Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 251 Eight Swords Cicada

Chapter 250 Two Eight Sword Cicadas

Li Kunwu looked at him with a smile, and said, "You are a very simple boy, by the way, how long has your father been in retreat?"

Little Stone said, "Today is the ninth day."

Li Kunwu took a look through the crack of the door, held Xiao Shitou's hand and said, "This time, it's not all because of your father, you have part of the reason, go, let's go over there to talk."

When I came to the pool and sat down, Li Kunwu didn't let go, and sat down with the small stone, sighing: "Pi Wa showed me the things of your father and son, the work is quite good, but the time wasted is too long , How many generations?! This craft is the same as learning, and it also pays attention to mutual improvement and mutual invention, so we still have to go out and see more.”

"Although the four schools can find similarities in your works, but your father and son's craftsmanship has more similarities with the Peking School in terms of knife skills, design, and atmosphere. Therefore, you should visit the capital more often, the Forbidden City , National Expo, First Expo, and Gongmei are all places where you can absorb nutrition... Go and see more, your horizons will be broadened a lot.”

"If you think the road is too far, you can also go to Shanbo, but it is not as convenient as the capital. As long as you come, give me a call, and I will arrange the rest for you."

Xiao Shitou was so grateful that he said, "Of course, when my dad finishes his work, I will definitely go to the capital to visit you."

Li Kunwu continued: "Don't use the engraving pen that Piwa gave you. It depends on your work. It has already passed that stage. From now on, you still need to work hard on the knife technique and the subject matter."

Little Stone nodded and said yes.

Li Kunwu said again: "Speaking of which, it is your good fortune to have such a good environment now that allows you to concentrate on studying skills behind closed doors. If you want to leave it outside without the guidance of a famous teacher, it will have become nondescript."

Xiaoshitou said: "I have to thank Erpi for this. When my family was in trouble, I thought about going out to work, but my father refused to let me do it, saying that my handicrafts were not good enough, and I was easily infected by foreign objects. What he said was the same truth. Later, Erpi told us not to make those clumsy stone tools, but to specialize in craftsmanship. My dad focused on heavy tools like gatehouses, and I specialized in small ones. He was in charge of purchasing them. The situation at home improved. That’s why I stopped thinking about going out.”

Li Kunwu shook his head and said: "Your father's requirements are quite harsh. If your skills are not good enough, then my disciples... Forget it, don't mention it."

Li Junge hurriedly interrupted: "Little Shitou, I used to be a blind man jumping off a cliff. This trip to the capital is an eye-opener! It turns out that you are very particular about your business, you should listen to Grandpa Li more, and this time you went It’s only in the capital that I know how stupid the price I gave you before! The agreed studio will be built at a 22-[-] split. This time when I went to the capital, Uncle Shitou’s inkstone sold for three yuan. You should get [-]. I’ll tell you soon Pass it on to you."

Little Shitou also often practiced stalls, and his face turned pale with fright when he thought about it: "My father... my father's inkstone, 15 square?"

Li Junge scratched his forehead, and said embarrassingly: "But you carved it, and sent me a few parties, but you didn't charge any money."

Li Kunwu said: "Don't worry, you can't get away with the rest of the five or sixty thousand yuan. It depends on the skill of my big disciple."

After finishing speaking, he said with a smile: "In short, you will definitely have no worries about food and clothing in the future, so you have to turn your attention to skills, and your father will not talk about it. You, this year, you have to come up with a few decent works, and strive to be in Tiangong. The award was a blockbuster!"

Little Shitou was very worried: "Is my craft good?"

Li Kunwu said: "It's good to be ordinary, don't make things just for participating in the exhibition. You are not invited to participate in the exhibition to win awards, but to spread your craftsmanship. In the future, if you want to carry forward the craftsmanship of the old Wang family, you must open the door to teach it. You disciples, if you don't have the title of a master, no one with talent and intelligence will vote for you."

Little Stone nodded thoughtfully.

Li Kunwu said: "Speaking far away, let's talk about skills. Your skills are born out of traditional stone carvings. In fact, they are very different from jade carvings. In ancient times, jade carvings used water beds and sand mounds. Instead, there were few places where knives were used. This is the biggest difference between your school and traditional jade carving."

"To deal with qingming stone, your techniques are enough, but to deal with Hetian jade, jadeite, and agate, it is not enough. Electric tools need to be used, but not simply with engraving pens. The ancients mostly used jade carving Sand, but in modern times, most of my Beigong Jingpai use emery wheels of different sizes."

"How do you explain it? Using a sculpting pen is similar to painting. Lay out the paper and use the brush to paint; but Zhuoyu is just the opposite. It is equivalent to fixing the pen and putting the paper on the pen to complete the painting."

"Using a carving pen is actually a simulated stone carving. You can only use one hand. After fixing the grinding wheel and grinding the needle, you can use both hands. After proficiency, the control and strength are much stronger than one hand, so it is shown in the knife technique. The bone strength and changes are much stronger, and of course there are other differences, so I won’t describe them one by one.”

"Take my Beijing School as an example. My Beigong pays special attention to the ancient charm. Therefore, except for the details that do not affect the overall situation, which need to be engraved with engraving pens, most of the time, it is still traditional."

Xiao Shitou felt that his eyes brightened a lot, as if he had entered another world, full of novelties, using paper instead of writing, the difference between this jade carving and stone carving is too great.And Qingming stone is between jade and stone, that is to say, my own expression skills can be doubled than now!
Seeing Xiaoshitou scratching his ears and cheeks with joy, Li Kunwu said with a smile: "Savvy is really good, so, Piwa, you can choose a pebble-sized qingming stone, and take out the little stone with an electric grinder, and I will show you."

Li Junge hurriedly stopped him: "Old Li, you are too tired, why don't we have dinner first, and we can talk after we finish?"

Li Kunwu waved his hand and said: "It's rare to be very interested. If I don't do it now, maybe I won't be interested in a while."

This is not bad!Li Junge hurried to Jiu Changju's warehouse, the warehouse was full of big rocks, but Li Junge couldn't be troubled, so he directly selected one from the space warehouse to fill up.

A Yin was also clever, and ran to the customer to ask for a video camera, and planned to take a picture of the process of the master coming to Lijiagou to demonstrate the craftsmanship.

Xiao Shitou has been guarding his father for the past few days, and all the tools are here, so they entered the room where Xiao Shitou carved inkstones for the past few days.

Li Kunwu fixed the electric grinder, replaced the emery wheel, turned on the motor, dripped water, and said to the little stone: "Look carefully!"

After speaking, he pointed the Qingming stone at the grinding wheel, quickly and ruthlessly, and cut out a large one with a few strokes.

This Li Junge is too familiar, so he blurted out: "Badao Chan!"

No one paid attention to him, they all stared at Li Kunwu's operation.

Li Kunwu said: "The Eight Swords of the Han Dynasty are actually rumors of "drawing the sword". That's what you said."

After turning over the stone and touching the grinding wheel a few times, the cicada's abdomen and wings were separated.

There is no need to draw pictures and sketches. I don’t know how many tens of thousands of cicadas Li Kunwu carved in his life to achieve this step.

Others are okay, Xiao Shitou is dazzled and feels a kind of enlightenment like enlightenment.

After hitting the stone on the grinding wheel a few more times to carve out the head and eyes, Li Kunwu changed a thallium needle and said, "Pay attention, I'm going to draw an arc."

After speaking, he touched the thallium needle with the cicada and turned it. After a few efforts, he cut out the back wing, the dividing line of the head and neck, and the abdominal line and mouthparts on the other side.

After turning off the motor, Li Kunwu handed the cicada to Xiao Shitou: "Have you seen it clearly?"

Before Xiao Shitou could speak, he heard a voice shouting excitedly: "Magic skills! Mister is a magic skill!"

When everyone turned their heads, it was the old stone who came out of his room at some time, with stone chips all over his head and face.

Li Kunwu laughed loudly, and stretched out his hands full of stone powder: "Old stone! Brother Wang! I have admired you for a long time!"

Two pairs of dusty hands were held together, and the old stone was shaking excitedly: "It's refreshing, refreshing! Hahahaha!"

When Li Junge saw this, it was simple. How will the video be broadcast in the future in this way of meeting?Quickly said: "Why don't the elders tidy up first, let's go outside and chat slowly?"

Only then did the two notice each other's appearance, and laughed again.

Old Shitou said: "Pi Wa is right, you have been negligent, you have been negligent, and I will come back after I clean it up."

Just after running out the door, he turned back, grabbed the small stone and said, "Strike while the iron is hot! Hurry up and throw out senior's belongings, especially the place where the knife line is cut, and let me take a closer look! You are not allowed to talk, drink, or eat until you are done!"

After speaking, he drove Li Junge and the others out: "Let's go, don't disturb him, this opportunity is too rare."

When Li Junge and the others were blown out without knowing it, the old stone solemnly locked the door and shut the little stone inside, then he cupped his hands and said to Li Kunwu: "Brother, I'll come when I clean up."

After speaking, he ran away.

Li Junge led Li Kunwu to wash, and asked him, "Grandpa Li, what's going on with Uncle Shitou?"

Li Kunwu said with a smile: "This is what I just told Xiao Shitou about the 'invention'. There is no way to talk about craftsmanship. It was also in Huashan that I saw mountain-carriers going up the cliff, so I realized the principle of continuous and intermittent sword techniques." .Brother Wang is a knowledgeable person. He knows that now is the easiest time to enlighten, so he locked up Xiaoshitou. As for how much he can realize, it depends on Xiaoshitou's own good fortune and understanding."

Li Junge has black lines on his forehead, no wonder in the eyes of engineering dogs, those who engage in art are all freaks, and they are completely different from their own growth experience on the same planet!
If you can't figure it out, don't bother. After Li Kunwu cleans up, everyone goes back to the table and waits for the old stone.

After a while, Old Shitou also came out. When he walked to the table, he gave Li Kunwu a big bow, stood up and said, "Brother, I dare not thank you for your kindness. Haven't you asked your name yet?"

Li Junge quickly introduced: "Uncle Shitou, this is the leader of the Peking School, Master Li Kunwu."

Li Kunwu waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't mention this in front of Brother Wang. Everyone knows the craftsman's life. Is it Brother Wang?"

Old Shitou said again and again: "You are too modest, you can see that it is the craftsmanship from the palace, and our country style can't compare."

Li Kunwu said: "Little stones are talents that can be made. I like them more and more. Brother, can we discuss something?"

Old Shitou hurriedly said: "Brother, just say it."

Li Kunwu said: "You have seen the things I sent just now. As for your things, Piwa also brought them to the capital for me to see. I have a disciple named Zhang Yan who is incompetent, and he just won the Tiangong Gold Award , but I think his award is a bit vain. I wonder if we can follow the example of the ancients, and our brothers can be taught! Do you think it is feasible?"

Old Shitou was stunned: "This... how can you get so high? You are from the Manufacturing Office..."

　Han Badao's statement, some of Lao Zhou's own conjectures and guesses are in it, and it is enough for an insider to laugh it off... Hahaha!

　　
　
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