Volume One Chapter Eight(1/2)
Early the next morning, the carriage from yesterday slowly stopped in front of the door.
"Tu Yunju?"
Looking at the replaced plaque, Butler Wei was stunned for a moment.
Behind him, a middle-aged man in plain clothes slowly got out of the car and followed closely behind Butler Wei.
Looking at Tu Yunju's brand-new plaque, the man's face could not hide his doubts and doubts.
Jiang Yun, who had been waiting for a long time, went out to greet him. Today he had changed into a brand new pair of blue robes and black trousers. He was obviously dressed up. His temperament was already more elegant, and now he was even more handsome.
Early in the morning, Xu Tuzi handed Liu Yiyi a piece of gold cake and told her to take her young lover to buy new clothes.
After all, the clothes in the past looked worn out because of time.
Liu Yiyi blushed and retorted secretly, then quickly took Jiang Yun to buy new clothes, and helped him clean and dress up after returning.
It must be said that Jiang Yun looks very good, with light copper-colored skin and a handsome appearance, graceful facial edges and a golden-proportion figure. A pair of extremely beautiful hands hanging on both sides, and he is full of bookishness but still has a dashing and heroic appearance.
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Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Liu Yiyi has a good impression of Tusheng.
"Master Xiao Jiang, shopkeeper Xu Tu." Butler Wei greeted him from afar, and then smiled and nodded at Xu Tuzi who was dozing at the counter.
"Steward Wei." Jiang Yun hurriedly returned the salute and said strangely politely to the middle-aged man behind Steward Wei, "Why is Master Lin here too?"
The middle-aged man in plain clothes following Butler Wei is surprisingly Master Lin, who failed to carve yesterday.
Master Lin noticed that Butler Wei called Jiang Yun Master Xiao Jiang, and his face was slightly gloomy. When he heard Jiang Yun's greeting, he said coldly, "Master Xiao Jiang has extraordinary skills. I came here to visit and learn a thing or two."
Butler Wei frowned and glanced at him, then turned around and said, "Master Lin heard about your carving last night and was curious about Master Jiang's skills, so we came together today to observe."
"Oh~"
Co-author knew that he had stolen his business and came here to cause trouble!
I still remember that this man surnamed Lin was not very skilled at that time, so he gave a lot of gifts before he visited his mother through a relationship with a guest in the house. If it weren't for his mother's guidance, he wouldn't have the reputation he has now.
The woodcarving industry must emphasize inheritance and talent.
I was taught by my mother step by step and inherited the orthodoxy!
Jiang Yun stopped paying attention to the unkind Master Lin, and instead raised his eyebrows and asked, "Master didn't come today?"
Butler Wei's expression changed slightly, he laughed and said, "I originally wanted to come here in person, but I have urgent matters to attend to at the moment. However, he still urged me to cooperate with Master Jiang to rescue the 'Five Ladies'."
Jiang Yun didn't think much about it.
The servants of the Wei family walked into the hall carrying a wooden box containing five ladies. Jiang Yun took the wooden box and opened it. Liu Yiyi on the side came over to watch curiously and couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Wow~it smells so good."
Qinxiang wood is born with a unique fragrance, and the smell of this fragrance can make people feel refreshed physically and mentally. When practicing, the fragrance can even make people calm and achieve the effect of concentrating on practice.
This wood is expensive and extremely rare, and many wealthy nobles like to use this wood for carving wood.
It is both elegant and beautiful when placed at home, and it can also show off one's own heritage to guests. Jiang Yun had two wood carvings made of fragrant wood in his home before, so Jiang Yun is very familiar with them.
Five vivid wood carvings of ladies in the box were placed on the table.
Master Lin, who was cold-eyed and suspicious, couldn't help but said in a strange tone, "Qinxiang wood is extremely valuable. If there is a slight mistake, it will be difficult to find the wood again. Master Jiang, do you have confidence?"
But Butler Wei smiled and said, "Master Xiao Jiang's skills are excellent, he must be 100% sure!"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yun pondered for a moment and said slowly, "To be honest with Butler Wei, I am only 90% sure at best."
"Haha." Master Lin immediately said with a smile, "90% sure? Master Xiao Jiang is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, but he just doesn't know the reason for the less than 10%?"
Beside her, Liu Yiyi looked at this villain's behavior and was so angry that her teeth started to itch.
Seeing Butler Wei's expression change slightly, Jiang Yun hurriedly explained, "It's not that my skills are insufficient, but that my carving method is different from Master Lin's. There may be differences and conflicts in subtle details, so I can't draw a conclusion.
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"If I was asked to carve on wood from the beginning, I would be 100% sure."
This Master Lin has been full of yin and yang since he entered the door, and Jiang Yun is not a fool. If you talk about age and hairline, I may not be as good as you.
But in wood carving, you must be inferior to me!
Butler Wei, who smiled inexplicably, glanced at the two people who were facing each other, nodded and raised his hand to signal Jiang Yun to start.
Jiang Yun slowly sat down and took out his carving knife.
Next to her, Liu Yiyi stood curiously and watched, standing on the left and right with Butler Wei.
A pair of beautiful eyes would glare at Master Lin from time to time, sticking out his tongue and making faces.
Master Lin didn't care about the little girl and stared at Jiang Yun closely.
Jiang Yun first picked up the Five Ladies' Greed, looked at it carefully for a moment, and made a few simple marks. Master Lin understood that he was looking for the angle of the knife. At this time, he should be imagining the final product in his mind.
model.
As expected, after Jiang Yun finished making the mark, he pondered for a few breaths before picking up the knife and dropping it.
greedy.
Being greedy for money is vulgar, being greedy is elegance.
Although it is said to be the best for both refined and popular people, the greedy ladies carved by Master Lin are somewhat inferior.
Too tacky.
Especially for a wealthy businessman like Mr. Wei, the vulgarity can be appropriately reduced, and people need to have a look that seduces the soul and directly touches the soul.
"Shua~"
The smooth carving knife cut pieces of wood, and Jiang Yun recalled the scenes when his mother repaired her own wood carvings.
His speed was very slow today, much slower than yesterday.
Because repairing is more difficult than carving, carving only needs to be done in one go, from the wood embryo to the final shape, all in your own style.
The thoughts and hands are all in one go.
However, repairing requires applying a knife to a work that has been carved by someone else. This can easily lead to a collision between two styles or even two schools, and in the end it is easy to produce completely different results.
"Huh~"
Liu Yiyi was nervous and didn't dare to express herself. She looked at Jiang Yun secretly and found that Jiang Yun's eyes were full of determination and confidence.
The humility and caution with which he usually spoke disappeared the moment he held the carving knife!
The repair process is extremely long.
Although Master Lin came because he was unhappy, he obeyed the rules and did not disturb Jiang Yun.
He was also curious in his heart, how good this boy was, how could he satisfy Mr. Wei with his sculpture of a greedy lady.
It wasn't until Jiang Yun finished repairing his eyes that the suspicion in Master Lin's eyes suddenly turned to surprise. The man's hand holding the knife was steady and not hasty, and the arc outline was a master-level technique.
After just a few glances, the charm in the lady's eyes has already transformed!
The hands that were originally crossed on his chest dropped vertically, and Master Lin gradually put away his contempt and dissatisfaction.
Such techniques and skills would be impossible to master without the words and deeds of a top-level master craftsman. The way this artist handles the details is one point that runs through the whole situation, and the linkage style of each point is consistent. It is simply terrifying!
About half an hour later, Jiang Yun slowly put down the wooden sculpture.
Jiang Yun, who was sweating profusely, had a confident joy on his face, and handed the "Greed" of the Five Ladies to Butler Wei who looked full of admiration.
On the side, Butler Wei witnessed with his own eyes that the entire wood carving changed from vulgar to elegant. Obviously the difference between the wood carving and the previous one was only a very small part, but it gave people the impression that the whole wood carving had been upgraded to a higher level.
"Master Xiao Jiang, awesome!"
He sincerely praised Jiang Yun. Although Jiang Yun was so young, his hands were as steady as an old dog's when cutting.
When making small changes, Butler Wei worried about him for fear of making more cuts. Especially when changing the eyes of the wood carving, even a few extra outlines would affect the final effect.
But Jiang Yun was stunned and stabilized!
This not only requires great psychological quality, but also requires a profound technical foundation to support it.
Really admire it!
While Butler Wei was carefully looking at the wood carvings, Liu Yiyi hurriedly helped Jiang Yun wipe his sweat.
Who doesn’t like serious, outstanding and handsome boys!
Jiang Yun's hands are beautiful, and Liu Yiyi's eyes were constantly attracted by those hands when he was carving. And the way he used the knife to cut through the wood was full of the beauty of lines.
She increasingly feels that watching Jiang Yun's sculptures is a kind of enjoyment, a kind of spiritual enjoyment!
After a while, Butler Wei carefully put the first wooden sculpture aside, turned around and asked, "Can Master Jiang continue? How about taking a rest first?"
Jiang Yun raised his hand to stop.
"No need, I happen to be in good condition now, so I'll just finish it all together."
Two statues.
Three statues.
To be continued...