Chapter 1540: Idle Matters

Baochao Hutong

Cao Weiguo carried large and small bags into the house: "Master, this is some cured meat and sausages I made myself, as well as sorghum wine I brewed myself."

Chen Baoshu, with a head full of silver hair, said with a smile: "Put the things on the side. How have you been lately? Is work going smoothly?"

Cao Weiguo smiled: "Very good. My work is simple, there are no difficulties. Master, has my senior fellow apprentice written back lately?"

Chen Baoshu said angrily: "Hmph, him? He hasn't written to me for over half a year. I'm afraid he's forgotten me, his father, to the ends of the earth."

Cao Weiguo comforted him: "Senior fellow apprentice might be too busy with work outside."

Chen Baoshu waved his hand: "Don't mention him. Mentioning him makes me angry. If he had listened to me and learned culinary arts steadily back then, how could he have ended up in this state?"

Thinking that his own culinary skills were famous throughout the country, and his son didn't inherit his craft but instead went to learn painting, this made Chen Baoshu feel annoyed whenever he thought about it.

After chatting for a while, Cao Weiguo asked: "Master, where are those few good things you mentioned?"

Chen Baoshu teased: "You kid, you've had good luck. Wait, I'll go get them for you."

When Chen Baoshu came out from the inner room, he had an extra package in his hand: "My junior fellow apprentice comes from a wealthy family. His grandfather was the Governor of Anhui in the Tongzhi reign... Don't look at how his family is down and out now, but they still have quite a bit of family foundation. If it weren't for the fact that his family encountered difficulties this time and urgently needed money to grease the wheels, he would never have been willing to take out the family heirlooms."

Hearing this, Cao Weiguo was overjoyed: "Master, what exactly are those treasures?"

Chen Baoshu opened the package layer by layer: "I don't understand antiques, but my junior fellow apprentice said a few simple words. Whether they are real or fake, and whether you can collect them, you decide for yourself."

"Whoa! Master, I didn't come for nothing this trip!"

When the package was completely opened, Cao Weiguo's eyes lit up as he looked at the things inside.

Cao Weiguo picked them up one by one: "Three-legged porcelain plate, Yue kiln begonia cup, pearl-ground parrot pattern pillow, celadon jade wall bowl, tri-color pedestal—these are all items from the Tang Dynasty."

Chen Baoshu smiled: "You kid really know this. My junior fellow apprentice also said these things are from the Tang Dynasty. Before, Chen Bin said you knew these things, and I didn't believe it. When did you learn these skills, you kid?"

Cao Weiguo smiled: "Hi, I'm just interested in these things. I read a few books and pondered them blindly myself."

Chen Baoshu exhorted: "Interest is interest, but you must not neglect your proper work for your hobbies."

Cao Weiguo said: "Master, don't worry, I have a sense of it. By the way, I am willing to collect these things, but I don't know how much your junior fellow apprentice intends to sell them for?"

Chen Baoshu held up a finger: "One small yellow fish."

This price is certainly not low for the current market, but who let Cao Weiguo like these things?

Cao Weiguo thought for a long time and said: "For your sake, Master, I accept this price."

After coming out of Chen Baoshu's house, Cao Weiguo hummed a little tune and headed to the Xidan Supply and Marketing Cooperative, preparing to find Yu Li to share this joy. ===== CHAPTER 1542 =====