Fanning noticed that the stone in front of him was sharp and seemed to be rugged. This turned out to be a Taihu Lake stone!

The uncertain word 'seeming' is used because it is full of dirt, but Fanning can see the essence through the phenomenon, and he has made up the prototype of this Taihu stone after removing the soil.

Fan Ning was suddenly surprised and delighted, and he quickly pulled out the small dagger he carried with him, and carefully scraped the mud off the stone.

It is estimated that the edge of the stone is relatively sharp, and many farmers use it to scrape the soil on the soles of their shoes, and over time, the whole stone is covered with mud.

After scraping off a few pieces of soil, Fan Ning sighed, such a good Taihu Lake stone was actually thrown in the bamboo forest, it was really a tyrannical thing!

He has already seen that the quality of this Qingtaihu Lake stone is at least fine.

The stone is slender and long, the stone shape is flake-shaped, there is a hole in the upper and lower parts, quite a bit of the style of the Wei and Jin dynasties, very much like a dancing girl with a fluttering skirt.

It's a pity that although the appearance of this Taihu stone is beautiful, the internal stone pores are slightly less developed, and the water vapor cannot be steamed.

If the internal development is a little more perfect, it is a rare superb.

"Dumb, what are you doing?"

A familiar voice came from behind him, and when Fan Ning turned around, it was his neighbor Second Uncle Liu.

He held a sickle in his hand, presumably to dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.

"Second Uncle Liu, you came just in time, help me carry this stone home."

Second Uncle Liu looked at the heavy stones, at least seventy or eighty pounds, moving home like this, not exhausting himself!

He said to himself, 'You stinky boy can help people!' ’

"Which home to move back to?" Second Uncle Liu's smile was a little bitter.

"Moving back to the old house, of course!"

Second Uncle Liu remembered something and laughed, "Last time I went to the town, I went to your new home to sit down, yes, the house is big and spacious, but it's too deserted." ”

He stepped forward and shook the Taihu Lake stone, "What do you want this broken stone for?" ”

Fanning casually, "That.... I need a top door stone for my new home, and this stone is just right. ”

"Go! Don't pretend to be a stinky boy in front of me, you want to sell it for money! ”

Fanning was exposed, he scratched his head embarrassedly, "There is a strange stone alley in the town, I estimate that this stone can be sold for a hundred yuan!" ”

"You kid is crazy about money! It's still a hundred wen, and I think this broken stone is worthless. ”

Second Uncle Liu used his strength to carry the seventy-pound stone, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!" ”

Fan Ning pursed his lips with contempt behind him, he was worthless, and how many top-grade Taihu stones were destroyed in the hands of these rough people.

But then again, if they all know stone, will this fine Taihu stone still have their turn?

Speaking of which, thanks to the vendors who come to collect the stones, their task is to depreciate the Taihu stone to worthless, and then take it away at the price of beggars.

Over time, the simple countrymen don't pay much attention to these strange-shaped Taihu stones.

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Fanning's old house was locked, and he couldn't get in, so he fetched a few buckets of water in the yard to wash the stones.

Washing away the soil on the stone, and finally revealing the true appearance of the Taihu Lake stone, Fanning is still a little regretful, the beauty is beautiful, but it is a pity that there is still so much half a step away from the best.

Fan Ning temporarily dragged the Taihu Stone to the kitchen and put it away, and left the house to see his grandmother.

When I walked into the yard of my grandfather's house, I saw my grandmother sitting in the yard basking in the sun.

"Grandma!" Fanning greeted her grandmother with a smile.

When Yang saw his grandson, he immediately smiled, "It's here." ”

Fanning stepped forward, took Grandma's hand, and stuffed a box of dim sum to her, "This is the best dim sum I bought for Grandma, the best dim sum in town." ”

"Grandma's teeth are not good, give it to you!"

Yang returned it to Fanning, Fanning ran into the main hall to put down the snacks, and when he saw that the main hall was very quiet, he came out again and asked, "Grandpa is not at home?" ”

"Your grandfather is angry in the room!"

"What's wrong?"

Yang sighed, "It's not your fourth uncle, he ran back all day to ask for money, last time he said that he wanted to buy what imperial examination questions, and he wanted to go two times for money, and today he said that he would thank his teacher for the New Year, and he would buy gifts with three times, but if your grandfather didn't give it, he would make a big fuss." ”

Speaking of this, Yang wiped his tears, "If your fourth uncle goes on like this, he won't have children, and he doesn't care about his mother, how can he get it." ”

Fanning thought about it and asked, "Grandma, is the fourth aunt at home?" ”

"In! She's also angry, she can't find a silver hairpin, your fourth uncle just came back and went out, she is even more angry! ”

Fanning nodded, "I'm going to call the fourth uncle back, I met him on the road just now." ”

"Go! Just go! Call him back and coax his own wife. ”

Fan Ning quickly left his grandfather's house and ran towards Widow Yang's house, the door of Widow Yang's house was not closed, and there was a faint sound of laughter inside, his fourth uncle was there!

Fanning coughed heavily twice under the window, and the room fell silent.

Fan Ning shouted loudly: "Fourth uncle, fourth aunt asked me to call you home, hurry back, fourth aunt has less jewelry, she is angry!" ”

After shouting, Fan Ning ran into the bamboo forest with a smoke, and after a while, he saw his fourth uncle Fan Tongzhong running out in a panic.

A young woman in the back said angrily: "The silver hairpin was given to the old lady and she still wants to go back, the old lady is really blind, I have a fancy to you, get out of here, don't come in the future!" ”

Fan Tongzhong didn't dare to argue with her, and ran home in despair.

Although Fan Tongzhong thinks that the lady is too fat, he is very afraid of his father-in-law, if this matter is known by his father-in-law, he will not want his own life.

It must have been discovered by the lady about the silver hairpin, how can he explain it now?

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Fanning slipped his foot and went to Uncle Wang's house.

Wang Erlang is also a fisherman, his mother is sick, and his family is very poor, in order to earn a little more money for his mother's medical treatment, he bought Fan Tiezhou's old fishing boat a few months ago, but he really can't come up with ten yuan of money, so he can only give half of it first, and the other five yuan will be given next autumn.

Wang Erlang was grateful, so when Fan Tiezhou asked him to get a few stones for his son, Wang Erlang took it to heart, fished out several Taihu Lake stones in two months, and waited for Fan Ning to come to the door.

"Second Uncle Wang, I'm sorry for you." Fan Ning walked into Wang Erlang's house and bowed.

"No trouble! No hassle! ”

Fan Ning saluted him, which made Wang Erlang a little flattered, and he hurriedly invited Fan Ning into the house to sit down, and poured him a bowl of hot water.

"I heard that Dumb was the first in the annual exam, hey! It's getting more and more promising, and it's developed in the future, but don't forget us! ”

Fan Ning scratched his head and smiled: "Daddy often said that no matter how promising you are, you can't forget the villagers!" ”

Wang Erlang gave a thumbs up, "Your father is right, he himself is a kind person, my mother went to see a doctor, so he troubled him, and he resolutely refused to accept money." ”

Fan Ning was a little anxious and didn't want to talk any more, so he smiled and said, "Second Uncle Wang, my father said, you found me a few stones, can you show me?" ”

"You wait, I'll go get the stones."

In a moment, Wang Erlang dragged a hemp bag, which rattled all the way, and Fanning was startled, which would break the stone.

"Second Uncle Wang, I'll come!"

Fanning hurriedly ran into the courtyard and carefully took out the pieces of Taihu Lake stones from the sacks.

There are a total of seven pieces, Fan Ning took a closer look, although they are all Taihu Lake stones, but the quality is not very good, most of them are middle and lower grades, which makes Fan Ning a little disappointed in his heart.

Wang Erlang saw the look of disappointment on Fanning's face, so he thought about it and took out a stone from the room.

"Dumb, how about looking at this piece?"

At this time, Fan Ning's eyes lit up, and the stone in Wang Erlang's hand was in very good condition.

He stepped forward and took the stone and looked at it carefully, it was actually the three pools of the moon.

The so-called three pools of the moon refers to the three depressions on the Taihu Lake stone, the bottom is placed in the water, and the water slowly soaks up with the fine lines inside, and after a day or two, there are three small pools in the depression.

Under the moonlight, three small moons will be reflected in the waterhole, which is called the three pools of the moon, which belongs to the top grade, and is slightly inferior to the seven-star moon that Fanning sold last time, mainly because the beauty is not enough.

Zhou Scale's family has a piece of nine pools reflecting the moon, Fan Ning has seen it with his own eyes, and that is a fine product.

Wang Erlang stepped forward and said with a smile: "This is what I caught a few years ago, I think it looks good, so I put it in the room as an ornament, and if Dumb likes it, take it!" ”

"I won't ask for the second uncle's things for nothing, or will the second uncle Wang give me a price?"

"This kind of stone is not valuable, several hawkers have come to see it, and they are only willing to give fifty yuan, I don't like them, I'd rather give it to you."

Fanning shook his head, "Those peddlers are cheating on you!" They take it at a low price and sell it at a high price, and their hearts are very dark. ”

"Of course I know this, they definitely have to make money, why don't they make money to collect stones."

Seeing that he still didn't understand, Fan Ning pointed to the seven Taihu stones on the ground and said: "These seven Taihu stones are inferior, and the market is at most two or three hundred Wen, the hawkers come to collect it, and sell it to them for fifty Wen a piece, and the second uncle will not lose money, but this one is different." ”

Fan Ning raised the Taihu Stone in his hand, "This Taihu Lake Stone is very well developed, it belongs to the top grade, the market price is three or four yuan, and it will be a big loss if it is sold to a hawker for fifty yuan." ”

Wang Erlang was taken aback, "It's going to be so expensive?" ”

Fan Ning nodded, "Second Uncle and my father have a deep friendship, I won't lie to you, if you sell it to the Strange Stone Pavilion and bargain, they will give you a maximum of four dollars, this is the market price." ”

Wang Erlang was a little hesitant, he was a little reluctant to give such a good thing to Fan Ning, how good it was to sell it to his mother for treatment.

Fan Ning smiled: "If I want to take advantage of my second uncle, I won't tell the truth, so be it!" If I take this stone, it will offset the money that my second uncle owes my father, how about it? ”

"Really?" Wang Erlang was overjoyed.

"Of course it's true, in fact, I can't give the second uncle four times, just enough to get the money on the boat, and I'll write a receipt for the second uncle."

"You don't need to write any receipts, I believe you father and son! Even if you take it, even if the second uncle takes advantage of you today. ”

"Second Uncle Wang, I'll go first, and I have time to come to my house for a cup of tea."

Fan Ning walked away with the stone, Wang Erlang looked at Fan Ning's tall back and sighed: "What kind of father there is, what kind of son there is, what kind of son is like this!" ”

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Today's harvest is very good, I actually got a fine product and a high-grade product, these two stones can be sold to Zhou Scale, save a little money for yourself.

Fan Ning went to Grandma's house first, he needed to say hello to Grandma before leaving, and after seeing Zhou Scale, he went directly back to Xiaoyan Village.

Unexpectedly, when I walked to the door of my grandmother's house, I heard the hoarse cry of the fourth aunt, "You tell me honestly, what is the relationship between you and that Widow Yang?" Also, did you give her my pearl and silver hairpin? ”

"I swear to God, I didn't, lady, you listen to my explanation!"

"Get on your knees! Who got you up. ”

Fan Ning covered his mouth and almost laughed, the fourth uncle actually said that he leaked his mouth, he could imagine the remorse of the fourth uncle after discovering the truth.

"Fourth uncle, you are self-inflicted!"