Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 277 Father Yan is fooled
Yan Jiekuang did not go back to his mother. He walked out of the yard alone and ran to the store. As soon as he entered the store, he saw that there was no one there except a few female shop assistants.

When Aunt Yang saw Yan Jiekuang come in, she thought he was looking for Yan Bugui, so she stepped forward and said, "Your father rarely comes here now. He leaves after delivering the goods every day and doesn't care about the store. You should persuade your father when you have time."

Yan Jiekuang was stunned. He really didn't know about this, so he said, "Okay, Aunt Yang, you go ahead, I'll go to the purchasing station."

Yan Jiekuang hadn't been to the purchasing station for a long time. As soon as he entered the middle office, he saw Erxiao busy counting the accounts. There was a female comrade sitting opposite him, who looked to be around 30 years old.

Erxiao looked up and saw Yan Jiekuang coming in. He immediately stood up and said enthusiastically, "Third brother, you are here. How come you are free today?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Nothing, it's been a while since I came here, so I came to see you guys, who is this?"

Yan Jiekuang looked at the female comrade and said, "Oh, this is Sister Wang, Accountant Wang, who represents the Street Office with full authority."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and greeted him, saying, "Hello, Accountant Wang."

The female comrade stood up and responded enthusiastically: "Hello, Comrade Yan. I have heard of you a long time ago. The director always praises you."

"No way, Director, you are praising me too much. Please excuse me, I have something to talk to Er Xiao about." Yan Jiekuang said.

Erxiao looked at Yan Jiekuang in confusion and said, "Say it here? Or?"

"No need, just here, Erxiao. It's very chaotic outside now. I'm worried about the safety of this purchasing station. It's okay during the day, but if there are people on duty at night, you can arrange two more people and help my dad's store at the same time." Yan Jiekuang said.

After listening to this, Erxiao nodded and said, "I've also heard our buyers mention this. One of our buyers was even robbed. Luckily he didn't bring much money with him. Okay, Third Brother, don't worry. I'll make arrangements. I'll have a few more people on duty. They'll be at the gatehouse, and they can also watch over the store."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Thank you very much. OK, you can do your work. I won't bother you anymore."

Erxiao accompanied Yan Jiekuang to the gatehouse before returning to the office.

When Yan Jiekuang returned home, Yang Ruiping was chatting and laughing with some children. When he saw Yan Jiekuang come back, he still ignored him. Yan Jiekuang thought about making himself a cup of tea, so he went to Yan Bugui's study to find tea leaves. As soon as he entered the study, he saw the pair of vases from his grandfather's neighbors, neatly placed on the middle shelf of the bookshelf. Yan Jiekuang was a little suspicious, thinking, my father wouldn't really think that these were things from the Kangxi period.

In fact, when Yan Jiekuang saw the pair of vases, he knew at a glance that they were imitations from the Republic of China. They were not even a hundred years old and were not worth anything at all. He only liked the mahogany furniture and did not care whether he had the vases or not, so he did not look at them much. Unexpectedly, Yan Bugui regarded the vase as a treasure.

Yan Jiekuang didn't care anymore. He found some tea leaves, put some in the teacup, came out, made himself some tea, and sat there, drinking tea and watching his mother interact with the children.

After drinking tea for a while, Yan Bugui came back from outside with a big bag in his hand. When he saw Yan Jiekuang when he entered the room, he was stunned for a moment, and then went straight to the study. Yan Jiekuang shook his head helplessly. It seemed that his father was on guard against him. Yan Jiekuang also went to the study.

Yan Bugui returned to the study and put the bundle on the desk. He then opened the bundle and took out one porcelain piece after another, including plates, covered bowls, plum vases and the like.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, do you know how complicated the porcelain business is? You haven't even read a few books, and you dare to collect things like this?"

Yan Jiekuang looked up at Yan Jiekuang, but he ignored him. Yan Jiekuang pointed at the pair of vases on the bookshelf and said, "These are the pair from Uncle Yang's house, right? You don't really think they are from the Kangxi period, do you?"

Yan Bugui paused for a moment, and Yan Jiekuang continued, "Okay, I'll teach you today. The difference between Kangxi and the Republic of China can be distinguished most quickly by color. For example, blue is darker in Kangxi ware, while brighter in the Republic of China. Dark green is lighter in Kangxi ware, while closer to emerald green in the Republic of China. Alum red is vermilion in Kangxi ware, while closer to bright red in the Republic of China. Take a close look at your pair of vases. The painting style is so delicate that it couldn't have been made during the Kangxi period."

Yan Bugui was skeptical about Yan Jiekuang's words. Yan Jiekuang looked at Yan Bugui and said, "If you don't believe me, take them to Liulichang tomorrow to check. Then tell me whether these things on your table were sold to you by someone."

Yan Bugui nodded subconsciously and said, "They collected it from Xiagou Village. They said that their ancestors were officials and left these items in their family."

Yan Jiekuang thought it was just a country boy who found it somewhere and sold it to his father. But when he heard what his father said, he felt something was wrong. He stood up and asked, "How much did you pay for it?"

Yan Bugui was a little nervous and said hesitantly, "One thousand and fifteen."

Yan Jiekuang slapped his forehead, sat down on the chair, and said to Yan Bugui: "Dad, Dad, I have also repaired cultural relics for the Forbidden City. Why don't you ask me?"

Yan Bugui was worried and asked, "Is there any problem?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "What's the problem? You've been cheated. This is obviously an old imitation. None of this can make up for the pair of vases on your shelf."

When Yan Bugui heard this, his eyes rolled back and he fainted. Yan Jiekuang quickly shouted, "Mom, mom, my dad has fainted."

Yang Ruiping rushed in at once. Yan Jiekuang quickly carried Yan Bugui on his back and put him on the bed. Yang Ruiping went up and pinched his Ren Zhong point. After a while, Yan Bugui slowly woke up. As soon as he woke up, he wailed, "My money!"

Yang Ruiping frowned and turned to ask Yan Jiekuang what happened. Yan Jiekuang told him the whole story from beginning to end. After listening to it, Yang Ruiping said, "It's what you deserve. You don't keep a good store, but always want to make a lot of money. You deserve it!"

Yan Bugui turned away at once, and Yan Jiekuang said, "Okay, just consider this a lesson." Yan Bugui turned his back to the mother and son and said, "You must be right? No, I'll take it to Yubaozhai for identification. Maybe you are wrong." After saying that, he sat up at once, got down to the ground, started packing, and walked out with his bag.

Yan Bugui and his mother looked at each other, and Yang Ruiping asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"You don't believe me either, but I'm a professional," said Yan Jiekuang.

As soon as Yan Jiekuang finished speaking, Yan Bugui came back, put the vase on the bookshelf into his bag, and left again.

The mother and son looked at Yan Bugui's back, helpless.

Yan Jiekuang was in a bad mood. After all, it was his father who was cheated, but there was nothing he could do. In the antique business, once you buy something, you can't explain it no matter where you go.

Yan Jiekuang said to Yang Ruiping, "The child will stay with you first. I will go back to Yuer Hutong first. I have to prepare some New Year's goods. I have more gifts to give to people this year."

Yang Ruiping said, "Go ahead and get busy. Oh, and don't forget to prepare your grandpa's portion."

Yan Jiekuang agreed and left. He returned to Yuer Hutong, said hello to Aunt Wang, and went to Chaofengzhai to find Wang Qing. When they arrived at the restaurant, Wang Qing had gone out to buy food and had not returned yet. Yan Jiekuang waited for him in the store and took the opportunity to watch his apprentice Yin Liguo cook and gave him some pointers.

When Yan Jiekuang came out of the kitchen, Wang Qing just came back and the waiter was unloading the goods. Wang Qing asked, "Third brother, are you looking for me?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'm planning to buy some New Year's goods, so why don't you take me for a walk? Game would be better, but beef or mutton would be fine too, to see if there are any other rare ingredients."

When Wang Qing heard this, he said, "Third brother, can you tell fortunes?"

Yan Jiekuang was stunned and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Wang Qing said, "There's a new market in Daxing. When I went there today, a carload of goods from Northeast China had just arrived. I heard there were also seafood. Do you think you can predict the future?"

Yan Jiekuang chuckled and said, "Stop being so joking and take me there quickly. Oh, and help me get 2,000 yuan from the counter. I'm afraid I don't have enough in my pocket."

"Okay, you wait." Wang Qing went to the counter, and soon came back with a briefcase and an account book and handed them to Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang took a look and signed. Wang Qing returned the account book to him. The two men then went out and drove the van straight to Daxing.

It was almost noon when they arrived in Daxing. Yan Jiekuang took Wang Qing to a small restaurant for lunch. They each had a bowl of noodles, a scrambled egg, a dish of stir-fried meat with green peppers, and two bottles of soda.

After lunch, Wang Qing took Yan Jiekuang directly to a large courtyard. When they entered the door, Yan Jiekuang was surprised to see long tables on both sides, with all kinds of game on the tables, even robes and flying dragons. Wang Qing whispered, "Third brother, we are buying in bulk, let's go directly to the boss."

Yan Jiekuang nodded, and a waiter took the two of them to the main house. When Yan Jiekuang saw the boss, he froze for a moment and shouted, "Are you Pianerye?"

The man looked at Yan Jiekuang carefully and asked, "Do you know me?"

Yan Jiekuang introduced himself and said, "Xu Huizhen from Qianmen Tavern is my sister. I have heard of you and met you before. My name is Yan Jiekuang."

When Pian'erye heard this, he laughed and said, "Yes, I haven't been back for several years, but my old friends still remember me. Are they doing well now?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Everything is fine. Master Niu always mentions you."

Pianerye said, "I won't leave this time. Let's meet at the tavern later. By the way, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, by the way, isn't the New Year coming soon? I have a lot of families visiting me and I want to buy more, so I wanted to find the boss, but I didn't expect it to be you." Yan Jiekuang explained.

"This batch of goods was also transported by me and others. It doesn't matter. You can choose how much you want first, and I will give you a discount in the end." Pianerye said.

Yan Jiekuang was also very happy and said, "Thank you, Mr. Pianer."

Yan Jiekuang and Wang Qing followed the clerk to pick up things. As they were picking, the clerk was very surprised because these two wanted so much.

Yan Jiekuang asked for five roe deer, ten flying dragons, two wild boars, two sika deer, and also selected some deer antlers, tiger bones and ginseng.

The clerk was calculating the bill with the bill in hand, and then he gave it to Pian Ye. Pian Ye was also surprised when he saw the price. He didn't expect Yan Jie Kuang to ask for so much. Finally, Pian Ye said, "You know, what you want are all expensive. How about this? I'll cut off the odds for you, and it'll be two thousand yuan. The main thing is that the ten ginsengs you want are all over fifty years old. I'll also give you a box of large yellow croakers, which are from the Bohai Bay and are purely wild."

Yan Jiekuang did not bargain and directly gave the two thousand yuan to Pianerye. Then he said that they would meet at the tavern later. The two men left with the goods. Yan Jiekuang asked Wang Qing to take them directly to Yuer Hutong.

(End of this chapter)