crossing yin and yang

After careful consideration for a long time, and "consulting" Zhang Xiaotian's opinion, Master Wei finally made a finishing plan and planned to go to Wenhua Street to explore the way first. The destination, of course, is Jubaozhai.

Unlike ordinary antique shops, Jubaozhai actually operates two lines of wholesale and retail. His family has a wide network, the quality of the goods and the price are reasonable, and there are many rare and rare Fengshui artifacts on the market, which are very popular among small shoppers. The shopkeepers love it, so I went a little later, and the backyard has already opened for business.

This time it was not Heipi who answered the door, but a young guy in the store, but this guy also knew Wei Yang, so he smiled apologetically at him: "Brother Yang is here, Brother Ming is still inside It may take a few minutes to talk to someone about business."

Wei Yang was not surprised, and replied with a smile: "I'm late, it's okay, I'll take a walk outside first."

At this time, there were some customers in the courtyard, picking things in front of the shelves by category. Since they were all shop owners, they were very particular about each item, and they didn't get together to bargain, let alone disturb other people's selection of goods.In the antique business, buyers have to rely on their own eyesight. Those who have good eyesight or know how to do it can get a cheaper price than others. As for those who don’t know how to pretend to understand and like to take advantage of it, they will be slaughtered wherever they go. Life.After all, they are all in the same industry, and no one wants to be looked down upon by others, so naturally they won't get close to others.

But they won't, and some will.Wei Yang just chatted with someone, and when he turned his head, the person beside him had disappeared. Then he found out dumbfoundingly that Zhang Xiuqi had walked to a box with jade pendants and bracelets at some point, looking very intently. , Even the boss who picked the goods next to him didn't pay attention.

This was a break of the rules, but the boss who watched the goods was very self-restraining, he didn't say anything strange, just happened to finish picking the goods, nodded to the waiter who watched the stall, turned around and went to the counter to pay the bill.The little guy sent a customer away, looked at the unfamiliar face in front of him with some curiosity, and said, "The boss is here to see the goods? They are all A goods, and the wholesale price is 380 a piece. If you get more It can be cheap."

The appearance of this jade looks really good. It costs at least a thousand yuan a piece in the outside shop, but in the wholesale market at the back, the price of cabbage is a few hundred yuan. As for "how much?" "Hundreds, of course it also depends on the buyer's vision and the relationship with Jubaozhai.If it was a more savvy buyer, they might try to negotiate the price again, but Zhang Xiuqi didn't have this idea at all, so he put his hand into his pocket and took out a bank card.

Wipe, black card!The boy's eyes lit up immediately, and he regretted asking for a lower price just now. After all, those who can enter this backyard are more or less related to Jubaozhai, and he is not ashamed to ask the same price as before. The master who brought the counter-offer, could it be that someone brought him an eye-opener?A smile immediately appeared on his face, and he hurriedly asked: "How many items does the boss need? In fact, there are better materials in the back. I wonder if you are interested in choosing some more?"

"Xiao Wang." A voice rushed ahead of him, and Wei Yang walked over with a wry smile, "This is my friend, and I'm going to help Uncle Sun recently, so I'm interrupting your work."

As soon as Xiao Wang saw the person, he immediately put away the professional smile on his face, and let out a dry laugh: "It turns out that he is a friend of Brother Yang, hahaha, isn't it because the flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple..."

Wei Yang is a real know-it-all. Everyone in Jubao Zhai knows that even if the friends he brings are taken advantage of, they are not easy to kill them directly.Secretly said that it was bad luck, and Xiao Wang couldn't boast about his A goods anymore, but Zhang Xiuqi handed over the bank card again: "Twenty."

Xiao Wang: "..."

Wei Yang: "..."

Stretching out his hand in embarrassment, Wei Yang pressed the wood, and said in a low voice: "Brother Qi, these goods have been processed to some extent, so it's not worth the money. If you want to buy jade, let's pick some good ones at the back... "

Zhang Xiuqi frowned slightly, without the slightest intention of giving in: "I want to die."

As soon as these words came out, even Xiao Wang at the side became embarrassed. So this person saw that the box was full of dead jade?The so-called dead jade refers to bad-quality B-grade scraps or C-grade jade. They are sold by the pound in the stockyard. Even if you bring processing fees, you can’t sell them for much. Their family specializes in jade "processing". Of course, you can easily turn C goods into A goods, but it’s okay to deceive laymen, and no one who really knows how to do it will be fooled.But it is obvious that it is dead jade, why pay a big price for it?

Wei Yang was also a little dizzy, and asked cautiously: "Brother Qi, you just want dead jade? This thing doesn't support people."

Not to mention not supporting people, it would be nice if this kind of processed jade would not harm people, but Zhang Xiuqi seriously shook his head: "It's not for people, it's for ghosts."

Xiao Wang: "..."

Wei Yang: "..."

Turning his head with difficulty, Wei Yang twitched the corners of his mouth, took out two sheets of Grandpa Mao from his pocket, and handed them to the boy with a dull expression in front of him: "Xiao Wang, go and pick up 20 yuan of C goods, no need for processing, and the shape It doesn’t matter, as long as it’s made of jade.”

In terms of cost price, it is not a big problem to buy this box of jade for 200 yuan, not to mention that people still don't choose processing, and Xiao Wang can't say anything, so he walked back with the money.Wei Yang sighed, and stuffed the bank card back into Zhang Xiuqi's pocket: "Brother Qi, just tell me what you want in the future, there is no need to take out the bank card."

As if knowing that he could get the death jade, Zhang Xiuqi looked a little happy, and nodded slightly to show that he remembered it.Wei Yang curled his lips, and secretly slandered Mr. Zeng. You dare to throw a black card to this guy. You are really not afraid of him maxing out his card.

After a short delay here, Hei Pi had already walked out of the inner room quickly, and grinned when he saw Wei Yang: "Hey, Ah Yang hasn't been here for a long time, where did he get rich?"

The business at Yulian Terrace was doing well before, the old man of the Liu family praised Hei Pi very much, and stuffed in several "broken" pieces carved by Xiaoquer. He was so worried that he couldn't help it, and when he saw the little magic stick, he immediately smiled. , just like seeing a loved one.

Wei Yang chuckled: "Brother Ming probably wasn't thinking about me, but this time he didn't come here to buy jade, he wanted to find some real things. Is there still Taishan stone in the store?"

Hei Pi blinked in surprise: "I didn't expect that one day you would want the real thing. Of course there is Taishan Stone. How many cubic meters do you want?"

In feng shui industry, Taishan stone is such an important magic weapon. It is generally used to avoid evil spirits, exorcise evil spirits, and calm the earth. For example, the main hall of the Confucian Temple, the Dacheng Hall, and the Taihe Hall in the Forbidden City are all paved with Taishan stones. They will use Taishan stones to town the four corners, and even the Monument to the People's Heroes after the founding of the People's Republic of China is a real Taishan stone foundation, which shows that Taishan stones have a wide range of uses in Fengshui.It’s just that there are more and more people who believe in Fengshui these days, so the supply of Taishan stones is naturally in short supply. If the supply is opened, the entire Mount Tai will be hollowed out, so every Fengshui shop has Taishan stones or Taishan stones. , but not every piece is real.

Naturally, the same is true for Jubaozhai, but it also depends on who wants it. Heipi is no nonsense, so he took Wei Yang and walked towards the back warehouse.The back warehouse is divided into inner and outer rooms, and there are many Taishan stones in the corner of the outer room, but Hei Pi didn't stop at all. Instead, he walked to the innermost part of the warehouse, pointed to the pile of black stones on the ground and said: "These They are all real rough stones from the main peak of Mount Tai, but the price ranges from high to low, you know how to do it, Ayang, my brother doesn’t ask for more money from you, [-] cubic meters for ordinary textures, and [-] to [-] cubic meters for patterned ones, which cannot be cut.”

These are uncarved mountain rocks. Some large pieces of one or two meters are easy to ask for prices like this, which is much more expensive than first-grade white marble.However, Wei Yang had no intention of counter-offering. Instead, he turned to Zhang Xiuqi and said, "Brother Qi, are you here to choose a piece?"

Hearing this, Heipi couldn't help but look at the young man standing beside Wei Yang. He hasn't spoken since he entered the door, and Wei Yang didn't seem to intend to introduce him. This person, could it be the customer this time?

Zhang Xiuqi ignored Hei Pi's probing gaze, just took two steps forward, circled the pile of stones a few times, found a stone the size of a volleyball from a corner, and walked back.

"So small?" Hei Pi couldn't help laughing, "It's a great way to save money."

There are more or less leftovers when collecting Taishan stones, and the seller will naturally not waste them, so they will be shipped back together and sold as small ornaments, but as ornaments, they are often either thick in shape or obvious peaks and mountains. Not many people will pick it, and it is usually a gift as a piggyback.

Wei Yang didn't look at the goods either, and smiled at Hei Pi: "That's all."

Seeing that the little magic stick is so straightforward, Heipi can't say anything else: "Okay, this thing, take 1 yuan, and if you meet a good guy like Boss Wang again later, don't forget to go here Banding."

Of course, Wei Yang wanted to accept this love, but he didn't pay immediately, but took out something from his pocket: "Brother Ming, help me with the eye first, how about this thing?"

It was the jade cicada lying in his palm.

The author has something to say:

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