The Era of Hard Work

Antique building, Chia Tai Auction Company.

Zhao Wei carried the bag, sat on the chair and waited for a while, but he didn't see Lu Dong coming back, and suddenly felt uneasy.

"Possibly a queen size?"

The impression Lu Dong left on him was so deep that Zhao Wei was lucky enough to leave the company with his bag and go to the men's room without saying anything.

In the toilet... no one!

After searching around, Zhao Wei couldn't find anyone, so he returned to the cubicle with a gloomy face.

In the cubicle, Huang Cuicui's crisp voice was filled with panic: "Missing?"

Zhao Weiqiang kept his composure and stared at the old schoolbag on the table: "Don't panic! Maybe something happened, but the bag and money are still here."

That being said, the uneasiness in his heart could not be suppressed, Zhao Wei finally stretched out his hand to the old schoolbag, and unzipped the zipper with a thud, the inside was bulging with rags.

Huang Cuicui didn't speak any more, just looked at her schoolbag.

Zhao Wei took a deep breath, and decisively took out the contents of the bag, a blank paper contract, a bowl wrapped in rags, and a rectangular cloth bag.

He quickly picked it up and squeezed it with his hands, like paper.

Zhao Wei took it easy, maybe it was money.

The speed of his hands increased, and he opened the cloth bag a few times, revealing his true face.

waste paper!

A stack of waste paper folded to the size of a hundred-dollar bill!

"This..." Huang Cuicui's face was full of disbelief: "How is this possible?"

Zhao Wei clenched the waste paper tightly, threw it on the table, and searched for it again. The one thousand yuan should be there. As long as it is found, it will not be a big problem.

All the rags were caught by him, disassembled and thrown on the ground, the money...wasn't there!

The bastard! The liar! Zhao Wei grabbed the celadon bowl and wanted to throw it on the ground. What about the trust between people?

At this point, no matter how lucky he is, Zhao Wei fully understands that he is playing tricks on that idiot!

When did the hunter become the hunted?

Huang Cuicui's unbelievableness turned into shock, why did the piercing eyes become blind?

"Do you want to report it?" she said softly.

Zhao Wei didn't break the celadon bowl, picked up two bowls, a plate, and a saucer, went out of the cubicle, and came to the office and knocked lightly on the door.

Huang Cuicui knew she couldn't run away, so she took the initiative to follow behind.

Entering the office, the split-headed man looked at Zhao Wei curiously, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, I'm blind and I've been deceived." Zhao Wei didn't dare to evade, so he said it as quickly as possible.

"Haha." Before the long-haired woman left, she couldn't help laughing: "Interesting, interesting, this country boy is so interesting."

Zhao Wei and Huang Cuicui looked ugly, but they dared not speak.

The split-headed man shook his head: "I told you not to drift away, and you don't take it seriously. This is the lesson."

The long-haired woman deliberately interjected: "I help call the police?"

The split-headed man glared at her: "Who is calling the police to cause trouble for?" He didn't care about the money, so he said casually, "You can go out and look for it, and if you find it, get the money back...well, look for the person too." ...No, please come back, this is a talent. If you can’t find it, spend money to buy lessons and deduct them from your salary.”

The boss is right no matter what.

Zhao Wei couldn't object, and asked, "What about these?"

The split-headed man glanced at the porcelain in his hand: "Let Lao Liang see if it's worth it."

Zhao Wei and Huang Cuicui left the office one after another.

The door closed, and the long-haired woman asked, "Why did you change your career here? Quick money?"

"It's not as good as doing the Sunshine Project." The split-headed man said, "But it's safe and the risk is low."

The long-haired woman couldn't help laughing: "Aren't you cheating? Are you not afraid of being reported?"

The split-headed man retorted: "I didn't lie. I don't say whether the agreement has legal effect, but just my model. It's normal for antiques to make mistakes in the appraisal, and top experts can't guarantee it. I will find the promised sales and auctions on time. It will be held in person, and the video will be shown to the customer, which is to fulfill the agreement. No one can guarantee that the item will be sold, and if the item fails to be auctioned, of course, no money can be given.”

The long-haired woman said: "It's a good plan to rent a cheap place and hire some random people to act as buyers."

The split-headed man laughed and said, "This business is in deep water. Nine out of ten people are scammers. Antiques have become popular among the people in the past two years, and the essence is that scams have increased."

He deliberately said: "I suggest you turn around too, we are legally cheating."

In the appraisal room, expert Professor Liang Yongliang saw four pieces of porcelain again.

"How is it?" Zhao Wei didn't have any hope of finding the fool, but the few things left behind were worth more money, and could recover some losses.

Huang Cuicui was equally concerned, and she couldn't run away even if the money was deducted.

Liang Yongneng sat here bluffing, still a little level, picked up a wet towel to wipe his hands: "These three pieces of blue and white, about 90 years old, depending on the style and signature, they may be foreign trade porcelain of the year, daily necessities produced by industrial mechanization, and they are considered You can sell that shallow dish for forty or fifty yuan in Shunshan.”

Zhao Wei completely gave up and waited for the money to be deducted.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Regarding her own income, Huang Cuicui's voice was no longer clear and sharp: "We can also be mentally prepared if we say it earlier."

Liang Yong's face immediately turned dark: "Little girl, what are you talking about? Before the appraisal, you came here specially to ask me to raise the price a little higher!"

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On the bus, Lu Dong kept one hand in his trouser pocket all the time, for fear of accidents with the 1,000 yuan.

These days, the law and order situation is severe. Many pickpockets steal on buses. If they are discovered, they dare to rob directly, and they may use a knife if they encounter resistance.

A crackdown is underway that will last for years.

As for how to report Zhengda Art Auction Company, Lu Dong did not act rashly. He planned to go to his elder brother Lu Chun when he passed by the University City.

That's the pros.

The West Market is far away, so Lu Dong doesn't think about it for the time being, and he's going to inquire about leeches next.

The 1,000 yuan can give him a little breather, at least there is something at home, and he can handle it in an emergency.

The coordinator of the payment and the withdrawal of the reserved funds will not put too much pressure on my mother.

But if you want to get rich, you can't stop.

A happy life doesn't just happen in a vacuum.

Brother Bing mentioned about the leeches, and someone learned that monkeys in the countryside are not news.

Lu Dong had to look at the specific situation first.

After getting off the bus and standing on the platform of the West Market, Lu Dong looked around, saw the market consisting of buildings, greenhouses, steel structures and free stalls.

It integrates clothing, non-staple food, building materials, medicinal materials and small commodities. It is currently the largest comprehensive wholesale market in Taidong.

The West Market also supports the western half of Sennan City.

Lu Dong used Quanpu to find someone to ask for directions: "Teacher, how can I get to the medicinal material market?"

Quan Nanqing is very close to each other, but his accent is different. This person pointed to the north: "Go through the small commodity market, just pass the traffic light."

Lu Dong thanked him, and went north to enter the small commodity market, where there are a variety of goods, which has a bit of the style of Yiwu.

Especially all kinds of trinkets, such as resin bracelets, glass pendants, plastic hairpins, etc., are cheap but exquisite in style.

When passing by a large shop with stalls outside, Lu Dong saw something he was interested in, so he leaned over to take a closer look.

They were plastic models of Transformers, with Pillar and Sky in the middle.

"Boss." Lu Dong asked the middle-aged man who was sorting out the goods: "How do you sell Transformers?"

The middle-aged man wore brown glasses and parted his hair three to seven. He glanced at Lu Dong: "The big one is ten yuan, and the small one is five yuan."

Lu Dong restrained his desire to buy, looked at the accessories on the booth again, turned around and walked north without saying a word.

There is too little money, so use it wisely.

When Lu Dong came to the medicine market, as soon as he entered the shed area, the strong smell of medicine hit his nose, which was a bit choking.

Here, the medicinal materials on the stalls are packed in sacks or baskets, except for the dried scorpions and centipedes that can be seen every day, most of them are unknown.

Of course Lu Dong knew the killed leeches, but he went around a dozen stalls, but he didn't see any for sale.

Looking at the stalls one by one, just when Lu Dong wanted to find a place to ask first, he finally saw dried leeches at the door of a shop.

The silk threads are bundled into a string and hung in a ventilated place, swinging like a wind chime.

Lu Dong went to look for him, but the boss took a look at him and ignored him.

With his age and clothes, it was obvious that he was not buying medicinal materials.

When people meet for the first time, and they don't even know each other, they naturally look at the external things, usually cars and clothes.

Lu Dong was very polite, showing a simple and honest smile: "Hi, can I ask?"

The boss raised his head when he heard the polite question: "What's the matter?"

Lu Dong pointed to the bunch of dried leeches: "Do you collect leeches here?"

"I sell medicine." The boss said directly: "No medicine."

"Thank you." Lu Dong was always polite and polite.

This kind of attitude gives people a good impression. The boss pointed casually: "Go to the north gate of the market. There is a store opened by a medicinal material company over there. It is the largest one. It often collects live bugs."

Lu Dong thanked again, rushed to the north gate of the market, and soon found the huge facade.

He is simple and honest, with a low posture, polite to people, smiles before speaking, and quickly strikes up a conversation with people.

"Ah, leeches, they can indeed be used as medicine." The middle-aged man held a calculator in his hand.

Lu Dong asked solemnly, "Are you accepting this?"

The middle-aged man didn't answer, but instead looked Lu Dong up and down, unavoidably contemptuous: "Seeing that you are not very old, your home is by the river?"

Lu Dong didn't care about minor details: "I'm by the Qingzhao River. I heard that there are people who collect leeches as medicine. Come here and try your luck."

The middle-aged man asked, "Do you have any samples?"

Lu Dong smiled embarrassedly: "I forgot to bring it."

"Do you know the breed?" The middle-aged man was quite patient.

Lu Dong thought about it and said, "It should be called the wide-body golden thread leech."

"It's a variety that can be used as medicine." The middle-aged man's voice suddenly changed: "This thing is not used in large quantities, and it can't be sold at a high price."

As a businessman, the first habit of collecting things is to lower the price, even if the opposite is a teenager: "Leeches are an unpopular medicine. They are rarely used and the price is not high. Normally, I don't accept them here. The supply of goods in the south is abundant, and they are even bigger."

Lu Dong smiled politely and listened.

The middle-aged man said lightly: "You are lucky. There is a flood in the south this year, and it is difficult for many things to come over."

Lu Dong had no capital, so he asked the middle-aged man, "How do you charge? The price?"

The middle-aged man pondered for a while: "Live, eight yuan a catty."

(About the use of leeches as medicine, people who have lived by the river may have the impression that this thing has been cultivated on a large scale, and now it costs several hundred yuan per catty. Of course, it is also a popular breeding scam. If you are interested, you can search for it yourself. I check After searching a lot of information, I couldn’t find the specific price of 98. Later, I asked the elderly in the village. Some people said that around 2000, the county hospital of traditional Chinese medicine here received eight or nine yuan, so I used this price as a reference.)