Chapter 182 Go to the county to buy ancient jade and build a defense formation
"Miss Xiao, eat this bowl of eggs quickly. These are all local eggs. You can't get them in the city."
Hong Changshou held a bowl of eggs and handed it to Xiao Linger.
"Uncle Hong, thank you."
Xiao Ling'er took it with both hands, "Don't call me Miss Xiao. Just like Brother Xiaoyu, just call me Ling'er."
"Hey, Ling'er, hurry up and eat. There's still more in the pot after you've finished eating." Hong Changshou said with a smile.
Xiao Ling'er glanced at the bowl and saw that there were probably six or seven eggs. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Uncle Hong, these are enough. I can't eat that much. You can eat it yourself."
"I just ate."
Hong Changshou stared at Xiao Linger, and the more he looked at her, the more he liked her. He was a perfect match for his son Xiaoyu.
Xiao Ling'er was embarrassed and blushed at being stared at.
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After breakfast, Xiao Linger originally wanted to stay at Hong Yu's house for a while, but suddenly she received a call from Zhou Wanrou.
"Ling'er, where are you now?"
Zhou Wanrou asked.
"I......"
Xiao Ling'er glanced at Hong Yu, who was sitting not far from her, and lied: "I'm at home, what's the matter? Wanrou, what do you want from me?"
Zhou Wanrou said: "Ling'er, have you heard? Something big happened to your old classmate Song Xuan's family."
Xiao Ling'er looked stunned, knowing what Zhou Wanrou was talking about, but knowingly asked: "Wanrou, what happened?"
"Last night, the Song family suddenly caught fire. Your old classmate's father and his grandfather were burned alive at home. Even their bodies were burned away." Zhou Wanrou said solemnly.
All the bodies were burned?
Xiao Linger looked shocked and glanced at Hong Yu again.
She only knew last night that both Song Guohao and Song Tianyang were killed by Hong Yu. Unexpectedly, there were no bones left.
It seems that, as grandpa said before, brother Xiaoyu's abilities are not just as simple as medical skills.
"Hey, Ling'er, did you hear what I said?"
Not hearing Xiao Ling'er's response, Zhou Wanrou asked immediately.
Xiao Ling'er reacted and said quickly: "I heard it, but the Song family is in good condition, why did it suddenly catch fire?"
Zhou Wanrou said: "I don't know the specific cause of the fire, but I heard from people that the fire was very strange. It might be the work of evil spirits. The Song family often does bad things and kills many people. These fires
Maybe it was the ghosts of those killed by the Song family."
Xiao Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief. The more he suspected Yaoxie's actions, the less likely he was to find Brother Xiaoyu.
Then brother Xiaoyu will be safe.
"Ling'er, why aren't you surprised at all when you heard the news?" Zhou Wanrou was a little surprised.
Xiao Ling'er said: "My relationship with Song Xuan is not particularly good. Something happened to his family. Why should I be surprised?"
"That's true." Xiao Ling'er nodded, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Are you free today?"
Xiao Linger wanted to say that she was not free, she wanted to stay with Hong Yu for a while longer.
But she couldn't do such a thing. "I'm free. What do you want?"
Zhou Wanrou said: "I haven't visited the orphanage for a long time, and I don't know if Xiaoguo and the others are doing well these days. I want to go and have a look and ask you to be my companion."
Xiao Ling'er said: "When you mention it like that, I really miss Xiaoguo and those little guys. No problem, I will go with you to see them today."
"Okay, I'll go to your house to find you now." Zhou Wanrou said.
"No, I'd better go find you. The orphanage is close to you anyway."
Xiao Ling'er wasn't at home at all, so how could she dare to let Zhou Wanrou come to find her? If she came, wouldn't her lie just now be revealed?
"Okay, then I'll wait for you."
Zhou Wanrou hung up the phone.
Xiao Linger walked to Hong Yu and said, "Brother Xiaoyu, I have something to do, so I will leave first."
Hong Yu nodded: "Well, see you next time."
Xiao Ling'er curled her lips, a little disappointed, "You didn't even leave me alone."
Hong Yu said speechlessly: "Didn't you say you had something to do? Why should I keep you?"
Xiao Ling'er stomped her feet angrily, "I won't tell you anymore, you stupid fool."
Turning around, she walked to the kitchen, said hello to Hong Changshou, and left Hong Yu's house.
As soon as she left, Hong Changshou came out of the kitchen and complained to Hong Yu, "Xiaoyu, you said you were the same, and Ling'er wanted to hear you try to persuade her to stay, but you didn't even try to persuade her to stay."
Hong Yu said: "Dad, everyone is gone, so there is no point in talking about this anymore. I will definitely change it next time, okay?"
"That's pretty much it." Hong Changshou said, "Dad likes this girl Ling'er. You can't make Ling'er unhappy and break up with you, otherwise I won't be done with you."
Hong Yu said with a grimace: "Dad, where are you from? Why do you try to help outsiders?"
Hong Changshou smiled and said: "Ling'er is not an outsider, she is the mother of my future precious grandson."
Hong Yu: "..."
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Last night's assassination incident gave Hong Yu a wake-up call. He felt that just giving his father a protective magical weapon was not enough.
What if one day, Dad forgets to bring the protective weapon with him again, and happens to encounter an enemy who comes to cause trouble? Wouldn't Dad be in a very dangerous situation?
After much thought, Hong Yu still wanted to set up a huge defensive array around the house.
If the formation is completed, all those with murderous intent who want to break into the house will be blocked by the defensive formation.
To set up such a huge defensive formation, some ancient jade with age is needed.
Jade channeling, the older the jade is, the more fully it can absorb spiritual energy.
When used to build defensive formations, the effect will be better.
These ancient jades are definitely not available in the town. They are probably only found in the city’s antique market.
After saying hello to his father, Hong Yu drove to the antique market in the city.
Two hours later, Hong Yu arrived at the antique market.
After parking the car, he found a shop specializing in selling ancient jade, and Hong Yu walked in.
Just as he was standing by the counter, looking for the ancient jade he needed, an ethereal voice sounded.
"Hey, are you Hong Yu?"
Hong Yu looked up and saw a teller in front of him, looking at him with wide eyes.
The teller is a young girl in her early twenties, tall, with two ponytails, a bit cute.
"you know me?"
Hong Yu frowned, feeling that the teller looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.
"Hong Yu, it's really you."
Seeing Hong Yu's admission, the young teller smiled happily and said, "I am your deskmate in junior high school, Wang Yan, don't you remember me?"
"Wang Yan? You said you are Wang Yan?"
Hong Yu was stunned.
In his impression, this Wang Yan is a chubby girl. How come she has become so slim after not seeing her for several years? She has also grown a lot taller.
What a great beauty!
This is really the transformation of women. They look the same every year and are completely unrecognizable.
"What? It doesn't look like it?"
Wang Yan chuckled and said, "In your impression, I am a fat girl?"
When his inner thoughts were exposed, Hong Yu smiled awkwardly and didn't know how to answer the question.
However, after taking a few more glances now, I see that he looks somewhat similar to what he looked like in junior high school.
Seeing that Hong Yu didn't speak, Wang Yan smiled and said: "It seems that I was right. Okay, I don't blame you anymore. I was really a chubby girl before."
Hong Yu said with emotion: "Wang Yan, you have changed so much. If you didn't introduce yourself just now, I really wouldn't be able to guess who you are."
Wang Yan said: "We haven't seen each other for how many years, seven or eight years, right? Is it abnormal to change so much? Everyone changes, and you have also changed a lot. I remember when you were in junior high school, you were still a kid.
, short and thin. Although he is still thin now, he has grown a lot taller and looks much more handsome."
Hong Yu nodded and agreed with Wang Yan's words. Seven or eight years is enough for anyone to change a lot.
He looked at Wang Yan and smiled and said: "You have become very beautiful too. When I was studying, those male classmates laughed at you. Now if they know that you are so beautiful, I wonder what they will think."
Wang Yan chuckled and said, "I didn't expect that after so many years, you have become so eloquent. Okay, let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about the present. Are you still in school or working?"
Hong Yu said: "I'm still in school, but I'll graduate soon."
Wang Yan said: "I heard that you were admitted to Jiangnan University in Jiangnan Province. It's really amazing. As far as I know, you are the first one in our class to be admitted to a prestigious university. You will definitely be the most promising in our class in the future."
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Hong Yu was a little embarrassed by the praise, he blushed and said with a smile: "Wang Yan, please don't praise me. Getting into a good university does not necessarily mean there will be a good future, and failing to get into a good university does not necessarily mean there is no good future. Life is a long road.
The days ahead are long, and no one can tell what will happen next.”
Wang Yan pursed her lips and smiled, "You are quite modest. Okay, I won't praise you anymore to save you the embarrassment."
"Why did you come to this antique market today?" Wang Yan was curious, "Do you also like to collect antiques?"
Hong Yu shook his head, "No, I need some ancient jade, so I came to the antique market to have a look."
"What do you need ancient jade for?" Wang Yan asked with a frown.
Hong Yu said: "This is confidential."
Wang Yan rolled her eyes at Hong Yu, "It's quite mysterious. Well, I won't ask you anymore. I have a lot of ancient jades in this shop. Tell me what you need. For the sake of our old classmates,
I’ll give you a good price.”
Hong Yu said in surprise: "You opened this antique shop. I thought you just worked here?"
Wang Yan said: "It's not opened by me, it's opened by my parents. I'm just here to help look after the store."
Hong Yu said: "I really didn't realize it. It turns out that you are a second-generation little rich man."
Wang Yan blushed and said: "What a little rich second generation, don't hurt me, it's just a small business."
Hong Yu laughed, but did not continue to tease him.
"Yan'er, who are you chatting with so happily?"
At this time, a young man suddenly walked into the store.
Behind the young man, followed an old man with white hair.
"Cousin, why are you here? I met an old classmate of mine and chatted for a while."
Wang Yan looked at the young man and said.
old classmate?
The young man Yang Chao glanced at Hong Yu next to him and found out that he was a loser. He didn't take it to heart and said, "Yan'er, do you remember that I told you last time that I know an expert who collects ancient jade? Recently, his family encountered an incident.
We are in a bit of trouble and need some cash urgently, so I want to cash out the ancient jades at home. I wonder if you are interested in buying some?"
Wang Yan's eyes lit up, "Cousin, I'm interested. Where is this expert? Please take me to meet him."
"Far away in the horizon, right in front of me, is the old gentleman next to me."
Yang Chao pointed to the white-haired old man beside him and introduced: "This old man's surname is Long. Cousin, you can call him Mr. Long. Mr. Long's family has many treasures. If his son hadn't failed to live up to his expectations, he would have gambled in Macao.
, owing more than 10 million, he will not sell the ancient jade he has collected for many years."
Wang Yan looked at the white-haired old man respectfully, "Hello, Mr. Long, can you let me take a look at the ancient jade you want to sell first?"
The white-haired old man nodded, "That's no problem, but there are rules in the industry. These ancient jades of mine will only be shown to the buyer. Please invite other people out."
Apart from Hong Yu, there are currently no other customers in this antique shop.
Therefore, what he said was naturally directed at Hong Yu.
Wang Yan was a little embarrassed.
If Hong Yu was an ordinary customer, she would have probably already opened her mouth and asked people out first.
After all, she can still tell the difference between big and small business and what is important.
But this person was Hong Yu, an old classmate of hers, and she couldn't help but ask Hong Yu to get out.
Hong Yu was not an ignorant person, so he took the initiative and said: "Wang Yan, since you have a big deal to do, I won't disturb you for now. I'll wait outside and come in after you finish your work."
Wang Yan was very embarrassed, "Hong Yu, I'm really sorry. I will definitely give you the lowest price for the ancient jade you want later."
Hong Yu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, why are old classmates so polite to each other?"
After that, he turned around and walked out of the antique shop.
at the same time,
Wang Yan walked to the door of the store and closed the door.
Returning to the white-haired old man, she said: "Mr. Long, can you let me see your treasures now?"
The white-haired old man nodded and took out a cloth bag from his pocket.
Putting the bag on the counter, the old man unfolded it. Inside, there were ten bright and plump ancient jades. There were no cracks at all. The color was very pure. At first glance, it was obvious that they were not ordinary.
Wang Yan started tinkering with jade with her parents after graduating from junior high school. She was quite knowledgeable in this area. When she saw the ancient jade on the counter, her eyes suddenly lit up and she became very interested.
"Mr. Long, can I get started?"
Wang Yan asked,
"Casual look."
The white-haired old man nodded.
Wang Yan couldn't wait to pick up the jade on the counter and study it in her hands.
The more she looked, the more excited she became, and she murmured:
"It is indeed a good thing. They are all made of high-quality Hetian white jade, and they are all patinated. It can be seen that they are old objects and are undoubtedly ancient jade."
Wang Yan already had the idea in her mind to get all ten ancient jades.
"Cousin, what do you think of these ancient jades?"
At this time, Yang Chao suddenly asked.
"It's almost done."
Wang Yan put down the jade in her hand, looked up at the white-haired old man and asked, "Mr. Long, I want all of these ten ancient jades. Please give me a price."
The white-haired old man showed a faint smile and said, "Miss Wang, do you really want them all?"
"Yes, cousin, these ten ancient jades are not cheap. You don't want to consider them anymore?"
Yang Chao said: "Do I need to ask my aunt and the others for their opinion?"
Wang Yan said categorically: "No need, I can make the decision by myself."
Yang Chao was ecstatic, having guessed that Wang Yan would say this.
As a cousin, he knows his cousin very well. She has a strong personality and has never wanted to be controlled by her parents. The more her parents are mentioned, the more she insists on going her own way, wanting to do something on her own and prove her