Zhang Lu didn't know how to identify the small-leaved red sandalwood, but she was very happy to hear that there was a more beautiful wood than this.

She looked at Xiao Xi and asked, "Then do you have any old material here?" ”

Zhang Jie and Li Kai saw each other and shook their heads.

Zhang Jie felt that having such a sister was also a big head.

"If you really like it, you can go to the trading market tomorrow! I'm all here to make furniture, not bracelets! Xiao Xi was embarrassed, he was afraid that everyone would misunderstand and think that he had good material here, but he refused to take it out, so he hurriedly explained.

"Then we'll go to the market tomorrow!" Zhang Lu was a little impatient.

"Brother Ye, you have seen these timbers here today first, and tomorrow you can go to the trading market to see the timber, if you fancy the timber in the trading market, we can also process the materials and help you make furniture!"

Xiao Xi did not answer Zhang Lu directly, but told Ye Zifeng.

In Xiao Xi's eyes, Ye Zifeng is his patron, and Zhang Lu and the three of them are just friends who follow Ye Zifeng to play. If he knew that these three people were all disciples of the Xiangjiang giants, he would definitely regret his attitude.

Because Ma Shiqing didn't know their true identities, Ye Zifeng only told her that Li Kai was his friend and wanted to go and see it together.

Ye Zifeng is her boss, Ma Shiqing naturally won't ask more, so she will take Li Kai and them as Ye Zifeng's ordinary friends.

"That's good! Let's take a look at Boss Xiao's family first, and then go to the trading market tomorrow! Ye Zifeng nodded and agreed to Xiao Xi's arrangement.

Zhang Lu was very happy to hear that he could go to the trading market tomorrow, and Li Kai and Zhang Jie also wanted to see and see.

Ye Zifeng looked at Xiao Xi's family background, there was no particularly satisfactory log, but Ye Zifeng still picked a batch of old red sour branches, this kind of wood name is not particularly precious, but the old material, at least 800 years of growth period, its texture and color are very good, it is rare to make a good material for furniture, although it is not comparable with golden silk nanmu and the best red sandalwood, but it is also very good.

Red sour branch is also known as old mahogany, is a kind of mahogany, it and small leaf red sandalwood, yellow pear and called the palace special "three tribute wood" one, its biggest feature is that its texture is dark red sandwiched with dark brown or black stripes, giving people a sense of antiquity, with it to make objects do not need to be painted, only use the method of hot wax, because it itself contains wax, just rubbing wax, can be smooth and lubricated, luster and durable, giving people a sense of pure and subtle.

After Ye Zifeng finished selecting the wood, Xiao Xi did his best to treat them to the landlord's friendship and invited them to eat the characteristic dog meat hot pot.

The next day, everyone got up early and went to the trading market mentioned by Xiao Xi.

This timber trading market, in the corner of the county, close to Vietnam and Laos, not only deals in logs, but also some wooden handicrafts, because it is adjacent to Vietnam and Laos, there are also some Southeast Asians who come here to trade.

The timber trading market is built on a street along the river, with one side facing the water and the other side leaning against the mountain, the site is empty, piles of logs are piled up like a mountain, and there is a street façade to sell wood products such as bracelet wood carvings.

After all, this is a wood wholesale, and there are not many people in the wood trading market, and those individual customers like to sell wood products, hoping to buy their favorite items.

Xiao Xi took everyone to look at them one by one along the way, and greeted these traders from time to time, which shows that Xiao Xi is quite famous here.

Most of these logs are very ordinary, and there are also a small number of precious woods, but they are still slightly inferior to the red acid branches that Ye Zifeng selected from Xiao Xi.

And Zhang Lu is particularly concerned about those wood products, and she keeps talking all the way. And this time, Li Kai didn't fight her, because Li Kai didn't know anything about wood, but Zhang Jie frowned from time to time, this sister is not worrying!

In the end, Xiao Xi directly took everyone to one of the largest timber traders, and Xiao Xi shouted directly: "Boss Wang, what are you busy with these days?" ”

Boss Wang is about fifty years old, stocky, full of fat, he saw Xiao Xi, and said happily: "Busy!" How can you compare to your busy Boss Xiao? ”

Boss Wang said this, but his eyes wandered on Ye Zifeng and them.

"I'll bring a few friends over to have a look! If you have any good objects, take us to see them! Xiao Xi didn't beat around the bush and said directly.

"A good object in the eyes of your boss Xiao, that's rare! However, I went to Thailand yesterday and brought a piece of wood, and you boss Xiao hold your eyes! ”

"Boss Wang actually went to Thailand in person?"

"Hey, do you really not know, or do you not know? Almost all of us went! Are you still in the dark? Your boss Xiao is well-informed! Boss Wang's face was full of disbelief.

"All gone? Could it be that there is something wrong with Thailand? Xiao Xi didn't believe it anymore.

"What's the treasure? It's the Thai baht that has plummeted, and everyone is going to pick up bargains! Boss Wang explained.

Hearing Boss Wang say this, Ye Zifeng glanced at Ma Shiqing.

Ma Shiqing whispered to Ye Zifeng that during this time, the Thai baht has been depreciating, and it has depreciated by 30% cumulatively, and it is rumored that an international fund giant is shorting the Thai baht.

Ye Zifeng was in Kyoto during this time, and he paid less attention to the international financial market, but as soon as Ma Shiqing reminded him, he felt that someone should be shorting the Thai baht.

Due to the slowdown in economic growth, weak trade and weak foreign exchange reserves of Southeast Asian countries, it is easy to be targeted by international speculators.

Ye Zifeng feels that things are not so simple, and it can be seen from these situations that not only Thailand, but also Southeast Asian countries may be targeted by international speculators.

"Pay more attention to the trend of Thai banknotes and Southeast Asian currencies in the future!" Ye Zifeng instructed Ma Shiqing.

"Will there be a financial crisis?" Ma Shiqing looked at Ye Zifeng and couldn't believe that Ye Zifeng had found clues to the problem from the trading behavior of these timber traders.

"It's hard to say! You can't go wrong with paying more attention! Ye Zifeng nodded.

"Good!" Ma Shiqing immediately called the relevant personnel of the company and asked them to collect the economic situation and currency trends in Southeast Asia.

"And this? Boss Wang, let's not talk about this in advance, let's go and see the wood you brought back first! Xiao Xi just wanted to see the wood that Boss Wang brought back, and as for the depreciation of the baht, he didn't care.

"Good! Let's go, let's take a look! "Boss Wang took Xiao Xi and Ye Zifeng to see the wood.

Ye Zifeng saw that Zhang Lu and Li Kai didn't follow, but looked at an object outside, so he didn't call them.

Boss Wang's wood is a fragrant nan, which is thick and about ten meters long, and it is also an old material, but it is a pity that it is not a golden silk nanmu, but it is rare.

"Yes, this nanmu is an old material, although it is not a golden silk nanmu, but the texture has a unique charm! Rare! Xiao Xi saw the difference of this nanmu at a glance, his preciousness lies in the texture, although there is no golden silk nanmu golden silk shining color, but the shape of the landscape, but it is also commendable.

"Boss Xiao is really discerning!" After listening to Xiao Xi's praise, Boss Wang was also very happy.

This nanmu is the biggest harvest of his trip to Thailand!

It's a pity that Boss Wang only has one such nanmu and can't make a complete set of furniture, so Ye Zifeng had to give up.

Xiao Xi and Boss Wang were still talking about what they had seen and heard on this trip to Thailand, and they didn't want anyone to run in from outside in a hurry, and told Boss Wang that Boss Xiao's friend had an argument with someone outside.

"It's Likai them!"

Ye Zifeng found that only Li Kai, Zhang Jie, and Zhang Lu did not follow up, they seemed to be looking at a wooden product outside, at that time, Li Kai also told him that after reading it, he came in to find him, is it now that there is a dispute with people?

Li Kai and they had been following Ye Zifeng all the time, but later because Zhang Lu was very interested in the dazzling array of wood products in the trading market, they were getting slower and slower, and Zhang Jie and Li Kai had to accompany her all the way to see slowly.

Zhang Lu was in an inconspicuous corner and saw an old man squatting there, this old man looked like he was in his sixties, his face was wrinkled, his eyes were wooden, and a piece of wood was placed in front of him.

This piece of wood is not coarse, nor long, inconspicuous, cut for a long time, and can not see the wood texture, but the surface is full of pimples, which looks simple and charming.

When Zhang Lu saw it, she liked it at a glance, because it was big, not like those big logs, she liked it, but she couldn't buy that small log back, and now this piece of wood is just the right size, and she can buy it back.

"Uncle, how do you sell this piece of wood?" Zhang Lu happily squatted down in front of the elderly, unabashedly liking.

If she does business with this mentality, it will be strange if she is not lost to death.

The old man glanced at Zhang Lu, and slowly stretched out a finger, which was dirty and black and cracked, and at a glance he knew that it was a pair of hands that often worked.

When Zhang Lu saw the weather-beaten hands of the old man, he was moved with compassion.

"One hundred thousand?" Zhang Lu said with that finger.

"Not a hundred thousand! It's ten thousand! The old man said sincerely.

The old man did not hit the snake with the stick, Zhang Lu said 100,000, he said 100,000, but quoted a price of his own.

"Isn't it a hundred thousand?" Zhang Lu questioned.

"No, it's 10,000!" The old man corrected.

As a result, there was a very hilarious scene at the scene, where the buyer had to pay a high price, and the seller had to sell at a low price. The two are entangled.

Li Kai and Zhang Jie stood there, wanting to laugh but embarrassed to laugh, holding back uncomfortable.

Zhang Lu saw Li Kai's uncomfortable appearance, and he was angry.

She had a tiger face and yelled at Li Kai: "It's hard to buy a good heart!" You don't know! I like it, I'll buy it for 100,000 yuan! ”

Zhang Lu pouted, glanced at Likai, his cheeks were red, and because of the squatting, the white rabbit on his chest seemed to want to break free from the restraints and jump out, which was really arrogant and charming, so that the eyes of the people next to him were straight.