Chapter 68

On the way to leave jubaozhai, I still couldn't reach absolute peace. The reason is that there are a large number of treasures in the secret room of jubaozhai. It is reasonable to say that I am a Taoist, but I don't have to cut off seven emotions and six desires like a monk. However, I have a pure heart and few desires, probably because I am too shallow in Taoism, so I still can't reach that level.

I stayed in the store all afternoon. I turned through the books without doing anything. I closed the door and went home at almost seven o'clock in the evening. As soon as I got home and opened the door, a burning smell suddenly came to my face. Moreover, the whole living room was like in the clouds. The thick smoke made me cough and dare not open my eyes.

"Is it fire? Ling'er, ling'er..."

"I, I'm in the kitchen."

Bai Ling's reply immediately made me feel like drinking a glass of ice water in winter. I quickly opened the living room window and let the smoke roll away. Until a few minutes later, the smoke had dispersed. Standing in front of me was a Bai Ling whose face was extremely embarrassed by smoke stains, and she was looking at me with natural eyes. "I, miss, you can't do it. You can't try again."

"I, I just want to..."

"Stop talking. You're very kind to me, but you know you're still sick now. Go and lie in bed and have a rest."

"What about in the kitchen?"

"I'll do it. I'll do it."

"Oh."

The kitchen is in a mess. I don't know what words to use to describe the scene now. However, if it's a different person, I can't guarantee that I can suppress the fire in my heart.

After cleaning up for half an hour, I was forced to go downstairs and order two takeout dishes due to a hole in the frying pan. By the way, I bought some kitchen utensils.

This night, I can't stop thinking in my mind. There are considerations and others

Early in the morning, I asked Bai Ling to take the decocted traditional Chinese medicine, explored her recovery, immediately looked at the wall clock on the wall, the time was almost the same, told Bai Ling, and I went out again.

According to my agreement with Zhang Zhongyi yesterday, I spent about an hour to come to Wanhe teahouse in Shiqiaopu. There are two floors in Wanhe teahouse. First, I swept around the two floors and didn't see the shadow of Zhang Zhongyi. Immediately, I retreated to the first floor, occupied a table near the wall and ordered a cup of tea. After waiting for about 20 minutes, Zhang Zhongyi appeared at the door of the teahouse. Like me, he just wanted to confirm whether I was coming. He looked around with his eyes. Finally, he found me bored reading the newspaper first and leaned over in a hurry.

"Little brother, I have to pay two customers in the morning. Due to this delay, I came in the evening. I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Come on, order."

I took his cigarette. After he lit it for me, I took a sip, waved my hand and said, "it's all right. You can sit down, too. What do you want to drink?"

Zhang Zhongyi said, "No. by the way, don't blame me for my thoughts. Up to now, I don't even know what you call or do. Speaking of it, there are some... Do you think it's so reasonable?"

I said, "as I told you yesterday, it doesn't matter what I do. Of course, out of a cooperative relationship, you should always know a little about me. My name is Qi Zhiyuan and I live in the community under Uncle Zhang's care."

"No wonder you know my last name and even where I work. It turns out that I'm an old man."

"Hey, Uncle Zhang, I don't like to hear that."

"What did I say?"

"Haven't you really understood what I mean by coming to you tomorrow or even asking you to come here today?"

"To tell you the truth, I really didn't think of anything after thinking about it all night."

I put the newspaper aside, asked the waiter to order a cup of tea for Zhang Zhongyi, and immediately said, "Uncle Zhang, I'll ask you first. If you don't mind, you can tell me the truth. How much money have you deducted from Uncle Zhang without conscience, and how much do you earn from exceeding the market of fruits a day?"

Zhang Zhongyi may still have some bumps. Listening to what I said, it seems that his face changed at once. "I said brother Qi, it's my family business. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to always mix with outsiders? Besides, you still say such words in front of me."

I said, "Uncle Zhang, don't worry. I use the wrong words. However, I just want to know how much wealth you can control now."

"Are you checking me?"

"No, absolutely not. You forgot that I was talking about cooperation just now. If I told you the truth, I believe you will be very happy to cooperate with me."

"Money?"

"Yes, and many."

"Really?"

"Uncle Zhang, you're a little feminine." I took a sip of tea, moistened my throat and said: "Just now I didn't ask, but according to my observation of your supermarket yesterday and what I heard from Uncle Zhang, I'll give you a total. Except for the real estate, that is, the house already under your name, the number you can control is at most about 200000. Of course, according to your current situation and with this deposit, your life is not good It's not hard, but it's very moist. However, you should also know that this moisture is only temporary. "

Zhang Zhongyi frowned slightly, stared at me for a long time and said, "you really seem to be checking me."

"What good is it for me to check you?"

"Then you claim to cooperate with me. What is it?"

I said: "Well, we are not idle people, and I don't need to waste time beating around the bush. The thing is, maybe Uncle Zhang and I are more congenial and can talk. After a long time, he talked with me about a lot of private affairs, including you. However, after I became more and more familiar with Uncle Zhang, that is, the day before yesterday, he suddenly gave me something and told me , I hope I can help him deal with his future affairs when he leaves this world. You know very well in your heart that you have abandoned him and left him alone. He has no relatives in this world. Moreover, he is getting older and older. He has often had some problems recently. To be honest, it's true that people at this age What I'm thinking about is nothing more than what I just said. "

"Wait." I said a lot. At this time, Zhang Zhongyi was completely patient. When I finished, he quickly answered, "you just said my adoptive father gave you something?"

Just listening to Zhang Zhongyi's sentence and seeing his eyes shine, I have a better understanding. "Yes. After I took this thing, it shows that I have agreed to Uncle Zhang's request."

"What?"

"What do you think?"

"Money? How much money can he have? Now he goes there to watch the door. It's nothing more than seven or eight hundred yuan a month. Aside from eating and drinking, he can't save a few in recent years."

"You also say that he can only save a few hundred dollars a month. Even if you save it for ten or eight years, it's just an unattractive figure for you and me. However, now I honestly tell you that Uncle Zhang gave me not the hard money he has saved in recent years, but a thing. I asked my friends to inquire about it before looking for you What exactly is it? "

"What is it, what is it?"

I took out the jade pendant borrowed from jubaozhai yesterday without any consideration. Of course, I deliberately vigilant around and said in a low voice: "It's this treasure from the Qianlong period. According to the sculptors, even if it doesn't come from the palace, it's not owned by ordinary nobles. According to the current market situation, this one alone is worth at least 300000. Of course, if you are patient or meet people who know more about goods, the price may turn up."

Zhang Zhongyi's eyes were about to stare out. He stared at the jade pendant in my hand. He was about to reach out and hold it in his hand. I quickly stopped and said, "Uncle Zhang, you should understand that this is the reward I promised Uncle Zhang."

"Ancient, antique." I said something to keep his voice down. For fear that the wall would have ears, he quickly lowered his voice and said: "He, how could he have antiques... Brother Qi, I advise you to be sensible. This is my Zhangjia's thing. You give it to me right now. Otherwise, I'll go to the police and let the public security catch you. Hey hey, I don't want to spend your life in prison because you're so young."

I didn't move at all. I was still calm, because before I came here, I could already know what was going on in Zhang Zhongyi's heart according to the results of my observation of Zhang Zhongyi's face yesterday and everything Uncle Zhang told me. "Uncle Zhang, you don't need to do this. Do you think I came to you today to show off in front of you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Cooperation." I took out a cigarette, handed it to him, lit it warmly for him, and then said: "You heard clearly just now what this thing came from. On this point, it's understandable that I did get a great bargain before you. But don't you think there is a problem? Because, according to my understanding of Uncle Zhang, it's absolutely impossible to have such a thing according to his status, and he promised that as long as he was there I'll close my eyes. Everything I've done suits his heart and there will be generous gifts. Uncle Zhang's first shot is such a valuable treasure. Do you think this generous gift will be lower than this jade pendant? "

Zhang Zhongyi's expression suddenly looked very strange. While looking at the jade pendant in my hand, he carefully wanted to find something in my eyes. But after almost two or three minutes, he couldn't help it anymore and hurriedly said: "Brother Qi, you can tell me this frankly. I shouldn't be as impulsive as I was just now. I'm sorry... I Zhang Zhongyi really lived decades longer than you and ate and drank more oil and salt for decades, but I'm stupid. I can't turn around for some time, so cooperate. Yes, I must cooperate. You say, what am I now What should I do? Don't worry. If you let me go east, I will never go west. If you let me stand, I will never sit. "