jade carver

When Cheng Ye woke up in the morning, it was just dawn, and the curtains in the box were drawn, and it seemed that no one had woken up yet.Li Rui was sitting on the edge of the bed and was tying his shoes. When he saw Cheng Ye turning over, he leaned over and asked him in a low voice, "Are you awake?"

Cheng Ye responded, he had the habit of getting up early, and now he couldn't fall asleep even when he lay down, so he went to wash up with Li Rui.The water supply on the train is tight, so getting up early is better.After the two of them washed their faces and brushed their teeth, it was meaningless to stand in the aisle, so they simply went to the dining car, found a seat, sat down and chatted while waiting for breakfast.Most of the time it was Li Rui who was talking, and Cheng Ye listened carefully, but sometimes he couldn't help but interrupt.

"Brother Rui, don't you have to rush back to City D? It's very busy there, you don't need to stay here, the master and the others are here, so I can take care of myself."

Li Rui didn't agree, "Go and have a look first, I can't just turn around and buy a ticket as soon as I get off the train! Cheng Ye, you are so cruel, let me go when you deliver it, right?"

"No, no, I'm afraid you'll be busy and delay your business..." Cheng Ye glanced at Li Rui secretly, with a very cautious tone. "They said that it seems that there is a special situation recently, and they have to keep an eye on something."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows and looked at him. Instead of answering Cheng Ye's question, he snorted first, "They? I think Huang Mao told you that? I'll deal with him when I go back."

Cheng Ye shrank his neck and stared at the advertising paper on the dining table, as if he was about to memorize those few lines, and he was very absorbed in reading it.

Li Rui did have things to deal with in City D, but they were all urgent matters. Someone in City D secretly switched things from the outside, using the name of Brother Long to make a big deal, but they couldn't catch anyone, and they couldn't get a handle.Brother Long knew it well, so he only asked Li Rui to keep an eye on it in City D, leading the snake out of its hole.It's a pity that the man was too smart, and immediately retreated at the slightest sign of trouble, making Li Rui unable to do anything.

When Li Rui came out this time, Brother Long also acquiesced. They thought the same thing. They should not rush to deal with these people. Only by taking a long time can they catch big fish.

"Don't worry, I'm here on a business trip. I'll wait two days for someone to pick me up." Li Rui rubbed Cheng Ye's head, and pressed down the lock of hair that was curled up in his sleep. "Call me if you have anything to do. It's closer to City D. I'll be here on the same day."

Cheng Ye responded, and the corners of his smiling eyes curled up, "I know."

The training class was in the High School Attached to Z University, and the conditions were not bad. In the standard student dormitory for six people, Cheng Ye and the others just made up one room, and the suitcase was placed on the spare bed.Lao Xia is a senior, and the training class even provided a hotel specially for him to stay for a few more days and help guide him by the way.Lao Xia didn't expect this, but he was planning to stay and accompany Cheng Ye and the others after the training camp, so he was happy to enjoy the free entertainment.

The school couldn't accommodate foreigners, so Li Rui went to the hotel to stay overnight, bought some things for Cheng Ye the next day, and told him to go to class with peace of mind.There were so many things to do in the company, so Li Rui went back that afternoon. Seeing that the school environment was safe, and Lao Xia followed him all the way, he felt relieved.

The content of the training class is divided into two parts, one part is professional courses, and the other part is cultural courses.At the beginning, because there were not enough people, the person in charge over there first invited professors from University Z to give you a few cultural lessons, most of which were about the history of University Z, which was interesting.

But big brother Xu Junjie and the twins sounded a bit struggling.One of them is old, and they feel unfamiliar with the content of the class after not touching it for a long time. The other two are too out of touch with the third year of high school.

Cheng Ye and Yun Yifei tutored them one by one. Cheng Ye brought the elder brother Xu Junjie, and Yun Yifei taught the twins hand in hand, so they could keep up with the progress.The professor who taught them was very interested in the few sitting in the front row, especially the twins in the middle, who seemed to be underage.The old man took advantage of the recess and leaned over to talk to them, "Kids, how old are you, why are you here to participate in this training class?"

The twins are not stupid, they blinked their eyes and circled around the old professor, "Teacher, we are smart, we skipped a grade. This year, we are in the second year of high school, so we can take the exam, right?" This is what old man Xu taught them. Where did they get a set of student certificates for the two of them, which clearly stated that the two children had skipped grades to the second year of high school, and it was recommended to take the university entrance exam in advance.

The old professor believed it was true, praised the twins a few words, and then went to see Xu Junjie over there, who looked a bit old.

Xu Junjie's bad stomach was taught by his master. When the old professor looked at him, he immediately put on a humble look, "Teacher, I am a resuming student. I am not very old, but I have an old-fashioned appearance."

The old professor let out a sigh, still a little strange, thinking that this resuming student had been studying for a few years, so why did he let someone else teach him.Xu Junjie was one step ahead of him, pointing at Cheng Ye and Yun Yifei and said, "These are my two juniors, we came here together. Cough, they are also resuming classes, they are better than me..."

The old professor was amused, well, these five seniors, two who skipped a grade and three who resumed classes, are really lively!

After surviving the cultural class, a few of them waited for the most anticipated professional class. When it comes to jade carving, they are all very good at it.Xu Junjie and the twins kept their backs straight, just waiting to feel proud in the professional class.Cheng Ye and Yun Yifei are also looking forward to it. They have learned from their masters since they were young. Apart from their own masters, they have never come into contact with other jade carvers.

The teacher who came to the class had quite long hair, but it was a pity that he was a man. He stood there with a thick and short body, holding chalk and began to give lectures. "Students, let's systematically learn about jade today..."

The teacher was scribbling hard on the blackboard, but the content of the professional class he spoke made my brothers dumbfounded.

"Jade is divided into nephrite and jadeite. The hardness is divided into 10 grades. Among them, the hardness of diamond is the highest, and the Mohs hardness is 10 degrees... Generally, the artificial jade that appears on the market is synthetic jade made of jade powder, crystal and salt water. , The identification method is very simple, the specific gravity of natural jade is 3.3-3.4, and the specific gravity of artificial jade is about 2.8, we put them in the specific gravity liquid..."

The five people in the front row were all dumbfounded.They have passed it down from generation to generation. They use their own eyes to identify jade, use their palms to evaluate, and even smell and lick with their tongues at critical moments, but they have never used any specific gravity liquid... specific gravity liquid?What is this?Mohs hardness scale number? !What the hell is this? ! !

Most of the people below were in the same situation as Xu Junjie and the others. They were all dumbfounded, and they were devastated in just half a class.Especially before the teacher left at the end, he also assigned a jade calculation problem, a long list of symbols that looked like English but not English, which made Xu Junjie's hands tremble when copying. "Cheng Ye, you, will you know? Senior brother's life is in your hands..."

Cheng Ye wrote down the question and comforted him, "It's okay, brother, don't worry. This is a math question. The teacher just replaced the numbers with a few symbols. It's quite simple."

A little fat man behind was scratching his head anxiously. Hearing what Cheng Ye said, he immediately leaned over and begged Cheng Ye, "Brother, what, you take me too? Let me copy after writing..." He Seeing that Cheng Ye didn't say a word, he was really anxious, and he called brother several times, "I'll just copy it this time, really! Brother, how about I treat you to dinner? I know there is a restaurant in front of the school that is delicious. My brother just took me there yesterday..."

Cheng Ye was a little bit embarrassed, but seeing how anxious he was, he nodded and agreed, "You can't learn to copy such a few numbers, you'd better listen to the lectures, and you will be your own when you learn it."

The little fat man was happy, "Brother, you are so kind! Then when you teach this brother, I will listen!"

Cheng Ye couldn't laugh or cry, "Don't listen to me, the teacher speaks much better than me, you have to listen to the teacher..."

"Whenever I see a man with long hair, I feel uncomfortable." The little fat man wrinkled his face, "My brother said that artists are like this now, but my grandpa also said that whoever in our family dares to have long hair in the future, Just beat him to death with a walking stick. When I saw our teacher’s long, curly and oily hair, I thought of my grandpa’s walking stick. It’s really a shadow..."

Xu Junjie burst out laughing, and secretly gave the little fat man a thumbs up, "The old man is mighty, I thought so too just now. What's wrong with the artists now, they used to be popular, but now they have changed to shawls."

Yun Yifei also felt uncomfortable on the side. Although the school he attended was not the best, the teachers taught him well, and his behavior was very old-fashioned.He had never seen such a casual teacher, dressed casually, and lectured quite casually, talking about jade, all over the world, domestic and foreign.However, they did talk about a lot of things they didn't know, and in general, they still learned a lot.

In the words of the teacher's final conclusion, this is considered to be on track with the international, and we have to follow the international style in the future.

The author has something to say:

Big Brother is struggling:

Master Brother: Damn, this is an alien language, right... As an artist, I have the right to refuse vulgar studies.

Twins: Brother, are you an artist?What artist?

Master Brother (with a serious face): ...Are you a craftsman?

Volume Four: Everyone Has Their Own Things