When I went out again, two large books were wrapped in a package, one on Li Hu's shoulder, one on the shoulder of a dog chestnut, and ten taels of silver were gone.

Dog chestnut is distressed.

In order to make him happy, Li Hu said yes to his buddy and gave him a delicate little picture album, and the dog chestnut was held in his hand, and while walking, he watched it with relish, and the typical attention was diverted. They still have to go to the stone yard, and they can't bring books, so they have to put them in the store first. Walking, walking, the dog chestnut suddenly woke up from the world of pictures, woke up, ran fast, caught up with Li Hu and asked, "Li Hu." Elder brother. You're buying a book on Zhiyu. Yu Zhi is more convinced, what about the stone? ”

Li Hu turned his head and said: "Aren't jade and gems stones, why do people call jade jade jade, and gemstones as gemstones?" Stones. ”

The dog's chestnut face turned red, "That, that, that" for a long time, before he knew how to ask: "How can stones be compared with gems and jade?" ”

Li Hu asked rhetorically: "Have I compared?" ”

Put the book back in the store, and Li Hu took the dog chestnut to the stone yard together.

They looked all over the stone yard, and there were only a few kinds of utensils that could be made ingenious. In addition to inkstones, seals, paperweights and other items, all of them are processed from jade, gemstones, and jade...... Others, including coral, are not as delicate, rounded, and smooth as they are...... Not to mention the form of gods, what is really valuable, what is expensive, the more people are willing to invest.

The two of them went to the stone yard during the day, and went home at night, lying under the lamp to read the jade classics from Dongxia.

Dog Chestnut couldn't understand it, but he would repeat a reminder: "Li Hu." You don't want to use jade to treat stones? Can jade be the same as stone? ”

Before I knew it, another three days had passed.

Even with food and housing, the cost of a few taels of silver is gone, the dog chestnut is getting heavier, and the prospect is not good, and he is even more worried about Li Hu's obsession, and he is depressed all day long.

Li Hu knew that he was homesick and afraid of spending money, so he said, "Don't be depressed." Today we are going to do the last thing, to go to the place where they treat the jade, in order to be able to enter, we simply buy a piece of jade rough, just say that we are afraid that they will steal our materials, we want to go in and see how they process it, if we don't let in, we will make a fuss and want to retreat. Let's see if they let us watch or don't do our business. ”

Dog Chestnut reminded: "Jade is so valuable." ”

Li Hu snorted and said, "What's the value?" ”

With a glint on his face, he stood up and asked, "Why do you think that you can't use the means of jade to cure stones?" Jade is also a stone? Why is it that some people play with jade, but not stone? If you want to say that stones are not good, why are there strange stones that are bought at a high price? ”

He said, "Is it possible that the stone is beautifully made, and because it is a stone, no one will use it?" No. It is not one or two rich men who ask me to paint for carving stones, and the money they give to me, the money they give to craftsmen, far exceeds the money of stones. And some things can only be made of stone, such as murals, such as stone grinding, such as stone troughs, and then stone stones, stone lions, can jade be used? Can you use wood? No. So the stones...... We make it as jade, jade is small, we make it big, big, and exquisite, do others refuse to admit that it is beautiful and easy to use because it is made of stone? ”

Dog Chestnut smiled bitterly: "Jade is a treasure, can it be compared?" ”

Li Hu waved his hand, came to Dog Chestnut, put his hands on Dog Chestnut's shoulders, stared at his eyes, and said in a very infectious voice: "Jade used to be a ritual weapon, and then from a ritual weapon to a virtue weapon, and then from a virtue weapon to a protective object, and then, the protective thing has become an ornamental and playful object, it is rare, which is incomparable to stone, but more importantly, there are countless readers who are touting it and beautifying it...... and even mythologize it. But it's a type of stone. Isn't it? It's not a stone? ”

Li Hu said: "Even if it is not. It's so rare, so expensive, can it be made into utensils for human use? It can't. It can't be used all over the world, but what about stones? Take it from the mountains and forests, you can see it everywhere, like wood, like porcelain, the reason why there are valuable wooden utensils, there are precious Jun porcelain, isn't it to make it look good, durable, and someone to carry it forward. Stones, why can't they? Come to think of it, it's because the stone is incurable, people give up. ”

He pointed to the classics and said, "But the jade craftsmen did not give up because of the preciousness of jade, they unraveled the jade, polished it, and made the same ugly jade in ancient times into warm, delicate, and gorgeous utensils...... And with the fixture, the whole process is no longer as difficult as before. What if we applied it to the stone in reverse? Yes, jade is used to process small objects, and stones can be made big when they are made, but we can enlarge the fixtures, what do you say? If the stones all over the sky are carved like jade, there is no moral meaning? Not many of the people can afford jade, but they can afford to buy stones. ”

He excitedly said, "That's the other way around." That's the other way around. It is first because it is cheap and exquisite, popular in the world, and then the reader marvels that it can be as beautiful, and then, people's morality can only be like jade, but also like stone, and finally, the royal hall is paved with stone carving, and the temple inscription stone is engraved, although it is not a ritual vessel but an auxiliary ritual weapon...... Chestnut Langjun, have you thought that this day will come, if this day comes, won't you get rich by treating stones? Yes, we may not be able to treat stones like we can do with jade, but what if we could. Only we can process this stone, what will happen? ”

Dog chestnut was confused.

He understands one point, the stone is cheap, it looks good, the price is not so expensive, and there are many people who buy it.

Then, he understood Li Hu's question: If it can't be done, what if it is done? Only one family will do it, where will the people of the world buy stones?

In this sense, there is nothing wrong with that.

Dog Chestnut nodded.

Li Hu said with a smile: "When we go to carve jade, we say that we are afraid that they will carve it badly, so let them carve a stone first, then we will wait for them to finish carving, according to the money they spend, shout the price in proportion, and sell it on the street to see if anyone wants it." ”

The dog chestnut has been left and right by him, and the chicken nods like a peck of rice.

Li Hu violently opened a tablecloth, and the rice paper under his head was painted with the tiger he had drawn at night.

He rolled away with a smile and said loudly, "Go." ”

In the past few days, he doesn't seem to be as proud as he is today.

Dog chestnuts also have an uplift.

What if it could.

If a stone made like jade is popular?

Li Hulong walked with a tiger step, holding the picture scroll in his hand, scolding Fang Xuan, the dog chestnut walked vigorously, and his eyes were clear.

The morning sun is draped, and there is no one on the street...... Rub, rub, rub, all the way to the stone yard, a jade rough stone shop arrived, they only had a meal at the door, and went straight to a rough jade.

These days, the two of them looked and asked around the stone field, and they were already familiar with the price, this jade, the jade quality is not very good, but because the jade has white stone and sugar color, it is more suitable for being a tiger.

One hundred and eighty taels of silver were sold, and the dog chestnut was sober when he took out the money.

These three hundred taels of silver.

It's late.

Li Hu took the jade and asked the store to promise him to let him watch the processed rough stone, first, for fear that the jade would disappear, and secondly, he said that he could tell the craftsman his mind.

The shopkeeper had no choice but to find an apprentice to communicate. This kind of rough stone shop, they can solve the stone, they can also make it, the craftsman is their own, and soon agreed, Li Hu asked them to find a big maroon stone first, carve it out to see the craftsmanship, and pay the price of jade with reference.

After counting the labor costs, twenty taels of silver disappeared.

After doing this, the dog chestnut's legs are weak, three hundred taels of silver, how much is left?

Do you still buy horses?

Do you still exchange coins?

He hated that he didn't hold Li Hu, and just wanted to hit the wall.

In the next two days, Li Hu took him to stare at the craftsmen, and he had to point fingers to ensure that the carved objects had both form and spirit...... As a skilled Dongxia Gongbi painter, his eyesight craftsmen are admired, which is convex and concave, and at a glance, you can find the key details.

Two days later, the tiger, which was several times larger than the jade, came out first.

Li Hu found pigments and pen and ink, while letting the craftsmen compare the carving, while began to circle the painting and color, the stone is not jade, the jade does not eat pigment because of the smooth surface, can not be on, but after the stone is polished, it is to eat paint, in front of everyone, it is vivid.

However, when he painted tigers during the day and returned home at night, he began to draw other people's instruments and compare them with the classics. Lump machine, lump tool, jade sand, sand grinding bucket...... Still, he felt that something was missing, but he couldn't think of it. Thinking day and night, he dreamed that Abba was coming, and gave him a "shh Learn from others. "Then he went out and disappeared.

Why can't he catch up, he woke up, recalled the dream, he knew why he felt that something was missing, these machines, he couldn't try.

Before, I went around other people's workshops every day, and I would be driven away if I got close, but now I open my mouth, and people teach me to use their fixtures?

He hesitated, he hesitated.

If it weren't a dream, would he be able to do it if Abba was there?

After dawn, Li Hu thought about this question with great interest...... He tried to recall Abba's words and deeds in his dream, yes, Abba first praised the craftsman, then affectionately hugged people's shoulders and shook them, and then gave them food, and then praised the person who stepped on the fixture how to control it, and asked a funny question, whether an iron counterweight fell on the head, would it fall and hit people's heads, and then the workers told him jokes and told him secrets.

Li Hu thought about it...... I still don't think it's reliable.

You don't know anyone yet, you put your arms around their shoulders and whisper, it's unlikely.

Those workers are working hard all day and night, with straight faces, ignoring people, you run to ask people how hard they work, will the iron lump hit their heads?

Dreams are dreams.

Dreams are absurd, if they are represented, but they are certainly absurd.

Li Hu's heart was in turmoil, and he went to the workshop with the dog chestnut, several craftsmen had already cured the white-fronted worm quickly, and a piece of white stone in it was carved into the forehead, and those sugar-colored colors did not feel abrupt with the white spots, he went up and down to look at the details...... I think it's quite satisfying.

But there was a black spot on the white spot.

Li Hu felt uncomfortable in his heart.

These days, he is so picky, his oldest old craftsman is a little worried, first pointed out to him and said: "This black spot is a flaw, but there is no way, I can't dig it out, I wanted to turn it into a fly, but if it really becomes a fly, the tiger's eye has to follow and look up, not only that, Xiao Langjun, your tiger form is gone." The tiger rolled his eyes and looked at the fly on his forehead, isn't that a cat? ”

Li Hu agreed: "What the old man said makes sense. Then you have no other way. The old craftsman said, "There is a way, take out the whole spot, dig a hole, and come out from here again, and use it as a place to wear a rope." This tiger. It's not big, it's a plaything, wear a gold rope, can't it be hung? ”

Li Hu nodded.

That's not a brilliant idea. For some reason, he blurted out: "Ginger is old and spicy." The old man is an old ginger. ”

He likes to praise people on weekdays, but he hasn't praised anyone like this, and after praising him, he feels that his praise seems inappropriate, a little rude, but he didn't expect the old craftsman to grin.

Probably the dream affected him, and he tried to put his hand on the old craftsman's shoulder.

The old craftsman turned his head to look at the arm he had put up, his eyes were so smiling that he couldn't find it, and replied: "If you want to compare yourself with me, you still want to gnaw on my old ginger." ”

Li Hu was surprised.

The scene is developing according to the dream.

This rudeness turned into a closer relationship, and there was no progress for a few days, and even a relationship that was a little stiff because of his own pickiness, just because he praised a not very polite word, and made a rude intimate act, which suddenly changed.

Why?

Abba teaches herself in a dream?

He suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Yang Li." Go buy something to eat. Go buy meat, buy wine. I've seen the magic skills of the boss and his masters, and I'm going to treat them to a meal anyway. ”

It was really an accident.

After the relationship with the craftsmen changed, he went to the workers, a little blunt, a little funny, and opened his mouth to ask: "What should you do if this iron lump falls on your head?" ”

It's all in dreams.

The worker smiled: "Xiao Langjun is so worried." How could this have fallen? ”

Then I asked how to step on someone's feet, and after a while, I asked, "Can I try it?" ”

The worker got up, smiled and sat him down, and stood by himself, pointing his fingers.

Oh, my God.

A ridiculous dream that has such a big effect, is it really Abbato's dream?

Li Hu was a little confused.

He has been a very decent child since he was a child, although he is just as naughty and cunning, but his words and deeds are decent, and he has never been questioned.

Playing small, Abba taught him the means of getting along with people, he saw people's hearts very thoroughly, no matter which child, every word and deed, he could think through, and others were also intimate, but as he grew up, whenever he thought of his identity, his words and deeds, he demanded himself in restraint, old age, and seriousness, plus Grandma asked a lot, and every move had to abide by etiquette, and he seemed to be used to it.

Today, a ridiculous dream, an unconscious word, a deliberate action, made him feel that not all naivety and rudeness should not be kept, and it would have a bad impact.

Yes, from time to time, I still stand on my mother's side, thinking that Abba is not serious and that he does not look like a king, but today, Abba has taught himself a lesson in his dreams and reality.

For many days, I have been thinking about how to get closer to people, how to ask more thorough questions so that they are not disgusted, and do not think that they are stealing teachers, and now they have solved it. Not only that, sitting down to have a glass of wine together, the old craftsman said, "Xiao Langjun." After Li Hu learned a lesson, emphasized and corrected his name as "Li Hu", the old craftsman talked a lot after drinking, and said: "You have talent, the talent of being a jade craftsman." You have a good talent, you know how to draw, and your eyes are poisonous. It's not because I think you're from a rich background and don't know what to talk to, I want to ask if you're willing to be my apprentice. ”

A lot was said that day.

The utensils are good, the old craftsman is drunk, probably because he is afraid that he will not see each other in the future, so he holds his hand, and he is reluctant to give up.

When he came home at night, the dog chestnut was tired of looking at the two utensils, so he sank in.

Li Hu sat in the dark all night, full of energy, no sleep, originally complained about Abba, punished himself by his own will, threw himself to the test, now look, it should be tested, this kind of real life in the people, let himself benefit too much, if it is not in the people, there is a request for others, how can it be possible to know how to break this barrier between people. Before he couldn't open the door of Yan'er's house, he should understand the shortcomings of his character.

After that, Yan'er always said that she was rude, she didn't know where her rudeness was, but now that she knows, she won't kiss anyone.

The rudeness that Yan'er said was not rude in words and deeds, but seemed to be separated from life, but fortunately, Yan'er was extremely powerful, and she was moved to get close to her.

That's life.

Without that wrench, how many more items do you have on you that you can exchange for money?

But...... Yangjiacun is waiting for him.

Those people who get two dollars a day are waiting for themselves, and only they can change their fate.

Yan'er's pitiful eyes, the food at the head of their house, the kind aunt, and the silent sister-in-law need to go back by themselves to let them live a good life.

yes. That's real life.

If it is in Dongxia, how many people count on their own Abba, and expect them to live a good life?

The snoring around me came one after another.

Dog chestnut has also been worried.

But he didn't tell him that the more than 200 taels of silver were spent, whether it was spent for nothing, and the tiger could be exchanged for money...... Even if you lose, you can get back some of the money, which has little impact on what you want to do in the future, but as a test, it is necessary. Comfort him, comfort him, poke him like he did when he was a child? Yes, just poke him and try it, and take him to pick out a gift for his mother?

Not only his mother, but also Yan'er, sister-in-law and eldest mother...... Choose gifts for them as well, so that they will be surprised and happy.

A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of Li Hu's mouth.

Until the rooster crowed, his sleepiness did not come.