The three of them entered the teahouse, asked for a private room, and then ordered a pot of medium tea priced at 380 yuan. This was Chen Mo's limit. His current total assets were only more than 20,000 yuan, so he could treat the old man and the girl for 380 yuan. Yuan's tea was already thoughtful, but the price made him feel heartbroken for a long time. If it had been a while ago, it would have definitely been his food expenses for less than half a month.
However, the old man smiled and was noncommittal. After Dr. Tea brought the tea, he picked up the tea cup and drank the tea calmly without any opinion about it. The girl curled her lips and said nothing. It's just tea. Besides, I'm not familiar with Chen Mo, so I can just despise him. Moreover, a pot of tea costing 880 yuan was relatively good. She didn't have any opinion on the tea, but once she had an opinion on Chen Mo, she liked everything. The girl's mind was that simple.
Drinking tea in the Guanzhong area is not the same as drinking tea in the south. Southerners all drink Kung Fu tea, or get together with friends and have a pot and three cups of tea, which is called tea tasting. This is not the case for northerners drinking tea. Large bowls of tea, tea bowls, three forts, etc. are the habits of northerners drinking tea. Large bowls and enjoyment are the habits of northerners drinking tea.
However, in recent years, with the spread of Kung Fu Tea, many Kung Fu Tea tea houses have been seen in the north from time to time. But although Kung Fu tea was introduced to Guanzhong, tea drinking is generally quite generous. The teahouse that Chen Mo came to is more in line with the characteristics of northerners. What came up was a glass and a kettle. There were already tea leaves in the glass, and water was poured directly into it. The tea leaves rose and fell in the water, which was quite interesting.
"How about it? Have you considered it?" The old man drank tea calmly and then asked after putting down the tea cup.
"I don't know what to call you, old man?" Chen Mo asked. He should be more respectful to older people.
"My surname is He!" the old man said with a smile.
"He Lao!" Chen Mo shouted. The old man just smiled and did not deny the title, nor did he say anything else. Not everyone can call himself Mr. He. If Chen Mo didn't satisfy him later, it would be better to stay away from passers-by.
Chen Mo also saw the old man's slight alienation from him in the process of calling him Mr. He. But he didn't care about anything, he just did what he had to do. Others didn't owe him anything anyway. If things were still like this after the matter was settled, then everyone would go their separate ways.
"I want to take out one thing from this box first. If it is not damaged, I will sell it to you for one thousand yuan. The reason why I didn't agree to it just now is because there were people on the street talking about it just now.
Secondly, if the items haven’t been taken out, I can’t tell the price. But as long as the contents are taken out, there is no problem in selling this wooden box to you for one thousand yuan. "Chen Mo said directly, although it was a bit too direct for strangers, but everyone is in a business relationship, so there is no need to care. Besides, this old man looks decent, and there is a girl with him, so there is no gangsterism. I'm not that delicious, so I have to be careful not to eat it and my teeth will fall out.
"Oh? You mean there is something hidden in this wooden box?" The old man was a little surprised. He didn't expect to encounter such a bizarre thing, but he was a little curious.
"Eh? Are you with that group of people? Are you playing a trap within a trap?" The girl's mind was a bit open, wondering if he was with the group of people just now. , teamed up to deceive their grandfather. This kind of routine is not unheard of, and in the eyes of the girl, Chen Mo is not a good person, so of course she will inevitably be suspicious of him.
Chen Mo smiled and said: "I don't understand antiques, nor do I understand antiques, but I found something wrong with this wooden box, so I spent 1,000 yuan to buy it. When I take out the contents, the wooden box will be sold to you. It’s okay if you don’t buy it.”
Chen Mo was quite grateful to the girl, because she was able to speak uprightly just now. This kind of girl has a very positive character, and there is no need for him to care about a girl's words. Of course, he is definitely not like this because of the girl's bright eyes, white teeth, cuteness, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely not! Say important things three times! Well, although I look good, making money is still more important.
The girl thought it was right, so she nodded. However, the old man remained silent and smiled faintly. Seeing his granddaughter worried about him was a kind of happiness. He would not say any other unnecessary words. No matter what, this matter was just like what Chen Mo said. No, just don’t pay. With your own energy, who else can deceive you? Even if he is cheated, he will spit it out when the time comes. It is not easy to lie to yourself.
Chen Mo took out a flat-blade screwdriver and a utility knife from his backpack. There were no such tools in the small backpack, but they were just a cover for taking out things from the Qiankun Pearl. In fact, these tools of his were bought and used slowly when he was renting a house. When he left, since he had the Qiankun Pearl, he naturally took what he could take away. They were all bought with money, and it would be a pity to throw them away. , I didn’t expect that the things would be used before I got home, but I found that I had some foresight!
There was originally a storage bag, but this was Master Ye Shang's love token. In order to respect the deceased, he took out all the other things and left a handful of hair in the storage bag, and then Putting it into the Qiankun Pearl, and if there is a chance, returning the storage bag to the original owner can be regarded as ending a friendship with Master Ye Shang.
I picked up the wooden box and looked at it carefully, and then I got more insights. The porcelain contained in the wooden box is a vase, so it is relatively large overall. It is more than 30 centimeters long, 15 centimeters wide, and about 20 centimeters thick. There are soft cushions inside, which are not very suitable for the utensils. It seems that they are all in the later period. Made up for it. Moreover, the wooden box is relatively old and has a smoky feel.
Chen Mo didn't understand how Mr. He could tell that this thing was from the Republic of China period, and he could also tell that it was made of chicken wing wood. He admired the old man's eyes quite a bit. He looked at it several times but still didn't understand it. In his own eyes, This thing is just a broken wooden box. If I didn't have spiritual consciousness, I really wouldn't be able to see what's inside. Suddenly, he thought, could his spiritual consciousness be used on gambling stones? Aren’t there such descriptions in some novels?
Shaking his head, now is not the time for such random thoughts, there are still matters at hand. Take out the broken porcelain pieces, soft cushions and yellow silk cloth, and then carefully observe the wooden box with your spiritual consciousness.
"Hey! What are you shaking your head for? Didn't you see something? Isn't this a waste of time?" The girl didn't have much patience. Seeing Chen Mo shaking the wooden box, she asked boredly, and glanced at him with some contempt. It made his heart tremble a little. The wild whites of his eyes, the big black eyes, and the moist eyes made him feel comfortable even when he looked at people who despised him. He was so patient! faint! Have you gone too far?
Chen Mo didn't reply. He raised his head and glanced at the girl, then quickly lowered his head, otherwise he wouldn't be able to concentrate on checking the wooden box in his hand. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and carefully observed the wooden box, which actually allowed him to see something.
Gently scratch the utility knife along a gap at the bottom a few times, and then try it, and then scratch it a few more times, replace it with a small flat-blade screwdriver, and slowly, under the curious eyes of the old man and the girl, Push out a small wooden strip on the bottom side, about the thickness of a matchstick. After removing the small wooden strip, the wooden board on the back side can be pulled out. The small wooden strip acts as a wooden wedge.
Turning the wooden box upside down and placing it on the table, the old man and the girl slowly pulled away the wooden plank from the ground. Only then did the old man and the girl discover that the wooden plank and the three side panels had slots, and the slots fit tightly together, very tightly, and were made into a wooden base for the sides. box. The base and side panels are both very thick, about one centimeter thick. No wonder they are still there today. If they were thinner, Chen Mo wouldn't have found out what was hidden inside until now.
The gussets and wooden strips were very finely made. If Chen Mo hadn't scraped off some attachments on the side of the wooden box, no one would have known that the wooden box had such a mechanism. Moreover, the small wooden strips are very small, and once time passes, nothing can be seen. If it weren't for a guy like Chen Mo with his spiritual consciousness, no one would be able to tell with their own eyes that there is something hidden in this wooden box.
