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Chapter 132 Go all out!

Chapter 132. Go all out!

Jiang Rui described Su Minghan as "half-body buried in the ground". I don't know if he said it casually.

At least in Ren Ping's view, this man was far from dying.

Hanhaihang headquarters office.

The person sitting in front of Ren Ping at this moment is Mr. Su, the new head of Hanhaixing and Su Rui's grandfather.

Nearly eighty years old, his head is half bald, and his face is covered with ravine-like wrinkles, showing his vicissitudes of life.

However, it is not the same as what outsiders imagined. This old man seems to be full of energy. He wears a casual T-shirt and shorts. He does not wear presbyopia or crutches.

The most frightening thing is that the voice is still extremely high. When they heard that the two of them had rashly made a bet with the Jiang family of the Ninth Five-Year Court, they suddenly became furious like a thunder:
"Confused! Completely confused! Who is the Jiang family? Three generations of his ancestors have been in the catering industry, and they also specialize in such miscellaneous items as a collector. It is no exaggeration to say that he is an expert,"

"What do you have to rely on, so you dare to bet with him on the two-song banquet? Or is it determined to be on his territory? Even the jury is invited?"

"At that time, they will have all the advantages of the right time, location, and people. How can you compare with them! Three days? In three days, you can conjure up a ninety-five palace?"

"Stupid! How stupid! It's two idiots to make people turn against the general so easily!"

Hearing the other party's continuous scolding, Ren Ping was also a little dazed, thinking that he didn't know that this old man had such a violent temper before, so he couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Su Rui.

Looking back at this moment, Su Rui also felt that she was a little too reckless, but like Mrs. Su, she was also stubborn, and immediately refused to accept it:
"Grandpa! Didn't we also find that "Tokyo Menghualu" and wanted to get it back, so we had no choice but to do so? After searching for so many years, we finally found it. Could it be that we let it slip away before our eyes?"

"Since you have found it, you shouldn't act rashly. Could it be that you can't even come back and discuss it with me?"

"No, you didn't know the scene at that time, it was imminent!"

At that moment, they told the story about how Tu Wenxiao and others also discovered the food screen and attracted the attention of Jiang and his son.

Su Minghan listened and pondered for a moment:

"Even so, you shouldn't let them determine the location and candidates for the betting match. How do you know that they won't tamper with their own territory?"

"And those experts, since they were invited here, they must have received some benefits. Can you guarantee that they won't have an affair behind their backs and wear a pair of pants together?"

"Grandpa, what are you talking about..."

Su Rui frowned, and began to worry in his heart, and then looked back at Ren Ping.

Ren Ping had no choice but to take over the conversation:

"I'm not worried about them making troubles. Some things are all based on hard power, and making troubles is useless,"

He coughed dryly and looked at Su Minghan:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Su, the matter has come to an end, it's useless to say anything, why don't we discuss how to arrange the banquet in three days' time?"

"Oh? Looks like you already have an idea?"

"Yes, but a good woman can't make a meal without straw. In the end, she has to rely on Hanhaixing and you. Otherwise, if you rely on me alone, you won't be able to make a forest by yourself, right?"

Su Minghan was unmoved by Ren Ping's flattery, and gave him a blank look, with the words "young people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth" clearly written in his eyes.

After a pause, he said coldly:
"Boy, I know you are not an ordinary person, otherwise I would not have agreed with Su Rui to help you during the Spring and Autumn League entrance examination,"

"But no matter what, you still can't underestimate Jiang's father and son. It's about what the old man has hoped for all his life. If he messes up, he can't justify it easily."

Ren Ping heard the words but didn't speak, just nodded.

Su Minghan was a little uncertain about his details for a while, and pondered for a moment:

"That's all, I know what you want, just come with me."

As he spoke, he took the lead and came out of the office.

A large business like Hanhai Bank usually does not build a high-rise business building, but builds a low-rise building with six or seven floors. In this way, the space is spacious and various warehouses can be arranged to store collections.

At this moment, Su Minghan brought the two of them here, which is the largest room among them.

Pushing the door open, I felt a mild musty smell coming in, but it was immediately dispersed by the fresh air system specially set up.

Dozens of shelves are filled with collections of various colors. In addition, there are some special cardboard boxes and iron cabinets. The things are not rare, but there are many kinds of them, almost like a treasure house.

Ren Ping looked around and saw that most of them were rare and rare items in the market. On the contrary, there were few popular collections such as porcelain, jade, calligraphy and painting, so he couldn't help being surprised:
"Is this the miscellaneous library of Hanhaihang?"

"Well, it is."

It was rare for Su Minghan to say a word in a calm manner, with a hint of approval in his eyes.

The so-called miscellaneous items are actually a general term for all antiques and cultural relics other than the first six categories such as porcelain.

Due to the wide range, almost no one can tell the specific categories. The most common ones are bamboo ware, wooden ware, dental ware, lacquer ware, embroidery, purple sand pot, and even the four treasures of the study, fruit stone carving, etc. There are dozens of them. many.

Most of this collection is not popular, and the value is generally not high, but because it is small and detailed, with a wide variety of types, very few people can master it.

For example, people in the collecting world often boast that so-and-so is a master of porcelain, that so-and-so is a master of jade, and that so-and-so specializes in calligraphy, painting, and ancient books, etc., but I have never heard of anyone who is a master of miscellaneous items.

The reason why Su Minghan brought Ren Ping to this miscellaneous storehouse was nothing more than things that could be used at the banquet three days later, such as tableware, tables and chairs, etc., mostly in this category. To put it bluntly, it was also a competition for antiques.

Ren Ping has helped out, so of course he, Hanhaixing, should give his full support.

"You take your pick, take whatever you can use, but I, Hanhai Xing, have never been the best in miscellaneous items. Although there is a lot of inventory, I guess there won't be too many that can really come in handy."

Su Minghan sighed as he spoke. The implication was that he naturally lacked confidence in the betting competition in three days.

Ren Ping smiled:
"Mr. Su, don't belittle yourself. In fact, there are quite a few that can be used."

"really?"

"Of course it's true. A banquet is simple to say, but in fact, there are many aspects that can be prepared. We don't seek to cover everything, but only focus on the key points, and we can surpass the Ninth Five-Year Court."

Hearing that what he said made sense, Su Minghan nodded immediately:

"But the age requirements are a bit strict. Many things here are not from the two Song Dynasties, right?"

"That's okay, who said that you have to use something from the Song Dynasty to win?"

After saying a word, Su's grandfather and grandson looked at each other, apparently they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ren Ping's gourd.

When he turned around to look, he saw that he had carefully selected among the collections, with a look of concentration on his face.

In fact, Ren Pingzhen didn't intend to comfort the other party just now, but there are many treasures accumulated over the years in this miscellaneous storehouse. If he is willing, he can almost pick up a leak.

In comparison, Youshenghang is a small company after all, and the things from the last time the inventory was cleared are not worth mentioning.

[A piece of mahogany lacquerware was detected, age: late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, civilization point: 0]

[Detected a set of chopsticks and spoons, age: Southern Song Dynasty, civilization point: 0]

[The embroidery side is detected...]

While picking around, system prompts popped up in Ren Ping's mind.

Although the things detected were fragmentary, they gradually accumulated more than a dozen points. If this continued, without waiting for the end of the two-day theme exhibition in Renrenzhai, 40 civilization points could be collected and exchanged for Wu Zui's Xu Bone Cream.

Ren Ping was quite relieved in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he looked like he was encountering a problem.

Just kidding, it's a bit of a loss to enter the warehouse of Hanhaihang once after spending so much effort to help!

Sure enough, seeing his frown slightly, Su Minghan immediately asked:
"How? But what's missing?"

Ren Ping looked solemn and did not answer.

Before Su Minghan could ask again, Su Rui said first:

"By the way, grandpa, we can ask Uncle Rong and the others for help. Either beg or ask Ren Ping to go to their warehouse and borrow something. They shouldn't refuse."

"Yes, that's a good idea!"

Su Minghan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

Ren Ping was already happy in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to decline:

"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do this. For this matter, it's already a bit out of bounds for an outsider to enter the warehouse of Hanhaihang. How can it be justified to go to someone else's house? In this way, I'm afraid that the other eight families will also hold grudges against Hanhaihang."

How could the Su family's grandfather and grandson not see such an obvious move in normal times?But at this time, there is no time to think about it:

"What's the point? When the Spring and Autumn League was established, there was an agreement that the nine families will be prosperous and the other will be damaged. This matter will soon spread. If Hanhaixing loses, will they have glory in their faces?"

"Besides, it's just for you to take a look. Whether you want to borrow it or not is up to you. They have no reason to refuse."

"Well, it's so serious that you have to go all out, Su Rui, you should contact Qiancheng and the others right now!"

"Got it, grandpa."

Soon, Su Rui called one by one to get in touch with the other eight families. After briefly explaining the reasons, without any surprise, each family expressed their support and agreed on a time for Ren Ping to come to the door one by one.

Even Ren Ping was quite shocked. He didn't expect the Nine Greats to be so united internally. Listening to the tone, let alone borrowing, as long as it is not too expensive, even if it is for nothing, Rong Qiancheng and others will have nothing to say.

With such mutual support, it is no wonder that the Spring and Autumn League has been in charge of the Nanling auction industry these years and has always stood firm.

"Forgive your grandpa and grandson and the Spring and Autumn League who are as smart as ghosts, and you can't predict my real intentions. This is called taking advantage of the fire! After all, they still have an Arhat Association at the end of this month, and they will be able to figure out their cards better by then." ..."

Thinking happily in his heart, Ren Ping quickly picked out a few items that he had been optimistic about for a long time, and asked Su Rui to pack them up and keep them for the competition.

In the next two days, I wandered back and forth in the rooms of the nine treasuries almost without touching the ground. Su's grandfather and grandson ensured that the journey was smooth.

Although it is only a library of miscellaneous items, and except for Han Haixing, most of the other eight families did not reveal all their hole cards, and they still have some secrets.

But even so, it gave him a lot of insight, and he almost grasped a small half of the pulse of the Nine Great Families.

Three days later, when Ren Ping finished visiting the last warehouse, the civilization points displayed in the system had already reached 105 points, a total increase of 20 points in addition to the original 85 points!
Needless to say, Wu Zui's Xugu Paste, his own reserves in miscellaneous items have reached a very high level from scratch, even if there is no system to help him, he can still be called an expert.

The most unlucky ones belong to Jiang Rui and his son. They thought they were just competing with Han Haixing's family, but in fact they were the nine members of the Spring and Autumn League, plus Ren Ping, a dog-headed military advisor who was wearing a trick...

(End of this chapter)