Chapter 20: Meet Liu Lao

Early the next morning, there was a knock on his door, and it turned out that Tang Xin, the girl, was ready to go out.

Seeing that Li Le was still in a daze and didn't wake up, the little girl looked a little angry, and then urged Li Le to wash up quickly.

After spending more than 20 minutes tidying up, Li Le was pulled out of the door by the little girl.

"Brother, where do you want to play?" The little girl asked with interest.

"Didn't you say you're in charge today?"

"Then let's go to the playground first." The little girl proposed.

"Okay, it's all up to you."

Li Le is purely holding the gesture of accompanying Tang Xin today, as long as she is happy, she can play anything. At this time, Tang Xin was like a bird in a cage, chattering non-stop along the way, looking very happy.

The two soon arrived at the playground, and their eyes were basically full of figures. However, in a place like a playground, it is lively to play, and there is no such atmosphere when there are fewer people.

Roller coasters, Ferris wheels, big boats, whitewater rafts and other kinds of equipment are very complete.

The little girl pulled Li Le, and in the screams of screaming, scared, and excited emotions, she tasted all these entertainment devices. She didn't even let go of a place like a haunted house to play with a heartbeat, screaming while holding Li Le's arm and shouting for fun.

The two of them basically spent the morning in the playground, and accompanied her to go shopping in the afternoon, but basically they saw more and bought less. The little girl basically looked at it, but once the price was more expensive, she refused Li Le's proposal to buy it, but later had to buy a set of clothes for Li Le, which cost more than 800 yuan.

And she only bought some hairpins, pillows, hats and other things. In Tang Xin's words, she just enjoys shopping, not buying.

After returning home, Tang Xin was a little restrained, and he didn't have the kind of intimate posture with Li Le outside, but flew a few playful eyes.

Li Le understood that she was a little afraid of He Yueling, so she only felt a little helpless in her heart.

After dinner, Li Le came to Tang Chongming's study.

"What's the matter?" Tang Chongming asked casually when he saw Li Le walking in.

"I'm going back tomorrow, I'll talk to you."

"Leaving tomorrow? Aren't there two days off? ”

"Well, I made an appointment with my classmates to get together." Li Le couldn't reveal the true situation, so he could only make an excuse casually.

Tang Chongming hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Okay, I'll find someone to send you back tomorrow."

"Don't be so troublesome, I can just take a ride by myself, such an adult, I don't need to be so pretentious." Regarding Tang Chongming's proposal to send him back, Li Le felt that it was too troublesome.

These words made Tang Chongming smile, he was really satisfied with the change in the current Li Le. "Okay, then it's up to you. When you go back, if you have anything or need money, just talk about it. ”

Li Le was very happy when he heard it, but he didn't expect that coming back this time not only made Tang Chongming change a lot about himself, but even financially prepared to ease his power.

"Okay, when you use it, then I won't be polite to you!"

"Do you still need to be polite to me?" Tang Chongming said with a smile. He is enjoying this dialogue atmosphere now, although Li Le did not open his mouth to call his father, but such a fusion atmosphere is undoubtedly a sign that he is slowly accepting himself.

The same thought also appeared in Li Le's body, although he didn't know how to accept this father all at once, but the relationship between the two might as well slowly improve.

After chatting for a few words, Li Le walked to the door of Tang Xin's room again, knocked lightly on the door, and waited for the footsteps inside to slowly approach.

"Brother, what's the matter with you?" The little girl was a little surprised when she saw that it was Li Le, and then looked next door, so she quickly introduced Li Le into the house, and then gently closed the door.

Li Le looked a little funny, but she also knew that she was afraid that He Yueling would see it, after all, He Yueling did not allow her to have too much contact with Li Le.

"Do you need to be so sneaky?" Seeing Tang Xin's appearance, Li Le couldn't help but tease.

"It's not that you don't know my mother's temper, if you want to see me with you, maybe you're going to talk to me again, you can also be considerate!" The little girl pretended to be aggrieved.

"Okay, don't pretend to be wronged, brother understands in his heart! I'm here to tell you, I'm going back tomorrow morning!" ”

"Huh? So fast? Can't you stay two more days? "The little girl has been sticky to Li Le for the past two days, so I hope he can stay and play for two more days.

"There's something to do when you go back, let's talk about it next time!"

"Why don't you stay for a day and leave the day after tomorrow?" The little girl said bargainingly.

"It's not that I won't have fun in the future, this time it's really something, next time I come to play with you for two more days, okay!"

"Oh well! Don't forget to come and see me often! The little girl looked a little reluctant.

Touching the little girl's head, Li Le also said a little gently: "Yes!"

After saying goodbye to the two, Li Le thought about whether to talk to He Yueling as well, after all, he could be regarded as offending his elders, and it seemed a little polite to leave like this without saying hello.

But when I walked to the door of He Yueling's room, I couldn't knock on it. Then I struggled for a while, and then gave up. He didn't know how to talk to He Yueling, after all, the relationship was like that, and it was a little awkward even if he was face-to-face.

Li Le sighed slightly in his heart, let's wait until later, anyway, I can't change it for a while.

Li Le suddenly thought that Liu Lao, who helped him buy a nuclear carving, seemed to be in the city, and couldn't help but think about whether to go over and have a look tomorrow.

It took two years for the real value of the nuclear carving to slowly begin to rise, and then gradually reach its peak.

At this time, he was no longer short of money, and Li Le thought about whether to keep his nuclear carving first, after all, he couldn't sell it at a good price.

It turned out that he only wanted to sell because he wanted to repay his debts as soon as possible, but this unexpected gain had made Li Le financially loose a lot, so he couldn't help but have such an idea.

When he was stunned, the phone suddenly rang, and when he picked up the phone, he saw that it was Liu Lao.

"Hey! Elder Liu, what is the matter with you? At this moment, Li Le felt that he really had a feeling that Cao Cao Cao would arrive.

"Xiao Li, I was telling you that your nuclear carving has been sold, four pieces have been sold for a total of one thousand two, after deducting mine, there are still nine hundred and six left, which have been hit on your card, I am not just busy, tell you."

"Then thank you for getting old! By the way, Mr. Liu, are you free tomorrow? I'm going to visit you tomorrow. Li Le did not directly propose to suspend the supply, after all, this matter is slowly discussed, and it will definitely offend people if you say it like this.

"Okay, I'm free at any time, you can come directly tomorrow, I'll wait for you in the store, I also want to see what a young man with such a good craft is like!" Hearing Li Le say that he wanted to go over, Liu Lao also seemed very happy.

"Old Liu, you praised it, that's okay, I'll go over tomorrow, but I'll talk to you again."

"Okay, okay! No problem, that's it. ”

After hanging up the phone, Li Le was also thinking about how to talk to Liu Lao tomorrow, after all, he went to ask others to help sell the goods, but after only supplying the goods once, he would no longer supply them, which was a little unkind.

After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't come up with a clue, and Li Le didn't bother to think about it anymore, waiting for tomorrow to pass.

At about seven o'clock in the morning, Li Le had already gotten up, cleaned up a little, and Li Le went downstairs.

Wang's mother was preparing breakfast at the moment, so Li Le sat on the sofa and took a book of impurities and looked through it.

The others came down at about half past seven, and the breakfast was very rich, milk, eggs, pancakes, millet porridge of all colors, and it seemed to be very nutritious.

Looking at He Yueling opposite, Li Le thought for a while, thinking that it was better to say hello to her, although people may not care about his departure, and even wish he could leave earlier.

"Aunt He, I'm going to go back after breakfast!"

He Yueling stopped the chopsticks in her hand, looked at him in surprise, and after being stunned for a while, she hummed softly and continued to eat.

Li Le also guessed this situation and didn't expect her to say anything.

Tang Chongming also glanced at Li Le and handed over a helpless expression.

When the little girl saw her mother like this, she pursed her lips, and then stuck out her tongue towards Chao, lowered her eyes mischievously, and made a comforting look. This warmed his heart a lot.

After breakfast, He Yueling went out directly. Li Le sat for a while and then said goodbye to Tang Chongming and the little girl, and prepared to leave.

The little girl asked him to wait for a while, and then ran upstairs, but after a while, she came down with a bag, and then handed it over, "Brother, you take these and eat them on the road." ”

Li Le opened it and saw that it was filled with fruits, snacks, and a few bottles of drinks, and suddenly couldn't help but feel that this sister was really caring, "Then brother, thank you!" ”

Tang Chongming couldn't help but smile when he saw such a scene, touched the little girl's head, the look of relief in his eyes was clear at a glance, and then said to Li Le: "I'll come and see more when I have time in the future."

"Well, it will! With such a good sister here, I naturally want to come over often, okay, then I'll go. ”

"Brother, I'll send you out." The little girl was a little reluctant in her eyes.

"No need, it's just two steps, my brother promised you to come to see you often in the future." Li Le said and turned to leave. The voice of the little girl came from behind her, "Brother, remember to come back often, this will always be your home." ”

Li Le waved without looking back, which was counted as a response, and then disappeared into the distance.

Liu Lao's shop is located in the Hong Kong Road Cultural Relics Market, which is still some distance from here, and it took more than an hour for Li Le to reach his destination.

Different from the Xudong cultural relics market, the business content here is mainly antiques.

Walked in and looked for more than 20 minutes, only to see the door number of No. 205, the whole store is the style of an antique attic, and there is a large plaque of "Jufu Pavilion" hanging on the beam of the main entrance, which looks antique.

Li Le looked at it slightly and then walked straight in.

As far as the eye can see, the inner room is filled with all kinds of cultural toys, porcelain, jade, nuclear carving, ivory carving, wood products, etc.

A middle-aged man in his thirties was wiping a piece of porcelain behind the counter, and when he saw Li Le come in, he just glanced at it and nodded slightly, and didn't say much. Seeing that Li Le was only in his early twenties, he thought that he was just curious to come in and take a look, so he just nodded politely.

"Hello, is Elder Liu here?" Li Le asked the middle-aged man.

"You are?" The middle-aged man asked suspiciously.

"I'm Li Le, and I made an appointment with Liu Lao!"

"It's you, Liu Lao has already told me, he is on the second floor at this time, you can go up directly from here." After hearing Li Le's name, the middle-aged man suddenly became enthusiastic, put down the bottle in his hand, took two steps and opened the curtain by the counter, and pointed to the stairs in the back room.

"Thank you, then I'll go up first!"

"Go ahead!"

Li Le went up the stairs, and when he went up to the second floor, he also saw Liu Lao. At this moment, Liu Lao was sitting on a chair, and in front of him was a coffee table, on which was a set of antique tea sets. The spout was steaming hot, apparently brewing tea.

When Liu Lao saw Li Le coming up, he immediately got up, and then said kindly: "You are Xiao Li, right?"

"Hmmm! Yes, excuse me! Li Le looked at Old Liu, who was in his sixties, a little thin, and not as good as the old man Song's maintenance, but there was a sense of tranquility. It feels like sitting there, as if the world around me has quieted down.

"Okay, don't be so polite, come and sit down and have a cup of tea first!" Saying that, Liu Lao beckoned Li Le to sit down first, and then arrived at a cup of tea and handed it to Li Le. "I heard Lao Song mention you a long time ago, saying that you are young and promising, but now that I look at it, it is really like this."

"Old Liu, you complimented you." Li Le said modestly.

"Your carver has no talent at this age, and he will never be able to come out without perseverance, I'm not complimenting you, I'm telling the truth."

The two drank tea, chatted about homely things, and slowly became familiar.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Li Le also began to confide in the purpose of his trip, "Old Liu, there is something I want to discuss with you." ”

"What's the matter? Go ahead. ”

"That...... I'm probably not going to do nuclear carving for a while. Li Le opened his mouth a little embarrassed, and then saw Liu Lao's brows frowning slightly, so he hurriedly said: "Because some time ago, because of lack of money, I had to use my free time to carry out nuclear carving, and this time I came here to get a windfall, so now I am not short of money." Also, I'm still in college, so I don't have a lot of free time. ”

Hearing Li Le's explanation, Liu Lao's slightly frowning brows gradually relaxed, and then asked a little strangely, "Windfall?"

Li Le didn't hide it, and told Liu Lao about his strange stone leakage, and Liu Lao was full of surprise when he heard it.

After Li Le finished speaking, Liu Lao also sighed and said, "Your kid's luck is really not ordinarily good."

"I just ran into it, it was a pure accident."

"You're still studying, and I can understand if you don't want to do nuclear carving, after all, this thing takes time and energy, but you already have this level of craftsmanship, it's a pity to throw it away." Liu Lao also understood Li Le's thoughts, but he didn't want Li Le to lose this carving skill in vain.

"That's not going to happen, I usually practice, maybe I'll be in this business after I graduate."

"That's fine! This is a good craft, it has been passed down from ancestors, and it is good not to leave it behind. ”

"Old Liu, I just feel embarrassed, I used to trouble you to help me sell the nuclear carving, but now I propose not to do it, I'm really sorry!" Li Le said apologetically.

"What's this, buy and sell, I'm just in charge of selling, and I haven't made up anything for you, I'm not sorry for me, don't worry too much. Besides, even if we can't do business or are we friends, is it possible that you are ready not to associate with my old man in the future? Seeing that Li Le looked a little guilty, Liu Lao said such words.

When Li Le heard this, he quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, thanks to your old fancy me, I will always contact you when I have time in the future, as long as you are not afraid of me annoying."

"That's all it takes is you!" Liu Lao also smiled heartily when he heard Li Le say this.

The two later talked about the entertainment industry, and Liu Lao was much clearer about the current market price than Li Le, so he no longer had a vague understanding of the current situation as before, but had a general understanding.

And Li Le will also reveal to Liu Lao some of the general trend of cultural play that he has known in his later life, which can be regarded as his return to Liu Lao. But looking at Liu Lao's expression, he obviously didn't take it too seriously, after all, Li Le was too young.

Li Le has no choice about this situation, what he should have done has already been done, as for whether he can seize the opportunity at that time, it depends on Liu Lao himself, after all, he can't tell the truth, even if he says it, people will only think that he is a psychopath.

The two chatted and chatted about the time and it was almost noon, Li Le looked at the point and proposed to Liu Lao about eating, "Liu Lao, you see it's not too early now, let's find a restaurant, I'll be the east at noon today, let me apologize a little, and please appreciate the light." ”

"Well, when I get to me, I can still let you break the bank. Let's go, let's go to the restaurant opposite the market gate to eat, the food over there is good, and it is affordable, you don't have to fight, today I will do the east. "Today, Li Le is a guest, and Liu Lao obviously doesn't want to let go of the host's rights.

"That's not good, let me call the shots today, boy. Old Liu, you see that you are an elder, and I, a junior, only want to bribe and bribe your tongue, and you won't even give this opportunity? ”

"Huh?" Liu Lao really had nothing to say when he heard this, but this kid had a good mouth with sharp teeth, "Okay, since you said so, then my old man won't fight with you." ”

Then the two went downstairs.

The name of the restaurant is very simple, it is called "farmhouse cuisine", and the dishes inside are just like its name, most of them are farmhouse dishes, such as boiled fish with tofu, stir-fried meat, and stewed mushrooms with chicken.

Liu Lao ordered three dishes, and Li Le asked the waiter to order two more. Liu Lao wanted to persuade him, but Li Le directly pushed the waiter out and reported it.

Then Li Le asked the waiter to bring a bottle of liquor, 20 years by the white clouds.

The two of them ate and drank happily. After Liu Lao drank two cups, he talked more, and when he talked about the past, he talked endlessly, and Li Le also listened with a smile. A bottle of wine was almost drunk quickly, Liu Lao's amount of wine was not too large, and Li Le couldn't drink more. So I didn't ask for any more wine.

I packed the rest of the food and made two more bowls of rice, which I brought to the guys in the store to eat.

After sitting down and resting at Liu Lao's place for more than an hour, Li Le said goodbye to Liu Lao and set off for Jingzhou.

Meimei slept well, woke up drunk, and the car was almost here.

When he came back again, Li Le Dun felt a sense of comfort all over his body, his foreign debts could be paid off, and he didn't have to rush to work every day to carry out nuclear carving, which was really a big turnaround.