For some reason, Jiahao felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy when he came into contact with Zheng Peipei, perhaps because he had just stepped out of college.

"Brother Yao, let's go then. It's not too early. My grandpa is waiting for you." Lin Haitao greeted.

Jiahao came back from the wonderful fantasy he once had, nodded and said: "Well, okay, I'll go say hello to Uncle Jiang."

"Well, you go ahead." Lin Haitao responded.

So Jiahao turned around and walked to say goodbye to Uncle Jiang who was packing things in the back room, while Lin Haitao and Zheng Peipei stood patiently waiting.

"Pepei, Brother Yao is a very nice person and he has good eyesight." Lin Haitao said with a smile, "Although I haven't met him in person yet, grandpa likes him very much and wants to accept him as his disciple. If this happens

If there is no problem, then Brother Yao may move to your house in the future, at least for a while. Grandpa’s teachings are so strict, Brother Yao may be his disciple again now, and the two of them must often discuss identification knowledge together.

."

"Oh, really?" Zheng Peipei pursed her lips and said, "I also hope that someone will spend more time with grandpa. This is a good thing."

After the two talked for a while, Jiahao turned around and walked back, saying: "Haitao, let's go."

Later, the three of Jiahao got into Lin Haitao's Volkswagen parked by the door of "Jianbaozhai", drove to the supermarket in the city center to buy gifts, and then drove straight to Zheng's house.

The Zheng family is located in the northern suburbs, and the traffic was a bit congested today, so the car took more than three hours of driving on the road to reach its destination.

The place where Zheng's family is located is a high-end community. The car finally stopped in front of a villa. It was also a three-story du li villa. Although it was not as luxurious as Deng's hometown, it was still very good. Living in this environment

A clean and quiet place is naturally very comfortable.

"Brother Yao, please come in." Lin Haitao greeted enthusiastically, "Don't be polite when you are here, just treat it as if you are at home."

"Well, I know." Jiahao said happily. Now he had arrived at the master's house he had never met before. He was a little nervous. Fortunately, with Lin Haitao accompanying him, he was not so reserved.

Then Lin Haitao and Zheng Peipei took Jiahao into the door. But the moment he stepped on the threshold, Jiahao was startled. He saw a huge thing in the living room, and the thing roared and rushed towards him.

That's actually a dog!

A huge pet dog!

The dog was at least over 1.2 meters long and no less than 80 centimeters tall. It weighed over a hundred kilograms, so it was no problem. The dog was fluffy, with bright red hair all over its body, and was very beautiful.

To be honest, this was the first time for Jiahao to see such a big dog with his own eyes, and he couldn't recognize the breed of the dog for a while.

"Maomao!" Lin Haitao yelled at the big dog.

The dog seemed to be quite intelligent. After hearing Lin Haitao's cry, he quickly jumped up and started wagging its tail to beg for mercy.

"Huh..." Seeing this, Jiahao secretly breathed a long sigh of relief. He thought that the ferocious-looking domestic dog was attacking him.

Despite this, Jiahao still involuntarily took two steps away, fearing that the dog would become wild and attack him.

"Brother Qing, don't be afraid." Lin Haitao saw Jiahao looking at the dog warily, and he quickly said with a smile, "Maomao is a Tibetan mastiff. When it was very young, we took it from the west.

I brought Tibetan back and it has grown so big now. Although it looks very ferocious, it has a docile temperament and will not be aggressive."

"Oh, that's good." Hearing Lin Haitao's explanation, Jiahao was completely relieved and no longer wary of the dog. Instead, he suddenly felt a sense of intimacy. Maybe it was because of his love for the dog.

, Lin Haitao was so kind to the dog, as if it was also a member of the family.

Only then did Jiahao realize that it was a Tibetan Mastiff. He had heard of dogs like Tibetan Mastiff before and knew that it was a relatively expensive pet dog that was rarely seen by people who were not interested in raising dogs.

Rich families also raise cats and dogs, but they are just ordinary pet dogs such as poodles. The largest ones are nothing more than wolfdogs. The big wolfdog is considered big, but compared to the extremely strong red-haired Tibetan mastiff in front of you, it is really

It's like "a small witch can see a big witch".

"Maomao, come here!" Zheng Peipei called.

Soon she took the Tibetan Mastiff to play while Lin Haitao took Jiahao to sit on the sofa in the center of the hall.

"Brother Yao, please sit down for a moment. My grandpa should be in the study upstairs. I'll call him." Lin Haitao greeted.

Jiahao nodded and agreed: "Yes, okay."

Lin Haitao then said goodbye and left. After a while, he came back with someone beside him.

He was an old man, probably about the same age as Mr. Deng. He had stubby hair on his head. Although his hair was gray and his face was wrinkled, he had a solid figure and a good temperament, giving people a feeling of "getting stronger with old age."

a feeling of.

"master!"

When he saw the old man, Jiahao immediately stood up and bowed deeply to him, appearing extremely polite.

"Xiao Yao, right?!" When the old man saw Jiahao, he seemed a little excited. He took a few steps in front of Jiahao, patted the other person's shoulders gently with both hands, and said happily, "

Very good! What a talented person!"

At that moment, Jiahao was so excited that he could not speak. The first meeting with his master seemed like a reunion after a long separation, and they left a deep impression on each other.

"Grandpa, Jia Hao is now working at the Jian Baozhai." Lin Haitao said. At this moment, he was smiling and looking very happy.

Of course he could tell that his grandfather liked Jiahao very much. It could be seen from his reaction when he saw Jiahao. Although it was the first time he met Jiahao, he was so enthusiastic and kind, without any sense of unfamiliarity.

It feels like "we know each other late and hate each other too late".

This is the result that Lin Haitao wants to see most. He was a little worried before, fearing that when he saw Jiahao in person, his grandfather would not be so enthusiastic. Now he is relieved and secretly happy for Jiahao.

Because he knew very well that since his grandfather liked him, he would accept him as his apprentice sooner or later and teach him superb skills.

"Oh, you work at 'Jianbaozhai'?" Mr. Zheng nodded and said, "That's right. What you need most in this industry is experience. Practice will give you true knowledge."

Jiahao said: "I temporarily followed Haitao in the 'Jianbaozhai', and I learned a lot from them."

Lin Haitao shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Yao, you are too humble. I can learn a lot from you."

As he said that, he turned around and looked at his grandfather, and continued: "Grandpa, something happened in our store these two days when Brother Yao came to work. It's all thanks to him that we avoided any loss..."

At that moment, he told his grandfather in detail the two unpleasant things that had happened to "Jianbaozhai" recently.

After hearing this, Mr. Zheng nodded solemnly towards He Qing and said: "That's great! Xiao He, your basic knowledge is very good. I have never seen a young man with such good basic knowledge as you. Haitao said that you are self-taught."

, this is so commendable!”

He praised Jiahao unabashedly in his words, and Jiahao felt flattered when he heard it.

"Mr. Zheng, you are so grateful. Those are just coincidences. In fact, I just joined the industry not long ago." Jiahao quickly replied.

He is not being modest, because his basic knowledge of identifying antiques is completely "from scratch". At this stage, he has only checked some information on the Internet and read some books. That's all. Compared to Lin Haitao, he has

It is far less than, let alone compared with expert appraisers such as Uncle Jiang.

"It doesn't matter if you are new to the industry." Mr. Zheng said with a bright smile, "You are still so young. You will still have plenty of time to study in the future."

"Grandpa, Brother Yao, let's talk. I'll go see Maomao." Lin Haitao suddenly greeted him. After that, he said goodbye and left. He obviously deliberately left his grandfather and Jiahao some time alone.

"Xiao Yao, aren't you hungry? Let's eat later." Mr. Zheng said politely, "Let's go sit upstairs and tell you something."

"Well, okay." Jiahao nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Now that he has met Mr. Zheng, he is not so nervous when he comes into close contact with him, and feels relaxed and at ease.

So at that moment, he followed Mr. Zheng and walked upstairs. The Zheng family's home was decorated luxuriously and classically, and everything looked very grand. He then walked into a study room.

There are two rooms in the study room. The outer room has several bright windows and is spacious and bright. The tall bookshelves around it are neatly filled with books. It can be said that there are so many books.

Jiahao took a careful look and found that most of those books were tomes and were craft books, indicating that Mr. Zheng devoted himself to studying profound Chinese studies.

He Qing knew in his heart that if he wanted to do well in the antique business, professional quality was essential. Mr. Zheng and his other highly respected master appraisers had extensive experience in ancient and modern times and had profound knowledge. Naturally, they stood taller than the average person when looking at antiques.

.

"Xiao Yao, sit down, you don't have to be polite here." Mr. Zheng said enthusiastically.

"Thank you." Jiahao nodded gently and sat down on an antique mahogany chair.

He was a little confused. He didn't know what Mr. Zheng's instructions were for calling him to his study. He had never been a disciple before and didn't understand the rules. He didn't know how to perform this ceremony of apprenticeship. However, he knew very well in his heart that Mr. Zheng

He fell in love with himself, a prospective apprentice with "unlimited potential".

Just listen to Mr. Zheng ask: "What kind of tea do you like to drink? Longjing or Tieguanyin? I also have other teas here."

Jiahao casually said: "Tie Guanyin."

"Tieguanyin is good, I like it too. Just wait a moment, I'll make some tea." Mr. Zheng said with a smile. After saying that, he turned and walked away, but he came back not long after, and only saw his hand

He was holding a very exquisite jar on his hand, and then he quickly made tea with the boiling water that had been prepared aside.

The teapot used by Mr. Zheng is an exquisite purple clay teapot, and the tea he uses can be seen at a glance as being of the highest quality Tieguanyin.

Jiahao didn't know anything about tea in the past, but since he absorbed the essence of tea ceremony from the old purple clay pot of Gu Qing's family, he knows almost everything about tea ceremony and is knowledgeable about everything. As for whether the tea is good or not, he depends on it.

As soon as I saw it and smelled it, I knew it clearly.

"Xiao Yao, please drink tea." After a few minutes, Mr. Deng poured Jiahao a cup of brewed tea.

"Thank you." Jiahao nodded politely, then calmly stretched out his hands to pick up the steaming, fragrant tea cup, and drank the tea with all his heart.

The tea is mellow, sweet and fresh in the mouth, with a long aftertaste.

"'Before you taste the nectar, smell the holy fragrance first', this tea is so fragrant, good tea!" Jiahao exclaimed after taking a gentle sip.

"Haha, it seems that you are good at tasting tea." Mr. Zheng said with a smile, "The more you taste Tieguanyin, the more fragrant it becomes! The more you taste it carefully, the more you can taste its aroma and flavor!"

The two smiled at each other, like old friends meeting each other, and a pot of tea had brought them closer.

"Xiao Yao, where are you from?" Later, Mr. Zheng started talking to Jiahao, but he didn't ask anything else. He only asked about the situation around Jiahao in a short-term way, and talked about his personal life from his family.

When asked a question, a person answered knowing everything he knew.

"How about we drink some wine? I have a bottle of red wine here that I just brought back from London, England. Let's chat while drinking - do you know how to drink wine?" When the conversation got interesting, Mr. Zheng suddenly proposed "Let's talk over wine". See

He looked extremely happy at this time and could not conceal his excitement.

"I know how to drink, red wine is fine." Jiahao nodded and said. He now has the inheritance of a certain alcoholic in history. He has a large capacity for drinking, but his body that has not been "tempered" may not be able to adapt to it.

"That's good." Mr. Zheng said happily.

After finishing speaking, he got up and went to get a bottle of fine French red wine, which should be an aged wine.

Then he carefully brought two extremely beautiful porcelain bowls. When he glanced at the two exquisitely decorated bowls in his hands, Jiahao couldn't help being surprised.

"An ancient cup?! Drinking from an antique wine bowl?!" Jiahao said in surprise.

Because it is clearly visible that the two cups are emitting white light, which is a "treasure light" that is indistinguishable to the naked eye.
Chapter completed!