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  Chapter 857 is all yours!

   Boban honked the horn for a long time before someone came out to open the door in the manor.

  Driving in, there are lawns and vegetation on both sides of the road, but it looks a little neglected and grows wildly, so it looks a little desolate.

  Facing you is an ancient and majestic castle with a pointed roof, which is the favorite of the fourth child. It seems that as soon as the old window is opened, the beautiful Snow White will lean out and say hello to her.

  A winding river passes through the front of the castle, and there is an open-air swimming pool hidden in the blue sky and green grass.

  Get off the car in front of the castle, and then see a middle-aged man coming out of the castle yawning, probably still in his sleep just now.

   This man looked less than forty years old, with sloppy feet, a puffy figure, a big belly, and a greasy uncle.

  Suddenly, a huge brown bear came up to him, and was kicked away by the man. It seems that this brown bear is a pet kept by someone else.

   "Mr. Dolan, I'm sorry to bother you." Boban bowed to salute, while that Dolan just waved his hand, and then his eyes fell on Liu Qingshan.

   Boban introduced: "This is Mr. Liu Qingshan from China, and his English name is Mountain."

  Liu Qingshan was about to go up to shake hands, but saw the big brown bear running towards him, thumping and groaning.

  Liu Qingshan has a lot of contact with bears, knowing this guy is a friendly expression.

   "Alang, put this guy in a cage and starve for two days!" Dolan yelled, and the Alang in his mouth was the name of the old housekeeper.

   "You are animal cruelty!"

  The fourth child rushed up dissatisfied, took out a pack of biscuits from his bag, and led the big brown bear away. Before leaving, he gave Dolan a look. She hated this guy very much.

  Liu Qingshan smiled and shook hands with Dolan, who also became enthusiastic:

   "Mr. Mountain, I've heard your name, and I heard that you won tens of millions during the World Cup. Come on, let's go in and have a good chat."

   This guy is the kind of sensuality at first glance, Liu Qingshan doesn't want to communicate with this kind of person, so he looks at Boban.

  The latter immediately leaned forward and whispered a few words to Dolan. The smile on Dolan's face became even brighter, and he graciously led Liu Qingshan into the castle.

  In summer, the inside of the castle looks very cool, and the furnishings are very old, as if returning to the Middle Ages all at once.

   On the wall, Liu Qingshan also saw a few oil paintings, but he didn't quite understand them, and he didn't know if they were the works of famous artists.

  Follow the old stairs, climb up the steps, and come to a storage room, which contains old furniture, and some porcelain and bronzes are placed on it.

   Even Liu Qingshan, who has two or five eyes, frowned slightly after taking a look, and looked at Boban with sharp eyes.

   It is no wonder that Liu Qingshan became suspicious. These things are simply fakes, and they are fooling the layman. Could it be that this Boban partner is cheating money?

  Of course Boban understood what Liu Qingshan was thinking, and gestured with his eyes.

   Then I saw Dolan take off an oil painting from the wall, and there was actually a metal runner embedded in the wall.

   Dolan spun the wheel, and with a creaking sound, a wall cracked. It turned out that there was a secret door here, and a dark room was hidden inside, about 20 square meters in size.

   There was no lighting equipment in the dark room, so Dolan lit a few candles inside. The candlesticks were all bronze candlesticks with simple shapes.

  On the three walls, there are antique racks displaying some utensils. Dolan stretched out his hand to signal:

   "Mr. Mountain, this is all the treasures of my family, please appreciate it slowly."

  Liu Qingshan's heart gradually returned to calm. Although these cultural relics were all looted back then, this kind of robbery is really infuriating.

  But he knows that anger can't solve the problem. Now he needs to calm down and verify the authenticity first.

   This important task fell on Lu Fang.

  Although Boban is also an insider, he has yet to win Liu Qingshan's trust.

   There are hundreds of antiques in the collection, and it will definitely take a certain amount of time for identification.

  Mr. Dolan didn't have the patience to wait here, so he called the butler, Alang, to watch over him, and he invited Liu Qingshan to have breakfast together, although it was almost noon now.

   "Mr. Dolan, please go ahead, I just happened to appreciate the collection here."

  Liu Qingshan didn't want to have too much interaction with people like Dolan, so he politely declined, and worked with Lu Fang to study these antiques.

  Dolan shrugged his shoulders and left straight away. Boban didn't leave either, chatting with the elderly housekeeper.

   I have to say that this guy is really talented and funny, and he easily won the favor of the old housekeeper, and the chat was very speculative.

   Moreover, the topic of Boban also led to this ancient manor intentionally or unintentionally.

   "I'm afraid that this manor and castle will have to change their owners. I think back then, what an honor the Dolan family was..." The old people like to recall the past, and the old housekeeper sighed a lot when looking back at the past.

   "Is Mr. Dolan going to sell Dolan Manor?" Boban asked in a timely manner.

  The old butler, A Lang nodded sadly, with a lonely face, obviously dissatisfied with the current master, but unable to talk to outsiders.

  Boban was secretly happy, and continued to say: "Mr., I don't know how much the price is?"

   "The price tag is three million francs, but the asking price is so high that it scares people away."

  The old butler sighed after he finished speaking. He grew up here since he was a child, and he has deep feelings for every plant and tree here.

  The current franc is slightly higher than the Huaxia currency, so three million francs is less than one million US dollars.

so cheap?

  Liu Qingshan, who was looking at an ancient book, couldn't help but look over here.

   In his mind, such an ancient castle manor should cost at least tens of millions.

  In fact, the price of the castle manor on the European side is really the price of cabbage, even in later generations.

  The reason is simple, you can afford it, but you may not be able to afford it.

  The cost of repairs alone is a large amount of money every year, and it can’t be demolished casually. The government has already filed a record.

  In addition, such a large manor needs to hire people to take care of it. A large group of gardeners, cooks, housekeepers, drivers, etc., just pay salaries. After a few years, they will pay more than buying an old castle.

  After listening to the old butler, A Lang, talk about it for a long time, Liu Qingshan finally figured it out. It seems that it is impossible to expect real estate appreciation.

   But if I don't buy this place, I feel really unwilling.

   If you don’t fight for steamed buns, you’re still fighting for breath. You have to get the family’s ancestral property, otherwise, Liu Qingshan can’t get out of it.

   While he was thinking about it, the old housekeeper began to ramble again: "Our Dolan Manor used to produce very famous wines, but it's a pity that they haven't dropped yet."

  Liu Qingshan couldn't help but feel moved: Here, many manors are famous for producing wine, such as Lafite Manor and so on.

  If this industry can be maintained, it may be self-sufficient.

  Besides, Xu Changsheng will also make desert wine in the future, and needs experienced winemakers. It is advisable to establish some foundation here first, which will also be conducive to development in the future.

   By noon, that Mr. Dolan was nowhere to be seen.

  The old butler was not bad, he brought coffee and bread to Liu Qingshan and the others, which was considered a deal.

  At the beginning, Lu Fang looked at it more carefully. It takes a long time to study an antique.

  However, although these antiques are all old objects, their grades are very average. They are basically for civilian use, and their value is not high.

  The only one with slightly higher value, that is, the Buddhist scripture that Liu Qingshan read just now, should be an ancient book from the Song Dynasty, also known as the Song edition book.

   "Boss, these are just a bunch of junk." Lu Fang muttered with some dissatisfaction.

  Liu Qingshan smiled, indicating that it’s okay, their original target was not these antiques, but the animal heads placed on the two pillars outside the gate.

   "Let's go, go out and discuss the price with that Mr. Dolan." Liu Qingshan has already made a decision in his heart.

   A group of people left the dark room and came to the living room on the first floor, but still did not see Mr. Dolan.

  Looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I saw a parasol propped up next to the swimming pool, and Mr. Dolan was lying on the beach chair and taking a nap in the morning.

   There are four, five, and two, who are farther away by the small river. It looks like they are fishing.

  The huge brown bear was also sitting there.

  When Liu Qingshan looked over, Shan Xing just caught a fish and threw it to the big bear behind him, the picture was actually very harmonious.

  The corner of Liu Qingshan's mouth couldn't help showing a smile, which further strengthened his thoughts:

   Be sure to buy this Dolan Castle, and then ask your family to come and live for a period of time a year, and it will be considered a vacation.

  The old butler went to the pool, woke up Mr. Dolan, went back to the living room, drank a cup of coffee, and became more refreshed.

  Bo Ban first conveyed Liu Qingshan's meaning: "Sir, Mr. Mountain looks down on these antiques in your house."

  As soon as he heard this, Dolan quit: "I have passed it down from my ancestors, and they are all from... They are all high-quality goods."

  Liu Qingshan shook his head: "Mr. Dolan, you must have asked someone to appraise it a long time ago. Although these things are some years old, they are all high-end goods and not of high value."

   This sentence obviously hit Dolan's weakness, he immediately put away the anger on his face, and immediately turned into a smiling face:

   "Mr. Mountain, after all, they are all antiques, and they still have value. What do you like, I will definitely give you a discounted price?"

  This guy doesn't have a bit of aristocratic demeanor. The old butler next to him shook his head: It's really not as good as the previous generation.

  Liu Qingshan raised his palm and waved: "I'm not even interested."

  Actually, he was still very interested in the Buddhist scriptures published in the Song Dynasty, but the other party obviously didn't know the goods, so of course Liu Qingshan wouldn't point it out.

  Dolan's complexion immediately collapsed, muttering something in his mouth, and his dead fish eyes were dimmed.

  Liu Qingshan changed the subject: "However, I heard that Mr. Dolan is planning to sell this manor. I think my two younger sisters really like it here. If the price is right, I'm going to think about it."

   "Buy Dolan Castle, good good good good!"

   Dolan jumped up from the seat all of a sudden, this one is much more valuable than those antiques!

   After being excited for a while, Dolan made a direct offer: "It only costs three million francs, and the one here is yours!"

"Mr. Mountain, this castle has a history of more than 300 years, and it also includes hundreds of acres of vineyards. Think about it, you invite your good friends to taste delicious food in the historic castle. wine, which is simply wonderful.”

  This guy's eloquence is not bad, and he started to draw big cakes for Liu Qingshan.

  Liu Qingshan listened carefully, and when the other party finished speaking, he asked with a smile: "Then Mr. Dolan, why don't you enjoy this kind of life?"

  Dolan was instantly speechless when asked, and blinked vigorously a few times: "Mr. Mountain, you know, if you live a life for too long, you will get tired of it."

  In fact, he prefers the sensuality and luxury in the city, but unfortunately he doesn't have the capital to enjoy that kind of life now.

   If you sell this manor, you can enjoy it for a few years.

   "Okay, Mr. Dolan, can you give me an acceptable price, let's not be like small traders, can we bargain?"

   Liu Qingshan looked at the other party cheerfully. Now the other party is in a hurry, of course he is not in a hurry.

  Dolan started pacing in the living room, walking faster and faster, and muttering something in French. Anyway, Liu Qingshan didn't understand French, but he just felt that this guy was a little nervous.

   "Mr. Mountain, three million, everything in this manor, including those antiques, is all yours!"

   Dolan seemed to have made up his mind, and walked up to Liu Qingshan, waving his arms excitedly.

  Liu Qingshan was also a little excited in his heart, but the surface was as calm as water.

  Not to mention anything else, even those antiques add up to a million francs.

   Coupled with the two inestimable animal heads, this Dolan castle is almost as if it was picked up for nothing.

  However, Liu Qingshan did not agree casually, but called Victor instead.

   After asking about it, Liu Qingshan stretched out his hand with a smile on his face: "Mr. Dolan, it's a deal. I will hire relevant personnel to make a specific transaction with you."

  Purchasing such a manor involves many things, such as tax payment and personnel placement, which are very trivial. Liu Qingshan doesn't have so much time.

   "Okay, I'll also contact my lawyer immediately."

  Dolan was also overjoyed, and wanted to give Liu Qingshan a hug, but Liu Qingshan quickly stretched out his hand in front of him, just shaking hands was enough.

  Liu Qingshan emphasized again: "Including the brown bear, I think my sisters like it very much."

   "Yes, of course, that guy is too sticky and has a huge belly."

  Dolan couldn't be more happy to get rid of the burden, raising such a foodie, he didn't dare to abuse him too much, he was already tired of it.

  Seeing that the old housekeeper, A Lang, looked lost, Liu Qingshan went up:

   "Mr., if you don't mind, would you like to stay and continue to help me take care of this manor?"

  Alang's old face immediately became agitated. He looked at Liu Qingshan who was full of sincerity, and then bowed: "Sir, I am happy to serve you."

  The old housekeeper now understands: It seems good to have a new owner. A person who is friendly to animals should be good to people.

   When the fourth and fifth children who were fishing by the river received the news, they also jumped up happily and ran over cheering.

  For them, this is not just a manor, but also a proof of their own strength.

  This meaning made them even more excited.

  That silly big brown bear, with half a fish in its mouth, also stood up, waving two big slaps.

   Does it also know that the manor has changed hands and cheer for the arrival of the new owner?

  (end of this chapter)