Tiandi Baiju

Du Jing's case is stuck at the embassy. Cambodia's travel visa is easy to handle, but if you want to rely on the travel visa to investigate the case, you are not afraid of [-] yuan or just in case. If you get into trouble, you will easily get yourself involved.

He needs the assistance of the French embassy to put pressure on the Cambodian local government, and then respond through the local Chinese embassy.The Chinese embassy in Ho Chi Minh City agreed very readily, but it took a long time to send letters back and forth.

At the end of September, after a long thought, the landlord agreed to Zhou Luoyang's request.

In this way, he only needs to pay 30 of Du Jing's money, and he can open the store first.

So in an instant, Zhou Luoyang spent all of Du Jing's generous salary, leaving more than 2000.

I must make money, otherwise I will be too sorry for Du Jing... Zhou Luoyang felt guilty. Du Jing will not be paid until October. During this period of time, the money is a bit tight, and the price of pork is also increasing, including beef and mutton. up.Zhou Luoyang could only give Du Jing some more vegetarian dishes. Fortunately, Du Jing never noticed that he ate whatever he wanted, and he was quite satisfied.

After he registered the business license, he hired a few workers to simply decorate the store. The previous one was selling silk clothing, so the store didn't need major changes, just a little adjustment to the layout.

Anyway, the profit of this store is not on the strangers and tourists.

Du Jing came twice on the way. Zhou Luoyang had a good temper and was easy to talk to. The workers also liked to be lazy under his nose, but as soon as Du Jing came, everyone worked hard in an instant.

"Is there no progress yet?" On the last day before the National Day holiday, Du Jing drove Zhou Luoyang to the store before he went to work, Zhou Luoyang asked.

"No," Du Jing said, "I have prepared detailed materials, and I have to come to the French embassy today. I will pick you up in the afternoon, and we will pick up Le Yao together."

"Open?" Zhou Luoyang asked.

"Let's go." Du Jing said.

Today they completed a small ceremony - together, they turned over the "close" sign on the glass doorknob.Du Jing looked up again at the signboard, "Chang'an Antique Clocks and Clocks" in six gilt characters.

In this way, the Chang'an Clock and Antique Store opened in a corner of Wanshi without a sound.

Zhou Luoyang has been very busy recently. He has moved into a new home and opened a new store.The weather in Wan City has also cooled down, and this year's winter is faster than in previous years.As soon as September passed, the city was suddenly bleak.

It was the first time for Le Yao to enter his new home today, and Zhou Luoyang had already made all the arrangements, so he decided to celebrate with the three of them at home tonight.

"The salary has been paid," Du Jing said to Zhou Luoyang, "check the account, and buy some ribs to eat at night. I haven't eaten ribs for a long time."

There was no better news than this in the world. Zhou Luoyang was elated, but after a second thought, he found out...Only when Le Yao came home, Zhou Luoyang would order more food.

I'm so sorry... Zhou Luoyang had a smile on his lips, and felt guilty towards Du Jing in his heart. A man who earns 40 yuan a month doesn't even eat ribs at home.

The store has begun to take shape. Zhou Luoyang personally re-framed the two thangkas and hung them in the center.The floor is covered with Dunhuang silk carpets brought back from the warehouse, and twelve shelves are placed respectively for porcelain, jade, lacquer, tooth horns, Buddha statues, copper and gilt wares.Calligraphy, paintings and seals are stored in a camphor wood box.

Zhou Luoyang also ordered a nine-by-nine wooden glass enclosure. The middle of the two thangkas on the back and the entire wall on both sides are all clocks with complicated mechanical structures. Some of them were broken and were repaired by Zhou Luoyang; It was still broken, and Zhou Luoyang didn't dare to repair it randomly.

From the clock to the watch, 81 grids are running together, making a small sound, reminding everything in the world, the passage of time is endless, and the scene is particularly spectacular.

Under the thangka is a coffee table, a purple clay pot and a set of cups.

These are all Zhou Luoyang's possessions in life except for Du Jing.

"Just take a look." Zhou Luoyang said casually when he heard the bell on the door railing.

He was facing the mobile phone, thinking about what channel to find, to announce the news of his own shop, and through a few friends of his grandfather's life, he hoped to reapply for a seat in the Antique Association.

"The sound of the bell is very nice." The person who came was a blond foreigner who spoke fluent Chinese, and he was accompanied by a long-legged Chinese girl wearing a scarf and a windbreaker.

"Subduing Demon Bell." Zhou Luoyang only looked up, then edited the wording on WeChat and sent it to the vice chairman of the association, pretending to be a grandson loyally, who was originally a grandson.

"Excuse me, do you have jade wares here?" the foreigner asked again.

"Yes." Zhou Luoyang could only put down his phone and said, "Please wait a moment."

The foreigner said, "It just opened?"

"It just opened today, and you are the first customer." Zhou Luoyang said, "It is still in trial operation, and it will officially open in November, so it has not been displayed. What style of jade do you like?"

Zhou Luoyang put on the gloves skillfully. This pair of gloves is said to be very expensive. He asked for them from Du Jing. They were the same pair that the two of them used to be thieves together last time. Du Jing had to ask someone to go abroad to order another pair. .

Zhou Luoyang spread out the velvet cloth cushion and laid out three jade wares, namely a jade cup with a little blush on the bottom, a carved plaque of Hetian jade, and a string of clean jade beads.To the naked eye, the jade cups are no different from the ones that can be seen everywhere on the street stalls.

Zhou Luoyang turned on the overhead light and turned it to the brightest.

When the spotlights fall on the head, three points depend on texture and seven points depend on lighting. The collection suddenly shines brightly, and the texture is instantly presented.

"What dynasty are they from?" the foreigner asked.

"Do you want to collect it yourself?" Zhou Luoyang asked, "Or as a gift?"

The foreigner thought for a while, but did not answer. The female companion said, "This cup is not bad."

Zhou Luoyang said: "It was unearthed during the Republic of China, from the Ming Dynasty."

The female companion went to look at the other shelf, and the foreigner took out a finger-length tube mirror to observe the details of the jade cup, obviously not interested in the other two pieces.

Zhou Luoyang took out three pieces at the same time, the intention was really to test him.Jade cups seem to be seen everywhere, but they are the most valuable Ming Dynasty authentic products among the three. The other two jade plaques and jade beads can be bought from some jade markets, and the wholesale price is only more than 200 yuan.

Of course, if the foreigner chooses the other two pieces, Zhou Luoyang will not set a high price.

"Can I have a look at the bottom of the cup?" the foreigner asked politely.

Zhou Luoyang turned the cup over with his gloved left hand, showed him the bottom of the cup, and turned his gaze to the long-legged beauty who was looking around in the store. clock wall.

"Thank you." The foreigner saw clearly the inscription "Hongzhi Three Years" on the bottom of the cup, nodded, and Zhou Luoyang put the cup on the velvet cushion.

"Is there any more?" the foreigner asked again.

Zhou Luoyang put away the three pieces of jade, smiled, and said, "It's still in trial operation, and all the things haven't been delivered yet. You should leave a contact information and I'll let you know when it's free. Come over for a cup of tea?"

The foreigner nodded, but did not give his contact information. At this moment, the Chinese girl said, "Daniel, look at the wall of their shop."

"Hmm." The foreigner smiled, and motioned to Zhou Luoyang for Thangka, "Is this your treasure?"

Zhou Luoyang looked back and said, "Oh no, it's not an antique, but it was brought back by my great-grandfather when he liberated Tibet [-] years ago."

The foreigner obviously showed a slightly embarrassed expression, but Zhou Luoyang didn't care, guessing that he might be an Englishman.

"This kind of mandala is not widely circulated now." The Chinese girl said.

The edges of the two thangkas are damaged and their colors are ancient. The lotus flower in the center is emitting outwards. On the right are thousands of silver lights flying out, and on the left are golden lights flying out, just like thousands of meteors flying to the vast space when the universe was born.

Even after the baptism of time, Thangkas painted with expensive pigments still have a thick color.

"Very rare," the foreigner nodded, "I've only seen one similar to them, and it couldn't have been painted in [-]."

"It symbolizes the passage of time," Zhou Luoyang said. "The one on the right represents the past, and the one on the left represents the future. There are three legends. The middle one represents the present and the world of Buddhism. The one you saw in the British Museum should be It was picked up by someone in [-] and given to the collection of Daying."

"Yeah." The foreigner put away his greedy eyes, regained his composure, looked into Zhou Luoyang's eyes, and smiled.

Zhou Luoyang corrected: "I got it in [-]. In fact, I don't know the date of the painting. These two Thangkas are not for sale. If you like it, you can come to our shop to see it when you are free."

"Then is your treasure here?" The Chinese girl gave Zhou Luoyang a tacit smile, which meant that she was very good at it. I like this.

Zhou Luoyang said: "No, the treasure of the store...is not in the store now."

The girl was still looking around, and Zhou Luoyang thought that this person was quite interesting, and he had read too many novels, but some antique shops would indeed sell an expensive item in a bluffing manner.

"Where is it?" the girl asked again, "Do you still have a branch?"

"Uh..." Zhou Luoyang just said it euphemistically, looking for an excuse. It's hard to explain now, so he made up a reason casually, "The treasure of the shop... now it's worn by our big boss. It's a watch , was worn by him and went out to run errands."

"They are 'antique clocks'. Not 'antique clocks'," the foreigner named Daniel said with a smile. "Of course the main business is clocks."

Zhou Luoyang saw that the two still wanted to ask, so he took the initiative to explain: "I am the second boss."

Daniel looked at the Chinese girl, and the girl nodded to him.

Daniel took out a business card from the inner pocket of his clothes and said, "I am the investment manager of Sotheby's Asia Pacific region, and this is my advisor, Ms. Lin Di."

Zhou Luoyang thought to himself that the buyers of auction houses like you are quite well-informed, and most of the signboards have been put up before they open for business, and they have already been targeted.

Zhou Luoyang took the initiative to shake hands with him and said, "Shall I make tea? But you have to take off your shoes on this tea bed."

"Are you interested in participating in our autumn auction?" Lin Di smiled. "I've heard about your grandfather. We also cooperated with him back then."

Hearing this, Zhou Luoyang knew that the other party had come prepared, and said, "I don't have any suitable collections right now, do I?"

"Your thangkas are very good," Daniel said, "I have confidence in them."

"You'd better give up on this idea," Zhou Luoyang couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "I'll be caught and sent to jail as soon as I pass through the customs with this. I just opened a store, so I have to have something to display. When the store opens, I will donate them For the National Expo, it would be nice to hang a pennant instead."

"It's a pity." Daniel said regretfully.

Lin Di was a little embarrassed to hear that. In fact, the moment Daniel came in, the atmosphere with Zhou Luoyang was a little tense. Zhou Luoyang could also feel it. Put together a set?

In fact, it was also fortunate that the relatives in the family were ignorant of goods. When the grandfather passed away, the uncles and aunts divided up all the exquisite antiques, and the remaining piles of dilapidated calligraphy and paintings were folded in as waste paper, and Zhou Luoyang was able to preserve them.

As for how many can be shot, it is really unclear.

Lin Di rounded things up in a timely manner and said, "Daniel means that it doesn't have to be donated to the National Museum...uh."

Zhou Luoyang smiled and said, "Donate to other museums, and you will end up being forced to leave by the National Expo, the same."

"You can take the moon-holding bottle with you." Lin Di said again after failing to round the field.

"You won't get many auctions of moon-holding bottles," Zhou Luoyang said, "from the Qing Dynasty."

Daniel said: "We also need some small collections."

"The global economy is in a downturn. Have you even downgraded your consumption?" Zhou Luoyang smiled, went to put on his gloves, and brought over the moon holding bottle.Daniel also put on his gloves, took the moon holding bottle, and examined it carefully.

Lin Di said: "We can issue a certificate, it is reasonable and legal, and there will be no disputes when it is taken out of the country."

"The ones in the late Qing Dynasty can be dealt with," Zhou Luoyang said, "It won't cause any trouble if I ask the foundation to open a certificate. Thangka is really not good."

Daniel asked, "When will your big boss come?"

"He's not in this industry," Zhou Luoyang said, "he's only responsible for paying the money."

Zhou Luoyang guessed that they wanted to see the "Treasure of the Town Store", and he didn't want to show them more. Even Zhou Luoyang himself didn't know the origin of Du Jing's watch.

"Or can I find you a vintage Daytona?" Zhou Luoyang was still tirelessly promoting his Rolex collection for no other reason. He really didn't like Rolex and wanted to get rid of it quickly.

"Also." Daniel just took off his glasses, put them on again, and said, "May I see?"

In the end, the two parties decided to use two watches to participate in Sotheby's autumn auction. Daniel came to Wanshi and completed the task of the autumn auction. He was obviously quite satisfied.

"I'll send you an invitation later," Lin Di said to Zhou Luoyang, "It's a pleasure meeting you."

Zhou Luoyang was taken to an auction by his grandfather when he was a child, and Sotheby’s buffet dinner left a deep impression on him. He thought that Du Jing always eats vegetarian dishes recently, and it would be good to take him to try it, so he was very happy. Say, "I want two."

"Are you in love?" Lin Di said briskly, "No problem, wrap me up."

Just at this time, Du Jing's car parked outside the store and came to pick him up, and the two sides met each other.

Zhou Luoyang thought to himself, why did it happen so coincidentally? !

"Hi! Vincent!" Daniel was surprised when he saw Du Jing.

Zhou Luoyang thought in his heart, no way, you guys still know each other?

Daniel wanted to hug Du Jing, but Du Jing simply made a gesture to stop him, shook hands with him, and clicked.

Everyone looked at the watch on Du Jing's wrist at the same time.

"This is our big boss." Zhou Luoyang said.

Du Jing was obviously quite satisfied with the title "Big Boss", nodded inscrutably, and said in a deep voice, "Walk slowly."

Daniel had to say: "Call back later, Mr. Zhou, please call me anytime."

Zhou Luoyang sent the two of them away, turned around and entered the shop with Du Jing, and said casually, "Conceited British."

Du Jing was obviously not surprised that Sotheby's came to his door, but he understood what happened after a little thought, and said, "Let you find something to send to the auction?"

"Give them two watches." Zhou Luoyang asked, "How do you know each other?"

"Help Sotheby's track down a collection," Du Jing said, "National cultural relics, from Turkey. The mercenaries sent by Erdogan disguised themselves as security guards and stole them from the backstage."

It was the first time Zhou Luoyang heard the story of such a movie, so he nodded.

Before the appointed time in the afternoon, Du Jing came just after 01:30. The two took off their shoes in front of the elevated low couch, went up to the tea table and sat down.

Zhou Luoyang washed the cup and made tea: "Why so early?"

Du Jing took out the meal that Zhou Luoyang cooked yesterday from his lunch bag, uttered a rare swear word, and then frowned: "I just went to the embassy, ​​and I was only given 10 minutes, and I failed again. Have you had lunch yet? "

"I'll order a takeaway," Zhou Luoyang said, "I just had tea and snacks, so I'm not hungry at noon."

"Eat this," Du Jing signaled, pushed the lunch box to the middle, and said, "I use chopsticks, you use a spoon."

So the two began to eat the meal that Zhou Luoyang prepared for Du Jing yesterday.

Du Jing didn't go back to the company in the afternoon, so he lay down by the tea bed and took a nap. Since living with Zhou Luoyang, his illness was miraculously brought under control, and he slept a lot more.Zhou Luoyang thought that this was right. Du Jing used too much brain time. He spent at least ten hours a day thinking and reasoning at high speed. He needed enough sleep.

Sitting next to him, Zhou Luoyang was pulled into their group by the chairman of the foundation.Everyone never mentioned his debts. Zhou Luoyang added his grandfather's friends one by one, and asked for the contact information of some old customers.

He plans to add them one by one, and from time to time, he will send some sorted out antique photos in Moments. In December, he will take part of his collection to participate in the exhibition held by the foundation.

Sotheby's auction fees are too expensive, hope they can fetch a good price.

In the afternoon, several groups of people came one after another, all young and young, passing by to watch the excitement.Zhou Luoyang checked the time and was about to set off to pick up Le Yao, but he heard the door knocking again.

"Sorry, it's closed, and it's still in trial operation, and it's only open until three o'clock—Leyao?!" Zhou Luoyang said in surprise.

Zhang Yalun pushed Leyao in the wheelchair and came up from the barrier-free passage. Leyao smiled and said, "The decoration is really beautiful!"

Zhang Yalun said to Zhou Luoyang, "Le Yao said that he wanted to come to see you, so I sent him here. It just so happens that there is no class this afternoon."

Zhang Yalun's car was parked outside, and the driver brought up Le Yao's luggage. Zhou Luoyang hurriedly thanked the two of them.Zhang Yalun said: "Then I will go back first. Le Yao, bye, see you after the holiday."

Le Yao bid farewell to Zhang Yalun, and walked around the store in a wheelchair, just watching from a distance.Zhou Luoyang said: "You can take a closer look. But you've seen it all, it's still those things."

Le Yao said with a smile: "After being packaged by you like this, it has become completely different. I dare not get too close, for fear of bumping into something."

Du Jing walked over and pushed Le Yao to look around.Zhou Luoyang started to pack his things and prepared to go home.

Le Yao said: "Is there anything here that I can afford? I want to buy one."

Zhou Luoyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said, "Can you stop bullying your brother?"

Le Yao said seriously: "I really want to buy it, it's very commemorative, the store you opened."

Zhou Luoyang wiped the teacup and said, "It's my shop."

Le Yao said: "But I obviously didn't do anything. By the way, why is it called 'Chang'an'?"

Du Jing changed the topic, and suddenly said: "I wanted to buy one before, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance."

Zhou Luoyang remembered that Du Jing wanted to buy a watch from him, maybe this was some kind of expression of their love for him.

"Okay," Zhou Luoyang said, "Little handsome guy, what is your budget? Do you want to give it to friends or keep it for yourself?"

Le Yao said: "I want to collect it myself. I have some private money, but the budget is about 2000 yuan, so it shouldn't be too expensive."

"Then I think this is suitable for you," Zhou Luoyang took out a watch with an enamel surface, and said, "It's made in Italy, a custom-made watch, and it was transferred by an earl. The studio no longer exists. It's an out-of-print style."

Le Yao saw that watch, it was indeed very beautiful, a muscular giant with a huge ball on his shoulders, and three needles were installed on the slightly convex curved spherical surface.

"It's more than 2000 yuan," Le Yao said, "Why do I feel that several zeros need to be added at the end?"

"We accept payment in installments," Zhou Luoyang said solemnly, "It's okay to pay it off slowly after ten years."

Le Yao laughed, and Zhou Luoyang said: "On the dial is Atlas, the son of the Titan, who shoulders the celestial sphere and prevents the world from returning to chaos."

"I like it very much." Le Yao naturally knew what this meant - his brother hoped that he would have a strong spirit, just like the Atlas who endured humiliation and became a Titan.

Zhou Luoyang took out the credit card machine, and Le Yao happily swiped his pocket money card.

"Shall I put it on for you?" Du Jing said.

Le Yao raised his hand, and Du Jing tied the watch strap for him. Le Yao looked into his brother's eyes and said, "Thank you boss."

Zhou Luoyang laughed, and Du Jing carried Le Yao into the car.

"It's a holiday tomorrow," Du Jing drove away, with a normal look on his face, and said, "Seven days, where do you want to go?"

Le Yao said: "Our class has an appointment to go on an autumn outing in three, four, five or three days... Wait, isn't this the way home?"

Zhou Luoyang smiled, and pushed Le Yao into the elevator to his new home.

"Participation ceremony." Du Jing and Zhou Luoyang had already moved things over last night and stayed there for the night, but they didn't formally start cooking, and only used the microwave oven.

"Come and open the door." Zhou Luoyang said to his younger brother, and gave him the key card.

Le Yao swiped the door card, Du Jing opened the door, and Le Yao shouted with a smile.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, there was a bright night scene. Zhou Luoyang had carefully arranged it and said, "The room on the right is yours."

Le Yao rolled the wheelchair by himself. When he passed the door of Zhou Luoyang's room, he subconsciously glanced inside. The new home was much cleaner. The remote room view is the best.

"Is this house rented or bought?" Le Yao asked.

Zhou Luoyang went to prepare dinner, Du Jing changed into his suit, stood behind Le Yao, and said, "It's for rent."

Hearing Du Jing's voice, Le Yao obviously hesitated for a moment, then looked up at Du Jing, and smiled again.

"It will cost a lot of money, right?" Le Yao said.

Du Jing simply replied: "Not much, do you want to take a shower first?"

"I can do it myself," Le Yao replied, "Thank you."

When Du Jing got along with Le Yao, he suddenly became a little bit alien. Du Jing didn't say anything, and turned around and closed the door for him.

Zhou Luoyang was busy for more than half a month, moving and opening a store, but when he saw Le Yao's smile, he felt that it was all worth it.

In the evening, for dinner, Du Jing and Zhou Luoyang cooked the meal together, and poured some wine to toast with Le Yao who was drinking.

"Can I drink it?" Zhou Luoyang observed Du Jing's situation.

"Yes," Du Jing replied calmly, "It's not a big problem."

"Drink less." Zhou Luoyang did not overly interfere with Du Jing's drinking, he knew that Du Jing should have a sense of proportion.

"Are you tired?" Zhou Luoyang felt that his younger brother's expression was a little abnormal.

Le Yao said: "One thing, I have to go to bed early and try the new bed, it looks very comfortable."

After dinner, Zhou Luoyang felt that the hard work of this period had finally come to an end temporarily, and he lay on the sofa and meditated.

The store opened, moved, everything is getting better, and the predicament of life before has gradually become visible.And all of this was brought to him by Du Jing.

Zhou Luoyang saw the back of Du Jing washing the dishes, and his feelings became very complicated. He didn't know how to repay him, but once he showed the emotion of repaying, Du Jing would definitely be angry.

Du Jing seemed to feel that Zhou Luoyang was looking at him, turned his head, and glanced at him indifferently.

"What?" Du Jing asked.

Zhou Luoyang shook his head with a little drunkenness on his face.

After Du Jing opened the dishwasher and finished processing, before coming to the sofa, his shirt hadn't been changed yet, so he said to Zhou Luoyang, "Move it in."

Zhou Luoyang moved in, and the sofa was huge, so Du Jing also lay on it, thinking about things together.

"Le Yao seems to have something on his mind." Zhou Luoyang said.

Du Jing replied: "If he doesn't want to talk about it, just pretend you don't know."

Zhou Luoyang turned his head, looked at Du Jing, and asked doubtfully, "Could it be a relationship?"

Du Jing said: "Everyone has puberty, and Le Yao is no exception."

Zhou Luoyang didn't answer, his heart beat a little faster due to alcohol.

Du Jing turned his head to the side, and the two were face to face, neither of them spoke, breathing each other's breath.They all drank Irish rum in the evening, Du Jing's face turned slightly red, and Zhou Luoyang's breath smelled sweet of raspberry rum.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the bright night view of Wan City is reflected, with thousands of lights.

"Thank you," Zhou Luoyang said with reddened eyes, "Du Jing, you have always been the most important person in my life. No matter what happened in the past, it's great to see you again."

Du Jing didn't make a sound, ten seconds, twenty seconds.

Half a minute later, he took advantage of his alcohol and kissed Zhou Luoyang on the cheek.