Wei Mian set up another formation within a formation in the study.
There was another small spirit gathering array set up in the courtyard, and the pieces of jade in her hand were placed in the array.
She couldn't carry the jade with her every day, so in order not to waste time, she could only try this method.
But unexpectedly, a few days later, those pieces of jade really changed.
Anyway, it will take another year or two to complete the Bishui Garden house, and by then the jades will definitely have been well maintained.
That’s right, Wei Mian nurtured these jade stones for the purpose of setting up the formation.
When she was decorating the small villa before, she had just used all her savings to buy the house, so she didn't have much money and the jade stones used for the formation were all ordinary.
It mainly relies on the talismans she drew, which have to be replaced after a few years when they are no longer effective.
But now it’s different. Now that she has the conditions, she might as well use the good ones from the beginning to avoid the trouble of replacing them later.
It just so happened that she still had several pieces of jade left from the previous batch. As long as she placed them in the formation and nurtured them, they would definitely have unexpected effects.
This way she would have no useful jade in her hands. It was better to keep some of this thing on hand for occasional emergencies.
So this weekend, Wei Mian drove his mini car to Fengshui Street.
There are a lot of people coming to Fengshui Street on weekends, because there is an area for stalls here, and some people are willing to sell "old things".
They won't cheat you. They will just tell you that they can't tell for sure and offer a price that's neither too high nor too low. After you've negotiated, you can buy it directly.
This kind of behavior that seems to be neither in the industry nor outside the industry has attracted many newcomers. They like to come to this place to "shop on Taobao" every now and then, always thinking that what if they can find a bargain?
The main reason is that there was a precedent. Before, a kid set up a stall here and sold a dirty snuff bottle.
It was bought by an old man at that time and sold for five thousand yuan.
Everyone said that the old man was ripped off, saying that he could have spent five thousand dollars on something else but a fake.
The old man didn't know much about antiques, but he just thought the thing looked very nice and bought it despite the fact that it was dirty.
After cleaning it, I found out that it was actually an amber snuff bottle, which was later sold for 500,000 yuan.
It is said that this thing should be a pair, but the old man is missing one, so the price was raised to 500,000.
But the old man didn't sell it in the end, and kept it carefully.
But word of this spread quickly, and many people knew that they could pick up good things from the stalls on Fengshui Street, so more people came.
Wei Mian hadn't been here for a while, and when he suddenly arrived, he found that there was not even a parking space nearby.
She turned around and finally saw half a parking space in a remote corner.
The reason why I say half is because the other half is occupied by a mini of the same model but in a different color.
She drove over and found that one parking space was just big enough for two chopped pepper fish heads.
This place was some distance away from Fengshui Street. Wei Mian got off the car and walked towards that direction, and happened to meet a mother and son coming from the opposite direction.
The mother kept talking, as if she was mumbling something, while her son lowered his head and said nothing.
Wei Mian had good hearing and heard everything she said.
"...Look at your test scores. You usually get full marks on the English test, out of 150. But why did you fail so badly on the Gaokao? You actually lost two points. Let me ask you, why did you lose those two points? You make mistakes at crucial moments. What kind of achievements can you achieve in the future? Who would dare to entrust you with important tasks?"
"Unworthy of reuse!"
"And your math score is the same. You usually never drop below 145. I found you a one-on-one tutor before the exam. I saved money just to find you a teacher. You know how much a teacher costs. One lesson costs 800 yuan. Your dad and I didn't skimp on food or drink. All this is for your future, but what about you?"
"You tutor four classes a day, that's 3,200 yuan. How much do your dad and I make in a day? We finally earned some salary, but we put it all into this. And how did you repay us? You took so many hours of tutoring, but your grades didn't improve at all? Tell me, were you not paying attention when the teacher was talking?"
The boy was half a step behind his mother, with a wooden face and not a word.
The woman seemed to have gotten used to the boy's silence, and she continued to talk.
"Although you were admitted to Tsinghua University this time, your grades were so low that they were beyond your father's and my expectations. They were absolutely rubbish. You could have been a contender for the provincial top scorer, but now—"
The woman snorted heavily.
"What's the point of arguing now!"
"How can I hold my head up in front of my relatives and friends? I just told them you did well on the test. How could it be good? Your dad is a university professor after all. You're the son we've had high hopes for since we were little, and yet you got such a poor grade! It's truly humiliating!"
"Don't go out for the time being. If people see that you're not the top scorer, I'll be too embarrassed to show my face!"
"And you too, forget about that driving lesson you mentioned earlier. Hurry up and study your university courses. I'll ask your dad to find you a teacher. If you don't get a first-class scholarship when you get to National Tsing Hua University, you'd be better off dead."
The woman seemed to be getting angrier as she spoke, and suddenly she stopped and turned to glare at the boy behind her.
The boy paused and couldn't help but shrink his neck.
"I saw you and Gao Fan walking together a few days ago. Didn't I tell you before? His father is just an ordinary employee, and his mother is a real estate salesperson. Gao Fan's grades in school are also average. With his grades, he won't be able to get into a good university. He will end up being mediocre like his parents. His family has no future."
"I've told you so many times that people are very particular about their social circles. Don't get close to people like this. They will only delay you and won't bring you any benefits. It's a complete waste of time to associate with them. Why don't you listen?"
Speaking of Gao Fan, the boy finally reacted. He raised his head and looked at his mother with his dark eyes.
"Gao Fan is my friend."
Only friend.
His only and most cherished friend.
But he didn't say the latter part of this sentence, because even if he did, his mother wouldn't take it seriously.
really--
After hearing this, his mother's reaction was just as he expected.
The woman curled her lips in disdain.
"Friends? How much are friends worth? A friend like this, whose status is so different from yours, won't bring you any benefits in the future. He'll just keep taking advantage of you and gaining benefits from you!"
"Listen to your mother. When you become truly strong, you won't need to look for friends. There will definitely be many outstanding people willing to be your friends. They will come to you on their own initiative, and then you can choose."
Wei Mian couldn't help but frown when he heard what the mother said.
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