"Brother Zi'an, look!" Shen Mange walked over with the cat in his arms and smiled contentedly: "It's so cute!"

Lu Zi'an raised his eyes, and the cat glanced at him lazily: "Meow." ”

"Are you cold? Lu Zi'an patted the right side.

Shen Mange sat down with the cat in his arms: "It's okay, it's not too cold." ”

Bai Shuhang moved two chairs over, arranged the tools and wood one by one, looked back at Bai Zihang, and saw that he couldn't come, so he looked at Lu Zi'an, and said pitifully: "Master Lu, can you take a look at my brother's by the way, his carving is not very good!"

If you still can't see the idea of this little slippery head, Lu Zi'an has been in vain for so many years.

It's not a brother, it's better than a brother, this kind of friendship is rare.

He looked at Bai Zihang and nodded: "You can come along." ”

A hint of surprise burst out of Bai Zihang's eyes, and then he sat down on another chair.

As soon as the two of them started carving, Lu Zi'an could see that what Bai Shuhang said, "Everything else is okay, but carving is always unessential" is exactly what Bai Zihang said.

As for himself, well, probably "except for carving, everything else is just getting started".

So he went under the knife, and Uncle Bai couldn't sit still: "Look at you, how do you pull this line!"

"I was wrong, you let me go!" Bai Shuhang honestly redrew the line.

Uncle Bai took a deep breath, looked at the calm Lu Zi'an, and decided not to bother with him.

As a result, after a while, he raised his eyebrows: "What are you carving? What are the petals?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Bai Shuhang looked at it carefully and felt that it could not be remedied, so he simply changed his face and continued to carve.

As a result, after a few knives, he used too much force to cut the freshly carved leaves, and he hurriedly shouted: "Uncle and grandpa, you let me go, I can carve it later!"

Uncle Bai took the paper roll and slapped him directly on the head: "I just let you go, I'm letting you go now, I'll release you later, what are you and what are you!

Unlike Zou Kai and his grandfather, the Bai family's family style is strict, although Bai Shuhang is naughty, he doesn't dare to talk back to the elders, he honestly takes a few hits, and then the knife is much more stable.

Bai Zihang was much calmer than him, and he devoted himself to the line drawing at the beginning, even if it was like this, he just glanced at it worriedly and then re-invested it.

He took a palm-sized piece of basswood wood, drew a line drawing on the wood, and then began to prepare for the knife.

The sharp tip of the knife did not require much effort to land on the soft basswood, and they did not use difficult hardwoods because they were trying to consult on the technique.

At the beginning, the knives were relatively stable, and Uncle Bai and Grandpa Bai also nodded secretly, looking much more relieved.

When the rough blank of the entire wood carving was completed, Bai Zihang also breathed a sigh of relief, and after gently blowing off the sawdust, he changed the handle of the carving knife and began to carve the details.

At this time, Lu Zi'an saw that Bai Zihang was making a "Pixiu holding a ball" handle.

Pixiu hugging the ball, meaning responsive, and the shape is relatively simple, it is a very good choice to do the handle.

To do these early lines or something, Bai Zihang didn't have to pick, the knife skills were skillful and the movements were smooth, and each knife was evenly forced, obviously the foundation was very good.

It's just that when he began to carve out the details, the shortcomings gradually became apparent.

Hand handles, in other words, are objects that are played with.

Like this kind of cultural instrument shape that is played in the hand, in terms of carving, it is required to be round and smooth, and there is no need to pay too much attention to fineness, because the process is too meticulous, and it is difficult to avoid bumps and bumps.

Bai Zihang's hand-held pieces are very suitable for his current situation, but it is a pity that he is still like the monkey carved before, with its form but not its spirit.

Although he felt that his technique was very problematic, Lu Zi'an still didn't point it out directly, just drank tea and watched patiently.

Bai Zihang obviously knew that his shortcomings were carving, but now he came to ask for advice, and he didn't hide it at all, and directly revealed his shortcomings.

So the final Pixiu holding ball handle does not look like Pixiu is holding a ball, but like it has accidentally stuck to the ball.

Bai Zihang was a little ashamed, and his face turned red and handed it to Lu Zi'an: "Master Lu, I finished ......"

"Good. Lu Zi'an stretched out his hand to take it and looked at it carefully: "Bai Shuhang said that your other skills are not bad, but there is still something lacking in carving, what do you think?"

"Uh...... I don't think he's wrong. Bai Zihang said honestly: "My carvings are always not smooth, especially the corners, which are generally polished off with frosted paper." ”

Lu Zi'an frowned slightly: "You bring me a piece of wood again." ”

Bai Shuhang had already given up the treatment, and when he heard this, he immediately shoved the wood he had cut all over the place, took out another piece of wood and handed it over: "Master Lu, here you are." ”

Lu Zi'an reached out and took it and checked it, it was also a piece of basswood, but the material was not bad.

"Don't usually use openwork carving techniques around the corners, use round carving, like this......" He held the wood in his left hand and gently slashed across the wood with a knife in his right hand.

The carving knife was unstoppable in his hand, and the wood was slowly separated layer by layer, and there was no need to change the angle of his left hand like they did.

"How did you do that?" Bai Zihang's eyes glowed with a burning light.

Lu Zi'an turned the wood to the other side: "It's very simple, you look at this, the knife should be heavy, the hand should be steady, the wrist should be forceful, and the fingertips should be pressed down slightly...... ...... like this"

Shen Mange next to him was stroking the cat's fur while secretly looking at him.

Lu Zi'an, who was immersed in carving, was a little colder than usual, he pursed his lips slightly, staring at the carving knife's eyes attentively and reverently.

Shen Mange couldn't help but be a little fascinated by it, feeling that Brother Zi'an was so powerful, and he felt that his carving was full of ritual and sacredness.

"The creative mentality should be peaceful, the blade should be hidden, not sharp, especially like this kind of arc line, between the strokes should be as indifferent as possible, the inside is rigid and the outside is soft, and the dot painting can be round and handsome......"

Bai Zihang nodded silently, took the wood that had been cut by Bai Shuhang and followed silently.

Although his comprehension is not high, he is better than being diligent and honest, and he quickly mastered its essence through solid practice.

"As for the carving, this kind of fine carving is a symbol of a kind of faith, so you should pay attention to the state of mind when you carry the knife, and the hand should be steady...... ...... to the

After the demonstration, a quaint and cute Pixiu hugging ball was displayed, and Bai Zihang compared his own with it, and suddenly blushed with shame.

In the afternoon, Bai Zihang took them around, visiting the garden in the mist and rain, which had a unique flavor, at least Shen Mange liked it very much.

Until dinner, the Bai family was reluctant to let them go, and in the end, Lu Zi'an was able to leave under the pretext of Shen Mange's confession.

Shen Mange reluctantly returned the cat.

Uncle Bai waved his hand generously: "It's free-range at home, and the little girl will take it back if she likes it!"

"No, thank you. Although Shen Mange likes it very much, he doesn't want to take away people's favor, this cat knows that he has a very close relationship with Bai Zihang at a glance.

Lu Zi'an wanted to comfort her in the car, but Shen Mange looked resolute: "It's okay, I will definitely have a cat!"