"Oh, we're finally home. I'm exhausted from the journey."
After returning to her hometown in Suzhou, Chen Xueru was stunned as soon as she entered the house. .
"You're still tired. You slept all the way."
Liu Guangqi looked at Chen Xueru's lazy look and joked.
"Your parents are very kind to you. They are both married girls, yet they still have the keys to their home."
Liu Guangqi looked at the old house of Chen Xueru's family and said, Chen Xueru's family is worthy of being a wealthy family, and the house they live in is also quite elegant. It is a four-entry courtyard, and it is also a typical Jiangnan courtyard.
It’s not for nothing that you can watch bj in the royal garden and Suzhou in the private garden. Suzhou is indeed the place where Jiangnan gardening skills are gathered. Any yard is full of artistic conception. The whole yard has white walls and green tiles, exquisite workmanship and layout. There is a pond in the middle of the yard, and there is actually a rockery in the middle of the pond. You can see this rockery as soon as you enter the door. Liu Guangqi doesn't know Feng Shui and doesn't know what the emphasis is on it, but you can feel it when you look at this rockery. The people who live here are not simple.
"No, I'm the apple of our family's eye, otherwise my parents wouldn't have given BJ's silk shop to me as a dowry."
Chen Xueru looked proud when she mentioned her parents.
"Someone should clean this yard."
Liu Guangqi said while looking at the clean and tidy yard.
"My parents don't come back often. This house is always being looked after by me. From the looks of it, it must have been cleaned just two days ago."
"Ah, Xueru is back."
Cao Cao was about to arrive. As soon as Chen Xueru finished speaking, an old man walked in.
"Second uncle, you are here."
When Chen Xueru saw the visitor, she ignored the fatigue of the journey and greeted him with a smile.
"Well, I heard some noise here and came over to take a look. She has become more beautiful after a few years. This is her."
After the second uncle praised Chen Xueru, he looked at Liu Guangqi aside. He had heard that his niece's man had run away with another woman, and now he was back with a man.
"This is my friend. On this journey of thousands of miles, it is not safe for me as a woman. Let him follow me on the journey so that he can be taken care of."
Seeing the gossipy look in her second uncle's eyes, Chen Xueru explained the relationship between the two.
"Oh, okay, since you're back, it'll be fine."
After chatting for a while, the second uncle left Chen Xueru's house. After they left, Chen Xueru brought Liu Guangqi to her room. Chen Xueru fell on the bed as soon as she entered the room, and Liu Guangqi also lay down beside him. Although the two of them were sitting in sleepers, it was impossible to sleep well on the train. The place was small and narrow, and they couldn't even turn over. The two of them had just laid down for a while when they began to snore.
"I'm going to see the goods today, will you go?"
The next day came in the blink of an eye. After breakfast, Chen Xueru looked at Liu Guangqi and asked.
"I won't go. I don't understand things like fabrics. I just stared at them when I went."
Chen Xueru was more familiar with Suzhou than Liu Guangqi, and he was familiar with the people and places. Liu Guangqi followed her there and couldn't help her in any way. He might have to attract a lot of gossip for her. Rather than doing that, it would be better not to go.
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, you can go out for a walk, take a good look at Suzhou City, and see how Suzhou is different from bj. By the way, don't you like antiques? You can take a look around the Confucian Temple. That’s the largest antique market in Suzhou.”
"Sure, I understand. Slow down on the road."
After explaining to Liu Guangqi, Chen Xueru walked out with her handbag.
After Chen Xueru left, Liu Guangqi also followed. There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. Liu Guangqi passed by Suzhou several times during his study and business trip in his previous life, but he never went to Suzhou. Now he can finally take a good look at Suzhou.
The result is that you don't know it until you look at it, and you are shocked at first glance. Suzhou in the 1950s is very different from the Suzhou of the future. What is the Suzhou of the future? That is the leader of the Thirteen Taibao of Su Daqiang's family. The farts of a brother from a city are comparable to the farts of a brother from a province in the western region.
The degree of urbanization is very high, with high-rise buildings everywhere, but in this era, Suzhou is all old houses with peeling walls. The town is crisscrossed by rivers, bridges are everywhere, and there are narrow lanes and bluestone roads everywhere. However, The old is the best, and it looks like a misty rain alley in the south of the Yangtze River.
After leaving Chen Xueru's house, Liu Guangqi came to a hidden corner and came to the space. At this time, the three people in the space had finished their work and were sitting side by side on the big sofa on the first floor with their children in their arms, watching TV. Liu Guangqi glanced at the TV. What the three of them were watching was the TVB-like Bao Qingtian. Maybe Either the plot was too exciting, or they were used to Liu Guangqi's sudden appearance, all three of them ignored Liu Guangqi's arrival. Even Xu Huizhi, who had just entered the space, was staring at the sixty-inch color TV in front of her attentively.
"Okay, stop looking. Quickly pack up and change your clothes. I'll take you out for a walk."
Liu Guangqi walked to the TV, knocked on the frame of the TV and said.
"real!"
Hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Bai Hui and Yunzi jumped up immediately and looked at Liu Guangqi with dazzling eyes. On the contrary, Xu Huizhi, who had been clamoring for Liu Guangqi to let her out, was somewhat silent and stared straight at her. The TV screen is obviously immersed in the TV plot and cannot extricate itself.
"Really, go upstairs and change quickly,"
"Oh yeah"
After receiving Liu Guangqi's affirmative answer, Bai Hui and Yunzi high-fived each other in celebration, stuffed the child into Liu Guangqi's arms, and then walked towards their rooms with excited steps.
"You should come too. This is a rare opportunity. You can watch this thing whenever you want."
Seeing Xu Huizhi's troubled eyes, Liu Guangqi picked up the remote control panel and pressed the pause button on the TV.
"Is this still possible?"
Looking at the paused picture on the TV, Xu Huizhi showed an expression of surprise on her face.
"Of course. There are many magical things here. You will know it gradually. Hurry up and ask your eldest sister to find some clothes for you to change into. This opportunity is rare. The opportunity to go out is not something you only think about."
At Liu Guangqi's reminder, Xu Huizhi realized what she was doing and walked toward the third floor. Although the three of them are eager to see the outside world, it is troublesome for women to change their clothes, and the three of them cannot wear Liu Ersao's clothes. After all, Liu Ersao's clothes are too fashionable. Wearing her clothes is definitely... Shocking the world and corrupting customs.
In the end, the three of them searched in the closet for half an hour while Ma Liu and Sister-in-law Liu finally found suitable clothes. After finding clothes, they still had to dress up. By the time the three women were ready, an hour had passed since Liu Guangqi came in. Liu Guangqi almost fell asleep.
"Not bad, very beautiful."
Although the three of them are wearing outdated clothes, no matter how good the clothes are, they still need beauty to set them off, and a real beauty is still beautiful even if she is wearing a sack. Looking at the three pleasing beauties in front of her, Liu Guangqi nodded with satisfaction. What is this? This is Liu Guangqi's medal. Taking these three beauties out will definitely be the center of attention.
This is also true. When Liu Guangqi appeared on the streets of Suzhou City with three beauties, he immediately attracted the attention of many passers-by. No matter whether it was just men or women, beautiful things attract attention everywhere. Even though Bai Hui was holding a child in her arms, she still attracted the attention of many men.
At first, the three of them were not used to being stared at by so many people, especially Xu Huizhi, who was naturally timid and cowardly. She could not hold her head up when others looked at them. However, Liu Guangqi treated them all as pigs ready to be fed, which immediately relieved Xu Huizhi's anxiety. Nervous, she gradually became calm and confident like Bai Hui.
Chen Xueru's home is not far from the Confucian Temple. Following the instructions of passers-by, the group quickly arrived at the Confucian Temple.
"It's so lively."
As soon as they entered the Confucian Temple, everyone saw a lot of vendors setting up stalls, and many pedestrians were walking between the stalls.
"It won't be lively for long. It will probably be decades before we can see this kind of scene again."
"Why?"
Bai Hui and Yunzi were silent when they heard Liu Guangqi's words. After staying in the space for so long and watching so many TV series, they naturally understood the meaning of Liu Guangqi's words. Only Xu Huizhi, who had just entered the space, was still confused about the situation. Silly asked why.
"It's very simple. The country is promoting public-private partnership. Once the entire industry has completed public-private partnership, individuals will no longer be allowed to set up stalls. Any behavior of setting up stalls can be regarded as following the capitalist line. If caught, the tail of capitalism will be cut off. , how many people do you think dare to risk speculation and set up stalls? Even if they do, they can only set up stalls in the pigeon market in the middle of the night. Such behavior of setting up stalls in broad daylight is absolutely not allowed."
Seeing Xu Huizhi's confused look, Liu Guangqi explained to her.
"oh"
Hearing Liu Guangqi's explanation, Xu Huizhi said oh, not sure if she understood it, but Liu Guangqi judged from the clear stupidity in her eyes that this girl probably didn't understand. She probably didn't even know what a public-private partnership was.
"Let's see if there's anything you want to buy. Pick whatever you want. I, Mr. Liu, will pay for all the expenses here."
"Okay"
Upon hearing this, Yunzi immediately cheered and pulled Xu Huizhi towards a stall selling jewelry nearby. Liu Guangqi glanced at Bai Hui and asked her to look at Xu Huizhi before squatting in front of a stall.
In fact, Liu Guangqi's idea is a bit redundant. Xu Huizhi might have run away the day before yesterday, but now she will not run away even if Liu Guangqi asks her to run away, because her dozens of kilograms of gold are still stored in Liu Guangqi's space. Now she has run away. But there was nothing.
After squatting down, Liu Guangqi focused on the things on the stall. After looking around at the goods, Liu Guangqi chuckled, shook his head and walked towards the next stall.
"Comrade, don't leave. Take another look. These are all bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties."
Seeing Liu Guangqi leaving, the hawker who had not opened for a long time stopped Liu Guangqi and said to Liu Guangqi with a smile.
"It's from Shang and Zhou. I think it's from last week. I said you don't have to be careful when trying to fake it. Let it dry out before selling it. You can smell the smell from ten miles away. I'm afraid it wasn't just dug out of the pit. Bar."
Liu Guangqi looked at the vendor and joked.
"It seems that I have met an expert today. Let's continue watching."
Seeing Liu Guangqi tell him how he made these things in one sentence, the vendor knew that he had met an expert this time. He bowed his hands to Liu Guangqi and sat back on his horse.
After looking at the first street stall, Liu Guangqi walked towards the back. As a result, he looked at several street stalls in a row, but there was not even an older object. The oldest one was actually a copper coin from the Guangxu period. This kind of place can actually be called an antique market, which is a bit too high.
"Guangqi, Guangqi, come here."
Just as Liu Guangqi was preparing to move to the next stall, Bai Hui, who was not far away, waved to Liu Guangqi.
"What do you fancy?"
Liu Guangqi heard the sound and walked up to Bai Hui and took Liu Jianhao from her hand.
"What do you think of this step?"
Bai Hui picked up a walking stick from the vendor's table, stuck it on her head, and spun it around in front of Liu Guangqi. This turn almost made the eyes of the surrounding vendors roll out. Bai Hui is now as beautiful as a vixen. With the blessing of future aesthetics, how can those vendors who have never seen the world hold up?
"You are beautiful, things are beautiful, people are more beautiful, and people are more beautiful than flowers. I am talking about you."
Liu Guangqi praised unceremoniously, "Bai Hui is wearing a cheongsam from Mother Liu today. Although it doesn't fit a little, it doesn't matter when you put it on the rack. She has a silk shawl draped over her shoulders.
On her head is a double-snail bun from the Qin and Han Dynasties. This bun is a perfect match for Bai Hui's clothes today. Now coupled with this step, she is as beautiful as a beauty in a TV series. When she heard Liu Guangqi's praise, Bai Hui glanced at Liu Guangqi with satisfaction and asked the boss.
"How much does this step cost, boss?"
"Madam, you have good eyesight. This thing I have is something that was leaked from the palace in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a serious royal jewelry. If you want it, I won't ask you to ask for more, just one hundred yuan."
The vendor bared his teeth and raised a finger at Bai Hui cheerfully.
"One hundred dollars."
When she heard the price offered by the vendor, Xu Huizhi shouted out. In her opinion, this thing was not worth a hundred yuan even if it was made of gold.
"For one hundred yuan, you dare to open your mouth and return the royal jewelry. If it were the royal jewelry, I would eat it. If you tell me how the royal stuff got to Suzhou, I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be a dick. "
Liu Guangqi unceremoniously exposed the hawker's lie. Although the lie was exposed, the hawker was not angry and still looked at Liu Guangqi and the others with a smile.
"The sky is full of asking for prices, and you sit on the ground to pay back. You make a price."
"Three dollars"
Seeing Bai Hui on the side about to speak, Liu Guangqi quickly shook her little hand to stop her, and then unceremoniously fractured the Bu Yao.
"Oh my God. I can't even collect three dollars. No, no, madam, please give me your things back."
When the vendor heard the price offered by Liu Guangqi, he immediately shook his head and reached out to take the things back.
"That's about right. Your stuff isn't made of pure gold. I'll give you three yuan, which is pretty good. It's enough for you to get your money back."
Liu Guangqi stopped the hawker's hand.
"That won't work. Three yuan is too cheap. Even if I sell my handiwork, it only costs more than three yuan. Look at how beautiful this style is."
The vendor pointed at the lifelike flowers above Bu Yao and said.
"Okay, okay, I'll give you another two yuan. Five yuan is enough. If you don't agree with me anymore, I really don't want it. I think that store's products are pretty good."
With that said, Liu Guangqi took Bu Yao off Bai Hui's head and prepared to put it back.
"Okay, okay, five yuan is five yuan. I've never seen anyone as good at bargaining as you."
When the hawker saw that Liu Guangqi was ready to sell it, he pretended to be embarrassed and agreed to Liu Guangqi's price.
"That's right. It doesn't matter how much the thing is worth. As long as you don't lose money, sell the thing first. The emphasis these days is to go in and out quickly. Come on, let's go to the next store."
Liu Guangqi casually took out a five-dollar bill from his pocket and threw it on the vendor's table, and then left the stall with Bai Hui and the others.
"You actually bought such a beautiful Bu Yao for only five yuan."
Bai Hui looked at the Bu Yao in her hand and said in disbelief. It only took less than a minute from Liu Guangqi's negotiation to the conclusion of the transaction.
"How much do you think this thing is worth?"
Liu Guangqi glanced at Bai Hui and asked.
"For such a beautiful thing, I think it will cost twenty or thirty yuan no matter what."
"Twenty or thirty yuan"
Hearing the price, Xu Huizhi shouted out again. As for Yunzi, he didn't react at all. He was brought into space at a young age, so Yunzi knew nothing about prices in the outside world and couldn't feel what was expensive and what was cheap.
"Dan Dingdian, don't keep yelling. After all, you are someone who has seen mountains of gold and silver."
Liu Guangqi said looking at Xu Huizhi who expressed shock at every turn.
"Can this thing be worth twenty yuan?!"
Xu Huizhi ignored Liu Guangqi and stared at Bu Yao in Bai Hui's hand. Obviously the price was far beyond her expectations.
"Twenty yuan may be a lot of money to you, but it is just a meal to your eldest sister."
"That's too expensive."
Xu Huizhi whispered.
"It's not expensive anymore. This boss is ignorant. If he could really understand this thing, he could sell it for at least two hundred yuan."
"Two hundred dollars?"
The three women looked at Liu Guangqi and said in unison.
"You're all giving me money for it. Now it's two hundred yuan, now it's twenty yuan, now it's five yuan. How much is this thing worth?"
Being pushed around by Liu Guang, Xu Huizhi felt like she was going to faint.
"Let me tell you this, this thing is actually an antique, but the boss didn't know the goods and sold it to your eldest sister for five yuan for two hundred yuan, but in the eyes of your eldest sister who comes from a rich family, this thing is at least It’s worth twenty dollars, got it?”
"If you had said that earlier, I would have understood."
After listening to Liu Guangqi's explanation, Xu Huizhi finally figured out the relationship here and nodded as if she had a sudden realization.
