Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Now that the two uncles had spoken, Cao Zhiqiang no longer stood there, but put down his travel bag and guitar with a smile, walked straight to the side where the two uncles were playing chess, and sat directly in the chair.

At this time, the leader's wife came over, put a tea cup on Cao Zhiqiang, and then poured tea for Cao Zhiqiang.

How dare Cao Zhiqiang ask this person to pour tea? He stood up quickly and insisted on pouring the tea himself.

The leader's wife smiled and stopped insisting. She gave the teapot to Cao Zhiqiang and pointed to the thermos bottle next to her. Then she walked to the sofa and sat down on her own, knitting a sweater by herself.

As for Cao Zhiqiang, who picked up the teapot and was about to pour the tea, he suddenly rolled his eyes, first deliberately smelled the teapot, and then frowned.

Seeing Cao Zhiqiang like this, Uncle Wang said nothing, but Uncle Xu smiled and said, "What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to smell the tea." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Uncle Xu, what kind of tea is this? Why does it smell weird?"

Uncle Xu said with a smile: "This is Pu'er tea. Ripe Pu'er is a kind of fermented tea from Yunnan. Drinking it is good for the stomach and intestines, and it also has a little sweetness. You can try it."

"Yeah, then I have to have a taste."

After Cao Zhiqiang finished speaking, he immediately poured a little into his tea cup, then picked it up and took a sip.

"How does it taste?" Uncle Xu asked enthusiastically.

Cao Zhiqiang clucked his lips: "It's a little sweet, and it also tastes like boiled sweet potato water."

"Hahaha." Uncle Xu smiled, "That's right. This is a unique taste of fermented tea. Drink it slowly and you will feel better."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, then suddenly put down the tea cup, stood up suddenly and said: "By the way, two gentlemen, talking about this tea, I bought something in the market before and said it was a century-old tea paste, but I don't know.

I know whether it is true or not, and I hope you will give it a try."

"Oh, century-old tea paste?" Uncle Xu was stunned, "Is it real or fake?"

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "I don't know if it's true or not, but the tea paste I bought looks very similar. It brews a bit like your Pu'er, but the taste is lighter. I don't like it at all.

I understand, how about you two help me take a look?"

Uncle Wang smiled playfully: "You must have brought it, right? If so, let's take a look."

Uncle Xu also smiled playfully: "Yes, since you are interested, let's take a look."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Okay, you two wait a moment."

Soon, Cao Zhiqiang went back to pick up his travel bag, opened the zipper, and took out an oil paper bag from inside.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang took the oil-paper bag to the table where the two uncles were playing chess, put down the oil-paper bag, and opened it.

After opening it, there were neatly ten groups of century-old tea paste inside, which were exactly what Cao Zhiqiang signed into the system before.

"Huh?" Uncle Xu was the first to be moved. He picked up a ball of tea paste and put it in his hand to look at it and smell it.

After touching and smelling it for a while, Uncle Xu handed it to Uncle Wang: "Old Wang, take a look."

Uncle Wang also took it over and touched it, looked at it, smelled it, and then nodded: "It looks like it should be real tea paste, but if it's not a hundred years old, then I don't know. After all, I'm not a professional in this area.

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"Yes." Uncle Xu picked up a ball of tea paste again and looked at it, then glanced at Cao Zhiqiang, "If it was really a hundred years old, it would have become a treasure long ago. How can I let your kid get it?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "There are a lot of treasures among the people, but many people only have treasures for free and don't know the goods. That's why Taobao is called Taobao.

It was only after I had money in my hands that I tried to hunt for treasures among the private sector. The authenticity is not that important, I just wanted to increase my knowledge and have fun.

The person who sold this thing said that it was an ancestral inheritance in their family, and it had been hidden in the wall. They didn't know it until later when they were renovating a new house and demolishing the wall.

But the person selling this thing didn’t know much about the product, he just thought it was a good thing, and I thought it was worth it, so I bought it.”

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang said again: "Also, gentlemen, don't get me wrong, I'm not giving this as a gift, and I know you don't like it either.

In fact, the reason why I brought this is because I don’t understand it and I want Uncle Xu to give me some advice.

I also asked about it, and they all said that the century-old tea paste is a good thing, but I don’t understand the meaning behind it, and I don’t know any experts in this field, so I wanted to ask Uncle Xu.

In my opinion, even Uncle Xu doesn't understand it, but he is a big leader after all and knows many people. Maybe he can help me find an expert to evaluate it."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang said seriously: "I have thought about it, and after you help me identify it, Uncle Xu, if these things are really some kind of century-old tea paste, they must be cultural relics, and I am willing to donate them to the country.

Of course, if it is a worthless fake, then return it to me and I will continue to take it back as a decoration, just as spending money to buy a lesson.

So, this is really not a gift for you two, please don’t misunderstand me!

Even if you want to buy it, I can’t give it to you!”

Upon hearing this, Uncle Xu and Uncle Wang's expressions softened a lot, and they were obviously very satisfied with Cao Zhiqiang's answer.

Seeing their expressions soften, Cao Zhiqiang's heart also dropped, and he praised his own wit.

Well, what about helping to identify the authenticity and sending it to the country? This is of course a temporary idea.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang certainly knows that these tea pastes are genuine century-old tea pastes. After all, they are produced by the system and must be high-quality products. How could they be fakes?

However, Cao Zhiqiang's original intention of bringing these things here was really to give them as gifts.

Originally, he wanted to give Wuyishan Dahongpao as a gift, but considering that this thing was too sensitive, he didn't dare to take it out, so he only chose this century-old tea paste.

Well, he didn't know the difference at first about those hundred-year-old tea creams.

But if he doesn’t know the goods, he can ask someone.

There are many people who know what's going on in the capital, and Cao Zhiqiang is not really stupid.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang originally wanted to take these valuable but not so eye-catching century-old tea pastes as gifts to the big boss, that is, Uncle Xu.

But when he actually came here, he observed what they were saying and found that these two uncles didn't seem to like others giving gifts, especially they didn't like giving gifts themselves.

So he temporarily changed his mind and said that he was using it to help identify treasures. If it was true, he would give it to the country as a cultural relic. If it was false, he would take it back and use it as a decoration.

Through this method, it can actually make these two people have a good impression of themselves.,

To a certain extent, this excuse of holding a treasure to ask for appraisal, and if it is genuine, to give it to the country, is another form of gift-giving.

It's just that what Cao Zhiqiang gave was not a physical object, but a pure heart.

Because Cao Zhiqiang discovered that the two leaders did not like others giving them gifts, but they admired people who cared about the country.

And when I spend a lot of money to get treasures from the private sector, I don't want to keep them at home or resell them to make money. Instead, I want to identify the authenticity and give them to the country. This kind of selfless thought is very rare in this era.

Of course the two uncles like this kind of selfless person.

When you give gifts, you are asking for the other person's favor.

Therefore, although Cao Zhiqiang's gift-giving is not actually giving anything to these two uncles, it can make them happy, make them like Cao Zhiqiang more, and recognize Cao Zhiqiang's character more. Its purpose has been achieved.

This is the legendary improvised gift-giving.

"Xiao Cao, you are thoughtful." Uncle Xu showed a happy smile as expected, "But Xiao Cao, you must have spent a lot of money to buy these things, right?"

"It's not much." Cao Zhiqiang smiled generously, "It only cost a thousand yuan in total."

"One thousand yuan is not much?" Uncle Xu smiled, "You have a good tone."

Cao Zhiqiang grinned: "Yes, I admit that one thousand yuan is a lot of money now, but how much you have to compare it with. Anyway, for me, one thousand yuan is really not a lot of money."

"That's true." Uncle Xu laughed, "I forgot that you are a millionaire."

"It's not like a super household worth ten thousand yuan." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "But, with my current reputation and ability, it is easy to make tens of thousands of yuan, or even dozens of dollars, just by writing books every month.

It's not difficult at all.

So, to me, a few thousand dollars is really no different than a few dollars.

As for buying these things, if they are real, I will make a profit. If they are fake, I will treat them as relief for others and spend money to teach them a lesson.

As long as you have a peaceful mind, what does it matter if it is true or false, whether it is profit or loss?"

"You have a good attitude." Uncle Wang smiled and nodded, "Don't be arrogant when you win, don't be discouraged when you lose, and don't be obsessed with money. That's very good, very good."

Uncle Xu also smiled: "But Xiao Cao, it's okay if this thing is fake. If it is a real century-old tea paste, it would be worth at least tens of thousands. Are you really willing to donate it to the country for free?"

"What's wrong with this?" Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "Even if it's true, even if it's worth tens of thousands, I have nowhere to sell it.

If something like this is real, and it really costs tens of thousands, it can only go to the black market, but that is illegal.

I have a great life, I am talented, and I can make a lot of money in a serious way, so why should I embark on the path of breaking the law?

But if I don’t make money by reselling it, then there’s no point keeping this thing in my hands?

Do you really want to drink it?

I dare not drink something that is a hundred years old for fear of being poisoned to death!

But if I don’t sell it or drink it, then why should I use it and put it as a decoration in my home?

However, the storage conditions for this kind of thing must be very strict. If I keep it privately, I might destroy it.

So after thinking about it, I might as well donate it to the country.

In this way, if there is a professional institution for preservation, not only can the things of my ancestors be better preserved, but I can also get a good reputation. Why not?

Even though I spent a thousand yuan which may seem like a lot, if I can preserve my ancestors’ things and pass them on to future generations, it will be worth it!

You can't be too selfish in life, not to mention that I can get a good reputation through this, so it's not a loss."

"Well said." Uncle Wang suddenly grinned, then turned to Uncle Xu and said, "Old Xu, I'm starting to like this little guy a little now. He's really interesting."

"Haha." Uncle Xu also laughed, "I'm telling you, you won't be disappointed."

Next, Uncle Xu nodded to Cao Zhiqiang: "Okay, I understand what you mean. I can't identify this thing, but don't worry, I will find an expert to identify it. If it is true, I will definitely help you."

Send it to a professional museum and it won’t be wasted.”

"Then I'll be relieved." Cao Zhiqiang grinned.

Uncle Xu smiled: "Okay, let's stop talking here. It's rare for you to come early, and there aren't many people here."

Speaking of this, Uncle Xu looked at Uncle Wang: "Old Wang, how about asking him to tell you now?"

Uncle Wang looked at Cao Zhiqiang, then smiled and nodded.

Finding that Uncle Wang agreed, Uncle Xu chuckled and said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Xiao Cao, I told you last time that the Cultural Port is not under my control, and it's useless for you to tell me.

However, you are right about one thing. After all, I have a wide network of contacts and know many people, so I can’t help you. You can find someone to help you.”

Immediately afterwards, Uncle Xu pointed at Uncle Wang and said: "Well, what about you, Uncle Wang? Don't look down on him, he is the person in charge of this. If you have any ideas, just talk to him again.

As long as you can convince him, your requirements should be fine."

"Old Xu, you are being too modest." Uncle Wang smiled and shook his head and said, "If you really open your mouth, how can I not give you face?

However, I am really interested in this little guy. After all, there are not many people who can make you ask for help."

Uncle Xu shook his head and sighed: "In the past, I definitely would not have helped others so often, but now that I am old and about to retire, I wanted to use my remaining energy at the last moment to promote more people.

A useful young man."

After a brief pause, Uncle Xu pointed at Cao Zhiqiang and said: "This guy can be considered a member of our Metallurgical Group and mine, and I have tried it before. He is very talented and has great ideas.

Although he is a bit young, it is not a big problem.

So, I will put aside this old face and call you here specifically to let you see for yourself how good he is.

If you don't like it, just pretend I didn't say it.

But if you like it, then please help if you can."

"It's easy to talk." Uncle Wang smiled, "You have already opened your mouth. As long as he doesn't behave so badly, you can't deny him any benefits."

Immediately afterwards, Uncle Wang looked at Cao Zhiqiang: "However, Comrade Cao, even if you, Uncle Xu, ask for help, one code will be the same.

If you want me to help, then tell me all the reasons why you want to do that, and then use your abilities. I will see how good you are, and then I will decide whether to help you or how to help you."

As soon as he heard this, Cao Zhiqiang knew that the most critical moment had arrived.

Whether his plan succeeds or fails seems to depend on what Uncle Wang says.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, clenched his fists, and said seriously: "Two gentlemen, I..."

"Wait a minute!" Uncle Wang suddenly waved his hand, interrupting Cao Zhiqiang's words, and said with a smile, "Sit down and say, you don't have to stand, this will make you tired and I will be tired."

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, but he sat back down again.

However, after Uncle Wang interrupted him, Cao Zhiqiang's previous nervousness suddenly and magically disappeared.

After realizing this, Cao Zhiqiang couldn't help but take another look at Uncle Wang.

As a result, it was discovered that Uncle Wang still had a calm look on his face, as if he had just asked Cao Zhiqiang to sit down simply and casually.

After taking a breath, Cao Zhiqiang said seriously: "Uncle Wang, let me tell you my purpose first, which is what I want you to help me with.

My purpose is twofold:

First, I want to open a private publishing house. If that doesn't work, I can actually control an ordinary publishing house where I have the final say.

Second, I want to open a private company with independent legal personality.

As for why I did this, of course there is a reason.”

Next, Cao Zhiqiang explained the reasons why he had these two requirements in an organized and well-founded way.