"Brother, let's go for a walk!"

Regardless of whether the elder brother wants it or not, Zhu Pei dragged his elder brother out, "There is a beautiful pavilion outside, let's go inside and outside the pavilion, be obedient, and I'll give you a good stone when you go back." ”

Juppé knew his brother very well, as long as he told him to find him a good stone, he would be obedient, and other children would have to coax him with sugar, and he had to coax him with stones.

Zhu Zhe immediately stood up and grinned, "Where is the good stone?" ”

"I'll give it to you tomorrow!"

Zhu Zhe tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "Is it at Brother Ning'er?" ”

Zhu Pei rolled his eyes, that stinky boy only gave him a piece of Tianhuangshi, he remembered, he gave him so much, he couldn't remember.

Zhu Pei had no choice but to say angrily: "Yes, it's with him, I'll go to him tomorrow." ”

"I'm going too!"

Zhu Pei rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "You can go, but you must carve a statue of the queen mother, if the carving is good, I will take you there." ”

"Where is Guanyin Niangniang?"

Three black lines appeared on Zhu Pei's forehead, how did he remember Guanyin Niangniang?

She had to mumbly say, "Let's go!" Let's go to the pavilion. ”

Zhu Pei dragged his brother to a small pavilion on a rockery, and the nurse was helping to bring a bag of Tianhuangshi.

Zhu Zhe sat down and looked around, Zhu Pei pointed to Empress Cao, who was admiring the flowers not far away, and whispered to his brother: "The one who wears a long skirt is the queen mother, you carve a statue for her, and I will find you the largest yellow stone." ”

"Good!"

Zhu Zhe agreed, he quietly watched Empress Cao, and after watching for nearly a quarter of an hour, he took out a long piece of Tianhuang stone from the bag and gently carved it with a carving knife.

He didn't have to look at Empress Cao anymore, Empress Cao's every move, every smile and smile were imprinted in his heart, and he could carve a lifelike small stone statue in just one day.

Zhu Pei walked down the pavilion and smiled at Empress Cao: "It's okay, my brother remembers, it can be carved in the afternoon, can we leave the palace in the afternoon?" ”

"Absolutely!"

Empress Cao hesitated again, "In a few days, maybe the official family also wants to ask your brother to carve a statue, I wonder if you can enter the palace again?" ”

Zhu Pei's heart was suddenly full of good feelings for Empress Cao, and the dignified queen actually asked for her opinion in a consultative tone.

She smiled and nodded, "If it's like today, that's no problem." ”

"Of course, it will be the same as today, if the official family does not need to carve portraits, maybe there is no need to trouble you to make a trip, and send the drawings directly to your house."

Juppe nodded silently, of course this is the best.

Empress Cao glanced at Zhu Zhe, who was engrossed in carving in the pavilion, and she smiled: "Don't you really need to observe me anymore?" ”

Ju Pei shook his head, "I really don't need to, he has carved it for so many years, and he never needs to look at it a second time." ”

"Alright then!"

Empress Cao smiled slightly: "Eat here at noon, and then you can go back, you don't necessarily have to carve it out today, you can carve it slowly." ”

"Queen Xie is tolerant!"

"You rest here, I won't bother."

Empress Cao bowed slightly, and left quickly surrounded by all the palace maids, Zhu Pei sat down on a big stone in annoyance, why didn't she refuse just now, and had to stay for dinner?

..........

Empress Cao's lunch is not as rich as imagined, in fact, it is very simple, only a dozen dishes, this is still because there are guests, if there are no guests, Empress Cao generally uses four or five dishes, this is the most commendable thing about Empress Cao, her frugality, low-key, do not interfere in the government affairs, won the respect of the Manchu Dynasty.

Although Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven, is very fond of Zhang Guifei, he does not dare to say that he will establish a new queen after the abolition, in contrast, Zhang Guifei's life is much more luxurious, of course, Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven, eats at Zhang Guifei's place, and there are more than 100 dishes at a time, and the minister is not easy to say?

But Empress Cao's frugality and Concubine Zhang's extravagance are in stark contrast.

Zhu Zhe is taken care of by the nurse to eat, except for special days such as the New Year and the Mid-Autumn Festival, he generally does not eat with his family, and today is no exception, on the table, there are only Zhu Pei and Queen Cao.

At this time, Juppé placed a finely carved stone statue on the table and pushed it to Empress Cao, who was sitting opposite.

Empress Cao was suddenly surprised and delighted, it was carved so quickly?

She didn't care about eating, and hurriedly picked up the small stone statue, which was the moment when she looked back at the flowers in the flowers, her expression was quiet and soft, there was a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, and her hairstyle, appearance and clothing were accurately presented, especially her own appearance, not only similar, but also a kind of charm, the lines of the dress were also very smooth, and the best painters could not draw such an effect, but this was a statue, Queen Cao couldn't put it down.

She praised repeatedly: "Your brother's talent for carving is simply a stroke of genius, incredible. ”

Zhu Pei said triumphantly: "Others carve with their hands and eyes, but my brother carves with his heart, so his carving is different from others." ”

This is Fan Ning's evaluation of Zhu Zhe, and Zhu Pei came easily, Empress Cao nodded, "Carving with heart, that's a good thing!" ”

Empress Cao hesitated for a moment and said, "Can you ask your brother to carve another statue, I want to give it to my mother, she hasn't seen me for a long time." ”

Zhu Pei was really moved in his heart, and said without hesitation: "I will send it to the queen mother in two days!" ”

..........

Fan Tiege's fleet arrived in the capital last night, the so-called fleet, in fact, is composed of three thousand stone cargo ships, carrying nearly 100 large Taihu Lake stones and hundreds of fine Taihu stones and thousands of Tianhuang stones that have been carved, in order to open a store in the capital, Fan Tiege has been preparing for two years, this time he wants to be a blockbuster.

Fan Tiege also came with two men from the Pingjiang Mansion store, and two other Tianhuang stone carvers also entered Beijing.

The store has been renovated, Xiang Guo Pang personally inscribed the name of the store, not called 'Fan's Strange Stone Pavilion', this name is too ordinary, not in line with the style of the Beijing store's name 'Xinqiku', Fan Ning named the store "Stone Breaking Sky Strange Stone Pavilion".

On the huge signboard with a black background in Phnom Penh, the three big white characters of "Shi Potian" are written with dragons and phoenixes, and the three small characters of the Strange Stone Museum are written in block letters below, and the three words of "Pang Ji Inscription" are written on the far right, which makes the whole store sign very imposing.

The front of the store is Huanlou, which has been tied with ribbons, making the new store particularly eye-catching.

There are more than a dozen long flagpoles on the Huanlou, with three flags on them, the middle is naturally the name of the store 'Shi Potian', and the flags on both sides are written 'Boutique Taihu Stone' and 'Zhibaotian Huangshi', which can be clearly seen a mile away.

The store has basically been prepared, the shelves on the first floor are full of high-quality and high-quality small Taihu stones, and the large Taihu stones are placed in the warehouse next to the Bianhe River, and there are only a dozen medium-sized Taihu stones in the store that are one person high.

The second floor is the world of Tian Huangshi, the store shelves are densely filled with hundreds of Tian Huangshi ornaments that have been carved, the price is very expensive, the cheapest one is more than ten yuan.

In front of a counter on the second floor, Fan Ning put a frozen stone Tian Huang Guanyin statue with a sandalwood base on the high counter, this is a stone statue carved by Zhu Zhe, about a foot long, the price is five hundred taels of silver, and there is no counteroffer, and there are also four pieces of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum, the price is one thousand taels of silver, these two Tian Huang stones are the highest price in the store at present.

Zhao Zongshi carefully admired each piece of Tianhuang stone on the side, and he invested three thousand taels of silver to become one of the minority shareholders of this shop.

For this reason, he specially went to understand Tian Huangshi, and he knew that under the influence of the love of the Son of Heaven, Tian Huangshi has become an ornamental stone upstart for the powerful and scholars, although it is not yet fully famous, but the upward trend is very strong.

"Fanning, I heard a piece of news, Tian Huangshi has been listed as a first-class tribute, and no new private mining areas are allowed, and the imperial court has sent a mine supervisor."

Fanning joked: "The expected news, this kind of stone is produced very little, and it is not in line with the government's consistent style of doing things to monopolize it?" ”

"Do you say this with sarcasm?"

"I'm just telling the truth!"

Fanning has already gotten the news from Pang Ji, but what Fanning didn't expect is that in addition to the fact that they bought 3,000 acres of mining area, Pang Ji actually invested in buying 1,000 acres of mining area, and it is said that Zhang Yaozuo's family is also negotiating with the government to buy mines, although the government has monopolized it, but with Zhang Yaozuo's power, he can still dig a piece from the government.

"How do these pieces of Tianhuangshi ........?"

Zhao Zongshi found the Guanyin statue and the Four Gentlemen's Sketch Stone, which really surprised him, and actually marked the price of five hundred taels of silver and one thousand taels of silver, "Why are they so expensive?" ”

At this time, Zhu Pei's clear voice came from behind him, "Because the person who carved them is carved with heart, and it is the best in the world." ”

Zhu Pei was wearing a brocade robe, a gauze hat, red lips and white teeth, and his spirit was flying, turning into a beautiful young man with a good demeanor, Zhao Zongshi was a little stunned, he didn't know Zhu Pei, but he had never seen such a handsome young man.

"Fanning, who is this?"

Fan Ning introduced with a smile: "This is my classmate and friend Zhu Pei, the son of an official eunuch, who currently lives in the capital and is also one of the proprietors of the Strange Stone Pavilion. ”

Zhao Zongshi felt that Zhu Pei was a little girl, but when he heard that Fan Ning said that he was a classmate and friend, he was puzzled again, and at this time, Mingren, who was walking behind, glanced at him, so he didn't ask any more, and smiled slightly: "Under Zhao Zongshi!" ”

Juppé glanced at him sharply, then calmed down, nodded to him, and said to Fanning: "I have something to say to you, you come with me!" ”

Fan Ning had to apologize to Zhao Zongshi and said, "Brother Zhao, please take your time, I'll come when I go." ”

Fanning followed Zhu Pei downstairs, came to the street, and walked slowly north.

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