I trade in both worlds

Shopkeeper Qian calculated and said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, the total price of these furniture is 380,000 taels. What do you think?"

Although the price was not cheap, in his opinion, it was worth the money, and most importantly, it was not more than 450,000 taels.

Xu Ziqi smiled slightly, nodded and said, "Okay, then 380,000 taels."

After the deal was done, Xu Ziqi made another request: "Manager Qian, I also need some small and exquisite items, like the official leather box, treasure box, mirror box, incense box, etc. that I sold last time."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Qian was delighted and said quickly, "Mr. Xu, please wait a moment. I will take you to another warehouse."

So, the two of them came to another small warehouse. This warehouse was not the same one that Xu Ziqi used last time. This warehouse was much larger than the previous one.

The warehouse is filled with small and exquisite items, each of which is well-made and exquisitely crafted.

Xu Ziqi carefully selected and finally chose several items he liked, spending a total of 40,000 taels.

After the settlement was completed, Xu Ziqi left four silver bills in his sleeve pocket and then took out a stack of silver bills.

After counting it twice, he handed it to Shopkeeper Qian: "Shopkeeper Qian, here are 420,000 taels, please count them."

Shopkeeper Qian took the banknotes and was secretly shocked. He didn't realize that Xu Ziqi was a hidden rich man. However, he remained expressionless and began to carefully count the banknotes in his hand, and then checked them one by one.

After confirming that there was no problem, he smiled and said, "The amount is correct."

After that, he asked again: "Mr. Xu, where do you need these furniture to be sent?"

"Please ask Manager Qian to deliver these furniture to Hongbang Escort Agency. I will arrange someone to receive them." Xu Ziqi said calmly, already having plans for the next step in mind.

Shopkeeper Qian nodded in agreement, and then arranged for his men to start packing and moving. He personally escorted Xu Ziqi to the door. After a few polite words, the two of them left.

After leaving the pawnshop, Xu Ziqi went to the Hongbang Escort Agency to find Manager Chen. After settling the furniture issue, he returned to the inn to rest.

Starting tomorrow he will go to the clinic to make an appointment, and will live and eat there until he returns.

At the Liu Mansion, after seeing Xu Ziqi off, Liu Fu turned around and returned to the study.

Seeing Liu Fu coming in, Liu Yuan asked directly: "Leaving?"

"Yes, let's go." Liu Fu replied.

Liu Yuan sat on the chair, pondered for a moment, and suddenly looked up at Liu Fu: "Liu Fu, what do you think of Xu Ziqi?"

Liu Fu thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Xu is young and promising, and he is also very straightforward in doing business. But why did the master suddenly ask this?"

Liu Yuan smiled slightly, with a sly gleam in his eyes: "I want the recipe for making red wine, I wonder if Xu Ziqi can get it."

"Master, this... I'm afraid this won't work. The recipe for brewing red wine is someone else's secret recipe, it shouldn't be sold easily." Liu Fu said cautiously.

Liu Yuan waved his hand: "Of course I know this is someone's secret recipe, and it won't be easily leaked."

"But think about it, if we can master the method of making red wine ourselves, how much cost can be saved and we can firmly control this business in our own hands."

"Now, thanks to Xu Ziqi, we can get a share of the pie, but how much to ship and when to ship it all depends on his mood."

Liu Fu opened his mouth to say something when he was interrupted by Liu Yuan.

"I know what you are worried about, but this matter is not urgent and needs long-term consideration." Liu Yuan said slowly.

"Now, our first priority is to collect all the red wine ordered this time to ensure that everything goes well. As for the recipe, I will find a chance to ask Xu Ziqi when the time is right."

After hearing this, although Liu Fu still had doubts in his heart, he did not dare to say anything more.

Xu Ziqi stayed in the pharmacy until the New Year was almost approaching, then hurried back and temporarily stored the furniture he brought back in the escort agency.

The first thing he did after he came back was to call Xu Ziqing to ask how the store decoration was going. After all, those furnitures couldn't be kept in the escort agency forever, and the fees of the escort agency were not cheap.

"Hello, brother, are you back?" Xu Ziqing's voice on the other end of the phone was clear and pleasant, with a hint of surprise.

"Well, I just came back. Xiaoqing, how is the decoration of your shop going?" Xu Ziqi asked directly, with a subtle sense of urgency in his tone.

"It's almost done. Just the final finishing work is left. Brother, why are you asking this so urgently?" Xu Ziqing asked curiously.

"It's like this. I bought a lot of furniture this time, more than a hundred pieces in total, big and small. They are now stored in the escort agency. I thought, if the store is renovated, I will put them in the store first." Xu Ziqi explained.

Xu Ziqing was stunned when he heard this, and asked curiously: "Where did you get the money to buy furniture, and buy so much, it must cost hundreds of thousands."

"Hehe, you never expected that." Xu Ziqi smiled proudly and said, "The Liu family paid me a deposit of 450,000 taels in total. I spent a total of 420,000 taels on these furniture."

"So many?" Xu Ziqing was so surprised that his voice almost split.

Xu Ziqi thought of the furniture and urged, "Don't talk about this for now, let's solve the furniture issue first."

"The shop has been almost renovated. The only thing that has not been completed yet is the front shop. The backyard is basically finished, but we need to find someone to clean it." Xu Ziqing said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi's tense heart relaxed, and he assigned the tasks with his eyes closed: "Okay, you find someone to clean the warehouse, and find a moving company with two large trucks. I will go to the escort agency to transport the furniture back tomorrow, and take it to the store the day after tomorrow."

"No problem, I'll contact him now." Xu Ziqing replied.

Xu Ziqi felt his eyelids starting to get out of control, and said vaguely, "Then I'll take a rest first."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ziqing heard the sound of breathing coming from the other end of the phone. She smiled, shook her head, hung up the phone, and went to work on the task her brother gave her.

After working hard for two or three days, Xu Ziqi and Xu Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the warehouse full of second-hand furniture.

Xu Ziqing stood in the yard, looking at the warehouse and said, "We need to invite experts to appraise these furniture."

"Where can we find it?" Xu Ziqi felt that he was so tired that his brain couldn't work.

Xu Ziqing thought for a moment, frowned slightly, and asked uncertainly: "Do you think there are such experts in the auction house? They often come into contact with these antiques, so there should be professional appraisers, right?"

Xu Ziqi's eyes lit up when he heard this, but then he showed a puzzled look: "Of course there is, but the question is, do you know any experts there?"

He paused, suddenly thought of something, and continued: "How about we call Manager Zhang and ask him to help introduce an appraisal expert?"

Hearing this, Xu Ziqing nodded and agreed: "I think so too, you can ask."