carved heart

Chapter 8 The first appearance (5)
Ah Yin sat at the table, from Yan Shen's angle, she could only see her back, because the room was dark, she couldn't see anything on the table.

Ah Yin yawned and said with a smile: "With my younger sister by my side, how dare I not pay attention?"

"My sister will make fun of me."

Jiang Xuan poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ah Yin.

A Yin said again: "It's about time, A Xuan, I will go out for a while, and I will be back in half an hour. You stay in the room, and if mother comes, you say that I am a little tired and resting. If Mother really found out that I was gone, so you said I went to worship my grandfather."

At this time, Ah Yin even spoke casually, and the divorce period was still more than a month away, so her parents didn't dare to do anything with her.

Jiang Xuan asked, "Where is sister going?"

Ah Yin said: "Tianling Inn, I will go back when I go."

Yan Shen's eyes lit up instantly, he hurriedly arranged the bricks and tiles, hurried back to the Tianling Inn, and said to Yan Mo, "The Yin family will definitely arrive when there are at most two sticks of incense."

Yan Mo glanced at him and asked, "Have you gone to Yin's house?"

Yan Shen told Yan Mo what he had heard in the Yin family, and Yan Mo's eyes froze for a moment, and he said, "You actually did such a sneaky thing!" Whatever you do, you should do whatever you can." After a pause, he said earnestly: "Amo, you have only been with Lord Hou for a few years, and you still have little experience, so you must deeply remember this."

The words were silent.

At this time, Ah Yin arrived.

Yan Shen immediately appeared in front of Ah Yin, just about to say something.Ah Yin bowed and saluted graciously, "Long Jun, all blessings, Ah Yin is polite." When she got up, she nodded slightly again.

Through the black veiled hat, Yan Shen couldn't see Ah Yin's face clearly, but he could hear her gentle voice.

"The nobleman loves Ah Yin so much, and Ah Yin is overjoyed. He rushed to work all night to carve this thing, and I hope that the nobleman will accept it. Although Ah Yin is a commoner, he also knows that the nobleman's white jade finger ring is priceless, and it cannot be compared with a nuclear carving." , so this thing should be dedicated to the nobleman with all my heart and soul. It is Ah Yin's greatest blessing to be able to play with the nobleman for a while." She coughed lightly twice, with a hoarse nasal voice, "Last night, Ah Yin Accidentally contracted the cold, I should have thanked the nobleman personally, but the nobleman has a body of ten thousand gold, and Ah Yin is as humble as an ant, if I let the nobleman get sick, Ah Yin deserves death."

Protruding from under the hood is a pair of white jade-like hands, with a black box on the palm.

Yan Shen took the box in a daze.

Ah Yin prostrated himself on the ground, took a few steps back, turned and left.

Yan Mo had received orders from Shen Changtang earlier, so he didn't dare to stop her, so he could only watch her leave.After a while, Yan Shen opened the black box.There is a string of [-] Arhat rosary beads and core carvings inside, in addition to this, there is also a white jade finger ring.

Yan Shen slapped his forehead and finally came to his senses.

How could there be someone more dull than Yan Mo in the world!

Hou Ye gave her a token, so what does it mean to buy her nuclear carving?What is going on in her mind?
Just as Yan Shen was about to catch up, the door on the second floor opened, and a dark blue figure walked out slowly, calling Yan Shen.

Shen Changtang's voice was a little hoarse, but it was very nice.

"Didn't you understand what she meant?"

Yan Shen said: "This subordinate is stupid, please express it clearly, Lord Hou."

Thinking of what Ah Yin said just now, there was an unreasonable sternness in his brows, but it disappeared in just an instant, and he said unhurriedly: "What she meant was that she is not worthy of this Marquis." , let’s say goodbye this time, I hope there will be no more ties in the future.”

Ah Yin's restless heart was still beating.

After being inexplicably stuffed with a white jade ring called a keepsake, Ah Yin felt uneasy for several nights.No one will be nice to another person for no reason, and there is no pie that falls in this world, let alone that nobleman is a lord.

She knew that she was not bad looking, and she dared to answer if she called her a beauty.

But in the eyes of those nobles in Yongping, what beauties haven't been seen?There must be some reason for that noble man to stare at him.If I really took the token and begged that nobleman, I would have owed favors.Does the majestic Marquis want anything? She is a little girl, and only her body is left to return the things of the high-ranking nobleman.

She never wanted to serve others in Israel.

With her status, not to mention being the concubine of Lord Hou, I am afraid that even the maid of Lord Hou's family is not qualified enough.She has always been self-aware that it is best to stay away from people who cannot be admired and favors who cannot be repaid.

... That nobleman didn't send anyone to chase her when he was in Hediao Town, so he presumably was a proud master.

With today, you probably won't come to her again, right?

"Yin family."

Suddenly, a white-faced gentleman appeared at the corner, and before he approached, there was a bloody smell of raw meat.

Ah Yin recognized the person next to Lord Hou, and froze all over.

Yan Shen said viciously: "I don't know good from bad! Take it!"

The white jade wrench was forced into Ah Yin's hand.

Ayin suddenly felt like a hot potato.

"This thing..."

Yan Shen interrupted: "You eloquent girl, don't talk to me, just take it. If you don't want it, just throw it away! My landlord has never asked for anything back!" He snorted heavily: " Do it yourself!"

Saying that, he left quickly without looking back.

Ah Yin was dumbfounded, then...why is that Hou Ye a little different from what he thought?
A Yin thought about it, but he couldn't figure out why that Lord Hou had to give him the white jade finger, so he simply didn't want to.For now, there are still many things to worry about.When Ah Yin returned home, it was still early.

She took off her veiled hat, and Jiang Xuan came up to meet her and poured her a glass of warm water.

Ah Yin asked, "Did my mother come over when I left?"

Jiang Xuan lowered her head and said, "No, only the second aunt came over. The second aunt didn't say much, she took a few glances and left." When she said this, Jiang Xuan's voice became smaller and smaller.

Ah Yin noticed something strange, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Ah Xuan, raise your head."

Jiang Xuan raised his head quickly, then lowered his head quickly.

A Yin didn't speak for a long time, which made Jiang Xuan a little scared.After a long while, Jiang Xuan's voice as thin as a mosquito sounded: "Actually, it's all my fault. I accidentally knocked over the teacup when serving tea to the second aunt and the second girl, and the second aunt punished me." She raised her head again, grinning. With a smile: "Sister, look, it's quite symmetrical with yours. Others will know that we are good sisters when they see it."

Seeing her look of joy in bitterness, A Yin stretched out his hand to caress her slightly swollen cheek.

Jiang Xuan pressed her hand and said, "Sister, don't be angry."

"I'm not angry."

Jiang Xuan knew that whenever her elder sister said nothing, she must be very angry inside. She was afraid that there would be troubles, so she quickly said: "Sister, don't be angry with the second aunt. The second aunt is an elder, so she should teach me a lesson. This time it is indeed my sister who made the mistake first."

Ah Yin let go of her hand, turned and left the room.

Just as Jiang Xuan was about to follow, A Yin's voice came: "Don't follow." Jiang Xuan listened to A Yin's words the most, and did not dare to leave at this time, so she could only worry about where she was.It took about a quarter of an hour before she saw Ah Yin came back with an extra egg in his hand.

A Yin wrapped herself in a layer of cotton cloth, and while rubbing Jiang Xuan's face, she said: "I used to always think that we are a family, just like what my mother said, a family should be kind, tolerant and tolerant of each other, no matter what Things will be calm if you endure it, and the sea will be brighter if you take a step back. But now I feel that my mother is wrong, some things can be tolerated, and some things cannot be tolerated. The more you tolerate, the more you will only let others step on your head."

Ah Xuan seemed to want to say something.

Ah Yin smiled slightly: "I know what you want to say, you don't have to worry, I won't get angry. My sister rests early today, and tomorrow I will say hello to my parents."

In the dead of night, Jiang Xuan tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep.Through a thin curtain, she could vaguely see her elder sister's figure. Under the flickering light, although she was thin, she was so reassuring.

The friction sound of the blade and the peach pit is extremely slight, like a melodious and familiar movement in the silent night.

She remembered that five days ago, her sister asked her to go to Nuclear Eagle Town.As soon as she arrived at the inn, she met Fan Haohe.When Fan Haohe saw her, he was so excited that he couldn't hold it back. It took him a while to calm down, and he told her exactly about the adventures of those few days.

It turned out that after A Yin and Luo Jiao fought for nuclear power that day and became famous overnight in the nuclear carving town, there was an endless stream of people who wanted to come and witness A Yin's nuclear carvings.Especially the six-knife unique skill of Ayin Ke when he probed Luohan that day, the people on the spot witnessed it and passed it on outside, it was even more miraculous.

On the second day, there were a lot of guests in the inn, and they were all stuck downstairs waiting for Ah Yin to show up, but what he didn't expect was that in just one night, the girl with six knives disappeared.When people were disappointed, Fan Haohe stood up and said that he could help spread the word, and immediately more people went to Fan Haohe's stall, and even the nuclear carving business with Fan Haohe improved a lot.

The people looking for Fan Haohe were all to ask about A Yin's news, and there were many people who inquired about A Yin's background. Fan Haohe was also ignorant, so naturally he couldn't tell any news.There were also people who came to look for A Yin to carve cores, and the price offered made Fan Haohe's heart skip a beat for a while.

However, after a few days, Ah Yin hadn't shown up yet, and Fan Haohe was still the only one passing on the message, so everyone couldn't help but suspect Fan Haohe.

That's why Fan Hao was very anxious at his core. When he saw Jiang Xuan, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak.

Fan Haohe handed her an envelope, she glanced at it, was a little shocked, and exchanged glances with Fan Haohe, and she swallowed her saliva only after he nodded slightly to indicate that it was true, and looked left and right, Carefully hid the envelope and hurried home.

As soon as she got home, she immediately handed the envelope to her sister. After so long, her heart was still beating wildly, and her eyes were full of expectation and excitement.

"A lot of money, I did a rough calculation just now, and each of them starts at least five taels of silver, and there are more than 20!" If my sister takes them all, they don't need to worry about their livelihoods in the next ten years!

She sees a bright future!

A Yin's light cough brought back Jiang Xuan's wandering thoughts, she got up with her clothes on, took out a thin cloak from the cage and put it on A Yin.She said: "Sister, why don't you rest earlier?"

While speaking, she glanced at the countertop.

There are already four bats engraved on the small peach core, and the fifth bat is half its body.

Jiang Xuan knew it.

Since that day when she came back from the nuclear carving town, my elder sister began to carve the nuclear carving of Wufuhehe. It has been five days now. My elder sister has been meticulously carving and striving for perfection, and I don't know how many peach pits have been spent.Oddly, it stumbles every time on the fifth bat.

Ah Yin said: "It will be ready in half an hour."

Seeing that the tea was cold, Jiang Xuan poured another cup, and Fang sighed, "Is sister really going to marry Xie's family?"

Ah Yin put down the file, took a sip of warm tea slowly, and said with a smile, "There is still one month left."

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan knew that Ah Yin had made up her mind, and she gradually felt relieved.Before going to bed, she vaguely remembered that day after her sister read the letter paper, she secretly ran to Hediao Town that night, and when she came back, her face was full of joy, and she said straightly: God help me.

Ah Yin yawned and continued to carve the remaining half of the fifth bat.

As for the rosary carved with eighteen arhats dedicated to Lord Hou, it was her core carving in the early years. She was short on time, so naturally she couldn't waste it on that Lord Hou. It took her five days to come up with such a carved bat. method.

This method is very coincidental, once a crack appears in the bat, she is the only one who can repair it exactly like the other four bats.

As the warm tea gradually cooled, Ah Yin had finished polishing the nuclei.

She carefully packed it into the brocade box and wiped the thin sweat from her forehead.The sky outside was gradually turning white, and there was already a gleam of light.She breathed a sigh of relief, and after washing her face with water, Jiang Xuan also got up.

"Sister, did you close your eyes last night?"

Ah Yin said refreshedly: "Well, after a while, I am very energetic now. A Xuan, you should wash up quickly, and I will go to say hello to my parents later."

Jiang Xuan said happily: "Sister has carved the bat?"

Ah Yin nodded and said: "Well, after An comes back, you will hand over the brocade box to Fan Haohe."

"Okay." Jiang Xuan counted joyfully. Although she couldn't remember who asked for the five blessings on the letter paper, at least there were five taels of silver.Ah Yin warned again: "If Fan Haohe asks you again who my teacher is, you tell him that my master is Yuan Gong who is known as 'Ghost Worker'."

She was taken aback and asked, "Who is Duke Yuan?"

Ah Yin said: "Grandfather."

She was stunned again: "When did the old man get the title of 'Ghost Worker'?"

Ah Yin only said: "After experiencing the incident with Miss Luo San, we now know that nuclear carving is not only compared to skills, but also to family background. If I am a girl who goes out to make a living, I have a master who is famous and can bluff people. Besides, it is not an exaggeration to call my grandfather's nuclei carving skills "ghost work". In the hands of my grandfather, the mountains, rivers, flowers, plants, birds and animals are naturally formed from inch to inch."

Jiang Xuan felt reasonable and nodded.

Ah Yin urged again: "Sister, hurry up and wash up, the water basin is here."

Jiang Xuan responded obediently, wrung out the soft towel, and wiped her face carefully. When she noticed Ah Yin's overly enthusiastic gaze, she paused her hand slightly, and asked curiously, "Sister seems to be very happy this morning?"

Ah Yin said straightforwardly: "Yes."

"...Is it because Wufu and Hediao are ready?"

"It's one of them."

"The second is?"

Ah Yin touched her still swollen face, and said, "It's not fun to go find Second Aunt."

(End of this chapter)