Chapter 564: Closer Relationship

Wang Yan returned home, changed into a vest and shorts, washed his face in the sink, and washed his work clothes, underwear and socks, and hung them on the clothesline in the yard.

After all this work, he pounded cucumbers in the outer room, cut pork head meat, mixed some minced garlic, soy sauce, chili oil, etc., and then took the basin and steamed buns, locked the door, and went out to the small courtyard of Lao Guantou next to the store.

The yard is not big, with only three main rooms and two side rooms in the east and west. The store outside occupies the house on the south side of the yard, and the wall was rebuilt to separate the store.

The old and young are not given for free, and Lao Guantou's small yard is very well tidied. The walls are covered with green creepers, there are some colorful flowers in the yard, and there is a large water tank with a landscape, which is professionally called the door sea, and some Feng Shui considerations. Several carps were swimming back and forth in the tank, full of life.

After looking around, Wang Yan stepped into the main room. Lao Guantou and Han Chunming were sitting on the solid wood sofa in the living room. On the coffee table in front of them, there were six dishes, including roast duck, fried fish, cold dishes, peanuts, etc., and of course, Erguotou.

"I say, Admiral, it's just a fan, but the food and wine on your table are enough to buy two. This is a bit too much."

"How can they be the same? You look smart, and you have become a master to my apprentice. How can you not understand this? You gave me a fan, which is to respect the elderly. I invited you to drink and give you more side dishes, which is to love the young. That's the reason. Do you want to sit down?"

"I understand. Admiral, you are worried that it will be difficult to return the fan in the future, so you came to shut me up today." Wang Yan laughed and said, "Okay, if you don't take advantage of the opportunity, you are a bastard. You must eat and drink well today."

Old Guantou laughed and said, "Come on, put the pork head meat I have this, I like it. "

Wang Yan handed over the pork head, re-threaded the plate, and then sat down: "Are all these dishes made by you, old man?"

"My disciple doesn't use it, why keep it?"

Han Chunming, who was pouring wine from the wine pot, smiled and said: "How is it, Your Majesty, is it okay?"

"It does look quite good, but I don't know how it tastes."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Lao Guantou picked up the small wine glass: "Are you waiting for me to toast you? Then drink it."

"Come on, this is the first time I drink with the admiral, I'll toast you three times first." Wang Yan drank three small cups in a row, which was less than two taels of wine, like a birthday celebration, and a bunch of auspicious words.

"It's great, come on, disciple, let's go together." Lao Guantou accepted three cups of wine with a smile. He was old enough to accept it. Of course, this is just on the surface. After all, Wang Yan has been running for a thousand years, and Lao Guantou can't even line up to kowtow to him...

The three of them drank a glass of wine together, and then they started to eat.

Han Chunming looked at Wang Yan who had just taken a bite of fish with expectation: "Prince, tell me?"

"It's okay, it tastes a bit good."

In the original play, Han Chunming opened a restaurant, and he learned from Lao Guantou since he was a child, so he never tires of fine food. Now it seems that Han Chunming has some talent in cooking.

"Okay, with your words, I will open a restaurant in the future. You must support me when the time comes."

"If I go, it won't cost me a penny."

"Look at what you said, it's too vulgar to talk about money. You eat every day, and there's nothing wrong with eight dishes and eight bowls for every meal."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "That's enough. I don't have a penny in my pocket, but you're still very arrogant. Let's talk about it when you really open a restaurant."

Han Chunming smiled and raised his glass to toast Wang Yan.

The meal started right away. Wang Yan was not polite at all and ate with steamed buns. Of course, his mouth was not idle either. He talked with Lao Guantou and talked about Chinese traditional culture. The main thing was the history of China, and from this, some three religions, celebrity anecdotes and the like were launched.

Wang Yan was just not clear about those messy stories. When it comes to traditional culture, he is a serious master. After all, he has lived a long life and has personally experienced the Ming and Song dynasties, so he has a clearer understanding.

Seeing Wang Yan finish the last small cup of wine, he wiped his shiny lips, took out a cigarette and lit it.

Lao Guantou gave a thumbs up: "Good boy, you can eat."

Wang Yan smiled and puffed out the smoke: "It is your admiral who arranged the good food. If I don't eat more, I will be sorry for your hospitality."

Lao Guantou ate the last piece of pork head and asked: "Little thief, when did you start looking for these old things? When your father was alive, I talked to him and said that you fought all day long, was ignorant and wasted things. How come you know so much now and have all the good things in your hands?"

"Yes, Prince, why have I never heard that you still like these things."

"My father said that I can't be a A modest statement? It's true that I fought, but who doesn't fight? I've been the first in every course since I was a child. "

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "As for finding these old things, there is a saying that gold is valuable in troubled times and antiques are valuable in prosperous times. Our country now has atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs, and missiles. Our country is definitely getting better and better. Because of the situation in recent years, all the original treasures have been turned out, either taken away, or drifted to other places, or burned to ashes in a fire, but it's also a good time. My set of four Doucai wine glasses is worth ten yuan?

No matter how uneducated I am, I still know that the things used by the emperor are still cheaper? Not to mention what will happen in the future, let’s just say that in the past, if you didn’t have hundreds or even thousands of taels of silver, how could you get that set of wine glasses? So it’s not just about taking advantage of the current price, collecting more and keeping it for a while. Even if I can't understand it, I'm happy to see it. I can sell one or two pieces in the future if I don't have any money to spend. I won't have to worry about food and drink in this life. How great. "

Han Chunming nodded repeatedly, and there was nothing wrong with what he said. He asked: "Your Majesty, where do you usually collect them?"

"There are a lot of people in Shichahai and Liulichang who use objects to exchange money, exchange tickets, and collect rags. When you walk on the street, have you never seen children playing with objects and mud? Otherwise, go to the cultural relics store and spend money to buy them. , If you have a way, then think of a way to go to the warehouses where the collected items are piled up. Isn’t it a case of a mouse getting into the rice warehouse and taking whatever he wants? Why do you need to ask me about such a small thing? "

"What?" Han Chunming was stunned, his eyes widened in disbelief: "My lord, you can even enter the warehouse?"

"I've only been there a few times, and the management was looser at that time, and no one cared about these things. Now it's difficult to get in. The main thing is that all the management systems have caught up. And there are many people who know the goods. Take advantage of it. There are a lot of people collecting things at this time, so it’s hard to give up.”

The old man said: "Let me put it this way, you have a lot of good things in your hands, don't you? You can drink from that set of colored wine glasses. Do you think you have something more precious? Tell the admiral that the most precious thing in the year is How long will it take for the long object to arrive?”

"There are just a few tripods from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, as well as some jades and the like. Most of them are only for offerings and are of no use."

"Hey, you have such a loud voice. When will you let the Admiral cuddle you?"

"Let's talk about it later when we have time. It's all hidden, and it's hard to take it out now. Your admiral, try your best to live a little longer, and wait until the current situation changes, then I'll let you look at it."

"Look down on me, kid. I'm telling you, if you're someone who can do things like this, I can't tell you whether you can survive."

"Yes, your admiral is really merciless." Wang Yan said: "I have eaten and drank enough today. If your admiral doesn't take advantage of me, then I can't take advantage of you in vain. Yesterday I didn't mean to return the car. Do you have a few strings of beads? I'll give you one to play with. I didn't know where to read it, saying that moving your hands more can reduce the chance of Alzheimer's disease. It just so happens that you can prevent it in advance while holding the strings. prevention."

"Hey, don't give up." Lao Guanjian waved his hand: "Go, disciple, and bring back the bracelet of Grandpa Jiumen Admiral."

"Then I'll go back with the prince to get things first. Put these here. I'll clean them up when I come back later, master."

Wang Yan, holding a cigarette in his mouth, went out and returned home with Han Chunming.

I dug out a box from the cabinet, and with Han Chunming's eyes filled with love, desire, and desire, I took out a bracelet and handed him a fan: "Here you go, take one and play with it."

"Really give it to me?" Seeing that Wang Yan was about to stuff the fan back with his backhand, Han Chunming quickly reached out and grabbed it and held it in his arms: "Hey, thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so generous. I'd like to thank you, Your Majesty for the reward."

The original accented word "ye" was changed to a lighter tone, which means "Prince" in the literal sense. This shows that Han Chunming is really happy. The golden nan boards of the Ming Dynasty, even if the value of the wood is not valuable, it is still a happy thing to think about, and the most important thing is that it is free. If he really had such a piece of material, he would really not be willing to make fans or car beads. When he heard about it during the day, he even scolded Wang Yan for trashing things. Now of course it's really fragrant. If Wang Yan doesn't do it, he won't have any share.

"Go away, clean my basin and bring it back. I only have two, and I can count them all."

"My lord, just wait. I'll send it back to you in less than twenty minutes. Let's go."

Seeing him leaving, Wang Yan put away the box and took the basin to the pool in the courtyard to wash up. After eating and drinking for several hours, it was already past eight o'clock and it was time to go to bed.

After washing up quickly, I went back to the house, picked up a book, read it, and fanned myself to cool off. After a while, when Han Chunming returned from delivering the pot of pig head meat mixed with cucumbers, he lay down on the bed and slept...

Wang Yan's life is very ordinary, especially in such an era, it is naturally even more calm. I just wake up in the morning and go to Chang'an Street to be a monkey, go to the factory to drink tea for the day, come back to eat and drink, watch chess outside for a while, go home to sleep at about eight o'clock, and the day is over.

Nowadays, it is actually no different from the future. It is nothing more than adding a link of playing with mobile phones. It is always the same day after day, and so many lofty ideals are buried in life. Many great dreams are also strangled in the cradle. But on the other hand, this is not a bad thing. Because ordinary people cannot bear the consequences of their lofty ambitions and great dreams, both spiritually and materially.

Time flies to three days later, at around 7 o'clock in the morning, Wang Yan is riding his bicycle back from outside against the crowd of people going to work.

Su Meng, who had just gone to the toilet after getting up early, yawned and walked on the road. She saw him stop beside her and asked, "Why did you come back so early in the morning? Are you working the night shift?"

"I work in the factory to repair equipment in the logistics department. People can stop, but machines can't. If something goes wrong at night, it needs to be repaired urgently. We all work in shifts. Isn't it my fault? But it's a coincidence that I made it in time. Tomorrow will be the week Today, I happened to have two days of rest in a row.”

"It's useless. I won't be able to sleep for most of the day today. I slept during the day and can't sleep at night. You won't feel well tomorrow."

Su Meng seemed to be very experienced, and turned to look at the cakes tied to Wang Yan's handlebars: "Is this the breakfast I bought? And the bread from your factory? Otherwise, Wang Yan, you eat really well. , I only paid 50 cents for it in the morning. I'll give it to you in the past two days. You brought me the pork head I bought that night, and the fried hairtail the next day. My dear, the smell spread throughout our alley. The noodles you ate on the third day were braised with meat. What your prince ate for the past three days was enough to cover the expenses of our family of four for a week."

"Didn't I tell you before that as soon as I got my salary, I would enjoy it first, and if I wait another ten or eight days, you will see that I am willing to work hard. You also have nothing to do, and you just stare at me all day long. What to eat? The work hasn’t been settled yet?”

"I can get a job if I want to, but there is no good job. I don't want to be a worker in a factory. Recently, my dad is looking for someone and wants me to go to the Children's Palace. There has been no movement for so long. I think there is no chance. ”

Wang Yan chuckled lightly, did not answer any questions, and greeted the passers-by with a smile.

I have really gotten to know Su Meng a lot these days. I see her almost every day, and I can say a few words to her if she has something to say. As for Cheng Jianjun, he rarely met him. Anyway, in the past three days, except for the previous one, he only saw him once.

The two of them walked back to the courtyard. Su Meng said, "I'm going back. You stayed up all night and had a good rest."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile, then unlocked the door. After entering the house and changing clothes, he put the kettle on the stove and boiled water with gas. He went to the courtyard to wash clothes, face, and feet. After finishing one set, the water in the house was boiled. I soaked dried dates and chrysanthemums in water, and put a piece of old yellow rock sugar in a tea cup. I ate the pastries I bought with the water and finished my breakfast.

Judging from their workload, they can't stay up all night. Problems that can be solved are solved on the spot. If they can't be solved, they have to wait until the next day to contact the manufacturer. So anyway, they can get some sleep. It was very safe last night, and Wang Yan was very adaptable. Even if he changed places and slept on a camp bed, he would still be able to sleep and wake up naturally.

And with Wang Yan's energy, it doesn't matter even if he doesn't sleep. It was early in the morning and he had nowhere to go, so he cleared the desk, made a new pot of green tea, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone and started writing big characters...

Near noon, Han Chunming ran in with a bang: "Hey, I'm writing, Your Majesty." After saying that, he looked at the things on the table habitually, and then he got out of hand.

The tea set is a complete set from the Ming Dynasty official kiln, the inkstone is from Su Shi, the brush holder is from the late Qing Dynasty, the ink sticks are all decades old, and the writing paper is all Qianlong paper, which means that one chapter is less than one chapter. What a waste.

After a while, Wang Yan wildly scolded Qinyuan Chunxue, and poured two cups of tea with a smile: "That's almost it. Even if you stare in, it won't be your fault. But it's not in vain for you to follow the Admiral. The strength is high and you can tell at a glance.”

He also has tea sets from the Ge kiln of the Song Dynasty, but fried tea was not very popular during the Song Dynasty, so there were not many of them. The Ming and Qing Dynasties developed well, and tea sets were very complete. They were looking for a sense of elegance, so they used this complete set. That is to say, I pretend to be lonely. In fact, it’s okay to take a sip from the big enamel jar, just drink water.

"That's right, I'm very familiar with objects from the Ming and Qing dynasties. No matter if it's ceramic sculptures, gold, silver, jade, or calligraphy and painting, I'm very knowledgeable." Han Chunming chuckled and looked carefully. Holding the tea cup: "I never expected that one day, I will be able to drink tea with items from the Xuande period. It will be worth it."

"What I'm saying is, if you can use something good, you should use it. That's two feelings, the tea is very fragrant."

"Yes, yes, it smells good, it smells really good."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "Don't just take care of Xiang. What do you want from me?"

"Ah, by the way..." Han Chunming came to his senses and said with a smile: "My job is settled. The one Cheng Jianjun and his father helped arrange in the backyard is the Yili Food Factory. Your Majesty, from now on in the factory, all the small ones will be responsible for everything." It’s up to you to take care of me.”

"No, I'm also a nobody. I don't have that much face. You'd better be honest."

Han Chunming smiled and didn't care. He knew that Wang Yan was keeping a low profile. After all, he had been so good since he was a child. Even if he didn't stand out in the factory, he would definitely have the ability to ensure that he was comfortable and not angry.

He said: "Your Majesty, I don't have a bicycle, and I'm not familiar with it. Can you always take me with you on Monday?"

"OK."

"Okay, just say hello to me when you leave. Your Majesty, I'm back. I have to treat Cheng Jianjun to a meal at noon. Thank you."

Wang Yan waved his hand, did not reply, and continued to drink tea and write big characters.

When one thing comes, there is often another thing, and there is always no time to relax. Just as Han Chunming left, Su Meng stumbled out of the backyard and passed by Wang Yan's door. She took a curious look through the open window and saw Wang Yan lowering his head and following the pen.

She approached quietly, opened the window and looked in, and said in surprise: "Okay, I didn't expect you to be able to write calligraphy? It's better than what my dad writes."

"It's just not interesting. I wrote it for fun."

"Excessive modesty is pride. If you write well, you write well." Su Meng asked, "Did you not sleep?"

"Come in, you stand by the window to block the light."

Su Meng rolled her eyes, but still went in. She looked around the room curiously and sighed, "I didn't expect you to clean this room so clean."

"Why, do I have to make this room like a doghouse?" Wang Yan smiled and poured a cup of tea: "Drink tea."

"I don't drink it. It's more than 30 degrees outside, and you're still drinking hot tea in the room. You're really good."

"You're cool when you're calm. You're still too anxious."

Su Meng nodded: "Cheng Jianjun came to me just now and said that his father got two job quotas in your factory from the street. He asked me if I would go. Seeing that everyone in our courtyard has a job, I'm still at home eating my parents' food. Although my parents are willing to support me, how can I say that to others? How can I not be anxious? "

"There's no point in being anxious, things will work out when we get there."

Su Meng didn't respond, she asked again: "Why don't you sleep? Do you plan to sleep until night?"

"The equipment in the factory doesn't always break down, we are on duty to repair the equipment, not on duty to check the equipment. If there is no problem with the equipment, we will set up a bed in the office to sleep. Yesterday was fine, nothing happened, I slept until dawn."

"Well, that's just me worrying about nothing. I won't talk to you anymore, just write your big characters, and go."

"It's almost noon, and you're still hanging around?"

"Oh, I'm going to the toilet, it's annoying."

Listening to the footsteps that quickly faded away, Wang Yan shook his head and smiled. Public toilet, there's nothing he can do, so his fate with Su Meng may depend on how much water Su Meng drinks that day...

After writing for a while, Wang Yan packed up his things, fiddled with making a big cornmeal pancake, cooked some dishes, and ate a bite by himself. Of course, even if he made do, it was something that other people would not be willing to eat. He steamed egg cakes with seven eggs...

In the afternoon, when the temperature dropped a little, he locked the door and pushed the bike out of the yard, riding all the way to Shichahai, a street west of Prince Chun's Mansion.

This is where private transactions are taking place at the moment. Some people are squatting in the cool corner with eggs in their hands, some people are hiding things in their arms and asking people if they want them, and some people are holding a handful of tickets in their hands, swinging back and forth, talking to people from time to time, and then collecting some money, counting some tickets and handing them to people.

There are many people here who are dealing in tickets, and only a few are here to sell things. Eggs and the like are understandable, but it is different when it comes to cultural relics. If they were not taken away in the past few years, it means that people want to keep them, and it also means that people know the goods. They will not take them out to sell unless they have to. And once they are taken out to sell, the price must be high. Although in this era, basically any amount of money is a bargain.

But it is also in this era that twenty, thirty, thirty or forty is already a lot of money. After all, Wang Yan drank tea for a month, which was only twenty-six.

And some of these goods are not clean. People are forced to do nothing. It is a piece of cake to dig graves, so some goods may have just been dug out and are still warm.

Or it is possible that some skilled people made some fake ones to cheat people out of money.

After all, there are many smart people these days, and there are also many people who collect antiques. They always think they are smart people, but they are the ones who are deceived. The water is deep...

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