I was afraid that Cheng Xiaohu would start to see Qian again, so I hurriedly picked up the jade bracelet and held it in my hand to look at it carefully.

I didn't look carefully when I put it in the box, I thought it was very expensive, but I only found out when I looked closely.

This is indeed a jade bracelet that is not fake, but the condition is too poor, and it is not even a defective product.

I didn't want to expose Patriarch Liu on the spot, so I put down the bracelet and asked Patriarch Liu: "Patriarch Liu, this bracelet looks very beautiful, and it cost a lot of money, right?" ”

"That's not it, authentic Burmese jade, tens of thousands."

When he heard tens of thousands, Cheng Xiaohu's eyes brightened even more, and he could even see his Adam's apple squirming.

I smiled miserably and said, "Does Patriarch Liu have any misunderstanding about Burmese jade?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Patriarch Liu squinted at me and said.

I turned to Cheng Lu and said, "Lulu, you go and find me a rope, it should be thinner, preferably a thread." ”

Cheng Lu nodded, then ran back to the room to find me a ball of thread, I took out one of the threads and dropped the bracelet.

They all looked at me a little blankly, I immediately picked up my chopsticks, and then said: "It is said that authentic Burmese jade will make a crisp sound when struck, and vice versa, it will be dull, Patriarch Liu, do you know?" ”

"This ...... Where do I know this, anyway, I went to the counter to buy it, and it is definitely not a copycat. ”

"Isn't it, we'll see at first."

As I spoke, I tapped the jade bracelet lightly with my nephew, and the sound I made was really dull.

This sound made Patriarch Liu's expression more and more embarrassing, and I immediately put down the bracelet and said with a smile: "Patriarch Liu, you are afraid that you have been deceived!" ”

Patriarch Liu's expression was extremely embarrassed, and he stammered a little: "This ...... What could be the possibility? How do you know that this will tell the real from the fake? ”

I smiled and said, "I just understand, I don't know why, if Patriarch Liu thinks what I said is false, then you take it back and identify it, if it is true, I will personally come to the door to apologize to you." ”

Patriarch Liu took the bracelet back with an embarrassed expression, so he had to divert the topic and said, "It's okay, I may have been deceived, but it doesn't matter...... Another day, I'm bringing Liu Jian to propose marriage, so I won't bother today. ”

"Patriarch Liu, go slowly!" I waved at him, not going to see him off.

Cheng Xiaohu naturally got up and sent them out, I was still sitting on the chair, I didn't want to respect him, I haven't found him to settle the account.

After Cheng Xiaohu sent Patriarch Liu away, he returned to the house and asked me, "Dashan, how do you know that the bracelet is fake?" How can you see it? ”

"It's not ugly, just look at the color is not right, the best jade bracelet is a little dark green, the more positive the color, the better; And then there's the weight, which is too light, and it's obviously a fake. ”

Cheng Xiaohu was in a fog when he heard this, squinted his eyes and asked, "Then what do you mean by knocking with chopsticks just now?" ”

"This is also a way to distinguish the real from the fake, hang the bracelet with a rope, you can't hold it with your hands, and then gently tap the bracelet with something, if the sound is crisp, it is genuine."

Cheng Xiaohu and Cheng Lu looked at me incredulously and asked in unison, "How do you know this?" ”

I shrugged my shoulders and replied, "I don't know, I just do." ”

The two of them were even more confused, in fact, I was quite confused, I didn't know why I knew so much.

At this time, Cheng Lu said to Cheng Xiaohu: "Brother, I don't want to marry the son of Patriarch Liu, don't marry me to him." ”

Cheng Xiaohu sighed and said, "But it's Patriarch Liu!" It's good that people can afford us. ”

I answered: "Brother Xiaohu, you have to change your mind!" Is he Patriarch Liu superior? ”

"Yes! We have been like this here for decades, and it is a blessing to be able to marry into the patriarch's family! ”

I smiled wryly, "Fart! I'll tell you, his surname is Liu, and he won't be able to do it for a few days. ”

Cheng Xiaohu said with a blank face: "What do you mean?" ”

I felt that I was talking a little too much, so I waved my hand and said: "It's nothing, anyway, don't think he's very good, it's not a feudal society now, everyone is equal." ”

Cheng Xiaohu didn't speak anymore, and after he returned to the room, Cheng Lu pouted, looking pitiful.

I reached out and touched her head, comforting, "It's okay Lulu, I'm here, don't be afraid." ”

"Well, thank you, Brother Dashan."

"Thank you for what I'm doing, you're my sister, of course I have to be good to you."

I feel that Cheng Xiaohu is still a little uncomfortable in his heart, although his nature is not bad, but he can't change his love for money.

But I still rest assured of him, because no matter what, he cares about Cheng Lu 100%, and he will not betray Cheng Lu because of money.

……

At noon the next day, I had just returned from the field when I received a call from Jiang Tao.

He told me that he had come to the village to look for me, and as soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I hurried to the entrance of the village to meet him.

He came alone, and he didn't let Patriarch Liu and Patriarch Zhou know that he simply came to me, not for work.

I took him for a walk in the field, showed him how our seedlings were growing, and introduced him to all the varieties of seedlings.

After walking around, he asked me to go to the store to buy a bottle of liquor, and by the way, I bought some peanuts to drink on, and then we went to the top of the mountain together.

We found a flat stone at the top of the hill and sat on the ground, intending to have a drink or two right there.

At the foot of the mountain in front of you are a patch of fruit groves, which are very neat and neat, and it is really spectacular to look at.

In addition, it is lunch time, and the chimneys of some farmers' homes are smoking, which looks very picturesque.

Jiang Tao and I just stared at the beautiful rivers and mountains in front of us, peeling peanuts and drinking wine.

He said to me, "See? How magnificent is this land under our feet......"

I nodded and agreed, "From this place, it's really beautiful. ”

He turned his head to look at me and said with a smile: "This is all your credit, before you broke the boundaries of the land, most of this place was wasteland, where is there such a spectacular scene now." ”

I smiled lightly, I just wanted everyone to live a good life, but I didn't think that far.

After Jiang Tao and I touched a cup, he let out a long sigh and said, "But the resistance is really big...... There are always people who are red-eyed, and there are always people who are against it. ”

I heard from his complaint that his work had not been going well recently, so I asked, "County Magistrate Jiang, can you share something with me?" ”

He shook his head and sighed again: "We have already had a meeting to discuss the development of the tourism project that you came to talk to me about yesterday. ”

When I heard him say this, I understood, and then sighed, "There was no agreement at the meeting, did it?" ”

He nodded, and suddenly laughed, but it was a bitter smile, and the smile was more ugly than crying.

I also felt very uncomfortable, picked up the paper cup and said to him: "I don't want to think so much, let's have wine today and get drunk tomorrow." ”

After drinking it again, he let out a long breath and said, "The resistance is too great, the vast majority of people at the meeting rejected this proposal, only three or four people in my team agreed, it was useless." ”

I handed him a cigarette and didn't want to talk about it anymore.

But he took the cigarette, with a determined expression on his face, and waved his big hand: "But you have to do it, you have to do it!" ”

I sighed and said, "What's going on?" ”