Retracing the Police Path 1993

Chapter 396 Plum Vase and Famous Watches

July 1937, 7, Shanghai.There is only half a month left before the defense of Shanghai that shocked the world!

The girl said triumphantly that this lady is his grandma, and what is in her belly is her father!
The boss asked cautiously, "Your grandfather?"

The girl whispered: "Sacrificed, the Battle of Yangshupu."

It is unimaginable that the bloody battle between the two ** teams with millions of people in the largest city in the East had a great impact on the people of Jiangnan.

When the boss heard this, he hurriedly apologized, and the young man took over the conversation and talked about their family affairs and the two bottles.

This young man is not the girl's real brother, but his cousin.The girl's grandfather was originally a Hakka. After graduating from Huangpu, he joined the Northern Expedition and served in Shanghai all the time.Before the August [-]th battle, he already knew that Shanghai could not be defended, and he also knew that the upcoming battle would definitely be a bloody battle.So he sent his wife and children away, and he made preparations to stay in this metropolis and defend it forever.The two bottles were beloved by the couple, the wife took one and the husband kept the other.

In fact, after leaving Shanghai, this lady did not go to Nanyang to join Brother Zhao as arranged by Lieutenant Colonel Zhao, but stopped in Minnan to wait for news.As a result, during the month of confinement, Lieutenant Colonel Zhao died for his country and Shanghai was lost. At this time, Japanese warships also appeared in the sea off southern Fujian. Mrs. Zhao had to take a British ship with her two children to Malaysia.

The young man said: "Actually, we have heard about this vase a long time ago. When the Battle of Songhu began, this vase was in Uncle's headquarters. Later, their troops received orders to go to the strategically important Yangshupu. Uncle guessed that he was ready to die for the country at that time, so he gave this bottle to the landlord of their regiment headquarters, and promised to come to pick it up when they triumphed. If he didn't come, he would give it to him. There was no news after that."

The girl continued: "My grandma's health is getting worse year after year. Especially this year, she always talks about dreaming about grandpa, and when she wakes up, she stares at the remaining Yongzheng plum vase in a daze."

The boss sighed, not knowing what to say.

The young man said: "We really didn't expect to see this bottle in Pingzhou. Boss, see if this is okay. I will definitely want this bottle, but we are going back to Kuala Lumpur immediately. First, an elder told me about it. The second is that we need to go back and get the money.”

The boss asked curiously, "You still have to go home to get the money?"

The young man said: "It's like this. My younger sister is studying in Fudan University. Our family has family rules. If you want to study abroad, you must first study in the mainland. You must not forget your roots. I am actually here to deal with some business. I went to see my little sister, and I didn’t bring so much cash. We don’t have any property in the mainland for the time being.”

The boss nodded: "This family rule, alas, your Zhao family is really patriotic! However, this bottle is on consignment, and it will expire tomorrow."

The young man nodded: "I think so. I put my watch on you. This watch is worth about 500,000 RMB. As a deposit, do you think it will work?"...

As he said that, the young man took off his watch and handed it to the boss. The boss took it and felt that the watch was very important and looked very high-end, but the brand, ahem, I really don't know it.To be honest, in mainland China at the end of the 90s, he knew a lot of Swiss watches, such as Rolex, Plum Blossom, Piaget, Rado, Longines, Inger, all of them, but he had never seen this brand.

Now is not the time to show timidity, the boss smiled and said: "It's a good watch, but I have to find an expert to look at it, do you mind?"

The young man nodded: "It should."

The boss returned the watch to the young man and said with a smile, "It's not far ahead, let's walk over."

The three of them walked for less than 300 meters, turned into an alley, and saw a dilapidated signboard that read "Shanghai Famous Watch Repair".

After entering the hut, an old man raised his head and looked at the three of them: "It's better to watch the watch or fix it."

The boss smiled and said, "Master Lu, I want to see a watch."

The old man didn't stand up either, he was still sitting on his chair. In front of the chair was a workbench with various parts on it, all sorted and packed in a long row of iron boxes.

The old man stretched out his hand: "Take a look."

The young man took the watch off his wrist again and handed it to the old man.

The old man took the watch, turned on the lamp on the table, looked carefully with a magnifying glass, took out another notebook, flipped through it for a long time, and checked it with the serial number on the watch cover.

The old man raised his head and said, "You have to open the back cover, which one of you has the final say?"

The young man said: "Open it, but you can't start the movement."

The old man didn't talk nonsense, he just hummed in his throat.

The old man took out tools and quickly opened the back cover, revealing the precise mechanical flying rudder movement.

The old man took a closer look with a magnifying glass, checked the number of the movement, and then stared at the movement for about 1 minute, slowly closed the back cover of the watch, and said: "Breguet noble limited edition, genuine product, travel time Accurate."

The boss smiled and said: "Give me a price." But he said in his heart that this is not a domestic watch, what high-end gadgets can Baoji produce!
The old man thought for a while and said, "This watch was released by Breguet in order to celebrate the arrival of the 90s. If I accept it, 42. If you want to sell it at a higher price, you have to go to Shanghai, not Yuhang." Go, they can't give me the price."

This 42 does not mean 42 yuan, but 42!
The young man smiled and said, "The old man has good eyesight. This is indeed a 90s limited edition. It is a birthday present from my parents."

The old man nodded reservedly.

The boss put a hundred dollar bill on his counter.So I took my brother and sister back.

On the way back, the chatterbox-like little girl gave the boss a popular science on the Breguet watch, and the boss knew that the co-authored Daikin Lao is not the best watch, and it is far worse than the Baoji watch.

Back in the store, the boss and the young man named Zhao Jiachang quickly signed an agreement.The deposit is that Baoji limited edition watch priced at 400,000, and the bottle is placed in the store first, but it is not allowed to be sold. Within five days, the Zhao family will buy the bottle at a price of 500,000.

After signing the agreement and leaving the watch behind, the siblings hurried away, and they were about to book a plane ticket.

The next day, the old man brought his son to fetch his bottle.Why did he bring his son here, so that this unfilial son could see with his own eyes that his father sold all his beloved bottles, but he didn't sell them!In the future, he will not write anything about starting a business, and this matter will stop here.

But when he arrived at Baoguangzhai, the old man got a news like a bolt from the blue, the bottle was sold!

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