C31 – The Worth of the Village

Solar’s father almost had a match of rage.

Utilizing rosewood for cooking and firewood?

That’s extravagance to the acute!

However Zhao Yuegu’s response made it clear he had no thought it was rosewood.

“Promise me you received’t burn it once more!”

“Should you don’t need it, I’ll take it off your palms. I’ll commerce you ten carts of firewood for it.”

Zhao Yuegu simply smiled.

“Now I see its worth. This treasure have to be preserved.”

Solar’s father virtually needed to slap himself.

Why did he must be so impulsive along with his phrases!

Had he waited a bit longer, he might need managed to swindle some rosewood from Zhao Yuegu.

However now, that chance was gone.

“Take excellent care of it. Rosewood grows extremely slowly, solely including a hoop each 5 years, and it takes 800 years to mature. It’s the toughest of all woods.”

“Its present market value even surpasses that of Phoebe zhennan wooden.”

“As on your house, it’s past financial worth now.”

“It’s a historic artifact that wants particular safety.”

Solar’s father’s eyes had been ablaze with envy, his palms trembling as he caressed the wooden.

“I’ve been pondering the identical.”

Zhao Yuegu nodded in settlement.

Earlier than, he and Xueman had burned the wooden out of sheer survival.

However as soon as the street is open, he may liquidate his belongings and produce a wealth of provides into Walden Village.

No extra worrying about freezing or ravenous tomorrow.

The traditional, three-sectioned courtyard at house actually deserved a radical restoration.

What he hadn’t anticipated was the staggering worth of the courtyard.

“There are many vacant rooms within the courtyard. We may take down a pair and repurpose these aged timbers.”

Zhao Yuegu had plans of his personal.

“Precisely. Utilizing new rosewood would lack the historic character.”

Solar’s father was equally thrilled.

“Your principal courtyard, the most important of the three, may very well be restored to its unique splendor from centuries previous.”

“There are few, if any, throughout the nation preserved so impeccably.”

“Simply think about the status of internet hosting friends in a rosewood courtyard.”

“Oh, proper, let’s skip planting greens within the courtyard. We will add some landscaping later, perhaps create one thing impressed by the basic Su-style gardens.”

Solar’s father was beside himself, gesturing excitedly on the backyard.

Zhao Yuegu contemplated the thought and needed to admit that Solar’s father was onto one thing.The supply of this content material nov(el)bi((n))

Clearly, the person had a wealthy sense of historical past.

The courtyard may certainly be reworked simply as he instructed.

“And but, he’s right here volunteering as a cleaner?”

Since Solar’s father was up for it, Zhao Yuegu wasn’t about to argue.

Who would flip down free labor?

And the eye to element was one thing else…

He’d by no means been that meticulous in his farming!

Solar Ying was mortified on the sight.

Driving Zhao Yuegu round was one factor, however her father? He was a heavyweight in Strathmore, somebody whose very step may make the province tremble.

And right here he was, cleansing with such gusto?

That customized go well with of his value a small fortune, and she or he wasn’t even allowed to the touch it often.

Now it was getting used as a mud rag?

“I’m disowning this dad, okay?”

She couldn’t assist however grumble to herself.

Zhao Yuegu gained a profound appreciation for Solar’s father’s ardour for antiques.

He may even pinpoint the period of household heirlooms with outstanding accuracy.

“Wow, this rosewood desk is pure Southern Track model, however it should have been crafted through the Yuan Dynasty.”

“This incense desk has a late Tang design, however it’s doubtless a Ming Dynasty copy, or it wouldn’t be so well-preserved.”

Zhao Yuegu listened, astounded.

Late Tang model, however made within the Ming period?

That’s hardly totally different from modern-day Ming replicas!

To the uninitiated, that incense desk would possibly as nicely be an unique Tang piece…

And among the porcelain at house? Solar’s father had recognized items from the Southern Track Dynasty.

Within the realm of antiques, Solar’s father’s breadth of information was staggering!

With every of Solar’s father’s discoveries, Zhao Yuegu’s web price skyrocketed.

He by no means imagined {that a} easy farmer, because of his system and the relics in his ancestral house, may very well be sitting on a fortune price nicely over a billion!

“Maybe it’s as a result of Walden is so distant, the place each merchandise is treasured, that so many antiques have survived right here.”

“There’s already a lot in my house—what about the remainder of the villagers?”

Zhao Yuegu was acutely conscious that, from a cultural preservation standpoint, the worth of Walden was virtually incalculable.

Simply the antiques alone, if auctioned, may fetch billions.

It was past creativeness.

But regardless of sitting on such a treasure trove, the residents of Walden remained impoverished.

The difficulty was the dearth of circulation of products.

However with the arrival of Solar’s father, Zhao Yuegu recognized a grave concern.

“As soon as this street connecting us to the skin world is accomplished, who is aware of what number of will covet the village’s cultural treasures?”

“Solar’s father would possibly chorus from exploiting us to avoid wasting face, however others might not present the identical restraint.”

“Maybe, it’s time for me to take preemptive motion to safeguard these belongings.”

“In fact, what wants safety isn’t simply the artifacts—it’s the folks of the village.”

“Nothing in Walden will probably be disturbed with out my consent.”