A scarface standing next to Brother Diamond said: "Boss, this person Li Crab is too arrogant, and he doesn't deal with you, even if we find him, he won't take care of you." ”

Brother Drill glared at him: "Where did you get so much nonsense, you just need to reply truthfully, the key is to find his people." As long as he finds him, he doesn't care about it, it has nothing to do with us, some people solve him!"

"Yes!"

"Also, you remember to collect what he did and try to be as objective as possible, understand?"

"Understood!"

Scarface said again: "But boss, what if Meng Zitao doesn't want to touch him?"

Brother Drill looked at Scarface's head: "Why are you so stupid! What do you think about him, what we gave him is not fake news, can he still have an opinion on us?"

Speaking of this, he looked at Scarface: "Why are you talking so much nonsense today, are you afraid of him Li Crab!"

"Boss, what you said, how could I be afraid of him?" Scar swore by it, but no matter how you look at it, I feel a little weak.

Brother Drill said lightly: "Scar, don't think I don't know that you have been with Li Crab for a while before, but the matter has passed, and I don't plan to delve into it, but there is a sentence I put here, if you dare to harm my business, your whole family will go and feed the sharks." ”

Scarface has been following Brother Drill for several years, how can he not know Brother Drill's temper, often when he is expressionless, it is the most angry time, often do what he says, how dare he do it now, he dares to think about it again, he said that he promised to complete the task, and he ran out of the door.

Brother Drill snorted coldly, if it weren't for his friend's affection, and he felt that Scarface was still useful, how could he be so polite. Moreover, he has learned to send others to do this, and if he notices any unusual movements in Scarface, then don't blame him.

On the other side, Meng Zitao returned to the car and fed the little shrike first.

Speaking of which, this shrike is quite well-behaved, and he doesn't feed it or make a fuss about it, but the feeding mouth is quite large, and according to the amount of young birds eat, it is about two to three times taller, and Meng Zitao can't figure out why, maybe it has something to do with the spiritual liquid he fed it yesterday.

Meng Zitao fed the amount he fed in the morning, but found that he was not satisfied, and fed three more shredded meat, and Xiao Shike was satisfied, and then, Meng Zitao took out toilet paper and put it behind its buttocks to make it convenient.

"Why doesn't this guy eat more and more, and he won't become a monster. Meng Zitao muttered while cleaning up the birds, to be honest, this situation is indeed against common sense, he is really a little worried, don't raise the birds to death.

After feeding the birds, Meng Zitao had nothing to do, thinking that after coming to Wenling, he didn't have time, so he just went to the antique market today.

As soon as he wanted to do it, Meng Zitao started the car and drove in the direction of the antique market.

To say, although Wenling has a profound cultural heritage, rich cultural resources, but did not form a nationally famous large-scale antique market, the scale of the antique market is not large, this and the antique market in Lingshi is also a little imaginary.

Since it was already afternoon, there were not many people in the antique market, looking at the stalls on both sides of the street, as well as the antique shops with many doors, Meng Zitao was a little disappointed, but since he came, he definitely couldn't leave immediately, so let's take a look first.

The traders here are generally divided into three places, one is from Jiangxi Province, mainly selling porcelain and porcelain pieces; the other is the Central Plains, they are generally engaged in handicraft business, strictly speaking, they can not be called antique dealers, can only be said to be hawkers, but a small number of people are also engaged in antique business.

The last group is the Wenling locals, who sell most of the white porcelain produced in Dehua, as well as some local antiques from private collections. However, due to the small scale and the lack of genuine products, many antique shops are not doing very well.

Meng Zitao visited several antique shops one after another, but did not find anything he liked, and after shopping for a long time, he didn't even buy a thing, which was worse than the antique market in Ling City, which made him more and more disappointed.

Walking into an antique shop again, Meng Zitao found that there were fewer things here, and the boss was lying on a recliner, just glanced at Meng Zitao, and continued to read the book in his hand, and the whole store gave people a sense of depression.

Seeing this situation, Meng Zitao didn't have hope for the things in the store again, but if he looked at it again, the things here could still be seen, and he didn't turn around and leave.

Walking to the shelves, the things here are mainly porcelain, and the first two pieces of porcelain Meng Zitao just glanced at it and let it go, because it was just a folk kiln porcelain with little value.

Then look at it, either a high imitation or a folk kiln, these Mencius Tao are not interested, and finally see the official kiln, or a remnant.

However, Meng Zitao did not mean to look down on this remnant, on the contrary, he attached great importance to it, because it was a Chongzhen official kiln porcelain.

Chongzhen Dynasty, social turmoil, wars, natural disasters continued, porcelain production in the official kiln of the porcelain capital due to corruption in the Wanli Dynasty has been stopped, in the past, most people thought that in such a turbulent social environment, porcelain production is destined to decline, but a large number of physical evidence that this is not the case.

The blue and white porcelain produced during the Chongzhen period has made outstanding achievements in craftsmanship and decorative arts, and has a great influence on the blue and white art of the early Qing Dynasty, so it is of great significance for a comprehensive understanding of the appearance of blue and white porcelain in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, as well as the transformation process of blue and white porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

And this remnant is judged by Meng Zitao, it is a very rare Chongzhen official kiln porcelain, but unfortunately it is only a remnant, of course, if it is not a remnant, it will not be placed here.

However, even if it is only a remnant, and only two-thirds of the remnants, it is also very helpful for the study of Chongzhen official kiln porcelain.

So, Meng Zitao looked carefully and found no problem, so he asked the boss for a price.

The boss seemed to have been reading a book just now, but he actually observed Meng Zitao from time to time, and saw that Meng Zitao had selected a remnant weapon, knowing that he was an expert, and he did not make a random offer.

Meng Zitao symbolically repaid the price and bought it.

When the boss was packing, Meng Zitao asked about the business of the antique market.

The boss shook his head: "Hey, you must have seen it, my store is going to close next month, no way, I have been doing antique business in Wenling for several years, but I haven't made a few dollars." ”

"Is it difficult to do business here?" Meng Zitao asked curiously.

The boss said truthfully: "It's quite difficult to do, the good collections here are basically in the hands of some large private collectors, but they rarely communicate with the outside world, and the collections will mainly circulate in a very small circle, which is difficult for ordinary collectors to see, let alone flow into the market, which is also a major reason why the antique market here is underdeveloped." ”

Meng Zitao said: "Originally, I wanted to receive one or two items that could be seen, but it seems that it is unlikely. ”

When the boss heard this, he asked, "Does the little brother have any requirements for the price of things?"

Meng Zitao said: "As long as it is a high-quality product, I will accept it all." ”

The boss immediately said, "If you believe me, you can wait here, and I can have someone send you some good things." ”

This is exactly what Meng Zitao wanted, so he agreed.

The boss went to make a phone call, and after about ten minutes, I saw a middle-aged man with dark skin and some fishy smell on his body, carrying a few things in his hand.

The boss introduced the two parties, the man's name was Yang Xiaopo, as for his occupation and the origin of the things he brought, the boss did not mention it.

As soon as Meng Zitao saw the utensils in the box, he asked, "Is this Hailao porcelain?"

Seeing Meng Zitao ask, the boss couldn't help asking: "Do you have a taboo about Hailao porcelain?"

Yang Xiaopo said confidently: "What is there to be taboo about this, we also fished up from the bottom of the sea with our lives, and we didn't steal or rob, what can it matter? Speaking of which, the state is really true, if you fish legally, I will not catch it legally? If you don't care if a foreigner fishes you, but the people of our country want to arrest people, how can there be such a reason?"

"As the old saying goes, 'Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water', since ancient times, who has ever heard that things caught from the sea must be handed over to the public? If you don't pay them, you will go to jail, isn't this bullying the common people?"

Meng Zitao looked at what he said, as if he had been greatly wronged, and felt a little funny in his heart, and asked, "Then do you understand the Cultural Relics Law?"

Yang Xiaopo said disdainfully: "The law is formulated by the state, and the state will definitely stand on its side! If we let the common people make the law, it will not be like this, it is not stealing and robbing, and it is not a crime that is committed by spending all our strength to fish out of the sea?"

In the eyes of ordinary people, this is indeed true, but the law is so determined, so naturally there is such a reason, and Meng Zitao doesn't want to be verbose with him, and he can't explain anything to him, besides, he won't listen to the explanation.

Yang Xiaopo continued: "I said, if you feel taboo, I will take all that thing back, and I will not sell it to anyone." ”

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "I'll take a look first." ”

The things brought by Yang Xiaopo, except for one bronze, the rest are porcelain, each of which is a fine work, and even a Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain.

Some people may find it strange, why did the Qing Dynasty still have no official kiln porcelain?

Of course, there is a reason for this, except for some special circumstances in the early Qing Dynasty, mainly because the emperor at that time, especially the Qianlong Emperor, always kept improving, spared no expense, and required the imperial kiln factory to repeatedly fire the kiln experiment until it was fired to a satisfactory excellent style.

At the same time, it is also related to the emperor's superstition. It is rumored that Emperor Kangxi was afraid that the eunuchs would break the porcelain of the official kiln, which meant bad luck, and he was afraid that his country would not be protected, so he asked that the fired porcelain not fall into the dynasty or not fall into the payment.

There is also a situation that imitates the porcelain of the previous generation, such as Song porcelain and Ming porcelain, if the original is not paid, the imitation porcelain will naturally not bring money. The imitation of classic porcelain of the Song and Ming dynasties is a major feature of the official kilns of the Qing Dynasty. Furthermore, judging from the surviving official kiln porcelain, the sacrificial vessels and offerings of the Qing Dynasty were often unsigned.

Moreover, the auction prices of these undated official kiln porcelains have been somewhat impressive in recent years, as they are less preserved than those of other porcelains from the same period, but rather precious.

Yang Xiaopo brought this piece of official kiln porcelain, is a blue and white bucket hat bowl, this vessel layout is rigorous, the painting is smooth and vivid, the brushstrokes are delicate, the blue and white hair color is emerald blue and bright, lined with snow glaze, Meng Zitao judged from all aspects, it should be a Kangxi imitation of Xuande's work, and it is a fine work, the value is very high.

Just as Meng Zitao was carefully observing the porcelain in his hand, he saw a middle-aged man walk in from outside.

As soon as Yang Xiaopo saw this person, he immediately became angry: "Mu Menglin, why are you so ghostly!"

Mu Menglin sat down opposite Meng Zitao with a big grin: "As long as you can repay the money, I will definitely not follow you again." ”

Yang Xiaopo scolded: "Ma, there is no royal law in this matter, say it again, I am just a witness, and it has nothing to do with the matter between you, they owe money and you look for them to go, you look for me, it is impossible at all!"

Mu Menglin said: "If it weren't for your Yang Xiaopo's face, could I lend them money?"

"What's going on?" Meng Zitao asked, loan disputes are often troublesome, and he doesn't want to buy something, but get into trouble.

The boss is more clear about the original situation, so he briefly introduced it to Meng Zitao.

It turned out that Yang Xiaopo had two friends, these two people resigned from the original enterprise and started a flour mill, originally they wanted to do a big job, but half a year later, their flour processing factory capital turnover could not be turnover, for this reason, the two of them were so worried that they couldn't eat and sleep well.

Just when the two of them were worried about this matter, they thought of Mu Menglin, because Mu Menglin bought antiques in a year and picked up a big leak, earned more than 500,000 yuan, borrowed 100,000 yuan for emergency relief, and there was no problem in thinking about it, so they went to Mu Menglin to borrow money.

That night, the two of them invited Mu Menglin to the most famous hotel in the local area. During the dinner, one of them talked about lending money and promised to pay more interest.

Mu Menglin is a typical character who does not suffer losses, and after listening to the interest offered by the two, he was moved, so he readily agreed, but he had a condition, and he had to find someone to vouch for, so he found Yang Xiaopo.

After Yang Xiaopo arrived, he did not agree to be a guarantor, but only agreed to be a witness.

The next day, Mu Menglin gave out 100,000 yuan, and the two sides agreed that the 100,000 yuan would be borrowed for one year, and 15,000 yuan of interest would be paid, with Yang Xiaopo as a witness.

The matter was so decided, but I didn't expect that after half a year, the business still didn't improve, and even the wages of the workers couldn't be paid, and one of them simply ran away with his wife and children.

Mu Menglin got the news, and hurriedly went to another person to ask for money, but the other party had no money and kept delaying, and finally because Mu Menglin was entangled tightly, this person felt aggrieved, and fell to his death when he was drunk.

So, Mu Menglin set his eyes on Yang Xiaopo again, which made Yang Xiaopo annoyed to death, but he couldn't beat him, and he was very aggrieved.