Chapter 1 The Creditor Comes to the Door
[Chapter Word Count:3088Last Updated:2015-03-1215:06:33.0]
As soon as July, Shanzhou, the provincial capital of Shanhai Province, unusually ushered in a high temperature of 38 degrees.
In the afternoon, the blazing sun baked a wave of heat, the long antique street, almost no one, from the east exit to the west exit, the leaves of the poplars on the street are still green, but they are unable to raise their heads, and the cicadas seem to be a little thirsty and hoarse.
The third shop at the east exit of the antique street is a good location, not only larger than the shops on both sides, but also avoids the shade of poplars on the side of the street, and can be seen as soon as you enter the street. The plaque on the lintel, the three big characters of "Duobao Pavilion" are strong and freehand.
Tang Yi stood under this plaque, he licked his chapped lips, lit a cigarette, looked at the steaming street, and scolded himself: "Why hasn't this old boy come yet?" β
He was waiting for someone, to be exact, waiting for Xu Kuan, a bastard who came to collect the accounts!
Dad Tang Zhongfeng took out all his savings, and borrowed 500,000 yuan from Xu Kuan to get a Yuan blue and white jade pot spring bottle, but when he sold it, he was exposed by the experts brought by the buyer with the most risky but direct method to expose it as a fake! Dad was so angry that he had a heart attack on the spot and went to the hospital.
After coming out of the emergency room, Xu Kuan hurriedly blocked the hospital bed and urged to repay the money.
Dad's hospitalization fee is the last savings left in the family, where can he afford Xu Kuan's 500,000? Dad said something bad, but Xu Kuan just didn't agree, shook the IOU, pointed to the repayment date, and didn't let Dad pay off the money owed to him today.
In desperation, my father had to agree to pay off the debt with goods!
Mom had to stay in the hospital to take care of Dad, so Tang Yi had to come to Duobao Pavilion alone and wait for Xu Kuan to pick up the goods.
I thought I had picked up a leak, but I didn't want to hit my eyes! The little rich family, in the blink of an eye, was destitute, and it seemed that they were going to be in debt, and even the signboard of Duobao Pavilion, which had been painstakingly operated for more than ten years, was also lost because of his father's hot head and wanting to make a profit.
A series of drastic changes, the warmth and coldness of human feelings, made Tang Yi difficult to accept in his heart, and in the face of people like Xu Kuan, a cold strangeness arose, which made him, who usually knew how to be polite, begin to speak disrespectfully.
However, the matter has come to this point, no matter how ugly Xu Kuan's face is, no matter how shady and mean he is, he owes money to repay his debts, it is justified, there is no place to reason, and there is no reason to say!
Tang Yi sighed and shook his head, a wry smile appeared on his face.
Looking up, Tang Yi caught a glimpse of three people coming out of the Yawan Zhai shop, the middle-aged man led by him had yellow hair and thin hair, a pair of mouse eyes under thick eyebrows, which did not match, which made people feel disgusted, and behind the middle-aged man, followed by two young men.
Yawan Zhai is more than ten steps away from Duobao Pavilion, and the owner is Xu Kuan!
Tang Yi raised his head and drank the half bottle of Coke in his hand in one gulp, and suddenly raised his hand and threw the empty bottle towards the glass door of the store, making a "bang" sound.
"Yo, Tang Yi, who are you throwing this to?" Xu Kuan stepped forward and said to Tang Yi in a strange manner.
"I just want to hear it myself. Isn't it okay? Tang Yi was very irritable, and took out a bag of crumpled Hongtashan from his trouser pocket, only to find that there was only an empty skin left, so he had to rub it and throw it to the ground.
"Pump me." Xu Kuan smiled disdainfully, "You said that you didn't find a job after graduating from college, and your father wanted to make a good face and bet with people and experts, but not to mention, the money and signboard were lost, and the money to buy cigarettes should be saved in the future." Xu Kuan said, took out a box of hard Chinese, ordered one for himself, and then took out one and handed it to Tang Yi.
If Xu Kuan handed the cigarette to Tang Yi first, Tang Yi might not have taken it, but he smoked it himself, and seduces him with a cloud of smoke, Tang Yi hesitated and took it.
Entering the store, Tang Yi pointed to the glass counter and asked Xu Kuan to pick jade first.
"Tang Yi, these five pieces are the Hetian jade brand you said, right? But it's all Russian material, and it's not worth a few bucks. After a brief inspection, Xu Kuan pointed to a few pieces of goods and said.
Tang Yi looked at the five jade plates and said, "My dad said, although these five Hetian jade plates are Russian materials, they are all excellent materials, with high whiteness, oily enough, and first-class workmanship." This brand can be sold for at least 30,000 yuan. β
"30,000 yuan, then you go and sell it, if you pay off the debt, you can only pay 15,000 yuan at most." Xu Kuan took a puff of cigarette and rolled his eyelids.
Tang Yi didn't speak, but a handful of sweat broke out in his fist. Dad entered these five Russian jade cards, which is the friendship price of old friends, even so, it cost 80,000 yuan to enter the five brands, that is, it is converted into 16,000 pieces, this Xu Kuan actually pressed the price to 15,000, which is really dark.
"Uncle Xu, the price is not so pressed, is it? Can you get 15,000? "Tang Yi's tutor is excellent, although he is very disgusted in his heart, he still calls Uncle Xu.
"Huh. Just shout at you, uncle, I'll add another 1,000 yuan a piece. Tang Yi, you have to figure it out, this is a debt of goods, not cash, and it can't be sold in a day, the rent and water and electricity in my store are all expenses, you see, there are two guys here, and they also have to start working with money. β
"Okay, then you move on to the rest." Tang Yi gritted his teeth and nodded.
The eyes of a guy next to him showed envy, and he turned his head sideways and whispered to another guy: "Come on, come on, take a look, this Russian material is not bad, not to mention the workmanship, a single piece of material is at least 12,000." A few days ago, I saw that the boss sold it for 30,000 yuan, and the material is not as good as this. These pieces are going to be sold, hissγ»γ»γ»γ»γ»γ»"
"Otherwise, people are bosses, and we are part-time workers. Don't talk about it, hurry up. The other guy said a little sourly, and his tone was even more envious and jealous.
The voices of the two guys were very low, but Tang Yi could roughly guess some of the content when he saw their expressions, he took a puff of cigarette, stared at Xu Kuan's figure, and scolded in his heart: "It's really a villain!" β
Commanding the two guys to move around, Xu Kuan finally took out the calculator and began to crackle, "Tang Yi, I have picked it all, according to the price we have negotiated, but it is only 490,000 yuan, and there is still a difference of 10,000 yuan." β
"Then you pick two more!" Tang Yi's chest rose and fell, and when he looked at Xu Kuan, his eyes almost wanted to erupt into flames, and he scolded secretly in his heart: "Bastard, sooner or later, Lao Tzu will let your turtle grandson spit it out." β
"There's nothing to look at, and you are reluctant to turn on the air conditioner on a hot day, and you are sweating in the blink of an eye." Xu Kuan stared at Tang Yi, and seeing that Tang Yi was silent, he smiled, turned around and looked at the storefront, and continued:
"This signboard of Duobao Pavilion, when your father gambled with someone and an expert, he said that if it was a fake, he would take off the brand, I look at this store, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to open it again. It's better to go back and talk to your dad, and I'll take over the store. As for the rent, let your dad tell me the number, and I'll get it for you later, how about it? β
Tang Yi laughed angrily, this fox tail is too angry, you fell into the well, you are in a hurry, you just want to swallow Duobao Pavilion in one bite, right? Duobao Pavilion embodies Dad's hard work, but there is a trace of vitality, and he will not let go!
"Isn't it just 10,000 yuan? I just have the money, and I got the IOU! Tang Yi actually took out a neatly tied 10,000 yuan from his shoulder bag and threw it to Xu Kuan.
A look of surprise flashed on Xu Kuan's face, but then he turned into disdain, took out the IOU that Tang Zhongfeng had typed and handed it to Tang Yi: "That's okay, now it's clear." But Tang Yi, I have to advise you before leaving, there is one thing you must not learn from your father: die to save face and suffer crimes. This 10,000 yuan is to renew your father's hospitalization fee, right? β
Tang Yi didn't speak, and shook his hand impatiently in the direction of the door.
Seeing that the two guys moved their things out of Duobao Pavilion, Xu Kuan took out another cigarette and lit it, took the money in his hand, and left triumphantly.
After Xu Kuan left, the Duobao Pavilion was already messy, the bottom plate of the glass cabinet was pulled out, and there were some thread-bound books and woodware piled up on the ground, the original shelves where the porcelain was placed were mostly empty, and the rest were placed at random, and the two wooden chairs were also moved to the side of the shelves, leaving big footprints on them.
Tang Yi stood in place, wiped the sweat on his face with both hands, and grabbed his hair. Thinking that my father's follow-up hospitalization fee has not yet been settled, my eyes are red.
"Bang!" Tang Yi punched the side of a shelf, and the punch was very strong.
The shelves shook a bit, and an object fell from the top of the high shelf.
With a "bang", the object fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
What was broken was a blue and white porcelain arm rest.
The arm rest, also known as the wrist pillow, is a stationery item, which was used by the ancients to rest the arm when writing and painting with a brush to prevent ink from staining the sleeves, and it will also make the wrist feel very comfortable. There are many materials for making zuΓ² arm rests, including bamboo, wood, ivory, and porcelain. However, the arm rest of porcelain appeared after the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty.
After all, there is a father who runs an antique shop, and Tang Yi can also see that this arm rest is obviously not from the Qing Dynasty, the hair color of blue and white is stiff and dull, and the glaze is uneven. To put it simply, it is a modern handicraft of average quality. However, judging from the fragments, the blue and white patterns drawn on the arm rest are rare, and they are actually Taiji fish embraced.
"Broken peace." Tang Yi picked up the broom and dustpan and gathered the broken porcelain pieces on the ground. "Huh?" In the middle of the broken porcelain piece, there is actually a piece of brown and yellow that is particularly eye-catching, which seems to have been originally sealed in the arm. Tang Yi squatted down, pulled away the broken porcelain piece, and pinched it with two fingers.
This piece of brownish yellow thing turned out to be a piece of tortoise shell!
The tortoiseshell is not large, only the size of an ordinary playing card. But it is obviously extremely finely polished, and the treatment is exceptionally clean, with a sleek exterior and a beautiful shape.
On the tortoise shell, there is a nine-square grid engraved. The middle one is empty, and the other eight are each with a character, and the font is somewhat like Jinwen, but it is different.
"Oracle?" Tang Yi University's major is history, and after thinking about it for a while, he decided that the pattern on this tortoise shell is very similar to the gossip of the Nine Palaces, and the eight characters should correspond: Qiankun Zhenxun Kang Gong Lidu.
PS: The new book has been uploaded, Lao Jiu himself is a player, and new and old friends are coming to cheer. Well, antique treasure appreciation, 2015 new masterpieces, flowers and tickets are here! Take a bow!