Yu Xiaocao doesn't know much about jade, after all, in her previous life, she was just a small citizen struggling to live at the bottom, working hard every day for food and clothing for herself and her younger siblings. Occasionally, when I go to the shopping mall and linger in the jewelry counters, I just take a glimpse of the dazzling array of expensive jade and emeralds.
It is very tempting to look at the jade in the hand that exudes a faint luster. Although it has not been polished, it still blooms with its beautiful color. No wonder the price of later generations remains high, and some people still flock to it!
The top-grade mutton jade, which was bigger than a basketball, was placed on the table in the private room. Xiao Butianshi quickly jumped onto the table, climbed onto the jade and practiced on his stomach, not wanting to delay for a moment. In the eyes of outsiders, this beautiful little milk cat really knows how to choose a place, and choose the most expensive place to sleep.
Shopkeeper Zhang was horrified to see it, for fear that the kitten would scratch the jade and damage its value. In fact, he was thinking too much! If jade was so fragile, no one would dare to buy it!
From his performance, Yu Xiaocao would be foolish if he didn't understand the value of this suet jade. This time, she reckoned that Xiaobutianshi had selected all the best of the batch of jade. Then in the next month or so, Zhi Yu Zhai will have no high-quality jade wares to sell! Naturally, she wouldn't take all the jade that came out, after all, this was Zhu Junyang's shop, so he had to leave some way of life for him, right
"Shopkeeper, I heard that the best suet jade has been found in our materials, can I let the old man take a look?" An old but energetic voice came from outside the private room. Shopkeeper Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, how could this old gentleman be willing to come out
He hurriedly greeted him out of the private room, and said with a warm smile: "Old Lin, you are here, the small shop is really full of splendor!"
"Small shop? If your Zhiyuzhai is a small shop, then those jade shops in the capital are not worth mentioning! Come on, please come out with the best mutton fat jade, let the old man watch and see!" A gray-haired, rosy-complexioned, hale and hearty little old man.
It turned out that they were here for the top-grade mutton fat warm jade, shopkeeper Zhang knew it well. Lin Lao is the leading jade carving master in Beijing, he has retired for many years, and he will not come out of the mountain easily, unless there is something that makes him fall in love. Mr. Lin had been to the store once, told him about the good material, and told him very much. I don't know that good boy, he ran to report the news.
"Mr. Lin, that piece of material already has an owner!" Shopkeeper Zhang said apologetically to the old man.
Elder Lin stared at him, blowing his beard and said, "The jade stone has its own owner, is it possible that the carver has also been decided? After the old man has seen it, if he can catch the old man's eyes, the old man is willing to make an exception and carve jade for him!"
Shopkeeper Zhang was very surprised. You must know that Mr. Lin is a figure in the world of jade carving, and he is a figure at the top level. Those works in his early years, even ordinary jade, were fired at sky-high prices. How many people took jade materials, begged grandpa to tell grandma, and wanted Mr. Lin to come out of the mountain to help carve, but he declined them all! Unexpectedly, this old man would come upon hearing the news, and made a promise without seeing the jade.
"Being able to let your old man carve a knife by himself is naturally a rare blessing. I don't think anyone can refuse, right?" Shopkeeper Zhang asked Lin to wait a while, went into the private room by himself, and told the news to the master and Mrs. Fang female.
Yu Xiaocao is not familiar with Mr. Lin, Mrs. Fang has heard of Mr. Lin. As soon as shopkeeper Zhang said, she didn't even ask for her daughter's opinion, so she agreed directly. Just kidding, if the jade carving was originally worth two hundred taels, if it was made by Mr. Lin, it would not be worth ten times or even more! A fool should not!
As soon as Mr. Lin entered the private room, his eyes were tightly locked on the piece of jade. At this time, Xiaobutianshi had just finished training, and jumped off the jade lazily. Seeing this, Elder Lin was startled and yelled repeatedly: "How can such a precious jade be spoiled by the cat? If it is damaged even a little bit, even if the cat is skinned and boned, it won't make up for it!!"
The little Butianshi who was stretching comfortably on the table immediately became furious when he heard it, and bared his teeth at the stinky old man: "Old Paper is the Godly Stone of Mending. It has been cultivated for tens of thousands of years. It is the ancestor of stones. How can it be compared to the stone?" Not a piece of broken jade? Beep again, the god stone pushed this broken stone off the table and broke it! !
It walked to the piece of suet jade, with one front paw resting on it, slowly showing anger and threats in the dark golden vertical pupils.
Yu Xiaocao heard it's inner voice, and found it funny, but also felt angry for it. Top-grade suet jade is indeed rare, but it is a dead thing after all. She personally opposes depriving a life of its right to live for the sake of a dead thing!
Xiaocao stretched out her hand, hugged the cat with its little paws out, gently stroked its bristling hair, and said to Old Lin with a face of disapproval: "Mr., what you said is wrong! This piece The stone was chosen by me to untie it, and the king of Yangjun also agreed to sell it to me. I don’t need to worry about how I want to control it. My little glutinous rice balls have been kept by my side for five or six years. Can love be compared to a stone? Jade If you bump into it, at most it will lose part of its value. A life, even the humblest one, has the right to live and deserves to be respected!! What do you always think?"
Seeing this, shopkeeper Zhang was afraid that Ms. Yu would run away with Lin Laoqi, and wanted to come out to smooth things over, but was stared back by his master. have to! Now that Yushi is Miss Yu, let's deal with it as she likes, why worry about it
Mr. Lin is not the kind of stubborn old antique. Seeing that the jade was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The old man just made an inappropriate analogy. He cherished this jade too much and blurted out in a hurry. Yes. If the little girl is not happy, the old man will take it back! However, the old man has to remind you, this piece of jade is the best among suet jade, have you discussed the price yet?"
"That's right!" Yu Xiaocao turned to look at Zhu Junyang who had a poker face, blinked mischievously, and asked, "Young King Yang, what price do you plan to charge for this stone?"
"..." Zhu Junyang silently looked at her cute and cute little appearance. After a moment of silence, he raised his index finger expressionlessly, and then shook it lightly.
"One million taels?" Elder Lin exclaimed, and quickly said, "Think twice, the king of the county, this piece of jade is priceless, one million taels is really too low!"
"I won't accept a tael of silver!" Zhu Junyang said with a stinky face, didn't he say that the future master's is hers, and her own is still hers? It's too strange for them to talk about money, isn't it
"Uh..." Mr. Lin choked on what he wanted to say next, and turned his eyes to look at the little girl. Thinking of the rumors in Beijing, he immediately showed a dazed expression, "It's a pity to make such jade into jewelry. But if Make auspicious decorations such as 'Beautiful Flowers and Full Moon', 'Flowers Before and Under the Moon', 'Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren', etc. If it is used as a betrothal gift, it should be the first one in the Ming Dynasty!!"
bride price? Zhu Junyang's heart skipped a beat. After the new year, he will definitely go to Yu's family to propose marriage. The best little girl in his heart deserves the best. If Mr. Lin were invited to come out of the mountain to carve this top-grade mutton warm jade, and put it in the first place in the betrothal gift, it would definitely cause a sensation in the capital! So, he changed his mind, the sheep fat jade must belong to the little girl, but the timing of sending it out is different.
Zhu Junyang no longer pretended to be aloof, and looked at Elder Lin earnestly, and asked, "In your opinion, what theme would be better to carve this piece of jade into?"
Mr. Lin, who had been focusing his eyes on the jade, said without hesitation: "According to the shape of this jade, it is more appropriate to carve it into a 'flower before the moon'. Moreover, the flower before the moon is in line with your reality, the king of the county. When you are old, you can Wouldn't it be wonderful to look at the jade carvings and reminisce about the beauty of your youth?"
"Okay! According to what Elder Lin said! Elder Lin, can you complete this jade carving in two months?" Zhu Junyang has already made an offer, but as a betrothal gift, the time must be met!
"What? The king of the county intends to propose marriage in two months?" Elder Lin bowed his head and thought for a moment, then nodded vigorously, and said, "This old man puts out all his efforts when he was young, and tries to finish it for you in two months! I promise not to delay Good job for you!!"
Yu Xiaocao rolled her eyes at the side, she just said that the jade is hers, so she can do whatever she wants. In a short while, someone is good at the candidates for carving, the subject of carving, and the deadline for completion! Do you just listen to her
"Hmm!!" Xiaocao cleared her throat vigorously, reminding herself of her existence.
Zhu Junyang's expression suddenly changed, he turned around and smiled at her apologetically, and said, "Girl, you can't take this piece of jade back for now. But don't worry, what's yours will be yours after all, it's just that the time has been delayed by two months." That's all. By the way, girl, what do you think of the artistic conception of 'Flowers before the moon and under the moon'?"
You have already decided, now to ask this girl, is there any point? Can I slap him in the face in public and make him lose face? Yu Xiaocao pursed her lips, and said without interest: "It's fine if you think it's good, is my opinion important?"
"It's important!! Of course it's important!! If you don't like it, we can change it to something else... What do you think of 'Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren'?" Zhu Junyang saw the slightest hint of fear on her face, and hurriedly turned into a twenty-four filial dog, asked flatteringly.
"Get out!" Give an unmarried girl a "Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren" jade carving, Prince Yang, are you in a tizzy? Still deliberately scolding! Yu Xiaocao took a breath, suppressed the swear words in her heart, gave him a blank look, and said, "'Flower before the moon', let's spend before the moon, as long as it's not melon field and plum!!"
Elder Lin held dozens of catties of jade in his arms, watching the young couple flirt with great interest, not feeling the weight in his hands at all! With such a good jade, he wouldn't feel tired after another ten yuan!
However, the little girl from the Yu family is indeed as rumored, she is an interesting little girl. The interaction between her and King Yang is so natural. The communication between them seems to flow from the soul, unconstrained by worldly vision, so pure and innocent!