Soon, the three of them came to the room next door where the jade was stored, in this room, Chen Yi could see that there were not many jade stones in it, but each piece was a first-class thing, but the value of these jade stones alone was enough to be worth a small town.

"These jades are all rare and high-quality things, you can pick any piece, I hope you don't defile them." Lu Zigang stretched out his hand and pointed to these jade stones to Chen Yi.

Although he doubted Chen Yi's level, he didn't bother to give Chen Yi some inferior jade, these jade were high-quality things, Chen Yi carved it well, it was not good, it was just his own shame.

Looking at these jade stones of different sizes and high quality, Chen Yi smiled slightly, and said to Lu Zigang: "Master Lu, these jade stones are smooth and smooth, I am almost dazzled, I don't know if you can please choose a piece for me." ”

Hearing Chen Yi's words, Xu Wei shook his head and smiled, Chen Yi, a young man, did things that were really unexpected.

And Lu Zigang took a deep look at Chen Yi, and chose by himself, he could pick out a suitable piece of jade, and then carve his best subject, and let others choose it, undoubtedly giving the initiative to others.

He felt that Chen Yi was not an idiot, that is, he had great confidence in his own ability, and his pride was based on his powerful jade carving level, and Chen Yi's pride was built on something, could it be that the white jade pen holder was really carved by this guy.

Lu Zigang looked at Chen Yi, then nodded, and didn't say some nonsense. Instead, they walked through the table where the jade was stored. Finally stopped in front of a box.

"I was some time ago. I was fortunate enough to get a piece of topaz, which is a precious thing, and today Brother Chen let us appreciate a high-grade jade, and this topaz will be used as a reward for how you can carve. ”

As he spoke, he took out the topaz in this box with his hand, this piece of jade looked convex and large underneath. And the top is small, clear yellow and bright, and it is a good jade at a glance.

Seeing the jade selected by Lu Zigang, Xu Wei showed a touch of surprise on his face, and then he was a little worried, Hetian topaz is one of the four main colors of Hetian jade, crystal clear, soft as fat, and delicate in texture. Moisturizing, proud of the yellow color. Moisturizing as fat makes it worth a lot.

This Hetian topaz, rare and rare, is a treasure in the jade, the output is very small, comparable to mutton fat jade, can be called topaz, must be the flesh inside is also yellow, the inner and outer color is consistent, not white, yellow is not from the outside to the inside to lighten, in order to be topaz, otherwise, can only be regarded as yellow seed jade.

The reason why he is worried is because the carving of topaz is very difficult, mainly because of the color problem, Hetian white jade, because the color is pure and white, can be suitable for carving any subject, can show an extraordinary effect.

And Hetian topaz, most of them are used to carve festive jade such as gold and jade, many sons and many blessings, just like jade with white jade and topaz to carve the theme of figures, and the effect of topaz carving is by no means as good as white jade.

Not only that, the jade quality of this piece of jade can be said to be a superior thing, its shape is still convex, and both sides are flat, if it is Hetian white jade, it is the best choice to carve a jade plate, but topaz, if you carve a jade card with a landscape or a character theme, there are not many jade carvers who have done it, which can be said to be a tyrannical thing.

It's just that now Lu Zigang is already in a competitive environment with Chen Yi, but he, an outsider, is not easy to get into, and he can only expect Chen Yi's level to be able to carve a beautiful jade.

Then, Lu Zigang slowly took this piece of topaz, came to Chen Yi's face, stretched out his hand and handed it to him.

Looking at the jade in Lu Zigang's hand, Chen Yi showed a thick smile on his face, saying that Hetian topaz and Tian Huangshi have certain similarities, both are rich and precious in color, but Hetian topaz has jade, crystal clear, bright luster, and all that Tian Huangshi has is wax and oily.

In the Qing Dynasty, because topaz is homophonic with the word "emperor" and extremely rare, its economic value once exceeded that of mutton fat white jade.

Chen Yi did not hesitate to take this piece of topaz from Lu Zigang's hand, it was warm and delicate, it looked soft as fat, yellow and positive, it was definitely the top grade of topaz, even in the real world, it was a rare thing.

This kind of jade, carved is indeed very difficult, because the higher the level, the more difficult the jade to carve, which is also the reason why Lu Zigang often carves good jade and overwhelms the group of workers.

It's just that when he saw this piece of topaz, he already had a preliminary idea in his mind.

In ancient society, due to the limitations of various conditions, the information was not well-informed and very closed, but in the modern world, on the Internet, there are various ways to communicate, and you can obtain a lot of information.

In his years of travel, Chen Yi has seen countless jade artifacts, all kinds, and the museum in modern society alone is a huge artifact.

Therefore, with these experiences, coupled with the perception of the advanced jade carving technique of the appraisal system, he quickly had a preliminary idea.

"Master Lu, thank you for choosing such a good piece of jade for me, I will definitely live up to the value of this jade." Taking the jade and rubbing it slightly with his hand, Chen Yi said with a smile.

"I hope so." Lu Zigang said lightly, he wanted to know where Chen Yi's confidence came from.

At this time, Xu Wei said expectantly; "Okay, now that the jade has been selected, let's hurry up and carve the jade."

All along, Chen Yi has maintained this confident appearance, which makes his heart full of thoughts of wanting to see Chen Yi's carving.

What will this precious piece of Hetian topaz become in Chen Yi's hands?

Then, Chen Yi took the jade and returned to the jade carving workshop, Lu Zigang and Xu Wei stood aside, waiting for him to start carving jade, "Chen Xiaoyou, you can rest assured to carve, we will never disturb you." Xu Wei said with a smile.

Chen Yi nodded and smiled, looking at the topaz in his hand, he felt a little emotional, the current thing can be regarded as a small gamble between him and Lu Zigang, but this kind of gambling game is something he has never seen before.

The jade that needs to be carved in the gambling game is provided by Lu Zigang, and once he succeeds, Lu Zigang still owes himself a request, which is extremely beneficial to him, of course, if he fails, he doesn't have to be humiliated by others, it is estimated that he will be ashamed of himself.

A piece of topaz that is so valuable, but carved for nothing, is a very humiliating thing to think about.

Chen Yi first took out a brush and composed on this piece of jade, whether it is ancient or modern, as long as it is hand-carved jade, it needs to be done in this way, even if it is semi-handmade, it is also needed.

A jade carving master, just good jade carving skills are useless, if you want to get a huge promotion, to achieve great success, you must have the matching art skills, know how to build your desired pattern on a piece of jade.

And Lu Zigang and Xu Wei next to him were standing at a certain distance, watching carefully without disturbing Chen Yi.

Seeing Chen Yi holding a brush and constantly painting on the smooth jade, Xu Wei showed a smile on his face, although he didn't know what Chen Yi was going to draw, but painting on jade was not as easy as on rice paper, so seeing Chen Yi's skillful movements, he knew that he often did such things.

Lu Zigang also nodded slightly, Chen Yi's grip on the pen was extremely stable, and when he was painting, he did not tremble and slide without the slightest tremble, and his control ability was very good, and he seemed to have some faith in his heart that Chen Yi was the carver of the white jade pen holder.

However, in the end, it depends on what Chen Yi wants to carve and what the effect of carving is.

Soon, Chen Yi finished sketching on the jade, and when he was preparing the tools, he placed the jade on the table next to him.

At this time, Lu Zigang and Xu Wei's eyes were completely on this piece of jade, before they had a certain distance from Chen Yi, so they couldn't fully see the whole picture of the painting on the jade, when they saw the painting on the jade now, their faces showed a touch of surprise without exception.

They now finally understood why Chen Yi had so much confidence after seeing this piece of topaz, and they had imagined that Chen Yi would carve some landscapes or human subjects, but it was completely unexpected to them.

What Chen Yi wants to carve, it turned out to be an antique jade wall, in the case of topaz, used to carve the jade wall, is the best choice, jade ritual vessels, with the wall as the weight, for the use of the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties.

Hetian topaz, warm and delicate, the most Chinese culture, yellow like gold, the color of the earth, the brilliance of the flame, was regarded as a sacred color by Buddhism and emperors.

The jade wall is a kind of flat round jade with a perforation in the center, which first appeared in the Neolithic Age about five or six thousand years ago, and until the Qing Dynasty, there were jade walls of different shapes and decorations.

Although the jade walls of various dynasties are dominated by Xinjiang green jade or white jade, the use of topaz is also a lot, and the jade walls unearthed in various dynasties, no matter what color they were before, in the soil, under the influence of the color of the soil, they also gradually turn yellow, and the jade wall is contrasted, there is a simple atmosphere.

Therefore, using topaz to carve antique jade walls is simply a very suitable choice, so they are surprised.

Judging from Chen Yi's self-confidence, he must have decided to carve a jade wall when he saw this topaz.

In terms of the pattern painted on this jade wall, it should be an imitation of the Han out of the outline wall, outside its round outline, with carving decoration, in order to express special meaning, since outside the outline of the round wall, carved other decorations, naturally called out of the outline wall. (To be continued......)