Rufeng accepted the punishment of his father Liu Nanzhi's ring ruler, and the previous things were written off. He took the initiative to ask his father to teach him about jade, and told him that he decided to take on the responsibility of the family business.

Seeing that his son was like this, the stone in his heart finally fell. Because he was in his sixties, he had been working hard in the shopping mall with his father since he was in his twenties, and as decades passed, he felt more and more powerless as he grew older, whether it was facing a complex and changeable business situation or dealing with various personnel relationships. Now, his son is willing to come back to help him, he is equivalent to adding a strong arm, many things can no longer be done by himself, and the family business can be regarded as a successor, he is very relieved and very happy. In the days when Rufeng came back, he smiled almost every day, and suddenly seemed to be much younger and more energetic.

Originally, his father asked him to rest for a few more days and start studying again, but Rufeng couldn't wait any longer, and when he thought of the word Gu poison, he panicked. What he urgently needs now is enough financial strength to support him to find a cure for detoxification and avoid future troubles as soon as possible. In addition, he remembered that when he was very young, Liu Nanzhi seemed to have mentioned that the ancient jade had a magical effect of exorcism and even some kind of medicine to some extent, and he also wanted to study it well.

Liu Nanzhi saw that he was thirsty for knowledge, although he said that he should rest more and not be in a hurry, but as a career-oriented man, he appreciated Rufeng very much, and he wished that his son would learn quickly and succeed, and then play on behalf of his father. Thus, a boring learning journey about jade began.

In the study room of Rufeng, a lot of books were quickly added, which Liu Nanzhi specially found for him, including "Ancient Jade Illustrated Examination" written by Wu Dazheng in the late Qing Dynasty, "Complete Works of Chinese Art: Jade" edited by contemporary Yang Boda, "Jade History" by Zhang Guangwen, "Identification of Ancient Jade" by Li Yinghao in Hong Kong, etc. In the past, Rufeng would never dare to be interested, but this time he really became a good student who was diligent and inquisitive, often forgetting to sleep and eating, and carrying a notebook with him, reading books from the bedroom to the study, from the top floor of the small building to the living room on the first floor. He is like a high school student racing against time, ready to sprint for the college entrance examination at the last moment. His mother, Ou Huiming, looked at him and sighed, feeling sorry for him, afraid that he would be too fascinated and hurt his body, and often couldn't help but run to interrupt him, and was euphemistically kicked out.

"Nanzhi, isn't this kid stunned, you see that he forgets to eat the food he watches every day, and sometimes he doesn't sleep all night at night, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it if it goes on like this." ”

"Huiming, you are also too worried, how many books are there, it's okay, you just let him, it's rare that he has this spirit, I can already be alone as big as him." ”

"Don't compare your son to you, I just want him to be healthy. ”

"As I said, he will carry the girder of my Liu family in the future. ”

One morning a week later, Ou Huiming prepared breakfast, went upstairs to call Rufeng, knocked many times and no one responded, and was about to leave, Rufeng came leisurely from the roof.

"You kid, you don't need to read a book today. Although his son is in his thirties, Ou Huiming still likes to talk to Rufeng with his attitude and tone when he was a child, as if the big man in front of him has not grown up.

"Mom, I'm already the oldest, don't use this kind of tone in the future, let others hear me and think I'm a mom boy. Rufeng walked over and grabbed Ou Huiming's shoulders, and the two of them went downstairs to the restaurant.

In the restaurant, Liu Nanzhi was already sitting at the dining table, reading the newspaper delivered in the morning while drinking a glass of milk. Hearing Rufeng and Ou Huiming's voices, he put down the newspaper in his hand, "Rufeng, how did you read the information?"

"Nanzhi, you are really, the child finally took a break, and you mentioned this matter again. ”

"Mom and Dad, I've finished reading it, and I want to discuss my experience with you today. Rufeng with a relaxed expression, before he sat down, his hand had reached out to a plate on the dining table, picked up a bun and stuffed it into his mouth, the bun was hot, he was a little embarrassed, but soon became a victim of his stomach, and after eating, he did not forget to praise two sentences, "Mom's things are delicious." ”

"So fast, that's more than forty copies, and you can finish reading them in a week?" The couple was really surprised by Rufeng's progress, and couldn't help but ask in unison.

"It's a bit much, it's really difficult to learn at a normal person's speed, but who are your son, I'm Liu Rufeng, this is the efficiency of the wind. The wind snorted disapplauded.

"It seems that Shibei should be impressed in three days, so let's talk about it now, and see how much you remember and how much you understand. Liu Nanzhi was a little suspicious that Rufeng's speed was likely to be swallowing dates, and he couldn't wait to investigate. Liu Nanyi always believes that as a person who runs a jade business, the first thing to do is to understand the various history and culture of jade, and then all kinds of jade knowledge. The accumulation of rich knowledge can truly understand jade, identify the real jade, and be worthy of the value of jade itself, so people who come to work in his company, induction training is at least one month of learning, which is not only the respect for jade culture, but also a corporate culture that the family has always created. And he is personally revered as a leader in the jade world, precisely because of his erudition and knowledge, a pair of fiery eyes that recognize all kinds of chaotic stones.

Rufeng knew that his father wanted to see his learning results, and out of the reassurance of his father and the verification of his learning results, he began to talk eloquently.

"First of all, jade is a special kind of stone, and we have to know how it is formed. The conditions for the formation of jade are extremely special and complex, and most of them come from high-temperature melting magma tens of kilometers deep underground, and these high-temperature slurry bodies gush from the ground along the cracks to the earth's surface, and after cooling, they become hard stones. In this process, only certain elements slowly crystallize into hard jade or gemstones, and they are formed very far away from us. According to the order, it can be divided into the following important periods:

Dolomite sedimentary stage: In the late Mesoproterozoic (about a billion years ago), the southern margin of the Tarim paleocontinent, which is where the northern margin of the Kunlun Mountains is located today, was once a shallow sea zone, where a large amount of carbonate was deposited, of which magnesiaous dolomite was one of the main sources of jade.

Jade metamorphic stage in the Dolomite area: In the Sinian period at the end of the Proterozoic, the Tarim movement caused strong fold fault activity in the whole area, which eventually formed the Tarim continent. In extensive regional metamorphism, the dolomite metamorphosed into dolomite marble. Since then, the land mass in this area has been uplifted, becoming one of the first land in China to be exposed to the sea, and there is no original sediment cover on it.

Dolomite metasomatism alteration stage: More than 200 million years ago, in the late Paleozoic Era, from the late Carboniferous to the late Permian, a worldwide crustal movement occurred, known as the "Hualixi movement". In the late Hualixi period, there was strong fault activity and magmatic activity in the southern margin of the Tarim continent, the continental margin block of the paleocontinental block and the middle block of the active zone, and the dolomite marble was intruded along the fault zone with medium acid intrusive rocks. After the dolomite marble trap or tongue body remaining at the top of the intrusion body is in contact with the magmatic intrusion and hydrothermal fluid, diopside, magnesia olivine and tremolite alteration are formed, which becomes one of the material conditions for jade formation. ”

Liu Nanzhi nodded frequently as Rufeng spoke, without interrupting him. Seeing this, I became more confident and continued to tell the story,

"Let's talk about the history of jade. The jade artifacts unearthed in the Donglongshan cultural site were first used as a medium for witches to worship gods and communicate with heaven, earth and people. The round hollow jade wall is the sacrificial vessel of the ancestors ascending to heaven, and the jade cong with the outer and inner circle is used as a ritual vessel of the earth, which is related to the original cosmic concept of the round heaven and earth, symbolizing the mana of heaven and earth, gods and ancestors. The jade dragon and cloud-shaped jade pendant in the Hongshan culture are the symbols of the tribal totem and the power of the chief. Jade played an important role in the origins of ancient Chinese civilization.

Xia and Shang period: the jade-making process of the eastern coast and the Khotanese jade of Xinjiang in the west converged in the Central Plains to form a grand view of the unification of jade culture. In the late Shang Dynasty, the jade artifacts from the tomb of Yinxu in Anyang, including ritual vessels, ceremonial guards, tools, utensils, ornaments, artworks, and miscellaneous utensils, especially the animal-shaped zodiac jade pendants, have a wide variety.

Two-week period: With the improvement of the social etiquette system, jade is not only a national heavy weapon for nobles to carry out sacrifices, but also for court recruitment, conquest, feasting, marriage, funeral and other activities, such as Gui, Zhang, Bi, Cong, etc. At the same time, people regard the chastity and flawlessness of jade as a reference for good things and personality. "The gentleman has no reason, the jade does not leave the body", especially the combination of jade pendant, is the yellow, ring, bead, 東 (made of bone, used to untie the knot of the awl), etc., with colorful ribbons, from short and long, the sound of the clear and clear, in order to restrain the behavior, harmonious appearance. And the jade ornaments of this period are multi-hook moire, thick and thin, yin and yang, and the hooks are changeable. It has become a beautiful beauty of ancient costumes. The concept of jade has gone far beyond natural attributes.

Han Dynasty and Han Dynasty: The royal family was still very jade, and they were obsessed with superstition about jade. In the social customs of vigorously advocating filial piety and thick burial, in order to protect the immortality of the deceased, the funeral jade has increased significantly. Jade clothes, jade nine hole plugs, jade enthalpy, jade grips, etc., are the unique burial tools of the princes and nobles of the Han Dynasty. The use of jade clothes is divided into gold engraving, silver engraving, copper engraving, and silk engraving according to different grades. In addition, begging for the blessing of the gods and purifying ominous evil spirits with jade appeared in large numbers, such as Yu Gangmu, Yu Weng Zhong and so on. In the Han Dynasty, there were also common jade pendants called heart-shaped jade pendants and dancers with graceful lines of "upturned sleeves and bent waist". The nobles are equipped with swords, and they are often decorated with four kinds of jade at the head of the sword, called the jade sword.

Sui and Tang dynasties: prosperous and enlightened, prosperous economy, smooth Silk Road. The art of jade carving has changed from decline to prosperity. Influenced by the culture of the Western Regions and Buddhist art, Tang Yu took on a new look. The Tang people's jade belt plate is decorated with the image of "Fan people entering the treasure" and "playing music people". Jade Feitian is the earliest Buddhist jade carving, other jade ornaments are also mostly rare birds and beasts, smooth and jade grinding drink rich and gorgeous charm reveals the beauty of jade.

After the Song and Yuan dynasties, there was a considerable jade carving market and government-run jade shops in the society, and the jade of secular furnishings and entertainment was opened for future generations. Most of the antique jade that appeared in the Song Dynasty was imitation Han jade. Song Zhixiao Shengyu has the strong atmosphere of the northern grassland peoples. In the ancient jade of the Jin Dynasty, "spring water jade" and "autumn mountain jade", the former falcon captures geese and geese in the spring grass, and the latter tiger chases a group of deer in the autumn mountain, the layers are rich in change, and the carving method is diverse.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the art of jade carving reached a new peak. Jade is ubiquitous and all aspects of life. The craftsmanship and decoration have increased greatly, and the jade carving is as small as an inch and as large as 10,000 catties. The magic of the jade cutting skills to play to the end, the mountains and rivers and forests are gathered in one place and the use of jade skin is skillfully crafted, ingenuity, set the culmination of jade carving in the past dynasties. ”