Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Mysterious Old Man
Fang Qi had nothing to do on vacation, so he came to Li Lao's shop to help. If there is anything you don't understand here, you can ask Elder Li for advice, plus the things here are very expensive, Fang Qi has plenty of time to read. And Li Lao is also a little busy during this time, basically as soon as Fang Qi comes, he will leave directly after a while, and sometimes he can come back in the afternoon. But most of the time he couldn't come back in the afternoon, it was Fang Qi who closed the door by himself.
Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, many people go home for the New Year, but this ancient street is still flowing endlessly. But there are very few people who actually stop, they are all taking pictures and seeing something.
"Fang Qi, why are you here?" Looking at the person who came, Fang Qi couldn't help but be stunned, it was the beautiful squad leader in his class, Yuan Qi. At this time, Yuan Qi was wearing a skinny denim with a casual T-shirt, looking full of youthful atmosphere. Behind her, there was a middle-aged couple, thirty-five or sixteen years old, wearing famous brands, and although their eyes were full of smiles when they looked at Fang Qi, they did not hide any arrogant attitude at all.
Next to them was an arrogant young man, dressed in a famous brand, but there was a hint of hostility in his eyes when he looked at Fang Qi. Yuan Qi saw Fang Qi and ran straight over, probably thinking that the two had an adulterous relationship.
"It turned out to be the squad leader, this is the shop of one of my elders, and I am here to look after the family." Hearing Fang Qi's words, seeing that there were not many people inside, Yuan Qi couldn't help but look at Fang Qi, her eyes were full of curiosity, this was an elegantly decorated shop, she also knew Fang Qi's situation, originally she also tried to communicate with Fang Qi, but Fang Qi was too withdrawn.
And Fang Qi's results are also exceptional, even if she wants to find an interface to get close to him, it is difficult, and coupled with her own pride, she naturally will not bow her head easily. So I haven't said anything all this time.
"It turns out that you are working here, how much is this thing?" Fang Qi looked at the thing in Yuan Qi's hand, it was a good Yunshan stone statue, only twenty centimeters high, shaped like a woman washing an inkstone, it was a good thing here.
"A hundred." This is the price after Fang Qi has made a discount, after all, he is a classmate, this thing is dispensable here, so Fang Qi doesn't mind doing a favor. Hearing Fang Qi's words, Yuan Qi did not hesitate at all, and directly took out a hundred yuan, looking at the stone carvings on it, and loved it.
"Fang Qi, there are so many things here, do you remember?" Looking at the dazzling array of goods inside, but none of them were priced, Yuan Qi couldn't help but show a trace of doubt.
"Hehe, everything here is random, mainly with the pricing in the market. I usually come directly from the pricing in the market, if it's too high, I can say, everything here is like this, the price is uncertain. Hearing Fang Qi's words, Yuan Qi nodded.
"How much does this stuff cost, young man." Yuan Qi's parents saw that a good strange stone in Yuan Qi's hand was only 100 yuan, which was reasonable, so he planned to buy one and decorate the house at home. What he values is a huge Three Gorges strange stone, and the tiger descends the mountain. This is a strange stone like a green mountain, a meter high, a black spot on it, carved out of the tiger down the mountain, there are some black spots around it like those fleeing hunters, it is a good Three Gorges strange stone.
"This piece of Three Gorges Strange Stone is 150,000." Hearing Fang Qi's words, everyone couldn't believe their ears, a broken stone was worth 300,000.
"Young man, it's not like this business, you and Qiqi are classmates, this thing is just a few thousand yuan, 150,000, are you too dark." When Fang Qi heard the man's words, he couldn't help but shake his head, it was indeed expensive in the eyes of ordinary people, but it was already very cheap in the eyes of connoisseurs.
"Hehehe, if this gentleman doesn't want it, I want to take it, 150,000, it's not expensive." Fang Qi looked at the man, it was an old man, watching the tiger come down the mountain, and there was a look of joy in his eyes.
"If this old gentleman takes over, then 250,000, after all, he is the father of my classmate, so he has a discount, the price of this strange stone in the market is about 300,000, and if you want to be 250,000, it is already 50,000 yuan." Hearing Fang Qi's words, Yuan Qi's parents looked at Fang Qi in shock, but they didn't expect that in an instant, Fang Qi would increase the price by 100,000, almost double the price.
"Hehe, I wanted to pick up a bargain, but I didn't expect Xiaoyou to be polite, hehe, 250,000, not bad, at least as you said, it's at least 50,000 cheaper, this is a check, take it." Watching the old man continue to walk around the store. Fang Qi slowly wrapped up this bonsai, and as soon as the transaction was completed, Fang Qi continued to read his book, no longer paying attention to everything around him.
Yuan Qi's father knew this old man, so he looked at the strange stone just now. The eyes were full of regret. 150,000, he can still take it out himself, and when the time comes, it will be at least 100,000 profits. And the most important thing is that Fang Qi ignores them now, just reading there silently, as if they are all transparent, only Yuan Qi looks strange, and then the family stands there silently, even if his daughter signals, he does not leave, but looks at the old man respectfully.
A broken stone is hundreds of thousands, they don't have the spare money to sell it, and their daughter has already bought one, and that thing is probably not worth much.
"Young man, is this one for sale?" The old man pointed to a reclining Buddha statue in the innermost part, which was more than three meters long, vivid and looked very realistic.
"This Buddha statue is not for sale, this is the reclining Buddha of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is a treasure left by Grandpa Li to suppress it, and it is not for sale." Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man did not have the slightest surprise.
"What about the rosary in your hand, do you sell it or not?" Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi shook his head even more.
"Is the nine-eyed dzi in the old gentleman's hand sold?" Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man didn't say anything, Fang Qi's words had already been said very clearly, and this eyesight also made him appreciate. Then he looked at the other things inside, silently.
"Young man, how do you sell this thing?" Fang Qi looked at it, and suddenly showed a trace of surprise, only to see the old man's hand, I don't know when Lu Dao had grabbed a brick, it was Li Lao's Pu'er tea brick, Fang Qi looked at the old man, it was really a wry smile, Fang Qi knew that the old man must be a big expert, otherwise his eyes would definitely not be so poisonous.
"This is also not for sale, old man, I am afraid that you can see that they are all non-sale items here, just like your collection, who will take out the good things to sell." Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man suddenly laughed.
"Hehe, Xiaoyou is a fellow believer, I have a thing here, if Xiaoyou can see it, I sold it to you, if you can't see it, Xiaoyou can take out some things in exchange, but the value cannot be lower than that thing." When Fang Qi heard the old man's words, he suddenly showed a hint of thought.
"Forget it, you're so well-informed, I don't dare to compare with you. It would be nice if we won. I earned it, and if I lost, I wouldn't have time to cry. After all, the things I have on me are not the most expensive, but they are all my favorites. If I could replace it with other items in the house, would I like the old man to try it? Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man couldn't help but nodded.
"What about the Moonshadow Lantern?" Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi instantly raised his head, his eyes staring at the old man like a tiger and a leopard.
"Don't worry, Xiaoyou, I like the moon shadow lantern, but I won't ask for your moon shadow lamp in vain, or just bet, I took out a thing, if Xiaoyou can guess it, I sell it, if Xiaoyou can't guess it, exchange, how, rest assured, I will never take advantage of Xiaoyou." Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi withdrew his gaze and looked at the old man's fierce gaze, but said with a calm face;
"There are a lot of people who know that the Moon Shadow Lantern is in my hands, but there are very few who can find me, I don't know who the old man is in Lu Dao?" Hearing Fang Qi's words, the old man couldn't help but nodded, how many people across the country were looking for Fang Qi and begging for the Moon Shadow Lantern in his hand, but none of them could be found. If he hadn't gone through a special relationship, he wouldn't have found it.
"Xiaoyou remembers Song Ming's little guy, I asked him to help me buy the moon shadow lantern, but Xiaoyou didn't want to sell it, but for the sake of Song Ming's little guy's face, I put forward conditions, so I searched all over the country, and finally found a treasure that could be compared with the moon shadow lamp soon. But there are some flaws, so I bet with Xiaoyou, Xiaoyou won, I have nothing to say, if Xiaoyou loses, I will also make some compensation, how? ”
Hearing the old man's words, Fang Qi couldn't help but let down some vigilance, but the Yuan Qi family and the young man on the side set off a monstrous wave of their minds. Yuan Qi didn't know who Song Ming was, but her parents knew that it was a top-notch **, they didn't expect that the old man would ask Song Ming to come to Fang Qi to buy something, but he was rejected.
Now Fang Qi's image in their eyes is gradually getting taller and more unfathomable. You must know that Song Ming bought things, who dared to refuse, not to mention that the old man ran all over the country for one condition. Thinking of the Moon Shadow Lantern in Fang Qi's hand, he didn't know what kind of treasure it was, how could it make the old man so crazy.
"Okay, since the old gentleman was introduced by Brother Song, I made this bet." Hearing Fang Qi's promise, the old man's face was full of surprise.
He didn't expect Fang Qi to agree, he was already ready to grind and harden.
"Okay, here's my thing, you can see if you can see the trick." Fang Qi looked at the thing in the old man's hand, and suddenly showed a trace of consternation, this thing turned out to be a jade cicada. The jade cicada is red all over. Full of blood, looking at this jade cicada, Fang Qi's heart was full of curiosity. This kind of jade with a full blood core is indeed rare, and it is not the kind of artificially added to it, this jade cicada can be said to be priceless.
Fang Qi picked up the jade cicada on the counter, and his body was shocked, because the year he felt was about two thousand seven hundred years, which was the Western Zhou Dynasty. So Fang Qi slowly looked at this jade cicada, and there were some cloud and thunder patterns and other decorations on both sides of this jade cicada. There is also a large head of the cicada and prominent eyes, which is the ornamentation and characteristics of the early Shang to the Zhou Dynasty, plus the age of his induction, it should be about the same.
This is a cicada, since Fang Qi has determined the date, he faintly feels that something is wrong in his heart. Because even so, tens of millions are already considered good, how can it be compared to the moon shadow lamp. Then Fang Qi used his ability to go deep into the Dao Jade Cicada, and in an instant, Fang Qi saw that the Jade Cicada was unearthed and fell into the hands of several people, but without exception, none of them discovered the secret, and this Jade Cicada was still a pair.
Suddenly, Fang Qi saw a shocked scene, only to see an old man inadvertently drop a jade cicada into the water while washing his feet, and then the whole basin of water turned red. The old man was so frightened that he fainted on the spot, and then after the old man woke up, he put the jade cicada into the basin, and the water in the basin instantly turned blood red.