Siheyuan: Jie Hu Lou Xiao'e

Uncle Guan, the Admiral of the Nine Gates, is a big shot in the antiques circle in Beijing. It is said that his ancestors did serve as the Admiral of the Nine Gates during the Qing Dynasty, so he got this nickname.

"If you are interested in this business, come as soon as I see him and ask him to come over. You two will know each other."

said the deaf old lady.

Upon hearing this, Su Ci became even more excited.

Uncle Guan is one of the top figures in the circle. If he can get to know him, not only can he get some good stuff, but he can at least learn a lot, which will be of great help to Su Ci in collecting antiques in the future.

"Grandma, do you really know Uncle Guan? Why don't you make an appointment with him and I'll go meet him?"

Su Ci didn't believe it.

"As you said, when did grandma lie to you? But don't go and let him come by himself. I still have some face."

said the deaf old lady.

Su Ci was surprised again. He didn't expect that the deaf old lady had so much energy that she asked Uncle Guan to come to her door in person.

Then the old lady waved her hand and told her to go to bed.

No matter how big of a deal it is, my grandson is worried about it.

Su Ci looked at the old lady's arrogance and immediately smiled.

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The next morning, Su Ci came to the deaf old lady's house early. While waiting for the deaf old lady to get up and wash up, she was waiting for Uncle Guan.

Su Ci's behavior was naturally noticed by the deaf old lady.

"Don't worry, I've already sent someone to deliver the message. The guy will definitely come after receiving it."

said the deaf old lady.

Su Ci was speechless for a while. What is the identity of Uncle Guan? He was the admiral of the Nine Sects, and now he was at the level of the capital police chief.

And the deaf old lady directly called Uncle Guan "boy". I'm afraid she is the only deaf old lady in Beijing who dares to call him like that.

Su Ci and the deaf old lady waited in the house for about half an hour, when a figure walked into the yard.

Both of them were wearing gray gowns and old Beijing canvas shoes, quite Qing Dynasty style.

The person who came was none other than Uncle Guan.

"Old lady, are you at home? This junior is here to see you."

As soon as the person entered, Uncle Guan's voice came into the house.

The deaf old lady stood up and said, "Here we come."

But before the deaf old lady could leave the house, Mr. Guan and his two men walked in.

Su Ci originally wanted to step forward and say hello, but before he could say anything, Uncle Guan took the lead and bowed deeply to the deaf old lady.

"Old lady, I haven't seen you for so many years, but you are still so energetic."

Uncle Guan said.

The deaf old lady looked at Uncle Guan in front of her and became very happy. She quickly asked Uncle Guan and the two of them to sit down.

"Old lady, why did you think of summoning me? I thought you had forgotten about me?"

Uncle Guan said.

Uncle Guan's fawning look almost made Su Ci's jaw drop in shock.

"Hahaha, you haven't come to see me, old lady. If I don't ask you to come here today, I'm afraid you will forget me!"

The deaf old lady joked.

"Ouch! Old lady, what are you talking about? How dare I forget you? Aren't you afraid of disturbing your old man's peace? As soon as I heard that you wanted to see me, I rushed to your place with Chunming.

no?"

Uncle Guan said.

"Xiaoguan, I called you here today because I have something to ask you for help. My grandson is very interested in antiques and I want you to take care of him."

said the deaf old lady.

Upon hearing this, Uncle Guan quickly stood up.

"Old lady, you've really embarrassed me. If you have something to do, you can just give me instructions. There's no need to ask for permission."

The deaf old lady nodded with satisfaction and looked at Su Ci.

"My dear grandson, I haven't met Uncle Guan yet."

Su Ci quickly stood up, bent down, and spoke respectfully to Uncle Guan.

"Junior Su Ci, I have met Uncle Guan."

Uncle Guan stepped forward to help Su Ci up and looked him up and down.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! This child is really talented, and his eyes are very bright. It can be seen that he is a good prospect. For the sake of the old lady, I will take this child."

Uncle Guan said.

When Su Ci heard this, he quickly expressed his gratitude.

Then the deaf old lady chatted with Uncle Guan about the past.

It turns out that during the Anti-Japanese War, the deaf old lady not only made straw sandals for the Red Army, but also protected many people after the Japanese entered the city. Therefore, she was very famous in this area of ​​​​the capital, and many prominent people respected her very much.

"Xiaoguan! I have an idea. I want you to accept my grandson as your apprentice. Do you think it will work?"

said the deaf old lady.

Uncle Guan looked a little embarrassed at this time,

"Old lady, there is no problem for me to take care of your grandson, but you also know that there are rules in this industry. It is easy to take care of someone, but we are very particular about inheritance when we recruit disciples. What do you think of me?

If I picked up such a disciple as soon as I met you, how can I let others know that I am not allowed to laugh at my lack of rules?"

"If people know this, he will not be able to hold his head high in the antique world in the future."

"If not, you can let me test him."

Uncle Guan said.

The deaf old lady nodded.

After getting the deaf old lady's consent, Uncle Guan turned to look at Su Ci.

"Boy Su, you heard what I just said, right? In this business, we rely on our ability to make a living. If you really want to get into this business, you have to show off your skills today. Let's see what unique skills you have?"

Uncle Guan said.

Su Ci stood up and saluted and said.

"Uncle Guan, although I don't understand the value of antiques and their history, my eyesight has been good since I was a child. Please test my eyesight."

Just kidding, the rewards given by the system are not trumped up, I just don’t understand them well.

These words immediately aroused Uncle Guan's interest.

Soon Uncle Guan asked Han Chunming to take out the two small porcelain bottles he had just collected two days ago.

Su Ci opened the True Eye, picked up the porcelain bottle, looked around, and then put it back where it was.

"Uncle Guan, these two small porcelain vases should be a hundred years old, probably from the Guangxu period. It seems that they should be from the official kiln, but I am not sure."

Su Ci said.

Uncle Guan was stunned, because what Su Ci said was absolutely right. He had confirmed yesterday that these two small porcelain vases were indeed from the Guangxu period.

Although these two porcelain vases are not worth much in their eyes, because they are from the official kiln, they are of high collection value.

Admiral Jiumen never expected that the young man in his early twenties in front of him would just pick it up and look around before seeing it.

"You...haven't learned antiquity from anyone before?"

Antiquity is a craft in the collecting world, which involves analyzing the approximate age of an object purely through eyesight.

Admiral Jiumen looked at Su Cidao.

Su Ci shook his head gently.

"Hahaha! What a gift, what a gift. Old lady, your grandson is made for this business."

"Old lady, I didn't come here in vain today. You asked me to find a treasure. I will accept your grandson."

Uncle Guan laughed and said.

Please give me a monthly ticket to reward me!!!