it is not exquisite, it is also very cute.Because I asked how much the price was, I asked for ten taels of silver.Zhen Baoyu said: "This is just an imitation toy, how can it be worth so much?" Seeing that the story was broken, the shopkeeper changed his words and said that the guest officer can bid for negotiation.So it was sold in two taels of silver.

At this time, Zhen Baoyu was completely fascinated by this Mr. Jia who was waiting to be visited, and wanted to find his trace.Coincidentally, before leaving, I looked up and saw an old banner with dust on it, and it looked like it hadn't been touched for a long time.Take it down to see. The owner of the shop opened his hands horizontally for him to watch - he raised his eyes and saw that the three large regular script characters of Gongzheng were "Jiang Yunxuan", and the small characters on the left side were written with the six characters "Yihong Zhuoyu Chongshu", followed by years.Zhen Baoyu is also a smart person, and he knew it was Mr. Jia's handwriting at the first sight, so he was very pleasantly surprised, so he didn't ask any more questions, and only spent a few dollars to buy this book plaque.I was so happy that I couldn't help talking, and asked the shopkeeper, did you know that there is a Rongguo Mansion in the city?There is a brother Jia Baoyu in the house?

The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Who doesn't know that?" Ask again, "I heard where it is now?" The shopkeeper replied, "It's hard to say for sure. I'm in a trance. Some people say that I was a beggar, and then I went to Xishan I became a monk, but I don’t know if this statement is true or not.” Zhen Baoyu asked the name and path of the famous ancient temple in Xishan, and thanked the owner.When he came back, Yifa made up his mind to go to Xishan for a short stay for a few days before he could visit more temples to visit Jiaxiong. It wasn't until he went outside the west gate towards the west mountain that he realized that there were too many temples - the big ones were resplendent and resplendent, the bells and drums were constantly ringing, some were busy with monks, and some were desolate and old. There were more than a few hundred temples. All kinds of things... Where can I ask a young monk who has just become a monk?He searched for a few days, but there was no influence, and the three words "I don't know" answered him everywhere, and he felt worried and disappointed in his heart.

Difficult to stop on its own.I also thought it would be better to go back to the city first, and come back later, so as to save the futility.So I packed up my clothes, resigned from the temple owner, and walked eastward slowly, intending to go back to the city.After walking for a while, I felt a little hungry. I saw a wine curtain waving outside the willows. I knew there was a place to eat and drink, so I rushed there to find a seat, rest my feet and drink, and eat something for dinner.At this time, a guest came suddenly, who was sitting next to him, and was also resting his feet. Seeing him, he was not in a hurry to eat and drink, but just opened a calligraphy and painting to enjoy, and could not stop praising and applauding.

When Zhen Baoyu heard this, he squinted his eyes and saw that the painting was of a beautiful woman, very meticulously crafted, and the four characters "Love Monk Zhuoyu" were written in one line. Zhen Baoyu's surprise was no small matter, and he grabbed the man, who was startled, and said: "What's wrong with you?" Zhen Baoyu also laughed, apologized hurriedly, and said: "I saw that painting is really good I want a painting just because I think about it, I don’t want to surprise you sir, please forgive me for being rude. Also, please advise, where can I buy this artist’s precious painting?”

The guest sighed after hearing this: "If you ask about this painting, it is both easy and difficult. I heard that it was drawn by a young monk in the mountains. Yes, even the New Year's posters are posted on New Year's Day. So everyone loves it. He also writes well." As he spoke, Fang Jiang showed him the painting in his hand. When Zhen Baoyu reappreciated it carefully, he saw the riverside scenery below. One person was standing on the boat looking at it. Above was a painted building on the other side of the bank. The head and the people on the boat are listening to the flute attentively.On the upper left, there are two poems inscribed, which read:

"While listening to the flute in autumn on the Green Mino River, and leaning on the red-sleeved building at night." Zhen Baoyu was overjoyed and said it was wonderful, so he implored the man to sell this painting to him with a cheeky face, so as to form a romantic relationship with calligraphy. The man smiled and said: "Brother Zun is also a big idiot. According to common sense, this should not be exported. But I see that you are also a good person. I made an exception to transfer it, and I don't want to be greedy for the price." Zhen Baoyu Qianen Thank you very much, I gave twenty taels of silver to the man with both hands, and said: "Mr. generously gave me a good painting, which will be inscribed forever. This money is only used to hire a car for Mr. to return home. Be sure to accept it." I had no choice but to take the money and hand over the scroll to him, and the two saluted and said goodbye.

Zhen Baoyu immediately gave up the idea of ​​going back to the city, turned around and headed back to the west mountain - this time he had already found out the location of the small temple selling paintings from the guest.