My husband is the protector of the country

Dodging Qian Sizhou, the two immediately got into Gan Rulin's small building.

The jade carver was singing a ditty on the rocking chair, feeling uncomfortable.

"Master Gan, we are here!"

Qu Jianing, who was completely unaware that his relationship with Mo Cheng had been exposed, greeted Gan Rulin energetically. The latter didn't expect him to be so "righteous and confident", and he felt an inexplicable affirmation that this unremarkable young man really had something special inside.

Gan Rulin stood up from the rocking chair and greeted the two of them into his studio.

In this small studio, there are not all kinds of utensils that the two originally imagined, but many semi-finished jade products and completely untouched stones are piled up.

"This is mainly where I do design. The real workshop is in the chestnut bungalows in the north of Beiyumen." Gan Rulin opened a vermilion wooden cabinet and took out an old thread-bound book from it. "This is the book left by my grandfather." For the design draft below, the jade carving craftsmanship of the Gan family has been passed down for nearly 600 years, and the elders will have detailed manuscripts for their proud works. The seven-star treasure string in your hands is the painstaking work of my wife and grandfather."

Gan Rulin opened one of the pages of the thread-bound book and showed the contents to the couple.

It records the specific data of each jade on the Seven Star Treasure String, including jade materials, carving techniques, corresponding stars, etc...

What shocked Qu Jianing was that the six jade beads that looked exactly the same were all carved with different techniques, and the micro-carvings of plum blossoms on their surfaces were also completely different.

"These seven jade beads, each one is the painstaking work of my wife and grandfather. The most rare ones are the two white jade beads. They were not easy to come by. It is said that someone picked them up from the tomb of the ancient prince. The tomb robber thought It is the gravel in the tomb passage, which was thrown aside at random when sorting out, but who would have thought that it would appear in the stolen bronzes by accident."

Gan Rulin recalled the century-old events that his grandfather told him, and his eyes lit up.His wife and grandfather were wandering in the boat market in Yuzhou one day and kicked a copper pot.The old man was not interested in bronze wares, so he didn't take it to heart.But on the way back, the boat where the copper pot was on collided with his gondola, and the copper pot rolled down to his feet again amid the turbulence.

The old man believed in fate, so he spent money to collect the copper pot.On the way home with the copper pot, he heard a strange noise inside the pot before he noticed what was inside it.

"But the mouth of the pot was deformed, and the lid couldn't be removed. My ancestors, who were not interested in bronze wares at all, opened a new mouth and destroyed the pot before taking out the piece of jade."

When Gan Rulin talked about this paragraph, he also found it funny: "My grandfather told me that the ancestors said that this jade has spirituality and knows how to break the copper pot to protect itself, otherwise this tossing and going will be lost in the sea long ago. The jade is indeed It’s amazing, it doesn’t belong to any jade species we know, the ancestors at the time... were reluctant to touch it.”

When Qu Jianing heard this, he asked curiously: "There are three jade beads carved out, why did you only choose two for the seven-star treasure string?"

"This treasure string was originally made for the palace. Three of the seven princes in the palace came from the same empress. I wanted to take three identical jade beads to represent them, but after they were all carved, the ancestors were reluctant to part with the jade beads. He felt that this jade was destined to be with him, and it was hard to let it go. It happened that two of the three princes with the same mother were twins, so he used two identical jade beads to represent the twins, and the ancestor kept one privately."

He is a clever old man...

After hearing the story, Qu Jianing suddenly became worried—this jade is of great significance to the Gan family, can Gan Rulin really be willing to give the jade beads to them?

And Gan Rulin did not show his net to the two of them, the master looked at them with deep meaning: "This jade is the most important thing about fate. If you want it, it is willing, and I will not give anything It goes with you two. If it doesn't want to, it won't be exchanged for ten thousand gold."

Qu Jianing secretly said to Mo Cheng: Are we afraid that we are really going to steal it?

Mo Cheng replied: I will do it when the time comes.

Qu Jianing said helplessly: Don't even think about this, Master Gan didn't say anything dead.

Gan Rulin took out a piece of wool that had just been cut: "This jade is like all the flavors of life. Once you cut it, you will know whether it is sweet or bitter."

Mo Cheng caressed the incision of the woolen material: "Then this piece of material is the honey that everyone is chasing after."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Gan Rulin laughed loudly, and said to Mo Cheng: "My zipper is not with me, but it is in Beiyumen. If it wants to see you, it will show itself. At that time, this piece of wool will also be given to you. "

Qu Jianing was shocked. According to Mo Cheng, this material is priceless.Is Gan Rulin sure that the two can't find the jade beads, or...

After giving the reminder, Gan Rulin stopped talking about Luozi.The two were forced to taste some of Gan Rulin's recent works in Gan Rulin's studio before regaining their freedom.

Leaving Gan Rulin's small building, the couple were a little depressed.

"Tell me, where would Master Gan hide the Luozi in Beiyumen? This Beiyumen is not small... Most of the Luozi are as long as fingers, where can I find them?"

Mo Cheng patted the young man on the shoulder: "After dark, I will use illusion to hide our figures and look around. There are still three days left. If the soft ones are not enough, then I will use the hard ones."

Qu Jianing naturally didn't want to rob, and besides, with a tempered master like Gan Rulin, no matter how much they threatened and lured him, the other party might not be swayed...

Right now, I can only think about it, where would the jade beads like to hide?If it is really spiritual, it will definitely be attracted by its avatar and take the initiative to show its feet, right?

The young man touched the treasure string in his pocket, hoping that the jade bead and the spiritual power in his body could fish out the string.

While thinking about the direction of the investigation, the two walked along the river, but bumped into Qian Sizhou who could not avoid it.

This time Qian Sizhou found the two of them and prevented them from escaping: "Hey, aren't these two little friends?"

Qian Sizhou stepped forward enthusiastically: "Our fate is really rare, since we meet again, how about going to my house to get together?"

Although the young man disliked Qian Sizhou's intentions, he was not sure whether Luozi was related to Qian Sizhou's mansion, so he agreed to the other party's invitation to visit the residence of this "Master of Wood Carving".

Arriving at Qian Sizhou's residence, Qu Jianing couldn't help sighing, this jade boat is really a place where dragons and tigers are hidden.Qian Sizhou is best at carving boats. From the rich and luxurious paintings, to the light boats in the mist and rain, to the warships riding the wind and waves, each one is lifelike and exquisite.

Even if they lie quietly on the holder, they seem to be able to attract water waves to surge under them.

Qu Jianing was inexplicably attracted by one of the gondolas, and walked towards it slowly—

This boat is the same size as the imitation boat on the jade boat, but the patterns on the bow and stern are more delicate and vivid.

Seeing the two people standing in front of the phoenix-tailed boat, Qian Sizhou introduced his favorite work: "This phoenix-tailed boat is also known as Zhu Yu. It is a boat type that was popular in jade boats 2000 years ago. Although the imitation boats today are The shape is similar, but the pattern of phoenix feathers on the bow and stern of the boat cannot be imitated."

Qu Jianing immediately realized the point: "Zhu Yu?! Which two Zhu Yu?"

"The meaning of vermilion and phoenix feathers, haven't you seen that the patterns are all painted with red paint?"