He fell back to sleep again. It wasn't until about one o'clock in the afternoon that his stomach began to growl loudly. Zhuang Rui got up from the bed. When he went out, he saw the white lion lying pitifully by the door. He must have been too.
Feeling hungry, Zhuang Rui patted his head. He was really not very competent as a master.
Fortunately, there were meat bones bought by Zhuang Min in the refrigerator. Zhuang Rui bought some rice and stewed it with the bones in a pressure cooker. After about ten minutes, he had a pot of meat porridge. It was regarded as a meal for the white lion. He took it himself.
I took out two bags of instant noodles and cooked them.
"Grandma, they say that rich people eat delicacies from the mountains and seas all day long. There's not even an egg in this instant noodles, uh, but it's seafood noodles..." After burping, Zhuang Rui threw the bowl into the kitchen.
, my life is not much different from living in a rental house in Zhonghai.
Wu Jia's call hadn't come yet, so Zhuang Rui had nothing to do. He took out the two pieces of jade meat that he was about to carve out from the basement, put them on the table in the living room, and looked at them carefully. After untying them yesterday, he felt very
I was too tired and didn't pay much attention.
The smaller piece of jadeite, about the size of two fists, is made of glass and is of the same quality as the first piece of jade that was solved yesterday. The west sunlight shines in from the window and falls on the jadeite, which looks like that.
It was so dazzling and dazzling that even though Zhuang Rui had already seen it once yesterday, he couldn't help but be deeply fascinated by it at this time.
If the red jadeite under the light looks like a young girl in love, beautiful and restrained, then the red jadeite under the sun looks like a passionate and unrestrained young woman, radiant and radiant, which is touching when you look back.
After his eyes stayed on this piece of jadeite for a long time, Zhuang Rui took it back and looked at the ice-type material. This piece of material was placed together with the glass-type red jadeite next to it. The difference was clearly highlighted. Although the color
It's almost the same, but the luster is a little dark, and it doesn't give people the feeling that there seems to be a gurgling stream flowing in it.
The ice jade is much larger than the glass jade, weighing more than forty kilograms, which is the size of a basketball. A skilled jade carver can take out at least thirty bracelets, and the remaining ones
The material can also be made into pendants, toys, pendants and earrings, which are also valuable.
Zhuang Rui has now begun to calculate in his mind. These two fist-sized pieces of top-grade red jade should be able to produce five pairs of bracelets, which are worth more than 50 million. Of course, Zhuang Rui has no intention of selling them.
He was going to take out one pair as a gift for his grandma and grandpa's 70th wedding anniversary and give it to grandma, while keeping the other four pairs in his hand.
When he thought of this, several girls suddenly appeared in Zhuang Rui's mind. Qin Xuanbing was naturally the first one, followed by the heroic Police Officer Miao, and the gentle and lovely Nurse Song. But the ones that stood out to Zhuang Rui the most were
Itchy, but very charming host Liu Da.
"Ahem, you can't be too shameless."
Zhuang Rui coughed hard, brought his thoughts back, picked up the remote control on the coffee table, and turned on the TV.
"Sister, this is my gift to you..."
The conversation between the two women on TV suddenly made Zhuang Rui's eyes widen, because the woman sitting on the horse was holding a pair of bracelets.
"No, sister, I am young, you should accept this gift from me..."
"No, listen to me, this is the heirloom of Shiyu's family!"
"Ah?! Yours is Shiyu's family heirloom, and so is mine..."
At this time, the mother of Fang Shiyu, played by Xiao Fangfang next to her, took out a large string of bracelets and said: "Come on, come on, when you go out to travel around the world, the most important thing is the word etiquette. As the saying goes, it's not surprising that there are many people with etiquette."
Have a share."
Then came the scene of the Kung Fu Emperor running for his life. Zhuang Rui had watched this film several times before, but the dirty thoughts that just came to his mind now were so similar to what he saw on TV. He was just thinking about giving this bracelet to him.
who.
"My brother is a serious man, but it seems that no one except Arabs can have three wives and four concubines these days, right?"
Zhuang Rui sighed and changed the channel. Who knew that the stallion Emperor Kangxi, who had dozens of sons, was on the channel? Zhuang Rui felt a tightness in his chest when he watched it, and he turned off the TV in anger. This was not an obvious bullying.
As for people, now I have all my buddies who are lustful, hearty and courageous, but there is no woman next to me.
Fortunately, at this moment, the phone next to him rang, which suppressed the evil fire in Zhuang Rui's heart. He looked at the number and saw that it was Wu Jia calling.
"Master Luo is here? Okay, okay, I'll go to your shop right away."
Zhuang Rui heard that Mr. Wu's apprentice had arrived. After hanging up the phone, he quickly locked the two pieces of wool back into the basement and drove straight to the "Stone Studio".
"Xiaozhuang, come, let me introduce you. This is my apprentice Luo Jiang. He has been a apprentice for more than ten years. He is now well-known among Yangzhou carvers. If I carve jade for you, I won't use the material in vain.
of."
As soon as Zhuang Rui walked into Shitou Zhai, he saw Mr. Wu sitting on the sofa in the store, chatting with a middle-aged man in his forties. Wu Jia was pouring water for the two of them. The old man couldn't use his hands well.
, his eyes were really good, he saw Zhuang Rui at a glance, and quickly stretched out his hand to call him over.
"Hello, Master Luo, I'm going to trouble you this time. Master, please sit down, how dare I ask you to get up."
Zhuang Rui walked over and said hello to the middle-aged man. When he saw Mr. Wu standing up to greet him, he quickly reached out to support him and said: "Old man, your energy is much better than before."
"Oh, I'm so old. I can't even make a few pairs of bracelets without bringing them out to my disciples. It's useless."
The old man sighed and said to the apprentice beside him: "Luo Jiang, Xiaozhuang is a person who is kind to your master. You have to do his job well. Remember the rules in our industry and don't do those false starts."
Brain matters..."
Luo Jiang stood up quickly after hearing this and replied respectfully: "Master, don't worry, I understand the rules and I promise not to smear your old face..."
"Okay, among my apprentices, you have the best reputation and good craftsmanship. That's why I came to you. You have to talk to Xiaozhuang first. Jiajia, give me a hand and let's go to the back room." Mr. Wu.
He stood up shakily and went inside with the support of his granddaughter.
"Master Luo, what's going on with Mr. Wu? What are the rules in this jade crafting business?" Zhuang Rui could tell that Mr. Wu didn't want to listen to the conversation between the two of them, so he probably walked away to avoid suspicion.
Luo Jiang stood up and shook Zhuang Rui's hand, moved Zhuang Rui to the sofa, and said: "Haha, for private work like this, the rules in the jade craftsmanship are that you are not allowed to leak the owner's information. Master, he values this the most.
, that’s why I said this.”
Zhuang Rui found that Luo Jiang was very tall, even taller than Zhuang Rui. He was very honest and honest, and his smile gave people a sense of trust. Moreover, his hands were also very wide, with the tiger's mouth and fingers,
Covered with thick calluses, they were completely different from the skillful hands Zhuang Rui imagined Master Zhuoyu had.
However, Zhuang Rui heard from an old man that the jade masters in the jade industry are somewhat similar to the masters of calligraphy, painting and calligraphy. That is, their peak period is when they are in their forties, because when they are in their twenties and thirties, they are at their peak.
, experience will inevitably be insufficient, and when you are in your fifties or sixties, your energy will be a little low, so the age in your early forties is the age where it is easiest to achieve results.
Like the works of some modern and ancient famous artists, the peak works handed down were all completed in their prime. Although some famous artists also have many fine works in their later years, no matter compared from all aspects, they are still works in their middle age.
The most perfect.
Of course, although masters of jade craftsmanship like Mr. Gu are older, their vision and experience far exceed those of these younger generations. The objects they really put in effort to make are not necessarily worse than them, but from the perspective of time and
In terms of quantity, it is naturally far inferior.
For example, the object carved by the old man in half a month is definitely better than the thing carved by Luo Jiang in three days, but the difference is not very big, so the craftsmanship required by Zhuang Rui polishing the bracelet is not too high.
Luo Jiang is the most suitable person to do the work.
"Boss Zhuang, I wonder if you have all the materials ready? If they are all ready, we can start work today."
Luo Jiang seemed to be a really down-to-earth person. He started working directly without mentioning a word about wages. However, this was also a sign of confidence. No matter how nice his words were, it would be useless if he didn't have any good work to do.
"I have prepared the jade materials, but don't worry. You have just arrived in Pengcheng. Do you want to rest for a day? You can stay at my house. The jade-cutting place is also there."
Zhuang Rui was very satisfied with Master Luo in his heart, and then said: "Calling Mr. Wu tonight, let's have a meal together first. I also want to thank Mr. Wu for this."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Luo Jiang said: "Master probably won't go, so let's forget it."
Sure enough, when Zhuang Rui entered the room and told the old man, Mr. Wu really disagreed. He waved his hands and said, "Stop doing that. My old man has eaten everything. If there are good things in the future, put them in my shop for the old man."
I just need to keep up the facade, and you two can go get busy..."
"Okay, old man, I will give you a surprise later."
Zhuang Rui doesn't plan to sell the objects carved from glass materials, but the objects carved from ice materials can be sold to Mr. Wu's shop, and the colors of his ice materials are very good and polished.
Although the red jade bracelet is not comparable to the blood jade bracelet, the price of a pair of bracelets is still around one million.
