Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"The road is not easy to ride on, it's full of potholes, I have to ride slowly, and I have to find a place to rest my feet and catch my breath. I estimate that I can reach my destination before dark."

As he spoke, he took out a Daqianmen cigarette from his pocket and handed it to the comrade from the security department in front of him.

The comrade from the security department was not polite. He took the cigarette and put it behind his ear. Then he waved at Xu Damao and said, "Okay, you'll have a hard day today! Let's get going quickly and try to arrive before dark."

Xu Damao nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother! We can definitely get there before dark, there will be no problem! I'll go first!" After that, he got on his bike and prepared to continue on his journey.

At this moment, the comrade from the security department seemed to suddenly remember something and asked again: "Hey, by the way, Damao, I seem to have heard that you are getting married soon, is it true?"

When Xu Damao heard this, his face lit up with joy and he answered excitedly, "That's right, the wedding will be held in May this year. When the time comes, you must come to support us, brother!"

The comrade from the security department burst into laughter and readily agreed, "Haha, we have to come and share in the joy! Congratulations in advance!"

"However, if the factory assigns me a temporary task, I may not be able to attend the wedding, but as long as I am free, I will definitely rush over to drink at your wedding! You have to be careful on the way!"

Xu Damao nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, thank you for your concern, brother! I'm leaving now!"

Then he pedaled his bike and slowly headed towards Xixiang Village in the north.

Xu Damao walked slowly through the bustling market outside Nanluoguxiang, his eyes casually scanning the various stalls and people coming and going around him.

At this moment, he saw Huang Genwang and Zhang Tietou busying themselves in front of a stall.

They looked hurried, as if they had just arrived here, and they kept arranging various items neatly on the stall.

When Xu Damao walked slowly past the stall, Zhang Tietou suddenly stopped him with his hand and greeted him warmly: "Big brother, come and take a look at our products! The prices are absolutely affordable and fair, and we will not cheat anyone!"

It was past normal working hours, but there were not many people at the market.

Xu Damao lowered his voice and asked Zhang Tietou with a hint of doubt: "Tietou, why are you stopping me? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Zhang Tietou looked around first, and after making sure that no one was paying attention, he approached Xu Damao and said softly, "Hey, big brother, you don't know this! When we were setting up a stall here a few days ago, we happened to run into Mr. Liu's men."

"That guy had a sharp eye and recognized us right away. Then he insisted on dragging me and Genwang along and asking us to have a meal."

Zhang Tietou paused for a moment, then continued, "Yesterday, that man came again, bringing a message from Mr. Liu. He wanted to ask if there are any more deals like last time. If there are, they can prepare in advance."

After saying this, Zhang Tietou looked around vigilantly again, fearing that someone might have eavesdropped.

Xu Damao frowned and muttered to himself, "Oh, he didn't find me, but found you two instead..."

"Tietou, go and explain it clearly to the people sent by Master Liu, and tell them the truth that I don't know the specific information yet."

"Tell them not to worry and wait patiently. I will inform them as soon as there is any new progress or accurate news. Remember?"

"Okay, brother, I understand. I promise to convey your instructions." Tietou nodded quickly in response.

At this time, Xu Damao glanced at the stall casually, and then asked with interest: "By the way, Tietou, have you two received any new and interesting things recently?"

After hearing this, Tietou couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, sighing and saying, "Hey, brother, to be honest, I haven't come across anything particularly valuable in recent days."

"We mainly hang out in the villages outside the city, collecting old stuff and such. As for places further away, we simply don't have the courage to go there."

At this point, Tietou showed a bit of helplessness on his face, and then complained: "More and more people are doing our business now, especially those people from the villages outside the city, they are all very cunning."

"As long as they see something that looks good, they will ask for several dollars! This price is really unacceptable."

After saying that, Tietou looked at Xu Damao eagerly, as if waiting for him to come up with some advice.

Seeing this, Xu Damao frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said slowly: "In my opinion, the two of you are still a little short of the mark, so for the time being you can only rely on your accumulated experience to get the goods. But..."

He paused for a moment, and then continued, "Tietou, don't always limit yourself to the villages outside the city. In fact, there are many opportunities in the city, such as in those winding alleys, where many families live."

"When you have nothing to do, you can go in and walk around more often and take a look around. You might find some buried treasures!"

As Xu Damao spoke, he gestured in the air with his fingers. However, in fact, he knew very well that with Zhang Tietou and Huang Genwang's level of identification, if they wanted to really find a bargain, they would probably have to rely on luck.

You know, at that time, counterfeiting of antiques was very rare. If it were in his previous life, and these two guys were allowed to wander around, they probably wouldn't even be able to see the shadow of a real antique!

Hearing this, Zhang Tietou quickly responded: "Okay, let's go around the city and have a look."

Xu Damao also smiled and nodded and said, "Okay, in that case, I'll leave first."

Xu Damao just waved his hand in a very cool manner, then pedaled his bike and slowly drove away.

However, the road conditions were so bad that Xu Damao couldn't ride his bike fast enough, which made him anxious.

He rode on and on until the sun was high above him, and he finally arrived at a small town.

At this moment, the small town is very close to Xixiang Village, only a few miles away.

Xu Damao looked down at the watch on his wrist and found that the hour hand was already pointing to past twelve o'clock.