The Quest for the Sacred Spring: Chapter 10: A Trip to the United States (1)
I told the big golden tooth the story of how to take over - Yiyuan Zhai - and he listened to it with both eyes straight and kept talking wonderful. The antiques, strange skills, legends and relationships between those messy forces, he can say one or two allusions to almost every one of them, but according to what I know about him, most of them are nonsense, and he wants to show off his knowledge in front of me-
In this way, Brother Hu, do you plan to stay in China for a long time and not go out? - Big Golden Tooth glanced at the antiques in my shop with drooling, and then said very chickenly: "But don't worry, brother, since my brother is here, I can't leave you alone." In the future, brother, I will focus on your store, what do you need to command, no matter if it is a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, as long as you greet the shopkeeper, I will jump in with my eyes closed, and I won't let a fart go-
I asked him not to take the oath in a hurry, and analyzed the grim revolutionary situation at the moment: "The bamboo pole is a big threat to us, although I don't know what he is planning, but this person is very deep in the city, and he will not give up." We must carry out the instructions of ** to defy the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically. He can't be allowed to take advantage of the loophole. One more thing, in fact, I'm going to the United States in two days, and the formalities have already been completed, and I've been waiting for you to take over the business in the store-
When the big golden tooth heard that I was going to hand over the business of the store to him for a while, his two eyes smiled into two slits, and he couldn't wait to hold me and bite twice: "Hey, my own brother." What a friendship, this, this, hey, hey, I have to cry for a while, don't stop me, don't stop me--I just lay on the table and sobbed. I know that he has a bit of a performance element in it, but after staying in Nanjing for so long, I don't want to break his broken newspaper when I meet an acquaintance for the first time today.
Originally, I wanted to tell Sù that I was going to call the fat man back to Dingdian, but as soon as Comrade Wang Kaixuan heard that I was going to the United States to find Shirly Yang, he immediately said that he would also go with him, and that he would drink my happy wine on this trip no matter what. I said that I haven't gotten a word about Chubby, don't be serious in your mouth. The fat man didn't listen, he said that it was a big deal to force marriage, just to see how the wedding of the Americans was handled, and whether it was going to make a hole in the house. I thought that the topic would be vulgar if it continued to be discussed, so I stopped talking and agreed to meet him at the Washington airport in a week.
At that time, the ticket to go abroad was very difficult, and it was not enough to have money, but also to have the above text. Shirly Young, who is a researcher at the National Museum of the United States, heard that I was going and was very welcome. I was given a certificate from the United States, and the text said that I was an expert in folk archaeology, and that I was going abroad to give lectures to museums and promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States. Because of this article, I got a short-term visa and started the prelude to my trip to the United States.
Before going abroad, I went to the telephone bureau to hang up the phone at the branch of Yiyuanzhai in the United States, and the person in charge there was called Xue Yiguo, who was the brother of Mr. Sang. As soon as I heard that I was going, I almost cried on the phone, and when I passed, I must remember to bring the old man's ashes jar, so that the old and young masters of Chinatown will miss it. I said that the old man Sang was more stubborn, and refused to enter the soil after his death, and now he had to take the Huwei Zhu to make a refrigeration for him to keep it fresh, and the body was parked in the warehouse of Yiyuanzhai, which was inconvenient to transport out of the country, and I was afraid that the customs would detain me, saying that I would dry the corpse. When Uncle Xue heard this, he began to cry again, saying that it would be good to bring two old man's clothes and let them set up a well-dressed mound. I had to agree, and before leaving, I went to the treasury to bow to Mr. Sang a few times, took a vest and stuffed it into my backpack.
Big Golden Tooth insisted on going to Shanghai Airport to see me off, and I said that you have to take care of the business in the store, right? He said that it doesn't matter if I take a two-day break, I can go for as little as two or three months, or as much as a year and a half. In case the time comes, if you get married and have children over there and become an overseas Chinese, you will want to see each other as brothers in the future, and you will have to do things according to the state's rules. It's better to send the Buddha to the west and accompany me to Shanghai.
I said to myself, thank God you didn't give me a wrap-up party for the things in the store. The two chatted all the way to Shanghai, and were supposed to take a direct flight to Hong Kong that night, and then transfer from there. Unexpectedly, a sudden fog delayed the flight. I was wrapped in a thick military coat with Big Gold Tooth, leaning in the waiting hall waiting for news, he held the kettle and said with a smile: "What's the matter, shopkeeper?" I didn't come in vain this trip, you see this thick fog together, I can't say how long it will be delayed. Let's talk casually, and it's just time to pass the time-
I learned the lesson of waiting for the bus in Nanjing last time, and I no longer dare to wander around. While drinking hot water, I waited for news from the airline. In the second half of the night, the fog outside became thicker and thicker, and many passengers asked for refunds. The loudspeakers kept shouting "please be quiet, please be quiet, please be quiet", and the atmosphere in the departure hall began to get a little intense.
Big Gold Tooth was going to the front desk to see the excitement, and I said I was a little sleepy and wanted to sleep first. Within five minutes of his head resting on his backpack, he was woken up by the big gold tooth-
Lao Hu, take a look at this, isn't it familiar? - The big gold tooth waved his hand excitedly, and as if he was afraid of being seen, he quickly slipped into the military padded jacket.
What am I talking about, I'll look at it if you're so tight! He quickly apologized, saying that he was too excited, too excited. I don't think he said the same thing, so I guess this kid may be picking up dollars. Unexpectedly, what he dragged out of his arms was a drawing, although only half of the corner was exposed, I already recognized that thing, and what was hidden in the big gold tooth pocket was actually a drawing of the Luoyang shovel.
As the saying goes, who would dare to do that porcelain job without a steel drill. The equipment at hand is like an old guy who has worked together for many years, and there is an endless tacit understanding with the craftsman. The golden hoop stick danced by Sun Wukong, the glaive knife of Guan Erye, the 28 bars held by the People's Liberation Army, and the Luoyang shovel carried by tomb robbers. You can't make a mistake in what kind of bowl you eat. At the beginning, the fat man and I always wanted to buy two authentic Luoyang shovel envoys, and also deliberately went to the local workshop to ask for treasure, but unfortunately people who sell shovels do not recognize our two miscellaneous signs, and the old eggs who sell shovels say that there are rules on the ancestors, and the treasures of the family are only supplied to the main envoys, and laymen like us are not able to pile up a gold mountain for him. At that time, the fat man wanted to upset people's stalls, saying that they were the watchdogs of the capitalists. I said that the craftsmanship of making Luoyang shovels is the only one in the world. If you kill him again, in the future, Luoyang Shovel will be classified as a living fossil like the giant panda, and the flowers of the motherland will have to go to the museum to admire them. After listening to this, the fat man felt that it made a lot of sense, and finally gave up the military attack on the small workshop, but when he left, he touched the two old hens in the pen and said that the economic sanctions were still needed.
The drawing in front of me can be said to be exhaustive, not only accurately marking the parts configuration of each part of the Luoyang shovel, the proportion of metal used in the production of zuò, the fire control zhì, and the requirements for water quality are recorded in detail. With this drawing, we can completely open a Luoyang shovel store and bring the brand of national industry to the United Nations.