My nemesis is pregnant, the baby is mine
Chapter 36 Are you willing to go?
Shen Mo lowered his head slightly to look at Qi Yunshu who was very close to him. Qi Yunshu has been wearing looser clothes recently, and it is the same today.
From Shen Mo's point of view, Qi Yunshu's neck showed a little more fair skin than before, not much, just two fingers wide.
But with that little gap, Shen Mo somehow felt a little ambiguous, and even Qi Yunshu's breath became dry.
"What?" Qi Yunshu didn't notice yet, seeing Shen Mo looking at him, he turned his head to look at Shen Mo.
"It's nothing." Shen Mo took the wine glass and took a sip, the interference in his throat and the pungentness of the wine made Shen Mo's voice low.
The two didn't stay here for too long, after drinking for three rounds, those people left with their arms around each other, and Shen Mo and Qi Yunshu left.
It was midnight when we left the brothel, and the street was already empty. The cold night wind blew through the deserted street, making Shen Mo's spirits recede a bit.
Shen Mo followed Qi Yunshu, and the two walked side by side.
The moon in midsummer is extraordinarily bright, the moonlight is clear, like a clear pool, and they are shrouded in it.
Along the way, neither of them spoke until they reached the gate of the Qi family's mansion.
In front of the door, the butler of the Qi family was talking to a few servants, who looked as if he was about to go out to find Qi Yunshu.
Seeing the two of them coming back, the butler waved away the other servants, and hurriedly walked up to Qi Yunshu, "Master, you can be regarded as coming back, is there anything uncomfortable..."
Qi Yunshu is pregnant now, and she has been tossing around like that a few days ago. Although she has calmed down now, it is really worrying that she will not return this night.
"I'm fine." Qi Yunshu turned to look at Shen Mo after talking with the housekeeper, "Go back and rest earlier!"
Tomorrow is the exchange meeting that Gu Ming'an and the others have been preparing for. Because of the Feng family's affairs, this exchange meeting is bound to be lively.
Since Shen Mo was going, he couldn't get rid of the relationship.
Shen Mo didn't leave right away, instead he asked: "Do you know where I can find good rosewood?"
"Red sandalwood? What do you want that thing for?" Qi Yunshu thought for a moment, "There should be some stock in the Qi family's warehouse, you can go and have a look."
"Making pianos." Shen Mo explained, "I've already visited the ones in the warehouse, and none of them are suitable. Apart from the Qi family's warehouse, are there other places?"
The Qi family runs their own lumber yard, and all of their business is related to wood, so the Qi family also has its own timber warehouse. Shen Mo has already gone to see those things, but he didn't find anything satisfactory.
When Qi Yunshu heard Shen Mo say that he wanted to be a piano, he immediately thought of the Jin Palace.
Shen Moke was doing his duty and was still thinking about the things on the list. As the head of the Qi family, Qi Yunshu should be happy, but he couldn't be happy.
"There is also a warehouse here, you can go and have a look tomorrow." Qi Yunshu said.
There are quite a few Qi families in this kind of warehouse, and almost every place with a big workshop has a warehouse like this.
Shen Mo nodded, said goodbye to Qi Yunshu, and went back to his room to rest.
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Mo went to the warehouse of a large workshop nearby, but it was a pity that there were too many materials in the warehouse that were not suitable for making pianos, either the size was wrong or the tone was poor.
Unable to find any suitable materials, Shen Mo did not forget to ask Mr. Jia and Gu Ming'an when he arrived at the exchange meeting later.
Shen Mo had already looked at the stock on Mr. Jia's side before, but there was nothing suitable.When Gu Mingan learned that Shen Mo was looking for materials for making pianos, he promised to help him pay attention, but there were none in stock.
"For the piano, I heard some time ago that Feng Tianbao Pavilion got a good piece of small-leaf red sandalwood. It is said that the sound is good." Gu Ming'an said.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion and Qi's Workshop are deadly rivals in business, plus Feng Shan and Qi Yunshu's feud, it is almost impossible to get something from Feng Tianbao Pavilion.
"If you really want it, why don't I ask someone to help you go to other places? But such materials are always rare, so don't have too much hope." Gu Ming'an said.
If you want to make a piano, many materials can be used, but if you want to make a good piano, the right material is really rare.
Make bricks without straw.Many famous masters only have one or two pianos that can be called superb products in their lifetime, and a large part of it is because of this reason.
"Then I will trouble you." Shen Mo said.
The voices of the three talking were almost quickly drowned in the boiling voices.
Exchange meeting venue.When Shen Mo came to see it before, this place was already overcrowded, and this time it was even more crowded.
All kinds of people came to fill up the small courtyard, and there were even a lot of people on the street outside. In order to facilitate the rest of the people, many wooden benches were placed on both sides of the street.
In this situation, in the words of Mr. Jia and the others, it was because the time was too short, and many people were too far away to come over, otherwise the number of people could double again.
Shen Mo borrowed the light of Mr. Jia and the others, and was taken inside not long after he arrived outside the door.
There is a separate lounge in the yard, and most of the people in it are some respected old experts, such as Jia Lao and his like.
With this group of people, the young Shen Mo seemed a bit out of place, and many people looked towards him curiously.
"This is the Shen Mo I told you about before." Mr. Jia made an introduction to a few people, and before waiting for a few people to respond, he asked again: "How is it? Has the candidate for the competition been decided yet?"
This competition is quite different from the previous ones. Winning or losing this time is related to the face of both sides, so the candidates for the competition must be carefully selected.
Can only win, never lose.
"I chose, there are a few that I like, but..."
"The Feng family is also here for real this time. I heard that they were already preparing half a month ago."
"If you ask me, it's clear that the other party has dug a hole and is waiting for us to jump."
"Then the hole is dug now, do you want to jump or not?"
"It's useless to say these things now, the key point is to select candidates as soon as possible."
While talking, several people quarreled again.
It seems that this time it is just a conflict between the two sides, but in fact it is far more than that.What Mr. Jia said was true, but the other party's words and provocations had already been planned and arranged.
The opponent is waiting for them to be angry because of this, accept this match, and then defeat them in one fell swoop in the match, making them lose face.
This insidious method is not very clever, anyone with a little sense can see it, but so what?
Could it be that the other party is bullying to the top, and they can bear it?
Seeing the crowd making a fuss, Shen Mo, who was sitting by the side, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it quietly.
For the anger of the crowd, Shen Mo can understand but cannot share the same hatred. If someone bullies him, he will not bear it, but now the other party can't be regarded as bullying him.
After a few people in the room had finished arguing, they nominated those who had been favored before.
There are a total of three games, and there can only be a maximum of three people participating in the competition. This quota must be cautious and cautious.
"That kid Gu Ming'an is fine, he's neither arrogant nor impetuous, he can hold his breath." Someone said.
Everyone nodded when they heard the words. Gu Ming'an is a leader among the younger generation, with a calm personality and thoughtful workmanship. Although he still lacks a bit of enthusiasm, most people in the room still agree.
"What about the other two places?"
Gu Ming settled down, but the other two places made people even more troublesome.Because apart from him in the younger generation, everyone else is still a bit behind.
Several people were nominated next, but they were all rejected, and the room fell into dead silence for a while.
"If it doesn't work, let others go." Someone said.
"You can afford to lose face, you go." Someone choked him.
"That's better than losing." The man said.
The person who was still choking on him quieted down after hearing this, and stopped talking.
The people in their room are all relegated to the second line. No matter how beautiful they were when they were young, no matter how famous they are now, this competition is obviously no longer suitable for them. This is already a battlefield for young people.
The atmosphere in the room fell into dead silence again. In the silence, Mr. Jia came to Shen Mo, "How is it, are you interested?"
So far, Shen Mo hasn't brought out many things, but every thing he brought out has made Jia's eyes shine, and Jia always agrees with Shen Mo.
"Him?" Someone next to him frowned, obviously disapproving, "This is no joke."
"If it doesn't work, let your kid do it." A white-haired old man pointed to another person.
The person pointed at opened his mouth, he wanted to agree but hesitated.
Although his apprentice's talent is not bad, and if given time, he will surely become a great weapon, but now it is obviously not enough.
Let him go at this time, even though he has exercised, but if he loses in this case, if he loses the whole game, I am afraid that he will never be able to hold his head up again for the rest of his life.
Seeing that person was silent and hesitant, the people beside him became anxious and couldn't help but speak more seriously.
"At this time, you are still looking around, do you want to win or don't you want to win?"
"This is not a question of whether they want to win, but a question of whether they can win. If they lose, they will have to bear the infamy for the rest of their lives."
"Looking around, being afraid of three things and four things, in my opinion, we might as well just admit defeat, what's better?"
"It's not like that..."
Seeing that everyone in the room was about to quarrel again, Shen Mo put down his teacup, straightened his sleeves, and said in a deep voice, "Give me a spot."
As soon as Shen Mo said these words, the room fell silent immediately, and everyone looked towards him.
Old Jia also looked over, his eyes were bright, his cheeks were slightly flushed, showing excitement.
"Are you willing to go?" Old Jia was excited.
If Shen Mo is willing to make a move, then their chances of winning will be high.
Shen Mo nodded, "If necessary, I can leave the remaining two games to me." After a pause, Shen Mo's deep voice came out again, "I can win."
Shen Mo's expression was calm, confident and arrogant, with an extraordinary bearing, everyone was a little intimidated for a moment.
But then everyone laughed again, daring to utter such wild words without any basis, if Shen Mo is not a fool, then he is a lunatic!
If this game is really so easy to win, then why are they arguing here?
Shen Mo ignored everyone's suspicious eyes, he just looked at them quietly.
"Give him a quota." Qi Yunshu's voice suddenly came from the direction of the door.
Everyone looked in the direction of the door, and Qi Yunshu had already entered the door at some point. He came into the room, looked around everyone, with firm eyes, "Give him a spot, I believe him."
Although Qi Yunshu didn't do the carpentry work himself, his words still carry a lot of weight here.Seeing what Qi Yunshu said, those who didn't agree with her were shaken.
When Shen Mo got up, he still had the same happy expression as before, and his arrogance remained unchanged in his words, "How about this, the official competition is the day after tomorrow, and before that, you all reserve a spot for me. I will prove it to you.”
"You said it yourself, don't slap yourself in the face yourself!" Seeing Shen Mo's arrogance, several people in the room were also shocked.
Shen Mo smiled and remained silent.
After this matter was settled, Shen Mo glanced at Qi Yunshu beside him, but he never thought that Qi Yunshu would stand up and speak for him at this moment.
After this matter was settled, Shen Mo didn't stay in the house for long, but went out with Qi Yunshu.
The outside of the house is no better than the inside, the outside of the house is overcrowded, the two of them are squeezed together and stand next to each other as soon as they go out.
Qi Yunshu tried to retreat several times, but was quickly pushed back next to Shen Mo.
He wanted to protect his belly without being seen by others, and he also had to be careful not to stick too close to Shen Mo's arms, making him flustered.
Seeing Shen Mo, he directly pulled Qi Yunshuhu, who was embarrassed, into his arms, and took him out.
After going out, the surroundings were no longer crowded, Qi Yunshu took a step back to open the distance, "Thank you."
Shen Mo took his thanks, and then cupped his fists at Qi Yunshu, "Thank you, Master Qi."
Qi Yunshu was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked blankly, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Of course it's about the quota just now." Shen Mo is confident in himself, but he also knows the reason why those people were willing to give him a chance just now is because of Qi Yunshu.
If it wasn't for Qi Yunshu, he might have to spend a lot of time to convince everyone.
When mentioning this matter, Shen Mo couldn't help looking at Qi Yunshu with deep eyes. Qi Yunshu seemed to be helping him all the time, and he had spoken for him more than once.
"You deserve it, you don't need to thank me, I'm just telling the truth." Qi Yunshu laughed.
While speaking, he straightened his clothes.
As time passed day by day, Qi Yunshu's originally flat belly gradually changed.Today, he no longer dares to wear tight-fitting clothes, and most of his clothes are loose.
"What are you going to do? The game will start the day after tomorrow." Qi Yunshu and Shen Mo walked to a corner of the street, where there were relatively few pedestrians.
"Can you give me a hand?"
"You said."
"Can you get someone to help deliver my set of tools?" The corners of Shen Mo's mouth curled up slightly, he already had an idea.
Qi Yunshu calculated in his mind that the result was already in two breaths, "It can be delivered tomorrow night at the earliest."
The day after tomorrow is the official start of the game, no matter what Shen Mo is going to do, he doesn't have much time left.
Time was a little tight, Shen Mo thought for a moment and said goodbye to Qi Yunshu, and went back first.
Qi Yunshu originally wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, he didn't ask. He knew that Shen Mo would definitely be able to do it, so he was looking forward to what kind of surprise Shen Mo could bring him.
After Shen Mo left, he went straight back to the Qi family's compound, recharging his energy and sleeping overnight.Early the next morning, Shen Mo asked for directions to Feng Tianbao Pavilion in Shuangqing City.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion is one of the main industries under the name of the Feng family, which is similar to the Qi family's big workshop.There are many houses in Feng Tianbao Pavilion, and the one here is just one of the semicolons.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion is similar to Qi's Great Workshop, but Feng Tianbao Pavilion is not located near the outskirts of the city like Qi's Great Workshop, but in the center of the busiest street.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion is a store for receiving customers in the front and a workshop in the back.
Shen Mo doesn't know the situation of the workshop in the back, but the front entrance of the shop in front is decorated extraordinarily exaggeratedly.
The other party really used the carpenter's skills, not to mention the exaggerated shape of the round wooden pillars of the cornices and pavilions, and gold foil was pasted on many places on the entire facade, making the whole look resplendent.
As far as the shape of Feng Tianbao Pavilion is concerned, anyone who steps into this street will fail to notice it.
So much so that when Shen Mo came to the gate of Feng Tianbao Pavilion, he didn't know whether he should go in or not.He was only dressed in Tsing Yi, which was completely inconsistent with this place.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Mo finally walked towards the door.
As Jin got closer, the feeling of resplendent and resplendent became more apparent, making even Shen Mo dazzled.
After Shen Mo approached, he didn't go any further in, but went straight to the door and found a servant at the door, explaining his purpose.
That servant was smiling all over his face at first, but after hearing Shen Mo's reason for coming, the smile on his face gradually changed to surprise and disdain.
"Please let me know." Shen Mo said.
"You wait here." The servant looked Shen Mo up and down, and took Shen Mo less seriously, but he still went in to announce.
After about half a cup of tea, Feng Shan hurriedly walked towards the door with the servant who had announced and another person, and he asked while walking, "Who said you want to ask my Feng family for advice?"
Feng Shan seemed to have heard some big joke, and his face was full of mocking smiles.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion's reputation is also well-known in the four major families. I didn't expect that there would be such a short-sighted guy who came to Feng Tianbao Pavilion to make trouble.
Seeing Feng Shan coming out, Shen Mo took a step forward and stood up.
"It's you." Feng Shan recognized Shen Mo instantly when he saw him, and he immediately remembered what happened that night, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by anger.
"I want to ask Feng Tianbao Pavilion for advice, and I would like to ask Shopkeeper Feng to give me a chance." The corners of Shen Mo's mouth were lightly pursed, with a half-smile.
"Oh, I thought I was someone, but I didn't expect to be the master of the Qi family." Feng Shan sneered.
Shen Mo just smiled and said nothing, as if he didn't understand Feng Shan's rudeness.
Seeing his appearance, Feng Shan became more and more angry, but some people nearby heard that it was someone from the Qi family who came here to make trouble, and they gathered around to watch the excitement.
The Feng family and the Qi family have always been at odds, especially in Shuangqing City, the conflict between the two businesses is even greater, and friction is inevitable in normal times.
But because the two families are all big families, they didn't break their skins, so these conflicts and frictions were put behind the scenes, and it was the first time that Shen Mo came directly to the door like this.
"Are you asking for advice? Well, I just want to know what you, the youngest master of the Qi family, are capable of?" Feng Shan sneered.
"Then I would like to thank shopkeeper Feng."
When Feng Shan heard the word shopkeeper Feng, he became more and more furious. He hated people calling him that, because he could have been Master Feng.
"How do you want to ask for advice?" Feng Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a vicious flash in his eyes. He was worried that he had no reason to trouble the Qi family to avenge that night, and Shen Mo came to his door.
"If I win, I would like to ask for something from Master Feng. As for the method of asking for advice, I think it's better to choose the simple one. How about we gamble?" Seeing that Feng Shan didn't refuse, the smile in Shen Mo's eyes grew stronger.
"What do you want?" Feng Shan asked.
Shen Mo smiled and raised his finger upwards.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and then there was a gasp, and Feng Shan's face became more gloomy in an instant.
"Then what if you lose?" Feng Shanwei squinted his eyes.
"Then it depends on what you want, Mr. Feng."
"Okay, be brave!" Feng Shan's cold eyes turned and fell on Shen Mo's eyes, "Since gambling, if you lose, then keep these eyes!"
Hearing this, Shen Mo raised his brows slightly, and clasped his fists together, "Did Shopkeeper Feng agree to bet on this game?"
The Feng family's previous calculations were already prepared to tear the face off with the Qi family. After the match in a few days, the Feng family might not even retain any of their old face.
As the master craftsman of the Qi family's workshop and as the carpenter of the Qi family, Shen Mo naturally has no reason to save face for Feng Shan.
Hearing this, Feng Shan waved his hand and asked the people around him to prepare immediately.
Seeing Feng Shan answering the gamble, the crowd immediately became lively, and some of them who didn't think the excitement was big enough immediately went out to call friends.
Not long after, when the Feng family set up a wooden table for gambling in their own hall, the entire hall was already full of people on the inner and outer three floors.
The venue was ready, and the crowd of onlookers was already in place. Feng Shan asked someone to move a chair over and put it on top, and sat down on it.
"Go and invite the master from our workshop." Feng Shan ordered.
"This..." The servants who followed him were a little hesitant when they heard the words. Obviously, although Feng Shan is the big shopkeeper here, he is not very convincing.
"I told you to go and you go, why so much nonsense?!" Feng Shan turned his head and growled.
Seeing this, the servant had no choice but to trot towards the workshop at the back. Not long after, a middle-aged man was brought over.
That man is also somewhat capable, with strong muscles in his hands and feet and thick calluses on his palms. At first glance, he looks like a master carpenter who has been a carpenter for many years.
The man came to Feng Shan's side, and when he learned about it from Feng Shan, his face was as embarrassed as that servant, "But the young master said that during this time..."
"Shut up, everyone, who has the final say here? Be less in charge, less in charge, why don't you like him so much and go follow him?" Feng Shan scolded.
He was waiting to kill Shen Mo's prestige, to make the Qi family look good, and to let everyone know that the eldest son of the Feng family was not joking, but none of these people took him seriously at all.
The man was scolded bloody by Feng Shan, his face was livid, but Feng Shan is the one who decides here, he is just a long-term worker, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk towards Shen Mo.
The rules of this gamble are slightly different from the previous ones. Shen Mo came to ask for advice, so the materials for the gamble are no longer provided by a third party, but are all provided by the Feng family.
The Feng family will provide the materials, and Shen Mo will appraise them. After Shen Mo gives the answer, the master of the Feng family will confirm it. If Shen Mo is right, then continue to the next game.
There were three rounds in the whole process, if Shen Mo was right in all three rounds, then Shen Mo would win the bet.But if Shen Mo made a mistake, even if it was even a little bit, then Shen Mo would be considered a loser.
Such gambling rules seem to be biased towards Shen Mo who came to ask for advice, but in fact it is not.
All the materials are provided by the Feng family, and no one knows what materials the Feng family will produce.
In order to win, they will not use the kind of material that can be seen at a glance, but will try their best to choose materials that are difficult to identify to embarrass Shen Mo.
At first, Feng Shan personally selected the materials and asked them to bring them to the hall.
It was a piece of material that looked like a tree root, with many branches and roots, not too big, and more difficult to identify.
As soon as the things were brought out, many of the onlookers began to speculate, each with their own opinions, and arguing endlessly.
Shen Mo straightened his clothes and walked forward.He came to the root of the tree, touched, knocked, looked, and smelled it. After a set of movements, the incense on the side burned off a little bit of the skin.
Just when everyone was curious about how he would identify the material, Shen Mo had already taken a step back. Before everyone saw what he was doing, they heard Shen Mo speak.
"The root of the 30-year-old locust tree, this one is facing the sun, and it should have been exposed on the surface before, so the texture variation is distorted and the depth is different."
Shen Mo's voice fell, and after a brief silence, there was a commotion in the room.
The emotions of the people who were just watching the fun were instantly aroused, and everyone looked at Shen Mo excitedly at this moment.
In the confusion, Shen Mo looked back at Feng Shan, Feng Shan's smiling face had turned red with anger at the moment, he was ashamed and annoyed, and he was burning with anger.
This pagoda tree was selected by Feng Shan to test Shen Mo. Originally, the master next to him disagreed, but Feng Shan insisted on it. He didn't think Shen Mo could really recognize it at all.
As a result, when the things were taken out, Shen Mo just looked around and recognized them verbatim.
Feng Shan's face was dull, he gritted his teeth and stopped talking and making opinions. The master at the side was relieved to see him like this, and then walked forward.
Shen Mo won the first game very easily, but Feng Shan no longer made decisions on his own in the second game. The things were selected by the master, and the difficulty increased.
In the second gamble, what the Feng family took out was still a piece of material somewhat similar to the previous locust tree root, still in the shape of an irregular tree root, but the color and shape were much different.
After putting the things away, Shen Mo stepped forward, and the people who were still bustling with each other quieted down, looking at Shen Mo intently.
It's not that everyone has never seen gambling eyes before. The vast majority of people who can come here to watch the excitement have some understanding of this industry. Because of their understanding, everyone knows how difficult it is to do gambling eyes.
Among other things, there are hundreds of types of wood commonly used in making furniture in this country alone, and these are still commonly used. If you add up those that are not very commonly used, there are tens of thousands of types.
There are nearly [-] species and nearly [-] different trees. Not to mention cutting them into small pieces to identify them, even if you put the whole tree in front of you, not many people may be able to recognize them all.
Everyone waited with bated breath and looked at Shen Mo quietly.
Shen Mo stepped forward, his slender and straight fingers with thin calluses lightly slid across the incision of the material, and then bent his fingers and tapped lightly.
"Kang Bang." The sound was like knocking on copper, high and crisp.
The sound of the material spread, and someone among those who were closer whispered something.
After knocking and listening to the sound, Shen Mo turned the whole piece of material over to examine its shape carefully.
This material has been peeled, because of the irregular shape, many places have been peeled off.
The part where the material inside is exposed is brownish-yellow in color, the wood is delicate, and the texture is sparse and light.
After touching, knocking, and looking, Shen Mo leaned down and gently sniffed the material.
After sniffing the scent, Shen Mo straightened up, and the people who waited with bated breath couldn't help swallowing, and became nervous for Shen Mo.
Shen Mo and the Feng family gambled on the eyes, genuine 'eyes', if he made a slight mistake and lost, those eyes would have to be kept.
Before, everyone was just watching the excitement, but now their emotions were provoked by Shen Mo, and infected by the tense atmosphere in the room, they couldn't help but sweat for him.
While everyone's hearts were pounding and beating faster, Shen Mo had put down the material and took a step back. He didn't give the answer immediately as before, but looked at the Feng family's master at the side.
The man was obviously very confident in the things he had chosen, so he and Shen Mo looked at each other, refusing to give in to each other.
Seeing him like this, the corners of Shen Mo's mouth twitched into a chuckle, "This material is really well chosen."
As soon as Shen Mo said this, the face of the confident master turned pale in an instant. What did Shen Mo mean that he had already seen it?
Shen Mo came to Feng's house for advice, and the bet he made with Feng Shan was the pair of eyes that are crucial to a carpenter.
Feng Shan boasted that although the bet Haikou made was not a part of Feng Shan's body, it was something that Feng Shan, him, and even the entire Feng family could not afford to lose!
The master's expression changed again and again, but Shen Mo's deep and magnetic voice had already spread in the room.
"This is an iron birch tree, more precisely, this is a boil on the iron birch tree."
"Judging from this size, the original iron birch tree should have been around 120 years old. Only an iron birch tree of this age can have such a large boil."
The so-called boils, in simple terms, are the parts that grow out after the tree is sick, similar to tumors.
This part of the trunk usually produces some unpredictable changes due to disease.
This change can even change the color, texture, and wood of that piece of wood, making it a completely new shape that is completely different from the main body.
This part is also the most difficult to identify in gambling eyes, because most of the time basic common sense is useless when encountering boils, because no one knows what kind of changes the boils produce.
When Shen Mo said that this thing was an iron birch tree, the master's face turned pale.When Shen Mo said that it was a boil on the iron birch tree, the master's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were full of shock.
His reaction may not be understandable to outsiders, but to insiders, this reaction is reasonable.
Even many insiders were shocked when they heard Shen Mo's words.
Iron birch trees are extremely rare, and they are generally not seen on the market.
Many laymen don't even know the existence of this thing. Even carpenters, most of them have only heard of its legends, and few have seen it with their own eyes.
Iron birch is special because its hardness is so high that even cutting it with an ax and sawing it can't hurt it at all. It can be said to be harder than iron!
Also because of its property that it is harder than iron, iron birch is also known as the 'king of wood', the king of wood.
The reason why Master Feng Jia took this thing out was because he believed that Shen Mo would never recognize it.
In fact, most people really can't recognize it, let alone recognize that this thing is a boil of an iron birch tree, or even recognize that this thing is an iron birch tree.
They have never even seen an iron birch tree, so how can they recognize it?
But under such circumstances, when no one had even seen it before, Shen Mo not only recognized that it was a boil on the iron birch tree, but also distinguished its year.
The onlookers were still surprised that this thing was actually an iron birch tree. Feng Shan, the master and several other insiders in the room looked at Shen Mo with deep astonishment. Who the hell is Shen Mo?
Iron birch trees are rare, but Shen Mo counts them casually, which is not just about rich experience.Even experienced old carpenters may not have seen this thing.
"How?" Seeing that the crowd had not spoken for a long time, Shen Mo couldn't help but remind him.
The master was already speechless, especially Feng Shan.Originally, the two of them had more or less contempt for Shen Mo, but now they had to wake up.
As long as they lose one more game, Shen Mo will win!
The two looked up at the direction of the door, their clothes drenched in cold sweat.
Feng Shan was already sitting upright, there was no anger on his face, only caution.
The master stepped forward and whispered to him, Feng Shan nodded, and he quickly turned around and went out.
Seeing this, everyone in the room didn't understand what the Feng family was up to, but they already understood that Shen Mo just won the second bet.
Everyone was jumping for joy, but most of them were asking around what the iron birch tree was.
Knowing that this thing belonged to the king of wood, they all stretched their necks and stared round their eyes, wanting to take another look and see more clearly.
In this way, it will be easy to brag with others in the future.
The crowd was lively, but there was no movement from the Feng family. After the master left, he never returned.
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.
At the venue of the exchange meeting, the competition day is approaching. After selecting Gu Ming'an, everyone is anxious about the remaining two places.
Seeing that the sun had set in the west and candles were lit in the room, there were not many people left, and the people finally finalized the last two places.
After the list was made, the people by the door immediately went out to the yard to wait for those people to explain.
Once the names of the three were announced, everyone who had been anxiously waiting for two or three days started talking about it. Few were dissatisfied, and more were worried.
After all, this competition concerns the face of everyone on their side. If they lose this competition, they may not be able to raise their heads in front of the carpenters on Feng's side in the past few decades.
Everyone was worried, until the sunset like a big egg yolk completely disappeared on the side of the mountain, and the burning clouds in the sky also faded away, and then they prepared to disperse.
In the courtyard, the people who came out looked at the sky and then at Mr. Jia and Qi Yunshu. Shen Mo, who was guaranteed by the two, has not appeared since then.
"What should I say, is this quota still reserved for him?" Someone asked.
The people who came to the exchange meeting had already started to disperse, and the time had come to the last moment. They couldn't temporarily change the quota after tomorrow's match.
Not to mention whether the Feng family would allow it or not, even if they allowed it, it would not be good for them, and it would easily sway people's hearts.
Qi Yunshu glanced at the direction of the door, there were all the backs of people walking towards the door, no one came in.
The sun was setting, and the moon hadn't covered it yet, but what enveloped everyone was the dim light at dusk.
"Where did that guy go?" Jia Lao had already started to worry when the sun was about to set.
Shen Mo doesn't seem like the kind of person who thinks that what he says is nothing, even if he can't get everyone to agree, he won't just let everyone wait stupidly like this, he will at least come out and say something.
"Wait a little longer, he will definitely come." Qi Yunshu's cold voice spread in the courtyard.
"But it's been a while."
"It's getting dark, there's no point in waiting any longer, why don't we all go away! Get some rest early, so we can deal with the Feng family tomorrow."
"In my opinion, Haikou boasted too much and couldn't take it back, so he hid. You don't have to take it too seriously, head Qi." Someone also advised Qi Yunshu.
"He's not that kind of person." Qi Yunshu's eyes turned cold.
"Okay, that's it, everyone is gone." Someone stood up to be a peacemaker, "You, the head of the Qi family, go back and rest early."
With that said, everyone walked towards the door.
Qi Yunshu didn't move, there was anxiety and worry deep in his eyes, but his tone remained firm, "He will definitely come, it should just be delayed on the way."
Everyone who was about to leave looked back at Qi Yunshu after hearing the words, and someone opened their mouths, as if they wanted to persuade him.
At this moment, there was excitement outside the door.
There are people talking, a bunch of people talking, and more and more people talking.From far to near, the voice was slowly approaching them.
Crowd
From Shen Mo's point of view, Qi Yunshu's neck showed a little more fair skin than before, not much, just two fingers wide.
But with that little gap, Shen Mo somehow felt a little ambiguous, and even Qi Yunshu's breath became dry.
"What?" Qi Yunshu didn't notice yet, seeing Shen Mo looking at him, he turned his head to look at Shen Mo.
"It's nothing." Shen Mo took the wine glass and took a sip, the interference in his throat and the pungentness of the wine made Shen Mo's voice low.
The two didn't stay here for too long, after drinking for three rounds, those people left with their arms around each other, and Shen Mo and Qi Yunshu left.
It was midnight when we left the brothel, and the street was already empty. The cold night wind blew through the deserted street, making Shen Mo's spirits recede a bit.
Shen Mo followed Qi Yunshu, and the two walked side by side.
The moon in midsummer is extraordinarily bright, the moonlight is clear, like a clear pool, and they are shrouded in it.
Along the way, neither of them spoke until they reached the gate of the Qi family's mansion.
In front of the door, the butler of the Qi family was talking to a few servants, who looked as if he was about to go out to find Qi Yunshu.
Seeing the two of them coming back, the butler waved away the other servants, and hurriedly walked up to Qi Yunshu, "Master, you can be regarded as coming back, is there anything uncomfortable..."
Qi Yunshu is pregnant now, and she has been tossing around like that a few days ago. Although she has calmed down now, it is really worrying that she will not return this night.
"I'm fine." Qi Yunshu turned to look at Shen Mo after talking with the housekeeper, "Go back and rest earlier!"
Tomorrow is the exchange meeting that Gu Ming'an and the others have been preparing for. Because of the Feng family's affairs, this exchange meeting is bound to be lively.
Since Shen Mo was going, he couldn't get rid of the relationship.
Shen Mo didn't leave right away, instead he asked: "Do you know where I can find good rosewood?"
"Red sandalwood? What do you want that thing for?" Qi Yunshu thought for a moment, "There should be some stock in the Qi family's warehouse, you can go and have a look."
"Making pianos." Shen Mo explained, "I've already visited the ones in the warehouse, and none of them are suitable. Apart from the Qi family's warehouse, are there other places?"
The Qi family runs their own lumber yard, and all of their business is related to wood, so the Qi family also has its own timber warehouse. Shen Mo has already gone to see those things, but he didn't find anything satisfactory.
When Qi Yunshu heard Shen Mo say that he wanted to be a piano, he immediately thought of the Jin Palace.
Shen Moke was doing his duty and was still thinking about the things on the list. As the head of the Qi family, Qi Yunshu should be happy, but he couldn't be happy.
"There is also a warehouse here, you can go and have a look tomorrow." Qi Yunshu said.
There are quite a few Qi families in this kind of warehouse, and almost every place with a big workshop has a warehouse like this.
Shen Mo nodded, said goodbye to Qi Yunshu, and went back to his room to rest.
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Mo went to the warehouse of a large workshop nearby, but it was a pity that there were too many materials in the warehouse that were not suitable for making pianos, either the size was wrong or the tone was poor.
Unable to find any suitable materials, Shen Mo did not forget to ask Mr. Jia and Gu Ming'an when he arrived at the exchange meeting later.
Shen Mo had already looked at the stock on Mr. Jia's side before, but there was nothing suitable.When Gu Mingan learned that Shen Mo was looking for materials for making pianos, he promised to help him pay attention, but there were none in stock.
"For the piano, I heard some time ago that Feng Tianbao Pavilion got a good piece of small-leaf red sandalwood. It is said that the sound is good." Gu Ming'an said.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion and Qi's Workshop are deadly rivals in business, plus Feng Shan and Qi Yunshu's feud, it is almost impossible to get something from Feng Tianbao Pavilion.
"If you really want it, why don't I ask someone to help you go to other places? But such materials are always rare, so don't have too much hope." Gu Ming'an said.
If you want to make a piano, many materials can be used, but if you want to make a good piano, the right material is really rare.
Make bricks without straw.Many famous masters only have one or two pianos that can be called superb products in their lifetime, and a large part of it is because of this reason.
"Then I will trouble you." Shen Mo said.
The voices of the three talking were almost quickly drowned in the boiling voices.
Exchange meeting venue.When Shen Mo came to see it before, this place was already overcrowded, and this time it was even more crowded.
All kinds of people came to fill up the small courtyard, and there were even a lot of people on the street outside. In order to facilitate the rest of the people, many wooden benches were placed on both sides of the street.
In this situation, in the words of Mr. Jia and the others, it was because the time was too short, and many people were too far away to come over, otherwise the number of people could double again.
Shen Mo borrowed the light of Mr. Jia and the others, and was taken inside not long after he arrived outside the door.
There is a separate lounge in the yard, and most of the people in it are some respected old experts, such as Jia Lao and his like.
With this group of people, the young Shen Mo seemed a bit out of place, and many people looked towards him curiously.
"This is the Shen Mo I told you about before." Mr. Jia made an introduction to a few people, and before waiting for a few people to respond, he asked again: "How is it? Has the candidate for the competition been decided yet?"
This competition is quite different from the previous ones. Winning or losing this time is related to the face of both sides, so the candidates for the competition must be carefully selected.
Can only win, never lose.
"I chose, there are a few that I like, but..."
"The Feng family is also here for real this time. I heard that they were already preparing half a month ago."
"If you ask me, it's clear that the other party has dug a hole and is waiting for us to jump."
"Then the hole is dug now, do you want to jump or not?"
"It's useless to say these things now, the key point is to select candidates as soon as possible."
While talking, several people quarreled again.
It seems that this time it is just a conflict between the two sides, but in fact it is far more than that.What Mr. Jia said was true, but the other party's words and provocations had already been planned and arranged.
The opponent is waiting for them to be angry because of this, accept this match, and then defeat them in one fell swoop in the match, making them lose face.
This insidious method is not very clever, anyone with a little sense can see it, but so what?
Could it be that the other party is bullying to the top, and they can bear it?
Seeing the crowd making a fuss, Shen Mo, who was sitting by the side, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it quietly.
For the anger of the crowd, Shen Mo can understand but cannot share the same hatred. If someone bullies him, he will not bear it, but now the other party can't be regarded as bullying him.
After a few people in the room had finished arguing, they nominated those who had been favored before.
There are a total of three games, and there can only be a maximum of three people participating in the competition. This quota must be cautious and cautious.
"That kid Gu Ming'an is fine, he's neither arrogant nor impetuous, he can hold his breath." Someone said.
Everyone nodded when they heard the words. Gu Ming'an is a leader among the younger generation, with a calm personality and thoughtful workmanship. Although he still lacks a bit of enthusiasm, most people in the room still agree.
"What about the other two places?"
Gu Ming settled down, but the other two places made people even more troublesome.Because apart from him in the younger generation, everyone else is still a bit behind.
Several people were nominated next, but they were all rejected, and the room fell into dead silence for a while.
"If it doesn't work, let others go." Someone said.
"You can afford to lose face, you go." Someone choked him.
"That's better than losing." The man said.
The person who was still choking on him quieted down after hearing this, and stopped talking.
The people in their room are all relegated to the second line. No matter how beautiful they were when they were young, no matter how famous they are now, this competition is obviously no longer suitable for them. This is already a battlefield for young people.
The atmosphere in the room fell into dead silence again. In the silence, Mr. Jia came to Shen Mo, "How is it, are you interested?"
So far, Shen Mo hasn't brought out many things, but every thing he brought out has made Jia's eyes shine, and Jia always agrees with Shen Mo.
"Him?" Someone next to him frowned, obviously disapproving, "This is no joke."
"If it doesn't work, let your kid do it." A white-haired old man pointed to another person.
The person pointed at opened his mouth, he wanted to agree but hesitated.
Although his apprentice's talent is not bad, and if given time, he will surely become a great weapon, but now it is obviously not enough.
Let him go at this time, even though he has exercised, but if he loses in this case, if he loses the whole game, I am afraid that he will never be able to hold his head up again for the rest of his life.
Seeing that person was silent and hesitant, the people beside him became anxious and couldn't help but speak more seriously.
"At this time, you are still looking around, do you want to win or don't you want to win?"
"This is not a question of whether they want to win, but a question of whether they can win. If they lose, they will have to bear the infamy for the rest of their lives."
"Looking around, being afraid of three things and four things, in my opinion, we might as well just admit defeat, what's better?"
"It's not like that..."
Seeing that everyone in the room was about to quarrel again, Shen Mo put down his teacup, straightened his sleeves, and said in a deep voice, "Give me a spot."
As soon as Shen Mo said these words, the room fell silent immediately, and everyone looked towards him.
Old Jia also looked over, his eyes were bright, his cheeks were slightly flushed, showing excitement.
"Are you willing to go?" Old Jia was excited.
If Shen Mo is willing to make a move, then their chances of winning will be high.
Shen Mo nodded, "If necessary, I can leave the remaining two games to me." After a pause, Shen Mo's deep voice came out again, "I can win."
Shen Mo's expression was calm, confident and arrogant, with an extraordinary bearing, everyone was a little intimidated for a moment.
But then everyone laughed again, daring to utter such wild words without any basis, if Shen Mo is not a fool, then he is a lunatic!
If this game is really so easy to win, then why are they arguing here?
Shen Mo ignored everyone's suspicious eyes, he just looked at them quietly.
"Give him a quota." Qi Yunshu's voice suddenly came from the direction of the door.
Everyone looked in the direction of the door, and Qi Yunshu had already entered the door at some point. He came into the room, looked around everyone, with firm eyes, "Give him a spot, I believe him."
Although Qi Yunshu didn't do the carpentry work himself, his words still carry a lot of weight here.Seeing what Qi Yunshu said, those who didn't agree with her were shaken.
When Shen Mo got up, he still had the same happy expression as before, and his arrogance remained unchanged in his words, "How about this, the official competition is the day after tomorrow, and before that, you all reserve a spot for me. I will prove it to you.”
"You said it yourself, don't slap yourself in the face yourself!" Seeing Shen Mo's arrogance, several people in the room were also shocked.
Shen Mo smiled and remained silent.
After this matter was settled, Shen Mo glanced at Qi Yunshu beside him, but he never thought that Qi Yunshu would stand up and speak for him at this moment.
After this matter was settled, Shen Mo didn't stay in the house for long, but went out with Qi Yunshu.
The outside of the house is no better than the inside, the outside of the house is overcrowded, the two of them are squeezed together and stand next to each other as soon as they go out.
Qi Yunshu tried to retreat several times, but was quickly pushed back next to Shen Mo.
He wanted to protect his belly without being seen by others, and he also had to be careful not to stick too close to Shen Mo's arms, making him flustered.
Seeing Shen Mo, he directly pulled Qi Yunshuhu, who was embarrassed, into his arms, and took him out.
After going out, the surroundings were no longer crowded, Qi Yunshu took a step back to open the distance, "Thank you."
Shen Mo took his thanks, and then cupped his fists at Qi Yunshu, "Thank you, Master Qi."
Qi Yunshu was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked blankly, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Of course it's about the quota just now." Shen Mo is confident in himself, but he also knows the reason why those people were willing to give him a chance just now is because of Qi Yunshu.
If it wasn't for Qi Yunshu, he might have to spend a lot of time to convince everyone.
When mentioning this matter, Shen Mo couldn't help looking at Qi Yunshu with deep eyes. Qi Yunshu seemed to be helping him all the time, and he had spoken for him more than once.
"You deserve it, you don't need to thank me, I'm just telling the truth." Qi Yunshu laughed.
While speaking, he straightened his clothes.
As time passed day by day, Qi Yunshu's originally flat belly gradually changed.Today, he no longer dares to wear tight-fitting clothes, and most of his clothes are loose.
"What are you going to do? The game will start the day after tomorrow." Qi Yunshu and Shen Mo walked to a corner of the street, where there were relatively few pedestrians.
"Can you give me a hand?"
"You said."
"Can you get someone to help deliver my set of tools?" The corners of Shen Mo's mouth curled up slightly, he already had an idea.
Qi Yunshu calculated in his mind that the result was already in two breaths, "It can be delivered tomorrow night at the earliest."
The day after tomorrow is the official start of the game, no matter what Shen Mo is going to do, he doesn't have much time left.
Time was a little tight, Shen Mo thought for a moment and said goodbye to Qi Yunshu, and went back first.
Qi Yunshu originally wanted to ask, but after thinking about it, he didn't ask. He knew that Shen Mo would definitely be able to do it, so he was looking forward to what kind of surprise Shen Mo could bring him.
After Shen Mo left, he went straight back to the Qi family's compound, recharging his energy and sleeping overnight.Early the next morning, Shen Mo asked for directions to Feng Tianbao Pavilion in Shuangqing City.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion is one of the main industries under the name of the Feng family, which is similar to the Qi family's big workshop.There are many houses in Feng Tianbao Pavilion, and the one here is just one of the semicolons.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion is similar to Qi's Great Workshop, but Feng Tianbao Pavilion is not located near the outskirts of the city like Qi's Great Workshop, but in the center of the busiest street.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion is a store for receiving customers in the front and a workshop in the back.
Shen Mo doesn't know the situation of the workshop in the back, but the front entrance of the shop in front is decorated extraordinarily exaggeratedly.
The other party really used the carpenter's skills, not to mention the exaggerated shape of the round wooden pillars of the cornices and pavilions, and gold foil was pasted on many places on the entire facade, making the whole look resplendent.
As far as the shape of Feng Tianbao Pavilion is concerned, anyone who steps into this street will fail to notice it.
So much so that when Shen Mo came to the gate of Feng Tianbao Pavilion, he didn't know whether he should go in or not.He was only dressed in Tsing Yi, which was completely inconsistent with this place.
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Mo finally walked towards the door.
As Jin got closer, the feeling of resplendent and resplendent became more apparent, making even Shen Mo dazzled.
After Shen Mo approached, he didn't go any further in, but went straight to the door and found a servant at the door, explaining his purpose.
That servant was smiling all over his face at first, but after hearing Shen Mo's reason for coming, the smile on his face gradually changed to surprise and disdain.
"Please let me know." Shen Mo said.
"You wait here." The servant looked Shen Mo up and down, and took Shen Mo less seriously, but he still went in to announce.
After about half a cup of tea, Feng Shan hurriedly walked towards the door with the servant who had announced and another person, and he asked while walking, "Who said you want to ask my Feng family for advice?"
Feng Shan seemed to have heard some big joke, and his face was full of mocking smiles.
Feng Tianbao Pavilion's reputation is also well-known in the four major families. I didn't expect that there would be such a short-sighted guy who came to Feng Tianbao Pavilion to make trouble.
Seeing Feng Shan coming out, Shen Mo took a step forward and stood up.
"It's you." Feng Shan recognized Shen Mo instantly when he saw him, and he immediately remembered what happened that night, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by anger.
"I want to ask Feng Tianbao Pavilion for advice, and I would like to ask Shopkeeper Feng to give me a chance." The corners of Shen Mo's mouth were lightly pursed, with a half-smile.
"Oh, I thought I was someone, but I didn't expect to be the master of the Qi family." Feng Shan sneered.
Shen Mo just smiled and said nothing, as if he didn't understand Feng Shan's rudeness.
Seeing his appearance, Feng Shan became more and more angry, but some people nearby heard that it was someone from the Qi family who came here to make trouble, and they gathered around to watch the excitement.
The Feng family and the Qi family have always been at odds, especially in Shuangqing City, the conflict between the two businesses is even greater, and friction is inevitable in normal times.
But because the two families are all big families, they didn't break their skins, so these conflicts and frictions were put behind the scenes, and it was the first time that Shen Mo came directly to the door like this.
"Are you asking for advice? Well, I just want to know what you, the youngest master of the Qi family, are capable of?" Feng Shan sneered.
"Then I would like to thank shopkeeper Feng."
When Feng Shan heard the word shopkeeper Feng, he became more and more furious. He hated people calling him that, because he could have been Master Feng.
"How do you want to ask for advice?" Feng Shan narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a vicious flash in his eyes. He was worried that he had no reason to trouble the Qi family to avenge that night, and Shen Mo came to his door.
"If I win, I would like to ask for something from Master Feng. As for the method of asking for advice, I think it's better to choose the simple one. How about we gamble?" Seeing that Feng Shan didn't refuse, the smile in Shen Mo's eyes grew stronger.
"What do you want?" Feng Shan asked.
Shen Mo smiled and raised his finger upwards.
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, and then there was a gasp, and Feng Shan's face became more gloomy in an instant.
"Then what if you lose?" Feng Shanwei squinted his eyes.
"Then it depends on what you want, Mr. Feng."
"Okay, be brave!" Feng Shan's cold eyes turned and fell on Shen Mo's eyes, "Since gambling, if you lose, then keep these eyes!"
Hearing this, Shen Mo raised his brows slightly, and clasped his fists together, "Did Shopkeeper Feng agree to bet on this game?"
The Feng family's previous calculations were already prepared to tear the face off with the Qi family. After the match in a few days, the Feng family might not even retain any of their old face.
As the master craftsman of the Qi family's workshop and as the carpenter of the Qi family, Shen Mo naturally has no reason to save face for Feng Shan.
Hearing this, Feng Shan waved his hand and asked the people around him to prepare immediately.
Seeing Feng Shan answering the gamble, the crowd immediately became lively, and some of them who didn't think the excitement was big enough immediately went out to call friends.
Not long after, when the Feng family set up a wooden table for gambling in their own hall, the entire hall was already full of people on the inner and outer three floors.
The venue was ready, and the crowd of onlookers was already in place. Feng Shan asked someone to move a chair over and put it on top, and sat down on it.
"Go and invite the master from our workshop." Feng Shan ordered.
"This..." The servants who followed him were a little hesitant when they heard the words. Obviously, although Feng Shan is the big shopkeeper here, he is not very convincing.
"I told you to go and you go, why so much nonsense?!" Feng Shan turned his head and growled.
Seeing this, the servant had no choice but to trot towards the workshop at the back. Not long after, a middle-aged man was brought over.
That man is also somewhat capable, with strong muscles in his hands and feet and thick calluses on his palms. At first glance, he looks like a master carpenter who has been a carpenter for many years.
The man came to Feng Shan's side, and when he learned about it from Feng Shan, his face was as embarrassed as that servant, "But the young master said that during this time..."
"Shut up, everyone, who has the final say here? Be less in charge, less in charge, why don't you like him so much and go follow him?" Feng Shan scolded.
He was waiting to kill Shen Mo's prestige, to make the Qi family look good, and to let everyone know that the eldest son of the Feng family was not joking, but none of these people took him seriously at all.
The man was scolded bloody by Feng Shan, his face was livid, but Feng Shan is the one who decides here, he is just a long-term worker, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk towards Shen Mo.
The rules of this gamble are slightly different from the previous ones. Shen Mo came to ask for advice, so the materials for the gamble are no longer provided by a third party, but are all provided by the Feng family.
The Feng family will provide the materials, and Shen Mo will appraise them. After Shen Mo gives the answer, the master of the Feng family will confirm it. If Shen Mo is right, then continue to the next game.
There were three rounds in the whole process, if Shen Mo was right in all three rounds, then Shen Mo would win the bet.But if Shen Mo made a mistake, even if it was even a little bit, then Shen Mo would be considered a loser.
Such gambling rules seem to be biased towards Shen Mo who came to ask for advice, but in fact it is not.
All the materials are provided by the Feng family, and no one knows what materials the Feng family will produce.
In order to win, they will not use the kind of material that can be seen at a glance, but will try their best to choose materials that are difficult to identify to embarrass Shen Mo.
At first, Feng Shan personally selected the materials and asked them to bring them to the hall.
It was a piece of material that looked like a tree root, with many branches and roots, not too big, and more difficult to identify.
As soon as the things were brought out, many of the onlookers began to speculate, each with their own opinions, and arguing endlessly.
Shen Mo straightened his clothes and walked forward.He came to the root of the tree, touched, knocked, looked, and smelled it. After a set of movements, the incense on the side burned off a little bit of the skin.
Just when everyone was curious about how he would identify the material, Shen Mo had already taken a step back. Before everyone saw what he was doing, they heard Shen Mo speak.
"The root of the 30-year-old locust tree, this one is facing the sun, and it should have been exposed on the surface before, so the texture variation is distorted and the depth is different."
Shen Mo's voice fell, and after a brief silence, there was a commotion in the room.
The emotions of the people who were just watching the fun were instantly aroused, and everyone looked at Shen Mo excitedly at this moment.
In the confusion, Shen Mo looked back at Feng Shan, Feng Shan's smiling face had turned red with anger at the moment, he was ashamed and annoyed, and he was burning with anger.
This pagoda tree was selected by Feng Shan to test Shen Mo. Originally, the master next to him disagreed, but Feng Shan insisted on it. He didn't think Shen Mo could really recognize it at all.
As a result, when the things were taken out, Shen Mo just looked around and recognized them verbatim.
Feng Shan's face was dull, he gritted his teeth and stopped talking and making opinions. The master at the side was relieved to see him like this, and then walked forward.
Shen Mo won the first game very easily, but Feng Shan no longer made decisions on his own in the second game. The things were selected by the master, and the difficulty increased.
In the second gamble, what the Feng family took out was still a piece of material somewhat similar to the previous locust tree root, still in the shape of an irregular tree root, but the color and shape were much different.
After putting the things away, Shen Mo stepped forward, and the people who were still bustling with each other quieted down, looking at Shen Mo intently.
It's not that everyone has never seen gambling eyes before. The vast majority of people who can come here to watch the excitement have some understanding of this industry. Because of their understanding, everyone knows how difficult it is to do gambling eyes.
Among other things, there are hundreds of types of wood commonly used in making furniture in this country alone, and these are still commonly used. If you add up those that are not very commonly used, there are tens of thousands of types.
There are nearly [-] species and nearly [-] different trees. Not to mention cutting them into small pieces to identify them, even if you put the whole tree in front of you, not many people may be able to recognize them all.
Everyone waited with bated breath and looked at Shen Mo quietly.
Shen Mo stepped forward, his slender and straight fingers with thin calluses lightly slid across the incision of the material, and then bent his fingers and tapped lightly.
"Kang Bang." The sound was like knocking on copper, high and crisp.
The sound of the material spread, and someone among those who were closer whispered something.
After knocking and listening to the sound, Shen Mo turned the whole piece of material over to examine its shape carefully.
This material has been peeled, because of the irregular shape, many places have been peeled off.
The part where the material inside is exposed is brownish-yellow in color, the wood is delicate, and the texture is sparse and light.
After touching, knocking, and looking, Shen Mo leaned down and gently sniffed the material.
After sniffing the scent, Shen Mo straightened up, and the people who waited with bated breath couldn't help swallowing, and became nervous for Shen Mo.
Shen Mo and the Feng family gambled on the eyes, genuine 'eyes', if he made a slight mistake and lost, those eyes would have to be kept.
Before, everyone was just watching the excitement, but now their emotions were provoked by Shen Mo, and infected by the tense atmosphere in the room, they couldn't help but sweat for him.
While everyone's hearts were pounding and beating faster, Shen Mo had put down the material and took a step back. He didn't give the answer immediately as before, but looked at the Feng family's master at the side.
The man was obviously very confident in the things he had chosen, so he and Shen Mo looked at each other, refusing to give in to each other.
Seeing him like this, the corners of Shen Mo's mouth twitched into a chuckle, "This material is really well chosen."
As soon as Shen Mo said this, the face of the confident master turned pale in an instant. What did Shen Mo mean that he had already seen it?
Shen Mo came to Feng's house for advice, and the bet he made with Feng Shan was the pair of eyes that are crucial to a carpenter.
Feng Shan boasted that although the bet Haikou made was not a part of Feng Shan's body, it was something that Feng Shan, him, and even the entire Feng family could not afford to lose!
The master's expression changed again and again, but Shen Mo's deep and magnetic voice had already spread in the room.
"This is an iron birch tree, more precisely, this is a boil on the iron birch tree."
"Judging from this size, the original iron birch tree should have been around 120 years old. Only an iron birch tree of this age can have such a large boil."
The so-called boils, in simple terms, are the parts that grow out after the tree is sick, similar to tumors.
This part of the trunk usually produces some unpredictable changes due to disease.
This change can even change the color, texture, and wood of that piece of wood, making it a completely new shape that is completely different from the main body.
This part is also the most difficult to identify in gambling eyes, because most of the time basic common sense is useless when encountering boils, because no one knows what kind of changes the boils produce.
When Shen Mo said that this thing was an iron birch tree, the master's face turned pale.When Shen Mo said that it was a boil on the iron birch tree, the master's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were full of shock.
His reaction may not be understandable to outsiders, but to insiders, this reaction is reasonable.
Even many insiders were shocked when they heard Shen Mo's words.
Iron birch trees are extremely rare, and they are generally not seen on the market.
Many laymen don't even know the existence of this thing. Even carpenters, most of them have only heard of its legends, and few have seen it with their own eyes.
Iron birch is special because its hardness is so high that even cutting it with an ax and sawing it can't hurt it at all. It can be said to be harder than iron!
Also because of its property that it is harder than iron, iron birch is also known as the 'king of wood', the king of wood.
The reason why Master Feng Jia took this thing out was because he believed that Shen Mo would never recognize it.
In fact, most people really can't recognize it, let alone recognize that this thing is a boil of an iron birch tree, or even recognize that this thing is an iron birch tree.
They have never even seen an iron birch tree, so how can they recognize it?
But under such circumstances, when no one had even seen it before, Shen Mo not only recognized that it was a boil on the iron birch tree, but also distinguished its year.
The onlookers were still surprised that this thing was actually an iron birch tree. Feng Shan, the master and several other insiders in the room looked at Shen Mo with deep astonishment. Who the hell is Shen Mo?
Iron birch trees are rare, but Shen Mo counts them casually, which is not just about rich experience.Even experienced old carpenters may not have seen this thing.
"How?" Seeing that the crowd had not spoken for a long time, Shen Mo couldn't help but remind him.
The master was already speechless, especially Feng Shan.Originally, the two of them had more or less contempt for Shen Mo, but now they had to wake up.
As long as they lose one more game, Shen Mo will win!
The two looked up at the direction of the door, their clothes drenched in cold sweat.
Feng Shan was already sitting upright, there was no anger on his face, only caution.
The master stepped forward and whispered to him, Feng Shan nodded, and he quickly turned around and went out.
Seeing this, everyone in the room didn't understand what the Feng family was up to, but they already understood that Shen Mo just won the second bet.
Everyone was jumping for joy, but most of them were asking around what the iron birch tree was.
Knowing that this thing belonged to the king of wood, they all stretched their necks and stared round their eyes, wanting to take another look and see more clearly.
In this way, it will be easy to brag with others in the future.
The crowd was lively, but there was no movement from the Feng family. After the master left, he never returned.
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.
At the venue of the exchange meeting, the competition day is approaching. After selecting Gu Ming'an, everyone is anxious about the remaining two places.
Seeing that the sun had set in the west and candles were lit in the room, there were not many people left, and the people finally finalized the last two places.
After the list was made, the people by the door immediately went out to the yard to wait for those people to explain.
Once the names of the three were announced, everyone who had been anxiously waiting for two or three days started talking about it. Few were dissatisfied, and more were worried.
After all, this competition concerns the face of everyone on their side. If they lose this competition, they may not be able to raise their heads in front of the carpenters on Feng's side in the past few decades.
Everyone was worried, until the sunset like a big egg yolk completely disappeared on the side of the mountain, and the burning clouds in the sky also faded away, and then they prepared to disperse.
In the courtyard, the people who came out looked at the sky and then at Mr. Jia and Qi Yunshu. Shen Mo, who was guaranteed by the two, has not appeared since then.
"What should I say, is this quota still reserved for him?" Someone asked.
The people who came to the exchange meeting had already started to disperse, and the time had come to the last moment. They couldn't temporarily change the quota after tomorrow's match.
Not to mention whether the Feng family would allow it or not, even if they allowed it, it would not be good for them, and it would easily sway people's hearts.
Qi Yunshu glanced at the direction of the door, there were all the backs of people walking towards the door, no one came in.
The sun was setting, and the moon hadn't covered it yet, but what enveloped everyone was the dim light at dusk.
"Where did that guy go?" Jia Lao had already started to worry when the sun was about to set.
Shen Mo doesn't seem like the kind of person who thinks that what he says is nothing, even if he can't get everyone to agree, he won't just let everyone wait stupidly like this, he will at least come out and say something.
"Wait a little longer, he will definitely come." Qi Yunshu's cold voice spread in the courtyard.
"But it's been a while."
"It's getting dark, there's no point in waiting any longer, why don't we all go away! Get some rest early, so we can deal with the Feng family tomorrow."
"In my opinion, Haikou boasted too much and couldn't take it back, so he hid. You don't have to take it too seriously, head Qi." Someone also advised Qi Yunshu.
"He's not that kind of person." Qi Yunshu's eyes turned cold.
"Okay, that's it, everyone is gone." Someone stood up to be a peacemaker, "You, the head of the Qi family, go back and rest early."
With that said, everyone walked towards the door.
Qi Yunshu didn't move, there was anxiety and worry deep in his eyes, but his tone remained firm, "He will definitely come, it should just be delayed on the way."
Everyone who was about to leave looked back at Qi Yunshu after hearing the words, and someone opened their mouths, as if they wanted to persuade him.
At this moment, there was excitement outside the door.
There are people talking, a bunch of people talking, and more and more people talking.From far to near, the voice was slowly approaching them.
Crowd
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