"Here, take these pairs of walnuts home and show them to your elder brother. If these walnuts can really be sold, my old man will have wine to drink from now on." As he said this, two walnuts appeared in Zhao Nianfeng's hand.
Several young people all looked at the pair of walnuts. This pair of walnuts is really attractive. From the outside, it is red all over. This red color is like a layer of lacquer. It is maroon red, looks thick and has a unique effect.
luster.
"Are these the walnuts from this walnut tree?" Han Guangrong looked at the pair of walnuts in surprise.
"It doesn't look alike at all!" Han Ronglin looked at the pair of flesh-colored walnuts in his hand, and he couldn't tell that they were picked from a walnut tree.
At this time, Zhao Nianfeng said: "You young people, the redness of walnuts is actually caused by the absorption of sweat. Combined with the walnut cortex itself, if the cortex of walnuts that have not been played with becomes pink or similar to flesh color, it will basically be the same.
You can play red.
If the cortex is yellow or very dry, it will basically not be red or black, but the lack of red does not mean that the walnuts are bad. When choosing walnuts, you still need to compare the pairing, size, texture, and overall shape. As long as you play with it for a long time,
You will understand naturally, just study hard."
Li Xiaoyi said at this time: "The old man is playing with walnuts?"
Zhao Nianfeng said: "As I get older, I use it to exercise the flexibility of my hands, activate my blood circulation, and do acupoint massage on my hands."
"The old man is really fashionable." Li Xiaoyi said with a smile.
Zhao Nianfeng said: "Is this fashion? If we say this is fashion, our ancestors have been playing with it for hundreds of years. That can only mean that our ancestors are all fashion pioneers. You don't know how to play with walnuts, right? That's right, you guys
That old stubborn Han Tianshan watched me grow up, so I should not play this."
Li Xiaoyi was speechless, but when she saw the other pairs of walnuts in Zhao Nianfeng's hand, she immediately said: "Master, please take out all your collections? It would be better if you could provide some playing data. I will give you yours."
These walnuts are sent back to the laboratory in Shanghai for them to test the hardness and density. If the hardness is enough, then the elders in our village will be really blessed."
"Okay, I have collected a lot of good quality items over the years. I have a lot of them in my hand, such as lion heads, tiger heads, official hats, young man's hats, chicken hearts, and lanterns. You can take a pair of each back." Zhao Nianfeng
Very boldly.
Li Xiaoyi said: "Old man, I can't take your stuff for nothing. If it is identified and it is high-quality iron walnut, we will give you money."
At this time, Zhao Youfan shouted: "Sister Yi, I have been playing games my entire life. The walnuts he is playing with must be valuable. I wonder if you can give me the coffin book in exchange for it?"
Li Xiaoyi did not answer Zhao Youfan's words, but picked up a pair of walnuts with a slightly weird shape and said: "These are a pair of chicken hearts, right? Look at the shape, size, and texture, they are obviously a pair. Plus this iron
The unique feel of walnuts, and if the hardness reaches the standard of hemp walnuts, a pair of chicken hearts like this can be sold for three to five thousand in the market."
"How much?" Zhao Youfan staggered and almost fell down.
"Look, these are a pair of toad heads. Look at these pair of toad eyes, don't they look very vivid? Look at the color of this pair. The old man has been playing for a long time. A pair of these old walnuts can be sold for eight thousand, and there are many people.
Yes." Li Xiaoyi said.
Zhao Youfan said suspiciously: "Sister Xiao Yi, you know too much, don't you? If it's so valuable, why don't you sell walnuts? Why don't you just sell walnuts and make a fortune? Why do you still have to work for Brother Peacock?"
Li Xiaoyi said: "So Brother Peacock is the boss, and we are part-time workers! This kind of walnut needs to be identified. If it is just an ordinary iron walnut, the quality will be too poor. Only hemp walnuts can be considered real Wenwan walnuts."
"How do you know this is not a hemp walnut but an iron walnut?" Han Guangrong asked.
Li Xiaoyi said disdainfully: "Didn't you learn antique appraisal from your elder brother for a while? What have you learned? Ma Walnut is the one with pockmarks on the face. If there are many wrinkles like this, it should be the sign of Ma Walnut.
As the name suggests, iron walnuts are as heavy as iron lumps. Now I know why Brother Peacock is interested in the walnuts in our village. This kind of walnut has the wrinkles of hemp walnuts and the weight of iron walnuts. If the hardness
If it has been achieved, it must be a Wenwan walnut that is better than ordinary hemp walnuts. This project is really good."
The more he analyzed, the more confident Li Xiaoyi became about the walnuts in the village. Now that he has obtained these walnuts that have been around for many years, he may be able to speed up the identification.
"Sister Xiaoyi, look at this kind of iron walnut. If it has the hardness of a hemp walnut, how much would it be worth?" A handsome young man came up to Li Xiaoyi, holding a few small walnuts in his hand and asked.
Li Xiaoyi said: "This kind of one with a diameter of about 20 millimeters is the lowest grade, and the price is only thirty-fifty pairs at most."
"Thirty-fifty-one? How much is that? Do you have twenty-one?" the young man asked.
Li Xiaoyi said: "There must be."
After hearing Li Xiaoyi's affirmative answer, the young man turned around and ran away.
"Why are you running?" Zhao Youfan shouted.
The young man said: "I'll go home and see if my dad can grind all these walnuts and feed them to the pigs."
"You have a lot of people at home?" Zhao Youfan asked.
As the boy ran, he turned his head and showed a smile: "We have many families."
"Holy crap, his family is going to get rich!"
“Twenty yuan each, his family carries bags home to feed the pigs every year!”
"You haven't already fed the pigs, have you?"
"That's such a pity, hey! Why are you running away? You also have walnuts at home to feed the pigs?"
"Huh? Why did you all run away?"
Han Guangrong said contemptuously: "They have all gone to the mountains to pick walnuts."
At this time, Li Xiaoyi shouted: "Be careful, don't destroy the walnut trees, otherwise there will be none next year. Also, the walnuts from each tree must be stored separately. Don't mix them up. Don't blame me if you can't sell them at a high price."
I didn’t remind you.”
"I know." Many young people were attracted by the last sentence and paused for a moment.
Li Xiaoyi saw Han Guangrong walking towards the back hill and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Take good care of your wife."
"Xiao Miao, you should go home! I want to earn back all the money for our son's milk powder today." Han Guangrong turned to Gu Xiaomiao, who was walking slowly.
Gu Xiaomiao said: "Don't dream. Brother buys the walnuts from the villagers to take care of them. You will definitely not be paid for picking them."
"Why is that? If that's the case, why would I pick walnuts?" Han Guangrong thought that his elder brother might really do such a thing, so he immediately lost his energy.
Gu Xiaomiao said: "We eat at home every day, have you given money to eldest brother?"
"Can it be the same?" Han Guangrong asked.
Gu Xiaomiao said patiently: "Why is it different? We are a family. You can eat my eldest brother's food with peace of mind. What's wrong with you helping me now? Isn't that right?"
When Han Guangrong thought about it, he was right. He was his eldest brother, and as a brother, he should help him.
"Let's go! I'll take you to the mountains to enjoy the pastoral scenery and collect some walnut specimens by the way." Han Guangrong thought about it. Since he won't pay, he doesn't have to work too hard. He just needs to do a good job of coordinating the work.
There are not many iron walnut trees on the mountain, but over the years, some people have still discovered some. Villagers who heard the news went into the ravine in small groups and went to pick walnuts.
Every time Han Guangrong saw someone picking walnuts, he would number the tree and tell the walnut picker the number of the tree he picked. At that time, he would identify the results and determine the quality.
number to calculate.
Pack up two walnuts, write down the numbers, and continue to another place.
Every time he found an iron walnut tree, Han Rongrong wrote down the number, took a pair of specimens, and walked all the way. Han Rongrong felt very comfortable. This feeling of being respected was really great.
In this way, they spent a whole afternoon on the mountain. When they heard the news that something happened at home, they came home and met Han Peacock entering the house.
"Brother, what's going on?" Han Guangrong's face turned ugly.
Gu Xiaomiao and others also looked worried. Liu Xu was actually held in Han Kongque's arms, and her face was very pale, and her clothes showed blood stains.
Before Han Kongque could speak, Han Rongxia said: "Second brother, we were almost kidnapped."
"Who did this? I have to beat him to death." Han Guangrong was furious.
Seeing Han Guangrong's instinctive reaction, Han Kongque showed a smile: "No, one is dead, and two are still unconscious, and the others are not feeling well either."
"How are you, sister-in-law? Is it okay?" Han Guangrong felt chilled when he saw Han Peacock's smile.
Han Kongque said: "It's okay. I really want to thank Aunt Hua this time. Xiaomiao, why don't you go and make some simple food? Where's our mother? Aunt Hua has been busy all morning and didn't even have time to drink."
Han Peacock didn't tell his parents and grandparents about the kidnapping of Liuxu and the others just now. Judging from the situation at home, several elders should be accompanying the guests, but he didn't know who came, and he actually brought two chickens and two fishes with him.
"Don't worry about me. It's better to make arrangements for your wife quickly. She also needs to eat something at this time, preferably milk, fresh milk. We can wait for the rest in the evening." Hua Pozi said.
Han Peacock was no longer polite. He carried the catkins and went up to the second floor.
Returning to the room, Liu Xu said nervously: "Look at our child, is he still feeling uncomfortable?"
Han Peacock smiled and said: "If he is uncomfortable, can I be so relaxed? Don't worry, you and the child are fine, otherwise I won't be able to handle the matter and come back."
Liu Xu saw Han Peacock's smile and relaxed.
"You have a good rest, I'll get you some milk." Han Peacock said after changing Liu Xu's clothes and covering him with a quilt.