Carry a fountain with you

Chapter 437 Art Requires Exaggeration and Imagination
Director Ma led the crew to stay in Liujiagou for nearly a month, and the scenes of the animals in the courtyard have been filmed in sevens and eighties.Liu Junhao also relaxed. The process of filming the TV series was fresh at the beginning, but after a long time, he felt that it was not very interesting, so he just went to the filming site to report every day.

If Director Ma has nothing to say, he will go back to the house to rest.In this kind of cold weather, I really don't want to go out to seek abuse if I can hide in the house.

It is said that the weather this year is strange, and it has begun to form thin ice in November.There was a period of time when the temperature warmed up, but after a few autumn rains, the weather completely cooled down.Waking up every morning, the ice in the bucket was three to four centimeters thick, and many people put on thick clothes.

Liu Junhao is now lying on the sofa watching a TV series, of course he didn't wrong his belly, he made a few handfuls of raisins on a plate as snacks, and watched while eating.These are all produced by Shisuo, and the taste is naturally extraordinary.

If there is something to eat, Wukong and Diandian naturally come to ask for it.The two starlings behaved even more outrageously, directly sticking their mouths into the plate to peck.

But the raisins didn't seem to suit their taste, the two little guys pecked for a while, not only didn't eat them, but threw the raisins on the ground.

Halo, it's a waste if you don't eat it.At this moment, Liu Junhao deeply felt that these two starlings were spoiled by his wife: they were too picky eaters, and they would throw them away if they didn't suit their taste.

"Liu Junhao, what are you doing at home?" He could tell from the voice that Zhao Guangming had come to his door.It is said that since Zhou Yueer came to Liujiagou as a computer teacher, this kid came to Liujiagou almost every day.

After a long time, Liu Junhao naturally no longer treats him as a guest, and of course this guy doesn't treat him as an outsider, he comes and goes as he pleases.

When Diandian, who was eating raisins on the table, heard the movement, she jumped up immediately and jumped directly onto the shoulder of the person who came.

Liu Junhao was a little jealous, his own squirrel was closer to Zhao Guangming than to him.Every time this guy came to the door, he would bring some fruit and other food to feed the squirrel. After doing this a few times, Diandian naturally became affectionate to him.

"Here" Zhao Guangming was not empty-handed this time, and took out a fist-sized pine cone from his pocket.

"It's so big, where did you pick it?" Liu Junhao's eyes lit up when he saw it.There are several kinds of pine trees in Daqingshan, but the main one is the masson pine.The pine cone of this kind of pine tree is only the size of a duck egg, and the pine cone in Zhao Guangming's hand is rarely seen.

"Hehe, I was walking around the street with Yue'er in the morning, and when someone offered half a basket of pine cones for sale, I bought them all. Let's taste how it tastes..." Zhao Guangming took out another one from his pocket as he spoke.

Liu Junhao took it in his hand, knocked the pine cone on the small table a few times, and the chubby pine nuts with oil stains fell into his hands.It seems that the person who picks the pine cones should be an experienced veteran, and the timing of picking is very good.The pine nuts in the hand are round and plump, and they are top-grade at first glance.When the hard shell is knocked open, it is immediately fragrant, with a slight fishy smell in the middle.Throw it into your mouth and chew it, it is smooth and refreshing, and the fragrance is full of teeth.

"Zhizhi" the monkey saw that its master was eating well, and hurriedly dropped the raisins in its paws.On the contrary, Zhao Guangming saw the raisins on the table and unceremoniously grabbed a handful and stuffed them into his mouth.

When he turned his head and saw the Sifang City model on the table, he felt depressed again and again.Tried several times by myself, can't do it at all.Asked Liu Junhao to help but couldn't open his mouth, knowing that he would not do it for him.

"You came at a good time. After eating, go to the village with me to dig tree roots." Liu Junhao said with a little excitement.He was about to catch a strong man, and this man came to the door automatically.

My family has a homestead in the village, which was not used up when building the hotel.It just so happened that there was a jujube tree in the remaining part of the house. He had planned to move this jujube tree to the courtyard last year, but he didn't do it because he was afraid that it would not survive.He didn't plan to move it back until the king locust tree was successfully transplanted.

But when I visited the village some time ago, I found that the jujube tree was dead.A good tree will not die suddenly. He speculated that the roots of the tree may have been unintentionally touched when the hotel was built.

The trunk of the tree has dried up, and the spring water may not be able to save it. It has no other function except as wood.

Jujube trees are resistant to drought and grow slowly, so the wood is hard and delicate, not easy to deform, and is very suitable for making wooden utensils.In the past, the front of the rolling pin sold on the street was made of jujube wood.

A few days ago, he had asked someone to saw off the tree trunk. He had no intention of digging the roots, but the firewood at home was almost used up these two days, so he thought about digging the roots of the jujube tree back to make a fire.

"Damn, just eat a bunch of raisins from you and call me like this." Zhao Guangming complained, grabbed another handful of raisins, and then went to the door to find a boss.

"How can I have this thing, go to the village to borrow it." Liu Junhao locked the living room door and dragged Zhao Guangming away.His family didn't have a guy who chopped firewood at all, and every time he needed it, he went to the village to borrow it, and he chopped it for half a day at a time, which was enough for his family to burn for more than a month.

"You have two macular skins and a clouded leopard to guard the house, so you still need to lock the door?" The guy asked contemptuously, "my macular skin is at home, and no one dares to enter when the door is open."

"Hehe, I'm not guarding against people, but monkeys and squirrels. These two guys often enter the house and steal things." Liu Junhao explained with a smile.

"Zhizhi," Wukong seemed very dissatisfied with his duties, and opened his mouth to scream.

Diandian couldn't understand what the master was saying, so she continued to hold the pine cone and gnaw fiercely.

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"Such a straight jujube tree pole is just right for a purlin, but it's a pity to make it into furniture..." Zhao Guangming squatted on the jujube tree and measured it with his hands.Jujube wood is hard and has a strong load-bearing capacity. In the past, when building houses in rural areas, jujube wood purlins were often used.But now people build mostly one-story houses, and few people buy jujube purlins, so they can only sell them to furniture stores to make furniture.

"Well," Liu Junhao also felt that it was a pity, and was going to ask which one in the village needed it later.

The jujube tree has just died for a few months, and the roots have not yet decayed.Zhao Guangming scratched a few times with his head, but it bounced up, almost hitting Liu Junhao's head.

"Damn, stop now!" Liu Junhao called to stop urgently.It seems that I can't use my head now, so I can only dig out all the roots with a shovel, then get them back to dry and split them slowly.

Unexpectedly, the trunk of this jujube tree is not thick, but the root system is very developed, intertwined and intertwined.The two of them were busy for half an hour, and they were so tired that they were sweating profusely until they dug their knees deep.

A few tourists looked at it and found it interesting, and jumped off the tree pit to help.

When digging more than one meter, the shovel suddenly clicked, apparently digging a stone...

The fields in Liujiagou are dominated by loess, which is mainly the sediment that was washed ashore by the flood of the former Baitiao River.But this layer of sand is not thick, only thirty or forty centimeters deep.The ground below is more gravel, so digging out stones is a normal thing to do.

But when this big rock showed its clues, it finally surprised everyone.Several roots of the jujube tree happened to be drilled in the crevice of the stone, and it seemed that they had grown firmly with the stone.

"Stay firm on the green hills and not let go, and the roots are originally in the broken rocks. Thousands of blows are still strong, and you can let the wind from the southeast to the north."

Several people looked at the appearance of the roots of the jujube tree, and they were all amazed at the tenacious vitality of the jujube tree. "Break the stone with your head, otherwise you won't be able to dig it." Zhao Guangming spit on the ground, ready to smash it.

"Wait," said a voice.

"Who?!" Zhao Guangming slammed all his energy and was about to take the turn. The sudden yelling almost made him twist his waist.

"I... don't hit the rock, roll up to me." Mr. Zhong stood beside him and shouted.

"Grandpa, why are you here?" Zhao Guangming wanted to get angry at first, but when he saw that it was Yue'er and his grandfather, he immediately went up obediently.

"This stone can't be smashed, Xiaohao, the root of the jujube tree belongs to your family, how about I dig it up later and buy it for 500 yuan?" Mr. Zhong stared at the root for half a minute, and said with a little excitement.Hearing that the root of this broken tree is worth 500 yuan, the villagers who came to hear the news were all surprised, wondering what kind of nerve this old man is.

"Old man, what do you want this tree bump for?" Liu Junhao asked in wonder.Looking at Mr. Zhong's expression, it seems like he picked up some treasure.Although it is said that the roots of jujube trees can be used as rolling pins, it is not worth so much money.

"Hehe, of course I made it into a root carving... Don't you realize that the overall image of this tree root looks like a Siberian tiger." The old man jumped down from the tree pit and gestured back and forth on the tree stump with his hands.

"Cough..." Liu Junhao almost fell into the tree pit.What kind of eyes does this old man have? It takes a lot of imagination to see a jujube tree root as a Siberian tiger.

He finally understood why he had studied sculpture with others for so long and hadn't graduated yet. He felt that his imagination was not exaggerated enough, so there is a saying that "art needs exaggeration and imagination".

"Look at these bumps, they are the essence of the roots of the jujube tree. Scrape off the bark and smooth the bumps along the grain to form stripes. There are also four roots, which are exactly four forked legs. This stone is like a magic pen, which can make a tiger stand on the stone and make a tiger roaring in the forest..." Mr. Zhong was inspired to create, pointing to the roots of the tree and explaining on the spot.

"Old man, let me see when you're done," Liu Junhao followed his instructions for a long time, but still couldn't see why.

Originally digging up the roots of the tree was interrupted by Mr. Zhong, and the digging people below became cautious, for fear of breaking the stone.

At this moment, there are more and more people watching the excitement, and many people think they have dug up some treasures.

When the tree roots and stones were lifted to the ground, Liu Junhao looked at it again unwillingly.It turned out that I, a so-called folk artist, really didn't have much artistic talent.From a close look, it looks like a tree root, but from a distance, it looks like a tree root!
Mr. Zhong took out 500 yuan on the spot, but Liu Junhao said he didn't want anything.The roots of this jujube tree are used to burn fire in the countryside, so how can they really collect money.If someone can carve a Siberian tiger, it can be regarded as waste utilization.

It was a waste of time to work for half a day. Seeing that it was still early, he asked Zhao Guangming to fetch soil to fill up the big hole.Otherwise, it would be a disaster if someone accidentally fell into the big pit when it was dark.

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