Speaking of Yangzhou, many people will think of Li Bai's sentence "Fireworks are in Yangzhou in March" and another sentence "Walks are wrapped around one hundred thousand chunks, and ride a crane to Yangzhou."

Then, you will think of the Yangzhou thin horse. Perhaps for some people, it is easier to think of the Yangzhou thin horse than to think of the ancient poems.

The thin horse in Yangzhou is actually not a horse, but a human.

It is not difficult to understand that a thin horse is a thin and sick horse, while the so-called Yangzhou thin horse is a woman with a graceful and weak appearance, or a graceful and graceful girl.

In the past, women were despised and in the eyes of many people, they were goods that could be bought and sold at will. Not to mention before, even in the 1950s and 1960s, some parents gave their children at will, and they didn't have to, and they were free. At that time, people were poor and had to give their children, but this was not the case with the thin horse in Yangzhou.

In ancient times, Yangzhou was the settlement of salt merchants in the Huaihe River (Huainan and Huaibei). At that time, the salt merchants were rich and had a luxury in their lives comparable to that of the royal family. Their wealth thus supported a large number of industries that lived by their survival, and "raising thin horses" was one of them.

In the old days, there was an extremely strict identification procedure for choosing a thin horse, and the most important thing for customers was the judgment of the thin horse's small feet. There was also a very detailed method for identifying the "three-inch golden lotus" small feet. Some people even formulated seven standards for this: "slim, small, pointed, curved, fragrant, soft, and positive".

The strict selection is like today's beauty pageant competition.

Compared with that time, the selection of flight attendants is simply a scumbag.

Most of the thin horses are beautiful children bought by people from poor families. After they are bought, they will be divided into three or six categories: girls with first-class qualifications will teach them to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting in all kinds of lewdness. Such girls must strictly conform to the buyer's aesthetic taste. For example, walking should be light and not making noises; for example, eyes should look at people with affection and not squint; for example, speaking, soft and gentle sounds, like pearls falling from jade plates, and not squint.

A girl with second-class qualification will let her read and play music and know how to keep accounts and manage affairs; a girl with third-class qualification will not let her read, but will only let her learn some skills such as female red, cutting, fried steamed crispy, and stove food.

The thin horses raised in this category sell quickly and at a good price.

In the ancient Yangzhou city, hundreds of people were doing business with thin horses like livestock dealers. Among these people, there were dentists, or even dentists (Zhengyi, a middleman who specializes in the livestock trade, did not make money when they did livestock, so they came to do thin horse business. Moreover, this dentists had a positive market and profitable profits. The merchants were pursuing profits, so they naturally flocked to it. Once the news of a merchant buying a thin horse came out, these dentists would target the buyer, just like a fly attached to the smell and could not rush away.

At that time, there were also Datong's aunt, Taishan aunt, and Hangzhou boatwoman, who were comparable to Yangzhou's skinny horses. They were also known as the Four Great Masters of Qinhuai at that time.

The "skinny horse" at that time can be said to be the title of today's beauty, or even an excellent beauty.

You should know that not everyone can call it a skinny horse. What if a fat man does it? Could it be called a fat horse?

Cai Hongming got off the plane and did not go directly to find the jade carving master who had contacted, but rented an off-road vehicle first. The black jade he dug from the mountain was very large and had to be placed there, otherwise it would be difficult to take it out. The off-road vehicle was the best choice. After renting the car, it was noon, so he went for a full meal first.

There are many delicious food in Yangzhou, but Cai Hongming’s favorite is the crab roe soup dumplings. In this ancient city, finding a small alley, eating soup dumplings, and listening to Yangzhou’s comments is undoubtedly a very enjoyable thing.

After dinner, he took out the black jade from the blessing land of the cave in the jade tripod and placed it on the off-road vehicle, and then drove the car to the jade carving master's house.

The jade carving master's surname is Yu, and he has the word "Bird" like him. He is in his forties. He searched this master on the Internet, and he doesn't know how skilled he is. He will only find out when he goes there this time. Yu Feihong's home is a three-story antique building by the canal. Cai Hongming had already seen these clearly with satellite maps. When he arrived at the place, he called and Yu Feihong came out to answer.

The two of them chatted with each other after QQ, but they recognized each other.

Yu Feihong was in the jade carving business and received all kinds of people. Seeing him driving an off-road vehicle, he asked him to drive the car to the back garage.

"Master Yu, look, this is the jade I want you to carve the gourd." After parking the car, Cai Hongming opened the back door of the car and exposed the black jade inside.

The light was a little dark, Yu Feihong took a strong flashlight and looked at Mo Yu. After looking at it, he couldn't help but take a breath. The jade is moist and pure, with brightness inside, but it's the best jade! He thought he had read it wrong, so he quickly found a forklift to bring the black jade brought by Cai Hongming to a sunny place. He looked carefully and found that it was the same as what he had just seen.

Suddenly I remembered what Cai Hongming was trying to carve, and I didn’t feel the toothache. Such a big black jade is the most suitable for carving large pieces, which is a pity to use to carve gourds.

After thinking about it over and over again, he asked Cai Hongming: "You really want to carve a gourd?"

Cai Hongming nodded, "I wonder when Master Yu will be able to carve it."

"Are you in a hurry?"

"No, I want to ask you to carve a gourd first to see how it looks, and then decide whether the remaining black jade should be carved into a gourd."

"Yes, but I tell you, it's a pity to carve this jade into a gourd. It's better to carve it into a large piece, so that it's worth it."

"No need. Master Yu, I have said before that you should carve the gourd into a hollow one, so that you can hold things inside. I wonder if Master Yu can do it."

Cai Hongming used the ink jade to carve the gourd mainly to try to see if it could be filled with jade toad liquid, and how could he listen to him?

Seeing that he didn't listen to his advice, Yu Feihong had no choice but to nod and said, "Yes. But your black jade has not been lifted out yet, and I don't know how it is inside. Come with me, let's lift this jade first and see what it is inside."

Cai Hongming followed him to the warehouse and saw him put the black jade in front of a machine and slowly wipe off the skin. After a while, Yu Feihong poured the black jade with water and rubbed the skin covered with stone powder.

When the jade material is splashed with water, it looks more moist and shiny and charming.

After Yu Feihong saw that the entire stone was full of the best black jade, he asked Cai Hongming again: "You really want to use this black jade carving gourd? This is a rare top-quality black jade, which is calculated in the market."

"Yes, please help from Master Yu."

Seeing that he was so determined, Yu Feihong had no choice but to look at Mo Yu, and he could make about a dozen gourds. According to Cai Hongming's words, he first started to produce a gourd material, then used a machine to cut out the rough prototype of the gourd, and then deep processing. The gourd does not need to be carved too finely, so it doesn't take long. Just pay attention to the thickness when polishing the inner wall in the future.

After a little work, Yu Feihong stopped and invited Cai Hongming to make tea inside.
Chapter completed!