Yu Fei and the others did not expect that Mr. Ye would have such an expression. Monkey even more did not expect that the signature smile on Mr. Ye's face would disappear. In his opinion, it was no longer a smile, but just a smile.
It's just a conditioned reflex of the facial muscles.
Yu Fei looked at Mr. Ye, paused, and replied: "This piece of jade was given to me by my old man to ward off evil spirits. It is said to have been passed down from my ancestors."
"Ancestral? Haha..." Mr. Ye was obviously not satisfied with Yu Fei's answer. However, Mr. Ye did not continue to ask. Instead, he turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back to Yu Fei and said: "Mr. Yu
, can you give me this piece of ancient jade, the price is up to you."
"It has been spotted by an expert. Could it be that this piece of ancient jade is a treasure?" Yu Fei felt excited. Thinking that he might be able to make a fortune immediately, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He took a deep breath and thought to himself.
: "Calm down, calm down, be sure to calm down! You must first understand the value of this ancient jade!"
Yu Fei tried his best to calm down his fluctuating emotions so as not to let Mr. Ye see the changes in his heart.
"This...jade...I don't quite understand it, and the price...I can't afford it..." Although he tried his best to restrain himself, Yu Fei's words still contained a slight tremor.
"Haha, in that case, let me make an offer first, how about two million?" Mr. Ye's signature smile appeared on his face again.
What? Two million! Yu Fei was so excited that his heart almost jumped out of his throat. And Monkey, who had just finished transferring the account and was sitting next to him, couldn't hold back anymore. He stood up from his chair and thought to himself: "Fuck!"
! It’s so much more expensive than my top-quality Laokeng jadeite. How can Hetian jade be so valuable? There may be some article in it." Thinking of this, he
He poked Yu Fei, who was already a little arrogant, and said: "Mr. Ye, please don't fool us juniors. Everyone knows the price of jade now. Even top-grade Hetian jade, for such a small piece, is definitely not worth the price.
.But since Mr. Ye is willing to offer such a high price, he might as well tell us the reasons and let us gain insights."
After the monkey finished speaking, Mr. Ye did not answer, but put down the jade pendant in his hand and walked towards the door of the shop.
"Could it be that after being said like this by the monkey, Old Man Ye felt that it was not worth it and regretted it?" Upon seeing this situation, Yu Fei murmured in his heart. He turned around and glared at the monkey, and quickly followed Mr. Ye.
behind.
Mr. Ye stopped when he reached the door. He looked out, but he hung up a plaque saying 'Closed today' and closed the door. Then he turned to look at Yu Fei and others, smiled slightly, and said
: "Since Mr. Hou asked, I won't hide it from you. This jade pendant may actually have some origins."
What Mr. Ye said immediately aroused the curiosity in the hearts of Yu Fei and others. They all pricked up their ears and waited for Mr. Ye's next words. Holding a cane, Mr. Ye slowly walked back to the coffee table, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
, and invited everyone to sit down together, and then began to speak:
"I wonder if you have heard of the legend of the red flame beast. In ancient times, the god of fire Zhu Rong and the god of water Gonggong, descendants of the Shennong family, were incompatible with each other. In a battle between the two, Zhu Rong, who rode a fire dragon, won a great victory, and Gonggong
In anger, he collided with Buzhou Mountain, causing the water of the Tianhe River to pour into the world. In order to balance the power of water and fire in the world, Zhu Rong let the fire dragon swim underground. One of the descendants of this fire dragon is this red flame beast.
According to legend, this red flame beast with blazing fire all over its body has an extremely violent temperament. Once it has a whim, it will swallow clouds and spit fire, causing harm to the world. The red flame beast is raging everywhere. In order to save the people of the world, Emperor Shun ordered people to go to the extremely cold place in the North Sea to obtain water.
Of
The essence of the red flame beast is sealed in it. The spirit of water, which is extremely dark and cold, is the nemesis of the red flame beast. The evil fire power of the red flame beast trapped in the ice essence can no longer be exerted, and its violence
The qi was gradually transformed by the cold air of the ice essence."
Speaking of this, Mr. Ye stopped and glanced at everyone, took a deep breath and continued: "Of course, what I just told is just a legend, but what I am going to say next is a specious ancient past event.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, was addicted to jade. For a time, no matter whether it was the court or the people, nobility or ordinary people, there was a craze for collecting jade in the whole country. Cai Jing, the prime minister at that time, wanted to win the favor of the emperor, so he joined the emperor.
OK, set up in Suzhou
In response to the bureau, we collected exotic flowers and stones from all over the country and transported them to Kaifeng, Tokyo by waterway. These ships transporting flowers and stones were organized into a group of ten ships. From the south of the Yangtze River to Kaifeng, they went up the Huaihe River and the Bianhe River.
Bujue was called Huashi Gang at that time.
As a result, Suzhou City has gradually become a distribution center for rare stones across the country. Jade craftsmen from all over the country gather here to collect raw jade stones and carve out exquisite jade articles one after another. Some of the more famous pieces that are now circulating in the world are
Most of the jade wares of the Northern Song Dynasty came from the hands of jade craftsmen in Suzhou City during the Huizong period.
One day, a foreign monk came to Suzhou City. This monk was holding a long cane and turned out to be a blind man. The blind monk visited the jade squares that lined the city of Suzhou one by one. Everywhere he went, he would take out a piece of palm.
Appears to be the size of an ordinary round stone
, actually claimed that this was a Hotan rough stone, which contained a peerless jade, and now only cost twenty taels of silver. When the shopkeepers of the jade shop saw that this man was in ragged clothes and was blind, they all thought that he was just a beggar who cheated on food and drink.
, didn’t believe what he said at all.
The blind monk wandered around the city of Suzhou for several days. On this day, he came to a jade shop called Shen Gongfang. This Shen Gongfang had just opened, and the shopkeeper was named Chen Xiang. Due to the opening of the new store, business was quiet, and he saw customers coming to the door.
Chen Xiang immediately came over. The blind monk explained his purpose and took out the round stone. These
Although Chen Xiang had long heard that there was a blind monk from the Western Regions who picked up a stone somewhere and pretended to be a Hotan stone, he was abducting people everywhere. But Chen Xiang was born with a soft heart, and he couldn't help but chase the blind monk away.
Then he asked the blind monk to sit down, ordered the servants in the shop to bring tea, and took the cobblestone from the blind monk's hand to taste it carefully.
Chen Xiang's ancestors were jade craftsmen for three generations. He followed his father to identify raw jade stones since he was a child, and he also had a lot of research on rough jade. He didn't think it was a big deal, but he really felt that there was something inside this round stone, so he ordered
The man brought twenty taels of silver. Unexpectedly, the blind monk
He laughed loudly and said: "I didn't expect that someone in the eastern part of the Central Plains would really know this treasure. This jade was transformed by the ice essence of the cold land, and an ancient strange beast was trapped inside. Since the donor recognized it, he is a destined person, a poor monk.
Then I will give it to the donor." After saying that, the blind monk walked away.
When Chen Xiang got the round stone, he immediately asked someone to get the tools, found the right incision on one side of the round stone, and cut it with one knife. The round stone opened with a sound. When Chen Xiang picked it up and took a look, he was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. He saw this round stone.
On the cut surface of the stone, there is a circle of white jade that looks like mutton fat.
It was a fiery red. This mutton-fat white jade can be regarded as the best jade, and this red jade is even rarer in the world. As the proverb goes: "A jade that is red is worth a lot of money." Chen Xiang was so pleasantly surprised that he didn't expect that he had accidentally
Suddenly, I got a piece of unparalleled jade.
The news that Chen Xiang got the treasure soon spread like wildfire in Suzhou City. When the shopkeepers of the major jade shops heard that the treasure actually came from the round stone in the hands of the blind monk from the Western Regions, they were all so angry that they beat their chests. For a moment,
The whole Su
There was an uproar in the city. It didn't take long for this matter to reach the ears of Zhu Meng, the chief of Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau. Zhu Meng was Cai Jing's confidant and had experience in flowers and stones. As soon as he heard about it, he immediately sent someone to Chen
Xiang’s Divine Workshop.
At this time, Chen Xiang was in the jade workshop in his backyard, carefully carving the piece of unparalleled jade with a carving knife. Suddenly he heard that his subordinates were coming to seek an audience with the officials from the vengeance bureau. As soon as he heard that someone from the bureau was coming, Chen Xiang
His heart couldn't help but thump, and he hurriedly hid the jade and went out.
When the official officer of the Fengfeng Bureau saw Chen Xiang, he cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations to shopkeeper Chen. Mr. Zhu heard that shopkeeper Chen recently got a rare treasure. The special messenger came here and asked shopkeeper Chen to take the treasure with him. This emperor
The birthday is coming soon, Mr. Zhu is preparing the emperor’s birthday gift
I’m worried, if Mr. Zhu takes a fancy to this treasure of Shopkeeper Chen and presents it to the emperor, it will be a great happy event for you, Shopkeeper Chen. From now on, the golden signboard of this divine workshop will be known to the world.” “Happy event! This is a great thing.
It's clear that he wants to take it by force." Chen Xiang cursed secretly in his heart.
At that time, anything that should be given to the government would be taken by force on the pretext that it was for the emperor's use. If he did not comply, he would be charged with "great disrespect". Chen Xiang knew that he could not evade it, so he
He thought of an expedient plan and said to the official who came: "Thank you for your hard work, sir. I have indeed obtained a white jade stone recently. It is not a treasure at all. If Mr. Zhu likes it, I should give it to you with both hands."
It’s just that, as the saying goes, ‘jade cannot be used until it’s cut’, I’m afraid Master Zhu doesn’t like such a piece of raw stone. It’s better to wait for the villain to carve this raw jade into a delicate jade piece, and then send it to Master Zhu for appreciation in person. It’s also a good time to borrow it.
This is an opportunity to show off the skills of my magical workshop." When the official heard that Chen Xiang was right, he agreed to give it within three days, and Chen Xiang would personally send it to the Zhu Mansion after three days.