After coming out of the Zhugong Lake Farmers Market, an ordinary Santana pulled Wenzhouhua and I all the way north. I couldn't help but ask the fish boss Lao Jia who was driving.
"Why haven't you arrived yet? Where is this Zhejiang Socks Industry?"
The fat old Jia glanced at the rearview mirror and said expressionlessly: "Datang Town."
I sat in the car, lowered my head and quietly sent a text message to Xiaoban.
Xiaoban was watching the truck, and I texted him to remind him to pay attention to safety and prevent someone from trying to get him to leave the mountain.
Soon, Xiaoban replied with the word "don't worry".
Although Xiao Ben behaves carelessly, this kid has been out in society for a long time, and has done a lot of licking blood on the knife. He has his own natural vigilance for possible "dangers", so Jiu Qingning is deliberately Send him along to deliver the goods.
There was still some way to go to Datang Town, so I casually chatted: "Old Jia, this is my first time coming to Zhuji. I wonder if there are many ancient tombs in your area?"
He drove the car and said with a grin: "We don't have many here. There are many ancient tombs in Shaoxing. The most famous one here is the tomb of the Yue King. But little brother, we have many beauties in Zhuji! We will arrange it for you tonight! Haha!"
He was right. I saw a lot of beauties along the way. They were of the right height, with long legs and thin waists. Their facial features were generally delicate and pretty. They didn’t even wear much makeup, but they just looked good!
I smiled and said, "Then there's Brother Lao Jia. We country bumpkins from the north have long wanted to experience our gentle Jiangnan water town, haha."
"Haha, my little brother is a cultural person! It may be a genetic problem. After all, Zhuji is the hometown of Xi Shi. The Huansha East Street and Huansha West Street we have here are all related to Xi Shi."
He said loudly: "But we men still have to stop playing in moderation. We can only play twice now and then, but we still have to focus on our career. Otherwise, we might one day die! Haha!"
I shook my head: "Brother Jia, what you said is wrong."
"Oh? What do you think, little brother?"
I smiled and said, "Li Bai, the immortal poet, once said that my talents will be useful if I am born with them. If all my essence is gone, I will come back again. What should I be afraid of?"
He was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and laughed loudly and said: "I will definitely make arrangements for you tonight so that you can see what Xi Shi's hometown is! What Jiangnan Water Town is!"
A group of men talking about women together is a good way to quickly build a relationship with each other. Conversely, the same goes for women secretly talking about men together.
I, Xiang Yunfeng, don't like sex, but I deliberately behave like a person who loves beauty. Why?
This is all to lower the other party’s alertness!
On the contrary, if I act too calm, smart, and too self-conscious, it will arouse the other person's wariness! They might guess: "This person doesn't look like a gangster... Is he an undercover agent sent by the white hats?"
The environment I'm in right now is like being in a flood. If I don't go with the flow, I'll be drowned and not even my mother's body will be found.
At around 4 o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at Datang Town and entered the Zhejiang Socks Factory under the guidance of Fat Old Jia.
It was very noisy inside the factory, with the roar of machines, the sound of forklifts working, and the voices of workers.
"Old Jia, what do these two faces do?"
"These two are distinguished guests invited by the big boss. The big boss asked me to bring them here."
"Oh, that's it. I'm sorry, you two. Please cooperate with us. We have to search you."
Wen Zhouhua and I immediately raised our hands for them to search.
They searched very carefully. Damn, they even touched my crotch carefully. They were probably afraid that I might have some dangerous weapons hidden here.
Then we were let in. After entering from the corridor and closing the sliding door, it became instantly quieter and cut off most of the noise in the factory workshop.
The solid wood flooring in the corridor had clearly visible lines of natural mahogany. When I reached the corner, I couldn't help but stop.
Here stands a stone statue of Bodhisattva, 1.7 meters high.
This Bodhisattva statue is made of bluestone and is well preserved. It has fluttering clothes and a kind and beautiful face. The left hand hangs naturally and the right hand is raised like a flower. There is a faint smile on the corner of the mouth.
A thousand-year smile...
I couldn't take my eyes off it. This must be the life-size Bodhisattva statue from Qingzhou Temple during the Northern Qi Dynasty. This is a real national treasure and a local museum-level item! It was just randomly placed in the corner of the corridor for people to watch. From this, it is not difficult to see the strength of its owner.
Someone asked you how you were sure it was from Northern Qi? Not from another dynasty?
This is very simple. You don’t need to master any treasure appraisal skills. As long as you find a beautiful Buddha statue after looking at it, it belongs to the Northern Qi Dynasty!
Because ancient craftsmen had Buddha in their hearts, they were able to make such beautiful Bodhisattva statues. No matter how good modern people are at it, they don't have that charm.
There are some life-size bluestone Bodhisattva statues like this in the Qingzhou Museum, and quite a few of them were beheaded and repaired. In the past, gringos loved to collect Buddha heads from our country, so people at that time chiseled off the heads and sold them individually.
Many movies and TV shows say that there are such Bodhisattva statues in ancient tombs. That is nonsense. Such things are generally not found in large tombs. It is disrespectful to ask a Bodhisattva to guard the door for you! This kind of thing is usually only found in some kind of grotto! Or it can be found near some ancient temple ruins.
When he arrived at the door, Lao Jia knocked gently.
"Boss, we're here."
"Come in!" A man's angry voice came from inside the room.
When I opened the door and walked in, the first thing I saw was a man in black casual clothes sitting on the boss's chair with his back to us. He held a cigar in his hand and was looking up at an ancient painting hanging on the wall.
Lao Jia said respectfully: "Boss, these two are the cargo owners from the north."
The man held a cigar in his hand and slowly turned around.
This man was estimated to be in his forties, with a very ordinary face, but there was a hint of shrewdness and determination in his eyes.
"Welcome, welcome! We are guests from afar! Take a seat, please!"
After I sat down, I asked directly: "Are you An Xiang Shuying?"
"Haha, those are all old nicknames. People in the circle just gave them to me. My surname is Nie. I am a few years older than you, little brother. You can call me Brother Nie or Boss Nie."
He said calmly: "You two must understand that I took a big risk by meeting you in person. After all, to the outside world, I am an outstanding entrepreneur. I think this should be enough to show my sincerity. Where is the goods?"
I nodded and immediately called Xiaoban to tell Xiaoban the address and asked him to drive the truck over.
Knowing that he would be able to see the real thing soon, the big boss was not in a hurry. He smiled and said: "Jiujie's name is famous in the north. This time she contacted me through an intermediary to ship the goods. After all, it is our first time to cooperate. So I have a question for you, little brother."
"Brother Nie, tell me."
He glanced at me and said calmly: "I have seen photos of this batch of goods. The goods are very good. They are not worried about sales even in the north. Why do you want to come to me for cooperation?"
I smiled and said: "It's very simple, because in comparison, Brother Nie gave you the highest price."
This reason was simple, crude, and reasonable, and it immediately dispelled most of his doubts.
During the conversation, I noticed that he actually had a transparent glass collection cabinet in his office. What was placed in the cabinet were not precious antiques, but various bamboo dragonflies.
You must know about bamboo dragonflies? It's the kind of toy that can fly into the sky with just a pinch of your hand.
I asked out of curiosity: "Brother Nie, are these all your collection?"
"That's right!" He looked quite proud and introduced to me: "These are bamboo dragonflies from all dynasties, and the earliest one is from the Jin Dynasty! I liked playing with this thing when I was a child, so collecting these things is purely my personal hobby. .”
I nodded to express my understanding. This kind of collection is a special collection, just like some people who like to collect rubbers, lighters, cigarette cases, and empty wine bottles.
After sitting in the office for a while, the cell phone rang. On the phone, the junior classmate told me that he had arrived at the factory gate, so we went out to greet him.
He found a deserted place and unloaded the ten tons of flour into the truck. After unpacking the marked bags, Boss Nie inspected the goods on the spot.
After looking at it, he sighed and said, "Okay! Okay! The quality of the things coming out of this puddle is of the highest quality, with no rust at all on the surface. Little brother, can you negotiate the price on behalf of Ninth Sister?"
I nodded and said yes.
I thought that the next step would be a fierce bargaining session, but unexpectedly, he said calmly: "Well, today is the first day we know each other. Let's not talk about business. Let's eat first. After dinner, in the evening, I asked Lao Jia Take your little brother to have some fun in Zhuji."
I hurriedly said: "Brother Nie, you are too polite, so I would rather obey you than be respectful."
He immediately turned to Lao Jia and told Lao Jia: "Lao Jia, please contact Sai Xishi and ask her to come over to accompany the guest tonight."
Lao Jia immediately wondered: "Boss, I heard that Sai Xishi seems to have been accompanying Director Zhao these two days..."
He immediately became unhappy and said directly: "Let her come over at night to accompany my distinguished guests! Don't you understand what I mean?"
