Chapter 1 A Warm Jade
"The god of Zhongshan, called Candle Yin, is regarded as day, blind as night, blowing as winter, calling as summer, not drinking, not eating, not resting, and breathing as wind. Thousands of miles long......"
"Tsk, it's amazing, when you open your eyes, it's day, when you close your eyes, it's night, blowing is like winter, exhaling is hot summer, don't drink water, don't eat, don't sleep or rest, you can grow into a behemoth in one breath......" Jiang Xiaobei gently put down the book in his hand, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of tea. "The ancients may have exaggerated, but it is unlikely that they can come up with so many ancient myths based on imagination alone, and there is reason and evidence, is there really such a creature in ancient times? Isn't that the omnipotence ...... the rivers and seas?"
In a small shop called Blue Layer Pavilion, a young man leaned on a stool, crossed his feet, his mind was surging, and his mind was interpreting the images of words and books, and he was fascinated......
"Xiaobei, Xiaobei, what about people, hey, I thought you weren't in the store again" At this time, a sound of footsteps sounded, and a few people walked in at the door, and in front of him was a middle-aged man with a slightly fat figure, his face was shiny, and there was not much sparse hair left to comb neatly.
Jiang Xiaobei put down the teacup in his hand and got up and greeted him. "Uncle Zhou, why do you have time to come to me today, come, sit. ”
"Don't be busy, I'll introduce you to someone, this is Boss Huang, Boss Huang is a big man, one of the best collectors in the province, and ah, didn't you just open a Yipintang opposite you, this is Boss Huang's shop." Uncle Zhou diligently took Jiang Xiaobei's hand and introduced him to the man behind him.
Yipintang is a big shop, Jiang Xiaobei has been there, it is richly decorated, selling some jade, high-end cultural toys, agarwood, bamboo and wood tooth horns and other things, the price is expensive.
Jiang Xiaobei noticed the figure behind Uncle Zhou, this person is also middle-aged, but looking at the uniform figure, well-dressed, and straight, he is much stronger than Uncle Zhou of about the same age, with a smile on his face, a hint of businessman's cunning in his eyes, and a strong man behind him, like a bodyguard .......
Uncle Zhou's original name was Zhou Haibo, but he had some kinship with Jiang Xiaobei, Jiang Xiaobei naturally couldn't save his face at this time, and greeted him with a warm smile: "Sit down, you're welcome." ”
After everyone took their seats one after another, Jiang Xiaobei made a new pot of tea and poured it for these people. Tea is not good tea, it can only be said that it is average, Uncle Zhou is not polite, wiped his sweat, and drank it all in one gulp, even Boss Huang also took a sip.
Then Uncle Zhou and Jiang Xiaobei chatted a few words, Boss Huang sat there and was silent and did not speak, Uncle Zhou seemed to want to say something, but he was a little hesitant, and the scene was a little cold.
"Uncle Zhou, did you bring Boss Huang to me, what is the matter?" Jiang Xiaobei looked strange, so he could only open his mouth first. If Zhou Haibo came by himself, it would not be so strange, Boss Huang, although Yipintang and his own small shop are opposite, but Yipintang is the most advantageous location on Zhengbei Avenue, Jiang Xiaobei's small shop is just in the alley, with the geographical location and grade, the competition will not be discussed, although some of the objects are the same, but to be honest, Boss Huang's leg hair is thicker than Jiang Xiaobei's legs, and his peers don't need to mention it...... , the two don't seem to have any intersection.
Boss Huang glanced at Uncle Zhou, and Uncle Zhou had no choice but to speak to Jiang Xiaobei. "Xiaobei, Boss Huang is very interested in jade collection, no, he knows from me that you have a piece of warm jade, which can really warm your tentacles, and the night is phosphorescent, very curious, I think, I want to ......" Speaking of this, I saw Jiang Xiaobei's smile on his face gradually retreated, and he couldn't continue.
Seeing the scene, Boss Huang showed a trace of impatience, frowned and slowly spoke: "Boss Jiang, your piece of warm jade listens to Lao Zhou's magic, I like it very much, you show me, if you are satisfied, you can make a price to it, and I, Huang Xingping, will make you a friend......."
Originally, Jiang Xiaobei was still a little angry, but at the moment, Boss Huang's domineering words were no longer polite. "Boss Huang is serious, you are a big boss, we little people can't climb high, besides, I don't have anything warm and jade, I have seen it in Mr. Jin's martial arts novels."
Then he stood up and moved the chair under his seat, moved the chair that was originally facing the door, and waved his hand. "Hehe, Uncle Zhou, it's almost afternoon, I'm still in a hurry to go home to cook, it's about to close, so I won't leave you."
Jiang Xiaobei is such a person, he doesn't talk more than half a sentence, and the disgusted people don't bother to say more than half a sentence to him, these people are not considered guests, where do you need to cater to the truth.
Huang Huang Xingping stood up with a gloomy face and looked at Jiang Xiaobei, and a dark smile suddenly appeared on his face. "In that case, then we won't stay, and it's a pity that we can't see such a magical object......."
After saying that, he put his hands behind his back, raised his legs and left, the bodyguard followed closely, and when he went out, his cold eyes glanced at Jiang Xiaobei, leaving Zhou Haibo a little helpless in place.
"That, Xiaobei, Uncle Zhou, I have no choice but to blame me, blame me for drinking and being confused, this, this Boss Huang is very big, I can't afford to offend it......" Seeing Jiang Xiaobei's cold face and speechless, Zhou Haibo sighed and went to chase Boss Huang.
After seeing that they were all gone, Jiang Xiaobei breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, and thought, "It's a crime."
Jiang Xiaobei does have a piece of warm jade, which was handed down by his mother's ancestors, when he was a child, according to his deceased mother, because of this piece of warm jade, the ancestors almost caused the disaster of annihilation, this piece of warm jade was passed to Jiang Xiaobei's hands, it shocked him, the warm jade is only the size of a baby's fist, milky white warm luster, the real tentacle is warm, not those temperatures that are covered by body temperature, which is extremely magical. At that time, Jiang Xiaobei also did some experiments because of this magical warm jade, such as putting it in the freezer for most of the day before taking it out, but found that the jade was not half cold, and the warm jade in the refrigerator was still melted into water, and the warm jade seemed to be at a constant temperature, put it in the kettle and take it to the fire to boil, and the water could not be boiled all the time, which really confirmed the magic of this warm jade.
The ancestors have passed down for hundreds of years, which shows that this warm jade has lasted for at least a hundred years in the time it has been known, in Zhou Haibo's words, this is an artifact that science can't explain the reason! Later, Jiang Xiaobei didn't dare to send this warm jade for identification and research, so he hid this warm jade, except for the deceased parents, there are only a few people who know this warm jade, including Zhou Haibo.
"Although the surname Huang is powerful and powerful, but he still dares to mess around, what is mine is mine, I see who can take it" Such a magical thing, not to mention people like Huang Xingping, speaking from the heart, if you know it, you may be unscrupulous, and others will not give up easily, Jiang Xiaobei thought, but he didn't worry too much, Nuan Yu's hiding place, no one else in the world knows except himself.
It was now afternoon, Jiang Xiaobei saw that there were no customers, and he was too lazy to open the door, so he closed the door and prepared to go home to rest.
Jiang Xiaobei's parents left when he was in high school, leaving a house and this shop to him, and he didn't go to school again, with his own survival, a few years ago it was nothing, in recent years, there are some cultural shops near the shop, some people like bamboo and wood tooth horn, walnut agate, Tridac Bodhi and the like, gradually the neighborhood is slightly prosperous, Jiang Xiaobei is stubborn, can't listen to other people's lessons, and doesn't mess around outside, he renovated and opened a literary shop, the house is his own, the rent does not have to be paid, the money earned is enough to eat and wear, pay a utility bill, and there are some pocket flowers left Jiang Xiaobei is satisfied。
Turned around and went to the market to buy some green vegetables and braised pork, Jiang Xiaobei went home, where he lived was not far from the store, and the market was nearby, which was very convenient.
The city has been very green for the past two years, and the streets are lined with trees and some people take care of them, so it is cool to walk along the shade of the trees on both sides of the street in the afternoon. Walking on the road, because he was thinking about Nuan Yu, Jiang Xiaobei didn't look at the road carefully, and when he looked up, he only heard a "bang" and bumped into someone.
After that, his body fell backwards under the force and fell to the ground, and the things he was carrying in his hands also fell to the ground, and he unconsciously shouted: "Ouch, it hurts me to death."
"Are you alright, young man?" came a neutral voice. Jiang Xiaobei raised his head at this time, and saw an old man dressed in a somewhat old-fashioned and shabby manner standing in front of him, gray cloth shoes, tall skeleton, white hair, white hair tied behind him, his face was indeed rare wrinkles, his face was ruddy, and there was a young man beside him.
At the moment, I couldn't help but be secretly surprised in my heart, looking at the old man's gray hair, I am afraid that he is not young, his face is so good, and when he accidentally bumped into it just now, he only felt that the whole person hit a wall, and was suddenly pushed back by the reaction force, such a strong physique, there I thought it was an old man.
Without waiting for Jiang Xiaobei to reply, the young man next to the old man said with an unkind face: "Master, it was obviously this kid who accidentally bumped into you just now, what do you care about him, these laymen ......" Without waiting for the young man to finish speaking, the old man waved his hand: "Everyone is careless, and it's not a matter, don't worry too much."
Jiang Xiaobei hurriedly got up and shook the dust on his clothes: "I'm sorry, old man, I was distracted, that, I scratched a little skin, it's not a big deal" After speaking, even he felt surprised, obviously he was sorry for others, but it turned out that he was injured.
The old man smiled at Jiang Xiaobei, put his hands behind him, and didn't speak, so he walked away by himself, but the young man still "hummed" at Jiang Xiaobei when he left.
"It's really unlucky for people to get up and drink water and stuff their teeth, that old man is really powerful, could it be some kind of master, or what kind of fist or grandmaster" Jiang Xiaobei was a little envious, and felt annoyed, so he forgot to say a few more words to the old man, turned around and looked, the old man and the young man couldn't see it when they walked away, so they had to pick up the bag that was rolling on the ground, but fortunately it was not broken, and they didn't dare to think about things when they walked, so they returned home safely.