Chapter 173: Master Carver

"Are you really willing to give it to me?" Zhu Pei took the golden flower and asked with a smile.

"As long as the little lady is willing to go with me, what is a golden flower?"

"Alright! For the sake of the golden flower, I will go with you. ”

The shopkeeper next to him was in a hurry, this fairy-like little lady, don't be abducted, he hurriedly reminded: "Little lady, people are unpredictable, don't trust others casually, no one will give you anything for nothing!" ”

Zhu Pei glanced at Fan Ning with a smile, and asked with a smile: "Did you hear it, you should be honest, why did you give me the golden flower, what is the intention?" ”

Fanning glanced at the mouthy shopkeeper and said to Zhu Pei with a smile: "People are unpredictable! Of course I want to kidnap you and sell you. ”

Zhu Pei gritted his teeth and punched him in the back, "You still want to sell me, can you beat me, you stinky boy?" ”

This punch made Fan Ning grin, and he hurriedly raised his hand in surrender, "I said it wrong, you sold me!" ”

Zhu Pei smiled, "It's quite interesting, and General Ben will spare you." ”

Watching the two flirt and scold away like a flirtation, the shopkeeper reacted and gave himself a mouthful, he was really blind, people knew each other, and deliberately said to play, so he took it seriously.

.........

"Jupe, have you been looking for me?"

The two walked slowly in the tile with an umbrella, Zhu Pei gave him a blank look, and said coquettishly: "What do you say? ”

Fanning scratched his head and said, "I didn't expect you to come today, it's raining!" ”

"I also thought you would stay in the house and read today, it's raining!"

Juppé learned Fanning's tone vividly, and both of them laughed, Juppé looked at the golden flower box in his hand, and asked meaningfully: "Who did you originally buy this golden flower headdress?" ”

"I originally just watched the shopkeeper make golden flowers, and when I saw that the golden flowers were too delicate, I planned to buy them for my mother, if you like it, I will give it to you."

"Oh! I thought you were ......"

Zhu Pei smiled and returned the golden flower to Fanning, "Give it to your mother!" This golden flower is not suitable for me, it is a little old-fashioned. ”

"Then let me think about it, what will I give you?" Fanning asked with another smile.

Juppé thought of a hat in his heart, but said with a smile: "I don't lack anything, thank you for your kindness." ”

Fan Ning smiled and said: "I will ask the shopkeeper to make you a gold jewelry in two days, and I will personally draw the shape and pattern, and I guarantee that it is a unique gold jewelry of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Juppé was a little curious about what kind of jewelry it would be.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the tile, and Juppé got into the carriage and smiled at Fanning: "Let's go!" I'll take you to see the new store in the capital where the Strange Stone Museum is located. ”

Fanning got into the carriage, but unexpectedly found that there was still a person sitting in the back row of the carriage, and if you looked closely, it was Zhu Zhe, Zhu Pei's brother.

"No way, he's been following me for the last few days!" Zhu Pei said helplessly: "I had to take him out." ”

Zhu Zhe, who had been carving with his head down, suddenly realized something, slowly raised his head, and when he saw Fan Ning clearly, a bright smile appeared on his chubby face.

Zhu Pei and Jian Meizi were also stunned, they had never seen Zhu Zhe smile so brightly.

Fan Ning was moved by the innocent, heartfelt smile on Zhu Zhe's face, and he also laughed, "Brother Zhe, we haven't seen each other for a long time!" ”

"Look!"

Zhu Zhe slurred two words and held up the carved work in his hand.

Fanning's eyes were immediately intrigued.

In Zhu Zhe's hand, it should be the Tian Huangshi in the shape of a goose egg, but it has completely changed, and it has become a big mountain.

Fanning recognized at a glance that this was a stone engraving version of "Traveling in Streams and Mountains".

"Brother Zhe, can you show me?" Fanning asked with a smile.

Zhu Zhe tilted his head and thought about it, then gently placed his work on Fanning's palm.

A shock flashed in Zhu Pei's eyes next to him, his brother actually handed over the unfinished statue to others, which was something that had never happened before!

The interest in her heart became even stronger, why was her brother so special to Fanning, could it be that the two of them were stupid?

Fan Ning carefully looked at the stone carving in his hand, this stone carving simply made him love it, it was simply a reproduction of Fan Kuan's original "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", which was many times better than those copied pictures.

The golden flower just now was made skillfully and exquisitely, and it was also a simulation of the lotus flower form to the extreme, but that golden flower still lacked something that could be understood but not spoken, that is, Shen Yun, the real Shen Yun can only be seen in the hands of the master.

But now, on this "Journey to the Mountains and Streams" carved from Tianhuang stone, Fanning saw that kind of charm, he felt the majesty of the mountain, felt the awe of the high mountains, and felt the insignificance of the traveler and the desolation between heaven and earth, which is far from being possible by ordinary stone carvers.

"Brother Zhe, give this to me!"

Zhu Zhe showed a bright smile on his face again, he muttered, took the stone carving again, lowered his head and carved it, he didn't have a drawing, the drawing was in his heart.

Zhu Pei whispered beside him: "Brother said that he will give it to you after he carves it." ”

"Great!"

Fanning clenched his fists with both hands and smiled at Zhu Pei: "This stone sculpture will be used as the treasure of the town hall in the future, and it will always be placed in the glass.... That, I mean, in a glass box. ”

Fan Ning almost leaked his mouth, he just remembered that the Great Song Dynasty in this era did not have glass, only glass.

Zhu Pei's expression was more complicated, she was not interested in Fanning's proposal at this time, and she was still puzzled in her heart, why was her brother so special to Fanning?

My brother had only met Fanning once two years ago, but his affection for him was deep in his heart and had not disappeared with the passage of time.

After a while, Zhu Pei said: "You can put this stone carving in the study!" Wait for the next time to take a larger piece of Tianhuang stone, and let my brother carve another one. ”

Fan Ning looked at Zhu Zhe, who was engrossed in carving, and he suddenly felt a little remorseful in his heart, he knew that the largest piece of Tianhuang Stone should not be handed over to Zhang Yulang, and let Zhu Zhe carve a Nine Dragon incense burner for himself, how good would it be?

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The carriage arrived at Daxiangguo Temple, then drove into Shuxiang Street, went north, and came to a place dozens of steps away from the street entrance and slowly stopped.

Zhu Pei looked at it and said to Fanning: "By the way, this is it!" ”

Fanning got out of the carriage and glanced at Zhu Zhe again, "Won't he get out of the car?" ”

Zhu Pei shook his head, "He doesn't like to go on the streets, and when we go back to Pingjiang Mansion, he stays on the boat or in the carriage." ”

At this time, Fan Ning suddenly found that a woman about thirty years old appeared in the carriage, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, this woman he had seen in Muduzhu's mansion, and was specially responsible for taking care of Zhu Zhe.

But the question is not here, was this woman in the carriage just now? Why didn't you see it?

Fanning suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly ran to the back of the carriage, only to find that the back seat was at least two feet away from the back wall of the carriage, just enough to accommodate a person, and it turned out that she was sitting here.

This luxurious carriage also has a special seat for the subordinate, and in the past, Jupei's personal maid sat in the carriage, and this woman did not have this kind of treatment.

"Jupei, where is your personal little maid before?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"Went with my mother!"

Zhu Pei said angrily: "I secretly reported my every move to my mother all day long, and when I found out, I drove her away." ”

"Do you want to find another one?"

"Say it again! Now I don't want a personal maid, I just need to find a maid for anything, the housekeeper, mother-in-law, maid, maid or something, are all loyal to my mother, I don't want to lure the wolf into the house. ”

While talking, the two came to a shop, Fan Ning had visited Su Liang again two days ago, and they were more familiar with this place.

There are seven high-end strange stone halls that specialize in selling all kinds of ornamental stones in the north of Shuyuan Lane, which is the holy place of stone players in the capital, and almost all the dignitaries and nobles are their customers.

Only by understanding these backgrounds will you understand how difficult it is for Zhu Pei to win this store, this is not a matter of rent, but the seven strange stone pavilions are all vying for this vacant shop, and it was finally obtained by Zhu Pei.

The original shop was a bookstore, and it was located in the middle of several strange stone halls, which seemed a little abrupt, and business had not been good, so the owner of the shop transferred it.

Fanning followed Zhu Pei into the shop, which had closed its doors and had largely removed the books inside, leaving only rows of empty bookshelves.

The store has two floors, about 300 square meters, and is a large shop.

"Jupe, how did you get this store?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"Actually, it was the help of the third grandfather, the owner of this shop wanted to open a main store that could make wine, so my third grandfather transferred a main store on the other side of the Taiping Bridge to him, and then he sold this shop to the third grandfather at half price."

Fanning was suddenly surprised and delighted, "This shop was bought?" ”