Guanzhong Tomb Robbery Notes

Old Li sneered, "Do you think he means well?"

"It's just a setup."

"What kind of game is this?" Cui Hao asked with a blink of his eyes.

After all, we are young and have never seriously ventured into the world.

Although I know that the world is dangerous, I still have no idea how dangerous it is.

From the moment we set foot in Daobei, we were truly connected with the world of martial arts.

"It's a complicated matter to explain what the scheme is. He asked you to report him if anything happened in Daobei. He was just leaving a clue."

"If you don't come to Daobei in the future, then this introduction will naturally have no effect."

"But if you come, there's a 99% chance that something will go wrong, and it's something that can only be resolved by invoking Wei Zhenhai's name."

"At that time, as long as you reported his name, you would be included in the game."

"The size of this game is determined by your wealth. I'll eat you up completely before there's anything left."

Although Lao Li said a lot, he didn't reveal the core of this game.

This is a very simple trap where people are forced into it by circumstances.

The easiest way to break the deadlock is to stay away from them.

But once you are targeted by the underworld, it is not so easy to stay away.

As the old saying goes, you're not afraid of thieves stealing, but you are afraid of thieves thinking about it.

Even if you are far away, the people who set up the trap will try to get close to you.

Later, when I went to Daobei again, I reported Wei Zhenhai's name because of a turmoil and fell into his trap.

"In short, you must be careful when you come to Daobei again." Lao Li reminded again.

I nodded and left with Cui Hao and Jiang Nanle.

It was already dark.

Where to live became a problem.

We were staying in the provincial hospital before, so it’s not appropriate to go there now.

I wanted to find a guesthouse to stay in, but the waiter asked for a letter of introduction.

In those days, you couldn’t just pay money to get a place to stay when you were traveling.

You must have a letter of introduction from your work unit. Without it, you won’t be allowed to stay even if you pay.

"Brother, why don't you go find Wang Hu and the others?"

"They definitely don't have a letter of introduction. If they can stay in a guesthouse, we can stay there too!"

I shook my head slowly.

There are too many mixed people where Wang Hu and his friends live.

The things in our backpacks cannot be seen in public.

If someone saw me and started to have evil intentions...

"Let's go to Mr. Ai's house. He's a very open-minded man and he definitely won't let us sleep on the streets."

I thought of Mr. Ai.

I went to the Ai family not only to stay overnight, but also to ask Grandpa Ai to help me look after things.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Ai's house.

Old man Ai was lying in a rocking chair in the yard to enjoy the cool air.

Hearing footsteps, Mr. Ai opened his eyes and looked over.

"Hey, Brother Chen."

"Mr. Ai, we really have nowhere to go, so we can only bother you and ask to stay at your house for one night."

"Hahaha, easy to talk about."

Old Master Ai called his eldest son to clean the room.

Then he squinted at my bag.

"Is this something good?"

"You are wise and powerful, with a sharp eye."

Mr. Ai laughed even more happily: "He is a man who knows how to talk. I love to hear such flattery."

"They say you don't come to my house for no reason. If you just want to stay overnight, you won't come to my house either."

"Come, let's talk inside."

It is said that old people are more clever and old ghosts are more spiritual.

The fact that Mr. Ai has survived the old society and is still stable today is enough to show how smart he is.

After entering the house, Mr. Ai asked his son to close the door.

Then he sat down and said with a smile: "Let me see what good stuff you got?"

I first took out the precious sword buried with Guard Jiang in his coffin.

"Ouch!"

After just one look, Mr. Ai exclaimed in surprise.

"Let me take a closer look."

Old Master Ai took the knife, examined it carefully from beginning to end, stroked the scabbard and said, "The gilded golden dragon blade head, the scabbard is inlaid with seven treasures!"

"It's a sword given by the Ming Dynasty royal family to their subjects. It looks like something from the Yongle era."

"It just has a strong earthy smell. Did you dig it out of the ground?"

Unearthed objects, especially those that have just been unearthed, will have a fishy, ​​damp, and moldy smell.

An experienced person can tell whether something is unearthed just by smelling it.

Of course, this trick won’t work if the artifacts have been unearthed for a long time.

I couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"You are awesome!"

I took out the mountain ghost coins and the white copper alchemy furnace and handed them over.

Old Master Ai played with the Mountain Ghost coin and said, "The inscription and material are the best among the Mountain Ghost coins."

"But if I have to say it's the best, it has to be this alchemy furnace."

"It's at least from the Yuan Dynasty. Judging from the level of craftsmanship, it's on par with items used by the royal family."

"Considering the importance attached to Taoism in the early Yuan Dynasty, perhaps it was bestowed by the emperor on important Taoist figures at that time."

Mr. Ai really has an extraordinary eye.

The age and origin of several items were determined correctly.

He held the alchemy furnace in his hand and couldn't let it go. He asked with a smile, "Why, are you trying to sell these to me?"

"what?"

I was stunned for a moment and quickly shook my head.

"No, no, these are all collected from the countryside. I just want you to help me take a look at them."

Of course, the tomb robbery cannot be admitted.

So he disguised himself as a land dealer and said that he collected the money from the countryside.

Old Master Ai narrowed his eyes and smiled, then pointed at me twice with his fingers: "Okay, old man, I believe your nonsense."

"These things are very valuable. If they were put away in the past, it would be no problem to exchange them for a large yellow croaker."

Big yellow croaker and small yellow croaker were the names for gold bars in the past.

The big gold bar is called big yellow croaker, weighing ten taels each, and the small gold bar is called small yellow croaker, weighing one tael each.

But at that time, one catty was sixteen taels, and one tael was equivalent to 31.2 grams.

"Put your things away and don't show them to anyone."

"It's best not to rush into selling; holding on for a few years will result in a higher price."

Mr. Ai's words are from the bottom of his heart.

As the economy booms, the prices of antiques are also rising.

Especially for fine antiques with great collection value, their prices are skyrocketing.

I was thinking if I could open up channels for external trade and sell things directly to the outside world, wouldn’t the profit be higher?

It’s a pity that there is no access to the outside.

I don’t know if Mr. Ai has the resources in this area.

I wanted to ask, but felt it was too presumptuous.

There is not enough interest between the two parties, so it is difficult to get a response even if you ask.

I pondered this while saying, "Mr. Ai, asking you to help look after these items is just a side job. I have something more important to consult you about."

"Oh?"

"What do you want to ask, you clever boy? Tell me." Old Master Ai showed a curious look.

"I've made some money recently, but I don't want to save it and just earn interest. I want to start a business, but I don't know what kind of business to start."

"You want to make a living, you're quite ambitious."

Old Master Ai nodded approvingly: "It just so happens that the higher-ups are also open, so we can definitely give it a try."

"As the old saying goes, no business is worse than selling food."

"If you can find a good chef, open a restaurant. If you can't find one, sell some fried food or something. You'll definitely make money."

My eyes lit up and I said, "Good idea!"

"How about you become my partner and we start a food business?"