carved heart

Chapter 45 Suizhou apprenticeship (4)
Yuan Bei gave two questions to five nuclear carvers.

Yuan Hong was the first to look at the title, and he also glanced at A Yin unexpectedly. After reading the title, the other nuclear carvers also looked at A Yin in unison.

The people who watched Douhe from behind were suddenly curious, and some stood on tiptoes to poke their necks, hoping to stretch their necks to see the topic, and there were whispers in the crowd.

"What's wrong with the Yin family?"

"Could it be a problem?"

"With her temperament, it is possible to make things difficult for Miss Lu."

Shangguan Shixin smiled.

Jiang Man asked: "Young master knows what kind of problem Miss Yin has?"

Shangguan Shixin stretched out two fingers.

Jiang Man: "Two?"

Shangguan Shixin shook his head.Jiang Man became curious, and asked: "What the hell is it?" Shangguan Shixin was a joke, with a smile in his eyes, and said: "You will know later."

At this time, Yuan Bei said: "Miss Yin, your topic is Arhat."

As soon as the words fell, those who watched the fighting core from a distance suddenly felt that Lu Lan had a good heart, but there is almost no one who has carved cores who has not carved eighteen arhats.With such a topic, it is extremely lenient to the opponent.

However, they didn't know what Lu Lan was thinking.

Lu Lan knew Ah Yin's unique skill of six knives in the fighting nuclear conference, and also knew that Ah Yin had some skills.If the topic is too difficult, it will appear mean on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is easy to produce amazing works on difficult nuclear carvings.She came up with this extremely common topic, which seems simple, but in fact it is not.Because it is so common, the five nuclei carving masters here are all masters who have seen countless masterpieces. Naturally, the nuclei carvings of the Eighteen Arhats are also extremely common.At present, the Yin family must not have that kind of skill. It may not be so easy to satisfy all five nuclear carvers.

She smiled slightly and said to Ah Yin: "Eighteen arhats, rosary beads, and decorations can be used by sister Yin. The eighteen arhats have different eyes, noses, mouths and ears. Sister Yin has an exquisite heart. I am looking forward to my sister's arhat carving .”

Yuan Bei said to Lu Lan again: "Miss Lu, your topic is random."

People who didn't know the topic before were all in an uproar at this time.

As... as you like?
A Yin also smiled slightly at Lu Lan, and said: "Miss Lu, you can carve what you are good at. A Yin thought, since he is fighting to be Yuan Gong's apprentice, he should come up with the best nuclear carvings, Fang Fang Show your strength. Miss Lu, please."

Just now, the rest of the people thought that Lu Lan was kind-hearted, but now they can see who is different, and Lu Lan's question seems a bit petty.

The battle of nuclei has not yet begun, and in terms of conception on the topic, Ah Yin has already won a round.

Lu Lan's face froze, but fortunately she reacted quickly, nodded and smiled, and then looked away, so as not to show displeasure.

Even though she was extremely unhappy at this moment.

Yuan Bei said: "The time for fighting the core is three days."

A Yin and Lu Lan were both taken aback when they heard this.When talking about Douhe earlier, they didn't specify the time. Both of them thought it was a regular day, but now they gave it three days.

Yuan Hong said: "Our Shangguan family does not pay attention to speed, but only pays attention to slow work and meticulous work."

Yuan Bei continued: "For three days, except for the carved core, you are not allowed to leave the high platform, and all daily life and food are handled on the high platform." The floor-to-ceiling screen was pushed open, and two doors appeared. Inside the door was a boxy room, a bit like an ear room, small but well-equipped.

Yuan Bei said again: "There will be people watching at night, and you are not allowed to talk to anyone during the fighting." After that, he raised his arm and said, "The fighting has officially begun." When Yuan Bei walked back to his seat, two more The maid went up to the high platform with a mahogany carved tray.

There are assorted peach pits in the tray.

When Ah Yin's eyes touched the strange core, his eyebrows and eyes were slightly raised, he picked up the strange core with two fingers, and looked at it carefully, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Shangguan Shixin saw it, and couldn't help showing a smile.

Jiang Man lowered his voice and said: "Young master, Miss Yin will definitely like the strange core you picked."

Shangguan Shixin said with a smile, "Stop talking."

Having said that, Shangguan Shixin felt that the strange nuclei in his sleeve pockets had generated some heat. Occasionally touching his wrists, the blood flowed all over his body, and he became hot, especially his heart. Jumping vigorously.

Ah Yin couldn't put it down and played with the monster core, and then put it down again.

Lu Lan had the problem of arhat, so she couldn't use strange cores to carve.The topic is Arhat, and she can carve many things, such as arhat core carving beads, arhat decorations, arhat fan pendants and so on.

She is no stranger to Luohan, and she is quite good at it, but the simpler the nuclei carving, the less likely it is to shine.

Two days is enough for her to carve rosary beads with eighteen arhats. The Shangguan family gave three days and asked for slow work and meticulous work. I think there is some deep meaning in it.Ah Yin thought about it, and gave up the rosary carved with eighteen arhats.
She was lost in thought.

At the same time, Lu Lan directly picked the strange core.

It is well known that strange cores are easy to shine.For today, she thought about a lot of questions that Ah Yin might ask.In Yongping, she took advantage of her godfather and had the honor to watch the nuclei carving in the palace. After watching it, she was amazed and kept it in her heart.

Whether in Yongping or in Suizhou, she also practiced and never slack off. Every knife of that nuclear carving has been deeply recorded in her mind. She doesn't need drawings, she only needs to check Carving utensils, within three days she can carve out the core carving she is best at.

Yin Shi will regret in this life that she made this topic that can make her famous!

Lu Lan took the file vigorously and began to flatten the skin of the monster's core.

offstage.

The five nuclear engravers had a preliminary judgment on the two new nuclear engravers.And the rest of the people who watched Douhe were shocked by Lu Lan's cutting without paper and pen.

On the contrary, Yin Shi, another nuclear carving artist, is still thinking hard.

By noon, the sun was getting hotter and hotter.

A temporary shed was set up under the high platform to shelter from the scorching sun, and four servants brought in two huge dioramas.Shangguan Ren, the owner of the Shangguan family, got it by accident when he crossed the sea to do business with Westerners in the early years. It took a lot of effort to transport these two huge dioramas back.But it is worth the money, because the nuclear carving is small, it will inevitably be inconvenient to watch the bucket core, and those with slightly poor eyesight have to go to watch it carefully.But in this way, it will disturb the core fighters again, but with the diorama, these are no longer a problem.

The four servants fixed the dioramas and placed them in front of Ah Yin and Lu Lan respectively.

Immediately, the heads and bodies of the two girls grew bigger, and the nuclei in their hands also grew bigger.

But this method can't be used much. Once, the diorama was used for a long time, and the bucket core burned for no reason, which almost caused a catastrophe.At first I thought I had been hit by some kind of magic spell, but later I found out that it was a problem with the diorama.Ever since, the diorama took half a stick of incense time before it was removed, and after a short rest, it was moved again, until the sun no longer appeared, and the diorama did not need to be moved.

Mr. Zhang said: "The Lu family has a bit of talent, it must be Lao Min's stone carving."

The Lao Min Zhang Gong said was the nuclei carver favored by the emperor a few years ago. He also came from Shangguan's family. Now he is one of the five nuclei carvers in Yongping.The nuclear carving over mountains and mountains is Min Gong's famous work.

Yuan Hong took a look and said, "The technique and order of cutting the saber are indeed very similar to that of Lao Min."

Zhang Gongdao: "This knife skill has been practiced hard for a few years, and it can't be achieved. He is a patient nuclear carving artist. I look good, and I am qualified to be your apprentice."

Yuan Hong said angrily: "You like to take it away yourself."

Mr. Zhang listened to his tone of defense for the Yin family, and raised his eyes to look at Ah Yin's nuclear carving.Two hours had passed, Yin Shi hadn't started to pick up the carving utensils yet, instead she kept her pen and buried her head in her drawing, her brows frowning sometimes and sometimes relaxed.

Yuan Hong said: "This girl is full of good ideas, she can always surprise me."

Mr. Zhang was dubious, turned his head and asked Mr. Ma and Mr. Lin.In addition to Yuan Hong, the Shangguan family also went to the fighting nuclear conference in Gongcheng.Ma Lao said: "Yin's girl does have a lot of ideas."

Lin Gong also nodded and said: "Don't worry, the outcome is hard to tell until the end."

Hearing the words, Mr. Zhang was somewhat looking forward to it.

Jiang Man didn't quite understand, so he asked Shangguan Shixin: "Shaodong's family, didn't Miss Yin never use blueprints when carving nuclei in Gongcheng? Why did you come to Suizhou and use blueprints instead?"

Shangguan Shixin did not reply to him for a long time.

Jiang Man was slightly taken aback, then fixed his eyes, and immediately understood.

Behind the huge diorama, Miss Yin's full and round forehead and two crescent-like eyebrows are exposed, as if she is close at hand.It's no wonder that Shaodong's family couldn't take their eyes off him, and couldn't even hear him speak.

Jiang Man held back his smile, stopped talking, and thoughtfully let the Young Master watch his fill in silence.

The diorama was moved back and forth several times, but Ah Yin was still immersed in painting.

The people watching outside were extremely curious. After painting for so long, what exactly did she want to carve?The topic is Arhat, and it couldn't be simpler. People who carve a lot can carve directly without even needing drawings.But now, Yin took the blueprints and spent almost a morning with his head buried.

The Douhe was in full swing, and although people outside couldn't see what the two carved, no one left.

After an unknown amount of time, Ah Yin, who had been immersed in painting, finally raised her head. She probably drew too seriously, and didn't even notice a little ink on her cheeks.At this moment, she showed a eager smile.

Lu Lan has been sculpting for a long time, and she was slightly tired. She temporarily put down the awl knife and focused on Ah Yin.She saw a blueprint spread on her desk, she couldn't see clearly what was drawn on it, Ah Yin half body blocked it, and she could only vaguely see a descending dragon arhat.

She sneered in her heart.

In vain, she is called the magic skill of the six swords, but it is nothing more than that.A mere arhat subduing the dragon actually has to use paper and pen.If she carves the Dragon Subduing Arhat, she will know where the eyes and nose should be cut with her eyes closed.

However, after a while, Ah Yin picked a big core and started to carve.

What is carved is not the Arhat who descends the dragon, but the Arhat who explores the hand.

Lu Lan couldn't help being startled, and wanted to look at her blueprint again, but Ah Yin had already put away the blueprint and was concentrating on carving her Probe Arhat.Her gaze suddenly froze, and she was extremely surprised.

Yin only carved a protruding hand arhat on the bottom of the big core, and then carved a new long-browed arhat on the protruding palm of the arhat!
The file quickly flattened the excess cortex, making the Arhat extremely three-dimensional.

After a while, the awl in Lu Lan's hand was clenched tightly!

Yin actually carved a new Arhat on the other protruding palm of the protruding Arhat.

Several nuclear carvers under the high platform began to discuss.

Ma Laodao: "According to this pattern, if two Arhats are added to the top without the support of the peach pits behind them, it will collapse."

Shen Gong echoed: "The two arhats below her have already leveled the core skin. If the upper one is not symmetrical, it will damage the overall pattern."

However, Ah Yin did not go up to continue carving the arhat, but put down the big core in his hand, took a new round core, and continued to carve with his head buried.Everyone here is very experienced, and they can't figure out what A Yin's next move to carve the core will be.

For a while, they all stared at Ah Yin's nuclear sculpture with great interest.

Lu Lan pursed her lips tightly, and her fingers on the awl were tightened and tightened.

Gradually, it was night.

The servant girl lit the lamp, and the high platform was as bright as day.

Several nuclear carvers under the high platform began to feel sleepy, and Ma Lao couldn't stand it anymore because of his age, so Yuan Bei helped him go back to rest.As soon as Mr. Ma left, the remaining four nuclear carvers also went back one after another.

Soon, there were only a few people left in the nuclear park.

The entourage of the night watch still stared at the two core fighters energetically.

Jiang Man said: "Shaodong's house, it's late at night."

Shangguan Shi said: "No hurry."

Lin He came over and asked Shangguan Shixin: "Ziye, don't you want to go out with Uncle tomorrow?"

The uncle Lin He was talking about was Shangguan Ren.

Shangguan Shixin smiled and said: "No hurry, I will go back later. If you are tired, go back and rest first." Lin He glanced at Ah Yin on the high platform, frowned slightly, sat down and said: "I also Sit down for a while, and see what you can carve out of your bosom friend."

At this time, Ah Yin, who had been carving for four hours, was also tired. She yawned, called one of the night watchmen, and handed over the carving to him. Rest in the room.

Shangguan Shixin smiled at her, then got up and left.

Ayin suddenly felt warm in his heart.

The next day, everyone came earlier than yesterday, wanting to see what kind of arhat the Yin family wanted to carve.However, after a whole day, Yin still did not touch the original large core, but picked other cores to carve.

She kept her head buried, so that everyone under the high stage couldn't see clearly.

Mr. Ma is always impatient, and at this moment he wished he could run to the high platform and stare at A Yin's every cut.

The next day's Douhe passed very quickly. At night, Ah Yin still buried his head on the table, and the original big nucleus was still lying quietly in the wooden box.Shangguan Shixin didn't leave the nuclear park until Ah Yin rested.

Finally on the third day, near the end of the fighting core, Ah Yin finally moved the big core that carved three arhats.

She began to polish the peach pits at the top until they were smooth balls.

Lu Lan looked at it calmly, and felt that A Yin was very weird. The several Arhat carvings on the table were similar to ordinary ones, the only difference was that there was an extra vertical base.

She thought to herself, it was just a mystery before.

Whether it is artistic conception or knife skills, her nuclear carvings over mountains and mountains are all from Mingong nuclear carving master in Yongping. How can a small nuclear carving skill in the Yin family compare?

Lu Lan continued to finish with peace of mind.

Finally, the fight is over.

The five nuclei carvers under the high platform didn't hold back at all. They went up to the high platform to see A Yin's nuclei carving for the first time, and surrounded A Yin's table.Lu Lan snorted softly, the nuclear carving looked at the real thing, how could she win by playing tricks?

However, at this moment, Yuan Hong's voice sounded as loud as a bell.

"Wonderful! Really wonderful!"

Zhang Gong, Ma Lao and Lin Gong all agreed.

Lu Lan was stunned.

She stood up abruptly, looked over, and couldn't help being stunned.

Previously, it was just an unremarkable individual arhat, but now they are all stacked on the original peach core.With the probing Arhat as the bottom, the two Arhats are close to the ball, and a very small hole is carved on the ball, just to insert the previously scattered Arhat core carvings, stacking one layer after another in twos and threes, On the top is the Dragon Subduing Arhat she had seen earlier, surrounded by giant dragons behind him, majestic and majestic.

Ah Yin said: "I saw the giant Maitreya Buddha in Shaodong's house earlier, so I came up with such an idea. I wanted to try it, but I didn't expect it to be carved out."

Yuan Hong looked down, and there were seven or eight ways of stacking arhats on the blueprint, and many details were drawn with great precision.Yuan Hong was overjoyed, he just felt that he had accepted this apprentice, not to mention Deng Zhong, God could not stop him.

Immediately, he didn't even look at Lu Lan's nuclear sculpture, and said, "Come on, this is my apprentice, no one is allowed to compete with the old man!"

The remaining four nuclei carvers looked at Lu Lan's nuclei carvings, but did not say a word.Lu Lan's nuclear carving is not bad either. The knife skills, artistic conception and even charm are quite similar to Mr. Min's, but after all, it lacks new ideas. Mr. Min's nuclear carvings over mountains and ridges have all been seen by all the nuclear sculptors present, Lu Lan thought. It is currently impossible to surpass Min Gong.

Lu Lan pursed her lips, unable to say a word.

At this time, Shangguan Shixin also went up to the high platform, and when he saw A Yin's nuclear sculpture, he was full of praise: "A Yin is really a bosom friend of Shi Xin, it is really wonderful to be able to draw inferences from one instance to another."

Yuan Hong said anxiously: "You guys don't say anything, so I will take it as your recognition. Good disciple, call me master quickly."

(End of this chapter)