Chapter 90: Collectivization (I)
"Brother Man, is there any taboo about going to that kind of place?" Thinking about the place Ming'er wanted, Fang Yi opened his mouth and asked, he was not afraid of anything, but he was worried that he didn't know the rules of the underground auction, and he would cause some trouble for Brother Man when the time came.
"There are no taboos, you just go and talk less and see more......" After hearing Fang Yi's words, Man Jun stared at his face and said, "It's just that your kid is too handsome when he grows up, and he looks a little tender, if only he could be old-fashioned......"
Fang Yi didn't know who inherited the genes of his parents who he had never met, and he was born with a good skin, and his appearance was much more handsome than some male stars in the film and television industry, which is why Fang Yi often had girls talk to him when he was setting up a stall.
"Brother Man, I can't help it......"
Fang Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, he never thought that being handsome would also be distressing, now Fang Yi has already felt it, he will meet some female customers who have nothing to say almost every day, so Fang Yi basically doesn't look at the stalls much now, he just walks around the market.
"You can't help it, I have ......"
Man Jun patted his head, got up and walked inside, and after rummaging for a while, he walked out with a pair of boxy black-framed glasses in his hand, and said, "Come, Fang Yi, you put it on and show me......"
"Wearing glasses, but Brother Man, I'm not short-sighted......"
Seeing the actions of the Manchu army, Fang Yi was a little helpless, only three of their brothers were short-sighted, Fang Yi also asked him to wear glasses before, but people who are not myopic know that once they put on the glasses with the prescription, they will immediately feel dizzy.
"This is not a myopia glass, it is a flat glass, and the lens has no prescription ......" Man Jun handed the glasses to Fang Yi.
Hearing that it was a flat mirror, Fang Yi didn't resist, reached out and took the glasses, and asked casually, "Brother Man, what are you doing with this?"
"Me?cough...... Ahem, it's not mine, it's someone else who forgot here......" After hearing Fang Yi's question, Man Jun suddenly coughed, and his answer to Fang Yi's words was also a little unnatural.
It turned out that when the Manchu army was younger, his appearance was much more vicious than now, and when he first entered the industry and set up a stall, there was a seven or eight-year-old child who was scared and cried by him, and later heard that wearing glasses can modify his appearance, and the Manchu army bought such a pair.
As the saying goes, the face is born from the heart, after all these years in the antique shop, although the hair of the Manchu army is bald, the lines on the face are a lot softer, and this pair of glasses is naturally useless.
"Brother Man, show me that mirror......"
After putting on his eyes, Fang Yi pointed to a mirror on the counter, this pair of glasses is just as Man Jun said, the lenses do not have a little power, and they are only a little unaccustomed to being placed on the bridge of the nose, but they will not be dizzy.
"Yes, it looks like I'm at least five or six years older...... Man Jun handed the mirror to Fang Yi and nodded with satisfaction.
"These glasses are good, I'll buy a ...... when I go back"
Fang Yi found that after he put on his glasses, even his temperament seemed to change, and the square frame basically covered the upper part of his face, and the flat lenses also made Fang Yi's smart eyes blurry, and at first glance it looked like a different person.
"No need to buy it, I've got these glasses for you......"
Man Jun waved his hand when he heard this, stood up and picked up the bag, and said, "Let's go, you hurry home and cook, the old man will be there in a while, by the way, don't tell Sun Lao about going to the underground auction house......"
After these days of contact, the Manchu army knew that the old man Sun hated those tomb robbers, and even the antique dealer who would buy the objects in the hands of the tomb robbers had been scolded several times, according to the old man, that is, there would be no tomb robbery without trading.
"Brother Man, I know, don't worry......"
Fang Yi smiled when he heard this, he followed Sun Lao to learn professional knowledge, it does not mean that he agrees with Sun Lao's views, but Fang Yi is more mature, he will not object if he disagrees, he is a Taoist and likes to do things casually, what he should do, he will not be affected by Sun Lao's thoughts.
Walking out of the shop, Fang Yi didn't take off the pair of glasses, what surprised him was that he saw so many familiar stall owners along the way, but few people could recognize him, it seemed that a simple pair of glasses had changed his appearance a lot.
"By the way, Fang Yi, you can also bring some money tomorrow, maybe you can come across something good......"
When walking on the road, the Manjun proposed a building to Fang Yi, because in auctions like this, sometimes there will be some old cultural toys, although they are old things, but the material of the cultural toys themselves must be excellent, if you encounter a failed auction, maybe you can also pick up a small leak.
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"Brother Man, you're not late, are you?"
At about 8:20 the next morning, Fang Yi rushed to the Manchu army's antique shop, and the Manchu army had an appointment at eight o'clock, but he was pulled by the teacher to say a few more words, and it was only twenty minutes late.
"Don't worry, there will be no traffic jam in the market tonight on Saturday, and the auction won't start until half past nine......" Seeing Fang Yi coming, Man Jun locked the door of the store with his bag and came to the parking lot of the market, where his van was usually dumped.
"Brother Man, you don't want to take a driver's license anymore?"
After living together for so many days, Fang Yi also knew that Man Jun was driving without a license when he hit him that day, although Man Jun's driving skills were very good, but when he thought that he was unlicensed, Fang Yi was always muttering in his heart.
"I want to take the test, but my driver's license will be revoked for two years before I can take the ......test again," Man Jun started the car a little depressed, and said: "I will not be able to take the test until February next year, and then you can go to the test with me, driving a car is a necessary skill in these years." ”
Speaking of the Manchurian army's bad luck, during the Chinese New Year last year, a friend asked him to borrow a car to send New Year's goods to relatives, the Manchurian army didn't think much about it and lent the car out, but I didn't expect that the buddy was investigated for drunk driving before, and the driver's license was revoked, and this buddy was still unrepentant, and he drove the Manchurian car and drank more than half a catty at a relative's house.
During the Chinese New Year, no one investigated drunk driving, but the friend of the Manchu army who drank alcohol had a car accident, which caused a serious consequence of one death and one injury, so the matter became a big deal, and the person was directly criminally detained, and sentenced to two years in prison a few months later.
According to the relevant regulations, not only was his previous car confiscated, but also because he lent the car to an unlicensed driver, his driver's license was also revoked, and the depressed Manchu army failed to live well for a year.
Because the receipt of goods often has to go to the countryside, and the cost of taking a taxi to run long distances is high and it is not very convenient, so the Manchu army bought the current van again, but except for urgent matters and places that run a little farther, the Manchu army generally takes a taxi in the city.
"Okay, I'll take a ...... too" Fang Yi nodded, whether to buy a car or not, let's talk about it first, it's always right to learn some skills.
"Hey, Brother Man, where are we going?" As the two spoke, the car had already circled around the city for most of the time, but it had no intention of leaving the city, Fang Yi couldn't help but ask strangely.
"It's coming soon, do you see it, the building in front is it......" Man Jun stretched out his hand and pointed ahead, and the car had already turned into the parking lot of the building.
"Brother Man, the auction is going to be held here?"
After following the Manchu army into the building, Fang Yi found that this was actually a very luxurious hotel, and it could be seen from the renovated golden lobby on the first floor that the grade of this hotel was definitely not low.
"Yes, it's here......" Man Jun looked at Fang Yi and smiled, "How is it?, I didn't expect this auction to be held in a five-star hotel, right?"
"I really didn't expect ......"
Fang Yi said honestly, according to the words "underground auction", this kind of behavior must be disgraceful, originally Fang Yi thought that those people would rent a big yard in the countryside as an auction venue, where did they think that they would have the courage to open the auction in a big hotel.
"Now those tomb robbers are not petty fights......
Looking at the well-dressed and successful people who came in and out of the hotel, Man Jun lowered his voice and said: "Now the tomb robbers are also collected, just like the main and secondary organizers, they have foreign trading companies in Yu Province and Jinling, which are used to facilitate the smuggling of some precious cultural relics from China to foreign ......countries."