Chapter 6: Double Bi with Moth-shaped Dragon Pattern, First Meeting with Hu 81
Chapter 6: Double Bi with Moth-shaped Dragon Pattern, First Meeting with Hu Bayi
Panjiayuan, also known as Guxuan.
The fat man and a man in a yellow coat walked into Mingguxuan.
"Shopkeeper, I'm here to bring you another treasure!"
The fat man was quite excited and started shouting at the top of his voice as soon as he entered the door.
When Jiang Hua saw the two of them come in, his eyes suddenly lit up.
finally come!
Jiang Hua stood up and smiled at the fat man, "Hey, isn't this Fatty? What brings you here?"
While Jiang Hua was talking, he focused his attention on the man next to the fat man.
If what he guessed was correct, this person was Hu Bayi!
Hu Bayi looks very ordinary. If he were in a crowd, others might not even look at him.
But his eyes were exceptionally bright.
This is a very calm man.
"Hehe!" The fat man took out two jade pendants from his arms, "Manager Jiang, today I'm here to redeem my heirloom."
"Ding! Dragon energy detected, do you want to absorb it?"
The system suddenly rang, causing Jiang Hua to be slightly stunned.
The jade pendant that the fat man took out was in the shape of a moth. The two pieces of jade were a pair and could be put together, looking very exquisite.
If Jiang Hua guessed correctly, this should be what Hu Bayi and others poured out from the tomb of the Jin Dynasty general. However, he did not expect that these two pieces of jade actually had dragon energy.
"Oh? Fatty, are you planning to sell these two pieces of jade?" Jiang Hua pretended not to know.
"That's right, Shopkeeper Jiang, please take a quick look at these two pieces of jade. How much are they worth?" The fat man rubbed his hands excitedly and looked at him expectantly.
Jiang Hua took the two pieces of jade and examined them carefully, thinking to himself, "Absorb!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 87 evolution points!"
Well...something is better than nothing!
Jiang Hua pretended to be silent for a while, "To be honest, these two pieces of jade are of average quality, but fortunately they are a pair and worth a bit of money. This should be something from the Jin Dynasty. At that time, people highly respected the spirit of moths flying into the fire, and it was a symbol of self-sacrificing warriors. This kind of jade pendant made of moths is usually awarded to warriors who have made military exploits or meritorious services. It is a great honor!"
"Fatty, if I'm not mistaken, these two pieces of jade must have been poured out from the tomb of a general of the Jin Dynasty, right?" Jiang Hua had a half-smile on his face.
After hearing this, Hu Bayi's face suddenly changed.
The fat man also looked a little unnatural, "Boss, boss, you can eat whatever you want, but don't say anything! I got these two pieces of jade by chance."
"Fatty, don't be nervous. We at Mingguxuan don't care where our guests' things come from. And you can't hide it from me. You and your friend both have a fishy smell on you..." Jiang Hua smiled slightly.
"Huh? Is there?" The fat man was stunned for a moment and quickly smelled his clothes.
After sniffing for a long time without finding anything, the fat man turned to Hu Bayi and asked, "Old Hu, do you smell that damn earthy smell?"
"Fatty, stop talking." Hu Bayi scolded.
Then he turned his head and looked at the young owner of Mingguxuan with a serious look in his eyes.
Hu Bayi came from the military, so he naturally had acquired a lot of skills. It was difficult for seven or eight ordinary people to get close to him.
Hu Bayi vaguely felt that the young shopkeeper of Mingguxuan seemed to be no simple person...
"Hello, Shopkeeper Jiang. My name is Hu Bayi."
"Jiang Hua."
Jiang Hua smiled slightly and shook hands with Hu Bayi.
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Hu. I have no ill intentions. If you two don't mind, let's go to a restaurant. I'll treat you. I'll have mutton hotpot and we can talk while we eat."
Hu Bayi and Fatty looked at each other in confusion, wondering what the owner of Mingguxuan's intention was in inviting them to dinner.
"it is good."
After a moment, Hu Bayi nodded solemnly.
……
In the mutton restaurant.
Jiang Hua, Hu Bayi and Fatty were sitting in a room.
"Mr. Hu, if I'm not mistaken, your ancestors must have specialized in making this, right?" Jiang Hua spoke first, putting the mutton into the pot with chopsticks.
Hu Bayi was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, admitting the fact of tomb robbing.
The only thing that puzzled him was what exactly did this Shopkeeper Jiang want to do?
"My grandfather was indeed a tomb-robbing craftsman, and he was also a tomb-robbing captain in the world. Unfortunately, during one of his tomb-robbing operations, he ran into a big enemy and nearly lost his life. Since then, my grandfather never robbed tombs again. I also learned some skills from a book called 'The Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique' passed down by my grandfather." Hu Bayi considered carefully and decided to tell his story.
Jiang Hua's expression did not change at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Master Hu, I have heard a little about the tomb-robbing lieutenant. I wonder if you know the origin of the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" passed down by your ancestors?"
Hu Bayi's face darkened. "Could it be that the shopkeeper knows the origin of my book?"
"I do know some."
Jiang Hua drank a glass of wine, smiled and nodded.
Then he explained it.
"By the way, I haven't introduced my other identity to you yet."
Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Actually, I am a college student majoring in archaeology."
"Archaeology?" The fat man was startled. "Isn't it still tomb robbing?"
"Fatty!" Hu Bayi held his forehead with his hand, his face dark, and scolded: "I told you to read more books so as not to embarrass yourself."
Then he turned his head and looked at Jiang Hua, his eyes solemn and vigilant.
Archaeology and tomb robbing have always been mortal enemies, and everyone looks down on each other.
"Haha, Mr. Hu, don't be nervous. I want to ask you for help with something this time."
Jiang Hua put down his chopsticks and talked to them about the archaeological team.
"Jingjue Ancient City? Desert Archaeological Team? Tianxing Fengshui Technique?"
After hearing this, Hu Bayi was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that Jiang Hua would let him, a tomb robber, be his guide.
However, Hu Bayi had never heard of the Jingjue Ancient City, and for a moment he didn't know what to do and fell into hesitation.
The fat man didn't think too much. His eyes lit up after hearing it. "Manager Jiang, do you have any money?"
Jiang Hua smiled slightly, "No less than 10,000 US dollars per person!"
"U.S.... U.S. dollars?"
The fat man's eyes suddenly widened and his heart started beating fast.
Ten thousand US dollars per person?
He and Lao Hu traveled to the Kanto Fortress with great difficulty and nearly lost their lives, but they still didn't even get a fraction of ten thousand US dollars!
"Old Hu!" The fat man poked Hu Bayi desperately.
Hu Bayi glared and whispered, "Fatty, do you really think this ten thousand dollars is easy to get?"
"Old Hu, think about it, even if there is no archaeological team, don't we still have to go and rob tombs?"
"Archaeological team, that's legal tomb robbing!"
"In a broader sense, we are contributing to the country and unraveling the mysteries of history. Besides, don't we have these archaeologists?"
"Besides, ten thousand US dollars, how long will it be enough for the families of your comrades to live on?"
It has to be said that the fat man's words moved Hu Bayi.
But Lao Hu was more stable after all, and had more things to think about. "Fatty, listen to me later. Even if we want to go, we have to find out the situation first."
"Okay, I listen to you!"
Hearing that Hu Bayi was willing to agree, the fat man immediately smiled.
He was counting on his fingers, probably wondering how to spend the $10,000.
Jiang Hua instructed: "Master Hu, Master Fatty, I don't have the final say on this archaeological team. If you really want to join, you have to let my teacher and others assess you."
"What?" The fat man was dumbfounded, "I still have to take the exam?"
Jiang Hua nodded, "Well, the investor this time is a Chinese American woman. Her father is a Wall Street tycoon who likes activities such as exploration and archaeology. Her father is particularly interested in the culture of the Jingjue Ancient City and formed a team to explore it, but they have not returned yet.
The reason why she funded the archaeological team this time was to find her father, so she offered such a high salary, but I believe that the two of you, with Mr. Hu's ability, should be able to pass the assessment smoothly."
Hu Bayi thought for a while and said, "Okay, Fatty and I will go talk to your teacher later."
The three of them happily ate the mutton hotpot.
Jiang Hua also offered them eight thousand for the two moth jade pendants.
It's the 1970s and 1980s now, and seven or eight thousand yuan is already a very high price.
Even if Jiang Hua sold them, he might not be able to sell that many.
The fat man also redeemed his heirloom Ghost Cave Jade Pendant.
(End of this chapter)