Chapter 40: Ancient Jade
The next day, it was the day when Zhang Yue and the foreign woman Gu Li made an appointment to help her buy ancient jade, Zhang Yue had already asked Qin Tianjian for leave, and went out early in the morning, and arrived at the place where the two had made an appointment - the largest antique shop in the capital.
When Zhang Yue arrived at Brewing Gu Xuan, Gu Li seemed to have been waiting at the door for a long time, and she brought a few male entourages today, thinking that she was frightened last time she went out in distress.
When Gu Li saw Zhang Yue, she greeted her excitedly, "Zhang Yue, great, I knew you wouldn't lie to me." ”
Zhang Yue smiled, "Of course, I speak in a word." ”
Gu Li frowned, "What Ding, I just need Gu Yu." There is no need for Ding. ”
Zhang Yue smiled helplessly, "Hehe, Gu Li, you are really funny, eh, didn't you come out by yourself today?" ”
Gu Li said, "Yes, when I came out before, I was in danger, and my father said that he wouldn't let me come out by myself, and sent guards to protect me." ”
Zhang Yue swept a few men behind Gu Li, all of them were in foreign costumes, tall and strong, and he was good at first glance, and he thought to himself, it seems that this Gu Li background is not simple.
Zhang Yue and Gu Li entered the brewing Gu Xuan. There are a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings on display inside, dazzling, dazzling, Zhang Yue turned for a long time, and suddenly found a jade buckle in an inconspicuous corner, Zhang Yue's eyes lit up, let the shopkeeper take it out of the cabinet, take it in his hand and look closely, it is actually a piece of ancient Ping'an jade buckle with excellent color.
She nodded to Gu Li next to her, and whispered to her, "Gu Li, this piece of ancient jade is in very good condition, you gave your sweetheart a peace jade buckle, which is both safe and heartfelt, I think it is excellent." ”
Gu Li took it, looked at it, and expressed her satisfaction, Zhang Yue asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, what is the price of this jade deduction?" ”
The shopkeeper replied with a smile, "This son's vision is excellent, this is a fake ancient jade, the new goods that the small store only put on yesterday, if you buy it sincerely, you will take it for eight hundred taels at a different price." ”
Gu Li was just about to take the money, Zhang Yue secretly stopped her, she smiled meaningfully, "Shopkeeper, eight hundred taels is a bit expensive, although the color of this ancient jade buckle is good, but this size of ancient jade is not rare, it shouldn't be so expensive, right?" ”
The shopkeeper squinted his eyes, looked Zhang Yue up and down a few times, and then said with a smile, "Childe is an expert, so let's do it, today's little old man has not yet opened, so he will sell you for six hundred taels, if you buy it, you can buy it, and if you don't buy it, forget it." ”
Zhang Yue nodded to Gu Li secretly. Guli was about to take the money and agree. A strong and domineering voice suddenly came from behind him, "I want this jade buckle." ”
Zhang Yue followed the prestige and saw that several men in foreign costumes had come in from Brewing Gu Xuan. After several men approached, Zhang Yue took a closer look, and the man in charge was actually the handsome man who almost hit the horse supervisor on the street a few days ago. Zhang Yue thought to himself, it is really a narrow road.
"What did you say, brother?"
The man also seemed to recognize Zhang Yue as the person who bumped into him on the street that day, his brown eyes flashed with a hint of essence, and his arrogant expression immediately took on a bit of playfulness, and he said slowly, I said, "This jade buckle is... I... Target... Finish. ”
Zhang Yue sneered, "This brother is really joking, this jade buckle was first taken in by my friend, how did it become yours." ”
The man's body leaned forward slightly towards Zhang Yue and asked the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, did they pay the money?" ”
The shopkeeper replied, "Not yet." ”
"Okay, since ancient times, the goods have been obtained by the highest price, and I will buy them for 1,000 taels."
Zhang Yue felt that the shopkeeper's eyes began to shine,
Busy said, "Shopkeeper, we just talked about it." ”
The shopkeeper said with a rare feeling, "This son, you have not yet paid the money, and the money paid by this guest officer is higher than your price." Xiao Lao'er opened a shop to do business, so he naturally wanted to sell it to him. ”
Gu Li was anxious next to her, "I'll pay two thousand taels, you can sell it to me." ”
The man didn't even look at Gu Li, "Five thousand taels." ”
Gu Li choked for a moment. The shopkeeper jumped up excitedly, "Okay, guest officer, five thousand taels, I'll give it to you right away." ”
Zhang Yue looked at the man like a fool, "This brother, it's not interesting like this, you are a foreigner, you may not know that although this piece of ancient jade is an ancient jade, it is not worth such a high price." You bought at a loss. ”
The man glanced at Zhang Yue, "I didn't buy it because he was an ancient jade, I wanted it because it was the peace jade buckle I liked." ”
Zhang Yue hurriedly said, "There are many other styles of Ping'an jade buckle in the capital, but the ancient jade is not easy to find, can this brother give this jade to my friend." My friend is very useful. ”
The man looked at Zhang Yue and said, "You were very sharp-tongued on the street that day, so let's do it, as long as you can say the three meanings of the peace buckle, I will consider giving it to you." ”
Zhang Yue thought for a moment and said calmly, "I didn't expect you, a foreigner, to know the three-layer meaning of this peace jade buckle, okay, you have to talk about it." Ping'an jade buckle is also known as nostalgia, Luohan eye, its first meaning is also the most basic literal meaning is to dispel evil and avoid disasters, to ensure the safety of entering and exiting. The second is that the outer ring of the peace buckle is round, symbolizing the chaos of the vast world; The inner circle is also round, symbolizing people's inner peace and tranquility. The third meaning is that as a gift between lovers, there is a deep consciousness of confessing love. ”
Zhang Yue spoke, and the man felt a sense of déjà vu in his heart, which seemed to evoke memories somewhere in his heart, and he was quite sad, paused for a moment, and said slowly, "The jade buckle belongs to you." With that, he turned and walked out.
Zhang Yue was quite surprised that the man easily gave up Gu Yu, but Gu Li next to him was very happy, and quickly paid the silver with the shopkeeper, and happily took the wrapped peace jade buckle. Turned around and said to Zhang Yue,
"Great, Zhang Yue, I finally bought the ancient jade, I want to thank you well, go, I invite you to eat your Central Plains food." As he spoke, he pulled Zhang Yue and walked out.
Gu Li's voice was relatively loud, the man had already left, walked to the door, heard Gu Li shouting Zhang Yue's name, his whole body shook violently, he turned around suddenly, his eyes were staring at Zhang Yue like eagle eyes, as if he was looking for some memories, he rushed forward a few steps and blocked the way of Zhang Yue and the others.
Zhang Yue and Gu Li were happily walking out, suddenly the foreign man rushed over and blocked the way, the frightened two instinctively took a step back, several entourages behind Gu Li were vigilantly blocking in front of the two, the man didn't look at the entourage, his eyes only fell on Zhang Yue,
Zhang Yuexin said, isn't this person going to rob the ancient jade again? said, "You... You can't go back, do you still want to rob this ancient jade? ”
The man didn't answer what he asked, and asked eagerly, "She just called you Zhang Yue?" ”
Zhang Yue nodded slightly.
The man's eyes lit up and went down again, and he said in despair, "No, it's not you—you're a man." ”
Zhang Yue felt that this foreign man was simply inexplicable, and said quite dissatisfied, "Are you sick?" After saying that, he pulled Gu Li past the man and left the brewing Gu Zhai, leaving the man still stupidly in place.
Zhang Yue and Gu Li out of the brewing Gu Zhai, soon forgot the strange man before, Gu Li was excited for a while, actually took Zhang Yue's hand and walked on the street together, Zhang Yue was dressed in men's clothes today, handsome and dignified, Yushu in the wind, and Gu Li was bright and moving, with a foreign woman's unique sexy and coquettish, the two walked together, and so intimate, attracted the attention and admiration of many pedestrians, but I don't know why, Zhang Yue always felt that there was a vicious gaze staring at her behind her along the way, which made her very uncomfortable.
Gu Li enthusiastically wanted to invite Zhang Yue to dinner, but Zhang Yue saw that it was not too early, and today he only asked the prison for half a day's leave, so he excused himself, Zhang Yue told Gu Li that he is now under the pseudonym Zhang Xiaowu, and she disguises herself as a man on an errand in Qintianjian, and in the future, Guli will go to Qintianjian to find her if she has something to look for. The two broke up quite reluctantly.
Zhang Yue returned to Qin Tianjian by himself. Along the way, Zhang Yue always felt that there was a faint gaze staring at her, but she looked around but found nothing, so she had to laugh at herself for being too sensitive.