Chapter 269 Taking Advantage

Zhou Shuren and Jiang Ming came together. Everyone who came today saw it and naturally linked Zhou Shuren and Jiang Ming together. When Zhou Shuren went downstairs, many people were watching him.

Zhou Shuren had signed up for this competition early in the morning. Fortunately, Jiang Ming kept his promise, otherwise, he would have to pay for an antique if he withdrew from the competition. He felt that he was lucky, at least he had successfully participated in the competition.

Looking at the antiques again, Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows. Once his luck came, it couldn't be stopped. He was weakest in calligraphy and paintings. Among the ten antiques, only the calligraphy and paintings were in his hands. Hey, great!

Jiang Ming could see clearly from the upstairs. Zhou Shuren was the first one to write and was also the one who made the fastest appraisal. He could hear discussions from time to time. Some people said that Zhou Shuren was just guessing, but he didn't think so. It seemed that Zhou Shuren was indeed very capable. He smiled more often. If he was really right, it proved that Zhou Shuren was indeed very capable, and he wouldn't have to ask others for appraisal in the future. Great, really great!

Zhou Shuren was the first one to put down his pen after looking at all the antiques. All ten antiques had been appraised by masters. Zhou Shuren handed over the antiques as soon as he entered the door. The appraisal results were in the hands of several appraisal masters. To be cautious, Zhou Shuren looked at the other nine pieces carefully again. He was not arrogant enough to say that all of them were correct.

Fortunately, after looking at it carefully again, the result was the same as the first time, and Zhou Shuren was the first to submit his answer.

Then, another quarter of an hour passed and everyone handed in their answers one after another.

Among the ten people, Zhou Shuren is not the oldest. The oldest is around fifty years old, and the youngest is less than twenty years old. It can be seen at first glance that they are young masters who come to the competition to broaden their horizons.

The answers of the ten people were announced quickly, starting with the person who made the most mistakes.

Zhou Shuren tilted his ears to listen, and sure enough, the five people whose names were called out incorrectly all had his calligraphy and paintings. As he read out the third from the last, Zhou Shuren also became nervous.

The third from the last is the youngest son, who has two missing pieces, but still has some calligraphy and paintings.

Although Zhou Shuren was a calm person, he was uneasy in his heart. If it was his name, he would lose. In his heart, he couldn't help but pray to Buddha for protection.

The man opposite also had sweat on his forehead.

Fortunately, the calligraphy and painting Zhou Shuren got were really a rip-off. Few scholars have studied Mr. Xiheng's calligraphy. Without studying it, they naturally cannot tell whether it is real or fake, and the calligraphy and painting are what they erroneously judge.

The scene was boiling with excitement. I didn't expect that all nine people who got it wrong had calligraphy and paintings.

Zhou Shuren suppressed his lips and said, "I won, I have money, great."

Jiang Ming laughed, very good, Zhou Shuren was capable and did not let him down.

The appraisal master in the building explained why the calligraphy and painting were fake, and all nine people who competed with Zhou Shuren were convinced.

Zhou Shuren was delighted. He had appraised them all. Although there were no valuable antiques this time, the nine pieces were still pretty good. He thought that except for the young and inexperienced, no one would bring valuable antiques to the event. No one is stupid!

Although there were no antiques worthy of the organizer's purchase, the organizer was more interested in the fake calligraphy and paintings in Zhou Shuren's hands. Also, because of Jiang Ming's presence, Zhou Shuren took advantage of the situation and bought the other nine antiques without bargaining. He even gave a fair price for the fake calligraphy and paintings. Zhou Shuren sold them happily. He knew in his heart that even with Jiang Ming's help, there were many people interested in calligraphy and paintings today. In order to avoid trouble, it would be better to sell them directly.

Jiang Ming waited for Zhou Shuren to take the money, and then they got on the carriage and left. Jiang Ming said, "I'll take you back."

Zhou Shuren thanked, "Thank you, Master Jiang."

Although none of the ten antiques were valuable treasures, they amounted to a considerable amount of money. Ruffians would inevitably be tempted by them. What if someone took the risk? This was also another reason why he borrowed Jiang Ming's power. He did not expect Jiang Ming to be so considerate and personally sent him back without waiting for him to ask. It seemed that he had caught Jiang Ming's eye.

Jiang Ming said playfully, "You took advantage of the situation today."

Zhou Shuren said openly, "Yes, I did take advantage of it. I have studied and found that few children of officials participate in the competition. Most of them are scholars or businessmen. Mr. Xiheng's calligraphy is more favored by the rich. Ordinary people will not study it after seeing it. I did take advantage of it this time."

After having his calligraphy and paintings appraised in various antique shops, he became more determined to enter them in the competition, showing a keen desire to cheat.

Jiang Ming thought that his father-in-law was optimistic about Zhou Shuren not because of their marriage, but because this man was indeed very capable and his abilities were enough to impress him. However, from the information he had learned, this man had great ambitions and it seemed impossible to recruit him for his own purposes. He could only wait and see. There was no rush at the moment. He would have to wait and see whether he succeeded in the election.

Seeing that Jiang Ming had no intention of talking further, Zhou Shuren didn't want to be annoying. He held the box, his heart was flying. This was all money, Zhulan must be happy. Thinking of Zhulan, his heart was light and his eyes were full of smiles.

The carriage arrived at Zhou's house. Zhou Shuren got off the carriage and bowed to thank him, saying, "Thank you, Lord Jiang, for helping me twice today."

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "We are all relatives. It's getting late. I will go home too."

Jiang Ming didn't plan to stay any longer. He suddenly realized what he had overlooked. Zhou Shuren was his brother-in-law's father, and his biological brother-in-law's father. When it came to his generation, he was still Zhou Shuren's junior. It was really awkward!

Zhou Shuren waited until the carriage had gone far away before he happily carried the box back to the yard.

Zhu Lan just came out to check the time and saw Zhou Shu Ren coming back with the box. She smiled and asked, "Won?"

Zhou Shuren patted the box and strode into the room arrogantly, "Don't you see who I am?"

Zhulan chuckled. This guy was showing off, "You are my grandfather."

Zhou Shuren found this pleasing to his ears, "Guess how much money was sold for."

Zhulan guessed that it must be a lot, otherwise they wouldn't put it in a box, "Three thousand taels?"

Zhou Shuren shook his head, "Not enough. Although there are no valuable treasures today, it's not bad. One piece is worth six hundred taels."

Zhulan's heart was flying, she kissed Zhou Shuren excitedly, and then froze.

Zhou Lao Da stood at the door of the house. He really didn't expect that the door was not closed. He saw his mother and father as soon as he entered. Oh my god, he felt that he was in trouble. He didn't even need to think about it. He ran away, muttering, "I didn't see anything."

Zhulan was ready to sew the boss's mouth, "You bastard!" The voice was loud enough for everyone in the yard to hear it. Zhulan's eyes were filled with anger. "I support you in dealing with him."

Zhou Shuren laughed out loud. It was the first time he saw Zhulan so angry with the boss. Seeing Zhulan's little hand trying to pinch him again, he said with a strong desire to survive, "Okay, okay, I'll take care of the boss."

Zhou Laoda ran back to the house and slapped his head. He had done something stupid again. What did he just shout? Wasn't he trying to cover up the truth? This time, not only his father was going to punish him, but his mother also didn't like him. He was going to become the most pitiful person in the family.

Li frowned, "Boss, what have you done?"

And what did he mean by that just now? Didn't he go to talk to his father?

Boss Zhou looked like he had no desire to live. "Don't ask me anymore. I want to die."

Li, "........"

This made my dad angry.

Boss Zhou didn't wait for his wife's comfort. He just saw her continue to fiddle with the newly sprouted vegetable seedlings. "You don't want to comfort me?"

Li, ".......Is comfort useful?"

"It's no use."

"That's it."

Li looked as if what you asked was nonsense.

Boss Zhou, "........"

In the main room, Zhulan was counting the silver bills, and her anger disappeared as she counted each bill, each of which was worth one hundred taels.

Zhou Shuren, ".......You counted twice."