Chapter 011: The Only Clue
Panjiayuan is the largest antique trading market in Beijing and the largest antique trading market in China, with tens of thousands of people every day, including many foreigners.
It's not the first time Han Wei has come to Panjiayuan, he came here to play when he was studying, and most of the jade collected from here was also bought. This time, I came to a familiar way, and went straight to an antique shop in the street, the name said: No, I don't know if there is a meaning of Nojitailai. Regardless of the name, I heard that the boss and the master here are all masters of jade identification, and they are very famous in the industry.
The owner of the shop is not there, the master sitting in the hall is talking with the guests, there is a jade seal on the table, the whole body is yellow, you can see the dragon carved on it from a distance, it is definitely a good jade seal, no wonder to let the master talk in person.
"Feel free to take a look at your guests, and I'll introduce you if you like it." A guy stepped forward and didn't talk about trading, just let Han Wei watch at will.
Han Wei looked away from the jade seal on the table, and just wandered around the store casually, waiting for the master to finish the business. Han Wei wanted to ask the other party if he knew the origin of the white jade ring, and he didn't worry that the other party would ignore it, people who have been playing antiques for a long time, the temptation of treasures is fatal, and many times they don't force themselves to have it, but they hope to see it and play with it.
The shop is dominated by jade antiques, with only a small number of calligraphy and paintings and bronze antiques.
"This gentleman, but you can't even look at what is in front of you?" The guy who came just now came up again, and when he saw Han Wei walking around without care, he thought that Han Wei was too picky.
"Actually, I'm here to find your sitting master." Han Wei hurriedly stepped forward as he spoke, and finally waited for the guest to leave, worried that the master would have other things to do in the hall for a while.
Although the master has been talking about business, he remembers the people who came into the store clearly, especially when Han Wei wandered around, it was even more obvious. When the master saw Han Wei coming up, he simply stopped to see what was going on with him.
"You're Master Li, right?" When Han Wei heard that the master was surnamed Li, he was secretly relieved when he saw him stop.
"The master doesn't dare to be, so that your surname is Li, this little brother is very good-looking, I don't know what to do?" The master sitting in the hall was looking at Han Wei.
Han Wei hurriedly took out the photo of the white jade ring, took pictures from all angles, and then handed the photo to Master Li, and said, "Please also ask Master Li to appreciate it for me, what age is this, or what information is there in this regard." ”
The master in the hall was displeased when he heard it, he was not just helping people appreciate things, and it was just a photo, and Han Wei was not a familiar person, so he wanted to refuse, but he glanced at the photo and saw such a style of jade ring for the first time, and saw that the jade ring did not have any impurities from the photo, so the words of refusal stopped. The master didn't speak, took the photo, and looked at it carefully, as an old Jianghu, his eyesight is extremely high, and he knows that it is definitely a good thing.
"This jade ring is yours?" When the master encounters something good, if the other party is willing to sell it, he will naturally buy it, even if he doesn't sell it, it's good to be able to play for a while.
"It's an ancestral heirloom of my family, and it's in a friend's place." Han Wei didn't say too much, the greater the value of the white jade ring, the more you need to be careful, there is always a difference between the master and the old man, the master is a businessman after all.
The master didn't ask any more, just looked at the photo with peace of mind, looked very carefully, and a guest came halfway, and he didn't go to discuss business. After a long time, the master put down the photo, his expression could not hide his doubts, and said: "Little brother, I'm sorry, the style of this jade ring is too strange, I have also seen a lot of strange jade, but no matter how strange it is, there are traces of it, but your jade ring, I have never seen or heard of it." ”
Han Wei looked at the other party's expression, and knew the result, and after listening to the master sitting in the hall, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, to know the other party's experience, the treasures and antiques he had seen, absolutely counted in the tens of thousands, and he had never heard of it, and the white jade ring became more and more mysterious. calmed down and said, "Thank you Master Li, I'll ...... next time."
Before Han Wei could finish speaking, a figure came quickly, and before anyone arrived, the voice had already arrived: "Lao Li, the money is here, hurry up and give me the jade seal." ”
Following the voice, it was Han Wei who had just entered the store and was talking about business with the master sitting in the hall. Presumably after the other party negotiated the price, he took the money to pick up the goods, Han Wei was also about to leave, and was about to speak, but was preempted by the person just now and said: "This jade ring is so strange, how can it be ......" Before he finished speaking, he seemed to be in thought.
"Lao Wang, have you ever seen this jade ring?" When the master saw the other party's expression, he immediately became interested, something he had never understood before, and it was also a temptation for him.
Han Wei Shengsheng stopped his words of resignation, and looked closely at the person who was called Lao Wang by the master sitting in the hall, but in fact, he saw that the other party was only forty years old. I saw Lao Wang ponder for a moment and said: "I haven't seen this jade ring, but I heard an elder mention it by chance before, and it's just a little similar." ”
"Brother Wang, can you tell me, where is this elder?" Finally got a clue, even if the other party said it, it just felt a little similar from the description he heard, but this was the only clue so far, and Han Wei couldn't miss it.
Lao Wang looked at the photo of Bai Yujie, thought for a while, and said: "I just want to visit this elder in the afternoon, so you can go together, but the elder doesn't want to mention anything, and you can't force it, otherwise I will never let you go." ”
There was already a threat in his words, but Han Wei finally had a clue, so he naturally agreed immediately. The old Wang chatted with the master in the hall for a few more words, took the jade seal and left, Han Wei followed, and got into Lao Wang's car after leaving Panjiayuan. Lao Wang's car is a red flag, and there are still some years, looking at his net worth to buy a luxury car, there is absolutely no problem, this red flag makes people look a little strange.
Except for the topic of jade antiques, Lao Wang was relatively silent at other times, and he didn't want to say much about the elder, but he knew Lao Wang's name: Wang Yang. Han Wei was even wondering if the other party would have any intentions to come to Panjiayuan to find clues, and he found it so smoothly, was there a conspiracy, or was there a providence in the dark? Many thoughts flashed, and Han Wei gradually calmed down, and if he came, he would be at peace, and it would be useless to think too much.
The car went all the way out of the Fifth Ring Road, and it was almost out of Beijing in the future, Han Wei was inevitably a little worried in his heart, after all, in a stranger's car, he was going to a strange place. But Han Wei thought that countless mysteries had not been solved, and the fear in his heart actually disappeared, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
After waiting for a while, the car finally stopped and stopped next to a villa, Han Wei looked around, they were all independent villas, a typical rich area.
"You're not bad." Wang Yang said to Han Wei, and stepped forward to knock on the door.
Han Wei knew what the other party meant, and said that he was bold, followed the stranger out, and dared to sleep in the car. Just as he was about to speak, the door had opened, and there was an old man, full of silver hair, but he looked sturdy.
"Uncle Peng, it's been okay lately." Wang Yang walked into the house as he spoke, carrying a lot of things in his hand, indicating that he really came to visit the elders, and it was just a coincidence that he met Han Wei. Wang Yang didn't introduce Han Wei, and the old man didn't pay attention to it, Han Wei didn't care about this, and followed Wang Yang into the house together, and the old man didn't stop him.
Entering the villa, Han Wei found that there was almost no decoration in this big house, and the most conspicuous thing was that there was a large wine jar in the hall, but there was no wine in it, because there was an incense burner in front of the wine jar, and there was incense burned out on it. This scene is very familiar to Han Wei, and the place where Han Wei's family worships his uncle is very similar to this, except that the spiritual position card has become a big wine jar. A thought suddenly flashed in Han Wei's heart, such a big wine jar wouldn't directly contain corpses! When I thought of this, I felt a chill hit me.
"What do you think, what about the photo?" Wang Yang pushed Han Wei.
Wang Yang and the old man exchanged pleasantries, and Han Wei thought about the flowing things and didn't hear anything. was pushed, only then did he come to his senses, and quickly took out the photo and respectfully handed it to the old man. Han Wei had already discovered at this time that the old man and Wang Yang were sitting straight, and their lower bodies did not even move, they should be both soldiers, judging from the old man's age, they must be revolutionary ancestors, worthy of Han Wei's respect.
The old man, who is also Uncle Peng in Wang Yang's mouth, hesitated for a long time before taking the photo, his expression changed uncertainly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. When Han Wei was distracted just now, Wang Yang told Uncle Peng about the white jade ring, only to see Uncle Peng's expression change greatly, his body couldn't stop trembling, and it took a while before he barely calmed down.
Uncle Peng took the photos and looked at each picture carefully, his eyes gradually becoming hollow. At this time, although his eyes seemed to fall on the photo, he didn't know where his mind was going, Wang Yang signaled Han Wei not to disturb. Han Wei only thought that the old man liked to wander, although he was eager in his heart, he didn't urge, so he sat there quietly, and for some reason his eyes couldn't help but fall on the wine altar again.
After waiting for a long time, Uncle Peng finally came back to his senses and let out a long sigh, with infinite vicissitudes and indescribable emotions. At this moment, Uncle Peng looks much older, and his original Jianlang seems to have disappeared with that long sigh. After a long time, Uncle Peng finally spoke, "I've only heard of this jade ring, but it's very similar to that person's description, so it must be the same thing." ”
The man? Who it was, Uncle Peng didn't explain, Han Wei wanted to ask, but looking at the old man's state, he still couldn't help it, and couldn't bear to urge. I saw Uncle Peng suddenly get up and go to the position of the wine jar, first put on three pillars of incense, and then pushed hard to the side on the right corner of the stone table under the wine jar, and another dark pavilion appeared. Uncle Peng stopped, as if he had lost his mind again, and this time he quickly came back to his senses and took a book from the dark pavilion, which was already very worn. Uncle Peng put the old book in front of the coffee table in front of Han Wei and Wang Yang, and said, "I'm a little tired, go up and rest for a while." ”
After that, Uncle Peng left, and Wang Yang wanted to help, but was refused.