Seeing that Meng Zitao agreed to go to the auction, Lu Jianjia told him that he could go to the preview tomorrow, and if he had enough time, he would take everyone to his friend's antique shop, where the things were better than the auction of the house just now, but the friend went to New York, otherwise he could take them there today.

After making an appointment, Lu Jianjia took his leave.

Meng Zitao said: "Huijie, do you know where to temporarily store antiques?"

Shu Huijie looked around, pointed to the left and said, "There is a bank not far away that has deposit business, but what do you want to put it?"

"This painting, of course. Meng Zitao said with a smile.

"Oh, is this painting precious?" Shu Huijie asked in some surprise.

Meng Zitao said: "I think this painting is made by Lang Shining, do you say it is precious?"

"What!" Shu Huijie was stunned, of course she had heard of Lang Shining, and knew that he was a very famous painter, if this painting was really created by Lang Shining, it was indeed necessary to store it in the bank safe.

Shu Huijie came back to her senses and asked, "Then how much can this painting be worth?"

Meng Zitao said: "It's really hard to say, my psychological price is at least 20 million." ”

Shu Huijie was stunned for a moment, the paintings bought for 500 yuan were only more than 3,000 yuan when they were counted as RMB, and more than 3,000 bought things worth 20 million, it was incredible to think about it!

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "It's not early, let's go, it's not good for the bank to close." ”

"Oh. Shu Huijie nodded a little stupidly, and then, seeing that He Wanyi didn't react much, she felt a little strange in her heart, so she asked.

He Wanyi smiled: "Picking up leaks is a normal thing for him, and I'm used to it." ”

"No, is it possible that there are a lot of leaks like this?" Shu Huijie was shocked again.

"Anyway, it's a lot, just ask your brother next time. He Wanyi said.

After going to the bank to deposit things, the group walked on the street to appreciate the local customs, and at this time, Shu Huijie became a tour guide to explain to everyone.

As we walked and listened to some local stories, time flew by, and when it was already dark, everyone was ready to find a restaurant to enjoy a delicious dinner.

When he was walking to a street corner, a person suddenly rushed out, startling He Wanyi and Shu Huijie.

Meng Zitao fixed his eyes and saw that the person who rushed out was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old Asian girl, she was full of alcohol, her face was covered with tears, and her makeup was crying.

The girl stumbled a few steps before falling to the ground, apparently drunk.

Seeing this, the three of them looked at each other a little, and when they saw that the girl was more pitiful, they planned to help.

Meng Zitao examined the girl and said: "She is just drunk, but she seems to have drunk more, and I don't know if there is alcohol poisoning, and we don't know her, so let's call an ambulance to take her to the hospital." ”

"Don't. Shu Huijie hurriedly waved her hand: "The price of the ambulance here is scary, in case she doesn't have medical insurance, it's not like our country, where it costs a few hundred or a few thousand yuan." ”

Meng Zitao had also seen on the Internet before that Americans could not afford to see a doctor if they did not have insurance, but he didn't have much of a concept, and it wasn't until he listened to Shu Huijie's introduction that he knew how expensive it was.

Let's talk about this ambulance, the Americans have made a statistic, showing that the ambulance jumps 164 US dollars per 1.6 kilometers, in addition, not only the car has to be charged, but also everything on the car has to be charged, as small as a stretcher blanket, and even a bandage. In the face of uneasy patients, American ambulance doctors will say to use it first, and then hand over the bill, which can often frighten people.

Many medical insurance in the United States refuse to include "ambulance emergency expenses", so here, unless there is a special emergency, do not call an ambulance.

"Zitao, you let her wake up first, and then ask. He Wanyi said.

"Okay. ”

Just when Shu Huijie was surprised in her heart, could Meng Zitao still make the girl wake up when she said she would wake up, she saw that Meng Zitao massaged the girl a few times, and the girl slowly woke up.

"Where am I and who are you?" the girl asked in English.

Meng Zitao explained the situation and asked the girl how much she had drunk and whether she would like to be sent to the hospital.

The girl thanked her, saying that she didn't have to go to the hospital, she just went home and got some sleep.

There is a way to help people to the end, Meng Zitao took out a pen and sticky note paper, wrote a sobering recipe, and gave it to the girl, so that if she could buy the medicinal herbs on it, she would cook and drink it according to it, and she would not have a hangover after sleeping all night.

The girl, though a little skeptical, politely thanked her again.

Seeing the girl staggering away slightly, He Wanyi was a little worried: "She'll be fine, right?"

Meng Zitao said: "As long as the home is not far away, it should be fine." Let's go, let's move on to the restaurant. ”

"Hmmm......"

The next day, everyone went to meet with Lu Jianjia as agreed, and then went to the auction preview.

After turning around, Meng Zitao was a little disappointed, the things on the preview were unsatisfactory, there were few things he could fancy before, although the price was not expensive, but he was really not interested in this kind of thing.

Perhaps seeing Meng Zitao's thoughts, Lu Jianjia said that because of the tight time, some things were too late to be entered into the catalog, so he did not participate in the preview, and he would not be on the stage until tomorrow, and it was likely that there would be a lot of Meng Zitao's works.

Meng Zitao is very concerned about the clues of high imitation porcelain, although it may not be tomorrow, but he still plans to take a look, no way, who called some high imitation from some small auctions in San Francisco.

Speaking of which, Meng Zitao's colleague also went to investigate the seller's store of Jiang Haoming's porcelain, but there were few useful clues, so he couldn't find the mastermind behind it.

After visiting the preview, it was already noon, everyone went to have lunch first, and then went to Lu Jianjia's friend's side.

Lu Jianjia's friend's shop is near Chinatown, and the location is relatively remote, and tourists like Meng Zitao are difficult to find unless they happen to come across it.

When Meng Zitao and the four of them came in, the shopkeeper was leisurely drinking tea, and when he saw Lu Jiancheng, he greeted him happily and bowed his hand to everyone to welcome.

Lu Jiancheng introduced the two sides, and everyone was polite, and the boss said, "How many of you want to take a look first?"

"Let's see it first!" Meng Zitao said.

"Good!" said the boss.

This shop is mainly porcelain, and the surrounding Bogu shelves are all porcelain, Meng Zitao looked over one by one, and found that the porcelain here is just some ordinary varieties, none of which is in line with his mind.

Meng Zitao looked at the porcelain, He Wanyi and Shu Huijie looked at various gadgets while whispering to the women, and Lu Jiancheng chatted with the shopkeeper.

The boss asked in a low voice, "What are these people?"

Lu Jiancheng said: "I am a tourist from the mainland, and the man likes antiques, and the level is quite high." ”

The boss pursed his lips secretly, how old is Meng Zitao, how high can he be with eyesight? Of course, this kind of offending words, he will only take it to heart.

Lu Jiancheng said: "Don't underestimate him, and he is quite generous, if there is anything good, take it out and take a look." ”

Hearing the word "generous", the boss's heart moved slightly, and then smiled: "Of course I will entertain the guests you introduced, but I am not in a hurry in advance, and I will talk about it after he finishes reading." ”

Anyway, there is time, Lu Jiancheng smiled and nodded.

When Meng Zitao turned halfway, he lost his patience a little, because the porcelain here was really unremarkable, so he simply used his ability to identify all the porcelain on the table, but none of them were satisfactory.

Noticing Meng Zitao coming over, everyone turned their heads to look at him, and the boss asked with a smile, "Mr. Meng, didn't you find the one you like?"

"Maybe I'm a bit demanding. Meng Zitao shook his head slightly.

The boss said, "Hmm, I don't know what Mr. Meng wants?"

Meng Zitao said: "Of course, the more precious the better, if you have any good collections, even if you take them out, as long as the price is not outrageous, I can accept it." ”

The boss asked Meng Zitao to wait for a while, and he went to get it.

After a while, the boss came over with a jade ornament: "This is a jade cabbage I got not long ago, you can see how it is." ”

This jade cabbage looks to be carefully selected and delicately carved. Its jade species, water, and color are all superior. The overall workmanship of the vegetable leaves is meticulous and vivid. The ingenious carving of the leaf tips is slightly withered, vivid and interesting. The overall work fully reflects the ingenuity of the jade carving master, which is exciting.

Meng Zitao took out the tools, observed them carefully, and finally nodded: "Yes, the carving is good, I don't know what the price is?"

The boss smiled slightly: "100,000 US dollars." ”

Meng Zitao shook his head: "It's expensive." ”

"Is this a beautiful jade cabbage worth 100,000 US dollars?" the boss looked incredulous.

After all, it is foreign here, and Meng Zitao is too lazy to play sloppy with him, and said bluntly: "If it is pure natural, of course 100,000 yuan is not expensive." ”

The boss frowned: "What do you mean by this, isn't my jade cabbage pure natural?"

"Most of the places are, but these are all treated. Meng Zitao pointed out a few places that had been treated. Originally, these places were flawed, and they were flaws that the author could not deal with, so after carving, they were pickled and other treatments.

The boss was a little surprised, he didn't expect that Meng Zitao would find out the problem so easily, which was greatly unexpected to him.

The boss looked apologetic: "Mr. Meng, I'm really sorry, it's me who is clumsy." ”

Meng Zitao said that it didn't matter: "Now that science and technology are developed, the processing methods are also innovative, and I may not be able to see some B jadeite." ”

The boss sighed: "Yes, I think when I did this business, although there were messy things, but compared to now, it is really a small thing." ”