Chen Jing's home is in a remote mountainous area in Sichuan and Chongqing, called Kushan. It is actually a mountain range connecting two provinces. It is also one of the few relatively poor and backward places in China.

The main reason for poverty and backwardness is that transportation is not convenient enough. Deep in the mountains, material is scarce, and it is difficult for people living there to find industries that can help them escape poverty and become rich.

Departing from Qingcheng, Chen Jing took the high-speed train home. It took him nearly four hours to arrive in Jiang County, where his hometown is, and then transfer to a bus to his hometown town, and then transfer to a motorcycle.

, arrived at the foot of Kushan Mountain and climbed two mountains to reach home.

The journey is troublesome and difficult.

The high-speed train slowly pulled out and then sped quickly on the track. Chen Jing was sitting in a row of three people. He was sitting by the window. Sitting next to him was a middle-aged couple in simple clothes, holding large bags.

With the small bag of things, it looks like he is working in Qingcheng and planning to go home.

Chen Jing got up very early in the morning and felt a little sleepy now, so he closed his eyes and prepared to rest for a while.

The middle-aged couple next to him thought he was asleep and started talking quietly.

"Hey, husband, do you think that thing we picked up is really a treasure?" the woman asked in a low voice, a little worried and nervous.

The man replied: "It must be a treasure. I think it should be worth a lot of money."

"But we don't understand, what if it's fake?" The woman said with some worry in her voice.

"How can it be fake? It was dug out of the soil. It can't be fake." The man said seriously, seeming to be comforting himself.

"Well, even if it is true, will that thing be valuable?" The woman was still worried and continued.

The man responded: "This should be very valuable. I heard people say that antiques are very valuable."

"What if our thing is worthless?"

"Oh, if you can't speak, then don't speak. I guess no matter what, it's worth ten or twenty thousand, right?" the man said speechlessly.

The woman added: "Aren't I worried? It would be great if it was really worth ten or twenty thousand."

The two people's voices were actually not loud, but the key point was that they were sitting next to Chen Jing, so the conversation fell clearly on his ears.

Chen Jing's heart moved slightly, and he immediately became interested. Listening to this conversation, it seemed that the couple had accidentally obtained some antique, and it was dug out of the soil. It was most likely authentic.

I just don’t know how it was dug out of the soil. It’s not like it was dug out of any ancient tomb.

When Chen Jing secretly became interested, the couple were still chatting in a low voice.

"I think it's worth ten or twenty thousand. After all, the thing looks very beautiful, and there are words engraved on it. Those educated people will definitely like it." The man said with some confidence.

The woman sighed and said, "I hope we don't even have to work for this thing. If it's not valuable, it will be a big loss."

The man comforted: "No, besides, we are working on the construction site, are we afraid that we will not find anything to do?"

After the woman agreed, the middle-aged couple stopped talking about the antique and turned to other things, such as the elderly and children at home.

Although Chen Jing was really curious, he did not act rashly. His rash questioning might arouse the couple's vigilance. After all, they seemed to be very wary of this matter.

You still have to find an appropriate opportunity.

Fortunately, this opportunity came soon. The high-speed train departed just before twelve o'clock, and we had to have lunch on the high-speed train. Seeing that it was almost time, the middle-aged couple took out two buckets of instant noodles.

When Chen Jing saw this, his heart moved. A flight attendant happened to push the dining cart over. He directly ordered three portions, and then handed two portions to the middle-aged couple who looked at them in surprise and confusion.

"Brother and sister, let's eat together. It's not good to eat too much instant noodles." Chen Jing said with a smile on his face.

Hearing this, the man immediately refused and said, "No need, little brother." After all, they were strangers to each other, so he must be a little wary of Chen Jing.

Chen Jing smiled and then said: "Brother, I don't mean anything else. I just think it's not easy for you to go out. And I heard that your accent is from Jiang County. We are still fellow villagers. We should help each other outside."

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Although the Sichuan and Chongqing dialects are similar, the accents in each place are indeed a little different.

This is how Chinese people are. No matter where they are, they miss their hometown very much. They also feel particularly friendly when meeting fellow villagers. After seeing that Chen Jing is also from Jiang County, the couple became obviously less wary.

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"Young man, you are so embarrassed. The food on the high-speed rail is so expensive that we are too embarrassed to eat it." The man waved his hand and spoke in Jiang County dialect.

Chen Jing could only say: "Brother, I bought everything, don't waste it."

After hearing this, the couple finally had the nerve to refuse.

Afterwards, Chen Jing smiled inwardly and started chatting with the couple pretending to be casual while eating.

Over the course of the meal, Chen Jing got to know the couple somewhat. They were locals from Jiang County. The man's surname was Yang and the woman's surname was Li. Both of them had little education and worked at construction sites.

At this time, Sister Li suddenly asked out of curiosity: "Brother Chen, I see that you are very polite. Are you still in college or working?"

When Chen Jing heard this, he finally waited until you mentioned this topic, and then he responded as he said: "I haven't studied anymore, I'm already working, and I work in an antique shop."

When Yang Li and his wife heard this, they were all stunned.

"You work in an antique shop?" Brother Yang looked slightly moved and asked as if to confirm.

Chen Jingding nodded and said seriously: "Yes, what's wrong, Brother Yang?"

After hearing that Chen Jing confirmed that he really worked in an antique shop, Brother Yang showed a hesitant and thoughtful look on his face, while Sister Li quietly pulled his clothes with her hands and winked.

Chen Jing saw the couple's reactions and felt a little amused and expectant in his heart. He did so much just to bring up the topic and let the two take the initiative to show him the antiques in their hands.

Only in this way can the defensiveness of the couple be lowered. If it is really a genuine antique and of high value, Chen Jing can easily buy it.

No one is a fool. If Chen Jing took the initiative to ask and expressed that he wanted to buy it, the Yang and Li couple were probably very suspicious and would not sell it to him so easily.

Here, Brother Yang hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Brother Chen, this is really a coincidence. We have something in our hands. I think it should be an antique. Can you help us take a look?"

Chen Jing was slightly happy, and replied without changing his expression: "Oh? It's a small thing to help. Brother Yang, show it to me."

"Okay." Brother Yang nodded, took out an object wrapped in black cloth from his close-fitting pocket, handed it to Chen Jing, and said: "Brother Chen, take a look, this thing is quite beautiful.
Chapter completed!