Crossing the Book of Eighty Years: The Sweet Daughter-in-law of a Mountain Man

Lu Zeng was not familiar with Xia Ning.

I don't know what Xia Ning thinks. He can't say much about this kind of thing.

But he finally said: "If it's too expensive, I don't recommend it. After all, you still have younger brothers and sisters, and you still have a long way to go in life."

Xia Ning nodded. She understood that the road to life in the future would be very long. Just because the road to life in the future was very long, she had to plan for the future now.

However, there is no need to explain things to anyone.

Xia Ning is back.

Xia Xue and Xia Kai ran out from inside.

Where should I put the pile of rocks?

Fortunately, there is a large open space under the big tree at the door.

Xia Ning asked someone to put the stone here.

Zhou Junmin also came out and walked next to Lu Zeng.

Lu Zeng was unloading stones.

Zhou Junmin asked Xia Xue to pour water for Lu Zeng.

It’s still noon in the summer.

Xia Xue poured the water over and Lu Zeng took the bowl. He drank the bowl of water with a few gulps.

Xia Xue took the bowl and asked: "Brother, do you want to pour you another bowl?"

Lu Zeng waved his hand and said, "No, a bowl of water is enough."

Xia Ning looked at the time and asked Zhou Junmin: "Have you eaten?"

Zhou Junmin said: "Everyone here at the factory has eaten on time, but Xia Xue and Xia Kai said they would wait for you to come back, so we haven't eaten yet."

Xia Ning: "Then I'll cook some noodles."

She turned around and said to Lu Zeng: "Brother Lu, you also stay for dinner."

Lu Zeng's stomach was growling with hunger now. He didn't care about what to eat. He nodded and moved the stone down again.

Zhou Junmin also came to help, but Xia Xue and Xia Kai were too young to help.

Xia Ning went back to the kitchen to make food. Only mother and daughter Liu Chun and Xia Caixia were left in the factory.

But they had already gone to rest.

When Xia Xue and Xia Kai entered, they made small movements automatically and did not make too much noise.

At noon, Lu Zeng ate food cooked by Xia Ning for the first time.

Even a bowl of noodles tastes different.

Zhou Junmin told Xia Ning that he had helped Xia Ning find a craftsman who specialized in stone carving.

However, Xia Ning has the final say whether it is suitable or not.

Xia Ning asked and found out that the other person was injured while working outside and was inconvenient to go out. After that, he had been idle at home. Zhou Junmin only found out today.

If Xia Ning is willing, he can take some stones and try them first.

You have to try it to know exactly how it is.

But anyway, it's like having someone bring you a pillow while you're dozing off.

If Zhou Junmin didn't help her find this person, she planned to go to the city to find Huang Shisheng.

Huang Shisheng is also a first-rate player.

Lu Zeng felt that Zhou Junmin was a bit outrageous, and it was okay for Xia Ning to be outrageous. She might be young and didn't understand, but it was strange that Zhou Junmin also went crazy along with him.

Lu Zeng: "Those are very ordinary stones. If you want to build a wall and make some special shapes, you can do it. But if you want to make ornaments, I guess no one will use them. Of course, if you want to try it, you can."

He knew that the stones Xia Ning asked him to move over were not granite stones, but they were not good things either. If they were good, would it be Xia Ning's turn to discover them?

It's hard to say too much in front of Xia Ning.But to Zhou Junmin, he dared to say a few more words.

The stone lion that most people place at their door?

But doing those things is a big loss for a layman like Xia Ning.

Xia Ning said nothing.

Zhou Junmin is a little partial to her: "Tell her to give it a try. You will know if it is good or not after you try it."

Later, Lu Zeng stopped talking.

After dinner, Xia Ning asked Zhou Junmin to lead the way.

Turn two streets, turn left again, and reach the end.

A large rusty iron door was tightly closed.

Zhou Junmin stood at the door and said to Xia Ning: "He used to be a stone craftsman. As for whether he can make the style you want according to your requirements, I can't guarantee you."

Xia Ning said: "Just give it a try."

Zhou Junmin shouted: "Is Uncle Zhao at home?"

Someone inside coughed slightly and said in a deep voice: "At home."

Zhou Junmin stretched out his hand to push open the rusty iron door and said to Xia Ning, "Come in."

Xia Ning went in. In the alleyway, the house was very empty with no furniture. An old man was sitting at the door.

Zhou Junmin: "Uncle Zhao, as I told you before, Xia Ning needs someone to help her make some stones."

The man's actual age should not be old, but he looked very old.

Xia Ning also said hello.

Lao Zhao told the truth: "I don't know any fine craftsmanship. If you want to make something fine, I won't be able to complete it."

Xia Ning said: "It doesn't matter, let's try it. I brought a stone here, and I need you to help me cut the stone into the shape I want."

Lao Zhao looked left and right at Xia Ning's momentum, frowned slightly, and said, "This stone of yours is worthless, what do you want to do? By then you will lose all your money by paying both wages and effort."

Xia Ning smiled slightly and said: "I don't care how much money I post for the moment. I want to try something new now. Uncle Zhao, you don't have to worry about the money for me. I want to try now to see if it can succeed."

Zhou Junmin looked at Xia Ning, and he felt that Xia Ning probably wanted to be like her when she made clothes. Young people should be motivated, and only with motivation can they do what they want to do.

Lao Zhao planned to send Xia Ning away, so he brought tools.

Because the opponent's legs and feet are not convenient, he walks with a limp.

Old Zhao glanced at the two young people and said to himself: "When I was young, I moved stones to build roadbeds. Because of an accident, my foot was injured and the root of the disease was caused. Now I just want to go somewhere farther away to make some money." not easy."

In fact, he also hopes in his heart that he can find a job to do so that he will no longer be an idler at home.

Xia Ning took a piece of paper. What she wanted to carve now was a rockery. She was not very clear about these stones. The only thing she could find was that these stones had a strong green smell.

So, no matter what, let’s cut it open to see if it’s really a good stone.

At first they all felt that the stone was not a good stone.

However, when the stone was gone, I suddenly found that everything was different, like a beautiful butterfly lying inside an ugly cocoon.

There is actually a faint green color, and the distribution is very strange.

Uneven.

It wasn't jade, but it wasn't as bad of a stone as they first thought.

However, if it were made according to the design drawn by Xia Ning, the shape might not be very good.

Lao Zhao had his own ideas and suggested: "If you make it according to your shape, it may not be effective. You can see that there is some green on the stone. If you change it, the carved mountain may look better."

Xia Ning did not insist on her own idea. She said: "Old Uncle Zhao, carve it according to your idea just now and let me see how it goes."

Old Zhao touched the stone with his black fingers.

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