The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 176, Immortal Jump

At 6:40 in the evening, Maoer Hutong, Nanluogu Lane.

A room in the west wing of the middle courtyard with three entrances.

Hong An's mother-in-law was preparing dinner for the evening. Today, the family rarely got some pork to entertain the guests. The smell of meat wafted everywhere in the kitchen, making several children at home drool.

Not long after, the meal was served on the table. It was not very rich, just a plate of home-cooked stir-fried pork, a plate of fried cabbage and a plate of pickled cabbage. The staple food was Erhe Noodles steamed buns. There were also two bottles of Red Star on the table.

Maybe it’s been a long time since meat was eaten at home. The three children in Hong An’s family were gulping at the smell of meat. However, their parents didn’t say it was ready to be served, and the three children didn’t dare to come forward. They could only watch helplessly. Looking on.

Hong An sat at the dining table, glanced at the sky anxiously, and asked Hong Feng beside him: "Second brother, did Deputy Li say when he will come?"

"Uh, I didn't say, but I told him seven o'clock in the evening, so it shouldn't be too late," Hong Feng replied.

Hong An nodded without saying anything. He took the hookah, pulled out some tobacco, took a sip for himself, and waited patiently.

Seeing that his father was silent, Hong Feng asked worriedly: "Dad, can Li Weiguo help with this matter?"

"Whether we can help or not will be known by others. Otherwise, what should we do? Do you use money to eliminate disasters or go to jail?"

Hong An glared at him with hatred. If this kid hadn't failed to live up to his expectations, he would never have been reduced to the point where he would leave his old face and go around asking for help. The key is that it is not easy to publicize this matter, so he can only find it secretly in private. people.

Seeing that his father was angry, Hong Feng quickly shrank his head and did not dare to answer, so he had to sit aside and wait patiently.

Mo Yue waited for about ten minutes, and Li Weiguo arrived on time.

Li Weiguo didn't come empty-handed either. He even brought half a killed white-striped chicken, weighing almost two kilograms, in a lunch box and a net bag. He handed the things to Hong An's mother-in-law after entering the door.

Seeing this, Hong An couldn't help but scolded: "Oh, Chief Li, why did you bring something here? It's so embarrassing to invite you to my house for a meal and let you bring something."

Li Weiguo chuckled: "Hey, it's just half a chicken. I originally kept it for dinner. No, I'm eating it at your place tonight, so I just brought it over. The weather is getting hot too. If you don't eat it today, it will be bad tomorrow. ”

In the end, Hong An couldn't resist him, so he had to ask his mother-in-law to take the things to the kitchen and quickly add dishes.

After entering the room and taking their seats, Hong An and Hong Feng stayed at the table to keep them company, while the other children picked up some dishes and carried bowls to the inner room to eat.

Everyone sat down, and Hong Feng quickly took a bottle of Red Star. After biting open the lid, he first filled a cup for Li Weiguo and his father, Hong An, and then poured it for himself.

Hong An took the wine glass and said enthusiastically: "Chief Li, congratulations on your promotion. I'd like to toast you this first glass of wine."

"Thank you, thank you for coming, let's do it together."

"Hey, okay, okay. Let's do it together."

The three of them exchanged cups and chatted while eating. During this period, Hong An's mother-in-law brought over the prepared chicken stew.

Hong An was quite calm, and even after drinking for a long time, he didn't say anything serious. Only Hong Feng was a little bit restless. He hesitated to speak many times, but was stopped by Hong An's look.

When Li Weiguo saw this, he smiled slightly and was not in a hurry. They would naturally say what they wanted to say, so they drank slowly.

After three rounds of drinking, the second bottle of Red Star was almost empty, and most of the food on the table had been eaten. Hong An and his son were also a little tipsy.

At this time, Hong An felt that the atmosphere was almost over, so he picked up the wine glass, sipped it, took a sip, and said: "Chief Li, to be honest, I invite you to come here this time to ask for something."

Li Weiguo smiled slightly: "Master Hong, just tell me what you have to say. I've been holding it in for a long time."

Hong An chuckled, with an embarrassed look on his face. He thought for a moment before speaking: "It's embarrassing to say it, but it's actually about my second son Hong Feng. This kid fell into someone else's trap recently and was jumped by an immortal. They want to Blackmail him for 500 yuan, or call the police if he doesn't pay.

Five hundred yuan is not small money, and we have no choice, so we have to ask you if there is any way to deal with it. "

As he said that, Hong An sighed, got himself a glass of wine, and took a sip. Hong Feng on the side also lowered his head in shame and did not dare to speak.

"Fairy dance?"

Li Weiguo raised his eyebrows. It felt quite new. He didn't expect that someone had already played these routines so skillfully.

Then, Hong An slowly told the story of what happened.

It turns out that the cause of the matter was the girl Hong Feng was dating.

The woman's name was Cai Chunzhi, a worker in the fifth workshop. Somehow she fell in love with this silly boy Hong Feng, and even took the initiative to attack him.

As the old saying goes, a man chases a woman across a mountain, and a woman chases a man across a veil.

The girl directly took the initiative to attack him. She usually gave him things and asked for help. Hong Feng, a young virgin, had never seen these tricks before. He fell into the land of gentleness and couldn't extricate himself.

But who knew that they approached him deliberately because of his honesty. Two days ago, the woman asked him to go out to watch a movie. After watching the movie, she deliberately pulled him into the nearby woods.

No, Hong Feng's raw melon and eggs, which had never tasted meat, became impatient as soon as he saw that they could eat meat.

As a result, at this moment, two big men and an aunt rushed out of the forest and restrained him immediately.

This was a big deal. They forcibly branded him a hooligan and even buttoned up his pants. Now he had both the stolen goods and the stolen goods.

Afterwards, Cai Chunzhi's family specifically notified Hong An, saying that they could settle the matter if they wanted to, but they would have to pay 500 yuan for reputational damage, otherwise they would go to court.

Hong An was shocked and angry when he heard this. If he was really accused of being a hooligan, Hong Feng would be in trouble for the rest of his life, and he would never think of raising his head again in the future.

Although Hong An was anxious at the time, he did not mess up the situation, so he used the excuse that he needed a few days to raise money to temporarily stabilize the other party, and then looked for help from everywhere.

However, after careful calculation, there are not many people in Hong An's social circle who can really help. The most important thing is that Cai Chunzhi's two brothers are in the factory guard team. Among the people he knows, there are not many people who can really help. A few can afford it.

No, after thinking about it, he thought of Li Weiguo from the Security Department.

Li Weiguo listened to the origin of this incident, touched his chin, and carefully thought about the key.

He was also not sure how true or false what Hong An and his son said was true, so he listened for now and those who were not in a hurry to take over everything should come down.

Seeing that Li Weiguo was silent for a long time, Hong An hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, took out a small rosewood box from his pocket and pushed it in front of Li Weiguo. This small rosewood box was not big, almost like a jewelry box.

"Master Hong, what are you doing?" Li Weiguo asked, looking at the small box that Hong An pushed in front of him.

Hong An said: "Chief Li, I know it's not appropriate to ask you to help with such a big thing. This is an object left by the older generation in the family. I am a bigot and don't know how to appreciate it, so I just give it to you to play with." With that said, Hong An opened the box and revealed a soapstone seal inside.

This bloodstone seal is still an uncarved rough embryo. It has only been simply processed and formed. There is no trace of carving on it. It is estimated to weigh five to six hundred grams, which is a rare treasure.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, Changhua soapstone handicrafts had become collections of the imperial palace and British museums. At that time, they were mainly sculptures of figures.

In the Qing Dynasty, bloodstone became a valuable gemstone, representing power and wealth.

Emperors and concubines of the Qing Dynasty such as Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, and Xuantong all liked to use Changhua chicken bloodstone as their jade seals. Emperor Qianlong also decreed that chicken bloodstone "China's national treasure". From then on, all chicken blood stones produced in Changhua were required to pay tribute. To the court.

As a result, chicken-blood stone has been valued and sought after by the royal family, princes, and nobles, and chicken-blood stone sculptures have also entered a period of prosperity.

Li Weiguo reached out and took out the chicken blood stone, played with it casually and then put it back.

Although this chicken-blood stone is a good collectible, it can be sold for sixty-seven yuan now, but he is not short of this thing. The old man has collected many good things for him before, such as chicken-blood stone and Tianhuang stone. There are several pieces of jade, mutton-fat jade, emperor green, etc., which even made his vision a lot higher.