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"Xiao Zhou, wait a moment. Lao Zhao, go call Wang Hao over and have him talk to Xiao Zhou."

Whether it is true or not, words are not enough to prove it. Wang Hao is the English translator of the library. Xue Yuguo plans to let Wang Hao test Zhou Chen's level.

Zhao Lijie nodded and went to call Wang Hao.

Soon, Zhou Chen met a man wearing glasses in his thirties, and then the two began a conversation in English under Xue Yuguo's command.

The result was naturally not surprising. In terms of spoken English, Zhou Chen completely crushed Wang Hao.

It was from this day that Zhou Chen's job changed. From an administrator who managed historical area books, he became a more senior translator.

Every day he reads newspapers, translates English documents and so on. In addition to his salary, he, like Wang Hao, also receives an extra translation bonus.

Although there was not much that needed to be translated, it was more than one level higher than his previous salary of 17.5 yuan. Now he could earn more than 30 yuan a month.

The formal establishment is also on the way.

A few days later, Han Chunming arrived at Zhou Chen's door on time.

"You brought some stuff with you. How long do you plan to stay here?"

Zhou Chen watched Han Chunming carrying the package. Compared to last time when he brought nothing with him, he had to be much more prepared.

Han Chunming chuckled and said, "My aunt and her family will probably stay for two or three days, so I'm going to stay at your place for a few days. I'll deliver the things first, and then I'll go back for dinner. Zhou Chen, how about you come back with me?"

Zhou Chen waved his hand quickly and said, "I won't go. You and your family are having dinner together, so why would I go? I won't go."

He didn't want to participate in such a troublesome thing. Was it bad to drink a little wine at home alone, or was his bed at home not comfortable enough?

"Then help me carry the things in. Be careful. There are two old things in there that I brought you. You can enjoy them slowly later. Lend me your bike first."

As he said that, he took the bicycle from Zhou Chen and ran away.

Zhou Chen held the package with a puzzled look. This was not Han Chunming's style. Considering how much he treasured his antiques, would he give them to him so easily?

With a suspicious attitude, Zhou Chen walked into the house and opened the package. In addition to the clothes, there were indeed two items.

One is an incense burner and the other is a pen holder.

Zhou Chen picked up the two things and looked at them carefully. They seemed to be quite old, but he couldn't tell when they were from or what was special about them.

"Han Chunming, this kid, shouldn't play tricks on me. These two things should be old items."

After studying it for a while and unable to figure it out, Zhou Chen stopped paying attention to it. He didn't even enter the door, so there was no point in watching it for a longer time.

Han Chunming knew that he would return in a hurry after nine o'clock in the evening. When he saw Zhou Chen, he smiled and asked, "Zhou Chen, what do you think of my two things?"

"You're asking even though you already know the answer. I haven't even entered your industry yet. If you let me see, what can I see?"

"Tell me everything you can tell, such as what period they are from, whether they are genuine or fake. I tell you the truth, one of these two things is real, and the other is a work of art."

"Oh?"

Now Zhou Chen became interested. Just now he thought that these two things were old and should be real.

But since Han Chunming said it, it must not be amusing him, so he started to look at the two items carefully again.

After a long while, he shook his head and said, "To be honest, I don't have any clue. If I have to choose, I think this incense burner must be quite old. The marks on it don't look like they were deliberately made. On the contrary, this pen holder looks shabby, but it feels a bit inconsistent."

In fact, Zhou Chen was not sure of his own opinion. He just said what he saw. He did not dare to guarantee whether it was right or wrong.

At this time, Han Chunming stared at Zhou Chen with astonishment, his eyes full of suspicion.

"Zhou Chen, do you really not understand, or are you just pretending?"

Zhou Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "You mean, I guessed right?"

"Yes, you are right."

Han Chunming nodded and said, "The incense burner is real, but the pen holder is fake, so I wonder if you are making fun of me."

Hearing that he guessed correctly, Zhou Chen smiled.

"You've already told me the result. It's just the probability of choosing one out of two. It's normal that I guessed it right. Although I'm an outsider, I know that in this line of work, guessing won't work at all."

Han Chunming asked in surprise: "Zhou Chen, are you really going to join our team? We don't know what the situation will be like in the future."

"No, it's starting to become clear."

Zhou Chen's expression became serious: "Our country has slowly recovered. It won't be long before it becomes strong and prosperous, and then we will usher in a prosperous era."

"Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times. This saying should be very clear to you who are in this business. Believe what I said today. It won't be long before the value of these things will soar rapidly. So take advantage of this period and get more treasures for yourself. It will definitely not be wrong."

Han Chunming was stunned by what Zhou Chen said. His original intention of collecting antiques was not to make money, but because he really liked them.

To put it more nobly, it is a kind of inheritance of the Chinese people. Before it was Grandpa Guan, and he inherited Grandpa Guan.

He was wondering why Zhou Chen was so confident that even as an outsider he began to advise him, an insider.

"Zhou Chen, why are you so sure that it won't be long before the prosperous times come and antiques will be valuable?"

Zhou Chen patted him on the shoulder and advised: "Read more books, read more newspapers, listen to more history, and learn more."

"What's this mess?"

"Forget it. It's useless to say more to someone like you who doesn't want to learn. You just need to remember what I say."

"Tsk, I don't even need to listen to you, I'm collecting these anyway."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me about this incense burner and pen holder. What are their origins and how to distinguish the real from the fake."

Speaking of this, Han Chunming was no longer sleepy. He sat next to Zhou Chen, picked up the incense burner, and began to explain.

"In our country, the incense burner has a long history. It is an indispensable offering in our country's traditional folk customs, religion, and sacrificial activities..."

Although Han Chunming is not good at studying, he is very proficient in history as long as it is related to antiques, especially famous quotes from ancient literature, which he can talk about in detail.

Zhou Chen listened to him patiently. Well, he talked for more than ten minutes, all introducing the origin of the incense burner, and then talked about its shape, model and so on.

In the end, if you want to distinguish the real from the fake, you have to understand the structure of the incense burner. Incense burners in different periods also look different, so you have to compare them with history to distinguish them.

Then he told Zhou Chen some places that are easier to identify. Although Zhou Chen only understood half of it, he still learned something useful.

After talking about the incense burner, Han Chunming talked about the pen holder again...

One of them talked while the other listened, and it was around twelve o'clock before they went back to their rooms to sleep.

Han Chunming did not stay at Zhou Chen's place for long. He left after three days. However, although he left, he did not take the incense burner with him.

He said that he would leave it with Zhou Chen and let Zhou Chen play with it for a while before returning it to him, and it would be considered as accommodation fee.

In response, Zhou Chen just smiled and did not refuse. He was indeed quite interested in this unremarkable incense burner.

Han Chunming didn't come for a long time after that, until one day, Han Chunming came running to him excitedly and told him that he had found a job in a bakery called Yili.

When Zhou Chen heard the news, he knew that the plot of Zhengyangmen had officially begun.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 644: Second Sister Han is watching Zhou Chen

Zhou Chen was not interested in the plot of the TV series "Under Zhengyang Gate". Anyway, his two tasks this time had nothing to do with the plot of the TV series, and he did not need to participate in the plot at all.

What's more, the plot of this TV series revolves around the male and female protagonists Han Chunming and Su Meng.

Han Chunming is okay, but Zhou Chen really doesn't want to mess with someone like Su Meng.

Zhou Chen borrowed several books about ancient incense burners from the library, and began to study them carefully by comparing them with the incense burner Han Chunming gave him.

Although no one taught him, Zhou Chen had a good comprehension ability. By comparing it with the books and what Han Chunming had said before, he learned a lot of knowledge.

As time goes by, the translation tasks in the library have become more and more numerous.

Because the director found that the articles he translated were very good, he trusted him more. Although he had more tasks, his salary also increased.

I have to say that Xue Yuguo, this great leader, is a very conscientious leader. He has never been stingy with money and is very kind to his subordinates.

Zhou Chen felt very comfortable in such a working environment.

One day, Zhou Chen was busy with the translation work at hand when suddenly a colleague came to his office.

"Zhou Chen, someone is looking for you downstairs. They say it's your classmate, Yang Huajian."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Jun."

Zhou Chen came down from the third floor and walked towards the first floor, feeling a little confused.

It has been half a year since the educated youth returned to the city. Although they said they would get together before they separated, they have not gotten together until now.

Zhou Chen soon met Yang Huajian. Compared with when he first returned to the city, Yang Huajian's image and temperament had undergone tremendous changes.

"Yang Huajian."

"Zhou Chen."

Yang Huajian was very happy to see Zhou Chen.

"I heard that you work in the library. You are really smart to have found such an easy and comfortable job."

He just went to Zhou Chen's house to look for Zhou Chen, but Zhou Chen was not at home. After asking the neighbors, he found out that Zhou Chen now worked in the library, so he went straight there.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I'm just hanging around here. How about you? How are you doing now?"

Except for Han Chunming, he didn't know the situation of other classmates.

Yang Huajian sighed, "What else can I do? I listened to the old man's arrangement and went to work in a government agency. I'm busy like a dog every day. I don't even have a chance to slack off."

"Forget it. If other people find out, you'll be beaten."

Zhou Chen didn't want to see Yang Huajian pretending to be cool in front of him, so he asked directly, "Why do you have time to come to see me today?"

"Mao Tutu found me a few days ago. I helped him with a small favor, so he insisted on treating me to a meal. I thought it would be boring for just him and me, so I came to find you. By the way, has Han Chunming contacted you recently? You two live pretty close to each other."

"Han Chunming went to work in the bakery. I haven't seen him for some time."

"What about dinner? You work at the library, so I'm sure you'll have time."

Zhou Chen thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, what time?"

"Tomorrow night, Dong Lai Shun."

"Hey, Mao Map is so generous this time?"

"That's right, this kid has been doing pretty well recently, let's give him a chance to show off, haha..."

"That's it, I promise to be there on time tomorrow."

Yang Huajian added: "Since Han Chunming is not here, I am too lazy to go to the bakery to look for him. Please do me a favor and go to Han Chunming's house in the evening to inform him."

Zhou Chen did not refuse: "Okay, I'll go to his house after get off work and tell him."

"Thank you very much. I'll be leaving now. I have something else to do."

Yang Huajian didn't stay long. After he finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

After get off work, Zhou Chen did not go home directly, but went to Han Chunming's house first.

After traveling through time, Zhou Chen had not been to Han Chunming's house yet, but he remembered that he had been there, so he followed the route in his memory and came to the alley of Han Chunming's house.

"It should be here, right?"

When Zhou Chen arrived at the gate of a courtyard house, he was a little unsure because the surrounding courtyard houses were basically the same.

Just then an old lady happened to pass by, and Zhou Chen walked over very politely.

"Hello, Auntie. Excuse me, does Han Chunming and his family live in this yard?"

The person Zhou Chen was questioning happened to be Su Meng's grandmother. When she heard Zhou Chen mention Han Chunming, she immediately asked cautiously: "Who are you and what is your relationship with Han Chunming?"

Even though the Su family didn't think much of Han Chunming, they were neighbors who had lived in the same yard for many years, so they still cared about each other.

Zhou Chen said: "Han Chunming and I are old classmates. I came to see him today because I have something to tell him."

Grandma Su then said, "Han Chunming lives here. His house is in the front yard. You will know if you go in and ask."

After saying that, she looked at Zhou Chen again and left.

Han Chunming did not have a good reputation in the compound, but what puzzled Grandma Su was that the classmate who came to see Han Chunming seemed very calm, a little different from Han Chunming.

After Zhou Chen got the answer, he thanked Grandma Su and walked into the compound.

Walking into the yard, Zhou Chen saw two middle-aged women washing clothes and vegetables by the sink, and he walked forward.

"Excuse me, where does Han Chunming live?"

The middle-aged woman who was washing vegetables stopped what she was doing when she heard this.