Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 173 Carving Master
"Are you really willing to give it to me?" Zhu Pei took the golden flower and asked with a smile.

"As long as the little lady is willing to follow me, what is a golden flower?"

"Okay! For Jinhua's sake, I'll walk with you."

The shopkeeper next to him was anxious, don't let this fairy-like lady be abducted, he quickly reminded: "Little lady, people have ulterior motives, don't trust others casually, no one will give you anything for nothing! "

Zhu Pei glanced at Fan Ning with a half-smile, and asked with a smile, "Did you hear me? Tell me honestly why you gave me golden flowers and what's your intention?"

Fan Ning glanced at the talkative shopkeeper, smiled and said to Zhu Pei: "People are unpredictable! Of course I want to abduct you and sell you."

Zhu Pei gritted his teeth and punched him in the back, "You still want to betray me, can you beat me, you brat?"

This punch made Fan Ning grin his teeth, and he quickly raised his hand in surrender, "I was wrong, you sold me!"

Zhu Pei smiled and said, "It's still interesting, this general will spare you."

Seeing the two flirting away, the shopkeeper finally came to his senses, and slapped himself hard. He was really blind. He clearly knew each other and deliberately joked about it, so he took it seriously.

"Juppe, have you been to me?"

The two of them walked slowly in the tiles under umbrellas, Zhu Pei gave him a white look, and said coquettishly, "What do you think?"

Fan Ning scratched his head and said, "I didn't expect you to come today, it's raining!"

"I also thought you would stay in the house and study obediently today. It's raining!"

Zhu Pei imitated Fan Ning's tone perfectly, and both of them laughed. Zhu Pei looked at the golden flower box in his hand and asked meaningfully: "Who did you originally buy this golden flower headdress for?"

"Originally, I just watched the shopkeeper make golden flowers. Seeing that the golden flowers are too delicate, I planned to buy them for my mother. If you like them, I will give them to you."

"Oh! I thought you were."

Zhu Pei smiled and returned the golden flower to Fan Ning, "Give it to your mother! This golden flower is not suitable for me, and it looks a bit old-fashioned."

"Then let me think about it, what will I get you?" Fanning asked again with a smile.

What Zhu Pei was thinking about was a hat, but he smiled and said, "I don't need anything, thank you for your kindness."

Fan Ning smiled and said, "I'll ask the shopkeeper to make you a gold ornament in two days. I'll draw the shape and pattern myself. It's guaranteed to be a unique gold ornament in Song Dynasty."

Zhu Pei was a little curious about what kind of jewelry it would be.

The carriage stopped at the gate of Wazi, Zhu Pei got into the carriage, and smiled at Fan Ning: "Let's go! I'll take you to see the new store in the capital where the Qishi Pavilion is located."

Fan Ning got into the carriage, but unexpectedly found that there was another person sitting in the back seat of the carriage, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhu Pei's elder brother Zhu Zhe.

"I can't help it, he has been following me for the past few days!" Zhu Pei said helplessly, "I had no choice but to bring him out."

Zhu Zhe, who had been sculpting with his head down, suddenly realized something, and slowly raised his head. When he saw Fan Ning clearly, a bright smile appeared on his chubby face.

Zhu Pei and Jian Meizi were also stunned, they had never seen Zhu Zhe smile so brightly.

Fan Ning was moved by the innocent and heartfelt smile on Zhu Zhe's face, and he also laughed, "Brother Zhe, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

"look!"

Zhu Zhe spat out two words indistinctly, and held up the carved work in his hand.

Fan Ning's eyes were suddenly attracted.

In Zhu Zhe's hand should be the goose-egg-shaped Tian Huangshi, but it has completely changed and turned into a mountain.

Fan Ning recognized at a glance that this was the stone-carved version of "Traveling in Streams and Mountains".

"Brother Zhe, can you show me?" Fanning stretched out his hand and asked with a smile.

Zhu Zhe tilted his head and thought for a while, then gently placed his work on Fan Ning's palm.

A look of shock flashed in Zhu Pei's eyes beside him. My brother actually handed over the unfinished statue to others. This has never happened before!

The interest in her heart became stronger. Why is her brother so special to Fan Ning? Is it because they are both dumbfounded?

Fan Ning looked carefully at the stone carving in his hand, and he couldn't put it down. It was a reappearance of Fan Kuan's original "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", which was many times better than those copied pictures.

The golden flower just now was exquisitely crafted and exquisite, and it imitated the shape of the lotus flower to the extreme, but that golden flower still lacks something that can be understood but cannot be expressed in words, that is, the charm. The real charm can only be found in the master. hands to see.

But now, Fan Ning sees that kind of charm in the "Traveling Map of Streams and Mountains" carved with Tianhuang stone. He feels the majesty of the mountain, the awe of the high mountain, and the insignificance of the traveler. And the desolation between heaven and earth, which is far beyond the reach of ordinary stone carvers.

"Brother Zhe, give this to me!"

A bright smile appeared on Zhu Zhe's face again. He muttered, took the stone carving over again, and lowered his head to carve. He didn't have the blueprint, and the blueprint was in his heart.

Zhu Pei whispered next to him: "Brother said, he will give it to you after he carves it."

"Great!"

Fan Ning clenched his fists tightly, and smiled at Zhu Pei: "This stone sculpture will be the treasure of the town hall in the future, and it will be placed in glass forever. That, I mean, in a glass box."

Fan Ning almost slipped the tongue, he just remembered that there is no glass in the Song Dynasty in this era, only colored glaze.

Zhu Pei's expression was rather complicated. She was not interested in Fan Ning's proposal at this time, and she was still puzzled. Why was her brother so special to Fan Ning?
My brother only met Fan Ning once two years ago, but his affection for him was deeply rooted in his heart, and it did not disappear with the passage of time.

After a while, Zhu Pei said: "You can put this stone carving in the study! Next time, get a bigger Tianhuang stone and ask my brother to carve another one."

Fan Ning stared at Zhu Zhe who was engrossed in carving, and suddenly felt a little remorse in his heart. If he had known that the largest piece of Tianhuang stone should not have been handed over to Zhang Yulang, how good would it be to let Zhu Zhe carve a Kowloon incense burner for himself?
The carriage arrived at Daxiangguo Temple, then drove into Shuxiang Street, headed north, and stopped slowly at a place dozens of steps away from the street entrance.

Zhu Pei looked at it, and said to Fan Ning, "That's right, it's here!"

Fan Ning got out of the carriage and glanced at Zhu Zhe again, "Isn't he getting out of the carriage?"

Zhu Pei shook his head, "He doesn't like going to the streets. When we go back to Pingjiang Mansion, he will stay on the boat or in the carriage."

At this time, Fan Ning suddenly found another woman about 30 years old in the carriage, and couldn't help being stunned for a moment. He had seen this woman in Mudu Zhu's mansion and was responsible for taking care of Zhu Zhe.

But that's not the problem here. Was this woman in the carriage just now?Why didn't I see it myself?

Fan Ning suddenly thought of something, and hurried to the back of the carriage, only to find that the back seat was at least two feet away from the rear wall of the carriage, just enough to accommodate one person, and it turned out that she was sitting here.

There are special seats for servants in this luxurious carriage. In the past, Zhu Pei's personal servant girl sat in the carriage, and this woman did not have this kind of treatment.

"Jupei, where's your little maid?" Fan Ning asked with a smile.

"Go with my mother!"

Zhu Pei said unhappily: "I secretly reported my every move to my mother all day long, and when I found out, I drove her away."

"Then do you want to find another one?"

"Let's talk about it! Now I don't want a personal servant girl, just find a servant girl if I have anything to do. The housekeeper, mother-in-law, servant girl, maid, etc. are all loyal to my mother. I don't want to lure wolves into the house."

While talking, the two came to a shop. Fan Ning and Su Liang visited again two days ago, so they are more familiar with this place.

On the north side of Shuyuan Lane, there are seven high-end strange stone museums that specialize in selling various ornamental stones. They are holy places for stoners in the capital. Almost all dignitaries are their customers. When it comes to buying stones in the capital, everyone will think of the north side of Shuyuan Lane.

Only by understanding these backgrounds can you understand how difficult it is for Zhu Pei to win this shop. This is not a matter of rent, but seven Kistler museums are vying for this vacant shop, and finally Zhu Pei got it.

The original shop was a bookstore. It was located in the middle of several strange stone museums, which seemed a bit abrupt. The business has not been very good, so the owner of the shop transferred it.

Fan Ning followed Jupe into the shop. The shop was closed and all the books inside were basically removed, leaving only rows of empty bookshelves.

The store has two floors, with a total area of ​​about [-] square meters. It is a rather large store.

"Jupei, how did you get this shop?" Fan Ning asked with a smile.

"Actually, it was my third grandfather who helped me. The owner of this shop wanted to open a real shop that can make wine, so my third grandfather transferred a real shop on the other side of the Taiping Bridge to him, and then he cut the shop in half. The price was sold to the third grandfather."

Fanning was surprised and delighted at once, "Did you buy this shop?"

(End of this chapter)