Returning to my hometown to inherit three mountains: Don't stop me from raising pigs

Chapter 607: Only 56 Trees

"beep......"

A clear and rapid sound came, breaking the original silence.

Gu Chang, who was talking to Wu Liguo, subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at the phone in his hand after hearing the voice.

When he saw the three words "Qi Tianming" appearing on the caller ID, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, revealing a faint smile.

He thought to himself, "This kid, is he losing his temper so soon?"

While thinking, Gu Chang reached out for the phone, gently swiped the screen and answered the call.

"Hey......"

As soon as the call was connected, before Gu Chang could speak, Qi Tianming's slightly anxious voice came from the other end of the phone: "Tell me quickly, where did you get this lion head?"

As if afraid that if he was a second late, the answer would disappear.

Facing Qi Tianming's impatient questioning, Gu Chang pretended to be confused and asked in confusion: "What lion head?"

"It's those walnuts in your hand!" Qi Tianming shouted.

“Why is this called Lion’s Head?”

Qi Tianming on the other end of the phone was obviously a little surprised by Gu Chang's reaction, but he still patiently explained: "Do you even need to ask? Look carefully, the shape and texture of this walnut are obviously the typical old-style lion head!"

"And it is one of the four most famous walnuts in the ornamental walnut world!"

When he said the last few words, Qi Tianming's tone was full of excitement and pride.

"Oh? The four famous cores? There is such a saying?" Gu Chang seemed quite interested in this and continued to ask.

"of course!"

Qi Tianming raised his voice and said excitedly, "In our walnut circle, there has always been a saying of 'Four Famous Walnuts'."

"The so-called 'Four Famous Walnuts' refer to the four most precious and representative walnut varieties: 'Lion Head, Tiger Head, Official Hat, and Young Master Hat.' They each have unique appearance characteristics and cultural connotations, and are deeply loved and sought after by the majority of players."

"These four kinds of walnuts are all top-quality walnuts for ornamental purposes!"

"The walnut in your hand looks especially like the lion-head walnut among these!"

"Lion head walnuts are a large category of ornamental walnuts. Common varieties include old-style lion heads, dull pointed lion heads, apple orchard lion heads, four-story lion heads, white lion heads, and grinding wheel lion heads..."

Qi Tianming spoke fluently and incessantly, as if he wanted to pour out all his knowledge of these things to Gu Chang, leaving him stunned!

"There are so many lion heads..." Gu Chang's face was full of astonishment, and he showed an eye-opening expression.

"That's right!" Qi Tianming responded proudly.

Then, Qi Tianming became more and more excited and said enthusiastically: "Look at these walnuts, they should be the old-fashioned lion head variety!"

"Oh? Is the old style lion head very famous?" Gu Chang couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked quickly.

"Of course! This old-style lion-head walnut is the most experienced among the ornamental walnuts! It is simply an ancient treasure in the field of ornamental walnuts!" Qi Tianming became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

"Moreover, many old trees that originally grew this type of walnut have died. Currently, only a very small amount of walnuts are produced in Hebei. Its appearance is solemn, solid and stable. The whole is a perfect circle, and the side has a square outline. The belly of the walnut is round and full, and the texture is deep and stretchable!"

"It feels heavy in my hand. Although the coloring speed is a little slow, as long as you play with it patiently, the color that finally emerges is really beautiful!"

Once the topic of ornamental walnuts came up, Qi Tianming seemed to fall into a state of frenzy, as if he had opened a chatterbox and could not stop talking at all, with no intention of stopping at all!

"Tell me, where did you get these walnuts? They look like they were just peeled!"

Qi Tianming's eyes on the other end of the phone were shining with excitement, as if he had discovered a rare treasure.

You know, buying a pair of authentic old-style lion head ornamental walnuts nowadays is harder than climbing to the sky!

The annual production of this kind of walnut is extremely limited and it cannot enter the general market at all.

What's more, these walnuts in front of me look so fresh and tender, obviously they are the latest products of this year!

"Haha, where did you get it? Of course I picked it from the tree myself!" Gu Chang replied with a smile and a hint of joking tone.

"From a tree?"

Qi Tianming was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Did you go to Henan? Did you go to the place where the old lion head walnut tree grows?"

"No, those old trees are almost extinct. They either died of natural aging or were cut down by people. It is almost impossible to find them now..."

Qi Tianming once went there in person to look for some rare varieties of walnuts for ornamental purposes, but after several arduous searches, he always returned empty-handed!

"Why should I go to Henan? I'm in Dayizi Town now." Gu Chang responded with a smile on his face.

"It's actually in Dayizi Town... Then how did you get this old-fashioned lion head?" Qi Tianming was stunned for a moment, then asked.

"Is this thing really so precious?"

In response to Qi Tianming's question, Gu Chang did not give a direct answer, but instead asked back out of curiosity.

"It's more than precious! Remove the word 'ma', it can definitely be called an extremely precious item!" Qi Tianming said firmly.

"In that case, if there are a large number of these old-style lion heads, will it affect their value?" Gu Chang asked with increasing curiosity.

"A lot? How much do you have? The production of this thing is very small!" Qi Tianming said with regret.

"Uh... not a lot, right?"

Gu Chang looked at the trees in front of him, thought for a moment, and said uncertainly.

"Oh, how many did you make? Are there more than a dozen?" Qi Tianming asked curiously.

"More than a dozen? How is that possible!" Gu Chang was speechless.

"That's right, this thing is so scarce, it's not realistic to get more than a dozen at once!"

"How many did you get? Five or six, seven or eight?"

Qi Tianming thought he had said too much and asked curiously.

"Well... not six or seven, maybe walnuts from five or six trees!" said Gu Chang.

"puff……"

On the other end of the phone, Qi Tianming, who was drinking water, spit it out!

"How many????"

"Five or six trees?"