With a smile, Zhao Xiaoning diverted the topic: "Actually, you don't have to care about these details, the chrysanthemum is just a foil, this is my intention." As she spoke, she handed the brocade box to Deng Yanru and opened it in front of her eyes.

Seeing the Maitreya Buddha pendant and ring inside, Deng Yanru was stunned, and then pouted: "Zhao Xiaoning, you're too stingy, aren't you?"

"Stingy? What does this mean?" Zhao Xiaoning was stunned, if these two things were taken out and sold, they would not be less than two million. She actually said that she was stingy, which was really shocking.

Deng Yanru said: "Tengchong's specialty is jadeite, although these two jewelry are also a kind of jadeite, the price should not be too high, right?"

Zhao Xiaoning trembled and stretched out a 'yes' gesture.

"Two hundred?" Deng Yanru was even more disappointed: "Zhao Xiaoning, you are a multimillionaire, are you embarrassed to give a gift of two hundred yuan?"

Zhao Xiaoning wanted to vomit blood: "You guess again." ”

"Two thousand?" Deng Yanru couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Xiaoning shook his head.

"Twenty thousand?" This time, a flash of surprise flashed in Deng Yanru's eyes.

Shaking his head to continue.

"Two hundred thousand?" Deng Yanru gasped, and his heart couldn't be calm. There is an incredible gaze in the beautiful eyes.

Seeing her reaction, Zhao Xiaoning knew that if she said the value of these two jades, this girl would definitely faint with fright.

"Hehe, it's actually worthless, it's only two thousand yuan. Zhao Xiaoning lied.

Hearing this, Deng Yanru breathed a sigh of relief, she could still accept the gift of two thousand yuan, and if it exceeded this amount, she would definitely refuse.

Deng Yanru said: "You buy it expensive, the kind of jewelry I saw in the supermarket a few days ago is only a few hundred yuan a piece." ”

"Hehe..."Zhao Xiaoning wanted to tell her that the kind you see is synthetic, and you can buy it for a few dollars wholesale in Tengchong, and this is a real A-grade jadeite from my buddy, and it is also the work of a master.

Zhao Xiaoning said: "Sister Ru, don't care about those details, I'll tell you good news." You're about to become the principal of Zhaojiatun Primary School. ”

Deng Yanru said slowly: "I am not only the principal now, but also the class teacher of several classes, a substitute teacher, and even a life teacher. ”

Zhao Xiaoning was speechless, and then told the content of the phone call with Li Maoyang.

After learning about this, Deng Yanru was stunned for a moment, and then let out a happy scream like a little woman. First, there is finally someone to help me, and secondly, the position of principal. Although there are only three people in the school, the qualifications are obviously different.

If he leaves Zhaojiatun one day and enters another school, he can become a cadre such as a grade director with this qualification alone. It's the equivalent of gold plating.

As the saying goes, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, and they have a very pleasant dinner, especially for Deng Yanru, because she has never eaten a serious dinner these days.

Because he drank two more cups during the meal, Deng Yanru went back to his room to rest after eating, but Zhao Xiaoning was not in a hurry to cultivate. Instead, he found a piece of wood that was arm thick, sawed it into a length of twenty centimeters with a hand saw, and then returned to the house.

Xie Zhenlong's carving experience has been almost seen by him, and now that he has a carving knife, he naturally wants to try carving.

After all, he is a beginner in carving, so he uses the manual carving knife, a set of carving knives has more than 20 different types of carving knives, and the handles are all made of huanghuali, exuding a fragrance.

Carving is divided into rough chiseling, digging fine embryo, polishing, polishing, carving, ornamentation, and coloring and varnishing.

Of course, this is a normal carving arrangement, Zhao Xiaoning is a beginner in carving, because the wood used is also ordinary acacia wood, so he is not so particular. Just the first two steps.

Well, in fact, Zhao Xiaoning is also very helpless, you must know that although the wood of acacia wood is denser than poplar, it is not suitable for carving at all. Even if you polish it, you can't get that kind of shine.

"It's not that difficult to carve. ”

Zhao Xiaoning's hand speed is very fast, and every time the carving knife falls, a piece of sawdust will fly, which is very different from what Xie Zhenlong recorded.

In fact, it is not without difficulty, but because Zhao Xiaoning has already been reborn, and his arm strength is amazing, he can easily carve the shape of wood.

This carving belongs to the kind of freewheeling, and he has no subject matter in his mind at all. Gradually, a piece of wood was carved into the shape of a human figure. The first process of chiseling the rough embryo is over, and the next step is to dig the fine embryo.

The so-called digging of the embryo is actually very simple, first from the overall eye, adjust the proportions and various layouts, and then gradually implement and form the specific form of the task, facial features, limbs, clothing, props, etc. At this stage, the volume and lines of the work have become clearer, so it is necessary to have a smooth and fluent Taoism, and the most important point is to have full expressiveness.

After changing to a small carving knife, Zhao Xiaoning carved it intently, not noticing the passage of time at all.

It's just an ordinary acacia wood, but with the passage of time, with Zhao Xiaoning's carving, it gradually turned into a tall woman, wearing a gray suit and a cold expression.

This person is none other than Li Xue'er, who has had a lingering period in Tengchong. Especially the arrogant eyes, it is simply amazing.

"How is she?"

Looking at the work in his hand, Zhao Xiaoning was a little distracted, he didn't expect to carve Li Xue'er's appearance.

"Subconsciously carved Li Xue'er out, could it be that I fell in love with this girl?" Zhao Xiaoning looked a little gloomy, Li Xue'er is certainly outstanding, but her self-confident personality is not Zhao Xiaoning's dish.

"Well, I do like '' her. Thinking about it like this, Zhao Xiaoning's heart became much more comfortable.

"It would be nice if the acacia wood could also be polished and colored, so that the image would be much more realistic. ”

Zhao Xiaoning is not very satisfied with his first work, he believes that if there is a good wood, he can carve a better work. It's just that the most common thing in the home is acacia wood, and if you want to find dense wood, you need to go to Phoenix Mountain.

If Zhao Xiaoning's idea was known by Xie Zhenlong, he would definitely be scared to death, because this work alone has everyone's style, and many people may not have such a level even if they have studied carving for more than ten years.

"Hey, is it almost dawn?"

Suddenly, Zhao Xiaoning noticed that the sky outside the window was gradually getting brighter, which surprised him, because he didn't realize that time would pass so quickly.

"No, it is said that my spirit will be very bad if I don't rest all night, why do I feel comfortable now? This feeling is the same as meditation and cultivation, and even more obvious than meditation and cultivation. Could it be... Carving is also a kind of cultivation?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaoning's eyes flashed with a gleam, he wanted to take carving as an interest, but he didn't expect that there would be this effect.