Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 1447: Make the best use of everything

At this moment, Lin Ran had no intention of continuing to read.

It's okay if you don't provoke this kind of street kid, but once you do, he's like a candy, you can't get rid of him.

However, giving him the nickname Wu Dalang was indeed the right choice.

Because his body shape and appearance are indeed very similar.

I thought Wu Dalang would come to make trouble, but after taking one look, Wu Dalang wanted to turn around and run away.

"Dalang, come here!" Hongda shouted.

Several people around Wu Dalang looked at him with doubtful eyes. After all, the name Wu Dalang had a specific image in the hearts of Chinese people, and they couldn't help but become curious.

After seeing his dark appearance, some passers-by covered their mouths and laughed.

Wu Dalang made a gesture of slapping his hands and scared the passers-by away.

Then, he came to Hongda coquettishly, with an ugly expression on his face as if he had eaten shit.

"Brother Da." He smiled reluctantly, and his smile seemed a little forced.

"Let me tell you, these two are my brothers. You'd better remind your brothers not to mess with the wrong people." Hongda's tone was full of intimidation.

It seems that he is also a big boss around here.

Wu Dalang forced out an ugly smile: "Brother Da, I haven't been in this business for a long time."

He took out a stack of leaflets and waved them in front of Hongda: "Right now, I'm soliciting customers for Wenxuan Painting Studio."

Those who are involved in the world are those who are involved in the world. They work hard to promote business. If I have to describe it, it seems like pimping.

"I can't tell, but your brothers, you'd better remind him." Hong Dacai didn't bother to talk to him, not believing that Wu Dalang would change his habit of sneaking around.

"Hehe, okay." Wu Dalang said, and then he glanced at Lin Ran next to Hong Da. Judging from the clothes on the other side, he didn't look like a local.

This kind of person is usually Wu Dalang's target.

"How many of you are traveling from other places? Would you like to come to our studio and have a look? Maybe you can find the calligraphy and painting you like."

Lin Ran now has too many calligraphy and paintings in his hands, and ordinary-level calligraphy and paintings are simply not worth it.

Moreover, it sounds like Wu Dalang is just a minion who brings business to ordinary studios. He needs to hire people to recruit people from outside. It is strange for such studios to have good paintings.

Lin Ran didn't want to talk to him at first. They were in a hurry and just wanted to avoid being targeted by thieves.

Hong Da thought the same and patted Wu Dalang on the shoulder: "Okay, help me bring the message to your brothers, otherwise I won't make a move that looks bad."

As he spoke, he took out a ten-dollar bill and quietly handed it to Wu Dalang.

When working in the arena, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

"I understand, I understand." Wu Dalang didn't think so at first, but after seeing the money, his smile became brighter.

When he turned to leave, Lin Ran remembered something.

"Wait, Brother Wu." Lin Ran called to Wu Dalang who was about to leave.

Wu Dalang turned around with anger on his face: "Whose surname is Wu? My surname is Niu!"

Hongda called him Wu Dalang, but he didn't dare to get angry. How dare any kid call him that?

But when he looked back and saw Hong Da's angry eyes, he quickly changed his tone.

"Little brother, you are mistaken. Wu Dalang is just my nickname, hehe."

He has changed so much that he is a good businessman.

Lin Ran called him out mainly to take advantage of his connections.

In the market, it is not easy to use official means to investigate the recent flow of goods.

Everyone is doing legitimate business conscientiously. If the official intervenes hastily, it will make merchants feel nervous and affect their business.

They did this to minimize the impact on business, and it was impossible for the officials to investigate all the cultural relics.

But it would be best to leave this kind of thing to the little gangsters.

"If you see someone with this mark on their backpack or wallet, can you notify me immediately?" Lin Ran said.

But then I remembered that I didn’t have a mobile phone now, so I gave Wu Dalang the address of Tianxia Pavilion.

"There is a reward."

Wu Dalang didn't take it seriously at first and just did it perfunctorily.

But after hearing that there was money available, he immediately changed his expression.

"how much is it?"

"one hundred."

Lin Ran directly offered a high price.

You know, for guys like them who run errands, it's pretty good if they can earn fifty a month.

Wu Dalang readily agreed and left jumping up and down.

"Why are you looking for them?" Guan Yun didn't understand. This kind of gangster was the person he hated the most.

"Now is not the time to take into account personal preferences." Lin Ran patted Lin Ran on the shoulder. The mark he gave was the mark that the master studied last night.

Although I don’t know if it is a unified code.

But if you find antiques with this mark, you may be able to follow the clues and find the people in the criminal gang.

As for getting into trouble, that's Wu Dalang's own business. It's estimated that these gangsters also have their own tricks, and in the end, the counterfeiting gang may not be able to outdo the gangsters.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, and both of them will lose in the fight, which is something Lin Ran is happy to see.

After explaining Wu Dalang's work, Lin Ran and the others began their journey to find fakes.

Confucius Temple Antique Street has developed to its current scale, but it actually did not take long to develop.

According to Hongda, this place originated from the ghost market in the late Qing Dynasty.

At that time, there were many people fleeing from the capital and from the Forbidden City. They stole a lot of things from there and sold them.

However, the investigation at that time was also very strict, and they did not dare to sell it near the capital.

Except for some powerful princes and nobles, it doesn't matter that they just sell their own treasures.

And some timid eunuchs and palace guards would take their stolen things to the farther Nanling to sell them.

The main reason is to exchange more money, because they don't have any leftover food.

In the later period, the capital was attacked, which created a group of refugees.

They went to the Jiangnan area to seek refuge one after another, and brought a large number of treasures with them.

At first, it was just some refugees who came to sell antiques. Later, more and more people joined.

Not only the descendants of the nobles who have fallen into poverty, but also people who specialize in tomb robbing are also selling things in the market.

Moreover, the things they sell are extremely cheap and the production is precious.

At that time, the situation in the Jiangnan area was relatively stable and there were quite a few wealthy businessmen, which promoted the operation of this set of market rules.

Eventually, the ghost market was banned and officially became Confucius Temple Antique Street.

"Why do you feel that the origins of each place are similar?" Guan Yun asked, tilting his head.

He and Lin Ran had been to many places on business trips, and most of them had similar origins, which really puzzled him.