Jianbao life

Chapter 646 Ma Laocai (continued)

Although he was envious and jealous in his heart, but on the surface, Ma Laocai was still smiling and didn't look strange at all.

"Xiao Ren, I don't know how much you drink? It's fine to drink another half catty of Lao Baigan, come! Come and drink with me, I still have some Chaigoubao bacon in the room, let's finish it."

After saying that, Ma Laocai walked back into the house regardless of whether Ren Qiang agreed or not. However, Ren Qiang usually likes to eat this kind of special product in Wucheng, and the old customer will have to wait for a while to arrive. So, with a little hesitation, there is no deterrence.

However, as soon as Ma Laocai went in, it took a full three to five minutes to come out, which made Ren Qiang feel a little strange.

Ma Laocai put the bacon on the table, smiled and apologized: "Xiao Ren, I'm sorry to keep you waiting, I originally planned to take this bacon back to eat, but I didn't cut it properly when I bought it. For a moment, there was a delay."

Looking at Ma Laocai's greasy hands, Ren Qiang felt relieved, raised his glass and said, "What's there to say, Brother Ma, I respect you..."

After drinking and eating, Ren Qiang went back with a belch, and Ma Laocai also showed a meaningful and slightly ferocious smile.

The reason why Ma Laocai has such a smile is because just now, when Ren Qiang was in high spirits, he casually inquired about the information of Ren Qiang's old customer. matter.

It turned out that a month ago, Ma Laocai bought a work by Zheng Xiaoxu, a calligrapher of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China from Ren Qiang, which he bought from Ren Qiang's regular customer and resold it to him.Judging from the work of Wang Duo today, Ma Laocai felt that the painting must have been cheap when Ren Qiang received it, and he must have been slaughtered by Ren Qiang.

Ma Laocai has an eye for money, and he is mean. After learning about this, he felt very unhappy. Not to mention that he was made money by Ren Qiang, and he made a lot of money. How can things be tolerated?

In fact, Ma Laocai used the heart of a villain to get through the belly of a gentleman. When Ren Qiang sold his work, he only added some 100 yuan for hard work. It is understandable to earn him this little money.

Therefore, in the heart of a villain, there will never be a real friend. Even if it is a slightly better friend, when encountering conflicts of interest, the word friend is equivalent to farting. ...

It can be regarded as Ren Qiang's bad luck. Not long after he went back, his old customer came. The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the other party took out the things. The customer was negotiating the price, but before he could open his mouth, there was a rumbling sound in his stomach, followed by a sharp pain.

"Oops, why is my stomach ruined!"

Ren Qiang quickly greeted the customer, and then rushed into the toilet. Because his stomach function is weak, he didn't think much about it at first, thinking that his stomach was ruined by gluttony.

Ren Qiang squatted in the toilet for a long time this time. Just as the man was wandering around boredly with his things, he saw a very kind face protruding from the shop next door. It was Ma Laocai who was waiting for an opportunity.

"He's here to deliver the goods, right?" Ma Laocai asked with a smile.

The man nodded, but ignored him.

"You sold a work by Zheng Xiaoxu to Ren Qiang before? I bought that work!"

The man was slightly taken aback, and then a sense of annoyance rose in his heart.The reason for this is very simple. What he sold to Ren Qiang was bought by Ma Laocai, who is also an antique businessman, in a blink of an eye. This shows that Ma Laocai actually made money, that is to say, he Totally able to sell for more money.

That man is not a fool, he thinks he wants to sell his things for a good price, but he is only half-believing when Ma Laocai says this.

Ma Laocai also understood this truth, so he called the man into the house, and then took out the work.When the man saw it, it was really the painting he had sold to Ren Qiang earlier, not to mention the remorse and depression in his heart, and immediately expressed angrily that he did not want to do business with Ren Qiang anymore.

Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Ma Laocai said: "Hey, after all, we are neighbors, and we see each other every day without looking up. I can't say more about some things, but I am also very sad for you. It is not easy to have something good. Who Don’t want to sell it for a good price? I can’t bear it in my conscience, so I can’t help but remind you, but if Ren Qiang finds out about this, we must be friends and have nothing to do.”

"Bah, such a profiteer, whoever befriends him will be unlucky! Thank you for reminding me today, I will sell you this work of Wang Duo!"

Ma Laocai happily agreed, and then the two quickly went to the bank to transfer the account and completed the transaction.

After Ren Qiang came out of the toilet, he wondered why no one was there. At first, he thought that the customer was in a hurry and left first. He really liked the work, so he went directly to the old customer's home.

When the two met, Ren Qiang found that the old customer gave him a bad face, which made him very strange, but he was eager to get the work, so he said directly:

"Old Zhang, I like that calligraphy very much, and it's even better than what we said on the phone. I'll pay you [-], but you also know that I don't have enough liquidity. Can I give you the rest tomorrow? "

"How much did you say? Eighty thousand?" When the man heard the price given by Ren Qiang, he was dumbfounded on the spot.

Ren Qiang thought that the other party was too little, and hurriedly said: "Old Zhang, we are also old friends. Although the price I offered may not be the best in the market, it is still fair. If you don't believe me, you can also ask about it." .”

"But that work, I sold it for [-] just now!" the man said without tears.

"what!"

Ren Qiang exclaimed when he heard the words, so the man told the story in detail, and at the end, he said with a bitter face: "I said, Boss Ren, why didn't you say earlier that the thing can be worth [-] yuan?" ah!"

Ren Qiang knew that he had been pried away by Ma Laocai, so he felt very tired, and said angrily: "Ma Laocai is too worthless. I just added 100 yuan to that Zheng Xiaoxu's work, which is already very good for him. Interesting enough, he actually used this to slander me!"

"But Lao Zhang, don't you understand who I am? Besides, we have already agreed on the price of this work. It is tentatively set at [-]. If it is good, I will give you more money when I see the real thing. , why don't you wait for me?"

The man was ashamed when he heard the words, and said embarrassingly: "I am indeed responsible for this matter, but the time you have to go to the toilet is really too long, I am too bored waiting."

Ren Qiang was somewhat embarrassed about this matter, who told him to eat too much at noon?etc!He suddenly thought of a possibility, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was the case, because it was not the first time he went to Ma Laocai's place. He had never seen a kitchen knife there, but the bacon was cut with a very sharp knife. of.

Ren Qiang was almost certain that the bacon should have been cut when he bought it, so Ma Laocai kept asking him to eat more after staying behind for such a long time, and he happened to have diarrhea again, so the connection was also It's not hard to guess.

Thinking that he was plotted against by Ma Laocai in such a way, Ren Qiang was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, he wished he could go to Ma Laocai to settle the score.

However, Ren Qiang is not a mindless person, he knows that the matter has come to this point, even if he goes to Ma Laocai to settle the score, it is impossible to get the things from Ma Laocai again, and in the end he can only take the bitter fruit to his stomach Throat.

After all these things, everyone discovered that Ma Laocai was such a person, and gradually many people were no longer willing to deal with him, which made Ma Laocai's business more and more sluggish.

However, Ma Laocai didn't take it seriously. In addition, he has a brain and a solid tongue. He can usually tinker with some rare things, earn a little money, and live a worry-free life.

It's just that Ma Laocai is cold and jealous by nature. Seeing that his own business is not good, other people's business is quite good, especially a shop not far from him. He is much better than him, so I feel jealous and want to plot against others.

Not long after, he actually found a chance.

Once, Ma Laocai heard by chance that the owner of the antique shop was in contact with a group of local masters and wanted to buy one of the unearthed cultural relics with a market value of nearly 20.So he secretly inquired about the matter and reported it to the relevant unit. As expected, the man was sanctioned, his things were confiscated, and he was fined a large sum of money.

There is a saying that if you want people to not know, unless you do nothing.Ma Laocai's despicable deeds soon spread to the antique store and to the shopkeeper's ears.Everyone scoffed at this villainous behavior that harmed others and benefited oneself, and the shopkeeper was even more resentful.

In other words, buying some unearthed cultural relics in an antique store is quite normal. Ma Laocai has bought them himself, so Ma Laocai's behavior can be said to be taboo in an antique store.

When this happened, everyone excluded Ma Laocai, and a friend of the shop owner bought Ma Laocai's shop directly and kicked him out.

Ma Laocai had no choice but to find a new place, but even if the good location was not rented out, no one wanted to rent it to someone like him, and in the end he could only find the most inconspicuous shop to survive.

Perhaps it is true to the old saying of the ancients, good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil.Because the location of the store is not good, if Ma Laocai wants to continue to make money in this industry, he must find some good things, but no one else will take him to play, even if he wants to go to his peers to find some good things will not work .

In this case, the best way Ma Laocai thought of was to go to the countryside to collect goods, but he was already old, and it was definitely unrealistic to run like before, so he entrusted this job to him who had graduated from high school two years ago. For many years, the son who still stayed at home doing nothing.

(End of this chapter)