gentle city

The fragrance of evening scent was overwhelming in the early summer night. Qinghe was carrying a delicate paper bag in his hand, carrying a schoolbag and knocked on the wooden door in the dark alley. A woman in her early twenties came to open the door and saw that it was Qinghe. , she smiled and said: "You are here, Dad has been waiting for you."

Her skin is healthy and wheat-colored due to frequent exposure to the sun, and she has two dimples when she smiles, which is pleasing to the eye.

"The plane is not late, but there is a traffic jam on the road, so it's a bit late." Qinghe said apologetically, entered the yard, saw her close the gate, and handed her the bag in his hand, "Uncle Gui is working In the room? You said last time that you liked the Napoleon I brought, so I brought you another one this time."

Guixiang received it in her hand and glanced at the contents of the bag. There were two small boxes of cakes neatly stacked inside. She narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Xiaohe, you are so kind. My dad is not in the studio." , now in the tea room. Or, you can go to the tea room to have a cup of tea first, talk while drinking tea, and have some snacks."

"Well, that's fine too."

Guided by Guixiang to the door of the tea room, Qinghe nodded to her and thanked her before entering. Guixiang pretended to be annoyed and said: "How well we know each other, we are always so polite."

Qinghe smiled and entered the room.Uncle Gui is a man in his fifties, thin, with high browbones. He is making Kung Fu tea. Guixiang said that Qinghe is here, so he got up and said to Qinghe, "Come and sit, I've been waiting for you."

"There's a traffic jam on the road. I'm sorry for being late." Qing He responded, took off the schoolbag on his back, sat across from him, took a cup of tea from him.

Putting down the teacup, he took out a tissue and wiped the sweat off his face.

Although it's just early summer, the weather is very hot this year. In Maoyuan City, it's already [-] degrees, and Qinghe was completely unprepared. He didn't know that the temperature in Maoyuan City was so high, and he got off the plane wearing a long-sleeved shirt I felt hot, and my forehead was already sweating when I lined up for a taxi.

The light in the tea room is bright, Gui Xiangjian and sweaty cheeks are as white as transparent under the light, the fingers holding the tissue are very slender, the knuckles are distinct and round, because the hands are too white, the blood vessels on the back of the hands even show blue and are clearly visible .

He is a good-looking young man.Guixiang always likes to look at him.

"The weather is so hot in May, oh my god." Uncle Gui complained, and called Gui Xiang again: "Why are you standing there in a daze. Go and twist a wet handkerchief for Qinghe to wipe off sweat."

Guixiang smiled and went to get the handkerchief, Qinghe hurriedly said: "Sister Guixiang, there is no need. The room is cool, so there is no need for a handkerchief."

But Guixiang still went to get the towel.

When she entered the tea room again, Qinghe had already taken out a piece of green and white jade from her schoolbag.

The green and white jade is generally light white, about the size of an adult man's fist, with a little floating green on the upward side, and some lines created by the impact of water. When Uncle Gui turned the jade over, the other side was very delicate, like creamy fat. No impurities, oily and gratifying.

Uncle Gui looked at the jade over and over again, and Qinghe said: "This is Hetian green white jade, with a little bit of pretty color on it, which is just the right color to use. The weight is 1273g, not a small material, but a mountain stream. But I showed it to others before. , They thought it was baby material, Uncle Gui, look, the oiliness and water head of this one are very good, no wonder it is considered as baby material."

Hetian jade is nephrite produced in Hotan, Xinjiang, and its main mineral component is tremolite.According to the output state, it is divided into mountain materials, mountain water materials and baby materials.The mountain material is the primary ore produced on the mountain, and its texture has always been inferior to that of the mountain stream and the young material; and when the primary jade mine is moved down the mountain due to geological movement or glacial action with the melting of ice and snow or heavy rain, it flows into the middle of the river with the water. In the upper reaches, because of the erosion of water, the jade material is more oily and delicate than the mountain material. This kind of jade material is the mountain water; The texture of the scouring, handling and sorting is often better than that of the mountain water material, warm and delicate, and it is the best quality jade material.

When Uncle Gui heard what he said, he knew that he should have bought this piece of jade relatively cheaply, otherwise he didn't have to go into such detail.

Uncle Gui said: "Some mountains and rivers are no worse than materials. This one is yours." He asked again: "What do you want to do? The lower part can be cut off to make a jade plaque, and the upper part can be carved into carvings. It is better to use, and the selling price will not be low.”

While handing the wet towel to Qinghe, Gui Xiang leaned over to observe, and said, "The lower part of this piece is already of the quality of suet jade. If you cut out a jade plaque, it will be said to be suet jade, and some people will believe it."

Uncle Gui reprimanded her: "You thought it was a business and ran away, and no one else will come back."

Gui Xiang pretended to be silly.

Qinghe took the towel she handed to him and wiped his hands, then took out his laptop from his schoolbag, turned it on, and showed the screen to Uncle Gui: "Uncle Gui, if it's just a jade token, I will never I will come to you. That would be a waste of your great talent. I want to carve a piece. Look, I want to carve this "Liansheng Takako". It was an appointment with the client, and the design has been shown to him. He said yes. Even if you want to change it in the future, I'm afraid it won't be changed. Uncle Gui, look, you can carve well within a month."

Uncle Gui touched the piece of jade and felt very comfortable. The price of such a large piece of Hetian Qingbai jade is probably more than 60. Although Uncle Gui has always received large orders, it is not always the case.

He carefully looked at the design drawing given by Qinghe. The so-called "Lianshengguizi" is an image often used in jade carvings.The Chinese place great emphasis on inheritance, and wish to have many children and grandchildren.This kind of imagery is often carved on jade pieces to show more children and more blessings.And this kind of imagery has always been expressed in the form of lotus pods, lotus leaves and sweet-scented osmanthus, or children in one sculpture.

Qinghe's design is that there is a big lotus leaf on one side, a lotus flower is half wrapped in the lotus leaf, and a little fat child is inside the lotus flower.The position of the lotus leaf is exactly where the blue color is getting stronger, and the white greasy part is the lotus flower. Carving like this just removes the traces of water impact on the jade material, which is indeed the best for this piece of jade. way of using.

When Uncle Gui was looking at the [-]D design drawing on the computer, Qinghe took out another stack of papers from his bag, which was a printout of the design drawing.

Qing He and Uncle Gui discussed in the room for more than three hours. It was already eleven o'clock before Qing He and Uncle Gui made a final decision and signed the contract.

Qinghe got up to leave, but Uncle Gui kept him: "Just sleep at my house for one night, it's so late, it's not convenient to go to the hotel."

Qinghe said with a smile: "I have an appointment with someone else, so I have to leave. Uncle Gui, I will trouble you. If there is any problem, we will discuss it later."

After Uncle Gui locked the jade material in the safe, he sent him out the door: "I'll take you to a taxi, so don't worry. It's so late at night, I'm afraid of accidents."

Qing He said: "It will be fine. There is a car waiting for me outside."

He took a look at his phone, there were several text messages on it, although Qinghe said no, but Uncle Gui and Guixiang still sent him out of the alley.Outside the alley, there was indeed a car waiting, a black Mercedes.

After Qinghe appeared, the car door opened, and a man got out of the car, holding the car door and said to Qinghe, "Get in the car quickly."

Qinghe waved to Uncle Gui and Guixiang, "See you next time."

Guixiang went to look at the man standing by the car door, because the street lights were dim and she couldn't see clearly, she could only vaguely see that he was tall, wearing a white shirt, and his facial contour was very masculine.

Without waiting for Guixiang to take a second look, after Qinghe got into the passenger seat, he gave a slight nod to Uncle Gui and Guixiang, and then got into the car as well.

Qinghe lowered the car window and said to Uncle Gui: "Uncle Gui, then I will trouble you."

"Just come and pick up things on time." Uncle Gui waved to him, and the car drove away.

in the car.

Qinghe smiled at the man in the driver's seat, and called out, "Brother."

The man in the driver's seat looks about 20 years old, but looks very calm, like 30 years old.He has a pair of sharp and sharp eyebrows, quite sharp, but his eyes are full of affectionate taste, with a high nose bridge and beautiful lips, he is a very flavorful young man.He is Qinghe's elder brother Feng Zhou.

Qing He and Feng Zhou come from a gay family with two fathers and no mother.Feng Zhou's biological father is Feng Xi, and Qing He's biological father is Qing Jing. Although they are brothers, they are not related by blood.However, even if they are not related by blood, they have been the closest family members since they were young, and their relationship is very good.

Feng Zhou reached out and touched Qinghe's forehead, and said distressedly: "You really can't stand the heat, and there is sweat on your forehead. Do you need to turn on the air conditioner?"

Qinghe didn't care about his sweating at all. He looked at Feng Zhou with a smile on his face. He just came out of Uncle Gui's house and walked for only a minute before his face flushed with heat. He said, "No need. I It will cool off in a while."

Feng Zhou handed him a bottle of water, "How is the talk, is it going well?"

While twisting the cap of the water bottle to drink water, Qinghe said, "It went well. Uncle Gui has been a teacher for decades, and he is already a master in this industry. Talk to him and show him the pictures and materials. You know what to do, and the conversation is of course fast and smooth.”

As he spoke, he sighed softly: "Of course, you get what you pay for, and the price is not cheap, 12."

"12?" Feng Zhou said, "That's really not cheap. I remember that the jade lion you made last time was only 3000 yuan, right? Are you short of money now? If not, I'll give you some more. "

"I still have this little money. The Jade Lion? Are you talking about giving it to Dad? Well, it is indeed a 3000 yuan carver, but that one is much smaller. The master is not a master like Uncle Gui." Qing He said again He said, "I only ate the plane meal, and I haven't eaten dinner yet, brother, take me to have supper."

Feng Zhou looked at him helplessly: "Why didn't you say it earlier. I told the driver to pick you up at the airport, and you came here after eating, but you didn't listen."

Qinghe said: "What's the point of asking the driver to pick me up? It's better if I take a taxi. Don't bother the driver."

Feng Zhou drove Qinghe to a private restaurant that was still open at this location. The restaurant opened in the garden, with rockery, pools, pavilions, and high lanterns, which was quite interesting.

But Qinghe didn't care about this, he kept his head down to eat food, Feng Zhou just asked for a glass of water, turned the table for him while drinking water, and reminded him: "Eat slowly, no one will fight with you. "

Qinghe finished eating in two or three strokes, pushed the bowl away, glanced at his watch again, frowned and said, "Hey, it's already twelve twenty, I'm going to sleep after eating, I'm sure I'm going to gain weight."

As he said that, he lowered his head and pinched his belly through the shirt, "I'm really going to grow flesh."

Qinghe has inherited the characteristics of his biological father. From childhood to adulthood, his face always has a little tender baby fat. Even if there is no flesh on his body, it will not give people the feeling of being thin.

Feng Zhou looked at his movements and thought it was funny: "You are only so old, and you think about gaining weight every day."

Qinghe said: "I'm already 21 years old. It's like I'm still a child. You always think I'm a child, I've grown up."

"You'd better not go on a diet, you are not fat at all." In Feng Zhou's eyes, no matter what his younger brother looks like, he is always good-looking.He told his younger brother, called someone to pay the bill, and left with Qinghe.

On the way back to the residence, Qinghe asked: "Brother, you have to stay here for a few days, I have to go back to school tomorrow, and I still have classes."

Feng Zhou is currently working in a subsidiary company of his family. Because of his father's strict requirements, he is only 24 and five years old. He is also a rich man who does not worry about food and drink, but he is so busy that he has to earn money for the next day's life. the same people.Feng Zhou was on a business trip in Maoyuan City, but because he had a subsidiary company here, he would often come on business trips, and Qinghe also often went here, so he set up a house here, which was regarded as a place for the two of them to stay. Go to a hotel.

"I see that you have developed your hobby into a career. You run around all day long. Did you take classes well?"

Qinghe's major is law, but he has no interest in law at all. Since he was in college, he has fallen in love with jewelry design.He was self-study at first, and then Feng Zhou saw that he worked hard to find a few teachers who could guide him. He made rapid progress soon, so he became more addicted to it, often flying around collecting materials, and then looking for craftsmen, At first, it needed to be carried by someone, but now he is familiar with everything.

Hearing what Feng Zhou said, Qing He frowned and said, "Don't you like me like this?"