Cai Xin was unhappy and said jokingly: "Uncle Duan, is the guest you mentioned more important than me?"

"How can this be confused?" The fat middle-aged man was so happy and crying: "Xiaoxin... You are your own person, that's a guest. If I say this, you should understand."

If you understand, you must understand. This is how Chinese people are, and they are face-saving. Sometimes, they would rather be wronged than take good care of their own people than take good care of their guests. This is called human nature.

If it is normal for middle-aged people to gain weight to say this, Cai Xin will definitely find a way out with tactfulness.

But now, he has other purposes and must not give up easily.

In an instant, Cai Xin's eyes turned and he whispered: "Uncle Duan, can that guest be... the one who asked me to help carve the six-armed Buddha statue?"

“Huh?”

The middle-aged man was stunned and then smiled and said, "Xiao Xin, I'm so smart, I guessed it."

Although the master had ordered that this matter should be low-key and not be open-minded.

But middle-aged people think that letting Cai Xin know is not a big deal. After all, Cai Xin is an engraver. Only by knowing who Gu Zhu is and understanding his importance can he carve more carefully.

This is also a good thing for the master.

Therefore, the middle-aged man frankly said: "Yes, it's him. Xiaoxin, that's a master of... a Taoist practice. Recently, because a Buddha statue in the temple has been old for a long time, it has become extremely rotten and cannot be repaired."

"So, I planned to invite another one. I originally planned to ask him to give me a chance to give me a golden body. However, he didn't want to bother me, so he politely refused."

The middle-aged man was very regretful and smiled bitterly: "Maybe he felt that I was blessed and had a shallow fate, so I couldn't stand this merit. So, I recommended you to him and carve a wooden statue. Then, I will paint it with gold paint and offer it to the temple to consecrate."

"Xiaoxin, I know that you don't worship Buddha in normal times. But this kind of thing is better to believe in the existence of it than to believe in the absence of it. Therefore, you should do your best to recommend you a game rather than to be in vain."

The middle-aged man said seriously: "So. If you don't look at the monk's face, even if you don't look at the monk's face, then my old face should be worth a few pounds, right? For my sake, I'm doing better, right?"

"No problem. Of course no problem..."

Cai Xin nodded immediately and then smiled and said, "Uncle Duan, this is a coincidence. The reason why I came to you is actually because of the statue."

"What?"

The middle-aged man was a little anxious: "What's wrong with the statue?"

"How to say..."

Cai Xin grabbed the head and said hesitantly according to the pre-discussed rhetoric: "My two friends, they also happen to ask me to help carve something."

"We are in a hurry to coordinate in time, so..."

Cai Xin hesitated and said, "So, let's come and ask. If the master you mentioned is not in a hurry, can the Buddha statue he wants be delayed for a period of time?"

“Delay time?”

The middle-aged man frowned and was a little unhappy: "...Xiaoxin, don't you not understand the principle of coming first and coming later, right?"

"I understand, of course I understand."

Cai Xin said carefully: "But...my friends and others are... anxious."

His subtext is that your friend is a friend, and my friend is also a friend. There is still a layer between your friend and my friend. Don’t blame him for being favored by one or the other.

"Xiaoshen..."

The middle-aged man heard the implicit sound and looked angry.

"Uncle Duan, listen to me."

Cai Xin said again: "Or otherwise, I will leave this job to someone else? I will check it next to me and absolutely guarantee the quality. At worst, when I open my face, I will do it myself..."

Statues, especially figures, are very important for opening faces.

The so-called face opening naturally refers to carving the facial features of a character. There is an idiom called finishing touch. Carving facial features for a character is equivalent to finishing touch.

The eyes are not well-touched. No matter how well the dragon's body is painted or similar, the overall image of the dragon is still rigid and dull, without the feeling of being vivid. It has its own shape and no sense of being at all.

If the eyes are well lit, a dragon will immediately "live" and its spirit will be leaping on the paper.

The same is true for opening your face.

Why was Cai Xin able to win a national-level award at a young age? After all, it was because of his profound knowledge and had learned from his childhood that he had mastered the secrets of opening his face.

That's why he was able to stand out among thousands of sculptors across the country and become one of the best.

This is also the main reason why middle-aged people recommend Cai Xin’s carvings, but they did not expect that at a critical moment, Cai Xin actually lost his chain, which made him look like he was wearing down?

The middle-aged man was very angry, his face was slapped, on the verge of an outbreak.

At this moment, Qi Xiang said, "Mr. Duan, this matter has to be discussed."

"What to discuss?"

The middle-aged man asked, "What else can I discuss?"

In his opinion, the so-called discussion is to apologize to him and give him some compensation.

But, does he need compensation?

Joke, he is a company boss and has a wealthy fortune. Will he care about some compensation?

"Actually, this is also an opportunity."

Qi Xiang smiled and said, "Mr. Duan, don't you want to donate a golden body to that master? I know a founder who is very good at forging a golden body of Buddha."

"The famous Buddhist temples around the country place orders with him when they need to cast golden bodies."

Qi Xiang said slowly: "If that master is interested, I can introduce it on my behalf."

"Golden Body..."

The middle-aged man's eyes flashed, his anger dissipated a little, and he felt thoughtful.

The so-called golden body is of course impossible to be a Buddha statue made of gold. The fact that it is very rare to cast Buddha statues with gold even in ancient times.

Generally speaking, a gold body refers to a Buddha statue cast in copper. After all, gold and brass have similar colors. Before the Han Dynasty, it was a convention to use copper as gold.

However, copper-cast Buddha statues also require some technology.

This is definitely easier for small Buddha statues. But the big Buddha statues are not simple. Especially for large bronze Buddha statues that are over two meters tall, it requires not only skill, but also experience.

Of course, since it is a golden body, it must have weight. The cast Buddha statue cannot be hollow. Think about it, how much copper should it consume if the solid large Buddha statue is nearly two meters high?

In addition, this is a three-headed and six-armed shape, which is simply measured from a technical perspective. I also know that it is not easy.

The middle-aged man naturally has no shortage of money to buy copper, but after thinking about it, he did not know any masters of sculpting Buddha. Therefore, after he was rejected, he no longer forced the proposal to donate the golden body.

But, as Qi Xiang said, this seems to be an opportunity...

Cai Xin is going on strike, and Qi Xiang knows the master of casting Buddha statues. He is rich.

if……

If the master can convince him to give himself a golden body, wouldn’t this great merit be obtained?

The middle-aged man hesitated immediately.

At the same time, Cai Xin assisted next to him and finished the game: "Uncle Duan, otherwise, you let us meet that master, and this matter will be left to us."

"If the master disagrees. Then I have nothing to say. Just follow your instructions and carve the Buddha statue honestly, and it will not lose your face."

Cai Xin smiled and said, "If the master agrees, then..."

"He agreed, what else can I say?"

The middle-aged man also made a decision and stood up and said, "You guys come with me."

In an instant, Qi Xiang and others smiled slightly, followed each other and followed each other. They followed the middle-aged man and headed towards the back house.

The villa is wide and there is a garden at the back.

The rockery is filled with strange rockery, the pond water, and a cluster of green bamboos grow clusters by the pond, swaying in the wind.

The breeze blows and the stroking of bamboo leaves is very Zen-like.

Aside the green bamboo is a small pavilion.

When a few walked into the garden, they could see a monk in the yellow robe sitting on the side in the pavilion. He hung beads with his right hand, his eyes slightly closed, and his lips slightly moved, as if he was reciting scriptures.

At first glance, Qi Xiang's eyes narrowed, his steps stopped, and then he became calm again and continued to walk into the pavilion.

At this time, the middle-aged man was far away and shouted: "Master Huang Feng..."

"Hornet?"

Hearing the name, Youzi Yin was restless, his pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but stop and pulled Qi Xiang's sleeve: "Brother Qi, he?"

"Shh!"

Qi Xiang whispered: "Don't make a fuss, it may be the same name..."

"Well?"

The Youzi Yin blinked his eyes and thought for a while, and felt that it was right. Bumblebee, a famous thief, could it be a monk? He was suspicious, it must be that he was suspicious.

That being said, Youziyin was still a little worried, looked at the pavilion intently, and watched the monk wearing a yellow robe with a somewhat solemn and dignified manner.

The monk heard the middle-aged man's call and stopped chanting scriptures and turned around to take a look.

Everyone met each other and saw each other clearly.
To be continued...