Chapter 155 Helping others is the foundation of happiness
"Brother Xu, long time no see."
Ma Fusheng smiled broadly, held the man's hand, and shook it enthusiastically. After a few words of greeting, Ma Fusheng smiled and said, "Today, I specially brought a few friends to visit Brother Xu's house. You won't mind, right?"
At this time, Lei Yunzhang came up with a smile on his face and said very politely: "This is Brother Xu. I didn't say hello to you in advance and followed Fusheng here. I'm really sorry."
"It's okay, it's lively when there are many people. Welcome." The middle-aged uncle smiled, with obvious wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes, and a simple and honest look on his face.
After standing in front of the door and being polite for a few minutes, everyone walked into the house. The house was made of bricks and tiles and was a bit dilapidated. However, the courtyard and hall were also cleaned relatively clean and did not feel cluttered.
When they came to the hall, the middle-aged uncle named Xu moved a few stools and asked everyone to sit down. Then he picked up the teapot on the table and found that it was empty. He suddenly said with some embarrassment: "No.
I knew you were coming, but I didn’t even prepare tea. Just wait, I’ll boil the water.”
"Brother Xu, there's no need to bother." Ma Fusheng waved his hand and didn't show off. He went straight to the point: "Is your exquisite porcelain bowl still there? I came here specifically for it today."
"Exquisite porcelain bowl?"
The middle-aged uncle was startled, and then said apologetically: "Mr. Ma, I'm so sorry, I've already sold that thing."
"What!"
Everyone was stunned, especially Wang Guan, Yu Feibai, and Lei Yunzhang. They were worried just now whether the exquisite porcelain bowl was a mine. Unexpectedly, the thing was simply gone.
"Mr. Ma, I'm sorry." The middle-aged uncle said a little shyly, "Last time, after you left, several people came to my house to look at things. One of them also took a fancy to the exquisite porcelain bowl.
I bought it on the spot.”
Ma Fusheng's face changed when he heard this, and he naturally regretted it. He couldn't help but sigh: "It's too late. If I had known I would have bought it then, why wait until now."
The middle-aged uncle smiled and said nothing.
There are so many ifs in the world. Now that the things have been sold, it's too late to say anything.
"Brother Xu."
At the same time, Lei Yunzhang frowned slightly and asked: "Except for those exquisite porcelain bowls, do you have nothing else in your house?"
"this……"
The middle-aged uncle hesitated and said hesitantly: "Yes, yes, but let me state it in advance. Although the things were passed down from my father, I'm not sure whether they are old things or not."
When Wang Guan and others heard the sound, a strange color flashed across their eyes.
I didn't expect that this middle-aged uncle would be very honest.
"Haha, Brother Xu, don't worry. We will make our own judgment in this regard." Lei Yunzhang said with a smile: "You can just take us to see the things. If we have chosen them, the price can be discussed."
"Okay, come with me." The middle-aged uncle said cheerfully, leading the way and taking everyone to a room.
In rural houses, the windows are generally not very big and light cannot come in. Therefore, this room seems a bit dark. Even if the middle-aged uncle turns on the light, the light is not very bright, and it only illuminates most of the space under the light.
As for other places, it is still hazy.
There are a lot of sundries placed in the room. However, what attracts the most attention is the porcelain on the central shelf.
Everyone walked over quickly, looked carefully, and found that the types of porcelain on the shelves were relatively monotonous. They were all household appliances such as porcelain bowls, porcelain plates, and porcelain basins.
However, considering that this is a farmer's house, most of them are practical utensils. Occasionally, one or two ornamental utensils are good. It is impossible to fill the room with a bunch of plum vases, vases and other porcelain. Otherwise, as long as you think carefully
, you know this is unreasonable, and you don’t need to read any more.
After approaching the shelf, everyone looked at it.
Wang Guan also reached out, picked up a blue and white porcelain bowl, and looked at it intently.
As soon as he got his hands on it, Wang Guan felt that this porcelain bowl had some weight and met the standard he expected. Looking at the surface of the bowl, the gloss of the glaze is restrained, the blue and white rendering, and the condition of the base are very consistent with the porcelain of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
Process characteristics.
"It seems to be the real thing." Wang Guan made a preliminary judgment in his mind.
However, in recent times, Wang Guan has often been exposed to antiques, and his appreciation of antiques has improved by leaps and bounds. After looking at the porcelain bowl for a few minutes, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
Especially, when his fingers touched the edge of the bowl mouth, Wang Guan immediately realized that there was something wrong with the porcelain bowl. The bowl mouth was too smooth and did not look like something that had been used.
You must know that this porcelain bowl is a practical utensil. If you buy it from a farmer, you will never leave it unused. However, the porcelain bowl looks a bit old, but there are no wear marks from use. This is a flaw.
Thinking of this, Wang Guan frowned and raised his eyes to look at the others. He saw that both Lei Yunzhang and Yu Feibai were frowning in thought, so he knew that they were not good at it either.
At this time, he also noticed Wang Guan's actions. Lei Yunzhang shook his head quietly and responded. Then he put down the blue and white porcelain plate in his hand and picked up the porcelain basin next to him.
"Could it be that we really encountered someone laying landmines?" Wang Guan was thoughtful, and was too lazy to observe one by one. After taking half a step back, he directly turned on his special ability. After taking a closer look, Wang Guan was completely disappointed.
There was no movement at all on the porcelain on the shelf, which showed that they were all new.
"I came here in vain, wasting most of my time." Wang Guan was secretly unhappy, but he couldn't remind everyone to avoid troublesome explanations. Besides, being upset by staying here, Wang Guan hesitated and simply walked outside.
The middle-aged uncle was standing at the door. When he saw Wang Guan coming out empty-handed, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Brother, don't you want to continue reading?"
"Actually, I don't understand this either. I feel a little stuffy in the room, so I just went out to get some fresh air." Wang Guan said casually, quickly walked out of the room and headed outside.
The middle-aged uncle also felt that Wang Guan was so young that he probably didn't know much about antiques, so he didn't suspect anything. Instead, he kindly reminded: "There are many trees in the mountains, so don't wander around, lest you get lost."
"I know." Wang Guan responded, already outside the house.
At this time, Wang Guan was standing at a high place, with the mountain wind blowing slowly, and he felt a bit chilly. However, looking down at the villages, farmland, and rivers below, he had a different feeling.
After admiring the scenery of the mountain village for a while, Wang Guan felt much less depressed. He also felt that his trip to the countryside today was quite good. At least he could drive directly to the mountain village. If the road was not open to traffic, he could only come on foot.
, and finally found out that everything in the house was fake, it was like crying without tears.
Wang Guan was comforting himself when he suddenly heard the sound of violent breathing coming from the bottom of the hillside. He looked curiously and saw a young man about the same age as himself, at the foot of the mountain, struggling to push a pair of bags filled with sand and stones.
Wheel car, climbing up hard.
However, there seems to be too much sand and gravel on the two-wheeled vehicle, and the body is very heavy to use. In addition, there is a hump of more than 45 degrees at the foot of the mountain. It is this hump that makes young people use their strength.
He exerted all his strength, gritted his teeth, muscles burst out of his arms, he was so tired that he was sweating profusely, and he couldn't make it through.
He found that the young man had been struggling for a long time, pushing and pushing, but he still couldn't get over the hurdle. Wang Guan couldn't stand it anymore, so he walked quickly, and when the young man was pushing the cart, he also reached out and grabbed the front of the cart.
, pull hard.
It was this strength that allowed the young man to push the two-wheeled vehicle over the ridge very smoothly and onto the flat area of the hillside.
"Thanks……"
The young man was startled, and after realizing that Wang Guan had helped him, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face.
"You're welcome."
Helping others is the foundation of happiness. Being able to help others made Wang Guan in a good mood. He just wanted to be a good person to the end and asked with a smile: "Where are you going to transport your things? Do you need my help?"
"If you go over the slope above, you will reach my house." The young man was not pretentious and did not refuse Wang Guan's help. After pointing out the location, he let a handler on a two-wheeled vehicle come out.
"Okay, let's work hard together."
Wang Guan pressed one of the handles of the two-wheeled bicycle, which felt quite heavy. Then, the two of them pushed the two-wheeled bicycle up the long slope and turned a corner, finally arriving at the young man's home.
.
"We're here, just stop here."
The young man smiled with great gratitude and said, "Thank you so much."
"It's a small thing, it's nothing." Wang Guan waved his hands and took a breath. The two-wheeled vehicle filled with sand and gravel weighed at least four to five hundred kilograms. It was really hard to push it up the long slope.
After taking a break, Wang Guan looked at the young man's home curiously. One-third of an old mud-tile house had been demolished, and the incomplete walls were being rebuilt with cement and bricks. It turned out that the old house was being demolished and replaced with new ones.
No wonder so much sand and gravel is used.
After looking at it twice, Wang Guan was surprised and said: "Are you the only one working?"
"My parents went to town to buy building materials, so I'm the one looking after the house." The young man said with a smile, "You must be tired. Go sit down and have a glass of water."
"good……"
Wang Guan hesitated for a moment and then agreed smoothly.
Anyway, it was only a few hundred meters away. After Yu Feibai and the others looked at the things, they realized that they were not there, and they could hear their calls. Besides, when they got on the cart, they were sweating a little, and they were really thirsty.
"It's a little messy, don't mind it." The young man said with a smile, leading Wang Guan directly through the demolished half of the wall and into the lobby of the house.
"You sit down, I'll pour some water." After moving a chair for Wang Guan to sit down, the young man ran to the kitchen, and sounded like he was preparing to boil water.
Wang Guan is not surprised by this. In some places, boiled water is rarely drunk. Only when guests come will they cook ready-made water. It's not that they don't pay attention to hygiene and drink cold water. The main reason is that people directly use soup and porridge instead of boiled water.
"Brother, don't bother, just bring me a cup of well water." Wang Guan shouted. His body is not that delicate, let alone well water. When he is thirsty, he will even drink tap water.
Besides, this village has not suffered too much pollution. The quality of the well water may be more nutritious and purer than some mineral water, and contains trace elements that are beneficial to the body...
Chapter completed!