When Meng Zhi was talking to Boss Zhou, Yu You didn't interject, sitting quietly on this inconspicuous low bench, and suddenly had a plan, took out the 10,000 yuan he carried with him and handed it to Meng Zhi, and then said: "Uncle, you take this money first, if you like this porcelain, buy it, but ......"

Yu You paused, pointed to the ordinary low bench and said: "Boss Zhou, you see that you are preparing for the New Year, there is no bench for any guests in the house, adults are good, you can stand, but there are many children, so how about you give us these low benches?" If you feel like you're losing money, I'll add another 200 yuan. ”

There are several similar low benches behind Boss Zhou, a total of five in total, and this kind of wooden low bench on the ordinary market is only about 20-50 yuan, and 200 yuan is the market price.

Seeing that this young man was so good at behaving, Boss Zhou was rare and bold, and said: "Okay, these five benches will be given to you, Lao Meng, this is your junior?" ”

"Haha, this is my son-in-law, he's not bad." Meng Zhile smiled happily, took the blue and white porcelain vase he liked, and held it in his hand for fear of breaking it, Yu You took the hemp rope to string up the five wooden low benches, and left the antique stall with it.

As soon as he came out of the street, Yu You pulled Meng Zhishen and said mysteriously: "Uncle, are there any experts here who collect ancient furniture?" Or this kind of shop that buys antique furniture. ”

"What? Do you have old furniture? Why sell it. "Monge didn't pay attention to the ordinary bench at all, but protected the blue and white porcelain, which is worth 10,000 antiques.

"No, you can just take me." Yu You still hasn't figured out why the spirit of the fish and dragon is so active, it seems to have something to do with these benches, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he pretended to buy blue and white porcelain, and when Boss Zhou was happy, he took down five benches by the way, worthless benches, Boss Zhou naturally wouldn't accept Yu You's money, not to mention that he made a lot of money this time, and he still cared about those benches?

Meng Zhi pointed to a store not far in front of him, on the book Qingming Classical Furniture Store, Meng Zhi said on the road: "The boss here is a friend of mine, if you have any questions, you can look for him, in Wuye County, Boss Ni's Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient furniture collection is the largest." ”

When the two walked to the store, Boss Ni happened to be there, Boss Ni, who was in his sixties, had a peaceful face, sipping tea on the coffee table, and when he saw Meng Zhi, he got up and stood up and welcomed: "Director Meng is here, and he is not welcome." ”

"Lao Ni, don't be polite, it's all my own people, this is my son-in-law, his name is Yu You, I came to you today to ask you for something, don't sell it." Meng Zhi was holding a bottle, and Boss Ni saw the flaw at a glance, and did not say it in public, but said to You: "Young man, since you are the son-in-law of Director Meng, then if there is any problem, I don't have much business now, everyone is busy preparing New Year's goods, and I am going to go home and clean up or something." ”

Boss Ni was the only one in the store, and it was obvious that the other staff had gone home on vacation.

Yu You was not verbose, put down the five benches, took out one and handed it to Boss Ni, and said, "Boss Ni, can you help me see, what kind of wooden are these benches?" ”

"Oh? Then I'll take a closer look. Boss Ni took out a magnifying glass, carefully observed the texture and smell of the bench wood, looked at it for a long time, and said with great certainty: "This is sea yellow wood, the quality is not bad, to the market Shanghai yellow wood level of the price estimate, a city of catties can probably reach about 10,000, I weighed, this bench has at least five catties of sea yellow wood." ”

"What, this is sea yellow wood? Hai/Nanhuanghuali? How is this possible, Lao Ni, to tell you the truth, this is what my son-in-law and I gave by the way at the Lao Zhoudi stall on the antique street, just to buy this blue and white porcelain, it cost 10,000 yuan, according to what you said, then these five benches are not worth at least 250,000? Surprised, Monge almost broke the blue and white porcelain, which he regarded as a treasure, and put the blue and white porcelain on the table for safety.

Boss Ni didn't answer, but turned around to make tea, let the two sit down, and said to Meng Zhi in a serious voice: "Lao Meng, there is nothing wrong with collecting, but when your eyesight has not increased to a certain extent, I advise you to buy less, this time where did you buy blue and white porcelain in Lao Zhou is fake, the cost is a few hundred yuan, you see how much you have lost." ”

"No, there are still people who want to buy it just now, but they are arguing whether it is from the Kangxi period or Daoguang, how come you are hundreds of modern handicrafts?" Meng Zhi still didn't believe it, so he went to see it again, combined with the identification skills he learned in books and on TV, and after doing a set, Meng Zhi was sure that it was indeed a fake that could no longer be fake, and he bought it for 10,000 yuan, and he lost a lot of money.

"I'm not wrong, am I?" Boss Ni has persuaded many rookies who have entered the industry to buy less and see more, this kind of investment is still very risky, and the so-called leakage is only a small probability event, and it is only a master who has been immersed in the antique industry for many years to play.

But this time Mengzhi earned it, Ni Kaifa turned around and asked curiously: "Your friend, how do you see that these benches are sea yellow wood, even if it is me, I have passed by Lao Zhou's stall many times, and I have sat on this bench a few times but I didn't find it, you are a layman, how do you know?" ”

Through Ni Kaifang's words, Yu You understood that although these five benches were rough in workmanship and nothing special, the wood was high-grade sea yellow wood, and the price of processing these woods into bracelets or other accessories would increase several times or even dozens of times.

The biggest feature of sea yellow wood is that the texture is beautiful, and there is an indescribable fragrance, which is called: fragrant sandalwood. This is the fundamental reason why the ancient literati and ink writers liked sea yellow wood, coupled with its superior wood properties, not easy to deform, light and soft, and moderately medium-class, it has always been the preferred material for making furniture.

Although I don't know why such a precious wood was made into a low bench, causing the pearl to be secretly cast, but now it has been discovered by Yu You, and it is not too late.

"Luck, it's really luck, and I also know some of the characteristics of sea yellow wood, so when I was sitting, I smelled a fragrance, so I planned to take it away on a whim, anyway, that Boss Zhou didn't know that it was sea yellow wood, even if it wasn't, it wouldn't be a loss, it was given away for nothing." Yu You's explanation is reasonable, and this leak is nothing more than luck.

Ni Kaifa smiled slightly, and comforted Meng Zhi, who was still worried about his eyes, and comforted: "Lao Meng, you have to look at it like this, although you have made an eye this time, you have harvested five pieces of fine sea yellow wood, which is equivalent to earning 250,000 yuan with 10,000 yuan, what is there to be sad about." ”

"Yes, uncle, Boss Zhou gave these five benches because you bought blue and white porcelain, so the ownership of these sea yellow wood is yours, by the way, you still owe me 10,000 yuan, remember to pay me back when you go back next time." Yu You said this, just to prove that the 10,000 yuan to pay for blue and white porcelain was from Mengzhi, and the natural gift of sea yellow wood should also be counted on Mengzhi's head.

Monge, who bypassed this bend, was in a happy mood and said, "Haha, I didn't expect that I could also pick up the leak!" Old Ni gave me more publicity in the circle, haha. ”

Ni Kaifa poured a basin of cold water and said: "Eye-catching is frequent, you can pick up the leak this time thanks to your son-in-law, it's not your ability, you still have to remember my words, buy less and see more, don't invest too much money in it, just treat it as a hobby, so that you can reap the unexpected joy." ”

Meng Zhi, who carefully pondered the profound meaning of the transparent words in Ni Kai's words, experienced the magical event of suddenly turning into a leak after the eye, which made Meng Zhi have an extra heart and an eye in the future collection road, and there was a lot less unnecessary loss.

Yu You in the process of wandering around the antique street stalls in the morning, although he did not harvest the actual things, but he got the further trust and favor of Mengji, which is hundreds of thousands or even millions can not be bought, and the goodwill of this thing is operated step by step, not to mention that at this stage, Yu You's so-called son-in-law identity is just to be determined, and if you are not careful, there will be other guys to replace you, in the domestic environment, the number of singles in the country is estimated to be tens of millions of people, to find a woman who likes each other and is willing to live a lifetime. The difficulty can be imagined.

Therefore, when Yu You came to Meng Tian's house, the main task was to establish a deep friendship with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, so that Meng Zhi and they were willing to entrust Meng Tian to Yu You.

This is a lifelong event, and there is no room for carelessness.

Doing what he likes, and let Monji get a sense of achievement, Yu You is very satisfied with the morning run, along the way Monji is smiling and welcoming people, and when he meets people, he chats a few words, and he is in a good mood! Yu You held the blue and white porcelain vase in one hand, and the five short-legged small benches made of sea yellow wood in the other hand, followed behind Meng Zhi and worked hard, and from time to time he had to say a few polite words to the acquaintances Meng Zhi met, his expression was a little stiff, and he probably laughed......

Finally got home, Yu You, who hadn't eaten breakfast yet, ran for so long, and walked around with the old man, and then came back with blue and white porcelain and sea yellow wood, and dealt with some Mengzhi acquaintances on the way, physically and mentally exhausted.

He smiled bitterly in his heart and said: "It's not easy to marry a wife now, no wonder there are such single men and women, in addition to the incongruity of the ratio of men and women, it is tiring enough to deal with the father-in-law and mother-in-law." ”

Mainly slept in the guest room of Meng Tian's house last night, a little uncomfortable, Yu You, who wanted to get into it, was depressed, tossed it down, and slumped to the sofa.

Monge, however, was energetic, and placed the blue and white porcelain in a lattice in the living room as an ornament, which was a modern handicraft in itself, and would not feel distressed if it was broken in the hall. But he has a soft spot for these five benches, and he took one and put it on the table to study it, and he didn't dislike the sludge on the legs of the bench.