Chapter 408 Angry old man

The old man shook his head and said: "It's not a matter of money, it's really impossible to complete it. It's absolutely impossible to carve a large picture of happiness, wealth, longevity and celebration in two days. Even if you provide such a large piece of wood, it will be impossible to carve it out."

It will take at least a month. This is still rough processing. If you really want to carve it into a fine product, it won't be possible without a year." The tone was full of affirmation.

Jiahao on the side listened and nodded secretly. Being able to carve a large wooden sculpture in a year is already a great thing. The fact that he completed the carving of four large stone pillars in four days is basically a miracle in the world of sculpture.

The things that are said in the night are individual cases and are not within the scope of ordinary people's understanding.

"A month?"

The man's face suddenly turned bitter, and the woman beside her squeezed the man's hand tightly and comforted him.

"Master Zhou, do you know if there is anyone else who can complete this carving in two days? My grandfather will celebrate his birthday the day after tomorrow. He has loved wood carving the most in his life. He is still in poor health now. As a junior,

I can satisfy his old man's wishes as long as I can, after all, my days are numbered."

Hearing the man's words, the old man shook his head with emotion and said: "No one can do it, unless you are lucky enough to find a finished product within two days, otherwise you may really be disappointed."

Although the old man wanted to help the man in front of him, he was really powerless.

Hearing this, the man's face became even more ugly. Since Jieyang's well-known carving master said so, it must be right. Now he can only hope to find a wood carving of "Fu Lu Shou, Three Stars Celebrating Birthday"

But the hope was not very high, because he had been looking for it for a long time and couldn't find it. So the man took his girlfriend's hand and walked around the store, hoping to find a replacement."

He saw the wood carving "Fu Lu Shou, Three Stars and Celebration of Life" in a book. It said that such works can make people live longer. This is what he hopes his grandfather can do. Now he regrets why he didn't read it earlier.

If I find that book, I'll have enough time to ask someone to engrave it, but it's too late to say anything now.

After the man walked aside, the old man noticed Jiahao who was deep in thought beside him and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Jiahao was immediately awakened by this sound. He had been thinking about whether he should help the man. If there is really someone in the carving world who can carve the "Fu Lu Shou, Three Stars and Celebrations" within two days, then only

He was convinced, but once he opened his mouth, he would undoubtedly disappoint the old man in front of him, and slap him in the face in front of others. This kind of behavior was reviled by others, so he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

This gesture does not have much meaning, it is just a kind of identity authentication. This gesture was taught to him by his master Chang Tai. For the elders, this gesture is also a sign of respect.

"My junior's status is somewhat special. Please forgive me for my disrespect for not taking off my sunglasses."

Jiahao said very sincerely that he should take off his sunglasses when meeting his elders, but the traffic on this street was too heavy, and he was really afraid that the consequences would be very serious if he came down again.

Seeing Jiahao's gesture, the old man's eyes visibly lit up. He looked up and down at Jiahao with some interest, especially the tiger's mouth on Jiahao's right hand. However, when he saw Jiahao's hand, he found that Jiahao's hand was extremely white and not at all.

Looking like the hands of a carver, a trace of disappointment flashed through his eyes. In response to Jiahao's apology, the old man just nodded and said nothing. As an old man, he was not someone who relied on his old age to show off his old age. Why did he care about this?

The old man suddenly became angry and wanted to test the strength of the young man in front of him. If he couldn't do it, he would even call his master as an apprentice. The current young man was too impetuous and would not be effective without fighting.

"What do you think of the carvings in my shop?"

Although this sentence was very abrupt, the old man said it very naturally.

How could Jiahao not understand that the other party was testing his own carving skills. As a carver, you must not only be able to carve, but also be able to carve products. The strength of a carver can be seen from the carvings.

"They are all excellent works. I think the seniors must have put a lot of effort into carving these works."

Jiahao's ambiguous book said that on the surface, his words seemed to be a formal statement, but in fact, he had begun to fight back. Through this sentence, he could pop up the other party's virtues. If the other party showed dissatisfaction, then he would

It means that the other party is the kind of person who is rigorous in his studies and has strict requirements for the younger generation. If he shows disdain, it means that the other party is the kind of person who thinks highly of himself and is arrogant. And if he shows that he is very happy, then such a person

I don’t know how to respect people. People who are soft-hearted and like to listen to good things will not achieve much. Becoming a master sculptor is already the limit. As for becoming a master sculptor, that is something you can’t even think about.

Hearing this, the old man frowned slightly, said "Oh" and asked, "Can you tell me what's good about it?"

Seeing this, Jiahao immediately knew that the old man in front of him was the kind of person who was rigorous in his studies. He was very concerned about the juniors in the sculpture world and had high demands on them. This was the same temperament as Chang Tai, his master who inherited the sect. So he

No longer talking about those scene words, he immediately said: "Calligraphy has a pen edge, and wood carving has a knife edge. The engraver is not very skilled and the knife is not fine, so the carved work is very rough, so he uses emery cloth to polish it. Although the finished work becomes smooth and delicate,

It looks good, but it has no charm at all, and the edge of the blade is gone. Real wood carving masters have exquisite knife skills and never use emery cloth to polish the carved works. The carved works are both delicate and moving, and the blade also shines brightly. Senior, every carving you makes is

Each piece has traces of the blade, but no trace of polishing. It looks very natural and full of charm..."

Listening to Jiahao's narration, the old man couldn't help but frown even more tightly. He said: "You are just memorizing textbooks, so be it." He reached out and took a small wood carving and handed it to him.

Jiahao said: "Refer to this piece of work, tell me how many carving methods I used on it, at what time period, how hard I was held, and the angle..."

The old man made more than a dozen requests in a row, and most of them were things that only a master sculptor could see. The task he had prepared for Jiahao was not an easy one! This attack was not particularly ruthless.

If you say that Jiahao is not afraid, because his feeling is relatively strong, but if the knife skills are still strong, it will really stump him, because he has not learned these things at all, he has learned ancient carving techniques.

, even if he wanted to learn from his master, he would not teach him. These things were learned later when he had no chance of ancient carving. But now that he has learned the art of ancient carving, those things basically have no connection with him.

When he arrived, he explained the strength and angle of carving this wooden sculpture using ancient carving techniques. But just because he could say it did not necessarily mean that the old man in front of him could understand it. If he could understand it, it would be fine. If he didn't, he would probably

He regarded him as the kind of person who is mystical and ignorant. By then, it would be difficult to eliminate the preconceived impression. He didn't want to leave a bad impression on others.

In desperation, Jiahao could only bite the bullet and said: "Senior, please forgive me, the junior is not very talented and has little knowledge and cannot see so many things."

Although the old man was very dissatisfied with Jiahao's strength, he was still very satisfied with Jiahao's honest attitude. However, he did not show any satisfaction, but asked sternly and angrily: "Can't you see these things?

Then I have to doubt your identity, who is your master, and where did you learn the gesture just now?"

Today's young people must be stricter. They have no ambition at all. They will be more motivated when they are forty or fifty, but it will be too late!

Upon seeing this, Jiahao was also surprised by the old man's sudden outburst, and hurriedly explained: "My master is Changtai of Kunming, Yunnan. I have only been a disciple for one year, so I haven't learned much."

He didn't know that only masters could see what things. He thought that any beginner could see it. In terms of sculpture knowledge, Jiahao lacked too much, or it was okay to use too much advance.

After all, he practices ancient carving.

"One year?"

Hearing this, the old man's face suddenly softened, but the next moment he thought that Jiahao's tiger's mouth did not have any calluses, his face showed his efforts, and he was even angrier than before. In the first year of apprenticeship, he should practice hard, and his hand skills

It was covered with calluses early in the morning, and I would never want to be so fair and white. This shows how lazy the young man in front of me is.

Just when he was about to question Jiahao, something suddenly came to him, so he hurriedly asked: "Who did you say your master is?"

"My teacher is Chang Tai."

Jiahao answered truthfully.

Chang Tai?!

When the old man heard this, his whole body trembled slightly, and he stared at the young man in front of him.

If the other party's master is Chang Tai, then the young man in front of him is...

Yao Jiahao!!!

The old man had not forgotten the news that shocked the upper echelons of the carving world a few months ago. A young man with extraordinary talent had completely mastered spiritual carving, and within four days he had carved four dragons. Every dragon was lifelike.

, majestic, domineering!

When he first heard the news, he didn't believe it. After a lot of inquiring with his old friends, he confirmed that the news was true, which shocked him even more.

Spiritual carving!

Four dragons in four days!

This would have been absolutely impossible for anyone else, but it actually happened to a young man in one day.

Originally, he wanted to go to Yuelong Villa to see the four dragons in person and feel the real feeling of the works carved by spiritual carvings, but he did not make the trip because he still had carvings that others urgently needed.

So he planned to wait until the sculpture community exchange meeting to see for himself what spiritual sculpture was, but he didn't expect to meet Jiahao today.

But he soon realized, isn't Jiahao in the capital? Why did he come to Jieyang, Guangdong?

He was relieved when he thought about Jiahao's other identity. The disciple of Jade King Deng Changhe naturally came to participate in the stone gambling conference, so he became excited again. Meeting a junior would definitely not make him so excited. What really made him excited

What excites him is spiritual sculpture, which is the realm he dreams of achieving!

The old man's heart had been ups and downs several times today. If his heart hadn't been so good, he probably wouldn't have been able to bear it.

"You...are Yao Jiahao?"

Hearing this, Jiahao nodded immediately, then took off his sunglasses to let the old man see clearly, and then quickly put them on again.

When he saw Jiahao's appearance, the old man really confirmed Jiahao's identity. In the past few months, TV broadcasts about Jiahao every day, how could he not remember it?

The old man immediately stood up from the recliner, grabbed Jiahao excitedly, and said directly regardless of whether it was rude or not: "I, Zhou Qing, can you tell me what spiritual sculpture is?"

The so-called master is a teacher. For those who are truly masters, it is a great honor to want to learn from someone who is better than themselves. Even if a child is better than him, he will be happy to learn from the child.

Jiahao did not expect that the old man named Zhou Qing in front of him would have such a big reaction, and said hurriedly: "Senior, please let go first, I can't run away."

Only now did Jiahao determine the nature and temper of Mr. Zhou in front of him. Some people can strictly teach their apprentices and juniors, but they may not be able to tolerate their juniors being better than themselves, but Mr. Zhou in front of him is a very open-minded person.

, it is not without reason to be able to become a master sculptor.

Zhou Lao Wenyan immediately let go of Jiahao's hand, and then laughed happily. What could make him more happy to see more powerful carving skills.

Mr. Zhou's laughter caught the attention of other people in the store.

A trace of doubt flashed in the eyes of Yan Kuan and the young clerk next to him. What else could Yan Kuan guess? After all, he knew that Jiahao was an engraver, but the young clerk couldn't react.

I have never seen my master so happy. Who is that familiar young man? How can he make his master so happy? The young clerk couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.

The young couple didn't have much thought to wonder. They were worried about their grandfather's birthday.

Jiahao and Mr. Zhou started chatting by themselves. The two chatted happily, and soon the two of them estimated each other's identities. Jiahao did not regard Mr. Zhou as a senior, and Mr. Zhou did not regard Jiahao as a junior.

, chatting completely as a friend.

The two of them chatted like this, gradually forgetting the time, the place, and who each other was, and chatted forgetfully. Jiahao explained his carving concepts, and Mr. Zhou listened, or Mr. Zhou explained,
To be continued...