Elder Yu was surprised by this answer, but it was reasonable after some thought. He sighed softly and put down his wine glass."Little friend Su, I, Yu, am not someone who likes to force others. This treasure is too precious for the Dao Sect.”
Before meeting Elder Gu, the most important person Su Tong had met in the past twenty years was probably the university president. Now that she was facing such a grandmaster figure who was the leader of Taoism, the psychological pressure she felt was obvious. Even if Elder Yu's attitude was gentle and did not use any forceful words, the pressure of a superior could still be clearly felt.
Xia Mo's thoughts were direct and frank.”
"100 million."
To be fair, if this wood carving was Xia Mo's, he definitely wouldn't sell it because he wasn't short of money. However, such a rare treasure was hard to come by. However, Su Tong's situation was different. She didn't have any family background and didn't have any information. If she sold it, she would immediately become one of the billionaires. She would also be doing Elder Yu a huge favor, so why not?
"This price is very fair. Su Tong, you can consider it.”Xia Mo gave his suggestion and added," It's impossible to always run into good things like picking up scraps. Let's earn some money first. Collecting is very expensive.”
Xia Mo did have good intentions, but it was obvious that Su Tong was not on the same level of thinking and ability as him when it came to picking up scraps.
Su Tong still didn't say anything. Silence was the best answer. Seeing this, Old Gu smiled. It was good to be able to stay true to himself under pressure." Old Yu, Su Tong told me before that he wanted to be a big collector. The young man was full of vigor and ambition. Since he wants to start his collection journey with this treasure, why don't we old fellows help him?”
Elder Yu did not answer. The middle-aged men who came with him could not stand it anymore. They wanted to plead with Elder Gu to persuade Su Tong.
Unexpectedly, Old Gu laughed and said,"I also know that you came here with a mission. If you want to bring the things back, you don't have to buy them. How about this? I'll make a decision on behalf of Su Tong and give you the wood carving for free for two months.”
Elder Yu and the rest heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. No matter what, if they could bring the items back, they would still be able to leave them in the association for two months. This trip was not in vain. As for the future, it was not a dead end. They could slowly discuss it.
"How is it? You don't have any objections, right?”Old Gu poured wine for Old Yu, but his face was facing Su Tong.
"No objections! No objections!" Su Tong knew that Old Gu was helping her, so how could she have any objections? Just by looking at how much Elder Yu and the others valued him, they would probably be a hundred times more careful than him during the two months there. What could he be worried about?
Hence, the meal ended in a joyous atmosphere, and Elder Yu decided to take his leave and return to the capital.
" There's enough room. Xia Mo will send you to the airport tomorrow morning. It won't delay anything. You just had a drink, so stop messing around with your old bones.”Old Gu asked him to stay.
The four of them drank a few cups. They were indeed afraid of any mishaps when they brought such a precious treasure out.
However, Su Tong had to go back, so she asked Xia Mo if he wanted to leave. It wasn't easy to get a taxi here, so she wanted to hitch a ride.
"Okay, I didn't drink much. It's fine to drive now.”Thus, the two of them greeted everyone and got up to leave.
"I have to wash that stool and flower pot first. Otherwise, your trunk will be in trouble.”
“？”Xia Mo looked at her as if she was retarded." Do you still want those crappy things? Wasn't it enough to be fawning over someone else's family?”
"Can you stop talking nonsense? Besides, how were those broken things?”Su Tong glanced at him." I'm not like you, thinking about these unhealthy things all day long.”
Xia Mo was amused." Who's the one who's helping people move and bringing back broken pots and stools?"”
"What are you two talking about?" Wang Taichu also came in Xia Mo's car, so he wanted to go together.
"Uncle Wang, good question.”Xia Mo grabbed Wang Taichu and started to tell him about Su Tong and his beautiful wife.
His words were full of emotion, causing the people who were drinking tea in the house to come out and watch.
Su Tong ignored him and went straight to clean the wooden stool and flower pot. When he came back with the things, Xia Mo was talking happily."…I pulled him away, but he didn't leave. Heh-"
Suddenly, he stopped because he saw the washed things in Su Tong's arms. He had learned from Old Gu for a few years, so he still had this kind of eyesight. He was dumbfounded and thought that things were going to be bad.”He quickly walked forward and took the flower pot down from the wooden bench.
It was a pot of double-colored mandarin duck canna. The petals, which had been dry and drooping due to neglect, became moist again after washing. On the same stem, there were two colors of flowers, red and five-star yellow. The red petals were decorated with bright yellow stars, and the five-star yellow petals were decorated with bright red spots. The same plant was different, and it was very lively and beautiful.
Xia Mo wasn't in the mood to admire the flowers. He held the flower pot in his left hand and the entire canna plant in his right hand. With a little strength, he lifted the entire flower out. It was simply a ruthless move.
However, everyone's eyes and thoughts were on the flower pot. No one cared about the canna.
It looked like a typical hexagonal flower pot with six legs at the bottom. The glaze was extremely beautiful, delicate and moist. It was crystal clear and flawless, like the sky after rain. The juice was as thick as a pile of fat.
"This looks like the Qing Emperor Yongzheng's imitation Ru glaze official kiln!”One of the middle-aged men who came with Elder Yu exclaimed.
"Not bad, you have good eyesight." Old Gu praised.
"Xiao Liu usually likes to study porcelain.”Elder Yu also felt proud. Of course, the Little Liu he was talking about was actually almost forty years old.
Xia Mo lifted the flower pot and looked around, then looked up at Su Tong.""What kind of luck did you get? You can even pick up the leftovers by helping people move?"
"I'm doing this because good people get rewarded!" Su Tong had gotten a bargain, yet she still pretended to be obedient. Xia Mo was so angry that his nose was almost crooked.
"I think you're like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken. You don't have good intentions. Hurry up and tell me the truth. Did you help because you saw through the flower pot?”
The rest of the people had a rough idea of what had happened. It turned out that Su Tong had helped someone move and picked up a six-sided flower pot with imitation Ru glaze from Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty.
"Xia Mo, bring the flower pot in so we can take a closer look.”It was already dusk, and the light wasn't very good. Old Gu signaled Xia Mo to bring the hexagonal flower pot back into the house so that he could enjoy it under the bright light.
The black stool that was already covered by the twilight was forgotten in the corner. Su Tong went forward and picked it up herself, following behind the group and entering the room.
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