For Monk Wu Xin, eating is far more important than refining elixir.⊙,
But when Liu Dong took out the two pieces of jadeite, Monk Wu Xin's eyes were immediately attracted to it. His expression was like that of a wolf that had been hungry for three days, eager to see the plump mutton.
Drooling.
"Glass imperial green, glass cockscomb red, how did you get such good jade?"
"Haha, I went to Myanmar to participate in a jade sale some time ago and bought it from above! I brought it here mainly because I wanted the master to carve it into ornaments, and the remaining material was made into bracelets, rings and other jewelry!" Liu
East Road.
"Okay, I understand, just leave the things to me and pick them up in a month. You can go!" Monk Wu Xin waved towards Liu Dong like a fly, but his eyes did not leave the two pieces Liu Dong placed on the table.
A piece of top quality jadeite.
Just like that, Liu Dong brought in a lot of things, but was kicked out by the cheap chef before his butt was even hot.
Looking at the closed courtyard door, Liu Dong couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't expect that the cheap master would be so enthusiastic about top-grade jadeite materials, but if he thought about it from his perspective, if he didn't already have a lot of top-grade materials in his hands, he might suddenly get it.
Such a large piece of top-notch jadeite material will also show the same urgency.
"Okay, it seems we just came up and now we have to go back!" After waving to the two little Tibetan mastiffs running around happily in the open space outside the courtyard gate, Liu Dong turned around and walked down the mountain.
The Wuxin Zen Monastery located in the back mountain of Mount Tai is not too far from the Crouching Mountain Villa where Liu Dong currently lives. It only takes a little more than half an hour one way!
But just when Liu Dong got off the highway and was about to turn, he suddenly stepped on the brakes. With a harsh friction sound, Liu Dong slowly drove the Land Rover to the side of the road. Then he opened the door and walked down, facing the curious man who was heading this way.
The middle-aged man who looked around said with surprise in his tone: "Uncle Wu?"
Looking at the tall and strong young man wearing a black T-shirt and light gray trousers in front of him, Wu Yunxin showed a trace of shock on his face, and even more of the shock was disbelief.
"Liu Dong. Are you Liu Dong?" Wu Yunxin said in surprise.
"Yes, Uncle Wu!" Liu Dong agreed and strode up.
Before Liu Dong became successful, when he was still running a street stall outside the Quancheng antique market, the two took care of each other. Although they were not relatives, they were better than relatives. This period lasted for more than two years.
Later, after Liu Dong stopped going to the antique city to set up a street stall, the number of meetings between the two inevitably decreased. However, every time he went to the antique city, he would still chat with each other for a while. But since the end of last year, Liu Dong
Dong never saw each other in the antique city again.
"It seems like your boy has really made a fortune!"
After recognizing that the young man in front of him was the poor boy who set up a street stall with him at the Daming Lake, Wu Yunxin also showed a happy smile on his face.
After hearing this, Liu Dong smiled and didn't say much about it.
"Uncle Wu, why haven't I seen you setting up a street stall in the Antique City in the past half a year?" Liu Dongxiao asked.
"After all, your Uncle Wu has been in the antique street for more than ten years. You can't always set up a street stall, right?"
After nodding, Liu Dong smiled and said: "Yes, Uncle Wu, you used to drive a small three-wheeler, but now you drive a Jinbei bun!"
"Okay, don't be ashamed of your Uncle Wu. Compared with you, Uncle Wu, I am far behind!" Although Wu Yunxin has limited understanding of Liu Dong's achievements in the past year or so, but the other party inherited the Chenxiang Pavilion antique shop.
He also heard a lot about it, after all, he himself was in this industry.
"I'm just lucky. By the way, Uncle Wu, what happened to your car?"
"Hey, I forgot to fill up the gas when I came out in the morning, and it was gone when I got here!" Wu Yunxin showed regret on his face.
"There's no gas. It's easy. I have it in my car. Just wait!" With that said, Liu Dong strode back to his Land Rover and opened the trunk.
Of course, there is no gasoline in his car, but the gasoline stored in his mustard space is enough to drive the Land Rover for a year!
Taking advantage of this moment of refueling, Liu Dong also learned about Wu Yunxin's experience during this period. Although he did not have Liu Dong's explosive success and colorful experiences, Wu Yunxin's luck was also good. Last year,
I picked up a few small and medium-sized leaks in a row, bought a small shop in Yingxiongshan Antique Street, and became the shopkeeper myself. Now I am doing well.
Liu Dong also knew that the Antique Street in Hero Mountain was the second flea market in Quancheng after the Quancheng Antique City on the Daming Lake. Liu Dong had been there several times, but he didn't pick up anything big.
"Uncle Wu, where are you going? This is not the direction back to the city?" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"What city are you going back to? I got up early this morning, but I want to go to Panxiang!"
"Panxiang?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
The so-called Panxiang, in Quancheng, mainly refers to a business method of collecting antiques on the streets and alleys in rural areas. Many people in the antique industry used to do this. After all, many people in rural areas have good things passed down from their ancestors, and
Quancheng is an ancient city with thousands of years of history. There are countless tombs buried underground. Many farmers like to take out the things dug out of the ground and sell them for money.
However, in the new century, there are very few people in the antique industry who still do this. The main reason is that the effort and the reward are not equal. Youpanxiang's effort is not as good as guarding a stall and defrauding a few tourists. This way, the money will undoubtedly be faster.
And the antiques in the countryside are not unlimited. After years of searching by many small antique dealers, there are only a few left.
"Hey, don't underestimate this town. Your Uncle Wu's current wealth is all because of this town, which cost me a lot of money!"
"Really? Congratulations to Uncle Wu!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
If you really want to talk about picking up leaks, I guess all the people in the world combined are not as good as him.
"Xiaodong, how about it? Let's go for a run with Uncle Wu. If we are lucky, we might be able to pick up a big leak this time!" Wu Yunxin said with a smile.
Although he had no confidence in what Wu Yunxin said about picking up Liu Dong, Liu Dong agreed after a little hesitation to go to Panxiang with him.
Speaking of which, he has not supported each other in the antique industry for more than a year, and Liu Dong also knows in his heart that as he progresses in his career in the future, whether he is willing or not, this person who once worked with him will
The middle-aged uncle who has been dating for more than two years will gradually leave his circle of friends, just like those high school classmates who have no contact with him now. The higher you go, the fewer friends you have around you.
This is something Liu Dong doesn't want to see, but can't change. Just like now, although he has been treating Uncle Wu with the same attitude he had more than a year ago, Liu Dong can still see a distance in the other person's eyes.
Although this feeling of distance is not far away, it still exists.
After agreeing to Wu Yunxin, he led the way, and Liu Dong drove behind. After getting off the highway, he drove for two hours. After a bumpy journey, he arrived at a small mountain village south of Quancheng.
There is only one gravel road in the small mountain village that is in relatively good condition to connect with the outside world. It is really hard for Wu Yunxin to find this place.
However, it is precisely this kind of closed mountain village that may hide precious antiques that others have missed!
"Uncle Wu, we won't drive directly into the village and shout at the top of our lungs, right?" Seeing Wu Yunxin's bread stopped at the entrance of the village, Liu Dong also stopped the car and walked down and asked.
"What else do you think?"
"Me!" Liu Dong couldn't help but be speechless.
Although when I was in my hometown, I saw a lot of street vendors, and even Liu Dong used to exchange scrap metal, scrap newspapers, etc. at home for a lot of candy bars, although most of the things he exchanged in the end were imported.
into my sister's mouth.
But Liu Dong never imagined that such a day would come to him, even though the things he wanted were antiques, not rags!
"Haha, Xiaodong, I haven't seen you in such a difficult situation for a long time! Here, get it, now that we have it, we don't have to shout anymore!"
After hearing this, Liu Dong took the electric horn from Wu Yunxin's hand, and a look of surprise appeared on Liu Dong's face.
Although he had never played with this thing before, it was not difficult to learn something with just a few buttons. Liu Dong soon found the trick and played the words Wu Yunxin had recorded in advance, such as "Collect old books, copper coins, and old vases."
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"Okay Xiaodong, leave the car at the entrance of the village and let's walk in!"
"okay!"
Liu Dong nodded. It was his first time experiencing Panxiang and he found it quite novel!
"Uncle Wu, how did you find this village?" Liu Dong asked.
"Hey, let me ask. Your Uncle Wu is now a living map of Yiquan City. There is no one in the surrounding villages that I am not familiar with! Take Ximazhuang Village as an example. There are 989 households in the village. Although there are no residents in the village in the past few years.
There have been no famous people, but before the liberation, there was a big landowner here. I heard that his family owned a lot of land and was very famous in the neighborhood. Although the family business declined after the liberation, there should still be many good things passed down.
, this is our opportunity!" Wu Yunxin said happily.
"Yes, Uncle Wu! The intelligence work is quite detailed!" Liu Dong said in surprise.
"Haha, if it weren't for these two hands, how could your Uncle Wu come so far to Panxiang!"
Liu Dong's compliment made Wu Yunxin look proudly on his face.
"Hey, do you two accept old copper coins?" A middle-aged woman wearing a floral blouse opened the door and came out. After looking at the two of them up and down, she said hesitantly.
"Yes, yes, eldest sister, do you have any old copper coins at home?" Wu Yunxin quickly approached and asked.
"There are some, but you don't look like you are rag collectors?" the middle-aged woman said after looking Liu Dong and Wu Yunxin up and down.
"Haha, eldest sister, we are indeed either collecting rags or collecting antiques for a living!" Wu Yun believed.
Don't think that rural people are easy to deceive. Although there are not many treasure appraisal programs these days, everyone knows that antiques are valuable! And Wu Yunxin is not the only one who comes to Panxiang these days. (To be continued...)