Ordinary life starting from a courtyard

156 Chapter 155: Lu Hongxia's Invitation

Zhou Wenliang left, and Xu Guangkun was fidgeting. He wanted to follow, but Zhou Wenliang refused. With a bunch of excuses, Cai Genhua also persuaded him. Anyway, it was at his Zhou’s house. If it was lost or worn out, his family would pay for it. , this Cai Genhua is the least worried.

Cai Genhua chatted with Zhou's mother, talking about the recent tragic experience at home, and wanted to borrow some money.

But Zhou’s mother had been reminded by Zhou Wenliang a long time ago that the family had no money, and the child’s marriage had exhausted the family’s money, and now she still borrowed money from the eldest daughter to support his young couple.

Although Cai Genhua was not happy, but after thinking about it, Zhou's family held quite a few weddings before, eight tables were set up with three turns and one sound, what a wealthy family.

If it weren't for the help of her big daughter, she might not be as good as her Xu family now.

After Zhou Wenliang came out, he went to the Huguosi Trust Store.

"Mr. Lin, I'm here again." Zhou Wenliang yelled as he entered the door.

Mr. Lin was cleaning the glass counter. When he heard the sound, he glanced at him and said, "It's off work. Come back tomorrow."

"Hey, it's not that the door is unlocked. The visitor is a guest, so there's no reason to drive someone out."

Because Zhou Wenliang often came here to buy antiques, he became acquainted with this old man Lin. Now that there are good things here, he usually keeps them for him.

This old man is a genius, usually Zhou Wenliang came to him for appraisal of antiques that Zhou Wenliang was not sure about.

Seeing that the old man ignored him, Zhou Wenliang came over with a smile, lay down on the counter, took out the gold watch, hung the watch chain on his finger, and asked, "You always show me, and give the junior a palm."

Mr. Lin pushed his glasses, glanced at it, and said, "A gold watch from Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.

180 yuan a piece, I also have two here, do you want it? "

Zhou Wenliang was surprised: "No, there are eight gold watches, and you are only 180!"

The old man didn't talk nonsense with him, turned around and took out two gold watches without chains from under the glass counter on the right, put them in front of him, and said, "Do you want these two watches.

This piece from the Xianfeng period cost 260. During the Republic of China, because the watch body had scratches, it was sold to you for 180.It's what you said. "

Zhou Wenliang took a look, and found that they were all good, especially this piece from the Republic of China period, which was more exquisitely made, but the enamel color on the shell was severely rubbed.

"It's cheaper, I'll take these two yuan too.

By the way, I'm here to show you this watch, which I say is the pocket watch of the four great princes of the Republic of China.

You can see, you didn't fool me. "

Only then did Old Man Lin pick it up and look it up curiously, then took a magnifying glass from the shelf behind him, and looked carefully at the pocket watch.

The old man has a strange temper, and he can't be disturbed when he is watching seriously. Zhou Wenliang chatted with the clerk next to him.

Zhou Wenliang leaned over curiously, and asked, "How about it, old man? What's the use of this watch?"

"Have you heard of Yuan Er?"

Zhou Wenliang chuckled: "Old man, you look down on me! Who doesn't know the second son of Yuan, who doesn't know the second son of President Yuan's family."

"Second son of Yuan Kewen..."

If you want to know about Yuan Kewen, you can Baidu.

The old man talked eloquently, and Zhou Wenliang became more and more surprised the more he listened, because the pocket watch of the old man was Yuan Kewen's personal possession, and he once gave this pocket watch to his father, Yuan Datou's sixth concubine.

Speaking of it, there is still a story, and I don't know whether it is true or not, so I should listen to it and enjoy it.

Speaking of Yuan Datou's sixth concubine, her original name was Ye Zhen.

This woman was originally the daughter of a wealthy merchant in Jiangning. She was proficient in books, rites, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but later her family fell into poverty and she was forced to live in a brothel.

It is said that Yuan Kewen, a 16-year-old literary boy, came here for business and fell in love with him at first sight in the brothel.

The two have a common language.

It can be said that it was like old friends at first sight.

By the way, Ye Zhen was 16 years old at the time, with a beautiful appearance, like a jasmine flower on the bank of the water, youthful and innocent.

How can a little girl resist a rich, talented and handsome son?

She soon fell, and the two of them made a sweet promise in Jiangning for life.

When it was time to part, Ye Zhen gave him a photo of herself, hoping that her sweetheart would not forget or let her down.

Yuan Kewen has repeatedly promised that he will come back to marry Ye Zhen, and he will live up to Ye Zhen's wishes.

He placed Ye Zhen's photo close to his body, thought about countless plans on the way back to Beijing, and begged Yuan Datou's consent to their marriage.

But seeing Yuan Datou's face, Yuan Kewen didn't even open his mouth, so he became discouraged.

He didn't know what to say. He was obviously on a business trip, so why did he get involved with a woman?
Still a brothel girl!
Yuan Kewen was a little absent-minded when he had something on his mind. When Yuan Datou asked, Yuan Kewen hesitated and couldn't answer many questions.

Now, Yuan Kewen didn't dare to mention it at all.

But, God's will tricks people!

The photo in Yuan Kewen's pocket fell out.

Ye Zhen's beauty attracted Yuan Datou, he asked his son who is this woman?
Yuan Kewen panicked a lot, and made up and said: Ye Zhen is the beauty he found for his father.

Yuan Datou was overjoyed when he heard this, and his previous bad temper was swept away.

A few months later, Ye Zhen waited for the dowry from Yuan's family. Seeing the money, the people in the brothel were tempted to ask who it was, so they married Ye Zhen out in a hurry.

And Ye Zhen thought it was Yuan Kewen's marriage proposal, so she married over with joy.

It wasn't until the wedding night in the bridal chamber that she realized that she was not marrying Yuan Kewen, but became Yuan Datou's sixth concubine.

Everything was a foregone conclusion, and Ye Zhen, with a sigh of relief, insisted on taking the position of the sixth aunt, and heard Yuan Kewen respectfully call herself "sixth aunt" every day.

After this relationship, Yuan Kewen indulged himself even more. He seldom gave his sincerity, but he treated every girl with the utmost benevolence and righteousness.

As for this wrong-paying relationship, only a photo was left on this pocket watch to let Mr. Yuan Er remember his first love.

After Yuan Datou died of illness, this watch was given to the sixth aunt.

In the end, without knowing what happened, the pocket watch went around and ended up in Xu Guangkun's hands.

Xu Damao said that his father had brought him from the countryside, but seeing Xu Guangkun's nervous look, he didn't think so.

Zhou Wenliang didn't know exactly what happened, but this pocket watch was indeed Yuan Kewen's property, so it was valuable.

Old man Lin also liked this pocket watch, but Zhou Wenliang hurriedly said that it was not his own, and he also took it for appraisal and would not sell it.

……

Zhou Wenliang held it in his hand to look through it, kicked it into his pocket, and went back to tell Xu Guangkun, "Let someone look at it, and they said an old gold watch, 180 yuan."

Xu Guangkun blushed and said angrily: "It's old, it's... I don't understand anything, I won't sell it."

Turning around to leave, Zhou Wenliang didn't stop her, but Cai Genhua said right here: "Xiao Liang, can you go up again? This is a gold watch!"

Zhou Wenliang shrugged his shoulders, expressing his embarrassment: "I didn't accept it, I'm also a middleman, and I also know our situation. I talked to him for a long time. The price I offered at the beginning was 160 yuan, and I was even more dry-mouthed. Dry tongue..."

Cai Genhua asked him to negotiate the price again, which was too little, and said that Xu Damao had such a relationship with him, you can't just watch him get arrested, you have to think of a way.

Zhou Wenliang was not happy to hear that. I helped you with your family’s affairs. Did you say thank you?

Cai Genhua left disappointed, Zhou Wenliang smiled.

I want to sell this watch as soon as possible, so I can only sell it to trust stores. However, the price given by trust cannot exceed 160 yuan, which is what old man Lin said.

The trust stores in Beijing also have their own internal price measurement. There are rules for what kind of goods and how much they charge.

If you come across something you like, you don't specify how much.

However, such people are rare.

……

On the second day of work, when Zhou Wenliang arrived at the archives department, he saw Lu Hongxia standing by the door. Seeing him from afar, he smiled and waved.

Zhou Wenliang rode over and asked in surprise, "Hey, rare visitor! Welcome to Miss Lu to inspect the work of the archives department."

Lu Hongxia covered her mouth and laughed loudly, walked over and hit him, and scolded, "What's the matter, you don't want me to come over?"

Zhou Wenliang parked the car, turned to look at her, and said with a smile, "How is that possible, I welcome you every day."

The two of them entered the office of the archives department in a bored manner. Zhu Hongmei brought two cups of tea, chatted and asked about the business.

"Liangzi, Xu Kun and I are getting married, you must come then."

Zhou Wenliang was taken aback, and quickly said: "That's no problem, you are married, if you don't let me go, I will be in a hurry with you."

"Haha, don't worry, if you don't let anyone go, you will be let too."

Cai Xukun married Lu Hongxia?Li Huaide agreed?

Zhou Wenliang sat on the chair and stroked his chin.

Sun Xiuxiu.

When Sun Xiuxiu came to the rolling mill, Li Huaide, who had always opposed the two being together, agreed.

(End of this chapter)