Chapter Twenty-Eight: An Inch of Wood and an Inch of Gold
Zhang Jiye hurriedly explained: "This rotten wood, soaked in the river for so many years, is so heavy, it's all water!" β
"It's water, water slag rots wood, otherwise how could it be so heavy!"
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Everyone talked nonsense, but their attention was not on the black golden silk nanmu, after a few words, they were talking about the 100,000 yuan donated by Zhang Can, what kind of road should be built in the village, how many people are needed, how long it will take, and so on.
Zhang Can felt funny, and after a while, the village chief carried a big bag of drinks and rushed over, in this big bag, orange juice, cola, and even canned beer, there were at least twenty or thirty pieces, each of them was a double portion, it seems that Zhang Can gave two hundred yuan, the village chief only missed thirty or forty yuan, and most of them still bought things.
More than a dozen people giggled and each picked a drink and drank it, talking and laughing, and they seemed to have a lot of respect for Zhang Can, people are like this, when you have no money and no ability, few people respect you, the so-called respect is actually the basis of identity and wealth, it is face!
After drinking the drink, he laughed for a while, and then under the shouting of the village chief, he began to lift up again, this time, Zhang Can was watching from the side, seventeen people carried this material, and everyone still looked not easy, which can also see how heavy the weight of this golden silk nanmu is.
After carrying it back, it was put in the hall again, and put it together with the three, Zhang Jiye pretended to go to the kitchen and took an axe out, but it was just pretending, this golden silk nanmu was worth a million, even a piece of skin didn't dare to break it, maybe that piece of skin was worth hundreds of thousands of pieces!
The village chief collected 100,000 yuan, so naturally he couldn't stay at Zhang Can's house, so he had to hurry back to gather people and calculate how to earn more boo.
As soon as the village chief left, more than a dozen people followed, Zhang Can himself had nothing to say, but they wanted to guard against the village chief, 100,000 yuan, but they had to make accounts openly and clearly, and they couldn't let him swallow it privately.
Seeing a large group of people following the village chief in a swarm, Zhang Can felt that he had done the right thing to give the village chief 100,000 yuan in cash in front of everyone, and smiled, Zhang Jiye quickly tied the door tightly and turned on the electric light.
Zhang Guonian is still a little worried, afraid that Zhang Can will look away, except for the weight of these four pieces of wood, which are a little abnormal, I can't see any difference in other aspects, the appearance of black and rotten wood, can this be worth a million?
"Second child, now in your own home, you have to take a look, you have to be sure, no matter how you say it, it will cost 100,000 yuan!"
Zhang Can naturally didn't need to test it anymore, and said with a smile: "Brother, you can use an axe to peel some skin on the side!" β
Zhang Jiye got Zhang Can's order, he was bolder, and he was not afraid of losing some money, so he took the axe and sharpened it at the top of one end, the wood was too solid, and the axe only cut a mark.
At this time, all the people present were their own family members, and there was no outsider, so Zhang Can didn't hide it and said with a smile: "Brother, you work harder, don't be afraid of cutting it, you can't break it if you peel some skin, this golden silk nanmu is as strong as gold and iron, it is immortal for thousands of years, and it can't be cut without force!" β
Zhang Jiye said "oh", carried the axe "hey", cut it down with all his strength, and made a "pounce" sound, this time he slashed a large piece of thin skin down!
The family's eyes fell on the place where the skin was peeled off, the place where a piece of skin was peeled, and the golden lines, like a golden paragraph, showed a streamlined texture, just like this, Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye's father and son had no doubts, think about the name of the golden silk nanmu, the golden silk, it really fits the name!
Zhang Can smiled and said, "Dad, brother, are you relieved now?" Oh, this is definitely the golden silk nanmu, I won't admit it, this thing, in ancient times, officials also took the golden silk nanmu as a top priority, and if it is good, it can also be used as a standard for promotion to assess, if ordinary people can enter a golden silk nanmu can be given to the official immediately, but the golden silk nanmu at that time was extremely difficult to find, and only produced in the deep forests such as Sichuan and Hubei, the Shu road at that time, but not more than now to build so many roads and railways, in ancient times, there was a Shu road difficult, difficult to go to the blue sky, To the deep mountains to pick Nanmu often die a lot of people, there is a Nanmu ten lives of the saying, those rich in order to want to be an official, spend a high price are nowhere to buy, a thousand gold is difficult to buy golden silk Nanmu! β
Zhang Can's eloquent remarks made his family stupid, Zhang Hua took Zhang Can's arm and shook it: "Second brother, I feel that you seem to have changed as a person, but not like my previous second brother, I know so much, I didn't notice it at all before!" β
"Silly girl, I'm not your second brother, which one else can I be?"
Zhang Can smiled and said: "The reason why the golden silk nanmu is precious, there are several characteristics, one is corrosion resistance, buried in the ground, even if it is water-soaked and corroded, it is not bad for thousands of years, and the saying that it is immortal for thousands of years is from this, so the coffins of the ancient emperors are mostly made of golden silk nanmu, and those princes and generals have no right to use golden silk nanmu to make coffins, which shows the preciousness of this golden silk nanmu, and the second is insect-proof, the golden silk nanmu has a special aroma of nanmu, but the golden silk nanmu is not the most valuable fragrant nanmu, there is a name called ' Qi Nan's Nanmu, also known as ' Agarwood's, more valuable than this golden silk nanmu, the price has been calculated with a gram of a gram, like such a big agarwood at home, one is worth tens of millions of dollars, but agarwood can grow to such a big size, that is also a unique through the ages, it is not touchable, the aroma of golden silk nanmu, what rotting wood fungus, termites can not be eroded, the third is insulation, warm in winter and cool in summer, does not hurt the body, the fourth is the quality of the golden silk nanmu is excellent, does not change the shape, the texture is smooth, no matter how big the temperature difference is, hot or cold, wind and sun, it is not easy to warp and fission, the general wood doors and windows, the sun is shining, it is easy to deformοΌ β
Zhang Guonian nodded when he heard it, "Yes, I also heard adults talk about it when I was a child, the golden silk nanmu is extremely precious, but I have never seen it, I have been watching these four woods by the river since I was a child, and I didn't expect it to be such a valuable treasure at all!" β
Zhang Can smiled and said: "This wealth, you don't have to ask for it, what you should come will definitely come, and what you shouldn't get can't be forced, just follow the fate!" β
"That is, if it weren't for the second child who learned the technique of knowing this golden silk nanmu outside, who would know that this is a treasure here? Therefore, knowledge is still valuable, without that ability, even if the gold and silver mountains are in front of you, you can't get it! β
Zhang Jiye sighed and said, since Zhang Can came back and talked about the golden silk nanmu, he felt that he was dreaming, the fact is so, he doesn't have a diamond, how can he get porcelain work?
The family was intoxicated, and after a while, Zhang Hua raised his head and asked: "Second brother, what kind of 'Qi Nan' wood you just talked about, and what is it called 'agarwood', it is more expensive than this golden silk nan wood, have you seen it?" β
Zhang Can was stunned, then reached out and tapped on his sister's head, and scolded with a smile: "You girl, what do you know, that agarwood is calculated in grams, every inch of wood is gold, and it is a treasure much more valuable than gold, but it is not something I can see!" β
"Okay, okay, don't talk about those useless ones!" Zhang Guonian hurriedly urged his son, "This golden silk nanmu, can you be sure of it?" If we can be sure, we have to discuss how to ship it out! β
Zhang Can immediately pointed to the breach: "Dad, I will definitely not admit that I am mistaken, although this golden silk nanmu is extremely precious, but it is indeed extremely easy to identify, breaking the broken layer, the surface layer will be like a golden ribbon, this is the unique feature of golden silk nanmu, other woods are not, so I will not admit mistakes!" β
After a pause, Zhang Can muttered again: "This method of transportation, I think it is better to wait for my boss in Jincheng to come over tomorrow, discuss with him, and then think of transporting it out without attracting attention." β
"Is your boss coming tomorrow?" Zhang Guonian was surprised: "If he comes, will it arouse the suspicion of the villagers?" Think about it, this golden silk nanmu is so heavy, if it is transported away when the time comes, you have to ask more than a dozen people to load the car, and it is definitely impossible to transport it away without knowing it! β
Zhang Can also groaned, and said after a while: "Let's talk about it when he comes, Dad, I'm afraid I'm going to go to Jincheng first, I'm busy over there, when I called the boss today, he also urged me, saying that Jincheng's store is busy and urgently needs me to deal with it, Dad, this work can't be delayed!" β
"That's not going to work!"
Zhang Guonian immediately disagreed, "This is all ready, your object will come to see the household, and then get married, and then end this matter, and then you can go and work on your work." β
Liu Chunju, eldest brother Zhang Jiye, sister-in-law, and younger sister all disagree, the second aunt has already said it, and the two families have also set a date, Zhang Can is suddenly leaving, so what about this mess?
Zhang Hua asked Zhang Can bluntly: "Second brother, you are leaving, who is the second sister-in-law's family coming to see people's households?" Do you look at me? I can't stand you! β
Although Zhang Hua's words are funny, but they are true, Zhang Guonian, Zhang Jiye, Liu Chunju's parents and brothers are not allowed one after another, no matter how busy Zhang Can is, he can't even be busy and don't even have time to marry a daughter-in-law, right?
Naturally, they didn't know that Zhang Can had rejected Liu Xiaoqin, and if Zhang Can slipped away, no one would come to see the household, and no one would come to marry him, and it would be even more difficult to say.
The family was talking nonsense, Zhang Can's head was big, and he finally stopped them, waved his hand and said: "Dad, Mom, brother, sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about my business, I promise you, I must have a daughter-in-law, let me do a good job now, okay?" People must have a career to gain a foothold! β
The family did not open the door until the evening, closed the door at home, and after dinner, Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye and his son played a bunk in the hall and guarded it, not leaving an inch, and Zhang Can did not listen to his persuasion.
In fact, this golden silk nanmu weighs more than 1,000 catties, not to mention that outsiders don't know the value of this wood, even if they know it, they can't carry it, since it is stolen, then it is definitely impossible to come to a large number of people!
Zhang Can made the slices of golden silk nanmu into more than a dozen small pieces, and then gave a few pieces to his mother, sister-in-law, and sister, and said: "Mom, sister-in-law, you put the fragments of this golden silk nanmu in the closet, this aroma can prevent insects and ants without hurting people, the kind of mothballs or insect prevention things sold in the supermarket are poisonous, especially for fear that children will get it as candy to eat, and the fragments of this golden silk nanmu are not worried!" β
"Second brother, will these fragments be also valuable? Don't invite thieves, it's not a good thing for me to guard against it every day. Zhang Hua took the fragment and sniffed at the tip of his nose, grinning and telling jokes.
Zhang Can knocked on her head again, and said angrily: "This golden silk nanmu is not." Agarwood', agarwood is a little bit of small crumbs are worth a lot of money, because agarwood is a spice, the top spice that is beneficial to the human body, and the golden silk nanmu is precious, that is to make zuΓ² toys and furniture and the like, the crumbs are useless, of course, as long as the fragment is the size of a finger, it is still valuable, can be used as a seal to carve, but the golden silk nanmu has been listed as an offering by the imperial court officials since a thousand years ago, and the people cannot use it privately, so even if it is a fragment of the size of a finger, it is difficult to see! β