Chapter 263 Director

After buying some gifts, Zhuang Rui took a taxi and told the driver the address. The middle-aged driver in his forties was quite talkative. He chatted with Zhuang Rui in a Beijing accent.

"Yes, I came to visit the elders.

"The average person really doesn't know your address. It was almost demolished there, but the courtyard left behind was worth a lot of money.

The middle-aged driver said with envy. In the early years, the housing of Beijing people was very tight. There were five or six families in a quadrangle courtyard, and the per capita housing area was only a few square meters. Later, when the Asian Games Village was built, Beijing people wanted to live in buildings. When the government said that the demolition and compensation

However, the alley quadrangle courtyard has been demolished less and less, and it has been paid attention to. In recent years, after being preserved as a cultural heritage, the price has soared. The price of more than a dozen buildings may not be worth a quadrangle.

A relatively shrewd travel company has launched a special Hutong tour, all of which are human rickshaw drivers wearing yellow vests, and the name of the car shop is written on the front of the "Beijing Hutong Tour" on the front. And the phone number. The bao car and the alley tour they serve are full of local characteristics. The vast bao motorcade shuttles through the streets and alleys of Beijing.

During the trip, every time you walk to an alley, the yo drivers will also introduce what kind of alley it is and who lives here. It depends on which open quadrangle courtyard, it can be seen that the quadrangle courtyard has now become a tourist attraction in Beijing. The old man lived outside Xuanwumen, which was not far from the hotel where Zhuang Rui lived. After a long time, the driver parked his car at an alley, but he could no longer drive in.

After paying the fare and getting out of the car with his things, Zhuang Rui walked to the alley. On both sides of the narrow alley, there were high green brick walls, which looked a little dilapidated. There was also a sign at the entrance of the alley, which said: Non-open unit, no visit.

Zhuang Rui came a little early, and it was not until nine o'clock. From time to time, someone came in and out of the alley. Looking at Zhuang Rui with things in his hand, his eyes couldn't help but be a little strange. Fortunately, there was a house number in front of each house. Zhuang Rui accelerated his pace and walked through the door of three or four courtyards. I finally found the old man's residence.

Zhuang Rui rang the doorbell. After more than one minute, the heavy door opened, one by one. A middle-aged woman in her forties poked out her head, looked at the things in Zhuang Rui's hand, and said, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is it Zhuang Rui? Come on in,"

Before Zhuang Rui could reply, the old man's bright and powerful voice rang in the yard, that. The middle-aged woman opened half of the door and let Zhuang Rui in.

Entering the gate, Zhuang Rui's eyes suddenly lit up. The yard is completely different from the slightly dark alley outside. The sun shines through the leaves of the big maple tree in the yard and falls to the ground like gold, and there is also a flower garden in the yard. It was full of lilacs and begonia flowers, and the fragrance of flowers spread to Zhuang Rui's nose.

On the high tree right of the maple tree, there are also three or four bird cages, and several birds keep chirping in it.

Zhuang Rui looked at the rooms around him and found that this was a small quadrangle with two east-west rooms and three rooms in the south room. He lay bricks to the top, raised the ridge tile room, paved bricks in the yard, and connected all the doors. The flower huts were interspersed on both sides of the road. There Yes, there are couplets on the two.

Outside of each room, there are also pomegranate trees, narcissus, oleander, golden osmanthus, silver osmanthus, rhododendron and other potted flowers and trees in the hot summer. This small quadrangle courtyard reveals a cool atmosphere everywhere.

The ancient man was sitting on a lounge chair under the tree, holding a book in his hand, with an octagonal table in front of him. There was a set of tea sets on the table and a few snacks. The breeze was gentle, blowing the thick branches and leaves at the beginning, and the scattered sun sprinkled on the old man, just like a

"Xiao Zhang, bring a chair to Xiaozhuang." Seeing that it was really Zhuang Rui, the old man stood up happily.

"No, no, I'll do it myself." Zhuang Rui handed the gift in his hand to the middle-aged woman and moved a chair next to the flowerbed to the old table.

"Uncle Gu, I'm really sorry to disturb your cleanliness again." Zhuang Rui didn't sit down. Instead, he bowed slightly to the old man.

"What are you talking about? I live alone. I usually think it's too pure. Don't stand there. Sit down."

The old man put down the book in his hand and siped tea for Zhuang Rui.

"That one is..."

"Oh, Xiao Zhang is the nanny I hired. My children are all over, and no one wants to stay in this courtyard."

Actually, it's not like what the old man said. Several of his children are still very filial, but the old man likes purity and drives the juniors out. But every weekend, the children will still come back to get together.

"It's good here. I think it's much more comfortable than living in a building."

Zhuang Rui said from the bottom of his heart. Because he lived in the depths of the alley, the traffic outside could not be heard at all, and the single family was very quiet. Although he is not as big as the villa in Zhangcheng. But it has a different artistic conception.

"All right, don't just say it sounds good. Take out the jade and let me have a look."

Yesterday, I heard that Zhuang Rui had untied another piece of emperor's green material. The ancient man was eager to wear it. This kind of best jade has always been met but not sought. He has been immersed in the jade circle for decades, and has seen it a handful of times.

Zhuang Rui took out an accessory box from his carry-on bag and handed it to the ancient, which was asked for in the Dujia store.

Gu opened the box, held the emerald in the palm of his hand, picked up the reading glasses on the table, and observed it carefully. After five or six minutes, he put the emerald back into the box.

"The color is good and evil, and the water is like a clear stream, without any flaws. It is indeed the material of glass emperor green. That's good, it's really good, Xiaozhuang, you have good luck"

The old man sighed, but when he wanted to praise Zhuang Rui, he couldn't find anything. The luck of my nephew is not so good. After thinking about it for a long time, the old man didn't find a good word to describe his luck.

"Hey hey, uncle, that's also good for you to teach. I have learned all my knowledge of jade from you."

Zhuang Rui is now a dead pig. He is not afraid of boiling water. Besides, after he is familiar with the gambling circle, he knows that he is not only lucky. Every year, there will be some lucky people on the Burmese jade market.

"If you can calm down, I can also teach you the craftsmanship of Zhuoyu, and you can also have more cooking skills, no." As for your current family,... Xiaoyu has to rely on the public to make a living. I know that Zhuang Wu has a high understanding. Well, I wanted to teach him the unique skills of making jade.

"Okay, uncle, I'm going to study at Peking University next year, and I'll learn from you then." Zhuang Rui knew the truth that Yiduo did not suppress himself, so he immediately agreed.

"Tay, what do you want to carve into?" The old man hasn't been jade for a while. Now when he sees this best jade, he is beginning to feel itchy.

"Uncle, can you see if you can cut out three pendants? Then leave two pairs of earrings and a ring material?" Zhuang Rui promised Dujia's grandfather, and naturally it was not easy to go back on his word.

When he heard the ancient words, he picked up the emerald for a while. Ask three, "Is the pendant worn by a man or a woman?"

"For my mother and my niece

"Oh, male wearing Guanyin and female wearing Buddha, there is no problem with the three pendants, just the material of earrings and ring noodles. It can be saved, but it won't be very big. Are you sure?"

According to the old man's habit of carving in Beijing. This piece of emerald is cut into three pendants. It will not be wasted at all. If it is according to Zhuang Rui's requirements, the size of the pendant will be smaller.

"Uncle. I dare not hide it from you. This matter,"

Zhuang Rui hesitated for a moment and told Grandpa that he was going to leave a warning. If you don't say it yourself, it will definitely make the old man unhappy if it comes to the old man's ears in the future.

After listening to Zhuang Ji's words, he was not angry, but said with some emotion, "It's Brother Gao. Alas, a few years ago, after I heard that his son's daughter-in-law had a car accident, his body collapsed. I didn't expect that we couldn't even use knives. The older we are, the fewer we are.

"Empt, I'll take this job, but it's not so fast. I'm going out tomorrow. It's estimated that I won't be back for three or five days. It will take half a month to finish this task. Well, wait a minute, I have something else to tell you.

The old man stood up and walked to the main room. Before long, he came out with a red-faced notebook in his hand.

"Here, this is for you. See for yourself,"

Zhuang Rui took the red book and found that it was a letter of appointment. Wrapped in red silk. Just after opening it, Zhuang Rui was immediately dumbfounded. Pointing to the words above, he stammered, "Sir, you" are not joking with me, are you?"

The words "Please invite Mr. Zhuang Rui to be the director of the association" written on the letter of appointment. Let Zhuang Rui be suspected of being in a dream, and then look at the red seal and signature below, but it is the seal of the Jade Association and the word Gu Tianfeng.

"Uncle Gu, I dare not do this. In case someone says that you are pretending to be a private person, it's all my fault."

Zhuang Rui looked at the offer letter carefully, that's right. It was for himself, and he quickly refused. He asked himself. Except for gambling on a few pieces of jade, everything else has nothing to do with jade. How could the ancient man remember to give him such a name, which made Zhuang Rui a little panicked.

"Why are you so excited? The director is not the chairman. He just has a name. There are more than 30 directors in the association. Song Jun can get a director. What are you afraid of?" The old man laughed when he saw Zhuang Ruicheng's frightened expression.

"What? More than 30 directors? So is Brother Song"

Zhuang Rui was stunned. Originally, a big pie fell from the sky and hit him, but this also made him feel at ease. He was still young and could not bear too much burden.

"Don't take this seriously. Let me tell you, although the Jade Association belongs to a non-governmental organization. However, the subordinate jade testing center is still very authoritative in the identification of jade.

And after you have this identity, you don't need a special invitation letter to participate in various domestic jade bidding meetings in the future. Even if there are a few jade-producing families, this thing is also a little useful"

The old man gave Zhuang Rui such an identity, just to make it easier for him to go in and out of those gambling places in the future. Besides, he is not young. After this year, I'm afraid he will resign from his position in the Jade Association. It's also a matter of taking care of Zhuang Rui before he retires.

"Uncle, thank you

Only when Zhuang Rui heard the old man's words did he understand what he meant. With this thing, it is indeed much more convenient to gamble in the future. And even if you go to Myanmar, there is a name: academic exchange.

The old man waved his hand. This is nothing to him. It's just a name. By the way, do you want this item in a hurry? Should we go back to Pengcheng first or wait in Beijing? It will take a few days for the old man to go out to ask Zhuang Rui.

Zhuang Rui was also a little hesitant, and the hot weather tossed back and forth. It's really uncomfortable, but if you stay in Beijing, you won't bother to go out to visit those scenic spots and historical sites in the sun. I'm not sure to pay attention to it for a while.

When Gu saw Zhuang Rui's appearance, he said, "Well, if you have time, go out with me. You can come back in three or five days, and you can also gain some insight."

"Uncle, where are you going this time?"

Zhuang Rui asked curiously, running out on this hot day, even young people like him can't stand it, let alone the old man.

"Go to Xinjiang, Hotan

As long as the name is Chinese, you may have heard of it, and Zhuang Rui is no exception. He has also longed for the birthplace of mutton jade for a long time.

"Ehwesome, uncle, I'll go with you. I've wanted to see the soft jade for a long time." Zhuang Rui promised to follow the old man. The objects you see are naturally good things.

"Well, you stayed in a hotel yesterday, didn't you? Go and pack up and stay here at night. Let's fly early tomorrow morning. By the way, I'm going to ask someone to book a ticket for you. The ancients explained Zhuang Rui a few words. I went into the room and called. His ticket was booked a few days ago. It was just a whim to take Zhuang Rui. I don't know if there are any tickets.

Zhuang Rui also took out his mobile phone and called home. After telling my mother to go back for a few days, Zhuang's mother told her a few words on the phone and didn't say much.

The Internet hung up the phone, and the mobile phone immediately rang. Zhuang Ji took a look. The number was very strange, and he didn't think much about it. He pressed the answer button.

"Hey, are you Zhuang Rui? I'm Ouyang Jun,"

"Ouyang Army?"

The voice on the phone is very strange, and Zhuang Rui can also be sure that he does not know such a man named Ouyang Jun. C