After sending off Hu and Du, Tian Fan and Mi Zhen, Cai Yan, Qian'er, Xiao Qiao and other women returned.

Mi Zhen looked at Tian Fan curiously, and asked in a low voice, "Husband, what did you say to the Du family that day?" ”

Obviously, Cai Yan, Xiao Qiao, Qian'er and other women are also very interested in this question, and when they heard Mi Zhen ask, they suddenly came to their senses and looked at Tian Fan expectantly one by one.

Tian Fan smiled mysteriously and said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, anyway, Du Shi is good, his body is good, and his spirit is good, that's it, as for what I said at the time...... Hehe, it's better not to say it, you guys don't care! ”

On the same day, Tian Fan asked Siyu to wake up Du Shi, and then drove everyone out of the room, closed the door and talked to Du Shi for a quarter of an hour, after which Du Shi slowly improved, and now it is less than ten days, and she has been able to go to the ground. Everyone knew what Tian Fan must have said to Du Shi, and it was these words that untied Du Shi's heart knot, but no one knew the specific content.

Hearing Tian Fan's reluctance, the girls couldn't help but be coquettish, and shouted one by one. Tian Fan immediately spread his feet and ran wildly, Xiao Qiao and several lively women immediately chased after him, and the more stable ones such as Mi Zhen and Cai Yan could only watch Tian Fan run away.

After fighting all the way back to the main hall of the West Cross Courtyard, Tian Fan found that Zhen Yao's house was still there.

He said unexpectedly, "Hey, why haven't you left yet?" ”

Zhen Yao asked for a promise from Tian Fan, he knew the truth that nobles were not lightly promised, and he also knew Tian Fan's status in Xuzhou, so he was no longer as worried about the future of the Zhen family as he was just now. Originally, he was about to say goodbye as soon as this matter was over, but when Tian Fan and the others sent Hu Shi, he suddenly remembered something, so he came back.

Hearing Tian Fan ask this at this time, as if he was a piece of stinky shit, as if he wished he had left earlier, Zhen Yao rolled his eyes in anger and said, "You are so looking forward to me leaving?" You hate me so much? ”

Xiao Qing and Xiao Qiao saw that Zhen Yao hadn't left yet, so they had to let go of Tian Fan fiercely, and walked away after bowing Zhen Yao slightly.

Tian Fan smiled, waved his hand, and said, "It's all over, why don't you leave, stay and wait for me to invite you to dinner?" ”

Zhen Yao gritted his teeth and said twice, "I still have to wait for you to invite me to dinner, and besides, you have invited this meal today!" ”

Tian Fan was rarely surprised, and said, "Oh? Why, it looks like you're still in trouble? ”

Zhen Yao bowed slightly, took a sip of tea, and said, "Boguang, do you know the scope of our Zhen family's business?" ”

Tian Fan smiled, sat in front of him by himself, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said, "Naturally I know!" The Zhen family in Hebei Province takes grain and jewelry as the pillar industries, and the sounds involved cover winemaking, silk, salt, horses, etc., how? ”

Zhen Yao didn't speak, he took out a thin silk silk from his sleeve pocket, handed it to Tian Fan, and motioned for him to take a look first.

Tian Fan took it, opened it and looked at it, only to see a strange thing painted on the silk, which looked like a tree, but there were too few branches, except for the thick main part, there were only three large branches, and there were five or six small branches on each large branch. At the top of many twigs, there is also a strange-looking fruit.

After looking at it for a long time, Tian Fan didn't understand, this is an abstract painting? He looked at Zhen Yao puzzled.

Zhen Yao tilted his head complacently, looked at Tian Fan with his nostrils, and said: "Boguang, my Zhen family started in jewelry, and has a deep study of the production of jade, gold, silver, bronze and other kinds of jewelry, and our craftsmanship is the top in the entire Han world." Hehe, this time I came to Xuzhou, in addition to asking you for an explanation, there is one more thing, that is, the things on this silk! ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the thing on the silk and said, "This thing is a tree, called 'Golden Branches and Jade Leaves', which is one zhang and two feet eight inches high, and the lower trunk is made of copper, and the three big branches are also made of copper. Each twig has five or six twigs, the twigs are made of gold, and the whole tree has eighteen twigs.

"There are leaves on the twigs, and the number on each one is different, and there are nine hundred and eighty-one leaves in total. According to the different positions of the leaves, the color requirements are different, we will use Hetian jade, Xiuyu, turquoise and Dushan jade as materials to make dark green, bright green, tender green, tender yellow and other corresponding colors of leaves.

"Also, the fruit near the tip of the twig should be made into the shape of a pomegranate, which is divided into unripe and ripe, and the unripe is green jade of different degrees, a total of thirty-six pieces. The ripe ones are divided into two kinds, one is carved from red jade with different degrees, and the other is the pomegranate that cracks after ripening, according to the requirements of the guests, the fruit is made of jade or bloodstone, and the pomegranate seeds in the cracked fruit are made of red coral beads and crystal! Again, there are thirty-six in total!

"In addition to these, we applied a thin layer of jade slabs to the main trunk and branches on the surface of the main trunk and branches, which were darker in color to make the whole tree look more realistic. However, because the dark jade plate is not expensive enough, it is necessary to decorate the main trunk and large branches with some other ornaments, a total of thirty-six rubies, thirty-six cat's eyes and eighty-one pearls, and the rest are not counted! ”

Speaking of this, this guy smiled smugly, looked at Tian Fan, and asked, "Brother Xian, how do you feel about this thing?" ”

Tian Fan has long been stupid! That's an exaggeration, isn't it?

Finally closing his open mouth, he swallowed his saliva and said, "This thing...... How much copper and gold are used? How much does it cost? ”

Zhen Yao shook the folding fan, closed the folding fan with a "swish", tapped it a few times in the palm of his hand, and said: "'Golden Branches and Jade Leaves' share 1,100 catties of copper, and 684 taels of gold!" The rest of the jewelry and jade, hehe, need to be weighed in a big bucket! As for the cost, hehe, confidential! ”

China has historically lacked gold, and in ancient times gold generally referred to copper, to be exact, bronze. When Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were fighting, Liu Bang sent Chen Ping to counter Xiang Yu's generals, and Chen Ping opened his mouth to ask for 10,000 catties of gold. This 10,000 catties of gold refers to 10,000 catties of copper, not 10,000 catties of gold.

Therefore, six hundred and eighty taels of gold is enough for Tian Fan to be surprised! Gold is nothing, the key is those jade bits and pieces, how much are they worth? Zhen Yao came to Xuzhou to talk about this business, so who in Xuzhou would order such a thing? Who can afford it? Can you afford it?

Zhen Yao seemed to know Tian Fan's thoughts, he tapped the folding fan in the palm of his hand a few times, and said slowly: "This thing is custom-made by Chen Changwen of the Great General's Mansion Xicao, the purpose, hehe, the general's son will be born in a few months!" ”

After speaking, he looked distressed, but in fact shook his head happily and said, "Hey, Boguang, the construction period is not enough!" The time is too short, all the jewelry craftsmen of my Zhen family have just caught up with the progress, and they are still working overtime! ”

Chen Qun is really generous! Eighteen, thirty-six and eighty-one are all very auspicious numbers in the eyes of the Chinese people, and all the materials used in the golden branches and jade leaves themselves are good things, all of which symbolize wealth and nobility. The pomegranate symbolizes many children and grandchildren, and giving it to the Chinese people means auspiciousness and blessings. Coupled with the good name of this thing itself, if this is sent to Liu Bei, it will not make him crazy? "Golden branches and jade leaves", Liu Bei lacks nothing now, what he lacks is the identity of his children to become golden branches and jade leaves!

When Liu Feng was born, Chen Qun gave such a valuable and well-meaning "golden branch and jade leaf...... This will make Liu Bei look so pleasing to the eye! Love the house and Wu, can Liu Bei look at Chen Qun more differently?

Thinking of this, Tian Fan was a little annoyed, his relationship with Chen Qun was difficult to ease, he and Chen Qun were like concubines in the ** drama competing for favor in front of the emperor, either the east wind overwhelmed the west wind, or the west wind overwhelmed the east wind. And the current situation is that Chen Qun is more important to Liu Bei, while Tian Fan is more trustworthy to Liu Bei, and neither of the two parties can be pressed against the other. In this case, in the case that neither of them made a mistake of principle, Liu Bei would not let them separate the winner and loser, and the only way to defeat the other party was to add points in the rest of the place! For example, gift-giving! If you add more points, the number of wins and losses will be unpredictable, and maybe one day you will be able to completely upset this balance.

For Liu Bei at this moment, gifts may not be able to move his heart, because he is ambitious in the world, but it can play a role in adding points. Tian Fan knew that Liu Bei could not let one of the two of them win completely, but he also knew that he could not give up where he could add points.

It is impossible to make trouble about the "golden branches and jade leaves", which will simply add fuel to the fire. In case Liu Bei knew about it, Liu Bei would think, oh, my "golden branches and jade leaves" let you destroy it, and my many sons and grandchildren let you destroy it, what do you mean?

Tian Fan frowned and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of what kind of gift he should give to overpower Chen Qun. A bucket of iron hoops and evergreen? It's not suitable, because Liu Bei hasn't built a country yet! Domination? It's also inappropriate, everyone thinks about it, but can't say it.

Moreover, that thing is a temporary freshness, and its effect is far less powerful than that of "golden branches and jade leaves". After all, evergreen is just a kind of grass, there will always be a day when it dies, in case it dies one day, how do you explain it? As for ginger, it is impossible to say, it won't take long for it to wilt. Wan Nianqing is dead, Jiang is wilted, so what will Liu Bei think? My country, my evergreen......

And what about the "golden branches and jade leaves"? Such a treasure in the world, Liu Bei must cherish it very much, and if he doesn't know it, he will put it in Cao Rui's bedroom, and then Cao Rui, the main mother that Liu Bei attaches great importance to, will look at it every day. Liu Bei, the lord, will also see it every time he goes to Cao Rui's room. Every time I see it, I think of Chen Qun. This effect will definitely get better and better, bigger and bigger! When I really win the world one day, I wonder if Liu Bei will think that after seeing the "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", it is a good omen that this thing has brought me!

After thinking for a long time, without any clue, Tian Fan looked up and saw Zhen Yao's cheap look, and immediately became angry. With a cold snort, he said, "Why are you telling me this?" Is the smell coming? ”

Seeing that Tian Fan was in a hurry, Zhen Yao couldn't help but smile and said, "Boguang, if you want it, I will also make one for you, and I guarantee that it is better than what I did for Chen Wenchang, and I only charge the cost, how about it?" ”

Tian Fan understood what he meant, he was grateful to Tian Fan for the promise he gave him, and he also helped Tian Fan once. In addition, this is also to show his attitude, indicating that between Chen Qun and Tian Fan, he chooses Tian Fan.

Tian Fan smiled gratefully, but shook his head and frowned: "It's really unwise to pick up people's teeth, I'd better find another way!" ”

ps: I've been looking for a job during this time, and now I have eyebrows, and I'll go through the entry procedures next Monday, which is basically fixed, so the update can almost be resumed, but there is only one chapter a day, because I have to move to go through the resignation procedures these days, and after entering the new company, I have to be familiar with the things in the company, whether the new company is busy, and to what extent, I don't know yet, and I heard that there will be a lot of exams in the new company. So I'm sorry.,I can only guarantee one chapter a day.,If you're not busy with work in the future.,I'll update a little more.

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