Minister of Rites Liu Mengchun Liu Mengchun not only has a successful career, but also has a happy family. He lived in his forties without concubines. The husband and wife are loving. A few years ago, he had a young daughter, and now she is four years old.
Liu Mengchun likes to keep some turtles, fish and the like as a pastime.
Some time ago, Liu Mengchun asked Yun Yanhui to buy the green-haired turtle he got from the imperial garden, but Yun Yanhui did not agree. However, the turning point has come. Today, Liu Mengchun received a letter from Yunyan back from the trustee, asking him to go over and talk. Liu Mengchun immediately thought, could it be that the kid has changed his mind
Liu Mengchun couldn't help being a little excited. As soon as he went to the court, he hurried home, and was about to change into ordinary clothes and went to look for Yunyan to go back. They made an appointment to meet at the Daxiangguo Temple.
After Liu Mengchun entered the yard, he saw his little daughter squatting with her back to him. If it was on weekdays, he would definitely go up to tease her daughter, but now he was in a hurry to go out, so he hurried into the room to change clothes.
After entering, I saw that the lady was also dressing up.
Liu Mengchun asked smoothly, "Where is Madam going today?"
Mrs. Shilang smiled, "Your immediate boss's wife invited the monks from Daxiangguo Temple to teach in the house today. She invited us to listen to it together, and I will also bring Xiaonan."
Liu Mengchun didn't care much, nodded and reported, "I made an appointment to see turtles at Daxiangguo Temple."
"I'm looking at your turtle again." Mrs. Shi Lang blamed a little, but it wasn't really her fault. Her husband's hobbies were much better than others. It cost a little to buy a turtle, but it was affordable.
Liu Mengchun changed his clothes, and his wife just finished dressing up, and the two went out together.
Madam Shilang shouted, "Xiao Nan, I'm leaving, what are you doing?"
Their youngest daughter stood up and turned around. Only then did Liu Mengchun and his wife see that she was holding a rabbit and a tortoise in her hands.
Liu Mengchun saw at a glance, wasn't the turtle his favorite, the one he kept in the glass water tank in the study? At this moment, Xiao Nan is waving his limbs in his hands.
For a moment, Liu Mengchun could hardly breathe.
"Xiao Nan, what are you doing..."
His daughter is well behaved and won't play with his pets.
Xiao Nan blinked, "Father, Mother told me a story about the tortoise and the hare, I want the hare and the tortoise to run and show me, your tortoise ran so fast, the hare didn't doze off. , and it doesn't run as fast."
Where, that rabbit originally came out of the kitchen, its legs were tied for a long time, how could it still move.
When Liu Mengchun heard this, he immediately turned to look at his wife.
Mrs. Shi Lang covered Cherry's mouth and said, "Oh, the story told by the monk last time, I thought it was interesting, so I told Xiao Nan, but I didn't expect her to take it seriously, Lang Jun, don't be angry, the turtle's skin is solid, it should be No problem."
Mrs. Shilang said, and hurriedly asked the servant to take the turtle back into the tank, feed it with something to soothe it, put the rabbit back into the kitchen, and take the little girl to wash her hands.
Xiao Nan said to the waiter while washing her hands: "Dad, where are you going, let me tell you the story of the tortoise and the hare."
Liu Mengchun's face froze, still remembering that he was a kind father, "Okay, let's talk about it, Xiao Nan."
So Xiao Nan finished the story of the tortoise and the hare with the occasional addition of the lady servant.
After listening to it, Liu Mengchun's face looked much better. Only then did she know why Madam told Xiao Nan the story, so she patted her head, "So, Xiao Nan must remember to be a non-lazy rabbit."
Xiao Nan smiled and said, "Well! Dad, are you going to listen to a story with us today? A-Niang said that today, the master of Daxiangguo Temple will tell a story about General Bear."
"Dad still has something to do. After listening, Xiao Nan will tell Daddy, okay?" Liu Mengchun said kindly.
Xiao Nan nodded vigorously, "Okay, Dad, I'll write it down for you."
It was time for Mrs. Shilang to leave. Liu Mengchun said goodbye to her. In her busy schedule, she first checked that her tortoise was not damaged, and then went out to Daxiangguo Temple.
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Liu Mengchun arrived at the appointed place of Daxiangguo Temple, but saw two people standing outside the yard. They were both "turtle friends" he knew.
Liu Mengchun stepped forward to say hello, "You two come to incense today?"
The two looked at each other and shook their heads together.
Liu Mengchun felt a little strange, and suddenly thought of something, "Could it be... You guys were also invited back by Yun Yan?"
The two nodded together again.
Liu Mengchun: "…"
This Yunyan back... Could it be that he wants to make an auction
This auction method has been used since the Song Dynasty, and because the effect is quite good, if there are treasures for sale in the private sector, they will also hold an auction. High prices are common, but auctions are more standardized.
Seeing them, Liu Mengchun immediately suspected that Yun Yanhui was going to auction the green turtle.
Full of suspicion, Liu Mengchun entered the yard with the two of them. Sure enough, he saw that there were other rich people who raised turtles in Bianjing, and he was not in a hurry. He was not the highest official, and not the most money. There is no way to hurry.
Liu Mengchun sat down to drink tea and wait, and after a while, Yun Yanhui came out.
Yun Yan coughed back, and everyone was immediately quiet.
"You must be wondering why I invited you here today." Yun Yan smiled back, not trying to play tricks at all, "Look at this, you will understand."
He turned around and shouted, and another young man came out of the room. This young man, Liu Mengchun, looked vaguely familiar and thought about it. Isn't it the boy from Zheng Zhiyuan's family, who is now in the Hanlin Painting Academy.
Zheng Ling took out a small water basin and put it on the table.
Everyone was sitting. At this time, in order to watch, they stood up one after another, but they were immediately stunned.
In the water basin, there were about twenty turtles, all of which had green hairs on their backs, about two knuckles long. Although they were not too long and dense, they were definitely genuine green-haired turtles!
It is rare for so many green-haired turtles to gather in one place. This stuff is priceless now, and there are very few green-haired turtles here, and even if there are, there is only one.
But now, there are twenty in front of them!
Liu Mengchun's breathing suddenly became rapid, he couldn't grab one, twenty... There must be one of his!
Looking at the others, they all straightened their eyes, staring at the turtles.
It's not that they are ignorant. Everyone here is rich and well-known. It's not a problem to buy all twenty of them. However, they were surprised why there were so many green-haired turtles in Yunyanhui.
Liu Mengchun couldn't help but go over there, but Yun Yan shouted back and stopped, "Everyone sit down and listen to me, okay?"
Liu Mengchun sat back absentmindedly, only to hear Yunyan reply, "Everyone must be very strange, where did I get so many green turtles."
Saying so, immediately attracted the attention of Liu Mengchun and everyone present.
Yeah, how did he get here
"There are people here who know me and some who don't, but I believe that everyone who came here must also know one thing. A few months ago, the official family gave me a green turtle." Yun Yan said slowly, The look on his face was very solemn, "After I went back, I gave the green-haired turtle a good life. I was afraid that it would be lonely, so I bought some ordinary turtles to accompany it."
"But I never expected that after a while, other turtles also grew green hairs on their backs. It was only a little at first, and then it became longer and longer. I added a few more in order to verify, who knows. , Twenty of these, and finally all grew green hair, and it has grown so long now!"
There was an uproar!
What? These tortoises were originally hairless, but because they were raised with the green-haired tortoise given by the official family, they also grew green hair? Some of them also have green hair at home, and they have been placed in the same tank with ordinary turtles, but their turtles have not grown green hair along with them!
Isn't this green hair something that can be met but not sought after
Could it be because the tortoise grew up in the imperial garden, and it was also contaminated with some spirituality...
Green-haired turtles are considered auspicious in the first place, and if there is such a deed, it will be even more true. Could it be that today's saints have good governance, so such auspicious green-haired turtles have emerged so many
The people present have been thinking about it, and the more they think, the more excited they are, and countless stories are made up in their brains. At the same time, they deeply hate, why is this turtle not in their hands
Really auspicious, this must be auspicious.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain the appearance of so many green-haired turtles.
"Everyone is a person who loves turtles, and many of them have asked me to buy a green-haired turtle, although I don't want to resell this one, because it is very meaningful. However, now that there are so many green-haired turtles, I myself are useless. , it is better to sell it to you, it is also considered the beauty of an adult."
When Yun Yan said this back, everyone was very happy.
"But... how about the price?" Someone asked.
Originally, according to the market price of green-haired turtles, it should be sold for tens of thousands of dollars, but since green-haired turtles can be mass-produced now, even if it belongs to auspicious things, the price does not seem to be so expensive, right
After all, everyone is not an idiot. After the original excitement faded, they immediately thought of practical problems.
No matter how much auspiciousness is said, this is what Yun Yanhui wants to sell, and I know it.
Thinking of this, I can't help but be jealous again, why is this person so lucky, and he has such a lucky auspiciousness, it can be called a cornucopia... No, a cornucopia. If this turtle is in their hands, how and how to use it...
"I can follow the original market price," another interrupted, saying, "As long as you agree, control the number of green turtles!"
If the quantity is controlled, the price has not changed, and the green turtles of these people are even more precious.
Yun Yanhui shook her head, "Since it's auspicious, it's natural to 'beautify the world'. Ladies and gentlemen, it will take many months for this green hair to grow so long, and this is the first batch. It will be a few months later, and its hair will always be shorter."
Can't sell a lifetime of exclusivity, but it can still be sold for a few months, and the first batch of limited editions.
Others said, "Then can I send my turtle to you and wait for it to grow green?"
This is more of an idea, to customize the green turtle.
Hearing this idea, many people's eyes lit up.
Yun Yan nodded back, "Of course it can, but I don't guarantee it will be successful."
A few more questions were asked one after another, and in the end, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all thought about it.
"Actually, I'm just telling you the news today. There will be an auction in a few days, and you can come and participate." Yun Yan smiled back and said, "Before that, everyone can think about it for themselves."
Except for some conditions that are not enough, the rest is all an idea.
What to consider, buy it! Not to mention whether buying a turtle is equivalent to supporting the official family...
According to what Yun Yanhui said, the green-haired turtles will not be too expensive in the future, but these first few batches are quite special and cannot be compared, and the price will definitely be higher. Even, it may be more expensive than those wild green turtles before!
However, for these rich people who spend a lot of money just to be happy for themselves, it's nothing.
A turtle, a pot of flowers, how about tens of thousands of flowers, and the money will come back after all the money is gone. If the conditions are not good, just wait for more green-haired turtles in the future, and then buy cheap ones.
However, they want to get what they love as soon as possible.
Not to mention, it can also be customized! In this way, you can get your favorite turtle species to give birth to green hair!
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Yun Yanhui was recruited into the palace by Renzong before the green-haired turtle was auctioned off.
As soon as Renzong saw Yun Yan returning, he rushed up and grabbed him, "Where's my green turtle? Bring it here!"
Yunyan replied: "..."
Your green turtle?