Chapter 6

"Brother Water, Sister Lu, are you treating me like an outsider?" Lei Huanxi was unhappy: "I've been freeloading at your place plenty of times. Now that I've made a bit of money, what's the deal? You're turning your nose up at me? If you treat me like this, I won't come back anymore."

"No, Brother Huanxi, that's not what we mean, but this money..."

"Brother Water, we're all poor people. Besides, you've watched me grow up since I was a kid." Lei Huanxi said sincerely: "Now, everyone my age in the village has left, and I can't really talk to the elders. I'm only close to you two. When I was a kid, you helped me a lot. Why are you treating me like an outsider now?"

Sun Shuigen nodded silently.

Seeing that the other party had accepted the money, Lei Huanxi was in high spirits and raised his bowl several times, drinking several large gulps with Sun Shuigen.

His drinking capacity was average, and he was drinking on an empty stomach, so he quickly became tipsy. He patted his chest: "Brother Water, Sister Lu, don't look down on a poor young man, you know what that means? Don't look at me, Lei Huanxi, as being penniless now, but one day I'll be rich. When that happens, I'll definitely take you with me."

"Forget it, you're just blowing hot air. If you keep this up, you'll really become 'Lei Dachui' (Big Blower)." Sun Shuigen, also tipsy, gave Lei Huanxi a nickname: "You've only made a little money and you're already talking about getting rich? What kind of rich? It's better to work honestly. Huanxi, I have a good relationship with our foreman. I'll talk to him tomorrow and get you a job at the cement factory. At least it's a way to make money!"

"Don't believe me? Don't believe me?" Lei Huanxi's eyes were red: "Just wait, just wait. When I, Lei Huanxi, come back wearing designer clothes and driving a BMW, see who still calls me Lei Dachui!"

"Lei Dachui, Lei Dachui!" Sun Shuigen's two children poked their heads out of the house and called together.

"Go, go, watch TV inside." Sister Lu smiled and shooed the two children inside, then took a stool and sat down, smiling as she watched the two men argue heatedly.

Her brother Lei Huanxi was good in every way, except that he refused to be down-to-earth and always had unrealistic daydreams...

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After spending two hours at Sun Shuigen's house, Lei Huanxi remembered that the glutton at home must be starving, so he hurried back.

"Little Fatty, Little Fatty, I'm back." Lei Huanxi said excitedly: "Look what I've brought for you? A big bowl of fragrant braised pork!"

As he spoke, he went to the water basin, but one look told him something was wrong.

Little Fatty lay listlessly in the water. When he heard Lei Huanxi's voice, he barely lifted his head before burying himself back in the water, refusing to move.

And his originally almost transparent white body had changed, no longer snow white but yellowish.

Hungry?

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll cook for you right away."

Lei Huanxi hurriedly washed the vegetables and started cooking. Soon, a rich aroma of meat filled the house.

Little Fatty smelled the fragrance. Normally, he could jump out of the water basin with just one leap, but this time, he tried several times and still fell short of the rim. In the end, he could only give up and lie there weakly.

A big bowl of braised pork was ready.

The aroma was inviting. Lei Huanxi carefully picked up Little Fatty from the water basin and placed a piece of meat near his mouth.

Little Fatty opened his mouth to eat, still as greedy as before. But after one bite, he spat it out and lay weakly beside the meat, seemingly unable to use any strength.

What's going on? Is the meat not good? Lei Huanxi tasted it, and it tasted fine?

Suddenly, he remembered that when Little Fatty secreted that drop of golden liquid in the peach garden, he also looked exhausted and was very interested in the jade on his neck.

Jade! It must be the jade!

That drop of golden liquid must be something very precious in Little Fatty's body. Once secreted, it needs the essence of jade to replenish it!

Where can I find jade? There's definitely no jade market in Zhunan. Now, I can only go to the antique market in Yundong. It's 3 PM; I don't know if I can make it in time.

"Little Fatty, wait for me here. I'll go find some jade for you."

Little Fatty understood and weakly blinked...

...

Lei Huanxi was afraid that something would happen to Little Fatty and didn't dare to waste a second. He almost ran out of the village.

Fortunately, his luck was good. As soon as he arrived in Zhunan, Brother Hong was just about to return to Yundong. Hearing that Lei Huanxi had an emergency, he offered to take him to Yundong in his pickup truck.

After getting out of the car, he hurriedly said thanks and quickly hailed a taxi to the antique market in Yundong.

As soon as he arrived at the antique market, he quickly went to the jade trading stall. But he suddenly realized he knew nothing about jade.

Pretend! In the antique market, you must pretend to be an expert.

He put on a casual look, went to a stall, picked up a piece of jade, glanced at it casually, and put it down: "Fake."

"Oh, you're really an expert." The boss stood up with a smile: "This is indeed a fake, just to fool the laymen. You can't be fooled. I have some good stuff, do you want to see?"

"Sure, I doubt you have anything worth seeing." Lei Huanxi tried to recall the plots he had seen in antique TV dramas.

"Take a look at this." The boss carefully took out a box from under the stall.

He opened it, revealing a layer of yellow satin. He carefully lifted the satin, and an ancient jade appeared before Lei Huanxi.

"Tang and Song jade, Ming and Qing porcelain, you're an expert, you must know." The boss said mysteriously: "The Tang Dynasty was more powerful than today's America. So Tang Dynasty jade works are vigorous and grand... As for the quality of jade, that's the Song Dynasty. The Song people were rich. However, most Song Dynasty jade carvings are of ladies and flowers, exquisite but lacking the confidence and grandeur... You're an expert, can you tell which dynasty this jade is from?"

How would your brother Huanxi know?

Lei Huanxi pretended to examine the jade. It was carved with a phoenix. Recalling what the boss said, most Song Dynasty jade carvings were of ladies and flowers, he guessed randomly:

"I think it's from the Tang Dynasty."

"Expert, great expert!" The boss gave a thumbs up: "It's a genuine Tang Dynasty piece. A wasteful person who doesn't know its value probably stole it from home. You're an expert, I can't fool you. If you like it, name your price, and I'll let it go."

Name your price? Do I know how much this is worth?

Lei Huanxi smiled coldly: "Boss, you're the seller, I'm the buyer. How can the seller name the price? Just give me a fair price, and if it's reasonable, I'll take it."

"Alright, you're a straightforward person. I'll give you a low price, 5000!"

"Goodbye." Lei Huanxi put down the jade and was about to leave.

"Wait, wait, don't go." The boss quickly called him back: "I asked you to name a price, and you didn't. What price do you want?"

Lei Huanxi had a rough idea and held up one finger: "1000!"

The boss's face changed: "You're not here to buy jade, you're here to cause trouble."

"1000, if you sell, I'll buy!"

"No way, that's too low, 4500!"

They argued back and forth. Lei Huanxi made several gestures of impatience and turned to leave, but the boss always called him back.

Finally, the boss gave up and said with a bitter smile: "I give up, I really give up. I've been in this business for a long time, but it's the first time I've met such a good bargainer. Alright, we have a connection today, I'll sell it at a loss. But one condition, if you have any good stuff to sell in the future, you must come to me first... 2000, take it!"

Although it hurt, cutting the price from 5000 to 2000 and buying a Tang Dynasty jade was worth it.

2000 it is. To save Little Fatty, he couldn't waste any more time.

He paid the money, took the jade, and left the antique market satisfied.

As soon as he left, the person at the neighboring stall said: "Well done, Old Duan, you fooled another one."

"Hehe, just another fake expert." Old Duan smiled.

"This time you made a good profit, bought it for 50 and sold it for 2000."

"Looks like a rich second-generation, you have to take advantage of their money."

Old Duan took out another box, opened it, and put a piece of jade he found on the stall into it.

Another Tang Dynasty jade was ready.

These antique stall owners are all the same. They work together, and when they encounter a layman, they take advantage of them. The neighboring stall owners not only don't warn them but even help to put on a show.

Not to mention Lei Huanxi, a true layman, even some real experts have been fooled here.