The next day.
Morning.
Dong Xuebing, who was sleeping soundly, was in his dream. He was smelling the fragrance of flowers in the garden. Suddenly, the storm came and drowned the whole world. He was soaking in the water and could not breathe. He struggled to swim up … … After that, he woke up from his dream. Qu Yunxuan's beautiful face was only a few centimeters away from him. She pinched his nose and laughed: "What did you dream of? Why are you smiling so stupidly? " Both of them were getting closer, and they had exchanged house keys. That's why Dong Xuebing was not surprised to see Qu Yunxuan.
Dong Xuebing rubbed his nose: "Ah … … I was wondering why I could not breathe. I thought I was drowning."
Qu Yunxuan laughed and poked Dong Xuebing's forehead: "Breakfast is ready. Go and eat."
After Qu Yunxuan left, Dong Xuebing quickly put on his clothes. He noticed the plastic bag on the bedside table. He remembered he had not given out the gift for Liu Hua's wife yesterday. He rubbed his nose and thought for a while. He grabbed the plastic bag and opened the door. He told Qu Yunxuan, who was bending over to clean the windowsill: "Ah … … Don't do this. I will do it myself later. Aunt Xuan, come over. Do you need these cosmetics?"
Qu Yunxuan was stunned and asked: "Why did you buy things for me again?"
Dong Xuebing did not want to lie: "Actually, I had bought it for my leader's wife. But she did not accept it."
Qu Yunxuan looked at Dong Xuebing: "Are you lying to me?"
"I don't dare to lie to you. It's true." Dong Xuebing passed the plastic bag to her.
Qu Yunxuan stared at Dong Xuebing and opened the plastic bag. "L 'Oréal? Arden? It's not cheap. " Qu Yunxuan looked at Dong Xuebing and laughed: "You really know how to buy things. These are all things that I can use. I was thinking of buying cosmetics in two days. Fine. Now I don't need to make another trip. I will not stand on ceremony with you."
"Alright. Let's eat."
"I had eaten earlier, and I am preparing to go to the news agency. You eat by yourself."
"Isn't it Saturday? You are working overtime again? "
"Yes, but working overtime is also for myself. If I can get these two orders, I can get a good commission, and then I can buy some clothes for you." After finishing the windowsill, Qu Yunxuan picked up her handbag from the sofa. "Ok. I need to go. I might be having dinner with a client tonight. I will not be coming back."
Dong Xuebing knew that she was working so hard for her dream of setting up a company. But 1 million RMB was not easy to earn, and Dong Xuebing was afraid that she would tire herself out. He decided to think of other ways to earn more money after he was done with the Deputy Chief.
At 9 am, Dong Xuebing withdrew 20,000 RMB from the bank and took a taxi to Panjiayuan.
Although he wasn't confident that he could find the 46mm Lion Head, he still had to give it a try.
Panjiayuan Old Goods Market.
The market was located at the southeast corner of Beijing's 3rd Ring Road. It was China's biggest old goods market. There were all kinds of antiques, paintings, Four Treasures of the Study, porcelain, wooden furniture, etc. There were more than 3,000 stalls, and people from all over 24 provinces were selling their goods here. Other than food, there were all kinds of goods sold here. It was like a boxing hall, and it attracted lots of tourists. It was a place for people who like antiques and antiques.
Panjiayuan was the busiest in the morning. Today was Saturday, and there were even more people.
Dong Xuebing looked around the market and walked towards the west. He entered a shop that sold walnuts and walnut carvings. Dong Xuebing had worked in a nearby porcelain shop before and knew where the walnut shops were. "Boss, do you have Lion Head?"
The person in the shop replied: "Yes. What kind of Lion Head do you want?"
"Four sixes."
"Huh?" The shop owner shook his head. "We don't have that."
Dong Xuebing smiled: "It doesn't matter if it's not short. It's fine even if it's a little ugly. As long as it's four sixes, it's fine."
The shop owner waved his hand. "It's too hard to get a pair of four sixes. If I can get a pair of four sixes, I will not sell it. I will keep it for myself."
Dong Xuebing sighed and walked to the next shop.
"Boss, can I ask if there are any four sixes Lion Head?"
"Oh, my biggest pair is four sixes Wheat Tiger. Do you want to take a look?"
"Never mind. Thank you."
One, two, three. Dong Xuebing went to four shops consecutively and got the same answer. No!
After a while, Dong Xuebing shook his head and sighed. "I knew it. If it's so easy to find, Liu Hua and his wife, Tian Tian, would have bought it a long time ago."
When Dong Xuebing was about to leave, he heard people shouting.
"Look, look, look. This is Chicken Heart. 200 RMB for a pair. This is Panshan Lion Head. 400 RMB for a pair."
Not far away, under a large parasol, a group of people surrounded the walnut stall in three layers.
Dong Xuebing pushed his way through the crowd and walked closer. The stall owner was not selling finished walnuts. He was selling green fruits. There were a few piles of green walnuts in the stall, and 5 to 6 hands were picking the walnuts from the baskets. His business was booming. As the juice of the green walnuts would turn black when exposed to the air, the stall owner's hands looked like a coal miner. He was using a small knife to cut the walnuts and kept shouting.
Dong Xuebing was familiar with this scene.
Green walnut gambling was also known as walnut gambling.
It was the kind of round green fruit that was picked from the tree before the walnuts could rot. The varieties sold in the Shilihe area were mostly childe hats, chicken hearts, tiger heads, and the highest grade lion heads. It was impossible to determine the color, texture, and size of the walnuts inside the green skin from the outside. Even scientific instruments could not detect it. Therefore, it was called green skin gambling. Buying the good ones or the bad ones all depended on luck. It was a very exciting game that had become popular in the capital in recent years.
The Tiger Head was sold earlier and could not be seen in the following months. Most of the walnuts sold now were Lion Head.
Walnut gambling?!
Dong Xuebing thought for a while. Although the quality of these green skins were not the best, there were still some exceptions. Two years ago, when he was working, he saw an old man cut open 2 green skins. The end result was a pair of 44mm tiger heads with wheat ears. It was very good. Then … Since he couldn't find any four-sixes lion's head anywhere, should he try his luck in this pile of green skins? What if there were really some?
No, it was not what if. There were so many green walnuts in Panjiayuan, and there should be at least one or two.
The most important thing was how could he get his hands on it?
It was impossible to tell from the outer skin!
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