"Mr. Li, isn't Brother Li very interested in antiques? In fact, it would be a good idea to pass the Chenxiang Pavilion to him!"
After listening to Liu Dong's words, Li Renfang took a look. After hearing the noise outside, Li Yuncong and Zhou Bin walked out of the study, shook their heads and said: "He can't do it. This kid has an unstable mind and has no ability to learn anything. No."
He needs to concentrate on research! The antique business is not suitable for him!"
Hearing this, Li Yuncong, who was standing not far from Liu Dong, couldn't help curling his lips. However, he also knew what was wrong with him, so after listening to Mr. Li's words, he rarely interrupted.
"But Mr. Li, why do you fall in love with me? I have just started collecting antiques. Not to mention compared to you, even Brother Li is better than me in antique appraisal!" Liu Dong couldn't help but
He smiled bitterly.
Now he is preparing to open his own wood carving shop. After all, this is his ideal that he has insisted on for three years. Moreover, he has been familiar with the management of Taiyi Pavilion with Mr. Long in these years, so he really took it over.
Liu Dong didn't feel unfamiliar.
However, in comparison, although antique shops were once one of Liu Dong's ideals, that was in the future, not now.
Now his real antique appraisal knowledge is too far away from the needs of opening a store. Although relying solely on appraisal abilities can ensure that he is successful in collecting antiques, it cannot make him a convincing master of antique appraisal.
Therefore, now he needs a lot of time to enrich his knowledge of antique appraisal, and it will take more time to settle down before opening an antique store will be put on his agenda. But it is definitely not now.
After listening to Liu Dong's words, Mr. Li looked at Uncle Long first and then said with a smile: "Xiaodong, you don't have to belittle yourself. Although you are indeed lacking in knowledge of antique appraisal, when it comes to your eyesight.
If so, you are much stronger than an old man like me."
After waving to Liu Dong to listen to him first, Mr. Li continued: "After this period of contact, I found that you have all the qualities to become an excellent antique appraisal master. You are cautious, steady, good at thinking and summarizing, and more valuable.
It's because of your almost photographic memory that even an old man like me can't help but feel jealous."
After listening to Mr. Li's words, Liu Dong couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. His almost photographic memory was only acquired after he obtained the superpower. This was not the case before.
"Of course, what's more important is that you, a boy, seem to be born with a destiny for those precious antiques and artworks. Tell me how long it has been just now, how many big leaks has your boy picked up?"
"Kangxi pastel snuff bottle, a copy of Huang Binhong's "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", and this seated statue of Sakyamuni Buddha in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Every antique dealer who picks up such a big snuff bottle is considered to be burning high incense. But you are short
In just one week, I picked up three!" After saying this, Mr. Li couldn't help but shake his head.
In fact, these were not the only things Liu Dong picked up. He also had Wang Shuyuan's octagonal relic pagoda carved with golden nanmu wood, Tang Yin's "Spring Mountain Companions" scroll, Emperor Qianlong's bell seal, Liu Dong's handwritten four books "The Analects", "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Analects of Confucius" written by Liu Dong.
"University", "Mencius" and "The Doctrine of the Mean", as well as the precious crane painting obtained from the Black Tiger Gang's treasure house that has yet to be revealed.
Of course Liu Dong himself would not say this, otherwise he would be too outrageous.
"So, I feel most at ease leaving Chenxiang Pavilion to you!" Finally, Mr. Li concluded.
"Xiaodong, you don't have to refuse. Lao Li and I are both buried in the dirt, and now we just want to entertain our grandchildren for the rest of our lives. We don't have the time or energy to run these two stores anymore, so
Even if it’s for the sake of us two old men, just agree to it!”
After listening to Uncle Long's words and looking at the earnest looks on the faces of the two old men, Liu Dong couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. After all the words were said, could he not agree?
"Okay, Uncle Long and Mr. Li, since you two elders think highly of me, I will agree. But you two elders must also agree to one condition!" Liu Dong was not a procrastinator either. He made a decision in his mind.
He said immediately.
"Okay, tell me!" Mr. Li said.
Nodding, Liu Dong organized his words before saying: "Mr. Li, Uncle Long, I bought these two shops from you. I hope you two will sell them to me based on the actual value of these two shops!"
The reason why Liu Dong said this was not because he was afraid that the two old men would exaggerate the value of the shops and ask for more money from him, but because he was afraid that they would give him the two shops directly without asking for money at all.
After all, neither of the two old men is short of money.
After hearing this, Mr. Li and Uncle Long looked at each other, and their faces showed relief.
"Don't worry, my old man has always been envious of you for making so much money by gambling on stones recently. You must be asked to pay for it all the time!" Uncle Long said with a smile beside him.
At this time, Mr. Li also smiled and nodded.
"Okay, now we've finished talking about the business. You two guys, come and sit down too!" Mr. Li called to Li Yuncong and Zhou Bin who were standing next to him, "Everyone, sit down and eat. This time I'm going to give you my treasured thirty-year-old wine."
I have brought out all the Maotai. I was reluctant to drink it before, but today I have taken advantage of you guys!"
After listening to Mr. Li's words, Zhou Bin couldn't help but smile and said: "It seems that we are in luck this time! Thirty-year-old Moutai is rare on the market now!"
"I guess this is thanks to Xiaodong again. When I came here before, I never saw the old man bring out such good wine!" Li Yuncong said with a smile.
"You kid, you haven't seen any good stuff before. Moreover, your grandfather called more than once and said that you secretly drank the good wine he treasured!"
Facing Mr. Li's laughter and scolding, Li Yuncong just smiled and said nothing.
"Come on, Lao Li, pour it for me first. When I go abroad, it will not be easy to drink such good wine!" Uncle Long picked up his cup, raised his hands in the air towards Lao Li
said.
"Okay, let me pour it for you old guy first!" Following Mr. Li's words, the viscous, clear white wine with a rich aroma fell into Uncle Long's cup.
Afterwards, Mr. Li refilled himself, then put down the bottle, picked up the cup full of wine, looked at Mr. Long and said, "Old Long, we grew up together, although we haven't known each other for more than thirty years.
Yes, but in the following ten years, God brought us together again!"
"Now that we are all old, you, an old guy, have to go abroad to settle down. I don't know if you can come back after leaving!" As he said this, Mr. Li's face couldn't help but reveal a sentimental look, and his hands holding the wine glass also changed.
Gotta tremble a little.
"I toast you with this glass of wine, which is considered as a practice for you!"
Hearing this, Mr. Long's throat seemed to be blocked by something. His withered hands trembled and clinked with the wine glass in Mr. Li's hand. "Let's drink!" his voice was hoarse.
"Cheers!" Then the two of them drank the wine in their respective glasses.
Seeing the two old men saying goodbye to their lifelong friendship, Liu Dong and the others also became sad. They sat quietly and watched, no one spoke. But from their eyes, it could be seen that they
They all long for this kind of lifelong friendship.
Looking at this friend who had grown up together, Mr. Long felt sentimental, but he still patted Mr. Li on the arm and comforted him with a smile: "Old Li, you don't have to worry about me. I went abroad and my children and grandchildren are around me."
Knee, I am living a good life as well. Besides, there is also Chinatown there, which is still the flavor of our hometown. But you, after so many years of separation, don’t hold on anymore, find time to go back to the capital, and resolve the misunderstanding with Biyun.
Just stay there!”
"I know! You old guy is gone, and I don't have many friends here. It's time to go back!" Mr. Li said with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.
"Okay, don't let these juniors see the joke of us two old guys! Everyone fill up the wine glasses. Let's go one by one. It's fate to be together today!" As he said that, Mr. Long picked up the cup and smiled.
greeted.
"Cheers!" "No one is allowed to be left alive after one mouthful!"...
Perhaps stimulated by the two old men, Liu Dong, Li Yuncong and Zhou Bin all relaxed their drinking habits and put aside all their worries, and drank one cup after another.
Liu Dong, who seldom drank alcohol, was the first to get drunk on the table. This was also the first time in his life that he got drunk.