Walk out of the broadcast hall, take a taxi to the high-speed rail station, take the high-speed rail and arrive in Suzhou.
They stayed here for two days and visited Suzhou Gardens, Tiger Hill, Jianchi, Hanshan Temple, Canglang Pavilion, and Lingyan Mountain. It was rare to have such a leisurely time, the two of them were in each other's company and had a lot of fun. Although the weather is a bit cold, their hearts are warm.
This is not just an ordinary tour, but also a cultural baptism.
There are many inscriptions in Suzhou, such as Hanshan Temple. There are many historical sites in the temple, including stone inscriptions by Zhang Jishi, fragments of inscriptions written by Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin, and the Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra written by the Southern Song calligrapher Zhang Jizhi, a total of two Seventeen stones, and there are also inscriptions and postscripts by Dong Qichang, Bi Maokang, Lin Zexu, Yu Yue and others, a total of eleven stones.
After reading these inscriptions, Jiang Qiuyun's understanding of calligraphy improved to a higher level. With the help of the inscriptions hundreds of years ago, she could communicate with the way of heaven, and the heavenly orifice above her head opened even wider.
At the same time, she and Lu Cheng breathed in and out in front of the inscription, and relied on the "Five Qi Gui Yuan Jue" to accumulate the Qi of the five internal organs bit by bit.
When Lu Cheng was breathing in and out, he clearly felt that the spiritual energy recovery had spread to Suzhou. The concentration of spiritual energy here was similar to that of Quancheng, and a little worse than that of Dai City. He couldn't help but praise: "Suzhou is a great place! There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. This sentence makes sense."
Jiang Qiuyun smiled and said: "In the future, let's buy a house here? Come and live here for two months every year, okay?"
"Okay, I'll buy it in three years."
"The current housing prices are already very expensive. Will they be even more expensive in three years?"
“It’s not too expensive because the population is gradually shrinking and housing prices have peaked.”
Jiang Qiuyun smiled and said: "I have saved some money and want to build my own house. It does not need to occupy a large area, but it must have an elegant environment and be designed according to ancient gardens."
Lu Cheng said: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. Logically speaking, there is no land that can be developed within the ancient city."
Jiang Qiuyun said: "Don't be in a hurry, look slowly, there is always a chance to find a suitable land."
While the two of them visited Suzhou gardens, admired the inscriptions, made love to each other, ate, drank and had fun, Lu Cheng did not forget to visit the Guanqian Street Jade Market and the Xiangwangnong Jade Wholesale Market.
Suzhou, like Yangzhou, has been a place rich in jade carving masters since ancient times.
Guanqian Street Jade Market is located in the commercial pedestrian street, connected to Pishi Street in the east and Renmin Road in the west. It has a long commercial history, rich Wuyue culture and irreplaceable commercial status. There are Xinfu Jade City, Huaxia Jade City, Guanqian Jade City and Qian Cultural Market, Guanqian Cultural Jade Mall, etc.
Xiangwang Nong Jade Street stretches from Nan Shipi Nong in the east to Xiangwang Road in the west, from Shiquan Street in the north to Zhuhui Road in the south. It is not large in area, but it is famous far and wide. It is the starting point of Su Zuo Jade Carving. Xiangwang Alley is mainly composed of three main streets, which are called streets but are actually small alleys. They are all relatively narrow. In some places, only one person can pass through. Xiaoyucai Studio and Heyushi Shop are located on both sides along the alley.
The jade here is mainly Hetian jade, and there are various materials, including mountain material, seed material, and Gobi material. They are basically seed materials, but there are many fakes, including polished seeds, roller materials, dyeing, and fake leather.
Lu Cheng bought 20 pieces of jadeite rough, plus 100 kilograms of Hetian jade, and 500 kilograms of Qinghai jade and Russian jade.
After playing for two days, they didn't go anywhere else. Instead, they took the high-speed rail and went straight back to Dai City.
After returning home, Lu Cheng cut into pieces one by one the 36 jadeite rough stones he bought during the trip, peeled off the outer skin, and exposed the jade flesh.
Then he tried to make some jade coins using Qinghai jade and Russian jade.
He felt that making jade coins by himself was too boring, boring, and a waste of time, so he took Qinghai jade, some high-ice jade and glass jade to the "source of jade" and found the jade carving master Zhang Xinyu.
Zhang Xinyu welcomed him with a smile: "Mr. Lu, I was just looking for you! The high-end jade you brought last time has been basically processed, and there is still a fine piece left, which I will carve myself, and it has not yet been completed."
He opened a large safe and took out two large jewelry boxes, each more than two feet high. There were more than a dozen layers inside, with five or six pieces of jade on each layer. 30% of them were bracelets, which took up a lot of space; 40% of them were bracelets. They are pendants, including bracelets, necklaces, jade plaques, etc.; there are also some randomly carved objects.
Zhang Xinyu said: "There are 187 pieces of jade in total, the most precious of which are 9 full-color bracelets made of emerald glass. Come on, do you think these jade bracelets are peerless masterpieces?" He opened the jewelry box and showed it to Lu Cheng. .
Lu Cheng looked a little dizzy. The jewelry was so bright and flawless that it made people's hearts tremble.
"It's really good stuff!"
The last time he provided 15 kilograms of emerald, it was cut into sheets in advance. It was transparent on both sides and had a small crack. There were 3 bracelet positions on the cross section. The thickness was 6 cm. Zhang Xinyu cut it into three pieces and made 9 bracelets, bracelet cores and scraps are made into rings, safety buckles, small jade plaques, etc.
Lu Cheng was full of praise when he saw the finished jade and said with a smile: "Master Zhang, I have brought some more materials, and I have to ask you to help make it."
This time he provided 70 kilograms of ice-grown emeralds and a plate of glass-grown emeralds, which was the same 6 centimeters thick as last time, but larger than last time and weighed about 18 kilograms.
Zhang Xinyu was surprised when he saw it: "This is cut from the same stone? How many jadeite like this do you have?"
Lu Cheng smiled and said: "I bought a big stone in Kunming. I divided it into two, sold one half and kept the other half. After returning home, I cut a few more cuts. I got some glass seeds. Some of the materials are not glass type, but ice type and high ice type; of course, there are also scrap materials. Whether it is glass type or ice type, the color is similar to this."
"Mr. Lu, you are so lucky! This is going to heaven!"
"Wherever, I still need to rely on Master Zhang's craftsmanship."
"This jade plate is better than last time! There was a small crack last time, but there is no crack this time, and more bracelets can be produced. However, I don't recommend making too many bracelets. It is more tempting to make necklaces and polish the ring surface. "There are too many bracelets of the same style, which will make the auction difficult."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Lu Cheng nodded: "Okay, I am satisfied with these nine bracelets."
After a while, he brought a large bag of Qinghai jade and Russian jade from the car and asked Zhang Xinyu to help make jade coins.
Zhang Xinyu felt strange: "What are you doing with this thing?"
Lu Cheng said: "I'm useful. Master Zhang, please find an apprentice to help me get the jade coins. Just cut them directly. It doesn't need to be too delicate, and it doesn't need to be polished. It should be as big as a 1-yuan coin. It doesn't matter if it's a little bigger or smaller."
Zhang Xinyu said: "This is simple."
Lu Cheng left with two jewelry boxes.
