After waiting at the school gate for about 10 minutes, Suisui rode a battery car and rushed out of the school with a wooden piano case tied to the back seat with a rope. Chen Luoxiang, who had been feeling distressed in the back, Shouting "Slow down, don't crash!"
"Suisui, where is this place?" Weiran opened the car door and greeted.
When Suisui saw this, she immediately locked the car and ran over, handed the piano case to Wei Ran and got into the car.
When his classmate Chen Luoxiang also got into the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt, Chen Guangling, who was in charge of driving, put the gas in gear and drove the car away from the school gate.
Through the small talk along the way, Wei Ran also got a rough understanding of the Chen family and his son. According to Chen Guangling, Qin Hua, the maker of the Guqin Youquan bed, could barely be regarded as Chen's. The ancestor of the Chen family is half a master, but the skill of the ancestor of the Chen family is really not as good as that of his master Qin Hua. Therefore, by Chen Guangling's generation, the skill of playing the piano had long been lost, but the skill of playing the piano was still retained.
Now, not only does their family have a musical instrument store specializing in traditional Chinese musical instruments, Chen Guangling also runs an interest class and has many students who like guqin.
While Wei Ran knew about the father and son, the other party was also inquiring about the origin of the Guqin Youquan lying across the legs of Wei Ran and Suisui.
Wei Ran is not stupid. Naturally, he will not say that the piano was illegally bought at an underground auction, let alone that it was stolen from the UK before. He just insists that it is a flower. Bought from Russia for $50,000.
After the topic reached this point, the car stopped at the intersection of a pedestrian street full of tourists. Wei Ran and Suisui walked into a musical instrument store facing the street under the leadership of Chen Luoxiang, while Chen Guangling He drove away and disappeared.
"My dad went to park the car," the rather introverted Chen Luoxiang explained, "You guys sit down first, and I will make tea for you."
Wei Ran nodded, curious Looking at this store, which is less than 40 square meters in total, in addition to the wooden shelves facing the door that are filled with various trophies, certificates and awards, the walls on both sides are filled with all kinds of awards one after another. musical instruments.
When Chen Luoxiang brought the brewed jasmine tea and lit a small piece of incense in a small incense burner beside the table, his father Chen Guangling also hurriedly walked into the musical instrument OK.
After the two sides exchanged polite greetings, Chen Guangling couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Chen, can you let me see your piano?"
"Convenient, of course."
Wei Ran waited until Chen Luoxiang took away the tea tray and wiped the water stains on the table with a dry white towel, then he bent down and picked up the tea tray at his feet. The piano case is placed on the table and opened.
While he was busy, the Chen family father and son had already picked up the white gloves on the corner of the table and put them on in no particular order, but their eyes were always staring at the guqin and Shengqin on the table. Put it in the piano case.
"Mr. Wei, can I get started?" Chen Guangling asked with burning eyes.
"Please do as you please" Wei Ran said happily.
"Thank you!"
After Chen Guangling finished speaking, he did not touch the guqin. Instead, he picked up the wooden piano case, looked at it, and said with admiration, " This piano case alone is not simple!"
"How about Mr. Chen explain it in detail?" Wei Ran said frankly, "I got this piano not long ago, and I haven't learned how to play it yet. "
"Let's talk about the piano case first!"
Chen Guangling looked over the piano case and explained in a leisurely manner, "This piano case is made of yellow. The six sides of Huali are made of solid wood. The material alone is luxurious enough, and looking at the solid workmanship and the carvings on it, you can tell that the people who were able to use this piano case in the first place were probably not ordinary people. "
"What about Zhang Qin?" Suisui asked curiously.
Chen Guangling gently put down the piano case, turned the Guqin over on the table, and then turned to Wei Ran and asked, "Mr. Wei, do you know the origin of this Qin?"
"A friend of mine once told me briefly." Wei Ran thought for a while and added, "It seems that there is a detailed record of this piano in a book called "Cang Qin Lu"."
Chen Guangling nodded, "Then I'll pick up what's not in the "Hidden Qin Lu". Let's talk about the name of this Qin first. The word Youquan can be interpreted as spring water in the claustrophobic mountains. , in fact, it can also be interpreted as the underworld.
According to the records in "Zangqinlu", the Youquan bed is made from ancient materials, but according to the legend passed down by my ancestors, it was made by Qin Hua. The material used to make this harp was actually the lid of a hanging coffin somewhere in the south. There happened to be a spring at the foot of the mountain where the hanging coffin was located. This is also the origin of the name of this harp."
"Coffin lid?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows, this is a bit unlucky.
"Don't be surprised, this is not a special case in the qin-cutting business."
Chen Guangling smiled and continued to explain, "It's just what you know about the qin-collecting records. In addition to this bed of secluded springs, there are seven other guqins whose materials are clearly recorded as using coffin boards. As for the ones that are not recorded in the Tibetan Qin Records, there are definitely only a lot more.”
Speaking of this, Chen Guangling gently put down the guqin in his hand, pointed at the various parts on it and explained one by one, "In addition to the main body material being made of coffin boards, the emblem of this bed guqin uses mutton-fat jade, Yueshan The rosewood used by He Zhenzi was also made from the funerary objects found in the hanging coffin." "How come you are so familiar with this Qin?" Wei Ran later found out. Asked in hindsight.
"My ancestor was learning qin playing from Qin Hua at that time. He had witnessed with his own eyes the birth of many famous qin from Qin Hua's hands, and he also recorded a lot of inside information."
Having said this, Chen Guangling turned to his son and said, "Luo Xiang, go and bring the piano bed I used."
After hearing this, Chen Luoxiang immediately got up and walked into the inner room, and soon moved He brought a guqin bed and placed it next to Wei Ran at his father’s instruction.forward.
Chen Guangling cupped his hands and said, "Feel the weight of the piano I am using."
When Wei Ran saw this, he wiped his hands on his clothes and carefully picked up the guqin on the table. However, to his surprise, compared to the one he used, the one in his hand was longer. A lot heavier.
When he put down the guqin in his hand, Chen Guangling said, "According to the book "Qin Hua" written by Mr. Yang Zongji, a generation of qin master, the so-called good qin, regardless of the shape and style. The difference is that its weight is often either extremely light or extremely heavy. This bed of Youquan falls exactly into the former category." At this point, Chen Guangling changed the topic, "Mr. Wei, I don't know if it can be done. Give me this bed? I'm willing to pay 800,000 to buy it."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I have no idea of selling it yet."
After Wei Ran hesitated for a moment, he shook his head decisively. Firstly, he was not short of money. Secondly, he had been hanging out with Professor Alexei for so long. Although the national conditions in China and Maozi were different, But when it comes to cultural relics trading, it remains true to its origins.
As for the piano, it was not impossible for him, a musical idiot, to sell it. It was just that he didn’t want to suffer a loss before he understood the market.
But he didn’t expect that Chen Guangling, who was sitting opposite him, was more decisive than him. After learning that Wei Ran was not for sale, he decisively chose to give up, and just said with a look of regret, "Actually, I had already I guess you won’t sell it. Guqin is a rare thing. It’s an opportunity for every luthier. If I could get this Guqin, I wouldn’t be willing to sell it.”
“Well. ..."
Wei Ran grinned secretly. At this time, it was hard for him to mention selling the piano again.
Chen Guangling obviously misunderstood the embarrassed look on Wei Ran's face. After apologizing, he said cautiously, "I wonder if I can play a song with it?"
" Yes, of course." Wei Ran was extremely happy this time. He could see that the Chen family really liked Qin, and after all, Chen Luoxiang was Suisui's classmate, so he still had to give him some respect. of.
"It's a pity that this guqin uses steel strings." Chen Guangling murmured to himself, stood up, walked to the counter against the wall, opened a small drawer, and brought back a cotton bag.
After getting Wei Ran's approval again, Chen Guangling replaced the strings with silk strings on the guqin, and then put the guqin into its case.
Seeing the surprised expressions on Wei Ran and Suisui's faces, Chen Guangling said with a smile, "Let's go upstairs. The environment upstairs is better."
In the meeting between Chen Guangling and his son Under the leadership of Wei Ran and Suisui, they climbed the wooden stairs to the second floor of the musical instrument store.
Compared with the crowds on the first floor, the rooms on the second floor are indeed much more spacious. Apart from a few piano tables and fluffy futons, the only furnishings in Nuoda's room are just a seemingly An extraordinarily simple crane-shaped incense burner, as well as some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.
Learn from Chen’s fatherChen Guangling took off his shoes and put on disposable shoe covers on his feet. After the four of them entered the room, Chen Guangling placed the guqin on a piano table, then burned the incense himself, and then went inside to wash it carefully. I washed my hands and put on a dusty pair of practice clothes.
Everything was ready. Chen Guangling took advantage of his son's time to make tea again and completed the preparations for tuning the Guqin with traditional silk strings on the bed.
When everything was ready, Chen Guangling raised his hand and gently plucked the strings. In the quiet room, the distant and simple sound of the piano and the familiar melody echoed repeatedly for a long time, and everyone's moods could not help but follow the melody of the piano.
It wasn’t until the song ended and the last lingering sound completely dissipated that Chen Guangling sighed reluctantly, “Youquan is indeed well-deserved.”
“Mr. Chen just talked about "Guangling San?"
Wei Ran asked, the girl in the wheelchair also played this piece on the same piano when she was in Volgograd, but she didn't know if it was because of Due to the different strings, Wei Ran had completely different feelings when they played the same piece of music. < /p>
"It makes me want to learn the piano" Suisui couldn't help but admire.
"Don't talk about you, I want to learn from Mr. Chen." Wei Ran said in agreement. What he said is true. Since Teacher Dalia bought and sold this guqin bed by force, After exchanging more than 20,000 US dollars from his own hands, he has always relied on self-study.
"Whether it's Mr. Zhou or Mr. Wei, if you want to learn piano, you can come to me at any time." Chen Guangling said and looked at Wei Ran, "Mr. Wei, why don't you come and talk about it?" "How about the music?"
"Me?"
Wei Ran burst out laughing, "Should I stop playing tricks? Now I can only learn "Xian Weng Cao". It’s just more than half of it.”
Chen Guangling invited again, “Come and give it a try. The guqin is pleasing to the heart. You don’t have to be too rigid about the music. As long as you bring your own feelings into it, it doesn’t matter if you play it wrong. ."
"Go, go!" Suisui, who was not too concerned about the excitement, shouted from the side.
Having rushed to talk, Wei Ran couldn't shirk the blame. He simply stood up and moved to Chen Guangling's position. He let out a long sigh, and then gently moved the Strings.
As the sound of the piano sounded again, combined with the surrounding environment and the scent of sandalwood that drifted into his nostrils from time to time, Wei Ran couldn't help but calm down, and played most of the songs he knew without any distractions.
However, compared to Wei Ran who was playing the piano, Chen Guangling, who was sitting on the side, gradually frowned and looked at Wei Ran with an increasingly confused expression.
When the song ended, Wei Ran raised his head and immediately noticed the strange look in the other person's eyes when he looked at him.
But I haven’t waited for him yetAs soon as he opened his mouth, Suisui ran over, "I want to try it too!"
Of course Wei Ran would not refuse and happily gave up his position to Suisui. Unfortunately, although this little gadget was more attractive The sky is high, but his cotton-playing technique is even more amateurish than Wei Ran's. Apart from randomly plucking the strings and producing a series of pretty melodies, he is just playing the piano randomly.
But this only intensified Suisui’s urge to learn the guqin. What could happen? Isn’t it enough to just go and study? Suisui, who took less than ten seconds to make a decision, turned to look at Wei Ran, "How about buying me a piano as a New Year's gift? I want to learn the piano!"
"You really want to "Study?" Wei Ran asked suspiciously, and when Suisui nodded, Wei Ran, who wanted to deepen his relationship with Chen Guangling, immediately turned around and said, "Mr. Chen, do you have any guqin for sale here?"
"Yes, of course."
Chen Guangling said with a smile, "Luo Xiang, take Mr. Zhou downstairs to choose a piano."
Chen Luo Xiang reluctantly glanced at the guqin that was still placed on the piano table, and then he stood up and took Suisui out of the classroom on the second floor with Suisui in three steps.
"Mr. Wei"
Chen Guangling stopped Wei Ran who was about to get up, and after a moment of hesitation he said hesitantly, "There is something I don't know whether to say or not."
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"Mr. Chen, just say it." Wei Ran sat down again, thinking that the other party probably wanted to increase the price to buy the guqin.
However, what surprised him was that after Chen Guangling spoke, he asked, "Has Mr. Wei experienced some ups and downs recently?"
"Ups and downs?" Wei Ran was confused. He looked at Chen Guangling.
"As the old saying goes, the guzheng is pleasing to others, and the guqin is pleasing to oneself."
Chen Guangling said, "Although I don't completely agree with this, the guqin is indeed played for oneself." , and it is also one of the instruments that best reveals the emotions of the performer. Although there are many mistakes in the Xian Weng Cao you just played, I can still feel that you seem to... seem to..."
"Just say it, Mr. Chen"
Chen Guangling hesitated for a long time, then said straightforwardly, "I suggest you see a psychiatrist"
Wei Ranwen Yan frowned, the war in Teng County still lingered in his mind, and he even started to have nightmares again in the past two days. In those same nightmares, the battlefields in the three cities of Tengxian, Stalingrad, and Berlin were all intertwined, causing him to be awakened again and again in the middle of the night, and he put away his metal notebook in cold sweat all over his head and back. pistol inside.
But can you really hear this from a piece of music you play? Wei Ran glanced at Chen Guangling, who had pure eyes, suspiciously. He was no longer sure whether the other party was deceiving him.
Chen Guangling, who was almost fifty years old, naturally saw the suspicion hidden in Wei Ran's expression, and said apologetically, "It's my fault, Mr. Wei, don't worry."
< p> "No...it doesn't matter." Wei Ran picked up the teacup absentmindedly, secretlyI wonder if I really have a psychological problem."If you have time, you can come to my place often."
Chen Guangling refilled a cup of tea for Wei Ran and said gently, "Although I am not a psychiatrist, I At least I can teach you how to play the guqin. The guqin can make you happy, and it can also relieve depression. Maybe it can be of some help."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Wei Ran picked up the teacup and gestured, "I'll see you later in the year. When the time comes, I will definitely come over to learn the art."
"I can't talk about learning the art. Let's make friends with the piano." Chen Guangling raised his finger and pointed at the guqin next to the two of them. "But remember to bring the bed with you when the time comes. Come here, otherwise I won't open the door."
"It's a deal!"
As soon as Wei Ran finished speaking, Suisui ran up with a guqin in his arms. Different from Wei Ran's guqin, the one she liked was a full circle smaller, and the whole thing was also extra round.
"Sui Sui, did you choose a children's model?"
Wei Ran's doubts immediately made the Chen family couldn't help but laugh, and Chen Guangling patiently explained , "This is the lapqin. In today's terms, it is a portable version of the guqin. It was invented by ancient literati for the convenience of traveling. The lapqin chosen by classmate Zhou is of the chaos type and is very suitable for girls."
"Uh..." Wei Ran looked embarrassed, "It does seem a lot more convenient."
"Children's version? Humph!" Suisui looked at Wei with a mocking look. Ran, "Pay!"
Seeing Wei Ran looking at him, Chen Guangling took the guqin from Suisui's hand and turned it over, looked at it, and said with some hesitation, "This guqin is a bit expensive. , it’s a bit wasteful for beginners, why don’t you use another one, Mr. Zhou?”
“No, it’s rare that she likes it, so let’s take this one”
Wei Ran won’t wait for Suisui. He opened his mouth and said that he might actually come here to learn piano after the new year, so spending a little money in advance to build a good relationship was not a loss in his opinion.
"In this case..."
Chen Guangling thought for a while and said, "The price of this piano in the store is 13,000, so let's give it to Mr. Chen as 8,000. Give it to a friend."
"Thank you very much." Wei Ran added the other party's WeChat account and happily transferred the money.
"Wei...Brother Wei"
Chen Luoxiang waited for the two parties to complete the transaction, then came over, his eyes drifting towards the guqin still placed on the piano table, while looking at Ai Ai He asked, "Um...can I also..."
"Go!" Wei Ran nodded extraordinarily. He could see that the Chen family and his son were really serious. I like piano.
Although the father and son forced him to meet him this time, they also spent an extra 8,000 yuan to buy a piano. But Wei Ran didn't feel any loss. Not to mention anything else, Chen Guangling's reminder alone made him aware that he might have a mental problem and he had already earned back the ticket price, not to mention that there would be a place where he could come to learn piano for free in the future.
Chen Guangling is also a smart man. After Suisui came in, he treated GangHe didn't mention a word about what they had just chatted about. Instead, while his son was getting started with Wei Ran's guqin, he thoughtfully prepared various gifts for Suisui as well as a set of video tutorials he recorded himself.
Wait until Chen Luoxiang finished playing a particularly nice piece of music. After asking Wei Ran, Chen Guangling replaced the steel strings on his guqin, and then helped Suisui, who was joining in the fun, to tune the newly acquired piano.
After everything was done, the Chen family and his son treated Wei Ran and Suisui to a meal, and then drove them back to the school gate.
Watching Chen Guangling's car disappear from sight, Wei Ran looked at Suisui, who was standing at the school gate taking a selfie with a piano bag on his back, "Where should we go next?"
" Go home!" Suisui put away her phone as a matter of course, "My grandma has urged me several times. If I hadn't waited for you, I would have gone back."
"I can't help you, so hurry up and get it." Luggage." Wei Ran urged, taking the piano bag from the other party's shoulder.
"Wait a minute!" Before Suisui could finish her words, she had already run into the school gate and disappeared on her electric bicycle.
After running back and forth four times to carry out all four large and heavy suitcases, the two immediately took a taxi and rushed to the high-speed rail station.
After putting Suisui on the train bound for Baiyangdian, Weiran himself also carried his heavy luggage and boarded the high-speed train bound for Cangzhou. After a tiring journey, when he walked into the house with large and small bags of luggage, Suisui was still halfway there.
Speaking of which, although their grandparents’ homes are in the same village in Baiyangdian, and they are even neighbors, Wei Ran’s home is in Cangzhou, which is known as the hometown of martial arts. But the small travel agency run by his parents was in Tianjin.
So every morning early in the morning, these two people would take the 20-minute intercity high-speed train to Tianjin. After a busy day of work, they would take the afternoon intercity high-speed train back.
Although it seems that I have to run hundreds of kilometers a day, in fact, apart from the high transportation costs, I actually go home earlier than some employees of the travel agency.
However, it is precisely for this reason that Suisui's transcripts can only be destroyed with the help of Wei Ran. Otherwise, once she comes here on her own, Wei Ran's mother will definitely give her a holiday and stay at home. Eat well and drink with you.
Pushing open the door and walking into the home he had not been back to for a year, Wei Ran picked up the silly dog he had raised at home and ravaged it. Then he opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of drink, and walked towards his bedroom. .
But as the bedroom door was pushed open, Wei Ran was dumbfounded. Even if he changed the sheets and quilt, there was actually a bear doll larger than a human on the bedside, and even the one hanging in the closet , are all Suisui's clothes, and the desk that was used from elementary school to high school has been replaced by a set of dressing tables filled with plastic figures of various shapes and bottles of cosmetics.
Unbelieving, Wei Ran closed the door and opened it again. Wei Ran finally confirmed that he had read it correctly. After searching again, he found that all his belongings were packed into torn cardboard boxes and stuffed under the bed!
"Is this really my home?" Wei Ran turned his head and glanced at the sofa where his dog was lying, and suddenly felt that his psychological problem seemed to be getting more serious.