Chapter 51 Three thousand miles of rivers and mountains(1/2)
Looking at the numbers in the account, Wu Di smiled confidently. Maybe it won't be long before there will be another zero at the end.
I picked up Ou Doudou at home and went to have dinner with Principal Lu. After more than a month of recuperation, the couple's complexions have improved a lot, and some old illnesses have also been greatly improved. Aunt Song looked at the big one and the little one there.
After devouring the food, he couldn't help but secretly touch the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
"Eat slowly, it's like a starving ghost reincarnated! School is about to start. It's time for Doudou to be in third grade, right?"
"Grandma, it's early. There's only one month left!"
"Haha, your grandfather and I have discussed that we will stay for another week and then leave. I will visit you often in the future."
"Why? Don't you want Doudou?"
"Good boy, my grandpa can't let go of your classmates and those brats. No one but me can control them!"
A proud smile appeared on Principal Lu's face.
"That's right, that's right, he wanted to spank Goudan's ass for me when he got back. He pushed me all over that time, and also spanked Erya's palm. She never returned the eraser she lent me...Grandpa, I'll tell you
Let's go back together and go to school here, I'm afraid..."
"Doudou, don't be afraid. If anyone dares to bully you, call grandma and grandma will spank him..."
Wu Di didn't say anything. He knew that Principal Lu and his wife were just like his parents. They didn't belong here. They had their roots. It's hard to leave your homeland, and the older you get, the more so.
After sleeping one night in the nursing home, Aunt Song and Wu Di talked a lot, about Doudou, Principal Lu, and herself, until very late, before they fell asleep separately.
The next day's breakfast was past ten o'clock. Wu Di counted the time and simply had lunch before leaving. He took Doudou and Principal Lu and his wife to the city for a while and bought some toys for Doudou.
The hour hand points directly to three o'clock.
Wu Di smiled bitterly, he really didn't want to go shopping at this time. Forget it, let's do it tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Wu Di left Doudou with Principal Lu and his wife, went back to Zhong's house to move stones, and drove straight to Changlao Villa. The old lady kept shouting from behind:
"Take someone with you. Don't move alone. What if you get lost?"
At eleven o'clock, Wu Di rushed to Chang Lao's residence, and like Zhong Qi in the past, he shouted loudly at the door:
"Grandpa Chang, the baby has moved here. Fourth brother, come and help!"
Zhong Qi was wearing shorts and a vest, waving a big cattail leaf fan, and walked out unsteadily behind Mr. Chang who was also dressed in the same style. Not to mention, he really looked like a grandson. Old Yang waved his hands and ran behind,
"What baby? What baby? Old man, I have prepared all the life-saving pills."
Seeing Wu Di carrying a big guy wrapped in a sheet out of the car with great difficulty, Mr. Yang became furious:
"You kid, you only know how to wrap things up in sheets. You did it on porcelain plates last time, and you will do it again this time!"
Wu Di was speechless,
"It's so big, why should I carry a bag if I don't carry a sheet?"
Carrying sixty or seventy kilograms of things across the yard, Wu Di was really tired. He carefully placed the stone on the coffee table. Wu Di sat down on the ground, holding the water cup and drank heavily, Zhong Qi was angry.
Jumping and cursing:
"You bastard, put it down quickly, that's your sister-in-law's cup!"
Lao Yangtou unveiled the mysterious veil of the masterpiece and was dumbfounded.
"Old Chang, am I not dazzled? Is this thing called a treasure?"
Chang Lao shook his head, stepped forward and gently touched the jade surface, and then began to circle the stone, knocking it randomly twice from time to time.
Wu Di was surprised. He didn't know whether Chang Lao was really powerful or just a habit, but he actually discovered the real secret of the stone.
"It's strange, Xiao Wu, do you know what is here?"
"I don't know, but I guess it's a jade ornament, otherwise it wouldn't be so heavy."
"Such a big jade ornament? If it is older than the jade outside and carved by a famous artist, it can be considered a treasure."
Wu Di took out a handheld chainsaw from his bag like a magic trick and said with a smile:
"I'm ready to disembowel it today and take it out for a walk, whether it's a mule or a horse."
Seeing Wu Di preparing to cut from the middle, Mr. Chang quickly stopped him. Wu Di pointed at the seam he had made two days ago and said:
"I guess the two halves were glued together from here. It's definitely a good idea to cut it from here."
"I knew you were unreliable, so I used this!"
Chang Lao took out a long object from the drawer, with a small knife head sticking out from the front.
"Glass knife?"
"This is called a diamond cutting groove cutter. It is specially used to cut out stones. You can save your electric saw for sawing wood."
"Ah? I wanted to make a joke with you, but I didn't expect that the old man is so powerful and has such a complete set of things."
Wu Dishan smiled and took out a handful of exactly the same thing from his backpack.
Lao Yangtou smiled and slapped Wu Di on the back of the head:
"Little monkey, are you going to rebel against heaven?"
Chang Linlin covered her mouth and smiled while biting Zhong Qi's ears.
"Zhen Yi has been scolded like this since she was a child."
Wu Di was about to use the knife, but Chang Lao stopped him again and asked him to lift the lid from above.
"Why, I judge that two whole pieces of material are glued together from here. Wouldn't both sides come out if you cut them open?"
"Do you feel it shaking when you move it?"
"I don't think so."
"That's right, either the four boards are directly glued to the base, or as you said, the base is also glued and you can't take it out even if you cut it open."
Wu Di finally understood that he had gone wrong. Even if it was cut in half, would he dare to pull it to both sides? The answer is obviously no.
Wu Di was working hard, but all Zhong Qi could see was yawning. Chang Lao shook his head, called two guards, and drove Wu Di aside to cool down.
An hour later, the top cover was lifted, and several people gathered around, their heads blocking out all the light. Chang Lao rudely gave him a few blasts, and the three little ones stroked their heads and retreated in defeat.
"It is indeed a jade carving. It seems to have a micro-open-carving technique. There are words on the stone slab. Let me take a look."
Chang Lao took a flashlight and looked at it carefully. After a moment, he said excitedly:
"This is Zigang Jade. I started carving it in the 32nd year of Wanli and it took three years to complete it. Listen, on the day it was finalized, there were storms and clouds, heavy rain, and the mountains and rivers changed color. It lasted for three days without stopping! It's amazing! Xiao Li, hold on to me
, let Xiao Song paddle, be careful, the board may be in two halves, don’t break it.”
After more than an hour, the people who had hurriedly eaten quickly walked back to the living room. The four side panels were removed, and the long jade carving was completely exposed.
Chang Lao did not look at the jade carvings. Instead, he first took a closer look at the side panel with the words engraved on it.
"Grandpa, look at what this is. You can't see clearly at all. It's lump after lump. Isn't it all melted?"
Chang Lao was startled, turned around and said:
"Let me take a look, oh, it's a miniature sculpture. It's incredible. Under the conditions at that time, it was possible to carve so many and so small. No wonder it took Lu Zigang three years of hard work. Lin Lin, bring grandpa's magnifying glass.
"
There is an inscription on the base of the jade carving, "Mountain and River". Chang Lao first looked at the quality of the jade, and then looked at the whole, and couldn't help but admire:
"No wonder Lu Zigang said that it is a sacred jade. Look, white, cyan, emerald, black, brown, yellow, red, it is actually a piece of colorful jade, such a big piece of colorful jade! Xiao Wu, even I am a little jealous of your luck."
Wu Di had already explained the origin of the thing. At this moment, several people thought that this treasure was actually sold to him by someone else, and they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
Chang Linlin brought a bunch of magnifying glasses and a few small flashlights. Each person had a magnifying glass and lay on the jade carving to watch. Anyway, the jade carving was long enough and it was not afraid of being squeezed. Chang Linlin looked at it for a while, straightened up and said:
"Oh my God, I look so tired. This jade sculpture is so big. When will I see it?"
"Find someone to order an extra-large magnifying glass tomorrow and place it in front of this jade sculpture!"
Zhong Qi came up with a bad idea.
"Hey, take a flashlight and take a look."
Chang Linlin picked up a flashlight and shined it on the stone sculpture. By accident, it caught the eye of Chang Lao opposite. Chang Lao straightened up and shouted:
"Linlin, stop fooling around, it's about to close..."
Suddenly, he pointed to the corner of the room and shouted:
"Look, what is that?"
Several people quickly looked towards the corner of the room and saw nothing. Chang Lao lowered his head and thought for a moment and said:
"Linlin, turn on the flashlight and shine it from the same angle just now."
Chang Linlin agreed and set up the flashlight.
For a moment, half of a brown mountain peak floated in mid-air at the corner of the house.
"Move the flashlight slowly."
The mountain peak disappeared, and then woods, fields, crowds, and markets began to appear along the eaves. Several people were dumbfounded. Suddenly, the scenery disappeared, and Chang Lao said lost his mind:
"It's over?"
To be continued...