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After a tour, he nodded with satisfaction. It seems that Xie Heshun, the state-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, is quite capable. If he studies with him, he should be able to learn something.

"Sir, is there anything you need?"

Xie Xiaoxia saw Zhou Chen approaching and asked.

Zhou Chen asked: "Excuse me, are you an apprentice here? Where is your master here?"

"My master has gone back to eat. What do you want to talk to my master about?"

"I want to ask if your master is willing to teach you the art of wood carving. I can pay the tuition."

"You want to learn wood carving?"

Xie Xiaoxia widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.

He himself is a woodcarving apprentice, but after studying for several years, he has gradually lost his passion and confidence in this industry.

Zhou Chen was a tourist from outside, and he actually said he wanted to learn wood carving skills, which was something he had never thought about.

"Yes, I am quite interested in this wood carving of yours. When your master comes back, I will wait for him here."

Xie Xiaoxia said: "My master has to take a nap after lunch, so we should wait for a while."

"It's okay. I'll just wait here. You do your thing and I'll take a look."

"Uh, okay."

Xie Xiaoxia was not a good talker. He thought Zhou Chen was strange. How could this city guy come to their place to play and want to learn wood carving? This didn't make much money now.

Zhou Chen began to watch the wood carvings in the workshop again, touching them from time to time. Since they were wood carvings, they were relatively solid and there was no need to worry about them breaking if touched.

About an hour later, a man in his fifties walked into the wood carving workshop. When Xie Xiaoxia saw that his master had returned, he immediately stood up to greet him.

"Master."

"what happened?"

Xie Heshun asked curiously.

Xie Xiaoxia pointed inside the house and said, "Master, a guest has come. He is a foreigner living in the courtyard. He said he wants to learn wood carving skills and has been waiting for you here for more than an hour."

"Outsiders, want to learn wood carving?"

Xie Heshun was also stunned. It was the first time he had seen tourists from other places coming to learn wood carving.

"Yes, Master. He even said he could pay the tuition. It seems he really wants to learn."

Xie Heshun said, "I'm afraid it's just a spur of the moment thing. Learning wood carving is hard work. People from the city simply can't stick to it. I'll go in and take a look."

He was very clear about how hard it was to learn wood carving. Moreover, the manual wood carving industry was in decline now, and machine carving was everywhere. Even rural people were unwilling to learn wood carving. He didn't believe that a city dweller would be willing to come here and endure the hardships to learn wood carving techniques.

What's more, wood carving cannot be learned in one or two years, and he doesn't think city people are willing to spend that time.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1183 The Destined Person, Hongdou Departs

"Hello, you must be Mr. Xie Heshun. My name is Zhou Chen and I live in Fengyuan."

There is a special section in the woodcarving workshop introducing Xie Heshun’s resume, and even his certificate as a state-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor is also in the woodcarving workshop.

Xie Heshun said, "Hello, hello, do you want to learn wood carving from me?"

"It's me. I've seen the wood carvings you made, Master Xie, and I think they're very good. I'm going to live in Yunmiao Village for a while, so I wanted to learn some wood carving skills. Master Xie, if you're willing to teach me, I'll pay the tuition. Just tell me how much it is, and I won't say no."

"From the sound of your voice, you seem to be well-off, so why did you want to learn wood carving? This skill cannot be learned by doing it for a few days and resting for a few days. It requires time and energy to learn it. Do you have the time and energy?"

Xie Heshun was very suspicious.

Zhou Chen said confidently: "Master Xie, please rest assured. If I want to learn something, I will devote myself to it. I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue. As long as you are willing to teach me, I will definitely study hard."

Seeing Zhou Chen's firm and resolute attitude, Xie Heshun's eyes softened a little.

"You have to know that most of the carvings nowadays are done by machines. You can't make much money by learning wood carving."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Master Xie, to be honest, I don't learn wood carving to make money, I just want to learn this traditional craft. I think machine carving is more efficient than organic carving, but human carving is the real traditional craft. Maybe in the eyes of many people, manual wood carving is inefficient and troublesome, but I think that's just what outsiders don't understand. Every cultural tradition has its own value. I just want to learn this skill, not for anything else, just for interest and hobby."

He is different from ordinary people. Others only have a lifetime of a few decades, but he can travel through different worlds and has plenty of time. So if he wants to learn a skill, he can have a lot of time to learn and practice. This is also the source of his confidence.

Xie Heshun was in a good mood after hearing this: "Well said, young man, you said it very well. What is machine carving? How can it be compared with traditional crafts like ours? It's just that laymen don't know the ins and outs. You are different from them. You know the goods."

Zhou Chen struck while the iron was hot: "Then Master Xie, can I learn from you?"

Xie Heshun hesitated for a while, then said, "You can learn, but I have to make it clear in advance that I am a very strict person. If you can't stand this kind of hardship..."

"Master Xie, rest assured. I may not have other advantages, but I still have the spirit of hard work and perseverance."

"Okay, I agree that you can learn from me."

"Great, Master Xie, when can we start?"

Xie Heshun looked at Zhou Chen in astonishment: "Are you so anxious?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I can learn more every day."

Xie Heshun nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, regardless of whether you can learn it or not, your attitude is worthy of praise. However, learning wood carving is not an easy task. First of all, you need to have a basic foundation. You need to know how to identify and select wood, and you also need to know how to use knives. There are many kinds of knives used for wood carving, and you must first learn to distinguish them."

"Since you are interested, then come with me now. I will teach you some basics first."

It has been a long time since he met a student as studious as Zhou Chen. Xie Heshun was obviously very happy and interested, so he started to teach Zhou Chen personally.

Xie Xiaoxia watched Xie Heshun and Zhou Chen enter the house, and was a little confused for a moment. Does Zhou Chen really want to learn?

But even he, who has studied for several years, wants to give up. How long can Zhou Chen, who came from this city, hold on?

Xie Heshun only taught for a while before he was surprised again.

Because when he was teaching Zhou Chen to recognize wood, Zhou Chen was actually able to recognize most of it.

"Have you ever learned wood carving? You know all these woods."

Zhou Chen explained: "It's like this, Master. I personally like to collect antiques. Among antiques, there are many wooden antiques, such as tables, chairs, Buddha statues, etc., so I can recognize these woods."

Xie Heshun was relieved: "So that's how it is. It seems that you really have a talent in this area. Then I will teach you how to recognize knives. Different woods require different tools and knives. As the saying goes, you need to prescribe the right medicine for the right disease. Look at this knife, it's a flat knife..."

After only teaching for a short while, Zhou Chen remembered it. This made Xie Heshun, the teacher, feel a sense of accomplishment, and he taught more seriously.

In the next few days, Xie Xiaoxia and the other apprentices who came to the wood carving workshop to learn skills found that they had fallen out of favor. Now the master didn't care about them at all and taught Zhou Chen every day. In just a few days, the master had already made Zhou Chen master it.

Over the course of a few days, Xie Heshun was amazed again and again by Zhou Chen's talent, because he discovered that Zhou Chen not only had a good memory and could remember everything he said to him, but also had a particularly strong ability to understand. Many times, he only needed to say it once and Zhou Chen would remember it.

It’s not like when he taught his apprentices in the past, he would emphasize the topic over and over again.

He found that Zhou Chen was truly a genius. Not only was he smart, but his work with his hands was outstanding. He had strong hands, held the knife steadily, and the knife did not even shake when he was carving. He was simply a natural at learning carving.

Xie Heshun was very excited about Zhou Chen's talent. He felt that Zhou Chen might very likely inherit his skills, so he taught him more seriously.

After accepting Zhou Chen from the bottom of his heart, he no longer refused the good wine that Zhou Chen gave him. It was only natural for an apprentice to give something to his master.

A few days passed in a flash. One day, when Zhou Chen came back from the wood carving workshop, he saw a group of people gathered in the courtyard.

Ma Qiushan, Nana, Xie Xiaochun, Xie Xiaoxia, Xie Zhiyao, Hu Youyu, and Damai.

After a week, Zhou Chen had become familiar with several people in the courtyard. Even Da Mai, who seldom went out, now knew everyone.

"Hey, Zhou Chen, you're back."

When Hu Youyu saw Zhou Chen, he immediately called out, "Come here quickly. Mr. Xie is treating us to barbecue and beer today."

"it is good."

Zhou Chen was not polite and walked over. Nana immediately moved a seat for Zhou Chen. After he sat down, he thanked her.

Xie Zhiyao said with a smile: "Zhou Chen, I heard from Xiaoxia that you have been learning wood carving from Uncle Heshun in recent days. Why are you interested in wood carving?"

Others also looked at Zhou Chen curiously. They were also surprised when they heard that Zhou Chen was learning wood carving.

Zhou Chen has lived here for quite a few days, and they basically all know that Zhou Chen should be a relatively wealthy person.

Zhou Chen said: "Nothing, just a hobby. Anyway, I have nothing else to do, so I just find something to do. Wood carving is quite interesting."

Hu Youyu shook his head: "I just don't understand what's so interesting about carving wood."

Nana said angrily: "What do you know? It's just like you are a musician. You think music is interesting, but Zhou Chen can't think wood carving is interesting."

Hu Youyu said depressedly: "I just said it casually, Zhou Chen didn't say anything, why are you scolding me?"

Nana blushed slightly and rolled her eyes: "I just think that learning wood carving is more reliable than studying music."

"Hey, what do you know?"

Hu Youyu was very dissatisfied: "Music is great, music is......"

"Stop, stop, stop."

Xie Xiaochun quickly interrupted Hu Youyu's boasting, raised his glass, and said, "Zhou Chen just arrived and this is his first time attending our party. Let's all toast to him first."

Xie Zhiyao said, "Yes, let's toast to Zhou Chen together. We will see each other every day for the next few months."

"Okay." "Let's drink together."

Master Ma raised his teacup: "You guys drink, I'll use tea instead of wine."

"Tsk, Master Ma, you're really spoiling the fun."

"You all know my habits. I don't eat after noon, I can't drink alcohol, and I can't eat barbecue. But I can chat with you, right?"

"Don't worry about him, let's drink ours."

We were all young people, and we ate and drank together and quickly became familiar with each other.

After chatting for a while, Xie Zhiyao suddenly asked Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, you have been in our village for a few days. What do you think of our village? Is there anything that needs improvement?"

Zhou Chen put down his beer and asked, "If you're asking me how to transform your village into a tourist destination, I really can't offer any advice, but if you're asking me about the environment here, I think it's pretty good."

"Since you think we are a good place, have you ever thought about investing in something here?"

"Investment? How did you come up with this idea?"

Xie Zhiyao replied openly: "I heard from Master Ma that you are also an investor. We are in a period of rapid development here, so I wanted to ask if you are interested."

He already knew that the car Zhou Chen was driving was a Land Rover Range Rover, a luxury car worth over a million and a new one. From this point, it can be judged that Zhou Chen must be financially extraordinary, so he asked this question. If Zhou Chen was willing to invest, it would definitely be a great investment attraction.

Zhou Chen said: "What I do is a little different from what you think. Maybe I will be interested in it in the future, but I don't have this idea now."

Xie Zhiyao was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he had a good attitude and just laughed it off.

Hu Youyu suddenly asked, "Zhou Chen, we all came here for our own reasons. What about you? Why did you come to live here for a few months?"

"There is a reason for coming here, indeed."

Seeing that everyone was staring at him curiously, Zhou Chen did not hide anything and said, "There are several reasons, but the most important one is to wait for someone."

"Waiting for someone?"

People became more curious

"Yes, waiting for someone, waiting for the destined person."

"what?"

Several people were confused, and Hu Youyu couldn't help but ask: "What does it mean to wait for a destined person, a woman?"

Zhou Chen laughed and said, "That's about right. Before I left, I read my fortune and it said that I would meet my other half during this trip, so I came here."

Everyone looked at each other, and no one took Zhou Chen's words seriously, thinking that Zhou Chen was just saying it casually.

Xie Xiaoxia asked: "In that case, Brother Zhou Chen, you are not married either?"

Zhou Chen said: "In the past, I was busy with my career and making money, so I didn't have time to fall in love and get married."

Ma Qiushan agreed and said, "Zhou Chen, I understand you. For a man, career comes first and marriage comes second. Only when a man has a career can he be worthy of marriage."

Da Mai pushed up his glasses and whispered, "I think that marriage has nothing to do with having a career."

When she found that everyone's eyes were on her, she immediately waved her hands nervously: "I just said it casually."

Nana supported him and said, "I think what Da Mai said makes sense. We women don't get married for a man's career. Love is the first condition for marriage."

Xie Xiaochun rolled his eyes: "You guys are all unmarried people, I've not only been married, but also divorced, so I have the most say in this regard, okay."

Everyone laughed.

A few people gathered together to eat and drink, and it was almost eleven o'clock before they dispersed.

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