Later, after I returned to Beijing, I didn¡¯t see Miss Guo for a while. She might be busy finding a doctor to treat Professor Tong, or she might be taking care of the funerals of the victims. This time, many people died in the archaeological team. Of course, the relevant departments will investigate. I am afraid that someone will find out that I am a gold captain, so I try to avoid the important and ignore the trivial. Going into the desert to do archaeology has a high risk factor, but it will kill me all at once. He killed four people, one teacher and three students, and even made a professor crazy. It was considered a major event at the time.

Without further ado, one day Monkey found two sweet girls to go dancing and asked me to go with them. I had nightmares all night long a few days ago and my head hurt, so I didn¡¯t go with them and lay alone in bed. , suddenly there was a knock on the door, I said yes and got up from the bed, cursing in my heart, grandma, someone is probably coming to investigate the situation.

When I opened the door, I saw that it was Miss Guo who I hadn't seen for many days. I quickly invited her into the house and asked her how she got here. Miss Guo said it was the address given by Huang Baldy.

I wondered: "Do you know Huang Baldy?"

Miss Guo said: "Let's just say we know each other, but not very well. In the past, my father liked to collect antiques and did some business with him. Professor Xiao and he are also acquaintances. I came to see you today to give you and Monkey's money." , I am going to pick up Professor Miao to go abroad for medical treatment in two days. During this period, I have to check some things. We should not meet again for the time being. "

I had given up all hope at first, but now I was pleasantly surprised when she said she wanted to give money. On the surface, I had to pretend to be polite: "Are you going back to China? Is Mr. Chen feeling better? I was just going to visit him. You Seeing as how you are asking for money, this is very inappropriate and we are not of any help. It is just causing trouble for you. You Americans are not rich either. Really, are you giving me cash?¡±

Miss Guo put the money on the table: "The money has to be paid. It has been agreed in advance, but... I hope you can promise me one thing."

I was thinking bad, this girl might want to take revenge on me, maybe she would always pick out my old background. I was thinking about countermeasures, and said casually: "What can you ask me for? It seems that rich people also have troubles. You don¡¯t want me to help you spend money, do you?¡±

Miss Guo said: "You and I, the elders in our family, can be regarded as peers. When my grandpa washed his hands in the golden basin and stopped doing bucket fighting, it was because touching the gold captain is extremely harmful to one's moral character. No matter how hard-failed a person is, It is inevitable that accidents will happen. I hope you will stop here and stop fighting. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can come to the United States and I will arrange for you..."

When I heard this, I felt unhappy. The American girl wanted me to join her and hang out with her in the future so that I could be caught. My old man, Gao, was also a company commander. How can I be successful under someone else's care? What's more? If you are begging a woman, then you will have to obey her everywhere in the future. What¡¯s the point of being like that? So he interrupted her: "Good intentions, I understand, but you only know one, not the other. Touch Jin Xiaowei's profession is not very good, but Chairman Mao taught us that everything has its two sides, good things can turn into bad things, and bad things can also turn into good things. Now that you know what I do. I will not hide some things from you. I have principles and a stand. I will never touch the protected or discovered ancient tombs. There are many large tombs in the deep mountains and old forests that no one has discovered. And relics, there are countless treasures buried in them. These things can only be found by those who know the burial scriptures. If these buckets are not dumped, they may always sleep underground and never have a chance to see the light of day again. In addition, Changes in the natural environment and erosion have also posed a great threat to those undiscovered ancient tombs. I see it in my eyes and feel pain in my heart..."

Seeing my plausibility, Miss Guo said helplessly: "Okay, I tried to persuade you to turn around and get over it. I didn't expect you to be quite reasonable. You are so righteous when you fight back. I'm afraid there will never be another person in the world who can quibble like you. You Since you are so courageous, I can't help but admire you. Even if I didn't say what I just said, you must be unwilling to take this money..."

I quickly put my hand on the paper bag containing the money: "Wait a minute, you lent me this money... and the interest will be calculated according to the interest rate of the People's Bank of China."

At night, the monkey counted the money one by one under the lamp, over and over again, but he couldn't count clearly. No wonder he was there. It was the first time I saw so much money and I was confused.

The monkey simply stopped counting, lit a cigarette and said to me while smoking: "Lao Gao, what do you want me to say about you? You are smart all your life, but you are confused for a while. How can you say that this money is borrowed? It's not a good thing." I still have to pay back the American girl¡¯s interest, so I think we should retreat to our hometown in the south, where she will never be found, and I¡¯ll worry her to death.¡±

I said: "You are so worthless, this small amount of money is nothing. In the future, I will take you out a few pieces of licensed goods and exchange them for you. It will be enough to pay her back. What we are short of now is this little capital. With the money, we can Only then can I stop worrying about what to eat tomorrow and have funds so that I can buy some good equipment. From now on, we will re-patch and open a new business. I will be prepared for a big fight. "

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The two of us put it together and realized that the ancient tombs hidden in the deep mountains and old forests are not that easy to find. We are not sure when we will find them. Although the money is large, we are afraid of wasting money.

Monkey is a relatively business-minded person. He thinks that Huang Baldy's business is good. Dealing with antiques is definitely a huge profit industry, especially selling to foreigners. However, foreigners who often come to China now have also learned a lot and are not easy to cheat, but As long as there is really good stuff, there is no need to worry about them being reluctant to spend money.

The monkey said: "Lao Gao, what do you think we should invest some money to open a shop? Collect some antiques and antiques and sell them. Maybe if you do it, you won't have to fight back and forth. Although fighting back and forth can make money quickly, it's really fucking useless." Easy to make.¡±

I nodded and said, "That's a great idea. Monkey, you have a very bright mind. Now that we have the funds, we can start from a small place and learn some knowledge about antique appraisal."

So I searched everywhere for a shop, but there was no suitable place. Then I gave up looking for a shop and decided to get some things to set up a street stall in Panjiayuan. The characteristic of Panjiayuan is that it is miscellaneous. There are all kinds of things in ancient and modern times, Chinese and foreign, big and small. , but very valuable artifacts are relatively rare. They are traded privately and are rarely sold on the market.

As soon as we were instructed by Huang Baldy, we collected some small items such as bowls, pots, old money, snuff bottles, and old pocket watches from the suburbs, and bought them at the antique market.

Maybe I am not destined to be a businessman in this life, and my vision is not accurate. When collecting things, I took the worthless things as treasures. When I collected the more valuable things, I was not sure, so I sold them as ordinary objects. , I haven't made much money, but I have lost a lot.

However, when we collected these gadgets, we didn¡¯t spend too much money, and it didn¡¯t matter if we lost some money. The main thing was to practice our eyesight and gain more knowledge. Only after hanging out in Panjiayuan for a long time did we know this. There are so many things in this industry that are too deep, even more complex than Feng Shui, and cannot be learned overnight.

Speaking of which, it was almost noon on this day, and the antique market seemed a bit deserted. There were not many people. The monkey Huang Baldy and I gathered around and ran away quickly.

When we were fighting vigorously, suddenly a man came from the front and stood in front of our stall, wandering around without leaving. The monkey thought he wanted to see something, so he asked: "What's the matter, sir, what do you want to see?"

The man hesitated and said: "Don't look at anything. Do you accept antiques?"

I raised my head and looked around, and saw that the person who came was about thirty-six or seventeen years old, with purple-red skin. It looked like he often did farm work in the sun. He was dressed in rustic clothes, carrying a broken leather bag, and had a mouth. Loess Gaopo accent.

I thought this man might have some antiques, so I looked at Huang Baldy. Huang Baldy was a connoisseur. Although this fellow was unattractive and filthy, I didn¡¯t dare to look down on him, so he winked at me and signaled me to be steady. Stop him and ask him for more information.

I took out my cigarette and handed it to this fellow, lit it for him, and asked him to sit down and talk.

The fellow had obviously never seen much of the world and didn't know much about socializing. He sat on the horse I handed him, clutching his broken leather bag tightly and saying nothing.

I looked at his tattered leather bag and thought that this guy was not fighting backwards, as if he had done something bad, or that there was something valuable in his bag. I tried to keep my tone as calm as possible and asked Said: "Brother, come on, you're welcome, smoke, this is cloud smoke, what do you call it?"

The fellow said: "Call Li Chunlai." Maybe he was not used to sitting on Mazar, so he pushed Mazar away and squatted on the ground. As soon as he squatted, he seemed more relaxed, and his smoking movements became more agile.

Huang Baldy and Monkey pretended to continue playing cards. This is how this business is. There should not be too many people talking. Firstly, this is a rule, and secondly, they are afraid of scaring away customers. Generally, people who want to sell antiques are nervous and are afraid of being betrayed. Target and grab.

While smoking, I asked with a smile: "So your surname is Li. Seeing that you are older than me, I will call you brother, Brother Chunlai. You just asked us if we would accept antiques. What's the matter? Do you have something you want to do?" "

Li Chunlai was puzzled: "A very bright weapon?"

When I saw it turned out to be a dish, I asked him directly: "Are there any antiques or other things you want to sell? Can you let me take a look?"

Li Chunlai looked around and whispered: "I have a pair of shoes, how much can you give me?"

I was very angry when I heard that you still want to sell your worn-out shoes for money. I¡¯m afraid no one is willing to take the money. Without saying anything, I immediately thought that it might not be that simple here, so I asked patiently: "What?" Shoes? Whose shoes?¡±

Li Chunlai saw that I was kinder and a little bolder, so he opened a small slit in his leather bag and asked me to look inside. I stretched my neck and took a look. There was an ancient three-inch golden lotus in Li Chunlai's broken leather bag. Embroidered shoes.

Li Chunlai quickly zipped up the broken leather bag without waiting for me to take a closer look, as if the shoe flew off if I took another look.

I said, what do you think? Take it out and let me see it. I haven't seen it clearly yet. Where did you get these shoes?

Li Chunlai said: "Boss, just tell me the price if you want it, and don't worry about anything else."

I said, "Brother Chunlai, you have to let me take it in my hand and have a look. How can I make an offer if I don't see it clearly?" I lowered my voice and said, "Are you afraid that this person is too discerning? How about I ask you to go to the front?" In the restaurant, I eat dumplings stuffed with whole meatballs and mutton. I often go to that dumpling restaurant to discuss business. It¡¯s very quiet. I think if it¡¯s really a good thing, we can negotiate the price. Do you think that¡¯s okay?¡±

When Li Chunlai heard about eating dumplings stuffed with mutton, he swallowed his saliva with greed: "It's great, let's not bask in the warmth under the sun. If anything happens, let's talk about it after eating the dumplings in sour soup."