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Chapter 329 News
Tofu’s second uncle is Dou Yikang, with mediocre qualifications. He didn’t do much when he was young. A small company was barely operating under the management of his elder brother. It didn’t start to make a fortune until his elder brother died. Seldom mention these people when they don't exist.

I poured him a cup of tea and didn't speak, waiting for him to speak.

The old man Dou smiled, showing a look of emotion, and said: "The last time we met, you were only eighteen or nineteen years old. You have grown so old in a blink of an eye. By the way, where is my nephew?"

I said, "I went out, what do you want to do with him?" At this time, the young girl standing behind him said, "Call him and tell him to come back quickly. We have good things to do with him. After passing this village, we will have a good time." This shop is gone." The girl was petite, wearing a short purple cheongsam, with an exquisite figure and very pretty, but there was a sense of arrogance between her brows.After thinking about it, I remembered that this girl should be the youngest daughter of old man Dou. I heard Doufu mention it once. Old man Dou was married twice, and this was born to his second wife.

I smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of good thing it is?"

The girl said: "This is our family business, so don't ask so many questions."

"Family matters?" I said, "He is my brother, and his family affairs are my business. If there is anything I need to tell my elder brother, I have to listen to it before I know if it is a good thing."

Old man Dou still had that kind expression on his face. People are different when they are old. This is very different from when he was young. He said: "It should be, and it should be." After a pause, old man Dou said: " I know he has a problem with me as an uncle, and I'm old too. My elder brother is only a son like him, so I can't ignore him anyway. I want to hand over the previous real estate to him, so that he can calm down, start a family and start a business, and I can be considered worthy of my elder brother."

I don't believe his nonsense, but after he finished speaking, old man Dou didn't mention anything else. After waiting for a while and seeing the tofu 'return', he took the man and the woman to get up and leave. Before leaving, he said to me: "Please tell me If you have time, go back and have a look, there is a relic left by his parents, if you want, let him come back." This last sentence was obviously a threat, I didn't say a word, and watched the three of them go .

After a while, Tofu ran downstairs and said, "Where, where is it, where is the old man?" While looking around, he rolled up his sleeves, showing that he was about to fight.I felt a bit of a headache, and said to myself that luckily Cyclops stopped him, otherwise it would be too disgraceful for the two to meet each other and fight like this.

I said: "Don't look, the person has already left." Immediately afterwards, he relayed what old man Dou said to Doufu. He originally looked indifferent, but when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't help being puzzled, and muttered: "What? A relic? This old man will not frame me, right?" Cyclops is a shrewd person, and he has already figured out the general idea, so he said: "The kind person does not come, and the person who comes is not good. Since he came to the door, if there is one, there will be two. Still go find out."

Doufu kept old man Dou's last words in mind, so when Cyclops said this, he nodded and said: "Go, go, if he can still eat me, I'll go back tomorrow."

I said: "Tomorrow I have an appointment with someone from Ji Xiangzhai to look at the goods, or I will accompany you the day after tomorrow."

Tofu waved his hand and said that he could go back alone.I thought so too, this is not in the fight, in broad daylight, can old man Dou cut people down?Thinking of this, he couldn't help shaking his head, feeling that he was a little too worried, so he didn't object.The next day I returned home with tofu, and I went to Jixiangzhai to see the goods.Making antiques pays attention to contacts, and tests eyesight. The so-called sighting is a good opportunity to gather contacts and practice eyesight. Generally, they are sellers who have goods. It's often good stuff that comes out.

Our shop has been open for half a year, and the business is good, so we are usually invited to this kind of event, and we will not miss it as long as we have time.

One-eyed dragon looked at the store, I went to Jixiangzhai to look at the goods, and discussed with a group of experts, which really benefited a lot. These people are experts in the antique circle for more than ten years, and they are well-informed. The age and ingredients can be analyzed very thoroughly.

The abbot of this gathering is the shopkeeper of Ji Xiangzhai, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a slim fit and wearing a brown gown.Everyone gathered in the back hall, sat down and served tea without showing anything. After a while, he took out something wrapped in yellow cloth and said: "Everyone, this is a product that has just been unearthed. It has just been recovered, and I will palm it to everyone. "He put the things in the middle of the coffee table, lifted the yellow cloth, and motioned us to have a look.

It was a bronze vessel with a strange shape. It was a sphere, with a small sphere on top of the big sphere. There were five in total. There were many raised points on the surface of the sphere, and the bottom of the sphere was a square base.I thought it was strange, what kind of object is this, why have I never heard of it?

Most of the people who came to the party were as puzzled as I was. They looked at their palms and then heard a man with glasses who looked gentle and about my age say, "Is this Fang Guoyin?" When he said this, an old man seemed to recall something, clapped his hands and said: "Yes, yes, yes, this is a good thing."

Apart from me, there are some people who probably couldn’t understand, and they were at a loss, so they listened to the man wearing glasses explain that the so-called Fangguo was the name for the surrounding tribes and small countries during the Xia and Shang Dynasties. There is no great unification, and there are countless ethnic groups, tribes, or independent princes and small countries scattered in the land of China. According to the oracle bone inscriptions discovered in archaeology, they are uniformly called Fang Guo. The famous Fang Guo in history, such as Guzhufang and Sushenfang , Jifang, Changfang, Qingzhoufang, Quanrongfang, etc., most of the small Fangguos have been annihilated in the long river of history. There are sporadic traces left on the surface, which arouses people's infinite reverie.

Due to the long history, there are very few cultural relics of the Fang Kingdom, but in the archaeological and piracy activities in recent years, people began to study the culture of the Fang Kingdom gradually, so some people recognized that it was the Fang Kingdom Seal, that is, the ancient The seal of a certain country may even be the national seal.

The boss of Ji Xiangzhai himself was surnamed Ji, he nodded with a smile, and turned the square seal of the five-fold ball, and sure enough, there were signs of writing on the bottom of the square seal, but it was so worn that it was hard to see what was written clearly.What followed was a discussion about Fang Guo's cultural relics, from the history to the latest information, and finally began to estimate the value. It was not until the afternoon that someone asked a more critical question.

Who stole such a precious thing?

The person who asked this question should be a young girl who has learned from her elders. This question is not up to standard. This is a secret business. Even if Boss Ji knows, it is impossible to say it on this occasion. Who knows Boss Ji But he didn't hide it, but said: "You should have heard of this man by his name, Lu Su."

The old man exclaimed and said, "I've heard it before. It's said that all the goods that this master sells are beheaded goods, and the buyers who can accept his goods are all the best in Guangdong. How did this thing get here?" Do you have it?"

Boss Ji gave up and said, "I haven't seen him before, so it's a long story." He didn't intend to continue, but I couldn't sit still anymore. I didn't expect that I had been waiting for news for more than two months , will suddenly fall from the sky, and I can't help myself for a while.But now there are so many people with mixed eyes, even though my heart was overwhelmed, I didn't show it on my face.At ten minutes before sunset, everyone dispersed one after another, and I was the last one who did not leave.

Boss Ji asked with a smile, "Is there something wrong?"

I said: "Mr. Ji, I stayed here to ask you one thing." He didn't speak, and he sat on the mahogany chair again, motioning for me to say.

Immediately afterwards, I said, "Can you contact Lu Su?"

Boss Ji was very surprised and said, "Why, you want to ask him for goods?"

I said: "It's not for the goods. I can't afford his goods. To be honest, I have been looking for him for several months. It is because of some personal grievances. If you can help me get in touch, I will be very grateful."

Boss Ji is a native of Cantonese. He is very polite and nice. He nodded and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't have Lu Su's contact information on hand. You know, it's hard to hide in their business. It’s very deep. The thing in my hand was also transferred from a friend. He owed me a favor, so he gave it to me. So, my friend has gone abroad. He will come back in two days, and I will contact you. connect."

At this point, the matter finally has some clues, I feel relieved, don't let Boss Ji go back to the shop, after eating and drinking, he closed the shop before remembering, and he hasn't asked how the tofu is going.

I made a call to Tofu, but the phone automatically hung up after one ring, which usually happens when there is no signal.

I thought to myself that the address of Tofu’s house, after more than ten years of planning in the city, seems a bit out of the way now, but it’s not that there is no signal, right?I felt something was wrong in my heart, and seeing the darkness outside, I wouldn't run there again at night.Seeing this, Cyclops smiled and said, "Master, you two have a really good relationship, but don't listen to what I say. He's only been away for a day, and nothing can happen. This is Shenzhen, not the wilderness." , are you a little worried too much?"

I also felt embarrassed when Cyclops said that. I thought that Tofu is already in his twenties, so it is not so easy to get into trouble. I also blame this kid for being too unreliable in his usual affairs, which makes people very upset.Thinking of it this way, he also felt relieved and fell asleep.Tofu called early the next morning, and the one-eyed dragon looked at me with an expression of 'Look, I'm still alive'.

(End of this chapter)