Rare goods can be stored in a place is a Chinese idiom whose pinyin is qí huò kě jū. It means to store rare goods and wait for them to be sold at a high price. It is often used as a metaphor for making money by relying on some unique skills or things. Strange goods, rare goods; residence, storage. From "Historical Records: Biography of Lu Buwei".

Lü Buwei obtained the status and wealth of an extremely popular minister through the foresight of "strange things can be lived in".

Example: Old Liu Xin collected an antique and thought it was a rare item, so he refused to sell it easily.

Source: "Historical Records·Biography of Lu Buwei": "Lü Buwei from Handan saw (Zi Chu) and took pity on him, saying: 'This is a strange thing to live in.'"

Translation: There was a man at that time Lu Buwei, a great businessman of the Wei State, was doing business in Handan. He knew about Zichu's situation and thought that he was a "rare thing to live in".

Extended information:

Original text: Zi Chu, the evil grandson of the common people of Qin, was held hostage by the princes, and he was not spared by the chariots. He lived in a poor place and was not happy. Lu Buwei from Jia Handan saw it and took pity on it, saying, "This is a strange thing to live in." Then he went to see Zi Chu and said, "I can be the leader of your family."

Zi Chu smiled and said, "If you come from the king's family, you can be the leader of my family!" Lu Buwei said, "You don't know. That’s right, my gate is waiting for you to be big.” Zi Chu knew what he was saying, so he sat down and talked deeply. Lu Buwei said: "The King of Qin is old, and Lord An has become the crown prince. It is rumored that Lord An loves Mrs. Huayang. Mrs. Huayang has no children, and the only one who can establish a suitable heir is Mrs. Huayang.

Translation: The foreigner is the descendant of the concubine of the King of Qin. He is a hostage in a foreign country. He does not have enough carriages, horses and daily supplies. He lives in poverty and is depressed. Lu Buwei, a big businessman from Yangzhai, went to Handan and saw Yingyiren. He sympathized with him and said, "This is a rare item that can be hoarded and sold at a good price! So he went to see the stranger and said, "I can improve your family status!" "

The stranger smiled and said: "You should improve your family status first! Lu Buwei said: "You don't know, my family status depends on your family status to improve." "The stranger knew in his heart that he had something to say, so he invited him to sit down and talk deeply. Lu Buwei said: "The King of Qin is old. The prince dotes on Mrs. Huayang, but Mrs. Huayang has no son. The only person who can establish the legitimate heir is Mrs. Huayang.

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