When I opened my eyes, I saw it was still midnight here.
A few hours later, when the sky became brighter, he walked out of the bedroom, took out half of each pomegranate tree, persimmon tree and spiritual bamboo and planted them in the backyard. Then take out the golden nanmu and place it in the yard.
Because there was too much wood, he couldn't take it all out at once, so he could only collect it as he went and put it into his homemade storage belt. The capacity of the waist belt is limited and cannot be compared with the jade ring, but he has dozens of waist belts, enough to fit all the wood in it.
When it was breakfast time, he handed these belts to his father.
"It's all golden nanmu."
Lu Tianming was quite surprised: "So many?"
"Five big trees. In terms of volume, there are more than three thousand cubic meters of wood."
"A lot! If it is ordinary wood, the wood shrinks by 15% after drying, 8% by flat sawing, 8% by planing, 18% by removing bark, resin sacs, insect eyes, carving and molding, etc., and cracking damage is white. If the fat is completely removed, the loss is 20%, and the actual utilization rate is 31%. The wood you provided is so good that there is not even a bug hole. The actual utilization rate is as high as 60%. One piece of wood can produce several pieces of furniture. This wood is enough For many years.”
"Keep it for later use, I'm afraid I won't have time to look for it in the future."
"This is golden nanmu. Where did you find it?"
"Hey, don't talk." Then Lu Cheng reminded again: "Dad, I planted a persimmon tree, a pomegranate tree, and two bamboos in the backyard. You can help me water them when you have time."
At 10 o'clock in the morning, Lu Cheng came to see the jade carver Zhang Xinyu at the agreed time, and took away a batch of finished products, including bracelets, beads, pendants, ring faces, hairpins, bracelets, waist pendants, etc., which were placed in a large in the box. At the same time, he also left behind a batch of jade materials, including 80 kilograms of high ice species and 15 kilograms of emerald glass species.
When Zhang Xinyu saw the jade material, he praised it again.
"Your materials are so good. Each piece is of high quality, which is really rare! Do you have clairvoyance? Just like an X-ray machine, you can see the internal structure of jade?"
Lu Cheng smiled and shook his head: "I'm just lucky."
"Nine out of ten bets will lead to losing. You can't get this far just by luck!"
"You don't know, I still have a lot of waste at home!"
"Now that this kind of high-grade jade material has been produced, you can still make money no matter how much waste you make. This 15-kilogram piece of emerald has been cut into sheets by you. It is transparent on both sides and has a small crack. The cross-section There are 3 bracelet positions on it, with a thickness of 6 cm. It can be cut into three pieces, so there are 9 bracelets. The core and scraps of the bracelet can also be used to make jade plaques, rings, and safety buckles. An emerald-filled bracelet like this one, every Each one costs hundreds of millions! Of course, if you want to find a suitable buyer, it’s best to go to an auction. Shandong Province alone is not enough, it’s best to go to an auction in a first-tier city.”
Lu Cheng asked: "Teacher Zhang, do you have any contact with the big auction houses outside?"
Zhang Xinyu said: "There are some contact information. The Daishan jade I carved and some fine products are all given to them for auction."
"Teacher Zhang, do you know anyone from the Hong Kong Island Auction House?"
"Don't go to Hong Kong Island. Because of the changing times, Hong Kong Island's economy is in decline and is different from what it was ten years ago."
"I understand, let's go to the Magic City and Shangjing."
Lu Cheng took a jewelry box full of jade and went to Jiang Qiuyun's house first to ask her to pick out her favorite jewelry.
Jiang Qiuyun's mother Huang Yingyi was also there, and her eyes began to shine as she saw the layers of jade. She originally hated gambling and thought that betting on stones was gambling. However, when so many beautiful jewelry were placed in front of her eyes, few women could stay awake. Not to mention women, even men are no exception. Otherwise, there would be no story about Heshi Bi.
Heart of beauty in everyone. Flawless jade is one of the representatives of beauty.
Jiang Qiuyun wants to help her mother choose bracelets and earrings.
Huang Yingyi waved her hand: "I haven't even had my ears pierced, so why do I need earrings? Bracelets are easy to break, so they are not suitable for me to wear."
Jiang Qiuyun picked up a jade bead necklace and said, "Mom, this is beautiful. Hanging it around your neck, it is beautiful and generous, right?"
Although Huang Yingyi likes it, she still shakes her head: "It's too eye-catching. If I wear it, some people will gossip and suspect me of embezzling public funds." She manages a lot of scientific research funds. Those who do scientific research are all poor. Among those graduate students, technicians, and associate professors, which family is rich? When you see a necklace like this, isn't it just a source of hatred?
No anti-theft
Jiang Qiuyun smiled and said: "When someone asks, just say it's C product, ground out of a wine bottle."
After choosing for a long time, Huang Yingyi chose the beaded chain, planning to wear it during leisure time. She would not wear it at work, so as not to let her colleagues see it.
Then, Huang Yingyi said: "Lu Cheng, you are now in your first year as a graduate student and you are only taking basic courses. After next summer, you will start working on a project. Do you want to do clinical research? Or basic research?"
Lu Cheng said: "I have a kind of 'mugwort', which is different from modern mugwort. I want to use it for research, both basic and clinical."
He is a graduate student in the Department of Acupuncture. The so-called "acupuncture" includes acupuncture and moxibustion. Moxa sticks are smoked and roasted.
According to the records of Wu Guang's sheepskin scrolls, mugwort can be taken internally to treat gynecological diseases, and it can also be burned to get rid of plagues and ghosts. However, there is no record of the production and use of moxa sticks in the parchment scrolls.
Lu Cheng wanted to make moxa sticks from moxa leaves and then conduct research. It was a good subject for him.
Huang Yingyi looked happy and asked: "Is it a new kind of 'mugwort'? Like 'psoralen'? It's very different from modern times?"
"Yes, I saw a kind of mugwort, which is six to seven meters tall. Its leaves are bigger than a palm. It has a very strong fragrance. I guess it may contain special ingredients and is worthy of further study."
"That's a large-scale project! You can't finish it by yourself. Let alone a three-year master's degree, even if you study for a master's degree and a Ph.D., it will be difficult to complete it."
"Auntie, what do you think I should do?"
"Take out the mugwort leaves. I will first ask the graduate student to do a basic analysis and compare it with modern mugwort leaves to see if the active ingredients can be found. Wait until next summer, then you can use the moxa sticks to do clinical research, and spend a few months to enter the laboratory. Participating in one sub-topic is enough.”
"Okay, I'm taking Aiye with me, wait until I get it in the car."
Lu Cheng found a plastic bag, walked around outside, took out the mugwort leaves from the jade ring, and put them into the plastic bag.
After Huang Yingyi got the mugwort leaves, she was so excited that she called a doctoral student and gave her careful instructions.
After sending the doctoral student away, she said to Lu Cheng: "Huo Mingan and I are both your supervisors. For graduate students, the supervisor level is very important. Let me tell you good news. I have passed the three-year evaluation for academicians of the Academy of Sciences this year. Guan. If nothing else happens, by next spring, I will be the new academician."
Lu Cheng was overjoyed: "Congratulations."
Jiang Qiuyun laughed happily: "Mom, when did you get the news? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Huang Yingyi said: "I just got the news. The academician selection process is so fierce that it's hard to say until the end."
"Then this needs to be celebrated!"
"We should celebrate! Aunt Huang, my mother said yesterday that we would have a dinner together. I think today will be a good day."
"Okay. Noon is too early, so I'd better do it at night."
"Six o'clock in the evening, okay? Which restaurant do you like? I'll book a private room."
"You and Xiaoyun can discuss it, any restaurant will do."
Lu Cheng and Jiang Qiuyun discussed for a while, decided on the restaurant, and left with the treasure box.
