As soon as he came out of the bank, Ye Xiaochen's mobile phone rang, and when he took it out, it turned out to be Jin Kequan calling.

He calculated the time, Jin Kequan should have sent the eighteen Arhats out.

When I called at this time, could it be that someone was interested in his clay sculpture again?

He is very confident in the clay sculpture he kneaded, and the master's craftsmanship is absolutely nothing to say, and he has also generated attributes, which is simply like a tiger with wings and a deeper level.

No matter how good other clay sculptors are, they will never be able to pinch such an effect.

As long as you are a person who knows the goods, you will definitely be able to see the potential value.

Immediately he pressed the button to answer.

"Brother Ye, are you free now?"

Jin Kequan's voice came from his phone.

"Mr. Jin, I'm outside now, ready to go back to school, what's the matter?"

Ye Xiaochen said.

"Brother Ye, it's like this, there is an old gentleman who likes your clay sculpture very much, so I want to meet you, my eighteen Arhats are for this old gentleman's birthday. ”

Jin Kequan said.

And so it was.

Ye Xiaochen knew in his heart that from Jin Kequan's tone, he could hear the respect for the old gentleman, I am afraid that he was not an ordinary person.

Jin Kequan is worth a lot of money, and he is a big boss with some financial resources, so he is willing to spend two million to customize a set of eighteen Arhats as a birthday gift.

"Okay. ”

Ye Xiaochen agreed directly.

This is a potential customer and must not be missed.

In the absence of fame, it is the best way to sell clay sculpture craft works through customer recommendations.

After agreeing on the location, Ye Xiaochen hung up the phone, then got into the car and went straight to the foothills.

At the foot of the foothills, Ye Xiaochen met with Jin Kequan's car.

"Brother Ye, you park the car here and take my car up. ”

Jin Kequan got out of the car and said.

"Okay. ”

Ye Xiaochen nodded.

After parking the car, Ye Xiaochen got into Jin Kequan's car.

The car meandered up a small concrete road into the forest.

Ye Xiaochen was a little surprised, where is this going?

Isn't this foothill a scenic spot?

There is no residential area at all, even if some of the original residents have mostly moved out.

After driving for more than ten minutes, the car drove on the cement mountain road, with nine bends and eighteen bends, surrounded by mountains and forests and trees, very quiet, and there was no one in sight.

However, Ye Xiaochen did not ask.

"Brother Ye, it's almost here, and this old gentleman lives in a sanatorium here. ”

Jin Kequan said suddenly.

"Mr. Jin, is there a sanatorium here?"

Ye Xiaochen was very curious.

"Of course, but it's not open to the public, and very few people know about it. Those who can live here are either rich or expensive. ”

Jin Kequan said with a smile.

Ye Xiaochen was thoughtful.

After turning a corner, you can finally see the traces of the building, which is a large gate, hidden in an ancient tree.

First sanatorium.

Very simple name.

At the entrance of the sanatorium, there are also guards standing guard.

The car stopped in a parking lot next to it, and then the two came to the door, and immediately the doorman checked it.

Jin Kequan hurriedly made a phone call.

The doorman returned to the guard box, and after making a phone call, he was released.

When the two of them entered the door of the sanatorium, the inside suddenly opened up, as if it were a whole new world.

It is absolutely impossible to imagine that the interior of this sanatorium is like this.

It was completely different from what Ye Xiaochen had imagined before.

It's more of a peaceful village than a sanatorium.

The courtyards are scattered between the mountains and rivers, with patches of fields, crops and vegetables, and many of them are surrounded by fruit trees.

There is a barking dog and a rooster crowing.

In the ponds, ducks and geese swim.

There are also cattle and sheep grazing in the fields.

Some elderly people walked on the country roads, or chatted with chess at the gate of the courtyard, or leisurely fished by the pond with fishing rods.

"Mr. Jin, is this sure it's a nursing home?"

Ye Xiaochen couldn't believe what he saw.

No one thought that there would be such a paradise-like place in this foothill.

It's almost the same as a mountain village, the difference is that the roads here are very good, the houses are very good, and it is obvious that it has been planned to artificially form a mountain village-style sanatorium.

Nowadays, people live in a busy city, the pace is too fast, and after a long time, they will be physically and mentally tired, and they yearn for the life in the countryside.

Many people go to the countryside when they travel, and they live in the countryside for a period of time to recuperate their mood.

Obviously, this nursing home also borrowed this approach.

After all, the people who can live in it are all old people, and they don't like to be busy, so naturally, such a quiet rural environment is the most suitable.

The two walked for more than ten minutes before finally coming to a courtyard.

The courtyard is not particularly large, but it is very elegant, with trees in the courtyard and tables and chairs under the trees.

There are two old men playing chess against each other.

There were also a man and a woman standing next to them, both of whom were not very old.

The two entered the courtyard and did not disturb them, just watching.

Ye Xiaochen didn't have much research on Go, it was too complicated, and he could move chess.

So he looked at it for a while and didn't see anything.

By the time the two old men decided the winner, it was already ten minutes later.

"Haha, Lao Liu, you're still a bad move. ”

The one who spoke was a tall old man with white hair and hair, although he was a little old, but he could speak loudly, and he felt like an old lion king.

The other old man was much thinner.

"If it weren't for a little mistake this time, I wouldn't have lost to you. ”

The thin old man snorted, then glanced up at Ye Xiaochen and Jin Kequan, and said with a smile: "We two old guys have been cold for so long when we two old guys play chess. ”

"You see I'm so anxious, I'm fascinated by a move. ”

The tall old man couldn't help but pat his head, and then said to Jin Kequan: "Xiao Jin, this young man is the clay sculptor you are talking about?"

"Shi Lao, this is Ye Xiaochen, and the eighteen Arhat clay sculptures were made by him. ”

Jin Kequan's tone was respectful.

"Young man, your clay sculpture skills are really good, if it weren't for Xiao Jin telling me, it would be unbelievable. ”

Shi Lao was amazed.

"Shi Lao has won the award. ”

Ye Xiaochen said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Lao Shi, you said that set of eighteen Arhat clay sculptures was made by him?"

The thin old man next to him was taken aback.

He naturally saw Lao Shi's set of eighteen Arhat clay sculptures, and after seeing it, he was shocked.

Although he is different from Lao Shi and does not believe in Buddhism, he also knows that the set of eighteen Arhat clay sculptures is definitely the best of the best, that kind of Buddha nature, that kind of majesty, I am afraid that ordinary master works cannot be compared.

"yes. ”

Shi Lao said with a smile.

"That's great, boy, can you help me make a clay sculpture for me?"

The thin old man's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "I want Taoist Sanqing, preferably a little bigger." ”

He prefers Taoist things.

Since Lao Shi has the eighteen Arhats of the Buddhist family, he wants the three Qings of Taoism, and the status of the three Qings is much higher than that of the eighteen Arhats.

"Old Liu, this is no problem, but...."

Ye Xiaochen said directly.

Although the volume is large and the amount of cement consumed is more, the production of clay sculptures is actually easier.

"But what?"

The thin old man asked curiously.

"The price can be a bit pricey. ”

Ye Xiaochen said.

You can't make a clay sculpture of this old man for free, right?

Forget about the money, the main thing is the value of wealth, and that's the point.

"Haha, Lao Liu, this young man is afraid that you can't afford to pay it. ”

Old Man Shi laughed.

Jin Kequan was embarrassed, and he wanted to tell Ye Xiaochen that this Liu Lao was not short of money.

"With such a high level of craftsmanship, how can it be done if it is not expensive. ”

The thin old man disagreed, and then asked, "Xiao Jin, how much did the Eighteen Arhats cost?"

"Liu Lao, two million. ”

Jin Kequan hurriedly said.

"Eighteen pieces, two million, very cheap. ”

The thin old man was surprised, "That's it, young man, my Sanqing clay sculpture is more than ten times the size of the Eighteen Arhats, one million each, a total of three million, how about it?"

"Old Liu, no problem. ”

Ye Xiaochen was amazed in his heart, he was really a big customer who was not bad for money.

Three pieces of three million.

It can increase his wealth by three million.

"Haha, that's great. ”

Liu Lao was very happy.

After Ye Xiaochen talked to Liu Lao, Old Man Shi spoke again, "Young man, I invited you over this time, mainly because I want to ask you for help with one thing. ”

"Elder Shi, what are you talking about?"

Ye Xiaochen said.

"A long time ago, I collected a Buddha statue of Jizo Bodhisattva, but this Buddha statue once suffered a war, missing an arm, and the head was also mutilated, and I have been trying to find someone to repair it, but it didn't work, I don't know if you can repair it?"

Old Man Shi said.

"Shi Lao, I have to look at the Buddha statue before I know. ”

Ye Xiaochen said.

"Okay, I'll take you to see it. ”

Old Man Shi nodded, and then got up.

Don't look at him as old, but his body is still healthy, he walks on crutches, and he walks very neatly, so he can't tell that he is a centenarian.

Immediately, Ye Xiaochen followed Shi Lao into the house.

Liu Lao and Jin Kequan all followed.

There is a small house at the back of the house, which is arranged as a Buddhist hall, and the eighteen Arhats are placed on the Buddha shrines one by one.

This temple looks very solemn.

Shi Lao walked to a platform and lifted off the covered cloth, revealing the Jizo Bodhisattva Buddha statue inside.

Sure enough, it was incomplete.

Judging from the fracture, it is not copper, iron and stone, but clay and firing.

This is also a type of clay sculpture.

It's just that this Jizo Bodhisattva Buddha statue is more than a foot tall, much taller than all the clay sculptures Ye Xiaochen had pinched before.

After Ye Xiaochen looked at it carefully, he showed a touch of contemplation.

It is not easy to restore this Buddha statue.

Even if it is a clay sculpture master, I am afraid that it will not be able to be repaired perfectly, and there will definitely be flaws.

Such an antique cultural relic-level Buddha statue, if it is not perfectly restored, it is a kind of damage.

"By the way, I have an attribute of +12 auto-repair, can I use it for the repair of this Buddha statue?"

Ye Xiaochen touched his chin, his heart moved, and he suddenly had an idea.

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