Chapter 61: The Jade Plaque
(Maopu Chinese) Ancient Road is a famous antique street in Hong Kong, Chinese ancient porcelain, ancient calligraphy and painting, ancient seals, Japanese ancient porcelain, tea sets, ancient human figures, ukiyo-e, Western jewelry and other antique antiques are dazzling, for people to appreciate and browse, but also make people linger.
Tourists who love and collect antiques visit Hong Kong from time to time, and discerning collectors may be able to dig up a few priceless treasures scattered among the people! Over time, it has become a famous tourist attraction, and many tourists from other places will come here to visit and see.
A black luxury Mercedes-Benz slowly stopped on the side of the road, and two men stepped out of the car, one was about twenty-five years old, tall, standing in the crowd as majestic as an iron tower, and his whole body was full of fierce aura. The other man is only about ten years old, although he is young, but he is plump and graceful, handsome and extraordinary, and he looks majestic between his eyebrows, and he is not an ordinary person at first glance.
The two are Leng Binghan and Wang Quanzhong. After coming out of Zhouji Jewelry Store, I heard the driver inadvertently mention this place, and Leng Binghan was suddenly quite curious, so this was the scene just now.
"Han Shao, is this the most famous antique street shop in Hong Kong?" Wang Quanzhong looked up at the lively street of ancient buildings in front of him, and asked Leng Binghan.
"Yes, I heard the driver say that this is the ancient road." Leng Binghan nodded and said, "Let's go in and have a look, I hope there will be a harvest!" ”
On both sides of the street are antique buildings, with bright red lanterns hanging from them, giving it an antique look. There are stalls one after another along the street, and each stall is equipped with a variety of antiques such as vases, ornaments, calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, jade, etc. In front of the stall, people from different places gathered here, looking everywhere, bargaining endlessly, listening to the accent is really people from all over the world.
There is an endless stream of people who want to hunt for treasures, and their faces are full of hope, hoping that their luck will be better, so that they can find a treasure, and they will be able to get rich overnight. But there are not many people among them who really know how to do it, and it often happens that they are blind. And more people are holding the mentality of joining in the fun, some tourists from Europe and the United States simply use this place as a jewelry stall, buy some worthless, but strange trinkets, or wear them on themselves, or throw them into travel bags, not only as a witness of Chinese culture, but also a commemoration of tourism.
"Han Shao, what antiques do you want to buy?" Seeing that there were a lot of people in front of him, Wang Quan was a little nervous in the center, for fear that someone would be unfavorable to Leng Binghan, after all, he had a conflict with someone from Dongxing today. And the more people there are, the more complex the environment becomes. For him, antiques are very mysterious and distant, and the reality is his duty to remember.
Leng Binghan looked around and said, "Not necessarily, let's take a look around, buy what you like, forget if you don't have it!" Besides, there aren't necessarily antiques here, everyone is trying their luck! After that, I walked around casually, and I had to glance at each stall when I walked to see that there was nothing good, so I walked to the next stall and looked at it again, and if I was interested, I had to see more. In fact, he just looked at it casually, where did he understand any antiques?
Wang Quanzhong followed Leng Binghan closely and looked around, and suddenly heard Leng Binghan let out a low sound of surprise, and couldn't help but raise his head to look at Leng Binghan, and saw that he was looking in one direction, and couldn't help but follow the direction of his gaze and look there.
I saw Leng Binghan looking at a white-haired old man in his sixties, wearing a blue-black striped kimono, with a trace of exhaustion on his face full of vicissitudes, a pair of wide-brimmed reading glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his eyes shimmering behind the lenses, proving that he was not an ordinary old man.
"What's wrong, Han Shao?" Wang Quanzhong couldn't help asking.
"It's fine, I just think it's a little weird!" Leng Binghan looked at the old man again and walked over to him.
"Boss, how do you sell this jade brand?" In front of a stall, the old man picked up a jade plaque that looked very ordinary from the dazzling array of items on the stall, and asked the middle-aged man behind the stall.
"This guest is really knowledgeable, the origin of this jade plate is not simple, it is the royal waist card of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, if it is not for the collector's family accident and urgent need for money, this is resold to me at a high price. If you are sincere, I will transfer 50,000 yuan to you! "As soon as I heard it, it was nonsense, how could he have the royal waist card of Tang Taizong Li Shimin in this small stall? As long as it's a person who plays this regularly, you know.
The old man was obviously also an expert, so he chuckled, put down the jade plaque, and turned around to look at the other stalls.
"Hey, this guest walks slowly, if the guest feels that the price is not suitable, we can discuss it again, the price is all negotiated!" When the middle-aged boss saw that the old man didn't even pay the price, he turned around and was about to leave, knowing that the old man was also an expert, so he hurriedly stopped him.
Of course, his jade plate is not Li Shimin's royal waist card, but just the most ordinary jade plate, and the quality is not good, and there are still some rust stains on the surface of the jade plate. Although he didn't figure out what it was, he didn't know what it was, so he spent less than a thousand yuan to collect it, but if he couldn't sell it, he could only smash it in his hands, and he didn't eat or drink.
Hearing the boss's retention, the old man stopped, glanced back at the boss, and said, "Your price is too exaggerated, this jade plate is not worth it at all." I'll buy it for five hundred, five hundred! "The old man is not ambiguous at all, and the price is bloody, from 50,000 to 500.
"Five hundred?" The middle-aged man almost went crazy without anger, jumped to his feet in a hurry, and couldn't help but scold: "If you can't afford it, don't buy it, five hundred?" Go buy five hundred! A lifetime of poverty ......"
"I see that no one will buy your jade brand except me, if you don't sell it, you won't be able to sell it!"
"If you don't sell it, even if you can't sell it, I will never sell it to you!" The boss was angry and stubborn.
The old man didn't mind when he heard this, smiled slightly, and left with his hands behind his back, as if he was confident.
The middle-aged man was still scolding there, and Leng Binghan on the side walked up, picked up the jade plate, looked at it carefully, and asked, "How much can you sell this minimum?" ”
As soon as the middle-aged man heard this, he knew that he was a layman, and a real insider would never ask such a question, and his face immediately smiled, such a person was definitely easier to deal with than the old man just now. So he said very enthusiastically: "That dead old man doesn't know the goods, you are a person who knows the goods, I won't call you a high price, 30,000 ......"
"Thirty thousand?" Leng Binghan frowned, and before he could speak, the middle-aged man saw this and immediately said: "Thirty thousand won't shout to you, seeing that you are so real, ten thousand, give ten thousand, I will sell it to you immediately, there is no other word." I will never sell anything less than that! ”
"Okay, it's 10,000, I'll buy it!" Leng Binghan took out the money and handed it to the middle-aged boss, picked up the jade plate casually, and put it away.
The middle-aged boss was in a good mood, especially seeing that this young man was so bold and generous, he was a rare guest, and he was even more enthusiastic, and he sold other things on his stall to Leng Binghan, but unfortunately Leng Binghan looked at it, and he didn't have anything he could see, so he shook his head and took Wang Quanzhong to leave to other places, so the boss was quite disappointed, and he couldn't continue to expand the results, and sell more worthless things to this layman, you know, It's rare to see someone who is both generous and layman.
"Han Shao, is this jade plate really the royal waist card of Tang Taizong Li Shimin?" Wang Quanzhong saw that Leng Binghan spent 10,000 yuan to buy this jade plate, and couldn't help asking.
"I don't know!" Leng Binghan smiled slightly: "But it doesn't look like it!" ”
"Ahh This answer was really beyond Wang Quanzhong's expectations, and he was very puzzled: "Then why do you still buy it?" ”
Leng Binghan groaned: "Well, I guess this is fate, Fate!" ”
As he said, the reason why he bought this jade plate was completely by chance, when the old man was talking to the middle-aged boss, he inadvertently saw this inconspicuous palm-sized jade plate, but at that moment, his heart, which had never changed, couldn't help but set off a trace of waves, making him suddenly have the idea of owning a jade plate. In this case, let alone 10,000 yuan, even if it is 1 million, he will not hesitate to buy it.
If the middle-aged boss knows his thoughts, he will probably not be complacent, but will only regret it.
Wang Quanzhong saw Leng Binghan so resolute at that time, and thought that Leng Binghan was also proficient in identifying antiques and antiques, how do you know...... couldn't help but shake his head, just for a thing he didn't know, he spent tens of thousands of yuan, this cold man, Wang Quanzhong really didn't know what to say. However, although he felt very puzzled, he knew that Leng Binghan must have his reason for doing this, this was purely a blind worship and trust of Leng Binghan, he believed that as long as Leng Binghan wanted to do something, it must be right, there was no reason, just believed, unconsciously, he gradually developed an extremely blind trust in Leng Binghan.
Leng Binghan and Wang Quanzhong continued to wander around aimlessly in the ancient road, and bought a few more items one after another, but most of them were bought with the mentality of decorations and souvenirs, and the money was not spent much.
After about half an hour, the old man just now turned back to the stall just now with his hands behind his back very leisurely, and said to the middle-aged boss: "Your jade plate is not the royal waist card of Tang Taizong Li Shimin at all, but a jade card with ordinary workmanship and texture, just a fall in love with my old man, or I won't take a second look at it at all!" In this way, I will give you a little more, a thousand! ”
"A thousand?" The middle-aged boss sneered, if it hadn't been dropped, maybe he really wanted to deal with this broken thing, but now he said very disdainfully: "I won't sell it to you even if you give 10,000!" ”
The old man seemed a little surprised by the middle-aged boss's resolute reaction, and he was silent on the surface, but in his heart, he asked, "You really don't sell?" ”
"No, don't sell, you go quickly, I won't sell you anything here!" The middle-aged boss said to him impatiently, and it seemed that he hated this old man to the core.
The old man seemed a little unwilling, but he could only leave in a huff, while looking back from time to time, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
After midnight, the antique stalls on the ancient road have also closed their stalls.
Although the middle-aged boss didn't sell anything after Leng Binghan bought the jade plate, he was still very happy, the jade card he sold today had already earned him nine thousand, which was enough for his usual monthly income.
He happily put away his things, put them in a bag, carried them on his shoulders, and walked forward while humming a small tune, and just walked to the dark corner, but was blocked by a figure, and when he looked up, he saw that it was the old man who wanted to buy jade twice.
"What are you stopping me for? As I said, I won't sell you a single hair! The middle-aged boss said angrily.
The old man's eyes widened, and the middle-aged boss couldn't help but gasp, "This old guy, what a sharp look!" His face was pale, and his heart was cold.
"What about that jade plate, take it out to save you from death!" The old man stared into the eyes of the middle-aged boss, which made the middle-aged boss feel an unspeakable oppression and horror, full of fear, and stammered, "You...... Do you want to do ...... Do? ”
The old man reversed his original affinity, his face was full of hideousness, he stretched out his hand to pinch the middle-aged man's neck, and said fiercely: "Jade card, I want jade card!" ”
"Jade ...... Jade ...... By...... Being ...... by others Bought it! The middle-aged man was choked by the neck, and the huge force made it feel like his neck was about to break, and it was difficult to breathe, and said with difficulty.
"What, bought?" The old man was startled, his face changed greatly, and he asked viciously, "Who bought it!" ”
"by a teenager...... A rich teenager! The middle-aged man shouted loudly, and after the old man temporarily let go of his hand, he gasped.
Hearing him say this, the old man suddenly remembered that there seemed to be a young man with a calm temperament and introverted spirit by his side. But at that time, all my thoughts were on the jade plate, and I didn't pay too much attention.
"Damn it!" The old man was very depressed at this time, if he hadn't brought so much money with him, how could he let this jade plate slip out from under his nose when he saw it?
With a strong hand, like pinching tofu, with a '----' sound, the middle-aged man's neck was pinched into meat puree, and the blood sprayed on his face like a remnant sun, with his hideous face, making him look like a demon returning from the region.
The middle-aged man's body slowly collapsed to the ground, making a gentle shock, and his eyes were still wide open, as if he couldn't believe that he was so dead.
The old man was very unwilling to rummage through the contents of the middle-aged man's bag, and all the things were all on the ground, but he still didn't find the jade plate.
"I've got to find you!" The old man trampled everything on the ground into pieces, his sword eyebrows straightened, his dark eyes instantly turned into a blood-red color, exuding a beast-like dangerous aura, his long black hair fluttered without wind, and the momentum of destroying the world exploded instantly.
At this moment, he seemed to feel something and walked quickly to a corner, only to see a pair of young men and women hugging each other and trembling, seeing him walking in covered in blood, he immediately knelt on the ground in fright, kowtowed in horror, and begged for mercy in a panic: "We didn't see anything just now, we really didn't see anything, you don't kill us, our family still has to feed, please don't kill us!" Woo woo...... "begging for mercy in the end, the two of them actually cried in fear, it was really miserable.
The old man didn't seem to hear the bitter pleading of the two, he laughed cruelly, waved his hand, and the man subconsciously raised his hand to block, and suddenly there was a miserable howl, and his hand was broken in two.
The lady was terrified to see her companion wailing in front of her, and then to the old man strolling towards her, frightened, and wanted to shout loudly, but found that she couldn't make a sound anyway, and her nerves couldn't withstand such terrifying means and strength, the nerves of her brain were completely paralyzed, and her frightened eyes instantly became sluggish, and saliva flowed down the corners of her mouth to the ground, making a "hee-hee-ha" stupid laugh.
The old man glanced at her, and did not let the poor woman go, but reached out and grabbed the woman's head, and with a twist he twisted the woman's head. He picked up the head and kissed the woman's head on the mouth before laughing and turning it down, the skull rolling on the ground.
Then he walked up to the man, who was still rolling and howling on the ground, and stomped on his head. The man had no ability to resist at this time, and could only painfully feel that his head was being stepped on more and more flattened, and finally before it was about to disappear, he heard a voice: "Today is your bad luck!" After that, I heard a "pop" sound, and my head was trampled into a pulp.
After doing all this, the old man seemed to be still unsatisfied, and walked back and forth in place a few times with blood-red eyes, roaring in a low voice for a while, and the aura of danger and destruction seemed to slowly subside, and the blood-red eyes also returned to their normal color. At this time, in addition to the blood all over his body, it seemed that he had changed back to the kind old man.
"Alas, it's getting more and more out of control, so I need to find the jade card quickly!" The old man looked around for a moment, sighed softly, and then turned into a green shadow and sped away, and soon disappeared into the night.
Silence returned to the place, except for the faint wind that blew with a strong smell of blood. The night can hide the sin, but it can't hide the tragic scene.
When the old man searched the world for Leng Binghan and the jade plate, Leng Binghan had already returned to the villa to rest, and he didn't know that the jade plate in the dark ring gradually began to rust, and all the rust began to fall off, and he saw that the two colors of one red and one blue began to appear, and there was nothing to rely on automatically floating in the air, the red and blue light became more and more obvious, and the more and more dazzling, the red and blue light of the "----" jade card suddenly all were retracted by the jade card after a sudden surge. It's completely restored to its original appearance, but it's full of brilliance.
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