All Hail Cousin Brother

In the first battle in Shandong, I wanted to come to Beidi and also got news.

Now that his reputation is so great that even the vassal kings have to avoid his edge, Bei Di has suffered a great loss under the hands of him and his father.

In the early years, Chang Ningbo had assisted in the wars in the northern border, and he still had some experience in fighting Bei Di.

Yu Youyao was finally relieved.

Turning his eyes, he seemed to think of something, and Yu Youyao said quickly: "Cousin, you said you brought me a gift before. What about the gift? Come and show it to me."

I knew that no matter what I forgot, I would never forget the gift. Zhou Linghuai smiled deeply: "Put it in the flower hall, and I'll show you there."

Yu Youyao happily followed her cousin to the flower hall. At a glance, she saw that the table was full of gift boxes, and said in surprise, "These are all for me?"

Zhou Linghuai nodded: "Some are special products from the north, most of them are brought back from Shandong, and there are no medicinal herbs and spices, so Changan sent them to the Jade Court."

Everyone else in the house only had one gift brought back from "Youzhou", but she had two.

Yu Youyao couldn't be too happy: "Thank you cousin!"

The gifts prepared by my cousin were all very delicate and obviously carefully prepared. Yu Youyao couldn't wait to get a gift box and removed the silk brocade outside. It was a rosewood box with pine and cypress moire carved on it.

As soon as the box is opened, there is an inkstone table inside, the color is green and pure, the shape is like a phoenix leaf, and the stone pattern is like a pine branch and a cypress leaf, which is vigorous and sparse.

Yu Youyao's love almost overflowed, and he quickly took the inkstone in his hand.

The inkstone is icy and cool to the touch, just like holding an ice stone in your hand. It is not warm when you hold it for a long time, and you can't put it down: "Cousin, what is the origin of this inkstone?"

Zhou Linghuai smiled: "This is the Wutai Mountain Inkstone, produced in Wutai Mountain, also known as the Xielong Stone. It is as cool as ice, and it swipes with ink. It is also a very rare and good inkstone. It was carved by me." I gave her a red inkstone before, and explained: "Listen to Yin San, you like the red inkstone that I gave you before, and I think you like these strange stone inkstones, so I specially collected them."

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, "precious stones and cheap jade", especially like stone carvings, stone carvings, and high-quality stone products can be carved into inkstones, so stone inkstones are also very popular in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

On the contrary, the Chengni inkstone, which was very famous in the previous dynasty, was not as popular as the stone inkstone because it needed to be fired.

In the past, Yu Youyao did not show a special hobby for inkstones, but after giving the red silk inkstone, she found that Yu Youyao had an extraordinary love for inkstones, and she would like to collect these rare and good inkstones.

really!

Yu Youyao held the Wutai Mountain inkstone with joy: "Wutai Mountain is a sacred place for Buddhism, and the Xielong Stone produced in Wutai Mountain, will it also be stained with Buddha nature?"

She really loves the inkstone, but it was only given to her by her cousin.

The purple-gold inkstone that Song Mingzhao gave her was also a rare and exotic stone inkstone, and she didn't even touch it, and she didn't think she liked it much.

He didn't believe in Buddhism, but Yu Youyao seemed to have some affinity with Buddhism, so Zhou Linghuai laughed: "If you think it's stained, it's stained, it's just a matter of opinion."

Yu Youyao smiled and curled her lips.

Zhou Linghuai changed his words: "I got a few high-quality Xielong Stones. Because the stones are large, it will take about a while to transport them into Beijing. The Xielong Stones are as cool as ice. The sun is placed in the study, bedroom, and flower hall, and the water is as cool as ice. It is beautiful and cool to relieve the heat. It is cooler than ice cubes. When the summer comes next year, it will not be too sad. ."

Yu Youyao has been suffering in summer, and since May, she has been shouting hot.

Although there is an ice cellar in the house, Mother Xu does not allow her to use too much ice. The ice melts when it is hot. Although it can relieve the heat for a while, it cannot continue to reduce the heat. Yu Youyao also suffered a lot.

Zhou Linghuai thought about it and thought about Xielong Stone.

Xielong stone ice, naturally cools down and relieves heat, not like ice cubes, with cold air, too much use will easily get cold and damp into the body, which is not good for the body.

However, the top-quality Xielong Stones are rare and rare, and it took many days to find a few pieces.

At that time, it is rare to send a piece to the old lady, other people in the house, and to send some scraps.

Yu Youyao smiled and frowned: "Cousin, you are so kind."

It's been a long time since I heard the little girl say this, Zhou Linghuai's lips curved slightly: "Just like it."

Because the first gift was a big surprise, so every time Yu Youyao opened a gift, she looked forward to it.

And her cousin didn't disappoint her. The gifts she gave her were all delicate and distinctive things, which were not common in Beijing, so Yu Youyao was also eye-opening because of the rarity.

When the little girl opened the gift, the joy and pure joy pleased Zhou Linghuai, and it was not in vain that he spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and even financial resources to search for it.

At the back, Yu Youyao couldn't help but be taken aback when he demolished a purple-gold inkstone platform made in Langya Mountain.

How sharp is Zhou Linghuai, how could her subtle emotional changes escape his eyes, and asked calmly, "What's wrong, Zijin Stone Inkstone is as famous as Hongsi Inkstone in Shandong, but you don't like it?"

Yu Youyao reacted, holding the purple gold stone in her hands and admiring it: "Of course I like what my cousin gave me. A while ago, Shizi Song came to the door to thank him and gave me a purple stone inkstone produced in Langya Mountain. I was a little surprised for a while."

Zhou Linghuai's eyes were deep, and he said calmly: "Oh, is that right? The purple gold stone produced in Langya, Shandong is very rare. This piece of mine is also an old thing that Lengfu has collected for many years. It took some time to carve it into an inkstone. I want to come to him. The one I gave to you is also an ancient artifact, and I would like to see it."

Yu Youyao pouted: "The purple gold inkstone sent by Song Shizi, I took a care, it is indeed a rare antique, as for what it is, I don't know, let Xu Ma put it in the warehouse, if cousin If you want to see it, I will send someone to find it.”

Both are purple gold inkstones, but when Yu Youyao mentioned Song Mingzhao's piece, he seemed to lack interest. Instead, he held the purple gold inkstone given by his cousin and seriously appreciated it.

The love in his eyes seemed to be the first time he had seen such a rare thing.

This purple gold stone inkstone is engraved with "Tun will come out of the east, and the purple air will come to the east."

At first glance, it doesn't seem to be any different.

But upon closer inspection, I found that the texture of my cousin's piece was better than Song Mingzhao's piece, and it seemed quaint to the extreme.

This should be the highest quality among the purple gold stones.

Zhou Linghuai shook his head: "Since it's stored in the warehouse, then forget it. I'll have a chance to look at it later. Although my purple gold stone inkstone is not an antique, the inkstone is of high quality. It is also very rare and can be used."