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Chapter 346 Librarian's Work Notes

The so-called second report is among the things that Tu Wenhai then took out; however, it is not the value of the things themselves.

What Tu Wenhai took out was a lacquer box.

This box is very ordinary, it is a lacquer box from the Republic of China period, but it is relatively large in size, similar to a shoe box, and the craftsmanship is considered regular.

Opening the box, he took out the two things he said.

One of them, to be precise, is a pair of copper-nickel paperweights with no ornamentation, and a sentence is engraved on each of the two paperweights, which is made up: there are roads in the mountains of books, and diligence is the path, and learning is boundless.

This pair of cupronickel paperweights, Yu Yao knew at a glance that they were common products of the Republic of China, and they were not interesting.

There is also a pen holder, square, with four legs, fish and algae pattern, and pastel porcelain. This Yu Yao took a second look, but it is still from the Republic of China, and it costs several thousand yuan.

The paperweight and pen holder were probably placed on Tu Wenhai's father's desk.It can be seen that I should have liked it very much at the time, and the patina is more obvious.

The two items, together with the lacquer box in full bloom, are both from the period of the Republic of China; they should have been purchased by Tu Wenhai's father back then.

However, there is also an old-fashioned hard-shell notebook in the lacquer box, with a column of large characters printed vertically on it: Work Notes; a line of small characters printed horizontally below: Dongjiang Provincial Library; and a name written in a pen in the middle: Tu Yuanshan.Yu Yao looked at this notebook, and his heart moved slightly.

At this time, the two items had been placed on the coffee table, and Tu Wenhai smiled and said, "Please keep an eye on it."

Yu Yao even told the truth about Fu Qingzhu's paintings, and didn't try to hide these two ordinary things, "Old Mr. Tu..."

"Hey? You keep calling me that. It sounds weird to me. 'Old' doesn't sound good. I should be older than your father. Just call me Tu Bo!"

"Okay, Uncle Tu, these two items were common items during the Republic of China, and now they add up to less than 1 yuan."

Tu Wenhai showed a look of disappointment, but then he smiled heartily, "It seems that I can only hit the right one if I hit it crookedly!"

Yu Yao pointed to the hard-shell notebook, "Is this also something left by your father?"

"By the way! There seems to be a map in it!" Tu Wenhai seemed to remember it suddenly, took out the hard-shell notebook, and then opened it in front of Yu Yao, and there was a thin paper map inside.

Yu Yao took a look, this map is nothing, it is the map of Jiangzhou City during the Republic of China.Yu Yao also told the truth.

Handing back the map to Tu Wenhai, Tu Wenhai folded it again, Yu Yao picked up the open notebook and glanced at it.

It's not without reason that Yu Yao pays attention to this notebook.The government of the Republic of China at that time did not have an independent Ministry of Culture, nor an independent cultural relics management department.In Dongjiang Province, the department that also manages cultural relics is the Department of Education of Dongjiang Province; and the specific work is performed by the Provincial Library under the Department of Education.

Paying attention is just a kind of mental inertia, but Yu Yao did not expect that on the opened page, he found four words:
Too British Fang Ding!

"Tu Bo, can I have a look at this note?" When Yu Yao said this, he actually couldn't wait to read it.

"Of course! However, this is my father's work records back then. I flipped through a few pages, which was very boring." Tu Wenhai responded casually, and put the map in the lacquer box first.

"My father used to work in the Dongjiang Provincial Library?" Yu Yao asked while browsing.

"Well, it should be in early 1937 that he went to work in Provincial Maps! He just turned 20 years old that year. He was an assistant librarian at first, and was later transferred to the Department of History and Museum..." Tu Wenhai introduced A few words.

The earliest record on Taidian Fangding in the notes, according to the year of the Republic of China written by him, was replaced by the year of the Christian era on July 1937, 7.At that time, the Japanese pirates had begun to invade China in an all-round way, attacking North China in three directions with heavy troops.However, Jiangzhou was south of Dajiang, and it was not occupied at that time.

At this time, Tu Wenhai's father, Tu Yuanshan, had been transferred to the Department of History and Museum. On this day, he had a relationship with Taidian Fangding.

On the morning of July 1937, 7, Tu Yuanshan received a call in his office. The caller claimed to be "Mr. E" and expressed his desire to donate a cultural relic. At the same time, he said that he could not contact the curator and hoped to convey it on his behalf.

At that time, the director of the Dongjiang Provincial Library was newly appointed. After the old director died of illness, the position of the director was still vacant for more than a month.

"Mr. E" was written by Tu Yuanshan himself, he probably didn't know who it was, but why didn't Yu Yao think of Yi Tiehan?

Tu Yuanshan asked what cultural relic it was, but the other party didn't say; asked the other party to leave a contact information, but the other party said it was inconvenient.So I made an appointment to call back in the afternoon.

During the period, Tu Yuanshan also asked a question, why donate to Jiangzhou?Regarding Mr. E's question and answer, there are only four words in the notes: convenient transportation.

Yu Yao was also pondering while watching.The so-called "convenient transportation", first of all, the Japanese pirates were bound to invade all the way to the south at that time, Taidian Fangding was in the north at this time, and it was faster than the Japanese pirates to cross the river; moreover, Jiangzhou is adjacent to the big river, and it is not a key target such as Shanghai and Jinling on the east of the river. According to the progress of the Japanese pirates, if troops are sent to Jiangzhou, they can also use the convenience of the river to quickly transfer.

The call in the afternoon was answered by Lian Dongsheng, director of the Dongjiang Provincial Library.

Lian Dongsheng talked with the other party for half an hour, but Tu Yuanshan was not able to listen.After finishing the call, Lian Dongsheng called Tu Yuanshan and told him to keep the matter of "Taidian Fangding" secret and not to leak any news!
In fact, it was the curator who "leaked" it first - because Tu Yuanshan only knew what this cultural relic was after hearing it!Lian Dongsheng Xu mistakenly thought that the other party had already told Tu Yuanshan, and at the same time did not ask in detail on the phone.

After Tu Yuanshan was confessed to this matter, he didn't participate in the middle process, and he didn't know how Lian Dongsheng planned it.He couldn't tell the outside about this matter, but he also found out the rarity and importance of this tripod, so he couldn't help but write it down in his work notes.It is said to be work notes, but they are not public property, but his private records.

The next record about Taidian Fangding was on August 1937, 8.At this time, the Battle of Songhu has begun, and Japanese pirates are attacking Shanghai.As for Taidian Fangding, Tu Yuanshan has not received any clear information.

It was midsummer, and the heat was unbearable. Tu Yuanshan was concerned about this matter, but he couldn't go to ask the curator. In his notes, the word "boring" appeared.But on this day, he received another mysterious call.

The other party did not reveal his identity, but asked him if he knew that Tai Dian Fang Ding was going to be transferred to the Provincial Library, and promised him a lot of money to meet him.

After Tu Yuanshan hung up the phone, he was full of worries.If you don’t report to the curator, the responsibility is too great; but if you report to the curator, will the curator suspect that it is the news that he revealed, and the thief shouted to catch the thief?This job is not easy to come by, and it will be troublesome if you lose your job.

(End of this chapter)