In the end, I decided to take the money, so that Xiong Jiu could be like a fortune teller and I might not cause unnecessary trouble because of divination.
During breakfast, we didn't mention anything about Xiangbu anymore. After dinner, Xiong Jiu left first, and then Ning Haoyu and I packed up and went to the ancient furniture store where Ning Haoyu worked.
According to Ning Haoyu's introduction, Xiong Jiu has several such stores in the city. The store we are going to today is a large storefront located on Guangji Street in the southwest of the city.
This Guangji Street is an antique style street, where most of the shops are engaged in jade jewelry and antique business, and there are also some stalls on the street.
I heard from Ning Haoyu that most of these stall vendors are counterfeits, and there are even some that cannot even be called counterfeits.
I asked him if the goods in those stores were real, and he shook his head and said, "My uncle said that not all of them are real, there are mostly counterfeits
We took a taxi here, but when we arrived at the antique street, cars were not allowed to enter. So now we are walking along the street chatting at the same time. When we reached the center of the whole street, a two-story small shop caught my attention.
This small shop is considered the most magnificent shop on the entire street, with the three words "Purple Qiong Pavilion" written on the plaque.
Ning Haoyu pointed to this shop and said, "This is the largest antique shop on the entire street, and also the shop with the most authentic products. He makes jade jewelry on the first floor and antiques on the second floor, and the things inside are worth tens of thousands of yuan
I looked inside and saw the decoration. The pure wooden floor was shining brightly, and the people working inside were all graceful beauties wearing cheongsams. Their cheongsams had slits almost reaching their waist, which made people imagine.
If only my future wife could have such a great figure.
Ning Haoyu and I looked at the door for a while, then giggled a few times before leaving. This place is not where we should go.
Although Ning Haoyu's uncle is considered wealthy, he is still not ranked in this city. His store is not far from Ziqiongge, separated by three or four stores, but the scale is much smaller. However, compared to other stores in the surrounding area, Xiong Jiu's store can also be ranked above average.
His shop is half the size of Ziqiong Pavilion, but it also has a second floor. The first floor is filled with precious wooden furniture, while the second floor is filled with antique furniture.
The name of Xiong Jiu's store is "Wanmu Building", and with Ning Haoyu and me as the five people, there are two women among the five. On the first floor, she is the salesperson in the store, responsible for selling furniture downstairs.
There is a bookkeeper on the second floor who is in his fifties. Ning Haoyu calls him Mr. Jiang and is said to be an expert in ancient furniture. He has been working in Xiong Jiu's store for almost ten years and is highly valued and respected by Xiong Jiu. Sometimes, Xiong Jiu even seeks advice from Mr. Jiang.
After understanding the basic situation of this store and getting to know everyone, Ning Haoyu told us what he needed to do. He had some experience with ancient furniture, so he had to go to the second floor to help Mr. Jiang with odd jobs. In fact, Xiong Jiu was training him to learn skills from Mr. Jiang.
As for me, I will stay on the first floor and receive training from the two beautiful women in this store. These pieces of furniture have a price tag, so I don't have to deliberately remember. I need to remember that these pieces of furniture can be discounted at most a few times, and there are also some sales slogans.
In less than half a day, I became familiar with this store.
The two women on the first floor are both in their early twenties, two or three years older than me. The one with a long head and a more beautiful appearance is called Jin Xiaoying, and I call her Sister Ying.
The other one has short hair, a round apple face, and some chubby babies are called Zuofei. I call her "Sister Fei", and sometimes I call her "Sister Fei", but she doesn't mind. She is a cheerful girl who can afford to joke around.
This morning, there wasn't much business in the store. A few people came, walked around a few times, asked about the price, and then left.
Working here is very leisurely.
When it was almost lunchtime, Xiong Jiu came to the store with a smile on his face. At that time, I was chatting and laughing with Ying Jie and Fei Jie.
As soon as Xiong Jiu came in, Ying Jie and Fei Jie immediately stopped smiling and stood up straight, saying "boss". It seemed that they were afraid of being scolded.
Or in other words, Xiong Jiuping was very demanding of them.
I also quickly stood up straight and shouted, 'Uncle Xiong!'
Xiong Jiu was even happier when he saw me laughing. He came over and patted my shoulder, saying, "Xiao Feng, you're all right, you're all right, haha. According to what you said, let's split the money and my business is done. Call Xiao Yu and Lao Jiang and let's go out for lunch today. I'll treat you
Xiong Jiu's words left Ying Jie and Fei Jie confused on their faces.
Ning Haoyu and Mr. Jiang heard Xiong Jiu's voice upstairs and also went downstairs one after another. Xiong Jiu was excited and turned to look at Ying Jie and Fei Jie, saying, "By the way, from this month on, your two salaries will be increased by another 500 per month
Yingjie and Feijie also quickly thanked Xiong Jiu, and Yingjie also gave me a flirtatious glance. She probably guessed that they could get a raise, and I was one of the contributors.
We didn't stay in the store for long, so Xiong Jiu took us to a restaurant on the next street for a good meal. During the meal, Xiong Jiu told Lao Jiang about how I looked at me, and Lao Jiang praised me endlessly, calling me a young talent.
After chatting for a while, I didn't know how to continue, but when it came to the haunted house in my home, I could only shake my head and sigh incessantly. Xiong Jiu recommended "Wang Daochang" to me again, and I told Xiong Jiu the truth, "I have already contacted him. He is not in the city now, and he is expected to come back tomorrow. When he comes back, I will go back to the county town with him. That is my home, so I can't do without him
Xiong Jiu heard that I was going back to the county town, so he asked me what I was planning to do after I got back. After thinking for a moment, I said, "I don't know anything else about opening a fortune telling shop
Xiong Jiu nodded and said, "Not bad, your ability to judge appearances is excellent, and you will definitely develop in the future
I said, 'I hope so!'
After all, my small shop has also been open for a while, and so far, there hasn't been anyone who officially enters the shop to seek divination, so I'm not sure if I can persist.
After talking for a while, Lao Jiang asked me to show him his appearance and talk about his fortune.
Lao Jiang is already fifty years old and has a good fortune in the right half of his nose. His court captain may not be bright or full, but he is definitely not bad. Although his facial features are not very good, they are not bad either. Overall, he is average in all aspects and will not make any major breakthroughs.
However, there are no signs of illness or disaster in both the Palace of Illness and the Palace of Longevity in Laojiang, and judging from his appearance, Laojiang is a person of longevity.
Seeing this, I said to Lao Jiang, "Mr. Jiang's fortune is stable, without any setbacks, far away from disasters, and he can live a long life
Fortune telling is like this. If there are no disasters, we need to find a good one to say that Lao Jiang's fortune is average and there is no luck. Then I will use his lifespan to win his happiness.
As expected, when I said that, Lao Jiang smiled and said, "Well, then I'll lend you some good words
Ning Haoyu argued and asked me to calculate. I glanced at him a few times, and he still had the appearance of a nobleman. He is currently studying with Mr. Jiang, so Mr. Jiang is undoubtedly his nobleman. So I said to Ning Haoyu, "As long as you study hard with Mr. Jiang, you will surely prosper and develop in the future
Ning Haoyu gave me a disdainful look, obviously thinking that I hadn't calculated properly, while Mr. Jiang smiled happily beside me. My words were also a disguised compliment to Mr. Jiang.
After having dinner at this restaurant, Xiong Jiu gave us a half day off and said that Ning Haoyu and I didn't have to go to the restaurant today, we could take a stroll around the city.
Xiong Jiu also understood at this moment that I was not looking for Ning Haoyu to work in his store, but to temporarily stay. In a day or two, I would have to return to the county town, so he was too embarrassed to include me in his store. Besides, I was also a big help to him by looking at his photos.
I won't go into detail about what kind of busyness it is. This is also a rule in our divination industry. * * cannot be asked. We are only responsible for guiding the way, and we usually don't ask what is at the end of the road.
Ning Haoyu and I actually didn't have much place to go. We took a few laps around the area and then returned to Xiong Jiu's shop. While passing by "Ziqiongge", we happened to run into Xiong Jiu and his wife picking out jade jewelry in the shop. There was also a young man in a Zhongshan suit standing next to them, who was recommending some jade jewelry to Xiong Jiu.
When passing by here, Ning Haoyu shouted "Uncle" and pulled me in. Xiong Jiu smiled at us and said, "Have you finished shopping
As soon as I came in, Xiong Jiu said to the young man in Zhongshan suit, "Zhou Rui, this is the little calculation I told you, Lin Feng! Your father's luck has been bad lately, isn't it? You can ask him, maybe he can help you a lot
The young man named Zhou Rui by Xiong Jiu took a look and then said to Xiong Jiu, "Boss Xiong has put in a lot of effort
I think Zhou Rui has a rosy complexion and delicate facial features this week, which can be considered as excellent facial features no matter how you look at it.
And in this Purple Qiong Pavilion, his servant palace vitality is strong, indicating that he should be the master, or the young master, or shareholder of this place.
Just that there are a few strands of vital energy swaying from side to side at his Taicang Xiangmen, which is the location of the Migration Palace, indicating that his home is unstable and there may be a move or similar situation in the near future.
Of course, it is more likely to be the relocation address of his store, as his vitality is intricately linked to the Purple Qiongge.
No matter how detailed I am, I can't tell much, and he hasn't shown much on any of his faces.
When I was looking at Zhou Rui, he also glanced at me, but he didn't talk to me. My appearance and age probably make it difficult for him to believe that I am a person who can predict.
Xiong Jiu didn't stay in this store for too long. He bought a jade bracelet worth tens of thousands of yuan for his wife, and then we went back to his store.
On the way, Xiong Jiu sighed and said, "At first, I didn't have enough money to rent the store in Ziqiongge. Now that I have more money, the store has an owner
Xiong Jiu said this, and I instinctively said beside him, "Uncle Xiong, Ziqiongge may be moving soon. You can privately ask them first. If they really want to move, then you can rent out that store
Xiong Jiuyi looked surprised and asked me, "How did you know? Why didn't I hear any news
I said, it's all written on the door of the person who just called Zhou Rui.