Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, the table clock in the living room struck eleven o'clock, and it was already eleven o'clock at noon.

"Is Hogg there?" A clear voice sounded, there was no one guarding the door of the Baruch family mansion, and it was clear that the guest had already arrived in the front yard of the mansion.

Hogg frowned, and put down the thick book in his hand: "Lin Lei, that's all for today. Hogg then squeezed out a smile and walked out of the living room.

"Oh, Hogg, my dear friend, I heard the cry of the silk bird that morning, and I knew that something happy would happen, and sure enough, I received your letter at noon, and I was very happy to see it. 」

"Dear Philip, I am very happy to see you. Hillman, bring me the stone lion I have prepared. Come, Philip, let's go to the living room first, and soon the stone carvings will come. 」

Listening to the conversation, Lin Lei's heart was sour.

"Are you going to sell the things again?" Lin Lei knew that the stone carving "Fierce Lion" was a stone carving that his father liked very much, but the Baruch family, which did not collect heavy taxes on "Wushan Town", was really in financial difficulty now.

Fortunately, the Baruch family is very old, and because of its antiquity, there are many items with a long history.

It's a pity that no amount of items can withstand such years of selling. Now that there are very few valuable items in the family, Lin Lei couldn't help but look at the clock in the living room: "I don't know when this clock will be sold. 」

I saw a middle-aged man with long blond hair and an aristocratic temperament walking into the living room with Hogg, and Lin Lei immediately guessed that this middle-aged man with blond hair should be the 'Philip'.

"Oh, this lovely boy is Hogg your son. Philip smiled kindly, looked at Lin Lei and said, "Lin Lei Baruch, right? Can I call you Lin Lei?"

"It's a pleasure, sir. Lin Lei put his left hand on his chest and bowed respectfully.

"What a lovely child. Philip seemed happy.

Hogg on the side smiled and said, "Philip, don't mess with the child, the stone carving 'Fierce Lion' you have been dreaming of for a long time has already arrived. As he spoke, Hillman walked into the living room with a stone lion in his hands, and then gently placed the stone on the ground.

The stone carving of nearly 1,000 catties is like a toy in Hillman's hands, and the strength can be seen from this.

"Mr. Hillman, I am amazed by your prowess, there is no captain of the guard in my farm, even though I own the territory of twelve towns. Philip smiled, but the intention to invite Hillman was very obvious.

Hillman said indifferently, "Osan is my hometown, sir. 」

"I'm sorry. Philip immediately apologized.

Philip turned around and looked at Hogg, "Hogg, although I like this stone carving very much, I have to say that the carving skills of this stone carving 'Fierce Lion' are not top-notch, let alone compared to those stone carving masters. 」

"Philip, if you don't want to buy it, forget it. Hogg was crisp.

Philip's eyes narrowed, and he immediately laughed: "Haha┅┅Hogg, don't be angry, I'm not saying I don't want to buy it, I'm just telling a fact. So, what if I bid 500 gold for this stone carving?"

"500 gold?" Hogg frowned.

This price is much lower than Hogg thought, and Hogg's heart price is 800 gold coins.

In the Magnolia Continent, 1 gold coin = 10 silver coins = 1000 copper coins. The average civilian worker can get twenty or thirty gold coins a year. It is a soldier of the army, and the annual salary of an ordinary soldier is 100 gold coins.

"The price is lower. Hogg shook his head.

"Hogg, you should also know that there are a lot of stone carvings with a history of 10,000 years on the entire Magnolia Continent, and the real value of stone carvings is in their artistry. 500 gold is indeed my highest price, if you don't agree, then forget it. 」

Philip smiled and turned his head to look at the clock in the living room, his eyes lit up, "Hogg, if you're willing to sell that clock, I'm willing to pay 1,000 gold coins. 」

Hogg's face turned cold.

"Oh, 2,000 gold is fine. That's the highest price. Philip said hurriedly.

Hogg shook his head and said resolutely, "This bell is not for sale! As for this stone carving, 600 gold coins, take it if you want." 」

Philip looked at Hogg carefully for a moment, then laughed, "Okay, Hogg, I'll give you this face, 600 gold, butler, take 600 gold." The butler, who had been waiting outside the living room, immediately took the gold coins and ran over and gave them to them.

Yellow pouch, a full six bags.

"600 gold, Hogg, you can count. Philip smiled.

Hogg stretched out his hand and tossed it, simply from the weight and volume, Hogg confirmed that it was indeed six bags of gold coins, 100 each, Hogg smiled and nodded: "Philip, why don't you stay and have lunch with us?"

No, I'll have something to do when I go back. Philip said with a smile.

And Philip's butler, the old man, arranged two strong warriors to carry the stone carving away with some difficulty.

Waiting for Philip and a group of people to leave, Hogg looked at the six bags of gold coins in front of him, and there was a hint of gloom in his eyes, this time it was to sell the stone carvings, and what about next time? Although there are a lot of things at home, there will be a time when they will be sold out.

"Father, I want to learn stone carving!" Lin Lei said suddenly.

Lin Lei knew very well that in the entire Magnolia Continent, those famous stone carving masters, those works were at least tens of thousands of gold coins, and some famous works even reached hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Not only in terms of money, but also in terms of status, those stone carving masters are extremely high.

"If I become a master stone carver, then my father won't have to sell things. Lin Lei thought in his heart.

"Stone carving?" Hogg glanced at Lin Lei and said coldly.

"Lin Lei, do you know that there are hundreds of millions of people in the entire Holy Alliance, and among them, there are at least a few million who have learned stone carving. But in a holy alliance, a true master of stone carving can count it on one hand. And in stone carving, without a good teacher, it is impossible to succeed on your own. 」

"The *** carved in stone is not something that ordinary people can enter. You only see that a work of those stone carving masters is worth tens of thousands of gold coins or even more, but do you know that the vast majority of stone carving craftsmen have a salary of dozens of gold coins a year. 」

Hogg's tone was stern.

Lin Lei was also taken aback, just now he just thought that stone carvings could improve the family situation, but he didn't expect his father to say so much, and his tone was so harsh.

"Alright, it's time for the hall to tidy up, and after lunch today, you can go and clean it. Hogg said coldly.

"Yes, father. Lin Lei replied respectfully.

Hogg looked at Lin Lei, but sighed in his heart: "Stone carving, child, do you know, I also studied stone carving, and I have studied it for ten years, but unfortunately, my works are worthless. Hogg also tried to become a master of stone carving, at least the family's economy would be greatly improved.

But he was also helpless in his heart, after ten years of study, the work was worthless, and the stone carving masters were like pyramids.

Famous stone carvers, at the top of the pyramid, they have status, and a piece of work is worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

Countless stone carvers are at the bottom of the pyramid, but their works are lowly and chilling, and at most ordinary people spend a few silver coins to buy them back for decoration.