Chapter 10: The Mask

The friend who can change his appearance in the mouth of the fat cat is called Gu Yuelou, who is a makeup artist in a photo studio.

Early the next morning, I stuffed the pile of small yellow croakers under the bed, covered two layers of paper shells, stuffed seven or eight pairs of shoes, and stuffed three or four sorting boxes before I went out with the fat cat Saihu with an uneasy mood.

Li Jing's expression didn't change much when she saw Saihu, but she just skimmed out, love has been overflowing in the past two days.

She treats Saihu like a stray dog......

should find a place to move out, the identity has changed, maybe there will be more and more friends like Saihu Fat Cat in the future, and these can't be known to Li Jing. What's more, after coming into contact with these alien descendants, there may be trouble at any time, and Li Jing must not be affected.

Xu Wenbiao thought like this, and thought of yesterday's fat cat's mention yƬ, maybe the pawnshop under the plate is a better choice, and you can go over and have a look when you have time.

drove to the vicinity of the photo studio, and Gu Yuelou said on the phone that he was busy and would come out after waiting for more than ten minutes. Because there were fat cats and tigers around him, they made an appointment to meet in a nearby square.

About seventeen or eighteen minutes later, Xu Wenbiao saw him.

Gu Yuelou's first feeling is very strange, obviously he is a handsome man, and he doesn't have any feminine demeanor and movements, but it just gives people a soft feeling. He is about 1.75 meters old, 26 or 7 years old. Dressed in beige casual clothes, brown pointy scalp shoes under his feet, and shoulder-length hair casually tied back with leather bands, he looks very free. walked over and stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Wen Biao, hello." ā€

Hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook it with him, and said with a smile: "Hello Brother Lou, I'm going to trouble you." ā€

"Hehe, little things." Gu Yuelou took out an invitation card from his arms, a crimson wooden box with a thickness of four or five millimeters and a thick carving of intricate patterns, and handed it to Xu Wenbiao, and said with a smile: "There are a few masks in it, there is no special way to use it, just keep it close to the face." When you want to pick it up, you can rub it on your face more than a dozen times in a row. ā€

After these two days of bizarre experiences, Xu Wenbiao's receptivity has become much stronger, and he was not surprised when he heard it, he took it with a smile and said thank you, and made a joke, "You can't be a human skin mask, right?" ā€

Gu Yuelou smiled, stood up and waved his hand, "Let's go, this kid is quite interesting." ā€

Xu Wenbiao knew that he was saying goodbye to the fat cat who was inconvenient to speak, but he still stood up and said goodbye.

When I got home, it was almost noon. Li Jing went to work and was not at home.

took out the box given by Gu Yuelou and opened it, Xu Wenbiao smiled: "Is it so magical?" ā€

"Don't underestimate him." It turned out to be Saihu who spoke, "I've heard that this guy, a descendant of Fukexing, has the blood of Xuanhu in his body, and he is the best at conjuring techniques. I didn't expect it to be a friend of Batu's. ā€

The fat cat smiled, "Fate, fate." ā€

The fat cat said easily, but there was obvious arrogance and ostentatiousness in his smile, and he almost wrote on his face that Lao Tzu is amazing, you praise me, praise me, praise me.

However, Gu Yuelou's mask is really mysterious, holding it in his hand and looking like a thin piece of translucent paper, when he is close to his face, he feels a slight suction, and then the piece of paper is automatically attached to his face, and when he looks at the mirror, he has changed to another appearance, moving his eyebrows and pulling his mouth, making all kinds of grimaces, and it is extremely natural to see the slightest flaw.

It's amazing.

"You say I don't look like Jim Carrey?" Xu Wenbiao took a sideways start posture with his cross arm and made an exaggerated grimace, in exchange for the fat cat Saihu snorted in unison.

Haha laughed, Xu Wenbiao was in a good mood. With this seamless mask, many troubles are naturally solved. However, there are still some risks in going out alone, and the close protection of fat cats and Saihu is too obvious. You can change your mask and change your appearance, but you can't always be surrounded by the same cats and dogs. So, Xu Wenbiao adopted the construction proposed by the fat cat yesterday and went to other cities to sell gold bars.

Put one hundred and ninety-seven small yellow croakers into two shoulder bags, find a double-sided sweatshirt and put it on, leave a note for Li Jing to go out and relax, Xu Wenbiao took the fat cat Saihu and drove straight to Yanjing, the agreed destination.

When I arrived in Yanjing, it was already night. Xu Wenbiao, who had restored his original appearance, found a hotel and opened a room, and the fat cat and Saihu entered the ground through the window.

The next day, Saihu stayed in the room to guard half of the gold bars, and Xu Wenbiao took a taxi with the fat cat and the other half of the gold bars on his back and went straight to Yanjing's most famous antique street.

After getting off the bus, put on a mask and walk on the antique street with the fat cat in your arms. There are a forest of shops on both sides, and there are stalls everywhere on the side of the road, with all kinds of ancient gadgets with simple styles, and from time to time someone stops Xu Wenbiao and mysteriously asks if he wants a genuine product from a certain dynasty. For these people, Xu Wenbiao smiled and passed, not to mention that he didn't come to Taobaodi, even if he was, he couldn't believe these guys. How much money is enough for them to cheat.

I found an antique shop called Jewels and walked in, there were no customers in the store, only a middle-aged man in his thirties sitting behind the tea table and tasting tea, and when he saw someone coming in, he looked up and looked down without saying hello and continued to taste tea.

Xu Wenbiao knew that the antique shop was not open for three years, but he never thought that it would be this kind of business model, and the guests would not come to the door without greeting.

"Do business?" Xu Wenbiao asked with a smile.

The middle-aged man saw that he was not the kind of person who came in to hang out, so he glanced up and said with a smile: "Of course you do, what do you buy?" ā€

"Don't buy it." Xu Wenbiao smiled, "Sell things." ā€

The middle-aged man smiled, picked up the teapot and poured tea, thinking that he had seen too many door-to-door liars, so he poured himself a drink, without the meaning of greeting at all, and asked casually: "What are you selling?" ā€

Xu Wenbiao took out a small yellow croaker from his bag and put it on the table and gently pushed it over, "This." ā€

The middle-aged man glanced at it casually, quietly took it in his hand and looked at it twice, and put it on the table casually, "Little yellow croaker, the land of the Republic of China, the time is short, the color is poor, and it is not worth a few dollars." ā€

"Really?" Xu Wenbiao smiled, picked up the gold bar, put it in his pocket and got up.

"How many pieces do you have?" The middle-aged man poured tea, "If there are more, I can collect them together." ā€

"How much do you pay?" Xu Wenbiao didn't sit down, but asked while standing.

The middle-aged man finally raised his head and looked at him, "This depends on how many dollars you can pay, and the price is different." ā€

Xu Wenbiao smiled, "I see how much you price, and the quantity is not the same." ā€

The middle-aged man looked at him, the corners of his mouth hooked a touch of arc, and beckoned with a smile, "It's a little interesting, sit down and talk." ā€

"Where is my brother?" The middle-aged man handed over a cigarette.

Xu Wenbiao took the point, "Let's talk about business, I like to be neat." ā€

"That's good, this small yellow croaker is normally about 31.47 grams, and now the market is 256 per gram, but the purchase price is only 100**, so I'll give you 19." The middle-aged man picked up the calculator next to him and pressed it a few times, "Five thousand nine hundred and seventy-nine, I'll give you six thousand, six thousand a piece, how about it, brother?" ā€

"Brother, this is insincere." Xu Wenbiao smiled, flicked the cigarette ash, pinched a teacup and poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip, "I usually drink tea in three sips, if this cup of tea is finished, my brother still can't give a real price, brother, I don't talk nonsense, just raise your legs and leave, and never delay your efforts." ā€

The middle-aged man's curvature fell, his face became a little solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother, this is to trick me." ā€

He smiled, looked at him inscrutablely, and did not speak.

In fact, he really said it. Xu Wenbiao has never been in contact with this industry, he doesn't know the market, and he doesn't know how much these little yellow croakers are worth. So he didn't dare to quote at all, and he could only see how much he bid. As for the 6,000 yuan he said, it was too nonsense, and it was almost the same as a fool.

"Six-thousand-five." The middle-aged man said with a painful face: "Do you know, brother? In the past, the small yellow croaker was a thousand pure gold, and the current ten thousand pure gold can not be compared at all, to give you six thousand five or look at that little collection value. Although there is a quotation of 178 on the Internet, it is all nonsense shouted by people who do not know how to do it, do you see anyone buying it? ā€

Xu Wenbiao still didn't speak, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Seven thousand at most!" The middle-aged man patted his thigh, "If you are not satisfied, then this deal can only be done." ā€

Putting the tea cup in front of the middle-aged man, there was still the last sip of tea in it, Xu Wenbiao got up and walked out without hesitation.

The general walked to the door, and the middle-aged man said faintly behind him, "One in one." ā€

Xu Wenbiao smiled and turned around, "I just need cash." ā€