Chapter 42: Zhengzhou Antique City

  Zhang Ying handed over everything and let Li Yang and Wu Xiaoli set off. As soon as they left the door, Wu Xiaoli pulled Li Yang onto the car, leaving the security guard who had just recovered from his shock in a daze again.

  Wu Xiaoli drove the car directly out of the city and onto the highway. Li Yang looked back at the increasingly distant Mingyang City, let out a bitter laugh: "Why are you in such a hurry? We'll have to go back to pick up some spare clothes, this trip isn't just for one or two days!"

  "What are you going to exchange for clean clothes? You can buy what you need in Zhengzhou. It's just right that I've been working hard with you in Licheng these days, and you should thank me properly!"

  Wu Xiaoli waved her hand nonchalantly, leaving Li Yang speechless. These days, she had been in Licheng, but it seemed like she was busy with the ancient tomb every day, only going to his place for a few dozen minutes at most.

  Of course, Li Yang would not tell Wu Xiaoli these words. In fact, Li Yang was really grateful to her and this time in Zhengzhou buying some things as compensation was no problem at all, even if Wu Xiaoli didn't mention it he would have done so anyway.

  The car sped all the way, I don't know if it's because of driving fast cars before. Now Wu Xiaoli drives over 120 yards as soon as she gets on the highway. Li Yang looked at excited Wu Xiaoli with great concern, wondering what expression she would have when facing a bunch of fines during the inspection in the future.

  Before twelve o'clock, they entered Zhengzhou city. Mingyang is only over two hundred kilometers away from Zhengzhou. Wu Xiaoli drove so fast that they arrived in more than two hours.

  "Where shall we go to eat first? I'll treat you!" Li Yang rolled down the window for some fresh air, then turned back to Wu Xiaoli and said.

  "Don't say it's also your treat, I'm telling you, I'm very picky about food, be careful or I'll eat you out of house and home!"

  Wu Xiaoli looked ahead, not turning her head, and replied. Li Yang couldn't help but shake his head. Even if Wu Xiaoli spent lavishly on the finest delicacies, it would be hard to exhaust him, for she still didn't know that Li Yang had earned another 10 million.

  Wu Xiaoli spoke fiercely, but when it was time to eat, she chose a mixed noodle restaurant and said that this meal would spare Li Yang for the time being. She hadn't had their mixed noodles in a long time and came specifically to relive the taste.

  "Let's check in this afternoon first, then we'll take a rest. Tomorrow I'll go to the meeting and you can select the raw materials. How about that arrangement?"

  After dinner, Li Yang first expressed his thoughts. Although he was the leader, in front of Wu Xiaoli, this leadership stance was useless and could only be used to negotiate.

  "Don't rush, sign in later, I haven't been to Zhengzhou for a long time, you come with me to shop first!"

  Wu Xiaoli stretched her waist, attracting the eyes of countless men eating in the restaurant. Some people even stared at Li Yang fiercely, scolding him for not sitting opposite the beauty himself, and the flowers were occupied by cow dung again.

  "Procurement? Didn't Manager Zhang say there were raw material suppliers on the exhibition side?"

  Li Yang looked at Wu Xiaoli in confusion, Wu Xiaoli rolled her eyes and didn't care about Li Yang's reaction, grabbed her bag and dragged Li Yang out of the restaurant, leaving behind a bunch of disappointed onlookers.

  Wu Xiaoli didn't give Li Yang an explanation and drove towards the direction of Zhengzhou University, stopping at a parking lot in front of an ancient-style building within twenty minutes.

  "What's this place for?" Li Yang looked at the several large characters on the front door of the antique building with a puzzled expression, and asked in confusion.

  "Of course, we're here to shop. I know you're not familiar with this place, just follow me!" Wu Xiaoli looked excitedly at the large building in front of her, on which was written in five big characters: "Zhengzhou Antique City".

  "I'm telling you, I haven't been to the market for a long time. Take this opportunity to take a good look around. It's just in time for my grandfather's birthday, don't disturb me! If I don't say go, then you're not allowed to leave!"

  Wu Xiaoli pulled Li Yang and walked inside, warning him along the way. Li Yang smiled wryly and shook his head, helplessly following this crazy girl into the antique city.

  It was lunchtime, so there weren't many customers in the first-floor hall of Antique City. Many scattered vendors were either reading books or eating boxed lunches, all with a lazy look on their faces.

  "So many, all antiques?"

  Li Yang stared blankly around him, and in this large hall on the first floor, there were dozens of ceramic sellers. The walls and counters were filled with all sorts of ceramics, followed by countless bronze wares, ancient coins, and books piled high, making Li Yang's eyes dizzy.

  "Antiques? All these can open a large museum, I tell you, this is called the handicraft market, and I am digging antiques in the handicraft market!"

  Wu Xiaoli gave Li Yang a white eye, and Li Yang, who was walking, almost fell. The antique city was actually called a handicraft market by Wu Xiaoli, which he had never heard of before.

  Wu Xiaoli didn't go to the Li Yang, but instead walked along the stalls in the hall one by one. There were many things in front of her, but few of them were genuine and some were worthless. It was quite difficult to find a treasure among them, requiring a high level of discernment.

  As for Li Yang, he couldn't understand at all. To him, everything looked old unless it was fake and couldn't be mistaken for something new, such as some plastic products, which he knew were new.

  After walking for over ten minutes, Wu Xiaoli suddenly stopped in front of a stall selling carvings and carefully observed an ornament made of several pieces of jade resembling green bamboo.

  "Little girl, you have a good eye for things! Let me tell you, this is indeed a piece of imperial jade bamboo from the Qing dynasty, something that Empress Dowager Cixi herself loved. It's not one bit inferior to that jade white cabbage!"

  The stall owner immediately introduced Wu Xiaoli, and Li Yang happened to follow over, curiously looking at the jade carving in Wu Xiaoli's hand.

  "What evidence do you have that this was used by Empress Dowager Cixi?" The jade carving looked genuine, and Li Yang couldn't help but ask.

  At first glance, the thing looks okay, with a rustic charm. Of course, compared to the jade snuff bottle he dug up at the beginning, it's far inferior in terms of quality. He really doesn't believe that Empress Dowager Cixi used it.

  "Of course there's evidence! Look here, it has the name of Empress Dowager Cixi. Can't you see? It's not something that was used by Cixi herself, who would dare to engrave this name on it?"

  Li Yang asked, and the stall owner immediately became enthusiastic, pointing to the wooden base of the bamboo jade carving and saying. Li Yang took a closer look, and indeed there were a few traditional characters carved on it, but Li Yang couldn't see clearly what they were.

  "Alright, stop making up stories, you're not selling jadeite, but Nanyang jade, how much does it cost?"

  Wu Xiaoli raised her head and stared at the stall owner, who was taken aback for a moment before forcing a smile: "So you're an expert. Since you're an expert, just say it, how much can you give?"

  "Nanyang Cui, no way, Nanyang Cui isn't like this, is it?"

  Li Yang hastily took over the bamboo carved jade and examined it carefully. Nanyang jade is also called Dushan jade, a product of Nanyang's Dushan, which looks similar to emerald but has a vastly different price.

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  Thank you, Alliance Master Xiao Kou Dai 5888, for the reward of starting coins! Thank you, new friend Jiu Yuan 588, for the reward of starting coins! Xiao Yu thanks you all!!!