In the afternoon, there are more customers on this street, but antique shops often don't open for three years and stay open for three years.
What we are talking about here are really big items. If sold, it can cost at least hundreds of thousands. If one piece is sold, it will be enough for a year's expenses.
This antique shop on the corner of the street is the only memory left by Tang Yu's father. Tang Yu is still young, so he may not understand what longing is.
After Han Roumei walked into the house, she looked at the dust all over the house. She just went to the water room at the back to bring a bucket of water and a rag and wiped the counter.
Tang Yu came to the second floor, took out a mobile phone with a cracked screen from a small box, turned it on, and handed it to Xiao Qing.
"The phone numbers my dad memorized are all here!"
Xiao Qing nodded and looked for the name in the address book.
When I searched for the surname Xiao, there were more than a dozen names, such as Boss Xiao from Gyeonggi, Mr. Xiao from Pingcheng, etc., but there was no full name.
With the idea of not letting go of any clues, Xiao Qing wrote down all these phone calls.
"Thanks!"
After returning the phone to Tang Yu, an exclamation suddenly came from downstairs. It was Han Roumei's voice!
Xiao Qing immediately turned around and walked downstairs, only to see a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, flanked by two guys in suits, one on the left and one on the right, rummaging around in the store.
"The store is closed today, please come back!"
Although Xiao Qing has obtained the mobile phone number, what happens to this child in the future has nothing to do with him, but seeing the menacing appearance of this group of people, he has to intervene!
"Young man, stand back and don't interfere. We are just looking for a jar with a lotus leaf lid. Once we find it, we will leave. There is no need to do anything unnecessary!"
The middle-aged man's accent didn't sound like a local's. Judging from his expression, he seemed to have been paying attention to this store for a long time.
"Madam, please give me some permission. This house is so dirty. If you can't go to my car and wait, you can leave after we finish searching!"
Jar with lotus leaf lid?
Xiao Qing recalled now that the lotus leaf covered jars from the Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty were the most expensive, and they were more valuable for collection, but now they were in a museum!
"If you want to find jars with lotus leaf lids, go to the museum. Why are you going to the antique shop?"
The middle-aged man ran his fingers across the dust on the counter glass, wiped it with his gloves, and said with a smile:
"Boy, don't make fun of us. There is a big difference between the lotus leaf covered jar and the one in Old Tang's hand. The one in Old Tang's hand costs at least five million, and it is the only one that is rare in the world.
Do you know something?"
The middle-aged man came to Xiao Qing at this moment, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, "Young man, one million, how about you give me your things?"
Xiao Qing frowned. Of course he was not afraid of these people, but if they couldn't find something, would they target Tang Yu in the future?
This child is only so old, so he has to get involved in the conflicts of this group of people?
"I guess only Tang Yu's father knows where this thing you are talking about is. Now that his father is gone, find someone else. Don't come looking for this child in the future!"
Just as the middle-aged man was about to speak, a young man said in a deep voice:
"Master Ding, I didn't find it, what should I do?"
The middle-aged man paused for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"Go take a look at the second floor!"
"clear!"
Tang Yu was clinging to the railing and blocking the stairs on the second floor!
"No, this is my home, you can't enter!"
Xiao Qing squinted his eyes and said:
"Friend, we broke into a private house, should we call the superintendent to talk to us?"
Han Roumei was holding Tang Yu firmly in her arms, her eyes firm.
Obviously, if someone wants to touch this child, they have to get through her first!
The middle-aged man nodded with a smile and said in a deep voice:
"I don't care what method you use, if you find the jar with lotus leaf cover within three days, we will come again in three days. By then, it won't be a problem you can solve by just calling the superintendent!"
Xiao Qing nodded when he heard this and said nothing. He watched the middle-aged man return to the car with two men in suits.
Xiao Qing turned around and looked at the child, sighed and asked:
"Do you know where the lotus leaf lid jar is?"
Tang Yu frowned, shook his head, and said:
"Dad never talks to me about business matters!"
Xiao Qing frowned, stretched out his hand to pinch the center of his eyebrows, and then said:
"Teacher Han, please take this child away and take care of it for a few days. As you can see, it's not very safe here!"
Han Roumei nodded: "Should we find someone from the superintendent?"
"I'm just afraid that the superintendent's people won't be able to control it. I'll go check around the area!"
"Okay, thank you then!"
"Take the children and leave quickly!"
Han Roumei took Tang Yu, cleaned up briefly, and left the antique store. Xiao Qing came next door and asked about the lotus leaf lid jar.
"Old Tang did have such a thing in his hands. He said it was valuable at the time. Later, a master named Xiao came to take a look at it. After appraising it, he never saw it again in the store."
Master named Xiao!
Sure enough, he has something to do with the Xiao family, but I still don’t know if this Xiao is the Xiao from the Xiao family in Jiangnan!
"Then do you know when this lotus leaf lid jar was created?"
"Just a few days before the car accident, Old Tang got into the car holding the can, and a few days later he had a car accident!"
Could it be that the car accident was caused by the failure of the lotus leaf to cover the jar?
It's unlikely no matter how you look at it, it's probably just a coincidence.
Regarding the lotus leaf lidded jars, Xiao Qing asked many nearby store owners and finally got some clues.
"I heard there's something wrong with that jar with lotus leaf lid. Old Tang and I had a drink before his car accident and he said it's very hot. There's a boss from another province who wants it, but he's already reserved it for someone else!"
The reservation is for someone else, who is this person?
Xiao Qing felt as if he had caught something!
"Then do you know any treasure appraiser named Xiao?"
"I know this. Old Tang often interacts with a middle-aged man. I heard that man is from Longcheng and has been here for many years. He used to drink tea with Old Tang!"
Xiao Qing handed over the mobile phone number he just recorded and said:
"Look here, is he there?"
"Yes, this Xiao Zheng is, I heard, he is a quite famous treasure appraiser!"
Xiao Zheng!
Finally found it!
After Xiao Qing thanked him, he walked out of the store and dialed Xiao Zheng's number directly.
After a moment, a magnetic low male voice came from the phone.
"Which one?"
"Xiao Zheng, Mr. Xiao, hello, I am Xiao Qing!"
The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment and asked again:
"What did you say your name was?"
"My name is Xiao Qing, Xiao from the Xiao family in Jiangnan!"
The person on the other side was silent again for a while and said:
"You've got the wrong person!"
Xiao Qing secretly thought something was wrong and said in a deep voice:
"Tang Zhengguo left because of a car accident. Someone came to his house looking for a lotus leaf lid jar. Do you know anything?"