Seeing that the girl had collected the money, Jenkins said again:
"Okay, you take the money. Remember, don't let anyone know you have so much money, and if your family is not nice to you, don't let them know. You can hide it in a small jar, Buried somewhere inconspicuous, it should be easy for you to…”
He rambled a lot of things that had nothing to do with his identity, and then walked out of the alley with a smile on his face.
The little girl selling flowers was still covered by the shadow of the building. She lowered her head and looked at the stack of neatly placed money in the basket. She suddenly wanted to cry for some reason.
After doing something that made him feel comfortable, Jenkins had a hunch that he would be very lucky today. Although the behavior just now was a kind of mental illness-and Jenkins knew it, it was not a bad thing, and it was not harmful except for his own wallet. Jenkins is happy to do so, and cites this as one of the proofs that he will be lucky today.
There was a yard for storing goods behind the Byron Art Gallery, and Jenkins walked around to an alley a little closer to the street, and walked in through the back door. The carriage carrying the goods has already driven in from the main entrance next to the art gallery. When Jenkins took the cat and flowers, the driver was talking with the old man who bought the goods.
Then came the inspection process. Dad was not a profiteer, and Baron Tarlac was not a liar, so it went very smoothly. A total of 6 porcelain vases, 3 pairs of old paintings, 2 sets of antique tables and chairs and an old statue of unknown origin were quickly sent to the interior of the art museum for placement. After paying the balance and handing over the receipt, Jenkins planned left.
"Oh, sorry, can you wait a minute?"
Baron Tarlac asked, and Jenkins froze for a moment, seeing that the old gentleman sitting across from him was looking at him seriously, so he didn't get up from the sofa. Nodding his head, he continued to fold the receipt slip.
"I didn't recognize you last time, are you Viscount William?"
The old man asked politely, it seemed that he finally knew the identity of Jenkins.
"It's the Baron."
"Now the entire kingdom knows that you are going to be promoted, and no one can replace your contribution to the Fabry scam."
Although he also has the title of knighthood, the old gentleman in front of him is only a baron, and he is the kind of baron who does not have any political status and does not have a large factory.
Such a title does not have a gold content, it is probably inherited, and in comparison, it is only better than those shabby households who secretly go to the city hall to receive subsidies every month. Therefore, his polite attitude towards Jenkins is understandable. The value of Jenkins is both secular and religious. According to gossip, Her Majesty, who is recuperating recently, seems to like the young author's works, Daily Let the servants read her a short passage from Stranger Tales or Frozen,
"Fabry scam? Oh, it's nothing, the sage gave me wisdom... What's the matter? I have to go back to the antique shop to clean the floor... Please don't tell me where I work, you understand , which would bother me a bit."
He made a troubled look, and the old gentleman immediately responded with an understanding expression. He hesitated for a moment, then said slowly:
"It's embarrassing to say it, but it's something I did on the spur of the moment. I hope it won't bother you... Tomorrow is the first day of the art exhibition. Before the official opening, I invited some celebrities to the opening ceremony, but there is still one missing Heavyweight guest... I wonder if you have time?"
"Art exhibition?"
Jenkins whispered, in fact, he himself had a ticket from the old painter Grant, and the old painter planned to use the illustrations he drew for Jenkins' Stranger Stories to participate in the exhibition.
But Jenkins' original plan did not include wasting a few hours of weekend time here, because he has been very busy recently after being "promoted" to the fourth level, and his father has given him excessive study pressure.
Wanting to refuse in my heart, and still looking for a suitable way of expression, the old man on the opposite side pushed a long and thin piece of paper over. It was a piece of parchment that is rarely used now:
"I know my request is very inappropriate, but if you can come, it will definitely bring a different brilliance to the exhibition. This is my private collection. You can choose two pieces as a reward. I think you will be interested .”
Jenkins hesitated for a brief second, then reached out and picked up the paper. Judging from the size of the letters and the drawing method, the text on the paper seems to be written with a quill pen. The number of items described is not many, a total of 23 items. Jenkins' eyes looked at the last line.
"Excuse me, what is the thousand-year-old peach tree struck by lightning?"
For a moment, he mistakenly thought that the old man opposite was also from his hometown.
"Oh, that's a good thing. Five years ago, I went to visit a good friend in a village in the countryside. There was no carriage there. I had to walk through the forest to the nearest town. When I passed a peach grove, I suddenly fell down. It started to rain heavily. There were two local people walking with me, so we hid under the biggest tree in the peach forest to avoid the rain, but I have never seen such a big peach tree.”
After saying this, he shook his head:
"It was probably us who brought bad luck to the peach tree. A bolt of lightning struck it shortly after, but fortunately, we were unscathed under the tree. After the rain stopped, I contacted the owner of the land and the peach tree was removed. I bought it back and asked the craftsmen who made wooden ornaments to carve it into a large statue, which I think will bring me good luck."
Jenkins nodded, if it can be made into a statue, then at least it means that the heart of the tree should not rot or disappear. This item doesn't look as valuable as the ones on the list, but it's exactly what Jenkins needs.
He paused, pretending to check the list again. After a long time, he sighed and put the paper down.
"When do I need to show up?"
"Tomorrow is the opening ceremony at nine o'clock in the morning, and the whole process will take about half an hour. This is not a long time, but I think this short time will definitely be more exciting because of your appearance. You only need to prepare a A speech on the value of art, simply talk about your knowledge of oil painting."
A smile appeared on the old gentleman's face.
"I guess that's all right."
Jenkins nodded, took out the pen he was carrying with him from his pocket, and first made a ditch behind the "Sterling Silver Noble Crest of the Hikari Empire Era (Korant Family)" at the top of the list, hesitated for a long time and then made a ditch at the end. There is a tick behind that item.
"Hopefully that brings luck to me as well."
he muttered.
PS: There are three updates today and one at noon.