Gu Wei had always held Tang Jiamei in high esteem, so he immediately put down his chopsticks and went out to greet her.
"Aunt Zhao, you've come down too. Please come in and sit down."
"Since my school in Shulan is finally on holiday, my husband and I are planning to go to the city for a stroll."
Tang Jiamei smiled and pointed to the things in their hands, "Your Uncle Zhao got some wild rabbits, mushrooms and other mountain products on the mountain, and thought he'd bring them to you to try."
Gu Wei quickly said, "You can keep it for yourselves."
Zhao Zhengyuan quickly said, "Brother Gu, I have quite a few more at home."
As the saying goes, those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water.
Gu Wei first met Zhao Dajiang on the mountain. Knowing that he loved to use traps to catch fish in the mountains, he didn't refuse him anymore.
After everyone filed into the house.
It was the first time Gu Jianguo and the others had met Yao Shulan, and they all subconsciously sized each other up.
Gu Wei immediately gave them an introduction.
After exchanging polite greetings and pleasantries, everyone found a place to sit down.
Li Guizhi and Gu Hongjie were busy making tea and pouring water.
Yao Shulan glanced at the plates and bowls on the kang table.
I knew Gu Wei was capable before.
Seeing that other people have meat and ribs for breakfast has strengthened my resolve to make my husband work hard for me.
As for my mother's old ideas and petty schemes, I absolutely must not listen to them.
Gu Wei had no idea what Yao Shulan was thinking.
After his earnest invitations to eat some more went unanswered, he quickly finished his breakfast.
Then he went to the west room alone with Zhao Zhengyuan.
"Brother Gu, here's the money from selling eighteen watches. Please count it."
When he was always out and about, Zhao Zhengyuan felt uneasy about carrying a lot of money in his bag, fearing that it would be stolen or robbed.
Therefore, he hadn't brought all the money from the watch sale with him beforehand, and he hadn't given it to Gu Wei yesterday.
Gu Wei did a quick check and paid Zhao Zhengyuan 180 yuan as a service fee.
Zhao Zhengyuan happily accepted it, his smile incredibly bright, and whispered, "Brother Gu, the money I've saved up now is enough to buy a TV!"
"Really? When do you plan to buy it?"
Gu Wei was genuinely happy for Zhao Zhengyuan. He guessed that even his mother-in-law never dreamed that a radio was nothing compared to the television set.
"The building is out of stock right now, but I'll buy it when it becomes available."
Hearing Zhao Zhengyuan say that, a thought popped into Gu Wei's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.
After that, they went out together.
The four parted ways at an intersection. Aunt Zhao and her daughter-in-law went to the train station to catch a train into the city, while he and Zhao Zhengyuan went to a house with old objects.
Although the two blue and white porcelain pieces he received from Old Madam Wu's house gave Gu Wei a great surprise.
He didn't blindly believe that as long as he encountered genuine items, he could sell them for a high price.
The first family the two visited was surnamed Zhang.
This family's living conditions seemed cramped, as they even had a kang (heated brick bed) placed on both the north and south sides in the bedroom.
At home were Lao Zhang's wife and mother, along with several children of varying ages running around inside and outside the house.
“Grandma Zhang, didn’t you tell me the other day that you had some old things at home? I’ve brought some people over today.” Zhao Zhengyuan pointed to Gu Wei beside him as he spoke.
Old Mrs. Zhang squinted her yellowish-white eyes, looked Gu Wei up and down a few times, then put down the shoe soles she was sewing, took out a key with a red string tied to it from her pocket, and tossed it to her daughter-in-law: "Quickly take the bottle out! Be careful, don't be clumsy and break it!"
The daughter-in-law was clearly the kind of person who was easily subdued; she readily agreed, then picked up the keys, put on her shoes, and went to open the camphor wood chest.
Gu Wei frowned slightly.
As soon as he entered the room, he smelled a strange odor, a mixture of various smells.
Even if you open the windows and doors in the summer and there is a draft, it won't help.
Now, seeing the old lady's behavior only increases my dislike for her.
The daughter-in-law carefully took out a wooden box, placed it on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and opened it.
Gu Wei didn't rush to start, but instead observed carefully.
This blue and white porcelain vase is about 20 centimeters tall, and its body is decorated with landscapes and figures.
Although I've recently brushed up on a lot of knowledge about identifying antique porcelain, it's all theory without practice, so it's useless.
Everything still depends on intuition.
Gu Wei picked it up gently and examined the bottle opening and bottom.
Grandma Zhang exclaimed, "This is a valuable item, so be careful!"
Gu Wei looked at the old lady and asked calmly, "Is this really passed down from our ancestors?"
Grandma Zhang blinked her triangular eyes quickly: "How could it be fake! Several people came to our house wanting to buy it before, but I couldn't bear to sell it to them. If I hadn't heard that it might be possible to exchange it for a watch, I wouldn't have even let you see it!"
Gu Wei stared intently at the old lady's face, not missing a single subtle change in expression.
He put the blue and white porcelain vase back into the wooden box.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at Gu Wei with different expressions.
Zhao Zhengyuan awaited his response.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "I've already looked at it. You should keep it. Yuanzi, let's go."
"Okay." Zhao Zhengyuan guessed that the old thing wouldn't do. "Grandma Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you."
The two of them lifted their legs to walk out.
Grandma Zhang grew anxious: "Young man, why are you in such a hurry to leave! If you can't exchange it for the watch, can't you sell it for money?"
Gu Wei stopped and turned around. "How much do you want to sell it for?"
Grandma Zhang felt she had a chance again, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Fifteen!"
"Ten yuan. If it works, great; if not, forget it." Gu Wei wasn't really sure; he was just taking a gamble out of boredom.
After weighing the options for a moment, Grandma Zhang nodded with difficulty: "Alright, then it'll be ten yuan."
Gu Wei suppressed the upward curve of his lips, took out a ten-yuan note from his pocket, and gave it to the old lady.
Then he took the wooden box and left.
After leaving the Zhang family's house, Zhao Zhengyuan said softly, "Brother Gu, you're really something. That old lady was quite domineering at first, but she got really angry later. But what's the quality of this bottle? We can't have wasted ten yuan, can we?"
Gu Wei was stuffing the wooden box into his backpack when he heard this and paused. He felt that his money hadn't been wasted, but he couldn't say that to Zhao Zhengyuan.
"Let's find a professional who knows about this to take a look later."
As they walked and talked, they turned out of a small alley and saw a large crowd gathered in front of a house not far ahead, with the sounds of a man and woman arguing coming from the courtyard.
They exchanged a glance, both eager to see what would happen, and immediately quickened their pace.
result.
As he got closer, Gu Wei noticed with his sharp eyes that the girl standing in the courtyard was none other than Lin, the girl who sold melon seeds at the movie theater entrance.
She was holding the hand of a boy who looked about seven or eight years old, and her face was as pale as paper.
A middle-aged man with a stubble beard and messy hair stood with one hand on his hip, pointing at them and snorting, "What kind of woman are you, living outside instead of going home? Your reputation is ruined, how are you going to find a husband in the future? You'd better come back to me right now! Otherwise, I'll beat you to a pulp!"
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