Waiting is the most painful thing.
Su Xiaofan can be considered a very decisive person, but he still wanders away from time to time in the past two days to check the progress of repairing the system in his mind.
I don’t know if it’s because it is larger than the solar meteorite absorbed last time. Three days have passed and the repair progress bar has reached 11%, but the repair is not over yet.
Even the tiger cat noticed Su Xiaofan's absent-mindedness, so he ran to Jinghu Lake to catch a big fish weighing several dozen kilograms, and had a grilled fish buffet with Su Xiaofan in the yard.
It may be that the monkey's consciousness is enhanced after drinking. Recently, the tiger cat has become more and more humane. Sometimes, with a look from Su Xiaofan, it knows what it is going to do.
But the tiger cat still couldn't communicate with Su Xiaofan like the extraordinary monkey. Su Xiaofan didn't know if it was due to species reasons. Only monkeys similar to humans could do it.
Human beings really have too little understanding of the extraordinary, and Su Xiaofan knows nothing about it. He doesn't even know how to cultivate Duobao, so he can only passively feed it some old monkey's monkey wine.
This thing is an extremely precious cultivation resource for others, but it is the same thing for Su Xiaofan. He does not rely on these things for his cultivation.
And I don’t take much of Duobao, just one drop every three to five days. So far, I have only consumed six or seven drops in total, and there is still a lot left in the gourd.
Since he had no intention of practicing, Su Xiaofan simply called Zhao Zhengshan and made an appointment with him for tea.
Zhao Zhengshan admired Su Xiaofan very much, and immediately invited Su Xiaofan to his home.
"Uncle Zhao, I didn't expect that you and my master live in the same community."
Driving to Zhao Zhengshan's home, Su Xiaofan discovered that he actually lived in a villa not far from the master, but he had never heard of the master mentioning it before.
"This community was developed by the old man, and everyone in the family keeps one set."
Zhao Zhengshan let Su Xiaofan into the living room and said with a smile: "Uncle Jing thought this place was not bad. It was a quiet place in the middle of the noise, so he bought one at that time."
"Uncle Zhao, I brought you something rare."
Su Xiaofan handed over the five kilograms of python meat in his hand and said: "This stuff is very nourishing. Most people shouldn't eat too much. Just put two taels in it when you make soup. Eat it once every three days. It is very good for the body."
Su Xiaofan didn't have much to bring as a guest at someone else's house, so he just grabbed a piece of python meat from the refrigerator.
If it was fresh python meat when it was slaughtered, Su Xiaofan would not dare to give it to Zhao Zhengshan, but after such a long time, the energy in the python meat has also been lost, so it is okay for ordinary people to eat a little.
"Okay, thank you very much. Don't leave tonight. Let's have dinner at home."
Zhao Zhengshan now also knows a little about what class his daughter is in. In addition, he himself is not opposed to cultivation. He knows that after Su Xiaofan became a disciple of Jing Shizhen, he was somewhat different from ordinary people, and the things he brought out may not be what money can buy.
"Xiaofan, Qingyao called back and asked me to thank you more."
Zhao Zhengshan took out the best tea at home, made a cup for Su Xiaofan and put it in front of him, "That girl is a bit arrogant, thanks to Xiao Xiao for taking care of her. Uncle Zhao really has to thank you brothers and sisters."
"Uncle Zhao, why are you talking about this? What is our relationship?"
Su Xiaofan chuckled and said, "I came to see you today. I really need your help with something."
"How can I, a little doctor, help you?"
Zhao Zhengshan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said: "Tell me, if I can't help, you can also ask my boss or old man."
"Uncle Zhao, do you still have a house in Jinghu Community?"
Su Xiaofan said: "My master bought ten or twenty houses at once, and now my brother Gang also wants to buy one, but the developer has no houses."
Brother Gang called Su Xiaofan yesterday. He went to the sales office in Jinghu and found out that all the houses that were open for sale there had been sold out, and there was not a single one left.
But the person at the sales office hinted to Brother Gang that the developer may still have a few villas for its own use. If you really want to buy one, you can only find a way from this aspect.
The developer was the Zhao family, so Su Xiaofan had no choice but to come to Zhao Zhengshan since he couldn't talk to the old man.
"I really don't have a house anymore."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "But my eldest brother must have it. Just wait, I'll call and ask."
Zhao Zhengshan didn't waste any time. He picked up his cell phone and called. After saying a few words, he hung up the phone.
"Yes, but the boss wants to sell it at the market price. Is your friend okay?"
Zhao Zhengshan said with some embarrassment: "The boss is like that. A businessman has fallen into the eyes of money. How about I tell the old man and ask him to step aside..."
"No, Uncle Zhao, your elder brother just wants to sell it. Just let him tell you the market price."
Su Xiaofan quickly stopped him, why should he owe the old man a favor if the problem could be solved with money.
"The boss said ten million."
Zhao Zhengshan said: "The price of houses over there has increased a lot recently. It is estimated to be 12 to 3 million now. He doesn't ask for random prices."
Because of Jing Shizhen's rush to buy houses, the house prices in Jinghu Community suddenly increased. Now we are in a situation where there is a price but no market. Many people want to buy houses but have no houses.
"Okay, that's the price. Can I ask Brother Gang to go through the formalities with you later?"
Su Xiaofan knew that the price was very fair. He had spent five million to buy the villa last time, which was a big advantage for Zhao Zhengshan. However, this favor was still with Zhao Qingyao.
"Let him go directly to Luochuan Real Estate. I will tell the boss later."
Zhao Zhengshan usually doesn't care about the family business at all. The last time he accompanied Su Xiaofan to buy a house, it was purely for Su Xiaofan's face.
"Come on, since you're at home, I'll take you to see my collection!"
Zhao Zhengshan didn't have much interest in business or anything like that. What he and Su Xiaofan had the most to talk about was collecting.
"Uncle Zhao, let's make an agreement first. If I like something, you will have the beauty of a gentleman."
Su Xiaofan laughed when he heard this. This was his second purpose of coming to Zhao Zhengshan today, which was to help Brother Gang choose a wedding gift.
"Xiaofan, you are wrong, a gentleman should not take away from others' favor!"
Zhao Zhengshan laughed and pulled Su Xiaofan towards the basement of the villa. They all had a habit of placing the collection room underground.
This is also because collection rooms often require a constant temperature environment, and relevant equipment must be turned on 24 hours a day. Placing it underground is relatively quiet and will not affect normal life.
Zhao Zhengshan's collection room is a bit worse than Su Xiaofan and Jing Shizhen's. The constant temperature equipment is arranged, but only one room for collecting calligraphy and paintings is open.
As for the collection of antiques and ceramics and bronzes, Zhao Zhengshan placed them in a large room, separated by antique shelves, and divided into several areas.
Zhao Zhengshan is best at appraising calligraphy and painting, and most of his collections are calligraphy and painting. Naturally, he took Su Xiaofan to view his most proud collection with great interest.
Zhao Zhengshan has a rich collection of calligraphy and painting. The oldest one is an unknown painting from the Tang Dynasty. The author cannot be traced, but the painting is still relatively well preserved.
Among modern paintings, Zhao Zhengshan not only collected a painting of Seven Horses by the Xu family, but also two works by Picasso in his later years.
When Su Xiaofan followed Zheng Dagang in Xiangjiang some time ago, he got to know this modern painting master and knew that whenever his works appeared, they would fetch sky-high prices.
"This is the foundation of a wealthy family."
Even Su Xiaofan has seen many big scenes now, but he secretly sighs in his heart that Zhao Zhengshan is just a marginal figure in the Zhao family, but he has such a rich collection.
If the Zhao family has business problems in the future, not to mention other things, just taking out these paintings of Zhao Zhengshan can turn over hundreds of millions in cash.
As for the collection of Mr. Zhao's family, Su Xiaofan believes that there will be more. With these investments that have huge room for preservation or even appreciation, even if the Zhao family's business collapses in the future, their quality of life will not be reduced.
However, Zhao Zhengshan's valuable collections were basically sent at auctions.
As for the treasures he was most proud of, Su Xiaofan couldn't help laughing when he saw them.
Although the repair system is now unavailable, Su Xiaofan's ability to observe qi is still there. The qi mechanisms on genuine and fake items are completely different, and he can tell them apart at a glance.
It’s not that there are no genuine items at all, but there are probably only one or two genuine items among the ten items, and most of the rest are high-quality fakes.
Su Xiaofan couldn't bear to interrupt Uncle Zhao's interest. As the saying goes, if you see through something but don't tell it, you are still a good friend.
It has to be said that when doing business and general social interactions, Su Xiaofan's emotional intelligence is definitely higher than when getting along with women.
However, after reading the calligraphy and painting, when Su Xiaofan went outside and saw a bronze vessel, the expression on his face could no longer be tense.
"Xiaofan, I got this object from a collector in Luochuan."
Seeing that Su Xiaofan noticed the square lei, Zhao Zhengshan couldn't help but show a proud look on his face. He had seen several experts and found that this square lei was definitely authentic from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
"Uncle Jing, what did you get in exchange for it?" Su Xiaofan had a dumbfounded look on his face.
"Ahem, I actually bought it from him."
Zhao Zhengshan said: "It's not expensive, it only cost one hundred thousand yuan. This is a wine vessel from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It's so well preserved. One hundred thousand yuan is definitely not expensive!"
"Uncle Zhao, if it's something from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it's really not expensive."
Su Xiaofan smiled bitterly and said: "But if you add a zero after the second number in the Warring States Period, do you think it is expensive?"
"Ah? Xiaofan, what do you mean?"
Zhao Zhengshan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he immediately reacted and his expression changed drastically.
The Warring States Period ended in 221 BC. If you add a zero before the first word "2", wouldn't it mean that it was last year... 2021?
"This is impossible. I asked several experts to look at this square-shaped turtle."
Zhao Zhengshan shook his head repeatedly and said: "There is an old friend of mine who has been with me for decades. There is no way he could lie to me."
"Uncle Zhao, I'm sorry for you..."
Su Xiaofan didn't know whether he should be proud or blame himself. The object he made with his own hands actually tricked Uncle Zhao into it.
In line with the idea of ​​seeing through but not telling off, Su Xiaofan originally didn't want to point out Zhao Zhengshan's fakes, but when he saw what he had made, he really couldn't help it.
"Xiaofan, what do you mean?"
Zhao Zhengshan only knew that Su Xiaofan had practiced selling stalls in Luochuan Antique Market before, and that he had certain attainments in the appreciation of bronzes, but he really didn't know what Su Xiaofan's line of work was.
"This square lei was made by me."
Su Xiaofan said: "Our Sujiacun specializes in making bronzes. I made this a few years ago and sold it in the antique market."
Su Xiaofan was embarrassed to say that the price he sold for the square lei at that time was 2,000 yuan, purely as a modern handicraft.
Unexpectedly, the guy who bought it was a very shady guy. He turned around and tricked Zhao Zhengshan into coming in. He made fifty times the profit when he changed hands.
"Ah? This...is this true?"
When Zhao Zhengshan heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. He regarded this square Lei as the most precious bronze in his collection, but he did not expect that it was actually a fake.
Su Xiaofan suppressed his laughter and said, "I still have two more at home, otherwise I'll give them to you later..."
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, Xiaofan, that you actually have this skill?"
Zhao Zhengshan reacted, but he was not angry, "Xiaofan, do you think this thing will become a real antique in a hundred years? If nothing else, Uncle Zhao is convinced by your craftsmanship!"
Even an old friend who is an expert could not spot the fake, and Zhao Zhengshan, the loser, recognized it. This only shows that Su Xiaofan's craftsmanship is so good that the things he makes can look fake.
"Uncle Zhao, how about I replenish this money for you?"
Su Xiaofan is really a little embarrassed. After dropping out of high school, he has been short of money and has done a lot of side work. Many things are old and well made.
"What are you talking about? I accepted this thing, which only shows that we are destined."
Zhao Zhengshan smiled and waved his hand, "Keep reading. Don't save Uncle Zhao's face. If it's a fake, point it out."
"That's not possible, I don't have the vision."
Su Xiaofan smiled bitterly and said: "You can only identify the things I made myself. I can't tell anything else..."
Su Xiaofan was embarrassed to complain. If he really pointed out all the fakes, most of the things in Uncle Zhao's collection room would be thrown out.
Miscellaneous items are a major category among antiques, and they are also the most common in the market and the most circulated among collectors. In other words, they are also the hardest hit area for counterfeiting.
From what Su Xiaofan has seen so far, there is one genuine item among the ten items in Zhao Zhengshan's house, and the value is not very high.
Now Su Xiaofan finally understands why Master is unwilling to show Zhao Zhengshan something. Every time he brings a fake item as a treasure, even Su Xiaofan is too lazy to look at it.
"Uncle Zhao, these jade articles you have collected are quite good."
When Su Xiaofan saw the jade collection, his eyes lit up.
Jade is relatively difficult to fake, because the quality of the jade itself is there, and anyone with a little knowledge can tell it at a glance.
Jade counterfeiting usually refers to making new jade old, or dyeing jade a clear color, thereby increasing the price of jade. There are almost no people who like to play with ancient jade who have not been fooled.
Zhao Zhengshan's jade collection includes new jade and ancient jade, and there are also several pieces of blood jade sewn into live lamb legs.
But generally speaking, the quality of the jades collected by Zhao Zhengshan is still good, and there are a few pieces of mutton-fat jade with skin that are of the highest quality.
"Hey, Uncle Jing, where did you get these two pieces of jade?"
When Su Xiaofan saw the jades placed together in a box, his eyes lit up.
The two pieces of jade are put together to form a shape, but the two pieces of jade can be separated separately, and after separation, they form the shape of a dragon and a phoenix.
Although the material of this jade pendant itself is not up to the quality of fine mutton-fat jade, it can be considered a mountain material from Hotan and is of better quality than ordinary jade.
What caught Su Xiaofan's fancy the most was the shape and meaning of this jade pendant.
A dragon and a phoenix symbolize men and women, and together they represent love and affection. It is perfect to give it to Brother Gang as a wedding gift.
Su Xiaofan could feel that these two jade pendants came from the same piece of jade, and they should be ancient jade. It is very rare for them to be preserved to this day.
"When I went to Shanghai a few years ago, I picked it up from an old lady at the antique market."
Zhao Zhengshan glanced at the two pieces of jade and said: "The old lady should come from a wealthy family. She doesn't have a stall, so she may be a little short on money. She wants to exchange some old things from this family for some money..."
Zhao Zhengshan collected these two pieces of jade more than ten years ago and spent 60,000 yuan at that time. He also felt that the jade had a very good meaning and was considered a good little gem among his collection of jade.
"Uncle Zhao, you have to give me these two pieces of jade."
Su Xiaofan was not polite, he just said it if he liked it, "My Brother Gang is getting married, and I don't know what to give him. This Tongxin Jade is very suitable. You have to make it happen for me, Brother Gang!"
"Hey, you kid, if I don't give you my co-authorship, it will destroy your brother Gang's marriage, right?"
Zhao Zhengshan was so angry at Su Xiaofan's words that he discovered that Su Xiaofan actually had such a helpless side.
Zhao Zhengshan knew Zheng Dagang, but was not very familiar with him. He only knew that Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan had a very good relationship.
"I don't have anything to give, Uncle Zhao. I won't let you suffer. How about exchanging ancient jade for ancient jade?"
Su Xiaofan thought for a moment and said: "You should also know what a magic weapon is. I will exchange a magic weapon for you, so that you will not suffer any loss."
Su Xiaofan swindled a lot of high-quality ancient jades on Ao Island, and several of them could contain magic weapons.
However, Su Xiaofan didn't plan to start a pottery business, and he didn't want to spend the repair value, so he gave it to Brother Gang to auction.
Later, Su Xiaofan can ask Brother Gang to get a piece back, and after the system is repaired, Yun Yang can produce a magic weapon and give it to Zhao Zhengshan.
"Huh? Exchange it with a magic weapon? Xiaofan, are you serious?"
Zhao Zhengshan was stunned when he heard this. He had a father who had dealt with cultivators and a daughter who was cultivating. He naturally knew what the magic weapon was.
"Uncle Zhao, can I still lie to you?"
It is not difficult for Su Xiaofan to get a magic weapon now.
Even if the system cannot store it, he can just take off the piece of black jade from his sister's neck. Anyway, he also gave Su Xiaoxiao his dragon-shaped jade pendant, so she has no shortage of protective weapons.
"Okay, deal!"
Zhao Zhengshan simply closed the box with a "snap", "Take the things first, then bring me the magic weapon later!"
As a father, Zhao Zhengshan could not give his daughter any resources for cultivation, but now that he had the opportunity to get a magic weapon, the Tongxin Jade was naturally nothing in his eyes.
"Okay, Uncle Zhao, what kind of jade artifact do you want?"
Seeing how cheerful Uncle Zhao was, Su Xiaofan asked with the attitude of serving everyone.
"Is this still a choice?"
Zhao Zhengshan's eyes were a little straightened, and he looked at Su Xiaofan and said, "Xiaofan, don't find a piece of jade to carve something yourself and send it to your Uncle Zhao. I don't know how to do it..."
"How can it be possible?"
Su Xiaofan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. It was all a crisis of trust caused by the square-shaped lei. He was an expert in bronze imitation, but not a jade carver.
"Uncle Zhao, my brother Gang is in the pottery business and is very famous in the Luochuan antique market. If you don't believe me, go and ask."
The magic weapon Su Xiaofan mentioned was not this magic weapon, but Uncle Zhao couldn't tell the difference anyway, so he could just give him a real jade magic weapon later.
"Is it reliable?"
Zhao Zhengshan looked at Su Xiaofan dubiously. He had never confiscated a magic weapon, but the old man would buy one from time to time.
"Absolutely reliable. Your old man bought a jade Guanyin from Brother Gang this year, as well as a Bagua mirror. You can call and ask."
Su Xiaofan also thought of this. The two magic weapons he had raised to test the water were sold by Brother Gang to the old man of the Zhao family. The two items were sold for a total of 20 million.
"It turns out that my father bought those two magical instruments from Zheng Dagang."
Zhao Zhengshan really knew about this, because the old man was very happy at that time and showed these two objects to Zhao Zhengshan.
Zhao Zhengshan believed Su Xiaofan, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Then you can get me a girl to wear."
"Uncle Zhao, the jade Guanyin that the old man received must have been given to your daughter. I will get you a Buddha. The male will wear the Guanyin and the female will wear the Buddha. You can keep it for yourself."
"I'm my age and I don't cause trouble, so how can I protect myself?"
Zhao Zhengshan insisted: "If you let me choose, find me a magic weapon that girls can use. I will send it to Yaoyao later."
"Okay, I'll go look for it at Brother Gang's place, and I'll deliver it to you in a few days."
Su Xiaofan sighed, poor parents in the world must leave good things to their children.
Su Xiaofan felt a little angry when he thought of this. He was a parent, so why was his father so unreliable?
He was obviously a cultivator who had money and wealth at his fingertips, but he acted like he was running around for a living in front of him and his sister all day long.
Before Su Xiaofan was eighteen years old, he always thought that his father went to sea to run a boat because he was poor.
Chapter completed!