The 89th day of being eavesdropped
Professor Bai obviously knew about this period of history. He nodded slightly and said, "There is such a record in the history of the Qing Dynasty, but I really didn't know there was such a thing."
Seeing that the situation was about to reverse, Song Jianshe couldn't help but fan the flames. "This kind of style doesn't mean that your thing is really open. It's possible that only the bottom of this thing is real. Look at this vase with all its fancy flowers. Can it be open?"
Gu Jinshui glanced at him, "This has nothing to do with you. Why are you butting in?"
Song Jianshe smiled and folded his hands and said, "It has nothing to do with me, but I will help when I see injustice."
He saw that Qian Guangwen was a fool and easy to fool, so he fanned the flames and said, "This little two hundred yuan thing, you have to look carefully?"
Qian Guangwen looked a little hesitant.
Professor Bai showed a little anger on his face. He said, "Guangwen, buying antiques is a matter of testing your own vision. Money and goods are always a double-edged sword. There is no such thing as refunding money. Today you are causing trouble, and people are kind enough to explain it to you. If you continue to make trouble, you will lose your manners."
"Teacher, but this is 400 yuan."
Qian Guangwen was a little afraid of Professor Bai, but in front of the RMB, he couldn't help but hold a bit of luck.
If the loss was 200 yuan at the beginning, he could still tolerate it, but now it has increased to 400 yuan, he can't afford it.
He is a college student, and the school only gives him 18 yuan a month. The first 200 yuan is all his savings, and he can't take out the other 200 yuan.
"You!" Professor Bai was so angry that veins popped up
on his forehead. Gu Jinshui saw that Qian Guangwen was determined to get what he wanted, so he said to Professor Bai, "Professor, for your sake today, I will be a good person and teach your student a lesson, Liancheng."
"Hey, boss." Sun Liancheng ran over.
Gu Jinshui said, "Go get a bowl of alkaline water and a pair of chopsticks."
These things were already in the store, and Sun Liancheng quickly brought them over. Song Jian stood by and watched with his arms crossed, "What are you doing? Are you cooking?"
Someone laughed out loud.
Gu Jinshui didn't even glance at him, but poured the bowl of alkaline water into the vase and swirled it around to make it evenly spread in the vase: "Take a look."
Professor Bai waited for him to put the vase down before picking it up with both hands and taking a closer look. Gu Jinshui said: "It is possible to forge a piece by replacing the old one with a new one, but this kind of forgery often has joints. As long as you use alkaline water to check it, you can clearly see whether the porcelain has been tampered with. If you open the door, there will be no joints."
Professor Bai exclaimed: "There is no joint at all. The boss is really knowledgeable and talented. I didn't know I could distinguish the real from the fake this way."
Gu Jinshui smiled and said: "There is another way, which is to knock on it and listen to the sound. I need your help, Song Jianshe."
"What can I help you with?"
Song Jianshe was alert.
He had never taken advantage of Gu Jinshui in all these years, otherwise he wouldn't hate Gu Jinshui so much and would try to cheat him to death if he got a chance.
"Didn't your store get a sky-blue glazed plum vase from the reign of Emperor Kangxi yesterday?" Gu Jinshui said, "Why don't we bring it here so that we can open our eyes."
Song Jianshe said proudly, "Oh, you know this too?"
"Who doesn't know this? Yesterday, your boss Guo spread the news to the whole city of Beijing," Gu Jinshui said with a smile, "I heard that a foreigner wanted to buy it for three thousand US dollars. If it's sold, we won't be able to see it. Why don't you bring it here so that we can open our eyes."
Speaking of Beijingers, the biggest problem is probably that they love to watch the excitement.
Especially those in the antique circle, all like to join in the fun, firstly to gain knowledge, and secondly to broaden their horizons.
Immediately, many people started to make a fuss, "Boss Song, bring out such a good thing to let everyone open their horizons."
"If it were Emperor Kangxi, this plum vase would not be expensive at three thousand dollars."
Song Jianshe was a vain man, and he would lose his mind if someone said a few good words to him. He immediately agreed to go back and bring the plum vase back.
Their store was not far away.
Gu Jinshui saw that Professor Bai was standing there, so he simply asked Sun Liancheng to take out the tea set, make tea, and bring a cup to Professor Bai.
Professor Bai was a little embarrassed, "What kind of tea is this? It smells weird."
"Jasmine tea." Gu Jinshui said, "If you like it, I'll tell you where I bought it later."
Qian Guangwen and others stared with wide eyes. They never thought that the two of them would actually talk and laugh.
Song Jianshe came back soon, not only bringing the plum vase, but also bringing the foreigner and Guo Pu over.
Guo Pu was wearing a long robe and a ring on his hand, looking like a scholar. As soon as he came over, he smiled and asked, "Boss Gu, what are you going to do with our plum vase?"
"Nothing, didn't your shopkeeper Song insist that our things were useless? I'm going to show you what useless things are." Gu Jinshui rolled up his sleeves and said, "Please put down the plum vase. I guarantee that it is absolutely safe."
Guo Pu felt a little uneasy.
He wanted to regret it, but Song Jianshe was quick and could not wait to put the plum vase next to the flower and fruit vase.
"I'll have to trouble you all to be quiet." Gu Jinshui called out.
Everyone was very cooperative, and the foreigner even whispered to the translator, probably asking Gu Jinshui something.
"You are all experts. We all know a saying in our industry, that a fake is afraid of seeing a real one. What does this mean? It means that no matter how good the imitation is, it will be scared when it sees the real thing." Gu Jinshui said, "Look at these two bottles and listen carefully."
He picked up his vase and tapped it lightly. The sound was very light and crisp, but the Kangxi blue-glazed plum vase was different, it was dull.
"These two sounds are different!"
Professor Bai said in surprise.
Gu Jinshui looked at Professor Bai in surprise, "You have a good ear, these two sounds are different."
"That's right, the sound in the front is much better."
I don't know who said this, and everyone agreed at once, "That's right, the sound in the back is weird and dull."
"The sound of this old porcelain is clear and long. If you are interested, you can knock on it yourself. Our good things in the past were really good in every way. The glaze color was thick and moist, and the sound was clear and bright. But if it is a random work, it is different," Gu Jinshui said, "This random work does not have such good craftsmanship as others, and is not willing to work hard, so the sound of the newly imitated porcelain is very unpleasant."
Gu Jinshui said this, although he did not continue to say anything, but everyone could hear it.
"It seems that your family has the door open, and theirs is a new imitation!"
Someone said this.
Song Jianshe and Guo Pu were immediately unhappy.
"Gu Jinshui, what are you talking about? Our Kaimen has been passed down to Emperor Kangxi, how can it be a waste of time!" Song Jianshe was so angry that he snatched the plum vase.
Gu Jinshui laughed and said, "I didn't say it was a waste of time. I just said that ours is Kaimen, and it is a good thing. Who is that? Do you have any other opinions?"
Qian Guangwen's face turned blue and white, and then white and blue.
Professor Bai looked at him, stood up and said to Gu Jinshui: "I'm sorry for today. I'm a student who just entered the industry. I'm just messing around. I can see that you have good things here. I'll pay you back, 400 yuan, including this vase, okay?"
Before Gu Jinshui opened his mouth, the foreign translator hurriedly said: "Wait, we want this vase, 600 US dollars!"
Guo Pu and others were stunned.
Guo Pu walked to the foreigner anxiously, "Mr. Hank, didn't you agree to buy our plum vase?"
The translator looked at Guo Pu, "Mr. Guo, Mr. Hank said that yours is fake, he doesn't want it, he wants to buy the real one."
Everyone around laughed immediately.
Guo Pu is a bad person who cheated many people. Everyone was amused to see that he had the duck in his mouth but still let it fly.
Guo Pu's face darkened, and he turned his head and stared at Gu Jinshui fiercely.
Gu Jinshui was stunned for a moment. Professor Bai felt sorry for him and guessed that the boss was going to sell the vase to someone else.
"I'm sorry, Hank, the rule here is to pay attention to first come first served. Since this professor wants to buy it, I will sell it to him." To everyone's surprise, Gu Jinshui did it without thinking.
Not to mention Hank and others were surprised, even Qian Guangwen and others had a different view of Gu Jinshui.
"Four hundred yuan, how do you trade?"
Gu Jinshui looked at Professor Bai who was stunned.
Professor Bai came to his senses and adjusted his glasses. "I have 200 on me. I'll get you 200 when I get back to school."
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
Gu Jinshui nodded.
Some people around him praised Gu Jinshui for his kindness, while others thought he was stupid.
But needless to say, everyone had a good impression of him. In business, people would like to meet such a kind person.
The foreigner couldn't buy a vase, and although he felt sorry, he came in and looked around. He bought two or three things, all from the Qianlong period: a mother-of-pearl green lacquer box, a Yixing purple clay gold-painted flower pot, and a red sandalwood pearl box.
The translator also said to Gu Jinshui: "Mr. Hank likes porcelain and red sandalwood. If you have good things, just leave them for Mr. Hank."
He also left a business card.
When Gu Jinshui sent them off, Guo Pu and Song Jianshe came to greet them outside. They glared at Gu Jinshui and tried to coax Hank with nice words.
"Boss, we are really famous and relieved today!"
Sun Liancheng was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
His salary was calculated as commission. The more he sold, the more money he made. Guo Pu's store was not honest and always snatched customers. Although the customers snatched away were not high-quality customers, who would not be angry when encountering such a thing? Today,
their boss disrupted their business and snatched customers. Sun Liancheng was happier than making money himself.
"Brother, how do you know that the plum vase in their store is a later imitation?"
Shanhu asked curiously.
Gu Jinshui smiled and leaned against the counter, "The shovel that sold the plum vase to them originally wanted to sell it to us. I knew there was cat guts in it after just one look. The shovel tried to trick me and asked what was wrong, but I sent him away. Later, I heard that they had missed such a big item, so I thought it was the same item, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"Boss Gu is really good."
Professor Bai's voice came from the door.
Gu Jinshui looked over and saw Professor Bai coming in sweating profusely. He took out a wad of money wrapped in a handkerchief from his pocket and said, "Here are two hundred yuan, please count it."
"Why are you so anxious?" Gu Jinshui asked Shanhu to count the money and invited Professor Bai to have tea. "I'm not rushing you." "
If you let my students go today, I will be too embarrassed to see anyone if I don't actively pay them back." Professor Bai said.
Gu Jinshui talked about all sorts of things with Professor Bai for a long time. He always felt that Professor Bai seemed to want to ask him for help, but since he didn't say it, Gu Jinshui didn't ask.
It was just a friendship they had just met today, and it wasn't to the point where Gu Jinshui would take the initiative to help others.
There was something going on at home today, so Gu Jinshui left work early.
He hurried home and bought two roast ducks, but when he got home, he saw that his wife had a gloomy
face and had not changed her clothes. Gu Jinshui went into the kitchen to put down the dishes and pulled He Chunlian over, "Mom, why does my wife look so unhappy? Is Liang Renyi here to make trouble again?"
When Mr. Liang was redressed, Liang Renyi's family came to make trouble, insisting that they were the only male in the Liang family, and that they had given birth to a son to carry on the family line, and Liang Ying had given birth to a daughter, so the Liang family's things should be given to them. However, He Chunlian drove them out with a big broom.
"No, I'm thinking it
's something in the factory." He Chunlian obviously understood her daughter-in-law's concerns. Liang Ying has been focusing on the factory all year round. The only thing that could make her unhappy is probably something in the factory.
"In the factory? Didn't their leader recently say that he wanted to promote her to be the director?"
Gu Jinshui whispered.
His voice was very low, but Liang Ying still heard it. She walked in and said, "I guess it's over."
Liang Ying picked up a piece of roast duck and put it in her mouth, but she didn't taste anything.
He Chunlian and Gu Jinshui looked at each other.
Gu Jinshui said with concern, "Wife, how can you brag about this? Who else in your factory is qualified to be the director of this workshop besides you?"
Liang Ying looked helpless, "Who else could it be? Lin Lianhuabei."
"She, she is even lazier than our Niu Niu, how can she be the director?!" He Chunlian said subconsciously.
Gu Yousi had just finished school when she heard someone say bad things about her. She looked at her grandmother with resentment, "Grandma, you are not good at talking about people behind their backs, right?"
He Chunlian laughed and said, "Niu Niu is done with school."
"Yeah." Gu Yousi put down her schoolbag, "Didn't we say we were going to look at houses? Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Let's go, let's go."
Liang Ying said, and she gave He Chunlian and the others a look, meaning that they should not mention this matter for the time being. There was no need to bring up such a disappointing thing at this moment.
The Liang family's old house is really big and imposing. The house faces south and is divided into east and west roads. It has a large garden, a clear ridge, a barrel tile roof, a porch with hanging flowers, a floor paved with square bricks, a moon-shaped door...
This is the first time Liang Ying has returned to her home in many years. She pointed to a water tank behind the hanging flower door and
said, "This is the water tank we used when we were children. I didn't expect it to be still there." "This is a good thing. It's very old." He Chunlian touched the moss on the water tank and said, "Let's ask Jinshui to buy some goldfish to raise in it. It will be both beautiful and fun."
"That's a great feeling. Old Beijingers all say that a ceiling, a fish tank, and a pomegranate tree are the best. A fat husband, a fat dog, and a fat girl. Let's build a ceiling and plant a pomegranate tree, then it will be complete."
Gu Jinshui knew that Liang Ying was unhappy and tried to make her laugh.
Liang Ying laughed, "Where did the fat man and the fat girl come from?"
"This fat girl..." Gu Jinshui wanted to harm his own daughter.
But Gu Yousi stared at him with a pair of dead fish eyes, as if if you dare to say I am a fat girl, she will kill her for the sake of justice.
Gu Jinshui swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, "This house is messy enough, I have to find someone to clean it up later. The water and electricity are convenient, I just need to connect it when I want to live there tomorrow."
Liang's house is not small.
The family spent more than an hour to walk around. Seeing that it was getting dark outside, He Chunlian said she wanted to go home. Liang Ying was not in a hurry. Anyway, the house was back in her hands now, and she could see it anytime she wanted.
She was relieved that this house was previously rented by a government office, so it was not too badly damaged, and many places had been repaired.
Unlike some people whose houses were occupied by other people, some courtyard houses were occupied by more than ten families, and now they are being rehabilitated and have to be cleared out, but the people can't leave.
He Chunlian talked about this at the dinner table, "The house next to your aunt's family was occupied by someone, and seven or eight families refused to leave."
"This is to ask for money." Gu Yinxing said while eating roast duck.
He Chunlian said, "They don't want money, they just want a house. They said they won't move unless we give them a house."
"Housing prices in Beijing are not cheap now. This is not a easy problem to solve," Yan Yun said, "and the company doesn't distribute houses very often nowadays."
"That's right. It's thanks to you guys that you two were given a house." He Chunlian sighed, "If it were a few years ago, you really couldn't count on the company to distribute houses."
"What does my aunt say about this?"
Gu Jinshui asked.
He Chunlian chuckled, "Your aunt has nothing to do with this matter. Her brothers from her mother's side were not nice and said it had nothing to do with them, the daughters who married out. Your aunt didn't want to share her mother's house in the first place, and she wanted to help. When she heard this, she was so angry that she just didn't care about it. Otherwise, Mr. Lan has some connections that could help."
"I was wondering why they couldn't leave. It turns out they asked for it themselves."
Gu Yinxing shook his head.
The family chatted for a while, and it was not until the evening that Gu Jinshui asked Liang Ying about what happened today. Liang Ying was combing her hair, looking at her daughter lying on the desk doing homework, and said, "About that matter, the leader said that Lin Lianhua is more suitable."
"Don't be ridiculous, your leader is crazy,
how can Lin Lianhua compare to you?" Gu Jinshui sneered and looked down on Lin Lianhua.
Liang Ying said, "You know what, this time people really have an advantage. Didn't our factory catch fire last month? Lin Lianhua happened to be there and put out the fire, helping our factory reduce a lot of losses. The factory meant that this year's March 8th Red Flag Bearer should be given to her, and she is more suitable for the position of director."
Gu Jinshui frowned and said, "It can't be just for this reason. If you can become a leader by putting out fires, don't you have many people in your factory who have done good things?"
Gu Yousi was also attracted by the conversation between the couple.
In terms of ability, Lin Lianhua can't catch up with Liang Ying even if she flatters. Just the awards Liang Ying has won in recent years can definitely crush Lin Lianhua.
Liang Ying was silent for a moment, "The leader said that my family conditions are too good, and if I become the director, the people below will not accept it."
"What?" Gu Jinshui was stunned, blinking, and couldn't believe what he heard.
Gu Yousi suddenly remembered something.
This matter was really not a trivial matter. Originally, her mother just lost a chance for promotion, but later someone posted a big-character poster, which caused a lot of discussion in the factory. The factory's performance in recent years has not been very good, and the workers' wages are not as high as before. There are many people who are jealous of Liang Ying's life.
Once this big-character poster was posted, saying that Liang Ying's rapid promotion in recent years was because she bribed the leader and gave money to flatter him, Liang Ying immediately ran into big trouble.
"Mom," Gu Yousi couldn't help but speak, "Didn't the promotion originally go well? The leader suddenly changed his mind. Don't tell me someone is playing tricks on you. You have to be careful."
She was still worried that her mother wouldn't believe her. After all, who would take the words of a sophomore seriously?
But Gu Jinshui immediately said, "Yes, daughter-in-law, our daughter is absolutely right. We can't underestimate this matter. We must treat it seriously."
Gu Yousi was stunned, and the pen she was spinning in her hand fell to the ground with a snap.
Her father was too sensible .
She hadn't even tried to persuade him yet.
Gu Yousi's eighteen martial arts were completely useless. As soon as she finished her homework, she was sent to bed by her parents.
Gu Yousi was helpless. She wanted to see who had posted the big-character poster about her mother.
That person was very familiar with her mother's contact with the leader and must have been keeping an eye on her mother for a long time.
"Posting big-character posters is such a despicable thing. It must be someone who hates you. Do you know who in the factory has a grudge against you?"
Gu Jinshui asked.
Liang Ying frowned, "I've been promoted quickly in the past few years and have offended quite a few people. The one who hates me the most is Lin Lianhua, but there's no need for her to post big-character posters about me. I heard from the leader that the position of director is most likely for her. Why would she bother with this
now that she's the director?" Gu Jinshui recalled how he had screwed Song Jianshe today, so he simply said it.
Liang Ying looked at Gu Jinshui, and Gu Jinshui spread his hands: "You can't blame me. They did it themselves. I was kind enough to help them teach them a lesson. This grudge will not be blamed on you."
"I didn't say it was because of you." Liang Ying rolled her eyes at Gu Jinshui and frowned, "The person who did this came here to get me away. If I am reported as a bribe, I will have to be investigated in the factory. This investigation will take at least half a year to find out. Even if it is found out, I can't be promoted in the factory. If the leader wants to promote me, he has to consider whether people will say that he accepted a bribe from me."
So this person is said to be vicious.
He/she posted such a big-character poster. It only took a little effort to write and ink, but it was able to ruin Liang Ying's future.
This method of dealing with people was very popular more than ten years ago, but now that redress is everywhere, this method has appeared again.
"No, wife, I can't let you fight alone on this matter, I must help."
Gu Jinshui became more and more angry. What kind of person dared to bully his wife like this? An old man hanged himself - he was too old.
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