Master descends to earth

Chapter 44 Ghost Well?

Su Yuan listened to Lao Li talking eloquently beside him, talking for a long time. Although it was a little exaggerated, pine charcoal was indeed a good thing.

I picked up a piece casually, it was heavy, shiny black, and dense, and when I squeezed it hard, there was no black ash on my hand.

The whole pile of charcoal shone with a strong yellow light, some of which were mixed with golden light, which made Su Yuan very satisfied.Turning around to Lao Li, he said, "The price is not a problem, but for the first time, I will try the product first. How do I choose?"

"No problem, you can pick whatever you want!" Lao Li hurriedly agreed. He was a big money lord in front of him. Seeing how he was embracing him, there was a row of luxury Mercedes-Benz parked at the door. There were bodyguards and a beautiful female secretary by his side. He was definitely a big client. .

Su Yuan smiled slightly, and asked Xu Kui to pick out the pine charcoal with the big basket. After more than an hour, he picked up all the golden ones, which cost hundreds of dollars.

"Old Li has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, you have eyes!"

Lao Li followed Su Yuan to choose the charcoal, and watched helplessly as the other party chose all the best ones. His heart was cut with a knife, but the words had already been spoken, so he could only give a thumbs up and said in admiration: "No wonder even Master Xu worships you as his teacher. From now on, as long as you come to the Li Family Charcoal Kiln, you will get a [-]% discount!"

Su Yuan laughed loudly, dropped [-] yuan, and led everyone away.Looking at the trunk full of two large baskets of yellow mud and charcoal, all the metal, wood and soil among the five elements are done, only one water is missing.

After getting in the car, Huimei Liusheng took out a list, handed it to Su Yuan and explained: "This is all the workshops that Longquan is selling, please have a look."

Su Yuan looked at the dense information on it, not only the area and location, but also everyone's name and phone number, and smiled with satisfaction: "Good job!"

Hui Meixi smiled, it was the first time she could get the master's appreciation, and she felt that she was one step closer to being a teacher.He continued to introduce: "I have studied the list, and there are seven workshops in total. The first one has the best area and location, but the asking price of 450 million is a bit high."

Xu Kui looked at the first name and said with a smile, "Old Zhang's workshop started selling last year. Many people were tempted, but it's because they refused to lower the price, so they haven't been sold yet."

Su Yuan asked curiously: "Oh? Since the workshop is very good, why sell it?"

"I heard that my son wants to immigrate to a foreign country and is in a hurry to spend money. Hey, that's exactly what happened. Let me say that the most valuable thing is the well in his house. The others are not good things."

Su Yuan's eyes lit up, and Xu Kui continued to speak. The big man scratched his head and thought for a long time before analyzing: "We Longquan swordsmiths pay attention to atmosphere, especially water, which is related to the success or failure of quenching, so we must be careful."

"In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Ou Yezi, a master swordsmith, was ordered to forge swords and came to the foot of Qinxi Mountain outside Longquan City. According to legend, there are seven wells in a quiet environment, like the Big Dipper. The water in the wells is sweet and cold, suitable for making swords. He The three swords of Longyuan, Tai'a, and Gongbu were cast with local Tieying as materials and presented to the king of Chu, and they were rewarded so much that Longquan became the capital of sword casting."

The eyes of Liu Sheng Huimei next to him were shining, and she liked this kind of anecdote the most. Su Yuan smiled and said nothing. This kind of legend has been passed down for thousands of years. Finally, Ou Yezi came to the Qinxi Mountain in Longquan and found that there were seven people under two thousand-year-old pine trees. The wells are arranged like a Big Dipper, and are cold and clear to the bone. They are actually the best cold springs. A pool was dug to store water, which became the Sword Pool.

After trekking through mountains and rivers, after thousands of searches, I finally found Liangshikeng in a cave near Qinxi Mountain.He felt the slightest cold air in the pit, which was eerie, and knew that there must be foreign objects in it.So he burned incense and bathed, and fasted for three days, then jumped into the pit, took out a bright stone, and slowly polished the sword with it.

Even now, if you want to forge a high-quality sword in Longquan, you must obtain a high-quality whetstone.For a long time, Longquan sword artists of all dynasties have chosen the auspicious day of the zodiac in the first month of each year. The master and his apprentice followed the footsteps of the ancestors to search for bright stones in the Liangshikeng. It has been passed down for thousands of years and has become a unique search for the sword industry. stone culture.

The pit where Ou Yezi found Liangshi is now called Moshi Pit. In Shenji Village, Daotai Township, there is Moshi Cave beside Moshi Pit, which has become one of the local tourist attractions.

Xu Kui continued: "For quenching water, the mountain spring is the top, the well water is the middle, and the rainwater is the bottom. Now that the environment is seriously polluted, the real mountain spring water has long since disappeared, so well water has become the best choice. The mouth of the old Zhang's house The well is old, at least a hundred years old, and the water quality is clear. At first, the neighbors picked it up for free, and then they started selling it directly, at ten yuan per barrel."

Su Yuan nodded, no wonder he dared to ask for 450 million, it seemed that he was playing the wishful thinking of Jing Shui.Look at the remaining information on the list, 300 to [-] million, some have large areas, some have good locations, each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

"Eh? So cheap!"

When Su Yuan saw the last name, he let out a little surprise, pointed to Xu Kui and asked, "This area is not small, and the location is not too far away, and it only sells for 120 million?"

"Wait, the information still says that their house also has a well?"

Xu Kui looked at the last one on the list, his face changed greatly, and he said helplessly: "You don't know, it's because of this unlucky well that it can't be sold!"

Seeing Su Yuan and Liu Shenghuimei's puzzled expressions, Xu Kui sighed and said in a low voice, "Do you know what we call this well?"

"Ghost Well!"

"Old Liu is my acquaintance. He was also a swordsmith back then. Later, because of this well, he even left his hometown. The whole family moved directly to the next village. They dared not come back for several years!"

"What's going on?" Su Yuan was a little surprised that there was such a wicked thing, so he continued to ask.

"Hey, it's not that unlucky well. I was very happy when I first dug it. After all, it is a great blessing for the workshop to have a well in Longquan. It turns out that it can't be used at all. The water is so cold that it's freezing. It's like a ghost cave. Same!"

Xu Kui said helplessly: "Quenching requires a very high temperature, and success or failure is only a fraction of a millimeter away. Let alone a temperature difference of more than ten degrees, even a few degrees may give up all previous efforts, so..."

Su Yuan looked at Xu Kui's helpless expression and asked, "So you have tried it too?"

"At first, many people did not believe in evil and used ghost wells to temper their fires. No one was spared. Later, I couldn't help it. I tried five times and all failed. As long as I put the water in the evil well, no matter how good the sword is, Embryo, it will collapse immediately!"

"So weird?" After hearing this, Emi Yagyu seemed to have a gust of wind blowing behind her, and her whole body was agitated, and she quickly said: "I'm sorry, master, I didn't know there was such an inside story, please forgive me."

Su Yuan waved his hand. It would not be strange if he didn't know it. Not to mention Yagyu Emi, it was even the first time for him to hear about it.A thought flashed through his mind, and he ordered: "Go to the first one and have a look. If the price is right and the price is not an issue, let's go."

When everyone came to Lao Zhang's house, they saw that a big customer came to the door. The old man was very enthusiastic and showed the front and back yards.The area is more than 300 square meters, and there is a backyard. The workshop is well-equipped and clean.

"You may think my asking price is high? Regardless of the area and location, there are no more than ten wells in Longquan alone!"

Lao Zhang picked up a bucket of water from the well, poured it directly into a bowl, and handed it to Su Yuan, "Can you see if it's clear? Is it sweet?"

Su Yuan took a sip. It was indeed clear and sweet. The water in the bowl shone with a rich yellow light. It was a rare thing. If it was paired with yellow mud, the success rate might be higher.

Lao Zhang came down to see Su Yuan and the others off, and it could be seen that the customers were quite satisfied. Of course, a business worth several million could not be closed immediately, so we had to wait for the next contact.

"Go, go to Ghost Well!"

(End of this chapter)