Lao Tan looked at Tang Yi's clenched hands, "Can you not hold me and say?" How can I, an old man with old arms and legs, stand up to the toss of a strong young man like you? ”

Tang Yi hurriedly let go of his hand, "I'm sorry, Old Tan." ”

"You seem to know a lot about Master Tang. I think, even Tan Qianqi, the grandson of the Tan family, doesn't know as much, right? Old Tan smiled.

"Serendipity. To tell you the truth, not only the head of Tang, but also the five ancient sealed lamps, and what I want to do now is to establish a five ancient sealed lamp antique research association, the purpose is to standardize the entire antique market and form a virtuous circle. As soon as Tang Yi saw that Lao Tan knew about the head of Tang, he didn't hide it at the moment.

Lao Tan patiently listened to Tang Yi's introduction before asking, "It seems that there is official support?" ”

"Yes. If we want to do this, we will definitely not be able to rely on the power of the private sector alone. Tang Yi said solemnly, paused, and instructed Lao Tan: "Lao Tan, what I told you, you must keep it secret!" ”

"Confidentiality? When I encountered the matter of Master Tang, I have been protected for forty years, do you think I can live for another forty years? Lao Tan took a few steps forward, "Let's go out for a walk, it's snowing, and there aren't many people who come to see the exhibition." ”

Tang Yi nodded. Walking out of the door of the museum, Lao Tan stretched out his hand.

"What?" Tang Yi was stunned.

"Now you can smoke!" Old Tan smiled.

Both lit a cigarette. On the sidewalk in front of the provincial expo, a string of footprints was left on the snow.

"That was forty years ago. As for me, I just started working. At that time, you definitely didn't understand, how could it be so easy to receive ancient jade? It has to be sneaky. And at that time, my level was not good, and I was really tight on hand! Old Tan spat out a puff of smoke rings.

"At that time, there was no antique street, it was a dirt road, and there were many small bungalows nearby, which naturally could not be compared with now. I made an appointment with someone at the time, and now they are all called cargo owners. He said he had two jade slabs in his hand, which his mother used to wrap yarn. The place we made an appointment was in an alley not far from the antique street. ”

"It was summer, after lunch, there was no one in the alley, so he brought two jade slabs in a yellow cloth bag, and we traded them by a tree in the middle of the alley. He took out the board, and when I saw it, it was five or six centimeters wide and more than ten centimeters long, all of them were green jade, with one pointed end and one square end. They are all slightly yellow, and there are white dots on them. ”

When Tang Yi heard this, he couldn't help but interject: "Yugui? ”

"That's right." Lao Tan said: "At that time, he wanted two yuan, one piece, but I only brought one piece of three, and he was a little reluctant to bargain for two pieces of one dollar. ”

Tang Yi couldn't help but interject again, "Two yuan? ”

"At that time, the price of pork was a few cents a pound, and how many people knew antiques? If it weren't for me, he might not have been able to sell it for a dime! However, he may have inquired about something in advance, and knew that I liked jade, so he asked for such a price, and two yuan at that time was considered a high price! ”

In the end, he proposed that he would not sell it if he was missing, and said that if his mother knew about it, he would be counted! I ended up adding a three, which is all the money I have. But he was still a little reluctant, and the two of us were a bit of a stalemate. ”

At this time, an old man came from the alley, with a white silk shirt and round black cloth shoes, and walked up to us. The owner hurriedly put the things into the yellow cloth bag, and the old man glanced at it nonchalantly, and then asked: Is this the Fairy Lane? ”

The old man spoke an authentic Beijing accent, and he was not a native of Shanzhou at first glance. The alley where we are located is indeed called Shenxian Lane, so I told him. He thanked him and walked forward, but after taking two steps, he turned back, looked at me and asked, "Do you want to buy the contents of the bag?" ”

At this time, the owner of the cargo is very vigilant. He smiled and reassured us, saying that he also liked jade or something. The owner of the goods turned quickly, and he was not afraid of trouble, so he took out the two pieces of jade gui and asked the old man if he wanted two yuan, but the old man just glanced at it casually, and really took out two yuan and gave it to the owner! ”

"The owner of the goods took the money, and ran away as soon as he smoked! Infuriate me! Then he said to the old man, I took a fancy to these two pieces of jade first! The old man smiled and asked me if I could tell what age it was. I said that it is about the Han Dynasty, Qinggui Rite Oriental, it should be a ritual vessel! ”

"The old man was a little surprised, and then said to me, the young man is good, this is the Qingyugui of the Western Han Dynasty, it should have been unearthed for many years, and there is a pulp on it, but the pulp is heavy at both ends, if there is nothing in the middle, there are some fine hairs, it may be used by people to wrap wool!"

"At that time, I was directly shocked, what a lot of work, this old man's eyesight is too poisonous! Immediately, I respectfully asked for a few more words of jade knowledge. Finally, the old man stuffed two pieces of jade gui into the bag I was carrying, and said that he had given them to me! ”

"What the hell! But I do like it, I took out a piece of three cents on my body, stuffed it into the old man, and asked him to leave a contact information, and find a chance to return it to him for seven cents. Unexpectedly, he just didn't accept it, and said if he could come to my house and let me do me a favor! ”

"I was young and poor at the time, and I was a little cautious, thinking that he came from Yanjing, and outsiders might want to find someone or do something, if I helped him, then it would be cleared, and I would save money! So they took him to their house. At that time, my mother died, and I was not married, so it was convenient to live alone. ”

Tang Yi said: "This person must be the head of Tang, he has actually been to Shanzhou!" ”

Lao Tan's eyes showed admiration, "He looks really handsome!" ”

"And what did he ask you to help with?"

"He was looking for a woman with the surname Xun, which was rare, so I remembered it very well. This woman must have been in her sixties back then, and he said that she should have lived in Fairy Lane. As for me, because I received two pieces of jade gui from him for nothing, I volunteered to help him inquire and let him live at home. It's sincere to help him inquire, and I'm polite to stay at home, but I didn't expect him to really accept it and agreed. ”

"A woman with the surname Xun?" Tang Yi couldn't help but muttered to himself.

Lao Tan continued: "I inquired for three or four days, but I didn't find out that there was a woman surnamed Xun in Immortal Lane. In addition to instructing me on jade identification knowledge, he went out every day to buy delicious food and came back, and the money spent was more than enough to live in a state-run hotel. ”

Tang Yi nodded, "I understand, he knows that you are the grandson of Tan Houtu, the elder of the Five Ancient Sealed Lamp Tumen, so he told you his true identity!" ”

"Yes and no." Lao Tan said, "He definitely didn't want to say it at first." But on the day he left, he went out all day and came back late, as if he was in a bad mood, and he still had wine and cooked food in his hand, so I asked him to drink two glasses. ”