"Don't worry, brother Gang, I will never do anything illegal." Zheng Dagang looked at his stall, "Brother, there is not a single thing in here that you can like?"
Zheng Dagang was not stupid, he could see that Su Xiaofan was not interested in what he took out, but this was already the best batch of goods that Zheng Dagang had on hand.
"Brother Gang, I want to see the real magic weapon." Su Xiaofan did not forget the purpose of coming here today.
In fact, after figuring out how to fix the bugs in the system, it didn't matter to Su Xiaofan whether he and Zheng Dagang would partner up in the tool business.
With the ability to date things, Su Xiaofan went to the antique markets in various cities for a few rounds when he had nothing to do, and he was able to find some real things.
Moreover, there are so many cities in the country. As long as he is not very greedy and picks up one or two items in each city, and then deliberately confuses others and buys fake items, there is no risk of anyone discovering his secret.
"Okay, why don't you show off your face today? I'll take you to see some good things. Xiaofan, just wait until I can. I'll close the stall first."
Zheng Dagang quickly collected all the items on the stall, then turned the table over, folded the four sides, and a box appeared on the ground.
Most of the people who set up stalls in the market use this kind of thing. When you put it down, it can be used as a stall, and when you put it away, it can be used as a box. Once you put things in it, you can leave immediately. Su Xiaofan also has one like this.
Zheng Dagang did not take the box away, but put it directly into a familiar shop in the antique city, and then took Su Xiaofan to the second floor of the antique city.
"Brother Gang, where are we going?"
Su Xiaofan knew that the second floor of the Antique City was where the real antique business was done, and the customers were all regular customers. It usually didn't open for a year, but it lasted for several years after opening. He used to like to hang out on the second floor when he had nothing to do, but with
I don’t know the shop owners there very well, after all, there is a big difference between a street vendor and others.
"Go to the Jingxin Hall." Zheng Dagang slowed down and turned around and said, "Xiaofan, please stop talking when you arrive. I'll see if I can take out the good stuff they packed at the bottom of the box."
"Brother Gang, it's okay. Are you familiar with Jingxintang?" After hearing Zheng Dagang's words, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but raise his thumbs. Those who hang out in the antique market have never heard of the name Jingxintang.
It is said that the owner of Jingxintang has been engaged in the business of buying and selling antiques since before liberation. After liberation, he went abroad and took all the good things from home with him.
More than thirty years ago, this generation of Jingxintang descendants returned to China and were still engaged in antique trading business, and opened Jingxintang stores all over the country.
The reputation of Jingxintang has been lost for generations, but it has been revived in the past few decades. They are famous for their ability to be honest and upright.
There is nothing wrong with going to Jingxintang to buy antiques, except for the high price. Anyone who buys a fake from Jingxintang will be considered rich, because Jingxintang promises to compensate ten for every fake item.
However, after more than 30 years of operation, no one has ever taken away this compensation from Jingxintang. This shows that its reputation is good and it is the first choice for many big collectors in China to buy antiques.
Since the boss of Jingxin Hall was from Luochuan, after Jingxin Hall returned to China, Luochuan City was used as the headquarters of Jingxin Hall. Su Xiaofan once met the man in the market who was in his thirties and returned to China to reopen Jingxin Hall.
Don, here is the old man who is now over sixty years old.
Compared to the first floor of the Antique City and the street stall area outside, the second floor is much quieter.
Different from the counters on the first floor, the second floor is basically full of stores, such as Foyuan Hall, Chenxiang Pavilion, Yixinzhai, etc. The stores are decorated in antique style, and some stores even play Buddhist and Zen music.
So after going up to the second floor, you are immediately isolated from the noise on the first floor, as if you have arrived in another area.
The Jingxin Hall is located on the innermost side of the second floor. I don’t know if it is because of the saying that the smell of wine is not afraid of the deep alleys. After passing through more than ten shops, Su Xiaofan and Zheng Dagang came to the door of the Jingxin Hall.
"Uncle Yuan, it's a coincidence that you are here today. I don't usually see you." The door of the Jingxin Hall was open. As soon as Zheng Dagang entered, he greeted an old man sitting in the outer hall drinking tea.
Su Xiaofan didn't say anything and followed Zheng Dagang in.
Different from the usual dazzling antique shops, there are not many things displayed in the Jingxin Hall. There are only two antique round wooden shelves placed on the side walls on both sides, with more than a dozen objects placed on them.
From Su Xiaofan's point of view, this was more like a tea room than an antique store, because no matter who walked in, their eyes would be attracted by the tea table that looked like it was made of red sandalwood.
There was also an incense burner on the tea table with backflow incense. Su Xiaofan didn't know what kind of incense he was lighting. He could only see the snow-white smoke as light as gauze, slowly falling down like gurgling water, which looked extremely elegant.
"Aren't you talking nonsense? I won't be here one day?" The old man sitting there didn't give Zheng Daqian any look.
"Hey, that's what I said." Zheng Dagang walked over shamelessly, "Don't I miss my uncle? I haven't seen him for a long time. Come here and see if I can run into him."
"Gangzi, if you miss me, why don't you give me a call and go see me at home?" Suddenly, a voice came from the inner hall, followed by a middle-aged man who looked like he was in his forties.
came out.
"Oh, my dear uncle, why are you so old and so young again?" Zheng Dagang saw the person coming and trotted over quickly, reaching out to help him, but he was pushed away by the man with a smile.
"Jing Shizhen!" A name popped up in Su Xiaofan's mind, because he also knew this person, and he was the boss of Jingxin Hall.
The surname Jing is relatively rare in China. When Su Xiaofan knew that the owner of Jingxintang was named Jing, he felt that the name Jingxintang should be a homophone. Maybe it was called Jingxintang before.
The reason Su Xiaofan remembered it so clearly was because when he first met Jing Shizhen at the antique market, he thought he was Jing Shizhen's son. After all, a man in his sixties looked only forty years old.
But at that time, Zheng Dagang told Su Xiaofan that this person was Jing Shizhen, and that he looked young because someone else had taken good care of him.
Zheng Dagang also knew at this moment why Uncle Yuan didn't look good on him. He told the boss in front of the boss that the shopkeeper was often not in the store. It was just for Uncle Yuan to wear his shoes. It was good that Uncle Yuan didn't slap him with the soles of the shoes.
"Gangzi, why do you have time to come to me today?" Jing Shizhen is not tall, about 1.7 meters tall. She wears a pair of gold mirrors and a Tang suit with open front. She looks very handsome.
Elegant.
"Uncle Jing, don't I miss you?" Zheng Dagang chuckled and said, "My dad said he hasn't played chess with you for a long time. I asked you when you had free time. He came to play chess with you."
"Okay, but I have to go out in a few days. When I come back, ask your dad to come to the store. I have collected some good tea recently."
Jing Shizhen walked to the inner hall, looked up at Su Xiaofan, laughed, pointed at Su Xiaofan, and said: "I have seen this young man, he is setting up a stall with you, right? The bronzes in his stall are good, they are from
We are from Luochuan Bronze Village."
"Yes, respect me, my surname is Su."
Su Xiaofan remembered that Zheng Dagang asked him to talk less and simply replied, but he was a little surprised in his heart. When he saw Jing Shizhen last year, the other party only stayed in front of his stall for a while. Unexpectedly, he not only remembered
He actually even figured out the origins of his own bronze vessels.
"Huh? Your surname is Su? No wonder, the true heritage of the Bronze Ware Village is all in your Su family." Jing Shizhen smiled and nodded, and said: "Come, sit down, drink tea, Gangzi, is your dad in good health?
?I remember that he has some cold legs. I brought some plasters from Xiangjiang this time and gave them to your father later."
Jing Shizhen waved to Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan. Uncle Yuan, who was originally sitting at the top, gave up his seat. Jing Shizhen personally boiled water and made tea for the two of them.
"Hey, thank you, Uncle Jing." Zheng Dagang agreed quickly, "Uncle Jing, you are in great health without asking. If we go together, others will definitely say that you are my brother."
"You brat, take advantage of me. I'm your father's brother, so that's alright." Jing Shizhen burst out laughing after hearing this.
Sitting aside and listening to Jing Shizhen and Zheng Dagang chatting, Su Xiaofan could tell that the two were related. Their families were actually close friends.
From the words of the two people, Su Xiaofan could tell that Jing Shizhen's father, who was the founder of Jingxin Hall back then, had a quarrel with Zheng Dagang's grandfather. Later, after Jing Shizhen returned to China, he went to Zheng Dagang's family first. Unfortunately,
At that time, Zheng Dagang's grandfather had passed away.
It has to be said that the fate between people is also destined. After several interactions, Jing Shizhen actually got along quite well with Zheng Dagang's father, who was a professor in Zhengda, and even recognized Zheng Dagang as his nephew. Zheng Dagang worked in antiques.
When setting up stalls in the market to do business, it was actually Jing Shizhen who gave me guidance.
"Brother Gang has such a tight mouth." After understanding the relationship between the two, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but look at Zheng Dagang. The two brothers had known each other for several years, but they had never heard Zheng Dagang mention this relationship.
