It was the first time I saw such a round and lively koi. Even the little girl was so surprised that she couldn't keep the cute expression on her face.
Uncle Bao was delighted to see this, rubbing his hands together and asking expectantly, "Excuse me, may I be lucky enough to get one back?"
The butler still gave that polite smile: "You can ask the owner here."
"Yes, I should!"
Uncle Bao was very humble, but not servile. After all, he brought his daughter with him today, so even if he was shameless, his daughter still had dignity.
When facing outsiders and when his daughter is present, he is usually more restrained.
Feng Yi was waiting at the door. When Uncle Bao saw him, he walked over quickly with a warm smile on his face, looking very friendly and familiar.
"Ha, Feng Yi, sorry to bother you today!"
"Uncle Bao." Feng Yi also said politely.
The little girl who was a few steps behind also came over and said to Feng Yi in a soft and gentle voice, "Hello, brother."
"Hello, Xiaoya."
Feng Yi remembered that her name was Feng Ya, which means gentle and elegant. He asked Xiao Bing to bring the snacks over.
Knowing that there might be children coming over, Xiao Bing also prepared some more childlike snacks in advance.
Several people sat down in the living room.
Uncle Bao seemed particularly polite today. The greetings he made after entering the house were completely different from what he did before in the ancestral hall, when he patted Feng Yi on the shoulder as an elder and spoke in a lecturing tone.
They sat down in the living room and Xiao Bing poured them a pot of tea.
Uncle Bao doesn't usually drink tea, and doesn't know much about tea, but the tea in front of him tastes good and should be of high quality. He has never tasted it before.
I didn't come here to show off, so Uncle Bao didn't put on any airs and said calmly:
"I seldom drink tea, and I don't know much about it, but I think your tea is quite delicious and makes me feel comfortable."
Feng Yi smiled and said, "An elder grew tea at home and roasted it himself."
"Oh, no wonder I always felt like I had never drunk it before!"
Uncle Bao took the teacup and took another sip, savoring it carefully, thinking: He is worthy of being a legitimate member of the Feng family. The tea he drinks is different from that of other families!
Putting down the teacup, Uncle Bao looked apologetic and sincere, "I came to bother you today to thank you for the zodiac coin you gave Xiaoya. It's a very precious gift!"
When Feng Yi heard the word "a very precious gift", his eyebrows raised slightly.
Uncle Leopard really saw the secret behind the zodiac money spending.
If it were an ordinary zodiac coin, this newly made copper alloy ornamental coin could not be called "precious".
Only those who truly understand the specialness of zodiac coins will understand its value.
Uncle Bao looked at Feng Yi and continued, "Second, I want to ask you in person, are you the maker of this kind of zodiac coins?"
Feng Yi nodded: "It's me."
Uncle Bao smiled and apologized immediately, "Forgive me for my poor eyesight and for not recognizing you. How rude!"
Feng Yi didn't show his face: "My identity?"
Uncle Bao said, "I have been wandering around and working hard since I was a child, so I don't know much. I only heard it from some elders. The Feng family has countless branches, but there is only one 'legitimate' one! However, because the legitimate branch of each generation may not have a direct blood relationship, I don't know who this generation is for the time being."
It also explains why he didn't recognize him at first. He was not deliberately showing off in front of Feng Yi before. It also shows his respect for "orthodoxy".
Feng Yi was indeed a little surprised to hear Uncle Bao say this. He knew that his clan was somewhat special, but he didn't know that in the eyes of the Feng clan members, there was really such a thing as "orthodoxy".
So what if it is orthodox? This statement is also a cover-up.
But Feng Yi was not most concerned about this. He asked, "Uncle Bao, how did you know that the zodiac coin was special?"
Uncle Bao laughed: "I don't have that kind of eyesight, I just used a small tool."
Feng Yi was curious: "Can I take a look?"
"Of course!" Uncle Bao said immediately.
He was fully prepared for today's visit, and brought this little tool with him. It turned out that his consideration was correct, Feng Yi was indeed interested in this.
An object the size of a palm, like a small flashlight, was handed to Feng Yi.
Just looking at the appearance, you really can't tell its difference, but as soon as Feng Yi got his hands on it, he felt it was special.
He took out a zodiac coin from his pocket, followed Uncle Bao's instructions, aimed it at the coin, and turned on the switch.
Buzz—
The small copper coin produced a clear buzzing sound.
Even the butler next to him took a few more glances. Obviously, he didn't have this kind of identification tool. He had other tools, but he was also a little interested in this small flashlight-like object.
Feng Yi studied it in his hand for a while and roughly understood how it worked.
This gadget was made based on the homology of energy and matter. It contained a mineral that functioned like a "battery", perhaps a man-made mineral that could store a little energy. It was really just a tiny bit, and that amount, in Feng Yi's opinion, was far less than half a grain of rice.
When the switch is turned on, the energy inside this small tool is instantly stimulated, which will "resonate" with the patina on the surface of the zodiac coin.
Precisely because there is too little energy substance to stimulate it, the copper coins with patina can only hum but not glow.
Feng Yi returned it to Uncle Bao.
"This requires a special 'battery', right?" Feng Yi asked.
"Yes, the batteries are not sold to the public. They were created by Ji Jie, your great aunt, who founded a company that makes new materials. They made them in a laboratory."
If the battery of this gadget runs out, you have to contact someone there to buy more. The batteries are very expensive and strictly controlled. Every time you go to buy a new one, you have to contact a specific person, otherwise you can't buy it.
Because every part of this little tool is very valuable, he cherishes it very much and always takes it with him when he travels far away.
He had also secretly asked someone to study it, but they couldn't figure it out. If he wanted to continue the research, he would have to spend a lot of money, and there was no guarantee that any results would be achieved.
Finally had to give up.
Uncle Bao thought: This should be an "orthodox" technical secret
Feng Yi listened to Uncle Bao talking about how he asked his aunt for tools and his several experiences of buying batteries.
My great aunt's material company is now a large group, which was inherited by my cousin. Xiao Wu said that rock patina was researched by that company and many results have been achieved.
Before, I only knew that my cousin’s company was researching rock patina, but now I’ve heard from Uncle Bao that it’s possible that the company is also researching copper coin patina
I can ask my cousin when I see her next time. Maybe I can make some improvements to the method of analyzing coins and meteorites
While Feng Yi frowned and thought, Uncle Bao was also observing him.
I don’t know if it’s the blessing of the “orthodox” filter, but Uncle Bao always feels that Feng Yi today is more imposing than when he was in the ancestral hall, and seems particularly mysterious.
"Uncle Bao, are you the only one who has this kind of identification tool? Do other relatives have it too?" Feng Yi asked.
"I don't know. I haven't told other clan members, and I haven't seen anyone else use it. As for whether they have it privately, I don't know."
While Feng Yi was talking to Uncle Bao, the little girl sat beside them obediently, eating snacks and drinking tea quietly.
Feng Yi thought that a child of this age might be bored sitting here all the time, and there were no toys suitable for children here, so he asked:
"Xiaoya, do you want to go to the courtyard? There are some beautiful flowers and koi in the landscape pond."
Speaking of koi, Uncle Bao remembered it and immediately said, "I see that the koi in your pond are particularly plump. Can I have one for you to take home?" He always uses the word "please" for these auspicious creatures raised in a Feng Shui treasure land.
"Sure, just catch whichever one you like. There are tools there." Feng Yi said.
Uncle Bao called his little daughter: "Xiaoya, go and pick. Dad believes in your vision!"
Feng Yi and Uncle Bao continued to chat about something in the living room, while Xiao Bing brought the little girl to the landscape pool.
Seeing it again, she was still amazed.
"What do they eat to grow so big?" asked the little girl.
"Eat the feed. I made it myself. You can take a can back later."
Xiao Bing took the tools and continued:
"These koi are quite resilient. As long as they are not suddenly transferred to an extreme environment, they can survive well. In fact, their feed requirements are not high."
After taking care of these koi for so long, Xiao Bing has some understanding of them and knows that their growth is not due to the feed. However, there are still some things that need to be made clear first, so that this little guest can have a clear idea.
"After leaving this environment, they will enter an adaptation period and slowly lose weight, but don't worry, there is no problem with their health."
"Can I fish it out myself?" asked the little girl.
"Of course. But these fish are quite active and not easy to deal with," said Xiao Bing.
When Feng Yi bought them, they were very small. They are less than a year old now. They are bigger than other koi of the same age, but they haven't grown much. Each one is only about ten centimeters long. They just grow horizontally, which makes them look a little "plump".
For an adult, it is not difficult to catch a fish of this size.
But for children aged seven or eight, it is a bit difficult.
The little girl was confident at first, but she soon realized the mistake of judging a fish by its appearance.
Originally, she thought they were clumsy and stupid because she was watching them swimming leisurely in the pool from a distance.
But only when you actually pick up the net and start fishing do you realize how difficult it is.
I just saw one and scooped it up with a net. When the net was about to come out of the water, the koi made a powerful leap, flipped out of the net and swam away quickly in the water.
"They are so flexible!" the little girl exclaimed in surprise.
The way they jump and dodge, you wouldn't expect them to have such a body shape!
When she finally caught one, Uncle Bao had finished talking to Feng Yi and gave her a super VIP card, which gave her some conveniences in the hotel he invested in.
It was my first visit and I didn't plan to stay long.
After leaving the gift, the father and daughter returned with a fat koi carp, satisfied.
This is my first visit, and I don’t expect to get very close to Feng Yi, but I’m already very satisfied with the result now.
As for relationships, they will gradually deepen if you visit each other more and have more contact. You can't be thin-skinned in this regard!
Get in the car and drive away from the house.
Looking at the house going further and further away, thinking back to the plants growing well in the courtyard and the plump and energetic koi, Uncle Bao sighed:
"I should have thought of it earlier. This is a great place for Feng Shui!"
During periods of abnormal climate, this villa community next to Cuihu Lake becomes very famous. People say that the feng shui here is good and suitable for living, and even wild animals flock here.
The large mansion that Sister Ji bought was not passed on to her biological children, but given to Feng Yi.
Feng Yi is the grandson of the old man of the Feng family in Yangcheng. Even if he is expelled from the family, it cannot change his origin.
Mr. Feng and Sister Ji are in an antagonistic relationship!
When he first knew that Feng Yi lived here, he wondered if Sister Ji saw that Feng Yi had a bad relationship with the old man, so she gave him an apartment
Now it seems to be just a gift among the "orthodox".
Uncle Bao thought of the Feng family in Yangcheng again.
Mr. Feng, doesn’t he know that his own sister and grandson are both “orthodox”
not necessarily!
If he didn't know that Feng Yi was "orthodox", given the old man's temper, if Feng Yi dared to confront him openly, the old man would have taken ruthless action long ago. Now he is just doing something secretly, it must be because he is afraid!
If you think in this way, you can be sure that the old man knows very well who is the "orthodox" Feng family in this generation!
It is also because of this that Uncle Bao finds it difficult to understand the old man’s thoughts.
What are you thinking
Could it be that he is resentful that "orthodoxy" is not in him, so he is angry with everyone
Considering the old man's personality and his current style of doing things, it is really possible.
But is it worth it
A younger sister and a grandson. If he could leave one of them behind, the development of the old man’s family would not be limited to Yangcheng!
But speaking of...
Uncle Bao knows how powerful Sister Ji is. But on Feng Yi's side, many people know that Feng Yi is rich, but they don't know where his funds come from.
How much capital is hidden behind Feng Yi
No matter what, it won't be bad.
It seems that Cuihu is really a Feng Shui treasure land, so two generations of "orthodox" live here.
Seeing his daughter looking out the window, as if thinking about something, Uncle Bao asked, "What do you think?"
The little girl's eyes were still fixed on the nearby Green Lake. She said, "I remembered two lines of poetry."
"What poem?"
“A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals living there. A river is not famous for its depth, but for the dragons living there.”
Uncle Bao was stunned after hearing this. He wanted to say something, but then he felt that it seemed to be okay.
He didn't know if there were really spirits of ancestors appearing in the world, or if there was some unknown mysterious power. But the Feng family was orthodox, so they must have something extraordinary about them!
Is it really because of the good feng shui that you live here
Is it possible that the feng shui here is good because they live here
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Uncle Bao went to visit Feng Yi specially because he discovered the "orthodoxy".
On the other side is the global headquarters of the original factory.
A taxi stopped in a parking lot near this world-renowned company.
A young man dressed solemnly as if he was applying for a job, carrying a black briefcase, walked towards the long-awaited building not far away.
Feng Cheng held a pilgrimage mentality, staring at the global headquarters building of the Ancestral Factory with burning eyes.
He admitted that the ancestral worship ceremony in the Feng family's ancestral hall in Yangcheng did give him a lot of novelty, but it was not enough to shake his beliefs.
Regardless of whether those strange events were the manifestation of ancestors or coincidences and psychological suggestions, in his opinion, that was all, and he would not waste time and energy to delve into them.
His belief is still here!
ah-
This is the global headquarters of the original factory!
As expected, even the shape of the building is so dazzling and charming!
The huge snake-shaped logo shines brightly in the sun, and every arc carries majesty and wisdom!
Feng Cheng took a deep breath, retracted his gaze, walked to the designated entrance, showed his reservation certificate, and was then taken into the building to the company's historical and cultural wall. He came here as a tourist today.
Looking at the history and honors displayed above, Feng Cheng felt a sense of admiration and longing!
Especially seeing the group photos of the founders, looking at those stories at the beginning of their business, those hardships and warmth, those sadness and joy, watching them overcome difficulties and tackle problems, it seems as if I am also experiencing it with my idols, seeing a seedling grow into a towering tree with my own eyes!
Feng Cheng was full of passion and his blood was boiling, as if he had drank ten bowls of chicken soup!
I regret not being born in the same era as the elders!
Wish I could be a part of it!
Feng Cheng moved his eyes and went to read the quotations of the founders.
As I read on, I saw one of the company's important founders jokingly say:
"If you stand in the right place, even pigs can fly."
Feng Cheng just felt that the founder was too humble.
The original factory did rise during the period of abnormal climate. During that period, the society was in turmoil, the market was reshuffled, and many industries were sluggish, but those related to medicine and medical care took off. The original factory was one of those that seized the opportunity.
At that time, there were indeed many people who took advantage of the situation and became rich.
But, how many can achieve the same level as the original factory
In addition to luck, you also need strength!
There is only one original factory like this in the world!
There are many inspirational quotes on the cultural wall, and Feng Cheng has drunk them all. Only this one, "If you stand at the wind's outlet, even pigs can fly," Feng Cheng disagrees with, and thinks this chicken soup is not fragrant.
At the same time, the busy CEO of the Ancestor Factory, Yue Gengyang (Xiao Geng), took a break to listen to the news from his assistant about the company's cultural wall.
Every day, many people come to the headquarters of the original factory to admire the former style of the great masters and see their past struggles on the cultural wall.
Among the people who made an appointment to visit today, there was one with the surname Feng. When Mr. Yue heard about it, he asked another question.
The assistant took a screenshot of the surveillance footage from the exhibition hall and showed it to Mr. Yue.
Yue Gengyang had a good memory and recognized the person in the photo after a brief recollection.
"Oh, it's him."
Mr. Yue once went abroad to attend an exchange meeting and had contact with this young man.
The young man spoke Chinese very well, and Mr. Yue even gave him a small gift, but it was mainly because of Feng Cheng's last name.
In that country, there were very few people with the surname Feng. At that time, Mr. Yue thought that it might be someone from the Feng clan.
It just so happened that Feng Yi had just appeared at that time, and the entire Ancestral Factory was in a period of gearing up and about to take off again.
At that time, Mr. Yue was in a very good mood. The "windfall" had come and they were going to take off! Therefore, when he met the young man who spoke Chinese well and also had the last name Feng, Mr. Yue was very happy and gave him a small gift.
Of course, he didn't tell the real reason directly, so he made up an excuse.
Seeing Feng Cheng appear here, Mr. Yue wondered if this young man had gone to Yangcheng to participate in the ancestral worship ceremony at the ancestral hall? Was he really a member of the Feng clan
Of course, the only person they care about is Feng Yi, and they don’t care about other members of the Feng clan.
Mr. Yue thought of the cultural wall again.
“I don’t know how many people will be fooled.”
The stories about the early days of the business that are posted publicly on the cultural wall are partly true, but they have also been edited and artistically processed. After all, some core secrets cannot be revealed.
The most realistic and most easily misunderstood sentence on the entire cultural wall is:
If you stand at the wind's outlet, even pigs can fly
Even the employees of the original factory may not truly understand this sentence.
Different people have different opinions. Some say that what the elders said refers to the general trend and opportunities, while others say it specifically refers to the research environment and treatment here. But no one would think that maybe what the founder said was literal
"Fengkou" - comes from a person with the surname Feng, the mouth of a certain substance.
If you can’t produce any research results, then it’s definitely because you’re not capable enough!
But would the laboratory of the Ancestral Factory want someone with such incompetent abilities
Yue Gengyang, with the temperament of a domineering boss, said coldly: "Standing at the wind's outlet, even a pig can fly. If it can't fly, it's the 'pig's' problem!"