Return to the small mountain village in 1986

With the mentality that it didn't matter if he lost money, Gao Mingcheng decided to destroy the umbrella after he returned. He wanted to see if there was anything hidden in such a heavy umbrella.

But now I still focus on collecting old things, so Gao Mingcheng put the umbrella under his feet and ignored it for the time being.

In the next three days, he and Wang Xun walked through the streets of Tongzhou, using the excuse of collecting scraps to open up the situation and then ask the scrap sellers if they were willing to sell their old items.

But as early as the 1980s, when the domestic economy began to improve, some foresighted cultural relic dealers had already visited Tongzhou over and over again.

Now in the 90s, people either don’t have old things anymore, or they keep them and won’t sell them easily.

Therefore, Gao Mingcheng and Wang Xun stayed here for three days and did not pick up any big leaks. However, they still gained something. The price was not low, but after bringing them back to the capital, as long as they found a suitable buyer, they could still turn over the money. Ichiban.

Wang Xun bought a rosewood Taishi chair, a pair of rosewood boxes, and a plate from Ge Kiln.

Gao Mingcheng had money in his pocket, but he didn't want to buy bulky things, such as huanghuali furniture.

He and Wang Xun came across a flea market selling antiques here, so they bought a Tianhuang stone seal, several ink ingots, and several paintings by modern painters.

These paintings are not very expensive now, but as antique auctions become legal, the prices will rise.

Gao Mingcheng decided to keep it for about ten years and then take action depending on the situation.

What he bought were small items that were easy to carry, and most of them were not ready to be sold right now.

Three days later, he and Wang Xun returned to the scrapyard in the evening.

Because they had called the scrap station before departure, there was a steaming meal waiting for them when they got home.

Deng Wanwan was more attentive and brought them a basin of hot water and towels so that they could wash their faces.

The road was full of dust, and my face was indeed full of dust.

So the two of them washed their faces one after another, and then sat down to eat. After eating and drinking, they told their family what they had experienced along the way.

But what Wang Xun is most concerned about is the old umbrella that Gao Mingcheng originally bought with money.

"Ming Cheng, you're back home now. How are you going to open that umbrella? Are you going to burn it with fire or split it with an axe?"

Before Gao Mingcheng could speak, Wang Xun continued: "Isn't it safe to burn it with fire? What if there is something precious hidden inside?"

Gao Mingcheng already had an idea and said to Wang Xun: "Go get an ax and I'm going to split the umbrella handle!"

Although it was night, the lights were on in the room, so there was plenty of light. After Wang Xun brought the axe, Gao Mingcheng put the old umbrella on the ground, held it with one hand, and struck it with the axe.

He has good eyesight and can control the force of the ax very well. The blade of the ax only cuts a few inches.

Those few inches of cracks were all made of solid wood and not hollow, which made Wang Xun feel that this was indeed the case.

He looked at this umbrella many times. Although the handle was thick, it was integrated and there was no hidden box.

In Wang Xun's opinion, this umbrella has no artistic value and is inconvenient to use. Its only use may be to use it as firewood. After all, it is made of enough materials and can make a fire.

The ax fell with no results, but Gao Mingcheng was not discouraged.

He continued to chop, this time with a little more force, and the umbrella handle immediately cracked and a long gash came out.

With these two knives, there was no need for an ax anymore. Gao Mingcheng put down the ax and opened it with his hands. When he completely opened it, the true face of the umbrella handle was completely exposed to everyone's eyes.

"There is something inside!" Deng Wanwan shouted in surprise. Even the two children did not watch TV, but watched on the side. When they saw that the umbrella handle was really hollow and had something hidden inside, everyone's breathing became heavier.

Deng Zhiyong and his wife didn't know anything about antiques, but they were very excited at this time because they felt that Gao Mingcheng had made a profit.

"Is it cotton?" Wang Xun twirled a piece of white silky stuff and recognized it as ordinary cotton.

Gao Mingcheng also saw the exposed cotton, then stretched out his hand to pluck at the cotton ball, and immediately felt something hard wrapped inside with his fingertips.

After all the cotton was removed, the true identity of what was inside was revealed to everyone.

That's a piece of jade the size of a thumb!

Gao Mingcheng kept moving and continued to dig out the wrapped things from other cotton balls, and finally found a total of eighteen pieces of jade.

Each piece of jadeite is only about the size of a thumb, but the jadeites are of very good varieties, including ice, glass, waxy, and one piece is yellow dragon jade.

It is impossible to make large pieces of jade of this size, but it can be used to make gem rings, necklaces and earrings.

As long as the quality of the jade is good, even if it is not big, it can be sold at a high price.

And these eighteen pieces of jade are all rare and exquisite.

Wang Xun has done some research on antiques, and there are ancient jades among antiques. However, he cannot get his hands on those ancient jades that have been inherited in an orderly manner. The texture of the ancient jade that he can get his hands on is average.

At this time, he was studying the jadeite and found that although the jadeite was not big in size, it had been polished, so the jadeite pieces looked watery.

Gao Mingcheng found a flashlight and shined the light on the jade. He found that the inside of the jade was very clean, with no clouds or cracks. It seemed that although these jadeite were small, they were the best of the best!

Wang Xun was amazed while looking at the jade, but what he was most amazed by was the umbrella handle with hidden gems.

He took the cracked umbrella handle and studied it carefully again.

The handle of this umbrella is obviously hollow, but from the outside, there is no clue at all!

Gao Mingcheng noticed Wang Xun's doubts and said with a smile: "The mechanisms of some containers can be opened and closed, which makes it easier to take things. But the mechanisms of some containers cannot be opened and closed. If you want to get the things inside, the only way Just destroy the container.”

"These things are stuffed in from the tip of the umbrella, so you can't see any problems from the position of the handle. You see there are traces of coke in it. I guess it was done bit by bit with a red-hot iron rod. Burn the middle of the umbrella handle, then pour out the dust, and when it is completely empty, stuff it with cotton and jade."

Cotton is worthless, it's just for wrapping.

During the Qing Dynasty, merchants from Tengyue Prefecture usually brought two kinds of goods to Beijing, one of which was naturally jewelry, and the other was cotton.

They packed the jade in cotton bags, then carried it on mules and horses, and sent it all the way to the capital to sell. There is a very small gem hidden in this ordinary umbrella. It may be to prevent it from being robbed by thieves on the way. Thieves usually rob money and goods, but for this seemingly ordinary umbrella, maybe it is not. Will care.

As long as the businessman protects his own life, he can rely on the things hidden in the umbrella to stand up again.

Of course, these are actually related stories that Gao Mingcheng has read in his previous life. This is the first time he has actually encountered them.

"Ming Cheng, you are so lucky. There is really a treasure hidden here!" Wang Xun was envious of this, but envy was envy, and there was no jealousy.

He saw this umbrella first. He felt that there could be nothing in this umbrella, so he gave it to Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng bought it and found the treasure in it. It was Gao Mingcheng's eyesight and luck.

Gao Mingcheng also felt that he was lucky.

People are getting smarter and smarter these days. The handle of this umbrella is very thick and heavy, so whoever gets it will probably murmur in their hearts. But because the handle is integrated, no flaws can be seen, and it is made of metal. There was no response after checking the detector, but the owner of the umbrella was reluctant to use it as firewood directly, so he wanted to try to sell it at a good price.

For sellers, selling an old umbrella for 20 yuan is indeed not cheap.

But for the buyer Gao Mingcheng, he made a price difference of tens of thousands of times with a capital of 20 yuan!

Wang Xun continued: "Mingcheng, although these jadeites have been polished, they have not been carved, so it is difficult to distinguish whether they are ancient jade or new jade. However, jade does not matter whether it is old or new, as long as it is grown well, it will be valuable. Are you going to keep these jade stones yourself or sell them?"

Wang Xun's words are not particularly correct. Some ancient jade that has been passed down in an orderly manner, even if it is not grown well or the carving is not good, is still a national treasure and plays a role in historical research.

But ordinary ancient jade is indeed worthless, just like the high ancient porcelain of the Tang and Song Dynasties, produced by private kilns, is also worthless.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Just keep it for now, there is nothing you need money for for the time being."

Gao Mingcheng's tone when he said this sounded like I don't like money and it is of no use anymore. This made everyone smile.

Even so, Gao Mingcheng had a plan in mind. He planned to take out a few pieces of jade, ask someone to make a set of jewelry, and then give it to Duo Mei.

Women all love beauty, and Duo Mei is no exception. Speaking of which, he has never specially given jewelry to Duo Mei.

So Gao Mingcheng decided to give Duomei a gold necklace and a gold bracelet when he went back this time!

As for the ring, he doesn't like to wear it, and neither does many beauties, saying that wearing it will get in the way and make it difficult to work.

After returning from Tongzhou, the weather was good. The weather was good in the next few days, and the temperature also rose. When it was hot at noon, Gao Mingcheng could wear a short-sleeved shirt, and everyone else only needed to wear a long-sleeved shirt.

So we decided to take advantage of the beautiful spring weather and go on a trip as a family!

As an ancient capital, the capital has many famous places. Not to mention other places, the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Great Wall are places you must visit!

The things Wang Xun bought in Tongzhou also allowed him to make a small profit, so he was in a good mood. The scrap station hired people to work, and as his boss, he could do it or not, so in the next few days, As the host, he brought his whole family and Gao Mingcheng and had a great time.

Gao Mingcheng rarely went out for fun. He looked at the capital of 90 and thought about the capital of the future, and his mood was particularly surging.

Such big changes are all created by the Chinese people!

As the country becomes stronger, the lives of the people will get better and better, and everything will move towards beauty!

Now Gao Mingcheng has money and some treasures in his pocket, but he has no plans to buy a courtyard house.

Today's prices, 500,000 yuan can buy an old and small courtyard house. After spending a lot of money to repair it, it is not bad, but it is actually not comfortable to live in.

There is no need to spend money on real estate if you can't live there.

After owning a small bungalow, he no longer cares so much about real estate in the capital. Next, he plans to wait for better commercial housing to be launched before buying two more. Commercial housing is suitable for self-occupation or renting.

Gao Mingcheng stayed in the capital for another ten days and finally visited all the scenic spots.

At the end of April, the weather is getting better and better, and people in the city have already put on spring clothes. Clothing stores and restaurants in the capital are doing booming business.

Gao Mingcheng also ate KFC here.

In later generations, KFC was just an ordinary Western fast food, but now, KFC is synonymous with rich people!

Because KFC at this time is really expensive!

Inviting people to eat KFC is a real honor!

There are even trendy people holding weddings at KFC!

Gao Mingcheng looked at the people queuing up to buy at KFC and remembered that the entire 1990s was a period of development for catering. He couldn't help but wonder whether to open a restaurant.

If you want to open a restaurant, should you work in your own county or go to a big city?

As soon as he had an idea, Gao Mingcheng stopped thinking about it because... he had never worked in a restaurant in his life. Even though he knew that the catering industry was developing well in the 1990s, he did not have superb cooking skills, and he was not familiar with it. If you don’t understand the catering industry, even if you participate, you may not be able to make a lot of money!

Forget it, the little rich will be safe.

He should go home and hold his wife and children!

After Wang Xun and Deng Wanwan bid farewell, Gao Mingcheng boarded the train to the provincial capital with his luggage on his back and the ticket he had waited in line for three hours to buy.

After entering the carriage, Gao Mingcheng quickly found his bed. This time he was lucky and got the lower berth!

With the sound of the train coming and going, the scenery outside the window slowly receded, and the ancient capital city and its fashionable people gradually disappeared from Gao Mingcheng's eyes.

After more than forty hours of train ride, Gao Mingcheng got off the train with the crowd and bought a ticket back to the county seat. After waiting, getting on the train and driving, Gao Mingcheng arrived at the county seat in the afternoon of May 1st!

The railway station in the county town is very small. After getting off the train, you can get out of the station quickly. As soon as you get out of the station, Gao Mingcheng sees Gao Mingli sitting on his tractor waiting!

When he saw Gao Mingcheng, Gao Mingli immediately waved to his second brother and said loudly: "Second brother, I'm here!"

Before Gao Mingcheng set off, he had already called his home. After he bought the ticket in the provincial capital, he called his home again.

He has been away from home for so long. Not only does he miss his wife and children, but his wife and children also miss him. Therefore, making it clear when he will return home can also make the family feel more at ease.

But Gao Mingcheng didn't expect Gao Mingli to come to pick him up.

Gao Mingcheng strode towards the tractor and asked, "Mingli, aren't you going to work today?"

Gao Mingli smiled and said: "Second brother, today is Labor Day!"

Gao Mingcheng was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Labor Day was a holiday. He was so confused in the car that he even forgot the date. (End of chapter)