"Detention?" As soon as I heard this, I hurriedly stood up, "Why did you detain him?" ”

"Smuggling antiquities!" After the man on the other side of the phone finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for me to reply.

When they heard that I was calling the southern merchants, more than a dozen villagers selling things quickly gathered around me and asked me what was going on.

As soon as I told me about the detention of the southern businessman, there was a sudden sound of scolding all around, and Han Jianjian's face turned white, and he almost fainted after shaking twice.

At this time, a short man in his forties scolded angrily and shouted: "It's a big deal, let's go to the flower and antique street on the edge of the oil field square and sell it ourselves!" ”

All of a sudden, all the villagers gathered around again.

"Han Tao, what street are you talking about?"

"You...... Do you know where to ask for antiques? ”

The short man raised the corners of his mouth, took out a box of cigarettes from his bag without hurrying, took out one and put it in his mouth, and immediately someone pressed the lighter to help him light it.

After taking a sip, the short man said slowly: "There is a street of flowers and birds and antiques on the side of the oil field square on the west side of the intersection of Jinan Road and West Fourth Road. ”

"That'...... That's great! I'll go ...... in the afternoon."

A few people shouted a few words, and it seemed that the dark clouds above everyone's heads instantly dispersed.

"That's right, Han Tao! As far as I know, your family should be eight generations of poor people, how can you know about this kind of place? ”

"That's right! You're so poor that you don't even have a wife, and you still have antiques at home? ”

The short man shook his head and smiled: "In addition to buying and selling antiques and flowers and birds, there are ...... in that place And also...... Anyway, you don't care! ”

A dozen people laughed and dispersed. Han Jianli held the two bronze basins tightly with both hands, and his face was white and red.

"Brother Dong, why don't we go too?"

I patted him: "Brother, if there is wealth in life, you must have it, and if you have no wealth in life, don't force it!" ”

Han Jianli pursed his lips and glared: "That's not good!" Brother Dong, you have to accompany me this time, if you can't sell it again, I won't have any regrets! ”

Thinking about Han Jianjian's life experience, he has been living alone since he was ten years old, and he may be short of money, and it is indeed a pity to let go of the five thousand yuan that is about to arrive, forget it! I still accompany him to the trip, and by the way, I will go to the police station to inquire about the progress of the case.

The two of them drove the car, and Han Jianjian urged dozens of times along the way, and my damn speed was ninety per hour, and this kid was still too slow. This is on the embankment of the Yellow River, and there are one-way streets on the left and right.

Today, Thursday, there were not many people in the oil field square, and soon we found a street of flowers and birds and antiques in the short mouth.

Standing on the edge of the square, I only glanced at it, and my heart was half cold.

I originally thought it was a prosperous street, lined with shops on both sides, and the streets were full of well-dressed cultural people, but who knew that it was a broken street that could not be broken again, the ground was paved with green bricks, and there were shops of different sizes on both sides, and there were various stalls in the middle of the road.

Seeing this scene, Han Jianjian's expression froze.

"Brother Dong, is it such a place?"

Seeing that he was depressed, I hurriedly comforted: "The places where antiques are bought and sold are like this, and if you want to change to a European-style street style, it doesn't match!" ”

Han Jianjian nodded suspiciously.

Now that you're here, let's go in and have a look!

There are several pets sold on the street, and there are several layers of cages on the wooden shelves, in which there are various breeds of puppies, kittens, and rabbits, and it is ridiculous that next to a cage with seven or eight kittens, there are more than a dozen small hamsters, and there are all kinds of birds hanging on their heads.

In this environment, the cat has lost its cat nature, and the rat has lost its worries, and all the small animals are huddled together and lifeless, which makes me look a little uncomfortable.

Walking further in, I saw a few shops with calligraphy and paintings framed, the door was not big, and there were some trivial old things such as old books and badges and copper coins in the middle of the street.

"If you look inside, these stalls are too small, and the things on display look fake."

Sure enough, after walking forward for dozens of meters, there are antique shops on both sides of the street, the names are very elegant, what "Yuan Ancient House", "Tao Ran Pavilion Antiques", "Treasure Xuan", "Ji Ya Xuan", look at so many shops, the doors are still open, you can see all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings on the shelves in the house.

There's a door! Han Jianli was immediately overjoyed, and shouted to go in and have a look.

What puzzled me was that there was a barber shop and a massage parlor mixed in the antique shop, the shop was not large, and most of the women standing at the door were dressed in fancy clothes, munching melon seeds while scanning the crowd with hooked eyes.

Most of the people who come to this kind of place are middle-aged and elderly, and they are all men, and they don't care much about hairstyles. And there are so many of them.

Just as I was wondering, a thin old man in front of me beckoned to me: "Two little brothers, can you come into the store and talk?" ”

The old man was wearing a navy blue Tang costume, holding a small teapot in his right hand and a fan in his left hand, which looked like an old pedant in a TV series in the Qing Dynasty. The name of his shop is also very interesting, it is called "Monogen Bronze Xuan".

Han Jianjian and I glanced at each other and walked towards the door of the old man's shop.

"Are you calling us both?"

After walking a few steps, I asked softly.

"Come in, two of you!" As he spoke, he made a gesture of please.

As soon as I entered the room, I was instantly attracted by the various objects placed on both sides, the shelves on the seventh and eighth floors were placed metal utensils of different sizes, such as incense burners, three-legged tripods, and ancient wine jugs and wine glasses, most of which I could not name.

"The contemptible surname is Cheng, if you don't mind, just call me Lao Cheng!" He smiled and pointed to the shelves on both sides, "If you two like anything, just ask, I'll give you a seven-fold discount." ”

I hurriedly waved my hand: "Uncle Cheng, don't get me wrong!" We're not here to buy something! ”

The old man stroked his goatee and smiled: "I can see it, can this brother borrow the treasure in his hand to open Cheng's eyes?" ”

Han Jianjian reacted for a moment, only then did he understand what the old man meant, and handed over the two bronze basins with both hands.

The old man reached out to take it, the expression on his face instantly became serious, and he carefully held one in both hands, and after carefully placing it on the table, he took the other.

"You two, please take a seat, and let me take a closer look." He didn't look up again.

After speaking, he picked up a magnifying glass from the table on one side, bent over and turned over and looked at the two bronze basins.

I sat by and noticed his expression, and judging from the way he was holding his breath, I could tell that the old fellow liked the two bronzes.

Han Jianjian, who was on the side, kept glancing at me, probably asking me if I wanted to ask the price.

I shook my head at him.

The old man watched for about ten minutes before carefully placing the bronze on the table covered with thick flannel.

"What a rarity the two little brothers have brought!" The old man stroked his beard and said.

As soon as he heard this, Han Jianli laughed directly and asked with a grin, "How much can I give?" ”

I kicked him and quickly changed the conversation: "Uncle Cheng-oh-Lao Cheng, we don't know anything about antiques, can you tell me what these two things are?" ”

The old man smiled slightly, sat down opposite the two of us, poured a cup of tea for the two of us, and then said slowly: "If I didn't look away, this should be a fish wash in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is collected by many history museums in my country." ”

Han Jianjian sat up with a "poof".

"What? Is this something for washing fish? ”

Lao Cheng smiled: "Definitely! Fish washing was commonly used in the pre-Qin period as a toiletry, but generally fish washing has handles on both sides, commonly known as 'double ears', but the two little brothers brought this one did not, I also wondered...... Maybe it's used on special occasions and doesn't need to be carried to change places, such as ...... For example, temples. ”

Han Jianli was not interested in Lao Cheng's words, and asked again: "The Western Zhou Dynasty is earlier than the era of Qin Shi Huang, isn't this thing very valuable?" You...... How much can you really give? ”

The old man smiled slightly: "I see that both of them are real people, and I will no longer hide it, in fact, these bronzes in my house are imitations, the earliest is the late Qing Dynasty imitation of the Qin and Han dynasties, we have an unwritten rule in this line, that is, most of the antique trade involves objects after the Qin Dynasty, and the early ones are too precious, one is that the price is too expensive, and the other is that it is difficult to distinguish between true and false and easy to break the law." ”

Upon hearing this, Han Jianjian's grinning mouth suddenly froze.

"What? Originally...... So you don't want it! ”

The old man glanced at the doorway, then shook his head slightly.

"I'm definitely afraid to ask for it here, but I know a few friends in the circle, and they should be interested."

"Oh? What do you mean......"

Before I finished speaking, I was interrupted by Lao Cheng.

"According to my judgment and my understanding of those friends, the two brothers and these two treasures are about the same price!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his index finger and shook it in front of us.

"What? Thousand! Han Jianli stood up again.

The old man shook his head.

"That's a hundred?"

The old man laughed directly.

"It's 10,000 — maybe lower, or higher, of course." He picked up the small teapot and drank two sips of water, and then said, "If my brother is sincere, I will keep these two things for 10,000 yuan, and I will admit it if the price is low. ”

No treachery, no business! In fact, as soon as he finished saying this, I knew that the value of these two bronze fish washes must be higher than 10,000, but after thinking about it, this 10,000 yuan is the same as the one picked up for nothing, if you don't pass this old man, I'm afraid that no one will buy it for 1,000 yuan.

Han Jianli looked at me again, his eyes still blinking, and his excitement was very obvious.

I patted my thigh lightly: "That's fine!" Acquaintance is fate, just 10,000! ”

When I went out, the old man handed each of us a black business card, and said softly: "I don't ask the two of you how these two things came from, just one sentence, there are good things to contact me in the future, as for the price, you can rest assured!" ”

With 10,000 yuan in their arms, both of them were overjoyed.

"Brother Dong, where do you want to eat? What to eat? As long as you say it this time, brother, please! ”

"This is not how it should be! Then go to the 'Yellow River Estuary Crucian Carp Soup'! ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a delicate voice from the side: "Two handsome guys, come in and sit?" ”

Turning around, a woman about our age was standing in front of the barbershop, hooking hands at the two of us, looking average, but dressed very edgy and wearing heavy makeup. Han Jianli glanced up at the words "Xiaomei Haircut" on the top of the woman's head, turned his head and said to me: "Brother Dong, I really should get a haircut, your hair is not short, or let's go in?" ”

I glanced again at the woman standing in front of the barbershop, squeezing at me in a strange way.

Before I could speak, Han Jianli had already stepped in.