Mantra

Chapter 123
The so-called "earth rats" are actually people who go from village to village to collect antiques in the countryside. These people often work part-time and have some basic knowledge of antique identification.The capital is small, but the market is wide, and it is the lowest intermediate link in the Chinese antique market.

They have many names, and it is not uncommon in Henan and Hebei provinces with large cultural relics.

I have seen many such people in our county. Because of business, several people have eaten in my restaurant, so I have heard some of their tricks between the dinner tables.

To put it bluntly, they are "second-rate dealers", buying antiques from tomb robbers and private collectors, and selling them to more powerful buyers and antique shops.But there are often many intermediate links between these people and real collectors, so they can only be regarded as the lowest level of small traders.

Shandong calls them "earth mice, earth mice", while our county calls them "Jiuqilang", and BJ is said to be "bell ringers", anyway, they all have the same meaning.

However, although the names are ever-changing, these people have one characteristic that remains the same, that is, the small profit is thin, and a few thousand dollars is considered a big job, and there must be a guaranteed profit for this kind of "big job", otherwise they I can't afford it.

After listening to Duan Tianshi's words, I immediately judged that if Duan Tianshi dared to buy this kitchen knife for 5000 yuan, it meant that this thing had some value in the antique market.It is by no means the bargain that "sells by the kilogram" in his mouth.

Because of this, I saw through Duan Tianshi's cleverness in an instant, but I was not in a hurry to speak.

Because I know that at this moment, there are people who are more anxious than me, and there are people who want to buy a kitchen knife more urgently than me.

This person is the abbot of Wuling Temple, Lei Ren, who has long coveted the treasured sword bestowed by the Zhao family.

Lei Ren is different from me, I was involved for no reason, and this Lei Da profiteer came here for the "fat meat" of Zhao's kitchen knife in the first place.

In order to get this knife, he called Zhao Shuihe the little grandma, and used "Golden Zhuyi" to summon the soul of my old squad leader. He invested so much and put so much effort into it that I felt tired for him.

At this point in the matter, although he has not mentioned the matter of buying the knife now, it is already Sima Zhao's heart, which is clearly revealed.

Lei Ren wanted to buy a kitchen knife, so he and Duan Tianshi were competitors, and he had planned the situation for a long time, and now he was inexplicably cheated by this liar, Lei Ren was naturally very upset.

It is no exaggeration to say that Lei Ren's eyes are burning at this time, if no one stops him, I guess he has the intention of swallowing the celestial master alive.

However, I also admire Lei Ren, he is also very scheming, his beard is puffed up, and he even smiled and said to Zhao Haikun: "Brother Akun, you promised to let me see the kitchen knife, is this knife for sale?" , I have to wait until I finish reading it.”

Zhao Haikun snorted coldly and said, "Naturally I will let you see that my wife and Shui He have gone to fetch the knife for you. They will come right away!"

After Lei Ren listened, he smiled, and continued to sit down and drink tea. I saw his eyeballs rolling, and he was obviously thinking about what to do next, so that he could get the knife back from the broken liar.

Think about it... I sneered in my heart.

At this time, I observed the attitudes of these two, and I had already made up my mind.

This time, I want to calm down and wait for them to bite the dog first, and I am making a move to "fix the world".

With this thought in mind, I felt a lot lighter suddenly, so I also asked Hongye and Ah Si to find a stool to sit on.It's like watching a big drama, looking at Lei Ren and Duan Tianshi who are ready to go, nervous.

One is a cunning and cunning fox, and the other is a stupid cat pretending to be crazy. Some people have watched this scene.

After a while, Gui Yuxiu moved her fat body and squeezed in from the main entrance of the reception room. Behind her was the excited Zhao Shuihe.

At this time, Gui Yuxiu had nothing in her hands, but Zhao Shuihe was holding a heavy white linen bag tightly in her arms.

As the two of them entered, all of us turned our eyes to the cloth bag on Zhao Shuihe's chest.

After a burst of excitement, everyone knew that this good show...is about to really begin!The Lushan true face of this kitchen knife will soon be revealed.

Under the "all attention", Zhao Shuihe went straight to Zhao Haikun and handed him the cloth bag.

Zhao Haikun took the cloth bag, put it gently on his knees, and opened it slowly.

Contrary to what everyone imagined, the first thing that catches our eyelids is not a kitchen knife... but a piece of black and yellow mud that still smells like tea!
Looking at the mud, all of us exclaimed!Some don't understand, and some are excited.

Among all the people, the ones with the most exaggerated and excited expressions are none other than Lei Ren and me.

It is even no exaggeration to say that we both "jumped" up from the stool at the same time, and shouted at the mud at the same time: "Sleep wrapped in mud! What a good knife!"

The sudden yell of the two people startled everyone present.It surprised those laymen even more.

Xian Hongye, who was standing beside me, stabbed me puzzled and said, "What are you talking about? Do you know it's a good knife before you even see it?"

Little Ah Si stood on the stool, scratching his head at the thing, and said, "Didn't you mean the kitchen knife? Why did you bring up a piece of mud?"

Just like Xiao Ah Si said, what was displayed in the sackcloth at this time was not a kitchen knife, but a piece of dry mud.The mud was black and cracked, and it was still stained with tea foam, which could not be connected with the word "treasure sword" at all.

Faced with Ah Si's question, Zhao Shuihe replied dissatisfied: "What do you know, you monkey! This is called 'sleeping with mud on the top'! It is an ancient ritual of my treasure knife hidden in the 'Wu Zang Temple'. I can't figure out the mystery of it."

At this time, Zhao Shuihe's chatterbox was opened again, she actually eloquently showed off her sense of superiority, and talked about the "hidden knife" to the "layman" present.

First of all, she started like a textbook: "The knife is the overlord of the soldiers. And the kitchen knife is the general of the kitchen."

In China, there are two kinds of people who attach great importance to knives, one is warriors whose soul is knives, and the other is "cooks" who take knives as their life.

Therefore, in the three-character classic of the cook, "knife" is listed as the first item, followed by "fire" and "gong".

Kitchen knives are available in every household and everyone knows how to use them. They are one of the most frequently used knives around us. But if we really want to talk about the secrets of this, I am afraid that few people know it.

Don't say that ordinary people don't know, I'm afraid even the cooks in the "private school" don't know.Not to mention that this kitchen knife is also guarded by the "sword spirit" and "sword essence".

And what Zhao Shuihe wants to say next is about the kitchen knife and the knife spirit.

(End of this chapter)