On the first night in the villa, Shi Zhijian felt very uncomfortable. To be precise, he felt a little uncomfortable with the bed.
In particular, the villa room was much larger than his room in the tenement house. It always felt empty and insecure, so that he was in a state of insomnia all night long. His mind was very fresh and he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he slept.
After finally staying up until dawn, Shi Zhijian got off the bed. Just as he was about to open the window and take a breath, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw his elder sister Shi Yufeng bringing a bowl of soup.
"I knew you couldn't sleep well! You still have trouble sleeping at such an old age!"
"Where's my bed?"
"Sold to Deng Jiugong for thirty yuan! Is your sister very capable?"
Shi Zhijian opened his mouth, you must know that he spent more than a thousand to customize that bed!
"Sister, you are so capable!" What else could Shi Zhijian say, he could only smile.
"I knew you wanted to praise me! Hey, this is the decoction that the old Chinese doctor prescribed for you. I cooked it for you!" Shi Yufeng handed the important dish to Shi Zhijian.
Shi Zhijian looked at the steaming soup and frowned, "I'm already fine, I don't need to drink anymore!"
"Who said that? There are still two pictures left before I finish eating. Be obedient and don't let me force-feed you!" Shi Yufeng "threatened".
Shi Zhijian recalled the scene when he refused to drink the soup when he was a child, and was chased by his elder sister Shi Yufeng with a bowl of soup. He had to reach out and take it, "It's too hot, I'll drink it later!"
"As long as you pour it out!" Shi Yufeng knew what was wrong with the little boy. When he was a child, he often poured the decoction into the nooks and crannies of the horns.
Shi Zhijian put the soup on the window sill, turned around and hugged his elder sister Shi Yufeng: "Don't worry, I will drink the soup you made no matter how bitter it is!"
"Wow, you are so good at lying now. No wonder you tricked so many little girls into becoming my sister-in-law!" Shi Yufeng said, reaching out and patting Shi Zhijian's butt.
Shi Zhijian hurriedly dodged away: "No, I'm so big!"
Shi Yufeng curled her lips, "No matter how old you are, you are still my youngest! When you were a child, I helped you bathe, and I saw every hair on your body!"
Shi Zhijian was afraid that his elder sister would say something crazy again, "Okay! I know you are sharp! Walk slowly, don't send me away!"
Shi Yufeng was pushed out of the door by him, turned around and warned: "You must finish that bowl of medicine!"
After his elder sister Shi Yufeng went out, Shi Zhijian closed the door again and stood in front of the window grille to look at the scenery outside the villa.
The villa is refreshing in the morning, with the rippling outdoor swimming pool in front of you, and a huge garden not far from the swimming pool!
In the garden, the peaks are flying and butterflies are dancing! A few early birds stand on the ancient pines and peck their feathers, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
Ah Rong, the servant in charge of taking care of the garden, was repairing flowers and plants with scissors. At the other end, the two maids, Ah Jin and Ah Yu, were laughing and joking, splashing water on their clothes and playing around.
The two girls inadvertently looked up at Shi Zhijian, who was looking at them through the window, and quickly restrained themselves, bowing and nodding towards Shi Zhijian very shyly.
Shi Zhijian smiled and said nothing.
He picked up the soup and took a sip. It was very bitter!
Compared with the tenement house where he lived before, Shi Zhijian was a little uncomfortable with the tranquility and serenity here.
There is a riot in the tenement building. Every morning when I open the window, I hear the noisy sounds of vendors shouting, the sound of messy footsteps, and the sound of car horns.
Shi Zhijian frowned and finally finished the bowl of bitter medicine before getting dressed and wandering around the villa again.
Shi Zhijian curiously looked at each room again. When he came to the study, he found that the study was very large and decorated in a very fashionable style. When the previous landlord left, he might not have collected the books because they were too heavy.
The books were taken away, and the shelves in the entire study were densely packed with English books.
Shi Zhijian took a look at it and found that they were all relatively unpopular books, such as those about metal smelting, car maintenance, and some about British economic history, etc.
Shi Zhijian was not interested in these books and felt that it was necessary to purchase some high-end thread-bound books and ancient book editions to decorate the appearance.
For example, Mr. Huo's study, Li Jiacheng's study, and other bosses' studies, Shi Zhijian, have all seen it. They are all dazzling. Even for a lame man who has never read, the interior of the study is luxuriously decorated, just like a museum.
It can be said that no matter what era it is in, the study room is a unique artifact.
Shi Zhijian had an idea in mind, so he called Chen Huimin and asked him to prepare the car.
Here, Shi Zhijian went downstairs, had a simple breakfast, and then told his elder sister Shi Yufeng that he had to go out to do something.
Before Shi Yufeng said anything, the little niece Bao'er was unhappy and stepped forward and wrapped her arms around Shi Zhijian's neck, asking him to stay at home and play with her today.
It turns out that when we were in the tenement building, there was Su Xiaodi and other friends. Baoer had a great time playing with them, and she was also the "eldest sister" of those little brats. Now she has suddenly moved to the villa, and all the children
Without it, she seemed lonely and bored.
Shi Zhijian was troubled by Bao'er and had a headache, so he said that he would buy Bao'er a lot of delicious and fun things when he came back. Bao'er still refused to let him go.
Shi Yufeng couldn't stand it anymore, so she scolded Bao'er to be obedient, and said that if she really wanted to go out, she would ask the driver Ah Fu to take her out to play. She could also go to a tenement building or an amusement park, so she could
Nanny Papaya will keep up, as long as you don't go crazy, everything will be fine.
For Shi Yufeng, now that the family has a royal chauffeur, they don't have to use it in vain, and they must not be soft-hearted when it is time to take charge.
When Baoer heard this, he broke down in tears and laughed, and finally let go of his uncle Shi Zhijian's hand around his neck.
…
Throughout the morning, Shi Zhijian drove through major antique shops and flea markets in Hong Kong. The first thing he asked when he entered the door was, are there any better ancient books for sale?
Shi Zhijian was lucky. He visited seven or eight stores and quickly found a truckload of ancient book editions.
The two followers, Chen Huimin and Dasha, didn't understand why Shi Zhijian bought these things, and they didn't dare to ask.
Chen Huimin didn't want to touch those ancient books because he had made an appointment with a friend to go to Macau to gamble tomorrow. These books were clearly "books" and would inevitably be bad luck.
So Dasha suffered a lot and ran back and forth with a pile of books. These books were not heavy, but the problem was that Dasha didn't know much about reading. He stared at the names of the books and always made mistakes!
Shi Zhijian saw that he had almost finished buying ancient books, and planned to go back home after walking around the last Moro Street.
…
Moro Street is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is a centralized place for selling antiques.
In the early days of Hong Kong, many Indian sailors and soldiers liked to gather here to sell goods. At that time, Hong Kong people already liked to call Indians "Morocha" (Morocha refers to Indians who wear turbans to wrap their hair and believe in Sikhism).
people, Pakistanis), so this street was called Moro Street.
Morrow Street has been a flea market since the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to expensive artworks, the antiques sold there also include other groceries, including antique electrical appliances, old toys, old postcards and posters, etc.
It is a good place for treasure hunting for those who love nostalgic items.
In addition, street stalls sometimes sell goods of unknown origin, which are called "rat goods" in Hong Kong slang, and "cats" are used as metaphors for customers squatting in front of the street stalls to purchase the above goods.
Shi Zhijian was wearing a white suit and a white top hat, waving a civilized stick in his hand, and walked into an antique shop with a comfortable posture. The shop owner was a shrewd-looking fat man, shaking his Oura fan with one hand and wearing silk
Tang shirt, the other hand is holding a small teapot with a crane's mouth.
As soon as the fat boss saw Shi Zhijian's appearance, he knew that big business was coming to his door, so he hurriedly stepped forward to ask if he needed anything.
Shi Zhijian stood still, one hand behind his back, and exchanged a few pleasantries with the fat boss.
When the other party heard that Shi Zhijian wanted to buy some ancient books, he put down the teapot and took out a few boxes of ancient books with letters and plywood from the cabinet and said, "This is the treasure at the bottom of the box in our store. Take a look first!"
Shi Zhijian opened the ancient books and glanced at them. Most of them were Qing Dynasty editions, and five or six letters were rare Ming editions.
Shi Zhijian was very interested in collecting ancient books in his last life. In this life, he has been busy with business and stopped this little hobby. Now he finally picked it up and looked through it carefully.
Shi Zhijian was reading while chatting with the fat boss. They were talking about some ancient book version issues and some special ancient book collection projects.
The fat boss originally thought that Shi Zhijian was just an arty dandy, but he didn't expect that the other person would speak pure "jargon" when he spoke. Knowing that he was meeting a master, he didn't dare to fool Shi Zhijian casually, so he pointed to the ancient books and gave a reasonably reasonable explanation.
price.
Shi Zhijian didn't bother to bargain with him and asked Chen Huimin to pay directly.
Here Dasha was holding a pile of ancient books and was about to leave, but he almost bumped into a little girl who came in!
"Sorry!" the little girl apologized hastily.
Dasha had a bad temper. He originally wanted to curse and greet the other party's mother, but he shut up when he saw that the other party was a little girl wearing coarse clothes and with big braids. When he saw that the little girl was extremely charming and beautiful, he not only shut up.
Mouth, still a little nervous: "That's okay! It's you, does it hurt?"
Shi Zhijian was talking to the fat boss. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be surprised. Dasha, this guy has always been very rude, but now he spoke softly. Damn it!
Shi Zhijian turned his head and looked around, and immediately understood why Dasha was so "gentle".
That girl is a rare beauty, with an oval face, big eyes, long eyelashes, and a typical fox face, but there is no hint of coquettishness in her. On the contrary, her movements give people a very reserved feeling.
The girl was holding something wrapped in blue cloth in her arms. She looked a little timid and her eyes were a little evasive. She seemed to be frightened by Dasha's ferocious appearance. It wasn't until she saw Dasha treating him "gently" that she calmed down and looked at Dasha very seriously.
He nodded apologetically, then walked towards the fat boss, "Hello, boss, this is our family heirloom, how much is it worth?"
When the fat boss heard that he was here to sell something, he immediately became excited. He quickly moved his eyes away from the girl's charming fox face, coughed twice to calm down and said, "Let me see what kind of treasure it is?"
"It's just a book." The girl said as she put the blue cloth package on the counter and opened it, layer by layer.
After purchasing the ancient books, Shi Zhijian was about to leave, but he glanced at the blue cloth package and saw that it was an ancient book. He immediately became interested and stood aside to watch the fun.
When the girl opened the package, the fat boss's originally hopeful eyes dimmed. You must know that the most profitable antiques in their line of work are porcelain and the like. Unless the ancient books are of the highest quality, most of them are not very profitable. For example, the one he just sold to Shi Zhijian
Batch, except for those Ming versions, the others are not worth much money!
But when the fat boss picked up the ancient book and looked through it, Shi Zhijian immediately felt that the other party was breathing rapidly and his eyes were brightening!
As a businessman, Shi Zhijian is very familiar with this kind of light, which is the light emitted due to excitement when he is about to catch prey.
Shi Zhijian couldn't help but be curious and looked at the ancient book.
The fat boss blocked Shi Zhijian's sight intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was afraid of being seen by him.
Even so, Shi Zhijian still saw some content in the ancient book, whether it was the glyphs or the format of the ancient book. Shi Zhijian suspected that it was a rare Song Dynasty engraving!
In the world of ancient book collection, it has been known as "one page of Song Dynasty edition, one tael of gold" since ancient times.
The Song Dynasty's engravings are exquisite and the calligraphy and painting are ancient and elegant. It is a model for our country's engravings. Since the Song Dynasty is not far away, most of the printings have preserved the original appearance of the ancient books. In addition, the paper and ink are of high quality, and they are increasingly cherished by the world.
In particular, the invention of Bi Sheng movable type printing in the Song Dynasty ushered in a new era in the world's printing history. As for the format, the Song version mostly has left and right sides; Zhejiang, Shu and other regions mostly have white mouth and single fish tail, and most of them in Jianyang area have small ones.
It has a black mouth, a double fish tail, and many book ears.
Shi Zhijian made a vague comparison and guessed that the book was more likely to be a Song version.
"Ahem, girl, but I don't know how much you want for this book?" The fat boss wrapped the book in blue cloth again, shook the fat on his face, and asked the girl with a smile.
The fox-faced girl was a little embarrassed and said, "I don't quite understand, how much can you give me?"
When the fat boss heard that the other party didn't know what he was doing, he immediately became greedy and said, "To be honest, little girl, this is just a very ordinary ancient book! "Wen Xin Diao Long", I have a lot of them here, it's not something strange!
"
It turns out that the ancient book is the famous Southern Dynasties literary theory treatise "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons", written by Liu Xie.
The girl obviously didn't know much about these literati and their works, so she shook her head and said, "I really don't understand - how much is it worth?"
The fat boss was a showman. He sighed first, and then looked at the girl with his small eyes: "Originally, I don't accept this kind of worthless ancient books here! But seeing as you have come a long way, girl, why don't you do this? Thirty Hong Kong dollars, I'll take it
Down!"
The fat boss thought that the girl would obey and he made a big mistake. Unexpectedly, the girl shook her head and said, "I don't understand much, but I need money to buy medicine for my brother!"
The fat boss rolled his eyes and looked at the girl carefully, as if he guessed whether what she said was true or false.
The girl looked so confused, as if she was really not good at it.
