"This price." The man stretched out his hand and quoted a price.
Wang Yao was not good at this kind of antiques, but he also felt that the price was a little high.
"Too high."
Wang Yao was obviously an amateur on how to bargain, so Chen Ying, who was standing by as the host, took over decisively. Her bargaining skills were definitely not comparable to that of Wang Yao. A book that originally cost 100,000 yuan was abruptly reduced to less than 20,000 yuan, and she won it.
"Hey!" The man sighed, the price was a bit low.
But he was still happy deep down in his heart. This book had been sitting with him for more than a year, and no one had bought it. Today it was sold, and the price was within his acceptable range.
"Sir, what kind of book is this?" Chen Ying asked curiously.
"A Taoist scripture." Wang Yaodao said, "It is a classic respected by the Shangqing Sect."
"Tao Jing?"
"Yes, although it is a Taoist scripture, there are also many things in it related to traditional Chinese medicine."
"Oh." Chen Ying secretly wrote down the name of the book.
"By the way, you can also read Taoist scriptures in normal times. This will have a certain effect on the improvement of your martial arts." Wang Yaodao.
This wasn't the first time he said this to Chen Ying.
"I'm already trying." Chen Ying said.
Inspired by Wang Yao, and looking at Su Xiaoxue's situation, she actually often read some Taoist scriptures in her daily life. Apart from other effects, it actually calmed her emotions and made her whole person "quiet". Many, such a peaceful form does have a great effect on spiritual practice.
"Let's go, continue reading." Wang Yao put the ancient book away and said.
"good."
While they were shopping, two visitors came outside the courtyard.
One is an elderly man, but he is very energetic. It is Mr. Chen, and the other is a middle-aged man who looks gentle and elegant.
"it's here?"
"yes."
They knocked on the door, but no one answered.
"no one?"
"It's usually here. Can I call and ask?"
The old man called Chen Ying.
"Hello Mr. Chen, yes, my husband and I are outside, um, okay, I'll ask him to get back to you."
"Sir, someone wants to see you."
"Who is he?" Wang Yaozheng looked at a wooden sculpture with interest.
This wooden sculpture is not a Bodhisattva or a Buddha, but a statue of the King of Medicine. The carving is very detailed and lifelike.
"This, he didn't say, he shouldn't be an ordinary person." Chen Yingdao said, if he was an ordinary person, he wouldn't be able to find him at all, only someone who is either rich or noble.
"Then just wait." Wang Yao said with a smile.
"Okay." Chen Ying called back.
"He has something to do outside, do you think?" Mr. Chen said to the man beside him.
"Then just wait here."
"Is it so cold?"
"It's okay, I remember there's a teahouse over there, right?"
"There is."
"Go have a cup of tea?"
"good."
The two men went to the teahouse nearby.
"How much does this wood carving cost?" Wang Yao picked up the wood carving and asked the person in the shop.
"Hey, you are really discerning. This is Huanghuali. It is an old item. Since you have taken a liking to it, I am destined to be with you. The price is three hundred and fifty thousand."
"Three hundred and fifty thousand?"
He could tell that the material of this wood carving was indeed huanghuali, because huanghuali itself is a kind of Chinese medicinal material, but the price was really beyond his imagination, after all, the object was not very big.
"too expensive."
"It's not expensive anymore. The items that are out of date are still made of this material."
Chen Ying saw this and said a few words to Wang Yao.
"good."
"Call your boss out."
"Huh?" The clerk in this shop was stunned.
"I know your boss."
"Okay, you two, wait a moment." He entered the back room, and after a while, a middle-aged man in his forties came out, wearing a Tang suit and holding a small purple clay pot in his hand.
"Hello, Boss Tan."
"Hey, it's you. Come on, please come in." When the middle-aged man saw it was Chen Ying, he immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Don't worry, this gentleman has taken a fancy to an object, do you see it?"
Boss Tan took a look at the statue of the Medicine King.
"How about this, 180,000?"
"Sir?" Chen Ying looked at Wang Yao.
"Okay, I want it." Wang Yao said with a smile.
After paying the bill, they came to the back room of the store. It looked like a lot of the furnishings were old objects, and it could be seen that Boss Tan had an unusual preference for wooden things.
"Come, please drink tea." The middle-aged man personally made them a cup of tea.
"Boss Tan, business has been good recently, right?"
"Hey, let's make a living."
In fact, the cultural relics and antiques industry is a profit-making industry. The saying that if it does not open for three years, it will survive for three years if it opens, this is what they are talking about.
Boss Tan has been in this business for more than ten years. Don't underestimate this small antique shop. The profit is quite astonishing, even comparable to that of a factory with hundreds of people.
"Who is this?" Boss Tan asked, looking at Wang Yao with a smile.
He is a shrewd person in business and has a good way of observing words and emotions. He can see Chen Ying's respect for this young man. He knows the identity of Chen Ying. In this way, it is not difficult to deduce that this young man In all likelihood, it is the young master of some family. This is the financial owner.
"This is Mr. Wang." Chen Ying said.
"Hello."
king? Hiss, for a moment, this boss Tan thought a lot again.
"Sir, this Boss Tan is very famous in the antique street. If you want something, you can ask him. Maybe he can get it."
"What does Mr. Wang want?"
"Needle."
"A needle?!" Boss Tan was stunned, "What needle?"
"Needles used in traditional Chinese acupuncture."
"This?" He didn't expect that this young man would want such a rare object. Not to mention, he really didn't have one here, and he hadn't seen such a thing in these years. Because usually no one would buy this kind of thing.
"I really haven't heard of it." He said honestly. This thing itself is not worth much money, and no one wants it, so there will naturally be few people willing to give it a try.
"Then please ask Boss Tan, where can I find one?"
"Okay, no problem." He said immediately after hearing this.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
After drinking a cup of tea, Wang Yao and the others said goodbye and left.
"Boss, who is this?" asked the clerk in the store.
You know, if he could sell the wood carving just now, he would get more than a thousand yuan in commission. At the boss's fixed price, even without the commission, it is estimated that their shop would not make any profit.
"My lord!" said the middle-aged man.
"Work hard and you'll get a bonus this month."
"Ah, long live the boss."
"Okay, don't make it all fake, sell me some more stuff."
"I will definitely work hard."
The boss returned to the back room.
"Needles, what you want is really rare!"
After wandering for more than half an hour, they just went back.
Not long after he opened the door, he saw Mr. Chen coming over with a middle-aged man.
"Hello, little friend."
"Hello, Chen Lai, please come to the room." He let the two people into the room, and Chen Ying made a pot of black tea for them.
Wu Yi Yan tea,
"Let me introduce, this is Wu Tongxing." Mr. Chen introduced the visitor.
"He wants you to treat his family."
"What's the disease?"
"Eye disease."
"Eye disease?"
This is the first time Wang Yao has come into contact with patients with eye diseases.
"Are there any cases?"
"I brought it for you to take a look at."
The old man's sick eyes shed tears when exposed to wind, were dry and painful, and his vision was blurred.
After reading it carefully, Wang Yao had a general understanding of the patient's condition.
"Dr. Wang, look?"
"Let him come over and let me take a look."
"Well, that's it. My father's health is not very good and he doesn't dare to see the wind. Do you think we can make a medical visit?" the middle-aged man said.
"I'll see."
"Okay, this is my business card." The man handed over a business card. It was very simple, a name, a phone number,
"excuse me."
"I'll see you off," Chen Ying said.
"Who is it?" Wang Yao asked after Chen Ying came back.
"The Wu family can be considered a big family in Forty-Nine Cities. His father retired from the army." Chen Yingdao.
"Yeah." When you come to this capital, it seems like you have to deal with these people.
"What is the relationship between Mr. Chen and the other party?"
"Mr. Chen's wife is also named Wu."