Chapter 18 Not suitable for gambling stones
The next day, Meng Zitao went to go through the resignation procedures, and because of the relationship between Xie Mingxu and Kang Yan, he immediately settled his salary.
After completing the formalities, Meng Zitao went to the office to get his things, said goodbye to Lao Song and Li Xianle, and walked out of the company easily.
As for Zhu Junda, when Meng Zitao invited Lao Song and Lao Xianle to dinner yesterday, he had already heard from them that he hadn't been gone long yesterday when the police came to escort Zhu Junda away.
It is said that at that time, Zhu Junda's face was like ashes, and his whole body was paralyzed, and he was taken away by the police. Thinking about that scene, Meng Zitao felt extremely happy in his heart.
When he returned home, it was already noon, and Meng Zitao went to Jewelry Street after eating something casually, wanting to figure out the abnormal changes in his abilities.
What surprised Meng Zitao a little was that when he came into contact with the half-gambling wool again, although the aura in the wool still desperately wanted to enter the body, when he concentrated, he was already able to control the ability.
He thought for a moment, did that mean that the ability would evolve in his favor?
With such a guess, he let go of the control of the ability, but he didn't expect that the result was no different from the first time, which froze him enough, and the aura he could feel was the same as the first time.
"Could it be that the wool also contains jadeite worth hundreds of thousands?"
Meng Zitao looked at the price tag, this piece of wool needs 30,000 yuan, after thinking about it, he felt that the variables were too big, and in the end he was not willing to start.
"It would be nice if there was something to be done here. Meng Zitao thought, but he also knew that this was unlikely, if the store got the material, he could ask someone to make the jewelry, and the money would be much more than just selling the material.
Coincidentally, just when Meng Zitao wanted to go back because he was not feeling well, someone took a fancy to the wool he had just tested, and after negotiating the price, he began to dissolve the stone.
As a result, Meng Zitao was a little embarrassed, and the jade that came out was less than 40,000, although if he bought it, he would have made money, but his body had suffered so much, he didn't think it was cost-effective. In that case, this gambling stone is definitely not for him, at least for now.
Wednesday, fine.
The weather was much cooler due to the arrival of a weak cold air. Meng Zitao went out early in the morning, rode his bicycle, and went to the antique street in a happy mood.
Since there is no market today, there are only a few stalls in the antique street, and the stall owners are all acquaintances.
As usual, Meng Zitao parked his bicycle and went straight to the sixth child. When I arrived at the fixed booth of the sixth child, I saw the honest old six, still placing things, probably not after a while.
"Yo, Xiao Meng, how do you have time to come here today?"
The sixth raised his head and saw Meng Zitao's smiling face, so he said hello, and before Meng Zitao could answer, he patted his forehead and said, "Look at me, I almost forgot that you had resigned." ”
Meng Zitao asked a little strangely, "How do you know that I resigned?"
The sixth said with a smile: "I went to eat at the night stall with my friends last night, and I happened to meet Xiao Li, who told me." By the way, you kid is so boring, you gambled a lot, and you didn't even know to invite me to dinner. ”
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Isn't this a bit of a lot of things in the past two days? At noon today, let's go to Lao Zhang's private restaurant, how about it?"
The sixth laughed and said, "It's rare for you to be a local tyrant, how can I not agree." ”
The two laughed a few words, and Meng Zitao looked at the things on the sixth stall and found that they were just some ordinary things, and they were not of interest to him.
"Sixth, your latest goods are not good. ”
"No way, during this time, the child at home has been having a fever, going to the hospital every day, and his hands are pricked, you say I'm in the mood to buy goods?"
Lao Liu scolded the hospital a few words, and then said: "However, it's not for nothing that you want good things, but the price is a little expensive." ”
After knowing each other for a few years, the sixth child knew very well Meng Zitao's ability to bear, if it weren't for Meng Zitao's earning of more than 100,000 yuan, he would not have mentioned it.
Of course, Meng Zitao also understood the truth, so he asked, "How much?"
"It's all friends, I won't say much, the lowest price is 5,000 yuan. With that, the sixth child carefully took out something from the box behind him and put it in front of Meng Zitao.
Meng Zitao took a closer look and found that this was a fine bronze mistake gold and silver Rui beast paperweight. He hurriedly took it in his hand and admired it.
Paper weights, as the name suggests, are used to press paper or book utensils, in various forms, the common ones are mostly rectangular strips, so they are also called ballast rulers and pressure rulers.
Although this paperweight is small, it carries a lot of weight. It is carved with a bronze tire round beast, the beast is in the form of a weight, the dragon's head, a single horn, and the horn is born in the top of the head, staring ahead. This Rui beast should be the image of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The whole body of the paperweight is decorated with the wrong gold and silver technique to outline the animal body ornamentation, polishing bright, colorful and simple, the shape is thick and dignified, and it has a majestic momentum. The bottom is a patina, which highlights the simple quality and forms a sharp contrast with the brightness of the surface.
Meng Zitao looked at it carefully, and judged from experience that this thing should be made in the Ming Dynasty, and the results given by the different abilities are also like this, five thousand yuan must be worth it.
It's just a pity that some of the wrong gold and silver on the paperweight have fallen off, affecting its condition. Of course, then again, if the condition is perfect, it is impossible for the sixth child to sell for only 5,000.
Meng Zitao said: "Okay, I took this thing, but I didn't have so much money on me, put the thing here first, and I'll go get the money." ”
The sixth smiled and said, "It's okay, you take the things first, I can't trust you!"
"Forget it, I'm uncomfortable owing money to others in my heart, anyway, it's only a few steps away, I'll come when I go. ”
Like many people, as long as Meng Zitao owes money to others, he always feels very uncomfortable, so he said that if his parents hadn't said that he would pay it back together after he was discharged from the hospital, he would have wanted to pay it back immediately.
Meng Zitao stood up and walked towards the bank, but recently the ATM of one bank broke down, so he could only walk for a few more minutes to withdraw money from another bank.
On the way back, Meng Zitao took a shortcut, and when he came to the turn of an alley, he suddenly saw a small stall appear in front of him. This startled him, but fortunately he stopped in time, otherwise he might have stepped on it.
Meng Zitao was a little speechless, and saw that the stall owner was an old man in his sixties, with gray hair, a weathered face, and a white shirt that had been washed and yellowed.
The old man's stall was a shabby sheet with a few things, an incense burner, a vase, a plate, and an ancient book, which seemed to be sold for money because the family was short of money.
It's just that Meng Zitao has been in the antiques industry for four years, and he already knows that this industry can't judge people by their appearance, God knows what the situation is in this old man's family?
Moreover, the surface of the incense burner, vase and plate was dusty, and the cover of the ancient book was almost rotten.
Although Meng Zitao was a little vigilant in his heart, and he didn't think there was any treasure in it, but the old man was here, in case he met a Ma Daha, bumped into or bumped into it, it would be a little troublesome.
So, he reminded: "Uncle, it's better to move your things some, in case someone bumps into or touches them, it's more of a trouble, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes, yes. When the old man heard this, he hurriedly dragged the sheets over a little, and then asked, "Young man, why don't you look at these things from me, these are all ancestral heirlooms of my family, but they have been kept in the old house, so they are a little unclean." ”
"Ancestral?" Meng Zitao muttered in his heart, he has heard a lot of this kind of words, in this antique market, if you want to say, which thing is not "ancestral"? If you really want to listen to the words, you will feel that it is a good thing, and no amount of money is enough to lose.
Meng Zitao said: "Uncle, then why don't you wipe the things? It's easy to sell if it's in good condition, isn't it?"
The old man was stunned when he heard this, and said, "Doesn't it mean that the dust on these old things can't be wiped off?"
Meng Zitao was a little speechless when he heard this, and said: "That's something that can't be wiped, ordinary things, it's normal to clean up some dirt carefully, otherwise things are too dirty, and not many people have the idea of buying, don't you say?"
When the old man thought about it, he couldn't help but scold: "I said why no one came to buy my things for a long time, that little rabbit cub, all nonsense!"
As he spoke, he picked up the censer and prepared to clean it up from the torn sheets on the ground.
Seeing the old man's unprofessional actions, Meng Zitao hurriedly stopped him, didn't wipe things when he arrived, and finally complained to his head.
The old man was a little anxious: "Then what should I do with these things?" or you can show them, I can sell them to you cheaper." ”
Looking at the old man's expectant gaze, Meng Zitao still relented, so he agreed, and sighed in his heart: "It's still inexperienced!"
Meng Zitao first picked up the incense burner, and felt a sinking in his hand, and suddenly felt that there was a play, which made him happy in his heart: "Is it really a good person who has a good reward?"
This is a copper amphora incense burner, gently wipe off some dust with your hands, and find that the surface of the copper furnace is engraved with eight immortals, the pattern is clear, vivid, and the pulp is old, and you will know that it is an old object at a glance.
"It seems that the old man may not be telling a lie. ”
Meng Zitao chuckled in his heart, and then quietly picked up the vase. It's just that the vase is more ordinary, and there are no surprises, and then he picks up the plate again.
Gently wiping the dust on the plate, Meng Zitao's eyes suddenly lit up.
I saw this plate straight mouth, the outer wall of the plate is painted with carmine glaze, the center of the plate is painted with enamel to fold the branch hibiscus, chrysanthemum, wild goose red three kinds of autumn flowers, blooming Zhengyan, bees lingering on the branches, the picture is vivid and expressive, meaning "rich and prosperous".