Zhuang Rui's memory has always been very good, as long as he has heard the name or a relatively short number, he can remember it in his mind, but the name "Miao Feifei" is very unfamiliar, Zhuang Rui can be sure that he has never heard this name, but the voice on the phone is a little familiar.

"Hey, why don't you speak? I'm Miao Feifei. ”

The crisp voice continued to come from the mobile phone, as if Zhuang Rui should know who Miao Feifei was, "I'm sorry, you made the wrong call, I don't know Miao ...... Wait, you're Officer Miao, right?"

Zhuang Rui was about to hang up the phone, but a handsome policewoman suddenly appeared in his mind, and combined with this familiar voice, he immediately guessed the identity of the other party, and the word "you" immediately became the word "you".

Zhuang Rui's performance made Miao Feifei on the other end of the phone very dissatisfied, and he had to say his name twice before he remembered it, which showed that he didn't take himself to heart at all yesterday, but Miao Feifei didn't want to think about it, everyone met in Pingshui, and yesterday's situation was equal to one being a soldier and one being a thief, and he couldn't hide, who would pay special attention to remember you.

"Hey, hello Officer Miao, do you have any instructions? By the way, how do you know my mobile phone number?"

Zhuang Rui asked himself that since he got up in the morning until now, there is absolutely no violation of the traffic management regulations of the People's Republic of China, I don't know what this female police officer who looks like a public security police officer more than a traffic policeman, what is going on with him, and he can be sure that there is no female police officer to leave a phone yesterday.

"That...... It is...... Actually, it's nothing, I just want to go shopping in Zhonghai, but I don't know where to go, make a phone call and ask you, see if you have time, go out with me, will it bother you?"

After Miao Feifei on the other end of the phone said this, she felt awkward in her heart, she didn't mean anything in the first place, why was it so difficult to say this, as if she was begging him.

Miao Feifei took five days off in the team in the name of a foot injury, and originally wanted to fly back to Beijing to get together with the brothers and sisters in the criminal police team, but when she talked to her father on the phone last night, her father spoke, take care of the injury, don't run around, the angry Miao Feifei had a big quarrel with her father on the phone, but her arms couldn't twist her thighs, and after all, she chose to stay in Zhonghai under the threat and coaxing of her father.

Miao Feifei has a lively temperament, she can't stay at home, she took five days off this time, she didn't know what to do, she didn't come up with a clue after thinking about it in the middle of the night yesterday, and when she saw Yang Wei's driver's license early this morning, she couldn't help but come up with an idea, the one named Zhuang Rui didn't seem to hate it very much, you can let him be a tour guide, and have a good time in Zhonghai for a few days.

You must know that Miao Feifei has been working in Zhonghai for almost three months, and she has the position of a small leader, and she is at two o'clock and one line at home every day, firstly, she has no time to play, and secondly, there is no suitable person to accompany her, so she has never even been to a lively place like Nanjing Road.

The reason why she asked Zhuang Rui to accompany her was that Miao Feifei felt that Zhuang Rui was more honest and kind, and he spoke northern Mandarin, which was very comfortable to communicate, at least he didn't have to guess the meaning of the other party's words.

Although she didn't have the contact information of Zhuang Rui and Yang Wei, but this little thing naturally couldn't be difficult for her, she made a phone call to the team, called up Yang Wei's information in the internal computer system, and the phone was there, and then Miao Feifei called Yang Wei and learned Zhuang Rui's phone number from his mouth, Yang Wei drank a little high yesterday, until he reported Zhuang Rui's mobile phone number, he didn't know who called the phone, and he lay on the bed and continued to play chess with Zhou Gong.

"Hey, are you listening? Don't get me wrong, I took a few days off, but my foot is fine, I want to find a friend to go out around, if you don't have time, forget it. ”

Zhuang Rui on the phone was also wondering, looking for buddies to go shopping? This made Zhuang Rui feel a little incredible, he was stunned for a while, and he didn't speak, until Miao Feifei's voice sounded in the mobile phone again, he came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Officer Miao, it's definitely not good during the day today, I've been on vacation for two months, and today is the first day of work, but I can't skip work, so let's treat you to dinner in the evening, and it can be regarded as helping my classmates apologize to you." ”

If Zhuang Rui has been trained in the past two months, his emotional intelligence has risen sharply, if he had put it in the past, he would definitely wonder if this beautiful female police officer was interesting to him, but now Zhuang Rui knows that the thing is as Miao Feifei said, people are indeed idle and bored to find someone to accompany him, and the beauty invites, even if he has no ideas, Zhuang Rui is embarrassed to refuse, not to mention, he also wants to help the boss get his driver's license back.

"It's not you who hit me, what do you want to apologize for, tell your classmates, don't practice your skills well, don't want to take the book back, he is not responsible for his own life, I am also responsible for the safety of the lives of the broad masses of the people, this is a matter of principle, no favor, but well, you want to invite dinner, this police officer can appreciate his face, well, you can still go out for a walk after eating, that's it, you tell me the address of the unit, and I will go directly to you at night. ”

Miao Feifei's crisp voice, like a machine gun on the phone, said a lot of things suddenly, and didn't give Zhuang Rui a chance to interject at all, which also made Zhuang Rui sweat profusely, the legendary Beijing film, was actually bumped into by herself, this sister said so many words, basically without pause, it is a pity not to take the host test and become a traffic policeman.

Seeing that Uncle De had finished appreciating the dzi over there, and was brewing tea waiting for him, Zhuang Rui didn't want to say any more, so he hurriedly reported the address of the pawn shop and hung up the phone.

"What's the matter, it's a girl, isn't it?"

Uncle De is old and strong, he can see it from Zhuang Rui's face at a glance, he has also introduced a girl to Zhuang Rui before, but the girl thinks Zhuang Rui has a low position, and has no house or car in Zhonghai, and after contacting Zhuang Rui twice, he disappeared, which made Uncle De very embarrassed.

"It's nothing, Uncle De, don't look at me with that eye, don't break the law by knowing a girl, hey, good tea, Uncle De, where did you get this tea from?"

Zhuang Rui sat down, pinched the lid of the purple clay pot with two fingers, approached the tip of his nose and smelled it, and suddenly a fragrance hit his nose, and he couldn't help but praise it.

"You kid is lucky, yesterday an old friend came to see me and sent me some good tea, and I just brought some today, I haven't returned to the office yet, so I was pulled by you. ”

Uncle De pointed to a pack of cotton paper that had been opened on the coffee table, Zhuang Rui looked carefully, in the middle of the cotton paper, there was only a black thing the size of a baby's palm, which didn't look like tea leaves.

Zhuang Rui didn't believe that the pungent fragrance just now could actually be brewed from this black thing, and after pouring tea into the teacup in front of Uncle De, he poured himself another cup, and drank it in his mouth, and suddenly felt an indescribable taste, filling his taste buds.

The taste of this tea is not the same as the tea leaves that Zhuang Rui has drunk, when he first drank it, Zhuang Rui actually had a feeling of drinking Chinese medicine, but after a careful taste, the strong aroma filled the mouth and tongue, and its taste was smooth and sweet, which suddenly made Zhuang Rui feel the root of the tongue.

Bitter is the original nature of tea, in ancient times called tea "bitter tea", the earliest wild tea, the tea soup is so bitter that it is difficult to eat, first bitter and then sweet, this truth Zhuang Rui also understands, but the taste of this tea is too strange when he first drinks, so that he feels sweet later, and it is also secreted into the heart.

"How about it, Xiaozhuang, this tea tastes very special, tell you, this is Pu'er tea, we don't drink much here, but this tea can also be regarded as a collection, just a small piece of me, it is worth eight thousand, if it is a Pu'er tea brick left over from the Qing Dynasty, it is a priceless treasure." ”

Uncle De's words made Zhuang Rui startled, this is a little bit, it is estimated that it is not two or two, it can be worth tens of thousands of yuan, so just now, wouldn't he have to drink hundreds of dollars.

"Uncle De, is this tea so expensive? Don't they all say that new tea is delicious?" Zhuang Rui asked with some puzzlement.

"What you said is a simple drink, that kind of tea, if you put it for one or two hundred years, it will turn into ashes, but this Pu'er tea is different, the longer it is placed, the stronger its fragrance is, so it can also be collected as a collection.

In 1963, when the Forbidden City sorted out the tea warehouse, it was found that other tea leaves had turned into ashes at that time, only Pu'er tea such as "Wanshou Dragon Tuan" was still intact, which could be called "breathing antiques" and "cultural relics that can be drunk", the Pu'er tea brick only weighed 2.5 kilograms, and when it was exhibited in Pu'er some time ago, its premium alone was as high as 19.99 million yuan, you can think about it, the tea itself is worth geometrically. ”

Zhuang Rui was speechless when he heard this, he didn't expect that even tea could be collected, and his knowledge was too shallow.

"Xiaozhuang, the question you just asked can be answered from this tea, you are young, your qualifications are relatively shallow, and you have no foundation, these are your weaknesses, but I am optimistic about you, because you have a strong ability to accept new things, and your understanding is very high, this is especially important, the antique industry, without a little luck and understanding, you can't play out of the way for a lifetime.

Doing things is like drinking tea, first bitter and then sweet, those two turtles must not be used to your position as a manager, and you have to learn to forbear, learn more, see less, and when you have the ability, you can also sneak into the sky and become a blockbuster, do you know what I mean?"

Zhuang Rui nodded heavily, although he didn't intend to work here for a long time, but this manager's position can indeed hone him more mature, no matter what choice Zhuang Rui makes in the future, it will be beneficial and harmless.

"Uncle De, you can explain to me the work I have to do now. ”

Zhuang Rui was only in charge of finance before, but he saw that Uncle De was drinking tea and chatting all day, and it seemed that this manager didn't need to do anything.

"Hehe, I want to enter the role so soon, in fact, there are five or six people in our pawn shop, and it is very simple to manage, and the manager's responsibility is mainly to contact with the outside world and establish a long-term good cooperative relationship with those auction houses.

Because we are a subsidiary of the investment company, you also have to make an investment report, the pawn shop's capital direction, to develop a general investment intention, of course, you are a financial professional, this should not be a difficult thing for you, Xiaozhuang, if your investment suggestions are adopted, and the return is rich, there is a considerable commission bonus in it, the two boys have been peeking at the manager's position, in fact, it is for this money. ”

Uncle De's words made Zhuang Rui have a rough line for his future work, he really didn't know that as the manager of the pawnshop, he could actually make investment suggestions for the pawnshop's own funds.

The two boys in Uncle De's mouth are the other two pawnbrokers in the pawn shop, one is called Lai Jindong, he rarely comes down to the hall, and as soon as he goes to work, he gets into the office on the second floor, although Zhuang Rui's financial office is also on the second floor, but he has hardly met with him, the cashier Xiaoling and another girl privately told him to be too lazy to move, Lai Jindong specializes in identifying foreign artworks, and there are not many such items in the pawn shop, so he is also relatively leisurely, hiding in the office every day and not knowing what to do.

Another pawnbroker is called Wang Ding, who is good at the identification of some domestic and foreign luxury goods, and he often goes down to the hall on the first floor, but he is all frolicking with the salesman in the absolute area, and he rarely looks at Zhuang Rui.

These two people are in their early thirties, they have been in this circle for a while, and they are both from professional backgrounds, but these two usually think very highly of themselves and have not been treated well by Uncle De, but there are not a few people who come to pawn luxury goods, and foreign artworks can also be seen occasionally, otherwise, Uncle De would have let these two guys roll up and get out.

"Uncle De, what was your previous investment focus in?"

Zhuang Rui is now quite optimistic about the real estate market, but the amount of real estate investment is relatively large, although he knows the amount of money in the pawnshop very well, but he can't guarantee that the higher authorities will approve his proposal, so he wants to be more stable, first ask Uncle De's advice.

"I, the old man has lived all his life, only knows how to play antiques, of course he invested in this, I invested in two main directions last year, one is the investment in coins, not those ancient copper coins, but the commemorative coins issued by the state, last year invested 16 million in this, to March this year, these commemorative coins rose by 30 percent, which is good, Xiaozhuang, do you know how much money I took last year just for bonuses?"

Uncle De said a little proudly, last year's investment, at the beginning was not optimistic, and even the two turtle appraisers raised objections, and made suggestions to the head office in their personal names, but the leaders of the investment company out of trust in Uncle De, or approved Uncle De's investment proposal, and when the New Year was settled this year, the increase in the coin surprised everyone.

This investment alone made the pawnshop a net profit of 4.8 million, and Wang and Lai Jindong, who originally looked down on Uncle De, are even more simple these days, embarrassed to face Uncle De.

Zhuang Rui hadn't been in the pawnshop for a few months, and he didn't know where the pawnshop's funds had been going in the past two months, so he asked, "Uncle De, have you sold all those coins? Why don't you keep them to continue to increase in value?"

"Sold 10 million, still hold 6 million, last year the old man I just took a bonus, took 1 million, Xiaozhuang, the investment company gave a reward of 30% of the amount of profit, you kid should take a good look, the future of the money will be very bright, in Zhonghai to buy a car and a house is not a difficult matter." ”

Uncle De obviously didn't know Zhuang Rui's current net worth, and he didn't see Zhuang Rui driving to work, otherwise he wouldn't have said this, but Uncle De really didn't say anything to Zhuang Rui, the reason why he sold the coins that were still in value, was that Uncle De wanted to set aside some investment funds for Zhuang Rui, so that Zhuang Rui could benefit from it, otherwise, all the funds were backlogged on the early investment, and Zhuang Rui could only get a dead salary, Uncle De's move can be described as well-intentioned.

The reason why Uncle De agreed to work in this pawnshop is not for the salary, with his net worth, 1.8 million will not be taken into account, mainly because working in the pawnshop can have the opportunity to get in touch with more antiques, which is the most important thing for Uncle De, who has been obsessed with antiques all his life.

"Uncle De, you have lost too much by doing this, in fact, my current life is quite good, in the past two months, I have also found a few good things, when I was in Pengcheng, I ......"

After Zhuang Rui listened to Uncle De's words, he was also very moved, Uncle De's move was tantamount to giving away hundreds of thousands of dividends every year, Zhuang Rui thought about it for a while, and said that he had obtained Wang Shizhen's manuscript and obtained Tang Bohu's authentic works in Tibet, and told Uncle De about it.

"Hey, I said you kid, why are you so calm today, there is no excitement about the new official taking office, it turns out that it is worth a lot of money, stinky boy, the leaks you have picked up on Taobao in the past two months are a lot more than the number of leaks picked up by my old man's generation, dare to love You are still ambushing with me, it's a pity, you have sold those few items, otherwise I can open my eyes to the old man, no, you have to treat you at noon, I have to slaughter you." ”

After listening to Zhuang Rui's words, Uncle De's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh fiercely, Zhuang Rui's experience in the past two months is indeed as Uncle De said, even a person who has played antiques all his life may not be able to pick up a big leak, and Zhuang Rui's leakage is enough for him to eat and drink in his life.

"No problem, Uncle De, where you say to eat at noon, let's go, I'm lucky, it's not what you usually teach, if you don't explain antique knowledge to me, I don't even know what antiques are." ”

Zhuang Rui quietly patted Uncle De's ass, but Uncle De is very useful, as the saying goes, thousands of horses are easy to find, Bole is hard to find, Uncle De has always been optimistic that Zhuang Rui can develop in the antique world, and now this elm pimple has opened up, Uncle De can't help but be relieved.

"By the way, Uncle De, what is your other investment?"

Zhuang Rui saw Uncle De's proud appearance, presumably another investment must also be profitable.

"That's Shanxi lacquerware, but also belongs to a category of miscellaneous, I have been collecting this kind of collection in the early years, before ninety-six years, a good lacquer box, about seventy or eighty hundred yuan can be collected, and now it can be sold for tens of thousands of yuan.

Xiaozhuang, you think about it, this is only five or six years, how many times has it risen, I estimate that the market of this object is still bullish, last year I invested five million, specially sent people to Shanxi to buy lacquerware, you should know the direction of this money, that will still be you do the accounting. ”

Uncle De's words made Zhuang Rui's face feel a little feverish, in his work last year, Zhuang Rui just fulfilled the financial responsibilities he had learned and did his job well, as for the flow and use of funds, he didn't know anything at all, anyway, there was the supervision of the financial system, and he was not afraid that someone would embezzle funds without permission, until Uncle De said it at this moment, Zhuang Rui felt that even as a financial officer, he didn't seem to be so qualified.

"The investment in lacquerware is long-term, and the effect can only be seen after three or five years, then I may not be here to do it, Xiaozhuang, when the time comes, I will let you pick this fruit, old man." ”

Uncle De's next words, so Zhuang Rui was moved, the old man in front of him was indeed sincere to defend himself, there was no meaning utilitarian mixed in it, Zhuang Rui felt that he could no longer hide it, so he said: "Uncle De, my friends and I have built a mastiff garden in my hometown, and invested in some business, in fact, I originally wanted to quit my job as a pawn shop, but I want to learn more antique knowledge from you, so I came back, as for whether I will still work here in the future, I can't say for sure." ”

Uncle De was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that he hadn't seen him for two months, Zhuang Rui would change so much, from a hairy young man who was happy to get a salary of a few thousand yuan a month, and now he has actually started his own business, but he still agrees with Zhuang Rui's idea, young people should go out more.

"Okay, that's fine, you can take care of those dirty things in the future, old man, I'll teach you as much as I can about what I know, let's go, let's go out for a meeting, bump into the two turtles, wait for me to talk, don't interject." ”

After thinking about it for a while, Uncle De explained to Zhuang Rui, and then called the other two appraisers respectively, asking them to go to the conference room in half an hour to gather.

Uncle De looked at Zhuang Rui's blank expression, and said with a smile: "What's the matter? I don't understand? In the future, if you deal with pawn shops a lot, you will naturally know." ”