However, Ji Yue was reluctant, although this store was not big, it carried the memories of his childhood.
When I was a child, I stayed here after school, and when I was tired, I sometimes slept in a small yard behind the store, and only went back to the old house on holidays.
So Ji Yue would rather open a grocery store to make ends meet, rather than rent it out, because once it is rented out, others will inevitably have to renovate.
"Uncle Zhang, have you been busy lately, I have something I want to tell you" Ji Yue was already very familiar with the relationship, so he didn't be polite, and said his reason directly.
Zhang Yu laughed directly: "Just say something directly, and be polite, do you think I have customers in this store."
Come here, come with me to the courtyard and tell me something."
The entire antique street on their side is basically in the form of a house in front of the shop and a house in the back, and the difference is nothing more than the size of the store and the size of the house.
Ji Yue smiled a little embarrassedly, and followed Zhang Yu to the back yard in a proper manner.
Zhang Yu pointed to the small stone bench in the courtyard and said, "Come, sit down, I'll pour you a drink" "Hey, don't, we're polite, I'm not thirsty" Ji Yue hurriedly got up slightly and said.
Zhang Yu didn't insist on pouring it, both of them were simply temperamental, there was no need to be polite to each other, just drink, don't drink, don't drink, there will be no want to drink but say no.
"Well, speaking of which, you haven't been here for almost a week, what have you been busy with lately?"
"Uncle, don't worry, I'll show you something first" Ji Yue pretended to be mysterious and took out two mahogany boxes from his small bag.
Carefully placed it on the small round stone table in front of him, then opened the small buckle in front of the wooden box, and lifted the lid on Zhang Yu.
"Hey, this is the best mutton fat, oh my God, this process is simply too exquisite" As soon as Zhang Yu saw those two things, he couldn't take his eyes off anymore.
Hurriedly took out a set of gloves from his pocket and put them on, then carefully took out the blank jade ball with nine turns and eight immortals, and carefully turned it around several times in front of the sun.
Then he carefully put it back, and said in amazement: "Tut, this hollow jade ball, this hollowing technology alone may far exceed the value of white jade."
Nine-layer hollow balls, one layer of immortals, and the middle vaguely seems to be Lao Tzu's green cow picture, which just copes with the legend that the eight immortals are Lao Tzu's disciples.
It's hard to imagine And I don't think this carving has been going on for a long time, where did you find the master?"
The tips of Ji Yue's ears were slightly red, and he said embarrassedly: "I don't know very well, this is from a box mezzanine in the basement of my shop, and it looks like it should be newly carved not long ago."
You also know that I am reluctant to sell those small antiques collected by my parents at home, but this thing should not be an antique, I am indeed short of money, and the money I borrowed from you three years ago has not been paid off yet.
I always owe money, and I always feel embarrassed every time I come to see you.
So I thought, can you help me sell this, and when the time comes, I can pay it back, and I can be considered debt-free and have a little money to spare, and maybe I can even mention my grocery store business a little bit."
Zhang Yu shook his head and said with some pity: "To be honest, it doesn't matter if you owe me that little money, if this thing is really sold, it will be a pity."
If this technique is placed in ancient times, it can be a master that has been passed down through the ages, and it is easy for you to sell it now, but if you want to buy it back again."
How could Ji Yue care about this, this so-called master stayed honestly in his house, and he wanted as much as he wanted, so he pretended to hesitate for a while, but he still firmly said that he wanted to sell.
"Since you insist on it, then I'll take both of them, but the price on my side should be slightly lower than the auction house's Would you like to?"
"What you said, the auction house still has to take a cut, not to mention, with your care for so many years, even half of it is okay" Ji Yue really didn't mean to provoke the law or anything, this was indeed his sincere thoughts.
After all, Uncle Zhang can really feel the care of himself for so many years, if it weren't for his belief, how could no one be looking for him, and the first one would run this way.
"It's a matter of saying this, our friendship is friendship, business is business, is it possible that you still want to use this half of the money to wipe off the relationship between us" Zhang Yu also said with a smile, people in their fifties are not old-fashioned at all, and their mentality is still like that of young people.
Others can say that this kind of thing is half, but he must not take it seriously.
"How could it be?"
"No, you just go on honestly, I'll give you a million of this Luohan white jade string, mainly because the hollowing process is worth it, otherwise it may only be hundreds of thousands.
That Eight Immortals Blank Jade Ball, I can get five million on my side Do you think it's okay" Zhang Yu corresponded to the information in the past auction houses, and after thinking about it for a while, he gave such a price.
"Will you give too much, this jade is just a high-grade mutton fat, even if it is a solid ball, it will be more than 2 million to die" Although Ji Yue basically didn't know about these before, he still learned a lot since he lost money last time.
"The solid ball is indeed more than 2 million at most, but isn't it hollowed out or the nine-layer hollow that has never been seen before, tell you the truth, the craftsmanship is worth 3 million or not Don't worry about me, I can still make a loss-making deal, and your relationship with me is not good enough to be willing to lose three or four million for you" Zhang Yu is really not hypocritical at all, there is one to say, and two to say.
It is precisely because of this that the average profit per transaction of his antique shop business is not as good as that of other antique shops.
But his reputation for honesty still makes him like a clear spring in this antique business, which is particularly eye-catching.
Therefore, the business is not bad, especially some people who are not very knowledgeable, especially like to buy things from him.
Zhang Yu confessed like this, and Ji Yue naturally didn't want to say anything more, so he happily agreed.
Not long after agreeing, Ji Yue received a text message from the bank on his mobile phone with a deposit of 6 million.
"Uncle Zhang, you didn't deduct the 80,000 yuan I owed you by the way" Ji Yue said in surprise, didn't you say it, why didn't you deduct it.
"What's this worth, we've all made such a big deal, do you still care about that idea" Zhang Yu obviously didn't care much.
He doesn't care, Ji Yue cares, but at this time, he will directly return another 80,000 yuan, which will inevitably make Zhang Yu's face not look good.
After hesitating for a while, he took out a small Maitreya Buddha from his pocket: "This is what I gave Nuan Nuan, and it is also a meeting gift for her as an uncle, last time I was poor, I gave a few hundred yuan in red envelopes, and this time I will make up for it."
I have written down your affection, and you can't fail to accept my gift":