Chapter 75
But this time, Cheng Yang rejected her proposal.
Cheng Yang said: "We will come to the park later. While I am riding out today, let's go to the state-owned entrusted store to have a look. Haven't you wanted to go there for a long time?"
Xiao Ai forgot about it when Cheng Yang didn't say anything. He immediately aroused her interest when he mentioned it, and she agreed immediately.
The two children had new handkerchiefs and delicious candies. They didn't have any opinions on where to go to play. Naturally, their parents had the final say.
So, the whole family once again sat on the tricycle, pulled by Cheng Yang, toward the state-owned entrustment store.
But they only knew that not long after they left, Xiaomei accompanied the new director of their chemical plant out of the Friendship Store.
She was still smiling, but when she saw the familiar figures walking away, the smile on her face disappeared almost instantly.
Instead, she looked pale.
Shi Xiaoai and the others didn't know how nervous and worried Shi Xiaomei was, and even if they knew, they wouldn't care.
After entering the commission shop, Shi Xiaoai's heart was filled with joy. It felt like a little mouse falling into a rice box!
Cheng Yang brought them to the Chaoyang Commission Store in the West District of Yuncheng. Although the name of this store sounds very exciting, it is quite old. It is said that it existed before the founding of the People's Republic of China and later became state-owned after a public-private partnership.
This differs from the one Aunt Liu introduced to Shi Xiaoai before. The items purchased and consigned here are of much higher quality than the Dongcheng commission store that Aunt Liu introduced.
In addition to the most common daily necessities such as kettles and stoves, Shi Xiaoai unexpectedly saw an 80% new imported grand piano at the entrance!
In addition to the piano, she also saw a three-seater dark purple-red cowhide sofa and a lacquer-carved jewelry box inlaid with mother-of-pearl, all of which were luxuries she had not expected to encounter.
Seeing her staring at the piano, a clerk in a gray tunic suit from the entrustment store came over and asked her politely if she wanted to choose an instrument. He also enthusiastically introduced her to the dulcimer, accordion, violin, and viola in the warehouse. If necessary, you can go to the warehouse to choose.
Shi Xiaoai had little musical talent. Although her mother forced her to learn piano for a few days in her previous life, she soon gave up because she wanted to learn martial arts and had no time.
She didn't study musical instruments, but that didn't stop Shi Xiaoai from seeing that many good things were hidden here.
"Are there any old objects from the past?" she asked tentatively.
"What kind of old objects do you want to see, domestic or foreign? We have a few old-fashioned watches and a music box on consignment. If you are interested, you can come here and look." The man pointed enthusiastically. You are pointing to the innermost counter.
Although Shi Xiaoai wasn't very interested in watches or music boxes, it didn't stop her from being curious.
In addition, the man's attitude was excellent, so she naturally followed him.
The man walked to the counter and took out a wooden box with a shallow bottom covered with black gold velvet. Several watches of varying degrees of old and new were displayed in the box.
When Xiao Ai took out the watch, her first reaction was - I can't afford it, I can't afford it.
After all, although she doesn't have much money in her pocket, she still has a vision.
Let's not talk about anything else; talk about the plum blossom men's watch in the middle of the box. Although it is not the most expensive model, you will only get it in future generations with hundreds of thousands.
Sure enough, the salesperson pointed directly at the watch and said to Shi Xiaoai: "Comrade, you can take a look at this one. This is a Swiss watch. Although it is a little older, it has been well maintained and is very suitable for your husband to wear. "
He said, looking in the direction of Cheng Yang and the children.
Shi Xiaoai followed his gaze and looked at Cheng Yang, who looked tall and tall in new clothes. Only then did he realize why this man had such a good attitude since they entered the house?
You should respect Luo Yi first and then respect others!
She couldn't help but feel funny.
"I won't buy anything for him today. I want to choose something I like."
Hearing what she said, the man was slightly stunned and immediately reacted, pointing to a female watch beside him and saying, "Comrade, do you want to see it?" Look at this piece?"
But after being interrupted like this, Shi Xiaoai was no longer interested in the watch.
She didn't initially want to buy a watch.
She stood up and said, "Let me take a look at something else."
The man agreed and put the watch back on the counter. He did not change his attitude and enthusiastically recommended other things to her.
While Shi Xiaoai was talking to the salesperson, the two children were already impatient with waiting, and they began to look for things they were interested in in the store.
While his wife went to pick things, Cheng Yang naturally took on the task of caring for the children.
He had to watch the cubs to avoid causing trouble if he couldn't see them.
"Dad, let's go see that one, I want to see that one!" Mingrui said excitedly, pointing to a puzzle toy car at the bottom of the counter at the entrance.
What boy doesn't love cars? What's more, it still looks like a military car.
Seeing him like this, Cheng Yang naturally couldn't refuse.
He looked in the direction of his daughter and found Mingxi squatting in front of a box, looking at it with rapt attention.
He couldn't help but crane his neck to see what was in the box.
"Dad, let's go, let's go!" Mingrui couldn't wait to pull him again.
"You go with him, I'll watch Mingxi." At this moment, Xiao Ai came over.
So, Cheng Yang was taken away by his son.
She walked towards her daughter.
Seeing her, Xiaoxi looked excited and reached out to pull Shi Xiaoai's clothes: "Mom, Mom, look at how beautiful these cups are! They are much prettier than our cups!"
Hearing what his daughter said, Shi Xiaoai leaned her head over.
When he saw those porcelain bowls and plates with various landscape patterns, flowers, and birds, the expression on Shi Xiaoai's face suddenly changed.
She picked them up individually and looked at them carefully in disbelief.
She was shocked after confirming that there were genuine treasures of the late Qing Dynasty among them!
No matter what, I couldn't believe someone would throw such a treasure carelessly in a broken wooden box on the ground.
It doesn't seem very helpful.
She raised the tea bowl she was looking at before to the salesperson's eyes and asked, "How much does this cost?" The salesperson took a look at it
, and then said casually: "One with no cracks is 15 cents, and some with cracks or chips are 15 cents." Five cents each."
Shi Xiaoai's heart was pounding, but she couldn't help but check again: "Five cents each? Is this the same price for this box?"
She pointed casually, pretending not to care. Point to the box at the back.
The salesperson smiled: "Yes, they are all at the same price. Although this box is an old item, it is all from a private kiln. There is nothing high-quality, and the price is the same. If you like it, you can pick it out, and you may be able to pick out a few. It's a beautiful piece."
Shi Xiaoai quickly lowered her eyes, suppressing the excitement in her eyes.
She knew that she had missed something today!
The salesperson was right. This box was made of civilian porcelain from the Pu Kiln in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. And most of them are pots and bowls commonly used at home, which look old and ordinary.
Things from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China are not valuable because they are close to modern times and have many remains.
Even in later generations, if a good-quality everyday porcelain of this era could be sold for hundreds or even thousands of yuan, it was already considered expensive.
But one thing is different.
When the salesperson wasn't paying attention, Shi Xiaoai returned the porcelain bowl and picked up a porcelain plate as if by accident.
She gently wiped the mark on the bottom of the plate with her hand, then raised it to her eyes to take a closer look. After confirming that it was indeed the word "Yucen," she held the plate tighter.
Shi Xiaoai was sure that the porcelain plate in his hand was the work of Mr. Liu Yucen, one of the Eight Friends of Zhushan.
Mr. Yucen is best at this kind of ceramic pastel flowers and birds. The world has consistently praised his works' elegance, beauty, and lifelikeness.
This plate has a white background, and five dark brown wild ducks are painted on it. They either spread their wings or lean on each other affectionately, playing in the pond beside the bamboo forest.
It looks very vivid.
Although the plate looks dirty due to improper storage, and the pattern is covered by the floating soil and the dirt that has dried on it, it still cannot resist the charm of the porcelain itself.
When Shi Xiaoai's parents were young, they struggled to make a living. But as they got older, they thought more broadly. After handing over the business to their son, they focused their energy on their hobbies.
Her father loved collecting, and her mother loved calligraphy and painting. While developing their hobbies, they remembered to drag their daughter along with them.
Therefore, Shi Xiaoai is well-informed despite his age, and his eyesight is quite good.
In her previous life, she had seen a set of four-panel porcelain paintings by Mr. Yucen, which was collected by an old friend of her father's. It was said that they were bought at an auction, and the price was a little more than 8 million.
This plate should be an early work by Mr. The price differs from that set of four screens, but it should not be put in this box that can be manipulated casually.
Seeing her love for these porcelains, the salesperson pointed to the display cabinets outside and said to her: "Comrade, if you like these old objects, you can go and take a look at the ones outside. The things in there are of very good quality." Shi Xiao Ai smiled and said a little embarrassedly: "Forget it, I'll just take a look inside. The main reason is that the color of this plate is beautiful and children like it. Otherwise, who has the spare money to buy these?"
Hearing what she said, the salesperson nodded in understanding and didn't mention it again.
Xiao Ai naturally knew that the things in the display cabinets outside were all good products. Not to mention anything else, the middle one, the colorful bat cloud bowl from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, is now priced at one thousand two thousand.
One thousand and two!
Although she knew the price would double in a few years, and a few decades, the cost would be the same as riding a rocket.
But the prerequisite is—that she doesn't have the money to buy it now!
No matter how good the food is, you must be able to swallow it. If she doesn't have this ability, she won't force it.
Shi Xiaoai really couldn't bear to put down the plate. She cherished it in her arms and then used her other hand to continue picking in the box.
Ming Xi looked at her, then raised the small bowl and asked, "Mom, does this look good?" Shi
Xiaoai looked at it and saw that her daughter was holding the most ordinary small blue and white porcelain bowl.
It's about the size of a palm. Several dancing butterflies and a few small grass flowers are painted on the bowl.
"Xiaoxi likes this, right?" she asked.
Ming Xi nodded, thought for a while, and shook her head.
Shi Xiaoai couldn't help but laugh: "What do you mean? You like it and you don't like it?"
"This bowl is more beautiful than the one we put tea eggs in. This bowl is better than ours, so we will definitely sell more." Ming Ming Xi said to her seriously.
Shi Xiaoai did not expect her daughter to say such words.
She had always known that the two little ones in her family were human beings, but she didn't expect them to be intelligent and worried about the family.
She knelt, patted her daughter's head with a smile, and said, "You don't have to take care of the things at home. Mom and Dad will watch and buy them by themselves. Just choose the one you like. You can only choose one, so hurry up, and it will become invalid after it expires."."
Then she picked up the small bowl and asked, "Do you want this?"
Mingxi was startled when she heard it had expired, and she subconsciously turned to look at her father and brother.
Seeing her brother pointing at a big car and talking to her father, the little girl suddenly became anxious.
After hearing what her mother said, she quickly shook her head and said, "I don't want it, I'll go over there and have a look!"
Then she turned around and ran towards the door.
Shi Xiaoai has always known that her daughter is a person who doesn't want to suffer. She doesn't have to have it, but she must have a share if her brother has something. Otherwise, it will cause trouble.
Although she is only a few minutes younger than Mingrui, she has the air of an old girl. She feels perfect about herself. She knows how to use her status to bully her brother and feel sorry for herself.
As long as she didn't go too far, Shi Xiaoai wouldn't bother to say anything.
After all, she is still very young, and Mingrui is just used to being the boss and is not stupid.
Mingxi is still afraid of him.
After tricking her daughter away, Shi Xiaomi put the small bowl back into the box and then rummaged through it again.
It's just that no matter how carefully she rummaged through, she couldn't find anything of the same weight as the plate in her arms.
But she has no regrets. After all, picking up leaks is a blessing. How could so many leaks be waiting for you to pick them up?
After another round, the family was ready to leave.
Mingrui looked at the model car for a long time but did not buy it. Instead, Cheng Yang chose an old-fashioned Western clock.
The clock is lovely. It can be seen that it is an old-style chiming clock imported from abroad before liberation.
The entire bell body was painted with gold paint, and the top was made to look like a church bell.
Presumably, the time strikes, the four bells on the clock will still be spinning when it strikes the time.
It's just that this clock looks too old, not to mention the gold paint is peeling and mottled, and the hands don't move at all.
Seeing that Cheng Yang was holding the baby in his arms, Shi Xiaoai also cast a questioning look at him like his children.
To show that he was pretty good at repairing this thing, Cheng Yang stopped at the hardware store door on the way back and bought a set of special tools.
After such a trip, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon when the few of them got home. They were starving, and the two children were drowsy.
When he was almost at the door of his house, Cheng Yang suddenly pressed the car brake. The three people sitting behind him were unprepared, and all fell forward.
Shi Xiaoai couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound.
Because she was sitting with her back facing forward, she didn't know what was happening at this time.
Before she could turn around, Ming Xi, sitting opposite her, had already stood up and shouted: "Mom, look, two people are standing at our door!"
Two people standing at the door of our house.
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