Day 66 of being eavesdropped
"Brother, why are they going to Xi'an too?"
Shanhu was a little puzzled. He threw a few bags of clothes on the bed and put the food underneath. There were four beds in their carriage and there were only two of them at the moment, so there was no need to be on guard when talking.
The train had already started, and the clanging sound continued.
People on the platform were still waving their hands reluctantly.
Gu Jinshui lowered the window to prevent the dust from blowing into the carriage. He said, "Who knows this? Maybe they also know that there are many foreigners in Xi'an now, and it's easy to make money."
He was puzzled about how Song Jianshe and Liang Renyi got together, and who the old man was.
Gu Jinshui had no idea.
Song Jianshe and Liang Renyi had to cooperate because they had no choice.
Both of them wanted to make money in the antique business, but neither of them knew how to do it. But Guo Pu knew how to do it. He used to be the second in command of an antique shop. Although he was not criticized during those ten years, all his property was confiscated. Although he was rehabilitated, his property was gone. All the bottles and jars were smashed.
Guo Pu had good vision but no money, Song Jianshe had money but no good vision, and Liang Renyi had nothing. However, Liang Renyi was shameless and wanted to take advantage of Song Jianshe directly, saying that he would share the profits with his labor. To put it bluntly, he wanted to cheat Song Jianshe out of money.
If Song Jianshe didn't agree, he would pester Song Jianshe and not leave.
Song Jianshe had no choice but to agree. The main reason was that he felt guilty. After all, he still thought that he had robbed Liang Renyi's money.
The three of them got together and wanted to go to Xi'an to make a fortune.
Liang Renyi and Guo Pu went there to pick up some bargains, but Song Jianshe's idea was not that simple.
He looked at the scenery outside the window, thinking about the place where his daughter said there were several boxes of gold and jewelry hidden, and his heart was so excited.
It took more than three days to take the train from Beijing to Xi'an.
It was more than three o'clock in the afternoon when they got off the train in Xi'an. Gu Jinshui and Shanhu, two adult men, looked exhausted.
The two went to the guesthouse to get a room first, and went to bed without taking a shower. They didn't catch their breath until the next morning when they woke up.
The two of them went out to have breakfast, meatball spicy soup, and crispy beef cakes.
Gu Jinshui was not used to the spicy soup, but he enjoyed the beef cakes. After the meal, he sent a telegram to his family to express his safety.
Gu Jinshui and Shanhu went to find someone.
The man was related to Mr. Xi. According to Mr. Xi, he was the grandson of his former friend, and his family had been doing this for generations.
When they arrived at the guesthouse, Gu Jinshui just asked around, and someone behind him asked, "What do you want to see me for?"
Gu Jinshui turned around and saw a little fat man, in his early twenties, dressed well, with a military coat on the outside and jeans on the inside, and looked at people with a little caution.
"Are you He Fei?"
Gu Jinshui asked.
He Fei said, "Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?"
Gu Jinshui glanced back and saw the lady at the front desk looking at him, so she pulled He Fei and walked a few steps. "I'm Gu Jinshui, the apprentice of Master Xi. Has my master told you about me?"
"Oh, it's you." He Fei clapped his hands. "I remember now. You are also here to shovel the land."
Gu Jinshui smiled and said, "I don't deserve it. I just came here to broaden my horizons and collect some things."
"That's not enough. My grandfather told me that your master said you are a genius." He Fei patted Gu Jinshui on the shoulder. "You have to show me your skills later. However, you have found the wrong person recently. I'm busy recently, helping people collect things."
Gu Jinshui was not disappointed when he heard this.
After all, you are not related to them, and you have come from a long way, and you are in another place, so it is understandable that they don't help you.
Gu Jinshui smiled and asked, "We are late, so I will ask you about the place, is it convenient?"
"What's the matter?"
He Fei was not stingy about these, and told them about several black markets selling antiques around, and said, "There is a ghost market at three or four in the morning at Xiaodongmen, and there are many good things, but you are new here, so be careful and don't let others take advantage of you."
"Thank you for the reminder."
Gu Jinshui nodded and thanked him.
He glanced at the chicken heart pendant on He Fei's neck, his eyes lit up, and he said, "What a good thing, a chicken heart pendant, it must be from the Han Dynasty."
He Fei was stunned for a moment, and raised his thumb, "Okay, brother, you have a good eye, you can see this, I will treat you to a meal tomorrow."
Gu Jinshui smiled and took Shanhu away.
Shanhu was still wondering, "Brother, why doesn't this guy pay attention to us?"
Gu Jinshui and Shanhu found a restaurant to eat. He ordered two bowls of wide noodles and said, "I guess he has a big job on his hands now, and he doesn't want to ask us to share the benefits, and he doesn't have time."
"What big job?"
Shanhu asked curiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people at the table behind him came over, "Brother, you are also from other places, right?"
Gu Jinshui and Shanhu looked at each other and said nothing.
The man was very familiar with the place and brought his chair over. "Don't worry, I can tell you're not from here when I hear your accent. You must be from Beijing."
"Good hearing." Gu Jinshui nodded at the man. "Your accent sounds like a local."
"Your hearing is not bad either."
The man said, "Don't think too much. I just saw you guys talking to He Fei, so I came over to say hello. We're both traveling together. He Fei and I are old acquaintances."
"What a coincidence?" Gu Jinshui said with a smile, "Why don't you come over to eat together? I'll treat you."
"Thank you very much."
The man who spoke was called An Yi. He was like his name, and it was all An Yi's fault. Gu Jinshui invited him to dinner and he ate. After dinner, he told him about He Fei. "He Fei is now helping the Lin family collect things. The Lin family is doing business with a Chinese who runs an antique shop abroad. This time he is collecting a lot of things to take abroad. I heard that he brought this amount."
An Yi stretched out a slap.
Gu Jinshui narrowed his eyes: "Fifty thousand?"
"Five hundred thousand!" An Yi shook his head and said, "It's still in US dollars. They said it's troublesome to exchange foreign exchange certificates, and they have to settle in US dollars. Just think about how much money one US dollar can exchange for. Look, people in Xi'an have gone crazy recently, and many colleagues have brought goods from other places."
Five hundred thousand US dollars.
This is really a lot.
Gu Jinshui and Shanhu's heartbeats were beating fast.
No wonder He Fei was lazy to greet them. Such a big transaction, even if his father died, he would have to slow down before getting married and entering the cave.
Gu Jinshui said, "You told us this?"
An Yi was amused: "You outsiders don't know this, but everyone in our area knows this. If you have something good, you can go to the Lin family. They won't hurt you. If you go to the overseas Chinese, they won't talk to you."
Gu Jinshui understood.
He nodded and said with a smile, "What treasures can we have? We came all the way here to broaden our horizons."
An Yi smiled and didn't continue talking about this topic. He just told the address of the Lin family.
Shanhu thought this man was strange and touched the back of his head, but when he saw Gu Jinshui put the address away, he didn't say anything.
"Finally there is news."
He Chunlian was relieved when she received the telegram. She quickly asked Yinxing to call Lin Lu to tell her, so that the young wife wouldn't worry about it every day.
Her son took someone else's husband away from home, and she not only had to worry about her son, but also about other people's husbands.
"Aunt, is she home?"
He Chunlian had just put away the telegram when Chen Liying came over. He Chunlian hurried out and was stunned when she saw the person coming. She patted her thigh and said, "Brother, why are you here? Are you here to see our sister-in-law?"
He Daniu blushed and scolded, "What are you talking about? Brother has something important to talk to you about."
"Brother, come in and sit down." He Chunlian greeted hurriedly, and asked Yinxing, who had just returned, to boil water and make tea.
He Daniu was sitting in the main hall, feeling a little restrained. He saw that He Chunlian was still trying to get some snacks out, so he hurriedly said, "Don't bother, we are all family, why are you taking out so many old things?"
"Brother, what are you talking about? It's okay for you to have some snacks with us. You finally came to the city, so you must have lunch at our house. And sister-in-law, don't leave at noon."
He Chunlian's face was full of smiles.
Chen Liying smiled and said, "Little sister, don't bother, your elder brother came to the city to trouble you."
She pushed He Daniu.
He Daniu grabbed his pants awkwardly, "Well, sister, don't you sing opera? Our village and the village chief of the neighboring village have recently discussed whether we can invite you to sing opera in the village for a few days."
The more he talked, the faster the sweat on his face flowed.
"What's the big deal?" Although He Chunlian was a little surprised, she agreed without thinking. At most, she could give some money to her colleagues.
Chen Liying sighed and slapped her thigh, saying, "Your brother doesn't understand. This is asking you to work for nothing. I'll pay you. Thirty yuan a day, one hundred yuan for three days. Are you willing?"
"Yes, I'll pay you."
He Daniu said with a bit of sourness in his tone, "You don't know, the neighboring village is very rich now. They set up rural collectives..., make cabinets and beds, etc., and make a lot of money throughout the year."
"So, the neighboring village pays?"
He Chunlian understood. She was still wondering, her mother's village is very poor, where did the money come from? It seems that it is the neighboring village.
"They will pay for the stage in the open space between our two villages, and we want to invite you to perform." Chen Liying said.
"That's fine, I'll go back and discuss with my colleagues, which day does the village want?"
He Chunlian asked.
He Daniu said, "It's at the end of this month, and next month will be busy, who has time to watch the opera."
Doesn't that mean there are only a few days left?
A helpless smile flashed across He Chunlian's face.
However, their school was already very idle, and the teachers made little money, so they didn't have time to substitute for classes, so everyone agreed to this kind of thing that could make some extra money.
So, at the end of the month, He Chunlian asked Chen Liying to help take care of her granddaughter, and she took her colleagues to the countryside to perform opera.
It's really amazing.
As soon as the opera was performed, all the villagers from the surrounding villages came to watch the opera. Seeing this grand occasion, many villages around also wanted to join in.
When Gu Yinxing got home from work, he saw that the house was deserted. He called out "Mom", but no one answered. Then he called out "Sister-in-law", and this time someone answered, but the voice came from the back.
She turned around and saw Liang Ying coming in holding the hand of her young lady. Gu Yinxing hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law, where is our mother? Didn't she say she would be back today?"
Liang Ying smiled and put the dishes outside in the kitchen, saying, "Don't worry, mom called and said that Liujia Village insisted on inviting them to perform in the opera, and they couldn't refuse the invitation, so they went. It will probably take three to five days for them to come back."
"What do you mean by such a kind invitation? It's just that they paid a lot,"
Gu Yinxing complained.
She picked up the kettle on the ground and shook it. It was still empty. She said, "My mother said my brother was wild, but she is even wilder as an old lady. How long has he been singing opera? It must have been half a month."
"It's just half a month."
Liang Ying fetched water to wash the vegetables and said with a smile, "I think my mother is very happy. I guess she was depressed in the past few years."
Who can say it's not true? In the past few years, she could only sing model operas. It's better in recent years, but not many people listen to those operas. This time, she went to the countryside and saw the enthusiasm of the villagers. Old opera bones like He Chunlian were so happy that they didn't want to go home.
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