With the mentality that it doesn't matter if he loses, Gao Mingcheng decided to destroy this umbrella after he went back, he wanted to see if there was anything hidden in such a heavy umbrella.

However, now it is still mainly to collect old things, so Gao Mingcheng put the umbrella at his feet and left it alone for the time being.

For the next three days, he and Wang Xun walked in the streets and alleys of Tongzhou, using the excuse of collecting scrap products as an excuse to open up the situation first, and then ask the scrap sellers if they were willing to sell the old things from before.

It's just that as early as the 80s, when the domestic economy began to improve, some prescient cultural relics dealers have come to Tongzhou over and over again.

It's 90 years now, and people either don't have old things anymore, or they just hide them and don't sell them easily.

Therefore, Gao Mingcheng and Wang Xun stayed here for three days and did not pick up a big leak, but they still had some gains, that is, the price of the purchase was not low, but after bringing them back to the capital, as long as they found a suitable buyer, they could still double it.

Wang Xun bought a rosewood Taishi chair, a pair of sour branch wood boxes, and a plate from the kiln.

Gao Mingcheng has money in his pocket, but he doesn't buy bulky things, such as Huanghuali furniture, so he doesn't want it.

He and Wang Xun came across a flea market where antiques were bought and sold, so they bought a seal of Tian Huangshi, a few ink ingots, and a few paintings by modern painters.

The price of these paintings is not very expensive now, but with the legalization of antique auctions, the price will rise.

Gao Mingcheng decided to collect it for more than ten years, and then make a move depending on the situation.

He buys small items that are easy to carry, and most of them are not ready to be sold right now.

Three days later, he and Wang Xun returned to the scrapyard in the evening.

Because they had called the scrapyard long before they set off, they had a steaming meal waiting for them as soon as they got home.

Deng Wanwan was more attentive and brought them a basin of hot water and towels so that they could wash their faces.

The wind and dust all the way are indeed full of dust.

So the two washed their faces one after another, then sat down to eat, and after eating and drinking, they told their families what they had seen and heard along the way.

But what Wang Xun is most concerned about is the old umbrella that Gao Mingcheng bought with money at the beginning.

"Mingcheng, now that you're home, how are you going to get that umbrella open? Is it burned with fire or split with an ax? ”

Before Gao Mingcheng could speak, Wang Xun followed up and said, "It's not safe to burn with fire, right?" What if there is something precious hidden inside? ”

Gao Mingcheng already had an idea, and said to Wang Xun: "You go and get an axe, I'm going to split the umbrella handle!" ”

Although it is night, the electric light is on in the house, and the light is very sufficient, and after Wang Xun brought the axe, Gao Mingcheng put the old umbrella on the ground, and then held it with one hand, and picked up the axe with the other hand to chop it down.

He has good eyesight, and the power of the axe is well controlled, and the blade of the axe only splits a few inches.

Those few inches of cracks are all solid wood, and there is no hollow, which makes Wang Xun feel that this is really the case.

He looked at this umbrella many times, and although the handle of the umbrella was thick, it was completely integrated, and there was no trap box.

In Wang Xun's view, this umbrella has no artistic value, and it is not convenient to use, and the only use may be to use it as firewood, after all, it is full of materials and can burn a fire.

An axe went down, and there was no result, but Gao Mingcheng was not discouraged.

He continued to slash, this time with a slight amount of force, and the handle of the umbrella immediately cracked open and a long hole came out.

With these two knives, there is no need for an axe next, Gao Mingcheng put down the axe and broke it directly with his hands, when he completely broke it, the true face of the umbrella handle was completely exposed to everyone's eyes.

"There's something in there!" Deng Wanwan shouted in surprise, even the two children did not watch TV, but stayed on the side and watched. When they saw that the handle was really hollow and hidden, everyone's breathing became heavy.

Deng Zhiyong and his wife didn't know any antiques, but they were also very excited at this time, because they felt that Gao Mingcheng had made money.

"Is it cotton?" Wang Xun twisted up a trace of white silk flocculent and recognized it as ordinary cotton.

Gao Mingcheng also saw the exposed cotton, and then reached out and pulled it down in the cotton ball, and his fingertips immediately felt that there was something hard wrapped inside.

When all the cotton is removed, the true nature of the contents is exposed.

That's a thumb-sized piece of emerald!

Gao Mingcheng kept moving, and continued to dig out the wrapped things from the other cotton balls, and finally found a total of eighteen pieces of jade.

Each piece of jadeite is only the size of a thumb, but these jadeite species are very good, there are ice species, glass species, waxy species, and one piece is Huanglongyu.

Large-scale jade objects of this size cannot be made, but they can be used to make gemstone rings, as well as necklaces and earrings.

As long as the texture of the jadeite is good, even if it is not large, it can be sold at a high price.

And these eighteen pieces of jadeite are all rare boutiques.

Wang Xun has some research on antiques, and there is ancient jade in antiques, but he can't get started with those ancient jades that are inherited in an orderly manner, and the texture of ancient jade is average.

At this time, he took the jadeite and studied it, and found that although these jadeites were not big, they had all been polished, so the pieces of jadeite looked watery.

Gao Mingcheng found a flashlight, shining the light on the jadeite, and found that the inside of the jade was very clean, there were no moirés, and there were no cracks.

Wang Xun was amazed while looking at the jadeite, but what he was most amazed by was the umbrella handle where the gem was hidden.

He took the crack handle and studied it again.

The handle of this umbrella is obviously hollow, but from the outside, there is no clue at all!

Gao Mingcheng noticed Wang Xun's doubts, and said with a smile: "The mechanism of some containers can be opened and closed, so that it is convenient to take things. But some container mechanisms can't be opened and closed, and the only way to get your hands on it is to destroy it. ”

"These things are stuffed in from the tip of the umbrella, so there is no problem with the position of the handle. You see there are traces of char in it, and I guess it is a red-hot iron rod that burns the middle of the handle little by little, and then the dust is poured out, and when it is completely empty, it is stuffed with cotton and jadeite. ”

Cotton is not valuable, it is only used as a wrap.

In the Qing Dynasty, the merchants in Tengyue Prefecture generally brought two goods into Beijing, one was naturally jewelry, and the other was cotton.

They carried the jade in cotton bales, and then transported it by mules and horses, and sent it to the capital to sell it for thousands of miles.

This ordinary umbrella hides a very small gem, probably just to prevent thieves on the way, who usually loot money and goods, but for this seemingly ordinary umbrella, maybe they don't care.

As long as the merchant protects his own life, then he can rely on what is hidden in the umbrella to turn over again.

Of course, these are actually related stories that Gao Mingcheng has seen in his previous life, and this is the first time he has really encountered them.

"Mingcheng, you're so lucky, there's really a treasure hidden in here!" Wang Xun is envious of this, but envy is envy, and there is no jealousy.

This umbrella was the first thing he had seen, and he felt that there could be nothing in this umbrella, so he gave it to Gao Mingcheng, Gao Mingcheng bought it, and then found the treasure from it, which was Gao Mingcheng's eyesight and luck.

Gao Mingcheng also felt that he was lucky.

Now people are getting smarter and smarter, the handle of this umbrella is very thick and heavy, so the people who get it are afraid of muttering in their hearts, but because the umbrella handle is integrated, there is no flaw to see, and there is no response after checking with a metal detector, but the owner of the umbrella is reluctant to use it directly as firewood, so he wants to try to sell it at a good price.

For the seller, an old umbrella is sold for twenty yuan, which is indeed not low.

But for Gao Mingcheng, a buyer, he made tens of thousands of times the difference with a capital of 20 yuan!

Wang Xun said again: "Ming Cheng, although these jadeites have been polished, they have not been carved, so it is difficult to distinguish whether they are ancient jade or new jade." However, jade is not old or new, as long as it is planted well, it is valuable. Do you plan to keep these jade stones yourself, or sell them? ”

Wang Xun's words are not particularly correct, some ancient jade with orderly inheritance, even if the planting is not good, the carving is not good, it is still a national treasure, and it has the role of historical research.

But ordinary ancient jade, it is indeed worthless, just like the ancient porcelain of the Tang and Song dynasties, produced by the folk kiln, is also worthless.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Let's take it first, I don't need money to do anything for the time being." ”

Gao Mingcheng's tone of saying this sentence has a taste of I don't like money, and money is useless. It made everyone laugh.

Although he said so, Gao Mingcheng had a plan in his heart, he planned to take a few pieces of jadeite out, ask someone to create a set of jewelry, and then give a lot of beauty.

Women love beauty, and many beauties are no exception, and speaking of which, he has not specially given jewelry to many beauties.

So Gao Mingcheng decided to go back this time, so he would give a gold necklace and a gold bracelet to many beauties first!

As for the ring, he doesn't like to wear it, and he doesn't like to wear it either, saying that it is a hindrance to wear it, and it is not good to work.

After returning from Tongzhou, the weather was beautiful, the next few days were all good weather, the temperature also rose, when it was hot at noon, Gao Mingcheng could wear a short sleeve, and others only needed to wear a long sleeve.

So I decided to take advantage of the bright spring and go on a trip as a family!

As an ancient capital, there are many famous places in the capital, not to mention other places, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Great Wall, which are a must-go!

Wang Xun bought something in Tongzhou, which can also make him make a small profit, so he is in a good mood, the scrap station hired someone to work, and his boss can do it or not, so in the next few days, as the host, he took the family and Gao Mingcheng to have a lot of fun.

Gao Mingcheng is also difficult to go out to play, he looks at the capital in 90 years, and then thinks about the future capital, and his mood is particularly surging.

Such a big change is created by the Chinese people!

As the country grows stronger, the lives of the people will get better and better, and everything will move towards a better future!

Now Gao Mingcheng has money in his pocket and some treasures, but he doesn't plan to buy any courtyards.

Today's prices, 500,000 can buy a set of old and dilapidated courtyards, after spending a lot of money to repair, it is good, but if you live in people, it is actually not comfortable to live.

It's really unnecessary to throw money on real estate, but you can't live in it.

After having a small bungalow, he is no longer so concerned about the real estate in the capital, and next, he is ready to wait for the launch of better commercial housing, and then buy two more sets, whether the commercial housing is for self-occupation or rental, it is very suitable.

Gao Mingcheng stayed in the capital for another ten days, and finally visited all the scenic spots.

At the end of April, the weather is getting better and better, people in the city have long put on spring clothes, and business in the capital's clothing stores and restaurants is booming.

Gao Mingcheng also ate KFC here.

In later generations, KFC was just an ordinary foreign fast food, but now, KFC is synonymous with rich people!

Because of KFC at this time, that's really expensive!

Invite someone to eat KFC, that's really face-saving!

There are even trendy people who have weddings at KFC!

Gao Mingcheng looked at the people queuing up at the entrance of KFC to buy, remembering that the entire nineties was a period of development of catering, and he couldn't help but wonder whether to open a restaurant.

If you open a restaurant, do you want to work hard in your own county or in a big city?

As soon as he had a thought, Gao Mingcheng stopped thinking about it deeply, because ...... He has never worked in a restaurant in his life, even if he knows that the catering industry has developed well throughout the 90s, he himself does not have superb cooking skills, and he does not understand the catering industry, even if he participates, he may not be able to make a lot of money!

Forget it, a little rich is safe.

He'd better go home and hug his wife and children!

Under the farewell of Wang Xun and Deng Wanwan, Gao Mingcheng carried his bags and boarded the train to the provincial capital with the ticket he had only bought in line for three hours.

After entering the carriage, Gao Mingcheng quickly found his bed, and this time he was lucky enough to buy the lower berth!

With the sound of the train Kuangci Kuangci, the scenery outside the window slowly regressed, and the ancient city of the capital and the fashionable people gradually disappeared from Gao Mingcheng's eyes.

After more than 40 hours of train, Gao Mingcheng got off with the crowd and bought a ticket back to the county, and after waiting, getting on the train, and driving, Gao Mingcheng arrived at the county seat on the afternoon of May 1st!

The railway station in the county is very small, and after getting off the train, he will soon be able to leave the station, and as soon as he leaves the station, Gao Mingcheng saw Gao Mingli sitting on his tractor and waiting!

When he saw Gao Mingcheng, Gao Mingli immediately beckoned to the second brother and said loudly: "Second brother, I'm here!" ”

Before Gao Mingcheng set off, he had already called home, and after he bought a ticket in the provincial capital, he called home again.

He has been away from home for so long, not only does he miss his wife and children, but his wife and children also miss him, so making the time of going home clear can also reassure the family.

But Gao Mingcheng didn't expect Gao Mingli to come to pick him up.

Gao Mingcheng strode towards the tractor and asked, "Akari, aren't you going to work today?" ”

Gao Mingli said with a smile: "Second brother, today is Labor Day!" ”

Gao Mingcheng was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Labor Day was a holiday. He was so confused in the car that he forgot the date. (End of chapter)