Chapter 50: The New Year is Approaching
Fanning ran home in one go, and when he got into the study, he took out two stones in a hurry.
He looked at Tian Huangshi first, the gray-white skin has been partially peeled off, revealing the warm and yellow body inside, if the outer skin is all peeled off, the shape should be oval, the size of a grapefruit.
This is the best frozen Ishida Huang! The whole stone is bright and transparent, flashing with glass luster, like solidified honey, moist and incomparable, and there are fine radish lines distributed on it that are dense like weaving nets, which are dense and orderly.
In later generations, one gram of Tianhuang would exceed the price of gold by more than ten times, but unfortunately the people of the Song Dynasty were still not interested in it.
Fan Ning put down Tian Huangshi and held up Taihu Stone again.
He now has a good understanding of Taihu stone, if the Taihu stone is perfectly developed, it can be called the top grade or boutique, but to be called the best must have a rare place.
For example, the thousand-hole stone last time lies in its exquisite holes, and there is no one in ten thousand.
And this piece of Taihu Lake stone, the shape is like a big mountain, the mountain is majestic, and Mount Tai has a bit of image, which makes people look up to the mountain.
If there is no Fan Kuan's "Traveling Map of Streams and Mountains", this Taihu Lake stone can only be regarded as a high-quality product, and it can barely be called a fine product.
But it is because of the "Xishan Travel Map" that this Taihu Lake stone is endowed with a soul and can be upgraded to the best, and this Taihu Lake stone is naturally also called the Xishan Travel Stone.
The more Fanning looked at it, the more he liked it, although he wanted to keep these two stones for himself, but for his own money-making plan, he could only endure the pain of cutting his love.
This stone was not going to be sold to Zhou Lin, Zhou Lin gave a slightly lower price, and Fanning needed to wait for the opportunity to sell it at the price of the capital.
At this time, a mother's shout came from the yard, "Ning'er! ”
"I'm coming!"
Fanning hid two stones and ran downstairs.
"Mother, are you calling me to eat?"
"Every time I call you, I know how to eat!"
Zhang Sanniang glared at him angrily, "When did you come back, my mother doesn't know?" ”
"I just came back, I was in a hurry to urinate just now, and I ran to go to the toilet."
Zhang Sanniang pointed to the guest hall, "There is a little lady who will send you a letter in the afternoon, and she is in the guest hall!" ”
"Little lady?"
Fanning scratched his head in confusion, "Who is it?" ”
"The letter is on the table, read it for yourself."
Fanning turned and walked towards the guest room, and sure enough, there was a letter on the table, and he glanced at it, and immediately jumped up.
"Mother! Isn't it a brute girl dressed as a brat?"
Zhang Sanniang's face sank, "You are not allowed to talk about people like this, such a gentle and amiable and knowledgeable little lady is actually called a brute girl by you, are you stinky boy itchy again?" ”
Fanning rolled his eyes, gentle and knowledgeable, is this talking about Jupe?
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After twenty-five, the New Year will be soon, twenty-five, grinding tofu; Twenty-six, go buy meat; Twenty-seven, kill the rooster.......
On the twenty-eighth, the sound of firecrackers in the town began to sound, and every household was sticking door charms, hanging Spring Festival couplets, preparing Tusu wine, and cleaning thoroughly, and groups of children were running around in new clothes.
The school is closed at noon on the 28th, and classes begin on the sixth day of the first lunar month.
As soon as school ended, Fan Ning took Liu Kang and ran towards Qishi Lane.
Liu Kang heard that Fan Ning's columnar Taihu Lake stone was sold for ten yuan, and he made ten times the profit, which made him itch unbearably, so he pestered Fan Ning to make him make a small fortune.
Fan Ning wanted to find another piece of Tian Huangshi, the grapefruit big Tian Huangshi was only two hundred yuan, if he didn't sweep all the Tian Huangshi in Qishi Lane, he felt that he was committing a crime.
But the result was beyond the expectations of the two, Qishi Lane was empty, there was not a single vendor, all of them went home for the New Year, and even the shops were hung up with big locks and plastered signs saying that they were closed for the New Year.
Throwing themselves into the air, the two had to go home in frustration.
Walking to the road, Fanning suddenly remembered something, and turned around and went to his father's hospital.
Surgeons are indeed very busy, in ancient times, people were manual labor, they would sprain at every turn, everyone was busy earning money to support their families, they couldn't stop for a day, and few people would lie at home and recuperate leisurely.
In order to recover as soon as possible, everyone will come to the doctor for treatment.
Fan Tiezhou was as busy as a spinning top, and he couldn't stop for a moment, so Fan Ning sat on the side, watching his father use his trick to cure the disease.
"What's the matter?"
Fan Tiezhou sent a patient away and finally took a breath.
"Daddy, I want to go back to Jiangwan Village."
"Now?"
Fan Tiezhou was startled, he didn't have time now.
"Tomorrow!"
Fan Ning hesitated and said, "I want to go to see Grandma, and then go to Second Uncle Wang's house by the way, didn't you say last time that he had a few stones left for me." ”
Fan Tiezhou smiled dumbly, "You said the opposite!" I want to go to Uncle Wang's house, and then take a look at Grandma by the way. ”
"It's all the same thing!"
Fan Ning scratched his head and smiled: "It's not easy to rent a boat for the New Year, can Daddy give me a trip tomorrow?" ”
Fan Tiezhou laughed, "Tomorrow your mother is going to grandma's house, you will accompany her, anyway, it is very close, just take time to go to Jiangwan Village." ”
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Fanning's mother's family is from Xiaoyan Village, less than three miles from Jiangwan Village, on the other side of the mountain.
Xiaoyan Village is also a small village, with thirty or forty households, most of whom are surnamed Zhang.
The people here mainly make a living from farming, and Fanning's grandfather is a middle peasant, and his family has more than 40 acres of farmland.
Mrs. Zhang has only one son and one daughter, and the eldest daughter is Zhang Sanniang, who married Fan Tiezhou, a fisherman from a neighboring village, ten years ago.
The son's name is Zhang Ping, he is a very capable young man, he married a wife five years ago and gave birth to a daughter, and the couple is currently working hard to give birth to a big fat boy as soon as possible.
Fanning and his mother took Shuigen's boat to Xiaoyan Village, and Zhang Shuigen's boat happened to be free today.
"Great niece, you are blessed! Tie Zhou became a doctor, his income increased several times at once, and he moved to the town and had his own big house, and your father praised you everywhere in the village! ”
Zhang Shuigen was praising all the way, but Zhang Sanniang was a little silent, she looked at the villages on the road, and there was an indescribable loss in her heart.
She misses her old house more and more, although the new house is spacious and bright, but she feels very lonely, and there is no one to speak, unlike in Jiangwan Village, where seven aunts and eight aunts, a group of women get together to chat about the east and west families, and half a day has passed.
Although the three thatched huts are dilapidated, they are warm and happy!
It's like now, living for more than a month, the neighbor on the opposite side didn't even say a word, and the hostess walked face to face with herself, turning a blind eye.
"Ning'er, let's move back to Jiangwan Village!" Zhang Sanniang blurted out.
"Mother, you really want to go back, I have no opinion." Fanning laughed.
Zhang Sanniang sighed, she just said, how can she really move back.
She moved to the town to make the whole village envious, and every villager who came to the town had to be amazed when they visited her house, all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred, which really made her proud for a month.
If she moves back now, the people in the village won't laugh at her, she can't afford to lose this face.
Besides, what about Da Lang? He lives alone in the town, in case ......
The consequences are unimaginable, a trace of annoyance appeared on Zhang Sanniang's face, he dares!
Fan Ning understood her mother, so she smiled and said, "Mother, let's hire a maid!" I can usually talk to you. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Shuigen said: "Big niece, if you want to hire a maid, just tell me, my granddaughter just wants to find someone to do things, and what you have seen is a small bottle." ”
Zhang Sanniang glared at her son fiercely, who made you troublesome? Now make it difficult for her.
Fanning stuck out his tongue and turned his head, how could this old man's ears grow like this?
Zhang Sanniang had to politely refuse, "Third uncle, wait a minute!" I don't need it at home for the time being, and when I need it, I'll come to you. ”
"Alright! She actually works in Lizheng's house, but you also know that the salary given in the countryside is too low, only 30 wen a day, and 50 wen a day when she works as a maid in the town. ”
Zhang Sanniang rolled her eyes, Xiao Bottler was only seven years old, so she sent out to be a maid, and she was a relative who came to her own house, whether to be a maid or a daughter?
I admit that I am a little more beautiful, and I will be a companion for my son in the future, but I am still so ugly, and my skin is darker than my husband.
She won't want it!
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Although it was a cold winter, the river in the south of the Yangtze River did not freeze, and the boat still sailed fast, and it took half an hour to arrive at Xiaoyan Village, where Fan Ning met his grandparents and uncle.
Needless to say, Fan Ning even ate two glutinous rice and meat soup dumplings wrapped by his grandmother, and he wanted to sneak away to Jiangwan Village.
Fan Ning was like a hook in his heart, and he didn't know what the Taihu Lake Stone left for him by Second Uncle Wang would look like.
Fortunately, there was something at home, and his grandfather and uncle couldn't take care of him, so his mother Zhang Sanniang let him go.
From Xiaoyan Village to Jiangwan Village, you can get there by bypassing a mountain beam, about three miles, and if you walk in a straight line, it will be closer.
Fanning had come to his grandmother's house with his mother once after replacing Fan, and he still remembered the road.
He walked along the straight path to the other end of the mountain, and met villagers visiting relatives from time to time along the way.
"Dumb, long time no see!"
"Dumb, can you tell your father, folks in the township, don't charge money for medical treatment."
Why!
Fan Ning sped up with contempt in his heart, and after a while, he saw Jiangwan Village.
With a burst of excitement in his heart, he walked through a bamboo forest and walked towards the village.
Just about to walk out of the bamboo forest, he suddenly stopped, only to see his fourth uncle Fan Tongzhong sneaking from the opposite side, looking all the way.
"There's a ghost!"
Speaking of ghosts, Fanning suddenly remembered something, turned his head to look, hum! Isn't Widow Yang's house just east of the bamboo forest?
Fanning dodged and crouched behind a rock.
After a while, Fan Tongzhong approached the bamboo forest, but he did not come in, but walked east along the path in front of the bamboo forest, where was Widow Yang's house.
Soon he flashed into the courtyard of Widow Yang's house, and the figure disappeared.
"Dog's day, stealing chickens and touching dogs all day long, not doing business!"
Fanning scolded fiercely, kicked at the stone, and the pain was so severe that he almost screamed, why is the stone so sharp?
He couldn't help but take a closer look at the stone.
"Huh-"
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