Xu Fang couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

glanced at Xiaowan, the waiter's clothes on her body hadn't changed yet.

The clothes of Xiulan Group are all ordered from "Yafei Clothing Company", and each piece of clothing is very decent, fitted, and has a very fashionable background.

Especially the immeasurable pair of magnificent dumplings, which has a lot of attraction to Xu Fang.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Fang said embarrassedly: "No, how could it be." ”

"Startled me, I said, how can I look like Mr. Xu. Xiao Wan patted her heart and said.

"What, you are very beautiful, with a melon seed face, bright eyes, ponytail, and a very good figure, which is very likable. I just don't have that kind of idea, I'm not that kind of person......" Xu Fang explained later, and he was also a little incoherent: "By the way, your brother is going to work in the town tonight, or is he going home?"

Xiao Wan lowered her head and blushed even more: "In the town, if you don't go home tonight, let me tell you, my parents are at home!"

Xu Fang was even more embarrassed: "I don't want to spend the night at your house, really, I just want to buy some bamboo carvings." ”

Looking at Xu Fang's cramped appearance, Xiao Wan was stunned for a moment, this young president has always been gentle and gentle, not like a leader, a bit like the big brother next door.

Xu Fang of Zhuding Village specially searched on the Internet, in a mountainous area. Like Yuehai Village, it is a well-known poverty-stricken area in southern Fujian Province.

However, this place is better than Yuehai Village, which was blocked by nine mountains and was simply deserted. There is only one peak in this place, but the terrain is dangerous, and the mountain road often resembles a cliff, which is very steep, and people fall and even die every year. But be careful, the travel is a little stronger than the mountain roads in Yuehai Village.

Although Zhuding Village belongs to Fuzhou City, the distance is not close. Xu Fang drove the car fast, and he was stunned to drive for two and a half hours before arriving in Zhuyuan Town.

"Your brother's bamboo carving is the best in your village?" Xu Fang asked.

"That is, my brother never went to school since he was a child, and when he was a child, he was fine, so he always learned carving from the older generation. He is very energetic, talented, and carves what it looks like, and the older generation also says that my brother carves well. Xiao Wan was very proud.

"Take him back today, and I'll make up for his leave. Xu Fang said with a smile: "Today, hire the two of you as tour guides and go to your village for five hundred yuan per person." ”

"It's too much, my brother works for a day, and it's a hundred yuan at most. Xiao Wan shook her head and refused.

"Take as much as you give, where does your brother work?" Xu Fang asked curiously.

"Open it again, and three hundred meters west of the street, there is a store, and you can get there. Xiao Wan pointed the way.

According to the road pointed out by Xiaowan, Xu Fang soon saw a place where the door was built. There are a lot of wooden doors and iron doors in front of this store, some new and some old, which is a bit messy.

When I got out of the car, I heard a person scolding and scolding: "Pang Gang, can you be quick with your hands and feet?" I told you yesterday that you want three doors, and it will be done now. Can you still do it? Thirty deductions from today's salary!"

"Boss, I don't have much money this day, you can do well, my family is counting on this money to live, and I can't afford to deduct some milk powder for my children." A low voice came.

Hearing this voice, Xiao Wan's expression changed, and she ran over quickly, and saw a strong man begging for a man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks behind a pile of wood.

"Your family wants to eat, Lao Tzu is not charity, this time there is no deduction, can you remember it for a long time?"

"Boss, boss, you are doing well, you also know the situation of my family, you often deduct money, and my family is about to be unable to live. The strong man continued to plead.

"Go aside, and leave if you don't want to. The sharp-mouthed man waved his hand impatiently and turned his head to walk into the room.

"Boss!"

"Brother!" Seeing the situation in front of her, Xiao Wan's nose was sour, and tears fell directly.

"Xiaowan, oh, why are you here?" Seeing his sister, Pang Gang's face was a little embarrassed.

"Brother, don't do it here, what the hell. Xiao Wan said angrily: "Come with me to the city." ”

"How can this work, my parents are at home, and I can't take care of them too far away. Your sister-in-law has to take care of the children, and she doesn't have that much time. Pang Gang was also a little helpless.

Xiao Wan also knew about the affairs of the family, and sighed: "I have something to do with you, you ask the boss for a leave, let's go home." ”

After all, Xiao Wan had mixed up in a big city, and Pang Gang didn't have any opinions, so he nodded and said, "Eh, okay, I'll tell him." ”

"You haven't done any work this day, go back today, don't think about today's salary." The sharp-mouthed boss looked at Pang Gang with some annoyance in his eyes, there was a lot of work in the afternoon.

"Boss, I've been busy all morning, you can give twenty or thirty. Pang Gang said.

"If you want to get paid, you can finish the day. "The sharp-mouthed boss was very polite.

"Big brother, don't bother with this person, let's go home first, and my boss will give the money. Xiao Wan took Pang Gang's hand and walked out, and saw Xu Fang standing on the side of the road and introduced: "Mr. Xu, this is my brother Pang Gang, brother, this is my boss Mr. Xu." ”

Xu Fang didn't have much to offer, so he gently stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Gang, just call me Xiaofang, I'm also a small restaurant." ”

"How can this be nonsense, Mr. Xu, you brought my sister to me......" Pang Gang looked at Xu Fang with a curious expression.

"Get in the car first, let's talk on the road. Xu Fang greeted and asked the two of them to get into the car and sit down.

"Brother, didn't you give me a Buddha statue bamboo carving before, Mr. Xu just likes this and wants to go to our village to see it. You also know how difficult the road in our village is, so Mr. Xu hired you as a tour guide. Xiao Wan smiled.

"What kind of tour guide do we want in our village?"

Xu Fang said with a smile: "The road is difficult to walk, and you have to find a local for safety reasons." By the way, today I hired you two as tour guides, which can be regarded as making up for your salary, 500 yuan per person, and you two should not be too little. ”

"Five hundred for one person?" Pang Gang's eyes widened, looking surprised.

"Yes," Xu Fang confirmed, and directly changed the topic: "Brother Gang, I heard Xiaowan say that your bamboo carving is the best in your village, is the craftsmanship still there?"

"It's better not to talk about it, I'll just carve and play around. The craftsmanship must be there, and I usually have nothing to do at home, so I love to carve something. In this store, some customers also asked for something carved on it. ”

"How much does this store cost you every month?" Xu Fang asked again.

"One hundred a day, whether you eat or not. In fact, you can't get so much money every day, and you deduct points every day. Speaking of work, Pang Gang also sighed.

Xu Fang nodded, chatting with and without a pair, and arrived at the foot of a mountain twenty minutes later.

"Mr. Xu, the car can only be driven here, and if you want to go up the mountain, you can only walk. Pang Gang explained.

Xu Fang got out of the car, and he was not hypocritical, letting the two lead the way in front and follow behind.

I thought that Xu Fang was from the city, and he had never suffered hardship, and Pang Gang wanted to carry Xu Fang on his back before, but when he saw Xu Fang following behind them, even easier than him, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Mr. Xu, your physical strength is okay." ”

"I've practiced before, and it's okay to do this. ”

"That's good, the road to the meeting is more difficult, and ordinary people really can't walk. Pang Gang took Xu Fang and walked forward for more than ten minutes, and the road in front of him changed suddenly.

Seeing a steep slope in front of him, Xu Fang estimated that the slope should be 75 degrees. The terrain is also high, more than ten meters. Two chains were thrown from above, and if you wanted to go up, you had to drag the chains and climb up.

If you don't catch it halfway through, you will have to break your muscles and bones if you don't die.

It's a tough place.

Xu Fang's physical strength is very good, and he even helped the brother and sister a lot along the way, so he walked for fifty minutes without hurrying, and finally saw a village.

No wonder it is called Zhuding Village, the top of the mountain is surrounded by bamboo forests, lush, and the wind blows the rustle of bamboo leaves. A small stream is also the source of nowhere, bubbling and flowing, and the sound of tinkling is crisp and pleasant. Birds chirp everywhere, and if the traffic is not too difficult, it is a good place to live.

Most of the houses here are bungalows, and the houses are made of brick and stone, and many of the other buildings are made of bamboo.

The raw materials are sufficient, and it is not difficult to explain the prevalence of bamboo carving.

Xu Fang also has a good understanding of bamboo carving, also known as bamboo carving, which is a decorative pattern and text carved on bamboo utensils, or a variety of furnishings carved from bamboo roots.

As an art, it was gradually loved by people from the beginning of the Six Dynasties until the Tang Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and was a valuable artistic wealth of Chinese civilization. But because it is relatively niche, there are very few people who can carve bamboo, and there are only a handful of people who have achieved great skills.

"Mr. Xu, do you want to see the scenery first, or do you want to see the bamboo carvings first?" asked Xiao Wan first.

"Mainly look at the bamboo carvings, do you have any ready-made ones at home?" asked Xu Fang with a smile.

Xiao Wan nodded and said crisply: "Yes, there are quite a few." In addition to my brother's carving, it was carved by my father, my grandfather, and my grandfather before, and there seem to be old old pieces from before, but it has been too long and I can't tell which one carved it. ”

Xu Fang's heart moved, and he hurriedly said: "Then go to your house first, let's go." ”

The Pang family brothers and sisters walked forward with Xu Fang, and there were not many people in the village, most of them were children, women or the elderly. Seeing the Pang family brothers and sisters coming back, they greeted the brothers and sisters warmly and asked where Xu Fang was a guest.

The brother and sister didn't know how to introduce it, and Xu Fang generously said that he was a tourist and came to the village to have a look.

Xiaowan's home is on the east side of the village, next to a large bamboo forest.

Pushing open the courtyard door, an old man was drinking tea in the courtyard, and when he saw a few people coming in, he hurriedly got up and asked, "Xiaogang, why are you back today?"

"Dad, today's boss of Xiaowan came to our house to see the bamboo carving, I will bring it to see, call Mr. Xu quickly. Pang Gang hurriedly introduced.

"Mr. Xu, come and sit in the house. Hearing that it was Boss Xiaowan, the old man hurriedly greeted: "Xiaogang, your mother went to your third aunt's house to chat, you quickly called her back to fry two dishes." ”

"Uncle, you're welcome, I'll just take a look. Xu Fang hurriedly stopped and asked, "Brother Gang, where is your bamboo carving?" Can you take me to see it first?"

"Cheng, it's all in the East House, let's take a look. Pang Gang answered, and opened a door on the east side of the courtyard.

Xiao Wan and the old man also followed curiously.

The house is relatively cluttered, there are a lot of bamboos and carving tools in the south corner of the house, and there are a few simple shelves on the north side, on which are stacked with various bamboo carvings.

When he saw these bamboo carvings, Xu Fang's eyes couldn't help but light up.