"Only four hundred and five! Do you want to sell it or not? If not, I will leave!"
I watched from the sidelines as Sai Xishi argued with the stall owner in a furious manner.
She is not short of money at all, but she is still so good at bargaining and is a woman who knows how to live a good life.
"Ouch! Beauty! It really doesn't make any money! I got this thing from the countryside! It only cost me six hundred to buy it!"
"Beauty, take a good look! Look at this leather shell! This rust color! This patina! It's old! It's from at least the Republic of China!" the boss said excitedly.
At this time, I noticed an old man with white hair and glasses standing next to me. This old man seemed to be doing nothing, but he was always looking at Tong Ruyi from the corner of his eye.
I guess I am knowledgeable. As long as Sai Xishi dares to put it down, he will definitely buy it immediately.
"Boss! Then I'll give you an extra ten yuan! Just four hundred and six!" Sai Xishi said through gritted teeth.
I quietly patted Sai Xishi on the back and signaled her to quickly pay for something. There was an old wolf watching next to me.
After I reminded Sai Xishi, he also noticed the old man standing behind him and immediately paid for it.
We left the stall, but unexpectedly the old man came over and said, "Girl, I also like this piece of Ruyi of the Republic of China. I can give you an extra four hundred yuan. How about just one thousand yuan?"
Before Sai Xishi could speak, I waved my hand and interrupted: "Okay, uncle, it's not the Republic of China, it's the imitation merchant of the Song Dynasty. It was made by old students in Suzhou, north of Anhui. I didn't miss it here."
The white-haired old man was stunned for a few seconds. He looked at me and said, "I guessed that there was an expert's guidance behind the girl buying this thing. I didn't expect that she was so young."
He gestured with his thumb: "Young man, not only can you tell at a glance that it is an imitation merchant from the Song Dynasty, but just by looking at the rust color of the leather shell, you can tell that it is something that was mined in Suzhou, Anhui in the early years. This vision is really amazing."
Identifying the origin by looking at the rust color may sound mysterious, but in fact there is a trick. Anyone who has handled a large number of bronzes can see it.
For example, for a piece of deep-pit copperware, the one from Gansu and Inner Mongolia has copper luster with spots of yellow earth rust, the one from the northeast has a black leather shell with a little green on it, the one from Henan has a light emerald green all over, and the one from Anhui has a Red and green, abbreviated as erythematous green rust. The green rust from Hainan is green with a bluish tint, while the green rust from Guangxi is as hard as glue and can’t be scraped off with a knife.
The old man said that Sai Xishi had missed it. The actual price of this item was at least tens of thousands of yuan. Sai Xishi was very happy after hearing this. She suddenly gave me a wave on the left side of my face.
I was surprised. Ma Dachao's eyes turned red.
"That's great, little eunuch, you have helped me so much. How about I treat you to a meal tonight?"
I shook my head: "I'm not free."
Ma Dachao immediately said: "Beauty, I'm free! A good friend of mine is the owner of the Crown Hotel! How about we have a drink together tonight!"
Sai Xishi rolled his eyes at Ma Dachao and said with a smile: "Don't try to fool the little girl. If you want to eat raisins for free, right? Then you have to practice in seclusion for more than ten years."
After being exposed, Ma Dachao stopped pretending. He chuckled obscenely and said: "Beauty, as far as I know, these raisins are divided into four types: white chocolate, golden queen, fragrant red, and black currant. Different varieties are divided into four types. There are different ways to eat them. When tasting them, pay attention to thick grains, dry outside and moist inside. I wonder what kind of raisins you buy at home, beauty? How much does it cost per pound? "
After hearing this, Sai Xishi flipped her hair and said, "What a coincidence, it's not even that. The ones I have at home are special-grade raisins, commonly known as the White Queen on the road. One pound costs three hundred thousand. Can you afford it?"
Ma Dachao's expression changed and he said, "Just because I can't afford it now doesn't mean I won't be able to afford it in the future. How about we leave each other's phone numbers first?"
Sai Xishi took out a card directly from the bag.
Ma Dachao looked at it and asked quickly: "Why is your mobile phone number so long? Is it China Mobile or China Unicom?"
Sai Xishi said with a smile: "It's the China Construction Bank number. When will the 300,000 yuan be called and when will the raisins be delivered to your door?"
I was confused when I heard this. What were these two talking about? If you want to buy raisins, go to the vegetable market and chat about something at this stall.
Looking at Sai Xishi's leaving figure, Ma Dachao put the business card away, touched his chin and said, "Whoever can marry her will be happy. She is such a gentle, kind, knowledgeable and sensible woman."
"You dare to marry him? How many men do you know who have slept with him?" I said.
"Boss, your view is wrong. It violates the biological laws of nature. Who said love can only serve the individual? Just say how many bees have picked a flower? Then isn't it still a flower after being picked?"
He added: "It's not like the old society in the past, when you couldn't wait to use everything for the rest of your life. Now in the new society, if you buy a mobile phone and use it for a year or two, you should replace it. I think love should be like this, don't let go of the old ones." , if a new one doesn’t come, replace it when it’s time, and it’s like a flower, you don’t have to care how many bees have picked it before, you just need to care that it tastes sweet when you pick it.”
"Hey, what's your education level?"
"My younger brother is not talented. I graduated from the ninth grade at Fenkou Town University in Chun'an."
I nodded: "So you graduated in nine years. I can see that your academic qualifications are quite high."
"Let's not talk about this, boss. Let me tell you something serious. Didn't our Dachao Gang accept six younger members? It seems to have been more than a month now. I have to pay people's wages. From now on, I have to pay them every day." If you can get your salary paid on time every month, if you can have 500,000..."
Seeing that I was unhappy, Ma Dachao hurriedly explained: "Boss, please don't bother me. This money is not given in vain. You should regard it as a long-term investment. The return period of the investment is three to five years. I am the boss in front of the stage, and you are The first-round angel investors behind the scenes.”
Ma Dachao suddenly said seriously: "I predict that if Dachao can help fifty people, he will be able to be self-sufficient. The first step is to capture the small Internet cafes and chess and card rooms in the villages and towns that Zhenhai despises, and then capture the KTV and billiards rooms in the town." At that time, Li Kangyang probably started to pay attention to us, and then we did not fight with them head-on. We cut off our tails and abandoned these small industries. Before Li Kangyang could react, we quickly took over the fishery logistics in Donghu District and Nanhu District. Transportation by motorcade, there will be at least 200 of us on that day, looking for a place to fight with his Zhenhai Gang."
Ma Dachao frowned and said, "I have already predicted the outcome. Our Dachao Gang will lose more and win less."
"Then you are still going to do it?" I asked.
He clapped his hands and said: "But our reputation has already been established! It doesn't matter whether we win or lose at the moment! This is my goal! You know what kind of arrogant boss Ningbo people are. Their hearts are too dark. They give commissions to those young ladies and old ladies." It’s too low, that industry is the fastest and easiest way to make money! And it’s easy to make friends with powerful people at the top. Once we become famous, we can easily recruit them all!”
"Marcos said that economy is the lifeblood of development! As long as we completely master the industries that can continue to generate economic growth! Then it will be just around the corner to become a big gang!"
"Boss, give me 500,000. You will not go wrong by becoming my angel investor, Ma Dachao, today! The income you will receive in the future will be at least 50 million!"
"Are you done? Give me the bag when you're done."
"Boss, please think about it!"
"Think about it! I mean everything I say!"
I turned around and frowned: "Listen, you saved my life. For this reason, I can give you this investment, but I want to ask you first, if your little gang will really surpass the Zhenhai Gang and become the third largest gang in the future." Now, will you bully the weak and force girls into prostitution?"
"Won't!"
"I, Ma Dachao, come from a lower class background! I know what it feels like to be bullied for no reason! As long as ordinary people don't provoke me first! Then I will never bully them first!"
"Can you guarantee that?"
"able!"
"Then let's make a three-part agreement here today. In the future, when I'm not here, you must always think of me and what I said today."
"Holy crap! Boss, how can you make us look like a couple? If you have that kind of hobby, I won't be able to satisfy you. I'm very pure."
"Fuck you! Come on, go shopping with me."
On the afternoon of the twelfth month of 2006, as the sun was setting, Ma Dachao helped me carry my bag and approached an antique store.
Years later, he would often talk about this matter with respectable people in various places at wine parties, and others would ask: "Brother Chao, who in Zhejiang is so awesome that you can help carry bags willingly."
Because we had an agreement with me for a long time, Ma Dachao would smile and say to people: "That's a charlatan who can't show his face."
