Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming back with most of the antiques, Zhang Jinling looked a little disappointed.
A few days ago, she went back to her parents' home, brought the ancient coins left at home to the county, and found an opportunity to show them to Gao Mingcheng.
Unfortunately, after Gao Mingcheng looked at it, he told her that it was indeed an ancient coin from the Song Dynasty, but it was not valuable, and asked her to keep it for her own collection.
Zhang Jinling didn't have much education, but she knew a little about some dynasties in the past from many people. The Song Dynasty was quite a long time ago.
It is said that the longer antiques exist, the more valuable they are. Then why are coins from the Song Dynasty not valuable?
Gao Mingcheng explained to her that the number of coins minted in the Song Dynasty was huge, so the number of ancient coins in existence was also huge. In fact, the market from ancient times to the present has been the same. Scarcity makes things valuable. Once there are too many of something, it becomes worthless.
For example, color TVs and refrigerators are extremely expensive now, but in ten years, almost every household will be able to afford a color TV and a refrigerator.
Not only Zhang Jinling was disappointed that they couldn't make money with the ancient coins at home, but the entire Zhang family was also disappointed.
Seeing the disappointment on his brother's wife's face, Gao Mingcheng was helpless.
If he insists on accepting it, that's fine, but it's indeed not worth much.
If the Zhang family has no money to eat, then they can sell it, but the family’s current situation is obviously not at that point, so it is better to keep it and pass it on to future generations, which will also increase their knowledge.
Gao Mingcheng parked the tractor in the alley in the backyard and, with brisk steps, moved the things on the tractor to his room on the second floor.
I received quite a few things in Heshan Village this time, but the best two were - a pastel gourd snuff bottle and a painting by Bada Shanren!
According to custom, he would keep these two items for himself and sell them when the time is right, or he could keep them forever and pass them on to his descendants.
When Gao Mingcheng was sorting things and putting them in the cabinet, Xuanyuemei came upstairs holding little Xuxu.
Xuanyuemei said, "Maozi came to see you again this morning, bringing a bag with him. He looked a little anxious, but when he saw you were not there, he left in a hurry."
Maozi had come to see Gao Mingcheng before, but Gao Mingcheng had been very busy these days.
Gao Mingcheng raised his wrist to look at his watch. He only went to Heshan Village this morning and it was only eleven o'clock when he got home. It would take some time before lunch.
So he said, "I'll go to his house now!"
Maozi could be considered his partner. Maozi had come to him twice in a row. Either he had received something good, or he had no cash and was anxious to sell the goods in his hands to him.
Anyway, let's go and check out the situation first.
Gao Mingcheng grabbed a handful of money from the money box, probably a few hundred yuan, put it in his pocket, and prepared to go out.
He didn't drive the tractor, but strode forward, taking the opportunity to check out the business conditions of the businesses on both sides of the street.
On this street, there is only one store selling high-end clothing, Gao Mingcheng's. But there is also a store that specializes in women's clothing. The storefront is not big, and the seller is a young and beautiful woman. The woman is wearing makeup and a slightly revealing skirt, which attracts a lot of attention.
Looking at the walls of her shop, there are many posters and pictures torn from fashion magazines. The clothes worn by the people in the pictures are all cool.
This kind of dress is indeed very unique in today's small county town, but it also attracts a lot of people's attention, so the business of the store seems to be pretty good.
Gao Mingcheng walked quickly all the way, and five minutes later, he arrived at Maozi's house.
But Maozi’s door was closed and no one was at home.
Thinking that Maozi had a younger brother with low IQ, Gao Mingcheng walked towards Monkey's house.
When Maozi goes out to work, he will entrust his younger brother to the care of Monkey's mother. The two families help each other and have a good relationship.
But when he asked about Maozi, Monkey's mother sighed and said, "This morning, a mad dog came from nowhere and went crazy, biting several people in a row. Yangyang was also bitten. Others would run after being bitten, but he didn't even know how to run. Such a big piece of meat was bitten off his thigh!"
The monkey's mother used her hand to measure the size of the wound, her face full of heartache.
"Later, several men picked up carrying poles to beat the dog, but the dog was too fierce and powerful. After being hit by a few sticks, it still ran away. Later, it was heard that the dog was raised by a certain leader's family, so the dog dared not to be beaten again and could only think that it was unlucky."
"Not long ago, Maozi borrowed money from others and took his brother to the hospital for treatment."
After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng frowned.
After finding out which hospital he was going to, he headed towards that hospital.
After arriving at the hospital, he soon saw Maozi and his younger brother Yangyang.
Maozi's younger brother was originally named Yangyang, which means he grew up drinking goat's milk. However, Gao Mingcheng thought the character "Yang" was not good, so he changed it to "Yang" with three water drops.
Their parents passed away early, so the two brothers didn't have a proper name and have been stumbling along their way to where they are today.
Yangyang is only eight years old. He seems even more childish because he is mentally retarded. At this moment, he has an expression as if he is about to cry. He walks with a limp on one leg, supported by his brother Maozi. His right thigh is wrapped with several layers of gauze. The wound under the gauze probably has not completely stopped bleeding, and has even stained the gauze red.
"Maozi! Has your brother received the rabies vaccine?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
The mortality rate of rabies is 100%. In ancient times, it was also called hydrophobia and was a terminal illness.
Fortunately, there is a vaccine now. Since the 1980s, China has started to produce primary hamster kidney cell culture vaccine, and the rabies epidemic has been curbed.
But most people nowadays do not have much knowledge about the harm of rabies.
"What rabies vaccine? The doctor didn't give Yangyang an injection. He only treated his wound. The wound was so big that he needed more than ten stitches." Maozi said with red eyes.
After his younger brother was bitten by a mad dog, he had no money and could not take him to the hospital for treatment immediately. He wanted to sell the antiques in his hand to Gao Mingcheng, but his sale was in vain. He had no choice but to borrow money to take his younger brother to see a doctor.
Gao Mingcheng guessed something from his expression.
But now is not the time to talk about that. He said, "Don't go home yet. Take your brother to get a rabies vaccine."
Normally, for minor illnesses and pains, Maozi and his friends would just go to a small clinic to get some medicine, but this time the wound was probably bigger, so Maozi took his brother to the People's Hospital for treatment.
There may not be rabies vaccines in other places, but there should be some here.
Gao Mingcheng learned from the monkey mother that many people were bitten, so he asked: "What about those who were also bitten by dogs? Didn't they come to the hospital for treatment?"
Although Maozi didn't know what rabies vaccine was and why he needed it, he knew Gao Mingcheng was well-informed and a powerful figure, so it was always right to listen to him.
So he helped his brother walk to the doctor's office and said, "A total of five people were bitten. The injuries of three of them were not serious and they didn't even go to the clinic. Another one was also bitten a big bite, but not as serious as Yangyang. However, his family also went to the hospital for bandages and he went home a few minutes ago."
Not to mention mad dogs, even good dogs may carry rabies. The dog that bit Yangyang and the others was not from a nearby family, and it was very ferocious and looked wrong, so it was most likely carrying the rabies virus.
Once bitten by a mad dog, you must get vaccinated as soon as possible, otherwise once the disease occurs, there is a 100% mortality rate.
This matter is very serious. Gao Mingcheng said to Maozi: "When you go back, go find them and ask them to go to the hospital to get the rabies vaccine. Otherwise, once they get rabies, they will die!"
Maozi was horrified when he heard that someone could die. He then said, "No way? I've been bitten by a dog before!"
Obviously, he spoke from his own experience and expressed that he did not quite believe it.
Gao Mingcheng was helpless. The incubation period of rabies was uncertain. Sometimes the disease developed quickly, sometimes slowly, and not all dogs carried the rabies virus.
So there is survivor bias in this matter.
But where there is risk, it is best to prevent it.
"I heard that the dog that bit Yangyang is not normal, so it is better to give him an injection. Let me pay for it!" Gao Mingcheng said generously.
Since this has happened and he feels that he should get the vaccine, he will just pay for it.
Maozi smiled embarrassedly, but finally accepted the favor.
In fact, the country has been promoting rabies in recent years, and the publicity is quite exaggerated, just to attract everyone's attention. However, the vaccine is very expensive and not everyone can afford it.
So for various reasons, many people do not choose to get vaccinated after being bitten by a dog.
But Gao Mingcheng has seen people infected with rabies virus. After the onset of the disease, they first become crazy, afraid of water, mentally abnormal, and then die soon.
After the injection, the group walked out of the hospital.
Gao Mingcheng said to Maozi, "I may not be at home all the time. If you receive something, you can estimate its price and leave it with me first. I will let my wife pay you. When I come back, we can refund or pay you back."
"If you need money urgently like today, you can borrow money from my wife to pay for medical treatment instead of leaving the goods with me, so you don't have to scrape together money here and there. In addition, today's incident also reminds you of the necessity of saving. Whether you collect goods outside or do other businesses in the future, don't invest all your assets in it. Otherwise, once you lose money, it will be difficult to recover."
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket, do you understand?"
Faced with Gao Mingcheng's heartfelt teachings, Maozi took them to heart.
The main thing was that when his younger brother was in urgent need of money, he only had a pile of goods but no cash, which was indeed a big blow to him.
Antiques are not like food and other things that can be sold at any time.
Ordinary people nowadays would never spend a lot of money to buy antiques, and as for the rich people, Maozi doesn’t know them.
The only reliable rich person he knew was Gao Mingcheng.
After returning home, Maozi first settled his younger brother Yangyang to lie down on the bed to rest, and then took out the goods he had received and let Gao Mingcheng take a look.
Gao Mingcheng picked and chose and found that the goods were neither good nor bad, and they were all goods that could make a small profit. Among them was a very old carved block. Gao Mingcheng identified it and found that the content of the carving was "Three Character Classic".
Gao Mingcheng explained the general origin and market conditions of each item one by one, and then gave a price.
The price offered by Gao Mingcheng was neither high nor low, allowing Maozi to make some money, but not a big one.
Gao Mingcheng said: "Keep working hard and try to collect as many fine products as possible!"
Counting the money in his hand, Maozi finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart.
He knew that the goods he received must be valuable, but he was very nervous before the goods were turned into money.
"Tell those who have been bitten by dogs and ask them to go to the hospital for vaccination as soon as possible." Gao Mingcheng reminded before leaving.
He didn't know those people, so naturally he wouldn't pay for them to get the injections.
I just hope that the dog is a normal one, so that even if it gets bitten, it won’t be a big deal.
Because I was delayed by going to the hospital, when I got back home, lunch was already cooked and steaming on the table.
"Second brother, why have you been out for so long? Everyone is waiting for you to come back for dinner! Second sister-in-law, fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, Sister Luo Li, my second brother is back, everyone hurry up and serve the food!" Gao Shufang, who was the most enthusiastic eater, said hurriedly and was the first to serve the food.
Many of the girls also asked him what took him so long.
Gao Mingcheng casually put the things in the corner, said a few simple words, and went to wash his hands and get some food to eat.
After working for most of the day, he was very hungry.
The dishes at lunch were very good, including a big bowl of braised pork, which was made from the best pork belly, and a plate of fried pork liver with chili peppers and a plate of fried large intestine with chili peppers.
Gao Mingcheng brought back a wild boar yesterday. The capacity of the refrigerator at home is limited, so we have to eat meat every meal these days. It is better to eat it as soon as possible, otherwise the temperature in September will cause the meat to go bad quickly.
In the past, when Gao Mingcheng gave everyone meat, he didn’t give a lot. It’s not that he was stingy, but if he gave too much, the meat would go bad in two days.
At the dinner table, everyone was eating with relish.
After finishing the meal, Xuanyuemei said, "These days, I always look at the things you receive, and I feel like I can understand a little bit. It's hard to say about other people's things, but it should be okay for me to accept the things Maozi sent. If there is any problem, you can find him when you come back."
Many Americans say this in the hope of avoiding what is happening today.
Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "I told him the same thing. He is dedicated to his work and has some skills. It would be nice to have him help me collect the things."
Many aestheticians have limited knowledge and may not know the origin and value of each antique, but they already have a certain sense of identifying the authenticity of antiques.
If you have seen a lot of real things, then once you see a fake thing, you will be able to tell it at a glance. If you ask, it’s the feeling that is different.
The word "feeling" is very mysterious.
"Duomei, I'm going to the police station to find Uncle Guobing and will be back later."
Gao Mingcheng washed his face, changed into clean clothes, said hello to Xuanyuemei and the others, and then walked towards the police station.
He planned to ask which leader's family member the dog that bit the person belonged to and whether he could touch it.
If we can, we must at least help those who were bitten by dogs to get some medical expenses back!
In addition, it is already September of 1989, and we will soon enter 1990. In 1991, there will be a massive dog-beating campaign!
It is said that Henan, Shandong and Anhui provinces killed 180,000 dogs! And the dog-beating campaign swept the whole country!
Some people say that the reason for beating the dogs is to curb rabies, but others say that it is to exchange the dog skins for fighter jets!
By then, their ordinary small county would also be affected, and he had never dared to bring Black Tiger and the Elf to the county because the county was not safe.
By 1991, he still had to move the three dogs - no, maybe five, six, seven or eight dogs - to the mountains based on the situation.
Dogs have a relatively short gestation period, so Da Huang might give birth soon. (End of this chapter)
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