Hui'an in late August is different from Jinling in August.
When we left Jinling, it was already a little chilly. In the evening, it is appropriate to say that the night is as cool as water.
But Hui'an County is different. It's still a little hot during the day, and it's not even cool at night.
Gu Zhengchen didn't feel much sleepy, although his body was very tired.
The window is open.
Xiao Cheng looked over with sharp eyes and picked up a stone in his hand.
Lin Chengyi tiptoed out, saw Xiao Cheng smiling, and walked towards Gu Zhengchen. Seeing Gu Zhengchen holding a small stone sculpture in his hand, he came closer and said, "You seem to be very fond of this stone. I'll give it to you." .”
Gu Zhengchen turned to look at Lin Chengyi, smiled slightly, looked at the stone sculpture in his hand and said, "What I like is the artistic conception of this stone sculpture. It is a ship. It should sail on the sea without fear of wind and waves. People are like this ship, Every step we take, there is wind and waves, but sometimes the wind is weak and the waves are small, and sometimes the wind is strong and the waves are high.”
Lin Chengyi sat next to Gu Zhengchen, picked up a longer flat stone, and said to Gu Zhengchen: "Grandpa asked me to use this stone to carve a fish. I always feel that I can't sell it, so I might as well carve more Buddha statues. Lotus, the temple here likes these the most. What do you think I would use this stone to carve a reclining Buddha? This is the belly of the Buddha, bulging..."
Gu Zhengchen smiled and said: "It's good, but this Buddha is too small. You have to know that even though the Buddha has a big belly, every one of them wishes he was very tall. Many temples are always going higher and bigger. To create something spectacular, if you make a reclining Buddha that is as big as two palms, it will probably only be placed in the bedroom..."
Lin Chengyi did not expect this, and was modeled by Gu Zhengchen. He blamed himself: "It's my fault for not thinking carefully, but the fish has caused us to suffer for several years. I really don't want to carve the fish."
"It's not the fish that's harming you, but the corrupt officials. If you really don't want to carve a fish, you can try carving Li Bai and write a poem on it."
Gu Zhengchen suggested.
"Li Bai, are you talking about that poet from the Tang Dynasty? My husband once said in his poem that a big roc rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles away. What do you think of me carving a big roc flying into the sky?"
Lin Chengyi seemed to have thought of the picture.
Gu Zhengchen nodded repeatedly: "Of course it's wonderful. You have to remember that stone carving can't just be carved. You also need to find a selling point and position the buyer well."
"What is a selling point? What is positioning?"
Lin Chengyi didn't understand and looked confused.
Gu Zhengchen explained: "When you carve Buddha statues, you target the monks from the monastery, which is correct. But who are you targeting for these small objects? You sell them in the city, hoping that the occasional passers-by will recognize the goods and buy them. Right? This shows that you have not found the right position for these small items. You don’t know who the buyer is, so you can only rely on luck. "
"If you can carve a lifelike roc bird that flutters its wings and fly ninety thousand miles, and match it with Li Bai's poems, this thing will be the favorite thing of scholars, and there is no doubt that it will be bought as a treasure."
Lin Chengyi's pupils were full of stars and he asked eagerly: "How much can it be sold for?"
Gu Zhengchen stretched out two fingers.
"Twenty cents? Well, that's more profitable than ordinary stone." Lin Chengyi was a little frustrated. He looked at Gu Zhengchen and asked, "What do you mean by shaking your head? Is it still two hundred cents? This is a small stone sculpture, not a big one." Stone sculptures cannot be sold at this price..."
Gu Zhengchen sighed and said seriously: "Isn't two hundred coins too low? In my opinion, it should be worth two coins. Of course, the premise is that you can carve out the aura of the Dapeng bird with full details and an impressive expression. Shocking.”
Lin Chengyi looked at Gu Zhengchen in surprise, unable to imagine it.
Gu Zhengchen continued: "If you put this thing in a noble place, such as the most expensive restaurant or the best brothel, any scholar who sees it will definitely pay a high price for it. Two thousand dollars, haha, for those people What does it matter? What they lack is not money, but elegant taste. What you are carving is not a roc, but taste..."
Lin Chengyi listened in a daze, always feeling like he understood something, but also didn't seem to understand at all.
Xiao Cheng seemed to be asleep and motionless.
Gu Zhengchen and Lin Chengyi talked for a long time. Although Lin Chengyi was not sleepy, Gu Zhengchen still urged him to rest early, so Lin Chengyi had to go back to his room. ..??m
A quiet little village with only the breeze and moon at night.
Gu Zhengchen fell asleep at some point, and when he woke up, the sky was starting to get brighter.
Xiao Cheng sat next to Gu Zhengchen and whispered: "That girl has taken a liking to you."
Gu Zhengchen looked at Xiao Cheng in confusion, yawned, and then realized: "Don't say such nonsense."
Xiao Cheng pointed to the clothes on Gu Zhengchen: "She got up three times during the night to see you. Once she put some clothes on you and sat next to you for a long time, looking at you motionless."
Gu Zhengchen stood up and his clothes fell to the ground. It was a woman's clothes, very fancy.
"You are my guard, how could you let someone get close to me while I'm sleeping?"
Gu Zhengchen was a little depressed.
Xiao Cheng disagreed: "The guard is to protect your safety. She poses no threat to you and does not need my intervention. Don't worry, I have inquired about it. After getting married, a Hui'an girl only lives in her husband's house for three days. She will not return home except for major festivals. When you go to your husband's house, you basically stay at her parents' house. In other words, if she is not pregnant, you will only see each other for more than ten days a year. Ten days will not shake the status of the county's wife... "
"roll!"
Gu Zhengchen wanted to kick this guy to death.
There are only a few people in Sungai Kau who can speak Chinese. Who did you ask to find out?
Damn it, it can’t be that bad old man Lin Zhuo, right?
Lin Zhuo walked over from the opposite door with a smile: "Breakfast is ready, don't worry, those officials didn't run away, they are all still alive."
After Gu Zhengchen tidied up and had breakfast, he and Xiao Cheng took Lin Zhuo and twenty young men from Shuangxikou and set out for Hui'an County.
As soon as they passed Beixi, Lin Chengyi chased after him and shouted to Gu Zhengchen, "Will you come back?"
Gu Zhengchen shook his head: "I will leave after the matter here is resolved."
Lin Chengyi's eyes were full of loss and sadness, but he still showed a strong smile, raised his hand, picked a silver flower from his headdress, and handed it to Gu Zhengchen: "This is the reward for your teaching me. In mind."
Gu Zhengchen wanted to refuse, but Lin Chengyi had already pushed him over and ran back to the village.
When Lin Zhuo saw this scene, he just sighed silently and said nothing.
Obviously, the daughter has feelings, but the man has no intention of doing so.
Also, if there is a young man with a brave guard by his side, his identity must not be simple. There must be many women around such a person.
Gu Zhengchen put away the silver flowers and urged people on their way.
I left Hui'an County yesterday afternoon and rushed to Hui'an County this morning. This should be regarded as a comeback.
Hui'an, Sibaozhai.
Chen Su sat behind the counter. No one came for a long time, and she felt a little sleepy.
Boom!
The sound of the door hitting the wall woke up Chen Su. Chen Su stood up suddenly and saw Dianshi Huangxue coming with two government servants. He couldn't help but shuddered and quickly squeezed out a smile: "Huang Dianshi is busy with official duties, how can he have free time?" Come to my little shop and take a seat."
Huang Xue snorted coldly. After sitting down, he raised one foot and stepped on the bench. He stared at Chen Su and said, "The county magistrate hasn't counted your sins for sheltering strangers. Do you have this number in mind?" ?”
"I just had dinner with him, drank some wine, and didn't confiscate him..." Chen Su's face turned pale. He knew that the county government wanted to find trouble, and even if he opened his mouth ten times, it would not help. So he gritted his teeth and walked behind the counter to get some food. After paying some money, he walked out and handed it to Huang Xue: "Huang Dianshi has worked hard, buy some drinks to relax."
Huang Xue weighed it, put it into his sleeve with a smile, then took out another package from his arms and put it on the table: "Here are two coins. The county magistrate will reward you. From today on, you are not allowed to mention it again." Regarding Ye Xiao walking on the street, Mr. Tang Hu has never existed in Hui'an before, and no one will tell me he doesn't know about it, do you understand?"
Chen Su was a little surprised. The county government actually gave us money?
Damn it, did the Tengu eat the moon or the sun? Would such a thing happen?
Huang Xue hammered away: "You must know in your heart that no matter who comes to Hui'an, they are just passers-by. When the time comes to calculate the accounts, the unlucky ones will be those who said the wrong things or did the wrong things. Shopkeeper Chen, do you understand what I mean?"
Chen Su nodded repeatedly: "I understand, of course I understand."
Huang Xue stood up, walked to the door and suddenly turned around: "Tell your family, don't open your mouth if you shouldn't say anything. Otherwise, there will be no place for you in Hui'an!"
Chen Su trembled and quickly agreed.
Huang Xue walked out of the door with satisfaction. Just as he was about to go to the next victim's house, a government servant hurriedly ran over, panicking, pointing to the south and shouting: "He, he, he is back again!"
"What are you talking about? Who is back?"
Huang Xue was a little angry.
The yamen servant broke out in sweat and stammered: "Zhang, Zhang Qianhu!"
Huang Xue took two steps back and almost fell to the ground.
Damn it, uncle, you just made a scene in Hui'an yesterday. Didn't you say you were going to Guangdong, why did you come back again?
"You go and tell the county magistrate that my mother is dying and I have to go back to fulfill my filial piety."
Huang Xue wanted to run away.
Zhang San was not easy to mess with, even Tang Xian, the judge, had to avoid his edge.
The yamen servant shouted: "Huang Dianshi, your mother has been dead for five years..."
Huang Xue almost went berserk, I’m gone, my mother-in-law is dying, why not? Go away, don't drag me into the water. Who knows what he has caught this time, and whether he will kill a few people.
Hui'an County Government.
Shi Ruji was scrubbing silver ingots in the backyard. This thing turned black after being stored for a long time.
This is not okay.
Black can be said to be white, but this silver cannot be said to be black silver.
Feng Yuanli knocked over the flower pot and hurried to Shi Ruji. He didn't care about his anger and said first, "It's bad. That Zhang San is back again. He also detained Ma Zhonghe from Hebo Station." A piece of soap!"
"Ma Zhong?"
Shi Ruji shivered, why did he forget to inform this guy.
After all, he wouldn't be as lucky as Tang Hu, and he would just fall into Zhang San's hands...
