carved heart

Chapter 6 The first appearance (3)
Some people couldn't help looking at Ah Yin, thinking that they would see a look of ecstasy and shock on this girl, but they didn't.

She still stood there quietly, with peaceful brows and eyes, neither happy nor sad.

She said in a warm voice: "Thank you for your kindness. As the saying goes, good cores match good carvings, and good core carvings can be truly appreciated. This is my original intention as a core carving artist. Ah Yin still has self-knowledge, but now his skills are vulgar. It matches the great love of the nobleman. When my skills improve in the future, the nobleman is still willing to show mercy, and Ah Yin will definitely present a good carving with a good core, which will be rewarded by the nobleman."

After all, she bowed.

At this time, many people around looked at A Yin with strange eyes.

This girl has such a strong character!The unshakable character of a nuclear carving technician!

A Yin turned around and said to Huang Lao: "This time, I got a lot of advice from Huang Lao, and I have learned a lot from Miss Luo San. A Yin is very grateful." She bowed slightly and said: "A Yin's skills are not as good as others, I hope Take the bet."

With that said, she was about to go out.

Luo Jiao immediately stopped her, she is not stupid, if she was really made to kowtow outside, where would her Luo Jiao's reputation go?And she gave enough face, Luo Jiao didn't have such a difficult time going down the steps, she said: "Old Huang hasn't announced yet."

As she spoke, she gave Huang Lao a wink.

Mr. Huang was a sensible person, and immediately said: "Although Luojiao is better than you as a whole, you don't need to underestimate yourself. Your probing hand Arhat carving is very good. As for a single carving, you are better. The core of fighting is the process. The result is of secondary importance, it is rare for everyone to gather together today, and you two have won each other, so it will be a draw."

There were some people who wanted to curry favor with Luojiao because of the Luo family's favoritism, but now seeing that Ah Yin is young, he is not confused by money, and he is ashamed of his innocence towards He Diao, so they have no objection .

Ah Yin thanked again, packed up the utensils and Arhat, and went back to the room with Jiang Xuan under the eyes of everyone.

Although it was a tie, on this day, Ah Yin's name was well known in Hediao Town.

"How can you use the name of Lord Hou indiscriminately?"

"You stupid brain, I can say that, of course you have the acquiescence of Lord Hou. It's rare for a girl who can make Master Hou look at you differently. Seeing that she is about to lose, so what if I go out to support her?" Yan Shen stared. He speaks silently and speaks with confidence.

Yan Mo replied to him directly: "She obviously didn't accept your kindness."

Mentioning this, Yan Shen felt that Ah Yin was a lump of elm, and said, "You are just like her, you have a dead head." As he spoke, he turned the double-sided screen, suppressed his foolish smile, and said in a low voice : "Master Hou, the Yin family and Luo Jiao are tied."

Shen Changtang said "Hum".

Yan Shen said: "If the Yin family can perform better in the future, the Yin family will definitely win today." Thinking of today's scene, Yan Shen, who usually doesn't like nuclear carvings, was also intimidated by the Yin carvings when he probed the Arhat It was really shocking, that small peach pit seemed to come alive in her slender fingers.He said regretfully: "It's a pity that the follow-up is not good."

Shen Changtang picked up the blue-glazed teacup with tangled branches, sniffed it lightly, and said slowly: "She just doesn't want to offend Luo Jiao."

Yan was taken aback.

Shen Changtang put down his teacup, and said slowly: "Luo Jiao tampered with the peach pit, she found out."

Yan Shen said, "What a timid girl."

Yan Mo said: "It's not that she's timid. Given her current situation, Luo Jiao is not someone she can afford to offend." Yan Shen said, "Where can't I offend? With our Lord Marquis here, everyone in Gongcheng can't afford to offend her." You can throw them around for fun. Lord Hou, it's still early, how about calling Yin Shi here now?"

Shen Changtang acquiesced.

Yan Shen geared up to go out, and stayed in this dilapidated private room all day today, just for now.A quarter of an hour later, Yan Shen came back, with a dumbfounded face, he stammered, "Report to Lord Hou, Yin...the Yin family has left."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Yan Shen was so remorseful that he wanted to bite himself.

Look at how I do things, I can't catch people under my nose.

"Sister, why did we leave overnight? My sister is worried that the third girl from the Luo family will do something to us?" Jiang Xuan was a little out of breath, and almost as soon as she returned to the upper room, her sister asked her to bring some soft clothes, and walked out quietly Leaving by the back door of the inn, another ox cart was hired immediately.

The two were in the bumpy bullock cart at the moment, Ah Yin was preoccupied and did not listen to Jiang Xuan's words.

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but become more worried.

She continued: "My sister clearly only used five points of her strength today, and she deliberately lost to her. Why is she still haunted? Could it be that she really wants her to kowtow to her? My sister can't really kowtow to her!"

Speaking of excitement, Jiang Xuan raised her voice, pulling back Ah Yin's thoughts.

She said: "Axuan, what's going on in your head has nothing to do with Luo Jiao. She won't attack us now, and she doesn't dare to attack. There are so many people watching. It's just that we have been away from the nuclear house for a long time, and we won't go back. I am afraid that my parents will find out." She comforted Jiang Xuan again, saying: "Now everyone in Hediao Town knows my name, and someone will come to ask me to carve the core soon, I have entrusted Fan Xiaolang, if someone comes to find me For me, Fan Xiaolang will deliver the message."

When Jiang Xuan heard this, she bent her eyebrows and smiled and said, "I won't have to worry about making a living in the future. Speaking of which, it's thanks to the white-faced gentleman from before. He set a high price of ten taels of silver, and no one who will come to ask my sister to carve the core will dare to do so." Offer a low price."

Ah Yin nodded with a smile, keeping the worry out of his eyes.

In order to carve the nuclei well, she was very sensitive in the four aspects of seeing, smelling and hearing when she was young. She had clearly heard the voice of the white-faced gentleman today, and it was the one who called "Master Hou" in the woods that day.

Thinking of that noble person, Ah Yin couldn't help but shudder.

Paying ten taels of silver to buy her nuclear carving, could it be that he has a grudge against her footprints?But thinking about it in a blink of an eye, how could such a noble person have the heart to care about her, it should be just a coincidence, just a coincidence.

"Master Hou, do you want to chase?"

"No need." Shen Changtang's eyes darkened, "What a cautious girl."

Late at night.

Jiang Xuan, who had been nervous for a whole day, had already rested, lying on the inner side of the small bed, sleeping soundly, her quiet eyebrows frowned suddenly, turned over, waved her fists, and shouted: "Sister, hit her!"

He clicked his lips, and muttered in his sleep.

A Yin looked back, got up and tucked the quilt for her, when she was about to withdraw her hands, she opened her eyes in a daze, and then called out in a daze: "Sister?"

Ah Yin patted her head, and said softly, "Sister is here, go to sleep."

Jiang Xuan closed her eyes in peace.

There is a small copper lamp on the table case. The light is dim, but it also clearly illuminates the neatly arranged nuclear carvings on the table case. There are twelve of them in different sizes and shapes.From the age of six, every birthday, her grandfather gave her a nuclear carving, all of which are extremely finely carved, with mountains and rivers, and the uncanny workmanship of nature is vividly displayed.

She has always been fond of it, and would play with it carefully in her spare time. Under her handling, several nuclear carvings have turned a beautiful dark red.

After her grandfather passed away two years ago, whenever she missed her grandfather, she would take out these twelve core carvings as a memory.

Ah Yin sighed softly, and said in a low voice: "Grandfather protects granddaughter too well."

She fought Luo Jiao today, and indeed gained a lot.Grandfather used to tell her about Jianghu and martial arts, and in just a few words, he described a wanton and unrestrained Jianghu. Heroes drew their swords to help each other when encountering injustice, and young heroes drank wine and wielded swords in their prime.

The knight-errant's scenery is as bright as the moon, and his whole body is open and frank.

She has always believed that nuclear carving skills are like martial arts scholars, they can learn from each other and compete, but there is absolutely no intrigue, everyone speaks according to their true skills.

But today, she saw a new world of nuclear carving technicians.

Ah Yin is not disappointed, the trend of the times, at present he can only adapt.

She caressed the nuclei, and said in a low voice: "The road is long and long. Grandfather and granddaughter still have a lot to learn." At this time, A Yin's heart and eyes are full of nuclei. The man who once occupied a corner of her heart, Already insignificant.

These half a month's days have broadened her horizons, and she has seen a new world.

At this moment, Lang Jun, who was thrown out of his heart by Ah Yin, was losing his temper violently in the room. With a sweep of his palm, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk, teapot and cups all fell to the ground, making a loud noise.

The boy outside the door was too frightened to speak, and he didn't dare to go in, so he could only hastily ask another boy guarding the door to inform his wife.

The little servant grimaced, and counted with his fingers. It was the eighth time of this month, and it was also the No. 12 day when his family's Xiao Lang was imprisoned.Since that day, Mr. Xie brought back the dowry, the wife has ruthlessly locked Xiao Lang in the study.

Not long after, Mrs. Xie came in a hurry.

As soon as the door opened, Mrs. Xie clutched her heart and shouted: "Son, why are you bothering?" back.

Madam Xie's eyes were red, and she said: "It doesn't matter if you throw things, don't be angry with yourself, you are my mother's heart, and my mother can't wait to give you the best things in the world, so why would you do something that is not good for you? You Do you really want to hurt my mother's heart because of an outsider? My mother gave birth to you in October, and it was freezing cold when she gave birth to you, and the root cause of these years was burned because of dystocia, but my mother didn't care, as long as my son was safe and sound , stay healthy."

Madam Xie wiped away tears again.

Xie Shaohuai was moved, his lips moved slightly.Mrs. Xie ordered the servant again: "What are you doing there, why don't you clean up the ground quickly, if the debris gets stuck on Xiao Lang, you all get the board."

Mrs. Xie sighed again: "Son, mother knows that you are not willing, but the Yin family is so kind, and they are all disfigured. How can our Xie mansion tolerate such a girl? Tell me, Don't make people laugh?"

Xie Shaohuai said with a straight face: "I don't like Luo Jiao."

"The main wife is here to show off, and you didn't like it. You just need to marry her back." Mrs. Xie said earnestly: "Son, if two years ago Luo Jiao really couldn't even enter our house, but Now that the world has changed, Yongping likes nuclear carvings, Luo Jiao's elder brother Luo Yuan is favored by the king. Your father's career is stagnant, if you can get Luo Yuan to speak well in front of the king, your father will definitely be able to Leave Gongcheng."

Xie Shaohuai was still not very happy, but he couldn't think of any reason to refute.

Mrs. Xie also knew that it was time to let go, and said softly: "If you marry Luo Jiao, mother will not object to you accepting Yin as your concubine, but you don't need to think about the gift of being a wife. Use a sedan chair to carry it in through the side door."

"It's a word."

Xie Shaohuai was scared.

There is a saying that my mother said is right, no matter what, marry back first and then talk about it.Although he feels wronged by Ah Yin, he will definitely treat Ah Yin even better after getting married!

In fact, Mrs. Xie still looks down on the Luo family in her heart. Their family is a scholar, which is different from the Luo family's wealthy family. If it weren't for the popularity of nuclear carvings and Luo Yuan's luck, how could Luo Jiao enter their Xie family's door?Serving people with things is nothing more than a craftsman after all.

Thinking of the rumors in the market, the third daughter of the Luo family was domineering and domineering, relying on her elder brother's prestige to run amok in Gongcheng, and often showed her face in public, without the slightest restraint of being a daughter, Madam Xie hated it from the bottom of her heart.

But their Xie family needed this opportunity, so they could only endure it temporarily.

Her master has been silent in the officialdom for too long.

After Luo Jiao returned home, her complexion was still blue and white.Today's battle with Ah Yin, even though she won a tie, and her reputation is not bad, but it is obvious that Ah Yin beat her.Thinking of this, Luo Jiao's mood was not very clear, and she didn't like seeing anything.

When the maid served her tea, she accidentally shook, and was slapped by Luo Jiao.

The servant girl knelt tremblingly and begged for mercy.

Luo Jiao's mood became even worse, and when she kicked her away, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the room.

"stop!"

The voice was full of spirit, it was Luo Jiao's father Luo Ya.Liang Shi followed closely behind.Luo Jiao originally felt aggrieved today, but when she returned home, her father, who was reluctant to speak harshly to her since childhood, actually scolded her. What's the matter? Daddy, are you going to hit me? Hit me! You'd better kill me."

Luo Ya was so angry that his hair almost stood on end.

"you……"

Liang quickly smoothed things over, saying: "Jiaojiao, your father only cares about you. Master, don't be angry, my daughter has been like this since she was young, don't you understand that you and I are parents?" Liang said to the maid again : "You all go down."

The maid hurriedly withdrew as if she had received an amnesty.

Once the door was closed, there were only three people left in the room.Luo Jiao turned her head and said nothing.When parents are, they can't fight their children.Luo Ya sighed, and said: "On weekdays, if you want to beat and kill the servants in the mansion, father doesn't care about you. After all, you are the servants in the mansion who sold the death contract, so it's nothing to die. But Ma Dahe is not The servant in our mansion is an outsider! You broke his hand for no reason, it was our fault first, if the county magistrate Xie and we were not about to become in-laws and blocked the matter, how could you sit here and scold him now? servant?"

Luo Jiao didn't think so, and said: "Brother is a celebrity in front of the prime minister, Ma Dahe is just a mere street vendor, and his family has no wealth and power. I just said that I abolished his hand and didn't take his life. What can he do?" I?"

When Luo Ya heard this, his heart ached with anger.

"Others only say that your elder brother is so prosperous and has a great reliance in Yongping, but do you know where Yongping is? Your elder brother is alone, and others may not know the pain and suffering in his heart, but you have to know. "

Luo Jiao said: "I know, that's why I'm willing to marry Xiaolang from the Xie family. I won't go to a place like Yongping, everyone is nobler than me, so it's not good for me to be a local snake in Gongcheng?"

Liang quickly said softly: "Jiaojiao, are you going to make your father sick?"

Luo Jiao reluctantly said: "Okay, dad and mother, I have my own discretion, I will restrain myself from now on, and I will definitely not cause trouble for my brother." Having said that, Luo Jiao still didn't take it seriously in her heart, She just felt that her parents worried too much, the elder brother was very talented and good at carving, then Prime Minister Wang would definitely treat the elder brother as a treasure, and maybe he could marry a princess as a son-in-law in the future.She is not worried about Ma Dahe now, but she is just a mere scumbag. She is more worried about Ah Yin who can't be found out. The obstacles of their Luo family.

In just one night, several people had their own concerns.

Two days later, Ah Yin met Dong Yun, the servant girl at the foot of Cangshan Mountain.Dong Yun came over in a carriage, got out of the carriage and saluted Ah Yin first with a smile, seeing Ah Yin's smooth face, he was even more delighted.

"Miss, is your chicken pox cured? It's really gratifying. Madam asked her servants to visit the girl. She said that it was cold outside and it was not suitable for recuperation. She wanted to take the girl back. When the master and wife see that the girl has recovered, she will call I am happy from the bottom of my heart. Miss, you see, Madam hired a carriage because she was afraid of the bumpy journey."

After all, it is a family, Ah Yin is still happy to hear that her mother misses her.

She asked, "How is mother these days?"

Dong Yun said: "Madam eat well, sleep well, and stay healthy."

"It's thanks to you to take care of mother." She pretended to be casual and said: "The earrings on your ears are so beautiful." Dong Yun said happily: "It was given to me by my wife."

Ah Yin smiled and said, "What happy event has happened at home recently?"

"The Xie family sent the bride price here, and the date of the eldest girl's marriage has also been chosen. On the tenth day of the next month, the eldest girl will marry and become a married woman." Dong Yun continued three sentences, his tone became more brisk: "Congratulations, congratulations Big girl, finally keep the clouds and see the moon."

Ayin suddenly felt a basin of cold water poured down on his head, and even the gleam of joy just now froze.

On the way back, Jiang Xuan looked at Ah Yin's expression frequently, and wanted to speak several times, but Ah Yin silently stopped her.Ah Yin shook his head slightly, indicating that Dongyun was still outside.The carriage was not big, and there was only room for two people inside. Through a broken curtain that couldn't even block the wind, the backs of the driver and Dong Yun could still be seen.

After half an hour passed, the three of them returned to Yin's house.

As soon as he entered the door, Dong Yun opened his voice and shouted: "Master, madam, the eldest girl is back!"

(End of this chapter)