Meng Shaoyuan basically belongs to the kind of guy who doesn't know anything about art.

But even so, he also knew the preciousness of the "Ode to the Teacher".

It's a national treasure.

Moreover, it is in the hands of You Yuecheng.

Well, there is one question left.

"Teucer, why do you know Chinese? Why do you know the 'Ode to the Master'? ”

"When I was in the Eight-Nation Alliance, my father was a major in England." Teucer didn't hide it anymore: "He brought a lot of cultural relics and calligraphy and paintings back to China, and then, he soon chose to retire and began to concentrate on the study and collection of these calligraphy and paintings, and he was sure that there were more Chinese antiques and paintings in Europe, so he began to concentrate on the study of Chinese culture and history." ”

Under such influence, Trafigura not only learned a lot of knowledge of Chinese antique calligraphy and painting, but also learned Chinese.

He chose to go to the "Cumbria Breaking Waves" because he knew that this ship would often go to China, which would give him more opportunities to contact China.

Captain Schiller suddenly realized when he heard this.

No wonder, every time he arrived at a Chinese port for repairs and supplies, Teucer would take a few days off work and return with a lot of worthless "rags" in the eyes of Captain Schiller.

Are those Chinese antiques?

"On that day, the refugees came aboard." Teucer said it all: "When I was in charge of scheduling, I overheard Yu's conversation with his father. They are the last refugees to be left behind, and they should think that I don't understand Chinese. I heard You's father say to him, 'You don't want anything, but you must hide your guru chant, it's more important than our lives.'" ”

Teucer certainly knew what the "Ode to the Master" was, and when he heard the name, he was ecstatic. As long as you can get this priceless character, then your trip to China will be perfect.

So he devised this plan, wronged You Yuecheng, locked up their father and son, expelled them at a certain port, and then took the opportunity to detain their luggage.

If you are more ruthless, you can follow the rules of the boat and throw his father and son directly into the Yangtze River.

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly asked: "Teucer, those antiques you bought from China several times, after returning to China, I'm afraid you will find out that they are all fake, right?" ”

Teucer was stunned: "How do you know?" ”

Meng Shaoyuan smiled and did not answer.

Although this person has knowledge of Chinese cultural relics and antiques, and also understands Chinese, he does not have a very bright brain, and he has designed such a bureau, and if you look closely, you will find that it is full of flaws.

Those two bottles of wine are probably his own greed, so he hid them.

How can such a brain not be deceived by those antique dealers who are shrewd to the bone?

But this time, the unexpected gain was Su Yao.

Su Yao's reaction and judgment were really too fast.

With just a few words, I knew that You Yuecheng was wronged.

Keeping her around, useful.

"Shame, this is the shame of the Cumbrian Breaking Waves." Captain Schiller was furious: "On my ship, my first mate has done such a despicable act, and you have tarnished the reputation of the whole ship. Mr. You, I have to apologize to you. Mr. Meng, what to do with Teucer, I will give you a reasonable explanation, please believe me. ”

"Increase the daily supply of food and fresh water for the people in the cabins, and replenish the meat." Meng Shao would never let go of such an opportunity: "Also, Teucer will be handed over to me to deal with." ”

"Over to you?" Captain Schiller was stunned.

"Yes, leave it to me." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "He has tarnished the reputation of the Chinese, so will I keep him by my side to atone for his sins until his sins are atoned for." This period will not exceed eight years. ”

Teucer had a black heart.

Teucer wanted to hack "Ode to the Master".

However, he was a sailor, knew Chinese, and was British.

Most importantly, he doesn't have a very bright brain.

All of this is worth exploiting.

Anyone in this world is valuable in Meng Shaoyuan's eyes.

What else to do? Expelling Teucer?

But this did not do Meng Shao any good.

He would never do anything good to Young Master Meng.

Waste has its value.

As for why eight years?

In the whole world, he is the only one in the world, Young Master Meng, who knows best.

"Teucer!" Captain Schiller set his eyes on Teucer: "Are you willing to accept it?" ”

"Yes." Teucer had a hard time, but what else could he do at this point?

"Listen, Teucer, this is your only chance to atone for your sins." Captain Schiller's tone was stern: "You must swear allegiance to Meng, and you must treat him as your only allegiance for the next eight years. If I let me know that you continue to be unfaithful, then I will report your misdeeds to the Seamen's Union, and you and your family will be ridiculed everywhere in England. ”

This is a very serious warning.

Teucer bowed his head and said, "Yes, Mr. Meng, I swear allegiance to you, and I will do my best to wash away my shame, but please save my reputation no matter what." ”

These Britons are really strange.

Meng Shaoyuan was still happy to accept it.

A small storm dissipated.

Although, Meng Shaoyuan really wanted to open his eyes, what kind of treasure is the so-called "Ode to the Master", but the father and son of the You family treat this word as a treasure, and they will definitely not show it to others easily.

It's itchy and uncomfortable.

Forget it, forget it, don't think about it.

"Su Yao."

"Mr. Meng."

"You're smart."

For this girl, Meng Shaoyuan did not hesitate to praise: "I saw through it at a glance that this was a frame-up, and decisively pointed out that Tork was the one who set up the game." You're only sixteen years old this year, and you have a great future. ”

Sixteen years old? Sixteen years old is not young, and you can get married.

Su Yao, who was not the slightest timid in front of foreigners, blushed at this time: "Mr. Meng is too much, Su Yao is just guessing wildly." ”

"Don't Mr. Meng, Mr. Meng's, it's too raw." Meng Shaoyuan thought for a while: "Your parents are stranded in Nanjing, originally thinking that this ship would go to Wuhan, but in fact, we went straight to Sichuan. When you get there, do you have any relatives to turn to? ”

At the mention of her parents, Su Yao's eyes turned red and she shook her head silently.

Sichuan is so far away, she never thought she would go there.

And what about parents? When my parents came out of Nanjing, what if I went to Wuhan to find myself and couldn't find them?

"Don't worry, if your parents leave Nanjing safely, I will send someone to contact them to inform you of you in Sichuan." At this point, Meng Shaoyuan could only comfort him like this, although he knew that the chance of Su Yao's parents leaving Nanjing alive was too slim: "When you get to Sichuan, I will settle you." Since you don't have relatives in Sichuan, I count you as your relatives. ”

"Thank you, Meng ...... Brother Shaoyuan. ”

Brother Shaoyuan?

Relatives, don't use your brothers and sisters.

This godbrother and sister, dry firewood...... That's it.

Stop, stop.

Meng Shaoyuan found that his current thoughts were so dirty?

How do you see that beautiful women are just thinking about it?

I'm not a stallion again.

Hooligans, vile, shameless!

Meng Shaoyuan blamed himself fiercely in his heart, and kept telling himself to be a decent gentleman, a sixteen-year-old girl in a family, and her parents were not known for life and death, so it was inappropriate for her to think crankily.

Although Su Yao is pure and lovely, especially with a pair of eyes, she is particularly charming at a young age......

Phew! How did you think of this again?

Meng Shaoyuan's contempt for himself in his heart was simply to the point of no return!

……

Not to mention, the more you don't want to do a lot of things, the more you'll send them to your door.

Before returning to the cabin to rest, some crew members said that the You family father and son asked to see him.

Meng Shaoyuan was originally curious about the "Ode to the Teacher" in his heart, and when he heard it, how could there be no reason not to see it?

You Yuecheng's father's name is You Honglu, and he looks like his son is carved out of the same mold.

As soon as he came in, he thanked him repeatedly.

In short, if there is no Meng Shaoyuan this time, their father and son will suffer injustice.

You Honglu is also a successful businessman in Nanjing, and his family used to open a pawn shop, which is definitely a profitable business.

Meng Shaoyuan was related to that pair of words: "Lao You, I heard that 'Ode to the Teacher' is worth a lot, how can you have it?" Don't worry, I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious, if you don't want to say it, forget it. ”

"In front of Chief Meng, how dare I hide something." You Honglu knows Meng Shaoyuan's identity, if he is not satisfied, I am afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat in Chongqing: "My You family has been running a pawnshop for several generations, and in the sixth year of the Republic of China, an old gentleman came to my pawnshop, and he saw that he had a good life in the past, but now he can't live anymore."

The old gentleman carried a scroll, either a word or a drawing. People like this used to be high-ranking officials and nobles, but then they fell into ruin, and they didn't have any skills, what should I do? You can only live by pawns. So, the pawns they took out, nine times out of ten, they were good. I exchanged pleasantries with him for a while and asked him to take things out and look at them......"

As a result, if you don't look at it, when you look at it, You Honglu is shocked.

It turned out to be the "Ode to the Teacher" that had been missing for a long time!

How could this baby You Honglu let go? He cleverly said that the old gentleman pawned for a year, and the rules of the pawnshop were to deduct one year's interest first, and then give him the principal.

"I've been scared this year." You Honglu looked at it and was a little worried now: "I'm afraid that his old man will suddenly get a sum of money at that time and come back to redeem it, which will simply kill me." Fortunately, it was not easy to survive until a year later, and after 10 o'clock in the morning, the old gentleman still did not appear. ”

For this precious pawn, the pawnshop is absolutely right in terms of the redemption time. After a while, even if you show up with money again, this pawn will no longer belong to you.

Therefore, the "Ode to the Teacher" fell into the hands of You Honglu, and he regarded it as a family heirloom, and he kept his mouth shut, and no one told him.

If it weren't for this escape, even his own son would have been kept in the dark!

(I apologize to all readers, I checked it carefully, the ship did go directly to Chongqing, the information I checked before was wrong, in 1933, a British cargo ship from Shanghai to Chongqing, the crew's diary misled me, and it was written that I went to Chengdu and then to Chongqing, and the previous chapters have been corrected.) ）