The sun sets and the moon rises, the moon disappears and the sun appears. Every day we repeat what we did the day before, working mechanically for life.
Forget about machinery, it’s just that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and there are fewer people shopping during the day. For more than a week, not to mention antiques, not even a few citrines have been sold.
Moreover, during this period, my uncle would go to the shop at random to ask about the situation of Junshan Sword. Every time, he would babble for an hour or two and never give up. I was completely worn out and lost my temper.
I can call my aunt for help.
When it comes to business, my aunt is absolutely open-minded. Work is work, business is business, the system of the unit is the system, and the principles of business are principles. She went to the store and gave her uncle a hard talk before taking him away.
, I finally calmed down.
Although the shop has not had much business these days, things on Shen Yuan's side are progressing smoothly. Chen Qiuhong borrowed the ancient jade from the Warring States Period from the museum in the name of the association's touring exhibition, and then sent a driver to deliver it to the museum.
When they arrived in my hands, the materials on the list and the Junshan Epee were also placed in a warehouse near the Wuhan High-speed Railway Station at Shen Yuan's request, waiting for us to pick them up at any time.
Shen Yuan finally came. After not seeing him for a few days, his face lost some of the obscene laughter and became more serious and serious. Mao Tianlin still looked calm and relaxed.
"Departure the day after tomorrow."
Shen Yuan took a chair and placed it next to Mao Tianlin. He sat next to my recliner and said, "The high-speed train will arrive at three in the afternoon. Please prepare."
I sat up from the recliner and said, "Okay, I'll take care of things in the store."
Shen Yuan said: "You inform those three people and we will leave together when the time comes."
"There's no problem with that. I just made a phone call anyway."
I said casually: "Old Shen, look, I agree to everything I should promise you now, and I'm about to leave, so you can't reveal anything more. I don't know anything about it except that I'm going to Hubei. Don't you?"
You know, I can’t sleep well these days, and my heart is hanging.”
"hey-hey……"
Shen Yuan smiled and said: "Anyway, it has been hanging for so many days. I don't care how many more days. It still means the same thing. There are two reasons why I won't tell you now. One is that you won't believe me if I tell you. You have to
Go and see for yourself. The second one is Chen Qiuhong. He is a businessman. In the past, businessmen were the last among farmers, industry and commerce. Do you know why?"
"That was a feudal society. The situation at that time was different, and agriculture was the foundation."
I said: "And the concepts are different. They think that businessmen are not engaged in production, but they can gather a large amount of materials and money, so this phenomenon is caused."
Shen Yuan nodded, "The most important point is that businessmen pursue profit, especially shrewd businessmen. They will do whatever it takes for profit, including friendship and morality. They have no fundamentals in being a human being. This is why they are reduced to the most
The reason is that Chen Qiuhong is a businessman, and he is definitely a very smart businessman. I am worried that he will find out our whereabouts from you."
"Oh! What you said is wrong."
Shen Yuan's words were so extreme that he knocked over a boatload of people with one stick. I felt very uncomfortable when he said, "Businessmen pursue profit. Why would they do business if they don't pursue altruism? Moreover, from ancient times to the present, there have been many righteous people among merchants.
Not to mention the past, just look at it now. How many businessmen have donated money to support students and build roads, and how many businessmen have set up charity funds to help those who cannot afford medical treatment. Don’t make generalizations. Besides, the young master is also a businessman, but
I'm a small shop owner who can't get on the stage. Since you look down on businessmen so much, why are you looking for me?"
Shen Yuan pinched the mustache at the corner of his mouth and said: "Okay, okay, I made a mistake this time, so you can rest in peace."
Rest for two days, and when you get there, you will understand everything."
Forget it, Shen Yuan is like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard. I can only give up on this and take it one step at a time.
My aunt is easy to talk to. I can just find an excuse and say I went out to purchase goods or something, and I can get away with it. But the biggest problem now is the store. One item on Shen Yuan's list is canned food. I based it on the quantity.
I roughly judged that it can feed five or six people for more than half a month, so this trip will probably take about twenty days.
It's hard to do business now. As long as a customer comes to your door when you close, you can guarantee that the customer will basically be lost. If the store doesn't open for ten days, when I come back, I won't do business.
It's unrealistic to hire someone at short notice. I don't run a supermarket. I can't just find a cashier. I need to know some antique knowledge, and the person must have clean hands and feet. Otherwise, I won't worry about it. I'll give it back.
If there was such a person in Wanbu, he would definitely not be willing to work for such a short period of time.
"Boss Ye, are you busy?"
Just when I was extremely confused, Heima from the shop diagonally opposite came over. As soon as I saw him, my eyes suddenly lit up. I had just dozed off and someone handed me a pillow.
Heima is about forty years old. His shop is very close to me. You can see each other when you sit at the door. He belongs to the corner of the antique city. It is said that he used to be a country rat. He once squatted in the prison and met him when he came out.
My current wife has just changed her ways and rented a shop in the antique city to engage in antique business.
Heima is different from most of us. When he was a country rat, he knew many colleagues in this category. He had channels to get goods. Of course, these channels were shady. Most of the items were dirt.
Even though he no longer uses the Luoyang shovel or digs into rat holes to dig out the underworld artifacts, he can still make a fortune by relying on this line.
"Not busy, not busy."
I quickly came out of the counter and said with a smile: "Brother Ma, what can I do?"
Heima was a little dazed, "Hey! You call me the young master every day, and you always look like you are unhappy with others. You usually call me Mazi when you see me, but today you call me Brother Mazi. Something is wrong!"
"No way! Hehehehe..."
I yelled, "Brother Ma, look, it's almost dinner time. Let's go have a drink and call Sister Ping. I just want to talk to Sister Ping about something."
"It's not even five o'clock yet, so it's still early to eat!"
Heima looked surprised. Before he could talk about his own affairs, I made my request first, "What do you want from my wife?"
"It's getting late, it's getting late."
I took Heima's hand and walked out of the store, closing the rolling shutter door together, and said, "Call Sister Ping, let's talk while we eat."
In a private room of a small restaurant, while I enthusiastically helped Heima pour the wine, I turned to Heima’s wife and said, “Sister Ping, you can order whatever you want, you’re welcome!”
Heima was holding the wine glass and was confused, "Hey... Boss Ye, what's wrong with you today? I originally came to see you for something, but then you said you had something to do with my wife. What's the matter?"
"Little things, little things!"
I pinched a peanut and threw it into my mouth, "It's only two days. I have to go out. I don't know when I will come back. It may take ten days and a half, so... so...
…”
"So you want me to help you look after the store!" Heima guessed it right away.
"It's not you, it's Sister Ping."
I said: "I think Sister Ping is also relatively free, so I would like to ask Sister Ping to help me guard the store. As you know, my store sells citrine jewelry, which is located next to the office building."
For white-collar workers, if I close down, they may think that I have gone bankrupt. Next time they want to buy something, they will definitely not go to me, so I would like to ask Sister Ping for help."
Lin Ping helped us wash the dishes with tea and said with a smile: "It's nothing to help, but I don't understand the things in your shop. If something goes wrong, I won't be able to forgive you."
Lin Ping has a soft tone and a gentle personality, just like a lady. It really proves that every bastard has a good wife in his family. It would be a blast for Heima to find her.
I quickly said: "There will be no problem. During the time I am out, I will stop playing with antiques and literature. I will only deal with citrine jewelry. I will tell you the lowest price when the time comes, and you can negotiate with customers based on this."
That's it, of course! If you don't do it in vain, let's do this. Sister Ping, I don't have much money. I'll give you a hundred yuan a day, and then I'll give you a 20% discount on the things you sell, minus the reserve price. What do you think?"
"No, no!"
Lin Ping was very embarrassed and said: "We are all next-door neighbors, how much money do we need to help you? As long as it is not difficult, I will help you take a look."
"No, no."
I said: "One thing is the same, and the money must be given."
"It seems that you are relying on my wife for this matter. You can't do it without helping me."
Heima also spoke at the side, turned to Lin Ping and said: "In this case, you can help him take a look, and you can accept the money as well. You know, Boss Ye goes out for a walk, palms his eyes, and can get a dozen or twenty
If you charge someone three hundred and three minutes for a day, it's still a friendly price. If he gives you one hundred and three for a day, you'll be embarrassed."
"That's only after someone else has closed the deal."
I quickly retorted, "If it's fake, I'll just pay 20 yuan for a pack of cigarettes, and I'll have to bear the risk. If I miss it, my sign will be ruined."
"Okay, okay, let's just talk about it."
Heima picked up the wine glass and said, "I came to you today to ask for something, but in the end I came to help."
I smiled and said haha, my matter was solved, and my mood suddenly became beautiful: "Brother Ma, if you need anything, just ask me."
Heima glanced at the door of the private room and saw that it was closed. He took out his mobile phone and pulled out a photo: "A friend, a mudslide on the mountain in his hometown destroyed a tomb, which should be a side room. He picked up two
If you find two things, can you analyze who’s tomb it is from these two things?”
Heima's words can be said to be a lot of lies. What kind of friends! What kind of mudslide! These words are too false, but this is the case in this industry. No one will expose anyone. I took the phone and looked at it carefully. It was Tao
tripod.
The ancients in feudal society had a very strict hierarchical system. Among those with high status, they were also divided into three, six, and nine grades. A cemetery with a pottery tripod should not be small, but not too big. It is generally used for burials.
There are mainly three types of tripods. Those with high status use copper tripods, those with middle-level status use pottery tripods, and those with low status use wooden tripods. Of course, in such a society, the vast majority of ordinary people and merchants are not worthy of using them at all.
tripod.
The shape of the pottery tripod is very easy to identify, and it is from the Warring States Period. The reason why I added the word "you" is because I have seen too many things from the Warring States Period recently.
"Is this the only photo?" I asked Kuroma.
Heima stretched out his finger and flicked it under my nose, and the phone screen jumped to the next picture: "There are two objects, and the photos were taken from different angles."
"Clang!"
The phone suddenly fell from my hand to the table. It wasn't that I didn't hold it properly when picking the black hemp, but I was shocked by the second photo. It was a triangular ancient jade exactly like the one in the museum.