Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Xiao Yitu puffed out his chest, his face full of pride: "Who am I to say that? I have a good thing at home, I wonder if it will catch your eye!"

Come to think of it, Xiao Yitu's family has been a famous Feng Shui master in the capital since his ancestors. Whoever builds a house, looks at a grave, holds a wedding or funeral, etc., they have to find someone to check the Feng Shui auspicious time.

He has access to so many people, and he knows exactly what good things each family has.

Li Bowen smiled and said, "That's great. If you have it or can help me get in touch with them, I will definitely not let you down."

Wang Mantang looked at Xiao Yitu with some doubts. When did this old man have a treasure at home? Why didn't he know about it? Suddenly, he thought of the 200 yuan that Xiao Yitu had borrowed from him before. Could it be that he used it to buy something? He was really willing to spend the money. If he didn't want it, he would have just thrown it away!

But there is nothing I can do. He is my close friend. Every month after he gets his salary, he starts to eat and drink lavishly, and in the second half of the month he starts to eat coarse food. If I don't find him a way to make money outside, he really won't be able to live.

"Okay, let's not talk about it here. Lao Xiao will go to your house first, and then we can look at other things."

Following Xiao Yitu to his home, I found that the yard was quite nice, a small courtyard house with its own entrance and exit, and the decoration was also quite good. This is the new society now. In the old society, good feng shui masters made a lot of money.

Li Bowen looked around the yard with great interest.

"Your courtyard is nice!"

"These are all left by our ancestors. I can have a place to live thanks to the protection of our ancestors. Otherwise, I would have to sleep on the streets! Please come in, Mr. Li!" Xiao Yitu said with a smile.

After arriving in the house and sitting down, Xiao Yitu went into the inner room and came out after a while holding a small box.

He gently opened it and placed it in front of Li Bowen: "Mr. Li, please... take a look and see if you like it!"

I leaned over to take a look and saw a jade pendant in the box. The jade was bluish-white with brown stains in some parts. The pendant was flat and almost oval in shape, with symmetrical shapes and patterns on both sides. In the middle there was a hollow carving of a pair of phoenixes stepping on lotus flowers, with the wings of the two phoenixes represented by a grid pattern. The phoenix's tail was divided into three branches, with the middle branch being the larger one, and between the two phoenixes there was a flower made of thin ropes.

Li Bowen fell in love with the jade pendant at first sight. The carving was delicate and lifelike. He then reached out to pick it up and found it warm and smooth. Although he didn't know much about jade, he knew that it was definitely a good piece of jade.

"Mr. Xiao, excuse me, how did you get this jade pendant?"

Xiao Yitu smiled and said, "To be honest, this jade pendant is not something that ordinary people can have. It is a plaything for nobles. It was previously collected in the Qing Palace. My ancestor also received it from a silent bannerman!"

In fact, Xiao Yitu only told half the story. The original owner of this thing was indeed in the hands of a bannerman, but it was not acquired by his ancestors. He bought it for 180 yuan a few days ago.

It is said that the bannerman's family had a daughter who entered the palace as a concubine and was rewarded with the jade pendant. Now, in this year, the family can hardly even afford to eat. It happened that Xiao Yitu knew that the family had such a jade pendant, so he went straight to their door and bought it for a small price.

"Well, it's really good. How much do you plan to pay?" Li Bowen asked.

"I won't talk about the price. Just give it to me. I'll pay it if it's suitable!" Xiao Yitu said, trying to retreat in order to advance.

Li Bowen was a little unsure about the actual price of the jade pendant, but after thinking about it, as long as it wasn't fake, it would be sold at a good price at Wu Lei's place. So he just said a number and let Xiao Yitu bargain for himself: "Jade artifacts are mostly handed down from generation to generation. How about this, I'll give you 800 yuan for this jade pendant, what do you think?"

Xiao Yitu was a little excited, but with his years of experience, he suppressed his excitement and replied with embarrassment: "Anything that can be passed down from the palace is a good item. My ancestors spent a lot of money to buy it. Your price is a bit low!"

"Then how much do you think is appropriate, Mr. Xiao?"

"At least 1300!"

Li Bowen tilted his head and looked at Xiao Yitu, then shook his head: "No, it's too high. In fact, I think 800 is a bit high. If you don't want to pay, then forget it!"

Xiao Yitu suddenly became a little flustered and looked at Wang Mantang.

"Hahaha, Lao Xiao, I think you are obsessed with money. What kind of precious thing can be priced so high? Xiao Li is not an outsider, don't make those dramas of asking for a sky-high price and then paying it back on the spot!" After Xiao Yitu finished talking, he turned to look at Li Bowen: "Xiao Li, this is Lao Xiao's family heirloom anyway, you can give him a little more, it will be enough. Lao Xiao's life is really not easy. He hasn't married a wife at this age. With this money, he can find one!"

Wang Mantang had said so, so Li Bowen had to give him face: "Okay, for your sake, I'll add another hundred yuan, 900 yuan. If it works, I'll take it. If not, you can only keep it for yourself first!"

Xiao Yitu no longer insisted: "Okay, for everyone's sake, this jade pendant is yours!"

Li Bowen nodded, took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Xiao Yitu: "Let's be humble first and gentleman later. This is the deposit. I will go home to get the money right now. I will be back in half an hour. Captain Wang, please keep my things for me first."

"No problem, there will be no problem with the things in my place!" Wang Mantang also knew what Li Bowen meant. He was just afraid that they would be swapped!

After leaving Xiao Yitu's house, Li Bowen wandered around the street for half an hour, bought some food and wine, and took out a few small yellow croakers and 2000 yuan from the space. This was to prepare the money for the items in Wang Mantang's hands later. Then he returned to Xiao Yitu's house.

He put the food and drinks he had bought on the table before taking out the money, ordering 900 and handing it to Xiao Yitu.

"Mr. Xiao, please click!"

After the payment and goods were settled, Li Bowen put the jade pendant in his arms, and then said to Wang Mantang: "Captain Wang, is your thing at home?"

"No, I'm just responsible for making the connection and acting as a middleman. The items won't go through my hands! So, you two can drink first. I'll go talk to that person. If he's still willing to pay, I'll let him bring the items over!"

Wang Mantang went to look for someone, and Li Bowen and Xiao Yitu started to have a drink first. Xiao Yitu, who had made a lot of money, was in a good mood and started to talk. There is no Feng Shui master who is not eloquent.

Li Bowen was also willing to listen to him tell various interesting stories before liberation, which could not be heard anywhere else.

As he was drinking, Xiao Yitu suddenly sighed: "If someone were to sing a song while I was drinking, it would be so wonderful!"

"Hahaha, where can we find someone to sing songs now?"

"Hey, there really is one, but I don't know if he is willing to come!" Xiao Yitu's eyes suddenly lit up.