Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, the clock in the living room struck eleven times, and it was already eleven o'clock noon.
"Is Hogg there?" A clear voice sounded. There was no gatekeeper in the Baruch family mansion. Obviously, the guest had already arrived in the front yard of the mansion.
Hogg frowned and put down the thick book in his hand: "Linley, I'll be here today." Then Hogg squeezed a smile and walked out of the living room.
"Oh, Hogg, my dear friend, that morning when I heard the call of the saffron bird, I knew there was going to be a happy event. Sure enough, I received your letter at noon. When I saw your letter, I really felt Delighted."
"Dear Philip, I am also very happy to see you. Hillman, please bring the stone sculpture 'lion' that I have prepared over here. Philip, come, let's go to the living room first, and the stone sculpture will be ready soon. coming."
Hearing the conversation, Linley felt a pain in his heart.
"Are you going to change things from the seller again?" Linley knew that the stone sculpture 'Lion' was his father's favorite stone sculpture, but the Baruch family, who didn't collect heavy taxes on 'Wushan Town', was really struggling financially.
Fortunately, the Baruch family is very old. Because of its old age, there are many items with a long history.
It is a pity that no amount of items can withstand the sale for so many years. Now that there are very few valuable items in the family, Linley couldn't help but look at the clock in the living room: "I don't know when, this clock will also be sold."
I saw a middle-aged man with long blond hair and an aristocratic temperament walking into the living room with Hogg. Linley immediately guessed that this blond middle-aged man should be the 'Philip'. ' too.
"Oh, this lovely boy is Hogg's son." Philip smiled kindly, looked at Linley and said, "Linley Baruch, right? Can I call you Linley?"
"It's a great honor, sir." Linley placed his left hand on his chest and bowed respectfully.
"What a lovely child." Philip seemed very happy.
Hogg on the side smiled and said: "Philip, don't make trouble with the child, the stone sculpture 'lion' you have been thinking about has arrived." After speaking, Hillman easily held a stone lion in both hands. Stepping into the living room, he gently placed the stone sculpture on the ground.
The stone sculpture, which weighed nearly 1000 jin, was like a toy in Hillman's hands, which showed his strength.
"Mr. Hillman, your strength amazes me. There is no such powerful guard captain as you in my manor, even though I own twelve towns." Philip said with a smile, but the invitation implied in his words hoped Mann's intentions are very obvious.
Hillman said indifferently: "Wushan Town is my hometown, sir."
"Sorry." Philip apologized immediately.
Philip turned to look at Hogg: "Hogg, although I like your stone carving, I have to say that the carving skills of this stone carving 'lion' are not top-notch, let alone compared with those stone carving masters. already."
"Philip, if you don't want to buy it, then forget it." Hogg said simply.
Philip's eyes couldn't help narrowing, and he immediately laughed: "Haha... Hogg, don't be angry, I'm not saying I don't want to buy it, I'm just telling a fact. So, how about I bid 500 gold coins for this stone sculpture?"
"500 gold coins?" Hogg frowned.
This price is much lower than what Hogg thought, and Hogg's price was 800 gold coins.
In Magnolia Continent, 1 gold coin = 10 silver coins = 1000 copper coins. The average civilian can get twenty or thirty gold coins for a year of work. It is the soldier of the army. The annual salary of an ordinary soldier is 100 gold coins.
"The price is low." Hogg shook his head.
"Hogg, you should also know that there are a lot of stone carvings with a history of 10,000 years on the entire Magnolia Continent. The real value of stone carvings lies in their artistry. The artistry of your stone carvings... Haha, it's just that I like it better in my heart. 500 gold coins It is indeed my highest price, if you don't agree, then forget it."
Philip smiled and turned to look at the clock in the living room, his eyes lit up, "Hogg, if you're willing to sell that clock, I'd be willing to pay 1,000 gold coins."
Hogg's face suddenly turned cold.
"Oh, 2,000 gold coins will do. This is the highest price." Philip said quickly.
Hogg shook his head and said resolutely: "This clock is not for sale! As for this stone sculpture, 600 gold coins, take it if you want."
Philip observed Hogg carefully for a moment, and then laughed: "Okay, Hogg, I'll give you this face, 600 gold coins, butler, get 600 gold coins here." The butler who had been waiting outside the living room immediately took the gold coins and ran Came here and brought gold coins.
Yellow pouch, full six bags.
"600 gold coins, Hogg, you can count." Philip said with a smile.
Hogg stretched out his hand and swayed, and Hogg confirmed it simply from the weight and volume. It was indeed six bags of gold coins, each of 100 coins. Hogg smiled and nodded: "Philip, why don't you stay and have lunch with us? "
"No, I still have something to do when I go back." Philip said with a smile.
Philip's butler, the old man, arranged for two strong warriors to carry the stone carving away with some hard work.
When Philip and the other group of people left, Hogg looked at the six bags of gold coins in front of him, and there was a hint of sadness in his eyes. This time he sold the stone carvings, what about next time? Although there are many things in the house, there are times when they are sold out.
"Father, I want to learn stone carving!" Linley suddenly said.
Linley knew very well that in the entire Yulan Continent, those famous stone carving masters, those works were at least tens of thousands of gold coins, and some famous works even reached hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Not only in terms of money, but also in terms of status, those stone carving masters are extremely high.
"If I become a master of stone carving, then my father doesn't have to change things from the seller." Linley thought to himself.
"Stone carving?" Hogg looked at Linley and said coldly.
"Lin Lei, do you know that there are hundreds of millions of people in the entire Holy Alliance, and among them, there are at least millions who have learned stone carving. However, in a Holy Alliance, the true masters of stone carving can be counted with one hand. Go, without a good teacher, it is impossible to succeed on your own."
"The circle of stone carving is not something that ordinary people can enter. You only see that a piece of work by stone carving masters is worth tens of thousands of gold coins or more, but do you know that most stone carving craftsmen earn only a few dozen salaries a year? gold."
Hogg's tone was stern.
Linley was also taken aback. Just now, he only thought that stone carvings could improve the family situation. He didn't expect his father to say so much and in such a stern tone.
"Okay, it's time for the Zongtang to clean up. After lunch today, you can go to clean it." Hogg said coldly.
"Yes, father." Linley replied respectfully.
Hogg looked at Linley, but sighed in his heart: "Stone sculpture? Child, did you know that I also studied stone sculpture for ten years. Unfortunately, my works are worthless." Hogg also tried to become a stone sculpture in vain. A master in the world, at least the family economy will be greatly improved.
But he was also very helpless. After ten years of study, his works were worthless. The circle of stone carving masters was like a pyramid.
Famous stone carving masters are at the top of the pyramid, they have status, and a piece of work is worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
However, countless stone carving craftsmen are at the bottom of the pyramid, and their works are so low and chilling that at most, ordinary people spend a few silver coins to buy them back for decoration.