Chapter 18-Nine Gates Admiral
After the cellar was sealed with cement, Lei Dongbao put aside the matter of the family's treasure and kept busy with the operation of the clothing store and the opening of the antique store.
In less than two months, the mortgage was paid off. The original owner of the courtyard house did not mention anything about the cellar at all. It seemed that the other party really did not know that there was a treasure in their house.
Lei Dongbao opened two new clothing stores in Tianjin this month, and his business slowly began to expand.
At the same time, he was studying books on identifying antiques every day. On the one hand, he was very interested in it. On the other hand, the antique market in Beijing would become hot in two years. If he could buy more real antiques first, he would make more money than the clothing store.
However, the knowledge of antiques learned on paper was still theory. It was better to have someone to guide him in real practice. Lei Dongbao wanted to make friends with old Beijingers who had done research in this area.
After living on Zhengyang Street for more than two months, Lei Dongbao had also heard of two famous antique experts on Zhengyang Street. One was Master Guan, nicknamed the Nine Gates Admiral, and the other was Master Niu, a disciple of the Eight Banners. Both of them were famous figures under Zhengyang Gate.
Both of their ancestors had been officials in the Qing Dynasty and were Banner people. Even after the reform and opening up, they were still very particular about etiquette. Lei Dongbao knew that the two loved to drink, so he spent a lot of money to buy the best old wine to visit them one by one.
First, they came to Master Guan's house. Master Guan was almost a hundred years old. His head was full of white hair, but he was in good spirits. He often claimed in front of the neighbors that he was the commander of the Nine Gates during the Qing Dynasty.
After the establishment of the new dynasty, everyone respected him greatly. Only some people of his generation dared to call him the governor's wine bearer when they saw that he was addicted to alcohol.
From this, it could be seen that Master Guan was a person who loved wine very much. Therefore, Lei Dongbao took two bottles of good wine and came to Master Guan's house with complete etiquette.
"Master Guan, I'm Lei Dongbao, who just moved to Zhengyang Street. You can call me Dongbao. I heard that you like to drink, and I happen to have a few bottles of good wine at home.”
Uncle Guan opened the bottle, closed his eyes and sniffed."It's indeed good wine, but you're a new neighbor, so I can't accept this wine.”
Lei Dongbao quickly smiled and said," Master Guan, I'll get straight to the point. I'm not trying to curry favor for nothing. I have something to ask of you."”
Uncle Guan said," Well, you're quite straightforward. Tell me what you want first. Then I'll decide whether to accept your wine or not."”
Lei Dongbao said," Master Guan, it's like this. I've always been interested in antiques. I heard that Master Guan is an expert in this field. He has seen countless treasures in the palace. He has his own opinions on the authenticity of antiques." So this junior "
"So you want me to teach you how to identify antiques?”Uncle Guan interrupted.
Lei Dongbao did not dare to lie and immediately replied,"Yes, yes! When Master Guan is free, I would be grateful if you could give me some guidance.”
"You should take this wine back." Uncle Guan straightened his back and said seriously. I'm old and don't have the energy to teach.”
"Master Guan, you're in good spirits. It's okay if you don't want to. I won't force you. But please accept this wine first. This wine is prepared for people who love wine.”
Lei Dongbao smiled honestly and stood up to leave.
Uncle Guan closed his eyes to rest. He didn't stay any longer and only said,"Take care."”，He nodded and accepted the wine.
Lei Dongbao was not angry. The old man's temper was somewhat strange. If he took the initiative to ask for help, how could he expect others to be so enthusiastic?
After seeing Lei Dongbao leave, Master Guan quickly took out a cup and filled it with wine. He took a sip and sighed,"A five-year-old Erguotou. Good wine, good wine!”
Song Yunping saw that Dong Bao had returned and quickly said,""Dong Bao, have you seen Master Guan?”
Lei Dongbao nodded and told Song Yunping about Uncle Guan's attitude. Song Yunping comforted him,
"Don't blame Uncle Guan. We've just arrived here, so it's normal for everyone to be a little cautious. You can visit Uncle Guan again after a while. I heard that his children are doing business overseas, and he's getting old.”
"Yes, I will visit Uncle Guan often.”Lei Dongbao said.
"When do you plan to visit Master Bull?" Song Yunping asked again.”
"There's no rush. I can't just shamelessly ask Master Bull for help after being rejected by Master Guan.”Lei Dongbao replied.
"That's true. Take it slow. Secretary Xu has helped us a lot with the antique shop's business license. When are you going to ask Secretary Xu to come over for a meal? He has helped us a lot in Beijing!”Song Yunping said gently.
Lei Dongbao saw that Song Yunping had taken care of everything in the house. He looked into Song Yunping's eyes lovingly and said,
"Pingping, you're so good. It's my fortune to marry you.”
"Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. Today, I made your favorite Chinese yam ribs, chives and eggs.”Song Yunping laughed.
"Pingping, I heard that the more you eat the chives and scrambled eggs, the more you do that.。。。"Wife, let's go tonight," Lei Dongbao said with a bad look on his face.
"Annoying!" Song Yunping ran to the kitchen with a red face.
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