The sound of the door opening made Yang Jing raise his head, and a young woman in her thirties walked out of the house.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with? Or what kind of stones do you need? Most of the stones outside are garden stones. If you want bonsai stones, please come in. Most of the bonsai stones in our store are on display inside."
When Yang Jing saw the appearance of this young woman, he felt his brain suddenly buzz and his mind became dazed for a moment.
This young woman was of medium height, about 1.65 meters, with her hair tied up in a bun. When she smiled, two very obvious dimples would appear on both sides of her mouth. Judging from her facial features alone, this young woman was not outstanding, but her facial features were combined to perfection, and coupled with her temperament, this young woman was full of femininity.
That’s right, this young woman’s appearance can only be rated an eight at best, but her graceful temperament combined with her looks immediately turns her into a very feminine woman!
Yang Jing has traveled a lot over the years and even spent two years abroad. He has seen many beautiful women, but if he could compare with the young woman in front of him, Yang Jing couldn't find her in his memory for a moment.
Even under the gentle attitude of this young woman, Yang Jing, who was still a novice, felt his face getting slightly hot.
"I, I, I just want to take a look..." Extremely rarely, Yang Jing actually stuttered while speaking.
The young woman smiled slightly, which made Yang Jing's mind dazed again. "Sir, how about going inside to warm up for a while? It's very cold outside, and there are still many good stones in the house."
Originally, Yang Jing didn't want to go in, but his feet walked towards the house uncontrollably.
As if she could see Yang Jing's restraint and even a little nervousness, the young woman smiled and said after Yang Jing entered the house: "Sir, my Stone Pavilion has been open in this area for nearly 20 years. In terms of scale, my shop may not be the largest, but in terms of the diversity of stones, I dare not boast that there is no one who can surpass my shop. So, if you want good stones, I think you can find them here."
The young woman's gentle voice rang in his ears, but Yang Jing's eyes were scanning the store.
It is obvious that this shop was renovated from a residential house, or rather, two residential houses. The young woman, or the owner of the shop, should own two houses on the same floor of the residential building, and then the owner connected the two floors and installed stairs, so that people can go directly to the second floor from the house without having to take the stairs in the corridor outside.
And it is obvious that the entire house on the first floor should have been opened up. This kind of high-rise residential building has a frame structure, and the walls between the rooms are made of blocks. They are not load-bearing, so there is no problem in opening them up.
After the whole house was connected, the first floor became a large room with an area of more than 120 square meters, which is enough for opening a store.
There are many antique display shelves in the room, and what is placed on the shelves are not antiques but stones of various shapes. So many not very big stones are concentrated in this room. Yang Jing estimates that there are at least thousands of them.
There were two or three other people in the room looking at the stones silently.
Yang Jing turned his head and whispered, "Boss, you have quite a lot of stones here."
The young woman smiled and said, "This is just a storefront of our store. We have a large warehouse over at the Little Red Gate, where we have even more stones."
Yang Jing gave the young woman a thumbs up in amazement, causing the young woman to smile again.
"You are not from Yanjing, are you?" the young woman asked as she walked slowly beside Yang Jing.
Yang Jing nodded and said, "Well, I'm not from Yanjing, but I can be considered half Yanjing. My mother's hometown is here, but I grew up in Tianqu. Does Tianqu know?"
The young woman nodded and said, "Of course I know. The braised chicken in your place is very famous. I like it very much. We also have a store selling Tianqu braised chicken here."
Yang Jing said: "The braised chicken in Yanjing is not authentic. It doesn't taste as good as the real Tianqu braised chicken. If there is a chance in the future, I can treat you to the real Tianqu braised chicken. Han Ji and Cui Ji in our place are the most authentic braised chickens and taste very good."
The young woman smiled and said, "That's a good feeling."
After chatting for these two sentences, Yang Jing discovered that this young woman loved to smile, and her smile and voice could give people a particularly warm feeling, making people relax unconsciously. Anyway, Yang Jing no longer felt nervous.
This may be the legendary affinity.
Most of the stones in the house are not big, the largest one is about the size of a washbasin, but these stones are really strange in shape, there are all kinds of shapes. If Yang Jing hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to imagine that stones could have such strange shapes.
"This is a genuine Taihu stone. My father brought it back from Yuqi Mountain. He brought back more than 30 stones, but now there are only two or three left."
Yang Jing looked at the stone that had holes all over it. It looked a bit scary at first glance, but the more he looked at it, the more interesting it became. He said, "Is this the legendary Taihu stone? Is it the Flower and Stone Gang mentioned in the Water Margin where the heroes of Liangshan cleverly stole the birthday gift?"
The young woman smiled and said, "Many things in Water Margin are unofficial histories and cannot be counted, but the Flower and Stone Gang is a real thing. Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty really liked Taihu stones, and Fang La's uprising was indeed triggered by the Flower and Stone Gang."
This piece of Taihu stone was placed against a wall, so after Yang Jing looked at the stone, his attention was immediately attracted by an ink painting hanging on the wall.
This ink painting depicts a large rock, and it is obviously a Taihu stone. The painting is quite good, but the signature is a person named "Zhongli Yao".
Seeing Yang Jing looking at the painting, the young woman said with some sadness: "This is a painting my father drew when he was in Suzhou. After my father passed away a few years ago, I can only rely on this painting to express my grief."
Yang Jing whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't know your father had passed away."
The young woman raised her face, forced a smile and said, "It doesn't matter. He has been gone for six years. I can't do anything about him even if I miss him. Sir, do you have any stones you like?"
Yang Jing said: "Just call me Yang Jing. Don't call me Mr. Mr., it makes me feel uncomfortable."
"Yang Jing? Jing as in Guo Jing?"
"Yes, Li Qingjing."
"Okay then, I'll call you Yang Jing, but don't call me boss. My name is Zhongli Wan. I should be a few years older than you. Just call me Sister Zhongli."
"Yes, Sister Zhongli."
"Oh..." The sadness on the young woman's face disappeared, and her beautiful smile made Yang Jing feel short of breath.
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