Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

With the joining of Xu Damao, the speed of pasting Spring Festival couplets in the Lou family increased greatly. Even the three-story villa was fully pasted with Spring Festival couplets in a short time.

Lou Bancheng stood downstairs, watching the busy Xu Damao, nodded secretly, and was very satisfied with his son-in-law.

"Da Mao, take a rest."

Lou Bancheng handed over a Daqianmen cigarette. Xu Damao took it and put it in his mouth. He took out a match and lit the cigarette for his future father-in-law first, and then lit his own cigarette.

"I heard from Xiao'e that you still find time to do business after work?"

Lou Bancheng asked, taking a deep puff of cigarette.

"Well, Uncle Lou, I feel that my salary is a little low, so I do some business to supplement the family income."

Xu Damao replied with a smile.

"Oh, how's your business going? I heard from Xiao'e that you're in the antique business, which is tricky business. If you're not careful, you might lose everything."

Lou Bancheng reminded.

Although he knew nothing about antiques, he knew that this business was extremely risky and that he could lose everything if he was not careful.

"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Lou. I know what's going on. And I have a friend who knows about these things. He's an expert in this area, and I've learned a lot from him."

Xu Damao explained.

Of course, he would not reveal how much he knew about antiques. After all, those were things from his previous life. He was only nineteen years old now, so it would be enough for him to show that he knew a little about antiques.

"So that's how it is. You should learn from them. But I still want to remind you that you must be cautious when doing business, especially with antiques. It's hard to tell whether they are real or fake, and you can be cheated if you're not careful."

Lou Bancheng said earnestly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Lou, I will be careful and cautious."

Xu Damao nodded seriously.

He knew that Lou Bancheng was doing this for his own good, so he took his reminder to heart.

"Da Mao, you are one of my own. I heard from Xiao E that you are a mature and honest person. Today I see that you are indeed the case. I will give you a few things. Just keep them for yourself and don't tell anyone else."

Lou Bancheng greeted Xu Damao warmly, with sincerity and kindness flashing in his eyes.

Xu Damao felt warm in his heart, he knew that Lou Bancheng said this because he considered him as his own. He smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood what Lou Bancheng meant. He thought, since Lou Bancheng trusted him so much, he would definitely not let him down.

Following Lou Bancheng into a hall on the first floor, they came to a windowless utility room, which was filled with all kinds of broken furniture and looked a bit messy.

As soon as he came in, Lou Bancheng locked the door without hesitation. He did it skillfully, as if it had become a habit. Then, he picked up a lantern in the corner and lit it up. The faint light illuminated the entire room.

Xu Damao looked at Lou Bancheng's actions curiously, but did not ask any more questions. He knew that some things did not require too much explanation, and he only needed to follow silently. So he stood aside quietly and waited.

After Lou Bancheng lit the lantern, he began to clean up the debris on the ground. He bent down and carefully moved the broken furniture away to avoid making too much noise. Seeing this, Xu Damao immediately stepped forward to help. Although he didn't know why Lou Bancheng brought him here, he believed that Lou Bancheng must have his own plans.

The two worked together and soon cleaned up most of the clutter in the room. Lou Bancheng nodded with satisfaction and walked to a corner of the room. He stretched out his hand and fumbled on the floor, as if looking for something.

Suddenly, Lou Bancheng lifted a wooden board with force, revealing a staircase leading to the underground. Xu Damao looked at this discovery in surprise, and secretly sighed in his heart: "Fuck, it turned out to be a secret room..."

Lou Bancheng turned around, looked at Xu Damao and said, "Come with me. Damao, you are taller, be careful not to hit your head." Xu Damao nodded and followed closely behind Lou Bancheng. He stepped onto the stairs carefully, fearing that he would hit his head.

Lou Bancheng walked in front, holding a lantern in his hand, and the faint light illuminated the road ahead. They walked down the narrow stairs step by step, and there was an old atmosphere around them.

Xu Damao followed Lou Bancheng silently, his heart full of anticipation and curiosity. He didn't know what would happen next, but he believed that Lou Bancheng would definitely give him a surprise.

Soon the two of them arrived at the secret room below. Xu Damao had night vision and he got a general idea of ​​the situation with just a glance.

I saw that this secret room was about 15 square meters and nearly two meters high, with some wooden boxes inside.

"Da Mao, carry that wooden box, let's go upstairs. The air here is not very good, it's very stuffy."

Lou Bancheng pointed to a wooden box in the corner and said to Xu Damao with a smile.

"OK, all right."

Xu Damao nodded, walked over, picked up the box, turned around and walked back.

The stairs were quite narrow, so the two of them went up one after the other. When they arrived at the utility room, Lou Bancheng took the box, put it on the ground and opened it.

With the light of the lantern, the first thing that came into view was an object wrapped in a black cloth bag. Lou Bancheng carefully took off the black cloth bag, revealing the palm-sized object inside.

"Da Mao, don't you take time out to trade in antiques? I'll test you. Come and look at this."

Lou Bancheng turned and said to Xu Damao.

Xu Damao nodded, walked forward and examined the object carefully.

He found that it was a bronze artifact covered with exquisite patterns and decorations, and it looked very ancient and precious.

Xu Damao was secretly surprised, this thing was a treasure in the Qing Dynasty palace.

He couldn't help but sigh: "This thing is really rare!"

Lou Bancheng smiled and said, "How is it? Did you figure out what it is?"

Xu Damao shook his head and said frankly, "I really can't tell, but this thing is definitely a rare item. I have never seen it before."

Lou Bancheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, you can tell the truth, which shows that you have a certain degree of vision. This is not an ordinary thing, it is a priceless treasure!"

Xu Damao's eyes widened and he asked, "So powerful? Then how do you plan to deal with it?"

Lou Bancheng smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, we'll talk about it later. Now take a look at other things."

As he spoke, Lou Bancheng took out a few small items and asked Xu Damao to look at them.

These items are also rare antiques, and each one is worth a lot of money.

Xu Damao was dazzled by what he saw and secretly sighed in his heart, saying that it was indeed Lou Bancheng, he had collected quite a lot of things, and he could say that he had gained some knowledge this time.

"see this!"

Lou Bancheng took out the largest thing in the box.