Chapter five hundred and thirty-seventh - five hundred and thirty-eight
Chapter 537-538 Happy New Year
"Hey? What's going on?"
After Zhuang Rui and Ouyang Jun returned to the courtyard, they found that the person who opened the door was not Peng Fei, but a stranger. They couldn't help shouting loudly: "Peng Fei, Peng Fei..."
Hao Long went home to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and Peng Fei was the only security guard in the house. How could he let strangers in during the Chinese New Year? Zhuang Rui couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Okay, stop barking. Look, the old man is coming to stay..."
Ouyang Jun pulled Zhuang Rui. He had lived with his grandfather since he was a child. He was no stranger to the man in the black leather jacket in front of him. Although he didn't know him, Ouyang Jun could tell from his temperament and expression.
It turns out he is from the Security Bureau.
Hearing what Ouyang Jun said, Zhuang Rui thought about it. His mother seemed to have told him a few days ago that his grandparents were coming here to celebrate the New Year, and his second uncle and younger uncle were also coming. As for the eldest uncle, there was no such thing.
In terms of time, when it comes to his status, the closer it is to the Spring Festival holiday, the busier he will be.
This year, Zhao Guodong and Zhuang Min will also come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. Together with several cousins, the advantage of Zhuang Rui's large yard is fully reflected. Not one of the 10 bedrooms can be vacant. Ouyang Wan has been busy these days
I'm cleaning up the room with my sister-in-law Li.
Zhuang Rui was also very happy to hear that his grandparents came to stay. The Chinese New Year in his memory was just his mother, sister and himself. Although they could wear new clothes and set off firecrackers, they always felt a little cold and very cold.
I envy other people's families where they have seven or eight families together.
"Brother Zhuang, they arranged for me to take a vacation..."
Peng Fei, who lived in the front yard, ran over after hearing Zhuang Rui's shout and said helplessly. There was a snow-white figure behind him, but it was the white lion who ran over after hearing Zhuang Rui's voice.
The guard standing there was very wary of the white lion, fearing that the Tibetan Mastiff would get angry and hurt someone.
"Hey, are you going to have a snowball fight with those little guys again?"
Since the beginning of winter, the white lion has become more active than before. Now it is covered with snow. It must be the two little girls.
The white lion shook its long hair and immediately made Zhuang Rui's face covered with snow. After playing with the white lion for a while, Zhuang Rui saw Peng Fei still standing there and said: "It's a holiday, then you can
Celebrate the New Year with peace of mind, by the way, have you gone to Zhang Qian’s house?”
While Zhuang Rui was talking, he led Bai Shi and Ouyang Jun into the house. The people in the security bureau knew the composition of the family and did not stop them.
"Went, we had lunch there..."
Peng Fei smiled sheepishly, and Zhuang Rui curled his lips when he heard this. It's really not worth raising a girl now. You have to get on the bus first and then pay for the ticket. Then you have to go to your mother-in-law's house to eat and drink. You will have to give birth to a girl no matter what in the future.
son.
"Wu'er, you go in and call your sister-in-law out, we're going home..."
When Ouyang Jun saw the old man here, he didn't want to go in from the bottom of his heart. It wasn't that he didn't respect the old man, but he had been afraid of him since he was a child. Standing in front of the old man, he felt like there were ants crawling all over his body, and he couldn't do anything.
strength.
"Fourth brother, grandpa has already had dinner by now. Come on, let's go to the restaurant for a few drinks. You can go back and let your sister-in-law drive in the evening..."
Ouyang Gang's work and rest schedule is very regular. He eats at 6 o'clock every night, then exercises for a while, watches the news broadcast on time at 7 o'clock, and goes to bed on time at 9 o'clock.
Since I stayed in Panjiayuan for a long time today, it was almost 7 o'clock when I got home, so Zhuang Rui said that the old man must not be in the restaurant anymore.
Ouyang Jun thought about it and followed Zhuang Rui to the middle courtyard. As soon as he stepped into the hanging flower door of the middle yard, he saw his aunt supporting his grandparents and walking in the yard. Ouyang Jun's face immediately became bitter.
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"Grandpa and grandma, your legs and feet are so good. You can walk on your own. Why do you always let my mother support you..."
Zhuang Rui, however, was not afraid of the old man. He came over and joked with him with a playful smile. He patted the white lion on the big head and let the white lion go play by himself. It had a different magnetic field with Ouyang Gang and bared its teeth when they met.
The old man likes to tease the white lion. If Zhuang Rui hadn't told him, the white lion wouldn't know what grandpa is.
"How can this child talk to his grandparents..."
Ouyang Wan raised her right hand and hit Zhuang Rui, but her face was full of smiles. They said that the old man was sad in the winter, but the old father's health was getting better and better, which made the children of them very happy.
"You little devil, you haven't been home all day. Come here and help me walk around the pavilion..."
Ouyang Gang's back was straight. In the past few months, he felt that he was in good spirits, so he spent more time outdoors.
"That's right, just start a family soon, don't go crazy outside all day long..." the old lady said.
"What do you know? Good men are everywhere. Besides, this kid doesn't just go out and fool around. He is much more promising than that bastard..."
The old man could scold his grandson, but he didn't let his wife do it, and even scolded Ouyang Jun along with him.
But after scolding her grandson, the old lady refused. The old couple immediately opened their eyes, making Zhuang Rui snicker. It wasn't until his mother stared at him that Zhuang Rui helped his grandfather walk to the pavilion on the pond.
"That was a good job a few days ago..."
"What's up?"
Zhuang Rui was stunned by the old man's sudden words.
"As for gold, our country ranks among the top in the world in terms of gold reserves, but compared with the previous two, the gap is really huge. It's good that you can think about the country..."
Ouyang Gang is very satisfied with his grandson. Apart from Ouyang Lei, he is most optimistic about Zhuang Rui. This kid is smart and not pedantic. He knows how to do things well and has never asked for help since he recognized his relatives.
What kind of things have I done with my own name, which are much better than my little grandson?
But it is a pity that Zhuang Rui is not pursuing an official career. Otherwise, with his own abilities, he is absolutely sure that his grandson will be able to take charge of the country when he is thirty years old.
"Grandpa, when Japan stole so many things from our country, this can be regarded as getting some interest back. Brother Lei told you about this, right?"
Although the old man was praising himself, Zhuang Rui was still a little uneasy. He didn't know what Ouyang Lei said. But from the looks of it, Ouyang Lei didn't seem to say those things about himself, otherwise the old man would know that there were 10 tons of gold in total.
, I'm afraid that instead of praising myself, I started beating him with the crutch in his hand.
"Well, you have done something for the country, and the country will not forget it. I heard that you are going to graduate school next year. Do you want to find a job in a government department? We have Xiaojun in the family and a businessman is enough..."
Although the old man lectured Ouyang Jun all day long, he actually knew in his heart that these juniors in the family could not make mistakes financially because of Ouyang Jun's financial support. His attitude towards Ouyang Jun was mainly a habit of scolding.
It can't be changed.
"Government job?"
After Zhuang Rui heard what his grandfather said, he was stunned for a moment. He said that two or three years ago, Zhuang Rui, who was an absolute civil servant, always wanted to be a civil servant, with a high salary and leisure, but now he doesn't want to wade into this muddy water. Look at those officials.
, I am accused of corruption when I have money, and I am accused of being incompetent when I have no money. I don’t want to suffer that.
"Grandpa, I'd better do some small business. By the way, I'm going to open a store in Panjiayuan soon. From now on, I will do business when it's open and closed, and I won't run around. Let's just forget about going to work..."
"Let's go, help me back to the house, the news is about to start..."
The old man had a look of disappointment on his face, but he didn't say much. He blamed himself for this. In the early years, he didn't recognize his daughter and grandson for the sake of face, and now he can't interfere too much in Zhuang Rui's life.
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The next day, Zhuang Rui set the alarm clock for 6 o'clock, got up early and drove to the TV station by himself. Since you have promised others, you must do things well. This is also the principle of Zhuang Rui's life, and where is it?
It was also a great pleasure to chat with several experts.
The recording of the treasure appraisal program went very smoothly. It only took more than two hours to record the objects brought by the treasure holders on site. Then some staff members dressed up as treasure appraisers and brought some items from the warehouse for appraisal.
, by noon, most of the seven-day special program has been recorded. As long as we come back for half a day tomorrow, it will be all completed.
After returning to the courtyard in the afternoon, Zhuang Rui saw that Zhao Guodong had also arrived in Beijing and brought him an Audi car. Zhuang Rui still liked his Grand Cherokee, so he threw the keys of the Audi car to Peng Fei.
Zhuang Rui is now thinking about buying another car. After Xuan Bing comes, she will also need a car, but there is no rush. After Qin Xuan Bing comes, she will see what kind of car she likes.
Zhuang Rui's courtyard became lively as more people gathered there. Although Ouyang Lei was busy, his wife and her son also moved in, leading a group of children to play in the courtyard, with white lions following behind them.
This is what Zhuang Rui specially told. As long as the girl Nannan runs to the pond, the white lion will pull her clothes back and bring her back. The fat girl will dance with the white lion in its mouth, which often causes busy people in the yard.
The crowd burst into laughter.
Zhuang Rui and others are cleaning the courtyard and posting couplets and blessing characters on all the doors. For ordinary families, this job is easy, but Zhuang Rui's courtyard has twenty rooms alone.
I bought more than two hundred of them with the word "Fu" on them, so I was very busy.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Zhuang Rui came to the TV station for the last time. At this time, the atmosphere of Beijing became more and more New Year's Eve.
Driving on the road, Zhuang Rui could see that many people were wearing festive red silk cotton-padded jackets worn only during the New Year. Although the weather was still cold, wherever he could see, people's faces were filled with happy smiles.
"Teacher Jin, happy New Year, I wish you a happy new year..."
"Teacher Sun, happy New Year..."
"Happy New Year, Xiaozhuang, happy New Year..."
After entering the CCTV hall, the words that filled my ears were all New Year greetings.
Although tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chinese people have a habit that the New Year's Eve is the most important. Look at those people who have been busy outside for the whole year, rushing home all the time just to celebrate the New Year's Eve at home.
Have a reunion dinner.
"By the way, Teacher Liu, some time ago in Panjiayuan, someone bought a fake official-made Buddha statue from the Yongzheng period. Do you know?"
Taking advantage of the time when the experts were seated and the host was chatting outside, Zhuang Rui asked Liu Anan.
Before Liu Anan could answer, Fatty Jin interjected from the side: "Teacher Zhuang, are you talking about Xiao Zhao, who sold his study room, and was tricked?"
Seeing Zhuang Rui nodding, Fatty Jin laughed and said, "You really asked the right person. Teacher Liu knows the best about that matter. He was the one who handled the appraisal..."
Fatty Jin also knows Boss Zhao, and is very familiar with him. He himself studied calligraphy and the appreciation of calligraphy and painting from the Chinese classics master surnamed Aixinjueluo. He often went to "Shu Ya Zhai" to buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones.
Things are very clear.
"Well, it has been almost 20 days since this happened. The quality of the Buddha statue is still good. Some novices can easily be fooled. Now they are using all kinds of tricks to fake it..."
Liu Anan was a little emotional when he talked about this matter, but Zhuang Rui was relieved because he was also afraid that this matter would not be the same thing. If Lao Zhao transferred the shop for other reasons, he would take over it.
What should I do if it causes other troubles later?
The filming of the morning program was quickly finished. Several experts received a gift bag. In addition to some snack gifts on it, Zhuang Rui saw a big red envelope at the bottom, which must be the reward for this time.
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In fact, Zhuang Rui didn't know that originally there was no expert funding for this CCTV treasure appraisal column, but after Zhuang Rui joined and another incident happened, the station director specially approved 300,000 RMB to hire experts.
The funding is 50,000 yuan per person. Fatty Jin and the others are still benefiting from Zhuang Rui.
"Congratulations on getting rich, bring me the red envelope!"
After bidding farewell to several experts and hosts, Zhuang Rui just sat in the car when the ringtone of his cell phone that he had reset rang.
"Hello, Boss Zhuang? I'm Zhao Hanxuan..."
"Is it Boss Zhao? Haha, how about it, have you thought about it?"
Although Zhuang Rui was unfamiliar with the name Zhao Hanxuan, the voice was very familiar. It was none other than Boss Zhao who had been tricked and raised for two years and then slaughtered as a fat sheep.
"Boss Zhuang, please call me Lao Zhao. I don't deserve that title..."
Zhao Hanxuan's voice came over the phone. After a pause, he continued: "Boss Zhuang, I have thought about this matter. As long as you agree to take over Shuya Zhai, I will be your master for one year..."
Zhao Hanxuan, who was on the other end of the phone, had a bitter look on his face when he said this. He was an old Beijinger, and he was quite famous for his collection in the study room. However, it was unbelievable that when he reached middle age, he made a mistake, not only for his own family.
The store is gone and I have to work for others.
However, the situation was pressing and he had no choice. After thinking about it for two days, he finally made a decision. Before making this call to Zhuang Rui, he had notified all his creditors that they would return all their creditors before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Otherwise, Zhao Hanxuan would not be able to survive this year if the borrowed money was not like this.
"Okay, Lao Zhao, I'm just waiting for your call..."
Zhuang Rui was very happy when he heard that Zhao Hanxuan agreed. To be honest, Zhuang Rui didn't care at all about how much money he could make from those stationery supplies. He was thinking about the batch of jewelry he got from Myanmar.
Finally there is a place to take action.
In his spare time these days, Zhuang Rui sorted out the jewelry from Myanmar and divided them into several categories. The first category is nephrite jewelry, which is mostly small ornaments. The jade material is high-quality, the carving is exquisite, and they are all of a very old age.
A long time ago, most of them were objects from before the Xianfeng Dynasty, and there were also many from the Ming Dynasty.
These ancient jades, which can be called antiques, cannot be sold at the price of ordinary jade. They are antiques. Zhuang Rui made a rough estimate. The value of these jade ornaments and pendants alone is about five yuan.
More than 10 million, this is Zhuang Rui's conclusion after not counting a few exquisite items.
Other items are all gemstones, including rubies, a specialty of Myanmar, as well as turquoise, agate, Ruyi and other objects, which can also be classified as antiques.
Then there are the pearls. There is a string of top-quality black pearls with a particle size between 9mm and 10mm, which are priceless treasures. Zhuang Rui doesn’t know why the black pearls produced in the Polynesian Islands are in Myanmar, but these black pearls are definitely not dyed.
, but natural black pearls that are expensive and only appear at auctions.
Naturally, Zhuang Rui will not sell this thing. With Qin Xuanbing's fair skin, if she wears this pearl necklace, she will definitely be more beautiful. Zhuang Rui has decided to give it to Qin Xuanbing as a gift when they get engaged.
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"Hey, Boss Zhuang, are you listening?"
Zhuang Rui was thinking, a little distracted, when Zhao Hanxuan's voice came from the phone.
"Yes, yes..." Zhuang Rui quickly agreed.
"Boss Zhuang, I can agree to your conditions, but I hope you can complete the transfer procedures for Shuyazhai before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. You... you also know that I am waiting for this money to save my life..."
Zhao Hanxuan has nothing to think about now. He just wants to pay off the debt first, and then work for Zhuang Rui honestly for a year. No matter what, the monthly salary of 30,000 is not low. After one year, he will work again.
Think of a way to start a new business related to stationery supplies.
"Haha, Boss Zhao, please open that store as normal first. I will go there before my third year of junior high school. I will also ask for your opinion on some specific matters then..."
Zhuang Rui smiled. He had some other concerns at this time, but it was just a vague idea. He had to think about it carefully and wait until he went to the temple fair during the Chinese New Year before talking to Zhao Hanxuan.
After returning to the courtyard, the house was already in a busy New Year situation. Ouyang Jun and others gathered in a room to play cards. The children were playing in the yard. Fortunately, the yard was big enough for them to toss around.
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Ouyang Wan, Zhang's mother, Li's sister-in-law, and Zhuang Rui's cousins became busy in the kitchen, steaming rice cakes, croquettes, fried hairtail, potato chips, burnt leaves and other New Year foods, rationing them to the old man.
The chef was given a day off by Ouyang Wan, but the New Year's Eve dinner was still delicious and delicious.
A few children would sneak into the kitchen from time to time, grab a few pieces of delicious food, and run away. Several women laughed and cursed behind them. Jiang Ying and others also came from an era of material poverty. Although the family has been
There are nannies doing it all the time, but now I am doing it with gusto.
As night fell, the sound of firecrackers gradually sounded outside. Zhuang Rui turned on all the lights in the courtyard. Even the colorful lights on the rockery in the courtyard were flashing. The whole house was brightly lit in the night.
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"It's time to have New Year's Eve dinner..."
The little kids in the yard shouted in unison, and at Ouyang Wan's greeting, they swarmed into the restaurant, and their chirping sounds filled the huge room.
This New Year's Eve dinner was divided into five tables in total. The old man's security personnel, Zhang Ma and others had two tables in the front yard, but three tables in the restaurant in the middle yard.
Because there were too many people, only the women and children sat at one table. Zhuang Rui, Ouyang Jun, brothers, Zhao Guodong and others sat at one table, while Ouyang Gang, Ouyang Zhenwu and others sat alone at a table.
At the table, among the people of Zhuang Rui's generation, only Ouyang Lei was among them.
"Zhuang Rui, come here, sit over here..."
Ouyang Gang's loud voice rang out, and the room suddenly became silent. Everyone looked at Zhuang Rui, and the eyes of Ouyang Lu and the brothers were full of envy.
You must know that being able to sit on the table means that you can participate in the core affairs of the family. Although Ouyang Long and Ouyang Lu are now department-level cadres, they are still not qualified to sit on the table.
"Come here, Xiao Rui, the old man is going to test you to see how much you, a collector, know about customary things."
Ouyang Zhenwu smiled and waved to Zhuang Rui, dispelling the doubts of the brothers. However, Zhuang Rui was doted on by the old man, and this was visible to everyone.
"Set firecrackers and eat!"
The old man waved his hand, and Ouyang Lei's son took an incense stick and lit the red earth hanging on the big tree in front of the restaurant. Suddenly, the sound of "cracking" firecrackers started.
"It's Chinese New Year, let's set off firecrackers..."
Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers and the dazzling light of sparks, everyone's face was beaming with joy, and the children screamed excitedly, which made everyone take care of whose children, and it took a lot of effort.
Only then did we bring these little guys who wanted to continue shooting into the restaurant.
"Dad, Mom, I wish you and your parents good fortune and longevity..."
After the old man waved his hand for everyone to start eating, Ouyang Zhenwu and Ouyang Wan and their children all stood up and toasted the old man and the old lady with a glass of wine.
"Grandpa, grandpa, grandpa, grandpa, I wish you two..." Behind them, Ouyang Lei and Zhuang Rui, the third generation, lined up to pay New Year greetings.
Finally, it was the turn of the children. They lay down on the ground with a lot of huffs. After kowtowing, they got up in a swarm, chattering and reaching out to ask the old man and old lady for the new year's money.
"Okay, yes, yes, yes..."
The old man and the old lady laughed so hard that they couldn't close their mouths. They took the red envelopes prepared by their daughter and handed them to the little ones one by one.
"It's New Year's Eve..." Zhuang Rui looked at the scene of four generations living under one roof, and a feeling of warmth flowed through his heart.
