A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 68 Treasures
Cao Zhihua watched Mr. Niu stand up with a dark face and prepare to walk out.

So he followed up and asked:
"Are those two things from Mr. Niu a good thing?"

When Master Niu heard this, he paused:
"Well, it's a good thing, and it's a good thing that has been passed down in an orderly manner."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhihua felt a little itchy and continued:

"Master Niu, please tell me."

Master Niu knew what Cao Zhihua was up to when he saw Cao Zhihua's expression, but the price was too expensive and Master Niu couldn't afford it, so there was no point in talking about it, so:
"If I read it correctly, that painting should be the Ten Chants by Song Dynasty painter Zhang Xian. The rag should be Wang Xizhi's authentic peace note, with the seals of Yongzheng and Qianlong on it."

Sweat broke out on Cao Zhihua's head. He was familiar with these two works.

In its previous life, Ten Chant Pictures was purchased by the Palace Museum for 1995 million yuan in 1980 and placed in the collection of the Palace Museum.

The Ping An post became even more famous. At that time, an old man was in Sijiu City. He bought a treasure for 5 yuan and later sold it for more than 3 million yuan.

Although it was a big leak, 5000 yuan is still a huge sum of money in this era, and ordinary people cannot afford it, so Cao Zhihua was not in a hurry and calmly asked Mr. Niu:

"Master Niu, what are your plans for these two treasures?"

Mr. Niu said angrily:
"No plan, Zhihua, do you think too highly of your Master Niu? 5000 yuan, how can I come up with such a huge sum of money?"

Cao Zhihua was sure that Mr. Niu was telling the truth, and couldn't help but whispered to Mr. Niu:

"Hey, Mr. Niu, my dad used to work with Lou Bancheng and left some money. Didn't I agree to come over and get to know you today? I also brought a lot of them over. What do you think I'll do with these two antiques? Sample?"

When Master Niu heard what Cao Zhihua said, he was startled and looked at Cao Zhihua in surprise:
"Oh my god, Zhihua, don't scare me. Can you afford so much money?"

When Cao Zhihua heard that Master Niu's voice was a bit loud, he quickly whispered:

"Master Niu, Master Niu, please take it easy and don't speak so loudly. Besides, our friendship can still deceive you, right?"

When Master Niu heard that Cao Zhihua was serious, although he was surprised, he still thought about it carefully for a while:

"Zhihua, these two antiques are indeed good things. They are real things. It is definitely possible to buy them and pass them on to future generations. But if you spend so much money at once, it will not have an impact on your life, right?"

Cao Zhihua comforted Mr. Niu and said:
"Hey, don't worry, it will never affect my life, you see?"

Mr. Niu slapped his thigh

"Okay, then go and get it for you to pass down to future generations."

Cao Zhihua took out 5000 yuan from the space and put it into his pocket. He walked to the stall owner and took down two pieces of antiques. He put the rags into his pocket and held the ancient paintings in his hands. He continued to walk with Mr. Niu at various stalls. visit.

I kept walking around with Mr. Niu, constantly greeting and chatting with various people, and gradually became familiar with this circle.

After a while, Mr. Niu said to Cao Zhihua:

"Come today, most of the ideas are for the two treasures you have. Yesterday, Gil Tai asked someone to send me a message. There was a boss there who had good products at his stall and asked me if I was interested. "

"I came over to take a look. The goods are good, but the price is too expensive and I can't get them."

"But Zhihua, I can rest assured if you take it. You have a calm temper. If you hadn't wanted to take these two things away today, I wouldn't have known that your family was so rich."

After hearing this, Cao Zhihua smiled:
"Master Niu, although I'm not from your circle, our family has been following Lou Bancheng, so we still have some wealth. It's just that my father has passed away, and I don't dare to spend it casually even if I have money."

Mr. Niu nodded affirmatively and said to Cao Zhihua:

"Yes, it has been a wise saying since ancient times that wealth should not be revealed. Although society is now stable and it is not as easy to cause death as before, you still have to be careful to avoid attracting people's attention and causing trouble."

"Yes, if these two treasures weren't so rare today, I wouldn't have lost my money."

"Well, that's why I trust you. You will be calm in everything you do."

Cao Zhihua touched his head, smiled, and did not reply.

Cao Zhihua did not take action next. It was not a particularly precious item. If you missed it, you would have no chance to get it again.Cao Zhihua would rather wait. Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to buy at low prices in the future, so there is no need to be taken advantage of now.

I met people with Mr. Niu, met and chatted with these old people and young people. Time passed quickly. Not long after, Mr. Niu saw that it was getting very late and was ready to go home.

After leaving the courtyard gate, Cao Zhihua said to Mr. Niu:
"Master Niu, I'm sorry to trouble you today. Come on, get in the car and I'll take you back."

When Mr. Niu saw that it was already getting late, it would take 2 kilometers to go back, and it would take a lot of effort to walk, so he didn't refuse and got on Cao Zhihua's bicycle.

After sending Mr. Niu back to his yard, Cao Zhihua came to Chen Xueru's yard.

Now Chen Xueru's courtyard door is not locked at night, and will be locked after Cao Zhihua arrives.

After parking the bicycle, Cao Zhihua took the painting into the living room.

Seeing Chen Xueru half lying on the sofa in a daze, Cao Zhihua went over and pulled up the blanket covering Chen Xueru, put the painting on the table in the living room, and went to the bathroom to put in hot water for a bath.

When Cao Zhihua came out of the shower, he saw that Chen Xueru had woken up. Before he walked over, he heard Chen Xueru complaining:

"Why did you come back so late today? I almost fell asleep."

Cao Zhihua wiped his head with a towel and replied:

"Today I went out with Mr. Niu to see the world. I bought a family heirloom and gave it back to you. It will be used by our son to spy on the family in the future."

Chen Xueru looked at the rolled up painting on the table:
"Is it this painting?"

"Yes, this is a painting by Zhang Xian of the Song Dynasty. It is a famous painting called "Ten Odes" recorded in history."

Chen Xueru pursed her lips and complained:

"It's a waste of money. This painting can't be used as food, and it can't be used as my brother's, so what's the use of it."

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. What is going on?

"You are not short of food or clothing. This is a famous historical painting. It will be priceless in the future. It will be passed down to our sons in the future. We will no longer have to worry about our descendants going hungry."

Chen Xueru said suspiciously:
"Is it as good as you said?"

Cao Zhihua nodded affirmatively and said:
"Sister Xueru, who can I lie to and what else can I lie to you?"

"Remember what I told you about Fan Jinyou before, right? This guy has asked Xu Huizhen to be a waiter now."

Chen Xueru looked at Cao Zhihua in surprise:
"Really? I haven't been to the tavern in the past two days. Is it such a big change?"

"Of course it's true. Fan Jinyou said he wanted to carry out socialist transformation of Xu Huizhen."

"This Fan Jinyou is really not a human being."

"Yes, I told you a long time ago that Fan Jinyou is a white-eyed wolf. If you don't believe it, what will you say?"

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes and said she would go find out the situation tomorrow.

Cao Zhihua did not continue the topic and said to Chen Xueru:

"Sister Xueru, you have to keep this painting in your collection. All the things in this house may not be worth as much as this painting in the future. Remember not to get pregnant or lose it."

Chen Xueru looked at Cao Zhihua's serious look and confirmed:
"Zhihua, is this painting really so valuable?"

Cao Zhihua answered affirmatively:
"It's not like that now. When our son grows up, it will definitely be valuable, and it will be priceless."

Chen Xueru then took the painting like a treasure and found a place to hide it.

(End of this chapter)