Chapter 435: Old Money
The weather in Pingzhou was very hot, and when he got out of the airport, Xiaoqing, who was originally very lively on the plane, wilted all of a sudden. It wilted on Luo Tong's hand, and the tip of its tail was a little drooping, obviously the weather made it a little unbearable.
Fortunately, Luo Tong carried the jade of the dragon stone species on his wrist, so Xiaoqing was not so uncomfortable. In addition, Luo Tong gave Xiaoqing some abilities from time to time, and Xiaoqing relied on Luo Tong's wrist even more.
Hurriedly putting things away in the hotel, Wei Qiran took out his mobile phone and made a call, and it didn't take long for someone to wait in the lobby downstairs.
The man who came was a man of about fifty or so, with a dark face and an unattractive appearance, which could never be found on the street. Luo Tong looked at his dark skin and wondered if he had been tanned here in Guangzhou.
The person who came introduced himself and said that his surname was Qian, and everyone called him Lao Qian. Wei Qiran has dealt with him many times, and according to Wei Qiran, Lao Qian is an informant with a very good reputation on the Pingzhou side.
Many people come to Pingzhou to participate in the jade market, focusing on the three days when the market is open, but there are also many shops in Pingzhou that do wool business, which is also a resource that cannot be ignored.
But these wool dealers are very cautious, and generally need to be introduced by informants, and others can't easily find these people.
Lao Qian is a very talkative person, and he is also, after all, he is in this business, how can he attract customers if he is not talkative? Luo Tong sat on the seat near the window and looked curiously at Pingzhou Jade Street.
This Pingzhou jade street is not all the glamorous and glamorous that Luo Tong imagined, on the contrary, the houses are very old, and the streets are very narrow, which can only accommodate one car to drive through. When he drove to the entrance of Jade Street, Lao Qian stopped the car.
"Jade Street is generally not allowed to drive cars, usually there is no return, the streets here are too narrow. Seeing Luo Tong watching his movements curiously, Lao Qian patiently explained.
He also saw the surprise on Luo Tong's face just now, "This Jade Street is a very old street, and it was not that no one said to improve this situation before, but then for various reasons, it was not implemented, but now it is okay, this has become the characteristic of Pingzhou." ”
"Don't look at the houses here are quite old, and everyone is dressed ordinarily, but in fact, there are people in Jade Street, and none of them are simple. ”
Wei Qiran was unwilling to be lonely, and also came to Luo Tong's side and interjected.
"The first time I came, it was about a decade ago, and it was worse than now, and there were no awnings on the side of the road. ”
"At first, I thought everyone was quite poor and had some sense of superiority, but it turned out to be a slap in the face. Speaking of this, Wei Qiran felt a little embarrassed, this is also a kind of black history, isn't it?
Uncle Sheng and Aunt Sheng were also curious, and Uncle Sheng smiled: "Old Wei, we have been friends for so many years, I don't know if there are anything else I don't know about you." ”
", there's a lot you don't know. Wei Qiran spat angrily, and turned his head to Luo Tong with a smile again: "I was still young at that time, and I also grew up behind my father. ”
"At that time, I saw a shopkeeper on Jade Street, who was selling watermelons, and was bargaining with others for a few cents. I'm still wondering why this person is so ungenerous, just a few cents?"
What Wei Qiran said is vivid, and the scene at that time is still vivid in my mind.
"After the owner saw off the customer, he answered the phone and I happened to be right next to him. I heard him say that the piece of wool at home cost 400,000 yuan, and he sold it, which made me ashamed at that time. ”
"Yes, it's very common. Many people look at it inconspicuously, but it is really hidden. ”
Lao Qian listened silently, and finally concluded, Luo Tong nodded in confusion, and it seemed that he had listened to Wei Qiran's words.
"Old Qian, where are we going to see the goods this time?" Wei Qiran suddenly remembered something, and asked Lao Qian, who was at the forefront.
"This family only started this year to do this wool business, it is said that there is a lot of access in Myanmar, I specially brought you here to recognize the door. Lao Qian was talking about the situation of the master's family, and at the same time he was wandering around in this jade street.
"But he has a quirk, his family is a fixed price, and he will never accept bargaining. If many people want to bargain, he will directly drive people away, and he will not accept them in the future. ”
Lao Qian suddenly became very serious, after all, he was a senior informant, and he also knew a little about jade, so he naturally knew that the wool of this house was very good.
But these days, as long as your things are good, you are the uncle, especially in the wool market. Especially people's wool is really not worried about selling, and it took a long time for Lao Qian to connect with this online.
As they were talking, a few people arrived in front of an old blue brick house, the courtyard door was locked from the inside, it was very quiet, and nothing could be heard from the outside. Lao Qian slapped the wooden door vigorously, first three times, a slight pause in the middle, two more knocks, another pause, and another knock.
The door creaked open, and a little girl with an apple face poked out, about fifteen or sixteen years old. Apple looked at Lao Qian, then looked at the few people standing behind Lao Qian, and said with a smile: "Uncle Qian hasn't been here for a long time, come in and sit!"
After Luo Tong and his party all came in, the little girl with the apple face turned around and shouted to the house, "Dad, Uncle Qian has brought guests over." ”
A loud voice came from the depths of the backyard: "You bring them in directly!"
"Okay!" The little girl's voice was also very loud, at least Luo Tong was surprised how such a small body could make such a loud sound, but when he thought of the loud voice he had just heard, Luo Tong realized.
If there is a father, there must be a daughter, and the father is like this, and the daughter is not bad. The apple-faced little girl took Lao Qian and his party to the backyard.
On the way, Lao Qian and Appleface talked: "Xinxin, your dad is in the backyard?
Appleface, that is, Xinxin, wrinkled his nose childishly: "Yes, in fact, I'm quite annoyed with them, I've been grinding here for a long time, picking a lot, and I haven't bought anything, I think my dad is about to get impatient." ”
The backyard of this house is quite deep, and when I went into the depths of the backyard, there was a big tree with lush leaves, and Luo Tong saw a big Tibetan mastiff tied to the tree. This Tibetan mastiff is typical of iron-clad gold, except that the four legs are not yellow, but brownish-red hair.
Seeing Xinxin passing by with everyone, the Tibetan mastiff slowly stretched his waist and stared at everyone. Even though the Tibetan mastiff is on a leash, the big guys are still a little scared.
Fortunately, the Tibetan mastiff was very calm when everyone passed by, and there was no movement at all. It's just that when Luo Tong passed by, the big Tibetan mastiff subconsciously took a step forward.