Chapter 103: A Rich and Noble Family
After repairing the stone carving with the image of "Panlong Crouching Tiger", Yi Yang first admired it for a while, and then put it away, this thing naturally can't be shown to Bai Wenchao, after all, the changes before and after are too big, such a magical thing is unbelievable.
Yi Yang also slept well that night, and after waking up the next day, Mu Lao called him and Bai Wenchao to have breakfast together.
Mu Lao came back late last night, he had already greeted Yi Yang and them, and he had already said before, if there was no accident, he would take Yi Yang and the two to a friend's house today to appraise antiques.
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Chao, we'll set off later." After seeing Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao, Mu Lao greeted with a smile.
Yi Yang nodded in response, "Okay." ”
Appraising antiques for that family is one of the purposes of their trip, although Yi Yang doesn't know the situation of Mu Lao's friend, but he can guess that the other party's family is either rich or expensive, and has a certain influence in the collection world, otherwise Mu Lao would not pay so much attention to it, as if there is some heavy action.
"Xiao Yi, I heard that you went to play in the two antique cities in Chengde yesterday, did you find any good things?"
When he sat down to enjoy a hearty breakfast, Mu Lao suddenly asked.
Yi Yang shook his head lightly and said, "I didn't receive anything good, so I walked around." ”
Bai Wenchao added: "I bought two gadgets, and Brother Yi Yang received a good thing, which is an old stone carving, I think that thing is actually good!" ”
"Oh, really?" Mu Lao asked curiously, "What kind of stone carving is it?" I also prefer to collect old stone carvings, although the stone carving collection is relatively unpopular now, but everyone has their own fun, and the fine stone carvings are also very valuable. ”
Yi Yang hurriedly said: "That stone carving belongs to the 'defective product', which has great defects, but the thing has indeed been on for a certain number of years, and the carving seems to be good, so there is still a little collection value in the transformation." ”
"It should be good to hear from you." Mu Lao said as if he was interested, "Then Xiao Yi, when you come back, you can show me the stone carving, and I will see how things are." ”
"This ...... Oh......"
Hearing Mu Lao naturally say that, Yi Yang's face suddenly changed, because the stone carving had been transformed by him, and there was a fundamental change, what kind of "defective product" was it, if Mu Lao saw it, wouldn't it be a goof.
"Xiao Yi, what's wrong? Is it inconvenient? Mu Lao wondered.
Yi Yang hurriedly shook his head, calmed down and said, "It's not inconvenient, it's okay!" ”
Mu Lao wants to see the stone carving he just received, he naturally can't have an opinion, although Bai Wenchao is clear about this matter, but when the time comes, he can find a way to "get by", don't let Bai Wenchao doubt this.
After eating breakfast, Yi Yang and the others set off with Mu Lao.
When I walked out of the hotel, I saw Lao Wang's car parked on the side of the road, and it turned out that he drove Yi Yang and them over.
But this is also normal, since Mu Lao is so familiar with Lao Wang, then presumably Mu Lao's friend Lao Wang also knows him, and now the other party has something to identify, as the host, he will naturally accompany Mu Lao to take a look.
It seemed that the friend's home was far away, and the car sped all the way west, all the way out of the city of Chengde to the suburbs.
I have to say that the suburbs of Chengde City, the natural scenery is more beautiful, and it is worthy of being a famous tourist city in the country, and it is really comfortable to come here to play.
After driving out of the city, about half an hour later, Mu Lao greeted Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao, saying that they were almost there.
Yi Yang breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't expect that Mu Lao's friend who might have a lot of background would live in a remote suburb, which was really easy to go.
After a while, the car finally stopped and stopped at the gate of a villa.
"Mu Lao, is this it?" Yi Yang asked.
"Yes, this is it!" Mu Lao nodded solemnly.
When he saw the scene here, Yi Yang couldn't help but be surprised, it turned out that the friend in the collecting world had such a big business, and what was presented in front of them at this moment was a large manor-style villa, which was very grand and luxurious.
After a while, the tall iron door opened automatically, and Lao Wang drove the car in.
After the car entered the gate of the villa, Yi Yang was even more surprised, and looked through the window, only to see that there was a wide open space in the courtyard, surrounded by flowers and trees, small bridges and flowing water, pavilions and pavilions, which were displayed there in a staggered manner.
Where is this an ordinary private villa, it seems to be a large manor with considerable scale!
The famous Suzhou garden is probably nothing more than that!
From this, we can see what kind of wealthy family this is, no wonder Mu Lao pays so much attention to it, and comes all the way to appraise antiques for the other party's family.
"Xiao Yi, let's get out of the car."
As soon as the car stopped at the edge of an open field, someone rushed to open the door for them.
Then Yi Yang and Mu Lao walked out of the car together, and after getting out of the car, Yi Yang turned around and looked around to see this large manor-style villa.
Such a beautiful villa, which is difficult to see on TV, is really eye-opening, and at the same time infinitely yearning, because everyone wants to live in such a spacious house, think about how comfortable, and enjoy so many beautiful scenery every day.
However, this qiē is out of reach for Yi Yang, and it is conceivable how much investment is needed to build such a large villa, and Yi Yang is only emerging now, he does not have much money on hand, even if he sells all the treasures and antiques and jade in his collection, the money in exchange is not enough to build a villa, but I am afraid that he will not even be able to repair a corner of this manor.
However, he has such a miraculous ability, and the "money" is limitless, and he believes that he will one day reach this height, when the time comes, he will buy a villa and bring his parents and them to live together.
When he thought of this, his chest couldn't help but heat up slightly, and he was suddenly full of strength.
"Master Mu, Master Wang, I'm very sorry. The old man and Mr. He are very busy now, and they are greeting other guests in the back room, so they can't take the time to greet you. At this moment, a middle-aged man in a black suit and snow-white gloves walked up quickly, nodding respectfully to Mu Lao and them.
Mu Lao smiled and said, "It's okay, Steward Li." ”
The man nodded again and again: "Then you can visit casually first, and Mr. He will come to greet everyone later." ”
"Yes." Mu Lao agreed.
After a while, Steward Li said goodbye and hurriedly turned around and walked away.
It can be seen that the He family is busy today, as if there is some great joy.
And Yi Yang had already noticed that it was not only a few of them who came to He Family Manor as guests today, but also a lot of guests, which can be seen from the ranking car parked on the venue.
"Xiao Yi, Xiao Chao, this villa built by the He family is not bad, right?" Mu Lao asked with a smile.
Yi Yang nodded and replied: "Very good, it is the most beautiful villa I have ever seen, it is almost like a royal garden!" Mu Lao, this He family is so rich, what is their situation? ”
He was very curious, he didn't know what kind of family background the He family had, it was estimated that he was doing a big business, his business was prosperous, and he made a lot of money.
I only heard Mu Lao reply in a fifteen-ten: "Speaking of the He family, it has to start from a long time ago." During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the He family was an official for generations, and the biggest official in their ancestors was a first-class official in the imperial court, and his status was very prominent. After the decline of the Qing Dynasty, the family began to do business, starting with the Chinese herbal medicine business, and now they have also entered the Western medicine manufacturing industry, and they have expanded to foreign markets. ”
"Pharmaceutical? No wonder! Yi Yang suddenly realized.
The pharmaceutical industry is naturally very profitable, and since ancient times, birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable, and people can't do without it every day.
Speaking, they visited the "He Family Garden", judging from the layout of the manor and the construction of the annexes, the He family has a very nostalgic feeling, because the pavilions and pavilions built are antique, and there is obviously a bit of retro.
"Mu Lao, what day is today? Why is the He family so lively? Yi Yang suddenly asked curiously, "Is it going to hold an appraisal exchange meeting?" ”
If it is just to identify a few antiques, is it necessary to put on so many postures, just ask Mu Lao to come alone, but it seems that dozens of people have come, of course, the guests are not necessarily all antique shopkeepers.
Mu Lao said solemnly: "It's Old Man He's eighty birthday. Mr. He is one of the largest collectors in the north, and he devoted himself to the collecting business when he was very young, and he has been collecting for fifty or sixty years, which can be described as fruitful. Later, their family should open the 'Treasure Pavilion', which is the He family's collection room, so that everyone can open their eyes. ”
"Really? That's a good dare! Hearing what Mu Lao said, Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao looked at each other, and they were both overjoyed.
This is naturally a great thing, as an antique lover, who doesn't want to see more exquisite antiques in order to increase their knowledge.
Mu Lao said with a smile: "The He family's 'Treasure Pavilion' has a lot of collections, and it will definitely open your eyes when the time comes." ”
"Well, definitely." Yi Yang said with a smile, "Old Man He has collected it for so many years, and he must have received a lot of good things. ”
They were already fascinated by the so-called "Treasure Pavilion", and they couldn't wait to fly in immediately and feast their eyes.
At that moment, Yi Yang and Mu Lao walked leisurely, walked around the villa and walked back to the same place.
At this time, a relatively tall car drove in, and at that moment, Yi Yang was slightly startled, and he subconsciously glanced at the car more, because the car was a little familiar.
After taking a closer look, he was surprised and delighted, and shouted: "Xiaochao, Brother Sun is also here!" How can it be so coincidental?! ”
It turned out that it was the old jeep that Sun Shangwu drove yesterday, which was something they never expected, but Sun Shangwu also appeared.
"Yes, that's Brother Sun's car!" Bai Wenchao immediately noticed it and didn't exclaim.
Then the car slowly drove over and pulled up beside them.
After the car stopped, I saw Sun Shangwu slowly get out of the car.
Yi Yang and Bai Wenchao greeted each other in unison.
At this time, Sun Shangwu also noticed them, and showed a look of surprise and joy on his face.
"Brother Yi, Brother Bai, it's too coincidental, you're also here?!" Sun Shangwu cheered.
The three of them were very surprised and happy, just like old friends reuniting after a long absence, they were all so excited and excited.