Chapter 36: Ancient Paintings
Who? It's time to knock on the door! Huang Youcai shouted impatiently, "Li Qiming, go see who it is." If it's begging, give two dollars and send it away! β
Li Qiming glanced at Huang Youcai dissatisfiedly and asked, "Why don't you go yourself?" β
But he slowly got up and walked to open the door.
"Hey, young man, be diligent, it's good for you!" Huang Youcai sat on the stool, crossed Erlang's legs, looking old-fashioned.
Wang Ziren glanced at Huang Youcai and sneered: "You're not old!" β
"Hehe, I'm older than him." Huang Youcai smiled shamelessly.
"Boss Zhu, why are you? Didn't see the store today? Got time to come to us? The courtyard door opened, and Boss Zhu walked in leisurely.
"What about Qian Yongqiang?" Boss Zhu asked Li Qiming.
"Inside the house." Li Qiming turned around and closed the door.
"What's the door closed in broad daylight?"
"In a meeting, there are important things that need to be discussed!"
"Hee-hee, what important things can you guys have?" Boss Zhu asked Li Qiming, "What's the matter, is it convenient to tell me?" β
"Hmmγγγγγγ It's a bit inconvenient! Li Qiming said to Boss Zhu half-truthfully, "It's a secret!" β
"Boss Zhu, how are you? Long time no see! Hearing Boss Zhu's voice, Qian Yongqiang greeted him. politely let Boss Zhu into the house.
"My brothers are here!" Although it hasn't been for a long time, Boss Zhu is quite familiar with a few people.
"Boss Zhu, are you here today? Unfortunately, a few of us just wanted to go out. Huang Youcai issued an eviction order, "Otherwise, you come back another day, we don't have the goods you want in hand during this time!" β
"Going out? What's up? Go and receive it, right? Is it convenient to take me with you? β
In Boss Zhu's mind, receiving goods is their biggest thing; Receiving the goods there is their biggest secret.
"This, thisγγγγγγ Nothing happened either. "Huang Youcai can't tell Boss Zhu that a few people are going to buy Wen Zhengming's paintings. The purchase and sale of calligraphy and paintings must be done in secret, and the less people in the circle know, the better.
Li Qiming said that it was a secret, and obviously what he said was also the truth.
"Since there's nothing to do, I'll sit down and see what you've received lately. For a long time, you didn't go to my side, and I thought, let's have a drink with my brother today. βγ
Boss Zhu dragged a stool and sat down with a big grin. These few people were dumbfounded, staring at each other, not knowing how to get rid of this stupid Boss Zhu.
If this is in normal times, Boss Zhu comes to everyone for a drink, and Huang Youcai is too late, but this is really not the time. 100,000 urgent things are waiting there, how can he have the heart to drink any wine.
At this time, Qian Yongqiang was also anxious, but he couldn't offend Boss Zhu, not only did everyone have business dealings, but their friendship was not bad. Boss Zhu is a man of temperament, his mouth is happy and straight-hearted, and it is not easy to deceive him, come on, talk to him directly.
Thinking of this, Qian Yongqiang came to Boss Zhu and said apologetically: "Boss Zhu, we do have something urgent and want to go out." There was a customer who wanted to sell us a very valuable calligraphy and painting, and we were about to go out before you came.
"I'm afraid it's too late, and the things are bought by others, and the loss will be great, so I won't keep you today, and we'll invite you to drink another day!"
Boss Zhu was suddenly disappointed and said curtly: "That's the case, it seems that today is really unfortunate." Then I'll come back another day. Don't forget to leave it to me when you receive a good thing, and I won't treat you badly in terms of price. β
Huang Youcai opened the door and said to Boss Zhu: "Go slowly, don't send it!" β
Boss Zhu glanced at him: "You're in a hurry!" β
"Hehe, everyone is in a hurry!" Huang Youcai gently held Boss Zhu's arm, and had the intention of pushing him out of the door.
Boss Zhu just stepped out of the door with his front foot, turned around and said, "Look at my memory, I almost forgot such an important thing!" β
"Boss Zhu, what else is wrong with you? We can't wait for us to come back! Now the fire is in a hurry, you are slow! Huang Youcai couldn't control his emotions anymore and started a fire at Boss Zhu.
"Xiao Huang, I said that you, a young man, can't hold your breath when you do things! I don't believe there's any big business, and I can't do it in two minutes late! Boss Zhu has always been prejudiced against Huang Youcai, and when he saw that he was angry with him, he also replied to him angrily.
"Just two minutes, then you can say it quickly!" Thinking that Wen Zhengming's painting might be taken by others, Huang Youcai was so anxious that he spun around in place.
"What are you anxious about, I'm looking for a little money, I can't tell you, you can leave first if you have something!" Boss Zhu put aside Huang Youcai, walked up to Qian Yongqiang, and asked, "Xiao Qian, have you had time lately, I want to ask you to accompany me out." Use your car, I'll give you the freight! β
"It's all said, there is big business to do now, and there is no time!" Before Qian Yongqiang could speak, Huang Youcai preemptively rejected Boss Zhu.
"I didn't invite you to go, you can also be Xiaoqian's home?" Boss Zhu was completely enraged, his eyes glared at Huang Youcai angrily, and his fists were clenched tightly.
Seeing that the two of them are not speculative, they want to do it. Qian Yongqiang and Wang Ziren hurriedly stood between the two and separated the two.
Wang Ziren pulled Huang Youcai aside and patiently persuaded him: "Just two minutes, let Boss Zhu finish talking about things, let's go again, everyone is eating at this time, no one should go before us!" β
Qian Yongqiang was also anxious, but he still patiently let Boss Zhu sit down on a chair, poured him a glass of water, and persuaded him to dissipate his anger with a smiling face.
"Wait for us to go out, whether this business is successful or not, I will accompany you out when I come back!"
Hearing Qian Yongqiang say this, Boss Zhu suddenly lost most of his anger.
"Are you going to receive the goods?" Qian Yongqiang asked.
"Yes, go to the countryside to receive the goods."
"To the country? Are the people you introduced reliable? As soon as he mentioned going to the countryside to receive goods, Qian Yongqiang thought of the experience of Boss Zhu receiving goods in the countryside more than ten years ago, and couldn't help but be a little worried.
Although he followed the method taught by the immortal master, he secretly practiced hard when no one was around, and his physical fitness and kung fu had made full progress, but when he thought of the bright knife, his heart still trembled.
"It's because the person introduced is not very reliable, so I don't dare to go alone, and I want to invite you to go with me! I saw the picture and it was so good that it tickled my heart! β
"I can't go with you alone, so let's do it, Boss Zhu, when the matter is over on our side, the four of us will accompany you, and then you can take care of our people to eat and refuel, just refuel."
"Really?" Boss Zhu looked at the other three people and deliberately glanced at Huang Youcai.
"No problem!"
Several people expressed their attitude to Boss Zhu together, and when the matter is over, they will accompany him when the time comes.
Boss Zhu left satisfied. Qian Yongqiang and the other four people were already sweating all over.
As soon as Boss Zhu stepped out of the door, Qian Yongqiang and the others started the car, went to the bank to withdraw 10,000 yuan, and then rushed to the acquisition station of Boss Gao of Qingshi Village.
Several people parked their cars at a corner not far from Boss Gao's acquisition station.
Huang Youcai said: "Let's park the car and hide it, and the matter of finding Xiao Li to buy calligraphy and paintings must be carried out secretly, and we can't let Boss Gao find out, if Boss Gao knows that we are doing such a big deal with Xiao Li in private, I'm afraid this business will have to be smashed."
"Not only is this business smashed, but I'm afraid I won't have any business with Xiao Li in the future. Everyone be cautious, sneaky, and don't make too much noise. β
Because Li Qiming and Xiao Li had conflicts before, Li Qiming did not go this time and stayed in the car. After everyone discussed it in advance, the capital was first paid by Qian Yongqiang, and the money earned was divided equally; If unfortunately it is lost, the four people share the loss.
Qian Yongqiang and the other three lowered their heads, bent their waists, and sneakily came to the door of Boss Gao's acquisition station.
Xiao Li lives alone in the acquisition station, and Boss Gao's family rents a house not far away.
Huang Youcai saw that there was no one around, leaned on the door and knocked softly, and shouted in a low voice: "Xiao Li, Xiao Li, open the door!" β
Because the sound was too quiet, Xiao Li heard the movement for a long time and came out to open the door.
"Who? I'm off work, so I'll come back tomorrow. Xiao Li opened a crack in the door and saw Huang Youcai and the three of them standing outside the door, just about to close the door.
Huang Youcai hurriedly put his hand into the door to block it. "Hee-hee, Xiao Li, we have something important to look for you. Hurry up and open the door. β
"Come back tomorrow, I have something to do today." As he spoke, Xiao Li wanted to close the door again.
"You know why we're here!" Huang Youcai reminded him, "The afternoon affair γγγγγγ β
Standing at the gate, Huang Youcai couldn't speak too bluntly, for fear that the wall would have ears.
"We can't talk about the afternoon, your bid is too low. You'd better go back. β
"Isn't it because I don't understand the low bid? My master can understand it, and when he is optimistic, he will follow the price you said, okay? β
"Really?"
"You let us in first, it's not good to talk about this at the gate, right?" Huang Youcai's eyes deliberately glanced towards Boss Gao's residence.
Xiao Li understood, let the three people in, and then looked outside the door, and found that no one was paying attention to it, so he bolted the door again.
Xiao Li lives in a simple shed in the warehouse, the indoor space is small, the light is dim, the ground is damp, and the whole room has a pungent musty smell.
"Take it out and show it to my master." Huang Youcai handed Xiao Li a cigarette, Xiao Li took the cigarette, sniffed it on his nose, and threw it on the table.
"I forgot, you can't smoke here." Huang Youcai smiled awkwardly.
Xiao Li opened a drawer, took out a scroll from it, placed it on the table, and opened it carefully.
Qian Yongqiang and Wang Ziren and Huang Youcai both leaned in and looked at the painting carefully. Suddenly, an ancient breath came to his face.
As Huang Youcai described, the whole picture scroll is already black-brown, with cracked corners.
Distant mountains and near water, green pines and cypresses, strange rocks. If you look closely, the distant mountains are smoky, like a fairyland; The water meanders like a dragon in the sky. There are three words Wen Zhengming at the sign-off place, and a few scarlet seals, which have become very faint and blurry due to their age, and are not easy to identify.
While everyone was carefully appreciating the painting, suddenly there was a knock at the gate.
Xiao Li was taken aback: "It may be the boss!" Put things away! β
As he spoke, Xiao Li hurriedly rolled up the calligraphy and paintings and put them back in the drawer. Qian Yongqiang saw Xiao Li's rough treatment of this calligraphy and painting, and his heart ached. But he couldn't help it, and now the owner of the thing was not them.
The sound of slamming the door became louder and louder, and Xiao Li crawled to open the door. When he opened the door, his nose was crooked when he looked at the people.