Chapter 178: Topaz Snuffbox

In the dark of night, Xu Zhuo came to Uncle Zeng's house as promised, and Uncle Zeng and his wife were suddenly overjoyed, and greeted Xu Zhuo warmly as a nephew. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Even, Uncle Zeng took out the new tea he just bought this year, the kind of good tea that he was usually reluctant to drink for a few hundred yuan a tael, and brewed a pot for Xu Zhuo, which was full of aroma and refreshing, and there were all kinds of fruits, drinks, and snacks......

Actually, the old couple usually don't like to eat these things, they were all in the afternoon, and the aunt thought that Xu Zhuo was going to come in the evening, so she went to buy them.

But it was not too hospitable, Xu Zhuo had to enjoy it first, and then he saw that Uncle Zeng was not ready to sleep, for example, Uncle Zeng still had an unfinished cursive script on his desk, the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, and the strength penetrated the back of the paper, Xu Zhuo glanced at it slightly, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise: "I can't see that Uncle Zeng is still a calligrapher!"

Uncle Zeng smiled and said: "You can't talk about it, it's just that you're retired, and you usually have nothing to do, so you can practice every day!" Uncle Zeng smiled and continued to dip in ink, intending to finish writing that pair of calligraphy.

Aunt Zeng helped Xu Zhuo peel an apple, Xu Zhuo thanked him, and after taking it, he was eating and drinking on the side, while looking at the furnishings of Uncle Zeng's house.

Uncle Zeng's collection of books is very rich, and to Xu Zhuo's surprise, there are still a lot of antique ornaments that seem to be priceless, however, with Xu Zhuo's "Divine Pupil" ability, it is natural to see at a glance that these are imitations, although they are extremely delicate and highly imitated, but they are fakes after all, and they can't deceive connoisseurs, but they are still quite elegant when used as furnishings.

"Huh, that little snuff bottle?" Xu Zhuo's gaze couldn't help but fall on a snuff box in a pen holder in the corner of the shelf.

He pretended to admire the ornaments in the other's house, walked slowly to the shelf, and then reached out and took out the snuffbox and played with it.

This snuff bottle, very simple, is carved from a Hetian topaz, the jade is pure, there are no impurities, about 7 centimeters high, in Xu Zhuo's eyes, exude a bright treasure, a good thing at a glance.

It's just that this thing is someone else's thing after all, and Xu Zhuo doesn't look good at it, so he just played with it a little and put it back. However, he didn't notice that the scene where he couldn't put down the snuffbox he loved had already been seen by Uncle Zeng and Aunt Zeng, and the two old men glanced at each other, nodded to each other, and smiled knowingly.

When Uncle Zeng finished writing, he went to wash his face again, then lay down on the bed, and asked Xu Zhuo to show his skill, Xu Zhuo stepped forward to knead his temples as usual, and gently massaged it, and in less than a minute, Uncle Zeng fell asleep soundly. Although she had seen it once during the day, Aunt Zeng still applauded Xu Zhuo's amazing skills.

After the hypnosis was over, Xu Zhuo said goodbye and left, and Aunt Zeng brought a lot of fruits for Xu Zhuo to take back to eat, but Xu Zhuo refused. How can you eat it with you?

Xu Zhuo's hypnotic effect is excellent, after four or five nights of treatment, Uncle Zeng has actually gotten rid of sleeping pills, and can fall asleep on time, the old couple can't help but thank Xu Zhuo very much, on the last day, the two old people died and pistons gave Xu Zhuo a bag of things, including tea, fruits, and a knife of cash, Xu Zhuo originally wanted to not, but the old couple was angry, saying that Xu Zhuo did not accept it, just to make them feel uneasy, Uncle Zeng suffered from heart disease, I am afraid that he will not be able to sleep again, this disease is also cured, let Xu Zhuo must accept it.

Xu Zhuo saw that the knife was actually not much cash, it was only a few thousand yuan, and he would accept it if he thought about it, and ordinary people couldn't buy such a peaceful sleep for thousands of yuan! That kind of deep sleep like gold alone was not something that money could buy.

It's just that to his surprise, when he came home to clean up the bag of things, he found that there was actually an extra snuff box in it, Xu Zhuo took the snuff box, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and said in his heart, the two old men really have a heart, the most valuable thing in this bag is this thing, and the others are just green leaves!

I want to send it back, after all, this thing must be very valuable, but after thinking about it, forget it, it's not that Xu Zhuo is greedy, but that if you send it back, people will never want it, and he is not very good at this kind of favor, so he will definitely not be able to say that the two old men will be able to say it when the time comes.

The two old men seem to be quite wealthy, their children are developing abroad, and they are not short of money, Xu Zhuo thinks about it, and accepts it, so why is it hypocritical? Isn't the hypnotism of the divine pupil worth the value of this snuff bottle?

Xu Zhuo's current net worth is nearly 10 million, and the cash alone is eight or nine million, plus the bronze ancient sword, three-hole cloth money, brass crane incense burner and this newly acquired snuff bottle, the amount is even more, but he has not taken out these things to be appraised by others, thinking about the invitation given by Huang Lao, the auction is coming, Xu Zhuo has an idea, why not send it to the auction to try his luck? Maybe it can be auctioned at a sky-high price? Even if it is not a sky-high price, it will definitely be more profitable than selling it directly.

Just do it, he immediately contacted Huang Lao, Huang Lao took the lead, and helped him introduce the organizer of the auction, with Huang Bingfu's face, the other party naturally agreed that Xu Zhuo would add a few artifacts to it, and let Xu Zhuo set the starting price by himself, Xu Zhuo gave the starting price of 150,000, and the organizer didn't say anything, just said that he would take the things for appraisal first, and then notify Xu Zhuo and let him wait outside.

Since Huang Lao didn't come in person, but just made a phone call, the staff member who handled it was still quite arrogant, probably thinking that Xu Zhuo had come in because of his connections, and he was young and not very high-end in dress, so how could he get the really valuable antiques and treasures? Mr. Xu, those few items of yours are really rare and precious things, and our experts suggest that you should set the starting price of each piece at least 800,000 yuan, so that there will be no possibility of being picked up cheaply!"

However, in general auctions, the organizer will arrange in advance to prevent others from picking up the bargain, and of course, the most important thing is to raise the price. It's just that what the other party said also makes sense.

Xu Zhuo was slightly stunned, but still smiled: "Then do what your experts say, the starting price of each piece is 800,000!"

This auction house is also in Moziqiao, on the pedestrian street not far from the antique market, Xu Zhuo signed an agreement with the other party, pressed his handprint, and left, so he naturally went to the antique market again.

Came to the shop where I met Gao Meng last time, that kid has officially become the owner, and he has become the owner of the shop here before graduating from college, mainly engaged in cultural toys, and also engaged in antiques, there are a lot of goods, and the layout is also extremely elegant, giving people a dazzling, antique feeling, Xu Zhuo couldn't help but praise good!

Gao Meng's capital is limited, and at the beginning, it must be mostly literary toys and fakes. There are very few truly valuable antiques, in fact, the proportion of real antiques on this antique street is definitely less than 30%!

"Table, you come to me to work part-time, I will give you a salary of 1,500 yuan a month, I don't use it during the day, only use weekends or evenings, how about it?" Gao Meng saw Xu Zhuo, and said with a smile, there was already a boss style between his words and demeanor.

Xu Zhuo waved his hand and said, "I'm busy with the affairs of the hospital, you know, I'm not here!"

"Okay, you kid is not short of money now, and you have no intention of business, so let's be your good doctor!" Gao Meng said with a smile, took out two bottles of beer, one for himself, and threw one bottle to Xu Zhuo.

After Xu Zhuo opened it, he took a sip, and took a break in the store here to chat with Gao Meng. Naturally, he wouldn't say that he actually wanted to open a company and make a lot of money, but there was no way for the time being, so it was better to turn an antique to make money quickly!

Of course, even if he doesn't open a store, his current net worth is far from being comparable to Gao Meng, the owner of the store!

The two drank wine and ate peanuts, Xu Zhuo inadvertently mentioned the auction three days later, Gao Meng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he shouted: "How can you kid have an invitation to that auction? This auction is very large-scale and influential, and there are advertisements everywhere on TV and newspapers, and I really want to go, even if the deposit alone costs a million! Table, are you already a millionaire?"

He still couldn't believe that Xu Zhuo could easily come up with a million in cash, in his opinion, Xu Zhuo still had hundreds of thousands of funds, but millions, then forget it!