However, he did not tell Sun Bo about this. He planned to go to the shop first and make sure that there were suitable gifts in the shop. Otherwise, if he told Sun Bo now and realized that there were no suitable gifts in the shop, should he buy them or not? At the same time, he also observed Brother Sun's character. If Brother Sun's character was as forthright and righteous as before, he could help him with the purchase of finished gold products.
Sun Bo's shop was actually opened in the Panjiayuan Old Goods Market.
The Panjiayuan Old Goods Market was one of the most famous old goods markets in Beijing, and also the largest old goods market in the country. There were tens of thousands of businessmen in the market, and during the weekends, the flow of people could reach up to seventy to eighty thousand. One should know that the population of a small county town was only fifty to sixty thousand. One could imagine how lively the Panjiayuan Old Goods Market was.
Sun Bo opened a small gold shop not far from the market's entrance. The shop was very small, only about ten square meters in size. There were three counters in the shop. Two of the counters sold gold jewelry, while the other counter sold jade jewelry. As the interior of the shop was not well-decorated, it looked very shabby.
Li Rui was very curious as to why Sun Bo would open a gold shop in the old goods market. The customers who came to the old goods market were definitely here for old goods and antiques, so they would naturally think that his jewelry was old goods. Even if they did not think so, they would definitely not treat his gold jewelry as genuine jewelry, so why would they patronize his shop? Did he not consider when he opened the shop in the beginning? He immediately asked this question.
Sun Bo stopped at the door and answered, "I didn't think of opening a gold shop in the beginning. It was a friend of mine who wanted to sell his shop. I didn't have a proper job at the time, so I thought that I might as well take it over and earn some money. Even if I didn't earn any money, I could sell it again. Who knew that I would really earn some money after I took it over. Once I was happy, heh, I fell into this pit and didn't want to come out. But brother, you're right. The disadvantage of the shop's location is becoming more and more obvious. It's obvious that it can't continue in the old goods market. I want to find another place, but a shop in a good area with two storefronts costs a few hundred thousand a year. I don't have that kind of money. "
Li Rui nodded and did not ask any more questions.
Sun Bo waved his hand in invitation, and the two walked into the shop together.
This time, when Sun Bo went out to investigate the supply channels, his wife was in charge of the gold shop. She was a young woman in her thirties. She was neither ugly nor beautiful, and was very ordinary. Her figure was very voluptuous, and could even be said to be fat. In front of her, Sun Bo looked thinner and thinner. It made people wonder if he was squeezed by his wife until he looked like a skinny monkey.
When Sun Bo arrived at the restaurant, he didn't say anything to his wife. He first introduced Li Rui to her, then introduced her to Li Rui. Li Rui found out that her name was Zhu Ping, a very common name for a woman.
When Zhu Ping heard that Li Rui was someone her husband had met on the train back to Beijing, and that they had only known each other for one afternoon, her attitude towards him became less affectionate. Sun Bo asked her to make tea for Li Rui, but she was too lazy to move. She lowered her head and played with her phone. She said, "Can't you see that I'm busy? Go and make it yourself!"
Sun Bo did not mind that Li Rui was at the side and scolded, "What are you busy with? Where are you busy with? "
Zhu Ping was scolded by her husband in front of outsiders. She couldn't take it anymore and scolded back, "I f * cking want to be busy, but there needs to be business. Your lousy shop has no business all year round. I'm going to drink the northwest wind with you! You even f * cking drink tea and drink chicken feathers! I'm almost out of money to buy tea leaves! "
Li Rui saw that Sun Bo's face was gloomy. He was afraid that the two would continue arguing, so he quickly pulled him over and said, "Do you have any treasures in your shop? Take it out and let me see it. Broaden my horizons, hehe. "
Sun Bo glared at Zhu Ping fiercely and didn't say anything else. He went behind the counter and into the back room. He probably went to get the treasures.
Zhu Ping scolded indignantly, "What f * cking thing! All day long, you only know how to spend money. I was f * cking blind to have married you … "
Li Rui tried to persuade her, "Sister-in-law, just stop talking. Look, isn't business here today?"
Zhu Ping was stunned. She turned to look at the door and saw that it was empty. There was no one there. She asked in confusion, "Where is it? Where is the business? "
Li Rui smiled and said, "Where are you looking? You have to look at me. The business is here with me."
Zhu Ping turned to look at him. She didn't understand and asked, "What do you mean?"
Li Rui said, "I'm going to visit an important person tonight or tomorrow morning. It's not right to not prepare a gift. I was thinking of looking around your house. If there's a suitable treasure, I'll buy it."
Zhu Ping sneered and said, "Don't joke with me. Who would give these lousy gifts? It's embarrassing enough to give them away. "
Li Rui wasn't angry. He didn't need to lower himself to the same level as this snobbish woman. He smiled and said, "How is it lousy? Don't you have proper antiques?"
Zhu Ping snorted and said, "You think too highly of Sun Bo. There's nothing good in his shop."
After a while, Sun Bo walked out quickly from the back room and called Li Rui over to the counter to take a look.
Li Rui walked over and saw that he had placed three boxes on the counter. There were big and small, square and round ones. Sun Bo opened the three boxes one by one and revealed the treasures inside.
The first item was a jade tiger. It was the size of a palm and the jade was delicate. There was a faint layer of oil on the surface. It was obviously a good item. Unfortunately, the carving was too rough. It was similar to the technique of the Eight Handao. Therefore, it only had a rough image of a tiger and the details were terrible. Even so, it had a certain aura. After all, it was a tiger. Even if the carving was rough and the details weren't on point, it still had a tiger's might.
Sun Bo pointed at it and said, "This is a Hetian jade tiger from the Western Han Dynasty. It's the treasure of my shop. Many people in the same trade wanted to buy it at a high price, but I didn't agree."
Zhu Ping interrupted, "Don't think too highly of yourself. Why don't you say that this lousy tiger is also the one that people put the most money on!"
Sun Bo smiled and scolded, "What do you know? If you don't know, then don't compare! Do you know that this thing can appreciate in value? "
Zhu Ping said disdainfully, "You're not a collector. What does appreciation have to do with you?"
Hearing this, Li Rui smiled slightly and thought to himself that this Hetian jade tiger was actually quite suitable for Zhuang Haixia's grandfather, whom he was going to visit this time. The quality of the jade matched the image better. He asked, "How much is this tiger?"
Sun Bo stretched out his thumb and index finger and made a gesture of eight.
Li Rui thought to himself that the treasure of his shop was only worth 80,000 yuan. It seemed that he didn't do well in business. Of course, if he did well, he wouldn't be in such a small shop. He wouldn't be so exaggerated that he couldn't even afford tea leaves.
He turned to look at the treasures in the other two boxes and found that in the third box, there was a green jade bracelet. It was pure, bright, and flawless. Lying quietly in the moon-white silk, it looked even more green, and it was very pleasing to the eye. He raised his hand to pick up the bracelet and wanted to look at it carefully.
Zhu Ping was so shocked that her eyelids jumped. She shouted, "Be careful! This isn't cheap either. It's more than 60,000 yuan."
Sun Bo scolded, "Be careful of your head! This is my brother. Even if he accidentally dropped it, I wouldn't say anything. "
Zhu Ping glared at him and scolded, "You're so righteous! But how many good friends do you have by your side? "
Sun Bo smiled bitterly and introduced it to Li Rui, "This jade bracelet was bought by me from Yi County. You know Yi County, right?"
Li Rui shook his head.
Sun Bo introduced, "Yi County is southwest of Beijing. There's a river in the county called Yi Shui River. It's the one where the wind blows and the water is cold."
Li Rui suddenly understood and said, "I've heard of this, I've heard of it."
Sun Bo said, "Yi County also has one of the two major tombs of the Qing Dynasty, Qing Xiling. This bracelet was bought from Xiling Village next to Qing Xiling. People said that this was a funerary item that came out when Zhen Fei's tomb was robbed. You know Zhen Fei, right? She was Guangxu's favorite concubine. In the end, Cixi sent people to push her into the well and drown her. After Guangxu died, he was buried in Chong Ling of Qing Xiling. People buried Zhen Fei next to Guangxu's tomb. During the Republic of China, Zhen Fei's tomb was robbed. People said that this bracelet was stolen from Zhen Fei's tomb. I don't know if it's true or not, but the quality was really good, so I took it. When I returned to the capital, I found an old master to examine it. He took it and touched it. This is an item from the Qing Dynasty. "
Li Rui said in surprise and joy, "Good fellow, it was even taken from Zhen Fei's tomb. This is really a treasure."
Sun Bo said, "Hey, people are just casually saying it. Let's just casually listen. Don't take it to heart. Who knows which tomb it was stolen from. Anyway, as long as it's from the Qing Dynasty, it's fine."
Li Rui played with it twice, but felt that it was warm and smooth. It felt very good to the touch. He simply couldn't put it down. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Okay, this bracelet and that jade tiger, I'll take them both. Brother, you can swipe your card, right?"
Sun Bo's face changed and said, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Li Rui said seriously, "To be honest, I came to the capital this time to visit a big leader. I can't go empty-handed. Anyway, I have to buy gifts, so I might as well take care of brother's business here. Don't tell me anything else, I can reimburse this money. I'll take both of them. Help me wrap them up. You should be able to swipe your card, right? I don't have that much cash. "
Sun Bo didn't believe him at all, "What exactly do you do? Which company can reimburse you so much money?"
Li Rui laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about that. Anyway, someone will reimburse me."
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