Zhuangtai Liang Baofu

Xiao Ran tidied up a little, wrapped up the statue of the Ghost Mother with a Hundred Sons, and rushed to the Baojin Pavilion of Da Jinya. Da Jinya was squatting at the door of the store, brushing his teeth, and greeted Xiao Ran with a mouthful of foam. Xiao Ran pointed to the store.

, Da Jinya quickly washed up and followed Xiao Ran into the house.

"Master Xiao, now it's been three autumns since we last met. We didn't get together enough yesterday. Did you come to see your brother so early in the morning?"

Da Jinya was making tea for Xiao Ran while chatting. Xiao Ran didn't want to talk to him and asked straight to the point: "Master Jin, I won't talk in circles anymore. Yesterday you told me about the ghost mother Baizi.

He also said that the shape of this ghost mother statue was special, and some people

I have enshrined it. I just want to know the origin of this object. Let’s not talk about whether it is evil or not. This is not a stolen item. You must know that there is an essential difference between stealing and robbing. This matter of tomb robbing and touching Jin Xiaowei, can

Is it called stealing? One is against a dead person, and the other is against a living person."

When Da Jinya heard Xiao Ran talking about the stolen goods, he quickly put his fingers in front of his mouth and kept "shushing", lowering his voice and said: "Master Xiao, I told you before, you can't ask the origin of this bridge guest's things.

These people say they are taking it in, but behind their backs they are doing it themselves or something else, we don’t know, and it’s best not to know..."

When Xiao Ran heard this, he deceived Da Jinya and said: "So, you admit that these things may be stolen goods? You didn't take these things less, did you? You are selling stolen goods!"

Da Jinya got up in a hurry and closed the door of the shop, saying to Xiao Ran: "Master Xiao, you are my biological grandfather. This is my second visit. And I have the skill of observing, hearing and asking, so I can dig in the dirt."

I'll know what comes out as soon as I smell it, and I won't accept anything that doesn't smell right. No, you came here so early in the morning to be my joint defense team?"

Xiao Ran saw that Da Jinya was somewhat guilty, so he put forward his request while the iron was hot, which was to ask Da Jinya to help find out the origin of the ghost mother statue. Of course, the work was not in vain, except for Da Jinya's former bridge guest.

He kept silent about collecting things, and was even willing to give him a piece of Song Dynasty porcelain that he found from Yerengou last time as a reward.

After hearing what Xiao Ran said, Da Jinya agreed hesitantly: "That's it... Where can I ask... By the way, that Zhuangtai will come to Panjiayuan today. This is his habit. Every time

In addition to getting a share from the bridge guest, I will also collect one or two pieces of exposed objects and sell them in Panjiayuan. If you can buy his things, you might be able to pry something out of his mouth."

Xiao Ran secretly rejoiced, isn't this just a matter of money? As long as money can solve everything in the world, it's not a big deal. Many times, many people's problem is that they don't have money, but Xiao Ran has it!

After all, they had been friends for such a long time. Da Jinya was also unambiguous about the matter and asked Xiao Ran to go back to the store and wait. Near noon, Da Jinya actually brought the table to Xiao Ran's store.

Xiao Ran saw that this platform looked very different from yesterday. The coarse cotton-padded clothes worn by villagers had been replaced by the common blue cotton-padded clothes and trousers in the city. There was also a pen in the breast pocket, making him look like a cadre.

Same.

It's just that his short, fat and bald figure, his two mustaches and his pair of shining triangular eyes all revealed a hint of greed and vigilance, which reminded Xiao Ran of a sentence: He doesn't look like a prince even if he wears a dragon robe.

He politely invited Zhuang Tai into the room. Zhuang Tai walked around and looked at Xiao Ran's shop, and sat down unceremoniously on the single sofa in the main seat.

After all, Xiao Ran wanted something from him and was too lazy to argue. He asked Liu Shengli to serve some good tea, and then he and Da Jinya chatted with Zhuangtai. Without saying a few words, Zhuangtai took out a small blue and white bowl and put it on the table.

He said to Xiao Ran: "I heard from Boss Jin that Manager Xiao is interested in this thing of mine. The price is five thousand."

After Zhuantai finished speaking, he squinted his eyes and leaned on the sofa, shaking his head from side to side to relax his cervical spine, as if he would fall out immediately if they couldn't reach an agreement.

Xiao Ran listened carefully, this thing is just something from the late Qing Dynasty. No matter how good it is, it will cost you a thousand dollars. This pig-headed and dog-faced pile stand is worth five thousand. It seems that Big Jinya invited him here specially. This dog

The food is eaten accurately because it is requested from him, so he dares to open his mouth.

Xiao Ran thought of this, with a smile on his face and a cold light flashing in his eyes.

When Da Jinya saw this, he quickly laughed and said: "Let's not be in a hurry, let's talk more, this little thing costs five thousand..."

Zhuang Tai opened his eyes, picked up the small bowl and stuffed it back into his arms, making a gesture to get up.

"Five thousand is five thousand." Xiao Ran said expressionlessly.

Zhuangtai let out a disdainful "hum" from his nose, but immediately turned around and sat down again, the joy on his face almost reaching his bald head: "Manager Xiao, are you...really willing?"

Xiao Ran nodded, got up and walked to the bedroom. Not long after, he came back with a thick leather envelope and handed it to Zhuantai: "It doesn't matter how much the money is, the key is to make friends with you. Click!"

Zhuang Tai opened his pocket and took a look. His eyes lit up. He shook his head and said, "I won't count anymore. It's already noon. Let's go find a place to eat."

Xiao Ran didn't say much, and took Da Jinya and Zhuantai to a nearby small restaurant. He found a secluded single room, ordered a table of four cold and four hot dishes, and ordered two bottles of Erguotou. Da Jinya took the initiative to choose

At the beginning of the conversation, we were chatting about some antique appraisal topics. Before long, the man was blushing and had a thick neck, and his head was covered with oily heat.

Xiao Ran learned that this person's surname was Liang Baofu. It was said that his ancestors had also engaged in fighting for gold, but they were all thieves in the suburbs of Beijing. They took advantage of the warlords' melee to dig up the graves of some wealthy landowners. Later,

By chance, I worked as a middleman for a few foreigners and tomb-robbers. I found that the money from this transaction was fast and safe, so I gave up the business and started pimping antiques full-time.

Later, the buyer and seller evolved several times, rules were gradually established, and his family also accumulated some reputation in the industry, so they had fixed titles such as "Qiao Ke" and "Zhuang Tai".

Because there are risks involved in this business, there are also rules between Zhuang Tai and the bridge customer, that is, the bridge customer must tell the Zhuan Tai honestly the origin of his things, and once the Zhuan Tai joins the industry, he must work until death, and

You cannot change your address easily while you are alive, and even if you move, you have to report it to the bridge guest.

After three rounds of wine, Xiao Ran saw that the heat was almost done, so he carefully proposed that he wanted to know the origin of the statue of the Hundred Sons and Ghost Mother. Unexpectedly, when Liang Baofu heard this, he first laughed out loud, and then said to Xiao Ran in a somewhat exaggerated manner:

"I didn't expect that in this world, in addition to those who invite gods, there are also people who invite demons. I really admire Manager Xiao for asking for this thing by name."

Xiao Ran and Da Jinya were puzzled and asked Liang Baofu if he could elaborate. Liang Baofu lit a big front door and said to Xiao Ran: "I think Manager Xiao is also a cheerful person. I have been working as a stakeholder all the year round, and the desperado and the miser meet each other."

There are a lot of stories, but it’s rare to find someone as interesting as Manager Xiao. Well, let me tell you a story. It’s just a story, but I don’t want to follow suit.”

It is said that two months ago, three bridge travelers went to Shanxi to sweep the land, that is, to collect antiques from the private sector. Because the end of the year was approaching and the government was busy investigating, they could not take the train carelessly when they returned to Beijing.

They had no choice but to go north, planning to hitchhike and walk all the way, first to Inner Mongolia and then to Hebei, and then return to Zhaojing in a roundabout way.

By the time they arrived at the border between Pingcheng City and Inner Mongolia in the north, it was already late at night. At this time, the three of them were rushing on the starry night. There were only loess and dead trees in the fields. Only night cats occasionally howled at night, and one or two black figures of unknown objects suddenly ran in front of them.

However, even though the three of them often dealt with exposed weapons and dead people, they couldn't help but be frightened into cold sweats again and again.

But at this moment, the flashlights of the three people were extinguished one after another. A low whimper sounded from behind them. When they turned around and looked around, in the distance within sight, dots of white light were drifting closer.
Chapter completed!