Growth two

The passage of time, an instant living room clock struck eleven, already eleven o'clock noon.

"Hogg in?" A voice sounded cool and bright, Baruch family mansion no gatekeepers who, it is clear to the guest house has been among the front yard.

Hogg frowned and put down the hands of the thick books: "lei, for today." Hogg then out toward the living room will be outside the smile went out.

"Oh, Hogg, my dear friend, that morning I heard the calls of birds, silk cloth, I know there will be happy event occurs, and indeed at noon I received your letter and see your letter, I really delighted. "

"Dear Philip, see you, I am also very happy. Hillman, and you will soon be ready for carving my 'lion' to carry over. Philip, we first living room, stone will be immediately came. "

Listening to the dialogue, sound, lei hearts of a acid.

"Something you have to sell at home?" Lei know, stone 'lion' is very much like the stone his father, but not 'black town' Baruch family received heavy taxes, and now the economy is really difficult.

Fortunately, a very ancient family of Baruch, as the old, so there is a lot of items with a long history.

Unfortunately, no amount of goods, can not withstand so many years of selling. Now the family valuable items have been very few, lei not help watching the clock in the living room: "Do not know when, the clock should be changed to sell."

I saw one with blond hair, middle-aged man with an aristocratic temperament into the living room together with them Hogg, lei at once guessed, the blonde middle-aged, it should be is who 'Philip 'the.

"Oh, the lovely boy, is it your son Hogg." Philip laughing very kind, looked at lei said, "LEI & Baruch, right? Lei do I call you?"

"Very honored, sir." Lei left hand on his chest, bowed respectfully salute.

"It's a lovely boy." Philip seems very happy.

Hogg side'd laughed: "Philip, do not tell kids busy and miss you so much stone 'lion' has come." Then, I saw it with both hands easily Hillman holding a stone lion into the living room, then gently push the stone on the ground.

Nearly extremely heavy stone, but as toys in the Hillman hand, the strength is evident.

"Mr. Hillman, I marvel at your strength so that, among my courtyard so powerful you can not guard captain, even if I have a dozen towns territory." Philip said, a smile, but hope the invitation implicit in discourse Mann's intention was very clear.

Hillman cold and said: "Ukraine is my home town, sir."

"Sorry." Philip immediately apologize.

Philip turned to see the Hogg: "Hogg, you stone, although I really like, but I have to say that this stone 'lion' of the carving is not the top, let alone compared with those stone master a. "

"Philip, if you do not want to buy, forget it." Hogg'd simply.

Philip could not help narrowing his eyes, immediately laughed: "Ha ha ... ... Hogg, do not be angry with me, I did not say want to buy, just narrate a fact. In this way, this sculpture I made a bid of 500 gold coins, how?"

"500 gold coins?" Hogg frowned.

Bi Huoge think this price is lower on the minds of many, Hogg price is 800 gold heart.

In the magnolia, 1 gold = 10 silver = 1000 copper coins. Year of the general populace can be twenty or thirty coins. Is the army of soldiers, rank and pay of the year is 100 coins.

"Low price." Hogg shook his head.

"Hogg you should know that the Magnolia has years of history on the mainland have a lot of stone carving, stone carving of the real value is in its artistic, you the art of stone carving ... ... Oh, just in my mind, prefer it. 500 gold highest price I really, if you do not agree, then forget good. "

Philip smiled and turned to look at the clock 向那 living room, his eyes lit up, "Hogg, if you are willing to sell that clock, I'd like the 1000 gold coins."

Hogg suddenly face a cold.

"Oh, 2000, gold will do. This is the highest price." Philip said quickly.

Hogg said, shaking his head resolutely: "This bell, do not sell! As for the stone, 600 gold coins, to to take."

Philip Hogg carefully observed a moment, then laughed: "Well, Hogg, I give you this face, 600 gold, housekeeper, taking over 600 gold coins." Hou has been outside in the living room with the housekeeper immediately took the gold run over and brought the gold.

Yellow pouch, a full six-bag.

"600 gold coins, Hogg, you can count." Philip said, smiling.

Hogg hand bump Britain, just from the weight, volume Hogg to confirm, and indeed six bags of gold, 100 per bag, smiled and nodded Hogg: "Philip, or, to stay with us for lunch? "

"No, I do go back there." Philip said, laughing.

The old man the steward of Philip, it is arranged two strong fighters, and some hard work will be carried away stone.

Philip and a number of other people left, Hogg looked at the front of the six bags of gold, the eyes also have a trace of sadness, this is the sale of stone, the next it? Although there are a lot of things at home, but eventually sold out of time.

"Father, I want to learn stone!" Lei suddenly said.

Lei is clear that in the magnolia, those famous stone masters, whose works are at least tens of thousands of gold coins, some well-known works, and even hundreds of thousands of gold coins. Not just money, and status, those stone masters are very high.

"If I become a master of stone, that, that my father would not sell things at home." Lei mind that thought.

"Stone?" Hogg looked lei, Lengran.

"Lei, you know, hundreds of millions of people throughout the Holy Alliance, which had learned of stone, at least several million. But a holy alliance, the real master of stone carving out a hand to count them. And on the stone, Without a good teacher, * their own can not possibly succeed. "

"Stone of the circle, not an ordinary person can go. You only see the value of a work that tens of thousands of master stone gold even higher, but you know do not know the vast majority of stone artisans, will scores of one year's salary gold. "

Hogg tone was very harsh.

Lei is also taken aback, he just thought of stone just to improve the family situation was said, did not think my father so much, the tone is so harsh.

"Well, were finishing cleaning the church also, and today after lunch, you go clean." Hogg cold voice said.

"Yes, father." Lei respectfully replied.

Hogg looked at lei, my heart has sighed: "stone? Child, you know, I also learned stone carving, learned a decade ah, unfortunately, my work worthless." Hogg has also been attempting to become a stone An industry expert, at least the family will greatly improve the economy.

But his mind is helpless too, learned the decade, the work is worthless, that circle of stone gurus like a pyramid.

Master of the famous stone, in the pyramid peak, they have status, but the value of a work of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

The numerous stone craftsmen, but at the bottom of the pyramid, their works, but it is inferior to make people scared to spend up to a few silver coins to be ordinary people to buy back as decorative.