The Ninth Day of Being Eavesdropped
Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the sound of firecrackers and children clapping and cheering could be heard on the street.
Liang Ying woke up half asleep and half awake, and saw Gu Jinshui wearing a cotton jacket and putting on his shoes. Hearing the noise, Gu Jinshui turned around and said, "You go back to sleep, I'm going out."
"Going to your master's place?"
Liang Ying sat up and took out a red envelope wrapped in red paper from under the pillow. "Here are twenty yuan. Take it to honor your master."
Gu Jinshui took the red envelope, looked at it, smiled, and said, "My wife is still the best. I'll give this money to my master. I'll buy you some snacks later."
Liang Ying rolled her eyes at him. "Don't be so frivolous. Bring more dumplings from home. If there are not enough, we can make them ourselves later." Gu
Jinshui nodded in agreement, went out to get a lunch box and filled it with the leftover dumplings from yesterday. Thinking that the old man had nothing, he bought some vinegar and soy sauce on the way.
Early in the morning.
The wind was cold and there were few pedestrians on the road except for the restless children.
Gu Jinshui arrived at Yangchang Hutong and found the scrap collection station with familiarity. He did not knock on the door, but pushed the door and entered the yard.
"Is the master up?"
Gu Jinshui asked in a loud voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, a hoarse old man's voice came from inside: "Why are you making so much noise? Are you afraid that others will not know you are here?"
An old man with white hair and beard, wearing an old cotton jacket and a thin and dark face came out of the house. He saw Gu Jinshui and glanced at him, "What are you doing here so early in the morning? Are you still doing business today?"
Gu Jinshui's daily job was to be a middleman, bringing scrap from outside the city to the collection station in the city to sell, and reselling it in the middle, making a lot of money throughout the year.
Of course, he also did some business like arbitrage grain coupons and foreign exchange bonds.
"Master, am I not here to wish you a happy new year?" Gu Jinshui smiled and took the initiative to enter the house. He saw all kinds of books and newspapers on the floor and floor. He quickly cleaned up a table and put down his lunch box. "I brought you dumplings made by my family, and I also brought you this year's tuition."
He took out a big red envelope, which was full of money.
The old man snorted, "Why, did you make a fortune last year?"
"That's all because of your good teaching." Gu Jinshui hurriedly stuffed the red envelope into the old man's hand. The old man took it without any hesitation and said indifferently, "Go, cook me a bowl of dumplings."
If someone else yelled at Gu Jinshui like this, Gu Jinshui would definitely get angry.
But when the old man gave the order, Gu Jinshui didn't say a word. He took the lunch box and went into the kitchen as if he knew the way. He cooked dumplings and helped to heat the kang. He also went out and found dozens of coal lumps from somewhere. In short
, he had no time to spare for the whole morning.
Although the old man didn't say anything, at noon, he called Gu Jinshui and asked, "How are you reading the book I gave you a while ago?"
"I've read most of it." Gu Jinshui said modestly.
The old man was happy and looked at him, "Then come over and take a look at this couplet?"
He waved to Gu Jinshui and put his hands behind his back and went into the southwest room.
"Brother, you're not back at noon yet, why don't we eat first?" Gu Yinxing looked outside for a long time and couldn't help but come back and say.
He Chunlian lowered her head and teased her granddaughter, "If you are hungry, have some snacks."
Gu Yinxing was helpless. Knowing that her mother was the one who kept her word, she had to open the snack box, take a piece of donkey and roll around, muttering, "I don't know why my brother has so much to say to that old man. He didn't come back all morning."
"What nonsense," He Chunlian glared at the girl, "Teacher Chen is really capable. He used to be the head of the Babaozhai in Liulichang. If he hadn't fallen on hard times, your brother would have wanted to find him to be his apprentice. Even if his ancestors' graves were burned through, he would never have had such luck!"
Gu Yinxing stuck out her tongue, not agreeing in her heart.
What happened to the Babaozhai in Liulichang?
Who buys antiques these days? What's the point of learning this?
"Look at this couplet."
Xi Han pushed open the yellow pear wood box and took out a pair of yellowed couplets. "I bought them a few days ago for 56 yuan. Do you think they are good?"
"56 yuan, that's not cheap," Gu Jinshui raised his eyebrows, his sword-like eyebrows showing some interest. "The seller said it was from which dynasty and whose work it was?"
Xi Han smiled and stroked his beard. "Su Shi of the Song Dynasty. What do you think? Is it worth it?"
Gu Jinshui originally wanted to take a closer look, but he was immediately amused when he heard this.
He looked at Xi Han: "Master, you are teasing me. Couplets became popular in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, there were couplets on pillars. If this couplet is from the Song Dynasty, it would be a great discovery in archaeology."
"Don't be so rude." Xi Han's eyes showed some relief, and he asked: "What else?" "
And this seal. Look, there is also a seal of Dongpo Jushi here, which is even more exciting. Among the works of Su Shi that have been discovered, some only have the word "Shi", and most of them do not have seals, because it was not popular to stamp their own calligraphy at that time. And this seal has never been seen before, which is simply impossible."
Everything Gu Jinshui said made sense.
Xi Han's eyes sparkled.
Gu Jinshui is indeed a good seedling. Everyone can read books, but it is not so easy to apply what you have learned.
Without saying anything, he took out another book from the drawer and threw it to Gu Jinshui, "Take it back and read it. Go to Panjiayuan to practice when you have time tomorrow."
"Master, you won't take me with you?"
Gu Jinshui's eyes widened, "You only have me as your disciple, can you bear to let me go out and get ripped off?"
Xi Han was so disgusted that he waved his hands, "Get lost, with your narrow-minded heart, who can cheat you? I gave you those books, if you read them thoroughly and still get cheated, you deserve it!"
Gu Jinshui pretended to be driven out of the purchase station.
The big iron door creaked shut, and Gu Jinshui put away the playful smile on his face. He looked at the book and saw the iron-hooked and silver-stroked words inside, and his heart was very moved.
The old man probably taught him all the skills of housekeeping. This book is probably worth a fortune.
Since Gu Jinshui came out, he went to Liang Ying's mother's house, which was the old house of the Liang family.
The Liang family was a wealthy family during the Republic of China. Their businesses included textiles and jewelry, of which the jewelry business was the most profitable. The family had eight gold shops. Later, due to the turbulent times, business was difficult and they closed down one after another.
But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The old house of the Liang family was a large mansion with three entrances and three exits. The door rings of the front door were all made of gold.
Last night, Liang Ying discussed with Gu Jinshui and his wife.
Liang Renyi's affairs reminded Liang Ying of something.
Liang Ying remembered that the year her father died, he often told her in secret that he left some things at home, hidden in the place where she often played when she was a child, and asked Liang Ying to look for them at home if she encountered difficulties in the future.
Liang Ying had never thought about this before. It
was so chaotic back then. When she came back from home, she found that her father was gone. The traitors searched and smashed everything in the house. Her good family was destroyed in the blink of an eye.
After that, she was judged to have a bad family background. If it weren't for the protection of the Gu family in the past ten years, Liang Ying didn't dare to think about what her situation would be like now.
Gu Jinshui was agile. He went around to the back of the house, found a corner and climbed over the wall.
The house is now used by the district government for office work. Today is the first day of the new year. There are not many people in the house. Only an old man in the front office is listening to storytelling.
Gu Jinshui strolled around and found a locust tree in the northwest corner of the backyard.
He checked to make sure that the soil around the locust tree had not been touched, and he felt relieved. He walked around again to remember the layout and went out.
It was already past 12 o'clock.
When he reached the big compound, Gu Jinshui put his hands in his pockets, holding a cake bought from a department store. From a distance, he saw Song Mei pulling an acquaintance into the alley next to him.
Gu Jinshui didn't intend to mix it, but just as he mentioned it, he heard his own name.
"It's not that easy to plot against Gu Jinshui."
Zhang Dabiao's hair was shiny and his head looked like it had been licked by a cow. He looked at Song Mei with ill intentions, "Gu Jinshui is not a soft persimmon. What benefit will it bring to me if he helps you?"
"Brother Biao, when you say that, Gu Jinshui is nothing compared to you!"
Song Mei put her hands on Zhang Dabiao's chest, "If you ask me, you are the most capable here, but you see, all the good deals here have been snatched away by Gu Jinshui, and he makes money every day, and you just stand there and stare at him. I'm not convinced on your behalf."
Zhang Dabiao knew that this girl was using him as a gun, but what she said hit the nail on the head.
Zhang Dabiao started to make a living when he was fifteen, but within a few years, Gu Jinshui also came out and did better than him. He was more famous than him in the underworld.
Although he only brought Shanhu and Douzi with him on weekdays, in fact, there were quite a few people in the underworld who were willing to follow Gu Jinshui. Everyone knew that Gu Jinshui was a man who could make money and was generous.
Zhang Dabiao had always been secretly dissatisfied in his heart.
This time, he got such an opportunity to plot against Gu Jinshui, and he was really tempted.
"So, what are you going to do?"
"Jinshui is back."
"Hey, here's the cake?"
Gu Jinshui greeted his neighbors as he walked through the compound. Gu Yinxing heard the noise and jumped up: "Mom, my brother is back, let's have dinner."
Gu Jinshui went into the house, looking normal, without saying a word.
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