I went ashore by weaving straw shoes and became a master craftsman

Chapter 49 Carving for the Tao
In order to achieve the glossiness required by the bamboo sample, a green strip must be passed through the scraper at least four times.She put the spatula upright in her left palm, and fixed the blade with four fingers except the index finger.Extend the index finger flat, place a piece of Ge cloth, and slightly touch the flat of the scraper.With his right hand, he took a soft piece of bamboo that was more than two feet long, and gently pulled it between the index finger and the flat.

Bamboo shavings curled and fell in pieces.

She turned the bamboo piece over and repeated the operation just now.

After four times, put down the scraper and Gebu strip.

Hold one end with the left hand, and stroke it from left to right with the right hand: it is as smooth as satin.At this moment, the surface of the bamboo slices is so clear that even the domineering sunlight can only add color to it.

The stunned Wang Peng finally regained his normal panting. At this moment, Wang Ge's rough hands became omnipotent in the child's eyes.

Wang Ge took the bamboo strips to his elder father, opened Landlord Jia's wooden box, and asked, "Is it the same, elder father?"

After Wang Weng compared, he realized later: "This, this is it?"

"Ang. One coin and one coin, what else do you want?"

"Didn't you say that it is easy to make it according to the bamboo pattern?"

"Ang. But those are ordinary craftsmen, I am a first-class craftsman, it's different."

Wang Weng's troubles dissipated, and he immediately said: "You child, don't tell me earlier. It's okay, I have nothing to do and I will go to Tianpo."

"I have something to do. Father, let my younger sister cook during this time. I want to spare more time and finish Jia's work first."

"Alright, I'll ask your second uncle to bring Ah Shu back early today. Apart from washing clothes by the well, you don't have to worry about other chores in the yard. Don't worry, leave it to A Peng and Hu Tou. I think they've done a good job. "

Both Wang Peng and Wang Yun straightened their chests proudly, Wang Yunchao beckoned to his sister, Wang Ai ran over with a smile, followed suit, and stood up straight.

Wang Peng put his hips on his hips and laughed at Yaomei: "Haha, you really are a millet!"

Wang Weng pinched his grandson's ear and said, "Tell me! Who did you learn from? How can anyone scold Amei like that?"

"It hurts, it hurts, father forgive me! I learned from my elder brother, who scolded my younger brother like this yesterday, ouch!"

Wang Weng threw away his hand angrily, and it hurt even more than the twist just now. Wang Peng went back to the room crying "woo".Wang Ai didn't understand that he was being scolded, so he chased his elder brother to coax him.

"You little brat, Ah He, you actually learned some swear words, right? See if I don't beat him into a millet!" The old man put the basket on his back and picked up the farm tools angrily.The sisters and brothers were sent to the gate of the courtyard. When Wang Ge walked back, he found that his younger brother hadn't followed him. He stood there with his head drooping.

"Yo? Whose boy is this?" She knelt down in front of brother, coaxing him with a smile, "I'm so handsome, I don't want anyone to bring me home."

Wang Yun laughed through tears, and poked and poked with his left and right index fingers, admitting his mistake: "Actually, I taught you what the third elder brother scolded just now. I asked him deliberately, since the elder brother called me 'a millet head' is it?" What do you mean? Then the third brother told me, maybe he meant to call me a dwarf. I told the third brother in turn, that the elder brother scolded the wrong person, and I am not the shortest in the family. Tell him again, when the elder brother returns I'm sure I'll scold Aai again with the words 'the size of a millet grain'."

Wang Ge: "So from yesterday to today, you haven't scolded others, you just told the truth, what's wrong?"

"Sister, don't you think I've instigated Third Brother Cong?"

"He's older than you, and he can be instigated by you, so he deserves it. Ah! How can I say that about Brother Cong." She pretended to be guilty and covered her mouth.

"Hee hee." It was so strange, Wang Yun immediately put his arms around her neck.

Wang Ge smiled and stroked the back of his head.Her eyes were facing the courtyard gate, Liu Bo walked to the front of Wang's courtyard and stopped.

"Brother Liu?" Wang Ge picked up Brother Liu to welcome him in.

Even though Wang Dalang was blind, Liu Bo still respectfully performed the courtesy to meet the elders.Wang Ge moved the tool stool aside, and sat down on the table with Liu Xiaolang.

After Wang Yun poured bamboo leaf water for my sister and the guests, she obediently sat next to my father, covered his mouth with his hands, and whispered to my father, "Brother Liu, my sister knows, looks really good-looking."

Liu Bo noticed that the boy kept looking at him, so he smiled at Wang Yun and nodded.

Wang Yun turned around, feeling shy for a rare occasion.

"Brother Liu came yesterday?" Wang Ge asked.

"Yes. I want to make a stone inkstone, and I will go to the wild mountains to find stones tomorrow."

"The wild mountains are dangerous, you can't go into the mountains alone."

"My uncle has been in Jiashe Village recently, and will protect me into the mountains tomorrow."

Wang Ge understood that Liu Bo's uncle must be a soldier or soldier from Linshuiting.Then Liu Xiaolang will not come from home for no reason.

Liu Bo didn't like small talk, so he took out something from the cloth bag, opened the wrapped Gebu, and revealed a pair of bamboo hairpins.

Wang Ge faintly guessed the intention of the other party, she smiled and said: "I carved this, I didn't expect such a coincidence, it was bought by Brother Liu."

"It's not a coincidence. I mentioned your crafting skills to Merchant Feng, saying that you are different from other craftsmen, and you will never bear the name of a first-class craftsman."

So that's the case. In fact, she always felt that Feng's shopkeeper came to find her to receive the goods, which was a bit unreasonable. You must know that there are many old bamboo craftsmen in the village. Craftsmen are much better.

That's bad, I owe you a favor again.Wang Ge stood up and bowed to him: "Thank you brother Liu."

The last favor was finally repaid.Liu Bo stood up calmly and returned a salute.

After the two sat down again, Liu Bo explained the purpose of coming: "The word 'bamboo' on the head of this pair of hairpins contains a unique method of handling the brush. I tried to figure it out before writing, but the feeling is still too shallow, so I want to ask Wang Jiangtong to carve another one. typeface."

"Bamboo? Brother Liu misunderstood. I am a village girl, and I don't know the word 'bamboo' at all. Each hairpin has three bamboo leaves."

Liu Bo felt regretful, Wang Ge said again: "But I can carve again in front of Brother Liu."

Liu Bo has a clear and far-sighted personality, and he can't get what he wants, but he regrets it instantly.I got it, but I was just slightly happy. "Thank you."

Wang Ge took off the flat knife from the tool bench, first sharpened the edge on the whetstone, and then wrapped the thick end with a cloth strip like last time, and replaced the carving knife with the sharp edge.

Just carving characters is easier than making hairpins.She randomly found a palm-sized piece of bamboo in the utility room, and brought the tool stool in front of Liu Xiaolang.She knelt and sat opposite, no nonsense, just cut the knife!

Sculpture!

Wang Ge must be lying when she said that she doesn't know the character "Bamboo", but she really doesn't know how to carve other thin gold characters.When she was Wang Nanxing in her previous life, she didn't have time to learn calligraphy. The thin gold body "bamboo" is one of the basic skill templates passed down by the family.So what Liu Bo is looking at now is "the tip of the knife makes flowers", but the oil seller's "practice makes perfect".

Not long after, two "亇" stood next to each other, and she cut the excess bamboo material to only the base supporting the character "Bamboo".Blowing away the bamboo shavings, it is the "bamboo" that is thin, tough and energetic, but she will never admit it.

Liu Bo didn't expect to witness the carving process, which really gave him another insight.After returning, he also tried the way of carving.

Yes, sculpture... Maybe it's for the Tao?
Liu Bo just sat upright like this.

Wang Yun came over with the bamboo pot in his arms, Wang Ge rushed to his younger brother to "shush" and took the bamboo pot.No one touched the two bowls of bamboo leaf water just now, a few bamboo chips fell into it, Wang Ge was not in a hurry to change the water.Obviously, this young man is in a strange state similar to "enlightenment".

Liu Bo quickly came back to his senses and asked, "Will Wang Jiangtong dare to take the craftsman exam in late September?"

(End of this chapter)