Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 988: Stupid People Have Good Luck

The couple felt happy when they saw that Jia Zhang didn't seem to be asking casually about buying a house.

There is no shortage of buyers for the old stuff passed down from ancestors. Even if the prices offered by those who come to see these antiques are not ideal, they can still be sold bit by bit in the end.

But for this courtyard house with three entrances and four rooms, no one wanted to buy it, and no one even asked about the price.

Ask Jia Zhang again if she really wants to buy it.

When Jia Zhang saw it, she was delighted.

It seems that these two people are stupid and are in a hurry to go abroad. It would be strange if the antiques and this courtyard house were not bargained down.

After nodding in confirmation, the couple thought of a compromise.

Write a sales contract and ask a few neighbors and famous people in the neighborhood to sign as witnesses.

If you are still worried, you can go to the neighborhood committee to write a certificate.

Nowadays, there are few ordinary people who can go abroad.

Naturally there is no shortage of relationships.

Besides, since they are going abroad, the neighborhood committee can understand why they want to sell their house in Beijing.

Now it was Jia Zhang who didn't want people to know that she could easily take out 2200 yuan in cash.

When Chu Xiangqian bought the courtyard house in Qianmen, it only cost him 3000 yuan.

And the area is more than twice as large as this one.

But that was in 61, when the government still encouraged residents to buy their own homes to reduce the huge pressure of housing shortage.

But in reality, few people are willing to spend money to buy it.

Most of them live in allocated houses and only need to pay 2 yuan in rent to the neighborhood committee every month.

But 17 years had passed by then, and even houses in the capital still could not be bought and sold.

The prices of basic commodities such as food have not increased either.

But just looking at the antiques, the prices are two or three times more expensive than they were back then, which shows that some things have gone up in price.

Of course, 2200 yuan is definitely not expensive for this yard during this period of time.

Seven or eight years later, in the mid-80s, a courtyard with two entrances and square meters could not be sold for less than or yuan, or even tens of thousands of yuan.

Although this courtyard is not big, it is actually very rare in Beijing.

Firstly, since no ordinary people lived there in the past, there is no need to argue with the residents and clear them out after buying the house.

Secondly, it has always been used as an office space.

That's why it is preserved so well.

As soon as the policy came out, they were among the first to move out and the house was returned to the couple.

Thirdly, for ordinary people, a courtyard house with three entrances and four courtyards of more than 300 square meters is enough to accommodate a family of more than ten or twenty people.

If it were any bigger, it would be too spacious for the Jia family.

Jia Zhang paid a deposit of 100 yuan without even looking at the Qianlong cloisonné multicolored porcelain.

Banggeng was also very excited because he saw that his grandmother really wanted to buy this courtyard house.

But when he wanted to follow Jia Zhang, Han Chunming grabbed him back.

"Jia Geng, if you don't want to buy this bottle, lend me the money you have.

I will borrow some more from someone and I will definitely buy this colorful bottle."

Banggeng was stunned and cursed himself for being stupid.

Grandma has already paid the deposit, and given her personality, she won’t be able to afford the house.

He smiled and said to Han Chunming, "We will each pay 25 yuan as a deposit to let the couple wait for us for two days.

I'll go find my aunt, she's definitely got enough money."

Since Lou Xiao'e didn't live with Banggeng, she actually had a pretty good impression of this guy.

And three or five hundred yuan is really a drop in the bucket for her.

But in the end, I still asked, what do you need so much money for?

Banggeng hesitated for a long time, but finally told the truth.

Lou Xiao'e's eyes lit up immediately, and she said with a smile, "After you buy that cloisonné, will you keep it for yourself or sell it to make a profit?"

Bang Geng was stunned. This guy really didn't expect that Lou Xiao'e would ask this.

It can be seen that Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e did a very good job of keeping confidentiality in their collection and sale of antiques.

Han Chunming's heart moved.

Just by looking at the aunt's clothes and temperament, you can tell that her family must be well off.

Although I didn't wear any jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, or rings.

But the watch on his wrist looks ordinary.

But Han Chunming still recognized the watch. It seemed to be a square Rolex ladies' watch from the 1950s.

If I remember correctly, there is a model of this thing at the consignment store, and the ones in worse condition than this one cost more than 900 yuan.

This one will cost at least over 1 yuan.

When Han Chunming thought about the half-set of a three-in-one courtyard house on the hand of this aunt, he felt that Jia Geng's aunt must not be an ordinary person.

As for why they work at the second-hand goods purchasing station, maybe they are just responding to the call and coming out to work casually.

After thinking so much, it was actually just a moment, and Han Chunming didn't wait for Banggeng to speak.

With a bright smile, he nodded and said, "Auntie Lou, Jia Geng and I are classmates and childhood friends. I fell in love with that cloisonné bottle, so naturally I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money.

I won't lie to you, the family we found is going abroad.

There must be more old items in my hands.

And you know, the ancestral treasures that have been hidden until now are basically not ordinary goods."

Lou Xiao'e nodded. When the storm broke out that year, she and Qin Huairu saw with their own eyes that piles of good things were burned and smashed.

Or they are treated as scrap and sold directly to second-hand goods collection stations.

If it weren’t for that guy Xiang Qian who repeatedly told him.

Don't be stubborn and try to protect those good things that cannot be preserved.

Otherwise, the old items you got seven or eight years ago would definitely be worth several times, or even dozens of times more.

And if the Qianlong cloisonné multicolored vase was truly from an official kiln, it would have been considered a good item in the past.

Now, if my man finds out, I’ll have to pay thousands of dollars, not to mention seven or eight hundred.

Even if it's two or three thousand, I'll buy it without hesitation.

Over the past 10 years, Chu Xiangqian has never stopped trading dried fish with the street, steel mill and two police stations.

Of course, it was not called buying and selling at that time, but after 10 years, I still had more than Chinese Yuan in savings.

As for Ming and Qing furniture made of precious wood, or antiques used to offset payment for goods, there are even more.

Moreover, Deputy Director Li forced the former director to step down and took over as director.

No matter how powerful he is, he knows that Chu Xiangqian is not easy to mess with.

Besides, he is a power-hungry person who is also lustful and fond of food.

He used his power to obtain many antiques. In order to have a bite to eat, he often exchanged sika deer, wild boars, roe deer, pheasants and hares with Chu Xiangqian every year.

When they found out that Chu Xiangqian still had tiger bones, tiger whips, and even snow leopards in his hands.

At least four tiger penises are eaten every year.

Over the years, we have bought more than a dozen snow leopards.

Therefore, in addition to the dried fish traded with Chu Xiangqian, the steel mill also traded various fresh meats pickled with sea salt after the 70s.

Since Chu Xiangqian had no shortage of Tianchao coins, he would naturally not continue to be stingy and try to lower the price when he came across a good item.

Moreover, the total amount of RMB in Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu's accounts is almost 20.

When Han Chunming said that he would definitely sell it, Lou Xiao'e immediately became interested.

She rode on her bicycle, took the two level 20 five black dogs that Chu Xiangqian gave her as guards, and went to the couple's house with Bang Geng and Han Chunming. Da Zhuang and Hong Niu were alive and well, not like dogs who were almost 20 years old at all.

But the five black dogs from that year have been dead of old age for several years.

However, Xue Jinglan and other wives, as well as the children, the master and his wife stayed in the capital for a full three years.

It is not difficult to find the other five black dogs.

After years of breeding, there is now a private dog breeding farm covering an area of ​​more than ten acres in Hong Kong Island.

There are not only Kunming dogs and five black dogs, but also Chinese greyhounds, Tibetan mastiffs and Laizhou red dogs.

After Chu Xiangqian got Jingrong a tabby cat as his bodyguard while he was studying at Beijing Film Academy.

This guy has called the dog farm in Hong Kong Island and asked someone to start breeding cats.

When we arrived at the house, we saw the old man Guan as soon as we entered the door. He was still talking to the couple inside.

I saw Banggeng and Han Chunming coming in with a woman in her thirties.

Old Man Guan just glanced at Lou Xiao'e a few times and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Although Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e have always been obedient and kept a low profile.

But the circle of antique collectors in Beijing is actually very small.

Even fewer survived the storm that year.

Old Man Guan is a big collector in this field and a senior with excellent eyesight.

Of course I have heard of Qin Huairu and Lou Xiaoe.

Not to mention, Lou Xiao'e was the daughter of a big capitalist in Beijing back then.

Lou Xiao'e's father, known as Lou Bancheng, also founded a large-scale steel plant in the capital.

It’s hard not to be famous.

When Old Man Guan came into contact with Lou Bancheng, he also met Lou Xiao'e, who was still a girl.

And Lou Xiao'e's appearance has not changed much.

Even at forty, he still looks thirty.

Of course, as she reached middle age, Lou Xiao'e inevitably became a little plump.

But in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, it has even more flavor.

Especially, Lou Xiao'e was very obedient to him, and her eyes and heart were all about Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian naturally likes Lou Xiao'e very much.

Lou Xiao'e just nodded to Old Man Guan and exchanged a few polite words with the couple.

His eyes were fixed on the cloisonné bottle.

After years of exposure to antiques, Chu Xiangqian would occasionally teach the two women how to identify antiques.

I have also read and studied the identification books collected by Chu Xiangqian.

Although Lou Xiao'e's eyesight was not very good, she had no problem identifying genuine official kiln cloisonné at a glance.

Make sure the stuff is genuine and really good.

Lou Xiao'e took out 600 yuan without hesitation and bought the bottle.

After the couple received the money and returned 50 to Banggeng and Han Chunming, the smiles on their faces became more sincere.

Old Man Guan looked regretful and cursed himself for not leaving earlier, otherwise he would have been the first one to arrive.

You won't be unable to speak all the time.

But letting him compete with Lou Xiao'e would break the rules.

Secondly, Old Man Guan knew very well that even if there were ten of him, they would not be as rich as that person.

In particular, the Rolex on Lou Xiao'e's hand is not an old item from the 1950s at all.

Instead, Chu Xiangqian specially asked Rolex to customize a new antique watch last year.

It cost a total of 1.5 US dollars. It seems ordinary, but it is low-key and luxurious.

Old Man Guan only took a few glances and knew that the watch was custom-made.

And it looks quite new.

Thinking about the fact that people in this day and age have the means to go abroad and have their Rolex customized, Old Man Guan began to tremble in his heart.

Wait until Lou Xiao'e carried the box containing the colorful bottle out of the house.

He casually gave 500 yuan to Banggeng and Han Chunming, and the two boys were so happy that they kept thanking him.

He followed out, but was a few meters slower than Old Man Guan who was staying behind the door of the house.

After thinking about it, he was thinking about showing his goodwill to Lou Xiao'e.

Remind Lou Xiao'e that this family must have some good things, even national treasures.

Who knows, in the future I may still need help from others.

Han Chunming collected the 200 yuan and said to Lou Xiao'e with a smile, "Auntie Lou, I guess this family must have some good stuff.

How about Bang Geng and I go in and talk to someone and give you the good news before dinner?"

Bang Geng, who had received 300 yuan, nodded hurriedly when he heard this.

"Aunt E, although Chunming is young, he started learning martial arts from a master when he was only in his teens.

This family had some good stuff, and he was the one who brought me here to see it first.

Moreover, we had cooperated to buy a lot of copper coins before, and made a lot of money by selling them.

If not for... "

Before Bang Geng could finish his words, Han Chunming covered his mouth with his hand.

Han Chunming did have some money before, but the money he earned from selling copper coins was basically used to buy porcelain and calligraphy and paintings.

Moreover, although Han Chunming had a master, in fact, the master had never formally accepted him as a disciple.

I just like him and will teach him some knowledge of identification.

In addition, Han Chunming was fired last year and lost his job, so he also had to spend money to live.

And with a childhood sweetheart who is like a jinx, naturally he can't keep the money.

Lou Xiao'e didn't ask any more questions and said with a smile, "Just go and talk. As long as the things are good, I won't lack your benefits."

Banggeng and Han Chunming made 500 yuan just by selling the item, so they naturally believed what Lou Xiao'e said.

However, the reason why Lou Xiao'e gave so much was that she wanted to keep these two brothers running errands and doing work for her.

Lou Xiao'e looks silly, but after following Chu Xiangqian for sixteen years, how could she not have made some progress?

Not to mention, she is a close friend of Qin Huairu, who is so smart and even Cha Cha is a woman like a sister, and she has also been influenced by Qin Huairu to some extent.

Especially when two of them got so many antiques together, it takes some brains.

Whoever still thinks Lou Xiao'e is stupid is the one who is stupid.

Of course, some character traits cannot be changed.

Kind, gentle, and kind to others has never changed.

This is also why Chu Xiangqian has always been so doting on this woman.

Old man Guan, who was standing behind the door, couldn't help but curse in his heart.

However, even though he was cursing, he couldn't help but feel like testing Han Chunming and Banggeng.

If he passed the test and accepted an apprentice, it would be a way of passing on his skills in antiques.

By the way, if I can establish a relationship with the girl from the Lou family through these two guys, it might be useful in the future.

Even if I can't use this relationship, if I meet a national treasure and I don't have money, I can still help Lou Xiao'e to make connections.

Earn a commission and a favor from it.

After Lou Xiao'e carefully tied the box to her bicycle, she rode away.

Old Man Guan walked out of the door with a smile and said to Han Chunming and Bang Geng, "Young men, how about a negotiation?"

(End of this chapter)