It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when Gao Mingcheng returned to Wang Xun's home.
At this time, Wang Xun and his friends had already eaten dinner, and they didn't know Gao Mingcheng would come back, so they didn't leave any food for him.
But when she heard that Gao Mingcheng hadn't eaten dinner yet, Deng's mother immediately said, "There's meat and eggs in the kitchen. I'll go make you a bowl of noodles!"
Having said that, he walked towards the kitchen.
Although Wang Xun's place is a bit remote and the house he lives in is ordinary, it has all the necessary appliances. When Gao Mingcheng came back, Deng's mother was watching a TV series.
However, she had a great liking for Gao Mingcheng, so even though she was still immersed in the plot, she got up and went to the kitchen without hesitation.
Wang Xun moved a stool for Gao Mingcheng and asked curiously, "Why did you come back at this time? Did the woman's relatives come to pick her up yesterday?"
Wang Xun found it incredible that they encountered a fainted woman while driving on the road, and Gao Mingcheng happened to know this woman!
If this was their county, Wang Xun would not be surprised, but this is the capital!
However, although it seems incredible, he also feels that everything is possible. Didn’t he and Deng Wanwan meet on a train, then go to the capital together, and finally get married?
It can be seen that there are many connections in this world.
Gao Mingcheng didn't want to say too much, only saying that she had notified her brother to pick them up, and that her brother gave them a reward to thank them.
Gao Mingcheng took out a stack of money from his bag.
Fifty of them are stacked thickly on top of each other, like bricks.
The hundred-yuan bill is now in circulation within banks, but there are almost no hundred-yuan bills on the market. It was not issued until August 20, 1993, so people began to use the hundred-yuan bills with four great men's versions.
There are ten thousand yuan in this stack of money. Each note is fifty yuan, and there are a total of two hundred notes. When stacked together, it is indeed quite thick.
Wang Xun was considered to be a man of some wealth, but he was still extremely surprised when Gao Mingcheng handed him the ten thousand yuan.
"Reward... so much? I didn't do anything..." Wang Xun looked a little dazed. He felt that he just met someone on the way and then sent the person to the hospital. Apart from that, he didn't do anything.
Therefore, I felt a little embarrassed to accept the 10,000 yuan reward from others.
Wang Xun refused to take it, but Gao Mingcheng insisted on handing him the money: "Take it, her brother is quite rich, and he finally found her sister, so he is very generous."
Of course, the money Jiang Hu gave him was more than this, but he did not take it all out and share it equally with Wang Xun.
Because this money was earned by him by taking advantage of the information asymmetry.
Jiang Hu once said that he would reward anyone who could find his sister for him handsomely, but this was only known to a small circle of people. Not everyone knew it, and not everyone knew Jiang Hu's sister. It was actually not easy to find someone in such a vast sea of people.
Therefore, Gao Mingcheng knew that Jiang Hu valued his sister and that the reward was high, but before this, he had never thought of making a fortune from this, because even if he was reborn, he didn't know what Jiang Hu's sister had experienced or where she was found.
But money can’t be stopped, and I actually met it here.
Wang Xun lamented the deep love between the siblings, and Gao Mingcheng also lamented the fickleness of fate.
Wang Xun finally accepted the money because Gao Mingcheng said he took the majority and the ten thousand was the smaller portion, so Wang Xun accepted it with peace of mind.
He only sent the person to the hospital, while Gao Mingcheng stayed in the hospital to take care of him and contacted the family to come and pick him up. He should indeed get the biggest share.
"Mingcheng, are we still going to Tongzhou?" Wang Xun asked.
I was planning to go to Tongzhou yesterday, but it got delayed for another two days.
"Go!" Gao Mingcheng decided to go anyway, because after returning home, he would not travel far again in the short term, so no matter whether he gained anything in Tongzhou, he planned to take a trip.
Since Gao Mingcheng is going, Wang Xun must go as well. He had been there with someone before, but only stayed there for a day or two and didn't feel satisfied.
"The noodles are ready, Mingcheng, eat them while they're hot!" Mother Deng walked towards Gao Mingcheng with a big bowl in her hand, smiling.
Gao Mingcheng quickly stood up and took the large bowl.
This bowl of noodles is full of ingredients, including meat, eggs and vegetables. It looks delicious. In addition, some chili oil made by Deng's mother is added.
Gao Mingcheng thanked him, took the bowl and sat aside to eat. While he was eating, a white dog came over, as if it also wanted to get some food.
This white dog was raised by Wang Xun to guard the scrap yard. It was usually quite fierce, but after Gao Mingcheng came, it was rarely fierce to Gao Mingcheng. Even Wang Xun was surprised and thought it was because the white dog liked Gao Mingcheng.
But Gao Mingcheng knew that after he and the white dog looked at each other, the white dog no longer dared to be mean to him. This might be the animal's survival instinct.
Gao Mingcheng glanced at the white dog and thought of the black tiger he had raised at home, so he picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks.
As soon as the meat fell to the ground, it was swallowed by the white dog.
Then one person ate noodles while the dog watched, which was quite harmonious.
After Gao Mingcheng finished his noodles, it was almost nine o'clock. Deng Wanwan began to call her two stepchildren back to their rooms to sleep, because they had to get up early to study the next day.
The two children were still obsessed with the TV program and were reluctant to leave.
With a snap, Wang Xun turned off the TV, his face stern, his eyes glaring, and he ordered, "Go to bed!"
The two children had no choice but to go back to their room to sleep. Deng Wanwan also reminded them to remember to go to the toilet and drink water.
Gao Mingcheng was also preparing to go back to his room to sleep.
However, before going to bed, he did a set of boxing in the room, sweated profusely, then took a shower, came back, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, after breakfast, Wang Xun drove and took Gao Mingcheng to Tongzhou again.
As he passed that road, Gao Mingcheng looked out the window.
It rained a little last night and the air was still wet in the morning. The tire tracks on the path leading to the woods looked even more messy.
This is because a car passed by on this road in a short period of time.
The car was moving at a steady speed and the road was soon left behind. Gao Mingcheng withdrew his gaze and stopped thinking about Jiang Hu.
The Tongyan Expressway was opened to traffic this year, but it is only the beginning of the year and it has not yet been opened to traffic. Therefore, when they went to Tongzhou, they could not drive on the expressway, so their driving speed was much slower. They set off at seven in the morning and did not arrive until almost noon.
There was no traffic jam, but it took Wang Xun some time to ask someone for directions.
At this time, the sale of cultural relics had not yet been determined, so there was a certain risk in buying and selling antiques. When he arrived here, Wang Xun did his old business - collecting waste.
You can also try some good drinks by walking around the streets and drinking. If you are lucky, you can sell a can that you bought for a few dozen dollars for tens of thousands!
Of course, the probability is still relatively low.
Wang Xun was not familiar with the place, so he couldn't bring Gao Mingcheng directly to the door. Instead, he started a conversation with the people on the pretext of collecting waste.
Gao Mingcheng was not familiar with this, so he acted as Wang Xun's assistant. When someone sold waste, he helped sort the waste out, then weighed it and calculated the money.
While collecting waste, Wang Xun told the old residents that he also collected some old items, and if anyone wanted to sell them, they could bring them out and sell them.
"Are you also collecting old things? People who have old things at home would have sold most of them long ago!" someone said.
Tongzhou is very close to the capital, so the cultural relics dealers will never let go of Tongzhou. If Tongzhou were a field, it would have been plowed over and over again.
Of course, there may be more good stuff out there!
Wang Xun and Gao Mingcheng were not disappointed and continued to shout along the street to collect waste. From time to time, an old lady would stop them and say she wanted to sell waste.
The old ladies know how to live. They will save up things they don’t need and look for an opportunity to sell them for money. They will save up all kinds of things, including broken pots and bowls, their children’s used exercise books, and so on.
One of the old ladies heard that they were also collecting old things, so she took out an old umbrella and asked Wang Xun if he wanted it.
Wang Xun was shocked. Finally, someone was selling old things!
So he took the umbrella and observed it carefully.
As soon as I picked up the umbrella, I felt it was very heavy. The handle was very thick and was carved into a gourd shape. The umbrella frame and umbrella cover were also very thick.
Apart from being heavy, this umbrella has no other special features.
Wang Xun looked left and right but couldn't see any special value in this umbrella.
But he did not return the umbrella. Instead, he handed it to Gao Mingcheng to see.
The two of them went out together and are now drinking together, so if he is not sure about something, let Gao Mingcheng take another look.
Gao Mingcheng reached out to take it. Apart from the solid material, this umbrella really didn't have any special features.
But looking at the style, it's a bit like the ones in southern Yunnan.
"It's so heavy, could there be gold, silver, and jewelry hidden inside?" Gao Mingcheng said tentatively, holding the thick umbrella handle.
Before the old lady who took out the umbrella could speak, the people around her spoke up. "Haha, if there really were gold, silver, and jewelry hidden there, then you guys would have nothing to do with it. We've all seen this umbrella, and we've even checked it with a metal detector!"
Gao Mingcheng glanced at the person who spoke and said, "Well, there are still a lot of smart people these days."
In the past, some rich people would hide some gold, silver and jewelry in the inner layer of a box. The box was well made and almost invisible to the naked eye.
But, who knows, we have metal detectors now?
Just scan it with a metal detector and you can tell if there is anything hidden inside!
Of course, if the hidden object is paper, it will be difficult to find.
It’s just that ordinary people think that gold and silver are valuable and worth hiding.
Gao Mingcheng opened the umbrella and found that although it was old, it was still usable, except that the tip of the umbrella was scratched, and it was obvious that the umbrella had been used as a crutch.
Gao Mingcheng is not an expert in this area, but he buys things very casually. If he likes something and the price is right, he will buy it. His main point is gambling.
So Gao Mingcheng asked directly: "Auntie, how much do you want to sell this umbrella for? If it's suitable, I'll take it away. If it's not suitable, forget it."
He said it casually, and the person who took out the umbrella was sure that there would be nothing hidden inside. After all, he had only heard that it was hidden in a box, not in an umbrella.
The reason why the handle of this umbrella is so thick is probably that businessmen in the past used it as a walking stick when they were on the road.
"Twenty yuan!" said the old lady who took out the umbrella.
After the 1990s, wages in Tongzhou increased, and most people now earn more than 300 or 400 yuan. But 20 yuan is not a small amount of money. At least when someone came to buy second-hand items before, this umbrella was not sold.
But she met Gao Mingcheng, who had recently made a fortune and wanted to have a good start, so he was willing to pay a huge sum of money for the horse bones. So she said, "Okay, I'll take it. If you have other things, you can also take them out. The price I'll give you will be higher than others."
He opened the bag, took out two ten-yuan bills and handed them to the lady selling umbrellas.
After buying the umbrella, he casually put it in the truck bed, as if he didn't care at all.
People around congratulated the umbrella owner for selling the item at a good price, but no one was willing to sell the good stuff anymore.
This made Wang Xun and Gao Mingcheng a little disappointed, and they could only continue walking towards the street ahead.
"Oh, I thought others would come up with something else." Wang Xun said disappointedly.
He felt that the umbrella was ordinary. The umbrella cover was very old and there were no words or paintings on it. It was just an ordinary oil-paper umbrella. Moreover, the tung oil was not applied evenly. Some places were darker and some places were lighter, making it look even older.
The umbrella frame is also badly worn. Although it can still be opened, it is no longer smooth to use.
Even if it is smooth to use, this umbrella is so heavy that it is tiring to hold it!
Gao Mingcheng had just casually placed the umbrella in the truck bed, but now he was playing with it. He said, "I think there's something hidden in it."
Wang Xun was stunned, then he studied the umbrella handle carefully. The umbrella handle was a whole piece, and there was no trace of anything.
"Impossible? People have used metal detectors." Wang Xun was a little unconvinced. It was fine if the naked eye couldn't see it, but he also didn't believe in metal detectors?
He also has that thing at his scrap yard. It is quite convenient to use as he can find metal among a pile of messy scraps.
Gao Mingcheng touched the thick and heavy umbrella handle and recited a jingle: "You are a jerk, this broken spring stool is only for you to burn, not for you to sell!"
Someone once hid his treasure in a spring stool, fearing that his descendants would sell their belongings when they became poor, so he left this saying. If the descendants listened to the old man and burned the spring stool, the gold and silver hidden inside would allow them to make a fortune again.
Wang Xun didn’t understand.
Gao Mingcheng was not very sure either. He just felt that the umbrella had the characteristics of southern Yunnan, so he thought of some legends there.
Southern Yunnan has been a land of gemstones since ancient times, and some large horse caravans even frequently went to nearby countries to do business, so many stories have spread.
For example, "If you are poor, go to the barbarians, or go to the factories quickly." The barbarians refer to Burma, India, Thailand and other countries, and the factories refer to the jade mines, silver mines and gemstone factories in this area.
People may live a stable life guarding the three-mu land in their hometown, but it is difficult for them to escape the fate of working hard in the fields for generations.
If you go to the barbarians and go out to explore the world, you may change your destiny and become rich, but of course you may also die in a foreign land.
In the past, thieves were rampant, so the rich had the habit of burying treasures, and each family had its own story.
Gao Mingcheng was also deeply impressed by another saying: "Seven hills above, seven hills below, gold and silver are hidden in the seven hills, whoever can find them can buy Tengyue Prefecture."
Tengyue Prefecture is located in Baoshan and Tengchong in southern Yunnan. How much treasure must be hidden there to be able to buy a city!
Therefore, after seeing that this umbrella had a bit of southern Yunnan style, Gao Mingcheng decided to buy it at a premium.
The worst that can happen is a loss! (End of this chapter)
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