Chapter 28: One inch of wood, one inch of gold

Zhang Jiye quickly explained: "This rotten wood has been soaked in the river for so many years. It's so heavy, it's all water!"

"It's just water, the slag will rot into the wood, otherwise it wouldn't be so heavy!"

Everyone started talking, but their attention was not on the dark golden nanmu. After a few words, they were talking about the 100,000 yuan donated by Zhang Can, what should the road in the village be built, how many people would be needed, how long would it take, and so on.

Zhang Can found it funny. After a while, the village chief carried a large bag of drinks and rushed over. In this big bag, there were orange juice, Coke, and even canned beer, at least twenty or thirty pieces, each of which was double-served. It seemed that the village chief only missed thirty or forty dollars for the 200 yuan given by Zhang Can, and most of them bought things.

More than a dozen people laughed and picked drinks and started drinking them. While chatting and laughing, they looked very respectful to Zhang Can. People are like this. When they have no money or ability, few people respect you. The so-called respect is actually just the foundation of identity and wealth, and it is face!

After drinking the drink, he made a fuss for a while, and then he started to lift it up again with the village chief's shout. This time, Zhang Can was watching from the side. Seventeen people were carrying the material, and it was not easy for everyone to see how heavy the weight of this golden nanmu was.

After carrying it back, it put it in the main hall and put it together with the three. Zhang Jiye pretended to take an axe in the kitchen. However, it was just pretending to be. This golden nanmu would be worth one million, and he would not even dare to break a piece of skin. Maybe the piece of skin would be worth hundreds of thousands!

The village chief collected 100,000 yuan, so he naturally couldn't stay at Zhang Can's house. He had to go back quickly while summoning people, while also having to calculate how to earn more heads.

As soon as the village chief left, more than a dozen people followed him. Zhang Can himself had no explanation, but they had to guard against the village chief, which cost 100,000 yuan, but they had to make the accounts publicly and clearly and not let him embezzle them.

Seeing a large group of people rushing to the village chief, Zhang Can felt that he was doing a correct job of giving the village chief 100,000 yuan in cash in front of everyone. After smiling, Zhang Jiye quickly tied the door tightly and turned on the light.

Zhang Guonian was still a little worried, afraid that Zhang Can would take a look. Except for the heavy weight and some abnormality, these four woods could not be seen in other aspects. The black and rotten wood looks like a million yuan.

"Second, now I'm at my own house. You're so happy. You have to make sure. No matter what, I've spent 100,000 yuan!"

Of course, Zhang Can didn’t need to test it anymore, and smiled and said, “Brother, you should peel off some skin on the edge with an axe!”

Zhang Jiye received Zhang Can's order and was a little bolder and was not afraid of losing some money. He held an axe and slashed it at the top of one end. The wood was too solid, and the axe only cut a mark.

At this time, everyone present was all his family members, not a single outsider, so Zhang Can stopped hiding and said, "Brother, please use harder, don't be afraid of chopping, peeling some skin will not break. This golden nanmu is as hard as gold and iron, and it will never be corroded for thousands of years and immortal for thousands of years. You can't cut it without force!"

Zhang Jiye said "oh", held the axe and cut it down with his strength. With a "punch", he cut it down with a thin piece of skin as big as a palm!

The family's eyes fell on the cut-off place, and the spot where the skin was cut, with golden lines, like golden jokes, with streamlined textures. Just like this, Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye and his son had no doubts. Think about the name of the golden nanmu, the golden nanmu, which really matched the name!

Zhang Can smiled and said, "Dad, brother, are you relieved now? Haha, this is definitely a golden nanmu, I will not admit my mistake. This thing, in ancient times, officials regarded the supply of golden nanmu as the top priority, and if they were done well, they could be evaluated as a standard for promotion. If ordinary people could supply a golden nanmu, they could be awarded an official immediately. However, the golden nanmu was extremely difficult to find at that time, and it was only produced in deep forests such as Sichuan and Hubei. The Shu Road at that time was no longer as high as now. In ancient times, there was a saying that Shu Road was difficult and it was difficult to climb to the blue sky. Many people would often die when they went to the deep mountains to pick nanmu. There was a saying that a nanmu had ten lives. In order to become an official, those rich people had nowhere to buy it for a high price, and even a thousand golds could not buy it for a golden nanmu!"

Zhang Can's lyrics and made his family crazy. Zhang Hua held Zhang Can's arm and shook it: "Second brother, I just think you have become a different person, but I don't know so much like my second brother before. I didn't know so much before!"

"Silly girl, who else can I be if I am not your second brother?"

Zhang Can laughed and said, "The reason why golden nanmu is precious is several characteristics. One is that it is corrosion-resistant and buried underground. Even if it is water-soaked and corroded, it will not be damaged for thousands of years. This is how the saying that it will not be rotten for thousands of years will come. Therefore, since ancient times, emperors have mostly made golden nanmu. Those kings and generals have no right to use golden nanmu to make coffins. It can be seen that the preciousness of this golden nanmu is, and the second is insect-proof. The golden nanmu has a special aroma of nanmu. However, golden nanmu is not the most precious fragrant nanmu. There is a nanmu called "Qinnan", also known as "agarwood", which is better than this golden nanmu.

It is also expensive. The price is calculated by gram one gram. If agarwood is as big as the home, one piece is worth tens of millions or more than 100 million. However, it is a perfect match for agarwood to grow so big, and it is impossible to touch it. The aroma of golden nanmu, such as wood-rotten mushrooms and termites cannot be eroded. The third is insulation, warm in winter and cool in summer, and does not harm the body. Fourth, the material of golden nanmu is excellent, unchanged and smooth, no matter how big the temperature difference is, hot or cold, when exposed to the wind and sun, it is not easy to crack and deform. Ordinary wooden doors and windows are easily deformed when exposed to the sun!"

Zhang Guonian nodded when he heard it, "Yes, when I was a child, I heard adults say that golden nanmu is extremely precious, but I have never seen it before. I have watched the four woods by the river since I was a child. I never thought it was such a valuable treasure!"

Zhang Can smiled and said, "There is no need to force this wealth. You will definitely come what you should come. You can't force what you should not get. Just follow the circumstances!"

"That's right, if the second brother had not learned the technique of knowing this golden nanmu outside, who would have known this is a treasure here? So, it's still valuable to learn. Without that ability, even if the mountains of gold and silver are placed in front of you, you won't get it!"

Zhang Jiye sighed and said, from Zhang Can's return to talk about the golden nanmu, he felt like he was dreaming. This is the case. How could he take the job of porcelain without a diamond?

The whole family was intoxicated. After a while, Zhang Hua looked up and asked, "Second brother, the wood you just mentioned is called "agarwood". It is more expensive than this golden nanmu. Have you seen it?"

Zhang Can was stunned, then reached out and tapped his sister's head, and cursed with a smile: "What do you know, the agarwood is calculated in grams. Inch wood is a treasure that is much more precious than gold, and it is not something I can see just by thinking!"

"Okay, okay, don't talk about those useless!" Zhang Guonian quickly urged his son, "You can be sure of this golden nanmu? If you can be sure, we have to discuss how to transport it out!"

Zhang Can immediately pointed to the broken point: "Dad, I will definitely not admit it wrong. Although this golden nanmu is extremely precious, it is indeed easy to identify. When breaking the faulty layer, the surface layer will look like a golden ribbon. This is the unique feature of golden nanmu. There are no other wood, so you won't admit it wrong!"

After stopping, Zhang Can pondered again: "I think this method of transportation is better to wait until my boss of Jincheng comes tomorrow and discuss with him before he can think of it and transport it out without any inspiration."

"Is your boss coming tomorrow?" Zhang Guonian said in surprise: "If he comes, will it arouse suspicion from the villagers? Think about it, this golden nanmu is so heavy that if it is transported away, it will have to hire a dozen people to load it into the car. It is definitely impossible to transport it away without anyone knowing it!"

Zhang Can also pondered and said for a while: "Let's talk when he comes. Dad, I'm afraid I'm going to Jincheng first. There's a busy day. When I called my boss today, he also urged me, saying that the business in Jincheng's store is busy and I need to deal with it urgently. Dad, this work cannot be delayed!"

"That won't work!"

Zhang Guonian immediately disagreed, "This is all ready. You want to visit the household, get married, and finish the matter. You can do your work again."

Liu Chunju, eldest brother Zhang Jiye, sister-in-law and sister both disagreed. The second aunt had already agreed and the two families had set a date. Zhang Can suddenly left. So what should I do about this stolen matter?

Zhang Hua asked Zhang Can in a blunt manner, "Second brother, you are leaving. Who are you looking at when the second sister-in-law's house is visiting the household? Can you see me? I can't stand you!"

Although Zhang Hua said it funny, it was a fact. Zhang Guonian, Zhang Jiye, Liu Chunju and his parents and brothers refused one after another. No matter how busy Zhang Can was, he wouldn't be too busy to even have time to get married, right?

Naturally, they didn't know that Zhang Can had rejected Liu Xiaoqin. If Zhang Can slipped away, no one would come to visit the household and no one would come to marry him, so this would be even harder to say.

As the family spoke, Zhang Can was so big that he finally stopped them. He waved his hand and said, "Dad, mom, brother, sister-in-law, you don't have to worry about my business. I promise you that I must have a wife. Is it good to let me do a good job now? People need to have a career to gain a foothold!"

The family never opened the door until the evening. They closed the door at home and had dinner. After Zhang Guonian and Zhang Jiye and his son fought in the main hall to guard the shop, and they kept walking, and Zhang Can refused to listen if he advised them.

In fact, this golden nanmu weighs more than a thousand pounds per piece. Not to mention that outsiders don’t know the value of this wood, even if they know it, they can’t take it away. Since it’s a steal, it’s definitely impossible for a large number of people to come!

Zhang Can made the sliced ​​thin slices of golden nanmu into more than a dozen small pieces, and then gave them a few slices to my mother, sister-in-law, and sister, and said, "Mom, sister-in-law, you put the fragments of golden nanmu in the closet. This fragrance can prevent insects and ants without hurting people. The mothballs or insect-proof things sold in supermarkets are poisonous in themselves, especially for fear that children can eat them as candy, and the fragments of golden nanmu are not worried about them!"

"Second brother, are these fragments valuable too? Don't call thieves. It's not a good thing to ask me to be on guard every day." Zhang Hua sniffed the fragments at the tip of his nose, and said a joke with a smile.
Chapter completed!