The Porcelain of Rebirth Comes to Work

When Ning Xianglang returned to the Qi family, Mr. Qi and the second child of the Chu family were waiting for them.

The gazes of the two were scrutinizing, and they were different from when he first came.

Ning Xianglang and Fu Zhengtian's thoughts turned quickly, and they looked at each other, and they both understood what was going on.

Ning Xianglang called out seriously: "Old man, Mr. Chu."

The second child of the Chu family said, "Xiao Xun, first take you Li Shixiong and Fu Shixiong for a walk in the garden."

Fu Zhengtian knew that this was the Qi family's business after all, and it was not easy for him to intervene, so he didn't say he wanted to stay.

On the contrary, Li Yubai keenly sensed something unusual.

He glared at Ning to Lang.

Ning Xianglang didn't even mention the family affairs to Fu Zhengtian earlier, so naturally Li Yubai didn't mention it here.Ning Xianglang has a bit of a headache, Li Yubai is not easy to fool, of course it will be fine if you talk about it later, but Li Yubai will definitely do something to give you a headache.

After Chu Xun and the others left, Mr. Qi asked Ning Xianglang to sit down, turned around and took out a wooden box from the cabinet behind him, and pushed it in front of Ning Xianglang for Ning Xianglang to open.

Ning Xianglang followed suit, and was slightly surprised when he saw what was inside.

It was a jade cicada.

The appearance of Yuchan is very delicate, and the style is very famous. It should be "Han Jiang", or "Han Li" to be precise.

In fact, it is the chilling cicada in what is usually called "the chilling cicada".When the weather turns cold, the cicadas will stop singing, and even the singing sound is very sad, so it is called "miserable".

Jade cicadas have always been mostly funeral jade, and its size is just enough to be contained in the mouth of the deceased, so it is often called "yuhan".Of course, many of the previous ornaments and crowns were in the shape of cicadas. For example, the "Diao Chan Crown" is a hat decorated with mink tails and jade cicadas.

Ning Xianglang is an expert, carefully picked up the jade cicada and looked at it for a while, raised his head and said: "This is a new thing, it is only four or fifty years old, but this senior imitated the 'Han Eight Swords' very delicately. "

"Han Eight Swords" refers to eight swords forming a cicada, the knife is neat and flat, the lines are simple and powerful, and the sharp edges can be seen when the two lines intersect. The whole cicada shape looks simple and elegant. Although "eight knives" is not necessarily limited to only eight knives, the character "eight" fully embodies the pursuit of this technique: use the least number of knives to carve the best finished product.

The more concise and clean something is, the more difficult it is to make it, and the more it tests the ability of the sculptor.

For example, the jade cicada in front of me is not completely realistic due to the lack of knife use, but it makes people feel lifelike when placed there.This is the characteristic before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, focusing on the spirit rather than the form. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Western techniques were introduced into China that the realistic techniques gradually emerged.

The person who carved this jade cicada is obviously quite like the predecessors.

The more Ning Xianglang watched it, the better he felt: "If there is a chance, I must ask this senior for advice."

After hearing this, Mr. Qi closed his eyes, opened them slowly, sighed and said, "Unfortunately, there is no chance." He looked at Ning Xianglang, "This jade cicada was left by your grandmother when she was alive, and it is also her last. At that time, she was hurt by that surnamed Chu, and fell ill several times. When carving this jade cicada, she probably had a premonition about her physical condition. The chilling cicada was exactly her state of mind at that time. "

Ning Xianglang was also a little sad when he heard it.

Before "coming back", he also met Mr. Qi several times, but he was unhappy because of his father's death at that time, and he didn't have much thought about dealing with the Qi family, and he had no chance to hear these things from Mr. Qi. .

Hearing the past of "grandmother", Ning Xianglang roughly guessed what happened back then.Mr. Chu is able to support the Chu family, and naturally he has a very good attainment in porcelain, and "grandmother" is particularly fond of sculpture, and the two of them are like-minded when they talk about these things.

So the "grandmother" disregarded the family's opposition and married into the Chu family.

"Grandmother" certainly didn't expect that another person would appear between them later, that person was not a woman, but forcibly intervened in her marriage.Mr. Chu adopted the son of the "War Madman" under the opposition of everyone like a demon, and he loved this adopted son more than his own son.

In the beginning, "Grandmother" definitely had hope, but after going through all kinds of changes, her expectations were completely extinguished. "Cicada" is the best portrayal of her mood at that time.

Chilling is miserable.

Ning Xianglang said: "Old man, don't you blame me for not confessing?"

Mr. Qi said: "I know you and your father's concerns, and your concerns are very reasonable. Even the boss and the second child have left the Chu family. It is understandable that you don't want to go back. What's more, Chu Jianbin's The encounter is right in front of you, of course your father doesn't want to have anything to do with the Chu family." He looked at Ning Xianglang, "Xiao Lang, in fact, I felt very familiar when I saw you. I didn't understand this familiarity at first. Where did you come from, I remembered after you gave me a hint, you are very similar to your grandmother."

Ning Xianglang said: "Since it's a grandmother, it's only right that I look like her."

Mr. Qi said: "No, not only looks alike, but also character and temper. Your grandmother is as alert as you, and she has been astute since she was a child. Unfortunately, she misjudged the wrong person and put her heart on the surname Chu. body."

Although Ning Xianglang didn't have much affection for Mr. Chu, but after hearing Mr. Qi's "surname Chu", he silently mourned for Mr. Chu.With such a strong uncle who doesn't like him, it's no wonder life is so difficult.

Ning Xianglang put the Han Chan into the box and returned it to Mr. Qi.

Mr. Qi said: "I am most sorry for your grandmother in my life. If I hadn't made my dissatisfaction with that surnamed Chu so obvious when she was alive, maybe she wouldn't need to be in a dilemma. And after your grandmother passed away, I actually watched Your father is homeless and can't exert himself at all."

Ning Xianglang listened quietly.

Mr. Qi said: "Later, Chu Jianbin was brought back, but he was brought up like that. I feel even more ashamed. So the things he proposed have always been to help if he can. I didn't expect that it would hurt him instead. , to inflate his ambition. I didn't do well in this matter."

Ning Xianglang said: "There are some things that others can't persuade no matter how hard they are, I can't blame you."

Mr. Qi said: "No, these are all avoidable. To be honest, I was very relieved when I found out the truth, because your father is very good, even better than your uncle and second uncle. Even if I go to see him now Your grandmother, I can also tell her about it to reassure her."

Ning Xianglang puffed up his chest and said, "My father is indeed very powerful." His tone was full of pride for Ning Anguo.

Old Master Qi laughed: "You are really not humble."

Ning Xianglang smiled: "Well, I've never been humble! Anyone who knows me knows that."

The process of "accepting relatives" was more peaceful than expected, and the two parties quickly accepted each other's "new identities".

The second child of the Chu family said: "Although you don't want to go back to the Chu family, you can't even deny my second uncle and your uncle, right? I have already called your uncle over, and we will go to the northwest together after we are all together."

Ning Xianglang said happily: "Good!"

While waiting for the boss of the Chu family to come over, Mr. Qi didn't intend to let Ning Xianglang idle.He knew that Ning Xianglang was Zhu Lao's apprentice, and he had passed on eight or nine points of the master's skills, so he immediately gave Ning Xianglang a task: "On June [-]th, red and green, you know this custom?"

Ning Xianglang said: "I know, just take out all the things and dry them in the sun."

It is said that an emperor took out his dragon robes to dry on this day, and the folks followed suit, so some places have "clothes drying festivals". "Red and green" refers to red, green and green clothes.Another way of saying it is called "Sun Book Festival", roughly because a certain emperor claimed that he was given a book by God on this day, and he also specially built a Tiankuang Temple to advertise to the world that he is indeed the "true son of destiny".

In short, at this time, the Meiyu in the south of the Yangtze River was sent away, and the dog weather was ushered in.During this period of time, the weather was fine, the humidity brought by the rain had completely disappeared, and even the sky had become exceptionally clear blue.

Mr. Qi said: "I have a lot of things hidden here, mainly calligraphy and paintings. I don't worry about tidying up and drying them after being handed by others. It just so happens that you and that kid from the Li family are here to help me get through this six-year period." Sixth."

Ning Xianglang said bluntly: "No problem." He paused, then touched his nose again, "But Xiaobai's side is not necessarily the case, he's a quick-witted person, maybe he's figured it out. Wait. If I tell him the truth, he will definitely be angry for a few days."

Old man Qi is playing a rogue: "Anyway, I entrusted you with the task, if you can't help him, you can finish the work yourself."

Ning Xianglang was stunned by how shameless Mr. Qi was.

He said: "Some people always say that I don't look like my father or my mother, and I don't know who I look like. Now I know, it turns out that I look like the old man!"

Mr. Qi became interested: "Oh? Are you talking about how you look like me?"

Ning Xianglang said: "How thick your skin is!" He rubbed his hands with a shy expression on his face, "After seeing you, my admiration is like a torrent of water, and I can't help but feel admiration in my heart. Getting closer to you—it’s a pity that Taoism is still not enough! The ancients said that the high mountains look up and the scene goes, and that’s probably what it meant? At the end of my talk, Ning Xianglang’s face was full of heartache, as if he felt a sense of his own incompetence very sad.

Old Master Qi's face twitched.

The second child of the Chu family endured a lot of hard work while holding back a smile.

I have long heard that this kid is very talkative, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Tang and others were given headaches by him, and they would blow their beards and stare when they mentioned it.Ning Xianglang has been acting with his tail between his legs for the past two days. He thought the rumors were wrong, but he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, the kid's little tail was exposed, showing his true colors!

After Ning Xianglang accepted the task, he ran to find Li Yubai.

At this time, Fu Zhengtian had obviously made it clear to Li Yubai and Chu Xun, and I don't know what Fu Zhengtian said. When Ning Xianglang looked for him, Li Yubai and Chu Xun looked at him with caring eyes.

Ning Xianglang: "..."

Li Yubai took out a folding fan out of nowhere, and tapped Ning Xianglang on the head lightly: "Seeing that your father is so pitiful, and it's not easy to meet a decent relative if you don't like your mother. I forgive you kid."

Ning Xianglang probably understood what Fu Zhengtian said.

Ning Xianglang said: "...Thank you for not killing me."

As soon as Ning Xianglang explained the task given by Old Master Qi, Li Yubai's eyes lit up: "Good opportunity! I must read the book! Let's go, let's go now!" up.

Seeing Li Yubai's high spirits, Chu Xun also became happy: "I'll lead the way."

Ning Xianglang and Fu Zhengtian followed behind them, and Ning Xianglang asked Fu Zhengtian what he said in a low voice.

Fu Zhengtian said: "Make a little bit of artistic processing of what happened to you when you were a child, for example, you suffered severe mental and physical abuse."

Ning Xianglang: "..."

Ning said to Lang: "It's wrong to lie."

Fu Zhengtian reiterated solemnly: "This is called artistic processing, not lying." He glanced at Ning Xianglang, "Didn't you get your head broken when we first met? Your 'grandma' still favors the other party, and even scolded her." None, what is it if it's not mental abuse and physical abuse? If it wasn't for this, how could your father break away from the Ning family. "

Ning Xianglang: "..."

What this guy said was so well-founded that even he was almost convinced!

Since the "friendship crisis" did not appear, Ning Xianglang relaxed, and quickly caught up with Li Yubai and Chu Xun, happily discussing with Li Yubai what "harvests" might be made later.

Fu Zhengtian who was left behind: "..."

If I had known earlier, I would have just fueled the flames in the middle, so that their friendship would be broken directly!