Chapter 487: Master of Calligraphy (I)
Meng Zitao directly refused: "I'm in Lingshi, you're in the capital, how can I give you a palm? Let me run to the capital from time to time, I don't have that interest." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
Zhong Jinxian said: "I really doubt that you are a businessman, and you don't make money even if you have money." β
Meng Zitao said disdainfully: "Of course I want to earn money, but for this money, I went to the capital, and the money for the plane ticket is not enough." β
Zhong Jinxian slapped the table: "Hey, this is easy to do, you come to the capital, I have covered the round-trip air tickets, food, clothing, housing and transportation, and you have the right to come to the capital for free travel." β
Meng Zitao smiled: "That's what you said. β
"Of course, it's just a small thing. Zhong Jinxian's chest slapped loudly, and then said: "I'll just say yes to you, last time, I actually took a fancy to Fang Tian Huang Zhangliu, but the price is a bit high, so I didn't ask for it, let's go to the capital together next Monday, how about it?"
Meng Zitao shook his head: "I don't have time, I have to take the self-examination in early July." β
"Are you still taking the self-exam? are you full?" Zhong Jinxian looked very incredible when he heard this, and Song Peng next to him also had the same expression.
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Of course I have a way to get a graduation certificate, but I want to take a diploma with real skills, and no one stipulates that I can't take the exam." β
"You...... Well, I didn't say it. Zhong Jinxian really didn't know what to say.
Meng Zitao smiled, and didn't say anything more in this regard, besides, it doesn't make sense to say this now, besides, why should he prove to others that he has this strength?
After revealing this topic, everyone chatted for a while, and seeing that it was almost time to eat, everyone was ready to leave.
Before leaving, Zhong Jinxian asked Meng Zitao, "When will you return to Ling City?"
"If nothing else, it's probably a Sunday afternoon. β
"So where are you going to play these two days?"
"This afternoon we will go for a walk, to taste the snacks of Quancheng, tomorrow we will go to Hero Mountain, the day after tomorrow someone invited me to participate in the antique salon, we are going to go to see, in the afternoon we will do the train back to Ling City. β
Song Peng heard this beside him, and his heart moved, while Zhong Jinxian said with a smile: "Your itinerary is good, how about taking us?"
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "You're not going to live a two-person life?"
Zhong Jinxian waved his hand: "Hey, I basically have to come a few times a month, and I have to find something else to do." Of course, if you don't want someone else to be a light bulb, then I didn't say it. β
Meng Zitao put on a so-called appearance: "We have always had a big light bulb to follow, more than you, less than you." β
In fact, Meng Zitao and He Wanyi are both more traditional people in their bones, and they will only hold hands when they show intimacy on the street, at most they hug, plus the army is also very attentive to this aspect, and they are usually far away, so you have to say that the impact is a little bit, but it is basically nothing.
Zhong Jinxian laughed: "Then let's talk about it, we will follow you in the next two days." We'll pick up my fiancΓ©e from school in a moment. β
"Okay. Meng Zitao nodded.
At this time, Song Peng interjected: "Shopkeeper Meng, you said that you participated in the antique salon on Sunday, is the organizer Ma Huayu?"
Meng Zitao said: "It's him, you know him too?"
"Ma Huayu, how could I not know!" Song Peng said with a hint of disdain in his tone.
Meng Zitao asked, "What, you have contradictions?"
Song Peng said: "The contradiction is so bad that I can't talk about it, but I can't get used to what he does, just for money, and he has always talked about the 'foolish theory'." β
"I know the 'Bo Silly Theory', but what does it have to do with the antique industry?" Zhong Jinxian looked curious.
Song Peng explained: "Let's put it this way, buying antiques with the 'Bo Fool Theory' does not consider the true value of the antique at all, even if it is worthless, it doesn't matter, because the buyer expects that there will be a fool to buy from him at a higher price, as long as the buyer is not the biggest fool, then it will definitely make a profit." β
Zhong Jinxian said: "That's not right, what if you really buy that kind of thing that can't be sold?"
Song Peng spread his hands: "Then make a game to sell, if you can't sell it, then the buyer is the biggest fool." Therefore, Ma Huayu, who holds this kind of pass, will be hooked up with some bureaus from time to time. β
He Wanyi frowned, and said to Meng Zitao: "Zitao, this kind of person still shouldn't have anything to do with him, let's not go to the salon on Sunday." β
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "I think this person is very interesting, you think, he is often hooked up with some bureaus, but he still lives well until now, which shows that he is still very powerful." We can learn some experience from him, the antique business is not necessarily a businessman who has been in the rules all his life, so I think I still have to go to the salon on Sunday. β
Song Peng also said frankly: "Indeed, although I don't like what Ma Huayu did, I also have to admire his ability, even if everyone knows that some bureaus are indeed related to him, but they can't find his trouble." Of course, some people who lost too much money would also go to him, but they were all settled by him. β
"The time I remember the most was the year before last, when a boss lost a lot of money because of entering the game, and the house was about to be sold. Ma Huayu was also very decisive and gave the boss 1 million, half of which was borrowed, and the other half was his funding, but after two years, the boss came back to life, and now the two have become friends. β
After listening to Song Peng's narration, Meng Zitao sighed a little, this Ma Huayu is indeed not ordinary, he can be a profiteer who is not too annoying, and his own ability must be beyond doubt.
He Wanyi is no longer opposed to going to the salon on Sunday, just like Meng Zitao said, doing business will definitely encounter some ghosts, snakes and gods, rather than suffering losses at that time, it is better to gain some experience first, as for whether Meng Zitao will be black because of this, she will definitely pay attention to it at all times.
Since Song Peng is more familiar with Ma Huayu, I believe that he should have participated in such a salon gathering, so Meng Zitao also made some understanding of him, the basic link is relatively simple, that is, to appreciate the treasure and gather, in addition, some participants will also bring some things over to trade.
Coming out of the hotel, Song Peng said goodbye first, and Meng Zitao and the others took Zhong Jinxian's car and went to the university to pick up people.
Zhong Jinxian's car is the latest president, and the return rate is very high, plus Zhong Jinxian's appearance is needless to say, as soon as he got out of the car, it attracted the attention of the surrounding passers-by, but seeing Zhong Jinxian walking directly to a sweet and well-behaved beauty on the side of the road, some people's eyes revealed some complex colors.
Zhong Jinxian took his fiancΓ©e back to the car and introduced the two parties, the girl's name is Tian Mengmeng, she is indeed a person as expected, not only is she cute, but her voice is also very cute, and she is the kind of girl who can arouse men's desire to protect.
Moreover, after contact, Meng Zitao found that Tian Mengmeng was very simple, and thinking that Zhong Jinxian and her were eight years apart, Meng Zitao always felt strange in his heart.
Zhong Jinxian was about to start the car, and Meng Zitao said, "I think you should pay attention to that man, I think he may have some bad intentions." β
"Which one?" everyone listened to this, a little curious.
"That's it. Meng Zitao pointed to a young man not far from where Tian Mengmeng was standing just now, who was walking towards the school at this time, and was probably also a student of Lu Provincial University.
"Isn't this Xu Siyuan?" Tian Mengmeng said a little strangely: "He's a good person, he shouldn't have bad intentions." β
Zhong Jinxian is not as simple as Tian Mengmeng, and besides, his fiancΓ©e said that another man is very good, what kind of thing is this? So, he immediately asked, "Who is this Xu Siyuan?"
Tian Mengmeng replied: "A classmate. . . β
What type of girl is his fiancΓ©e, Zhong Jinxian knows it clearly, the people who chase it know needless to say, it must be indispensable, and he will definitely take all kinds of measures to nip this situation in the bud, he also believes that most people will retreat in the face of difficulties, but there must be some people in this world who are not afraid of threats, not to mention the pride of key universities.
To deal with this kind of person, Zhong Jinxian adopted a combination of internal and external tricks, so he asked: "Mengmeng, when you say that others are good, do you think people are good, or do most of the people in your class think they are good." β
"I really don't know about this, are you saying that he is interesting to me?" Tian Mengmeng is simple but not stupid, and she also knows about the world, but she just doesn't want to think about it.
Zhong Jinxian smiled: "Mengmeng, you are so cute, isn't it normal for him to be interesting to you." β
Tian Mengmeng said coquettishly: "Don't say that in front of others, it's okay." β
"What's embarrassing about that, I'm not bragging. β
Zhong Jinxian smiled, and then said to Meng Zitao: "Zitao, why do you think he has bad intentions. β
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "If you want to say that there is evidence, then I definitely don't, I rely on my feelings, but my feelings are very accurate." β
Zhong Jinxian said well: "Delie, this kind of thing must be believed rather than not." β
"Hey, don't make a mistake and don't let this go, or I won't be able to spare you. Tian Mengmeng raised his show boxing.
Zhong Jinxian smiled: "I'm not a fool, if I really want to do this, isn't that just his idea, and then he will come up with another bitter plan, then you can't hate me to death." β
Tian Mengmeng snorted: "Hmph, I seem to be a fool, I just don't like to use my brain, and I'm not really stupid." β
"Yes, whoever says my family is cute and stupid, I will be in a hurry with whomever I want. β
"That's what you just meant. β
"Then I'll be in a hurry with me. β
"Poor ......"
Playing alone has the fun of one person, and the more people are lively, plus everyone is young, and there are common topics, after half a day of play, they are familiar with each other a lot. The relationship between He Wanyi and Tian Mengmeng has improved by leaps and bounds, as if they have been friends for many years, which makes Meng Zitao sigh how strange the friendship of women is.
Since we were going to Hero Mountain, we got up early in the morning and set off from the hotel at five o'clock.
The history of the Hero Mountain Cultural Market has been very long, it was originally formed spontaneously by a morning market around 1985, 20 years have passed, a spontaneous formation of the morning market, with the passage of time, the business variety has also increased, and formed a distinctive bird market and calligraphy, painting, antique market.
At present, the Hero Mountain Cultural Market has developed into a business area of 18,000 square meters, with more than 1,100 business households from all over the country, and the business types involve nearly 40,000 varieties of books and periodicals, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, strange stones and jade, flower root carvings, craft ceramics, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, stationery and sports supplies, small commodities, etc., and has become one of the four famous cultural markets in the country.
After parking the car, everyone is ready to enter from the west gate of the cultural market, and you can see from afar that there is an antique and magnificent antique archway, which is the entrance of the west gate.
The architectural design of the entire cultural market is a fusion of the style of many Hui style buildings, which looks antique and tasteful.
Like other collection markets in China, every Saturday and Sunday, the market is crowded, shoulder to shoulder, people come and go, bustling, even if Meng Zitao and they have come relatively early, but the stalls in the market are basically full, and the road is also crowded. This also shows that this place really lives up to its name.
But now after all, it's not a few years ago, and it's hard to find good things on the market, and even if there are, the price is not cheap. Basically, many of the things on the stalls are things that fool newcomers and tourists.
For example, a stall next to Meng Zitao is selling ivory, tiger teeth, wolf teeth and other things, these things are needless to say and know, they can't be true, otherwise they would have been arrested a long time ago. The wolf's tooth is similar to the dog's tooth, and the ivory is actually made from ivory fruit.
The ivory fruit is actually imported from abroad, also known as ivory coconut, is a fruit called the tagua coconut tree that grows mainly near the equator in South America, the tree grows very slowly, it takes about 15 years to produce fibrous fruits, and the fruit takes 3 to 8 years to fully ripen.
When the fruit is fully ripe and falls to the ground, it is harvested by the locals, and after being dried in the tropical sun for about 3~4 months, the gelatin of the fruit matures and turns into a white, hard substance similar to ivory. Its texture, hardness, and color are similar to ivory, with a hardness of 1.5 degrees. Therefore, it is commonly known as "plant ivory" and is considered to be a type of Bodhi seed.
It's good to buy this kind of thing to play with, but it's definitely not good to collect antiques.
He Wanyi was a little interested in this kind of "ivory" products, and after learning what it was from Mencius, she still wanted to buy some DIY handicrafts.
However, the stall owner probably thought that Meng Zitao and them were like tourists, and the price was very high as a mallet, so everyone turned around and left.
After walking for a while, I came to a very popular stall, and the stall was full of white flowers, all of which were "ivory". The small ones sell for 20, and the big ones sell for 40, and the price is quite cheap, so the two girls chose some for DIY.
In addition, there are some beeswax, crystals, jasper, red sandalwood and other things next to the stall, and the price is about the same.
The two girls each chose a small bag of "ivory", and they continued to wander around, and after walking for a while, they came to a stall selling jade.
According to the stall owner, all he sells here are rough stones from Hetian Mountain. However, if you really want to buy it at the price of jade, then your IQ will have to put a question mark, these so-called rough stones have nothing else, at most they are inlaid with a few pieces of worthless aventurine jade or Xiuyan jade.
The stall next to it is even more powerful, saying that it is the main Hetian jade seed material, but it is actually Xiuyan jade. Nanhong agate red is too red, and it seems that there is too much dye. And what Baltic rough amber stones, sold by the gram, have a fair scale to testify. No matter how you look at it, it looks like dyed old glass and re-burned, with an unknown chemical coagulant added to it.
Of course, it is impossible for the market to be full of such things, and there are also cheap and high-quality items, for example, a stall that sells walnuts, and all kinds of walnuts are exchanged for fake ones. Meng Zitao took a look and found that they were indeed good, and the price was not expensive.
So, everyone picked some and it was good to give them as gifts.
As time goes by, there are more and more people in the market, and even when there are many people, they can't walk, if not for anything else, just to see some strange antiques.
Everyone was strolling leisurely, and the stall owners also looked indifferent, chatting leisurely with the people next to them, not in a hurry at all, as if everyone came here not to buy and sell, but to enjoy a kind of relaxation and ease.
Meng Zitao likes this atmosphere more, anyway, it's still early, so everyone walks around slowly, enjoying this relaxation and ease...... (To be continued.) )