Chapter 184: Duan Yan
"Guest officer, you have something to ask, if the little old man knows, he must have endless words!"
The shopkeeper said with a smile.
If the guest has a need, he can meet the guest, and when the guest is served, he is afraid that there will be no money to make?
"I want to find a good inkstone, I don't know where you have stones here!"
Li Jing got straight to the point and asked directly about the stone.
"Guest officer, this can be regarded as the right question, I Duanzhou is good at producing stone inkstones, and there is only one place where the stone is the best, and it can be used as an heirloom treasure to make an inkstone."
The shopkeeper said with a smile, Duanzhou stone inkstone is not a secret, just ask someone, you can know where the stone is.
"I don't know where?"
Li Jing hurriedly asked.
"In Duanzhou Ziyun Valley, go out from my store ......"
The shopkeeper pointed out the direction to Li Jing, how far the distance was back and forth, and the shopkeeper even considered Li Jing and others intimately, so that they would not be too tired to walk, and were willing to help them hire a carriage.
Li Jing naturally agreed, and promised to give the shopkeeper an intermediary fee, but the carriage should not be too ostentatious, and it must be very elegant!
The shopkeeper patted his chest and promised that everything was wrapped up in his body, and he was guaranteed to do it beautifully, which satisfied Li Jing and others.
"Those distinguished guests, please use it slowly, if there is anything to squeak, we will be on call!"
The shopkeeper bowed his hand and withdrew, not forgetting to close the door.
"Tomorrow, let's go to Ziyun Valley to have a look, and everyone will rest early after eating!"
Li Jing said.
Everyone stepped up to eat, and after eating, they called the shopkeeper to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, took a hot bath, and went to bed immediately.
Li Jing was so tired that he slept on the pillow, slept until dawn, and after breakfast, he got into the carriage rented by the shopkeeper and rushed towards Ziyun Valley.
"It's full of life and fairy spirit, it's a good place, I want to leave everything in the world behind, live in seclusion here, and live a life of idle clouds and wild cranes."
Li Jing looked at the beautiful scene in front of him and sighed.
For a moment, Li Jing really had the idea of living in seclusion here, but when he thought that he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and had to govern the world, he couldn't just leave.
This is the sense of responsibility, the sense of responsibility as an emperor!
After having a son in the future, train his son to become a talent, give the throne to his son as soon as possible, and it is not too late to come here to live in seclusion, now there is no heir, and he lives in seclusion!
"Although this place is good, it is not suitable for long-term residence, if the son likes it, when he goes back, let people build a garden similar to this!"
Ximen Yang said with a smile, as long as the Son of Heaven likes it, there is nothing that cannot be imitated.
I really can't move back to Chang'an, so it's not a problem to imitate an identical one.
Li Jing raised his eyebrows, if that's the case, what else does it mean?
The scenery should still be original and good, and where the imitation has a genuine meaning.
No matter how similar you are, it's also a fake, lacking charm!
"Let's not talk about that, let's go ahead and have a look!"
Li Jing walked towards the front, and Ximenyang and the others hurriedly followed.
Li Jing and his entourage came to a place where stones were collected, and three people dressed as workers were mining stones.
Among the three, one was an old man, and the other two, a middle-aged man and a young man.
Looks like they're supposed to be father and son.
Li Jing and a few people stepped forward, and Li Jing reached out and picked out a stone from the several stones that were mined.
"The colors are colorful, the textures are clear!"
Li Jing looked at the stone in his hand and said.
"Yo, good eyesight, this is the water pattern rough!"
The old man stopped what he was doing, turned around and praised Li Jing for his vision, among the few stones, the stone in his hand was the best!
It seems that this young man is also a knowledgeable person, either an expert in playing jade, or from a scholarly family.
Otherwise, you won't pick the best stone at a glance - the water pattern is primitive.
"Uncle, I don't know which kind of rough stone here is the most suitable for inkstone?"
Li Jing put down the original stone in his hand and asked.
Who is the person in this world who knows the most about stones?
In addition to the jade experts, there are also craftsmen who mine the rough stones, and they not only mine the rough stones, but also carve and polish the rough stones into inkstones.
If you want to have a good original stone inkstone, it is better to ask the old man in front of you!
"There are fish brain jelly, blue and white, water lines, money lines and stone eyes, all of which are the best stones for making inkstones, and the inkstones made are solid, lubricated, delicate, delicate and ...... stones."
The old man introduced the characteristics of Duan Yan to Li Jing, and it is with these characteristics that Duan Yan will become one of the four famous inkstones in China!
"I see that you are also a knowledgeable person, do you want to get a few inkstones back, even if you don't use them yourself, you can leave them for your children and grandchildren, and you can also give them to relatives and friends as gifts!"
"If you want, I can give you a discount, the inkstone carved by my father and son is definitely a fine product, you can consider it!"
The old man took the opportunity to promote his own products, and even gave a preferential price in order to retain Li Jing, a customer.
Li Jing is very excited, since there is a discount, there is no reason not to!
Moreover, what the old man said is right, a good inkstone can be used for family heirlooms, and it can also be used to reward courtiers.
"Then there is Lao Lao, if the inkstone is really good, I will buy a few more!"
Li Jing nodded and decided to buy an inkstone from the old man.
When the old man saw that there was business coming to the door, he immediately smiled, beckoned his two sons, and mined more good stones, he took Li Jing back first, and made an inkstone with the original stone in his hand.
"Come with me, a few of you!"
The old man invited Li Jing and the others to his house.
Everyone followed the old man to the old man's house, and the old man poured a glass of water for everyone, and began to carve the original stone, carving the original stone into an inkstone.
After waiting for a long time, the inkstone is finally made!
"Let you wait for a long time, young man, what do you think of this inkstone?"
The old man handed the finished inkstone to Li Jing.
"Beautiful! Duanzhou inkstone is really my Tang Kui treasure! ”
Li Jing took the inkstone, observed it carefully, and said with emotion, this inkstone is very exquisitely carved, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a work of art.
In addition to the Duanzhou inkstone, there are also Longyou Lintan River inkstone, Huangshan She inkstone, Xue Rengui's hometown Chengni inkstone, collectively referred to as the four famous inkstones of the Tang Dynasty, all of which are good inkstones that move the world.
Li Jing didn't expect that the old man would have such good craftsmanship, just with his carving, without decades of training, he couldn't carve such a beautiful inkstone.
"I'm tired of my husband, make me three hundred inkstones, and I will definitely not treat my husband badly in terms of price."
Li Jing said and motioned to Ximenyang to send money and pay a deposit to the old man.
Ximen Yang stretched out his hand to summon the guard who was carrying the sack, took the sack from his hand, and placed a bag of copper coins in front of the old man.
The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, he knew that this time he had met a big financier, and this time the deal was going to be successful, which was enough for their family to be free for several years.
The old man patted his chest and assured him that everything was wrapped around him.