The slate is very heavy and thick, and the sledgehammer has not responded at all when it goes down several times, so Zhang Jing needs to work harder.

"OSS, what are you doing?" Barbie asked in amazement.

Zhang Jing held the hammer handle with one hand and pointed to the underground tunnel with the other, "Don't you feel that this is empty underneath?" ”

"Nope." Barbie replied as a matter of course.

"You feel it more carefully," Zhang Jing said flickeringly, "it's not the same as walking on it and peacefully." ”

Barbie was sure she couldn't feel it.

"Get out of the way," Zhang Jing waved the manager out, "Don't get in the way." ”

Swinging the sledgehammer again, it was another heavy smash, and when more than thirty hammers fell, the stone collapsed from the middle, revealing a black hole.

Turning on the flashlight prepared in advance and throwing it in, Zhang Jing saw the true face of Lushan, the flashlight beam was pointing, and the statue was a bronze statue, holding an antique spear.

Barbie was curious, squeezed over to look down, and was also surprised, "How can there be a "minute man" here?" ”

"What is a minute man?" Zhang Jing asked Barbie.

"Minute people" is also called "minute people", referring to the militia during the Revolutionary War, Citi people have been free since they landed on the American continent, people are born with guns, they are soldiers when they go out, and they are people when they enter, and they come without a shadow and go without a trace, which roughly means that they can be put into battle in "one minute". ”

Barbie explains, "The most famous is the bronze statue of the Minute Man made by the sculptor Daniel Chester France, which is very similar to the one below. Error-free updates @"

"France?"

"Yes, his name is France, France immigrated to the Americas, in 1873 when he was 23 years old when he began to produce "Minute Man", completed in 1875, and thus became famous in one fell swoop; The seated statue of Lincoln was also designed by him. ”

"You're saying that the following is also a French work?" Zhang Jing asked in surprise.

"No," Barbie denied, "I didn't say, there are quite a few sculptors who have made 'Minute Man'. ”

Zhang Jing looked at Barbie and was surprised, "I heard that some people who receive happy education don't know what 9*9 is, how do you know this?" Even the time is clear. ”

Barbie spread her hands, "That scumbag learns sculpture." ”

The so-called scumbag is the Dragon Country student who let Barbie give birth to David out of wedlock and ran away.

Briefly understanding the concept of "minute people", Zhang Jing asked Barbie to call people in the cowshed, and there are 20 employees on the farm, most of whom are young people, between 20~30 years old.

The main work is to graze more than 1,100 head of beef, manage orchards, plant farmland, and maintain farm equipment and facilities.

Soon a group of young people drove a forklift, with a tow rope and a winch, first widening the hole in the floor, and then dragging the bronze statue out of the underground space.

Zhang Jing looked at the bronze statue closely, he was not an artist, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, but the bronze statue gave a very good feeling and was very comfortable.

The bronze statue is one to the size of an adult, about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a cowboy hat, an old jacket, long leather boots, a thin body, holding a long-barreled shotgun, with the left foot in front and the right foot behind, looking hurried, ready to strike the enemy.

A group of young men and women cowboys also looked curiously around the statue, but they didn't expect that there was such a bronze statue under the old house.

"Does anyone know where this statue comes from?" Zhang Jing looked at everyone and asked.

"OSS," said a handsome young man, raising his hand, "this is supposed to be the work of Daniel Chester France." ”

"Impossible," someone immediately retorted, "the French "minute man" is not the same as this one, and how can there be two "minute man"? ”

The handsome young man explained, "Few people know that it took France two years to make two "minute people";

The first one was abandoned because of eye level, because of financial problems, France originally planned to melt down and remake, but was bought by a businessman for 20,000 meters, so France had the money to buy materials again, and made that one that made him famous in one fell swoop, looking up slightly at the "minute man". ”

"Is there any evidence to back this up?" Zhang Jingwen is a handsome young man.

"There is an account of this in France's autobiography, although it is only a passing mention; It's easy to prove it, he will leave a signature on the work, usually in a place where people can't see it. ”

Zhang Jing immediately began to be in. (This chapter is not finished!) )

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The sculptor's signature is found on the statue.

Found it quickly.

Because the image of the "minute man" is walking, with the left foot in front, the right foot in the back toe slightly bent, and the heel cushioned, Zhang Jing found three abbreviated English letters "DCF" under the sole of his right foot.

Daniel Chester French translates as "dnelchesterfrench". _o_m

The sculptor who designed the seated statue of Lincoln, even if the sculpture in front of him was only a defective product that was not satisfied, was quite valuable.

"Hah!" Zhang Jing was in a good mood, "Send this bronze statue to the courtyard of the third villa and let it look at the sea in the courtyard; In addition, today is the noon party, all-you-can-drink alcohol, all-you-can-eat meat, and I'm in for a treat. ”

Zhang Jing's idea is simple, there is no shortage of money for the time being, and he will definitely not sell it, so he just came to use it for a new house.

It would be better if you could find an antique cannon and put it on the hill in the middle of the farm to suppress all ghosts and ghosts.

“yes！” A group of young people cheered excitedly.

The statue was then carefully placed in a forklift, and the body was filled with enough hay to avoid scratches and bruises.

Zhang Jing came to the front yard of the third villa with the forklift.

The third villa is designed by the former owner Big Star Willy, a one-story building, with an area of more than 7,000 square meters, about 10.5 acres, 20 bedrooms inside, plus other supporting facilities, not only luxury but also large.

It's a bit panicked to live alone at night.

Its front yard is the highlight, more than 200 degree sea view, the sea breeze blows, the skin is cold and cold, with the smell of sea salt, very comfortable. new

Set up the statue and start getting ready for the party.

A party is a must, Zhang Jing is the boss, but he can't grow pasture, can't grow grain, can't take care of fruit trees, can't raise cattle, can't do without the help of others, and ultimately needs employees to take care of the farm.

Unlike horse farm employees, who are old, sick, and disabled, they are young people who work for their hobbies, for their hobbies, for the environment, and for like-minded friends.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a party to mingle with everyone and establish a harmonious atmosphere.

Just as Zhang Jing was preparing for the party, in the manor at 1032 84th Avenue in Seattle, Wen Li was reading a newspaper, reading glasses and a magnifying glass.

The third article on the front page of the newspaper is political, and under normal circumstances, the whole page should be bad political news, but today is different, the third article on the front page is actually related to the Xu family.

The Xu family is a wealthy family in Dongguang, and their fortune is in Citigroup, and their ancestor is a "piglet" who was deceived into getting on the boat.

Because of the special opportunity, ride the weathered dragon.

And because of several key choices in history, the development in the Dragon Kingdom is also very good, until today, the Xu family's business includes large ship manufacturing, port operation, ocean shipping, foreign mines, road and bridge infrastructure, investment companies, banks, etc., which is very large.

With such a large family and a huge business, it is not surprising that Wen Li lives in Manor 1032, lives a famous wine like a river, a food like a hill, and countless works of art, and has a private museum in Victoria Bay, Xiangjiang.

At this moment, Wen Li happened to see news about her museum in the newspaper.

Because of the "Queen Victoria's Love Letters", the Fragrant Hills Museum, which has been unknown in the past, became famous all over the world in just five days.

"Is there a lot of pressure on the Xiangshan Museum now?" Wen Li seemed to be talking to herself while reading the newspaper.

"Yes," Li Xing bent slightly beside him, "The Citigroup Judiciary has been asking for the Bronze Divine Dragon through various channels;

There are also many people who go to the door of the museum every day to protest and demand that the queen's love letter, bronze coffin, and dried corpse be returned to the people of the Yin Kingdom. ”

"Give it back to the people of the Yin Kingdom?" Wen Li slowly raised her head, took off her reading glasses and asked with a smile, "Do I look like a virgin?" ”

Li Xing wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead.

Wen Li looks kind, but in fact she is indeed a bodhisattva, she and her husband Xu Sike have sponsored more than 17,000 poor college students in their lifetime.

The Critical Illness Relief Fund was established to pay for the medical expenses of more than 7,000 seriously ill patients.

Kind-hearted, polite, nice to those around him, good to strangers he doesn't know, but good to his enemies... Shudder..

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