My cousin from western Guangdong stared at me in surprise with her dark eyes wide open, and her big mouth could fit an apple in.
Holding one hand with the other, he kept counting.
"Don't forget it. Your ancestors of the Chen family were officials in the Ming Dynasty. The official rank was not low."
My cousin from western Guangdong looked at me in surprise again, her freckled face showing extreme exaggeration and disbelief.
"This official suitcase is from the Ming Dynasty. At least Wanli!"
"Material!"
"Huanghuali!"
Snap.
Cheap plastic bags fell to the ground.
I frowned and stepped forward to open the plastic bag, took out my official suitcase, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief.
This official suitcase is so rare.
It is not a jewelry box used by women in the Qing Dynasty, but a safe specially used by officials in the Ming Dynasty.
Generally, huanghuali boxes and cabinets in the Ming Dynasty only had huanghuali on the front or both sides.
Because in the Ming Dynasty, huanghuali was already very precious!
There are not many items with huanghuali on all sides, but they are very few. Now it's only available in museums.
There are only a few Ming Dynasty royal huanghuali beds, cabinets, and huanghuali utensils in the Gubo Museum.
This is already excellent!
And this official suitcase is full of huanghuali, which is the best of the best.
Manzhu is the name in the industry, which means furniture made of the same precious material.
The furniture of the Ming Dynasty is the pinnacle of Chinese furniture, especially the furniture of the Wanli period.
Yongle paint, Xuande furnace, cloisonne, Chenghua porcelain, Wanli cabinet!
These are the five masterpieces of the Ming Dynasty.
The official suitcase is fully packed, and even the bat buckles, handles, and hinges are all original.
What's even more rare is the layer of golden cat skin covering it.
The golden cat is an endemic animal in western Guangdong, also known as the red chun leopard and the sesame leopard. Now nearly extinct.
Legend has it that this golden cat can jump on the head of a tiger and kill it directly. Its fighting power is so powerful that it is also regarded as the forest war god by the locals.
Those who could use golden cats to make skins back then were definitely not some sixth- and seventh-grade county magistrates and prefects.
Before the 1990s, there was no classification of sea yellow and Vietnamese yellow in the world. All expert players and collectors have only one name for the material of huanghuali, which is huanghuali.
Including the huanghuali palace furniture in the National Museum, they are all labeled with huanghuali.
In the early to mid-1990s, some very visionary giants and their capital followed the Pu'er tea routine and purchased old demolition materials in the island province. Then, using marketing methods, they forcibly divided huanghuali into Haihuang and Yuehuang. Two kinds.
When the price of sea yellow rises, these people also make a lot of money.
Since the new millennium, huanghuali has also been classified.
In fact, since the widespread popularity of huanghuali in the Ming Dynasty, it has been very difficult to transport sea huangli to the mainland because of the Qiongzhou Strait.
Most of the huanghuali furniture on the private market comes overland from the Annan waterway.
This does not mean that the more yellow it is, the less it can compare to Shanghai Yellow.
"You, you didn't lie to me?"
"Captain Nie just said it was from the Qing Dynasty. He is an expert on Panjiayuan. If it is from Huanghuali, wouldn't he be able to tell?"
"Boss, don't you want to defraud me of money and sex?"
The cousin from western Guangdong held her collar tightly and backed away cautiously, full of vigilance!
Just as I was about to step forward, my cousin from western Guangdong immediately sped up and backed away: "Don't come over. I'll just sell you the box."
"Just give me whatever you want."
I twitched the corner of my mouth slightly and moved forward again.
The cousin from western Guangdong immediately screamed in fear, and her mouth was full of the smell of snail noodles: "Don't come over. If you come one step further, I will call Renkai..."
The next second, my cousin from western Guangdong hit her heels on the threshold and fell to the door. She was so dazed from the fall that she held her buttocks and screamed in pain.
The corner of my mouth twitched again, and my eyelids drooped.
Walked up to her, threw the key beside her, and handed it over
Stacking money: "You are hired. Pack up the store. Wait for notification."
My cousin from western Guangdong stood stunned on the spot and quickly reacted to chase me: "Boss, boss..."
I said coldly without looking back, "Hold on. Don't wave."
"I'm optimistic about your dowry. I can buy a house in the Fifth Ring Road!"
My cousin from western Guangdong opened her mouth wide and said oh oh twice. Then she screamed like she was waking up from a dream and rushed back to the store.
"thank you boss."
"Cousin boss, cousin Ness you."
After the store matter was finalized, I was completely relieved of my worries for several days.
I couldn't buy a few pieces of equipment with the money I had left, so I had to open a laboratory first.
After moving to Panjiayuan, I no longer have to look at Ma Zhongchao's ugly face.
It was still early, so I pedaled to Daliu Shu and stayed there until early morning before leaving.
Get to work on time the next morning.
Tu Laoliang was slowly sweeping the corridor of the house with a broom. When he saw me, he winked at me calmly.
I noticed that my office was open.
The fragrance of orchids and Tieguanyin floats in the air, filled with steam, refreshing the heart and mind.
Mixed in with the fragrance of orchids is the fragrance of plum blossoms.
The sterilized horse was sitting on my chair, with his legs crossed and a cigarette between his legs leisurely, reading the fresh daily newspaper.
"Morning. Child labor."
"Come on, come on, sit down, sit down, and try the Tieguanyin I brewed for you."
Seeing me come in, Ma Zhongchao put down his legs and brought me a purple sand cup with a smile on his face, like a master.
The purple sand cup was brought by Ma Zhongchao. It is very new and has never been opened.
"Don't drink Gao Sha in the future. Just drink Tieguanyin. Well, and Pu'er."
With that said, Ma Zhongchao picked up a few boxes of tea leaves and a set of purple sand tea sets from under my desk.
"Pu'er Tieguanyin must be drunk from a purple clay teapot to get the best taste."
"This purple clay tea set is a treasure that I have treasured for many years. It was originally the inventory of the purple clay state-owned factory. The workers inside are all masters."
The stuff from the state-owned Zisha Factory is definitely the best.
Many masters such as Gu Jingzhou, Jiang Rong, and Wang Yinxian were in that factory.
The purple sand state-owned factory is real, but the tea sets are fake.
On this point, there is no need to expose the idiot!
"I'm still busy. If you have anything to do, President, just tell me."
Ma Zhongchao was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled and lowered his right hand: "Don't be anxious yet, let's have a good cup of tea and chat today."
I didn't have the nerve to stab Ma Zhongchao in the back: "Aren't you going to drive me out?"
Ma Zhongchao pretended to be deaf and did not hear this and continued talking to himself.
"I really didn't expect, child laborer, that you have brought Fangzhou such a great honor just three days after entering Fangzhou. I have followed you to take advantage of it."
"I have found out everything about the Bird's Nest. Your technique is astonishing."
Ma Zhongchao praised people for his absolute skill.
But, I don't like this.
I don't even want to talk to him.
As the ninth sword holder in Fangzhou, he doesn't even know about the Bird's Nest. This sword holder is probably not holding a soft paper sword.
"Especially what you said. My heart... is warm! I am so moved!"
"Although the flesh and blood are broken, the bones and soul are still there. It's so good. Our Fangzhou has been..."
Seeing Ma Zhongchao excitedly pounding the table and complaining, I pursed my lips, turned around and handed over the two checks.
"President. I have something to deal with. Let's talk some other time."
Hiss!
Ma Zhongchao's eyes suddenly shone, and he took the check without restraint, smiling from ear to ear. He leaned back in his chair and waved his hand.
