Chapter 144: Embarrassment
"Qian Yongqiang and I went to the landlord's house, but the landlord was not at home, and the door was locked. I heard from my neighbor that I might have gone for a walk in the park, so Yongqiang and I went to the park to look for it, and after looking for a morning, there was not even a figure.
"Yongqiang and I discussed, he should go home for dinner at noon, so I went to his door to wait for the rabbit, but lunch has passed, and he hasn't come back yet!"
"So you haven't even seen the landlord in person?" Zhu Yue raised her voice and asked.
"So to speak!" Huang Youcai still wanted to continue drinking tea, but he didn't expect the teacup to be snatched by Zhu Yue.
"Nothing has been done, and the score is not small!" Zhu Yue poured the tea from the teacup into the trash can along with the tea leaves.
"Auntie, Yongqiang and I ran all morning, there was no credit and hard work, just drink your cup of tea, and you are still angry. You can't treat me like this! ”
"Huang Youcai, get up." Li Qiming said.
"Why?"
"The stool is a little dirty."
"Where?" Huang Youcai stood up and glanced at the stool he had just sat on.
"Give it to me!" Li Qiming took advantage of Huang Youcai's stunned effort, pulled over the stool, and sat down by himself.
"Master Wang, who are these people? Snobbish very! ”
"Huang Youcai, you're back, where is Qian Yongqiang?" Wang Ziren asked. Huang Youcai saw Zhu Yue and Li Qiming looking at him again, so he turned his head to the side, smiled gloomily and said, "I don't know, hehe!" ”
"You've been together all morning and haven't been apart, how can you not know?" Li Qiming put the stool back under Huang Youcai's ass and asked, "Tell me where my master has gone?" ”
"That's pretty much it." Huang Youcai said faintly, "Yongqiang went to buy food." He was afraid that you would be anxious, so he asked me to come back first! ”
"It's quite heavy for him to take so much food alone, why don't you go and greet him!" Zhu Yue pulled Huang Youcai up from the stool and launched the bookstore.
"It's good for someone to feel distressed." Huang Youcai muttered, "When will someone feel sorry for us?" ”
Zhu Yue's eyes widened when she heard this, her pretty face turned red, she buried her head in it, and quietly walked into the bookstore.
When Qian Yongqiang and Huang Youcai came back with the packed meals, everyone was hungry, and they devoured it for a while, and within a moment, all the meals were swept away.
"Yongqiang, are you going to find the landlord in the afternoon?" Huang Youcai wiped his mouth and said, "Can you take a break, my legs are tired and broken all morning!" ”
"No, Huang Youcai, you have to continue to find the landlord in the afternoon. If this matter is finalized with the landlord by the few people who look at the house, let's wait to pack and move! Qian Yongqiang said, "Let's go separately, I'll sell calligraphy and paintings!" ”
"It's a two-pronged approach, okay, so that it doesn't delay things." Wang Ziren said, "When the landlord is found, the price is negotiated, and the money is just in place!" ”
"Well, that's a good arrangement." Zhu Yue said to Qian Yongqiang, "If you are looking for someone, let Huang Youcai go alone; Selling calligraphy and paintings, you might as well bring someone with you. It's better to be cautious about such a valuable thing! ”
"Master, I'll go with you in the afternoon." Li Qiming said.
Huang Youcai shook his head and said, "Let Brother Wang go with Yongqiang." The sketch is sold, so it's better to be careful with all the money on you. Brother Wang went, in case of an emergency, he also has the ability to deal with it, at least to ensure the safety of money! ”
"Yongqiang, I'll go with you in the afternoon." Wang Ziren said, "Li Qiming is better at selling things than me. Don't look at this kid's usual taciturn, when he starts business, a small mouth is like a spring, 'papapapa', maybe he said! ”
"Haha, that's his money addict, he wants to take out the money in other people's pockets and perform hard!" Huang Youcai said, "But this kid is really a good material for business!" ”
"These are all taught to me by my master!" Li Qiming said shyly. "Actually, my master is only a great man when he starts a business, and he can get to the point in every word. I'm still far behind my master! ”
"Work hard, the future will be terrible." Huang Youcai patted Li Qiming's shoulder and said, "I'm optimistic about you!" ”
"It's starting to run out of shape again!" Zhu Yue said, "Don't go to your landlord yet, if you can't find him this afternoon, I guess you will have to look around for a house tomorrow and prepare to move!" ”
"Oh, this important thing cannot be delayed! This afternoon, I have to find this old man! As he spoke, Huang Youcai was about to run outside in a frenzy. Suddenly, I remembered something and turned back. "Yongqiang, who are you going to sell the sketch to this time?"
"Find Boss Li." Qian Yongqiang said, "First, I know him well; Second, he is okay every time he bids. It's not like other people who do business with us with the heart of picking up leaks! ”
"The performance of 'Little Pigtail Lee' in small business is okay." Huang Youcai shook his head and said, "But he can't do big business!" ”
"What do you mean by that?" Wang Ziren asked, "Haven't we always been in the calligraphy and painting business with him?" ”
"You forgot the last time you sold him that painting of Wen Zhengming, and the cowardice he played in the hotel later?"
"I didn't forget!" Qian Yongqiang said, "At that time, he found out that he bought that painting and wanted to return it to us, but after we refused, he said something that couldn't be put on the table!" ”
"So," Huang Youcai asked, "you're looking for him this time?" ”
"If there is no problem with these drawings this time, if the transaction is successful, the price will not be low!" Wang Ziren said, "Will this kid be okay on the spot, and what will happen afterwards?" ”
"I have to guard against it," Qian Yongqiang said, "Before the transaction, make it clear to him the ugly words, and after the business is settled, you are not allowed to find the back account!" ”
"That's good." Wang Ziren said, "Shut his mouth first." Even if there was any mistake later, he would only be dumb and eat the yellow lotus - there was a word of suffering! ”
"Are we overthinking?" Li Qiming said, "These drawings are all handed down from my master's ancestors, and there will be no fakes!" ”
"Just in case!" Wang Ziren said.
"I have another way." Huang Youcai smiled slyly and said, "This time, we won't sell it to pigtail Li!" ”
"If you don't sell it to pigtail Li, who will you sell it to?" Qian Yongqiang asked, "We don't have any other suitable customers!" ”
"I remembered someone." Huang Youcai said, "You give Master Wang to look for him in the afternoon." ”
"Which one?"
"Boss Wei!"
Zhu Yue smiled, "You said that Daxian?" ”
"Exactly!" Huang Youcai said with a smile, "Two iconic figures in the ghost market! ”
"Two iconic figures?" Zhu Yue asked, "Then who else is?" ”
This time it was everyone's turn to laugh, and several people laughed so hard that they leaned back and jumped to their feet.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhu Yue was confused and said, "It's so funny, say it and let me follow Le Yile!" ”
"Sister Zhu Yue," Li Qiming suppressed his laughter, wiped his tears and said, "Huang Youcai is talking about your father!" ”
"Ah Huang, you are a deflated calf, you dare to laugh at my father, see if I don't kill you!"
Thinking about Boss Zhu's usual outfit, Zhu Yue couldn't help but laugh too.
"Ah Huang, why don't you leave quickly, you really want to be beaten?"
Huang Youcai saw that Zhu Yue was looking for a broom, and hurriedly ran away.
"I'll have to go to your dad's before I go." Huang Youcai said
"Why?" Zhu Yue asked, "You have something to do with my dad?" ”
Huang Youcai said with a grin: "As soon as I feel unhappy in my heart over the years, I will go to see your father." Whenever I see your dad, I can't help but laugh, and the laugh lines ripple from the bottom of my heart to my face - let me tell you this, as long as I see your dad, no matter how unhappy it is, it will disappear! ”
"Dead!" Zhu Yue shouted, picked up the broom and chased out.
"Let's go." Qian Yongqiang said to Wang Ziren, "Let's go find Boss Wei!" ”
"Master," Li Qiming asked, "what are you going to do if Boss Wei doesn't accept these drawings?" ”
"Then go find 'Pigtail Lee'!" Wang Ziren said.
"I'm afraid that 'Little Pigtail Lee' will be upset if he knows that you didn't go to him first!" Li Qiming worried, "If you go to him again, he will be strong!" ”
"Don't let 'Little Pigtail Lee' know, isn't it?" Wang Ziren said, "As far as I know, Boss Wei is not a big mouth. ”
"Well, then I wish you all success!"
When they arrived at Boss Wei's house, the two explained their intentions, and Boss Wei let the two sit down in the living room.
Qian Yongqiang opened the sketch and put it in front of Boss Wei. Boss Wei observed carefully for a while, and then said, "It looks good, how much do you want to sell?" ”
After asking, I couldn't help but get nervous.
"A total of 140,000!" Qian Yongqiang said.
Boss Wei's throat moved, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was immediately relieved.
He said slowly: "The thing is good, it looks good, it is rare to see it in the market." It's just that the price is too high. You know I'm not a professional in buying and selling calligraphy and paintings, so it's hard to buy them at a high price.
"I can consider it if the price is right - but you don't want to sell it cheaply, do you?"
Hearing Boss Wei say this, Qian Yongqiang's heart suddenly turned cold.
Qian Yongqiang said in his heart, dare you want to pick up the leak? The mentality of trying to pick up the leaks is nothing for the buyer, but it is absolutely unbearable for me.
"Since Boss Wei doesn't agree with the price I offered, then we won't bother." Qian Yongqiang said to Wang Ziren, "Brother Wang, let's go." ”
Boss Wei stood up with a smile and said, "Go slowly." He sat back in his chair and continued to drink tea, without the slightest intention of sending them to the two.
Qian Yongqiang and Wang Ziren looked at each other and smiled bitterly, opened the courtyard door and were just about to walk out, when suddenly the door was pushed open from the outside.
"You?" Qian Yongqiang and Wang Ziren were stunned when they saw the comer.
"You guys?" The visitors were also stunned when they saw Qian Yongqiang and Wang Ziren, staring at the bag in Qian Yongqiang's hand with two eyes.
"Boss Li, why are you?" Qian Yongqiang saw that the pigtails were blocked at the door, neither to leave nor to stay, and asked casually when he was embarrassed. The two of them never dreamed that they would meet 'pigtail Li' at Boss Wei's house.
"Why are you here?" 'Little Pigtail Li' saw that Qian Yongqiang's bag was obviously filled with calligraphy and paintings, and immediately understood, and his heart was suddenly unhappy, and he asked in a cold tone, "What about selling things." Is it sold? ”
"Nope." Qian Yongqiang's face was slightly red, and he replied. Qian Yongqiang is very close to the 'pigtail Li', and if the goods received are calligraphy and painting, they will be sent to the 'pigtail Li' first, and the 'Braided Li' will be accepted well. The two have formed a relatively stable relationship between supply and demand.
This time, after listening to Huang Youcai's persuasion, skip the 'pigtail Li' and find another home, Qian Yongqiang will feel more or less sorry for the 'pigtail Li'.
'Little Pigtail Li' also feels that Qian Yongqiang is not righteous.
"Didn't make a deal?" 'Little Pigtail Li' smiled coldly, "Is it inconvenient for me to take a look?" ”
Before Qian Yongqiang could speak, Boss Wei walked out of the room.
"Coincidentally, what a coincidence," Boss Wei said to 'Little Pigtail Li' with a smile, "These two people showed me a few sketches, and I was not very interested, so I asked them to find you." I didn't expect you to come before they even walked out of my courtyard. Don't go, come to my room and talk! ”