Hearing that her daughter had said the words first, Jiang Huilan was caught off guard and felt a little embarrassed. She couldn't help but lower her head, feeling very embarrassed.
Xue Chen looked at Erniu with interest and asked: "Erniu, how did you know?"
Erniu blinked her big eyes, looked cute and smart, and said with a small mouth: "I overheard that my uncle wanted to buy a house in the county town, but he was short of 50,000 yuan, so he asked his mother to borrow it. Mom
If we don’t have that much money, my uncle will ask my mother to borrow it from you, Uncle Xue.”
"Oh, is that so, Sister Jiang?" Xue Chen looked at Jiang Huilan.
Seeing her daughter say what she was embarrassed to say, Jiang Huilan breathed a sigh of relief and could no longer hide it, so she nodded silently.
"Then why don't you say it yourself, fifty thousand yuan? OK, I'll put this year's salary into your bank card later. I won't have to pay it month by month in the future. It's too troublesome. I'll just give you this one first."
Years old." Xue Chen stretched out.
"Xue Chen, are you going to advance all this year's salary to me? If that's the case, then there's no need to lend me money. It's already enough for fifty thousand." Jiang Huilan said hurriedly.
"Then you have loaned out a year's salary. What will you use in the future? It is impossible to have no money at all. That's it. I will go upstairs to rest." Xue Chen got up and walked out of the restaurant and went straight upstairs.
Jiang Huilan watched Xue Chen walk out of the restaurant, sitting silently on a chair, pursed her lips tightly, and let out a faint sigh for a long time that she didn't know why.
Early in the morning, Xue Chen drove to the city and stood at the door of Zhuo Zhuo Antique Store. He stood at the door and took a look. The couplets he asked for from Yan Ruxing had already been hung on both sides of the store door, with big words in each word.
They are all so round and full, which makes people happy just to look at them. Even people who don’t know much about calligraphy can’t help but take a few more glances when they see them.
There were also some red crumbs from firecrackers that had not been cleaned up scattered in front of the door, probably from the opening day on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
Entering the store, he saw two clerks cleaning the house very quickly, wiping away the fine floating dust on the wooden cabinets on both sides of the wall. When they saw him coming, the two clerks stopped what they were doing and called out.
Happy New Year, Boss Xue.
"Yes." Xue Chen nodded with a smile, took out two of my red envelopes and handed them over. The two waiters took them with both hands with smiles on their faces and thanked them repeatedly.
Before Xue Chen went upstairs, Wang Dong, who was upstairs, heard the movement downstairs and shouted: "Old Xue, are you back?"
“Well, I’m back.”
It was a whole circle bigger than before the Chinese New Year, just like a balloon that had been blown up a few times. He couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Dongzi, were you beaten? Why are you still swollen?"
Wang Dong chuckled: "Okay, okay, Lao Xue, don't laugh at me. I'm just greedy during the New Year. I ate too much and gained so much weight. There's nothing I can do about it."
Ah, the food is naturally good during the Chinese New Year, and relatives and friends who come and go will inevitably gather for dinner, so isn’t it normal to have a few extra kilograms of meat on your body?”
By the time the two of them were sitting on the sofa in the living room, the waiter had already made a pot of tea and brought it over.
Xue Chen just picked it up and took a sip. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Wang Dong, who was about to speak but was still about to speak, and his eyebrows were full of love. He wondered for a moment: "Dongzi, what do you want to tell me?"
"Ahem, well, there is something, a happy event." Wang Dong touched his fleshy head and chuckled again, "Old Xue, I got a girlfriend during the Chinese New Year."
"Ah, that's a good thing, congratulations, congratulations." Xue Chen said with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you." Wang Dong laughed repeatedly.
Seeing that Wang Dong was so happy, Xue Chen estimated that the girlfriend he had made was very good and suited Wang Dong's wishes. When he asked, it turned out to be the case.
"Her name is Jia Meimei. She is a native of Haicheng and a classmate of mine in high school. She has not contacted her in these years. No, during the New Year's high school class reunion, she left her phone number and chatted on the phone for a few days.
, that’s it..." Wang Dong sniffed, with joy in his tone.
"That's great. I'm a high school classmate. I know everything about him."
"No problem, let's wait for a while. After all, we haven't been together for a long time." Wang Dong grinned.
While the two were chatting, Xue Chen suddenly saw something small that Wang Dong was playing with in his hand. It was a little red. When he asked about it, he found out that it was a small piece of bloodstone.
"This piece of soapstone was given to me at a party by a good classmate of my high school. He works in Changhua. Although it is a bit small, I think the blood color is pretty good and I like it very much. What do you think of this piece of soapstone?"
?I really don’t know much about chicken blood stone, and I don’t see much of it,” Wang Dong said.
"You haven't seen it often, and I haven't seen it a few times." Xue Chen said with a smile, taking the chicken blood stone that Wang Dong was playing with, holding it in his hand and looking at it.
This is a very small bloodstone, about half the size of a palm. It has a flat oval shape and feels smooth and smooth. It is just right to hold it in your hand and play with it. You can see that there are stripes of blood on the green-brown stone, like
The traces left behind after blood was spilled on it made this stone extraordinary.
He didn't see Soapstone very often, and he didn't do much research on it, but he was influenced by it, and there was related information in some books he often read, so he didn't know anything about it.
Chicken blood stone, as the name suggests, is an object like chicken blood on the surface and inside of the stone. Together with Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone and Balin stone, it is known as the four national stones of China. It is also known as the three seal treasures together with Tianhuang stone and hibiscus stone.
A piece of blood stone is divided into two parts, "earth" and "blood". Generally speaking, "blood" is generally believed to be mainly composed of cinnabar, while "earth" is the ore that allows the blood to adhere.
Bloodstone has no fixed shape, and the "chicken blood" on it comes in various colors and shapes, full of reminiscent artistry. But generally speaking, it is divided into four types: lump blood, stripe blood, plum blossom blood, and floating cloud blood.
The chicken blood stone on my hand is less than the size of a palm. The chicken blood on it is a typical strip of blood. There are several blood strips running across the entire stone, which looks pretty good.
"You, a high school classmate, are quite generous. Such a piece of soapstone must cost several thousand yuan." Xue Chen said, handing the stone back.
"The market price is several thousand, but he told me that he polished it himself from a fist-sized scrap of chicken blood stone. He said it was enough to make a personal seal." Wang Dong said.
"Seal? That's barely enough, but it must be made into a flat shape, and it seems that the chicken blood is not soaked in very deeply. After some of the outside is rubbed off, even if it is made into a seal, the chicken blood will not be left.
If there are too many, they won’t look very good. I think it’s better to keep them as they are and hold them in your hands to play with.” Xue Chen thought about it and said.
Hearing that Xue Chen did not recommend making a seal, Wang Dong scratched his head: "That's a pity. I have been thinking about getting a personal seal for a long time, but I have never been able to find a suitable stone."
"What are you doing with a personal seal? Do you plan to stamp your own calligraphy, or do you want to imitate Emperor Qianlong in stamping other people's works?" Xue Chen asked with a smile.
Personal seals are really rare these days. It is rare to see someone take out a personal seal and stamp it when signing.
"Just for fun, and I think it would be better to have a personal seal. Think about it, when you need to sign, you can take out a seal full of chicken blood and stamp it on a white paper. How exciting would that be? Others will have to treat you.
I'm impressed." Wang Dong rubbed his hands.
Xue Chen smiled inwardly and finally understood. To put it bluntly, Wang Dong was a coquettish guy and wanted to get a personal seal to show off.
"My high school classmate also told me something. He said that in mid-March, that is, about four or five days later, there will be a national Soapstone Fair in Hualin City, Zhejiang Province. He asked me if I should go.
Why don't you go and join in the fun? He said the trade will be very lively."
After Wang Dong finished speaking, he looked at Xue Chen eagerly.
"Oh, it seems you want to go to Hualin City to join in the fun at the Soapstone Fair? Go ahead, I'll just look after the store." Xue Chen took a sip of tea.
"Hey, what do I mean by going alone? What I mean is that we both go and have a look together. If we find something good, we can buy a few pieces and bring them back. Also, I heard that chicken blood stone, jadeite, and Hetian jade are the same.
All of them are gambling, and if you are lucky, as you are always 'the thief never takes the short', you may be able to get a few good stones at a low price. In the new year, playing with red bloodstones is also a good sign, guaranteed.
In the coming year, business, career, and... love will be prosperous, don't you think?"
Wang Dong said in a hurried tone, looking at Xue Chen eagerly with an expectant look on his face.
Xue Chen laughed angrily when he heard Wang Dong say that he was a thief, but Wang Dong's words also made him a little moved. The new year should indeed have a good start, and he should strive to make the business of Excellence Store even better.
One floor, then you have to find a way to light a fire, just like the old Indian Sandalwood Exhibition held in the past.
"Soapstone... Hualin City, Zhejiang Province, let's go for a walk?" Xue Chen touched his chin.
"Hey, that's right, then it's settled, I'll book a plane ticket later." Wang Dong narrowed his eyes with a smile and said happily.
I don’t know who it was from, but Ning Xuanxuan also heard that Xue Chen was going to the Soapstone Fair in Hualin City, Zhejiang Province. She called and asked to go with her, which made Xue Chen feel painful.
Well, God knows what kind of trouble this eldest lady will cause if she follows her. (To be continued)