Baolu Tianxing

Although Wu Chen's English was not bad when he was studying, but he was useless in the past few years, so he fell behind. Huang Xiaolin, on the other hand, had lived abroad for a while, and her level was still there. Started the translation.

The two parties in the dispute were already in a hurry, but now seeing someone acting as an interpreter, the scene has changed from a quarrel to a defense session. You come and go, competing to tell your grievances, Huang Xiaolin has a headache!

After arguing for a long time, the two sides naturally added fuel and vinegar to each other. After everyone listened, they all squeezed the water automatically, and roughly figured out the whole story.

It turned out that the two old blacks were in this shop yesterday, looking at a root carving.According to her habit, the proprietress saw that they were ghosts, so she blew up the root carvings so that there were no heaven and earth, and she swore that it was made of old red sandalwood, a rare object handed down from her ancestors. She fooled the two old black eyebrows into smiles and spent more than 5000 yuan. Bought this root carving.

Unexpectedly, after the two old blacks went back to this area, they got together in the circle of friends at night and showed off. At that time, they were ridiculed by their friends, saying that what kind of old red sandalwood is this, it is obviously ordinary wood!It is not right to say that this is ordinary wood, but there have always been many things where friends hurt each other.

These two old blacks both came to Guangfu from South Africa to sell clothes. They usually have their own circles. Because they have been here for a long time, they call themselves China hands. They are also "experts" in Chinese affairs in the circle. Those who lose face now, how embarrassing are they!

After finishing the work today, we made an appointment, came to the door angrily, settled accounts with the proprietress, and demanded to return the goods!Money is not easy for our black buddies. They sell and buy across continents, tossing back and forth, and they are all cheap clothes. Do you really think that Africa is all chiefs!

Wherever the proprietress is willing, she will take back what was sold, there is no such rule in this business!The two sides couldn't stand each other, so they quarreled.

It's embarrassing for Director He now, he's bothered by this!No matter where, buying and selling are both voluntary.This antique market is even more special. In this industry, the value of objects is really hard to measure. Not to mention the price difference between the real product and the counterfeit product, even if they are both genuine products. What is worth the money depends on everyone's experience and eyesight.

Having said that, the proprietress did have deceitful words and deeds. Although she did not buy or sell by force, she could say it was fraudulent. As a market manager, she is also responsible for supervising this kind of behavior.But in this line of work, who is not fooling around?

He really wants to help the proprietress. First, they rent a booth here and pay the rent every year. They can be regarded as parents of food and clothing. Second, he really doesn't like foreigners in his heart. No matter what white skin or black skin they are, they are fucking bad. bird!Let’s not mention the past stories of the elders. Now these people come to Guangfu to make trouble all day long, or hang out with young girls in bars!

But with so many people looking at it, it's not good, so I had to say, "Clean up and go with us to the management office to explain the matter clearly. By the way, bring that root carving with you." Turning to Huang Xiaolin again, he said , "Thank you for your hard work, pretty girl, I have to trouble you to help me out and do the translation."

After all, he is a small "official", and he still has some style. After finishing speaking, he ignored them, and took the lead to separate from the crowd and go out, chasing people away, "It's gone, it's gone, it's all gone, what's so interesting!"

Everyone laughed and dispersed, and the small shopkeeper who came with Wu Chen and the others also let out a groan, thinking that no one was looking at the shop, so he hurried back to look at the shop, only a few people who had nothing to do left followed to the management office.

"Sit down! Don't quarrel!" Arriving at the management office, Director He yelled when he saw that the two parties were about to quarrel again, "Are you going to do it privately or on a public basis? You can discuss a solution yourself." The officer said, "You are in charge of recording." After speaking, he went out and picked up his mobile phone to make a call.

Seeing that Huang Xiaolin was busy translating, Wu Chen took the root carving from a nigger. This thing was the source of the quarrel.

The root carving felt very heavy as soon as I started it. Wu Chen was a little surprised. Such a heavy wood is a rare product even if it is not red sandalwood. Why don't these two black buddies not want 5000 yuan?I just found a stool to sit down and carefully inspected this root carving. The more you look at it, the more strange it becomes. This old longevity root carving is black and purple in color overall, with a well-coated shell and slightly matte. It is [-] cm long and thick enough. big exception.

Wu Chen felt strange, so he opened it to look at the base. If it was red sandalwood, the frets and stripes would reveal a luster, and the annual rings would be in a silky shape, and the subtle ones could hardly be seen.

But the result made Wu Chen very disappointed. Not only did it not have the characteristics of red sandalwood, but there were also slight tree scars on it. This can basically tell that the thing is not red sandalwood, but why is it so heavy?

He secretly scratched the edge a few times with his nails. The wood is not loose, but marks can be seen. It turned out to be dark yellow wood inside. He brought his nose over and smelled it. It smelled like camphor wood. It turned out to be camphor root, but it was painted with a layer of purple-black paint, so the proprietress tricked me into buying it as red sandalwood.

But why is it so heavy? If it was made to imitate red sandalwood, then the texture should also be painted on. Now that I, a layman, can see it, how can I fool those insiders?

With doubts, Wu Chen carefully looked at the wood carving itself. The round carved birthday star has a full face, a kind expression, and a wishful hand, accompanied by a boy beside him. The painting is vivid, just like a secular scene.

Longevity Star, also known as Nanji Xianweng or Nanji Old Man, is the god of longevity in folklore.Its image is mostly an old man with a stick in one hand and a peach in the other, with silver hair and long beard, high head and forehead, big ears and short body, and a kind face.People often put it together with Fu Xing and Lu Xing and enshrine it at the same time, collectively called "Fu Lu Shou", and it is one of the most secular deities.

However, the general birthday boy is a sitting posture, and there are very few such standing postures.Moreover, the overall carving of this root carving is fine, the knife technique is skillful, especially the facial treatment, it is lifelike, it is not carved by ordinary people, even if it is made of camphor wood, if it is an old thing, it is worth 5000 yuan!

Wu Chen's heart skipped a beat. He had never dared to use the supernatural ability in his eyes before. The main reason was to learn more. He couldn't keep doing half a barrel.Now this root carving is really weird. Now that we have "researched" it, we might as well cheat a bit.

There was still arguing over there, the proprietress was already tired from shouting, and was drinking water, and the remaining black buddy was muttering.Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Wu Chen turned his lower body slightly and looked intently. He saw a deep yellow covering the root carving. It seemed that it was an old thing from the Ming Dynasty. There were root carvings at that time?

Wu Chen was not to be surprised. His sight had already entered into the root carving slowly. The internal fiber structure was very fine, and the circular texture was like flowing water. When he walked further in, a bright orange flash suddenly appeared, and there was something hidden inside!

"Crack!" "What's going on!" Wu Chen was about to take a closer look inside when he was startled by a loud roar, and immediately shifted his gaze away. When he looked up, he saw Director He slapping the table aggressively, his eyes Stare like a bull's eye.

Wu Chen was a little puzzled. He looked at Huang Xiaolin with doubts in his eyes.Huang Xiaolin came over, grinned and said, "There are elm bumps on both sides, it doesn't make sense! That Director He must be bored to death." After talking for a long time about something worth several thousand dollars, Director He lost his temper. up.

"Why don't I buy it." Wu Chen thought for a while, then suddenly whispered in Huang Xiaolin's ear.

Huang Xiaolin glanced at him, and then at the root carving in his hand. Although she felt a little sudden, Wu Chen is not the kind of person who talks nonsense, so she didn't object. At worst, she would buy it from Wu Chen later. , go home and give it to Dad.

For a few thousand dollars, she acted as an interpreter for half a day, and both parties were not easy to negotiate, but she was tired!If Director He doesn't lose his temper, Miss Huang is about to lose his temper.

Wu Chen made up his mind. While everyone was still shocked by Director He and no one was talking, he stood up and said, "Stop arguing, it's a waste of everyone's time. This thing costs 5000 yuan, right? I bought it. It's over, how about it?!" Everyone was a little dazed when they heard this, they had never heard that peace is always so appropriate.

Before the proprietress and the two black buddies could answer, Director He said first: "Little boy, you don't need to spend money. This matter is enough to bother you two. How can you pay for it? That's not the reason!"

He was kind, but Wu Chen was so worried, what excuse should he come up with!

"Hehe, Director He, we are also here to find things for the elderly today. This longevity root carving is very good, and the meaning is just right." Seeing Wu Chen frowning, Huang Xiaolin knew that he really wanted it, not necessarily just to be a good old man. Simple.

"Is that so?" Director He pondered for a while, and thought of a way to transfer the things to Wu Chen. Wu Chen gave 5000 yuan to the two gangsters, and the proprietress gave Wu Chen another 2000 yuan.

Wu Chen was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and wanted to say that the proprietress didn't need to refund the money, but he was afraid that everyone would be suspicious, so he nodded at Director He's words.

The proprietress was very happy to see someone come out to rescue her. Anyway, Quan Dang sold this thing for three thousand, which is not bad.She didn't really care about the 5000 yuan. She insisted on not returning the product because she was afraid of word of mouth. If the news got out, how would the business be done in the future? Now that someone is willing to take over, she is naturally happy.

The two black buddies didn't say anything. After arguing for a long time, their lips were dry and their mouths were dry.Now that the capital can be recovered, of course there is nothing wrong with it.The three parties just took one shot. Wu Chen went to the door and took 3000 yuan, and gave it to Lao Hei along with the 2000 yuan that the proprietress gave him, and left with the root carving and Huang Xiaolin.