Garden with ancient trees and the top floor of the antique pavilion.
A faint fragrance permeates the entire floor. This is an incense produced in a remote town in the south, which can refresh the mind.
This piece of incense is something that many people cannot afford to buy because it is not for sale and does not circulate in the market at all.
The furnishings in the room are very simple, with antique racks on both walls. Only few people have been able to come here in recent years, and the antiques here are all unique collections.
There were two sets of tea sets rarely placed on a square wooden table. Xiao Qing looked at the green tea leaves in front of him and said with a smile:
"Don't you feel bad for using such a fine Maojian to entertain me?"
As the master, Zhou Licheng was boiling water. Hearing Xiao Qing's words, he smiled and said:
"I don't have many teas like this. There are only four cans in total. I usually don't have many customers. You are a rare guest, and you are a member of the Xiao family. Naturally, I have to bring out some tea."
This tea has been discontinued. According to Zhou Licheng's father, Zhou Yang, it is almost difficult to cultivate such tea, and the fine ones are even more rare, and they are not sold, so it is difficult to recover the original cost, and others will not cultivate it in the future.
Already.
Maybe these four cans are the only four left in the world.
After taking a sip of this rare and exquisite tea, Xiao Qing immediately felt the fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth!
The scent of this tea alone is enough to refresh the mind.
"You came to me because you want to know more about the Xiao family, right?"
"That's right, I've read everything, but there are still some things I don't understand!"
After hearing Zhou Shen's words, Zhou Licheng nodded, not surprised at all.
"I don't know much about the Xiao family. I heard most of it from my father. About thirty years ago, it was the first time the Xiao family appeared in front of people!"
More than thirty years ago, the Xiao family's ability to appraise treasures was widely spread in the Dongshan area. At first, no one knew how many people there were in this family and where they were. They just knew that their ability to appraise treasures was quite good.
In the 1990s, many wealthy people were particularly fond of antiques, but they were afraid of being deceived, so this treasure appraisal was very important.
Such a group of capable people can flourish wherever they go, so the Xiao family's reputation soon spread from Dongshan to many surrounding cities.
However, there were some problems within the Xiao family, which caused them to split into two factions.
No one knows what this problem is. It is probably an internal mystery within the Xiao family.
After the Xiao family was divided into two factions, they all left their ancestral home in Dongshan and the Xiao family in Jiangnan and came to Longcheng to develop.
It's a pity that just a few years after developing in Longcheng, it seemed that it was found by people from the Xiao family in the north, and disappeared in the end.
However, according to Zhou Yang's speculation, the Xiao family in Jiangnan did not disappear, but was quietly hidden.
Now the Xiao family in the north is famous. They only started to rise after the Xiao family in Jiangnan disappeared. They should have taken something from the Xiao family in Jiangnan.
After listening to Zhou Licheng's story, Xiao Qing basically understood the current situation.
If you want to find the Jiangnan Xiao family, you need to get more information, and at the same time, you need to make your reputation louder.
"The "Collection of Three Classics" of your Xiao family is the main reason for its rise. It should be an ancient book on treasure appraisal and has been passed down for more than a thousand years. You should know that, right?"
Xiao Qing nodded when he heard this. There was indeed a fragment of the "Collection of Three Classics" in the box. It looked like it only had the first half, but the content inside seemed to open the door to a new world.
According to Xiao Qing's own estimation, the price of this book is at least 80 million or more!
And this is just the remaining copy. If the upper and lower copies were put together, it would probably cost hundreds of millions at least!
"My personal suggestion is that if you want to find the Xiao family, you must learn everything in the "Collection of Three Classics". If I guess correctly, the second half should be in the hands of the Xiao family in the north!"
Just half of the book is enough to make the Xiao family in the north so powerful, let alone two books put together!
"Then how do I get the other half? I guess the Xiao family in the north won't let it go that easily, right?"
Zhou Licheng took a sip of tea, shrugged his shoulders and said:
"The Xiao family in the north has a headhunter in Longcheng. If you can attract his attention, you might have a chance. But who knows whether the Xiao family in the south of the Yangtze has the means to deal with it. It all depends on you!"
Xiao Qing nodded, the situation was sorted out. Now this ancient book is the best clue to find out the news about the Xiao family.
"Do you know who this headhunter is?"
"I know, why, you want to go find him?"
"I want to dig into some of the news, maybe I can get some answers."
"Okay, my dad has received a lot of help from the Jiangnan Xiao family before. I remember this relationship, so come to me if you have anything!"
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Ancient tree garden, go up to the platform.
Shangyuantai is considered a semi-time-honored brand. I heard that there are many branches in China. The antiques sold from them are very attractive and the prices are affordable.
In particular, the quality of the products has been greatly guaranteed, but this is only a superficial phenomenon.
No one knows who the real boss behind the platform is. Most people just speculate that it is related to the Xiao family in the north.
Because the prices are relatively low and there are a wide variety of goods, there is a lot of traffic on the upper platform of Gushu Garden. After coming out of the Antique Pavilion, Xiao Qing went directly to the door of the upper platform.
The signboards are all brand new, and there are two stone lions at the door. The layout inside is also very modern, with a decoration style similar to that of a jewelry store, which makes it look a bit high-end.
Anyone who knows the business knows that really good things are not displayed in stores. Even if they are high-end goods, they are not something that people can see casually.
The owner of the store is smoking on the second floor right now. There is a deck of cards on the table. It seems that everyone has just left.
"Fifth brother, there is news from my hometown, saying that Doubao will tell you not to use cheap goods!"
The middle-aged man known as Fifth Brother immediately pushed up his glasses, put out his cigarette, frowned and said:
"If you don't let me use cheap goods, how can I beat the Antique Pavilion?"
A young man shrugged his shoulders and said:
"I don't know either, but from what my family said, it seems that this time one of them wants to bring out a piece of Hetian jade seal and a jade pot spring bottle. The old man wants to find a way to get this jade pot spring bottle!"
The owner of this shop is called Xiao Suo. He is the fifth eldest son in the Xiao family in the north. However, no one in Longcheng knows his real name. When he is mentioned, they always say "Lao Wu".
Because he has a good way of identifying treasures, there are many people who know about it in the ancient tree garden.
When many wealthy people get a "new toy", they will pay a high price to this person who went to the platform to check the authenticity.
Xiao Qing's goal is to find out about this platform.