The words of the old man, Beiping City is the four of the seven imperial cities outside the nine, it is said that since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Beiping City has been closed by more than 20 city gates inside and outside here, and there is a saying that the big alley is three hundred and six, the small alley is like a cow's hair, talking about the streets and alleys of all sizes, densely packed, vertical and horizontal, covering this side of the water and soil.

Among them, there is a street in the south of the city that is different from other streets, called Liulichang, the earliest can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty to burn the glaze here and get the name, the Yuan and Ming dynasties, this place is not prosperous, there is no one, during the Qianlong period, because of the repair of the four libraries of the whole book, resulting in the Liulichang bookstore next to each other, it has become the gathering place of the literati and scholars, and after years and months, it has gradually bred the trade of literary toys and antiques.

The glaze factory is about one kilometer long, under the eye, it is full of shops of cultural and antiques, among which time-honored brands such as "Dai Yuexuan", "Yide Pavilion" and "Rong Bao Zhai" are resounding all over the country.

As the saying goes, antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times, it is indeed true, but it coincides with the absence of the feudal imperial system for two thousand years, and the strange things that were originally hidden in the courtyard of the deep palace have all flowed out.

Where has it all gone?

Most of it naturally flowed into the various shops of the Liulichang.

Wenhui is an inconspicuous shop in Liulichang, mainly doing calligraphy and painting for a living, "word" is the word copy, "painting" is the painting, the shopkeeper is called Zhao Deyi, and there is an apprentice in the store named Li Yan, which is the brother-in-law of Wang Laoer.

Zhao Deyi was originally a native of Hebei, came to Beijing for more than 20 years, the first ten years in the "Songgu Zhai" as an apprentice, practiced a good eye to see the calligraphy and painting, as long as the calligraphy and painting from his eyes over again, within a moment, can accurately say the author and the year, after the teacher, the burden, the house, so it is five years, finally got a pair of Mi Fu words, sold a lot of money, so in the glaze factory opened a shop.

In the antique industry, there is a saying, "goods in the east, sales in the west, all rely on one eye".

Zhao Deyi is cautious, he is not a stable product, he will never make a shot, so he can only make some small money, compared to the high-risk nature of the entertainment industry, the foreigner is much more mixed, so he is also interested.

But in the middle, there is a lot of trouble, that is, the communication with each other is not smooth, you need to know that the seller of literature and play, one relies on the goods, the other relies on the mouth, if you don't understand, you can say that the dead are alive, and you can say that last week's goods are the goods of the business week.

As soon as the money is delivered, the store is not responsible, if the buyer finds something wrong, want to return the goods, hey, I'm sorry for you, playing antiques, relying on a pair of eyesight, blame you for not having that effort, something to break the stomach to go.

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As soon as the morning dawns, the street is full of people, from the south, from the north, bustling, so lively, pulling carts, setting up stalls and shouting, and carrying a burden of mystery and mystery, when you see the living, you will go up, sneakily come to say: "Ye stay, delay your time, I have a relative from other provinces, dig out a few strange things from the mud of my hometown, please open your eyes, give advice." ”

Look at whether this is familiar, outside the train station, a person saw you, sneakily followed up and said: "Brother, do you want a mobile phone, the Apple phone I just got will sell you cheaply." ”

The apprentice Li Yan yawned, removed the door bolt, opened the door to welcome the guests, and the shopkeeper Li Deyi opened the door curtain and stood outside the door, sweeping the dust on his body with a handful of tails, while keeping an eye on the foreigners on the street.

Suddenly, a rickshaw came from a distance and stopped at the door of Wenhuiju, Zhao Deyi was stunned, obviously unexpected, and then immediately showed a lotus-like smile on his face, lifted his clothes, trotted up to meet him, and shouted feverishly: "Mister Charlie, why are you free today?" Didn't you say tomorrow? ”

Charlie is a Ying countryman, doing foreign work, just came to Beiping not long ago, Chinese in general, about can understand a few commonly used greetings, accidentally saw the ancient paintings of China, since then out of control, there is nothing to come to the glass factory to visit, come and go by Zhao Deyi into a long-term customer.

Zhao Deyi sold a pair of Jin Nong's "Autumn Chrysanthemum" last time, Charlie was very satisfied, and under the trend, Zhao Deyi proposed to make an appointment for another day, to collect a batch of calligraphy and paintings, and wait for Charlie to pick.

The day is about tomorrow, but Charlie has something to do tomorrow and came a day earlier, and Zhao Deyi doesn't know, this time it's troublesome, where to find Mr. Translator temporarily?

Zhao Deyi led Charlie into the store and took a seat in front of him, brought tea, and wanted Li Yan to go outside to find a translator, but in a blink of an eye, Li Yan disappeared.

Although there is no translation, but the business that should be done still has to be done, in desperation, Zhao Deyi had to take out a few paintings that he had collected in advance, and even introduced them to Charlie with a gesture, it was obvious that Charlie was confused.

So repeatedly, after a cup of tea, Zhao Deyi stared, Charlie frowned, and did not see an inch of communication, just Li Yan came in from the backyard, and as soon as they met, he was scolded by Zhao Deyi angrily.

"Early in the morning, where is the death?"

Li Yan didn't know what trouble he had caused, but he didn't dare to squeak, buried his head, and didn't move.

Seeing this, Zhao Deyi hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and find Mr. Zhang, just say that Mr. Charlie is here, the matter is urgent, bother him to come, everything is easy to say." ”

Li Yan suddenly understood what was going on, and was overjoyed, isn't this a coincidence, and thought about it: "Shopkeeper, don't go to Mr. Zhang, I have a person here who understands foreign language and is waiting in the courtyard." ”

Zhao Deyi felt that something was wrong when he heard it, he still knew how many catties and taels he had, these days, people who know foreign languages are very scarce, only those big families who don't have to worry about food and clothing have the financial resources to let the younger generations in the family stay in the country, and there is a person who understands foreign languages waiting in his own backyard, isn't this nonsense?

However, after listening to what Li Yan said, Zhao Deyi pondered carefully, and suddenly felt credible, and said, "You go and invite Mr. He to come." ”

He Qi didn't expect that he would continue to live as soon as he came, but he was a little bottomless in his heart, this face-to-face translation is equivalent to simultaneous translation, which is the most difficult kind of translation work, but it is to this extent, and he has to be hard-headed.

As soon as he entered the house, He Qi saw a fat man in his forties, with a blessed face, wearing a gray horse coat, a pair of glasses, short shaved hair, and a mustache.

But He Qi's dress is really surprising, unkempt, shabby clothes, patched, and the most important thing is that he is still barefoot, where does he look like he can understand foreign languages?

In the questioning gaze of the shopkeeper, He Qi settled down and began a conversation: "Hello, iam a translator, and pleasure to serve you." ”

Although He Qi's accent was unsatisfactory, Charlie could still understand it, and after a brief greeting in three words, He Qi officially began the translation work, translating the words of the treasurer to Charlie and translating Charlie's words into Chinese.

To be honest, He Qi's translation is not worse than those professional translators, but fortunately, both sides do not understand, and there are some places that do not know how to translate or encounter words that they can't remember, so they can just pass it vaguely, so that the translation work will be able to continue.

More than an hour later, Charlie left, spent 800 oceans, bought two paintings, Zhao Deyi packed them in two customized purple trembling wood long boxes, and specially called a car, respectfully sent the God of Wealth out.

He Qi, who left a shocked face, drank bitter tea, you must know that Wang Laoer's bowl of wontons is only 6 cents, a piece of ocean can buy more than 30 catties of rice, two oceans are enough for an ordinary family for a month, and he was sold for 25 oceans by Zhang Maoer, and 300 oceans can go to Bada Hutong to buy a large quadrangle courtyard with two entrances and exits.

"Two paintings can buy 32 of me!" He Qi was stunned, the tea in his mouth became more and more bitter, and when he thought about it, his heart was even more unpleasant.