Walking into the antique market, Hu Yong pretended to be casual and said: "Someone is following." Chu Chen said "hmm". In fact, without Hu Yong opening his mouth, he noticed that someone was following him, and he started after leaving their hotel. Tracked. As for who these people were instructed by, you don't need to guess who they are. Chu Chen sneered in his heart. The person who ordered him to be followed must have a bad mind. Did he think he was so easy to follow? "Then let's see what you are planning to do!" Chu Chen thought to himself, just follow him. Anyway, the people he is temporarily following will not pose any threat to him. What's more, the person following him may not know that not only has he been noticed by himself and others, but he is also under strict surveillance. When he knows what these people are planning, no one can escape. . Chu Chen told Hu Yong not to worry, and then they went to visit the antique market. The antique market is bustling with activity, and antiques in the eyes of buyers are successfully traded. What made Chu Chen a little bit dissatisfied was that the stalls were placed directly on the sidewalk outside the antique market, one stall next to the other, and there was almost no place for passers-by to pass through. And even the separation strip between the fast lane and the slow lane is filled with a variety of products. Some people who come to "Taobao" simply park bicycles, cars and other means of transportation in the express lane, which undoubtedly increases safety risks. On the other hand, the market is a bit deserted, and I don¡¯t know how this situation came to be. Chu Chen shook his head. He couldn't control this kind of thing, so just do as the Romans do. After wandering for an hour or two, Hu Yong only carried a few bags in his hand. These were Chu Chen's gains just now, although they were not tens or millions of treasures and antiques. But basically they are all small boutiques. "Brother Chu, that guy is still following me. Do you want to teach him a lesson?" Hu Yong said lightly. Chu Chen smiled and said, "It's not necessary for the time being. Let him just follow him. He won't be able to find a job like this these days. Easy. If you let him have fun, he will probably never have the chance to do this again. "Hu Yong smiled and said, "Brother Chu, you are so kind." After hearing this, Chu Chen said silently: " You guy, are you praising me or hurting me?" "Hehe, of course I am praising you" While joking, the two of them suddenly found themselves at the entrance of an antique shop in front of them. With a group of people surrounding him, and the quarrels coming from time to time in the store, Chu Chen guessed that someone had suffered a loss and came to settle the score. Although there was already speculation, driven by curiosity, Chu Chen and Hu Yong still got together. Walking to the crowd of onlookers, due to his height, Chu Chen saw a young man in his twenties, with a red face and a thick neck, arguing with a shopkeeper about something. When he listened carefully, he heard that Listen to words such as "killing the familiar" and "returning the goods" from the young man's mouth. Although I know that the situation is similar to what I thought before. However, Chu Chen was more than curious, so he asked a middle-aged man next to him who was also chatting with gusto: "Brother, what's going on?" The middle-aged man and his companion looked at Chu Chen. Maybe because he saw Chu Chen's appearance, and the middle-aged man was also a talkative, he told Chu Chen the whole story. It turns out that the young man who was quarreling was named Wen Haoyang, and the man who looked like a shopkeeper named Gong was the owner of this store. Last October, Wen Haoyang encountered the nightmare of his life. Both of his parents passed away in a car accident. Since Wen Haoyang lived nearby, during that time, he often went to Boss Gong's teahouse to borrow tea to relieve his worries. Let¡¯s talk about it here. Boss Gong¡¯s teahouse is divided into two parts, one is part teahouse. The other part is the antique shop. Seeing that Wen Haoyang was looking sad every day, Boss Gong took the initiative to strike up a conversation. Whenever Wen Haoyang mentioned the memory of his parents. Boss Gong would offer words of comfort and good tea in return. Later, when the two got acquainted, Boss Gong often asked Wen Haoyang to go out for drinks, outings, etc. For Wen Haoyang, these are undoubtedly palliatives in fragile moments. When Boss Gong was sure that Wen Haoyang had regarded him as a friend in need, he began to tell Wen Haoyang interesting stories about collecting in the antique market. Boss Gong only tells stories and never sells, but the soaring prices, dazzling treasures, and the chance to get rich overnight have whetted Wen Haoyang's appetite. It just so happened that he couldn¡¯t find a job at home for the time being. Wen Haoyang thought about it and decided to join the entertainment industry and invest together. Thinking that his family still had tens of thousands of dollars in savings, Wen Haoyang asked Boss Gong what he wanted to buy to make money. Boss Gong thought for a long time before he said seriously: "Porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties. This type of porcelain not only has a relatively large amount of existence and circulation, but also has a more complicated and sophisticated manufacturing process. It has always been the focus of buyers, and because there are so many people buying it, relevant information It¡¯s easier to find, and it¡¯s also convenient for you to study. We can still communicate at that time. What do you think?¡± Wen Haoyang saw that Boss Gong was sincere and thought that the report did mention the popularity of Ming and Qing porcelain, so he immediately agreed. I stopped and asked Boss Gong to introduce some good things here. Boss Gong chuckled and said: "Xiao Wen, you also know that I usually don't recommend things to others, but we are friends, so I will make an exception. I have a Kangxi official kiln blue and white plate that I have collected for a long time. It is of very good quality. Okay. I bought the goods for 28,000 yuan. If you give me 30,000 yuan, this thing will be yours. I will help you sell it for 40,000 yuan. If you are in trouble now, I will give you all the money. How's it going?" When Wen Haoyang heard this, he felt moved and took out his bank card and paid 30,000 yuan. After asking Boss Gong to take a few more photos, he didn¡¯t take the porcelain home, but kept it in Boss Gong¡¯s shop to continue selling it. He also thought to himself: ¡°It¡¯s great to have a buddy who is in the antique business!¡± Over a period of time, Wen Haoyang bought several antiques from Boss Gong. In addition to porcelain, there were also other types of artifacts, such as jades, bronzes, etc., all of which Boss Gong said would make money in the future. The items were not very expensive, adding up to less than 10,000 yuan, and he was very relieved to put them all on consignment with Boss Gong. However. One day last month, Wen Haoyang received a hurried call from Boss Gong: "Xiao Wen, there is someone willing to spend 20,000 yuan to buy your blue and white plate. I advise you to sell it. Recently, the price of Ming and Qing porcelain has dropped. , If you don¡¯t sell it, you won¡¯t be able to sell it!¡± Wen Haoyang was dumbfounded when he heard this. I have never heard that the price of Ming and Qing porcelain would be reduced. How could such a thing happen? Besides, a few days ago, he thought that more than a month had passed and the piece of porcelain he bought had not been sold yet, so he called Boss Gong. Boss Gong told him that a customer had already expressed interest. Could it be that Intention is this? but. Wen Haoyang didn't want to worry about these things for the time being. He immediately said: "Even if I can't sell the 40,000 yuan you promised at the time, I can't make a loss!" What Wen Haoyang didn't expect was that Boss Gong immediately turned his back and his attitude was much worse than before. : "Who promised you? What I mean is to help you sell it for 40,000 yuan. Now the price of Ming and Qing porcelain is greatly reduced across the country. Can I influence it? You have already bought this blue and white plate. You can sell it or not. It's up to you. Let¡¯s go!¡± This phone call finally woke up Wen Haoyang. He went to the store to take out everything, took the piece of porcelain and went through many twists and turns to find a collection expert, seeking advice. This expert looked at the blue and white plate. He shook his head and smiled, and told Wen Haoyang: "Since that boss Gong said he can help you sell it for 10,000 yuan, just listen to him. Because this blue and white plate of yours is not even worth a thousand yuan, and the texture is thick "The glaze is poor, not to mention the craftsmanship. To be honest, anyone with some art skills can see its problems." Is it a joke? The person that Boss Gong is talking about is probably himself. He made you 20,000 yuan without any effort. " Wen Haoyang was very emotional after hearing what the expert said. In order to earn me 20,000 yuan, this guy actually played with me for more than half a year. He really worked hard and got the result! After Wen Haoyang returned home, he felt aggrieved no matter how much he thought about it, so he came over to settle the score with Boss Gong today. After hearing the cause and effect of the matter, Chu Chen smiled and said: "Brother, how do you know this matter so clearly?" The middle-aged man's companion smiled and said: "Lao Yang is a baggage in the market. Which one is on the market?" He doesn¡¯t know about it!¡± ¡°Where, where!¡± The middle-aged man waved his hands and said with a smile: ¡°This is what the young man said just now, otherwise how could I know so clearly?¡± At this time, Wen Haoyang and Gong. The boss also ended the argument, which, needless to say, ended in failure. The middle-aged man shook his head: "If you want to get the money back from Lao Gong, how is that possible! Only young people who don't know the business will believe his words. Who in the market doesn't know that this guy can eat people without spitting out their bones?" Lord! If it were me, he would definitely agree if he said it would be sold for 10,000, but if he comes to make trouble now, he won't get a penny." Chu Chen said with a smile, "If it's like what you said, forget it. If he agreed, he might have used other reasons to shirk it. "Yes, that's true. You have to be very careful when dealing with people like this." The middle-aged man sighed, not seeing the excitement. After arriving, he said hello to Chu Chen and took his companions with him.We left together. Since there was no excitement to see, Chu Chen and Hu Yong also walked in the direction they had just gone. Hu Yong said as he walked: "For 20,000 yuan, I actually spent so much effort. Don't this guy feel that the gain is not worth the loss?" Chu Chen laughed: "You have to look at the cost first. He just invited the other party to drink some tea. , it¡¯s just a meal at most, and the other party can¡¯t always ask him to pay. At most, he just spends some energy. And you¡¯re wrong, it¡¯s not 20,000. In addition to some not high costs, after all, he is at least 20,000. Earned 25,000 yuan. " "To us, 30,000 yuan may not be much, but an ordinary worker can't make that much money after working hard for a year. Now he can make it just by using his brain. , for people with evil intentions, why not do it? " "That's right." Hu Yong nodded. At this moment, he let out a light sigh, pointed to the alley in front and said, "That's not it. Is that Wen Haoyang? Why is he setting up a stall there? " "Oh?" Chu Chen looked over and found that Wen Haoyang set up a stall in the alley, and the place was just paved with newspapers. There were only a few items, and they seemed to be in poor condition, so basically no one cared about them. "You didn't buy these from the boss Gong just now, did you? It's strange that they were sold!" Chu Chen muttered to himself, but at this moment, he suddenly saw something in the newspaper, so he quickly brought it with him Hu Yong walked over. Wen Haoyang saw Chu Chen and Hu Yong walking to his stall, squatting down to check the things on his stall, but they showed no intention of receiving them at all and looked listless. At this time, I heard Chu Chen ask: "Boss, how do you sell this thing?" Wen Haoyang was stunned when he heard this, as if he didn't believe that Chu Chen would ask such a question. After looking at Chu Chen, he asked: "Do you really want to buy these things?" Chu Chen said with a smile: "I just want to ask about this lock, not everything." Wen Haoyang looked at the blackened lock in Chu Chen's hand and said, "I'm sorry. , these things here must be packaged and sold together, not sold separately. Moreover, let me remind you, don¡¯t just listen to the stories about picking up leaks, otherwise you will be like me. My head was bleeding." At the end of the sentence, he laughed at himself. Seeing that Wen Haoyang was still thinking about reminding others, Chu Chen also had some affection for him. He said, "Don't worry, I have thought carefully. Can these things really be bought together?" Wen Haoyang may feel that Chu Chen Chen was a little stubborn, so he frowned and said, "We must buy them together." Chu Chen said, "Then tell me how much these things cost in total?" "What? Do you really want them all?!" Wen Haoyang was stunned. It looked like Chu Chen was a fool. Chu Chen nodded affirmatively: "It's more real than pearls. Please give me a price." "Uh" Wen Haoyang was stunned for a while after hearing Chu Chen's words. Then he took a closer look at the ancient lock in Chu Chen's hand. It was as if he thought he had made a mistake. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you really want it, I'll give you ten thousand!" Chu Chen frowned: "No. Is it any cheaper?" Wen Haoyang said in a non-negotiable tone, "Definitely not. If you think it's expensive, go look elsewhere." "Okay, let's go with this price." Chu Chen took out a wad of banknotes from his bag and handed it to Wen Haoyang. Wen Haoyang was startled by Chu Chen's actions, and asked dumbfoundedly: "Do you really want it? Don't you regret it?" Chu Chen smiled and said: "That's for sure, I will never joke with my own money, right?" "Wen Haoyang looked at Chu Chen in disbelief, then looked at his things, and finally took Chu Chen's money and said, "It's not too late for you to regret it now." Chu Chen smiled and shook his head. Don't worry, I won't regret it, and even if I buy it wrong, I won't ask you to return it. " "That's not what I meant, as long as you don't regret it." Wen Haoyang waved his hand sheepishly, and then helped. Packed things up. Maybe he didn't expect anyone to buy his things. Except for the few pieces of porcelain, they were only packed in a plastic bag. This made him feel even more embarrassed and quickly offered to buy some boxes for Chu Chen. Anyway, they are things that are not easily broken as long as you are careful. Chu Chen smiled and said no need. ¡°This little brother, I don¡¯t know if you can tell me why you bought these things from me.¡±"Just when Chu Chen was about to leave, Wen Haoyang asked quickly. This request made Chu Chen somewhat embarrassed. It was really not appropriate to tell the original owner that I bought something from you and missed something. What's more, Wen Haoyang Yang Huan had just been deceived, and he couldn't bear to tell him the reason. At this moment, Chu Chen's cell phone suddenly rang. When he opened it, it turned out to be a call from Chen Yingping. Chen Yingping told him on the phone that his nephew had already arrived. When I arrived in Baozhou, I asked Chu Chen where he was. We met and discussed in detail (To be continued)