Chapter 243 You don't need to threaten, I can report it myself
Collecting antiques during this period can be said to be exchanging loess for gold.
But it also carries risks.
Right now, having someone come to your door is one of the risks.
Under no circumstances should you let others know that you specialize in collecting antiques.
Therefore, he initially asked Xu Damao to accept no more than two items per month, but later reduced it to no more than one item per month.
And it was all done quietly, and only the couple and Xu Damao knew about it in the entire courtyard.
Even Qin Jingru didn't know.
But there are some things that cannot be avoided by outsiders as long as they are done.
If it is something worthless, it can be used to keep it clean.
If it's those treasures, we'll have to find Yue Gaofeng Heiye to deal with them.
Fortunately, what was discovered this time was a plate from the mid-Qing Dynasty, and it had long been on the list to be discarded at any time.
As for Zhang Yuanzheng?
I can only blame him for being unlucky enough to find me.
Lin Zhen went home and took out the plate. Lou Xiao'e was surprised and asked: "Did that person come just now for this?"
"Well, you also said that you want to cooperate with me for a long time?"
"Yeah! Don't get entangled with him, and don't associate with him in the future."
Lin Zhen said with a smile: "Ever since I asked Xu Damao to help collect things, I have thought that one day, I will already have countermeasures. You don't have to worry, just take care of things."
Lin Zhen put the plate in his arms, turned around and went to the backyard to call Xu Damao out.
"Let's go meet someone with me."
"Okay! Who is the forest worker?"
"Come out first and we'll talk on the way."
Along the way, Lin Zhen explained in detail what happened to Zhang Yuanzheng's visit.
Xu Damao was so angry that he glared and said, "No, we have to destroy him!"
Lin Zhen smiled slightly: "Don't worry, it's not easy to find him. I will take you to get to know him first. During this time, you can get to know his background. If he is really a tight-lipped businessman, this plate can be used as a guide."
, if you are a sneaky person trying to blackmail you, I don’t need to teach you what to do.”
Xu Damao narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, he will be docile in a month at most."
After a while, the two people arrived at the backyard of Ye Qi Clinic.
Zhang Yuanzheng was waiting under the tree, kicking dirt with his feet and muttering boredly.
Seeing Lin Zhen coming with someone, Zhang Yuanzheng quickly said with a smile: "Master Lin, who is this?"
"This is the projectionist Xu Damao. He gave me the plate. I had to inform him when I brought it to you. He heard that you were coming from Panjiayuan and wanted to come and have a look."
"Oh, it's the projectionist. That's great. I was just about to go find him."
Lin Zhen handed the plate over, "Look, is this what you are looking for?"
Zhang Yuanzheng took it and looked at it carefully, nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, that's it, you can make a price, there is no fourth person in this courtyard, just say whatever you want!"
Lin Zhen said: "This plate was given to me by Xu Damao. I am not interested in antiques, so I will not participate. You can talk to Xu Damao and I will go back."
"Oh wait a minute!"
Seeing that Lin Zhen was really about to leave, Zhang Yuanzheng hurriedly stopped him and looked around to see if there was no one there.
Then he whispered: "Although my ancestors were in the antique business, they were by no means unscrupulous profiteers. Now the situation has changed. The business is done without knowing it, but the heart of protecting cultural relics is still there. Master Lin, you know this is
Who used the plate?"
Lin Zhen shook his head pretending to be puzzled and said: "I don't know."
"This was used by Emperor Jiaqing, please make an offer!"
Lin Zhen was quite surprised. He didn't expect that someone who came to collect antiques would pay the price himself.
But Zhang Yuanzheng's eyes are cunning, and he may be fishing for a big fish with a long-term goal. Who knows what his real purpose is.
"Ah! Was it used by the emperor? That's really rare. Hand this over, I say! Are you sure it was used by the emperor?"
"Shhh, please keep your voice down. If you don't hand it over, it may not be as good as being kept in my house if you hand it over."
"That won't work. If it was really used by the emperor, it really needs to be handed over. Don't fool me."
"Okay, okay, let's just call it a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue!"
Zhang Yuanzheng shook his head helplessly, "Really, I can't tell the truth these days. If the old man finds out, he will definitely be very angry."
Xu Damao frowned and said: "Don't talk to yourself. This plate just looked beautiful to me, so I bought it for a girl for ten cents. I held my hand by the way, and the girl even blackmailed me and said I was pregnant. I bought this plate for me."
I get angry when I see it.”
Zhang Yuanzheng said: "To be honest, I saw it first, but I didn't have the nerve to buy it at the time. Later, after thinking about it for a while, I couldn't let it go, so I looked for an opportunity again and planned to spend ten yuan to buy it. In this way, I'll give it to you
You give me ten yuan. If you come across any good things when you go to the countryside, take them back and show them to me. I have nothing but integrity, so I will give you as much as you need!"
Xu Damao pretended to be surprised and said: "What? Ten yuan? Is this broken plate worth ten yuan?"
"Keep your voice down, bro!"
Lin Zhen took a breath of cold air and said, "Hiss, so the emperor really used it?"
Zhang Yuanzheng smiled and said: "No, I was teasing you just now. This is for ordinary ministers. If it were really used by the emperor, you wouldn't be able to buy it for a hundred dollars."
"That won't work either. The ministers have to hand over the items they use."
"You're done, Master Lin. It's almost done. Any porcelain from the Liulichang official kiln is for the ministers' use. There is no need to go up and down the line."
Lin Zhen said: "Really? Hey, I really don't understand this."
Zhang Yuanzheng said: "I am a real person, as you have seen, I don't intentionally raise the price when buying anything. I don't do it for anything else, just to make friends!"
Xu Damao asked with a smile: "How to make this friend?"
Zhang Yuanzheng said: "As I said just now, it is inconvenient for me to go to the countryside. You are a projectionist who often goes to the countryside. As long as you bring old items to me, I will pay a high price for them!"
The temptation of this sentence is indeed great. If you are an opportunistic projectionist, you will definitely agree.
It’s just a matter of effort, just bringing goods along the way.
But now even if Xu Damao is given one hundred every time, he will not agree.
Hehe smiled and said: "Every time I go to the countryside, I have a wine shop. I have nothing to do. I will collect this for you? Oh! It's a coincidence this time. You, find someone else!"
Zhang Yuanzheng said: "No! It's fate that we meet. My eyes are not only accurate at seeing antiques, but also people. Hehe, I can't say this completely."
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "It's okay, there are no outsiders here, just tell us clearly, we don't like guessing riddles."
"Come on! In fact, I'm here just to find a partner. To be honest, it's not convenient for me to go to the countryside often, otherwise I wouldn't have spent ten yuan to buy your dishes. Comrade Xu Damao's work is so good. I've always wanted to
As long as you are looking for a partner, I will pay a high price for everything you receive, how about it?"
Xu Damao asked: "What if I don't accept it?"
Zhang Yuanzheng said: "You don't want to make money? I told you that you are a good judge of people. You are a person who loves money."
"Nonsense! I have a very high level of ideological awareness. Don't blame me!"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore. Can you think about it?"
Lin Zhen asked curiously: "Now who will you sell the antiques to? You won't hand them over? How much money do you have at home to collect them from?"
Zhang Yuanzheng smiled slightly and said nothing, "You are sure to cooperate with me, I will tell you again, otherwise we will just be a one-plate deal, and there will be no next time!"
Lin Zhen said disapprovingly: "If you don't have it, you won't have it. It doesn't matter who wants it. Damao, let's go, let's go back!"
"Oh no no!"
Zhang Yuanzheng hurriedly stopped Lin Zhen and Xu Damao again.
"If you have something to say, let's talk it over. Can we talk slowly?"
Lin Zhen said: "If you don't tell us, we won't talk."
Zhang Yuanzheng thought for a while, frowned and said, "Okay, so we don't have to talk?"
Lin Zhen said: "You are not honest, so what are you talking about?"
Zhang Yuanzheng smiled coldly, "Honesty is mutual, Master Lin, you and the projectionist should have received a lot of good things, right? I just want to join the team, don't turn away people thousands of miles away, otherwise, hehe!"
Lin Zhen and Xu Damao glanced at each other, and it seemed that there was no need to waste time asking around.
Want to join the team? Even if you are a tight-lipped businessman, you have to stop thinking about it.
If you want to blame, just blame yourself for your misfortune.
Lin Zhen grabbed his arm and said coldly: "Comrade Zhang Yuanzheng, you keep saying some incomprehensible things. Your ideological consciousness is really low. Don't doubt this or that. Let me tell you a cruel reality. You
You have found the wrong person, not everyone can let you figure it out!"
Zhang Yuanzheng was stunned and said nervously: "Don't act recklessly. I told my family before I came that I came to see you. If anything happens to me, they will report it to the police."
"Hmph! Look at your brain. I even doubt how you inherited the family business. Let's go. You don't need to scare us. Let's go to the jurisdiction to find Director Zhang. Either the street office or the security department of the steel rolling mill, you choose whatever you want.
!”
"Ah?! Master Lin, do you want to die together? You are a speculator who goes to the countryside to collect antiques. What are you going to do?!"
"Wrong! It's you who attracted the moth to the flame. We didn't go to the countryside to collect antiques. Xu Damao and I are not afraid of random people searching our house. If nothing else, this plate really looks like it was used by the emperor as you said.
The plate must be handed over to the state, but you bought it selfishly and are waiting to go to jail!"
"Ah You?"
"Stop talking nonsense, you don't need to report it, I can report it myself! Right Damao?"
"Yes! The forest workers and I welcome the guards from the security department to search our homes, and the local police can also come at will!"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, two, two! If you have anything to say, please say it. If the water is clear, there will be no fish. Don't be too honest. Look at the streets and alleys, you can often see people selling food stamps. You can't kill them all with one shot, right?"
Lin Zhen smiled slightly and said: "You have already threatened both of us. If we don't send you to the detention center, it means that we are afraid. We have done nothing wrong. What are we afraid of?"
Xu Damao said: "If I don't report you, I'll jump into the Yellow River and I won't be able to clean myself. Who is going to the countryside to collect antiques on horseback every day?"
"Hey! Don't be so disrespectful, you two! There are still people in my family, and business cannot be done with justice. If I am sent to the police station, you two will not be able to live well!"
Xu Damao glanced at Lin Zhen, feeling a little worried.
Lin Zhen smiled slightly: "I see that you, Ya Jie Fang, are a young master who doesn't understand the world. With your words, your family is also affected. I advise you to be more honest!"