Before Lu Zi'an finished speaking, a very low-key car parked on the side of the road not far from them. Two men came down and showed their ID as soon as they stepped forward: "Hello, Master Lu, it's Mr. Baimu who asked us to pick you up."

"Yeah." Lu Zian sat into the car in a good manner. As expected, unlike its low-key appearance, the layout inside was extremely comfortable, and it was obviously modified.

Until he got into the car and saw the two cars following the sound of the movement, Chen Mange was a little unconscious: "Uh, it's really true."

That's the staff arranged by China... I don't know if the naughty child was there just now.

Singer Chen Man was sitting on the window ridge and looked at the two cars that were always following the same distance behind him, and his mood was a little subtle.

It's not a question of following up. After all, if Lu Zian hadn't made it clear, she wouldn't have noticed it...

But to be honest, I feel very secure.

Perhaps it was Yuki Shiraki who ordered the car to drive relatively quickly.

It took less than twenty minutes from getting on the bus to park at the door of Master Zhouchuan Studio.

Lu Zian and the others did not bring up anything, and walked in under the guidance of the driver.

A very typical puppet-style courtyard, you can see the tea room with the door closed through this tea courtyard.

What made Chen Mange feel strange was that there was no water in the courtyard.

After hearing her question, Lu Zian nodded: "This is a dry landscape."

The so-called dry mountains and rivers means that there is no actual water, but white sand is replaced.

On the paved white sand, rockery stones are arranged.

A scene of a sea of ​​clouds surging and a thousand feet of cliffs is created in a small inch.

White sand then draws patterns based on the set. When these patterns are painted, no one can enter again to avoid destroying the artistic conception.

It seems to be waterless, but it is water everywhere.

Although the layout is minimalist, it has the Zen meaning that points directly to the heart of the people without the complex decorations.

It seems that Mr. Zhouchuan is very Zen.

"Sir." Halfway through the journey, a woman in a kimono walked out quietly and invited them to the hand water bowl.

When entering the tea room, you must wash your hands, so the hand-water bowl is a must-pass place.

There is another nickname for the hand water bowl, called squatting, because it requires squatting and washing hands.

When Lu Zi'an squatted down to wash his hands, Chen Mange waited quietly, but his eyes accidentally saw a device next to him.

"What is this?" She looked at her with interest, staring at the small sign standing next to her and murmured: "Shuiqin Cave?"

She only knows Chinese characters, and skips the puppet text in the middle, which does not affect reading.

The woman who led them in smiled and nodded, saying a long list of puppet articles.

Very good, she didn't understand a word.

Lu Zi'an stood up, wiped his hands clean, and signaled her to wash: "This is the Water Qin Cave, which is used to listen to the sound of water, and can also drain water bowls of the hand."

Listening to the sound of water? Chen Mange half-squatted and washed his hands while looking at the device in surprise.

Facing the Water Gate Stone, there were many stones laid below, and a taller stone was specially placed next to it as a fence, but to listen to the sound of water?

"Don't look at it simple, in fact, the Puppets were quite troublesome when they were making this kind of water zither cave." Lu Zian looked around and compared it roughly: "There was a pit that was about the same size as a sailor's bowl, but several times deeper than it. In order to hear the sound of dripping water, they would also consider whether the hollow shape was a bell-shaped, a copper pot-shaped or a niche lamp-shaped, the water depth was the most suitable, and which kind of material of the hole echoed the clearest, you must think strictly before doing it."

Looking at Chen Mange with an incredible look, he smiled: "Even, the topic of the professor at Puppet State-owned University is to study this, and it is quite popular."

This is a powerful tool to express one's extraordinary elegance!

"No, does this device have any special meaning?"

Lu Zian thought for a while: "Well, they think that the sound of water is extremely Zen. This topic is also set up to make the sound of the water qin cave sound more Zen."

It's Zen again.

Chen Mange nodded, thinking: "This Mr. Zhouchuan seems to like Zen very much..."

While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived in front of the tea room and she stopped talking.

The woman stepped forward and knocked on the door three times. After a while, a little book boy poked his head out.

The two talked, and the woman turned slightly: "Please."

The drivers did not follow in. Lu Zian and Shen Mange took off their shoes at the door, changed into white socks, and followed them in.

In fact, this is already a minimalist procedure. Lu Zi'an knew very well that if he had not had a special identity, he would have to kneel down first in the tea room to drink tea with his puppet habits.

Not only did they kneel to the tea room, but they also wanted to kneel to the calligraphy and paintings on the niche, then kneel to the flowers on the niche, and then kneel to the tea set.

Only after these procedures can we complete the word "respect" in the tea ceremony of Puji Kingdom.

While he was thinking, he had already walked to the room in the tea room. The room was silent. When he heard their slight footsteps, everyone turned around.

It was indeed these little wolf cubs. When they saw him coming, their eyes were all glowing green.

Looking at the obvious excitement in their eyes, Lu Zian knew that they were probably getting benefits.

"Master Lu..." Yuki Shiraki walked over with light and fast steps, lowering his voice, feeling quite embarrassed: "They..."

He thought they had started fighting, so he called Lu Zi'an over in a hurry.

But they didn't expect that they were so peaceful...

Lu Zian didn't care, waved his hand at him and walked slowly forward.

The two people at the table did not notice his arrival and each immersed in their own creations.

Master Zhouchuan is nearly sixty years old, but his face is full of redness and does not look old.

At this time, he was holding a chisel engraved with a graphic printed chisel on the gold nuggets one by one. The hammer in his right hand was very cautious and his expression was extremely serious.

The sweat slightly leaching from his nose reflects the golden light under his fingers, bringing an invisible spiritual power, making people feel his intention the most intuitively.

In ancient China, gold carving was called precious metal fine craftsmanship. Traditional metalworking techniques were divided into casting, forging, carving, etc.

Casting means molten iron ore raw materials to create a new form.

Forging, using metal ductility to knock molding.

Carving, using chisels, carving knives and other tools to create patterns on metal surfaces.

The gold carving technique is the most gorgeous and changeable in metalworking, including various techniques such as thin line-shaped hair carving, three-dimensional ups and downs, and slice-cut carving like ink brushwork.

Carving gold requires extremely high degree of meticulousness and is extremely difficult.

Therefore, the finished product has more exquisite effects than other techniques. It is truly ever-changing and ever-changing, and modern computers and machinery cannot replace it.

And Mr. Zhouchuan is the top master of the gold sculpture in the Puji Kingdom.

When Zhao Chongshan saw Lu Zi'an looking at Lu Ahui, he quickly lowered his voice: "Master, Ahui has just learned it."

I was afraid that Lu Zian felt that Lu Ahui was not doing well and would tear him down and scold him.

He glanced at him, but Lu Zian didn't say anything.

Lu Ahui's movements were a little awkward, which was very obvious, but surprisingly, although his speed was a little slower, the patterns he made were not stagnant at all.

The traditional gold carving in the Puji Kingdom is basically the same as the chiseling process in China. They use hammers to continuously hit the chisel in their hands and outline the designed graphics on the surface of the metal.

This process is very complicated, and the smoothness of the lines and the depth of the patterns are extremely difficult to master.

It depends entirely on the skills and years of experience of the craftsman to control the strength and angle of the engraving.

It is very normal for Master Zhouchuan to make extremely exquisite small pieces of gold. Practice makes perfect. What touched them is that he still has such a careful and serious attitude even after he has been doing it for so many years.

But what surprised everyone was Lu Ahui's outstanding talent in the art of sculpting gold.

Before this, he had never been exposed to the craft of carving gold.

They learned more about wood carving and jade carving. Lu Zian didn't even teach them in detail.

But Lu Ahui learned that he was wrong with gold and silver. He could slowly wave a small hammer on the jade wall as thin as a cicada's wings and inlaid the golden threads as thin as a gossip.

At this time, I felt that there was no resistance to making this gold medal, and it was very easy to do.

Lu Ahui has a very strange habit. He likes to finish things in one go.

Since he had not encountered any difficulties, he had no intention of stopping.

He used the position of his palm to change and pushed the carving knife to carve various lines and patterns on the metal surface.

He may have to be hollowed out or micro-carved, so fine that he can move every thin strip several times in his mind before he will carefully cut it.

This experience seems to be back to the first time, when I learned to do gold and silver with Lu Zi'an.

My heart is tied to my throat and I have no confidence in the future.

It seems like walking a tightrope, and if you are not careful, you will fall off a cliff.

Lu Ahui gritted her teeth and told herself that she must not relax.

After he finished the rough outline, he began to carve the details.

At this time, Master Zhouchuan had completed his creation.

What he made was a small round badge of bells, first carving outlined the pattern of a flower with thin lines, and then removing the base shape of the outer part of the pattern to form a simple relief.
To be continued...