"Brother Lu, look at when I joked with you, I said that this wood can make up for the tuition. If you don't believe it, why don't we ask Zhao Lao? ”

"It's a vain question, can sand turn into gold?" Lu Shanling said disapplausively.

However, as soon as these words landed, Zhao Jingluo's words suddenly made Lu Shanling stunned on the spot.

"Xiao Lu, I'm afraid you're really blind this time, Xiao Nian is right, this thing is really worth a year's tuition." Zhao Jingluo said as he stretched out his hand, "Xiao Nian, bring me the treasure you received and give me a closer look." ”

"Yes, Elder Zhao."

Ji Nian handed it over respectfully, Zhao Jingluo took it and checked it, and the expression that was still a little skeptical before became more and more affirmative. His eyes were fixed on the wood, turning up and down to observe, and from time to time he leaned over to his nose to smell it, looking very careful.

After almost a minute, Zhao Jing nodded slightly. Putting the wooden stick on the table, he turned his head to Ji Nian and asked with a smile: "Xiao Nian, tell me, are you going to sell or collect this thing?" If you collect it, I won't open my mouth.,If you sell it, give it to me.,I'm sure you also know.,In addition to identifying medicinal materials.,I don't have any other hobbies.,I like to tinker with this kind of gadget.。 ”

Hearing this, Lu Shanling was completely stunned, what is the situation, just that this black wooden strip in front of him can actually enter the teacher's eyes?

"Old Zhao, if you like this, I'll give it to you." Ji Nian directly pushed the wooden strip forward and said very sincerely.

"Don't give it to me, since I said I want to collect, it must be bought, it is luck to come across such a high-quality wood, how can you give it away for nothing." You're just a student now, and you need money in so many places, can I still take advantage of you? Zhao Jingluo couldn't put it down and took the wooden strip back into his hand, and the word joy was written on his face.

Lu Shanling hadn't seen the teacher like this for a long time, and he wanted to know what kind of mystery this had with the wooden strip to make his old man so excited, but he didn't know how to speak, so he scratched his ears and cheeks for a while, and his expression looked a little anxious and anxious.

After Zhao Jingluo saw his apprentice like this, he couldn't help but slap the table and laughed: "Xiao Nian, you come and tell him what this thing is, otherwise I'm afraid he will always be uncomfortable." ”

"Yes, Elder Zhao."

With the sufficient information brought to him by his magical hands, Ji Nian was full of confidence, and after taking the wooden strip from Zhao Jingluo's hand, he said loudly: "Old Zhao, I will help you grind it now, or will you break the outer shell by yourself after you go back." ”

"Ah, what, you can still break it?" Zhao Jing couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

"Yes." Ji Nian nodded, very sure.

"Okay, I trust you, let's break it." Zhao Jingluo knew that Ji Nian must have a secret that no one knew, otherwise how could he know so many medicinal materials at a young age, since he wanted to express himself, as a division commander, he would definitely not refuse.

Ji Nian walked to the shelf in the corner next to him, took a sharp knife at random, weighed it in his hand, and then picked up the wooden stick. The scene that followed made Zhao Jingluo and Lu Shanling breathtaking. Neither of them thought that Ji Nian still had such ability, the knife seemed to come to life in his hand, flying up and down, and every time it was swung, it landed on the shell of the wooden strip just right, and it would not hurt the wood inside.

After only a few moments, it was still dark just now, and the inconspicuous wooden strip completed its transformation, and against the backdrop of black crumb-like bark, what appeared in front of the three people was a piece of Venus red sandalwood that was full of body.

It is about 30 centimeters long and 10 centimeters in diameter, and the whole yellow-orange wood strip blooms as if it has been reborn from the fire.

Lu Shanling's eyes flashed with countless small stars, and he landed on the wooden strip with a shocked look: "Could it be that this is Venus Rosewood?" ”

"That's right, Brother Lu really has good eyesight, this is indeed the Venus red sandalwood that is like a fake, and it is the most orthodox wild old material. It's only a small paragraph, but it's worth a lot. I believe Brother Lu should have heard that there is such a saying in the red sandalwood world called ten sandalwood and nine emptiness, which means that many red sandalwood are hollow, and the more hollow they are, the less valuable they are. But the section in front of me is solid, and the solid one is scarce enough. Besides, it's still this kind of Venus in excellent condition. ”

"At present, on the market, if the red sandalwood bracelet is made of new materials, the good quality of Venus can be sold for between 1500 and 2,000, and the new material can reach about 3,000 when the new material is full of Venus. If it is an old material, the price will definitely be a few points more expensive than the new material. The new material refers to the cultivated plantation, and the old material refers to the wild. The wild wood is far more than the plantation in terms of appearance and quality, so the old material is full of Venus bracelets, and the more than 10,000 are especially full. ”

"The one in front of me is the first-class old material full of Venus red sandalwood, according to the volume, as long as the processing technology is solid, you can get more than 30 flawless wooden beads. That's why I just said that I have to rely on this wooden stick to pay for tuition, but there is no water at all. Old Zhao, you are an expert in this area, I just talk nonsense, and you can correct something wrong. Ji Nian said, and put the red sandalwood strip that revealed his true face on the table.

Lu Shanling looked at Ji Nian dumbfounded, and was a little stunned when he heard it.

"Xiao Nian, I didn't see it, do you still know about rosewood collection?"

"I understand a little, I used to learn some knowledge in this area from my grandfather." Ji Nian touched his head and said with a smile.

There is a reason for grandfather Ji Pingsheng, which can save Ji Nian a lot of unnecessary trouble to explain, and this reason is very reliable. Ji Nian wouldn't secretly expose his hands, and even if he said it rashly, would anyone believe it? It's still power, it's energy, should you be acting in a movie?

"Mmmm, you're right, I don't have anything to correct. Xiao Nian, you have a good eye, and even the market value of this wooden stick can be analyzed. You're right, if you carve a bracelet on this wooden strip, you should be able to get two strings of eighteen chains, but if you add the carving fee and the rest of the costs, it won't be a loss to sell it for 10,000 yuan. Zhao Jingluo said with a smile.

"I don't want to carve and polish this wooden strip for the time being, I'll talk about it after a while, and if it is carved out at that time, Xiao Nian will give you a string."

"Don't, Old Zhao, why am I embarrassed to ask for it, if you like it, keep it." Ji Nian hurriedly shook his hand and said.

"The elder doesn't dare to resign, what's the matter, you kid wants to make me angry." Zhao Jingluo couldn't help but straighten his face and said.

"This... All right. Ji Nian shrugged helplessly, you always talk about it.

You said you want to give money, you say you want to give me a bracelet, I can't help you now, but I will keep it in mind. In the future, if I can give something in return, I will definitely not hesitate.

After Zhao Jingluo asked Ji Nian to say the card number, he transferred 10,000 yuan on the spot, and then let him go to work, and he couldn't put it down and went back to the house to play slowly. For example, this kind of first-class wild Venus rosewood is too difficult to find, and there are two words that can be encountered: fate.

In the following time, Ji Nian stayed here with determination to identify the medicinal materials that he had come to sell, and he wanted to encounter the Qinglong Wood like just now, but it was impossible. Although there are also a lot of medicinal herbs that have been received, none of them can alarm the vitality of the palm.

"It seems that you are quite picky, some of these medicinal materials have been ten years old, and you haven't moved, can you only recognize a hundred years?"

With this kind of thought, Ji Nian worked until he got off work in the afternoon, and after handing over the errand with Zhao Jingluo, he left Qihuang Pavilion easily, and if he came over in the future, he would be half a disciple of Zhao Lao, and he would no longer be a part-time worker.

Ji Nian rode a bicycle and returned home directly, saying that he would invite Xia Wei and Hu Xi to dinner tonight, so he must be particular. Washing his face and changing into clean clothes is a must, he doesn't want to lose the faces of his two beautiful sisters when the time comes.

Jingle bells.

Just when Ji Nian had just packed up and was about to go out, Xia Wei's phone called, "Xiao Nian, we are in the Mao family small stove that we often go to, you can come over quickly when you get off work, let's order food first." ”

"Okay, Sister Xiaowei, you can order food, I'm already off work, I just went home and changed my clothes, so I'll go over." Ji Nian said with a smile.

"OK, wait for you."

Mao's small stove.

This small restaurant is located in the commercial street not far from Jing Shanghua, the store is not too big, medium-sized, two floors, adding up to more than a dozen tables, but the business is quite hot. If you're late, you'll have to sit in line and wait.

Even in line, there is an endless stream of people coming. No way, who makes the dishes of this restaurant taste really good, and the price is also very affordable, unlike those big hotels around, there is often a stack of thick, a wide variety of luxury menus, here there is only a simple one, on the cold dishes, stir-fried dishes, roasted vegetables, boiled vegetables and soup dishes are only thirty or forty kinds of dishes.

Fish-flavored shredded pork in Sichuan cuisine, hairy blood, boiled fish fillets, husband and wife lung slices.

Chop the fish head with pepper in Hunan cuisine and fry the meat in the pot.

Cantonese cuisine in white-cut chaise chicken, hibiscus shrimp.

Big boiled dried shreds in Su cuisine, lion's head......

In this way, unless you come to experience it yourself, you can't appreciate how delicious these dishes made by Mao's small stove are, and the price is fair, so there is an endless stream of repeat customers here.

Therefore, whenever the two beautiful sisters are not at home, Ji Nian, who is too lazy to cook, will come over to fight the tooth sacrifice, fry two dishes, add a soup, and eat a full.

When Ji Nian arrived at the store, Xia Wei and Hu Xi were already sitting on the second floor and ordering good food, and it was not the first time for the three of them to come over. And when Ji Nian just came in, before he had time to go upstairs, there was a surprise cry in his ears.

"Xiao Nian, you finally showed up, I haven't been here for a few days, I thought you were missing."

The one who spoke was a middle-aged uncle, with short black hair, thick eyebrows and big eyes, handsome appearance, nearly one meter eight tall, a professionally customized white chef uniform clean and neat, coupled with a kind smile on his face, anyone who saw it would feel very eye-catching and comfortable.

I didn't see the female white-collar workers sitting on the first floor eating since he appeared, their eyes were all shining, and their faces showed a touch of nymphoacism, I really don't know if they came to eat or come to see Uncle Shuai, well, or both.

It can be seen that now this year, the male uncle is in charge, and the cream boy is on the side.

It was none other than the owner and chef of Mao's small stove, and occasionally a waiter: Mao Monologue.

Hearing Boss Mao's greeting, Ji Nian hurriedly stepped forward with a smile.