Chapter Eighteen: The Conference Begins
The private room is far away from the tea table below, but the guests slowly began to sit down. The voices of greetings and conversations came up, which was still very harsh.
Luo Xiaohu said anxiously, "Where is he?"
"Are you his son?" Cheng Geng guessed.
Luo Xiaohu's eyebrows tightened, his forehead condensed into the character "Sichuan". His lips squirmed a few times, and his breathing gradually stabilized. He sat on the chair and said curiously, "How did you see it?"
Cheng Geng said, "Anyone who has seen him will recognize you. You look very similar, don't you?"
Luo Xiaohu looked at Cheng Geng, "Although I don't want to admit it, this is an indisputable fact. But he really made me underestimate it. In order to avoid my mother and I, I went missing? You can tell him that there is no need to work so hard, but I want to see him, and my mother will not see him in her life." He became sad.
"You misunderstood him." Cheng Geng thought for a while, "You are his only son, how could he not want to see you, just..."
"You don't have to explain it to him. It seems that you have a good relationship." Luo Xiaohu's wise man became uneasy. "You pass the message to him for me. I have something to tell him. If he has time, please come to Anranju to see me."
"This..." Cheng Geng became embarrassed.
"Why, don't you?" Luo Xiaohu became nervous.
Cheng Geng looked at him, "I'm afraid I can't do this for you? He went far away."
"Coward, I only know how to hide from others in my life." Luo Xiaohu soothed, "If you don't see me and feel upset, there is no need to worry about you. It's great." He picked up the crystal utensil, poured out the red liquid, emitted a faint smell of wine, picked it up and took a few sips, and placed it on the table angrily.
"Xiaohu, who are you talking about?" An Qinghuan found that his emotions changed a lot, and his big hands also trembled.
Zhang Jingfang said blankly, "It's not his father, right?"
Luo Xiaohu looked up at her, with a complicated expression in his eyes. An Qinghuan approached Zhang Jingfang unconsciously and reached out to hold her palm. The two of them looked at Luo Xiaohu and Cheng Geng at a while.
"Actually you misunderstood." Cheng Geng took a few deep breaths and decided to tell him the truth.
"Shut up." Luo Xiaohu grabbed the luminous cup, drank the wine inside in one sip, closed his eyes to calm down, and then reached out and said, "Okay, I'm too excited, I won't mention unhappy things." He stood up, deliberately not to look at Cheng Geng, and said to An Qinghuan, "Miss An invited us here today as a pastime. I wonder if there are other people?"
Zhang Jingfang pushed An Qinghuan down, and she sobered, "Oh, no more. I originally wanted to introduce you and Jingfang to know each other, but I didn't expect you to know each other."
"Qinghuan, you're right, he's really amazing." Zhang Jingfang remembered Luo Xiaohu's analysis that day, and his face showed an admiration.
Luo Xiaohu regained his elegance, poured four glasses of wine, and said to An Qinghuan, "Yes, the unique wines in Longbei can only be made in the hot Longbei Plain." He picked up the wine glass, handed it to Cheng Geng, and then dispersed it to An Qinghuan and Zhang Jingfang, and the last cup was actually given to Qiu Ju.
Qiu Ju was stunned. She thought this man was strange just now, but she didn't forget herself. She felt grateful in her heart and found that the person in front of her was many times better than Cheng Geng.
An Qing laughed and said, "You really understand it? This was brought by my father and friend from Longbei. Today I will give it to you to try it."
Luo Xiaohu took a sip and savored the strong fragrance, "Now in the deep autumn, this wine has been traveling a long distance to Anxi. The climate is very different from the Longbei Plain, which inevitably affects the taste of this wine."
There was a light in Qiuju's eyes. She felt that Luo Xiaohu knew a lot. She was attracted by his words. She couldn't help but take a sip. Her face suddenly changed and she almost vomited. She saw the luxurious ground.
She endured the discomfort and forced herself to swallow it. Her whole body trembled, and she secretly wondered, "What kind of wine is this? Isn't it just broken vinegar?" But looking at Luo Xiaohu's aftertaste, she even suspected that the wine in her hand was different from that in his hand.
Zhang Jingfang sniffed, closed her eyes, and said with a bright look, "No, stinky girl, why did you take it out today?"
"What, I'm OK. If my father hadn't left a bottle for me, I'm afraid you could only smell it." An Qing smiled and glanced at Cheng Geng, stretched out his cup to signal, then looked at Zhang Jingfang, and said suspiciously, "Where is your elder brother? Why have you rarely seen him recently?"
"Hey, are you interested in him? Want to be my sister-in-law?" Zhang Jingfang teased.
An Qinghuan quickly turned around and put down the wine glass and said to Zhang Jingfang, "What are you talking nonsense? It would be bad if you hear it." She stroked her brown hair nervously, and two flusheds on her cheeks.
"Isn't admit it yet? My face turned red." Zhang Jingfang cursed with a smile.
An Qinghuan stepped back at her and turned around and ran outside. Zhang Jingfang looked at Cheng Geng with a smile.
Cheng Geng took a sip, just like Qiu Ju, feeling uncomfortable and his eyebrows could become a ball.
"The taste of this wine is indeed not comparable to the taste when it was in the Longbei Plain, but it is good to drink it here." Luo Xiaohu shook the luminous cup in his hand, illuminating the night pearls, looking at the texture of the wine, "If I guessed correctly, I should have put ice in the barrel and put the barrel in it, and seal the outer edge of the barrel with airtight sheepskin. In this top-secret space, the wine is kept intact. After so long, I came to Anxi."
"My friend is indeed an expert." A loud voice sounded, An Ruyi walked in from outside, her eyes fell on Luo Xiaohu, and she exclaimed, "I didn't expect that I would have such an understanding of wine at such a young age? But judging from your appearance, I am not a man on the Longbei Plain."
Luo Xiaohu bowed gentlemanly and said, "The An family leader has been awarded. I am indeed not a man from Longbei. I just had a superficial study of wine in English."
"Oh, no wonder." An Ruyi glanced at Cheng Geng, nodded to Zhang Jingfang, walked out the door with a smile. At this moment, Cheng Geng discovered the person dressed in weird clothes.
An Ruyi took the man toward another private room. He glanced a few more times. At this time, An Qinghuan walked in and blocked his sight. Cheng Geng then withdrew his gaze and guessed to himself, "Who is he who can actually be with An Ruyi."
An Qinghuan said mysteriously, "You are lucky today. I heard that there is a strange thing. It is said that everyone came for this thing."
Zhang Jingfang smiled and said, "You went there for a while to find out the news? You just asked the manager to come up and ask, don't you know?"
An Qinghuan shook her head and said, "You don't know anything. Even if I ask those useless guys to come up, they don't know."
"Then what is this 'Treasure Conference'? The host doesn't know, how to introduce it to the guests later." Zhang Jingfang widened his eyes curiously, and Cheng Geng was attracted.
"You don't know. In order to prevent accidents, all these treasures were brought before the conference began. The situation was written by the host to the deacons in advance. At the beginning of the conference, our people read it out and then asked the treasures to be exhibited for auction."
Zhang Jingfang suddenly said, "I thought you would know in advance?"
An Qinghuan smiled bitterly and said, "Even my father doesn't know before the beginning. I just passed by and heard my father talking to a person who was dressed in strange ways, and probably heard it all."
Luo Xiaohu put down the luminous cup in his hand and smiled, "I just saw that person. His outfit is definitely from Longbei. I began to think he was the one who gave your father's wine? I didn't expect it would be the seller."
Zhang Jingfang pulled An Qinghuan and sat on the chair, asked curiously, "Have you ever heard of any good baby?"
An Qinghuan shook her head and said, "After they saw me, they stopped talking, and then entered the private room. I want to know what it is more than you."
"Miss, it's about to start anyway, so you'll know it when the time comes." Qiu Ju interrupted.
Zhang Jingfang couldn't help but say, "There are so many people this year."
An Qinghuan nodded and said, "Yes, I just heard from the servant that I have added a lot of tables."
Cheng Geng thought of the person who was brought into the box by An Ruyi, and was stunned. When he glanced at him, he saw three servants carrying a loudspeaker and walking onto the round platform. At this moment, he was condescending and almost effortless, and he could see clearly.
After a while, after getting ready, several more servants walked up with a large wooden box, placed it on the round platform, and then left.
In an instant, the dense crowd became silent and looked at the box on the stage.
Cheng Geng's eyelids twitched, and he found that the box coming up was pitch black and shining with a faint light, like a gem. The patterns on it were twisted and entangled, and it was the same as the black wood he found in Iceland. The box was very magical and attracted everyone's attention.
Cheng Geng accidentally discovered that in the private room opposite, many people took out their telescopes, looked at the wooden box below carefully, and quietly without saying a word.
The door of the private room was knocked, and then a maid came in and said to An Qinghuan, "Miss, this is your 'treasure bell'." She said as she put down the wooden plate in her hand and then retreated.
Only then did Cheng Geng see clearly that there were four bells on the plate. Judging from the material, it should be made of silver and there were handles behind it, which could be easily grasped.
An Qinghuan saw Cheng Geng and Luo Xiaohu puzzled and smiled, "This is a bell used to shout prices. Anyone of the three of you will fall in love with something later and can shake the bell to bid with everyone here."
Cheng Geng nodded secretly, An Qinghuan gave each person a bell, then left one by himself, and placed it on several tables beside him as if nothing had happened.
Cheng Geng held the bell and felt that it was cold to buy it, but he found that the bell in front of him was very exquisitely made. He couldn't help but shake it. The bell made a crisp sound, very clear, and everyone below looked at him.
"Haha, before the start, someone could not hold back." An old man in a gray robe walked up to the round table and looked at Cheng Geng with a smile, "Don't be so impatient, this distinguished guest, we have the chance to ring the bell, but the old man doesn't know if you are ready enough." He smiled heartily, his voice passed through the loudspeaker, and the entire huge treasure pavilion could hear clearly.
Cheng Geng was watched by everyone and felt uncomfortable all over, so he quickly put down the bell in his hand.
The old man bowed and said, "Little old man Zhang Shisan, like in previous years, I will preside over the presidency. On behalf of our master, I would like to say hello to you."
This thirteenth picture is very smooth, and the folding fan is spread in his hand, shaking and looking around for a while, then said, "Everyone, you must light your eyes next, don't miss something good."
People say that antiques in prosperous times and gold in troubled times. However, these people who gathered in Baibao Pavilion have a wealth of wealth and are more curious about treasures than oceans and gold.
"The old man has a concern, that is, he is afraid that you will bring enough money." Zhang Shisan smiled heartily, "But you can rest assured that our Baibao Pavilion has loan services and only charges a small commission. As long as you prove that you are qualified enough and how much money, our Baibao Pavilion will provide services to you."
He put away the folding fan, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said to the bottom, "If I keep chatting, I'm afraid you'll be scolding my father and mother. If you don't talk less, then this will begin."
Chapter completed!