Head drumming
In the early years, there was a trade in old Beijing, called drumming, which was to take a small drum and walk the streets and alleys to collect old goods. This line is also divided into three grades, the inferior ones collect rags, the middle ones collect the guys, and the upper class specializes in jewelry, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings and other valuable hard goods, also known as playing hard drums.
Zhang San is the one who eats this bowl of rice, he has enough experience and poisonous eyesight, and he belongs to that kind of person. However, not long ago, he was really played by his peers. It all started with a drum beating.
Not long ago, the people in the bar room gave Zhang San a letter, saying that the Liu family, a dim sum from Deshengmen, had just finished the funeral for the old man, and in order to show his face in front of people, he pulled down a lot of deficits, and he estimated that he might have to sell old objects to fill it.
When Zhang Sanyi heard this, he was so happy that he immediately went to Deshengmen. He had heard that Dim Sum Liu was a good antique during his lifetime, and it was said that he had a few hard goods in his hand.
When he arrived near the back door of Liu's house, Zhang San beat a small drum: "Collect old goods, jewelry and jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, good or bad—" After shouting a few times, the back door really "squeaked", walked out of a girl, and beckoned him in.
When he came to the wing, Zhang San waited for a while, and a woman in her fifties came in and handed over the box. Zhang San opened it and took a look, it was a blue and white cloud dragon bowl, the blue and white were dark, and there was a five-clawed coiled dragon at the bottom of the bowl, which was a rare blue and white of Ming Xuande.
After Zhang San saw it, the woman took the initiative to ask, "How much is it worth?" ”
Zhang San sighed and said, "This bowl is an old object, and it is not worth a lot of money when it is burned in a private kiln." ”
When the woman heard this, she pouted and said, "You people can also pick bones out of eggs." I won't talk nonsense with you anymore, if you can see it, take a hundred dollars! ”
Zhang San smiled and shook his head again and again: "Madam, your bowl is worth at most twenty yuan, if you don't believe it, take it to the glass factory and ask." After saying that, he immediately took out the foreign and put it on the table. He knew that this rich family would not go to the glass factory if he was killed, and if he let people see it, it would be a shame.
When the woman heard this, she was not happy: "A hundred is a hundred, and you will send me away with two melons and dates." ”
Zhang San had no choice but to put Xianyang away again, and said, "Otherwise, you can find two more people to take a look, if someone can get a hundred, you can sell it quickly." After saying that, he said goodbye with a smile.
As soon as he went out, Zhang San's heart blossomed, he had already thought of a way, and asked the same luggage four and Wang Wu to beat the side drum twice, this bowl will be in his own bag sooner or later!
Side drums
Li Si's chin has a stump, and he is a monkey spirit monkey spirit. After Zhang San found Li Si, he told him about the blue and white cloud dragon bowl, and he promised to run away.
Beating the side drum is the jargon for playing the drum, and it is usually struck twice. The first person is called the head drum, and if he encounters the master of the dead pick, he will ask the second person to come to the door and call the second drum, and the price is lower than that of the head drum. Then, ask a third person to beat the third drum and bid a lower price than the second drum to kill the seller's heart. In the end, the first drum will come out again, and the business will be done.
The next day, Zhang San waited in the teahouse, and Li Si came at noon. He drank a bowl of tea and said, "That old lady actually asked for 200 yuan when she opened her mouth, but she was so angry that she didn't tell her anything good, only gave 15 yuan, and she was so angry that the girl's face turned green." Ha ha! ”
Zhang San was very happy: "It has to be treated like this, the old lady wants to detain the gourd and dig up the seeds, she really thinks that the broken bowl is a baby pimple!" ”
Li Si also "hehe" Yile and asked Zhang San: "Who are you going to find to beat the three drums?" Zhang San snorted: "You don't have to worry about this leisure, just wait to get the benefits." After speaking, he lifted his buttocks and came to Wang Wu's house and asked him to beat the three drums.
On the third day, Zhang San waited at a tavern that Wang Wu was passing by. Who knows, this wait until the sky is dark, and Wang Wu finally shows up. Zhang San hurriedly trotted out, pulled Wang Wu in, and asked, "Why did you come back so late?" ”
Wang Wu glared at a bull's eye, and counted Zhang Sanlai: "What is this thing you asked me to do?" I arrived at the back door early in the morning, and the drums were broken, and no one came out. In the second half of the day, this came out of an old mother, I spent five big children, only to get the truth out of her mouth, yesterday someone has already taken the bowl away! ”
Zhang San was taken aback: "Who took it away?" ”
Wang Wu pouted: "Who else can there be?" Beat the second drum! ”
Zhang San was dumbfounded, could it be that Li Si dug the foot of the wall? He said "hard" to Wang Wu, and went straight to Li Si's house. Along the way, Zhang San couldn't figure it out, and said that Li Si Monkey Spirit, no matter how good he is, he can't break the rules, how will he do business in the future? He shouldn't be ignorant of this. When he arrived at the door of Li Si's house, Zhang San changed his mind, and Ming'er went to Liu's house first to find out, if Li Si copied the back road, he couldn't be spared.
The next day, Zhang San knocked on the back door of Liu's house, and the girl opened the door to see that it was him, and immediately said: "The bowl has been sold, and people give more than you!" Zhang San hurriedly asked, "Who did you sell it to?" Isn't it a scab on your chin? The girl was speechless, and closed the door with a "bang".
Flower hubs
It was Li Si who ate alone. Zhang San was angry, turned around and went to Li Si to settle the account, but after thinking about it, there is no certificate in his hand, how can this account be calculated? In the end, I swallowed this breath hard, there will be a leap month in thirty years, and when the time comes, treat this old boy well, and ask him to spit it out with interest!
Strangely, the next day, Li Si saw Zhang San, but took the initiative to ask about the Yunlong Bowl. Zhang San sighed: "Sensei mention this stubble, that old lady won't sell it!" Li Si was speechless after hearing this.
In the afternoon, Wang Wu pulled Zhang San into a tavern, and after sitting down, he asked, "Is it Li Si who beats the second drum?" Zhang San didn't squeak.
Wang Wu leaned his head over: "I guess, this old boy must have made a lot of money, and his heart is beautiful." We have to think of a flower drum and hit him hard, we can't just cheap him! "The flower drum is the bad idea of the calculating man in the industry.
Zhang San asked, "How do you knock it?" ”
Wang Wu whispered in his ear for a while. Zhang San was a little hesitant, he was a little unkind to cheat people like this, but he still couldn't withstand Wang Wu's repeated persuasion, and nodded in agreement.
A month later, Zhang San found Li Si and said, "Yesterday, I saw a Xuande furnace in Xiada Hutong. I think the bronze ware is a layman, you are a connoisseur, seize the time to take a look, if the thing is right, take it away. But you have to listen well, and sell it to me. ”
Li Si agreed: "Who is with whom of our brothers, when we make a move, we will send it over." After speaking, he went to Xia Daren Hutong.
Li Si knocked on the seller's back door and explained his intention. The seller took out an incense burner, and after looking at it carefully, he asked the seller how much he planned to sell. Who knows, the seller will ask for 300 yuan when he opens his mouth, which is 100 more than the price given to Zhang San, and he will not let a big son.
Li Si smiled "hehe": "As the saying goes, there is no one-price deal. You asked for such a price, I was so scared that I didn't dare to take a hand. I'll pay back the price, one hundred and sixteen, and if it works, I'll take it away." But the seller didn't let go.
Seeing this, Li Si didn't mention the incense burner, but started an idle conversation with the seller. Chatting and chatting, the two became hot. Li Si took out two pieces of ocean and asked the seller's subordinates to go outside to ask for a few side dishes, and the two chatted while eating.
After being full, the seller finally relented: "It can be seen that you are a sincere person, you have to take two hundred yuan!" Although it was a little expensive, Li Si still agreed. After paying Xianyang, he hugged the incense burner and went straight to the glass factory.
Wang Wu has been hiding not far away. It wasn't until he followed Li Si to Liulichang and saw him enter the door of Zungu Zhai that he came to Zhang San's house. As soon as he entered the door, his mouth grinned at the back of his head: "That old boy is on the sleeve, and the Shangzun Guzhai is embarrassed." Ming'er, let's just wait to see the joke! ”
Silence
The next day, Li ** went to the teahouse, but his face was happy, and he stuffed a stack of Xianyang into Zhang San's pocket: "That master's heart is too dark, two hundred oceans is a lot, I only earned a fraction, this is your share." Zhang Sanyi was stunned when he heard this, it was true that he was holding the incense burner! He was a little puzzled, it was obviously a fake, but in Li Si's hands, how did it become a genuine product?
Zhang San decided to go to Zun Gu Zhai to see if this incense burner was really there, and it would be a long time to see.
After hearing this, the shopkeeper of Zun Gu Zhai asked in turn: "It's obviously a high imitation, who said it's true?" Zhang San was very surprised, what kind of tricks is this Li Si playing? I turned around and came to his house.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhang San found that there was the incense burner on the table. He asked Li Si why the incense burner hadn't made a move yet. Li Si's face flushed: "Sensei, I'm fooled by the seller!" Zhang San became more and more puzzled: "Then why do you want to give me benefits?" ”
Only then did Li Si tell the truth: "Those who do our business have always been alone, and they don't communicate with each other, so they are afraid of being dumb and losing." You gave me the letter, and I want to say that the thing is fake, will you believe it? So, I can only coax you to be happy with good words, it doesn't matter if I lose some money, if I let my peers have a share, what will I do in the future? You say, isn't that the reason? ”
After hearing this, Zhang San nodded again and again, and hurriedly took out Xianyang, but Li Si didn't accept it, until Zhang San was anxious, and he reluctantly accepted it. Zhang San looked ashamed and said the greasy in the incense burner, but was interrupted by Li Si: "Brother, I know that this bad idea was not made by you, this matter will be stopped, and no one will mention it in the future!" ”
Seeing Li Si like this, Zhang San felt more and more sorry for him, so he simply told the suspicion that he ate alone, and arched his hand after speaking: "Brother, I can't help you!" ”
Li Si hurriedly waved his hand: "Brother, since you have said this, I will also give you a letter." Last time, I saw the blue and white cloud dragon bowl in the hands of a collector. I don't even say that you know who did it. This kind of person, we can't play with him, we can always afford to hide. See you later, just take a detour! ”
Zhang San was stunned for a moment, and said "um". Since then, Zhang San has never taken care of Wang Wu seriously.
A year later, Zhang San took a Qianlong multicolored bottle and sold it to a collector. The collector was happy and took out two hard goods that pressed the bottom of the box to show off. Zhang San found that one of them was the blue and white cloud dragon bowl. He couldn't help but say more: "Who did you get this bowl from?" ”
Collector "Hehe" Yile: "Just like you, you are also a drummer." I can't remember his name, but I remember that he had a lump in his chin. After Zhang San heard this, he was speechless for a long time.
After returning home, Zhang San pondered for a night, and early the next morning, he threw the small drum on the roof, turned around and opened a grocery store. Li Si was very surprised: "Brother, why did you suddenly get involved in this business?" ”
Zhang Sangan smiled: "I think about it, this person is alive, it's really good, don't play tricks, don't fight your eyes, even if you sleep, your heart is steady, why can't you get along with money?" What do you say? ”
After Li Si heard this, he nodded nod, and it was not true that he did not nod.