Ma Dad was the kind of person who would try to cut off a piece of meat whenever a fly flew over. He only glanced at the old country man and immediately became energetic.
"How can we talk when you're like this?" Ma Daddy crossed his legs and said like a dog. The man then complained to the old man, saying that he didn't mean what he said just now, so why now he started to protect things and wouldn't let go.
The old man gritted his teeth and took out the contents of the bag with trembling hands as if he had made a lot of determination.
When Ma Dad and I took a look, our eyes immediately went straight. There was such a hard product hidden in Zhaotong!
What the old man took out was a jade seal.
Speaking of this thing, many people naturally think of the four words Chuanguo Jade Seal. In fact, Chuanguo Jade Seal and Jade Seal are basically two different things.
It is said that the jade seal of the country began to appear in the Qin Dynasty, and there is only one side. It is said (it is just a rumor, there is no real evidence) that it was carved from the He family jade. There are eight characters on the seal written by Qin Prime Minister Li Si: I am ordered by heaven.
May you live forever.
After the Han Dynasty destroyed the Qin Dynasty, the Imperial Seal was owned by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. Qin Shihuang was the first emperor of China and was called Zulong by later generations, and the Imperial Seal he owned evolved into an orthodox symbol and was a must-have for emperors of all dynasties.
Tokens held. In times of trouble, most of the leaders of the separatist forces would proclaim themselves emperors to enjoy themselves. However, these emperors were basically regarded as parallel imports because they did not have the national jade seal in their hands, and the country had no two masters, the true dragon emperor.
There is only one, and there is only one side of the jade seal passed down to the country. The rest are all fake and have no legitimate name.
The jade seal is different. As long as you become the emperor, you can carve more than one jade seal and play with it. Generally speaking, the emperor has six jade seals: the emperor's official seal, the emperor's official seal, the emperor's letter seal, the emperor's official seal, and the emperor's official seal.
The emperor's letter seal and each jade seal have different uses, and the jade seal passed down to the country is not among them.
I haven't done much research on local products, so I can only tell that this is Fang Yuxi. As for which dynasty and emperor it belongs to, I really can't tell. Ma Dad has been working in the stalls for so many years, so he should have this vision. In order not to let the old man
When my son became suspicious, I drank tea as if nothing had happened, while Ma dad looked at the goods casually. The old man looked very nervous and did not dare to blink, as if something would fly if he closed his eyes.
About ten minutes later, Ma Dad put down his things with an expressionless face, quietly reached under the table, and wrote the words "Tang" and "Shou Ming Bao" in my palm, which made me almost spit out my tea.
The Chuanguo Jade Seal wandered around many times since the Han Dynasty lost power in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was not returned to the hands of the emperor until Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty unified the world. In the fourteenth year of the Great Cause, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was killed in Jiangdu, and Empress Xiao took her grandson and Chuanguo
The jade seal fled to the Turks in Mobei. The relationship between the Turks and the Central Plains has always been tense. Trying to pass on the national jade seal from them is basically a dream. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was very disappointed. There was no national jade seal. In a sense, this
The emperor is not perfect.
Many concepts of the ancients are different from those of modern people. For example, those emperors did things like killing their fathers and brothers, bullying their mothers and dominating their sisters-in-law without frowning, but they did not dare to forge the national jade seal. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was no exception. In order to make up for it in his heart
With infinite regret, he carved several jade seals called fate treasures and destiny treasures. This thing cannot be compared with the jade seals passed down from the country, but even today it is a hard commodity with a sky-high price.
It was not convenient to talk to Ma Dad at this time, so I pretended to go to the toilet and winked at the clerk next to the old man. When I asked about it after meeting, the clerk said that this was a seller introduced by a local acquaintance. He came from the country and his family might
There is an emergency waiting for money.
When I went back, Ma Dad was spitting and belittling the things the old man had brought. He said that this thing was a square seal. It was not in good condition and was not worth a lot of money. If he took it, he would probably smash it on someone else.
In his hand, the old man suddenly showed a hint of disappointment that he couldn't hide. He shivered and rewrapped the things, thanked the guy who brought him here, and prepared to leave shakily.
As soon as the waiter at the stall saw that the time was right, he started to play the double act with Ma Dad. The waiter put on a pitiful look and begged for mercy for the old man, while Ma Dad furrowed his brows and pretended to have an ideological struggle. When the old man saw that there was something wrong,
There was no room to turn around, but he refused to leave with his things in hand, waiting helplessly.
Ma Dad kept pretending to be undecided, but the old man couldn't help it anymore. He chattered a bunch of local dialects beside him. The guy translated and said that the old man's son was getting married, and the woman's family had to build a new house, and the son was also quarreling with him.
, I had no choice but to take out this old thing at home to try my luck and see if I could exchange some money for emergency use.
I won’t go into details about the process in between. Anyway, Madi and his clerk worked together to deceive the old man, and finally took 20,000 yuan and kept the Fang Yuxi. For only 20,000 yuan, the old man felt that he had made a profit, so he insisted on
Give the guy fifty yuan as a thank you fee.
I don't have enough experience, but my eyes are very useful. At first glance, this old man looks like an honest countryman, with his face turned to the earth and his back to the sky, and his life is very hard. I didn't think about it while Ma Dad and the old man were negotiating the price.
Interjected, but I couldn't help it at this time. It is only natural to make money by doing business, but the heart should not be too dark.
Just as I was about to speak, Ma Dad seemed to know what I meant and immediately coughed and asked someone to send the old man away. I was helpless and had to swallow the words that came to my lips.
As soon as the old man left, Ma Dad was so happy that he couldn't be too kind, but I always felt that he went too far in deceiving the old man. Ma Dad crossed his legs and shook his head: "Master Tian, you can't be too kind. This is what I figured out.
truth."
"If you cheat someone, you have to choose someone to cheat. Dad, you will be punished."
"You don't understand this. What do I do for food? Master Tian, in a situation like this, if you offer him a high price, it will make him suspicious. If you give him too much, it seems that we owe him but give him less.
, that’s what he owes us, not to mention these things." Madai was full of energy: "We have made a contribution by getting such a good thing."
Ma Dad asked the waiter to collect the things and ran to call Jiangbei. The people there were furious when he heard about it. There are very few things handed down from generation to generation. The old man has been messing around for so many years and has never even gotten a piece of it. That night
, Cao Shi called and said that the old man seemed very comforted after knowing about the Ming Bao, and praised me for working hard and doing the right thing.
"Young Master Tian, you have done this very well. A fortune-telling treasure can stop many people's mouths. Once the things are put away, Zhao Huhu will come over to pick them up."
The best "eye" under the old man is Song Laowan, but unfortunately he has died in Yuanshan, and Zhao Fox is the second best eye after Song Laowan. The people in Jiangbei were afraid that the goods would not be safe in Zhaotong, so they asked Zhao Fox to fly to Kunming.
, and then go to Zhaotong to pick up the goods.
Zhao Huxu arrived at around ten o'clock in the morning. As soon as he showed up, the doubts that had been hidden in my heart for many days emerged again. Last time, Xiao Jin brought more than ten people over for a few pieces of junk goods, and this time
This time, Zhao Huhu brought only one assistant.
Zhao Huxu is in his forties and has been in this industry for many years. He is very different from Xiao Jin and others. He relies on his eyesight and brains to make a living. He is very slippery. When he meets me, he feels like he is a relative. Good.
Obediently, he threw basketfuls of baskets out.
Ma Dad and I let Zhao Fox into the stall, and Ma Dad made Pu'er and drank tea with Zhao Fox. We hadn't started talking about business yet, so we didn't avoid people. At this time, a waiter from the stall came in to deliver water. I originally
I didn't pay attention, but the guy put down the kettle and gave me a wink.
I was startled, and before I could figure out what he meant, the guy went out. I drank a few more sips of tea, and after waiting for more than ten minutes, I went out. After I came out, the guy who was giving me a wink secretly pushed him over.
A letter.
The letter was a yellow kraft envelope, very strong, with the cover written personally addressed to Wei Tian. I felt a little strange and asked him who sent the letter. The clerk said that the letter was in the dry goods bag next to the counter.
Do you know when it was put in?
I asked the waiter to go about his business, then ran to the toilet and tore off the seal. There was a piece of paper in the envelope. When I opened it, there were only two words on it: Escape now.
These two words immediately made my heart tighten, and I felt a little nervous subconsciously. I quickly crumpled the letter into a ball and put it in my pocket.
Who could have written this anonymous letter? Although I am not highly educated, I can still understand the meaning of the word "quick escape". It is obviously a warning to me.
It's so strange. I can't have any acquaintances in Zhaotong, but the person who wrote this letter is obviously familiar with me and even the stall. Moreover, this person didn't want to reveal his identity, so he sent the letter in this way.
I squatted in the toilet for a long time and read these two words back and forth many times. The person who sent the letter was very careful and left no clues or writing except for the words "escape quickly". I thought about it for a long time and hesitated.
You shouldn't tell Ma Dad about the letter. Once you tell him, the old guy will immediately cause trouble in the city, completely against the wishes of the sender.
The letter did not specify what kind of danger I needed to avoid, but it must have been that the stall was no longer safe. I naturally thought of the last attack. If that was the case, it would be too late to escape now, so I left the stall alone.
On the contrary, it is even less safe.
After thinking about it for a long time, I quietly told the waiters at the stall not to take any business or do anything today. Everyone should stay at the stall.
When I got back, Ma Dad and Zhao Fox were chatting in full swing. We drank a few more sips of tea, and then went to see the goods. Zhao Fox may be slightly inferior to Song Laowan in terms of eyesight and experience, but he is in Jiangbei
It is also very famous. Zhao Fox saw the goods and confirmed that they were genuine and praised us for doing a great deal.
I asked him when he was going back to Jiangbei, and he said he would take a rest today and leave tomorrow. Ma Dad was chattering beside him and talked a lot, all of which was nonsense. The overall meaning was only one: the Ming Bao was mainly due to him, so let Zhao Fox go back.
Then tell the truth.
At this juncture, we didn’t dare to show off, so we prepared some food at home to entertain Zhao Fox. Mada was greedy and couldn’t finish drinking. I snatched the bottle from him and asked him if he had forgotten what happened a few days ago. Zhao Fox
He also said to the side that these are extraordinary times, and drinking is too much of a distraction, so it's best not to drink if you can. Ma Dad is used to bragging and doesn't take it seriously. Zhao Fox said that Jiangbei has not been very peaceful recently.