Wu Yidao looked at it carefully and said excitedly: "This is the best ice species. The market price is more than one million. Dongzi, you have such a good thing!"
As soon as I heard Wu Yidao's words, I felt a sense of relief in my heart. I thought that this was just the surface. If it were said that there was a Nine Provinces Dragon Soul inside, I wouldn't be able to get angry directly.
That’s what I thought, but how dare I say something like this without causing trouble? Is it possible that I’m afraid that not many people will know about it?
"Uncle Wu, is this carving not difficult for you?"
I asked tentatively, because I always felt that Wu Yidao was not that reliable, or maybe it was because he had an unreliable son.
Wu Yidao brought the white jade dragon sculpture in front of him and looked at it carefully, and then said to me confidently: "Don't worry, there is absolutely no problem!"
As soon as I heard Wu Yidao say this, I felt confident.
"Uncle Wu, just go ahead and do it. I will definitely not give you less in terms of labor fees."
"Hey, Dongzi, you seem to be a heretic when you say this. It doesn't matter whether you have money or not. As long as you take care of our Wu Gang more in the future, this uncle Shan can do it for nothing. Besides, this can also waste a lot of money. If you keep the scraps and have no use for them, give them to uncle, and he can make a pendant, ring or something."
Seeing that Wu Yidao said this, I had to be generous, and the so-called scraps I kept were of no use at all, so it was really better to just give them to Wu Yidao as a favor.
"Uncle Wu was joking, just keep the scraps and stuff. In addition, Dongzi, I'll give you an extra 10,000 yuan for the work. What do you think?"
"Hahahaha, what a good boy, you can't find any fault in doing things at such a young age. You'll be able to do this again in the future!"
"Come on, don't worry, Dongzi. Your uncle and I are not bragging. Just your piece of dragon jade. At first glance, it was carved by a second-rate carver from the antique market. Your uncle and I are not the same craftsmen." There’s no comparison, you know.”
After saying that, Wu Yidao sat down at his workbench in a decent manner, picked up the carving knife and was about to start.
But at this moment, I grabbed Wu Yidao's wrist tightly, shocking him all over.
"Uncle Wu, did you just say that this piece of mine was carved by a second-rate carver from the antique market?"
Seeing the questioning look on my face, Wu Yidao might have thought that I was testing his eyesight.
He immediately took the white jade Yinglong sculpture under the magnifying glass, pointed at the magnified lines and said to me: "Look, Dongzi, the depth of the carvings is different, and the angle of the knife is very stiff." , it looks like it was carved by a second-rate man. Your uncle and I not only know that his craftsmanship is not good, but also know who the person who carved this thing is, believe it or not."
As he spoke, Wu Yidao held the white jade dragon sculpture sideways in his hand, pointed at a depression in the dragon's claws and said to me: "Did you see it? It's a common trick of second-rate carvers to leave themselves in a hidden place. Did you see the surname? It’s a tall character. I’m very familiar with this font. It was clearly carved by the tall old man who specializes in engraving seals in the antique market. You said that he was a seal engraver who couldn’t make his own seal well, but he actually learned how to do it. If someone carves jade, isn’t this a gift from nature?”
After listening to Wu Yidao's words, I felt like I had been slapped head-on, and my body swayed. If I hadn't been holding Wu Yidao's wrist tightly at that time, I might have collapsed on the ground.
Wu Yidao didn't know why. Seeing that my face suddenly became very ugly, he hurriedly asked me if I was sick.
I took a deep breath, tightened the hand holding his wrist a little more, and then said word by word: "Uncle Wu, is this really the one who carved the seal?"
When I asked this question, coupled with the strength of my men, Wu Yidao felt that something was wrong. Wu Yidao's brows sank, and then he nodded heavily to me and said: "No. That’s right, it’s that tall old guy, what’s wrong, Dongzi, have you been tricked?”
I loosened my grip on Wu Yidao's wrist, and my whole body suddenly froze in place.
The white jade Yinglong sculpture that I regarded as lifelike turned out to be an imitation, so where is it really now?
After Liu Baye handed the white jade Yinglong sculpture to me for safekeeping, it seemed that it passed through the hands of only two people besides me.
One is Liu Tingting, but she is not at all among my suspects.
Although Liu Tingting has a bad temper, she is very close to Mr. Liu and regards him as her biological father. How could she do such a rebellious thing?
Then there was only one other person left, and that was Erluzi, who was already dead at this time.
I guessed it must be him. At that time, Chen Guishou forced him to hand over the things. He must have had some evil thoughts and made a replica for me.
Yes, it must have been him. The tragedy that later caused his death must have been related to the real white jade Yinglong sculpture.
Thinking of this, I had already pointed the finger directly at Er Donkey. At that time, I was so angry that I wanted to find his burial place, dig him out of the soil, crush his bones and scatter his ashes.
Wu Yidao seemed to be still questioning me about what happened, but my mind was filled with anger at this time, and it was as if I didn't hear him.
I grabbed the replica of the white jade Yinglong sculpture, turned around and walked out of Zhenbaozhai a few steps away. I didn't even pay attention to Fatty Wu's shouts behind me.
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Antique market, Gaoji seal carving.
A man with a wrinkled face was concentrating on making a wooden seal.
Bang!
The door of the shop was kicked open, and the opponent was so frightened that his subordinates trembled violently, and the blade of the knife was deflected, and his face was messed up.
"Damn it, where did this wild boy come from? He ruined my huanghuali seal. I'll pay you for it!"
"Are you Gao Laowei?"
I said coldly.
"Fuck, Gao Laowei is the one you can fucking call me. Hurry up and pay for my huanghuali seal!"
While he was yelling at me, I stepped forward, raised my hand and slapped him, causing him to spin three and a half times on the same spot, and then sat back down again.
At this time, Gao Laowei was obviously blinded by me. He sat on the chair and looked at me stupidly with his red and swollen face. He didn't say a word for a long time.
Looking at the red and swollen old man on that side, blood even overflowed from the corner of his mouth, but I didn't have any sympathy for him.
I grabbed Gao Lao's wilting collar and pulled him up from the chair, and then suddenly slapped the white jade Yinglong carving imitation in front of him.
"Gao Laowei, let me ask you, did you carve this jade dragon?"
After seeing the imitation of the white jade Yinglong sculpture, Gao Laowei finally came to his senses. His eyes suddenly opened wide, filled with fear.
"I ask you again, did you carve this jade dragon?"
I shouted again, and immediately raised my hand again, and said that I was about to slap it down again.
"Oh, don't hit me, it was me, I carved it."
I wasn't surprised at all by his answer, and then I asked an important question to me.
"Who asked you to carve it? Tell me!"
I shouted at Gao Laoli again, which scared him so much that his face turned pale and his whole body was trembling.
I thought he was afraid of being like this and had no reason not to tell the truth.
But what I didn't expect was that the next second Gao Lao's wilted head shook like a rattle, "No, I can't say it, I can't say it!"
My brows sank when I heard this, and I gritted my teeth and yelled at him in a fierce tone: "If you don't tell me, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
It’s hard to imagine what kind of state I was in at that time. I’m afraid if I had had a mirror at that time, I would have been shocked by my own appearance.
Seeing that I had murderous intentions, Gao Laowei suddenly collapsed in fear, and his pants became soaked all over in an instant.
He was yelling at me just now, but now he was so scared that he peed his pants. You can imagine how timid this old man is.
I feel like I've been scared to the point of incontinence, so there's no reason not to say anything.
But what I didn't expect was that Gao Laowen's answer was still, "No, I can't say it. I really can't say it. Even if you really kill me, I can't say it!"
