Chapter 050 Chapter 50

The man looked at Ah Yan and thought he was someone who couldn't take care of things. He looked at Zhu Jue in the room, shook his head, turned around and left.

"The boss will be back soon, do you want to wait a while?" A Yan asked.

Regardless of whether this person was Boss Tu's customer or a suspicious person, she felt it necessary to tow him away.

Who would have thought that after hearing this, the man would just turn around and leave with his bag on his back, without stopping for a moment.

"Hey." Ah Yan stretched out his hand, but failed to keep the person.

She gestured with her hands outstretched, "Wait for Boss Tu to come back and tell him. It's not our fault."

This guy just left his store unattended and I don't know what urgent matter has caused him to not come back yet.

Ah Yan was not worried that Mr. Xu's jade shop would close and he would not be able to get his goods. The antique street shops in Bincheng, especially the big shops like the jade shop, would be open until late at night on weekends. Since the free stall activities were launched here, the antique street was completely crowded on weekends.

Not long after the man left, Ayan and Zhu Jue saw that Boss Tu, who had disappeared since noon, finally came back.

There was still a look of frustration on his face, and I didn't know what kind of setback he had encountered.

Seeing the two still in the store, Boss Tu apologized repeatedly: "Xiaoyan Xiaozhu, I'm sorry, I didn't expect to delay you for so long."

Ah Yan joked: "Part-time workers are paid on a daily basis. Our hourly wages are very high."

She described the man who had just come to Boss Tu, but Boss Tu didn't take it seriously.

"Don't worry, he's probably going to the countryside to collect goods, or he dug something out of his hometown and thought it was a treasure. You can run into people like this in any store."

A Yan and Zhu Jue nodded.

"Are there no other customers?" asked Boss Tu.

They both shook their heads: "No, we spent the whole afternoon watching videos."

"It's normal. People who have free time usually hang out during the weekdays and spend time with their families on the weekends."

"It's good that no one came. I don't have to wait so long today."

Boss Tu looked at the takeout bags placed near the tea table with a slightly awkward smile on his face.

"Okay, I'm almost there now. You two haven't eaten yet." He took out his cell phone and started making a call, saying a few words quickly.

"I've booked two people at the restaurant at the entrance of Antique Street. Just put the bill on my account. You two can go and have dinner."

A Yan and Zhu Jue were also stunned by his quick operation speed, and came back to invite people to have dinner.

"You're just going to chase people away after you're done using it." Zhu Jue said jokingly.

It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Ayan and Zhu Jue went to the jade shop first to get the customized jade bracelets.

Although the water content of the glutinous ice jade is not as transparent as that of the ice jade, it is still quite beautiful when held in the hand.

Ayan tried on the bracelets ordered for her two mothers. Her wrist was thin, so the opening of the bracelet was a bit larger, and it slid directly onto her arm when she put it on.

Her slender wrists were as white as snow, and the translucent bracelets made her skin look even whiter.

The two sets of jade pendants and bracelets were packed in gift boxes respectively. After checking that they were correct, Ayan officially signed his name.

Ah Yan left rings for himself and Jue Jue. They had two jade ring faces. Jue Jue's was a square design, while Ah Yan's own had an extra diamond the size of a water drop. But one could tell at a glance that they were made of the same stone.

Usually she has to type on the keyboard and take handwritten notes in class, so Ah Yan didn't keep a bracelet for herself. She is usually careless and might accidentally knock the jade bracelet. She would be heartbroken if it broke.

But a small ring is not a problem. It is not heavy and looks beautiful when worn on the hand.

There are also extra scraps that can be made into many small peace buckles, which can be tied with red ropes and given as gifts.

Ah Yan looked at the peace locket in the box and thought for a while, "It seems that the peace locket can be blessed by someone before giving it to others. It would be better to have the jade pendant in the car blessed as well."

Boss Tu has a ready-made channel. You can wait until a ceremony to send it over, or you can wait until a private consecration ceremony at the temple.

As for the matter of ensuring safety...Ayan feels that this is very important to them.

They went to the VIP room to pick up the goods, and when they came out they saw that the place where the raw materials were stored was full of people.

The place where they and Yizhi were cutting stones was also crowded with people, apparently because there were too many customers. The two noticed that new machines had been added and two more positions had been opened to facilitate stone cutting.

But there are still more people queuing there than the old master.

"The queue over there is full, why don't you queue there?" someone passing by asked.

"I heard that the jade there was newly added, and this master was the one who made it into imperial green. Good luck, good fortune." The young man who was pulling the rough material with a small cart said with a superstitious look.

"Is there really such a saying? Isn't it just that the handsome guy is lucky?" The passerby shook his head.

A Yan and Zhu Jue walked by quietly. There were so many people.

It was just as the painting boss described. The young people in the rough material area were excited and curious. Some brought their own flashlights, some used their cell phone flashlights directly, and there was a middle-aged man shaking his head next to them.

When the two passed by, they also saw someone using his mobile phone to check the "stone gambling guide" and "short video teaching you how to quickly identify rough materials".

This is really learning on the spot, and everyone came to join in the fun.

Now a month has passed, and Boss Xu's place is still so bustling.

After coming out of Boss Xu's jade shop, A Yan and Zhu Jue went to the tasting restaurant where Boss Tu had reserved a table for them.

This restaurant has a history of over a hundred years and is truly a century-old restaurant.

Ayan and Juejue had searched for it the last time they came to the Antique Street, but they immediately gave up when they saw the queue of more than a hundred tables on the mini program.

This time, thanks to Boss Tu, the two of them didn't hesitate to be polite. After all, they actually looked around the store for the entire afternoon!

The booth for two is decorated in an antique style. The service staff here are all dressed in classical clothes, speak softly, and are very considerate in every way.

Boss Tu seemed to be afraid that the two of them would not be able to relax, so he had already arranged some set meal over the phone in advance. All Ayan and Zhu Jue had to do was sit and wait.

They sat near the stained glass window on the second floor, facing each other, and could see the constant flow of people downstairs from one side.

The service staff reminded us that since the dishes were freshly prepared, even though Boss Tu made a phone call, it only took them ten minutes to walk over, so they would still need to wait at least another twenty minutes before the food was served.

Ayan and Zhu Jue were not in a hurry either. She thanked the snacks that were offered to her, thought for a moment, and happily took out two ring gift boxes from her bag.

Wear it for a while and enjoy the beautiful environment of the restaurant. Take this opportunity to take some beautiful photos.

The two boxes containing the rings are of very classic style, looking high-end and classy. A Yan placed the two boxes side by side and took a photo.

She smiled and reached out her hand towards Jue Jue.

"Hand model classmate, give me your hand." Zhu Jue, who was sitting opposite, smiled and obediently stretched out his left hand.

I feel that my palms are very big, my fingers are long, with distinct joints, and my nails are neatly trimmed.

Ah Yan placed his right hand on Jue Jue's left hand from below, and the two palms intersected, with a slight warmth at the fingertips and palms.

She took off Juejue's men's ring and said seriously, "Student Zhu Xiaojue, are you ready?"

"I'm ready." Zhu Jue looked at her tenderly.

"Hehe." Ah Yan snorted and put the ring on Juejue's left ring finger with his left hand.

"Put my ring on you and you're mine."

Before Ayan retracted her left hand, Jue Jue had already stretched out her right hand, took off her women's ring, and put it on the same position on her left hand.

The two of them sat opposite each other, holding hands, looking at each other with full hearts and eyes and smiling foolishly.

"Our rings are so beautiful." Ah Yan said happily.

"It's very beautiful." Zhu Jue said with a smile.

In the East, men wear rings on the left hand and women wear them on the right hand, while in the West, people wear rings on the left hand because the left hand is closer to the beating heart.

Ayan and Zhu Jue wore it on their left hands simply because they are both right-handed and it is more convenient to work and write on their left hands.

The two people who were immersed in their own world did not notice at all that the waitress who was in charge of this table was watching the whole process from a distance, with a mysterious auntie smile on her face.

After a while, the dishes were served. Ayan and Zhu Jue put away the gift box but did not take off the ring.

The dishes were very rich, with a total of six dishes served one after another, including three hot dishes, one cold dish, one dessert and one soup. The portions were not very large, and the two of us did not eat lunch, so the dishes were delicious. Although there was no empty plate, we still ate most of it.

The store provided tea for rinsing the mouth. After clearing the taste in his mouth, Ah Yan ate a few bites of fruit after dinner.

At this time, the waitress in charge of this table came over with an exquisite box.

She smiled and said, "We have specially made a heart-shaped pastry for you two to be together forever."

Ah Yan was stunned. Why did the young lady suddenly give this to him?

She realized that the young lady seemed to be looking at their rings, and she blushed and thanked her.

"Thank you."

The young lady made a "heart" gesture with her hands. This concentric pastry is a concentric knot made up of two rings, and according to the meaning, it is difficult to destroy.

"I guess you are full, you can take this away." The young lady took out a handbag, obviously she had prepared something.

After the meal, Ayan and Zhu Jue had no idea how much they had spent. Boss Tu paid the bill and took away a portion of pastries.

Zhu Jue was carrying the ring box and A Yan was carrying the take-away bag from the restaurant. The two of them were going to go back to Boss Tu's shop to have the jade consecrated. They also had to go and express their gratitude after having a good meal.

Because there were a lot of people on the street at this time, the two simply took the small path that the tavern owner told them.

While they were dressing on the path, Ayan and Zhu Jue saw the man again.

The man with the backpack who had asked if he would accept the goods at Tu Laoban’s store.

This person also saw the two people and was stunned after recognizing them.

He seemed to harden his heart, looked around and saw that no one else was walking on this road, so he walked in front of A Yan and Zhu Jue.

"Take a look at this thing of mine and ask your parents to give it to you at a lower price."

Ah Yan was a little confused. Has he gone around for several rounds and still not found a buyer? No one is willing to buy it?

So this person is the kind of person that Boss Tu mentioned, the kind who thinks he has a genuine antique but in reality it is worthless and he doesn't want to believe it, so he sells it everywhere?

Before she could refuse, the man in front of her had already found a box in his bag, carefully lifted the black cloth, and revealed the contents to the two of them.

This time A Yan was stunned, and Zhu Jue was also stunned.

Because the thing covered under the black cloth looked familiar to them. Very familiar.

A copper bell with strange words on it.

At first glance, it looks exactly like the bronze bell that Ding Ling gave to A Yan!

What the hell?

What's going on? Are these twins?

The man said to the two of them, "It's a good thing, right? You can tell, right? This is mine. It's been passed down in my family for five generations."

It was obvious that this was false, but the two did not refute it. Ah Yan quickly thought about what to do.

She didn’t know whether the bell in front of her was real or fake. The one Ding Ling gave her seemed very precious and was a “magic weapon”.

But Boss Tu is also an insider in the industry, and he must have noticed the problem since he confiscated the products from other shops around the area.

A Yan guessed that there were two possibilities: either it was made in the soil, or it was a fake.

Although Ayan doesn't know the age of this thing, whether it is the style or the words on it, this kind of cultural relic that is not within the scope of public appreciation should not be worth a lot of money. Would someone make a fake one?

Ah Yan's thoughts raced as he exchanged a glance with Jue Jue. No matter what, he had to calm the person in front of him first.

As for the rest, well...just make some phone calls and leave it to Comrade Xiao Lingdang to handle.

"Put this thing away first, and let's go to the store to talk." Ah Yan took another look and confirmed that the unfamiliar words on it were the same as the copper bell he kept in the cabinet.

After hearing what the young girl said, the man knew there was a way, and an unstoppable smile appeared on his face.

But then I thought of something and felt a little guilty.

"Then give me a price and I'll think about it. You are so young, can you make the decision?" He looked up and down at the two young men.

Ah Yan's eyebrows slightly raised. Does this mean that he doesn't want to go to the store to talk because he is afraid that it will be ruined by the "adults at home"?

This man still feels guilty! Either there is something wrong with this thing, or there is something wrong with where it came from. Ah Yan is certain of it.

The man now covered the bag with the black cloth, put the bell back into the bag, and held the bag tightly against his chest with both hands, as if he was afraid that the two of them would snatch it away, creating the impression that this thing was very precious.

"Let me see the money in my card." Ah Yan held the phone openly. She wanted to see the man's eager eyes but didn't dare to.

A Yan quickly sent a message to Ding Ling.

[Ayan]: Same style bronze bell, antique street, come quickly, mute.

She sent the location over, hoping that Ding Ling was okay and could understand what she meant from a few words.

Ah Yan put down his phone and moved his fingers, as if thinking before he spoke: "If you can come up with this thing, you have to give me a real price."

"To be honest, you can't tell the age of this thing. The patina on top is too fake. If you want to sell it as an old item, no one will buy it. At most, they will buy it as a handicraft for fun."

The man was delighted when he saw the young girl in front of him start to belittle the item and say it was a fake after checking the money.

Oh, does he think he doesn't know this trick? She said so much, obviously trying to lower the price.

As for the copper green, thank God, this is the color of the bronze bell he dug out. Aren’t all the bronze artifacts in the news green? It is obviously an old antique!

The man shook his head. "What fake? This is the real thing. It looked like this when I took it out of the box at home."

Zhu Jue's eyebrows twitched slightly, and the man was stunned for a moment. Both of them caught the unnaturalness in his words.

So it was really dug out of the soil?

"This is true." The man emphasized again.

Ah Yan looked at him calmly: "Your family has been handed down for five generations, so you should know something about this thing. You should at least tell us what it is called, what kind of artifact it is, and how it came to be in your family."

"These days, things that are passed down in an orderly manner in a family are called collections, and things in museums are called cultural relics. Some of them can't be proven..." Ah Yan didn't finish her words, but her eyes were full of hints.

In the eyes of the man, the girl in front of him was obviously saying that your things were not obtained in a legitimate way, and it was good enough that someone accepted them, so don't expect a high price.

This is still a price cut!

He knew that he would have loopholes since he was not as good as these knowledgeable people the first time, but these words really hit the loopholes.

The man was still unwilling to accept it, thinking that the young man had guessed that his things were of inferior origin, but he was also sure that they had guessed that his things were definitely genuine.

He went to many stores but the shop owners refused to even look at the items. If they did, they would just take them out without saying they were fake. They just said they couldn't tell the quality of the items and wouldn't even give him a price.

Now, there is only this young couple left, and he absolutely cannot let them go.

The man knew that there was still a tug-of-war between the two sides, and it couldn't be settled by squeezing into the alley now.

"Beautiful lady, let's talk somewhere else."

But he was not familiar enough with the antique street. It was crowded with tourists on weekends, and it was not easy for him to go to any store to negotiate with the item.

After all, the transactions and conversations between them clearly fall into a gray area.

"Let's find a quiet place." said the man.

A quiet place...Ayan and Juejue looked at each other and said, "Then it must be in the yard."

"There's a cultural relic courtyard nearby. Usually there's no one there. If you think it's convenient, we can go there." Ah Yan said.

In the morning, they heard from Boss Tu that the Liang family compound had been sealed off for a long time for repairs or something.

Ah Yan thought that if they went to this place, it would be more convenient for Ding Ling to come over later.

"Lead the way." The man carried his bag and followed behind A Yan and Zhu Jue.

The Liang family compound should have been repaired after being damaged, but because it was a special incident, the subsequent finishing work was handed over to the special case team.

However, due to some things that are inconvenient to disclose, there is still no surveillance installed here a month later.

A Yan and Zhu Jue successfully found a blind spot for surveillance. Yes, it was at the gate, so they could perfectly monitor whether there were any visitors on both sides.

Ah Yan quietly sent Ding Ling her latest location and glanced at the brief reply Ding Ling had given her.

【Ding Ling】: On the way, it will take 20 minutes.

Calculating the time, Ah Yan was certain that Ding Ling should be here soon. By then, when she brought people with her, he and Jue Jue could escape.

Earlier in the alley, Ah Yan had been wrestling with the man for a while, and now it was Jue Jue's turn to continue. Bargaining was something he had been trained to do since he was a child.

"Five thousand? Are you giving money to a beggar? This is too outrageous." The man stared.

"I'm not talking about 500,000, but at least 300,000!"

"This is not a genuine product. Five thousand yuan is too much for a handicraft." Zhu Jue sneered, as if giving you face by giving you this price.

The man was squatting on the ground holding his bag, and Ah Yan casually looked at the time on his watch.

"Only a person with a mental disorder would spend five thousand to buy handicrafts. Three hundred thousand cannot be less than a cent! Guys, if you didn't like it, would you have been nagging me for so long?" The man excitedly took out something from his backpack and lifted the black cloth.

"Come on, touch it, take a look. There's nothing that can be swapped here. Take a good look."

He took out the bell on his own initiative.

Ah Yan took action and silently weighed it with both hands. The weight was almost the same as the one Ding Ling gave her.

It is very heavy, and it is definitely a copper bell.

She searched her memory for another bell and compared it with the previous one. It seemed that there were some differences in details.

Ah Yan handed the bell to Jue Jue again. After they looked at it once, they put it down, still holding it tightly in their mouths.

"Eight thousand," she said.

"How can you bargain like that?" This price was far from what the man had in mind. He had come all the way to Bincheng specifically.

"Look, look, this is real. The patina is so fresh, it was just unearthed. The experts on TV said that only the ones that have just been unearthed have green color."

The man was so emotional that he spoke without thinking, and Ah Yan and Zhu Jue looked at each other at the same time.

It was indeed something that came out of the earth, but this man was definitely not a tomb robber. Many tomb robbers were inherited from their families or masters, and even those who entered the industry accidentally knew to be cautious. But the man in front of him was obviously a rookie in this regard.

His rough, dark skin, the calluses and scars on his hands, made him look more like someone who did heavy physical work.

So where did he get this from? Some construction site? Did he do it secretly, or did a team of people dig up a lot of it?

Although the man tried hard to speak Mandarin, one could still tell that he was neither from the north nor from Bincheng.

Ah Yan's eyes flashed, and at this moment, Ding Ling arrived!

She suddenly appeared without a sound of footsteps. As they were well prepared, A Yan and Zhu Jue thought they didn't have to waste any more time, but the man was directly startled.

"When did the person come?" He subconsciously wanted to cover the copper bell with a black cloth, but Ding Ling had already seen something.

She came in a hurry, and in order not to expose her lover, she came alone without even notifying her team members.

Ding Ling's pupils shrank when she saw something. At this time, A Yan patted his butt and stood up. He exchanged a silent look with her, then took Jue Jue and left.

The man was still a little slow to react, because the sudden visitor was just a young girl. He didn't take it seriously, thinking that they were a young couple who felt it was inconvenient to talk and wanted to change place, so he immediately chased after her.

But when he was putting the bell away, he saw a police ID card in front of him.

The man's pupils widened: "You, you, them?"

When he looked up again, there was no trace of the young couple.

He started to run away, but was grabbed by the frail young female police officer in front of him and couldn't move.

Ding Ling dialed the phone, said a few words and hung up.

She used a strand of Yin energy to suppress the man in front of her so that he could not move. Ding Ling carefully examined the copper bell in the box.

She input a strand of Yin energy, and the copper bell responded slightly.

Ding Ling looked at the sunny sky today and thought of that day last month, when she was also at the familiar gate of the Liang family compound.

A Yan and his companions easily broke the array and left as if nothing had happened.

And today, it happened again. A top-grade magic weapon that had disappeared from the records was handed to him by Ke Ayan, who turned around and left without a care in the world.

Any one of these bells in the Xuanmai family can be regarded as a clan artifact!

This great achievement was passed on to others, but A Yan kept his merit and fame hidden.

He could have kept the things for himself, but he gave them to a "semi-official" person like me, without any selfish motives.

Ding Ling felt heavy in her heart. Ah Yan, ah Yan, what should she say?