Chapter 716: The Key (continued)
Lao Shen probably felt that he didn't explain clearly, and then he explained:
"It's also my bad luck, when I went to the second auction house to appraise, it happened that one of our Tibetan friends happened to be there, and he somehow inquired about my appraisal results, and then spread ten, ten and hundred, and everyone knew that I had an eye on it, so that I couldn't sell it if I wanted to!"
Speaking of this, Lao Shen smiled bitterly a few times, in fact, if he acted like some profiteers, he could have sold this copper coin, and he would not be as depressed as he is now, but he just didn't want to deceive people like profiteers, so in a certain way, his character is actually not suitable for the antique business.
Speaking of which, Chu Chen's personality is also somewhat similar to Lao Shen, but unlike Lao Shen, before he had no ability, because he also had to live, he had to be more tactful, but after getting the ability, he didn't bother to fiddle with some small tricks, and it was not his turn to do this kind of thing. In the final analysis, this has a lot to do with its own strength.
To say, although Chu Chen thinks that Lao Shen is good, the reason why he has caused the current result is caused by Lao Shen's own behavior, and over the years, this kind of person, Chu Chen is not uncommon, and there are many people who have repeatedly failed to change and finally bankrupt their own family, and this kind of person really has nothing to sympathize with when he says sympathy.
However, after all, Chu Chen ruined other people's business, and the key in Lao Shen's hand was probably what he was looking for, so he decided to patronize Lao Shen's business.
He asked, "Boss Shen, can you show me the key in your hand?" ”
Lao Shen thought that Chu Chen was embarrassed because of what happened just now. So he hurriedly said, "Teacher Chu, don't worry about what happened just now. At the end of the day, it's my stuff that doesn't get angry. ”
Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Boss Shen, I really fell in love with your key. You see......"
"Oh......" Lao Shen reacted and hurriedly put the things in front of Chu Chen.
The key is indeed the same as recorded in the notes, it is the kind of long-handled key that is common in ancient times, the key is not big, the length is only about five centimeters, the whole body is made of 18K gold, the key handle is inlaid with a piece of Khotanese white jade, the jade looks warm and delicate, and it is a piece of excellent jade. It's just that this piece of jade is too small, and the value is not too high.
In addition, the protrusion at the top of the key is in the shape of a sheep's horn, and there are seven serrations on it. And this feature is also the most striking feature of the key drawn on the note.
Because with the ability upgrade, it can now also work on gold and silver products, Chu Chen is on the safe side. He also deliberately used the ability to find that the time of making this golden key was indeed a product of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. This suddenly relieved him, and his mood seemed a little excited.
But not for a while. Then it occurred to him that he had the key. Where's the box?
"Is it possible to go to the antique shop that Lao Shen said to ask?"
As soon as this thought came to mind, Chu Chen ruled it out, do you think, someone took the key you sold and asked you where you got this thing, would you not think about it, what use might this key be?
You can't go to the antique shop to ask about this kind of thing, and Chu Chen can only try to ask Lao Shen to see if he knows where he got this key. He was not in a hurry, but first picked out two things on the stall, and then got up to settle the bill with Lao Shen.
One wanted to sell the things as much as possible, and the other wanted to make up for what had just happened and inquire about the news, so the business was very happy and closed for 2,000 yuan.
Chu Chen took the things that Lao Shen helped him wrap, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "Speaking of which, I don't know what the lock is, so I used this gold-inlaid white jade key." ”
Lao Shen, who opened the show, was in a very good mood, and replied with a smile: "I really don't know this, when I bought it, the other party said that I bought it when I traveled to Myanmar." But I think such a key should be a pendant, and it should be used for decoration. ”
Chu Chen heard that the key was obtained in Myanmar, and he was a little strange in his heart, why did the key run over there? Immediately afterwards, he thought that Myanmar and China also have frequent exchanges, and some people have settled there for various reasons. Maybe this key was brought over because of this.
The key is lost over there, maybe the box is over there now, so I must look for it when I go to Myanmar this time. But there are still two problems, one is that Chu Chen doesn't know if the box is there now. In addition, looking for it based on the appearance of a box is undoubtedly similar to looking for a needle in a haystack.
Actually, for Chu Chen, it's best to ask how he got this key now, but doing so is easy to cause trouble, and he will definitely not do it until the last moment.
Coming out of Lao Shen's room, Chu Chen looked at the time, it was already past eleven o'clock, and at this time, his mobile phone also rang, it turned out to be a call from Uncle Wu, saying that he was ready to eat.
After lunch, a few people continued the morning trip and visited the Chengtian Hotel, and the harvest was also good.
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The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the eighteenth, and in the past few days, Chu Chen had already taken care of all the things to be dealt with at home, and he was ready to fly to Myanmar with his uncle and others.
At breakfast, Zhao Yunlin said with a worried face: "Achen, why don't you bring a few more bodyguards, after all, it's not a domestic country, I heard that it's very chaotic, and there are still wars in some places!" ”
Chu Chen smiled and comforted his mother: "Mom, it's okay, almost all the places you mentioned are in the border area, and I won't go there, and there are Hu Yong and Zuo Shan, there will definitely be no danger." ”
Having said that, Zhao Yunlin still seemed a little worried.
Seeing this, Chu Yulan said: "Mom, it's okay, didn't my uncle and cousin-in-law go together, they all know people over there, how can they be so easy to encounter danger?" Speaking of which, I haven't been to Myanmar before, and I really want to go! ”
When Zhao Yunlin heard this, she reprimanded: "You girl, don't be whimsical, finish breakfast for me, go to school honestly, if you get any more moths, be careful of your ass blooming!" ”
Seeing his daughter's aggrieved appearance, Chu Yongning smiled: "Xiaolan, your mother is already very worried, if you go again, she won't be able to sleep, you better go to school honestly!" ”
Chu Chen also took over with a smile and said, "Xiaolan, you can go to school this time, and when you have a holiday, I will take you abroad for a vacation, how about it?" ”
Chu Yulan also knew that what her father said was the truth, and coupled with Chu Chen's promise, she happily agreed.
After the meal, Chu Chen asked Hu Yong to take his sister to school, and he took a salute to say goodbye to his parents, and then got into the car driven by Zuoshan and went to the airport.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of the community, Chu Chen asked, "Zuoshan, are you at ease with the arrangements of the hospital?" ”
Zuo Shan smiled honestly and said: "Then what's not to worry about, those nurses are much more careful than my old man." ”
In the past few days, Zuo Shantong Guò Hu Yong has learned that in addition to accompanying Chu Chen out of the house and protecting Chu Chen's safety, he is just helping Chu Chen look at his home, plus Chu Chen has no enemies and does not take the initiative to cause trouble, it can be said that this is an easy, safe and high-paying job.
What else is he and Le Fang dissatisfied with with this kind of work?
Knowing the scope of the work, Zuo Shan had no resistance in his heart, and at the same time, he also made up his mind that he must be serious about his work, he understood that the reason why Chu Chen gave such a good treatment was not to let him do his duty?
"Just rest assured!" Chu Chen smiled and nodded.
"Chu Shao, I still have a few iron buddies over there in Myanmar, do you want me to contact them?" Zuo Shan said.
Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "Don't do it for the time being, let's not go to those more chaotic places, I think you and Hu Yong should have the ability to protect me, right?" ”
Zuo Shan smiled: "I don't dare to say big words, but if it's just a few scattered wanderers, it will definitely be a piece of cake for us." ”
"Then what else do I have to worry about......
The two talked and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the Beijing Airport, they waited in the parking lot for a while, until Hu Yong arrived, and then walked into the airport together.
After completing the formalities, the three of them waited in the waiting hall for about ten minutes, and saw Zhao Qirui and A Chao coming over.
Seeing Zhao Qirui, Zuo Shan was a little embarrassed, but Zhao Qirui didn't care, greeted him with a smile, and asked, "How is the situation with my brother and sister?" ”
Zuo Shan said: "Thanks to Chu Shao, she is in much better spirits now than before. ”
Zhao Qirui smiled: "That's good, but there is one thing I want to criticize you, if there are any difficulties in the future, don't hide it like before." ”
"Yes!" Zuo Shan nodded, he also knew that if he came to ask Zhao Qirui before, the other party would definitely be willing to help, but in the end, he still couldn't rest assured of his self-esteem at that time, of course, he was not in a desperate situation at that time, otherwise, he would not have come to think about self-esteem or self-esteem.
At this time, Zhao Qirui took out a checkbook from his purse, handed it to Chu Chen, and reminded: "The money has been changed for you, you have to be more leisurely this time!" ”
Chu Chen smiled and said, "Uncle, aren't you still at ease when I gamble on stones?" Haven't you heard people call me 'Jade King'? ”
Zhao Qirui smiled when he heard this, and said: "There is an old saying, if you drown, you will be able to water, and there is nothing good about gambling stones, I advise you to be more careful when the time comes." ”
Chu Chen also knew that his uncle was for his good, and he also said solemnly: "En! Rest assured, I'll be careful where to look. (To be continued......)