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Jin Muchen can obviously feel that there should be some stories in this, playing antiques, of course, I hope to learn more about the seller's information, so that the next time I make a sale, I can make up a better story, and then sell the things I collect at a high price.

"Then their house seems to be quite close to here, and it seems that you and that Mr. Friedrich have a good relationship?"

Jin Muchen casually took out a small bottle of vodka from his side and handed it to Lao Hei, this thing was also a method he had only recently learned.

In the United States, whether it is for the upper class or the middle and lower classes, inviting people to drink is undoubtedly a very effective means of communication to shorten the distance between people.

This trick is similar to the small means of toasting people in China, eating and toasting.

Sure enough, Lao Hei was immediately happy when he saw the vodka, and he didn't take it politely, unscrewed the cap and took a sip.

"Ho ......"

Then let out a long breath of white air, New York in October, has entered the early winter season, in recent days with the arrival of the cold snap from the North Atlantic, the temperature in New York City has dropped sharply, at this time to be able to drink a sip of hot wine, for people who have to set up a stall outside all day, it is undoubtedly a kind of enjoyment.

"Yes, Mr. Friedrich is a well-known barrister in New York, and I have served him for thirty years, but ......"

After the black buddy spoke, his tone became embarrassed, as if he remembered something unhappy.

"But what's wrong? He doesn't need you to work for him? ”

"Hehe, sort of! It's not that Mr. Friedrich doesn't need me anymore, it's that his son of a son doesn't need me to serve his dad anymore. Damn, that Randy is a bastard, a fool who doesn't know how to learn. If I hadn't persuaded Mr. Friedrich, he would have dissolved his father-son relationship with that bastard......"

Hearing this, Jin Muchen also roughly understood a synopsis.

After that, Lao Hei poured a few sips of wine, drinking on an empty stomach, it was easy to get drunk, and once a person was drunk, it was much easier to talk.

Under Jin Muchen's persuasion, Lao Hei quickly told Jin Muchen about the origin of his antiques and his experience.

Sure enough, Jin Muchen's guess was correct, this old black man's name was Jack, and his original job was a servant in the Friedrich barrister's family.

According to him, he had been in the service of that Mr. Friedrich since he was sixteen years old, and he had been in the service for thirty years.

But some time ago, that Mr. Friedrich suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and stroke, and is still lying in the hospital bed at home, and his unfilial son Randy. Friedrich didn't know where to get the news, so he immediately rushed back from thousands of miles away.

And the purpose of rushing back, of course, is not surprising, that is, to wait for that Mr. Friedrich to kick his legs, and then inherit the family property.

According to Jack, this Randy can definitely be said to be the shame of the Friedrich family, a complete playboy, and a loser.

At that time, he was expelled from universities like Harvard and Princeton, but he made old Mr. Friedrich lose face, and later kicked him out of the house in a fit of anger, and when the relationship between the two was at its most stiff, old Mr. Friedrich even wanted to dissolve the father-son relationship with that Randy for a while.

At that time, it was Jack who persuaded him, which allowed the father-son relationship between the two to be maintained.

But who would have thought that Jack had harmed himself by doing this, and as soon as Randy came home, he immediately turned his face and denied anyone, and fired the original family maid all over again, even with Jack, the maid who had served in their house for the longest time.

Old Jack could not swallow this breath, so before leaving, he took a lot of things from Friedrich's house, such as the tea set he had just received, and these little things on the stall in front of him.

It should even include the 'dog food bowl' he used to exchange a takeaway meal with Jin Muchen before, of course, this is what Jin Muchen speculated, and according to Jack himself, these things were given to him by old Mr. Friedrich.

But how did it come about, of course, Jin Muchen has his own judgment.

Jack obviously hated that Randy very much, but Jin Muchen liked this Randy very much when he arrived, and even wished that Randy was as bad as possible.

Because the worse he is, the more stupid this guy is, and as long as he is stupid enough, then he has a greater chance to go to their house and pick up leaks.

After all, Old Jack said that that guy is a real loser, and of course Jin Muchen wishes that he would be as defeated as possible.

After hearing enough information, Jin Muchen naturally didn't need to stay here anymore, knowing the origin of these treasures, the next thing was of course to plan, how to dig out that Mr. Friedrich's old mansion.

When Jin Muchen rushed back to Uncle Fang's antique shop, it was already more than five o'clock in the evening, and seeing Jin Muchen's backpack bulging, Uncle Fang was also smiling.

"It seems that you finally have a harvest today, what exactly you have harvested, bring it to me and show me."

To be honest, the talent in antiques that Jin Muchen expressed during this period of time made Fang Bo very pleased, and he felt that he had finally found the right heir.

Jin Muchen goes to those antique markets every weekend, and he is very supportive, after all, theory still has to be combined with practice, but a few weekends ago, Jin Muchen returned empty-handed, and today it is finally opened.

When he arrived, he couldn't wait to see what Jin Muchen had received.

Three tea sets were placed in front of Uncle Fang, Uncle Fang took out a deerskin towel and carefully wiped the three pots, the teapot that was originally a little dusty immediately became silver and shiny, and a good temperament was immediately revealed.

"Well, it shouldn't be a mundane thing, but unfortunately, I'm not very proficient in these Western antiques...... Well, this should be the work of the French of the eighteenth century, um...... I don't know the rest......"

If it is a Chinese antique, Fang Bo can definitely be called an expert, but Western antiques, Fang Bo really can't play well.

His understanding of these pots is similar to that of Jin Muchen.

"How much did you get it?"

Uncle Fang asked casually.

"One thousand and five!"

"Hey! You kid, this luck is really good, the real value of this pot, although I don't know, but you deal, I definitely have to praise the value of your work, these pots are definitely more than this price! ”

Uncle Fang gave Jin Muchen a thumbs up.

"How much is it worth?"

Of course, Jin Muchen wanted to know more about the value of these pots.

"I'm not really sure about this, you wait, I'll make a call."

Fang Bo has been rooted in the antique circle in New York for decades, and he is not a fool of everything, although he does not know these pots, but he knows them as friends.

Soon Uncle Fang made several phone calls in a row, and finally put down the phone and said to Jin Muchen.

"Mu Chen, tomorrow you take these pots to the Soho district of Manhattan, go to 53rd Street to find an antique store called Citybarn, their owner Old Rick, and I are friends, he can help you take a look, if the thing is good, you can sell it to him directly, he won't pit you."

Jin Muchen nodded, he absolutely believed Uncle Fang's words, and his friend would definitely be trustworthy.

The next day happened to be Sunday, and yesterday had already had a harvest, so Jin Muchen certainly didn't have to go to those antique markets, so he went straight to Manhattan.

The first time Chinese people heard the word SOHO, it should be the Jianwai SOHO developed by the real estate tycoon in the capital in China, and the real origin of this word is actually in Manhattan, New York.

The full name is actually south-of-houston-st, which refers to the area south of Houston Street in lower New York.

Rather than being a separate community, SOHO is a neighborhood of West Village, Greenwich Village, and Little Italy, and over the decades has grown to become Manhattan's second largest borough.

SOHO should be a fashionable term, but when you come here, you will find that it is not fashionable at all, but very old-fashioned, and even very similar to the 'Dashilar' or 'flyover' in the capital in the **10s.

It's not as modern as Manhattan, not as gorgeous as Uptown, not as edgy as the East Village, and even not very clean on the roads where you can see garbage and sewage. But once you're in SOHO, you're bound to be captivated by it, because there's a wonderful world of creativity wrapped up in its rough surface.

SOHO was originally an old industrial area in New York, and since the 70s of the last century, with the decay of the old industry, it was once very depressed, full of vacant houses, and the rent was very cheap.

So some of them gathered here, and they chose to work and live here because of the huge space of these industrial plants, which are suitable for all kinds of artistic creations.

In order to make a living, the Newdrifters converted the street-facing rooms of these buildings into shops and sold their works, and since there was no extra money to renovate such a huge room, the characteristics of the industrial building itself were fully exposed, with large square geometry, red brick facades, old-fashioned fire escapes, black, old water towers, narrow streets, graffiti and posters everywhere on the walls.

The visual contrast between the exterior of these buildings and the windows and merchandise created a curious effect, and as more and more people lived here, the modern Soho district was formed.

Now the SOHO district has nothing to do with the poor New Drifters, because this strange feeling is gradually recognized by tourists from Europe, and more and more people are willing to come here to spend money, so the rent here is getting more and more expensive, so that today the rent in SOHO is already one of the most expensive areas in New York