my daughter my hometown

Chapter 27 Ingenuity
Shi Gaoyuan frowned.

After a moment of hesitation, he called Su Wu.

"Mr. Su, is the wild goose sculpture you photographed nearby, can you let me take a look first?"

"of course can."

Su Wu was not surprised. He turned around and aimed his phone at the huge sculpture.

Su Jianguo, who was addicted to cigarettes, was rummaging around in the pile of dirty and tattered logs with his bare hands.He was wearing an old hanger with a few holes on his upper body, but his lower body was still intact, except that one trouser leg was longer and the other was short.With messy hair and sparse beard, he has a sharp brother-like look.

Judging by his appearance, he is not so much a craftsman as a scavenger.

Not to mention being as unfamiliar as Shi Gaoyuan, even Su Wu's nephew would never have believed that such a scruffy man could carve such a perfect sculpture until he saw it with his own eyes.

Aunt Ma is so clever, she reacted quickly, and was instantly furious.

It's a shame to talk about business like this.

She stared at Xiao Su Wan with one eye, and fixedly stared at her husband with the other, the veins on her forehead twitched with anger.

If she hadn't cared about the child, she would have jumped over and pulled Su Jianguo's ears off.

Shi Gaoyuan didn't know Aunt Ma's resentment.He was relieved.

The video couldn't be faked. Seeing that the wild goose sculptures placed in the yard were exactly the same as Su Wu's post, Shi Gaoyuan glanced at the slovenly Su Jianguo again, and finally felt relieved after feeling a few times about his appearance.

He was not in a hurry to ask, and chatted with Su Wu next to the phone.They are all talking about some issues of this wild goose sculpture, such as total height, width, length, weight and so on.

Su Wu naturally answered every question.These were just basic questions, and he could easily answer them without asking Su Jianguo.

"Yes," Shi Gaoyuan on the other end of the phone seemed to remember something, and quickly asked, "May I ask what kind of wood is used for this sculpture?"

"It's a red pine stump over a hundred years old." Su Wu replied quickly.

Since he posted on the forum, he also glanced at some of the posts.In particular, Su Wu is also clear about the key content that buyers and sellers are concerned about.

For example, the material used for the sculpture Shi Gaoyuan asked just now is mentioned in almost every transaction, and it can even determine the base price of the entire root carving transaction.

Using cheap wood as the base material, no matter how good the carved finished product is, the price is usually difficult to get up.

However, if the base material is precious, the price is usually not too affordable, even if the finished carving looks so-so.

Of course, under normal circumstances, expensive materials are rarely carved in a mediocre way.

"It's just a pine tree!"

Shi Gaoyuan repeated it silently.

His face was calm, and he couldn't see the slightest emotion, but there was a sense of loss in his voice.

Pine is one of the most common woods in China, and the price can only be said to be ordinary.Moreover, its wood is soft, it is easy to mold when it is damp, and it can even grow fungus, which is usually not a good material for sculpture.

Su Wu knew this, but he was not in a hurry to bargain.

He posted Su Jianguo's works on this root carving forum, but he didn't intend to sell anything.

He just wanted to help Su Jianguo publicize and let the whole root carving circle know that there is a place called Yangxin Valley, where there is a root carving master.If you need it in the future, you can get in touch.

It can also be regarded as finding a way for Su Hai's family to live by craftsmanship in the long run.

The two sides were chatting about some unimportant things when Su Xue on one side suddenly cried out anxiously.

"Don't bite at night, let go!"

"This wood is full of poisonous chemical pigments, let go of your mouth! Don't bite with your mouth in the future!"

Su Wu quickly turned his head to look.

Su Xue hugged Su Xue out from under the wild goose sculpture without any reason, and was chattering about washing her mouth with a baby bottle.

There was a small piece of wetness on the sculpture's thigh, which was obviously where the little girl had bitten just now.

Su Jianguo couldn't find the materials to repair the hookah for a while, and was getting angry with depression. Hearing Su Xue's words, he couldn't help but speak indignantly.

"Xiaoxue, you little girl, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand."

"What Uncle used on the sculptures was not the chemical dyes bought in those stores. Those pigments were all prepared by Uncle himself from the ore he went up the mountain to find. How could it be poisonous?"

Su Xue giggled and poked her ears out, not believing a word.

"Uncle Ma, don't lie to me because I don't study much. Aren't ores just stones? I've never heard that stones can also be turned into paints."

Su Jianguo blew on his beard angrily.

"What did I lie to you for? Our ancestors started decorating palaces, houses, clothes and even makeup with various dyes thousands of years ago."

"How could there be any chemicals at that time? They were all made by craftsmen themselves by collecting ore raw materials."

Su Wu opened his eyes wide with interest.

"Uncle Ma, this is the first time I've heard of natural ore turning into pigments. If you have any, please show them to us juniors."

Su Jianguo straightened his chest proudly, and flicked his messy hair.

"You two melons are waiting. Uncle, I will go and get the materials to open your eyes."

"Don't think that Uncle Ma can only copy gourds and carve wood to make furniture. This is just a basic skill. There is still a long way to go to complete a real work."

After finishing speaking, Su Jianguo walked into his house with his head held high and his chest held high.

Aunt Ma gritted her teeth and followed in.

"I made you laugh. This old man was not like this in the past. It's all because he has been staying with Heizi in the hospital for the past few days, that's why he looks like a ghost. I'll let him wash up before he comes out."

On the other end of the video, Gao Yuan saw everything in his eyes, and he was deeply moved.

"If this old gentleman can really use natural materials to make paints and have such exquisite carving skills, then he is really a rare folk wonder."

He was emotional for a while and quickly called Su Wu.Let him point the mobile phone at the wild goose sculpture again, and carefully observe the details everywhere again.

"elder brother……"

Su Xue hugged the struggling Su Wan with a painful face, "Stop taking pictures, come and help me. Wanwan won't let me hug again."

She cursed dejectedly.

"Damn onigiri, I'll never see anyone when I want it to appear. When it comes back, I have to give it a good look..."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, before Su Xue finished speaking, there was a cry of quaking from the sky.

Several people looked up, and it turned out that the rice balls hovering high in the sky.

"Food, rice, rice..."

Su Wan saw it too, the little girl cheered and clapped her little hands, and kept calling to the wild geese circling in the sky.

Su Xue had no choice but to roar to the sky.

"Damn rice ball, come down quickly."

The geese descended slowly when they heard the master's call.It landed on the wall of Su Wu's house, tilted his head and looked at several owners, as if wondering why they didn't go home.

After half payment, the rice balls spread their wings and flew over.

As soon as the wild goose landed, Su Wan screamed and rushed over eagerly, hanging on the wild goose's neck.

A little girl over one year old weighs more than ten or twenty catties, but the rice balls are completely motionless, not even shaking.

It just let Su Wan hold it, walked over with a waddle, and even used its mouth to straighten the hair around the little girl's ears.

Su Xue couldn't help but marvel, "Hey, when did the rice ball become so powerful?"

Su Wu didn't make a sound, just reached out and rubbed his daughter's long hair.

Of course he knew why.

It seems that space water is still very powerful.

"Fuck, what a cute little girl, what a big wild goose."

When Shi Gaoyuan on the other end of the video saw this scene, his eyes almost popped out.He didn't maintain his previous calm demeanor, and couldn't help but spit out a national curse.

Su Wu laughed, understanding this very well.

Photos are also called cheating, not without reason.

Because the focus can be adjusted, a small photo can accommodate a skyscraper or be filled with an ant.

Because of this, it usually confuses some people looking at the photos.Obviously the real thing is in the photo, but I can't feel the actual size of the real thing. I will be surprised to find my mistake after seeing it with my own eyes.

Right now Su Wan is hanging on Dayan's neck.With a reference, Shi Gaoyuan could finally intuitively feel the size of this wild goose.

He quickly called Su Wu.

"Mr. Su, the wild goose sculpture is based on this wild goose, right?"

Su Wu nodded.

"Yes, this wild goose is called Fantuan, and the sculpture was carved one by one according to its appearance..."

Su Wu was talking, but suddenly stopped talking.

It's not enough for Su Wan to hang on Fantuan's neck.She waved her little arms and legs, trying to climb and climb, and wanted to climb onto the back of the wild goose.

However, the fur of the rice ball was extremely smooth, the little girl struggled for a long time but could not climb up, screaming anxiously.

Su Xue rolled her eyes, quickly pressed the rice ball on the ground, picked up the little girl and put it on its back.

"Fantuan, don't fly into the sky. If you fall late, you will be in trouble."

Su Wan, who sat on the wild goose's back, beamed happily, rubbing her red face against the wild goose's neck with a look of happiness.

Su Wu smiled and shook his head.

Well, I guess my girl is also the first girl to ride a wild goose!
Hearing Su Xue's warning, Fantuan responded several times.It stood up and mistook itself for a horse, and walked the little girl around, making her giggle happily.

Not long after, the courtyard door was pushed open with a creak.A little girl with a ponytail stuck her head in curiously to look around.

Su Wu took a closer look and saw that it was Su Xiaoniu with the monkey.

Su Xue smiled and waved at her, "Xiao Niu, come here to Aunt Xue. Where's your Gu Gu?"

Su Xiaoniu approached cautiously like she was walking through a thunder pool, she stared at Su Wan who was walking around the yard on a rice ball, her eyes were full of envy.

"The rice ball is here, Gugu dare not come over. I also heard my sister's laughter, so I came in to take a look."

Su Wu saw that Shi Gaoyuan on the other side of the video was busy flipping through some materials, so he couldn't pay attention to this side for a while.

He wanted to tease Su Xiaoniu.

"Xiao Niu, do you want to ride a rice ball?"

Before Su Xiaoniu could speak, the rice ball over there was impatient.

It quacked as if to say that if you let her ride on my back, I'll never end with you.

Su Xiaoniu looked frustrated.

"My Gugu always steals fish from rice balls, so it won't let me ride."

After finishing speaking, Su Xiaoniu awkwardly handed Su Wu a bunch of tall bananas, which looked a little more familiar than yesterday's bunch.

"Uncle Wu, this is picked by Gu Gu to give you. You said yesterday that we can also get candies today."

This girl is too straightforward.

Su Wu laughed happily, took some candies from his bag and gave her some words of comfort.Su Xiaoniu ran out happily.

The moment she closed the door, she yelled: "Uncle Wu, it doesn't matter if Fantuan doesn't let me ride. I'll show you guys Abu's ride later."

The little girl's triumphant voice was so clear that even Shi Gaoyuan on the other end of the phone could hear it clearly.

He was confused, "Mr. Su, Fantuan is a wild goose. Then Abu is also an animal?"

"Yes, that's a tiger." Su Wu replied calmly.

"What? Tiger?"

Shi Gaoyuan almost jumped up.

He stared and couldn't help but dig out his ears, suspecting that he had overheard.

(End of this chapter)