Chapter 34

"Who is it?" Jiang Jun asked curiously.

"It's Li Qian!" Zhou Xiang's face showed a hint of madness as he leaned close to Jiang Jun's ear and whispered...

The more Jiang Jun listened, the more surprised he became. After Zhou Xiang finished, he stammered, "This... this isn't right, it will make a big fuss!"

"I don't care; I want that pair of dogs to pay a price they'll never forget!" Zhou Xiang said with a grim expression. "I'm willing to pay more to get this done. If a thousand isn't enough, I'll pay two thousand; if two thousand isn't enough, I'll pay three thousand! Have your friend name a price!"

Jiang Jun, somewhat frightened by Zhou Xiang's madness, instinctively took two steps back and said, "Alright, I'll talk to them, but I can't say how much it will cost right now."

Determined to take revenge on Jiang Ping and Li Qian, Zhou Xiang waved his hand carelessly, "As long as the job gets done, money is no issue!"

Knowing that Zhou Xiang was set on his decision, Jiang Jun didn't say anything more. He left the small garden with a few people from Class 5 to find the "Four Musketeers" he had mentioned.

Watching Jiang Jun and the others leave, Zhou Xiang muttered to himself with a sinister look, "I'll make you know the consequences of offending me, and I'll make you lose face in school!"

Even though Jiang Ping was a reincarnated person with the ability to see through people's fortunes, he couldn't completely grasp the pulse of fate. At this moment, he had no idea that Zhou Xiang was plotting against him and even involving Li Qian.

After sending the girl home, Jiang Ping returned to his house, had dinner, reviewed his lessons, practiced the breathing techniques from the Xuan Kong Jue, and then took a shower and went to bed. The next morning, Jiang Ping got up early, exercised, had breakfast, and then left for school with his schoolbag.

Although Jiang Ping looked no different from usual in his family's eyes, he actually had a bold plan: to skip class and first deal with the two large pieces of Hainan Huanghuali wood.

Instead of going to school, Jiang Ping went to the city's largest hardware market. There, he bought various carpentry tools, including saws, planes, chisels, and ink pots, as well as a few small electric tools.

To replicate Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, traditional carpentry tools were mostly used. However, electric tools were much more efficient for the initial processing of the wood.

To buy all the necessary tools, Jiang Ping spent nearly 2,000 yuan, leaving him with little of the money he earned from selling the set of Qing dynasty ancient books.

However, Jiang Ping now had a piece of semi-submerged agarwood, four Jiajing Tongbao mother coins, three months' usage rights to the small courtyard in Huanhua Alley, and most importantly, two extremely rare old pieces of Hainan Huanghuali wood. Achieving such results in half a month was already very satisfying.

Because he bought so many carpentry tools, Jiang Ping had to call a tricycle at the hardware market entrance to transport all the tools to the small courtyard in Huanhua Alley.

After dismissing the tricycle driver, Jiang Ping didn't rest but immediately started processing the two large pieces of Hainan Huanghuali wood.

Although the two pieces of Hainan Huanghuali wood Jiang Ping bought were over 40 centimeters thick, not all of the wood could be used to make furniture. Hainan Huanghuali furniture uses only the heartwood, which is the part of the tree near the center, commonly referred to as "ge" by experts.

The "ge" of Hainan Huanghuali has a special color and pattern, with a dense and oily texture. Only furniture made from the heartwood of Hainan Huanghuali is recognized as genuine Huanghuali furniture. The outer white wood can only be used as common wood.

The first step for Jiang Ping was to remove the outer white wood from the two beams, exposing the heartwood in the middle. Only by knowing the exact size and quality of the heartwood could he decide what kind of furniture to make from this precious material.

To remove the outer white wood of the Hainan Huanghuali, using electric tools with higher efficiency was more suitable. Jiang Ping plugged in the small electric saw and started working diligently.

Although he was a bit clumsy at first, Jiang Ping had the experience from his previous life, so he quickly became more proficient. He carefully pushed the electric saw, allowing the blade to slowly cut into the beam. He would stop every few centimeters to observe, to avoid damaging the heartwood due to impatience. The heartwood of Hainan Huanghuali is very precious, and any damage due to operational errors would be a significant loss for Jiang Ping.

After more than two hours of careful effort, Jiang Ping successfully split one of the beams into two halves without damaging the heartwood.

Jiang Ping roughly examined the heartwood and was very satisfied with the material. The heartwood was not only thick in diameter but also of high quality in terms of color and oil content. As for the patterns, they would only be visible after the heartwood was sawed, so he couldn't make any judgments yet.

However, even so, the condition of the heartwood greatly encouraged Jiang Ping. He was about to remove all the outer white wood in one go to see the complete heartwood when he suddenly noticed a figure flash by the window, as if someone was peering inside.

Jiang Ping's past life as a thief made him highly alert. Without hesitation, he instinctively rushed to the door to find out who was outside.

When he rushed outside, Jiang Ping found that the person peering through the window was none other than his pretty neighbor, Zhang Chenlin. She was still wearing her company uniform and had come back to make lunch for him, just like last time.

Zhang Chenlin, who didn't expect Jiang Ping to react so quickly, was startled by his sudden appearance and let out a light exclamation, stepping back. However, she stepped back too quickly, and her heel caught on the blue bricks on the ground, causing her to fall backward.

Jiang Ping, who didn't expect to scare Zhang Chenlin, quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back with force. As she was falling backward, she felt a strong force pulling her forward and instinctively closed her eyes. When she came to her senses, she found herself not falling but almost pressed against Jiang Ping, with her hands on his shoulders!

The current posture was rather intimate, and Zhang Chenlin let out a soft exclamation, quickly stepping back two steps to maintain a more normal distance from Jiang Ping. Even though she knew Jiang Ping was just trying to prevent her from falling, her cheeks still felt a bit warm, and she couldn't speak for a moment, lowering her head.

Jiang Ping was somewhat surprised by Zhang Chenlin's shyness. However, he knew that the more silent they were, the more awkward the atmosphere would become, so he smiled and said, "Sorry, I scared you. Are you okay?"

===分割线===

Here is the second update. I'm still asking for recommendations and collections. On the list, the number of recommendations for Hai Ma is the least, which is a bit embarrassing. Let's work together to increase the number of recommendations!

Thank you to the readers "Niu Ah 1996" and "Chong Liu" for your support.

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