Body 175 Gifts, Woe?
The crowd instantly became chaotic.
Many people began to squeeze forward, wanting to open their congratulatory gifts first and present it to Liu Huzi.
There are so many things here, and if it's too late, it's covered by others, and it can't be seen at all!
Fortunately, there were catchers who stood by and immediately rushed up to maintain order, and it was easy for the candidates to line up again and go in one by one.
During this whole process, Liu Huzi stood aside with his arms crossed, watching coldly, unable to see what was going on in his heart at all.
"Are we going up now?" Qi Kun glanced at the box placed next to him and asked Xu in a low voice.
Obviously, Xu Wen is younger than him, but for some reason, he regards Xu Wen as the backbone and the person who can make ideas.
"Wait. Xu Wen didn't look at those people, and his eyes stayed on Liu Huzi's master and apprentice.
“...... Well. Qi Kun was obviously a little uneasy, but he still agreed, and did not rush forward.
After the line was rearranged, standing at the front was a white and clean candidate with a beautiful long beard. He flicked his long beard, stepped forward as calmly as possible, and bowed his hand to Sun Boran: "Seat teacher......"
He had only said two words when he was interrupted by Liu Huzi: "Are you here to celebrate my birthday or are you here to find him?"
"Uh......" This candidate was a little confused.
"Where's the thing?" Liu Huzi ignored him and asked.
Isn't this asking for a gift a little too anxious......
The candidate looked at Sun Boran blankly, but he stood beside him with his hands crossed, looking like he had nothing to do with himself.
The examinee had no choice but to shut up, and he stepped forward nervously, found his own box and opened it.
Inside is a carved Buddha statue of wood, which itself is carved from pine wood of the lower six woods, but the surface is inlaid with eight treasures, gold glass, precious stones and pearls are inlaid with dazzling flowers in the sun.
Pine wood is not valuable, but the value of these inlaid treasures is really not low.
The examinee Buddha statue was in his hand, and his heart seemed to have been settled, and his face was full of smiles.
"Master Liu, may this Puxian Bodhisattva bless you with a blessed life and prolong your life, and the pines and cypresses will be evergreen!" He said the last eight words a little stiffly, obviously memorized by rote.
Liu Huzi took the Buddha statue and sneered: "This carving is simply unsightly!"
He said bluntly, and the candidate was instantly embarrassed, and the other candidates who were closer next to him also laughed secretly.
Even if there is an eight-treasure inlay to cover up, it can still be seen that the carving of this Buddha statue is rough and clumsy, and it can only be barely seen that it is a human form, and it is very forcible to say that it is Fuxian.
"The master has taught me a lesson. The candidate smiled awkwardly, "But you look at this embedding, there should still be some merits......"
He pointed to the various colors of gold and jade gems on the Buddha statue, which was almost not a hint. Liu Huzi squinted his eyes for a long time, and finally put the Buddha statue back in the box, and when he received it, the candidate was visibly relieved and smiled.
Next, one by one, the other candidates stepped forward to introduce their gifts.
At this time, those who want to show their faces in front of Liu Huzi and Sun Boran usually prepare gifts that are very handy.
They are generally two directions, or like Cen Xiaoyi, which is complicated and luxurious, and has superb craftsmanship, it is not at all like it can be taken out in such a short time; or like the candidate in the back, he has taken another path, and he is really "giving gifts".
Liu Huzi kept urging, but he looked at every single one very seriously.
Not everyone can come up with a beautiful enough work under such an urgent situation and under such harsh conditions.
After more than 20 people, the gifts sent were obviously not as glamorous as the previous ones. But those who dare to grab the heads of everyone are also things that can be handled.
However, it can be clearly seen that everyone inquired about Sun Boran's style preferences, and the things they made were all very large, and they were all in a magnificent and gorgeous style, and there was no one who was not.
Liu Huzi laughed twice, turned his head to look at his apprentice, Sun Boran lowered his head and said nothing.
At this time, many people felt that something was wrong, and they were gradually less positive than before.
After two more people, no candidate took the initiative to step forward.
"What's the matter? There are so many birthday gifts, can't I let the old man open it myself?" Liu Huzi looked around, and the candidates all shrank like quails under his gaze.
"Okay. Sun Boran, you come. Liu Huzi touched a mazar from the car, opened it and sat down with a golden knife, and instructed his apprentices to work.
Sun Boran, a royal craftsman and the chief examiner of a place, really walked to the side and brought over a box according to what the master said, opened it and showed it to the master.
Liu Huzi looked at it, but he was still expressionless as before, and he didn't give a single comment, which made the candidates more and more uneasy.
In the end, all the large items were read, and only a relatively small box was left that one person could hold and walk.
The box that Qi Kun had brought was also opened, and it contained a string of nine wooden delicate incense balls. The outer wall of the incense ball is hollow and carved, all of them are different and very detailed, and half of the box is filled with shock-proof filling.
It is especially worth noting that each of these incense balls has two layers, inside and outside, which can be rotated independently, which is obviously Yue Mu Xuan's unique skill.
At other times, such a string of incense balls would definitely win a full house, but now everyone is staring at it, and no one dares to say anything.
Sun Boran was much younger than his master, but he was almost seventy years old, and more than a dozen boxes were moved down, sweating profusely, and his vest was already soaked. He wiped his sweat and asked his master with a wry smile, "Do you still want to open it?"
"Open, why don't you open it!" Liu Huzi snorted coldly.
After a while, the sun has completely broken free from the clouds, and the entire garbage dump is bathed in the scorching sun and steaming hot.
Liu Huzi just sat and didn't move, and he was also sweating hotly, and his bare head was covered with dense beads of sweat. But the old man was very stiff, and he didn't move, staring at his apprentice closely, not relaxing at all.
Sun Boran smiled bitterly again, and moved two more small boxes to open for the master to see. Although these two things are relatively small, they are also magnificent and luxurious styles, and the theme of the carving still repeats the dragon and phoenix Chengxiang, the unicorn and the beast, etc., which are exactly the same as the previous ones.
Xu Wen stood in the crowd and kept watching Sun Boran's movements.
At this time, Lu Cheng suddenly approached him and whispered in a breathless voice: "The next one is ours......
Sun Boran was already standing next to their wooden box, and he could reach it as soon as he stretched out his hand.
Originally, it was quite exciting for the examiner to see his work, but now the atmosphere is really weird, and Lu Cheng doesn't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
"Giving gifts and sending bad luck is coming...... It's not what we want to give. Lu Cheng recalled the excitement of the previous two days, and suddenly felt a little aggrieved, and complained very quietly.
Xu Wen looked around, there were many people with the same expression, and it was obvious that there were not a few people who thought like this.
Sun Boran bent down again, and was about to go to get Xu Wen's box, when Liu Huzi suddenly stood up slowly and said, "Okay." ”