After graduating from high school, I inherited my grandfather's mantle and continued to run his old antique shop. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info antiques belong to the industry that is not open for half a year, and it is open for half a year, so I spend most of my time in idle eggs, and the days are not shocking, until I meet...

It all started one day in April. That evening, when there was a sudden storm and a lot of wind and rain, I was watching TV in the back room of the shop when I saw a figure walking in from the wind and rain outside.

I didn't get up because experience told me that he might be asking for directions, or the toilet, or sheltering from the rain, but he couldn't have come to do business with me.

But this time I guessed wrong.

The person who came was a dying old man, with crane hair and silver beard, a wrinkled face, a withered body, and a sluggish spirit. Wearing a navy blue Tang suit, it was still clean, maybe the color of the clothes was too dark, which set off his face a little pale, just thinking, I suddenly felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't say it for a while.

Seeing that I didn't mean to get up and greet him, he raised his hand with great difficulty, but he didn't say a word. When I saw that he was really old and frail, I couldn't help feeling pity, so I got up from the counter, and asked him, "Uncle, are you old and have trouble?" ”

The old man nodded, and said in a voice that seemed to have been sealed in the dust for many years: "Young man... I heard that you are in the antique business? ”

"Isn't it? Did you see the signboard when you walked in the door? Gu Fang Zhai! That's what we do. Listen to what you mean, do you want to collect some things? I asked with interest.

The old man waved his hand again and again: "I have no money, I have no money..."

"So what are you trying to come up with...?" I asked.

The old man didn't pay attention to me, but looked down and rummaged for something under his clothes, which was also slow, and I looked with great difficulty, but I also had a little curiosity, so I waited patiently for him.

To be honest, in our line of work, we have seen a lot of these routines, and the shipments are wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside, like baby bumps for fear of bumping into them. Once, an honest farmer came up with an object for me, saying that it was an heirloom of his family, and before taking it out to open it, he also lit three incense sticks to worship, crying and repenting to his ancestors, saying that there was no other way to sell his ancestral business. I thought to myself, this is a good object. But as soon as I saw it, I almost didn't drop my eyeballs on the ground, the whole thing is a handicraft, or the kind shipped in batches by the factory, I said to myself: Are you showing off your acting skills or evaluating my IQ? But what interests me about this old man is that he behaves very naturally, not deliberately, not pretentiously, as if he were rummaging through not a treasure but a cigarette. But most people with this quality will not be a mallet.

After fumbling for a while, the old man finally found his belongings, and then slowly took out a small white linen bag from under his clothes. Then he let out a long breath, as if he had accomplished something difficult.

Seeing that he was sick, I wanted to go out of the counter and bring him a chair for him to sit on. As soon as I had taken a step, the old man put the white burlap bag on the counter. Or in that old voice, which I rarely heard, it seemed to come from an ancient time, and said to me, "Open it and see!" ”

So I took my steps back and said, "Okay! ”。 Then I took the white linen bag and gently untied the knot, and it was opened in a thin layer, very simple and neat. I looked at it and it turned out to be a jade wrench.

Jade has five virtues, our ancestors have been playing two thousand years ago, these years I have traveled south and north to pour jade, and there are also a lot of jade in my grandfather's collection. jade pendant, jade ring, jade pillow, jade bi, jade cup; Hetian, Huanglong, Lantian, Nanyang, Xiuyan, mutton fat, jade...... Carving dragons, phoenixes, embroidering tigers, carving lions, all kinds of things. It's just an old man, but I've never seen it, so my mind quickly flashed the accumulation of these years, what I saw and heard in reality, what I said in the book, what my peers said... After I pondered for a few seconds, it suddenly dawned on me, and a name blurted out: "Blood Jade!" ”

The old man had never taken his eyes off me from the moment I untied the sackcloth bag, and when I saw it, he watched my every move with interest, and the old eyes narrowed into slits, and the thief shone brightly. When I said the word blood jade, the old man was relieved, his face was pleasant, and he nodded incessantly, but he did not speak.

"It is said that the blood jade is red, and it is priceless! Sir, you're not a simple object! "I praised it again and again. He couldn't stop stroking the blood jade wrench.

The old man showed a smug look on his face, shook his head and said, "Hou Sheng, do you see if this object is new or old?" ”

It's not that I'm bragging, we have been pouring things with my grandfather since I was a child, which can be described as a family history, and this product is new or old, you can know at a glance. Old things, especially jade, will be eye-catching with its unique pulp and jade. After thousands of years of wind and rain, history will inevitably precipitate that kind of thick and long-lasting, profound and mysterious temperament on it, just like the old man in front of him, who has experienced vicissitudes, is bound to have a face full of wrinkles. No matter how advanced and sophisticated the methods of counterfeiting and old-fashioning are, their essence cannot be changed. So there is no doubt that this thing is true. What is even more commendable is the appearance of this wrench: I saw that the upper half of the wrench was as white as mutton fat, and the lower half was as red as blood, like the surging red waves, showing a dreamlike dynamic beauty, which was simply vivid and breathtaking. My mood also kept ecstatic with the wonderful colors of this blood jade.

At this point, I suddenly realized that something was wrong, the temperature of this baby was not quite right. Jade is first cooled and then warmed after touching, and the same is true for this blood jade wrench, but this cool temperature seems to be a bit excessive. It's like just coming out of the fridge. This spring season is no better than the cold winter wax moon, how to say that there will be no freezing feeling! Just when I was suspicious, the wrench in the palm of my hand unconsciously dissipated the cold, like a snowflake melting into a drop of water in my hand, and the water warmed up with the temperature of my palm. My doubts dissipated, and I thought that maybe it was really cold today, which affected my feel.

"Good stuff!" I exclaimed, "Sir, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I just saw that this is an ancient object, if you want to talk about the specific history, forgive me for being clumsy, it should be something in the middle and late Warring States period." ”

After hearing this, the old man nodded again and again, stroked his beard, and said in a loud voice: "Good eyesight!" Good Kung Fu! It's rare for you to have such skills at your age! It's rare! Good! All right! ”

I waved my hand again and again: "You are always praised, you really dare not be!" I replied, but my eyes didn't take their eyes off the blood jade wrench, after all, I can encounter such a precious object, but I can't find it, take one more look is a look, and count it for a while.

The old man, who was happy just now, suddenly looked embarrassed and muttered, "Tsk... Decay..."

"Sir, please speak up." I say.

"Alas... I'm ashamed... The old decay has been running around for days, and the entanglement is exhausted, and I want to mortgage this thing to the Guibao store, in exchange for a little money to solve the urgent need, I don't know how the business will be...? ”

"This—" I was shocked, thinking to myself that you really think highly of me, even if you sell my store and me completely, I'm afraid you won't be able to afford this thing. This old man is holding such a heavy treasure, and he is also an expert, how can he not know the truth about the value of this object? How can you treat a baby so casually? Is there something wrong with this? I thought.

Seeing that I was embarrassed, the old man said: "The old man should only take a few hundred yuan for the travel fee, and he will definitely redeem it after seven days. ”

"With all due respect, sir, your thing is too valuable, I don't dare to accept it, and we don't have the strength to accept it." I said embarrassedly, "That's it, let's count it as fate, I'll lend you 500 yuan for the journey." I put my hand in my trouser pocket as I spoke, but I didn't catch my wallet, and I quickly looked around and didn't see it, thinking that it was strange, my wallet didn't leave me except for the shower! Forgot where?

Just as I was anxious, the old man smiled slyly at me, and then angrily slammed at me at a corner under the glass of the counter, and I was startled to see that there were several thick stacks of hundred-dollar bills in the corner of the counter. I looked at the pile of maple leaf-like red banknotes in confusion, and said to myself, how could I not know that I had so much money in my store? I always deposit my money in the bank as soon as I do business on weekdays, and it is impossible to have so much cash in the store, and I am afraid that others will not see it at the counter, which is completely inconsistent with our low-key style! I muttered in my heart: This Nima is unscientific!

"This—" I scratched my head, puzzled. He looked at the old man in a daze, and the old man stared at the money as if he had fallen into the money. Seeing that I was looking at him, he withdrew his gaze somewhat implicitly, and instead looked at me with a beggar-like gaze.

Who are we? Good guys! I didn't think much of it, I opened the cabinet door, bent down and grabbed a handful of money, counted five and handed it to him. The old man was about to flow down, took the money and owed it again and again, and thanked him non-stop. He also said that the blood jade wrench will take me first, and it will be redeemed within seven days. My head shook like a rattle, and I quickly wrapped the wrench and put it back on the counter, pushing it in front of him. I thought that we had opened our eyes today, even if we gave you 500, it would be worth it. How dare you accept such a treasure?

"Old gentleman, you collect the treasure carefully." I reminded him that it was raining outside, so I said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and get an umbrella with you." With that, he went into the next room.

It only took about ten seconds, and when I found the umbrella and came out, the old man was gone. I subconsciously glanced at the counter, and the white cloth bag was still on the counter. I hurried out of the shop, only to see that the street was empty in the rain, and there was no half a figure. Strange to say, the rain stopped abruptly at this time, and the weather really turned around faster than a book. I stared at the long street in a daze. I wondered: Is this old man flying or retreating? Why is there no kung fu person in the blink of an eye?