Jianbao Tianyan

Chapter 40 The Mysterious Beggar

Chapter 40 The Mysterious Beggar
Yu Feng's master lives in a dirt house in the black market of a small village.

Before entering the house, I heard the faint sound of machinery coming from the earthen house.

Zhao Er walked in the front and hurriedly probed in to have a look.

It was so dark in the mud house that it was impossible to see clearly.

"I'll go! It's so dark, there's not even a light, your master is stingy!"

Yu Feng opened the door and led Zhao Er and Qin Yu in.

"Who is outside!"

The sound of the machine suddenly stopped, and an old but powerful voice came from inside.

"Master...master, it's me! Yu Feng."

Snapped!
There was a sound of broken porcelain from the back room.

"Yu Feng! You still have the nerve to come back! Let me ask you, where are my treasures? And the Xuande multicolored bowl? Where did you get me?"

Yu Feng's complexion turned pale, and he faltered and said.

"I took it to Antique Street and sold it all to some people who like it.

After beggar Zhang finished cursing, Qin Yu said softly to the back room.

"Senior Zhang, beggar, my name is Qin Yu, and I'm the shopkeeper of Zhenbao Pavilion in Heyang City. I'm here to ask senior for advice."

There was no echo inside, and the whole room was as silent as death.

After a while, beggar Zhang slowly spoke a paragraph.

"I don't know you before, and I don't have anything to ask for advice. Please go back wherever you come from, and don't disturb the cleanliness of this old man!"

It seems that this old man is so ungrateful, Zhao Er is a little angry.

"Old guy, at least our shopkeeper is here, so you have to show your face? Don't put on airs!"

Seeing that Zhao Er spoke aggressively, Qin Yu hurriedly stopped him.

"Old gentleman, we have no other intentions, just want to ask the old gentleman for advice on antique restoration."

"Prosthetics?"

The beggar laughed.

"What kind of antique restoration technique? That was all my trick to deceive Yu Feng. I didn't expect to deceive you two nobles together!"

Beggar Zhang slowly walked out of the back room.

Qin Yu hurriedly looked at his appearance. His clothes were ragged, his hair was long, and his forehead was covered by the bangs in front. Qin Yu couldn't tell whether he was the one who hung himself on the hanger for a while.

"Old man, I have seen the Xuande blue and white multicolored bowl you made. It is indeed the best in restoration of antiques. Since it is rare in the world, since I, Qin Yu, have come, I must bargain for a price or two. Only then will I be satisfied!"

Beggar Zhang said lightly.

"Shopkeeper Qin, please forgive me for being rude. My antique restoration technique is an ancestral skill, and it will not be spread easily. Even my apprentice Yu Feng, I only taught him the ability to appreciate treasures. As for this restoration technique, I have never heard of it. Didn't let him touch it."

After that, the beggar Zhang brought a cup of tea.

It's a bit like serving tea to guests.

"So shopkeeper Qin, don't waste your time talking. There are many things you don't want to learn, so I have to pay them. Yu Feng, see off the guests!"

Seeing that the master wanted to see off the guests, Yu Feng didn't want to talk too much, so he advised Qin Yu to leave.

Qin Yu looked at the back of beggar Zhang, and finally blurted out the words that were kept in his heart.

"Old sir, can I see your face?"

That pendant has always been a knot in Qin Yu's heart.

Without that pendant, Qin Yu wouldn't be as capable as he is today.

And all this stems from that beggar, Qin Yu just wants to confirm.

Is the beggar in front of me who is proficient in antique restoration and the beggar who gave me the pendant before, the same person?

Beggar Zhang stared at Qin Yu angrily. Suddenly, he thought of something, and a look of astonishment flashed across his face.

Qin Yu saw everything in his eyes, which strengthened his inner thoughts even more.

"It seems that I have met the old man once!"

Qin Yu said calmly, and Zhao Er on the side was dumbfounded.

"Ah! Just met? When did you meet this beggar?"

Qin Yu didn't answer, but just looked at beggar Zhang calmly.

"I still have a lot of questions and I want to ask the old gentleman face to face."

The corner of the beggar's mouth twitched slightly.

"Yu Feng, pour two cups of high-quality Longjing and bring them to the inner room."

After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation to Qin Yu.

Zhao Er wanted to follow in, but was stopped by beggar Zhang.

"Don't go in, wait outside!"

Zhao Er was very unconvinced and wanted to step forward to argue.

"Zhao Er, you wait here, I will have a chat with the old man."

Only then did Zhao Er sit down firmly outside.

Yu Feng walked into the inner room and handed him two cups of tea.

After beggar Zhang took it, he asked him to close the door before leaving.

Seeing Yu Feng coming out, Zhao Er hurried over to ask.

"How is it? What is it talking about? So mysterious?"

Yu Feng shook his head and stood quietly outside the house.

……

"I didn't expect to meet you in my lifetime."

The beggar Zhang Youyou said, rolling the teacup back and forth a few times in his hand.

"Old sir, I have a few questions I want to ask you."

Qin Yu spoke truthfully, and his speaking speed became very fast.

"You first want to ask about pendants, and second, you want to ask about antique restoration."

Seeing that the other party knew his purpose of coming, Qin Yu stopped talking.

"Then please tell me, old man."

Beggar Zhang looked out the window, his mind lost in memories.

"Your pendant is a relic of Yuan Qiu, the former top appraiser. Yuan Qiu, the head of the Yuan family, was a well-known treasure appraiser at home and abroad. Because he offended the powerful, his family was ruined."

"When I was seventeen or eighty-nine years old, I worked as a book boy in Yuan Qiu. It was during that time that I witnessed the rise and fall of the Yuan family."

"It's just that outsiders don't know that Yuan Qiu is not only a master of treasure appraisal, but also an extraordinary master of antique restoration. Unfortunately, I, Lao Zhang, lack the ability and only learned one or two levels of Yuan Qiu's skills. Otherwise, the treasures made will not be the same. You can definitely confuse the fake with the real!"

Qin Yu didn't expect this pendant to have such a history. In the past, he just regarded the pendant as an ordinary trinket on the street stall.

Qin Yu unbuttoned his clothes, revealing the black circle on his chest.

He told beggar Zhang all the ins and outs of the disappearance of the previous pendant.

"What! Disappeared! How is it possible! Is there such a thing in the world?"

Due to the loud voice, Zhao Er and Yu Feng, who were chatting outside, were startled.

"Master! Are you okay!"

Yu Feng shouted outside.

Beggar Zhang hurriedly kept calm and let Yu Feng continue to guard outside.

"Qin Yu, I was penniless and almost dying of hunger. It was your takeaway that saved me. I really couldn't get out a penny at that time, so I gave away my last treasure, Yuan Qiu. I gave it to you. To be honest, I originally thought it was a street stall product that was worthless! I couldn’t even figure out why Yuan Qiu wore it every day. But I didn’t expect that this small pendant also hides something hidden. So many secrets.”

Qin Yu nodded slightly. The story behind the pendant was something he had never expected.

"Old man, can you teach me the art of antique restoration, and don't let you teach it in vain, I am willing to learn it for any amount of money!"

(End of this chapter)