After walking around on the third floor, Yu Fei stopped at the door of a store with an inconspicuous sign and not many goods in the store.

Because the main business of this store is selling crafts, there is no jade in their store. They are all carved finished objects. Some are carved into vases, some are carved into plates, and some are even carved out of jade.

's portrait.

Even the production of jade has now incorporated a lot of modern technology. If you look closely at the finished objects in many shops, you will find that most of the processes are completed by machines, and they have lost a bit of their aura.

But this store was different. Their signboard was that they were purely handmade. Standing at the door, Yu Fei took a closer look at the works in the store and found that those works did have a bit more aura in them.

Because it is handmade, you will find that the lines are softer and more comfortable, and the processing of certain details cannot be achieved by machines. For example, sometimes jade is not the same color. The color can be deep or light, and the craftsman can adjust it according to the color inside.

Color changes, plus your own experience and inspiration to create.

This is just like the classic cultural relic known to the Chinese people, the jade cabbage. When craftsmen are carving, they carve out the shape of the cabbage and the shape of the leaves based on the color changes at different locations, making it lifelike and real.

The cabbages are exactly the same, making it difficult to tell the real ones from the fake ones.

Such creations cannot be made by machines, and the products in this store all have the same aura as jade cabbage.

Yu Fei's main purpose of coming today was to sell the jade he had, but he also kept some of the jade, originally planning to make it into jewelry for Ding Taotao and his parents.

Although Yu Fei had discussed this topic with Bu Qiang and Shuang Junda, and Shuang Junda had promised to help find someone, if Yu Fei could find a suitable craftsman himself, he would not bother others.

After standing at the door for more than ten seconds and taking a general look at the works in the store, Yu Fei walked into the store.

Ding Taotao and Diao Kang also quickly followed in. They were very curious as to why Yu Fei entered such a shop. It was a shop selling handicrafts, but there was no sign showing the purchase of jade.

The shelves in the store are not fully stocked, so the few goods are placed scatteredly, with a lot of empty space.

There were no staff in the store. After Yu Fei walked in, he started to admire the products in the store one by one. No one came out to say hello for a long time.

Although they are selling technology, the works they carved out in their spare time must also be for sale.

Yu Fei slowly began to appreciate it, and not only did he admire the craftsman behind him, he could carve and improvise according to the texture and color of jade. His works really have soul, and each one is eye-catching.

Bright, worth pondering for a while.

In particular, there is a piece of green and white jade inside, which is the same as the jade needed to make jade cabbage, but instead of being carved into jade cabbage, it was carved into a beautiful woman.

Because the beauty's skin is carved from white jade, it looks very delicate and real. The clothes on her body are mainly carved from green jade, like a layer of gauze, worn on the beauty's body. The most soulful part is the beauty's hair.

It certainly couldn't be restored to black, so they used the white jade to carve out a head of white hair.

Carving hair from jade is a highly technical matter. If it is too rough, it will give people an unreal feeling, but it is very difficult to carve it delicately.

But they grasped the right balance very well. A fair-skinned beauty, wearing a green gauze and with white hair, looked like she had stepped out of a fairyland.

The costume gives people an air of a fairy, and the white hair adds to its charm. When people see this sculpture, they have a feeling that it can be viewed from a distance but not played with.

"You can't walk when you see a beautiful woman, right?"

Ding Tao

When Tao saw Yu Fei staring at the sculpture without moving his eyes, Tao immediately became jealous and pinched Yu Fei's waist gently.

"Don't be so tacky. I'm just appreciating other people's works and techniques. Don't you think this sculpture is full of charm, like a fairy who fell from the nine heavens into the mortal world?"

Yu Fei hurriedly explained to Ding Taotao.

"Then do I want to buy it back for you? Let you play with it?"

Ding Taotao pouted and said.

"That's not necessary. Having you at home is enough. I can't get enough of you in my lifetime."

Yu Fei quickly averted his eyes, stretched out his hand and gently hugged Ding Taotao's waist.

With just this sentence, Ding Taotao instantly became less jealous and revealed a happy smile. This action made Diao Kang next to him admire him. He finally knew why he was single.

After they entered the store, they didn't speak the whole time. It was at this time that Yu Fei and Ding Taotao opened their mouths and made noise.

There was a small wooden door in the corner of the store. After they finished talking, the small wooden door was opened, and a girl walked out.

When the girl came out, Yu Fei and the other three people's eyes widened and they were almost stunned.

Because the sculpture that Yu Fei just admired was, if I read it correctly, based on this girl. The body proportions and face were almost exactly the same, except that the white hair and the green gauze were missing.

"Hello, may I ask which piece of work in our store you like? Or do you want to entrust us to make it for you?"

After the girl came out, she stood there gracefully and asked Yu Fei and the others.

"If I entrust you to help me make it, how will the crafting fee be calculated?"

Yu Fei asked very curiously. He could imagine that there must be a highly skilled craftsman behind this store, so what he was most curious about was how the other party charged?

"This depends on the actual situation. Generally, my grandfather will make the jade that the customer sends to him into the items he needs according to the customer's rough requirements, and then my grandfather will set the price."

"If the quality of the jade is better, my grandfather will charge less if he is happy. However, my grandfather has a request, that is, the customer can only make a rough request. After he agrees, the rest needs to be improvised by him.

, cannot fully comply with the guest’s requirements.”

The girl smiled and introduced their charging standards to Yu Fei and others. It sounded the same as what they said and what they didn't say, but if you think about it carefully, you will find out what kind of confidence is behind this pricing method, as well as the persistence of a craftsman.

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"It's really an eye-opener. What I want to meet your grandfather most right now is that it would be really great if I could observe his production process."

Yu Fei was immediately curious about the girl's grandfather. He felt that being able to meet this craftsman and his process of carving jade made Yu Fei more satisfied than appreciating the works.

Because there have been fewer and fewer real craftsmen in recent years. With mechanization, informatization and modernization, some traditional crafts have gradually begun to disappear and have been replaced by cold machinery.

"Sorry, we are currently unable to meet your request."

The girl was not angry, she still said with a smile, and refused simply.

"Can't satisfy it at the moment? You mean there are some special circumstances that can satisfy it, right?"

Yu Fei quickly heard the implication of the other party's words.

"Yes, my grandfather hates being disturbed by others when he is creating, but if a customer can send him top-quality jade for him to create, he does not need to charge for the craftsmanship, and he can also let the customer watch from the side."

The girl smiled and nodded. She was surprised that Yu Fei could hear this quickly. He also told his grandfather's rules, but he didn't think Yu Fei could do it. After all, top-quality jade was very rare, otherwise it wouldn't be possible.

His grandfather set this rule.

"Oh? That's a coincidence. I happen to have one.

Excellent jade!”

After hearing this, Yu Fei looked happy, glad that he had the capital to meet this craftsman.

"Really?"

After hearing this, the girl's round eyes widened in surprise. Those eyes seemed to be able to speak, and they were so watery and lively.

"There's no need for me to lie to you, right? If I don't have it, there's no point in saying it. I won't be able to see your grandfather! If I have it, then we have to meet sooner or later. With your grandfather's level, he's the best

You can definitely tell the authenticity of jade at a glance."

Yu Fei shrugged and said.

"Hold on……"

After hearing what Yu Fei said, the girl decided that Yu Fei was definitely not lying, so she hurriedly turned around and walked into the small wooden door. It was obvious that she was going to inform his grandfather.

After the girl passed through the small wooden door, there was a small room behind it, but it was divided into two smaller rooms.

But as soon as you walked through the small wooden door, you came to the girl's grandfather's workshop. As for what the small room inside looked like, most people couldn't see it.

When the girl walked in, an old man wearing glasses was holding a piece of jade in his hand. He did not carve it, but looked at it carefully over and over again.

This is the first step in the creation of the young grandfather. He first ponders over the appearance of the whole piece of jade, and only after the work he wants to carve is completely formed in his mind, he will start.

"Grandpa, Grandpa! A customer came outside and said he had the best jade and expressed his desire to observe your creation process."

Although the girl told others that her grandfather didn't like to be disturbed by others when he was creating, this did not include the girl. After he walked in the door, he loudly said to her grandfather that he was not afraid of disturbing the other party.

"Huh? Not bad! Just tell him I'll be free tomorrow!"

After hearing this, the girl's grandfather did not look back, nodded slightly, and continued to ponder the jade in his hand.

"Grandpa 6, are you worried? Usually when you meet a customer who is willing to give you the best jade for your creation, you are not like this."

The girl asked her grandfather curiously. She always felt that the old man's state today was different from usual.

"Although top-quality jade is rare, there are only a few common colors. I'm a little tired of it. If after carving a few pieces, I don't come across something more special, I will not leave this loophole in the rules in the future."

The old man sighed and said, sounding a little regretful.

"Oh? Grandpa, what colors do you want?"

The girl suddenly asked curiously.

"As people get older, they always want to see some hopeful colors, such as green, but often the color of jade is too dark, which makes people feel not surprising enough. Moreover, people in the world cherish money and are always reluctant to use large pieces of jade.

Made into small pieces, because in their eyes, the items in their hands will be devalued and deviate from the essence of art."

The old man said with a sigh.

After hearing these words, the girl was a little confused and didn't understand what the old man wanted specifically, so she kept these words in her heart, turned around and walked out of the small wooden door, and gave Yu Fei a reply.

"Hello, my grandfather agreed and said he would be free tomorrow."

After the girl walked out of the door, she quickly told Yu Fei that she was not trying to sell anything.

"Okay, then I will come over again tomorrow, and I may not be able to interrupt you at that time."

Yu Fei nodded and reached an agreement. He had already looked at all the items in the store one by one and planned to leave.

"By the way, what is the color of your top-quality jade?"

When the girl saw Yu Fei was about to leave, she suddenly thought of what her grandfather had just said and hurriedly asked Yu Fei's back.

"Green, just like the tender green color of grass that has just sprouted."
Chapter completed!