Liu Jiapeng sighed helplessly: "In the end, it's still my clumsiness, if I could have discovered the problem with this piece of jade earlier, the previous thing wouldn't have happened." ”

Meng Zitao could understand what Liu Jiapeng meant, which was nothing more than reminding him that he also bought this jade from Nian Jiwei, Nian Jiwei is not a good person, don't trust this person easily.

Meng Zitao didn't say much, he has his own judgment on a person's character, and he will not be easily affected by others, he said: "Shopkeeper Liu, although this jade is not from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but the jade of the Ming Dynasty is still good, I don't know if you still want to transfer it?"

"Very willingly. Nian Jiwei nodded: "Speaking of which, since I opened this shop, business has not been very good, and today I have hated Fang Lao, and it is estimated that the business will be even worse in the future, so I want to close the shop, and I am ready to deal with some things in the store, otherwise this jade will not be taken out." ”

Speaking of this, Nian Jiwei paused, looking a little sad, and he sighed: "Alas, don't talk about it, this jade is worth 60,000 yuan, okay?"

Meng Zitao agreed without hesitation, it is basically impossible to count on picking up leaks at this time.

Liu Jiapeng said: "Teacher Meng, I don't have anything particularly outstanding except for this jade, of course, if you want, you can take a look again." ”

"Then you don't have to. Meng Zitao waved his hand, he was very short of time now, and he had just glanced at the things outside, but he basically couldn't get into his eyes, so he planned to leave.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, and Liu Jiapeng's eyes flashed with surprise, how could anyone still come to him now.

Liu Jiapeng got up to open the door, and Meng Zitao was about to leave, so he went out with him.

Liu Jiapeng opened the door, and the first thing he saw was a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, followed by three young men with several boxes in their hands.

The middle-aged man took off his sunglasses and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Liu Jiapeng had a transaction with this middle-aged man, but he only knew that this person's surname was Wang, and he didn't know anything else.

"It turned out to be Boss Wang, I don't know what happened today?"

Boss Wang looked at Meng Zitao first, and then said that he had something for Liu Jiapeng to see, that is, he wanted to sell something to Liu Jiapeng.

Liu Jiapeng was a little embarrassed, not only because of Boss Wang's posture, but also because he was short of money now, and he couldn't afford too expensive things. But at this time, Meng Zitao touched him lightly, and he immediately reacted and said with a smile: "Okay, Boss Wang, please." ”

Liu Jiapeng let them in, closed the door, and took them to the secret room behind the partition with Meng Zitao.

Boss Wang is not surprised by this, because for some traditional antique shops, the display area is often separated from the office area, separated by a partition for cultural relics, and if there are important customers, the door is often closed, and the intervention of a third party is not welcome.

came to the small room at the back, because the location was not enough, only Meng Zitao and the three of them were sitting, and the other three bodyguards were standing next to them.

Boss Wang stretched out his hand and shook hands with the two: "Shopkeeper Liu, I don't know who this is?"

Meng Zitao didn't wait for Liu Jiapeng to speak, then said with a smile: "I am his friend, in fact, I opened this shop with him." ”

Liu Jiapeng hurriedly nodded yes.

Seeing that this was the case, Boss Wang didn't care much, and then, he asked the three people behind him to take things out of the box, and a few pieces of porcelain and jade were placed on the table, and he politely said Please ask Liu Jiapeng to help palm the eyes and see if these things are right and how much they are worth.

Liu Jiapeng and Boss Wang have only traded once, it is still a small piece, and they have not done much communication, I don't know the details of this Boss Wang, but he knows that this person does not know too much about cultural relics.

As soon as the things are put away, Liu Jiapeng already has a bottom on things in his heart, and he doesn't need to look at it at all, just know that among the 5 pieces of porcelain in front of him, 4 of them are to the middle and late Ming Dynasty, but they are just ordinary kilns, and the collection value is not high, one of them looks like a boutique, which is the 1 piece that Boss Wang asked Liu Jiapeng to focus on, but Liu Jiapeng can see that it is also an imitation.

Liu Jiapeng couldn't help muttering in his heart, this Boss Wang seems to have bad intentions, and deliberately took out a few real and fake objects, so that it would be better to make a move, but what should I say about this?

If it is right, after these things are handled, this Boss Wang said that he has seen the things, and in the end, not only will his reputation be damaged, but he may also have to bear the corresponding responsibility. If it's not right, those big men are five big and three rough, with a bad face, and they don't look easy to provoke, if the other party is angry and counts the matter on their own heads, what should they do?

Just as Liu Jiapeng was hesitating how to speak, he heard Meng Zitao say: "Boss Wang, do you want to transfer these things?"

"What do you mean, what, do you want it?" asked Boss Wang.

"I think this jade is quite interesting. Meng Zitao said with a smile.

Liu Jiapeng looked back, this jade is indeed quite interesting, because its statue is the image of a crow, if there are three legs, it can still be said that it is a crow, but now, it is just a crow. A crow is a bad omen, how can anyone carve a crow? However, the jade looked like it was some years old, otherwise it was hard for him to imagine that Mencius would have bought it.

"What about the others?" asked Boss Wang again.

Meng Zitao smiled and shook his head: "I don't like the others very much. I don't know if Boss Wang can offer a price for this jade, as long as the price is right, I will ask for it. ”

"If you want it, the price is 150,000!" Boss Wang said lightly.

Meng Zitao smiled: "Your price is too exaggerated, the carving of this jade is not outstanding, I also see that it is old, and the theme of the statue is interesting, so I want to play with it." The price is 80,000 yuan, if Boss Wang agrees, then I will buy it, and it doesn't mean much to me if it exceeds this price. ”

What Meng Zitao didn't expect was that Boss Wang readily agreed, but he had a request for cash. Meng Zitao only had 60,000 cash in his bag, and asked Liu Jiapeng to borrow 20,000 yuan, which was considered to be the completion of the transaction.

After that, Boss Wang asked again: "You two, I don't know how much my porcelain costs?"

Liu Jiapeng said politely: "Boss Wang, I'm really sorry, my store no longer deals in porcelain from the Ming Dynasty, and the price is uncertain." ”

Boss Wang's attitude was not tough, and after a few more small talks, he left with someone.

Liu Jiapeng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in his heart, this antique business is sometimes a high-risk occupation, and a vague answer is a necessary experience.

Meng Zitao opened his mouth and asked, "Shopkeeper Liu, do you know anything about this person?"

"I had a business with him, and it was just a gadget, and I didn't know anything about him. Speaking of this, Liu Jiapeng asked a question in his heart: "Teacher Meng, the jade carved just now is a crow, right?"

"Yes, it is indeed a crow. Meng Zitao said: "You must think it is strange, in fact, in folklore, the crow was not a mourning bird at the beginning, and even before the Tang Dynasty, it was a lucky bird. ”

In fact, in ancient times, there was a historical legend that "the crow reported the good news, and there was Zhou Xing". "The Book of Poetry, Xiaoya, New Year's Month" has a cloud, "Mourn my people, where do you follow Lu? "The house of the rich in Wuluo, that is, who is rich, is a good omen. If you think about it, it is probably that the rich families have left a lot of food, so the crows and many birds come to eat because they can have a full stomach.

The Han Dynasty should help the "Customs and Customs" text: ""Ming Emperor's Living Note": 'Patrol Mount Tai to the East, to Rongyang, there is Wu Feiming to ride the public opinion, and the Tiger Ben Wang Ji shot it. The lyrics said: "The black bird is dumb, the bow is shot, and the left armpit of the hole is opened." Long live the life of His Majesty, and the minister is 2,000 stones. "The emperor gave two million, so that the pavilion wall is painted as Wuye. ’”

It means that if you shoot under the crow's left wing, the crow will be lucky. So he didn't miss the opportunity, and after praising the longevity of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, he begged to be the county guard palace of the two dry stones. However, the emperor only rewarded money and did not make an official.

In general, the crow announces the good news, unlike the magpie calling the guests to arrive, the legend has a certain connection with the facts, plus the crow is black, and the chirping sound is also harsh and ugly, leaving a bad impression, so the crow was the historical "common sense" of the rise of the Zhou Dynasty, which was completely forgotten by many people. As a result, the saying of the Annunciation of the Raven gradually declined, and thus the saying that it was a bad omen arose in a different direction.

Meng Zitao explained briefly, and then said: "Of course, as a statue, it is generally a golden crow, and it is still rare to carve crows like this, so I bought it and prepared to study it." ”

In fact, Meng Zitao said this just to cover up, and of course this is not the case.

You should still remember the painting that Meng Zitao saw in Zhu Zhongshi, there is a crow on the scroll, and the image of the crow is exactly the same as the one on this jade carving, including the direction of the head. Of course, this may also be a coincidence, but is there really such a coincidence?

Meng Zitao returned the money to Liu Jiapeng, and after walking out of the store, he called someone to investigate Lu Feng and Nian Jiwei, first to see if there was any time to commit the crime, and then to ask.

After that, he asked Zhong Jinxian to investigate the Boss Wang just now, and he wanted to know how the statue came about, and whether it would be related to Zhu Zhongshi's painting.

After making the call, Meng Zitao thought while walking, he came back to the capital, and encountered a lot of things, but fortunately, he solved them one by one, and now there are people investigating the things in hand, and he can return to Lingshi to participate in the boundary change election of the Antique Association.

It's just that in this way, the original plan has to be pushed back again, especially when I get married next month, this month must be very busy, not to mention anything else, the honeymoon is always going to be over. Then it's the Spring Festival, and the original plan will be postponed because of this, so I just hope that next year I can solve the things that have accumulated before.

While thinking about things, Meng Zitao walked towards the parking lot, but as soon as he took a few steps, he noticed that someone was following him.

"Hey, this time back to the capital, how did you encounter such a thing, stalking me and keeping up with addiction, right?"

This kind of thing kept happening, which made Meng Zitao a little annoyed, thinking about whether to go back and beat up the person who was following him, but he still held back, ready to wait for the background to appear, and then let the other party taste his iron fist!

When Meng Zitao was walking to a corner, a person suddenly appeared in front of him, who was one of the three big men brought by Boss Wang just now.

The man smiled coldly at Meng Zitao: "Come with me, my boss has something to ask you." ”

"Not available. Meng Zitao directly refused.

As soon as the words fell, the person who had been following him before walked over, it was another of the three big men, and he sneered: "Boy, I think you should be honest, don't suffer." ”

"I'll see what you can do in broad daylight!" Meng Zitao showed a look of inwardness.

"Boy, it seems that you want to toast and drink the penalty wine!" The big man on the opposite side laughed cruelly, and then quickly approached Meng Zitao with another one.

"I'll call you when you come again. Meng Zitao's eyes rolled wildly, looking a little flustered.

"I'm here to see if your voice is fast, or if my knife is fast. The man behind him was holding a dagger in concealment.

Seeing this situation, Meng Zitao felt relieved, since the other party was also so unscrupulous, then he didn't need to scruple about it for a while.

Next, Meng Zitao had to be "forced" to follow the two people into a high-end business car.

"Little brother, I'm really sorry, and I want to invite you over. Boss Wang said with a smile.

Meng Zitao snorted coldly: "Boss Wang, what do you mean!"

Boss Wang smiled: "Little brother, don't be nervous, I don't mean anything else, I just have a question I want to ask you, I hope you can answer truthfully." ”

"What's the problem?" Meng Zitao asked with a frown.

Boss Wang smiled: "A very simple question, you should see the crow carved in jade somewhere else, right? Don't say it's because of interest, I really haven't seen anyone who would buy this kind of jade carving." ”

Mencius said, "Yes, I saw a similar crow on a painting. ”

"Tell me, where!" Boss Wang asked impatiently.

Meng Zitao laughed: "This is not in a hurry in advance, Boss Wang, can you tell me, where did you know that there is something similar?"

Boss Wang's face was gloomy: "You have to figure out what your identity is now." ”

Meng Zitao laughed and said, "It should be you who can't figure it out." ”

Boss Wang sneered and snorted at the big man sitting next to Meng Zitao: "Let him be honest with me." ”

Hearing this, Dahan grabbed Meng Zitao's arm, and was about to exert force, but saw Meng Zitao's backhand, and then he heard Kara's voice, his wrist was actually broken by Meng Zitao, and a painful wail suddenly came out of his mouth.

"It's noisy, it's like a pig!" Meng Zitao slapped the big man unconscious, and then grinned at Boss Wang: "Boss Wang, can you answer my question now!"