The slate was very heavy and thick, and there was no response at all when the big hammer was struck several times. Zhang Jing needed to work harder.
"Oss, what are you doing?" Barbie asked in shock.
Zhang Jing held the hammer handle with one hand and pointed to the underground with the other, "Don't you feel that it is empty down here?"
"No." Barbie replied matter-of-factly.
"Feel it carefully," Zhang Jing said, "it's different when you walk on it."
Barbie was sure she couldn't feel it.
"Get out of the way," Zhang Jing waved the manager out, "don't block the way."
He swung the big hammer again and hit it hard again. After more than thirty hammers fell, the stone collapsed from the middle, revealing a black hole.
Turning on the flashlight he had prepared and throwing it in, Zhang Jing saw the true face of Mount Lu. The beam of the flashlight was pointing at a bronze statue of a statue holding an antique spear.
Barbie was curious and squeezed over to look down. She was also surprised, "Why is there a "Minute Man" here?"
"What is a minute person?" Zhang Jing asked Barbie.
""Minute Men" are also called "Minute Men", referring to the militia during the Revolutionary War. Citizen people have been free since they landed on the American continent. Everyone is born with a gun. When they go out, they serve as soldiers and when they enter, they serve as citizens. Coming without a trace and leaving without a trace, it roughly means that you can enter the battle in "one minute"."
Barbie introduced, "The most famous one is the "Minute Man" bronze statue made by sculptor Daniel Chester French, which is very similar to the one below. Correct update@"
"France?"
"Yes, his name is France. French immigrated to the Americas. In 1873, when he was 23 years old, he started making "The Minute Man". It was completed in 1875 and became famous in one fell swoop. He also designed the Lincoln Seated Statue."
"You said the one below is also a French work?" Zhang Jing asked in surprise.
"No," Barbie denied, "I didn't say. There are many sculptors who have made the Minuteman."
Zhang Jing looked at Barbie and was surprised, "I heard that some people who receive happiness education don't know what 9*9 equals. How do you know this? You can even tell the time clearly."
Barbie spread her hands and said, "That scumbag is learning sculpture."
The so-called scumbag is the overseas student from Long Kingdom who allowed Barbie to give birth to David out of wedlock and ran away.
To briefly understand the concept of "minute people", Zhang Jing asked Barbie to go to the cowshed to call people. There are 20 employees on the farm, most of whom are young people, between 20 and 30 years old.
The main job is to graze more than 1,100 beef cattle, manage orchards, plant farmland, and maintain farm equipment and facilities.
Soon a group of young people drove a forklift with a tow rope and a winch. They first enlarged the hole in the floor and then dragged the bronze statue out of the underground space.
Zhang Jing looked at the bronze statue from a close distance. He was not an artist and could not tell whether it was good or bad, but the bronze statue made it feel good and comfortable.
The bronze statue is about the size of an adult, about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a cowboy hat, an old-style jacket, long leather boots, a slim build, holding a long-barreled shotgun, with his left foot in front and his right foot in his hand. Behind him, he seemed to be in a hurry, preparing to attack the enemy.
A group of young male and female cowboys also gathered around the statue to look at it curiously. They did not expect that there was such a bronze statue underground in this old house.
"Does anyone know the origin of this statue?" Zhang Jing asked, looking at everyone.
"oss," a handsome young man raised his hand, "this should be the work of Daniel Chester French."
"Impossible," someone immediately retorted, "the French Minute Man is different from this one, and how could there be two Minute Man?"
The handsome young man explained, "Few people know that France took two years to build two "Minute Man";
The first one was abandoned because of looking at it. Due to financial problems, France planned to melt down and remake it, but it was bought by a businessman for 20,000 yuan. As a result, France had money to buy materials again. The production of that building made him famous in one fell swoop. Wei Wei Look up to the "minute man". "
"Is there any evidence to support this matter?" Zhang Jing asked the handsome young man.
"France described this incident in his autobiography, although it was only briefly mentioned. To prove this incident is simple, he would leave his signature on the work, usually in a place where people cannot see it."
Zhang Jing immediately started. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Look for the sculptor's signature on the statue.
Found it quickly.
Because the image of the "Minute Man" is walking, with his left foot in front, his right foot at the back with the toe slightly bent and the heel raised, Zhang Jing found the three abbreviated English letters "dcf" under the sole of his right foot.
Daniel Chester French translation is "dnelchesterfrench". _o_m
The sculptor who designed the statue of Lincoln, even if the sculpture in front of him is just an unsatisfactory defective product, it is still quite valuable.
"Ha!" Zhang Jing was in a good mood, "Send this bronze statue to the yard of the third villa and let it overlook the sea. In addition, there will be a party at noon today. Drinks can be freely drank and meat can be eaten as much as you want. I'll treat you. "
Zhang Jing's idea is simple. There is no shortage of money for the time being, so he will definitely not sell it. He just came to use it to build a new house.
It would be better if you could buy an antique cannon and place it on the hill in the middle of the farm to suppress all ghosts and monsters.
"Yes!" A group of young people cheered excitedly.
The statue was then carefully put into the forklift, and enough hay was filled in the bucket to avoid scratches and bruises.
Zhang Jing came to the front yard of the third villa with the forklift.
The third villa was designed by the former homeowner, celebrity Willy, personally. It is a one-story building with an area of more than 7,000 square meters, about 10.5 acres, and 20 bedrooms inside. Plus other facilities, it is not only luxurious but also large.
It's a bit scary to live alone at night.
Its front yard is the highlight, with an ocean view of over 200 degrees. The sea breeze blows over, cooling your skin with the smell of sea salt, which is very comfortable. new
Place the bronze statue and start preparing for the party.
A party is a must. Zhang Jing is the boss, but he cannot grow pasture, grow food, take care of fruit trees, or raise cattle. He cannot do without the help of others, and ultimately needs employees to take care of the farm.
Unlike horse farm employees who are old, weak, sick and disabled and work for a living, farm employees are all young people who work for their interests, hobbies, environment and like-minded friends.
Therefore, a party is needed to mingle with everyone and establish a harmonious atmosphere.
Just as Zhang Jing was preparing for the party, Wen Li was reading a newspaper in the manor at 1032 84th Avenue in Seattle, wearing reading glasses and a magnifying glass.
The third article on the front page of the newspaper was about politics. Normally, the entire page would be full of bad political news. But it was different today. The third article on the front page was actually related to the Xu family.
The Xu family is a wealthy family in Dongguang. They made their fortune in Citi Country. Their ancestor was a "pig boy" who was tricked into boarding a ship.
Because of special opportunities, he took advantage of the wind and transformed into a dragon.
And because of several key choices in history, it has developed very well in the Dragon Kingdom. To this day, the Xu family's business includes large ship manufacturing, port operations, ocean shipping, foreign mines, road and bridge infrastructure, investment companies, banks, etc., which is very large. .
With such a huge family and huge business, it is not surprising that Wenli lives in Manor No. 1032, lives a luxurious life with famous wines like rivers, delicious food like hills, countless works of art, and a private museum in Victoria Bay, Hong Kong.
At this moment, Wen Li happened to see news about her museum in the newspaper.
Because of "Queen Victoria's Love Letter", the Xiangshan Museum, which had been unknown in the past, became famous all over the world in just five days.
"Is the Xiangshan Museum under a lot of pressure now?" Wen Li seemed to be talking to herself while reading the newspaper.
"Yes," Li Xing bent slightly beside him, "Citizen's judiciary has been asking for the bronze dragon through various channels;
There are still many people who protest at the entrance of the museum every day, demanding that the Queen's love letters, copper coffins, and mummies be returned to the people of the Yin Kingdom. "
"Give it back to the Yin people?" Wen Li slowly raised her head, took off her reading glasses and asked with a smile, "Do I look like the Virgin?"
Li Xing wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.
Wen Li looks kind, but she is actually kind-hearted. She and her husband Xu Sike have funded more than 17,000 poor college students throughout their lives.
A major disease relief fund was established to pay the medical expenses of more than 7,000 severely ill patients.
He is kind-hearted and polite, and is kind to the people around him and strangers he doesn't know, but he is... shuddering towards his enemies. .
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