"Oh, our manager is finally back. You are quite impressive. There is a whole room of people waiting for you."
As soon as Zhuang Rui stepped into the pet store, he heard Liu Chuan's loud voice shouting. When he looked into the store, he saw that there were quite a few people there.
The first person Zhuang Rui saw was naturally Qin Xuanbing. Qin Xuanbing was wearing a large purple sweater today, which made her fair skin look like jade. Her originally pulled up hair was untied and spread around.
The shoulders gave people a lazy feeling. Even though Zhuang Rui was not happy with Qin Xuan's cold personality, seeing this look, his heart beat a little faster.
Qin Xuanbing was playing turtle racing with her daughter at the moment. It was probably Liu Chuan's idea. He caught two turtles and threw them on the coffee table, letting her play with them by herself. She watched the two turtles crawling awkwardly on the coffee table.
, Qin Xuanbing and Nannan, two beauties, older and younger, were smiling happily. Qin Xuanbing's smile was like a thousand-year glacier that had melted. Seeing in Zhuang Rui's eyes, there was actually a feeling of spring returning to the earth in his heart.
After this period of time, Qin Xuanbing's family background is no longer a secret among everyone. She was born in a wealthy family in Hong Kong. The family's main business is jewelry and jade. It is well-known throughout Southeast Asia, and her
Comparing the family, Grandpa Leilei's property is much inferior. In terms of assets, reputation and projects operated, it cannot be compared with it.
As if sensing Zhuang Rui's gaze, Qin Xuanbing returned to her cold demeanor. Zhuang Rui scratched his head in embarrassment and looked at the other people.
Lei Lei is currently helping customers choose turtles next to several aquariums in front of the store. She grew up in Pengcheng, so there is no language barrier. She does business in an open and lively manner, without being pretentious at all.
Zhuang Rui's eyes returned to Liu Chuan. There were three men sitting on the sofa next to him. One was an old man, probably in his sixties. He was thin but energetic and had bright eyes.
He looked very capable, and the other two were middle-aged men in their forties. Judging by their dress, they didn't look like shopping customers.
Liu Chuan pulled Zhuang Rui over, pointed at the old man and said: "Zhuang Rui, come on, let me introduce you. This is Shopkeeper Lu, the owner of the 'Ji Yaxuan' next door. He is a member of our Pengcheng antique industry.
An old senior, he is also the president of the Pengcheng Antiques Association and the director of the Jewelry and Jade Association. If you have any questions that you don’t understand, please ask Shopkeeper Lu for advice."
The old man seemed dissatisfied with Liu Chuan's title. He glared at Liu Chuan and said, "You little brat, I can't afford to call you Uncle Lu. You're a shopkeeper, he's just a bad old man."
Liu Chuan seemed to be used to joking with the old man, so he didn't care at the moment. He pointed at the other two middle-aged men and said to Zhuang Rui: "This is Song Jun, Boss Song, the boss of Liuxiangzhai. He doesn't come here often."
You are a busy man in Pengcheng. This is Brother Wang, the boss of Yudingtang. These two are not only famous in the antique world in Pengcheng, they are also famous in the territory of Northern Jiangsu Province. Back then, brothers and I
When I open a store here, these guys are very helpful."
Zhuang Rui nodded quickly to greet a few people, but he was a little puzzled. According to Liu Chuan, the middle-aged man in front of him was considered a leading figure in Pengcheng's antique industry. He just didn't know that Liu Chuan had introduced these people to him.
What do you mean, I have never had anything to do with this industry.
As the saying goes, people become better with age. Shopkeeper Lu seemed to see the doubt on Zhuang Rui's face and said straight to the point: "Xiao Zhuang, we came here uninvited today because we heard that you took in a Qing Wang Shizhen some time ago.
There are many manuscripts of Wang Shizhen's poems that have been handed down, but his manuscripts are very rare in the world, and we have no other intention, we just want to see them."
When Zhuang Rui heard this, he immediately understood. He glanced at Liu Chuan, who quickly said, "You guys are chatting while I go greet the guests."
After Liu Chuan said that, he hid far away from Lei Lei. No need to ask, this guy must have been spreading the word for himself. Zhuang Rui was secretly glad that he didn't mention the aura in his eyes.
Tell this guy, otherwise everyone on earth might know about it by now.
"Shopkeeper Lu, the two bosses...".
"Xiaozhuang, old man, please call me Uncle Lu." Before Zhuang Rui could finish his words, he was interrupted by shopkeeper Lu.
"Well, Uncle Lu, Brother Song, and Brother Wang, I did receive a manuscript a few years ago. Judging from the condition, it must be a rare ancient book. I also checked some information. The content of the manuscript is Wang Shizhen's Xiangzu Notes.
As for who wrote it, I can't tell clearly."
Zhuang Rui honestly explained the situation of the manuscript. Anyway, the origin of this thing is innocent and no one can take it away. These experts want to see it, which will help them clear up their doubts.
"Brother Zhuang, can you bring it to show us?"
The somewhat rugged-looking Song Jun said loudly, you know, the most difficult thing to preserve among antiques is calligraphy and painting. The works of great masters like Wang Shizhen are extremely rare in the world, and their authentic works can only be seen in a few large museums.
, so they all wanted to take a quick look and see if it was the original work of their predecessors or a fake?
“Now??Here??”
Zhuang Rui glanced at his daughter who was having fun playing, and felt a little embarrassed. He had to go home to get the things, and Liu Chuan's shop was full of people and noisy, so it was not a good place to appreciate antiques.
"Hey, I made a mistake. This place is not very suitable. Let's do this. If you are free tomorrow morning, brother, take the manuscript to the Jingmingxuan Teahouse next to the market. That is also my business. Let's have a chat.
Tasting tea and appreciating treasures, old man, do you think it’s okay?”
Although Boss Song has a rough appearance, his words are very measured, and the meaning behind his words is still Mr. Lu. However, Song Jun is very grand in his behavior and conversation, and he does not look like an ordinary antique collector.
"I think this works, but I don't know if Xiaozhuang will have time tomorrow?" Mr. Song nodded and said.
When Zhuang Rui was about to answer, the Grasshopper in his arms suddenly chirped. It might be because the temperature in the store had increased. Zhuang Rui's heart moved. There was nothing special about this Grasshopper, but the Grasshopper Gourd should have some origins.
I don’t understand it myself, so why not let these people take notice.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui said: "Okay, since Uncle Lu said it, I will arrive on time tomorrow. But Uncle Lu, I just collected a small object from the market and I like it very much. Can you help me get it?"
Palm eyes, forever."
"Haha, it's a grasshopper gourd, right? Take it out and have a look..."
Shopkeeper Lu heard the grasshopper's cry and saw Zhuang Rui talking like this, but he still didn't understand what he was thinking.
When Liu Chuan and Leilei heard that Zhuang Rui had bought a grasshopper gourd, they also gathered around. Even Qin Xuanbing and Xiao Nannan, who were playing with the turtle, were attracted by the clear chirping of the grasshopper.
Zhuang Rui reached out and took out the Grasshopper Gourd in his arms. Before he could hand it to Mr. Lu, Liu Chuan snatched it away. The little girl was hugging Liu Chuan's thigh on the ground and kept shouting that she wanted to play.
"I'm talking about wood, how much did you buy this thing for? Why do you think of playing with this thing? Do you still remember the time when we were kids catching grasshoppers?"
Liu Chuan played with the Grasshopper Gourd in his hand and handed it to the little girl. He obviously didn't take it seriously, but he didn't notice that the face of Mr. Lu on the side changed.
"I bought it for a thousand yuan. We wouldn't understand. If we had this thing, the blue-eyed general I raised back then wouldn't have froze to death..." Zhuang Rui replied casually.
"A thousand dollars!!! Why are you crazy again? Do you know that I used to sell this thing for 20 yuan each? Which bastard sold it to you? Tell me, I will go find him.
…”
Liu Chuan's voice rose a few degrees unconsciously. He didn't feel sorry for the thousand yuan, he just felt that his brother had been treated as a fool, and he was very unhappy.
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