antique masters in modern times

When the Yan family's new house was almost built, the school's military training for freshmen also began.

Prior to this, Chen Boyi had already completed the transfer procedures for Yan You.Originally, it was against the rules, but it was rare for Mr. Ying to name him, and said that this was the most talented student he had seen in his decades of coaching.Even the old Ying said this, and the school had to make an exception once.

But the even more eye-popping thing was yet to come: on the day the transfer procedures were completed, Elder Ying announced in public that Yan You would be brought by him personally.

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the audience.Since Lao Ying retired and returned to employment, except for the one class every week, he has been immersed in his own research, and has confiscated his disciples for nearly ten years.This time he made an exception for Yan You, obviously wanting to accept closed disciples.

For a while, there were those who were envious, those who were jealous, and some people who didn't know the truth even suspected that Yan You had bribed Old Ying.There are people who change their minds.However, everyone knew about Old Ying's temper, and no one dared to say anything other than congratulations.

Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, and Tu Zhi, who has just been promoted to the head of the department, is that exception.After learning of Yinglao's decision, he immediately exploded, and came to the door to reason, saying that Yanyou was obviously his first love, and it was agreed on the day of the assessment, how could Yinglao have the nerve to win love?Speaking of excitement, I almost slapped the table.

Seeing Tu Zhi, who was so angry that he spoke unscrupulously, and his speech suddenly fell to the same level as Murong Hui, everyone could only smile wryly.

But Jiang is still old and spicy, and in the end it was Ying Lao who got rid of him.Sending away the others, the two murmured in the office for a long time without knowing what they said. Finally, Tu Zhi came out cheerfully, and seeing Yan You waiting outside, he immediately grabbed his shoulders and shook him violently a few times: "Boy, Take advantage of the military training to exercise your physical fitness well. The heaven will send a great responsibility to the people, hahaha!"

Yanyou felt uncomfortable at his laughter, and felt that it had something to do with Yinglao.But no matter who you ask, you get the same reply: "You will know when school starts."

Yan You had no choice but to put his curiosity back in his stomach, and honestly went to participate in military training first.

During the Republic of China, the government set up lecture halls in various places to select and train soldiers.He heard that the students there had to take into account military training and schoolwork at the same time, so he thought it was the same for military training.Only after reporting for duty did I realize that this was purely military training.

Standing at attention, standing in a military posture, walking, running circles... After only one day of participation, Yanyou felt overwhelmed.He is not a person who is good at physical activity, and this body has been malnourished for a long time and is too thin.Although he has become stronger after recent recuperation, he is still slightly inferior to boys of the same age.

It was the last run in the afternoon. When he reached the end of the run, he felt his heart was beating so fast that he was about to explode. He couldn't even answer his classmates' questions, so he just panted for breath.In the end, thanks to the enthusiastic people, he took him back to the dormitory.

"Thank you... Thank you." After walking slowly for a while, and pouring another glass of light salt water, Yanyou felt like a fish returning to the water, and gradually felt that he was alive, so he thanked the classmates who helped: " I look like this, making you laugh."

"Don't say that, everyone has things they are good at and not good at."

The one who spoke was a boy with a baby face, slightly shorter than Yan You, with delicate features, and he smiled before saying a word. He looked very well-behaved and very attractive.

He introduced himself: "My name is Shi Lin, and his name is Meng Tan, both from the Department of Archeology. I heard that you are also from the Department of Archeology during roll call in the morning, but I forgot your name."

"My name is Yanyou, hello." Before entering school, Yanyou decided to make good friends with his classmates and enjoy the campus life that he had never experienced before while studying.Seeing that Shi Lin took the initiative to show his favor, he naturally greeted him with a smile.

Compared with Shi Lin's enthusiasm, Meng Tan looked much colder, didn't say a word, just nodded slightly, even if he had greeted Yan You.However, his face is that kind of handsome, but cold and serious, and he can tell that he is taciturn at a glance.Even though he doesn't speak, others don't think he's rude.

"There are quite a few freshmen in other departments, but our department only has a dozen or so people. In the future, everyone should take care of each other." After speaking, Shi Lin looked around for a while, and said regretfully: "We are the only three archaeologists in this room. Department, the others have been assigned to other rooms. I wanted to chat at first, but now I can only wait for tomorrow, let's go, let's go get dinner first."

The renovation of the school building was not over yet, and the freshmen participating in military training were arranged in an old building that was not in use for the time being, and several large rooms were cleared out for temporary accommodation.The common room of Bailaiping and the low camping bed give it the feeling of a Datong bunk.Most of the students at this moment are quite able to endure hardships, not as delicate as they were later.Standing in a long line to get water, sweating, and waiting for the bathroom doesn't feel like a pain, but just feels funny, and everyone is joking around.

Sitting on a small bed with only a thin mattress, eating a decent but poor-tasting dinner in the school cafeteria, from chatting, Yan You had a certain understanding of the origins of Shi Lin and Meng Tan.

Shi Lin is the only child of an ordinary worker's family. He has limited knowledge of archaeology. It is only because he has loved history since he was a child and found it too boring to sit in piles of old papers all day to study knowledge, so he wanted to apply for this major that can not only study history but also travel around.

Yan You couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this: "History is only a part of archaeology. What if you find that it doesn't suit you after school starts?"

Shi Lin thought about it carefully, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a heartless look: "Let's talk about it at that time, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and there is always a way. I even did the difficult thing of getting into college. , there is no reason not to pass this hurdle.”

He acted like an optimist, but he was too optimistic.Yan You couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

But Meng Tan's next words completely attracted his attention: "My ancestors in my family were merchants who traded in antiques. They studied archeology because they wanted to inherit their ancestral business, but they didn't want to do business according to Dad's wishes."

He spoke succinctly, but it completely aroused Yan You's interest: "Meng Tan, did your ancestors open a shop in Liulichang? Or did you help people to work?"

"My grandfather is a broker. If he finds something, he will send it to a wealthy family. If he finds a deal, he will get a commission as compensation. However, what he does is only a small business."

Someone else might have to ask again, but Yanyou understood immediately: this was the so-called pocket business at that time, there was no appearance, and the business was all about running.

Most of the people who work in this industry are people who are well-connected in the industry and have a certain reputation.Some well-known brokers dealt with influential figures who were hot at the time and would still be well-known in future generations. For each order, the transaction amount was at least several thousand oceans or more.However, these people are a minority after all, and most of them are unknown people like Meng Tan's grandfather.

Some of the goods they handle are collected by themselves, but more are still taken from various stores.When you get it, you don't pay for it, but show it to the customer first.If the match is matched, the money will be collected here and then go back to settle the settlement; if the match is not matched, the original item will be returned.Because the percentage of the fee has already been agreed, there has been basically no arguing about the money.

In this line of work, in addition to basic skills such as eyesight appraisal, what you pay attention to is trustworthiness.Although the folk customs in this era are fairly simple, it is basically impossible to get thousands or even tens of thousands of silver dollars worth of antiques on credit with just one name like this.

Feeling secretly in his heart, he raised his eyes and saw Meng Tan's capable manner of answering questions and answers, but never saying a word, Yan You couldn't help laughing: If you don't tell the truth, this person is more like a descendant of a soldier than a descendant of a businessman, his nature is like this , no wonder he doesn't want to go into business.

While talking, Meng Tan finished the last spoonful of rice and covered the clean lunch box: "I'm going to wash the dishes."

"Don't, don't, let's chat for a while." Shi Lin, who half understood, hurriedly pulled him back to the camp bed: "From what you said just now, it must be a family history, and you know antiques very well, right?"

"I just know the surface." Meng Tan took the opportunity to sit down, but still refused to say more.

Shi Lin said: "You must be modest. Since your father expects you to inherit the ancestral business, it means that your vision must not be wrong."

Meng Tan pursed his lips, but did not answer.Instead, he turned his gaze to the side, leaving Shi Lin with an expectant face there.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Yan You had no choice but to be a peacemaker: "Shi Lin, do you like antiques?"

"Well, archeology is definitely about dealing with antiquities. I want to learn more. If there are experts around, I can always ask for advice."

Seeing that Meng Tan didn't seem to want to talk to him, Shi Lin stopped looking for boredom, and immediately changed the subject: "When I reported, I heard that our department admitted a freshman who wanted to transfer to another department. What was even more surprising Yes, the most famous old professor Ying in the department appointed him as a student. To be valued so much by the professor, he must be very powerful. Won't you take a big class with us? It would be nice to see him, I have a lot of questions to ask."

When Shi Lin said this, Yan You fell silent immediately.He didn't expect the news to spread so quickly. Not only was he a blockbuster among the teachers, but he was also well-known in the eyes of the students.And, how to answer?Said that the deity is right in front of you, if you want to ask anything, just ask; or pretend to be deaf and dumb, and wait for the truth to be revealed afterwards to meet the students with even weirder eyes?

Shi Lin didn't know that Yan You was entangled in his heart. Seeing his strange expression, he thought that the other party was small-minded and couldn't hear anyone better than himself, so he had to start another topic: "Yan You, why did you apply for the Department of Archeology?"

"I……"

Before answering, a man came into the room suddenly, walked up to Yanyou, and put a bag of things at his feet: "Junior brother Yanyou, Professor Ying said that there is a lake near here, and there are always the most mosquitoes in summer. Bring you some mosquito coils."

The person who came here had his hair parted, and his soft-spoken manner revealed a sense of shyness. He was the examinee who had mentioned a few words on a whim the day Yan You first arrived on campus.It was only later that I found out that his name was Wei Changhua, and he was also Tu Zhi's disciple.If it wasn't for Elder Ying, the two of them would have almost become brothers of the same sect.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Wei, and please thank Elder Ying for me." Seeing that the old man took care of such trivial matters for him, Yan You felt a burst of warmth in his heart.

Wei Changhua smiled shyly: "You're being polite, it's just a matter of raising your hands. I'll ask you for advice after you finish your military training."

"How dare you do that." Yan You habitually said a word of humility, before realizing that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Wei Changhua said seriously: "You are a closed disciple who is highly praised by the old professor Ying. My attainments in antiques are far inferior to yours. Naturally, I should ask you to teach me more."

The conversation passed word by word to the ears of the two people next to them.Not only Shi Lin opened his mouth wide, Meng Tan also looked up unexpectedly.

Obviously it wasn't his fault, but Yan You felt a little embarrassed: Why did it look like showing off?

After sending Wei Changhua away, he returned to the bed, hesitating how to speak, Shi Lin suddenly rushed up, pressed his back and pressed down desperately: "It turns out that the master is by his side! So you are Professor Ying's teacher." Closed disciple! Oh my god, you must have been secretly proud just now!"

Meng Hao opened his mouth to comment, but it was still brief: "It's hidden."

The reaction of the two made Yan You completely relieved.Just now he was really worried that they would create a estrangement from him because of this. If they were rejected by their classmates, they would inevitably lose a lot of fun in college life.

Pressing down on Shi Lin, who was as stubborn as a little brother, Yan You smiled and said: "Why are you so proud, you guys figured it out in the end."

"Haha, the moon is the first to be close to the water. If there are any problems in the future, I will come to you."

Yan You promised: "As long as I can answer it."

Yanyou was first led in by his father, and then slowly pondered over the collection of books, so he acquired this knowledge.For him, campus life is very new.Coupled with subconsciously thinking that students are pure and passionate, it is rare to relax their defenses.

Therefore, Yan You, who was immersed in the novelty, didn't realize that under Shi Linyan's appearance of smiling at Yan Yan, there was a faint ecstasy in his eyes that wish had been fulfilled.