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"I'm not Sherlock Holmes. I'm clueless. How could I possibly guess your friend's last name?" Wang Guan felt like he was speechless. He shook his head and said, "You overestimate me."

"I know you can do it."

Yu Feibai smiled and said: "He is a jade carver, and the people he admires most in his life are his fellow clansmen and fellow countrymen..."

"Jade carving, from the same clan and hometown?"

Wang Guan began to ponder and said thoughtfully: "A native of Taicang, Suzhou...the founder of the jade carving world, Lu Zigang!"

"Hey, didn't you guess this?"

Yu Feibai laughed and said: "Yes, his surname is Lu. According to his own research, he is the eighty-seventh direct descendant of Lu Zigang. So the mantra is to inherit the skills of the ancestors and revive the prestige of the Lu family! A very interesting person, today

It's a bit late, I'll take you to visit him tomorrow."

"Okay." Wang Guan smiled and said, "I just want to ask him to help me carve my Changshi."

"This is definitely not a problem."

Yu Feibai nodded and said: "I have said before that he is a provincial master of arts and crafts, and his sculptures have won the national Tiangong Gold Medal. However, due to lack of qualifications, he failed to pass the review of the national master.

But the real sculpting ability has reached that level."

"How did you meet?" Wang Guan asked curiously.

"Two years ago, I went to Yangzhou to pick jade. I happened to choose the same piece of wool as him." Yu Feibai said with a smile: "At that time, the boss of the wool material asked us to set a price, saying that the one with the highest price would get it. We are smart people, how could we go into this?

Zhongdang, since that piece of jade wool is relatively large anyway, we simply joined forces and bought the wool together."

"After that, we all got to know each other, and we felt like we got along well after chatting. We kept in touch and became friends."

Yu Feibai smiled and said: "In the past two years, I have bought a lot of jade and asked him to help carve it into finished products. His carving skills are absolutely unparalleled. They are of the highest level."

"It's rare for you to admire someone so much." Wang Guan said with a smile: "You must meet him."

"I'll see you when I see you."

Yu Feibai suddenly said with a smile: "But, we are going to Taicang tomorrow, don't you plan to report to your girlfriend?"

"roll!"

Wang Guan opened the door and got off the bus to stay.

There was no conversation all night. After breakfast the next day, the two of them continued to drive on the road towards Taicang. On the way, Yu Feibai concentrated on driving, but Wang Guan took out his mobile phone and was playing with something.

"Why, you haven't given up on research yet." Yu Feibai glanced at it. He found that Wang Guan was looking at the pictures on the fan, and immediately shook his head and said: "A few days ago, you taught me not to be too aggressive. In the end, it's the same for you."

"I'm bored, just take a look." Wang Guan said casually, and expanded the picture to examine the details.

"Then take your time and watch."

After so many days, Yu Feibai had given up hope, or rather liked the new and disliked the old, and was no longer interested in the fan thing, so he lost some enthusiasm, and the journey was fast. He soon arrived in Taicang.

Although Taicang is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, its level of wealth and prosperity is no less than that of the urban areas. In other words, there should be no truly poor counties and cities in the Yangtze River Delta.

After the car drove into the city, we saw a lot of traffic on the highway, pedestrians on the sidewalks on both sides, and many shops. It was a completely bustling and lively scene.

However, when the car arrived in the busy city, Yu Feibai did not stop. Instead, he drove directly and arrived at a relatively remote place on the outskirts of the city.

Wang Guan looked through the car window and found that the place was not only remote, but also had many flowers, plants and trees. It seemed that the environment here was elegant and quiet, and one could even hear the sweet calls of kingfishers.

"What kind of place is this? It doesn't look like a residential area." Wang Guan asked curiously.

"His studio." Yu Feibai said with a smile: "You don't know how loud the movement of carving jade is. You must not be in a busy city or near a residential area, otherwise you will be stoned. But the strange thing is that carving jade is very noisy.

Jade masters are noisy themselves, but they want others to keep quiet, so their studios are usually located in secluded places."

"oh."

Wang Guan was stunned. After a while, the car slowly stopped. Under Yu Feibai's greeting, he got out of the car and looked around. He saw a small complex villa in front of him, with a bit of European style.

"This is it."

Yu Feibai smiled and immediately went up to ring the doorbell.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement in the room, as if no one was inside.

"Hey, I guess I'm sleeping in again."

Yu Feibai shook his head helplessly, then took out his mobile phone and started making a call. According to his expectation, the phone would definitely ring for a long time, and it might take several calls in a row to wake up the sleeper.

However, Yu Feibai did not expect that as soon as the call was dialed, the other party answered the call.

"noob……"

As soon as the call was connected, the other party's teasing voice came from the mobile phone: "It's rare that you actually took the initiative to call me. What good jade materials have you found?"

"Xiao Ming, I'm here, come down to pick up the guests." Yu Feibai shouted with a smile: "You guessed it, I brought good things. Hurry up, come down and open the door."

"Ah...you came to Taicang?"

The other party was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, and then said hurriedly: "Where are you now? I'm not at home..."

"I knew you were definitely not at home, so I came directly to your studio." Yu Feibai said with a smile, "You can see me if you open the window."

"...I can't see you even if I open the window." The other party smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not in the studio either."

"What? You told me earlier." Yu Feibai frowned and complained: "Don't tell me that you have traveled far away and are no longer in Taicang. I brought good things here specially to give you a surprise.

.”

"You should have said hello in advance." The other party was also quite helpless: "I'm here at Qian's Ancestral Hall, looking at something for someone. Just wait a moment. I'll be back soon."

"Wait, Qian's Ancestral Hall?" Yu Feibai said hurriedly: "I remember you once said that the antique market in Taicang is in Qian's Ancestral Hall. What are you looking at there?"

"A boss found a carved jade cup. He suspected it was the work of He Si, a master of jade carving in the Ming Dynasty. He asked me to come over and take a look." The other party also understood Yu Feibai's interests and hobbies, and immediately smiled and said: "If you want to see it, come over.

Bar."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Yu Feibai hung up the phone. He immediately turned around and said cheerfully: "Let's go to Qian's Ancestral Temple."

Wang Guan also listened to a few words and roughly knew what was going on, so of course he had no objection. The two of them got in the car and turned back, and then followed the navigation to the antique market in Taicang in a roundabout way.

After arriving, Wang Guan looked around casually and felt that the market was not big. It mainly dealt in ceramics, jade, calligraphy and painting, study rooms, miscellaneous items and other things. The business was relatively deserted. Not many people visited.

"Fucheng Jade Shop...that's right here." Yu Feibai looked around for a while and immediately discovered his destination.

Wang Guan looked around and found that the so-called jade shop was actually a shop with an area of ​​more than 20 square meters. However, Wang Guan did not look down upon it. After all, it was not the size of the shop but the ability of the shop owner. For example, Uncle Song Youdao's strength

Extraordinary. Maybe this jade shop owner is also a hidden dragon and crouching tiger.

"Let's go!"

After parking the car, Yu Feibai immediately opened the door and went out, calling Wang Guan into the store.

"Is anyone here?"

After entering the door, Yu Feibai called out. Through the bead curtain, he discovered that there was a tea room separated by transparent glass inside the store. At this moment, a figure swayed in the tea room. One had long hair, tied into a ponytail, and a stubble on the upper lip and chin.

A man with a thick beard and a mature look walked out.

"Feibai!"

As soon as the man came out, he immediately greeted Yu Feibai with a smile on his face and gave him a warm hug.

"Long time no see..."

After reminiscing about old times, Yu Feibai introduced with a smile: "Let's meet Wang Guan and Lu Chongming."

"Hello!"

Wang Guan smiled and greeted. Lu Chongming also responded in a friendly manner.

At this moment, the shop owner walked out of the tea room. He was a little thin and had a bright smile on his face: "Teacher Lu, your friend is here. Please come in for tea."

"Okay." Lu Chongming nodded and introduced with a chuckle: "This is Boss Sun. He has a wide network of friends and great magical powers. He often finds good treasures. He is the leading collector in Taicang."

"Teacher Lu, thank you for the award." Boss Sun said with a smile: "It's all friends who take care of me. Friends take care of me. Besides, compared with Teacher Lu's achievements, they are simply not worth mentioning."

"Where, where..."

Amidst the polite greetings, everyone walked into the elegant tea room, and then after some negotiation, they sat down relative to each other. Then Boss Sun poured tea to entertain the guests. The tea is naturally good, Biluochun produced in Taihu Lake, I heard it is

Yuqian tea has green bud tips and curls like snails. The taste is very fresh and refreshing.

However, while tasting the tea, Wang Guan's attention was not on the tea, but on a curiously shaped cup placed in the middle of the table. The jade material of the cup was lake green, with some brown tinges. The entire cup

The shape is like cutting a peach in half and using one half to shape it.

The cup is hollowed out and can be used to hold drinks. One side is decorated with carvings and shadow patterns to resemble the texture of peach branches and leaves, and the cup handle is naturally formed. Overall, this is a carving peach-style jade cup, and in

In ancient times, peaches had the meaning of longevity. Generally, when celebrating the birthday of an elderly person, a few longevity peaches would be brought to the occasion. Therefore, using this peach-shaped cup also has a beautiful meaning.

“The stuff is pretty good.”

At this time, Yu Feibai looked at it for a moment and then asked with a smile: "I heard that it is a work by He Si, a master of jade carving in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Haha, there is this model on it." Boss Sun said with a smile: "As for whether it is a replica or a genuine one, I still need Teacher Lu's help to identify it."

"Where is the money?"

Wang Guan was also a little curious. After receiving Boss Sun's consent, he carefully picked up the peach-shaped jade cup and began to admire it.

"Right here!"

At the right time, Lu Chongming pointed to the bottom of the handle of the jade cup and said, "A word of congratulation is slightly engraved on it."
Chapter completed!