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Shu Ze continued: "There's nothing going on anyway, why don't we go take a look together? It's in our villa area, and it only takes a few minutes to walk there."
Meng Zitao said yes.
Because Sima Yuelan said she didn¡¯t want to go, He Wanyi, who she had a good rapport with, also stayed.
Meng Zitao followed Shu Ze to the villa a few minutes away. After ringing the doorbell, the owner learned that the visitor was Shu Ze and quickly came out to greet him in person.
The owner of the villa is named Li Qingchen. He is in his fifties. He has an ordinary appearance but is very imposing. He must have been in a high position for a long time.
Shu Ze made an introduction to both parties. When Li Qingchen learned Meng Zitao's identity, he was only a little surprised and returned to normal in an instant.
After learning the purpose of their visit, Li Qingchen was very happy. He took them directly to his study, invited them to sit down, and carefully took out a calligraphy and painting scroll from the box under the bookcase and put it on the table. .
During this period, Li Qingchen introduced to Meng Zitao: "This painting was actually obtained by my father from a scrap collection station in the early 1980s. He has always regarded it as a treasure. It's just that he lacked professional knowledge and did not I don¡¯t know that the collection of ancient paintings and calligraphy has become worse and worse for more than 20 years.¡±
At this moment, he put on his gloves, took out the work, unfolded it gently, and the full picture of the scroll appeared in front of Meng Zitao.
Meng Zitao frowned when he saw the scroll. The preservation of this painting was really bad. There were not only traces of insect infestation, but also traces of mouse bites. Moreover, moisture and mildew are also serious, which has a very negative impact on the painting. There are also many problems, such as the lack of luster on the decorative surface.
With all these factors, Meng Zitao finds it extremely difficult to repair given his current ability. You can imagine how difficult it is to repair.
Li Qingchen saw Meng Zitao¡¯s expression becoming solemn after glancing at the painting, and couldn¡¯t help but ask: ¡°Teacher Meng, do you think it is difficult to repair it?¡±
Meng Zitao nodded and said, "To be honest, the condition of this painting is really bad. It's not easy to repair it."
Li Qingchen gave a bitter smile: "I have talked to many experts before, and they all had the same opinion. Some experts also said that if the level is not good enough, it will not be repaired well, but it will also cause other damage, which makes me afraid. It was taken out and repaired.¡±
Meng Zitao agreed: "That's true. If you don't have a certain level of skill, you will definitely not be able to restore this painting."
Shu Ze asked: "Zitao, how did this painting become like this?"
Li Qingchen was also a little confused: "Yes, my father has been very careful about preserving this painting. Why has it become like this?"
Meng Zitao said: "Let me ask a question first, does your father always hang the paintings?"
Li Qingchen said: "Yes, can't the painting be hung all the time?"
Meng Zitao said: "Yes, it is not suitable to hang calligraphy and painting without protection for a long time. If the calligraphy and painting are hung from the first day of the new year to the thirtieth night of the end of the year, or even if they are not replaced for several years, they will be prone to weathering due to long-term exposure to wind and sunshine. , over time, the paper will become brittle and easily broken, and the picture will become tarnished."
Li Qingchen said: "But the main function of calligraphy and painting is to appreciate or decorate the environment. If calligraphy and painting are not hung like this, what role can they play? If an antique has no appreciation value, it cannot have collection value, right?"
Meng Zitao said: "You are right, but because of the special nature of calligraphy and painting works, there are many things that need to be paid attention to in terms of preservation. For example, the calligraphy and painting can be framed, surrounded by damask or silk, and then matched according to the size of the calligraphy and painting. frames so they are protected from weathering and dust contamination.¡±
Li Qingchen scratched his forehead and said suddenly: "Yes, this is indeed a good idea. It seems that we still lack professional knowledge."
"This is not your problem alone. A calligraphy and painting, especially a precious calligraphy and painting, has many things to pay attention to in terms of maintenance. Some buyers spend a lot of money to buy the painting back, but don't know how to take care of it. After a few years, It will cause irreparable damage to calligraphy and painting.¡±
Meng Zitao said: "No matter how high the quality of a painting like this is, it is impossible to restore it to its original appearance."
"How much can it be repaired?"
"Let me take a look first and then talk."
Meng Zitao carefully put on his gloves, took out his magnifying glass, and began to carefully observe the magnificent landscape painting in front of him bit by bit.
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Shu Ze smiled and said, "Didn't I think it was Ju Ran's work before?"
Meng Zitao smiled and said: "This painting is also remarkable. Moreover, when I was observing just now, I also discovered a piece of information."
Shu Ze was stunned: "What information?"
Meng Zitao said: "I found eight small characters on the scroll, 'The tiger fell in Pingyang and returned to his hometown with glory'."
Shu Ze was stunned again: "What do you mean? And these two idioms are opposites, right?"
"A tiger falls in Pingyang because he loses power, but returns to his hometown in glory because he gains power. These two words with opposite meanings are completely unrelated when they are written together.
Meng Zitao said: "I don't know why these two idioms were written, but they are written in such a subtle way, so it should be interesting."
Shu Ze said: "This is not necessarily true. What if it is just written to make people want to make a joke?"
Meng Zitao said: "This possibility is not very high. The idioms are written on the inner layer of the scroll. If it were not for it being broken, it would be impossible for anyone to find it. Besides, even if he wanted to make a joke, why not write like this? Where are the words?¡±
Shu Ze thought about it and felt that this was the case. If the other party really wanted to play a prank, he could write it clearly. What's going on now?
"Let's go in first."
The two walked into the living room and saw He Wanyi and Sima Yuelan chatting animatedly. Meng Zitao heard a little bit about women's topics and quickly closed his ears.
He Wanyi looked at Meng Zitao with a half-smile, and then asked: "Why are you back so soon?"
Meng Zitao didn¡¯t understand what He Wanyi¡¯s expression meant, so he replied: ¡°He didn¡¯t let me fix it, so why are we still there?¡±
"Do you think you are young and don't believe you?" Sima Yuelan asked.
Meng Zitao said: "There may be this factor, but it's just right."
Shu Ze changed the topic: "Don't mention this, you should talk about those two idioms."
"What idiom?" He Wanyi and Sima Yuelan both looked curious.
"That's what happened." Meng Zitao explained the matter simply.
Sima Yuelan said doubtfully: "'The tiger fell in Pingyang and returned to his hometown'? What does this mean? Is it just a coincidence that these eight words happen to be on the mounting material?"
He Wanyi felt something was wrong: "Impossible, what Zi Tao said is all in small print. If you can't see it without a magnifying glass, who would be so boring to write such words on it? If it is a coincidence, it would be too much. It really doesn¡¯t make sense.¡±
"Then what do you think?" Meng Zitao also thought the same, but because he was given too little information, he could only speculate.
He Wanyi asked a question: "Can you determine the mounting time?"
Meng Zitao said: "The painting is definitely not the original one, but the last time it was mounted should be at least a hundred years old."
He Wanyi thought for a moment: "It happened to be a period of turmoil. Could it be that someone hid a treasure somewhere, so he wrote these two code words?"
Meng Zitao smiled and said: "What you said is entirely possible, but then again, how can we know the meaning of the code word?"
He Wanyi said: "Since the code word appears on the scroll, does it have anything to do with the content?"
Meng Zitao laughed: "Wanyi, you are so smart. In fact, I meant the same thing. Before I left, I took a few photos."
He Wanyi rolled her eyes at Meng Zitao: "Then didn't you know to tell me earlier? If you do this again next time, be careful I'll beat you up."
Meng Zitao shrank his neck and did not even dare to speak, which made Shu Ze and Sima Yuelan smile knowingly.
Next, the four people studied the content that Meng Zitao had just photographed. However, after observation and discussion, they could not find the content equivalent to these two idioms at all, and they were suddenly at a loss.
"Do you think the idiom has nothing to do with the content of the painting?" Shu Ze asked.