As the sun grew brighter, there were fewer people on the street, so Li Guifang took Xie Dazui back!
. . . . . .
Back at Mule Hutong, Xie Dazui was arguing with Li Guifang about how cucumbers had gone up another five cents at the market. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and he grabbed Li Guifang's arm and said, "Look!"
I saw Uncle Ge with a hunched back, holding an object wrapped tightly in blue cloth in his arms, walking along the wall like a thief.
A few shiny green leaves appeared from the corner of the blue cloth, making the two of them 100% sure that this was Clivia!
The two of them looked at each other and followed on tiptoe in tacit understanding.
Uncle Ge was acting very abnormally today. Normally he walked with a breeze, and when he met someone he would shout and greet them with a loud voice, making him a real "conspicuous person" in the alley.
But today, he seemed to have lost all his energy, his shoulders were hunched, his head was almost touching the ground, and his body was trembling.
The back of his washed-out Zhongshan suit swayed with his movements!
After turning the third telephone pole, Xie Dazui suddenly jumped up and slapped Uncle Ge on the shoulder: "Old Ge!"
"Oh my God!" Uncle Ge was nervous and was frightened by the slap, and almost threw away the things in his arms.
He whipped his head around and saw Xie Dazui and Li Guifang. His goatee trembled with rage, and he pointed at Xie Dazui's nose and cursed, "You're courting death! You scared me half to death!"
Li Guifang was quick-witted and took advantage of the moment when Uncle Ge was cursing to lift up the corner of the blue cloth.
A pot of Clivia with lush leaves came into view. The leaves were shiny green with clear lines, and it was so beautiful that it was beyond words.
"Old Ge, this is a Clivia!" Xie Dazui's eyes widened, his fingers were eager to move, and he couldn't wait to touch it.
Uncle Ge quickly wrapped the cloth tightly around him, like an old hen guarding its food. He looked around and lowered his voice to shout, "You big mouth, keep your voice down! You're afraid others won't know, right?"
Li Guifang struck while the iron was hot and quickly asked, "Old Ge, where did you buy this, and how much did it cost?"
Before he could finish his words, the sound of a bicycle bell came from the entrance of the alley. The "ding-ling-ling" sound was particularly loud and harsh in the alley.
Uncle Ge shrank back to the wall as if he had been electrocuted, wishing he could crawl into the crack in the wall.
After the sound of the bus bell faded away, Uncle Ge patted his chest in fear and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he raised a finger mysteriously: "This number."
"One hundred?" Li Guifang asked tentatively, her eyes full of curiosity.
"So expensive!" As soon as Li Guifang guessed, Xie Dazui exclaimed!
Uncle Ge gave them a look that said, "You're so naive," and snorted, "Give me another Forever bicycle ticket!"
"Wow!" Xie Dazui gasped, nearly choking on his own saliva. He widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "Did you take out the coffin book?"
"Go! Go! Go!"
Uncle Ge was so angry at what Xie Dazui said that he wanted to tear Xie Dazui apart.
"My family has several employees, so getting a ticket is nothing. You don't know how rare this gold-rimmed jade is on the market!"
He suddenly fell silent and looked around warily, "We just got the news today, but the higher-ups have known about it for a long time. Many people are now looking for rare species.
I found this for my son-in-law. As you know, they work there and like elegant things. Now the things are new and can be given as gifts!
I think I told you this to yourselves, so don't tell anyone else!"
The smug look on Uncle Ge's face was almost uncontrollable, and the corners of his mouth were almost stretched to his ears.
Xie Dazui and Li Guifang looked at each other and saw shock and envy in each other's eyes.
Xie Dazui rolled his eyes and said with a grin, "Old Ge, look at our relationship. Why don't you keep an eye out for us? We also want to get a pot, and you will definitely get the benefits when the time comes."
When Mr. Ge heard this, the smile on his face froze instantly. He looked at Xie Dazui warily and said, "Go away, don't try to trick me. I don't even know if it will go smoothly if I deliver this pot to my son-in-law.
This matter must not be made public. If it gets out, everyone will come to find me, what should I do? "
Seeing this, Li Guifang quickly tried to smooth things over: "Old Ge, don't be angry, Dazui was just joking.
However, with so many people buying Clivia now, won’t the price continue to rise? "
Uncle Ge touched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Who can say for sure? If it were up to me, this Clivia would definitely be sold at a sky-high price.
For a rare species like this, I’m afraid there will be no market for it.”
As the three were talking, they suddenly heard a noise coming from the entrance of the alley.
Uncle Ge's face changed, and he quickly wrapped the blue cloth tighter, whispering, "Oh no, could it be that I made too much noise and someone is watching me?
I'm leaving first, you guys hurry home too, and don't sell me out again about this!"
After saying that, Uncle Ge hurried away holding the Clivia.
Xie Dazui and Li Guifang looked at Uncle Ge's receding back, their hearts beating fast as if they had a little rabbit in their chest.
Xie Dazui swallowed and said, "Guifang, we should go back and cook."
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