Liu Jing holds a silver hammer in his hand that is as heavy as a thousand gold. If the hammer falls, it will affect whether his life can be saved. His parents named him Liu Jing to carry forward the skill of carving jade from generation to generation. If he sees it, he will leave.
There is nothing in the big stone in front of his eyes, and he will become the laughing stock of others even after death. Liu Jing looked at the crowd of spectators around him, and behind him, his four sons, daughters-in-law, grandsons and granddaughters were all looking at him. Among the four sons,
There are three other sons who are opposed to his quarrying, and only his wife and youngest son Liu Chengyu have always supported him.
The older Jiang Hu gets, the less courageous he becomes. Now Liu Jing suddenly felt a little scared. He stood like a log with the silver hammer in hand for more than half an hour. There were too many worries in his heart that prevented him from taking action. Among the onlookers around him,
Some people started to complain.
"Um, uncle, it's not a problem for you to always be like this. We came all the way from Datong, Shanxi. What do you think this is for? Isn't it all because of you?
Liu Jing got his name in Chang'an City. Uncle, we have been standing here for a long time. Seeing that the sun is getting more and more poisonous, why don't you open the stone? This is too unreasonable.
That's it." Liu Jing turned her head and glanced at the speaker. He was a lean, middle-aged man wearing brocade silk. He knew without looking that he was an upstart Shanxi merchant. Liu Jing felt even more uncomfortable when the people from Shanxi spoke against him.
He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. The silver hammer and chisel in his hand struck hard against the big stone...
The silver chisel is for craftsmen to eat, not for cutting stones. The chisel curled the edge of the large stone without cutting it. Liu Jing's youngest son Liu Chengyu knew that his father wanted to get some luck with the ancestral silverware.
You, but now that the stone has not been cut open, everything is nonsense. Liu Chengyu brought a bowl of herbal tea to Liu Jing and called three or four masons to replace Liu Jing. He looked at the old man himself, fearing that nothing would come out of the stone and the old man would commit suicide.
The masons in Jianning Prefecture are all very capable. "嘡, 嘡, 嘡..." Three or four young men were able to cut through half a stone in less than a stick of incense.
There was nothing but half a stone. The mountain chisel in the young man's hand was still busy non-stop. Now not only Liu Jing was nervous, but thousands of people present had their hearts raised to their throats. They were all.
It would be an injustice if you came to see the treasure in vain. Huxiaoyan has a constant influx of people from halfway up the mountain to both sides of the stone. Those who come early may be lucky enough to see the stone. Behind it
People in the front can still listen to what the people in front of them say, while people in the back can only guess on their own...
The sound of the young man cutting the stone suddenly stopped, and all the stonemasons let out a sigh. Liu Jing separated from the stonemason in front of him and rushed towards him. Liu Jing was heard shouting and stood still in front of the stone like a wooden stake.
After a while, Liu Jing started to look up to the sky and laugh wildly, and after he finished laughing, he burst into tears. The spectators were frightened by Liu Jing's strange behavior, and the crowd was even talking...
"It's over, it's over. He's crazy because he didn't produce the jade stone. We made our trip in vain and a good jade cutter went crazy."
"Haha, I have already told you that thousands of taels of silver have been wasted. How can you find the treasure so easily?"
The Shanxi man yelled at the people next to him: "What are you doing? What are you doing? Then what are you doing? You only know your feet are in the mud when you step out. What are you talking about?"
Liu Jing turned around and shouted: "Oh my god, it's a tourmaline. I...I...have never seen such a big tourmaline."
Liu Jing's shouting made everyone realize that there are treasures in the big stones. But not many people know about tourmalines. The tourmalines of the Western Han Dynasty are not as famous as Hetian jade, jade, and amber. Tourmalines are mostly Produced in the country of Ceylon, tourmaline is only worn by royal relatives in the palace. Tourmaline can absorb sunlight and emit various dazzling brilliance. Normal tourmaline can reflect seven different colors of luster when exposed to light, but Liu Jing's The piece of tourmaline seen by Dadaoshi can actually reflect thirteen kinds of brilliance. Tourmaline is also highly respected among Buddhists and Taoists. Tourmaline can be used to ward off evil spirits and transport the dead to heaven and become immortals.
Liu Jing mined the tourmaline from the large stone piece by piece. Several young stonemasons had never seen such a dazzling gem. Liu Jing was busy from morning until sunset before peeling off the tourmaline stone. He came out and held up the cone-shaped light yellow translucent tourmaline stone in his hand. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, a dazzling array of colorful lights appeared. Huxiaoyan was surrounded by spectators who had been watching Liu Jing mining the tourmaline stone. I came here and wanted to see this rare treasure with my own eyes.
"Uncle, I saw this baby for the first time in my mother's womb. Why is it so beautiful? Uncle, I want to buy this jade...tourmaline stone from you. Five thousand taels is not enough? Not enough, uncle. Just tell me the number." The Shanxi merchant from Shanxi was willing to pay 5,000 taels for the tourmaline stone in Liu Jing's hand, and the crowd burst into exclamation.
A cold voice came from behind the Shanxi man: "No matter how much that Shanxi guy pays, I will pay double." The man's voice was not loud, but it was like a thunder in everyone's ears.
"Ten thousand taels of silver, ten thousand taels of silver... just to buy a stone. Ten thousand taels of silver is enough to feed and clothe my family for dozens of generations."
"You see, Shanxi people are very generous. If that person pays 10,000 taels, the Shanxi people will definitely increase the price."
"You want to add more? You're crazy..."
"Uh... uh, the forehead is fifty thousand taels." The Shanxi man blushed and said angrily. When the spectators heard that the Shanxi man was paying fifty thousand taels, a few timid spectators were immediately frightened and fainted.
"One hundred thousand taels. Shanxi people, I think you are looking for death. You don't know how high the sky is." He said in the same cold voice.
If one hundred thousand taels of silver is pulled by a donkey cart, it will take more than a dozen carts to load. If you see the first cart, it will be difficult to see the last cart. The Shanxi people did not expect that they would encounter a tough problem here, and they were about to speak. Liu Jing stopped him from bidding.
"You two, you two, don't fight anymore, I won't sell this tourmaline stone." Liu Jing's words shocked everyone in the audience. He would not sell a stone for one hundred thousand taels of silver. The onlookers were all shocked. I feel that Liu Jing's head was kicked by a donkey. No one can understand why Liu Jing went through all kinds of hardships and stayed in the Immortal Mountain for nine years.
Liu Jing took the tourmaline stone back to his residence in Jianning Mansion, and his sons were also sent home by Liu Jing. The lively Huxiao Rock slowly began to calm down. The rough tourmaline mined by Liu Jing was After three days of polishing, it became more and more flawless. During these three days, Liu Jing almost slept on a rock. In his dreams, he would often wake up laughing. His wife said that he was stupid and didn't want a hundred thousand taels of silver. He took a piece of Stones cannot be used as food or clothing.
Liu Jing laughed back and said: "I'm not stupid, old lady, think about it. If I take the one hundred thousand taels of silver from the four sons, the three boys will be idle and idle. By then the money will be gone and the old profession will be forgotten."
What else can they use to make a living? As long as they can keep it properly, this stone is not only worth a hundred thousand taels of silver, it is a priceless treasure."
"Haha. Old man, it turns out that you had a plan for a long time. I thought you were an old fool. Xiaosi has the same temper as you. He has been wandering around the mountains these past few days and said he wanted to find a stone like this."
My wife laughed.
While the two old men were chatting, Liu Jing's door was suddenly broken into by a group of soldiers wearing armor. Liu Jing hurriedly came out and cursed: "What are you trying to do in the blue sky? Is there any way to do this?"
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"Liu Jing, we have met again. Giving you one hundred thousand taels of silver is a compliment, but you are ignorant of current affairs!" Liu Jing heard the cold voice and knew that he had spent the money to buy his own stone three days ago.
He now looks like a general wearing a silver helmet and shining armor.
"Who are you? What do you want to do?"
"I am Feng Dakun, the general of the Liu Xu family of King Li of Guangling. I have been ordered by my young master Liu Ba to buy your stones. But things are different now. Liu Jing, do you want to keep the stones or their heads? Bring them all to me.
!" The general waved his hand, and the sergeants pushed in from outside the door to a group of people with their hands and feet tied. Liu Jing saw that except for the youngest son Liu Chengyu, who had not yet married, he was not among them. The three sons and their families were all here.
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Liu Jing said angrily, "You...you are so despicable!"
"I have already said, do you want to keep the stones or their heads? Come on, chop off those children first." The soldiers attacked Liu Jing's grandchildren like wolves and tigers.
When I came out, the family members were crying loudly as they watched their child being killed by a knife.
"Stop, I'm willing to give you the tourmaline stone, you let them all go." Liu Jing shouted.
"Haha, Liu Jing, do you think this is the imperial capital Chang'an? You have a great reputation in Chang'an, but you are nothing here." Behind Liu Jing, his wife was dragged into the courtyard by the soldiers, and the whole family hugged each other and cried.
"General Feng, I have already promised to give you the stone, why are you so aggressive?" Liu Jing begged on her knees with a tearful voice.
Feng Dakun said angrily: "They say you, Liu Jing, are a skilled jade craftsman. Now King Guangling is building the Han Tomb and wants to invite you to come. The lives of these people depend on your words."
People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. Liu Jing was now tired of fame, and sighed: "Okay, I'll let you go." Liu Jing and his tourmaline were taken away by the soldiers, waiting for Liu Jing
After Jing walked away, Feng Dakun glanced at the soldiers. More than a dozen people in the courtyard were slaughtered, from children under three years old to Liu Jing's wife. Everyone was spared. The soldiers even set a fire before leaving...
Liu Jing was brought to Guangling and imprisoned in the dark Hanling Ear Room. A few days later, Liu Ba handed Liu Jing a drawing full of runes. Liu Jing understood at a glance that it was a beggar.
Tian Jiaowen. After the death of Guangling King Liu Xu, he wanted his tourmaline stone to become a road to the sky. Liu Jing could only carve the tourmaline stone during the daytime under the supervision of soldiers. At dusk, the tourmaline stone would be taken away by the soldiers.
, this is the ear room where Liu Jing can move around. If he steps out of the ear room, he will be beaten up by the soldiers. This kind of life lasted for three months until another person was imprisoned in the ear room. Liu Jing's life