Chapter 13: The gourd
Last night, Wang Lei slept exceptionally peacefully, and he had earned enough rent money, as long as he paid the rest of the rent, he could live in this house with peace of mind.
This one-bedroom apartment is beautifully decorated, and the furniture is also a well-known brand, which is much better than the room he rented before, and only those who have worked in other places can experience the satisfaction of this moment.
After breakfast, Wang Lei called the landlord and aunt for the rest of the rent, and then went straight to Fengshui Street in the capital, ready to buy a gourd magic vessel for the town house.
The gourd is one of the most primitive mascots in China, and people often hang it at the door to ward off evil spirits and attract treasures; From children to 100-year-olds, they love everything. Even in the TV series, the gourd should be endowed with multi-energy and mythical effects. One of the reasons for this is that it has ancient roots.
In the feng shui industry, the gourd can cure diseases and increase physical health; It can increase the fate of husband and wife, promote family harmony, and strengthen fertility; A certain amount of dù can also be used to ward off disasters
According to Wang Lei's idea, he originally wanted to go to Si Yaoqian's Hundred Treasure Pavilion to buy it, but Daoist Xuanyun put forward a different opinion and asked him to go to another magic shop specializing in selling gourds.
According to the description of Xuanyun Daochang, the magic shop that sells gourds has been operating in Feng Shui Street for many years, and the family has been making zuò gourds for generations, both in terms of the quality of the gourds and the workmanship, they are among the best in the Feng Shui Street in Beijing.
Xuanyun Daochang has been isolated from the world for many years, even if the magic shop that made zuò gourds was very famous back then, it may not be able to operate now, so Wang Lei did not have much hope.
However, according to the route provided by Xuanyun Daochang, Wang Lei searched for it in Feng Shui Street, and really found a shop pù that sells gourds, the area of the shop pù is not very large, and the signboard is also very old, with three big characters written on the sign 'Huluju'.
After walking into the gourd house, Wang Lei observed the environment of the store pù and found that there were five rows of shelves in the store, and all kinds of wooden gourds were placed on the shelves, which was dazzling and dizzying.
On the right side of the entrance of the store, there stood a short and fat middle-aged man, who looked to be forty or fifty years old, with a round face and a beer belly, which really looked a little like a gourd.
"This gentleman, the small shop sells all kinds of gourds, I don't know what you want?" The middle-aged man asked.
"I want a feng shui gourd." Wang Lei said.
"On the two rows of shelves on the right, there are feng shui gourds, you can choose at will, and you can check out at the door in a moment." The stocky middle-aged man said.
"Haven't asked the boss for your last name?" Wang Lei asked.
"Don't have your surname Li and your name Jinhu, you can just call me Li Jinhu." The short and fat man said.
"It turned out to be Boss Li, fortunately." Wang Lei responded, and the secret way is really an ancestral craft, and even the name is related to the gourd.
After greeting Li Jinhu for a while, Wang Lei walked straight to the two rows of shelves on the right, according to the prompt of Xuanyun Dao Chang just now, although the gourds on the left shelf are of good workmanship, they are all ordinary handicrafts.
The gourd on the right shelf is large and small, with different shades of color, both relatively regular gourds and strange-shaped special-shaped gourds, each of which is very delicate.
The gourd is mainly divided into five parts, namely the dragon head, the gourd mouth, the upper belly of the gourd, the waist of the gourd, the lower belly of the gourd, and the bottom navel of the gourd, of which the dragon head refers to the gourd vine.
There were too many gourds on the two rows of shelves, and after a while, Wang Lei was dazzled, and finally chose a gourd with a large size, well-proportioned body and bright color, and said: "Dao Chief, what do you think of this gourd?" ”
"It's okay, the gourd has formed a certain aura, and it can be used as a town house magic weapon." Xuanyun Dao Chief said.
"How about we buy this?" Wang Lei said.
"Don't worry, let me be watching."
Xuanyun Dao Chang responded, then was silent for a moment, and then said after a while: "You go and take a look, the second shelf in the right row, the fifth gourd at the bottom, I feel that the aura of that gourd is very strong." ”
According to Xuanyun Dao Chang's instructions, Wang Lei found the gourd, which was only the size of a palm, slightly darker in color, and had an obvious scar on the lower stomach, which looked a little unsatisfactory.
"Dao Chief, there is a scar on the belly of this gourd you said, and the condition has been broken." Wang Lei frowned and said.
"This gourd is not in good condition, but the scar does not leak the bottom, and it has little impact on the aura, and perhaps because this gourd is not in good condition and is not easy to sell, staying in this gourd shop for a long time has allowed it to absorb the spirituality of other gourds, and the aura is more stable than the rest of the gourds." Xuanyun Dao Chief said.
"Yes, what I look at is the condition, you recognize it as the aura, let's ask the price first." Wang Lei smiled and walked towards the counter at the door.
"Sir, have you picked a gourd?" Seeing Wang Lei walking out, Li Jinhu asked with a smile.
"How much do you think these two gourds cost?" Wang Lei asked.
"Hmm." Li Jinhu nodded slightly, then looked at the two gourds, and said, "The gourd on your left hand is one thousand and five, and the gourd with a scar on your right hand is five thousand." ”
Hearing that the gourd with scars was so much more expensive than another gourd, Wang Lei couldn't help but ask: "Boss Li, how can this gourd with scars be more expensive than a gourd with good quality?" ”
"This gentleman, this gourd with scars is the price set by my father, in his words, although the quality of this gourd is flawed, but it has its own uniqueness, naturally there will be people who know the goods to buy it at a high price." Li Jinhu said.
Hearing Li Jinhu's explanation and the price given by Li Jinhu, he once again applied for the vision of Xuanyun Daoist, Wang Lei thought for a moment and decided to buy this gourd with scars, and said, "Boss Li, can this gourd with scars be cheaper." ”
"This gentleman, I didn't ask you for a high price, if my father was in the store, you wouldn't be able to buy this gourd for 5,000 yuan, maybe it would be a higher price, that is, there are not many people who appreciate this gourd, so I want to sell it as soon as possible." Li Jinhu said with a smile.
Wang Lei paid off the rent of 18,000, and the money left on his body was only a little over 1,000, not to mention the gourd of 5,000 yuan, and the gourd of 1,000 and 5 yuan could not be bought.
"Boss Li, I didn't bring so much money today, you see if this will work, I will give you a deposit of 1,000 yuan first, and this gourd will be placed here for you first, and I will come to get the money in a few days." Wang Lei said.
"Okay, that's fine." Li Jinhu responded, and said solemnly: "But let's talk in advance, I will only help you save for half a month, if after half a month, someone comes to buy this gourd, I will sell it to others, and your deposit will not be refunded." ”
"No problem, just do as you say." Wang Lei nodded slightly, happily called for a deposit of 1,000 yuan, and after getting the written receipt, he glanced at the scarred gourd again, and then turned around and walked out of the gourd house.
After seeing Wang Lei leave, Li Jinhu picked up the gourd with scars, put it on the shelf behind the counter, and muttered: "I really didn't expect that the old man would say that someone is willing to buy such a broken gourd, and everyone really has it." ”
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Wang Lei took a turn in Feng Shui Street, and suddenly became a poor barehead, with only a few hundred yuan left in his pocket, and if he wanted to buy that gourd, he had to earn 4,000 yuan in half a month.
Wang Lei sighed and was about to leave Feng Shui Street and take the subway back to where he lived, however, not far from the subway entrance, he saw a familiar figure - Yang Tiande.
Yang Tiande also seemed to have discovered Wang Lei, and hurriedly planted a book in his bag, then beckoned to Wang Lei and said, "Brother Wang, you are also coming to Feng Shui Street." ”
"Well, I just went to buy a gourd artifact." Wang Lei replied and said.
"Brother Wang, I passed by Boss Si just now, but when I heard him praise you, I can even see that he had a car accident, which is really godly." Yang Tiande said with admiration.
"Brother Yang has won the award." Wang Lei waved his hand and said.
"Yesterday you said you were going to invite me to dinner, and I happened to show the client Feng Shui, so I didn't have time to go to the appointment; Today, I'll invite you to dinner, brother, and the two of us will have a good chat. Yang Tiande said.
"Then you're welcome." Wang Lei smiled, he didn't have anything to do today, and readily agreed.
Neither of them is a rich lord, so they found a small restaurant that was relatively clean, asked for two plates of cold dishes, two hot stir-fries, and ordered a bottle of mid-range liquor, chatting while eating.
Hearing that Wang Lei earned 15,000 yuan a day, Yang Tiande couldn't help but be a little envious, and said: "Brother, I can see it, you are really capable, and you must be better than me in the development of this industry." ”
"Brother Yang, you're killing me, I've just entered the industry now, and I haven't understood the inside story of many industries, and there are still a lot of things to learn." Wang Lei said.
"Brother, you have a teacher. The point is high, what is lacking now is only practical experience, unlike me who can only rely on my own exploration, once I encounter a problem in Feng Shui, I can only bump into it like a blind cat. Yang Tiande smiled bitterly.
"Brother Yang, listening to your words, did you encounter any difficulties?" Wang Lei asked.
"Hey......"
Yang Tiande sighed, drank all the wine in the cup, and said: "Brother really doesn't hide it, I picked up a customer two days ago, is a rich big boss, recently moved into a villa in the capital, just after living in this villa, I feel a little uncomfortable, want me to help him take a look at feng shui, but I went twice in a row, I didn't find any problems, can't make money is a trivial matter, the key is afraid of ruining reputation." ”
After drinking two more glasses of wine, Yang Tiande's face turned a little red, and said: Feng Shui masters rely on fame to eat, and the feng shui circle in the capital is so big, if this single is messed up, it will be even more difficult for me to mix in the circle......"
Wang Lei just listened carefully and didn't answer immediately, because he instinctively felt that Yang Tiande should still have something to say.
Sure enough, after Yang Tiande sighed, his face showed a pleading look, and said, "Brother, I have something to ask for, I don't know if you can agree?" ”
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