() When they arrived at the pavilion, everyone looked outward, but saw the green shade around, the small pond tower, the spring water dingdong, it was really picturesque, better than the heavenly fairyland.

"What a paradise on earth, this Mantuo Mountain Villa really lives up to its name, only with the scenery in the village, I am afraid that there are very few people in the rivers and lakes who can compare. Qiao Zhengyu felt it and couldn't help but sigh.

Yan Shigui said: "Mantuo Villa has gone through a hundred years, and there have been countless repairs and additions, although it is not as good as the backyard of the palace, but it is not much different. It can be said that the scenery in its village has stood out in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult to match it. Especially in some respects, even compared to the backyard of the palace. ”

Lest everyone not believe it, he stretched out his hand and pointed to a rockery not far away, and said: "You see, the rockery looks plain on the surface, but in fact, this mountain has a great origin, called 'Purple Mountain', which was originally a tribute from the Persian Kingdom to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty."

"Just because my great-ancestor made meritorious contributions to the imperial court, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was happy for a while, so he rewarded me with this mountain Mantuo Villa. Despite this, the mountain is very heavy, and the palace is very far from the Mantuo Villa. For this reason, the great-grandfather spent a lot of money to hire a dart master to transport it back to the village. ”

"Since it's called 'Purple Mountain', it must be made of Purple Gold. People say that gold has white, yellow, purple three colors, among which purple gold is the most valuable, this rockery is really priceless, priceless treasure. Zhang Wuji exclaimed.

Yan Shigui smiled slightly and said, "Exactly, but there are countless treasures like this in the village, and this is nothing." Just like the stone table and stone bench in this pavilion, which are made of fine jade, their value is no less than that of the rockery. ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and when they stepped forward to look carefully, they saw those stone tables and stones

The stool is really different from ordinary marble.

I only heard the spirit bird say: "That's true, although ordinary marble can also achieve a smooth and flat surface, but no matter how it is trimmed, it can't achieve the effect of bright lubrication." Unlike this jade, the color is bright and the quality is pure, which is by no means comparable to ordinary marble. ”

Yan Shigui nodded and said, "Well, Miss Wu is also an expert. Yes, in addition to the brightness of this jade, there is actually another point that ordinary marble cannot compare. Seeing everyone's doubts, he smiled at Zhang Wuji and said, "Please give me Zhang Shaoxia's hand." ”

Zhang Wuji didn't know what he meant, nodded, stepped forward and stretched out his hand.

Yan Shigui smiled without answering, gently grabbed his hand, and then put it on the table.

"How is it, how does Zhang Shaoxia feel?"

At first, Zhang Wuji didn't feel anything, but after only a moment, he felt a chill hit the stone table, penetrating through his skin and into his body, and he couldn't help but shiver all over.

"It's so cold!" Zhang Wuji only felt that the cold air was biting, and he quickly retracted his hand.

Yan Shigui said with a smile on the side: "Although ordinary marble is cold and cold, it can be endured, but it is not as piercing as this jade, so ordinary people can't bear it at all." If it weren't for Zhang Shaoxia's profound internal skills, I am afraid that he would not be able to hold on for a long time. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded slightly, secretly exclaiming surprise.

"Hey, this table seems to be an endgame, but it's rare for the situation between the two sides to become like this. Zhang Wuji looked at the desktop and suddenly shouted.

Everyone looked over, but saw a chess game on the surface of the stone table, and there were very few chess pieces on both sides, and there were only five in total.

When everyone was watching, they saw Zhang Wuji's face showing surprise and shouted:

"Wouldn't the chess pieces on this table also be made of jade?"

It turned out that those chess pieces were all crystal clear, dazzling, very beautiful, and exquisite.

Yan Shigui smiled: "Zhang Shaoxia guessed wrong this time, these chess pieces are not made of jade, but made of more precious diamonds. After making these tables and stools, there was not much jade left, so in desperation, I had to replace those chess pieces with diamonds. ”

"Diamonds? Are you still a helpless move? Master Yanzhuang, are you joking with us? Zhang Wuji was even more surprised than before, and he wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

Yan Shigui smiled: "Don't hide it from you, the most important thing in Mantuo Villa is silver." Because the ancestor was a merchant before founding the villa, he saved a lot of assets because he was well managed and good at management.

Later, Mantuo Villa was able to make a name for itself in the rivers and lakes, in addition to the prestige of the ancestors, it was naturally inseparable from these assets. As for the reason for this, I won't say much about it, you know. ”

"Yes, yes, Master Yan Zhuang doesn't need to explain, we understand this. Hehe" everyone knew and smiled at each other.

After a while, Qiao Zhengyu said: "Brother Yan, I also know something about playing chess, but it is rare to see such a tragic situation as in front of me, but I don't know who set it up?"

Yan Shigui pondered for a moment and said, "I'm ashamed to say that this game of chess was left over from when I played against my grandfather. At that time, I was still in my grade, and although my grandfather was humble to me many times, even so, I still lost to him.

"After all these years, every time I come here, it feels like I am back to when I was a child, and my grandfather's voice and smile still stay in my mind.