Chapter 237 Chapter 237 Test

"Fuck you." Liu Yufei said angrily, "If others want my old man to introduce Grandpa Li to help him carve, they still can't do it. You know, with Grandpa Li's craftsmanship, it's not easy to sell You boy, I don’t know what kind of luck you have had, that even my old man is so optimistic about you, it almost makes me feel jealous.... You, you are still talking sarcasticly here! " "Isn't it?" Jia Sidao said with a slightly surprised face, "Could it be that some of your 'Liu Ji' jadeite materials can't be carved by Grandpa Li himself?"

"Yes, but not many." Liu Yufei replied honestly, "Moreover, a large part of them were carved by Grandpa Li before. The craftsmanship at that time, and now, Naturally, they are incomparable. Speaking of which, even in my hands, there are not many finished jadeites carved by Grandpa Li." "Hey, don't you think you exchanged it for money?" Jia Sidao smiled lightly. The two of them were fighting like this, and walked into one of the houses together. The old wooden door was very heavy, but also very simple, which made people feel at ease and at the same time have some expectations!Just like Jia Sidao's mood now.

What kind of weird temper would a craftsman who even Liu Yufei wanted to ask him to carve jade ornaments for himself? Or, as long as anyone with some ability is a generation who is proud of his talent, right? Jia Sidao's mind began to keep thinking. Imagining that when Grandpa Li first heard that he wanted to ask him to carve jade ornaments, the expression of anger or surprise might appear on Grandpa Li's face. I think it's a bit unreasonable!To be honest, Jia Sidao still doesn't have the slightest impression of Grandpa Li in his mind! As for those master sculptors that I saw on the Internet, Jia Sidao felt that they were a bit fairy-like.And will Grandpa Li, who is about to meet, look like this?

Just as I was imagining it, suddenly, a crisp voice came to my face: "Hey, Xiao Fei, Xiao Jia, why are you here?" Jia Sidao looked up, and it turned out to be Li Shishi who had met once, that is, the woman Liu Yufei was carrying with him when he was at the casino in Yangmei Village!For a while, Jia Sidao looked at Liu Yufei and Li Shishi, with an ambiguous smile on his face! "Well..." Liu Yufei first explained to Li Shishi the reason for the two of them coming, and then said to Jia Sidao, "Shishi is Grandpa Li's granddaughter, she is here It's normal to show up!"

"Yes, it's normal for people to appear here. But, in other places..." Jia Sidao said while looking at Liu Yufei with a smile!Jia Sidao would not let go of such a scene that could strike Liu Yufei.However, did Jia Sidao's deep meaning succeed? Li Shishi in front of him naturally helped Liu Yufei out of the siege. "Xiao Fei, did Grandpa Liu ask you to come and see my grandpa?" Li Shishi said, looking at Liu Yufei in a daze, "By the way, my grandpa is still sitting in the backyard." "Yeah." Liu Yufei was just able to change the subject. "Well, Miss Shishi, how do you know that Mr. Liu asked us to come here?" Jia Sidao was a little curious. Could it be that Liu Yufei brought him to visit Li Shishi?You know, in Jia Sidao's eyes, no matter what, the relationship between Li Shishi and Liu Yufei is still somewhat unclear, right?

"This is very simple." Li Shishi smiled slightly, looked at Liu Yufei, and said, "Xiaofei usually comes to our house, either to ask for my help, or to visit my grandpa. However, recently , most of them come to me for help. And if they want to visit my grandfather, most of them come alone. At this moment, I will bring you over here with Xiao Jia, and, at this time, it is natural to come I have something to do with my grandfather. And,..." "And if you want to find something with Grandpa Li, you will definitely need my grandfather's approval." Liu Yufei hurriedly said, if not, if Li Shishi keeps talking like this, God knows what words will come out of her mouth.On the other hand, Jia Sidao at this time, with that slight smile on his face and his indifferent eyes looking at him, made Liu Yufei feel like a thorn in his back.

From Li Shishi's words, it's not difficult to hear that Liu Yufei asked Li Shishi to accompany him and go to the underground casino, just to support the scene. As for the relationship between Li Shishi and Liu Yufei, in Jia Sidao's opinion, at least, from the current situation, it should belong to the kind of relationship between childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts.It's just that the kind of acquaintance between the two is not what ordinary lovers have! No wonder, Liu Yufei was about to intercept Li Shishi's words in the middle. However, Jia Sidao could tell that Li Shishi's grandfather, even in "Liu Ji", is definitely an important person.If not, why, even if Liu Yufei came to look for Grandpa Li to help with the carving, did he need the consent of Grandpa Liu?

Led by Li Shishi, the three of them walked through the main hall together and went to the backyard. The scene inside was just as Jia Sidao had expected. There was a small yard surrounded by similar houses. Judging from the traces of use in front of those houses, It should be that there were several families living in the past, but maybe the children have all gone to the city. Looking at it now, it seems a little more cold. And the whole yard also has an independent gate, which should be shared by several original families!Outside the door, facing a road! In the yard, most of the places are paved with small pebbles, densely packed, forming paths!In the corner, there are naturally many plants planted, full of greenery!In particular, one of the rockery is not high or big, but it also looks very unique. It is extremely rare in the courtyard of such an old house renovation. It can be seen that Mr. Li is also an elegant person!

If not, when passing the living room, Jia Sidao noticed that in the living room, there would be no wicker chairs, wooden tea tables, purple sand pots, small pendulum clocks and other furnishings. But now, at a position slightly off the center of the small courtyard, there is still a shelf of vines supporting it.This made Jia Sidao imagine the feeling of meeting under the grape arbor on a summer night. As for the vine, what kind of plant is it? Even Jia Sidao who grew up in the countryside can hardly name it. . The vines spread unscrupulously. The whole shelf is not big, about two and a half meters high. Four wooden pillars stand in a square shape, supporting the ceiling above. Not to mention it is already evening , Even at noon, with the cover of the green branches and leaves on the shelf, the position below should not be too hot, right?

Of course, in the middle of this shelf is a table made of natural stone, with four wicker chairs placed beside it. And on this natural stone table, there is naturally a whole set of tea sets.In addition, there is an old radio, some tones come from it intermittently, which makes people feel a sense of natural leisure.Sitting on the edge of the stone table was an old man over sixty years old, with a slightly fat body and very simple clothes, just a blue and white shirt with two or three buttons near the lapel. They are all open, showing a bit of breasts/breast, and the hair is black and white. Needless to say, it is Grandpa Li.

Seeing Li Shishi walking in with Jia Sidao and Liu Yufei, he was quite surprised at first, and then recovered his calm expression. Jia Sidao pondered, if only from the appearance of the old man, it is really hard to imagine that Grandpa Li in front of him would be an outstanding craftsman.Judging by his clothes and demeanor, he is like a neighbor's grandfather or something. As for what Liu Yufei said beforehand, his eccentric temper has long been forgotten by Jia Sidao went. "Grandpa Li, hello, I came to see you, didn't I disturb you? This is Xiao Jia, but my grandpa asked me to bring it here so that we can come and see you together." Seeing Grandpa Li's complacency, Liu Yufei After the demeanor, he hurried forward and said hello, and by the way, he also stated the purpose of his coming straight to the point. Until now, Mr. Li's eyes looked carefully at Jia Sidao, and with a faint smile on his face, he said, "Come on, sit! Xiao Fei, old man, I thought you came here specially. Looking for a teacher." "Grandpa,..." Li Shishi muttered immediately beside him. "Okay, okay, okay, grandpa, I won't talk about your business. Is this okay?" Grandpa Li seemed to be very helpless for Li Shishi's acting like a baby, but the expression on his face was still cheerful. He said to Jia Sidao, "Xiao Jia, you sit too! Since Master Liu introduced you, you must be in the jadeite business, right?" Seeing Jia Sidao nodded, Grandpa Li didn't see him either, and then said: "In the past few years, Mr. Liu, I haven't used much of my old man's place..." "Grandpa Li, are you out of touch now?" Liu Yufei said with a smile on the sidelines, "My grandpa misses you every day. Especially your craftsmanship is a unique skill. But, my grandpa doesn't want to It made you too tired, so in the past few years, you have rarely been allowed to make a move." "Hehe, you can talk. Little Liu gave birth to a good baby." Grandpa Li was overjoyed when he heard that.As for the little Liu Zi in his mouth, Jia Sidao guessed that it should be the nickname of Liu Yufei's father!Generally speaking, in the mouths of the older generation, those who address the younger generation seldom call the younger generation directly by their names. It's like calling Liu Yufei, you will know Xiao Xiaofei, and calling Liu Yufei's father, Xiao Liuzi, it's normal! Even, in Jia Sidao's hometown, many people would call him nicknames like 'Gousheng' and 'Iron Egg'.However, in the past few years, with the gradual development of information dissemination, even in rural areas, most of the people who call these childhood nicknames are relatives of the older generation, or older neighbors. Jia Sidao remembered that every time he went home, just walking back home from the station in the small town, he would feel the knowing smiles and the tireless greetings of the acquaintances he saw. A sense of familiarity and warmth! The so-called nostalgia is nothing more than that. "Grandpa Li, Xiao Jia is good in the jadeite business, but unlike our 'Liu Ji', he mainly deals in the jadeite raw material business. When I came back to look for you, I naturally fell in love with your craftsmanship." Liu Yufei heard Mr. Li also smiled coyly after addressing his father, then changed the topic and said, "If you are not busy, why not help Xiao Jia and carve some emerald ornaments, Grandpa Li, what are you doing next?" Are you free for a while?" "Grandpa, anyway, you stay at home every day, and you don't have much to do, why don't you help Brother Xiaofei." Before Mr. Li could answer, Li Shishi next to him spoke. For a moment, Mr. Li looked at Li Shishi first, and then at Liu Yufei. The smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to become more intense all of a sudden, but he said cheerfully and seemingly irrelevantly: "This life Girl, it's just that the heart of a woman is outward. No, there's nothing wrong with it, so I pushed grandpa out." "Grandpa——" Li Shishi couldn't help shouting angrily, "I won't tell you anymore." After finishing speaking, he walked away and went back to the house alone. Jia Sidao looked at Li Shishi's somewhat annoyed look, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Liu Yufei. Seeing Liu Yufei's face, he was not surprised at all. Instead, he shrugged helplessly at him. Waves' mood became much calmer again. "Grandpa Li, I also call you like Brother Liu, don't you mind?" Jia Sidao said, seeing Mr. Li noncommittal, he hit a snake and followed him with a stick, and then said, "Before I come, I just listen to you." Brother Liu said that I want to ask you to carve a lot of rules. Let me see, will you give me a chance?" "Oh?" Mr. Li, at this moment, he seems to have paid more attention to the purpose of Jia Sidao's visit, "Why don't you tell me, old man, what rules do I have?" "Uh,..." Jia Sidao for a moment, but he was a little speechless! In fact, before coming here, Liu Yufei had indeed discussed with Jia Sidao about various situations that might arise after meeting Mr. Li.For example, if you refuse directly as soon as you open your mouth, or if you just evade and say that you are very busy, etc., the two of you made some preparations for what to do.It's as straightforward as it is now, but I never thought of it. Speaking of which, the main reason why 'Liu Ji' didn't bother Mr. Li frequently was because Mr. Li was so famous.After all, if it is an ordinary quality jade material, a master craftsman at Mr. Li's age will naturally not sell it again. And those so-called rules, at least at the beginning, were not set by Mr. Li himself. For example, only two or three pieces of jade ornaments are carved every year, or, if the jade material is not the best, it will not be sold.It is nothing more than some people who want to invite Mr. Li to make a move.Firstly, the emerald ornaments in Jieyang area are exquisite, delicate and ingenious!For a good jade ornament, most craftsmen will carve it for three to five months. If you encounter the best jadeite material, even before carving, it will take more than half a year just for the design time. With a master carver of Mr. Li's level, the annual output is naturally not high. In addition, if you just want to invite Mr. Li to sculpt, then your jadeite material must have something special, right?If the jadeite material can be seen everywhere on the street and in the market, even if Mr. Li wants to carve it, you are too embarrassed to sell it! Of course, although good jadeite materials are rare in the market, with the strength of 'Liu Ji', it is relatively easy to find a few pieces of good jadeite materials. As long as Mr. Li is willing, even if he wants to carve some Ornaments are not difficult.But the problem is, with Mr. Li's craftsmanship and the top-quality jade material, the price of the jade ornaments made will undoubtedly be high! If the thing can be sold immediately after it is made, then the funds of 'Liu Ji' will naturally be returned very quickly.But if it is something made, because the price is too high, it will be kept in the hand for three to five years. If there are only one or two pieces, "Liu Ji" can afford it. The turnover is bound to become tense. After all, a family-run business like 'Liu Ji' pays more attention to the pursuit of the greatest benefit.Unlike Jia Sidao, who is the only one running the business, he has the final say on everything!Even, to put it bluntly, Jia Sidao is full and the whole family is not hungry! The family of "Liu Ji" has a big business, but it can't afford too much hoarding. As for those bracelets, rings and other jade styles that are more popular in the market, even if Mr. Li's craftsmanship is superb, can he still make bracelets into flowers?As long as the craftsmanship is decent, most of the craftsmen are competent. In this way, it can be regarded as limiting the annual production of Mr. Li's jade ornaments. Over time, such weird rules as Mr. Li can carve up to two jadeite ornaments each year, or what kind of requirements are there for the carved jadeite materials, etc., have gradually spread. Of course, that's what he said, but in the face of Mr. Li's question, Jia Sidao wondered in his heart whether he wanted to say such and such!