After being dressed as a scumbag, I was dismissed?!

Chapter 18

Gu Beizhi did not understand the meaning of the shopkeeper, "What do you mean?" The

shopkeeper took his hand and said earnestly, "Gu Xiucai, I wonder if you would like to come to our Baoyixuan to be a calligraphy and painting appraiser?"

"This is "..." Gu Bei knew what he wanted to do, but there was still some hesitation on his face, "The shopkeeper, you also know that the time for contact and appraisal is short, and there are still many things to learn, so I'm afraid I can't take on this important task..." The

shopkeeper He waved his hand quickly, "It's okay, it's okay, we Baoyixuan sell a variety of antiques, calligraphy and painting, if Gu Xiucai comes to work in our Baoyixuan, wouldn't he just apply what he has learned?"

Gu Beizhi pretended to be hesitant, and seemed to have little confidence in himself. After much persuasion from the shopkeeper, Gu Beizhi finally agreed to work in Baoyixuan as an appraiser and apprentice.

"Then start work after three days, work at the same hour every day, leave work at 2 o'clock every day, and take a day off on every tenth, and the monthly silver is one tael. If a client asks you for appraisal, 20% of the appraisal fee will be given to you, and Gu Xiucai can still have it. Other requirements?" The shopkeeper quickly decided on Gu Beizhi's working hours and wages.

"But there is one more thing, I hope the shopkeeper agrees." Gu Beizhi smiled, as gentle as jade.

"Gu Xiucai, please tell me." The shopkeeper was worried that Gu Xiucai wanted to raise his own weight. After all, he was a scholar, and his status was no better than an ordinary pawn.

Gu Beizhi pretended not to see the shopkeeper's hesitation, "Beijing named Gu, please ask the shopkeeper to take care of him in the future." The

shopkeeper was stunned, is this his request? Then he realized that Gu Xiu was interested in getting closer to them, so he touched his beard with a smile, "Hahaha, it's easy to say, in the future, Beizhi will be called Old Dubo, Xiaoding, you know him too, and there is an accountant. The surname is Xu, and I will come here every half a month, and then I will introduce you to each other."

"Okay, Du Bo." Gu Bei knew the interest and called out immediately, and the sense of distance disappeared a lot.

Shopkeeper Du looked at the four paintings in front of him, sighed, and turned to Gu Beizhi, "Beijing, what can you do to change everyone's impression of our Baoyixuan? What should I do with these two paintings? You Think of a solution for Du Bo."

This is the shrewdness of the shopkeeper Du, if he directly asks Gu Beizhi to help him with his ideas, Gu Beizhi is willing or not is one thing, even if he is willing, he can give a few Dividing the force is another matter, but now he has tied Gu Beizhi to Bao Yixuan's boat first, since Bao Yixuan's interests are linked to Gu Beizhi's own interests, Gu Beizhi will naturally be very concerned.

Gu Beizhi pursed his lips and smiled. This shopkeeper Du is really an old fox, but he was agreeing with him, "Beijing does have an idea, but it may offend people if he operates it."

"You talk about it first." Shopkeeper Du now Not in a hurry.

"Perhaps, we can do this..." Gu Beizhi finished his thoughts in a low voice. The more he spoke, the brighter Mr. Du's eyes became.

"It's a good idea! It's a good idea!"

Shopkeeper Du clapped his hands and laughed, and Xiao Ding, who didn't hear much on the side of the laugh, became more curious, and leaned over to ask, "What? What? What a good idea?"

Shopkeeper Du knocked on Xiao Ding's head, "Let's go! You'll find out when the time comes."

Xiao Ding is not annoyed when he is knocked, he just wants to know what a good idea is, but look The shopkeeper and Gu Xiucai looked mysterious, rolled their eyes, and asked Gu Beizhi, "Gu Xiucai, tell me, will your idea make Zhenyu Pavilion suffer a little?"

"Brother Ding, this It depends on the eyesight of Zhenyu Pavilion's own appraisers." Gu Beizhi sold out.

Xiao Ding listened, but didn't know whether it was possible or not. He wanted to ask again, Gu Beizhi had already bid farewell to Shopkeeper Du.

"Du Bo, for the time being today, I'll go to the bookstore first." Gu Beizhi saw that the time was almost up, so he left Baoyixuan and went to the bookstore where he copied books.

Although it is not yet the day for the settlement, he can tell the bookstore's shopkeeper that he will not do it after he finishes copying it today. He can just copy the whole book in the past few days, and he can get some extra money during the settlement.

Gu Beizhi was in a good mood. When he saw that there was no hope of picking up leaks, he thought of going to an antique shop to be an appraiser. On the one hand, with his golden fingers and his own eyesight, this job was the most suitable for him. On the other hand, the appraisal of antique shops The teacher has a lot of silver, so it is not a problem to support the family.

Just like these two Wu Yong paintings, he had long known that the two paintings were real, but he was just waiting for an opportunity to have an intersection with Bao Yixuan.

The reason why he often goes to Baoyixuan is to be able to work in Baoyixuan. Once he has inspected the entire antique street, Baoyixuan is a larger and more honest one, although the salary is not the highest among all similar shops. , but colleagues are the best.

Second, the suspicion of Wu Yong's paintings is from Baoyixuan. He has a good opportunity to let Baoyixuan see his value. Therefore, in general, Baoyixuan is his best choice.

As for why he was certain that the two paintings were true, he relied on Goldfinger's hints when he didn't know the painter, and knowing the differences between the painters before and after also proved the accuracy of Goldfinger. At the very beginning, the two paintings he saw were worth more than a thousand taels. If one of the paintings was fake, the value should be very different, but both paintings were worth more than a thousand taels.

At first, he wasn't sure. Maybe more than 1,000 taels will be marked with more than 1,000 taels, but what if the real painting is only 1,000 tael, and the fake painting is only worth 1,000 tael?

Later, his golden finger was upgraded, and after the items within 3,000 taels could see the specific value, he identified the two paintings again, and he was certain that both paintings were made by Wu Yong.

He also used Wu Yong's earlier paintings to verify his judgment, so he immediately came up with a plan, intending to find an opportunity to dismantle the identities of these two paintings, so there was a demonstration of the uncovered teapot in the front, just to dismantle the paintings later bedding.

However, without waiting for him to lay the groundwork step by step, Zhenyu Pavilion first handed this opportunity to him, how could he not seize it?

As for why he had to waste two chances to re-appraisal, the purpose was to prevent the paintings from being unpacked during this period of time. After confirming that there was no unpacking, he immediately dismantled the origin of the two paintings.

I originally thought that I would have to think of a way to become an appraiser of Baoyixuan, but I didn't expect that the shopkeeper Du would be so good at it. his tongue.

As for the method he came up with...

It's actually very simple, just like modern novels, reverse and face slaps are readers' favorite plots. So he gave Storekeeper Du an idea, saying that he would invite a well-known appraiser in Beijing to re-appraise the two paintings, and sincerely invite all collectors and colleagues to come and watch.

The appraiser who made the wrong judgment in front is indeed a very famous calligraphy and painting appraiser in the capital. This mishap has only happened in recent years, and he must be very willing to wash off this stain by himself.

Maybe it will be a little bit of a show, thanks to the fact that Bao Yixuan did not publicize that it was identified by this appraiser. At that time, it was to prove the strength of Bao Yixuan, but now it has become the cooperation of the appraiser. their sincerity.

How to do it in detail is up to Shopkeeper Du. Gu Bei knows that he has an idea. He also said how to pour a pot of dirty water. If this can't wash away Bao Yixuan's poor reputation and fake reputation, he should Consider whether to work here.

Gu Beizhi put this matter aside and went to a cloth shop in the north of the city. The last time he brought a piece of cloth home from the yamen, the original plan was to make clothes for the three of them first, and wait for a while. If I have money, I will buy cloth to replace the two.

But one piece of cloth is not enough for the father and son to make clothes, and the cloth given by the yamen is too rough and uncomfortable to the touch, so it is not suitable for close-fitting clothes.

Gu Beizhi wanted to go check the price of cotton cloth first, and see if he should go back and ask Guan Zhou for some money to buy cloth.

Cloth is sold here in terms of feet. One meter of cloth is three feet. An adult needs about four meters to make a suit. Two children are equivalent to one adult, that is, nine meters and thirty feet are needed.

The price of cotton cloth is not expensive. The top-quality cotton is thirteen cents a chi, the medium is ten cents, and the lowest is eight cents. The worst kind was first excluded by Gu Beizhi. , he hesitated between the upper and the middle.

According to his idea, he is naturally willing to buy the best, and the quality of life should be improved, but thinking about the poverty at home now, he prefers to buy medium cotton cloth, the color is blue-brown, it is very forbidden to get dirty, and a piece of cloth is ten meters long. The left and right look, the price is 330 yuan.

330 wen, Gu Beizhi calculated the money in his hand, he still has 270 wen, the day after tomorrow he can settle the money for copying the book with the bookstore, about 200 wen, that is enough.

Gu Bei knows this person. He seems to have a good temper, is very talkative, and is gentle and considerate. In fact, he is extremely strong, and he feels a bit macho, but it is not the kind of machismo that he is the master of the house. It is all suffering. A big man who has to carry it by himself.

Just like he could clearly tell Guan Zhou to ask for money to buy cloth, but he was unwilling. As long as he could afford it himself, he chose not to say it.

But he is very considerate. If he takes one person to heart, he will consider all aspects. At first, he just wanted Guan Zhou and his two children to live without discrimination by others. After living for a while, he gradually I got used to the days when the four of them lived together, and gradually took my father three to heart, and slowly wanted them to live a better and richer life.

Gu Beizhi left from Buzhuang. On the way, he came across a stall buying toys. The stall owner was shaking with a rattle. The sound of "dong dong dong" attracted many children to watch. Gu Beizhi stopped when he saw it. He Erbao had never played a rattle before...

"Boss, how much is this rattle?" Gu Beizhi stepped forward to inquire about the price, glanced over the stall, and there were actually nine series.

The hawker was full of smiles and very enthusiastic, "Young master, take a look first, our family's double-sided drums are very solid, listen to this sound, it's not boring at all..."

Finally, Gu Bei knew the enthusiasm of the hawker. Under the promotion, he bought a rattle, a nine-chain ring, and two clay dolls. He was carrying the toys. For some reason, he was a little uneasy, for fear of being caught by Guan Zhou and asking how much he spent.

"I'm back." Gu Beizhi tucked the toy into the placket and knocked on the door.

Guan Zhou quickly opened the door, "I'm back? Dinner will be ready soon, Dabao and Erbao are playing in the backyard."

"Well, I see, I'll go see them." Gu Beizhi pretended to be the same as usual Went to the backyard to see two kids.

Guan Zhou watched Gu Beizhi striding toward the backyard, and felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it, and hurried back to the kitchen, where the dishes were still in the pot.

When Guan Zhou was no longer in sight, Gu Beizhi took out a rattle from his arms, "Dabao, Erbao, look at what this is?"

Dabao and Erbao heard the sound of the rattle, and both came over curiously, "Dad, this is What is it?"

"This is a rattle, you see, it turns like this..." Gu Beizhi taught the two children to play a rattle, and then taught them to play the nine series.

When Guan Zhou came to find him, he saw the father and son were playing together with new toys, and he stretched his voice and called out, "Beijing—"

Gu Beizhi froze, and when he turned around, he was already smiling, but he looked a little uncomfortable, "Xiaozhou, is the meal ready? I'll take the child to wash hands." He called Dabao, Er Bao, "Baby, let's go, let's wash our hands."

After saying that, holding one hand, he walked quickly to the front yard to wash his hands, Guan Zhou gritted his teeth and watched behind the three of them, and he couldn't help but look at it. With a smile, my husband has really changed a lot, but this big-handed problem still has to be corrected! He decided to persuade his husband after dinner later, the money couldn't help but spend, there was no need to buy these old toys.