At ten o'clock sharp, Uncle Ding's black Cadillac appeared at the school gate on time.
After getting in the car, I asked why we were out of town. I vaguely said we were going to do some business, but Uncle Ding didn't ask any more about it.
Uncle Ding sighed and said, Xiaoyu went to the United States again. After growing up, he stayed in the United States longer than in his own country.
I just found out that Cow has been studying in the United States since high school.
"Uncle Ding, what's the status of this order?"
After getting in the car on Chujiu and looking at the structure of the luxury car for a while, he lost all interest and asked Uncle Ding about his business situation.
"This is a big business. If it is completed, we will at least have this amount of income." Uncle Ding held out a finger.
"One thousand?" As soon as Chujiu finished asking, Uncle Ding rolled his eyes at him and said, since when did one thousand become a big deal, it was ten thousand.
Uncle Ding said that he knew a person, who could be regarded as his seller, named Xiang Xingwen. There were many high-end antiques in the store, and it was Xiang Xingwen who sold them.
I have known Xiang Xingwen for five or six years. In the first one or two years, I came here to sell some ordinary old items. In the past few years, there have been more and more good items. Now there are two treasures in the store that are from Xiang Xingwen.
Written by Wen.
The strange thing is that from meeting Xiang Xingwen a few years ago to meeting him a few days ago, I feel like I have changed from a middle-aged man to an old man, and I feel as if I have aged dozens of years.
The last time Xiang Xingwen came to the store, he didn't bring any old items, but came specifically to see Uncle Ding.
Xiang Xingwen learned from his sources that there were two experts around Uncle Ding. This time he came to ask Uncle Ding for a recommendation, hoping to meet the two experts and save his life.
Uncle Ding did not agree immediately and asked Xiang Xingwen what was going on.
Xiang Xingwen kept silent, insisting that he would talk to an expert. Based on his own experience, Uncle Ding judged that it was not a simple matter, so he asked for 20,000 yuan. Unexpectedly, Xiang Xingwen agreed immediately.
However, they sent me a paging message and did not wait for my call back. I had to tell Xiang Xingwen that the master had something to do and it would take a few days.
Last night, Xiang Xingwen ran to the store again to find Uncle Ding. He looked weaker than he had seen a few days ago. He said that he must ask Uncle Ding for help and contact an expert, otherwise he might not be able to survive.
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Not long after, Uncle Ding received my return phone call. We made an appointment with Xiang Xingwen to meet at noon today.
The place where we met was a private room in a restaurant. When we arrived, there was an old man in the private room who looked to be in his sixties and had gray hair sitting in the box. He looked even older than grandpa.
Perhaps Xiang Xingwen had heard about Chujiu and I's ages, so he was just a little surprised and asked us to sit down.
After sitting down, Xiang Xingwen did not tell us about his affairs. Instead, he respectfully asked us what we could do.
Uncle Ding looked at me and smiled, which was obviously a disguised test of Chujiu and me.
I was staring at Xiang Xingwen's face, observing carefully, and I just made a divination in my mind according to the situation and time, and got the "Katydus" of "Ya".
I heard Chujiu, who had been staring at the food on the table and drooling, saying, "What can I do? I'm obsessed with my own mind, and I'm the one who brought it upon myself. I sow the cause myself, and I'll bear the consequences myself. Don't worry, I won't die, just
Take it as a lesson."
When Xiang Xingwen heard what Chujiu said, his expression changed, and then he looked towards me.
"A 47-year-old person has turned into a 60- or 70-year-old person. His energy and blood are severely depleted, and his roots have been damaged. Even if he is cured, his life span will be shortened by at least ten years. It is not so easy to see the light of things underground.
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After Xiang Xingwen heard what I said, he leaned back in his chair, his eyes full of hope.
Uncle Ding probably guessed the general reason for the incident. He stared at Xiang Xingwen and asked, "Don't you know that he never collects objects unearthed from the ground? Why should you break his rules?"
Explain to Xingwen that a few of them were indeed dug out of the ground, either from ancestral graves or from wild mountains. This does not constitute a violation of the rules.
Uncle Ding looked at me with questioning eyes, and I told Uncle Ding that Xiang Xingwen was not lying. Uncle Ding finally looked better.
"The food is almost cold, why don't you eat it?" Chujiu saw that everyone was not moving their chopsticks for a long time, so he urged everyone to hurry up. They really hadn't eaten any decent food this week, so they went to bed.
"Sleep?" Uncle Ding asked doubtfully, and I quickly explained to him that if you take a long-distance train, you can only sleep.
At this time, Xiang Xingwen completely gave up his worries about us and greeted us warmly for dinner.
"Brother Ding, it seems that the rumors in the circle are true. You have a real treasure here!"
Uncle Ding smiled and replied that they were all brothers, no one was by whose side. He pointed at me and told Xiang Xingwen that the relationship between the younger brother and his daughter was unusual.
I ate the food without explaining too much. Maybe Uncle Ding needed such an excuse to prevent others from having other thoughts about me.
"Xiang Boss, you'd better tell us the cause and effect of the matter. The picture shows that you are partial to wealth, which is detrimental to your destiny. I'm afraid there are external reasons."
While eating, I told Xiang Xingwen that knowing the whole story would make it easier for Chujiu and I to solve the problem.
Xiang Xingwen picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine, grinning in a spicy manner. Judging from the situation, he shouldn't drink much.
Xiang Xingwen said that he first started doing other businesses and only started to get involved with antiques ten years ago. Most of them went to the countryside to collect some old items, which were not worth much.
Until five years ago, a colleague whom he had just met took him to a Taoist temple that responded to requests. The Taoist temple was located in the mountains of a small town during the annual Hungry Ghost Festival event.
The Taoist temple is very popular, and most of the people who come to participate in the activities are businessmen. They are seeking wealth, children, and peace.
The last person to appear was Yuanzhu, who drove a luxury car to the Taoist temple. According to other people, he was a homeless man who sneaked into the event in previous years. He was wearing tattered clothes and somehow managed to get the master in the Taoist temple.
With his approval, he passed on a treasure.
In this year, he went from a homeless man with clothes covering his body to a glamorous wealthy businessman.
The wealthy businessman came to the Taoist temple with valuable gifts and told everyone about the master's achievements in an emotional voice. Without the master's gifts, he would not be where he is today.
Xiang Xingwen was deeply attracted by the mysterious method of Taoism. He wondered if he would have such an opportunity to get recognized by this master and soar into the sky.
When the event was about to end, the hosts made offerings according to the circumstances, that is, they donated money to the Taoist temple.
Xiang Xingwen donated all the belongings he brought with him to the merit box, and the money also included the money for his purchase this time.
This scene was witnessed by the people in the Taoist temple.