Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

In a quiet and elegant room, Old Lady Long and Wu Anping sat opposite each other. The room was not very big, and there was an antique shelf on one wall. There were many antiques on display on the antique shelf, and on the balcony near the window was a small fish tank with several valuable goldfish in it.

There was a lotus flower in full bloom in the fish tank, and the bud was very beautiful. Wu Anping personally brought a cup of tea. Old Lady Long first looked at the teacup, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "White kiln celadon, it's a nice thing. But it's from the Daoguang era, so it's not worth much."

Wu Anping smiled and cupped his fist and said, "You really have a pair of sharp eyes. You can tell that this is something from the Daoguang period. Although it is relatively new, it is still an incredible treasure! I wonder if you are willing to come to my humble place. What are you doing here?"

Old Lady Long took out a piece of silk cloth from her pocket, and placed it in front of Wu Anping, saying, "Please take a look at this thing inside and see how much it can be sold for." Wu Anping slowly opened the silk cloth and found that it was even more expensive. He was a little worried. Such a good piece of cloth could only be used to wrap things, and the things inside should be even more extraordinary.

Suppressing his excitement, Wu Anping finally opened it slowly. Inside was a emerald green hairpin, which was very beautifully crafted. A phoenix was carved vividly, as if it was about to spread its wings and fly high. Wu Anping swallowed his saliva and said in surprise, "Where did you get this thing from?" Wu Anping was very curious about the origin of this thing.

Old lady Long curled her lips and said impatiently, "Why do you have such a rule in Bogutang? Give me a price quickly. Old lady, I still have things to do." Wu Anping thought for a while, stretched out three fingers on his right hand and said, "I'll offer 3000 yuan. What do you think?"

Mrs. Long said nothing, wrapped the jade hairpin intact in her bag, and was about to leave. Wu Anping quickly stopped her and said, "No, no, no, please calm down, we are doing business, I can make an offer, and you have to bargain." Mrs. Long rolled her eyes and said, "Wu family boy, do you really think I am old, don't you? You really can't tell the origin of this thing."

"This is a royal craft. In your hands, it will be a family heirloom. If my old lady hadn't been in trouble recently, I would definitely not be willing to pawn this treasure. It's a pity that you can even say 3000 yuan. If I had known you were going to say 3000 yuan, you wouldn't even be qualified to take a look at it."

Old lady Long was very angry. Did this guy think she was easy to fool or something? Wu Anping smiled and said, "No, no, no, my ancestor, just treat it as a fart, okay? Then how much money do you want? I'll think of a way for you. My father and you are old acquaintances, please give me this opportunity to make a fortune."

Old Mrs. Long then sat down with satisfaction, sitting on the armchair beside her, smiled and said, "What you said sounds like a human being. Remember, don't show off in front of your ancestors. I, your ancestor, have walked across more bridges than you have walked on roads. Since you are the descendant of an old friend, you give me 3 yuan, and I will transfer this jade hairpin to you."

Wu Anping was about to say something. Although he had just lowered the price a little too much, this old lady couldn't treat him as a fool. Although this jade hairpin is of high value, it is not worth 3 yuan. Old Lady Long smiled and said, "Open the silk cloth and take a closer look. What is written on it?"

Wu Anping slowly opened all of them and looked at them. He was stunned for a moment. He pointed at the hairpin tremblingly, and then tremblingly said to Old Lady Long, "This thing, this thing was actually worn by the Empress Dowager Cixi." Old Lady Long nodded with a smile and said, "You are quite capable, kid. That's right, my ancestor's marriage was almost appreciated by the Empress Dowager of the East Palace. This jade hairpin was given by the Empress Dowager Cixi."

Wu Anping took out a magnifying glass and looked at the silk cloth carefully. Based on his decades of experience, this silk cloth was indeed the five-color silk cloth used to make the imperial edict. Wu Anping sighed and said, "It's a good thing. Why is this imperial edict not preserved better?"

Old lady Long did not explain too much, but just smiled and said to Wu Anping, "These two things cost you 3 yuan. Do you think it's worth it?" Wu Anping sighed and said, "It is worth it, but I don't have so much money on hand. How about this, old lady? I'll give you a deposit first, you can use the deposit first, and I'll think of a way to get the money together. How about it?"

Wu Anping could see that these two things were really good! He was determined to buy them and pass them down from generation to generation as heirlooms of the Wu family. Seeing Wu Anping's straightforwardness, Mrs. Long nodded and said, "Then I have to ask you for 1000 yuan. That yuan is the deposit, and I won't return the deposit when the time comes."

Wu Anping nodded and said, "Just do as you say." Wu Anping went out of the elegant room to get the money, while Mrs. Long focused her attention on the antiques beside her. After a while, Wu Anping came in, took out a deposit of 1000 yuan from his pocket with a smile and said, "Take this 1000 yuan deposit first, and don't forget me, Old Wu, if you have any good things in the future."

Old Lady Long nodded and said, "You are a good kid. You look like a good business material." Then she pointed to the antiques beside her and said, "Any guest who can come to this elegant room has a good eye. Aren't you afraid that using these fakes will bring shame to your family?"

Wu Anping smiled awkwardly and said, "You are really sensible, old man. Am I not afraid of being targeted by others?" The deaf old lady put the money in her pocket and said with a smile, "If you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, then you won't be able to do this business for long." Wu Anping nodded and bowed hurriedly and said, "I will change it for him immediately after a while. I will help you out."