Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 351 Praise
Liu Junhao murmured in secret, this old man is really interesting, if you can't hear this, it's just a polite way.The old man looked like an ordinary person, but after being introduced by Professor Zhao, he realized how famous he was, with a lot of titles on his head: director of the Municipal Art Association, vice president of the Sculpture Art Association...

He was a little curious that Zhao Guangming would know such a person, but he didn't seem to have any artistic talent in that guy.After hearing Zhou Yueer's address, he finally understood that this person was Zhou Yueer's grandfather.Last time Zhou Yue'er took some peach pits from here and said they were going to do pit carving, but they were actually found for him.After seeing the peach pit, the old man found it very strange, so he thought of coming over to check it out.

Seeing that people were eager to study the peach trees, Liu Junhao didn't delay any longer, and directly opened the door to welcome them into the yard.

"Is this the peach tree?" The old man's eyes were sharp, he only glanced at the courtyard twice, and then went straight to the pool.

"My family Wukong picks these peaches every day, and now there are not many left on the tree." Liu Junhao followed behind and explained, thinking that the peaches were useless, he let the monkeys pick and eat them, and now there are not many left on the tree.

"This is really a strange peach tree. You didn't throw away the peach pits before, did you?" After studying the tree, the old man asked the most important question.

"No, it's the pile next to the monkey's nest." Liu Junhao explained embarrassingly, the peach core had been thrown on the ground all the time, and he had never thought about cleaning it up, it was dirty and full of ashes.

Mr. Zhong didn't think it was dirty, so he picked one up and squatted down to check it.Finally, he nodded excitedly: "Not bad, not bad, the quality is very stable, and it is a good material for nuclear carving."

Simply speaking, nuclear carving is carving on the fruit core, which belongs to the miniature carving process.The main materials are peach stones, apricot stones, olive stones and other fruit stones and walnuts. The carving tools are files, chisels and drills.

Regarding nuclear carving, it was actually very popular in rural areas in the early years.According to legend, peach trees ward off evil spirits, so peach stones are generally chosen as the material for nuclear carvings, and the carved objects are common flower baskets.That thing is very simple to make, just use a knife to dig two holes in the peach pit, thread it with a red thread and hang it on your body.

It is said that Liu Junhao was quite artistic when he was a child, and he specially made a carving knife with a hacksaw blade.The flower baskets he carved won the praise of his classmates. Many people asked him to carve flower baskets after class, and some even exchanged them with fruit candies.During that time, he ate a lot of sweets, but the good times didn’t last long. One time, he was busy carving in class and was discovered by the teacher. As a result, the saw blade was confiscated, and his artistic career was considered to have come to an end.

At that time, there was no one to guide him, and he never thought that other things could be carved on the small peach core, so all the carvings were flower baskets.

Earlier, when the peaches in the courtyard were just ripe, several children from the village saw the peaches had big pits, so they came to ask for them one after another, in order to play with carved baskets.But they gave up after carving with a small knife a few times. The reason is very simple, the peach pit is too hard, and that kind of pencil sharpener can't carve it at all, and the blade will break if it is too hard.

Thinking of this problem, Liu Junhao interjected: "Grandpa, don't just look at the size of the peach pit, but it is hard on purpose, and it's not easy to carve with a file. If you want to use this to carve the pit, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort."

"What I want is hard ones, and ordinary ones are rare." The old man turned his head and gave him a blank look, which obviously meant that he didn't understand, so just stay on the sidelines and don't be careless.

"I'm a layman when I hear you," Zhao Guangming followed behind and added, "The texture of ordinary fruit cores is crisp, with rough folds, thin shells and large kernels. If you don't pay attention, you will be able to carve success or failure. Among them, peach cores are even worse, and therefore People who do fruit carving mostly choose olive pits or walnuts with a finer texture. The peach stones on your tree are round in shape, hard and delicate in texture, and are good materials for pit carving."

He is learning and selling now, and he just listened to Zhou Yueer before he came here.

Huh, after hearing what Zhao Guangming said, those shortcomings have become advantages instead?

"I want all these peach pits, how about one yuan each?" The old man looked at them for a while, then stood up and asked.

Are peach pits worth money these days?If this matter spreads to the village, those who laughed at his peach tree earlier would be stunned.Now the big white peaches sold on the street are only [-] cents a catty, and the peach pits at home are more expensive than peaches.

It's true that the east is not bright and the west is bright, Liu Junhao couldn't help sighing in his heart.He originally thought that the peach tree was useless, and planned to cut it down in a few days.Now that the peach pits can be sold for money, it is natural to keep them.Fortunately, the large pile of peach pits that Wukong ate was not thrown away, otherwise it would be called a loss.The hundreds of peach pits were worth one or two hundred yuan, but he refused the money.Money is a small problem, and peach pits in my hands are waste products, completely useless.It's better to give it to others, so that it can turn waste into treasure.Of course, he also has something to ask for. He hopes that the old man can give him one or two nuclear carvings. It is also a pleasure to enjoy it in the courtyard when he is free.

Mr. Zhong felt that he was in a bad temper when he heard that he asked for nuclear carvings instead of money, so he nodded in agreement.At the end, I asked him what kind of look he wanted, a fairy character or a beast to avoid evil?If you want to rub peach pits, there are a pair in the car now.

"No, I remember people talking about rubbing walnuts, why did you get a peach pit here?" Liu Junhao asked strangely.In the past, when watching braid dramas, the princes and nobles usually held two hickory nuts in their hands and rubbed them in their palms, which looked quite enviable.For this reason, he deliberately went up the mountain and got two, but he always felt that there was no one's momentum.It was only later that I found out that it was another variety, and it was different from ordinary hickory nuts.

"Hehe, ordinary peach pits are of course not good, the shape is too narrow and flat. But yours is different, the walnut is round, and the shell is relatively thick, you can make Wenwan peach pits, just use a file to grind off the head and tail." The old man said. Followed by an explanation.

"Then you can get me a pair of hand-rubbing peach pits." Liu Junhao immediately became interested when he heard that, and when he was strolling in the village, he would lead Xiaopi and play with peach pits in his hand, which was definitely tasteful.When I see this kid Pang Xu in the future, I have to look down on him, and dare to say that I am a local rich man.To paraphrase the saying on the Internet: buddies are not playing with peach pits, they are playing with art.

"Here, these are the peach pits that Xiaoyue picked up from you a few days ago. I picked a pair of them that are about the same size and carved them out. Have a look at them. If you are not satisfied, I will carve another one." The old man quickly got out of the car. He took out a pair of hand-rubbing peach pits on the table, and his fingers flexibly rubbed them with crackling sounds, which was very charming.After stopping, everyone could clearly see the pattern on it.There are five bats vividly engraved on one of them, the implication is obvious...five blessings come to the door.On the other one are two carps playing in the water, which naturally means that there are more than every year.

Very traditional, very charming, with a slightly jade-like skin.

Well, that's it, Liu Junhao fell in love with it just by looking at it, he grabbed it and rubbed it in his hands.Needless to say, I didn't feel much when I was holding a peach pit before, but now that Mr. Zhong has modified it, I can immediately taste its extraordinaryness.Rub it a few times casually, the sound is crisp, the fingertips and palms are numb, and it feels extraordinarily warm.

Zhao Guangming watched from the side with hot eyes, secretly thinking that this kid is really lucky.When he accompanied the old man earlier, he had his eyes on the pair of peach pits, and wanted to ask for them, but he was afraid that they would not give them.As a result, he was taken aback, and the thing was sent out.

Professor Zhao was also quite moved, and hurriedly asked Mr. Zhong if he was free, and if he was free, he would help him to make a pair for himself.It's definitely a pleasure to walk the turtledove and rub the peach pits again when you are free.Besides, I heard that playing with this thing often can promote blood circulation and unblock collaterals, which has a health care effect.

Liu Junhao didn't know what the old man was thinking. If he knew, he could only sigh that the two of them had a good relationship and wanted to be together for everything.

After occupying the courtyard for about ten minutes, he realized that he was only paying attention to the peach pits and forgot to invite guests into the house.He hurriedly said sorry, and then let a few people into the room.I froze a watermelon in the well water in the morning, and now is the time to eat it.

When the watermelon was cut open, Mr. Zhong gave another admiration.

"Well, Mr. Zhong, how about this bonsai?" Liu Junhao turned his head and pointed at the table.It took my wife more than a week to work on this rockery. After seeing it, many tourists are full of praise. Huo Jun came and offered to buy it. Although Zhang Qian didn’t sell it, she was very excited. Someone bought and explained her work. be recognized by others.But those are just the opinions of amateurs, he wants to hear the evaluation of professionals.

The old man didn't just talk casually, he stood on the side of the bar for nearly 2 minutes, then nodded slightly and said: "Well, not bad, not bad... It's the first time I've seen silkworm cocoons for fruit, it's quite creative, the material is The choice is fantastic."

To get a compliment from an artist is already a remarkable thing.

"Huh, this word?" Mr. Zhong was about to return to his seat when he suddenly stared at the two calligraphy on the wall.

That word was written by Liu Junhao when he was renovating the house, and Xiao Tongtong made a typo at that time.

"What's wrong?" He asked a little nervously.It was only now that I remembered that this old man still has the title of director of the Calligraphy Association. Although my handwriting is good, it is only good. In front of others, I am definitely playing tricks.

"It's very rare. I have already touched the essence of Sanfen calligraphy."

"Thank you, old man, for your compliment. I will definitely continue to work hard in the future." Liu Junhao's calligraphy has been groping for himself, and being able to have three points of essence is already a great encouragement.

"You wrote it?" Now it was the old man's turn to be surprised, he really didn't realize that Liu Junhao could write calligraphy.

"Well, I usually write nonsense when I have nothing to do, and it has always been a hobby."

"Interest is the best teacher. If you don't have hobbies, you won't be able to write at this level. Two days ago, I asked this kid to help me copy a poem, and the words were so written that I couldn't read them at all." Mr. Zhong pointed to the side Zhao Guangming, this guy was so ashamed that he almost hid his head under the table.

(End of this chapter)