After the crystal chandelier in the living room was turned on, the whole room had a soft warm light, and the surrounding scene became clearer.

This is a Chinese-style decoration villa, the original wood tone decoration with all kinds of solid wood furniture, the round back chair of Huanghuali rosewood, the lion pattern round stool of mahogany, the carved flower fish tea table with red sandalwood surface, the standing cabinet of black lacquer painted gold landscape, the famous landscape hung on the white wall, and the white jade Guanyin and blue and white porcelain vases in the corner of the living room, which reflect each other with green bamboo...... It's not so much a well-furnished parlor as it is a rare exhibition of collectibles, a bit of a reproduction of scenes from a costume TV series.

This is the old mansion of the Bai family, and all the objects have been passed down for generations.

Originally, these were taken care of by Bai Yan, the old man of the Bai family, and after his death, these objects were handed over to Bai Yicong as they were. Everything is good, but Bai Yi feels a headache every time he sees it, and it is these objects that make him unable to clean it for a moment.

Bai Yicong rubbed his temples, and after waking up from the nightmare, he couldn't sleep left and right, so he simply picked up the knitted jacket hanging behind the door and draped it over his shoulders. Then he boiled a pot of boiling water in an electric kettle, took out a tea bag from an iron box, put boiling water into it, and then sat down on the back of the sofa chair.

The tea was filled with steam, and Bai Yi picked up the teacup, blew the floating tea leaves, and took a sip unhurriedly.

This is the cypress tea that Liu Mu specially brought when he was on a business trip, when he bent those beautiful peach blossom eyes, and bragged to his cousin with a big grin, and he almost said that these bags of souvenirs were rare treasures in the sky and rare in the ground.

"Bai Ziren has not heard of it, this is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", the sex is flat but not cold or dry, the taste is sweet and replenished, it is used to calm the nerves, and it is used to treat insomnia and dreams, blood deficiency and heart palpitations. Brother, don't you often have headaches, which are in line with your symptoms. ”

"When did you change your career to become a Chinese medicine doctor?" Bai Yicong twitched his eyelids.

"Hey, I'm thinking about you all the time, why do you still have jokes?" Liu Mu was stunned, grabbed a handful of bangs casually, and began to play haha, "If you want me to say, you are tired of too many things in your heart, and it is really not easy to run the Bai family's business, but to be a man, you still have to be a little more relaxed, what do you care about the second uncle and their gang, now that the Bai family is in charge, what do they have to fight for...... Look at me, I am nagged by my parents every day, and it doesn't delay me Liu Shaochi, right?"

Bai Yicong's gaze stopped on Liu Mu's face for a few seconds, and nodded thoughtfully.

Just when Liu Mu thought that he had listened to his words in his heart, Bai Yicong changed his words: "It makes sense, everyone has the same big heart as you, and the ten Bai families have to be defeated, and there is really no need to fight." ”

Liu Mu: "......."

I can't go on this chat, it's too hard for me.

probably felt that Liu Muping's style of acting was completely unreliable, and even the things he sent were full of unreliable atmosphere, and Bai Yicong directly threw the two large boxes of cypress kernel tea in the old villa where he rarely came.

If he hadn't come over today and had that nightmare again, he wouldn't have remembered this bag of tea that had been neglected for a long time.

With a faint bitterness, the cypress kernel is diluted in the tea, and it becomes the sweetness of the mouth. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, after half a cup of hot tea, Bai Yicong really felt that the symptoms of the headache were much better.

With the curling aroma of tea, his memories also drifted far away.

After becoming the head of the Bai family, Bai Yicong rarely lived in the old villa. There are memories of the old villa, most of which are related to his father Bai Yan and brother Bai Yuqiu.

Bai Yan is the head of the Bai family of the previous generation, resolute, resolute and capable, and grasps the lifeblood of the Bai family's development. He is a rare genius in the antique industry, whether it is the identification of antiquities or the restoration of damaged antiques, he is a good hand, Bai Yuqiu and Bai Yicong's skills are all the true inheritance of his old man.

It's a pity that the old man Bai didn't carry forward such skills, and his brain was put on business money, he didn't have much awe of antiquities, and his whole heart was thinking about how to make the business bigger.

Many objects have been handed down by the ancestors, many of which have been placed in the white jade building by Bai Yan, and have become the treasures of the town store at that time.

Some businessmen who know the goods do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to pocket these treasures, and the old man is not distressed by this, but uses it as a gimmick to make the Bai family's reputation bigger and bigger. After coming and going, the popularity of the Bai family is not only confined to the interior of Z City, but the radiation source is becoming more and more extensive.

In addition to the patronage of local customers, there are not often many wealthy businessmen from other places who come to Z City all the way to enjoy the exhibits of the White Jade Building. Even if you don't have the financial resources to buy the treasure of the town store, you have to take one or two small pieces home.

probably tasted the sweetness, Bai Yan has always carried out this operation, a "treasure of the town store" was sold, and he quickly took out a new one to replace it. Bai Yuqiu, the son of the Bai family, once suggested to his father what the pros and cons of doing this are, but Bai Yan has never been a character who listens to persuasion, and no one can persuade him to do what he really wants to do.

Later, the influence of the Bai family became greater and greater, but I don't know how many Bai family collections were outflowed.

The Bai family in Z City has a big business, and the Yan family operates the Baiyulou and the main industries, and several branches and surrounding industries are operated by those uncles and elders and their descendants. Among them, the white jade building is dominated by precious objects, and has the right to operate and identify all antique utensils, and it is also the golden signboard of the Bai family.

Bai Yulou has been passed down from generation to generation to the Bai family, and many skills can only be passed on by the descendants of the Bai family.

The second master of the Bai family is mainly Jinzhong jade, and most of the shops they operate are mainly jade, which is a must for the identification and processing of jade, and the polishing seal carving has mastered some. The old man Bai Mu, the head of this generation, is rarely invited by the provincial museum to take the palm of the newly acquired antiquities.

Jade is rare and valuable, and the knowledge is even greater, which greatly tests the eyesight of the appraiser. In addition, gambling stones are popular in the antique market, such a hammer deal, both horizontally and vertically, depends on the will of God, but it can attract a lot of business opportunities, attracting rich people to flock to it.

Therefore, Bai Mu has been very strong in recent years, and his status in the industry has almost reached the point of being on an equal footing with Bai Yan.

As for the third uncle of the Bai family, he is mainly engaged in woodware and has mastered quite exquisite wood carving skills. And Bai Yicong's little aunt Bai Yu is the only girl in the Bai family, who is mainly calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, and her ancestors have also produced several famous painters. Probably a girl is outgoing, after marrying the local wealthy businessman Liu Xiangyang, Bai Yu's main business has changed from the eldest lady of the Bai family to Mrs. Liu, and she rarely puts her mind on the Bai family's business, and her only son Liu Mu is also spoiled as a gentleman who is not afraid of heaven and earth, and how much he has learned from the skills passed down by the Bai family, maybe he doesn't even count himself.

Everyone is worried about fragrant and sweet, and the position of the head of the Bai family is too high, and every word and deed is feared.

It is probably because Bai Yan's approach is too criticized, and Bai Mu's opinion of him was once very big.

In those years, the antique industry rebounded, which brought a lot of impact to traditional entrepreneurs. All the antique cities in Z City are difficult to make because of the more monks and less porridge, only the reputation of Bai Yulou is loud, and the shops of those uncles and elders are also rising, and the industry under the Bai family is developing smoothly.

Therefore, no matter how Bai Yan was impeached and feared, it became nonsense, and it had no impact on his status.

"Why, enjoy the shade brought by this family, but you can't close your mouth, even if you hand over the business of Bai Yulou to you, can you make better results than me and make the Bai family develop better? If you can, make a military order, I can listen to your opinions, if not, then listen to the arrangement of my family master, and put away so much nonsense. ”

Old Man Bai just said a few words, and he blocked the mouths of those people.

This situation lasted until the old man died of a sudden illness, and the Bai family's industry passed into the hands of Bai Yicong's elder brother, Bai Yuqiu. Bai Yuqiu and the old man are two extremes, others are like their namesa, they are plain and silent, gentle as autumn, they have a bit of a historian's style, but they are not a very good businessman, and it is even more difficult to run Baiyulou.

Until Bai Yuqiu finally left completely, he was not recognized by the elders of the family......

After his father and brother were gone, Bai Yi never lived in the old villa, and he was probably afraid of seeing things and thinking about people. Most of the collections placed here are the collections of the Bai family, carefully placed in various positions, and the decoration is still the style left by Bai Yan back then, so many years have passed, and there is still no change.

Bai Yicong put down the teacup and sighed, and at this moment, his mobile phone suddenly flashed.

On the missed call reminder, it is Liu Mu's name.

Bai Yicong picked up the phone, his sharp gaze stopped on the screen for a few seconds, and he was about to answer the call of the idle Liu Dashao, but who knew that the opposite side actually kicked his nose in the face and called the video directly.

After hesitating for a second, Bai Yicong clicked the connect button.

"What are you doing, Master Bai, I'll pinch my fingers, what kind of nightlife do you have, otherwise why don't you answer the phone at home as an old cadre?"

Bai Yi was too lazy to listen to Liu Mu's nonsense, and said lightly: "There is something to say." ”

"What's the matter, my heart is empty?" Liu Mu leaned lazily on the soft sofa, shaking the foreign wine in the cup without a shape, the music was too loud, so that his words with a joking tone couldn't be heard very well, "Let me see, where did you hide your beautiful little sister?"

Bai Yicong really didn't want to bother his ears on this kind of unnutritious conversation, so he raised his hand and prepared to hang up the video when Liu Mu was too drunk. Fortunately, Liu Mu knew his cousin's temperament and temperament very well, but he could guess what Bai Yi meant from raising his finger, and the conversation also followed.

"Don't, I'm really serious, you listen to me. ”

Liu Mu put down his wine glass, waved his hand to his fox friends and dogs beside him, signaling that he was going out, and then the picture in the video shook for a few seconds, and when it became clear again, he was already outside.

"Cousin, the matter you asked me to check has a result, He Sheng has indeed been to Wucheng, if nothing else, the "Ancient Picture of Shantao Words" is still in his hands. I specially asked my mother to inquire about the news of the large and small antique calligraphy and painting auction houses in Wucheng to confirm this matter. ”

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Bai Yicong asked.

"Heaven and earth conscience, I just got the news tonight and called you to see if I missed the call to remind you, I'm going to your house to slam the door in person, Boss Bai, have you taken care of me?"

When Liu Mu was calling, Bai Yicong's mobile phone was turned silent, if he hadn't just seen that the mobile phone screen was on, he wouldn't have been able to answer the call.

"Seriously, though, I wouldn't recommend you go to Dock City again. ”

Bai Yi never spoke, and Liu Mu was still talking to himself over there.

"You disappeared in Wucheng for so long last year, what happened in the process, no one can understand, if you really encountered danger and escaped death at that time, you will investigate later, isn't it just waiting to deliver food to others, I said, you can accept it when you see it." ”

"Okay, is there anything else?" Bai Yi never said anything, but Liu Mu's bitter mouth was a fart, "It's okay, I'll hang up, you continue the midnight game and don't bother." ”

"Brother, wait a while, can you listen to me......"

On the other side of the phone, the only response to Liu Mu was the busy sound of the phone hanging up, and he sighed helplessly and completed the second half of the sentence.

"A word of persuasion, ......"