Chapter 55: A Big Gamble
Dinner was in charge of Li Yadong, and the little nanny of the palace family was on the side, making crab meat pot, fresh big green crabs, authentic southern rice cakes, including other ingredients or something, all ready.
I have to say that for a bite to eat, the old man Gong is also quite hard.
The crab clay pot with rice cakes can already be used as a staple food, not only is it easier to drink, but it also has a soft and glutinous taste, and the slightly caramelized rice cakes are covered with a thick sauce, which is a difficult ingredient to taste, but it also has a distinct texture.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" A square table was set up in the open space in the courtyard, and the old man sat on a small bench and feasted on it, praising it again and again.
"This dish can be used as a town sign!" he commented.
"The old man praises falsely, and the small fights are not worth mentioning. Li Yadong is actually happy in his heart, but he is still not arrogant or impatient on the surface.
"Xiao Lizi, are you interested in Panjia Restaurant?" Old Man Gong is scheming, he is not short of money, and he is really embarrassed to rub other people's food every day, so he encourages others to open a restaurant, so that he can not only eat delicious food from time to time, but also eat justifiably.
Li Yadong refused directly without thinking about it, no one knows better than him how hard it is to open a restaurant, although he enjoys the fun of cooking food, but he doesn't want to make a profit from it, or that sentence, he is too tired, and he doesn't have so much time now.
"Why? It's too buried to open a restaurant with such a good craft. "Old Man Gong is still a little unwilling.
Li Yadong smiled, "Old man, you probably know, I'm still a student." ”
"Oh oh......" This reason is that the old man Gong can't refute it, students, naturally they have to focus on their studies.
The two of them tasted the ten-year-old rice wine dug up from under the old locust tree in the backyard of the palace house, and chatted without a word, but inadvertently pulled it to the antiques.
"What, are you interested?" The old man Gong rolled his eyes with a pair of beads, and said with a smile: "If you are interested, I can teach you, but the antique industry has always been passed on inside and outside, and the inside is very complicated. ”
Li Yadong glanced at him, and said that it was false not to be impressed, he was already fond of literature and history, but he only knew a little about the skin, if he could worship under a big family, not only satisfy his interest, but also learn the skills of antique appreciation, it should be a good thing to have the best of both worlds, but he couldn't agree, because he didn't give people the ideological consciousness of being a grandson.
The phrase "a teacher for one day and a father for life" may just be said on the orthodox campus, but in the circle of Jianghu artists, it is a real rule, and if you don't listen to the teacher's orders after learning the craft, you will be despised by your peers, and if it is serious, it can rise to the level of bullying the teacher and destroying the ancestors.
"Forget it, old man, you also said that there is a great road here, I am afraid that I am not good enough to make you angry. ”
"It's boring. The old man pouted and finished the full wine cup in one gulp.
Li Yadong smiled, changed the topic in time, and asked: "Old man, since you are everyone, then I want to ask you something, I once had the honor to see a piece of Yuan Dynasty porcelain, but I don't know the authenticity ......."
As he spoke, he carefully described the heirloom of Feng Daming's family to the old man of the palace.
"Yuan Qinghua!" After hearing this, the old man of the palace widened his eyes, and even asked, "Are you sure you have seen it with your own eyes?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the jar of wine stained with yellow mud on the ground.
Li Yadong compared it in his mind for a while, and replied: "It's probably bigger than this jar." ”
"It's even bigger!" Old Man Gong gasped, "Is there really a map of Lao Tzu out of the customs on it?"
"Can't be wrong. Li Yadong nodded very firmly, "There can be no mistake with the green cow, Lao Suo, and the valley painted above, and there is a person in official uniform kneeling under the green cow, I guess it should be Yin Xi." ”
"Qingniu, Lao Suo, official uniform......" The old man thought for a moment, and suddenly clapped his hands violently, "Where is that jar now?"
Li Yadong saw that he gave up the wine and food and ignored it, and he couldn't hide the excitement on his face, so he knew that his original guess was really right, and that jar was not trivial.
"Don't hide it, old man, the jar belongs to someone else, I wanted to buy it at the time, but the price in the other party's heart is too high, I can't take it for a few tens of thousands of yuan, and I don't have so much money. ”
"You don't have what I have!" Old Man Gong was so wealthy that he almost didn't go into the house and take out a cornucopia.
Li Yadong was thinking that this old man was really not low-key, and he didn't know where his solid family business came from, and he was also making his own little calculations. Everyone wants good things, and he has no intention of making wedding dresses for others. If you have money, it's yours, can you buy it and give it to me?
The old man of the palace has already become a fine character, how can he not see his careful thoughts, and persuaded the old man with good words for a long time, but Li Yadong can always use roundabout tactics to go around him.
In the end, the old man of the palace had nothing to do, and sighed faintly, "You kid hides so strictly, I just want to get it over and treasure it, this kind of baby bump is tossing and turning outside, maybe one day it will be turned into a foreign country, and it will be difficult to come back." ”
Li Yadong wanted to say "I can also treasure it", but he didn't say it after all, but was aroused by the words "baby pimple". He had already guessed with his meager knowledge that the jar might be a national treasure, but speculation was speculation after all, and now that he met someone who knew it, he naturally had to ask for advice.
After hearing his question, the old man of the palace explained: "You know very much, Yuan blue and white is extremely precious, the raw materials used are transported from West Asia thousands of miles away, and the amount of survival is very small, and the old man I have been fortunate to see a few pieces of Yuan blue and white are all bowl and plate type, the jar you are talking about is unheard of, and what is even more rare is that it is not only huge, but also painted with a map of celebrity deeds, the research value is immeasurable, it can be described as rare, do you say precious or not?"
Li Yadong was shocked when he heard this, daring to love is the treasure of treasures, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Old man, then do you say that it may be a fake?"
"Fake?" the old man pondered for a moment, then replied: "There is a possibility, but how to see the real thing, if you can bring that jar to me to see......"
Although his words were not finished, Li Yadong had already understood the meaning and began to think about it in his heart.
If he wants to borrow that jar from Feng Daming, it is almost impossible in terms of that guy's nervousness, but he can't even introduce the old man to Feng Daming, that will only make wedding dresses for others, so there is only one way in front of him at present - bet!
Although he doesn't have 50,000 yuan now, when the batch of goods in the store is sold out, it will be enough. Take 50,000 yuan to bet on the authenticity of the jar, and if he loses the bet, he will probably go bankrupt, and if he wins, he will make a profit.
You must know that this is 1984, and the gamble of 50,000 yuan can be regarded as a big gamble.
Bet. Or don't bet?