1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"But you made me wait so long, Brother Chen, what were you doing?"

Zhou Fengxia asked with a smile as he opened the car door and got out.

"The county held a public trial meeting, so I went there to join in the fun and have a meal. You came here, so something big must have happened." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"By the way, I have to introduce you to someone. This is my girlfriend, my future wife, and the deputy mayor of our town, Comrade Han Xiuying."

"What are you talking about? Come in quickly. You must be freezing outside. The wind is really strong in the twelfth lunar month." Han Xiuying hurriedly greeted him.

"Hello, sister-in-law. Actually, it's okay in the car. I can occasionally turn on the car to let the warm air blow." Zhou Fengxia said with a smile.

"Brother, how big is the matter that you have to trouble you to come here in person? Can't you just make a phone call?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"For you, this matter can be big or small." Zhou Fengxia said.

"There are many people in our province who play with stones in the past six months. I'm thinking about organizing a small auction of stones in the future. Of course, I'm quite proud of this."

"It will be held in the provincial capital, and Mr. Huang, who won the lightning-struck wood last time, will probably attend. I don't know if you like playing with stones, but I think I should tell you about this in person."

"Tsk tsk, you have a strong desire for revenge, are you planning to use me as a secret weapon?" Chen Tiezhu laughed.

"Hahaha, I dare not, I just want to have fun." Zhou Fengxia said.

"Is the date set? I have a lot of things to do here recently, and I don't know if I can stagger the time." Chen Tiezhu thought for a while and asked.

"It's set on January 11th, which is Sunday, and everyone will have more time." Zhou Fengxia said hurriedly.

"I'm still a little puzzled, why are you thinking of letting me go?" Chen Tiezhu frowned.

"How can I plot against you?" Zhou Fengxia said with a wry smile.

"When I was discussing this with Lao Xu, he mentioned it. I thought this was a good idea, after all, I also want to organize one every year."

"In terms of Feng Shui metaphysics, I am only a half-baked one, and my favorite thing is to play with stones. This is just starting to take off here, and I think if I work hard in this area, I can make some progress in the future."

"And we also make jadeite jadeware. If there are suitable materials, we can also recycle them at a fair price. If I really make a fuss, I can open my own jadeite business in the future."

Chen Tiezhu looked at him in surprise. This kid's ambition is not small.

"Yes, as long as there is nothing to do that day, I will rush to the provincial capital in advance. Leave me a phone number there so that I can find you when the time comes." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Okay, with Brother Chen's help, this little event I'm going to organize will definitely be lively. When you get there, just go straight to Juhexuan in the provincial capital."

"You don't have to find a hotel, I'll take care of all this. That's it for now, I have to go back to sort out the materials, and then take them to the provincial capital."

"Okay."

Chen Tiezhu smiled and nodded.

Zhou Fengxia waved, then got into the Santana and drove away.

"Why don't I understand? What kind of stone is it? Is it also what you call a work of art? How is it related to jade?" Han Xiuying asked in confusion as she walked into the house.

"This is a saying in their industry, that jade is always wrapped in stone, and they play with this stone." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"As the old saying goes, even gods cannot tell the quality of jade. That is to say, no one knows what the quality of the jade in the stone is. So basically, it's all based on guessing."

"If you buy it and cut out a good quality jade, you will naturally make a lot of money. If the jade you cut out is not good, and it is not as much as the money you paid for the stone, you will naturally lose money."

"Isn't that just gambling?" Han Xiuying frowned.

Chen Tiezhu nodded calmly, "You are right, but it is different from gambling. Because this is a real commodity, its specialness lies here."

"So I think this guy is ambitious. Now that this industry has just started here, he has set his sights on it. Maybe he will really make it big."

"He can make some hard-earned money by dealing in raw stones. In the future, he can recycle these materials and provide raw materials for his jade shop. In other words, most of the risks in the future will be borne by others."

"Not bad, he is also a qualified middleman. Come and play with me when the time comes. Anyway, this thing depends on luck, and my luck has always been good."

"Nonsense, where can there be so much good luck. "Han Xiuying rolled her eyes.

"Then I am unlucky, how can I be chosen by you?" Chen Tiezhu said confidently.

Han Xiuying didn't know what to say, anyway, she was very happy in her heart.

"Hehe, if you are lucky at that time, I will give you a whole token of love or something." Chen Tiezhu continued.

"Anyway, you have to be careful, this thing has too much gambling elements. If you get involved in this, it will be difficult to end in the future. Just have some ideas in your mind." Han Xiuying said.

"Let's put our hearts at ease. What I care more about is growing mushrooms with you. If it weren't for the yellow fly, I wouldn't have bothered with this trip." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Just say that today's chat with Lao Gao has also given me a lot of confidence. At least as long as he is in our county, our business environment will be very good. ”

“As an enterprise, everything is always difficult at the beginning. He can help us at the beginning, and when we develop in the future, it will be smooth sailing. ”

“Anyway, I won’t get involved in your affairs, and I don’t understand it.” Han Xiuying said.

“Come in quickly, why is it still cloudy, and I don’t know if it will snow. It’s really different in the twelfth lunar month. Fortunately, the land was turned over a few days ago, otherwise it would be frozen hard. ”

“It’s okay, there’s nothing to do today anyway, so it’s okay if it snows.” Chen Tiezhu said indifferently.

“I’ll cook some more shrimps in the evening and make big shrimps for Doudou. This stuff should be eaten when it’s time to eat it. Anyway, no matter how frugal we are, we don’t need to save on food.”

“What else can I say? Buy two new clothes later. When the company opens in the future, dress yourself up a little more energetically. "Han Xiuying said.

"Hehe, what if I dress too straight and get noticed by others?" Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Hehe, if you are brave enough, try it." Han Xiuying also said with a smile, and showed her scissor hand.

Chen Tiezhu grinned and dared not say a word...