mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 374 The Only One Gift
"I don't need a gift, you can come back, that's my gift."

"Small mouths are extremely sweet, and I recognize this very much." On the palm of Zhao Chuanxin, a piece of peridot the size of a baby's fist suddenly appeared: "I cut this up and gave it to you."

It was the peridot given to him by Kishi, the son of the volcano.

Not to mention Wilhelmina, even the jeweler couldn't help looking up.

He held up his reading glasses: "Buy cake, is this peridot?"

He had never seen such a large peridot.

Wilhelmina was surprised: "Oh my God, it's so big!"

Peridot may not be as precious as diamonds and red sapphires, but such a large size is more precious than the former.

Things are rare.

Zhao Chuanxin sat on a chair, took out a pen and paper, and drew a design.

Wilhelmina remembered that Zhao Chuanxin told her that the secret to maintaining love lies in freshness.

Unexpectedly, on the occasion of her birthday, Zhao Chuanxin would play tricks again.

Does he know how to make jewelry?
At this time, craftsmen no longer suffer from discrimination internationally.

Unlike before, merchants, peddlers, day laborers, craftsmen, dervishes, and pilgrims represented mobile groups, and the upper-middle-class society regarded them as blind wanderers, who were only responsible for passing on various orders issued by the nobles.

Around the same time, the French Revolution and the British Industrial Revolution were the explosion points for the world to become the virtue it is today. By 1848, all the land that Western officials and businessmen considered useful to them had to be occupied, and there was no obstacle.

Since then, the social structure has changed at all levels, and now artisans are generally middle class with a small fortune.

The jeweler didn't take it seriously at first, after all, he has been in this industry for many years and has honed his skills all his life.

But for the sake of the huge peridot, he paid more attention to Zhao Chuanxin, and looked closely at his drawing.

Seeing that several inlay methods he had never seen appeared on the drawing at the same time, the jeweler was astonished, and he reminded: "Young man, your idea is good and very creative, but such a difficulty requires extremely skilled craftsmanship." .”

It has the meaning of "Can you do it? If you can't, I'll do it".

Wilhelmina saw that Zhao Chuanxin just drew a brooch in the shape of a palm leaf. Although it was gorgeous, she didn't realize how complicated it was.

But let the jeweler talk about it, and you will know that it seems simple, but it is actually very difficult.

Zhao Chuanxin let out a "huh": "Obviously, I'm that kind of Wizard of the World, so I can't be bothered."

When the jeweler heard this, he was very unhappy.

Handicraft work, sweat outweighs talent, what are you bragging about?

He fell silent, ready to watch Zhao Chuanxin's joke.

After drawing the blueprint, Zhao Chuanxin took out a piece of platinum.

He used the elf carving knife to cut out a layer, and did not make a draft on it, but directly engraved it.

Seeing the platinum shards flying, the jeweler widened his eyes.

For the first, and possibly last, time in my life, I've seen precious metals handled like this.

The general shape is very simple, although the platinum is hard, but it is the younger brother in front of the elf carving knife, and Zhao Chuanxin carved it into shape.

What is difficult is the details of the setting grooves. There are retro column setting grooves, tension setting grooves that can only be set with hard gemstones, tooth nail setting, group setting, micro setting...

The variation of the setting grooves is arranged according to the size of the gemstones to be embellished on the palm leaves.

It seems simple, but Zhao Chuanxin is actually showing off his skills.

Other than that, there's nothing more to offer.

In the past, if he made the carcass, he always used the lost wax method.

With the elf carving knife and a lot of precious metals, it doesn't need to be so strenuous.

The jeweler asked, "What kind of knife is this? Is it my eyesight? I think..."

Zhao Chuanxin interrupted him: "Yes, your eyes are blurred."

"Forehead……"

The front is okay, after all, the inlay groove is huge, and the further you go, the more difficult it is, and Zhao Chuanxin's forehead began to sweat.

Wilhelmina took out a silk handkerchief, wiped it carefully for him, and then kissed him on the forehead.

Zhao Chuanxin had no distractions, as if he didn't realize it.

Observing from this angle, Wilhelmina has found a new point of view.

Seriously man...

Zhao Chuanxin felt that the time was a bit long, so he took out his pocket watch and put it beside him so that he could observe the passage of time.

How strong is the Elf Carving Knife?
He didn't have to shake his wrist, he controlled the blade with his consciousness. If it weren't for his blind eyes, he would almost be able to make a slot every second.

When he arrived at the micro-inlaid place, Zhao Chuanxin wiped away his tears and put on devil crystal glasses.

No microscope, but equipped.

It took an hour to complete, but Zhao Chuanxin felt that it was a long time and was very dissatisfied.

But the jeweler felt that it was incredibly fast. This was no longer a hand, but a machine.

Zhao Chuanxin started cutting peridot, which was also time-consuming.

But in the eyes of jewelers, that knife is simply a peerless weapon.

He had never seen a gem faceted—heart cut, olive cut, pear cut, triangular, half olive, trapezoidal, cabochon, mixed, even—without grinding and cutting, with just a knife. Alien...

Zhao Chuanxin is different from an orthodox jeweler. He doesn't plan to use leftover materials at all, so he doesn't care about the cost when cutting.

Seeing that Zhao Chuanxin discarded the leftovers that could be used by Zhao Chuanxin, who obviously used more brains, the jeweler couldn't help pointing Jiangshan: "Young man, this is too wasteful, it will ruin the family property. I am very worried about your future..."

Zhao Chuanxin didn't raise his head: "My family is taking advantage of tens of millions of dollars and several estates. What are you worried about?"

"..."

Bragging, keep bragging...

Zhao Chuanxin said again: "Maybe, my daughter-in-law still has a country as a dowry, I don't even want to know, do you know if the flowers are endless?"

Why don't you go to heaven?
"Oh, young man, do you think I will believe it?"

"Believe it or not, don't let me live in a manor of more than 400 acres, eat a thousand-dollar meal, and sleep with the most noble and beautiful woman in the world?"

"You are too arrogant. First of all, wealth does not make you have everything."

"Yes, wealth allows me to get the happiness of a mansion and a beautiful wife, but at the same time, it also makes me lose all my troubles."

"you……"

Wilhelmina smiled and bent over.

This person is really... from high-ranking officials and aristocrats, down to traffickers and pawns, he has never lost a fight.

While speaking, Zhao Chuanxin was not idle. He placed the diamonds one by one in the setting groove, and took the jeweler's jig, hammer and other tools, and tapped them to fix the bite.

The most amazing thing about this piece of jewelry is not that the materials are expensive, but that the process is extremely complicated and extremely difficult.

The carcass of the palm leaves is densely packed with peridots of various sizes.

From the outflanking teeth of the palm leaf, to every vein, even at the tip of the leaf, there is a small gem almost invisible to the naked eye.

This step, on the contrary, took the longest time, because the elf carving knife could not be used.

Fortunately, since he practiced the balance technique, Zhao Chuanxin's control of strength has been wonderful.

He patiently knocked out dozens of inlay grooves, all of which were finished.

Looking at the time, two and a half hours had passed.

If it is an ordinary jeweler, this process will be so long that it is drowsy.

But Zhao Chuanxin's operation was like an accelerated video, and Wilhelmina actually saw the end.

After it was done, Zhao Chuanxin pinched the brooch, and as the brooch turned on his fingertips, Wilhelmina saw the bright light.

"Unique in the world, only this one, dedicated to His Majesty."

Impressed!
Besides Zhao Chuanxin, which man in the world would give her such a gift?

Those who have that status, who are in her eyes, don't have this skill; those who have this skill, but they are all unworthy.

Look, Captain Zhao has pioneered a new way of picking up girls besides Pan Xian and Deng Xiaolu, the most famous sage.

Wilhelmina couldn't suppress her excitement, and gave Zhao Chuanxin a long kiss in front of the jeweler.

In the end, it was the jeweler's embarrassing cough that interrupted the casting.

Embarrassed, Wilhelmina looked around panting and furtively, no one outside could feel relieved.

Without blushing or panting, Zhao Chuanxin took the large piece of peridot that was left on the table into his pocket carelessly, and then he took Wilhelmina away.

The jeweler felt that there was more to say, and shouted: "Young man, why don't you leave a contact information?"

Zhao Chuanxin has many means, which he has never seen before.

Doesn't this make him itchy?
At this time, there was no camera, and it was difficult to remember all the craftsmanship only by observing.

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "Guying Hanjiang, an old friend in the rivers and lakes, why should we know each other when we meet again?"

When he arrived at the front hall, Zhao Chuanxin was stunned.

Grenville Harper was still around.

He was full of anxiety and impatience. Seeing Wilhelmina come out, he hurried forward courteously: "Ms. Maria, you finally came out."

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the time, and it was almost lunch time.

"A good dog doesn't get in the way," he said.

"Why are you swearing?" Grenville Harper snapped angrily.

"You are fucking like a fly, buzzing in front of me, I warn you, don't step within three meters of me."

"I didn't talk to you again."

Zhao Chuanxin had a scepter of redemption in his hand, and pointed at him: "Don't say it's unpredictable."

Grenville Harper was afraid of being beaten, so resentful, he could only retreat.

This person is not easy to mess with at first glance.

I just don't understand why Ms. Maria is always with him, and what is their relationship?
He was reluctant to believe that the beautiful and noble Wilhelmina could have sex with such a vulgar person.

After leaving the door, Wilhelmina admired: "You are amazing, the old jeweler is impressed by you."

"Your Majesty, we need to keep a low profile. My husband is a man of many talents. Haven't you seen all the nights during this time?" Zhao Chuanxin said in a low voice with a smile, and asked again: "What do you want to eat?"

Wilhelmina blushed slightly, she had seen too much.

Big eyes rolled: "Let's cook and eat by ourselves like we did in the wolf den."

Zhao Chuanxin pondered for a moment, grabbed her arm and said, "Let's go to the cake shop over there first and bring your cake. Then, I will take you to the beach."

Behind, five meters away, Grenville Harper saw Zhao Chuanxin and Wilhelmina's intimacy, jealousy sprouted, sour nose and tears.

Entering the cake shop, Zhao Chuanxin asked, "Do you support birthday cakes with custom designs?"

The clerk shook his head: "We have ready-made styles, sir."

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "It's okay, I'll come in person!"

Wilhelmina: "..."

(End of this chapter)