It’s already very dark after seven o’clock in winter.
George had something to eat at a restaurant near the guest house.
After paying the bill, I carried a bag and headed towards the Jiuxian Bridge.
As soon as he left, Ma Liu, who was sitting not far from him, also paid and left.
George went to Jiuxian Bridge, while Ma Liu went in the direction of the guest house.
The standards of this guest house are very high, and it's hard for ordinary people to just wander in without any certificate.
Naturally, Ma Liu had no intention of going in and looking for George's room in a proper manner.
He had already found out the location of George's room, which was at the sixth window on the north side of the second floor.
Taking advantage of the darkness, he went around to the back of the guest house, where there happened to be a big elm tree.
Ma Liu looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he climbed up the tree with his hands and feet in twos and twos.
He held the tree trunk with one hand and pushed the window gently with the other hand, just enough not to close it.
Ma Liu was overjoyed. He had originally planned to sneak in while pretending to be a gift, but now it seemed that he could just get through the window on the second floor.
It was arranged by his master Zhang Mazi to come to the residence to investigate George's affairs.
Zhang Mazi specifically told him that no matter how valuable he found something in the house, he couldn't steal it. He just had to write it down and never alert the enemy.
Therefore, Ma Liu was very careful. When he got inside, he wrapped his feet with two cloth covers and put on gloves.
After making sure the door was locked from the outside, he closed the curtains and turned on the flashlight he carried with him to search the entire room.
There is no small glass window above the door of this house, so as long as the door is closed, no light can be seen from the outside.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Ma Liu was very cautious. Whether it was the bed pillows or the drawers, he restored them to their original state after checking them.
Even the wrinkles on the quilt have been restored.
In the end, Ma Liu really found something useful.
It's not money, and it's not George's ID.
Instead, he found a blueprint in the inner pocket of the clothes he changed into.
It is the front and back of three types of jade plaques painted with colored pens.
The bottom one is the kind of Dushan Qingyu that Master Zhang Mazi said.
The middle one is white and the upper one is black.
Except for the different colors, the seal carvings on both sides are similar.
Other than that there is no text information.
Ma Liu was very confused after reading it. He didn't know what it meant, so he had to keep it in his heart silently.
After putting the drawings in place, Ma Liu looked for them again.
After he found nothing new, he quietly jumped from the second floor window to the big elm tree and left.
…………
In the old apartment building of Jiuxianqiao, George arrived as promised.
But they found that Xu Damao did not come.
There were only two middle-aged people waiting for him.
One is Erpizi and the other is Song Saner.
George said slightly angrily: "Where is that person?"
Erpizi laughed and said: "How could my elder brother meet you in person to trade? You chased him and ran away from the back door of the restaurant. He doesn't want to see a reckless person like you!"
George pursed his lips and said helplessly: "If he had asked for money from the beginning, I wouldn't have been fooling around in other people's restaurants and almost sent myself to jail!"
Erpizi also said helplessly: "You also know that the police will not allow this kind of thing to be sold abroad. Otherwise, if someone accuses us of being an enemy agent, we will be shot."
Song San'er smiled and said: "Yes, besides, otherwise you can pay a high price to buy it?"
George said coldly: "Now that I'm here, I can pay a high price!"
"Then how much will you pay?"
"Let me inspect the goods first, don't try to trick me!"
"Don't worry, we don't have as much time as you do, so we traveled thousands of miles to buy a piece of jade."
Song San said, took out the jade token and tied it with a red rope.
"Hehe, this red rope is given to us for free, you can make an offer."
George looked at the light and saw that it was indeed the jade plaque he had seen in the morning.
Suddenly I felt happy and reached out to grab it.
"Huh? You don't follow the rules!"
Song San'er hurriedly put the jade plaque into his arms.
When George saw this, he held back his excitement and stretched out his index finger to bend it.
"Nine hundred, the price I agreed with the boss is a good price. Don't worry, I won't give you a cent less. This way you can bypass the antique boss. The nine hundred is yours."
Erpizi smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "That's the price you set with the antique boss, not us. Didn't you get it at that price? You have to pay more when you come to us."
George endured the anger in his heart and gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, tell me, how much should I add?"
"Ten times the price, you give us nine thousand dollars," Erpizi said calmly.
"What? Oh my god, you just go and grab it!"
"Then there's nothing you can do. If you can't pay this price, I can't give you this brand. Then we'll meet again by fate!"
Erpizi and Song Saner turned around and left.
George quickly stopped them.
"etc!"
"What? Are you willing to pay nine thousand?"
George put down his backpack directly, "There are two thousand in it, there are only so many, you will regret it if you don't sell it!
Erpizi smiled and said, "Oh? Why?"
George said: "Because I am the only one willing to pay this price for this thing. If someone else buys it, I won't even pay twenty. And I'm not particularly anxious to get it. I'm here just for tourism and to buy some souvenirs."
If I hadn’t fallen in love with the beautiful calligraphy, I wouldn’t have wanted it. Forget it, I could have bought something else to take back!”
Erpizi and Song Saner looked at each other and felt that the foreigner had indeed paid almost all of his money.
There was no way he could have brought that much money with him to the capital.
Two thousand dollars is a lot.
Then he nodded and said: "Okay, we will suffer a loss. I hope that brother will not blame us two when we go back."
After the two parties reach a consensus, they will pay the money and deliver the goods.
Erpizi and Song Saner checked the money. Although they had never seen a beautiful knife, they could still feel the feel of real banknotes.
George looked at the jade plaque and saw under the light that it was indeed the one from the morning.
Just when the two parties were about to say a few polite words and separate.
Suddenly several beams of flashlight light came over.
"Don't move!"
"Squat down!"
"Hold your head and squat down, quickly!"
Erpizi was so frightened that he grabbed his backpack and ran away.
"The police are coming to arrest us, run away!"
thump!
Song San'er, who was in a hurry to escape, even fell down.
George was even more flustered, lowered his head and ran out quickly.
I also heard Xu Damao's voice from behind, "Comrade, this is the place he chose to trade with us. I've done meritorious service for my crime, so don't judge me!"
"Be honest! Don't move, others will chase you!"
George complained endlessly in his heart and secretly cursed Xu Damao as a coward.
I ran out of two alleys in one breath, then slowed down my pace, lowered my head and walked quickly towards my residence.
After the scene was chaotic for a moment.
Several flashlights were turned off.
Looking at the direction in which George disappeared, Xu Damao smiled and said: "I guess this grandson escaped overnight tonight."
Erpizi smiled and said, "And he hasn't heard anything about the restaurant yet."
Zhang Mazi laughed and said: "Okay, the matter is done. Comrade Xu Damao, here are two thousand US dollars, how about it? Let's split it in half?"
Xu Damao smiled and said: "You all can take it, I'm not short of money, this time it's you who helped me deal with the aftermath, thank you very much!"
"Hahaha, this is all Mrs. Lin's careful layout. We are just working. In this case, we will go back first. See you next time!"
George returned to the guest house, took out the jade plaque and looked at it, confirming that it was the one from the morning.
I sighed in my heart that there was no danger.
Now that I have the things, it's better to leave quickly and not be held back by the police.
He checked his things again, and after making sure there was nothing unusual, he immediately checked out and rushed to the airport.
…………
The courtyard seemed very peaceful the next morning.
Xu Damao slept until ten o'clock in the morning before getting up.
I thought I had collected a good thing for Lin Zhen, but I almost got into trouble.
Fortunately, Lin Zhen was not around and Lou Xiao'e also solved the problem.
Xu Damao's heart was shattered, and he slept until about ten o'clock the next day.
He didn't wake up naturally. He was woken up by someone suddenly making noise in the middle courtyard in front. Otherwise, he would have slept until lunch.
"Who is this? Do you have any sense of public morality? What are you arguing about?"
Xu Damao came out rubbing his eyes. When he raised his head, he saw Liu Guangqi running back with his head covered, blood flowing out from the seam of his hands.
While running, he shouted: "Guangfu, you copycat, you dare to hit someone if you don't pay back the money, you've rebelled against him!"
Liu Guangfu immediately picked up a coal tong and ran out.
"Brother, who hit you?"
"Lei Datou outside Dongzhimen is a horse-riding man, he dares to protect the Jia family!"
"Ah? That one, the one named Lei Bao?" Liu Guangfu felt a little faint when he heard it was Lei Datou.
Liu Guangqi said angrily: "That's him, come with me and fight him. Damn it, call someone. Call Guangtian here too!"
Xu Damao frowned and said, "Hey, what are you yelling about? You don't go to work today on Monday? Why don't you report it to the police if you get beaten? You're just disturbing people's rest here."
"Hey Xu Damao, don't look at the joke. If I hit you on the head, you won't say such sarcastic words!"
"Tch, at least in this courtyard, no one dares to hit me!"
"Stop bragging. Is it Lin Zhen who doesn't dare to fight or Silly Zhu who doesn't dare to fight?"
"You are riding a horse. If you don't know how to chat, then don't chat. I remind you to report the crime and still run against me. You deserve to be beaten!"
After Xu Damao said that, he turned around and went back to the house.
Liu Guangfu said: "Brother, we are no match for Lei Bao. He also has a Tao Weibing in his family. Forget it, stop taking action and report the case!"
Liu Guangtian said angrily: "Where are our parents?"
"Going for a walk."
"It's numb, I can't swallow this breath!"
"If you can't swallow it, report it to the police and see if the police will arrest me. I block the door and scare other women and children. Are you still reasonable? You did it first, right? You deserve to be beaten! These thirty dollars are for medical expenses. I, Lei Datou,
I’m willing to fight and I’m willing to pay for it!”
Tao Xiurong followed, "Uncle Guang Qi, I've already said that Xiaodang will get his salary after get off work tonight. It's useless for you to block the door now. If you scare me, of course my child will protect me, even if I bite you." It’s excusable, I’ve already taught him a lesson, wouldn’t it be a bit too much if you hit him again?”
Lei Datou spat: "Damn it! It's a good thing I came here because of something, otherwise this woman leading three children wouldn't have been bullied by you? If you have the ability, let's fight well. My hands are itchy recently!"
Liu Guangfu frowned and said, "Brother, did you really hit Xiurong's child?"
Liu Guangqi took the thirty yuan from Lei Datou, turned around and walked out, "Don't ask, forget it if you don't help, I'm going to the clinic to bandage, I'll talk about it later!"