"It's done?" Lian Tianqing once again showed a surprised expression.

"Yes. Xu asked.

"Put it here. Lian Tianqing made a place on the workbench.

Xu Wen walked over and put the things wrapped in oiled paper in his hand on the table.

This thing is about a foot and a half high, about a foot wide, wrapped in oiled paper and tied with wax rope, and only the approximate shape can be seen.

Lian Tianqing gently tugged on it, and the rope and oil paper were all opened together, revealing the warm pale yellow wood carving inside.

This time, Lian Tianqing was finally completely stunned, he looked at the wood carving, then at Xu Wen, and closed his mouth again when he wanted to say something.

Then he leaned forward, his gaze from top to bottom, constantly scanning the surface of the wood carving, as if to see every detail of it clearly.

After a while, he was finally ready to get started, but before he could touch it, he realized something, walked quickly to the other side, washed his hands with water, and dried them.

His movements were obviously much faster than usual, and it was the first time Xu Wen had seen him like this.

Lian Tianqing washed his hands clean, and then went to touch the surface of the wood carving.

As soon as his hand touched the wood, he looked satisfied. He touched it slowly, but steadily, and knew exactly what he was most concerned about.

In this restoration, Xu Wen made up all the remaining parts of the bait and formed a complete finch with the original one.

The original boxwood is relatively old, the color is dark, and some obvious traces can still be seen on the surface despite the decontamination treatment.

The part that Xu Wen added is new boxwood, which he did not use and retained the bright luster and warm texture that the new wood should have, so even if the two are spliced together, there is a clear dividing line between the repaired part and the original.

But in addition, the lakeside carved from boxwood shows the vitality of spring, and Taigong sits leisurely, and a wisp of clothes is immersed in the water, attracting a curious little fish.

Behind Taigong is a bamboo forest, and there is a faint figure on the edge of the bamboo forest, as if the target he wants has been attracted to him......

The whole wood carving is vivid and vivid, looking at it can make up a complete story, except for the old and the new, it is like a whole, as if the souls of the two carvers before and after communicated with each other at that moment.

"Good. Lian Tianqing checked about a tea time, and finally said in the affirmative.

He is not the kind of motivational teacher, and his evaluation of Xu Wen has always been very conservative, and today's "very good" is the clearest praise Xu Wen has ever heard, which shows his satisfaction with his "homework".

"Why don't you do it old?" asked Lian Tianqing.

"The original work is relatively small, and the part I added is larger than the original, and if it is old, it feels a bit like a forgery...... Xu asked.

"You're confident. Lian Tianqing showed a hint of a smile, but nodded, "But as far as this work is concerned, self-confidence is a matter of course." ”

His gaze returned to the finch in front of him, and he looked deeper again.

This time, he was clearly not just inspecting, but looking at it from a different angle.

After looking at it for a while, he let out a soft "huh", pointed to a location and asked, "This is a bit ingenious, how did you come up with it?"

Xu Wen glanced at it, and the situation when he repaired it clearly came to mind, and he quickly said what he thought at that time.

Lian Tianqing nodded, and after a while, he asked again, and Xu asked and answered.

Just asked and answered, and even Tianqing almost picked up Xu Wen's thoughts.

Xu Wen suddenly had a feeling that he had just finished a graduation project and was defending his graduation in front of his mentor.

However, this repair was done by him himself, and he did have a lot of ideas in the process, and even Tianqing's questions were all on the key points, Xu answered questions without hesitation, and felt very happy.

Finally, Lian Tianqing pointed to one place and asked, "What about here?"

Xu Wen looked down, and his voice stopped instantly.

Lian Tianqing's vision is extremely sharp, and the technique he is referring to now does not appear many times in this restoration, but it is very critical, and it can be said to be the finishing touch.

The most important point - this technique is not what Xu Wen thought of himself, but one of the four techniques learned from Cheng's wood carving!

"It's not something I thought about myself, I learned it from the outside. Xu Wen didn't hide it, he told the truth.

"Yes, eclectic. Where did you learn it?" Lian Tianqing didn't think he was so inappropriate, and continued to ask with great interest.

"When I went out this time, it was a family heirloom of a master surnamed Cheng. By the way, it's the one I mentioned that collected in the album. When the Cheng family declined and the craftsmanship was lost, Master Cheng passed on the four secret traditions of the family to Master Luo when he was dying, and asked him to collect them in the collection of hundred arts, seeking follow-up successors......"

Xu asked. It's obviously a story of a different world, but when he talks about it, he doesn't have a sense of disobedience, as if time overlaps somewhere.

Even Tianqing was silent when he heard this, and he asked lightly: "Last time, you said that this old man surnamed Luo also wants to collect the skills you learned?"

"Yes. Xu asked.

"When are you going to write to him?" Lian Tianqing asked suddenly.

"I've been ...... lately," Xu Wen pointed to the "homework" on the platform.

"Well, when you see him again, you'll be done. Lian Tianqing said very casually, and then he turned around, wrapped the restored Taigong wood carving in oiled paper, and moved it to the shelf next to it.

"It's a good practice, Yang Muqiao is roughly like this, your progress is faster than I expected, let's start learning Zhangmuqiao." ”

Lian Tianqing ended that topic and began to teach in a new chapter.

Xu Wen cheered up again, and at the same time kept Lian Tianqing's instructions in his heart.

Camphor wood is followed by beechwood, beech wood is followed by iron power wood, and iron power wood is followed by rosewood.

Next, Xu Wen's homework was arranged one after another, and it was very intensive.

Xu Wen's progress has always been a little faster than Lian Tianqing expected, and even Tianqing was obviously satisfied several times, and he praised Xu Wen a lot more than the previous year.

Of course, there is a bonus to Xu Zhai in the middle, but what is even more indispensable is Xu Wen's all-out efforts.

Although the time of Xu Zhai stopped, the consumption of Xu Wen's spirit and body was also real. Even because of the closed and solidified environment of Xu Zhai, this kind of mental consumption will become more and more intense, and it must be fought with more concentration and effort.

Unconsciously, in this constant repetition of hard work, time went from autumn to winter, and then approached the height of summer.

Ten months have passed.

Xu Wen's eighteen tricks were all learned, and each wood was successfully restored or newly carved.

On this morning in June, Xu Wen came to Lian Tianqing's studio again.

Lian Tianqing said to him straight to the point: "Tomorrow Master Yao will go to Tonghe Mansion to sign up, and you go with him." ”