The weather was already relatively warm at the end of May, and it was only eight o'clock now, and everyone was sitting at the gate chatting together.
From time to time, someone pressed the bicycle bell, yelling "give up, give up, give up, give up," and rode past in a hurry.
Occasionally there will be a motorcycle, puffing out black smoke.
In the past two years, the living conditions of ordinary people have indeed been much better than in previous years, which can be seen from everyone's face and the clothes they wear.
You can also see it when eating. It is no longer like before, if you can eat meat, it is the New Year.
Li Chu held the chain behind his back, and the two dogs followed his legs without moving away. Maybe they themselves were wondering why they couldn't let us run around freely after we came out.
"Doctor Li?"
"Hey, Mr. Cao, why don't you come out for a walk?"
"It's not like I have nothing to do at home. Why don't you come out for a walk? You're the only one today. Normally you and your lover are inseparable."
"Mr. Cao, you are so old, why are you still teasing me?"
"Hey, how can this be a joke? Old man, I envy you two for your deep love as a couple."
"Then I'd really like to thank you. Qiu Nan is taking these two days off and will go back to her parents' house to stay for a few days."
"By the way, Doctor Li, I heard that Lao Zhang came to see you two days ago, but you didn't see him?"
"Lao Zhang? Mr. Cao, who are you talking about?" Li Chu was confused by Master Cao's question.
"Uh... I blame me for not making it clear, he is the current director of the museum."
"Oh, when you said that, I remembered. That day my assistant told me that someone from the museum was coming to look for me. However, I had a patient on hand at the time and was too busy to leave. I can't tell you exactly when I was so busy. Maybe
Dean Zhang, just leave.
But Mr. Cao, what on earth did Dean Zhang come to see me for? I never saw him come here again. I don’t think I have much contact with the comrades in the museum. I only know you because of my master."
"You really don't know?"
"What should I know?" Li Chu actually already knew what the reason was, but he still pretended to be stupid and asked.
"It's the pile of porcelain you collected. Now there are rumors outside that when you bought the house in Shichahai, the pile of porcelain you collected were all good things."
"So this is it. Well, I'm not wrong. There are indeed a few good things, but it's a bit exaggerated to say they are all there. There are a lot of things from the Republic of China in there.
Haven't you seen that piece of Yuan blue and white? There are a few others from the Ming and Qing dynasties, but I don't think they are even considered fine pieces."
Li Chu waved his hand nonchalantly and said.
"Is it true?" Master Cao always thought the rumors were false.
"It's true. It's not a shameful thing. When I bought that yard, the original owner did sell it to me. I didn't want the porcelain at the time, but he said he needed money urgently, so I bought it.
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"Look at your luck, Yuan Qinghua. If there is one like this in that pile, you will make a lot of money. You missed it a lot."
"This is really just luck. As you know, I'm actually not very interested in these things. It's just because of that Yuan blue and white piece that I found it a bit interesting. I even asked you to help me find some books to study.
What?"
Master Cao smiled and nodded. He didn't say anything more about someone wanting to buy Yuan Qinghua from him. Since he had hit a wall twice, he would not mention these words again.
The two chatted for a few more words before they separated and went their separate ways.
The reason why Li Chu told the truth today was because he wanted to spread the word through Master Cao's mouth, so as to avoid any more unscrupulous people coming to bother him.
However, whether this will be effective depends on the development of the situation later.
As society has become more stable in the past two years, people's living conditions are getting better and better, and more and more people like to collect antiques.
Almost every day there are people pulling carts or riding tricycles to sweep the streets in the alleys here.
They kept shouting about collecting rags and old things.
Some of these people know something about this business, but most of them have only a little knowledge. I heard others say that if you receive good old items and resell them, you can make a lot of money. In addition, from time to time, someone will come out and explain what is good about what you received today.
How much money do you earn from things? What treasures will you receive tomorrow and sell to foreigners? How many dollars do you earn?
The group of unemployed street guys were so excited that they jumped into this industry eager to get started.
Not to mention, if a blind cat encounters a dead mouse, someone will actually make money, and now it is even more out of control.
However, there are also many people who have failed. Let me just say that after all those years of hard work, there are still many good things waiting for you to harvest in the city.
Many of the ones that can really be preserved are because the owners knew what they were and loved this stuff, so they secretly kept a few of them. They didn't want to make a fortune from this stuff, they just kept it as a thought.
If you want to take advantage of these people, even if you don't mean to take advantage of it.
At this time, those smarter people saw that there was almost nothing they could get out of the city, so they hurriedly moved to the surrounding countryside. Some even went to Beihe Province, or Dongshan, or even further away, Jin Province.
, are all their destinations.
Although things were basically the same in both cities and rural areas in those years, in any case, the situation in small cities and rural areas could still be more relaxed, and the group of people who went out early could really find a lot of treasures.
Those who don't want to go out to endure hardships can only plow the fields over and over again in the city. There are not a few people who are deceived by others using things from the Republic of China period.
At this time, no one really wanted those counterfeit items from the Republic of China, but if you hold them in your hands for another twenty years, you can still sell them for some money after 2000.
Li Chu led the dog for a stroll in this alley that was full of the atmosphere of the market. Regardless of whether he was familiar with them or not, he was happy to say hello to this one and chat with that one.
He really likes this kind of life.
But what troubled him a little was that everyone seemed to be more interested in him going out alone today, and everyone asked why Ding Qiunan was missing, which made him keep explaining.
An explanation was an explanation, and he didn't know whether others would believe it or not, but he was willing to bet that tomorrow someone would definitely report that Dr. Li had a conflict with his wife, and that the daughter-in-law ran back to her parents' home.
Maybe there will be outrageous rumors that the couple has divorced.
This is an alley. If anyone has any gossip, it is guaranteed that everyone will know about it within a day.
Li Chu already regretted running out alone just now. He should wait and hear his gossip tomorrow.