Rebirth: Rising Hong Kong

Latest website: On the first night in the villa, Shi Zhijian was very uncomfortable. To be precise, he recognized the bed a bit.

In particular, the villa room was much larger than his room in the tenement building. It always felt empty and insecure, so that he was in a state of insomnia all night, his mind was very fresh, and he couldn't fall asleep no matter how he slept.

After finally getting up until dawn, Shi Zhijian got off the bed. Just as he was about to open the window to take a breath, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, it was the old sister Shi Yufeng who came with a bowl of soup.

"I knew you couldn't sleep well! The problem of recognizing the bed at such an age has not changed!"

"Where's my bed?"

"Sold it to Deng Jiugong for thirty yuan! Your sister, am I very capable?"

Shi Zhijian opened his mouth, knowing that he spent more than a thousand custom-made for that bed!

"Sister, you are so capable!" Shi Zhijian could only say anything, but he could only squeeze out a smile.

"I knew you wanted to praise me! Hey, this is the decoction that the old Chinese doctor prescribed for you, and I'll cook it for you!" Shi Yufeng handed the important thing she was holding to Shi Zhijian.

Shi Zhijian frowned at the steaming soup, "I'm already healed, I don't need to drink any more!"

"Who said that? There are still two more pictures to finish, you are obedient, but don't let me force it!" Shi Yufeng said "threateningly".

Shi Zhijian remembered the scene where he refused to drink soup medicine when he was a child, and was chased by his elder sister Shi Yufeng with a soup bowl, so he had to reach out and take it, "It's too hot, I'll drink it later!"

"As long as you pour it out!" Shi Yufeng knew the problem of the slender man, so he often poured the soup in the corners when he was a child.

Shi Zhijian put the decoction on the window sill, turned around and hugged old sister Shi Yufeng: "Don't worry, I will finish the decoction you boil no matter how bitter it is!"

"Wow, I'm so good at deceiving people now, no wonder I deceived so many little girls to be my sister-in-law!" Shi Yufeng said, reaching out and patting Shi Zhijian's butt.

Shi Zhijian hurriedly dodged: "No, I'm so big!"

Shi Yufeng pouted, "No matter how old you are, I'm still a slender guy! When I was a child, I helped you take a bath, and I saw every hair on your body!"

Shi Zhijian was afraid that the old sister would say something crazy again, "Okay! I know you are sharp! Walk slowly, don't give it away!"

When Shi Yufeng was pushed out of the door by him, he turned his head and said, "The bowl of medicine must be finished!"

After the elder sister Shi Yufeng went out, Shi Zhijian closed the door again and stood in front of the window grille to look at the scenery outside the villa.

The villa in the morning is refreshing, and there is a rippling outdoor swimming pool under the eyes, and there is a huge garden not far from the swimming pool!

In the garden, the peaks are flying, and the butterflies are lapping! A few early birds stand peacefully on the ancient pine, pecking their feathers.

A Rong, the maid in charge of the garden, took scissors and trimmed the flowers and plants, while the other two maids, A Jin and A Yu, were washing their clothes and splashing water.

The two girls inadvertently raised their heads to look at Shi Zhijian who was looking at them through the window, then quickly restrained themselves and bowed to Shi Zhijian very shyly.

Shi Zhijian smiled and said nothing.

He picked up the soup and took a sip, it was very bitter!

Compared with the tenement building he lived in before, the tranquility and serenity here made Shi Zhijian a little uncomfortable.

The tenement building is nearing trouble, and every morning when the windows are opened, there are noisy hawkers shouting, messy footsteps, and car horns.

Shi Zhijian frowned and finally drank the bowl of bitter medicine, and then put on his clothes and wandered around the villa again.

Shi Zhijian curiously looked at each room again. When he came to the study, he found that the study was very large and decorated in a foreign style. When the previous ghost house owner left, probably because the books were too heavy, he did not take away his collection of books, and the entire study shelf was densely packed with English books.

Shi Zhijian glanced at it casually. All of them were relatively unpopular books, such as those on metal smelting, auto maintenance, and some about the economic history of the United Kingdom.

Shi Zhijian was not interested in these books, and felt that it was necessary to purchase some high-end wire-bound books and ancient book versions to decorate the facade.

Like Huo's study, Li Jiacheng's study, and Shi Zhijian's study of other bosses, they are all dazzling. Even the lame man who never reads, the study is luxuriously decorated, like a museum.

It can be said that no matter in what era, the study is a unique artifact of pretending.

Shi Zhijian had an idea in his mind, so he called Chen Huimin and asked him to prepare the car.

Here, Shi Zhijian went downstairs, had a simple breakfast, and then told his elder sister Shi Yufeng that he was going out to do some errands.

Shi Yufeng didn't say anything yet, but the little niece Bao'er was not happy, and went forward and hooked Shi Zhijian around the neck to let him stay at home and play with herself today.

It turned out that when he was in the tenement building, there was little brother Su and other friends. Baoer had a lot of fun with them, and he was still the "big sister" of those little kids. No, she looks very lonely and boring.

Shi Zhijian was entangled with Baoer and had a headache, so he said that when he came back, he would buy a lot of delicious and fun things for Baoer. Bao'er was still reluctant.

Shi Yufeng couldn't stand it anymore, so she scolded Bao'er for being obedient, and said that if she really wanted to go out, she would ask the driver, Fu, to take her out to play later. Babysitter papaya to keep up, as long as you don't play crazy, everything is OK.

For Shi Yufeng. Now that there is a royal driver at home, there is no need to use it for nothing, and you must not be soft-hearted when it is time to call.

When Bao'er heard this, she burst into laughter, and finally let go of the hand that was hooking her uncle Shi Zhijian's neck.

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All morning, Shi Zhijian drove through the major antique shops and flea markets in Hong Kong. The first sentence when he entered the door was whether there were better ancient books for sale?

Shi Zhijian was lucky, he visited seven or eight houses, and soon found the ancient book version in the back of a cart.

Chen Huimin and Dasha's followers didn't understand what Shi Zhijian did to buy these things, and they didn't dare to ask.

Chen Huimin was reluctant to touch those ancient books, because he made an appointment with a friend to go to Macau for gambling tomorrow. These books made it clear that they were all "books", which would inevitably lead to bad luck.

So I was so miserable, I ran back and forth with a stack of books in my arms. These books are not heavy. The problem is that Dasha is not literate enough. Looking at the names of those books with big eyes and small eyes, he is always wrong!

Shi Zhijian saw that the purchase of ancient books was almost the same, and he planned to go home after turning the last Moruo Street.

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Moro Street is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong and is a concentrated place for selling antiques.

In the early days of Hong Kong's opening as a port, many Indian sailors and soldiers liked to gather here to sell goods. At that time, Hong Kong people already liked to call Indians "Morracha" (Morra refers to the Indians who wrap their hair with headscarves and believe in Sikhism). people, Pakistanis), so this street is called Moro Street.

Morrow Street has been a thrift market since the 1920s and 1930s. The antiques it sells, in addition to expensive artworks, also have other miscellaneous goods, including antique electrical appliances, old toys, old postcards and posters, etc. It is a good place for those who love nostalgic items to hunt for treasures.

In addition, street stalls sometimes sell goods of unknown origin, which are called "rat goods" in Hong Kong slang, and "cats" are used to describe the customers who squat in front of the stalls to buy the above-mentioned goods.

Shi Zhijian was wearing a white suit and a white top hat, waving a civilized stick in his hand, and walked into an antique shop with a comfortable posture. Tang Shan, holding a small teapot with a crane mouth in the other hand.

When the fat boss saw Shi Zhijian's appearance, he knew that a big business was coming, and hurriedly went to ask him what he needed.

Shi Zhijian was stationed at the Civilization Stick, with one hand behind his back, and had a few words with the fat boss in a graceful manner.

When the other party heard that Shi Zhijian wanted to buy some ancient books, he put down the teapot and took out a few boxes of ancient books with letters and plywood from the cabinet and said, "This is the treasure at the bottom of the box in our store, you can take a look first!"

Shi Zhijian opened the ancient books and glanced at them. Most of them were Qing-engraved versions, and there were five or six letters that were rare Ming versions.

Shi Zhijian was very interested in ancient book collections in his last life. He has been busy doing business in this life, and he has also pulled down this little hobby. Now he finally picked it up and immediately looked it over carefully.

Shi Zhijian chatted with the fat boss while flipping through the pages, talking about some ancient book edition issues and some special ancient book collections.

The fat boss thought that Shi Zhijian was just an arty and playful boy, but he didn't expect the other party to speak in authentic "jargon". Knowing that he had met a master, he didn't dare to fool Shi Zhijian casually, so he pointed to those ancient books and gave a fairly reasonable one. price.

Shi Zhijian was too lazy to bargain with him, and asked Chen Huimin to pay directly.

The big idiot here was about to leave holding the pile of ancient books, but he almost collided with a little girl who came in!

"I'm sorry!" The little girl quickly apologized.

Dasha is short-tempered, and originally wanted to scold and greet the other's mother, but when he saw that the other party was a little girl with coarse clothes and big braids, he shut up, and when he saw that the little girl was extremely charming and beautiful, not only did he shut up. There was a little nervousness in his mouth: "That's all right! It's you, did it hurt?"

Shi Zhijian was talking to the fat boss, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that, Dasha, who has always been rude, now speaks softly, **** it!

Shi Zhijian turned his head to look, and immediately understood why Dasha was so "gentle".

That girl is a rare beauty, with a melon-seeded face, big eyes, long eyelashes, and a typical fox face, but not the slightest bit of coquettishness.

The girl was holding something wrapped in a blue cloth in her arms. She looked a little timid, her eyes were a little dodgy, and she seemed to be frightened by the fierce appearance of Dasha. It wasn't until she saw Dasha being "gentle" that she calmed down, nodded apologetically to Dasha, and then walked towards the fat boss with her head buried in it, "Hello, boss, this is our family heritage, I don't know if I can How much is it worth?"

As soon as the fat boss heard that he was here to sell something, he immediately became excited, his eyes moved away from the girl's charming and sultry fox face, he coughed twice to calm his mind and said, "Let me see what kind of treasure it is?"

"It's just a book." The girl said and opened the blue cloth package on the counter, layer by layer.

Shi Zhijian originally wanted to leave after purchasing the ancient book, but glanced at the blue cloth package from the corner of his eye, but when he saw that it turned out to be an ancient book, he immediately became interested and stood aside to watch the excitement.

When the girl opened the package, the fat boss's originally hopeful eyes dimmed. You must know that the most profitable antiques in their business are porcelain and the like. Unless the ancient books are of the highest quality, most of them don't make much money. For example, the one just sold to Shi Zhijian. Approval, except for those Ming versions, the others are not worth a lot of money!

But when the fat boss picked up the ancient book and looked at it, Shi Zhijian immediately felt that the other party was breathing rapidly, and his eyes lit up!

As a businessman, Shi Zhijian is very familiar with this kind of light, which is the light emitted by excitement when he is about to catch his prey.

Shi Zhijian couldn't help but be curious, and looked at the ancient book.

The fat boss blocked Shi Zhijian's sight intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was afraid of being seen by him.

Even so, Shi Zhijian still saw a little bit of the content of the ancient book, whether it was the font or the format of the ancient book, Shi Zhijian doubted that it was a rare block-printed version of the Song Dynasty!

In the field of ancient book collection, it has been known as "one page of Song edition, one tael of gold" since ancient times.

The Song Dynasty engravings have been carefully reviewed, and the calligraphy and painting are ancient and elegant. They are the model of Chinese engravings. Since the Song Dynasty is not far away, most of the prints have preserved the original appearance of the ancient books, and the quality of the paper and ink is excellent, which is cherished by the world.

In particular, the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng in the Song Dynasty opened up a new era in the history of world printing. As for the layout, the Song editions are mostly on the left and right sides; in Zhejiang, Shu and other regions, most of them have white mouths and single fish tails, and most of the Jianyang regions have small black mouths, double fish tails, and many book ears.

Shi Zhijian made a vague comparison, guessing that this book is more likely to be the Song version.

"Cough, girl, but I don't know how much you want for this book?" The fat boss wrapped the book in blue cloth again, shaking the fat on his face, and asked the girl with a smile.

The fox-faced girl said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know much either, how much can you give?"

As soon as the fat boss heard that the other party didn't understand it~www.readwn.com~, his heart suddenly became greedy, "To tell the truth, little girl, this is just a very ordinary ancient book! "Wen Xin Diao Long", I also have a lot of them here, It's nothing unusual!"

It turned out that the ancient book was the famous Southern Dynasty literary theory monograph "Wen Xin Diao Long", which was written by Liu Xie.

The girl obviously didn't know much about these literati and writings, so she shook her head and said, "I really don't understand----how much is it worth?"

The fat boss played with his upper body, first sighed, and then looked at the girl with a pair of small eyes: "Originally, I don't accept such worthless ancient books here! But seeing the girl, you have come from a long way, so it's better like this, 30 Hong Kong dollars, I will take it. Down!"

The fat boss thought that the girl would obey obediently, and he picked up a big leak, but unexpectedly the girl shook her head and said, "Although I don't know much, I need money to buy medicine for my brother!"

The fat boss rolled his eyes, looked at the girl carefully, and seemed to guess that what she said was true or false.

The girl was so ignorant that it seemed that she was really not good at it.