The old man looked Du Ruo up and down in surprise. This girl is quite something, but...
He snorted softly and said, "No matter how good your words are, what's the point if you can't repair it?"
Du Ruo smiled and said, "If I have the right tools, I can fix it within a day."
The old man sneered, "Young people these days really don't know their place. Can it be fixed in one day? Tell me first, how do you plan to fix it?"
Du Ruo looked at the brush washer for a moment and said, "There are two peach blossoms in the middle of this peach branch. It would be better to carve a flower bud at the break. This will not destroy the overall beauty and will be easier to work with."
The old man was really moved. He looked carefully at the female comrade in front of him. Her eyes were bright and confident, and her demeanor was graceful. Her temperament was very convincing.
The old man hesitated for a moment and said to Du Ruo, "Come with me."
Du Ruo followed the old man into the yard. It was a small quadrangle courtyard, decorated quite elegantly. She followed him all the way to the west wing.
Judging from the layout of the room, it should be a study. There is a large desk under the window against the wall. On the desk are pen holders, pen washers, inkstone drippers, paperweights, ink pads, and a piece of rice paper on top.
The old man threw a piece of jade to Du Ruo, an ordinary, not very valuable thing, and said, "Girl, don't just talk without doing anything, try your hand at it."
Du Ruo put the things aside, picked up the tools the old man handed her, and picked out a horn carving knife.
Du Ruo held the jade in his palm, first looking at its shape, letting it slowly turn in his palm, and outlining its lines in his mind.
After a moment, she began to cut. Her eyes were fixed on the tip of the knife in her hand, her mind completely focused, as if she had entered a state of ecstasy.
The old man's eyes were also fixed on the tip of Du Ruo's knife. Slowly, his body sat up straighter and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.
An expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one look.
This female comrade looks young, but her knife skills are sophisticated and her cuts are clean and neat. You can tell at a glance that she is an experienced carving master.
The old man felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have given such a broken stone to Du Ruo to try his hand at. Not to mention his precious stones, even if he had given him one with slightly better quality, it would definitely be worth a hundred times more after being handled by such a master.
The old man's regret grew stronger as the stone carving in Du Ruo's palm gradually took shape.
It was not until the lights came on and all the lights in the house were turned on at some point that Du Ruo moved his stiff neck and put down the carving knife in his hand.
The old man couldn't wait to take the jade carving from Du Ruo's hand and carefully examined it in his palm. Wonderful! It's really wonderful!
The sculpture of a snow-white pear blossom is so lifelike that one can almost smell its fragrance. It is truly springtime in the palm of your hand!
Du Ruo looked at the sky and realized that she had forgotten the time as soon as she picked up the carving knife. She still had a son at home.
Du Ruo picked up his things, stood up and said, "I have to go home first. If your things need repairing, I will come back tomorrow."
The old man suddenly woke up as if from a dream. He stood up and said, "Yes! Yes! I'm leaving it to you. I'll be waiting for you at home tomorrow. Please be sure to come."
As he spoke, he motioned Du Ruo to wait a moment.
After a while, the old man came in with an envelope. He said, "Here's five thousand yuan. It's for today's jade carving and tomorrow's repairs. Do you want more?"
The old man's jade pen washer was very valuable, even now it would be worth six figures, so the repair fee he gave was quite reasonable.
Du Ruo shook his head, took the envelope and put it in his pocket, saying, "My last name is Du. I will definitely come tomorrow."
The old man smiled and said, "My last name is Yang, you can just call me Old Yang, Mr. Du."
Du Ruo smiled and said, "Shall I call you Uncle Yang?"
Old Yang smiled brightly and said, "Okay!"
Lao Yang personally sent Du Ruo to the gate and agreed to meet at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Then the two of them parted.
Du Ruo was walking all the way home. When she passed by the convenience store, she saw the light at the door was on. She went in and bought two canned fruits and a box of luncheon meat, and took them home to feed her son as a snack.
Du Ruo walked to the door of her house and just as she raised her hand to knock on the door, the door opened all of a sudden, and Han Zhe threw himself into her arms: "Mom, why did you come back just now?"
Du Ruo hugged her son, went into the house to put down her things, held Han Zhe in her arms and asked, "Do you miss your mother? Are you scared?"
Han Zhe lay in his mother's arms without saying a word. He was afraid that his mother would never come back. People always told him that sooner or later his mother would abandon him and leave. He was very scared.
Xiaozhe said, "Mom, I want to grow up quickly and earn money to support you." That way, you won't leave me.
Du Ruo touched her son's head and smiled. She said, "Our Xiaozhe is filial. Mom will wait for you to grow up."
In this life, she will definitely protect her son so that he grows up safely and lives a long life.
After the mother and son had dinner, Du Ruo opened the can of fruit and gave it to her son.
Xiaozhe was smiling happily while eating. After taking a bite himself, he also fed his mother a bite and stayed in his mother's arms and refused to get down.
The next morning, Du Ruo got up early. The mother and son had breakfast, cleaned up Xiaozhe, and took him out of the house.
I went to Mrs. Chen's house next door and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to entrust Xiaozhe to you for a month. I'll give you 30 yuan a month including food expenses. What do you think?"
Mrs. Chen's husband had an accident in a mine a few years ago and injured his leg. He didn't receive much compensation, so he now makes money by doing odd jobs.
Mrs. Chen has no other source of income, so she does some needlework for others at home, and her income is very unstable.
Now I heard from Du Ruo that she would be paid 30 yuan a month for helping to take care of the child, which is quite a lot.
The child can run and jump, so there is no need to hold him all day long. Just keep an eye on him.
Even if he has to eat a meal at noon, how much can such a young child eat?
Mrs. Chen said happily, "Okay, sister, leave the child with me, don't worry, I promise to take good care of you."
Du Ruo said, "Sister-in-law, I don't have any other requests, just pay attention to safety and don't let the children run out into the street."
Mrs. Chen said, "Don't worry, sister. I will take the child with me wherever I go."
Du Ruo nodded and said to Xiaozhe, "Mom will come pick you up when she comes back. Don't go out alone. Do you hear me?"
Xiaozhe nodded solemnly and said, "I'm not going anywhere. I'm just waiting for my mother to pick me up."
Du Ruo smiled and touched his son's head, then turned and left Mrs. Chen's house.
Walking eastward for a while, I arrived at Lao Yang's house and saw Lao Yang wandering around the door.
Du Ruo was amused. She raised her wrist, glanced at her watch, and said half-jokingly, "Uncle Yang, I'm not late, am I?"
Du Ruo’s old habit is to arrive twenty minutes early for an appointment with a client.
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