Chapter 10: The Phantom of the Ancient Shop

I couldn't sleep on the kang, and the things I had when I was a child poured out of my mind like a movie, since there is a treasure in Erlong Mountain in Heilongjiang, then there may be Boketu, an important town in Manchukuo, and since there are weapons stored there, there may also be treasures, Boketu has four mountains, and it can't be only Beishan. When I was a child, I often heard the old people in the village say that there was a fort in Dongshan, which was built during the Russo-Japanese War, and then it was said that there were tigers in Dongshan, and the common people did not dare to go, so they all ran to Beishan to open up wasteland and farm, but no one had ever seen the tiger in Dongshan, and it became a legend. In my father's generation, I haven't even heard of the tiger's roar, and my generation only listens to legends, so could it be that someone deliberately let off so much in order to hide something, which is daunting? Don't dare to approach?

I wanted to wake up Lao Lu and tell him my story, but Lao Lu snored like thunder and died of sleep. I tossed and turned, sleepless all night, worked for nearly ten years, although not to achieve nothing, but not rich, I want to be competitive when I am young, all say that wealth is in danger, since I know that there is such a clue, why not try?

Back to the training base, Lao Lu and I were criticized by the base, Lao Lu and I never mentioned this trip, both said that there was a relative nearby, stayed at the relative's house for one night, the school was rigorous, and the day really arranged for someone to drive to the village, and inquired at the old grandson's house, we really drank and stayed there, so it was not difficult for us. Since I was a leading cadre, I was named and criticized by the ministry because I didn't return home at night, and the outstanding party workers of that year had nothing to do with me. But I can think about it, think about the old grandson and the mountain of treasures passing by, what is my loss?

Lao Lu and I haven't been in touch for a long time, and we occasionally talk on the phone at work, but we haven't mentioned anything about Erlongshan again. But I have never forgotten it.

A flash to eleven, the weather is getting cooler, and a few friends from other places to meet the old road outside the hot pot, I rushed over according to the guidance of the navigation map, but arrived half an hour early, I see that the outside of the hotel is an antique street, the surrounding buildings are quite old, although it is imitation, but the surrounding atmosphere is very harmonious, the combination of modern and classical, a good place to shoot in the middle of the noisy, anyway, there is nothing to do, I just walked around, most of the street is antique shops, my heart is tight, "This is not the old grandson said that the antique street." ”

Lao Sun Tou said that a few years ago he accompanied his son to college, he himself inquired about the antique street outside the old road in Harbin, at that time it was not a scale, many vendors were spread on the ground, piled up with some rusty copper and rotten iron, but now the antique architectural style here is unified, the antique shops have long been the only faΓ§ade, I have not been to Panjiayuan, I want to come here compared with it. I think of what the old grandson said about Xun Guxuan, and there is a mystery in my heart, since I am here, it is better to go and visit.

Antiques are all in a circle, although I don't know the location of the store, but after inquiring about two or three stores, someone pointed the direction. I turned around a few times, found a two-story small building on the side street, the black background bronzing plaque said Xun Gu Xuan, I stood outside the door to look at it, the antique shop is relatively light at the moment, few people come in front of the door, its liveliness is not as good as the opposite "Zhang Fei grilled meat".

The door was open, I pushed the door in, and the smell of incense permeated, which soothed people's spirits. The first floor is not big, in the middle is a group of glass counters, surrounded by multi-treasure shelves, there are a lot of landscape paintings and calligraphy on the wall, and the counter is mostly jade pendants, gold, silver playthings and ancient coins, I see it with relish. When I looked up, a girl in her 20s came down the wooden staircase with a book in her hand, nodded to me professionally and said, "What do you want to see, sir?" Let me introduce you? ”

I looked at her, 24.5 years old, wearing a denim suit, looking very tall, with long hair tied back casually, melon seeds with a golden glasses on her face, the nose is small, slightly upturned, very playful, the eyes are not big, but they are flashing with aura, the corners of the mouth are raised when you laugh, and there is a black hemorrhoid on the chin, she looks like a college student, but she does not have the childishness of a student.

"Hello, you're the boss here?" I straightened my waist and smiled, and she seemed to be about my height standing in front of me, so I tried to make myself as tall as I could, even though it was a bit tiring.

"Well, how can I help you?" The girl was still smiling professionally.

"Isn't the boss here a man?" I wondered.

"It seems that you are a regular customer, but you haven't been here for many years, and the owner of this store gave me the store three years ago." The girl said with a smile.

"Oh, can you tell me the phone number of the old boss?" I then asked.

Hearing my words, the girl's face turned cold, "I'm sorry, I don't know his phone number." "Perhaps seeing that I was just trying to inquire about someone, the girl rejected me with some cold talk.

I guess she can't be unaware, maybe there are some reasons for not wanting to reveal it, indeed, in the antique industry, picking up leaks and getting rich, or missing an eye, it is inevitable not to make an enemy, this girl seems to be very experienced, although I see that I am not here to do business, and it is not too obvious to do it, or go to the side of the tea sea to pour tea, let me drink tea while watching. Then he sat down in a wicker chair on the side and flipped through the book.

At that time, I didn't understand what it meant to serve tea to guests, but I just thought that there were beautiful women who sent tea, so I enjoyed it, and I really held a teacup, pretending to be an expert smelling and tasting tea, and then slowly turned around in the house. As for why he didn't leave, it may be because he felt that there was still hope to ask about the whereabouts of the boss, and he also felt that he wanted to stay with this girl for a while.

I was thinking to myself when the girl suddenly opened her mouth, "Sir, the tea is cold, do you need to refill the cup?" This was originally a remark to chase customers, but it sounded to me at the time, but it had a different style.

"It's a little cold, thank you very much." I actually walked over and sat down in front of the sea of tea, and the girl boiled the water with some tears and laughter, and refilled a cup for me.

"I have a relative in Erlongshan, surnamed Sun, he is a friend of the owner of this house, seven or eight years ago, he came here to find the boss here, and showed the boss a bead."

I drank tea and talked to myself, I thought she wouldn't listen, but when I looked up, I saw that she was staring at me.

I quickly sat up straight and continued: "Lao Sun Tou once heard the owner of this shop talk about the origin of beads, and this boss had the intention of buying beads at that time, so Lao Sun Tou wanted me to come and talk to this boss. ”

"Did he want to sell the beads this time?" The girl said.

"Ah, not exactly, in fact, I also wanted to ask this boss about some things about the beads, huh? How do you know that Lao Sun Tou didn't sell beads back then? I caught the hole in her words and looked up at her.

The girl was stunned for a moment, feeling that she was a little out of shape just now, a layer of blush appeared on the face of the melon seeds, she poured herself a cup of tea with a smile, took a sip and said: "I won't tell you, I am the daughter of the boss, and my father once told me about selling beads back then." ”

"Oh, I guess too, if this kind of store changes hands, it should first be remodeled, how can the name of the original store be retained?" I leaned back on the sofa, pointed to the plaque with the words "Xun Gu Xuan" hanging in the hall, and said with a smile.

"My dad had an illness three years ago, not suitable for the front of the store, he is now at home to study antiques, by the way also write books, me, three years ago just graduated from college, I was studying jewelry appraisal, looking for a job is quite unpopular, so simply took my dad's plate, although the business here is not very good, but the fish and dragons are mixed, and it is a rare opportunity to practice hands and eyes." The girl said slowly, and then the tone of the conversation changed, "My dad told me about the old grandson back then, and the beads are indeed a good thing, but they are not priceless, he told me back then, the beads can be sold for between 15,000 and 20,000 yuan on the market, and the old grandson didn't sell them back then, if he wants to sell them now, I will give him 30,000, how about it?" The girl held out three fingers, but her face was unwavering.

I laughed, took a sip of tea, and just wanted to open my mouth to speak, but the girl was anxious: "Don't think 30,000 is less, although seven or eight years have passed, but the market for antiques has not risen much, this bead is the royal royal use to get a little gold, but the market price is definitely not more than 50,000, I can make this price in this piece is not less, you have to sell yourself, whether you know the goods or not, just on the auction, to provide auction qualifications, security deposits are not less than this number." ”

I saw that she was anxious, so I nodded hurriedly and said, "Beauty, 30,000 is not a lot, if I were to give me 10,000 yuan, I would have sold it, but this bead is not on me, it is still in the hands of the old grandson, you work hard with me here, I can't steal it from you." ”

"Why are you not selling beads here?" The girl was a little angry, and she couldn't have a seizure, so she had to pick up the book and flip through it angrily.

"Actually, I came this time to ask Ling Zun about something, the discovery of the old grandson back then, maybe there is more than that, so I want to ask Ling Zun to help me unravel this fog." I straightened up.