Chapter 222: Pu'er
After chatting for a while, the meal was ready, and when they saw the table full of delicacies, Cheng Anyong and they couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
After everyone got into their seats, after a few polite words, they picked up the chopsticks and quickly stretched out to the plate in front of them.
Although there are many cooked foods brought by the army, they taste good, in addition, like Cheng Anyong, they basically don't usually buy them, Meng Zitao just picked up the chopsticks, and saw that only the shadow of the chopsticks was left in front of him, and everyone couldn't stop talking at all, and it took a long time to return to normal.
Fortunately, due to the sufficient amount, there was no embarrassing situation, and even so, when everyone stopped talking, they were somewhat embarrassed.
After drinking for a while, the atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, and Cheng Dewang asked with a smile: "Boss Meng, I don't know what kind of business you are doing, do you have any opportunity to invest in us?"
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "I'm in the antique business, and the investment is probably no fun, but if you have anything left by your ancestors, you can also show it to me, maybe you can sell it for a good price." ”
Meng Zitao's answer made everyone stunned, and it took half a sound before they came back to their senses.
Cheng Dewang was surprised and said, "Boss Meng, are you collecting old goods?"
Meng Zitao smiled and said: "Of course, of course, I have an antique shop, and I don't usually go to the countryside to receive goods." ”
Cheng Dewang suddenly said: "Oh, I see, just like what I said on TV, the shopkeeper of the antique shop?"
Meng Zitao nodded in correctness.
Cheng Dewang thought for a while and asked, "Boss Meng, ask a question that may not be appropriate, is your business very profitable?"
Meng Zitao said: "How to say this, it mainly depends on the individual's eyesight and luck, if the eyesight is good and the luck is good, then you will definitely be able to make money." Otherwise, you might lose all your money with a single eye. ”
Xie Guozhong took over and said, "Uncle, why did you think of asking this question, it can't be any treasure in your hand, right?"
Cheng Dewang sneered: "What treasure do I have in my hands, don't talk about me, just like the poor appearance of our village." There's nothing good about it. Let's just say that last year, a collector of old goods came to our village, and as a result, he collected a few broken copper and iron. ”
"However, when he left, he told me that if I saw something better, I would call him, and he would pay me accordingly. To be honest, I don't even know what a good thing is, how can I have the ability to make this money?"
Speaking of which. He asked with a smile: "Boss Meng, I want to ask, what do you mean by the good things in this business?"
Meng Zitao's heart moved, and said: "There are many kinds of things in our industry, such as porcelain, jade, calligraphy and painting, ......."
Meng Zitao was introducing the relevant types of antiques, and Cheng Dewang suddenly interrupted: "Boss Meng, you just said that old tea is also valuable?"
Meng Zitao replied: "Yes. Generally speaking, Pu'er tea becomes more fragrant the older it ages. However, the fermentation process of Pu'er tea is mainly due to the effect of microorganisms, and this subtle and wonderful change also requires conditions to complete. ”
"In general, Pu'er tea should have a good quality change in the process of collection. There must be a suitable temperature, humidity, oxygen, and at the same time, it must be breathable, ventilated, and avoid direct sunlight. Otherwise, it will either have mildew or be contaminated and deteriorated. ”
Speaking of which. He asked, "Do you have an aged pu'er?"
Cheng Dewang said: "I don't know if it's the Pu'er you said, the packaging is like that kind of cake, piece by piece, I heard people say that it seems that it can indeed be saved for a lot of time without being bad." ”
Meng Zitao nodded: "If nothing else, it should indeed be Pu'er." ”
Cheng Dewang asked, "Then if it's really Pu'er, how much can it be worth?"
Meng Zitao said: "This is not necessarily, it depends on the age and quality, last month there was an auction in the capital, the auction of 80 years ago the big ticket Jingchang round tea, a mention of seven cakes, the transaction price is more than one million." ”
"Oh...... Wait, you said more than a million!Boss Meng, are you mistaken?" Cheng Dewang nodded, and immediately reacted, with a sluggish look on his face, while the expressions of the others were similar.
Meng Zitao smiled and shook his head: "Although the transaction price of the auction is a little more expensive, it can generally reflect the market price, let's just say that usually, if it is a Pu'er of the same quality, seven or eight hundred thousand is still okay." ”
Cheng Dewang was stunned, stood up directly, and walked towards the door as he spoke: "No, I have to go back and see how my tea is doing." ”
Before he could finish speaking, he walked out of the door quickly.
As soon as Cheng Dewang left, Xie Guozhong still looked a little incredulous and asked, "Boss Meng, is that tea really that valuable?"
Meng Zitao said: "How to say this thing, you have to look at it from the perspective of our ordinary people, that is, it is used to quench thirst, of course, it is not worth so much money." But in terms of tea ceremony and collection, it must be different, first, the older Pu'er this thing is, the better it tastes, and on the other hand, it is also rare and expensive, you think, how much of this tea can be stored for more than 80 years, and how many of it are of good quality?"
Xie Guozhong smiled: "That's the reason." ”
Next, Xie Guozhong asked a few questions about antiques, but most of them were rumors on the market, and Meng Zitao patiently answered them.
After a while, Cheng Dewang walked back with something in his hands, followed by a man in his early thirties, who introduced him as Cheng Dewang's son, and he also carried two teas in his hands.
Cheng Dewang asked impatiently: "Boss Meng, please take a look, are these teas the Pu'er you said?"
Meng Zitao stepped forward, carefully opened the package and identified it, and found that two of the mentions were moldy, and the other two mentions looked intact, and the smell was relatively normal.
"Boss Meng, how is this tea?"
Meng Zitao stood up and said, "This tea is a common Pu'er tea from the 80s, and it should be sold in many places." ”
"Yes, yes, that's what my father said. Speaking of this, Cheng Dewang reacted and said, "Isn't it worth a few dollars?"
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "This is not it, but it was more common at the beginning, and after nearly thirty years, this kind of tea has been relatively rare, and now, the value is still not low." ”
Cheng Dewang's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How much can that be worth?"
Meng Zitao nodded to Xie Guozhong and them, and then took Cheng Dewang and his son to the side, and said: "Your four mentions of Pu'er tea, two mentions are useless, and the remaining two mentions are not high because the amount of this tea is sufficient, so the price is not high, I will give you a real price, 10,000 mention." If you are not satisfied, you can ask for a quote yourself. ”
Cheng Dewang's eyes were already full of joy, obviously very satisfied with the price, but before he could speak, his son took the lead in asking, "Can't the price be a little higher?"
Meng Zitao said: "I basically help you bring this price, and I can't usually give such a price." Again, if you are not satisfied, you can go to an acquaintance, or get an antique shop to ask for a quote. ”
Cheng Dewang glared at his son, and said, "Why are you so ignorant? If you really want to take advantage of us, what did you just say about the truth? And directly open a few hundred or thousands of dollars, you Lao Tzu and I will already be very happy." ”
Speaking of this, he said to Meng Zitao with some embarrassment: "Boss Meng, I'm really sorry." ”
Meng Zitao smiled and waved his hand: "We are in business, and I am not a saint, so I will still make the money I should make." ”
"You are telling the truth, and I am the same for me. ”
Cheng Dewang smiled, then rubbed his hands and said, "When will this money be paid?"
Meng Zitao smiled: "Do you want to transfer money or cash?"
"Cash, cash will do. Cheng Dewang hurriedly said.
Then, Meng Zitao took out 20,000 yuan from his bag and handed it to Cheng Dewang, and asked him to write a receipt.
Looking at the two stacks of red banknotes in his hand, Cheng Dewang and his son were so beautiful, Cheng Dewang counted several times before asking his son to take the money back, and he pulled Meng Zitao to the dining table, and toasted Meng Zitao three glasses of wine.
Although Xie Guozhong and the others didn't know how much money Meng Zitao spent on those teas just now, the amount of money was not a small number according to Cheng Dewang's attitude. This made them all envious, but this was Cheng Dewang's luck, and they couldn't envy it.
After drinking for more than two hours, Meng Zitao and the others said goodbye to Cheng Anyong and followed the drunk Cheng Dewang back to his house.
The conditions of Cheng Dewang's family are definitely better than those of Cheng Anyong, but in terms of houses, in addition to the area, the difference is not too big.
When they got home, Cheng Dewang first introduced the family to Meng Zitao, and then arranged a room for Meng Zitao and them to rest.
Meng Zitao did not have the habit of booking a bed, and slept beautifully, but as soon as he came out of the room and looked out of the door, he was startled. I saw more than a dozen villagers sitting at the door, all of whom had more or less something in their hands, and were talking about something at this time.
This situation made Meng Zitao, who had just gotten up, confused, and hurriedly asked Cheng Dewang, who was not far away, what was going on.
Cheng Dewang looked very embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said: "Boss Meng, I'm really sorry, when my son went back yesterday, there happened to be relatives there, and his big mouth spread the news." ”
Meng Zitao asked: "Didn't you say that they have also come to collect old goods before, but they haven't collected much, why do they still have things in their hands?"
Cheng Dewang said: "It's not about money, this, Boss Meng, I don't know if you are willing to help them take a look, if not, I will send them away." ”
Meng Zitao waved his hand: "That's not necessary, but I have two conditions." ”
Cheng Dewang said: "What conditions? You just say, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do my best." (To be continued.) )
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