Ah Yin took out her nuclear carving equipment.

When she carved the first nuclear carving, her grandfather personally made six knives from a craftsman and gave them to her on her tenth birthday. Since then, she has been using it to this day. For ten years, as soon as these six knives were held in his hands, they felt so familiar, as if they had been deeply integrated into his bones and blood.

The door creaked open.

Jiang Xuan walked in and whispered: "Sister, Fang Cai Fan Xiaolang, the three girls of the Daoluo family are the best at Arhat nuclear carving rosaries. She said worriedly: "I also heard that Huang Lao from Nanpai Street has a good relationship with the Luo family, and I don't know if it will be biased." ”

"Sister, don't worry, everyone's eyes are bright, and don't be prejudiced against Miss Luosan. She is different from me, she is the head of the family, the pearl on the palm of her hand, and she will inevitably be arrogant. I think she is like the young man in the martial arts book that my grandfather used to tell us, the arrogant young man has martial arts, wandering the rivers and lakes, but whenever he learns that the master appears, he must fight with him, and strive to be the first in martial arts. Although the competitive spirit is strong, it is also a true temperament. I see that the third girl Luo is a person who really likes nuclear carving, and the appointment with me is also for a hearty process. Ah Yin smiled and said, "Besides, no matter whether you win or lose this time, now the entire nuclear carving town knows my name Ah Yin, and I won't suffer." ”

Jiang Xuan only said: "Not everyone really likes nuclear carving like my sister." ”

Ah Yin asked rhetorically: "Doesn't my sister like it?" ”

Jiang Xuan hugged one of Ah Yin's arms and said coquettishly: "I like my sister more, the nuclear carving is not as important as my sister." ”

Ah Yinle said: "Your little mouth is so sweet." ”.

As soon as the third day arrived, the inn was full, and even the window was crowded with people, which can be described as a sea of people. In order to facilitate Luo Jiao and Ah Yin's fight, the innkeeper specially moved the tables and chairs in the middle, and selected the best two square tables to be placed in the center.

The boss also specially prepared a lot of high-quality melon and fruit snacks for two people to eat. Although it is free of charge, but the boss has already been happy in his heart, the two of them are fighting cores, carving eighteen Arhat rosaries, the people around have to sit at least for a whole day, looking at the two flower-looking girls with melons and fruits snacks, it is indispensable to call Xiao Er to have a share, and today's silver income is also considerable.

In front of the two square tables, there is also a Taishi chair and a pineapple wood table, and it is Huang Lao who is sitting today to decide the winner.

The boss prepared a pot of wolfberry tea for Huang Lao, which is the most eye-clearing and liver-clearing. I saw Huang Lao take a sip of wolfberry tea, and when he put down the teacup, he patted his palms, and two small servants came out with trays in their hands, preparing identical peach pits for Luo Jiao and Ah Yin in front of the square table.

However, there is only one.

Everyone is a little unclear, this carving is eighteen Arhat nuclear carving rosary beads, there must be eighteen peach pits of similar size, only one, can only carve one rosary.

Huang Lao raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to be calm.

"At the beginning, it was just a small test, let the two of them have fun carving, and after a little relaxation, the remaining seventeen Arhats are the real beginning. As a nuclear carving technician, the first step to learn is to pick the core, if you don't know how to pick the core, how can you be called a nuclear carving technician? That's why I set up a new hurdle, and when the first arhat is finished, I can pick the core first. In addition, due to the large number of cores, only engraving is required, eliminating the need for grinding and polishing. As he spoke, he clapped his palms, and a small man walked out with a basket in his arms.

When everyone looked at it, it was actually a basket full of peach pits.

Everyone became excited, and someone said: "It's the first time I've seen such a core, it's interesting, it's really interesting." ”

Huang Lao stroked his white beard lightly and exchanged a look with Luo Jiao without a trace.

The levels are not set up like this for fun. The girl called Ah Yin, can't find out, the only nuclear carving seen is the little monkey offering peaches, and it is not completely carved by herself, although it has turned decay into magic, but the real level is unknown.

The small test is to see Ah Yin's level.

If it's average, that's the best; If there is a threat to Luo Jiao, then there is something to be done here. There are nine good cores hidden in the sleeve of the little guy, and there are only twenty-five good cores in the basket, and Luo Jiao has already seen it and can quickly find the location of the good core.

If Ah Yin's table is mediocre, the ten good cores in the sleeves of the little guy will be put back into the basket unconsciously.

"Start.".

With an order, Luo Jiao took the lead in lifting the prepared paintbrush and drawing a joyful arhat on rice paper, which was none other than the Venerable Kanoga of the eighteen arhats. Huanxi Arhat has a smile on his face and a compassionate eyebrow, and is the easiest of the eighteen Arhats to write.

Nowadays, in order to be more accurate, nuclear carving technicians often draw on paper first, wait for the painting to be completed, and then start carving with a knife.

A good nuclear carver can often make a good painting.

Luo Jiao has always been proud of this, her hand speed to draw Arhat has been practiced, not even a moment, just a few strokes, as soon as the joy of Arhat jumps on the paper. When she put down her brush, others were already surprised and sighed, "So fast! ”

Luo Jiao was proud in her heart, raised her chin slightly, and when she stretched out her hand to the flat file, she gave a look to Ah Yin who was not far away.

At this glance, Luo Jiao felt extremely ridiculous.

The wild girl who didn't know the height of the sky didn't even prepare a pen and paper, fixed the peach pit with two fingers in her left hand, held a conical knife in her right hand, condensed slightly, staring at the peach pit as if she was in a daze. She didn't even know the most basic knowledge of nuclear carving, not to mention that she didn't know how to draw, the first step was to use a knife to shovel the nuclear tips at both ends with a flat file.

It's just a layman.

Where did she get the confidence to compare with her a few days ago?

Luo Jiao sneered in her heart, retracted her gaze, and was about to start leveling the tip of the core, when everyone suddenly let out a gasp, the sound was not small, and even Huang Lao, who was drinking tea, stopped moving.

Luo Jiao thought that Ah Yin had done something layman's move again, and she didn't want to bother with it, until the second exclamation came out, and she glanced over.

At this glance, Luo Jiao's hand froze.

Ah Yin actually moved the knife directly, and at an extremely fast speed, he dropped six knives in the peach pit, two knives in the eyes, two knives in the ears, one knife in the nose, and one knife in the mouth. Because the peach pit is very small, the people around can't see exactly how Ah Yin's knife fell, but Luo Jiao is very close to Ah Yin, and she can just see that Ah Yin is eradicating the skin of the peach pit at an astonishing speed at this moment, and with the first knife, holding a conical knife in his hand, he carved out the leisurely eyebrows and eyes of the Venerable Arhat Half Toga.

Amazing knife skills!

Luo Jiao was stunned, and it wasn't until Huang Lao coughed heavily that she suddenly came back to her senses and realized that she was fighting with Ah Yin. But even though he came back to his senses, his right hand holding the flat file was still trembling slightly.

It's horrible!

Luo Jiao forced herself to calm down, but despite this, because of the trembling of her hands, she accidentally carved a wrong stroke, and it took more time to repair it. When she finished carving Huanxi Arhat's left eye, Ah Yin had already put down the knife, stood up, bowed slightly to Huang Lao, and then walked to the little guy holding the basket.

Don't say Luo Jiao, even Huang Lao was a little stunned.

I didn't expect it to be Ah Yin who completed it first.

Luo Jiao's face was slightly pale, she gritted her teeth, this situation could only be carved quickly.

Ah Yin was concentrating on picking the peach pits, and there were many peach pits in the basket that were not suitable for carving. The slender fingers played with the peach pit, and when she saw the good core, her eyes lit up, and she was about to pick it up, but the basket suddenly moved, and the good core sank into a sea of cores.

The little guy said apologetically: "I didn't stand firm." ”

Huang Lao scolded him in a low voice, and Ah Yin smiled and said, "It's okay." Next, Ah Yin's speed of picking cores was much slower, and she almost touched all of them in a basket of so many peach pits. Ah Yin's slowness made the people around him a little puzzled, but in view of Ah Yin's appearance before, everyone had some expectations, could it be that this girl wanted to do something amazing?

However, Ah Yin disappointed everyone.

She picked very slowly, very slowly, until Luo Jiao finished carving the Huanxi Arhat nuclear carving, she finished picking the third core, and it seemed to be very difficult.

This makes people wonder, could it be that Ah Yin doesn't know how to pick cores? Otherwise, there is no reason to explain her slowness.

Finally, Luo Jiao also came over.

Her face was extremely ugly, and her face sank a little more when she looked at the pile of peach pits that had been turned into a mess. However, when she caught a glimpse of Ah Yin picking three cores, two of which were not good peach pits, she settled down and began to pick cores.

The peach pits suitable for carving walnuts, Luo Jiao had already touched them last night, and she had done a little trickery, and she could easily recognize which ones were the most suitable.

Gradually, the two of them finished picking cores.

Luo Jiao took thirteen good cores, but Ah Yin only got twelve.

Luo Jiao regained her self-confidence and continued to carve Arhats.

At this time, Ah Yin looked at Luo Jiao, watching her first carved happy Arhat out of a daze, and she retracted her gaze for a while, hanging her head slightly, others couldn't see her expression, and she didn't know what she was thinking at the moment.

After a long time, Ah Yin began to use the knife.

This time it's much slower than the first one, but you still don't need to use a picture, and it only takes six dollars to start. On one side, Ah Yin carved the core slowly and methodically, and on the other side, Luo Jiao carved quickly as if she was burning her buttocks.

Carving cores require patience and, more importantly, time.

In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.

Ah Yin stopped to eat the pastry, and the people around him also ordered Xiao Er to order, and some people tiptoed out to see how Ah Yin carved it. It's a pity that the nuclear carving is too small for everyone to see clearly.

After Ah Yin ate the pastry, he drank another cup of tea.

Probably full of food and drink, she seemed to be a little sleepy, and carved more slowly. On the contrary, Luo Jiao didn't eat, the more she fought, the more courageous she became, and in the evening, she had to complete the carving of the eighteen Arhat nuclear carving rosaries before Ah Yin.

But it was only a little faster, after Luo Jiao put down the taper knife, she just stood up, and Ah Yin was also finished.

Huang Lao came to watch the nuclear carving of the two.

The bad core will split at the moment of the knife, and it will not become an eagle at all. Of the eighteen Arhat nuclear carvings, Luo Jiao has fourteen, while Ah Yin only has thirteen, one less than Luo Jiao. At this moment, the crowd also gathered around to watch.

Luo Jiao's Arhat nuclear carving southern style is very obvious, delicate and elegant.

And Ah Yin's Arhat nuclear carving is very similar to the style she did when she carved, and for a while she couldn't tell the difference between the southern school and the northern school, but it was more like a fusion of the two factions.

Huang Lao was a little embarrassed.

In terms of knife skills alone, Luo Jiao played relatively well, except for the first Luohan who made a mistake and later repaired it, the rest of the levels were equal. But the girl called Ah Yin is different, only the first one is supernormal, and the remaining thirteen levels are good and bad.

The people below also argued, some said that Ah Yin was good, and some said that Luo Jiao was good.

Finally someone asked: "Huang Lao, who wins and who loses?" ”