The 79th day of being eavesdropped
It was almost noon when Zhang Lili came over, bringing two little girls with her. She also bought some candies and biscuits.
He Chunlian saw them and said, "Why do you bring things with you? It's a bit too formal, isn't it?"
She invited Zhang Lili and the others in. Zhang Lili felt embarrassed, "Auntie He, this is a little gift from us. You often treat us to food on the set. If you don't want it, we'll be embarrassed."
Hearing her say this, He Chunlian saw that the two little girls were quite shy, so she accepted it, went to the kitchen to cut a plate of fruit, and then asked about the identities of the two little girls. The two little girls
were also actors in the film studio, but unlike Zhang Lili who could play the third female role, these two little girls could only play minor roles.
After a while, He Chunlian's colleague Sister Yang came over.
Sister Yang sang the role of Qingyi in Peking Opera. She was a very good person and a very good lady. After He Chunlian gave up the rural opera, it was Sister Yang who took over. Sister Yang first listened to a few girls singing a song by Teresa Teng.
Although the mainstream still considers Teresa Teng's songs to be decadent, young people like them and the elderly also like to listen to them. Therefore, it is very important to be able to sing her songs.
The three girls were not afraid of the stage. They cleared their throats and sang "Night Jasmine" together. The soft, sweet voice and clear pronunciation made Sister Yang overjoyed, and even Gu Yousi couldn't help but pry open the door to listen.
"Good, good, it's really perfect."
Sister Yang clapped her hands happily: "If you are willing to join us, our team will be even stronger. We just happen to have a job now. A young couple is getting married. The elders in their family like to listen to operas, and the young couple like to listen to songs. We were worrying about who to find the right person. Now that you are here, you will come in handy."
"That's great, but Sister Yang, these three girls are still young. You have to take better care of them. They are our own children."
He Chunlian was relieved to see that Sister Yang was willing to accept them, and she couldn't help but give them a few instructions.
Sister Yang smiled and said, "You still don't trust me. I am the most partial to our girls. Haven't you heard that old Liu complain all day that I am too petty and I am not willing to go to remote places no matter how much money I am offered?"
"That's right, we can just go around Beijing. It's too far away. Not to mention us women, even men can't find anyone to complain if something happens to us." He Chunlian was very satisfied with Sister Yang's point.
She also knew that performing at a lot of places is very popular now. Some people can earn dozens of yuan for a performance. Especially the farther the place is, the more people are willing to pay a high price.
In order to earn more money, many people are willing to take a train to go to the faraway places in Henan and Shandong, not to mention the suburbs.
It's good that everything is fine now. If something goes wrong, it will be really painful.
"That's the truth."
Sister Yang looked at Zhang Lili and the other girls and said, "Although we say we love to make money, our lives depend on money."
Sister Yang discussed the date with the girls and agreed to borrow some bright clothes. As for the audio equipment, Sister Yang would help to get it.
Things were finalized very quickly.
At noon, there was the sound of cooking in the yard outside. Liang Ying came back from buying vegetables outside and saw a room full of people. She called out, "Teacher Yang, Xiao Zhang, why don't you all stay and have dinner before leaving?"
"No, we all have things to do here, so I'll leave first." Sister Yang smiled and took Zhang Lili and the others out.
Liang Ying saw the lady standing at the door and smiled and picked her up, "Why don't you go in? Have you been standing here for a long time?"
"It sounds good." Gu Yousi raised her head and shook her pigtails.
He Chunlian smiled and said, "She was just listening to someone singing outside and was fascinated. Erniu, why don't we learn to sing too?"
Gu Yousi turned her head and picked up some vegetables from Liang Ying's basket.
Sing?
What kind of songs can she sing when she is tone-deaf? Don't disturb the people around.
Liang Ying and He Chunlian were holding back their smiles. Gu Yousi didn't realize that he had exposed his shortcomings. At lunch, Gu Yousi held a small bowl by himself. Lunch was stir-fried potato shreds, steamed egg custard, and fried dried fish.
The dried fish of this season is very fresh and sweet. After being fried in a pan with dough, it is golden brown and crispy, and especially sweet. Lan Lin also likes it very much. Liang Ying bought a lot today, half of which was reserved for Gu Jinshui and his friends to fry in the evening, and the other half was fried at noon. She also kept a bowl to be sent to Lan's house later.
"Mom, Mom, Wife..."
He Chunlian and his friends were having lunch when they heard several shouts in the yard.
He Chunlian put down her chopsticks immediately, "Isn't this Jinshui's voice?" She went out and saw that Gu Jinshui and Shanhu looked like they had just returned from a disaster. Their thin clothes were dirty, and they were followed by several servants who helped carry the rattan boxes in.
"Jinshui, Shanhu, why are you back at this hour?"
He Chunlian hurried forward, helping to carry things and asking Liang Ying to come out and help.
Gu Jinshui asked the servants to carry the things into the house, then took out two yuan to send them away, and then said, "Is there any water? Let us drink some water."
Liang Ying quickly poured two glasses of boiled water, and the two of them took the cups and gulped them down.
He Chunlian had already gone to get some rice. She saw the two people's appearance and estimated that they had not eaten lunch. Sure enough, the two picked up the rice bowls and hurriedly ate. The pot of porridge cooked at noon was not enough. He Chunlian even ran to the state-owned hotel to pack an enamel basin of rice and ordered three or four dishes. Only then did the two of them eat their fill.
"Oh, are you going out to play or to escape?"
Huang Xirong stood outside the house and watched the excitement.
He Chunlian rolled her eyes at her, "What's your business? You're just worrying about nothing."
She went up and slammed the door. Huang Xirong was turned away and was so angry that he jumped up and down at the door. He kept cursing at the door for a long time. Seeing that He Chunlian didn't come to open the door, and the neighbors stuck their heads out to see what was going on, he had to go back in a bad mood, still thinking about the boxes that Gu Jinshui and his friends had just brought in.
"Finally, I'm full."
Gu Jinshui patted his stomach and said.
Liang Ying asked with concern: "There's food on the train, why are you so hungry?"
"Don't mention it."
Gu Jinshui waved his hand and said: "It was fine when we went there, but on the way back, there were a lot of thieves on the train. The three of us were carrying things, so we didn't dare to show off our wealth. We didn't dare to spend our money. We didn't feel relieved until we got off the train."
"So rampant?" He Chunlian was dumbfounded.
She looked at the boxes and said, "What did you bring back?"
"Mom, go and have a look yourself." Gu Jinshui took off the bag on his back. He had been carrying it for a long time, and now he remembered to take it off. While talking, he took out the souvenirs he bought from it, "These things are for you."
Gold earrings, gold necklaces and toys were placed on the table. In addition, there was also a roast chicken bought at the train station.
But He Chunlian and others didn't have time to look at any souvenirs at this time.
They opened the boxes one by one and looked inside. They were filled with foam and straw, and were filled with all kinds of pottery and porcelain. When the three boxes were opened, not only He Chunlian was stunned, but even Gu Yousi was stunned.
Gu Yousimai stretched his legs, walked to Gu Jinshui's side, and patted his legs, "Dad, you, you robbed?"
"What robbed?"
Gu Jinshui shocked his daughter, "Your father bought it, but one box was given by someone else."
He pointed to a box with more goods, "This box was given to your father, Uncle Shanhu, and Uncle Hefei."
"Why did someone give you so many things?"
He Chunlian's jaw dropped to the ground.
She knew that her son went to Xi'an to buy and sell antiques, but she imagined it was just a matter of a few things, and she never thought that Gu Jinshui would bring so many in one go.
"That's because I helped them a lot."
Shanhu explained, "They gave me such a big gift to express their gratitude."
Hearing this, he knew that Gu Jinshui must have encountered a lot of things during his trip to Xi'an. He Chunlian was about to ask, but seeing Shanhu's restless look, she reacted and quickly took out the bath tickets and gave them to them, saying, "Okay, let's talk about these things later. You two go take a bath first, and then Shanhu, you hurry back home. You haven't even returned to your new home yet, and your wife is worried about you."
"Hey."
Shanhu smiled embarrassedly and took the bath tickets.
The two refugee-like men were pushed out by He Chunlian to take a bath. They didn't know how many days they hadn't taken a bath, and the room was full of odor.
In Song Jianshe's house, Huang Xirong was peeking out of the window. When he saw Gu Jinshui and the others come out, his eyes sparkled. Gu
Jinshui looked like he had made a fortune this time in Xi'an? !
Huang Xirong was a little jealous at first, but when he thought about how his son had come prepared this time, which was much better than Gu Jinshui and the others who were just fooling around everywhere, he felt that there was no need to be jealous of Gu Jinshui and the others. No matter
how capable they were, could they be better than his son?
Huang Xirong was already thinking about how he would spend the gold, silver, jewelry and antiques his son brought back.
Gu Jinshui took a bath and brought a few things to his grandfather in the afternoon.
He placed the items on the table one by one, feeling a little nervous. "Master, please take a look at these items. What do you think?"
Gu Jinshui picked out items that he was more confident in, and he was open to the public. Xi Han picked up a bronze incense burner. The incense burner had five legs that were outward-slanting, claw-shaped, and covered with a bowl lid. There were copper rings on both sides, which made a crisp sound when knocked.
"How did you get this thing?"
"I found this at the ghost market. The guy said it was something he collected from a temple. It was covered with dirt at first, but when I saw the lid was in the shape of a flower bud, with red copper and green embroidery, I concluded that it was from the Tang Dynasty." Gu Jinshui told the old man, watching him nervously, "The red color of this bronze vessel is because the smelting and casting level has improved since the Tang Dynasty, and the tin content in the material has decreased, so it is red. It shows a copper-red color. As for the green embroidery, you told me that the most common bronze artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi are glass green and malachite green, which is consistent with this. "
Xi Han nodded slightly. He picked up a piece of cloth, carefully wiped off the dirt in an area, and handed it to Gu Jinshui: "You smell it."
Gu Jinshui was stunned for a moment, took the incense burner and smelled it carefully. He was stunned and looked at Xi Han, "Master, this place has no smell? !"
"Yes, what you said just now is all right, but the most important thing is that this thing has no smell."
Xi Han's hand tapped on the armrest, "You have to know that bronze, no matter how long it has been handed down, as long as it is wiped clean, it has no smell at all. That is different from fakes. The copper smell cannot be removed unless some mercury is added." Gu
Jinshui has learned a lot.
Mr. Xi also told him a few points about how to distinguish the authenticity of bronze wares. The old man spoke in a very casual manner, and he could easily cite various historical data, often revealing the authenticity with just one sentence.
Before Gu Jinshui came, he was still a little proud in his heart. After all, he had gained a lot in the past few days. Not to mention the things sent by the Lin family, he also had several boxes of good things he picked up at a loss.
But after listening to the old man's words for an afternoon, he suddenly dared not be proud anymore.
Xi Han said, "Okay, let's stop here today. I think you have made some progress, but you still lack some knowledge. You dare to believe that Sima You's "Wang Jin Tie" is the first one to be sold. You also don't believe how long the Jin Dynasty has been away from us. What kind of paper can be passed down for more than a thousand years? Even elementary school students can figure out this. It's a pity that you were cheated."
Gu Jinshui was so embarrassed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He looked at the "Wang Jin Tie" in his hand and slapped his head. "You are right to scold me. Blame me for being eager for quick success and instant benefits. I thought I got a bargain."
This thing was one of the things given by the Lin family. Gu Jinshui was overjoyed when he saw it. If this is the first one to be sold, let alone ten thousand yuan, it would be worth a hundred thousand yuan.
"It's good that you figured it out. It's getting late. Let's go home quickly."
Xi Han's expression softened a little. He took out a seal from his arms and threw it to Gu Jinshui, "This little thing is for you."
Gu Jinshui hurriedly caught the seal. The seal was carved from Shoushan stone, and below it were the two characters Jinshui in regular script. This seal was clearly prepared by the old man in advance.
Gu Jinshui was deeply moved.
Old Master Xi was most afraid of being corny, and he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Hurry up, it's almost time for dinner, and you still want me to keep you." The old man
was just hard on the outside but soft on the inside. Gu Jinshui didn't care at all. He smiled and hugged the old man, and didn't pack up his things. He just left them here and went home first.
Xi Han kept muttering to himself: "What do you think this place is? They just leave all these things like this. They are so careless."
...
After Gu Jinshui ran out in the afternoon, he went straight into the house to sleep when he came back. He hadn't had a good rest for three days and his nerves were tense. He lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
He Chunlian was afraid of disturbing him, so she said to Liang Ying, "You and the child should come over to sleep with us tonight. I think he needs enough sleep for a whole day and night."
"Okay, Mom, I'll buy more food tomorrow night and we'll feed him well."
Liang Ying really loved Gu Jinshui. She knew that Gu Jinshui worked so hard for this family.
With so many things brought back this time, he should be able to buy the courtyard house.
It was the middle of the night.
At Song Jianshe's house, Huang Xirong was about to lie down to sleep when she heard knocking on the door.
She was startled and picked up the rolling pin in the kitchen, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Mom. Open the door!"
Song Jianshe suppressed his voice.
Huang Xirong immediately recognized that it was his son who had returned. He did not even get off the kang. Song Mei also got up and threw off the quilt. Lin Lianhua in the west room was also woken up.
The whole family came out and opened the door. Song Jianshe hurried in with a bag in his hand.
Huang Xirong was afraid that the neighbors would hear the noise, so he closed the door carefully.
Song Jianshe was already sitting at the eight-immortal table. He picked up the water cup on the table and drank water. He asked, "Is there anything to eat at home?"
"Yes, yes." Lin Lianhua quickly went into the house and took out a box of biscuits and maltose. She used the water in the hot kettle to make him a cup of maltose.
Song Jianshe wolfed down half a box of biscuits before he recovered.
Song Mei, wearing her clothes, sat beside him, stunned: "Brother, you came back so late, didn't you eat?"
"What to eat, who would open the door so late?"
Song Jianshe swallowed the malted milk and raised his hand to wipe the marks on his mouth.
Huang Xirong felt so distressed, "Oh, my son has suffered, son, why did you come back so late at night? It would be better to come back during the day?"
"Mom, are you stupid?"
Song Mei's little brain is quite smart, "My brother must have thought that coming back so late at night would be quiet and no one would know what you brought back from Xi'an. Brother, am I right? Where are the things you brought from Xi'an?"
Song Mei's mouth was so sweet for her dowry.
An embarrassed look appeared on Song Jianshe's face. "The goods we brought are at Guo Pu's place. My things are here."
"This bag..." Song Mei was stunned. Although the bag was bulging, it didn't look like it could hold a lot of jewelry.
Huang Xirong was impatient and couldn't wait to pick it up. As soon as she opened it, she was overwhelmed by the smell inside. She couldn't help but vomit, "What's in here?!" "The
dirty clothes I changed."
Song Jianshe coughed and said, "You can't wash clothes outside, so I brought them all back."
"What about the jewelry and antiques?"
Lin Lianhua asked anxiously.
Song Jianshe's expression became even more embarrassed.
Huang Xirong still didn't understand his son. As soon as he saw his expression, he knew that something must have happened.
She slapped her thigh and said, "I told you that your daughter's words were not effective, but you insisted on believing them. Now it's all in vain!"
Song Chaohua said in disbelief, "Impossible, the things must be there!"
She remembered it clearly. The newspaper also published the picture of Gu Jinshui donating to the Cultural Relics Bureau. The address and time were clearly stated in the newspaper.
"The things are there, but something went wrong."
Although Song Jianshe said that he was ashamed to tell his family that the duck on his lips had flown away, after all, so many days had passed, and the things had happened and could not be undone, so he shamelessly told the whole story clearly. Huang Xirong
and others felt as if they were struck by lightning when they heard it.
Huang Xirong, who was waiting to get rich, and Song Mei and her daughter, who were waiting to add dowry, all turned pale.
"So, what you got this time is the 200 yuan prize money?"
Huang Xirong's mouth was trembling.
"No, there are also some antiques I bought, but, but they can't be sold at a high price at the moment." Song Jianshe didn't dare to tell them that they had made a mistake. This time, he was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
"Then, what about my dowry?"
Song Mei was so anxious that she cried.
She wiped her tears and said, "Donglai and I have agreed that our family will give some jewellery and antiques as a dowry. Now you tell me that we don't have any. How can I tell him!"
Lin Lianhua didn't know about this. Her face turned dark when she heard this. "What dowry jewellery and antiques? How come I don't know about this?" Song Mei
felt like someone was strangling her throat. Huang Xirong was angry and was not happy with Lin Lianhua either. "What's wrong with our Song family's things being given to the daughter-in-law? Is it your turn to butt in the mouth? Besides, aren't there any now?"
"It's not my turn to butt in the mouth? It turns out that I gave birth to children for your Song family, but now I'm still an outsider?!"
Lin Lianhua didn't agree and immediately retorted.
She has always been very afraid of Huang Xirong. She dared not say anything when Huang Xirong said one thing, otherwise Huang Xirong would not have planned her son's things on his own initiative.
Huang Xirong stared at his daughter-in-law with wide eyes, "You are so rebellious, you dare to talk back!"
Lin Lianhua was still a little afraid of her mother-in-law at first, but when she thought about her husband being away for so many days and not making any money, and her mother-in-law secretly promised to give good things to her sister-in-law, she got angry all of a sudden, "Why shouldn't I talk back? I am not eating and drinking for free in your house. I have been supporting the family for the past few months!"
The Song family quarreled fiercely.
Gu Jinshui was not woken up, but He Chunlian and others, and Sun Daye and others were all woken up.
Grandpa Sun and his wife went over and knocked on the door, "Auntie Huang, Lianhua, it's so late, you two should stop arguing."
Not only did the people in the room not stop, but someone threw something at the door.
There was a loud bang, and Grandpa Sun and his wife were startled.
Auntie Sun was immediately annoyed. You are disturbing people in the middle of the night and you still have a bad temper?
She banged on the door and said, "What are you arguing about? Why don't you come out and have a fight? We will judge for you!"
Seeing that his mother and daughter-in-law were arguing and about to fight, Song Jianshe quickly shouted, "Enough!"
Lin Lianhua and Huang Xirong both shut up unwillingly.
"Jianshe, Jianshe, you're back?"
Aunt Sun asked in surprise, "Why did you come back so quietly? Is there a quarrel at home?"
Knowing that news spreads quickly in the compound, Song Jianshe quickly opened the door, "Nothing happened, just my mother and daughter-in-law had a few words about the child. We're going to sleep now, you guys go back quickly." "
Oh, oh, okay."
Aunt Sun peeked through the gap suspiciously.
She saw a luggage bag at the door, and the clothes inside rolled out. Song Jianshe quickly blocked her line of sight and forced a smile at her.
After Aunt Sun and others left, Song Jianshe closed the door.
He turned around, frowned, and said in a low voice: "Have you quarreled enough? Isn't it because I didn't make any money this time?"
Lin Lianhua's eyes were red, "Jianshe, I don't think so, I'm just angry that my mother doesn't take me seriously. Let's not talk about whether our family has these things. Even if we do, shouldn't these things be left to Dabao? Why leave them to my sister-in-law? You know, my sister-in-law hasn't paid any household expenses for so many years. Shouldn't the salary she saved for so many years be more than enough to buy dowry?"
This matter is really not Lin Lianhua's fault.
When Song Mei went to work, Lin Lianhua said that Song Mei had to pay the household expenses, but Huang Xirong insisted that Song Mei's money was reserved for dowry, so Lin Lianhua couldn't say anything more.
All these years, Song Mei ate and drank for free at home. No one knew where her salary went. Did she give it to Huang Xirong? Or did she just say she spent it herself?
If the family had money, everything would be fine.
Without money, Lin Lianhua would not be willing!
Song Mei and Huang Xirong looked embarrassed.
Song Jianshe also knew that his mother and sister were being wronged, so he said, "Okay, although I didn't make a fortune this time, didn't we make a fortune before? I'll take one of those gold bricks and sell it. I'll give the majority to you and the rest to my sister for her dowry, okay?"
Everything is fine if you have money. Although Lin Lianhua was reluctant to pay for the dowry, she knew that
Song Mei and Huang Xirong were difficult to deal with, so she nodded.
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