Chapter 025 The Unsolved Mystery of an Old Jadeite (2)
The bricks and stones scattered on the ground also emit red light. This is an incredible thing!
He Qing thought that only antiques of a certain age would emit "treasure light". Who knew that a seemingly inconspicuous stone on the side of the road also emitted a strange light? From this, it can be seen that the stone was not just a simple stone, but it might have a lot of potential.
Why else would there be no response from so many stones around, only that one had strange phenomena.
At that moment, He Qing couldn't help but look at the stone. He saw that the stone was gray and had an irregular rectangular shape, no different from other stones around it.
In the blink of an eye, the red light emitted from the stone condensed in front of He Qing's eyes. Immediately, lines of red threads poured into his eyes. This scene was exactly the same as what he had seen on antiques before.
Immediately afterwards, the images began to play backwards rapidly...
The stone on the ground flew back to a wall, which was an auxiliary wall beside the corridor of the jade carving factory. The wall was built many years ago, and the bricks used included the remaining jade raw materials, which were all waste.
The stone was cut from a larger jade, and the parent material was a piece of jade material transported from the far southwest. The jade material was dug back from the mountain by a man and treasured for a long time. Finally, it was
It gradually flowed into the jade market.
"So that's it!" After He Qing went through the whole story of the stone in his mind, he suddenly realized that it turned out that the stone originated from the Qing Dynasty and had been collected as a treasure. No wonder it also contained a "willing power"
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This shows that the laws of supernatural powers are still there, and there are no fundamental changes. It is just not as simple as He Qing imagined at the beginning. He can not only see the "this life" of antiques, but also the origins of other things.
As long as this thing is valued and people put their feelings into it.
Even if it is an antique, it is still a gem!
It’s just that He Qing didn’t know whether it was a piece of precious jade or a piece of rubble!
But since it makes people put it down, it has potential value.
"He Qing, what's wrong? What are you looking at?"
Seeing He Qing suddenly stop and look at the ground intently, Gu Qing couldn't help but ask after being stunned for a moment.
"Oh, it's nothing." He Qing came back to his senses and shook his head. When he walked forward, he deliberately used his feet to bring the stone to a dark corner so that no one would notice it, because he was right
I became a little interested in that thing, and I thought about how to take it back and study it. Maybe the stone could be of some use.
But for a while he didn't think much about it.
After a while, He Qing, led by Gu Qing, found Boss Xiao, a relative of Gu Qing's sister, the director of the "Nancui Jade Carving Factory" and the owner of the first factory.
Gu Qing's friend was an enthusiastic person. Before He Qing and the others came, he had already explained the situation clearly to Boss Xiao, so as soon as Boss Xiao saw He Qing, he asked straight to the point: "Xiao He, are you learning hand carving?"
Or motor engraving?”
He Qing replied: "Hand-carving. I don't know how to use a motor to carve."
He told the truth, because what he learned from the Zigang Jade Tablet was only manual carving skills. If he was asked to control a high-tech engraving machine, he would have to learn a lot. Obviously this was not the job he wanted to do.
Boss Xiao said with a smile: "Hand-carving is very particular. It requires rich jade carving experience and excellent skills. If you don't produce good works, it will be difficult to get work. However, the work done in this area is often high-quality. If it is done well, then
It's very popular. Xiaohe, what technique are you good at? Is it openwork or shallow carving? Do you belong to any school? For example, Beijing jade carving, Shanghai jade carving, etc."
He asked several questions in a row. He Qing smiled slightly and said: "I know all kinds of carvings, but I don't belong to any sect."
But he is in his own way, and he can handle both round sculptures and relief sculptures at his fingertips.
"Okay." Boss Xiao nodded and said, "We happen to be short of a craft apprentice here, but I don't know what Master Lu said. Xiaoqing, Xiaohe, please sit down for a moment. I'll call Master Lu and let him and
You tell me, he is a senior master in our factory, so we just need to hire an assistant for him."
"Well, don't worry." He Qing nodded.
Later, Boss Xiao brought in someone, a tall middle-aged man with a big face and a certain grace in his movements.
"Lao Lu, this is this young man. Let's talk to him and see if he's a good fit. My niece introduced Xiao He, and he should be good at his craftsmanship." Boss Xiao pointed at He Qing and introduced to the middle-aged man.
"Hello, Master Lu." He Qing politely nodded to the man and said hello.
"Hello. Come with me." Master Lu obviously didn't like to talk too much. He waved to He Qing and motioned to follow him.
"Gu Qing, please wait in the reception room while I go talk to Master Lu." He Qing greeted Gu Qing.
"Well, you go ahead." Gu Qing whispered, "Master Lu probably wants to test you, and this is considered an interview. You have to work hard!"
"Haha, thank you, I'll do my best." He Qing responded with a smile. This was just a formality for him. No one knew how deep he was. It was a bit unreasonable for Master Lu to want to test his jade carving skills.
It's ridiculous. In fact, in terms of real seniority, he doesn't know how many generations higher than the other party. The other party is just about the same as his apprentice. Of course, no one except He Qing himself knows about this and would never think of it.
At the moment, He Qing followed Master Lu to where they worked. He saw many people working in the huge room. The roaring sounds of various machines mixed together, which was extremely harsh. The noisy environment made He Qing, who had just arrived, feel a little uncomfortable.
adapt.
However, he still walked over calmly to see what questions Master Lu was going to give to test his carving skills.
"This is an ordinary carving knife. Pick it up and show it to me." When he came to a workbench in a corner, Master Lu pointed at a small knife on the stand and said. He never smiled at all.
He has a serious expression, and you can tell at a glance that he is the kind of person who never smiles.
"Yeah." Although He Qing didn't quite understand Master Lu's intention, he still followed the instructions and picked up the knife. It should be a small slanted knife used for carving jade. The blade was only three or four centimeters long, but the edge was
It looks very sharp and gleams like a scalpel in a doctor's hand.
He Qing often used a knife to sharpen pencils when he was a child, but he had never held a knife like this.
But the strange thing is that when the carving knife fell into his hand, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he had used it just now. The memory of the famous jade carver in the Republic of China who made a living by imitating Zigang jade.
Immediately, they poured out in a steady stream.
Completely involuntarily, he played with the knife. The knife held in his hand seemed to have grown on his hand, and it looked so natural.
"Well, that's it." Seeing this, Master Lu nodded with satisfaction, and then he took out two pieces of jade, one of which had not been carved yet, while the other one had been lightly carved on one side.
"You can try carving this piece. Just carve out this flower." Master Lu instructed.
"This flower carving doesn't look good." He Qing said casually when he saw it.
"Huh?" Master Lu looked at him with a strange look, as if he had doubts.
"Oh, I understand. Master Lu, wait a minute, I'll try it right away." Seeing that the other party's expression was not right, He Qing quickly realized that he might have said the wrong thing. That thing might have been made by Master Lu. You are so
If you say that, wouldn't you be questioning the other party's level?
But to be fair, He Qing really doesn't like the carved patterns!
Because his level is so high, he looks down from a high position, so it is easy to see the shortcomings of jade carvings.
"You go ahead and carve it. Call me when you're done." Master Lu greeted him. After speaking, he turned around and went to instruct other jade workers.
As soon as Master Lu walked away, He Qing picked up the carving knife and started carving on the piece of raw jade carefully, scratching, picking, stabbing... Every knife and every step was done with ease and in one go.
"Hoo~~"
I don't know how long it took, but He Qing was almost done carving. His task was completed, so he put away the knife and took a breath.
Turning around subconsciously, He Qing was surprised. Master Lu had come back and was standing behind him.
"Master Lu." He Qing greeted hurriedly, "I'm done. Please take a look. It's embarrassing."
At this moment, Master Lu looked at the jade carving that He Qing had just completed with a look of surprise on his face, and exclaimed: "Not bad, very good! Brother He, you are such a genius! You are so young, but you have such good craftsmanship! Excuse me,
Who is your master?!"
Master Lu praised He Qing's craftsmanship a little too loudly, and the other jade carvers around him who were working on it all turned their heads and looked around, with very surprised looks on their faces.
Maybe they rarely hear the unsmiling Master Lu praise someone, especially a novice who comes for an interview.
"I...I don't have a master, I am self-taught. I have liked to carve any shapes and patterns I like on objects such as wood and stone since I was a child. Master Lu, I made you laugh." He Qing was stunned and replied.
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"Self-taught?! How is it possible?!" Master Lu's face changed drastically and he said, "You're not laughing! Just now I saw your technique. If you weren't an experienced jade carver, you would never be able to do that. It's so easy and superb!
Brother He, did you know?! In this aspect, you are a genius that is rare to see in a century!"
"Master Lu, you're very grateful." He Qing shook his head and said modestly. He felt a little embarrassed when he heard the other party praise him so much.
At the same time, the people nearby were already whispering to He Qing, looking at him with envy in their eyes.
"Brother He, since you have used the knife on this work, take it back and finish it. There is no reference, it is all up to you." Master Lu said with a little excitement, "Have you prepared a carving knife? Here is a pack of carvings.
You can take the knife back and use it, and please remember to bring it over and show it to me after you make it."
As he said this, he handed the piece of jade and a pack of carving knives to He Qing, and He Qing had no choice but to agree.
A jade carver can complete a finely crafted work. It may be very fast for a small piece, but it may take a week or several years for a large ornament. Therefore, no matter how powerful the jade carver is, it is impossible for him to carve it in just a moment.
Bring out a piece of jade.
After getting the things, He Qing said goodbye to Master Lu and returned to the reception room.
"He Qing, how's it going?" Gu Qing asked nervously when He Qing walked in.
He Qing smiled and said: "Let's wait for the news. Gu Qing, let's go back."
"Yeah." Gu Qing nodded, and then walked out with He Qing.
When passing by the decoration point, He Qing did not forget to pick up the stone that exuded a mysterious atmosphere.
"He Qing, what do you use this brick for?" Gu Qing asked in surprise.
He Qing replied smoothly: "Let's carve it. Master Lu asked me to find something to carve a work. Anyway, if you want to find stone, let's look for this piece. This piece is in pretty good condition."
"Oh, is that so?" Gu Qing said suddenly.
Then they got into a taxi and rushed to Antique Street.
He Qing originally wanted to invite Gu Qing to dinner, but the other party refused, saying that he would wait until there was news from the factory.
He Qing did not force it, he sent Gu Qing to her house and returned to rent a house.
"What's so weird about this stone?"
As soon as he returned to the rented house, He Qing sat down and looked over it over and over with the stone. After looking for a long time, he still couldn't see anything interesting, only the lingering "red cloud".
At that moment, He Qing took out a carving knife and carved a few times on the brick that looked like an ordinary stone. He just tried it casually. Who knew that after a small piece of debris fell off the stone, it was exposed?
When I came to the opening, I saw that the inside of the opening was crystal clear and full of green.
"Eh?! What is that?! Jade jade?! Is there jade hidden in the stone?!"
Seeing this, He Qing was greatly surprised.
It turns out that this is really no ordinary stone, but it contains a huge secret.
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