After arranging his mind, Chen Ran asked the question that he was most concerned about and the most important at the moment.
Chen Ran's question caused the other end of the phone to suddenly fall silent. After three minutes of silence, Li Yuzhi's sobs suddenly came from the phone, which made Chen Ran's heart sink.
"Xiaoran... wuwu... I'm sorry for you, mom. It's all the family that has dragged you down. Just leave this matter alone. Your dad owed more than 120,000 yuan when he was engaged in medicinal materials, and he owed more when he opened a shop.
I paid more than 20,000 yuan, and your dad had a car accident last year and owed more than 10,000 yuan... Wuwu, where did you get so much money... Just leave it alone... I asked your dad to borrow some from your uncle.
I can’t live any longer, so why do I need to save face..."
The intermittent crying suddenly stopped, and then a low hoarse voice came: "Don't worry so much, you don't have to worry about family affairs!"
With a snap, the phone was hung up!
Chen Ran's heart trembled. He took a deep breath and raised his head to prevent tears from flowing out. A thought suddenly appeared in his mind -
This is my father!
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Although the family did not let Chen Ran worry about this matter, how could he ignore it? In any case, he would not let his father go to his uncle to borrow money. He would never forget the scene after the college entrance examination...
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After being in a daze for five minutes, Chen Ran woke up and his chaotic mind gradually calmed down.
One hundred and fifty thousand!
Chen Ran calculated this from what his mother said. A penny would stump a heroic man, let alone 150,000! It was half more than Chen Ran imagined. He did the math himself, and now he has almost the same amount.
There are still 10,000 yuan, plus the 20,000 yuan at home, there is still a shortfall of 120,000 yuan.
As for the old thing in Chen Ran's dream, even if he gets it, I'm afraid it can only be sold for 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. In this case, there is still a shortfall of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan!
No matter what, let's get that old thing first.
Chen Ran sighed lightly...
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"Master, go to Shiyuan Xiaojingshui Village." After leaving the Blue Ocean Apartment, Chen Ran hailed a taxi and went straight to Xiaojingshui Village. Shiyuan is on the Xihuan Road in Zhongdu, and Chen Ran lives in Beijing.
Ring Road, it's not too far to walk from Ring Road. Chen Ran was pressed for time, so he took the luxury of it.
When he arrived at Xiaojingshui Village, it was almost noon. This was mainly because he had another dream last night and woke up too late.
Xiaojingshui Village is a suburban village. Although most of the houses are new, there are also many old ones. Chen Ran went directly to the Xiaojingshui River section in the village. The upper reaches of the Jingshui River is Xiliu Lake. At the end of the field,
I saw a lot of old yards.
Standing on the bridge, looking at these old yards, Chen Ran couldn't help but frown. Although the scene in the dream was much clearer than the previous time, it was still intermittent. At this moment, he couldn't tell which house it was.
"Uncle, I want to ask you something, do you know where Uncle Luo's home is?" Chen Ran remembered the scene in his dream, so he found an old man sitting in a pavilion resting on the roadside and asked.
The old man raised his head and glanced at Chen Ran, then said slowly: "Are you talking about the Luo Tianma family?"
"Yes! Yes! It's his home!" Chen Ran nodded.
"What do you want from him?" The old man looked at Chen Ran doubtfully: "He doesn't seem to be at home now."
"Not at home?" Chen Ran frowned, and then saw the old man pointing to the old courtyard on the far left and saying, "Did you see that, that's his home? Old Man Luo went to his daughter's house the day before yesterday.
Go and see if his wife is here..."
Chen Ran nodded, thanked him, and headed towards the old courtyard.
The door to the old courtyard was closed. Chen Ran knocked on it, but with such a light touch, the red painted wooden door was pushed open with a creaking sound.
"Who?"
Before Chen Ran walked in, he heard a question coming over. He opened the door and walked in. With a glance, he saw an old woman sitting in the west corner of the yard, basking in the sun and holding a cup of tea.
The bowl is eating.
"Young man, who are you looking for?" The old woman put down her chopsticks, stood up and looked at Chen Ran.
"Hello, grandma!" Chen Ran greeted quickly: "Sorry to disturb you, may I ask, is this Uncle Luo's home?"
The old woman nodded: "Yes, what do you want from Lao Luo?"
"I heard that Uncle Luo has a red sunflower parrot, and I wanted to come and have a look. I'm sorry to disturb you." Chen Ran looked around and found no parrot in the yard.
"You mean that bird?" the old woman complained with a displeased look on her face: "Lao Luo took it with him wherever he went. What a coincidence. He went to my daughter's house and took the bird with him.
."
Chen Ran frowned, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he bowed to the old woman: "Grandma, I heard that your sixtieth birthday is coming. I wish you a long life and a long life."
Year old!"
"Hey, you know a lot of things." The old woman suddenly became happy and walked towards Chen Ran with a smile: "You kid really knows how to talk. Have you had lunch? I just finished it.
Come and have something with me."
It was obviously not appropriate to stay for dinner, but Chen Ran was not willing to leave just like that. He hesitated for a moment and then said with some embarrassment: "That's really presumptuous!"
"It's okay, it's just a common meal. You just want to talk to me. Wait, I'll get you some dishes and chopsticks." The old woman happily asked Chen Ran to sit down, and then walked towards the house.
During the meal, through the conversation with Grandma Luo, Chen Ran finally straightened things out. The scene in the dream was that a young man named Yang came to Uncle Luo's house on the day of Grandma Luo's sixtieth birthday.
He asked Uncle Luo to give him the red sunflower bird.
In fact, this young man named Yang is a drunkard who does not care about drinking. His target is not the red sunflower bird, but the old birdcage containing the red sunflower bird.
Although this old birdcage is dilapidated, it is an old thing. It is an ivory and tortoiseshell birdcage from the Qing Dynasty.
The young man surnamed Yang wanted to buy the red sunflower bird and the birdcage together, but Uncle Luo was very passionate about the red sunflower bird and refused to sell it. The young man surnamed Yang had to change his mind and said that he wanted to buy the birdcage, but he was directly arrested.
Uncle Luo drove him out just because this birdcage could be said to have accompanied Uncle Luo when he grew up.
This is a dream scene!
From Grandma Luo's conversation, Chen Ran learned that Grandma Luo's sixtieth birthday would be the day after tomorrow.
As a result, it would be extremely difficult for Chen Ran to obtain the ivory and tortoiseshell birdcage!
First of all, Uncle Luo is not at home, but will come back on the day when Grandma Luo celebrates her birthday. Secondly, Uncle Luo has a deep affection for the red sunflower and the birdcage.
It is basically impossible to get the birdcage from the stubborn Uncle Luo.
What's more, when that time comes, you still have to pass the test of a young man named Yang.
Chen Ran didn't feel confident at all, but this was the only way he could get a large sum of money as soon as possible. He couldn't give up, and he couldn't give up.
"Grandma Luo, when will Uncle Luo come back?" After chatting with Grandma Luo for a while after dinner, Chen Ran asked such a question.
Grandma Luo turned her head, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Chen Ran: "I guess on my sixtieth birthday, he took the bird there to meet friends."
Chen Ran nodded, his expression a little ugly.
"What's wrong? Xiaoran, do you have something to do with your uncle Luo? Tell me if you have anything to do, and I will think of a solution for you." Grandma Luo looked worried when she saw Chen Ran's face was not good.
asked.
Chen Ran shook his head and straightened his mind: "It's okay, it's just that a friend of mine likes that bird, and I want to buy it for him." Although it would be dishonest to hide it from Grandma Luo, there are some things that cannot be said.
.
"You want to buy birds, but that won't work. The old man will definitely not want to." Upon hearing this, Grandma Luo frowned.
"Grandma Luo, I'm going back first. Uncle Luo is back. Can you inform me?" With a sigh, Chen Ran stood up and was about to say goodbye and leave.
Grandma Luo looked at Chen Ran and nodded gently.
Chen Ran turned around and left with a sense of loss, and just as he was about to walk out of the courtyard, he was suddenly stopped by Grandma Luo: "Xiao Ran, wait a moment."
Suddenly stopping, Chen Ran turned his head and looked slightly surprised.
"I like you kid. I can see that you must be hiding something from me. The old man has been out for so many days. It's time to come back. I'll call him later and ask him to come back. But
He must have come back very late, so how about you come back tomorrow morning?"
Chen Ran suddenly felt happy...
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After leaving Uncle Luo's house, Chen Ran looked at the time and found that it was still early. He read a book all day yesterday and felt that he had gained some insights. Now he wanted to go to the antique city.
It is not difficult to get started in the antique business. It is better to see more. Once you get into the business, it is actually not mysterious or profound at all.
Read more books and see more things.
You need to see street stalls, antique shops, museums, and historical sites. It’s best to visit these places every week.
If you read too much, you will naturally understand it. You can’t just read books and don’t look at street stalls. You have to see it personally, just like there are thousands of people in the square, and your mother is among them. You can find her at a glance.
.
What's the reason? You know your mother too well.
This is the case with antiques. If you look at them more, you will naturally recognize them. The first glance is very important. It is the first feeling, so you must grasp it.
Since the collection craze, new antique markets have sprouted up everywhere in Zhongdu, such as Zhongyuan Antique City, Tianxia Collection, Treasure City, Treasure World, etc. Chen Ran went to Zhongdu Antique City, which is the oldest antique market in Zhongdu.
The city ranks second among antique cities in the country, and its market is very large.
When he arrived at the antique city, Chen Ran looked at each store. He didn't say anything, he just looked. It was corroborated with the antique knowledge and experience in his mind. Whenever he confirmed something, he
There will always be a sense of accomplishment. This feeling makes him deeply addicted to it.
When Chen Ran was watching, he also kept three points in mind.
The first point is, when playing antiques, don’t believe anyone’s words, they can only be used as a reference.
The second point is, when buying antiques, if you don’t understand something, you won’t buy it even if others tell you.
The third point is, don’t suffer, don’t be fooled, and don’t take advantage.
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[Xiao Fu looked at the bookshelves of many brothers who left messages and found that some brothers have not put this book on their bookshelves. He also asked brothers to collect it. In addition, he would like to thank the author of "Emerald King" Xiao Bu for his recommendation...]
