carved heart

Chapter 22 Mountains and Flowing Water (4)
Shangguan Shixin said: "There are people coming and going in Hediao Town. It takes a lot of time to manage the lease. Why didn't Fang Bo go back to Suizhou with me to live up to his old age? My father also talked about it all day long. There are many capable people in the family who can take over There are plenty of jobs in Hediao Town, and Fang Bo doesn't need to work hard."

"That's not the reason. I don't work hard here. I have nothing to do. I have nothing to do. I have nothing to do. I have nothing to do. I have a lot of leisure. Besides, there are five or six servants in the mansion, and Baozi who helps me. I'm here It is to enjoy Qingfu. The family in Suizhou has a big business, and there are many people, and I am not as comfortable as I am here." Fang Bo said with a smile.

Shangguan Shixin sighed: "Uncle Fang insisted, so I had no choice but to give up, but I ask Uncle Fang to take care of himself." As soon as the words fell, he smiled gently again, and changed the subject: "I heard that it has been less than half a month. Has no one been able to solve Fang Bo's problem?"

Speaking of nuclear carving, Fang Bo's cloudy eyeballs brightened a lot.

"How can the old man's problem be solved so easily? Most of the people in Hediao Town are half-way monks, and their standards are not as good as those in Suizhou. I didn't expect anyone to solve it." After a pause, he continued: "A few months ago An interesting person came out of Hediao Town. He fought with a girl from the Luo family. He was fighting with eighteen arhats with nuclear carved rosary beads. The first arhat at the beginning didn't have any blueprints. Ear, it's not bad."

Shangguan Shixin smiled and said, "It's rare to see Fang Bo boasting."

Fang Bo said: "In the past, I did not praise the young master's family. You are the only one in the Shangguan family with the highest nuclear carving talent. It's a pity that your ambition is not in Yongping."

"Official trustworthiness is not talented, and I have no ambition to be promoted to a higher position. I only ask for 'nuclear' to be worthy."

The next day, Ah Yin received a message from Fan Haohe, saying that Fang Bo started seeing guests.

It was already noon when we arrived at Hediao Town.Jiang Xuan also followed, saying that she also wanted to see and see.

Fan Haohe walked and said: "There were also people who went to challenge this morning, and when they came out, they were all disheveled. But I think it was yesterday that Fang Bo had a good talk with the man from Suizhou. Today Fang Bo is in a good mood. Miss, if you can please If Fang Bo likes it, he might be able to get a hint. Previously, when Fang Bo was in a good mood, someone got a hint, but it was a pity that he didn't crack it in the end."

"What's the hint?"

"That master from Suizhou?"

Ah Yin and Jiang Xuan said it almost in unison.

Fan Haohe turned his head and glanced at the two sisters, and answered A Yin's question first, saying: "That person didn't want to say, because he didn't want to take advantage of others. There are many people who challenged, but most of them don't want to know why they failed. I said, so I don’t have to make wedding clothes for others. But there are also a few warm-hearted ones, I inquired about them last night, and they said that they are eighteen arhats, all kinds of Maitreya Buddhas, and the Eight Immortals have tried.”

Ah Yin heard the words, and said: "It seems that Fang Bo's nuclear carving should be a person in the first place."

Fan Haohe shook his head: "It's hard to say. I heard that the nuclear carving was badly damaged. Although there are three points left, it has been worn out after the day after tomorrow. You can only get a glimpse of its former appearance by relying on sporadic parts." Then, he said to Jiang Xuan: "The master in Suizhou is from Shangguan's family..."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xuan said: "I know, I know! Young master! Two famous officials! He was born gentle and refined!"

Ah Yin smiled and said, "You know a lot."

Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "I know a lot, I heard it outside on weekdays. I used to go to the Chinese silk shop, where people come and go, and someone always mentions that young master. I can hear it." Just remember." She laughed again and said, "Xiaolang Fan, is that master still in Hediao Town today? It would be great if I could take a look for myself."

Fan Haohe touched his nose and said, "I really can't find out the whereabouts of that master."

Jiang Xuan blushed and said, "I'm just talking! I don't really want to see it!"

A few people chatted and laughed, and they had already arrived at Fang Bo's mansion.

Fan Haohe had taken care of the door guards earlier, and after a while, a young man with yellow skin and thick eyebrows came out and welcomed them in.The mansion is not big, but it looks very comfortable.Crossing an arch bridge, the young man only asked, "Who is the challenger?"

Ah Yin took half a step forward, Shi Shiran nodded, and said: "It's me, please trouble Xiaolang."

Since the problem came out, countless nuclei sculptors came to challenge it, but very few of them were girls. The young man took a closer look, and felt a bit familiar, so he remembered it with a jolt.It was the six-knife girl who fought with the third girl of the Luo family that day.The young man raised his thick eyebrows lightly, feeling a little interesting, and said: "Young lady, you are welcome, I call you Baozi. Please wait here for a while, and I will go in and make an announcement."

"Thank you Xiaolang."

As soon as Baozi entered, Jiang Xuan came closer and whispered in Ah Yin's ear: "Sister, look at the lotus over there, you will be able to eat lotus seed candy in a few days."

Following Jiang Xuan's gaze, there is a lotus pond a little farther away, with pointed pink lotus and fluffy green leaves, which is half the size of the ordinary lotus pond. There is also a rockery in the center with a peculiar structure. Fang Fang, standing on it is a bit weird.She also whispered to Jiang Xuan: "When I go back to Gongcheng and pass the pastry shop, I will buy lotus seed candy for you to eat."

After speaking, Baozi also came out.

"Girl, please this way."

Ah Yin nodded slightly.Baozi turned back to Fan Haohe and Jiang Xuan and said: "You two, please stay still, only the challenger can pass." Saying this, he led Ah Yin to walk forward.The mansion is not big, and a big lotus pond has been built, and there are fewer small intestines and trails. There is a direct road, and it will be there in a while.

Baozi said: "Young lady has two hours, and we have prepared nuclear carving utensils for her, as well as tea and fruits. If it rains on the way, someone will put up an umbrella for you."

He turned slightly sideways.

Ah Yin was a little surprised, because he couldn't see the whole thing from the angle just now, a long and thin bridge was built behind the lotus pond, leading directly to the boxy rockery.There is also a long and thin gap between the rocks, which only allows one person to pass sideways. After about five or six steps, it suddenly becomes clear that there is a small space in the square rockery, with stone tables and benches.There is also a four-layer food box under the stone table. The first layer has a plate of mung bean cake and red bean cake, the second layer is peaches the size of two fists, the third layer is a cup of wolfberry tea, and the fourth layer is nuclear carving utensils.

On the stone table was a palm-sized brocade box, inside which were rumored seven-damaged nuclear carvings, and a peach pit.

Seeing the nuclear carving, Ah Yin's eyes began to shine. He took the nuclear carving utensils and set up a table, and sat on the stone bench to observe carefully.

Ah Yin didn't know that a pavilion was built on top of the boxy rockery at this moment, with layers of vines blocking the view from below, but it happened to allow people in the pavilion to have a clear view of the situation in the rockery.

Fang Bo said: "Young master, that is the girl I mentioned to you last night."

Shangguan Shixin took a few glances, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, I saw this girl some time ago, on Taoshan Mountain, and I told Jiang Man at that time that this girl must be a nuclear carving artist. It seems that I You guessed it right, it really is.”

Fang Bo said: "Young master, look, does that girl look like you when you were a child? Most challengers come to me, and seeing that the food box has four layers, they just put everything on the table. Just now I asked Bao I prepared the girl’s favorite pastries, but she didn’t even think that she picked up the carving directly without even looking at it, it’s exactly the same as when you were a child, when you saw the carving, you couldn’t get anything else in your eyes.”

When Shangguan Shixin heard this, a warm smile appeared in his eyes.

"What is her name?"

"My surname is Yin."

A Yin stared at the carving in his palm without blinking his eyes.

If it is exactly the same as what Fan Xiaolang said, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are seven losses, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are nine losses. No wonder there are so many challengers but no one can recover. This is not a test of eyesight, but luck.

She stroked the base, lost in thought.

Shangguan Shixin glanced at the clepsydra, and suddenly said: "She has been sitting in meditation for half an hour, it seems that she was stumped by Uncle Fang."

Fang Bo smiled and said: "The one who came here to challenge this old man, there are people there for an hour, and half an hour is nothing. But she is so quiet and never moves, it is the first one."

Shangguan Shixin said again: "If a nuclear carving artist has no patience, how can he carve a good nuclear carving?"

Fang Bo said: "It seems that the young master has great confidence in her."

He laughed and said: "No matter how confident I am, she will not be able to solve Fang Bo's problem. I am afraid that there are very few people in the world who can solve Fang Bo's problem. If Shixin guessed correctly, the nuclear carving was a gift from Fang Bo's confidant back then. ? When I was a child, I heard my father say that 40 years ago, Uncle had a confidant, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a high mountain and flowing water."

Fang Bo's eyes were gloomy, and he said regretfully: "Young master's guess is good, but unfortunately back then..." At this point, the words came to an abrupt end.Fang Bo's mood changed, he turned sideways and adjusted his mood before calmly saying: "The past is over, young master don't want to mention it again."

Shangguan Shi said: "It's Shixin who made Fang Bo unhappy." Just as he was about to say something, he saw the girl in the rockery standing up and looked intently. The stone carving on the stone table hadn't moved at all. He said in a little surprise: " She left."

Fang Bo was a little disappointed.

"Abandoned people used to happen, but I didn't expect her to give up without trying."

Shangguan Shi said: "It may not be giving up, maybe it's just people's third urgency." When the words fell, Ah Yin came back again, and he said with a smile: "It seems that I guessed right, and I really came back. Eh, strange, she started Eat something."

But Ah Yin, who was below, took out the teacup and pastries from the food box, first ate two pieces of mung bean cakes slowly, and then drank half a cup of wolfberry tea.Then, instead of carving the core, he picked up the peach, wiped it with a handkerchief, and took a bite.

Fang Bo said: "She looks like she is about to give up."

Shangguan Shixin still defended her: "I think she is just hungry, there is still more than an hour, and it is too late to carve the core when she is full and strong enough."

Fang Bo said: "Young Dong's family is still so understanding."

Shangguan Shixin said with a smile: "Last time, I saw her staring at the peach pit in a daze. Her eyes were different from those of ordinary pit carving technicians. She seemed to be someone who really likes carving pits. Fang Bo, you know that I am very fond of those who really like carving pits." People, both men and women, are exceptionally tolerant.”

"That's why the boss is worried. You are easy to soften your heart. The Shangguan family has a big business. How can you manage the family if you are soft-hearted?"

"Father is in good health, and the Shangguan family has many relatives, why worry about finding someone who is willing to take care of the family business?"

Uncle Fang really had nothing to do with this young master, so he sighed, glanced out of the corner of his eye, saw Ah Yin started eating another peach again, and sighed again.It seems that this Yin family is no different from ordinary nuclear carving technicians, it is because he overestimated her.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came.

(End of this chapter)