After returning to the warehouse, Li Le began to prepare for the carving of the "Shui Yun Yao" tea table, which had been sketched yesterday, so it was already possible to start making the rough embryo.

The rough embryo can be said to be the foundation of the whole work, which encapsulates the idea of the whole work with a simple image, paying attention to all aspects such as level, proportion, momentum, and center of gravity stability. The process of carving is generally from the outside to the inside, from top to bottom, from shallow to deep, layer by layer. And when carving, you should also pay attention to the margin, so as to leave room for changes.

As the folk jargon goes, "Leave fat to be small, but it is difficult to regain fertilizer if it is barren, and the inner distance should be small but not large, and remember that carving is subtraction." ”

In this process, tools such as axes are used, mainly to remove large meat.

Then it is to chisel the billet, first from the overall point of view, adjust the ratio and various layouts, and then slowly carve out the specific form, but also to leave room for repair.

At this stage, the form of the work has gradually become clear, and the lines are gradually clear, so this time is the time to test the knife work. If the general shape is broken, there is no need to carry on the rest of the story.

In addition to the necessary knives at this stage, it is also necessary to use a wooden file, which can replace a flat knife to trim the knife marks.

Then comes the final step of the carving, which is also the most delicate work in wood carving. The use of relief, hollow and other thin knife techniques to further improve the details of the work. For example, patterns, textures, people's clothes, eyes, etc.

At this time, oblique knives and medium steel knives are mostly used, that is, knives such as triangular knives. On top of the knife marks, it is also required to be subtle and meticulous, or smooth, or straight, or rough, each of which is different. However, it is necessary to express the fullness of the carved object and the human form.

After this step is completed, it is better to polish it by hand, and use woodworking sandpaper of different thicknesses to polish along the fiber direction, first coarse and then fine.

The final step is also carried out by Li Le just now, which is to paint or burn the wax, and treat the surface for long-term preservation.

When Li Le was selflessly making rough embryos, a car slowly drove into the yard. Not noticing the sound of the car, he was still there.

Hu Shu got out of the car, looked at the surrounding environment, and couldn't figure out what Li Le was doing in this place.

When he walked in, he saw that Li Le was carving selflessly, so he didn't disturb him, but walked to his side lightly and looked at the work he was working on at the moment.

Li Le had just finished digging a place, raised his head and was about to wipe the man, when he suddenly saw a pair of eyes staring at him next to him, and he immediately sat on the ground in fright.

Then he found out that it was Hu Shu, and immediately scolded: "! You don't know how to make a sound when you walk, say hello? Do you know that people are scary, scared to death? ”

Seeing Li Le's big reaction, Hu Shu grinned instead, as if he thought it was a fun thing to scare Li Le.

Looking at his shameless smile, Li Le suddenly rolled his eyes and lamented that he was careless in making friends.

"By the way, what the hell is going on with you being accused?" After Hu Shu finished laughing, he asked Li Le.

Li Le casually put down the tool and said, "What else, seeing that my arm is broken, I feel uncomfortable, and I want to put me in prison!" ......" he said, and then he told Li Siyun that he had been dragged into the bureau two days ago to rectify and then asked her aunt to fish him out.

"! It's shameless. But the Li Siyun you said is also interesting enough, she is so good to you, it can't be that she likes you, right? Hu Shu first scolded those people fiercely, and then began to gossip again.

Li Le was a little speechless for a moment, and he didn't understand what kind of attitude Li Siyun was. And he is not in the mood to think about these now, a Liu Yunyao is still unclear, where can he think so much.

After a moment of silence, Li Le said with some self-deprecation: "A beautiful girl with big eyes, do you think it will be interesting to me?" I don't look like Pan An, Yushu is in the wind, and my family is a wealthy family, what can I make people look at? ”

After Hu Shu listened, he looked at Li Le for a moment, and then said, "That's right."

"You should also be careful during this time, I am afraid that Sun Yilong will involve you at that time." Li Le thought about what happened yesterday, so he also reminded Hu Shu by the way.

"I'm fine, but in two days, my old man will ask me to go out again. But are you sure this time? I've heard you say that they want to give you a charge of intentional injury, so I guess they don't want to let you go easily! Hu Shu wasn't too worried about himself, what he was worried about was that Li Le would make another mess.

"It's okay, you've also been in contact with that lawyer Li, what do you think?"

"One word, shrewd and capable!" Hu Shu thought for a moment, and then said.

"That's four words, okay?" Li Le was really skeptical about Hu Shu's mathematical ability.

"Slip of the tongue! Tongue! Anyway, I just think he seems to be very capable of doing things, which is quite reassuring. ”

"That's fine, so you can rest assured!" Li Le also feels the same way about Lawyer Li.

"I think it's better for you to talk to Uncle Tang, in case something happens, you can remedy it in time." Hu Shu was still a little uneasy, he felt that it would be best if Tang Chongming knew, and with his ability, maybe he would be settled directly.

"No, don't mention this bad idea. I'm going to talk to him, maybe I'll be called back to the pre-liberation period again. I've managed to change my image a little now, what would you think if I let him know about it, a bar brawl, a broken arm, and you. As soon as he heard Hu Shu's words, Li Le immediately refused. Maybe Tang Chongming can settle this matter quickly, but he definitely doesn't want to trouble him now. Let Tang Chongming know that the impression that has finally changed will definitely be over immediately.

Besides, there is no definite decision on the matter yet, and he believes that Lawyer Li can help him get it done.

Seeing Li Le say this, Hu Shu didn't want to mention it anymore, but said: "I'll leave in two days, no matter what, you remember to call me."

"Hmmm! That's for sure, don't worry anymore. He knew that Hu Shu was worried about him, so he was also a little moved. You don't need to have many friends, you just want to be able to treat each other sincerely.

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Hu Shu didn't say more, and then his eyes suddenly saw the tea table on the workbench, pointed to the tea table with some surprise, and asked Li Le, "Is this carved by you?"

"Hmmm! It didn't take long to finish. Li Le nodded slightly.

Hu Shu hurriedly got up and stepped forward, stroking and observing, like a child seeing a fresh toy. Then he sniffed it with his nose again, and his face was suddenly a little surprised, "This is Golden Silk Nanmu?" ”

Li Le was stunned for a moment, he was a little surprised, Hu Shu could see that this material came out. But think about the fact that he runs business outside all the year round and interacts with people a lot, he may not be able to say where he has seen him.

"To be precise, it should be the gloomy wood of Jin Sinan." Li Le added.

"That's much more precious than golden silk nanmu, how did you get it?" Listening to Li Le's added words, Hu Shu was even more surprised, although there is only a difference of two words, but they are indeed two different concepts, this thing is unavoidable.

Li Le did not hide it, and told Hu Shu about his experience of obtaining the golden silk nanmu. After Hu Shu listened, three words popped out with his eyes widened, "Shit luck!" ”

He's really right, it's shit luck, counting the strange stones, these two things are basically counting the shit luck, that one didn't cost much, this gloomy wood is even more free and get, and the harvest is huge, what is not shit luck?

"Are you going to sell it when you're done carving?" Seeing that Li Le had basically broken down the wood, Hu Shu couldn't help asking.

"Hmmm! With this idea, only a few large pieces can be worth a few dollars, and small pieces may not sell much. Probably not much either. Li Le originally thought this way, so he said it truthfully.

"That's not a lot of money, how much?" Hu Shu was obviously very interested in the value of these things, but although he had seen them, he was not too clear about the value of these things.

"I really don't have a base for this, but there should be at least a **100,000 or so, right?" Li Le made a conservative estimate. Two tea tables, a coffee table, plus root carvings, wood carvings, Buddha statues, bracelets, and the like should not be less than this number.

"**100,000 is still not much money? Do you know that I can get 500,000 yuan after I help my old man run outside for a year, and you come out empty-handed for a **100,000 yuan in the blink of an eye, which is not much money? Seeing Li Le's indifferent look, Hu Shu suddenly shouted.

In fact, Li Le really felt that there was not much, there were so many in his imagination, and he might not be able to buy a better Hetian jade seed material of about 200 grams in the later life.

But seeing Hu Shu's appearance, I also knew that he was a little stimulated. Then he said, "Okay, don't be like that." Isn't it that I haven't bought it yet, besides, these things have to be processed, and I don't even think about it for two or three months. ”

"Otherwise, if I get mixed with you in the future, will you take me in?" When Hu Shu saw Li Le say this, he immediately changed his sentence.

"Okay, as long as you want, I have no problem, you can come to work tomorrow." Li Le replied with a smile. He really had this kind of idea, he thought about it, after all these things were sold, in addition to paying off the debts for Liu Yunyao's family, the rest would be used as his own starting capital.

Whether it is Hetian jade, or Tian Topaz, which has not yet been discovered, can rely on its rapid and rapid price rise to complete their initial capital accumulation.

But at that time, he couldn't stay in school, and this matter still needed to be discussed with Tang Chongming slowly.

At that time, he will definitely bring Hu Shu with him, but it is still early. And Hu Shu's words at the moment are obviously just another joke.

Sure enough, seeing Li Le's smile and agree, Hu Shu suddenly calmed down again. "Forget it, I would like to join you, but my old man will not."

"Do you like to do what you're doing?" Li Le wanted to explore Hu Shu's thoughts first, after all, if people liked what they were doing now, he would not say that he had to force Hu Shu to get on the boat.

"I can't say I like it, but I can't say I hate it, after all, it's for my own old man, and I'm still relatively free in terms of time, work, and life. I don't have much culture myself, so I'll just talk about it. After Hu Shu thought about it, he said what he thought.

After Li Le listened, he thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, my original intention was to mention it to you later, but since I said this today, I will talk to you." I want to give up school after these things are sold. Then he may choose to go to Xinjiang to do some business with Hetian jade. If you're willing to come with me, you'll be with me. ”

"Do you want to run so far to Xinjiang? How long to go? Hearing that Li Le was going to Xinjiang, Hu Shu suddenly felt a little far away.

"Hmmm! In the past, it would have been a few years! In fact, Li Le is not willing to go that far, but to get good material, you have to go to its birthplace.

"Let's think about it!" After all, he was going to such a far place, and he stayed for so long, Hu Shu also needed to think about it.

"Hmmm! Come to think of it, isn't there still some time? If you're interested, check out some books on jade and get prepared! Li Le didn't rush him, after all, it would take a while to finish carving these things by himself.

The two casually chatted about some other topics in the future, Li Le didn't plan to go to Liu Yunyao's house tonight, after all, Hu Shu was still there, and it was not good to leave him alone.

When he finished eating, Hu Shu didn't talk as much as usual, obviously thinking about what Li Le said to him today.

After dinner, Hu Shu sent Li Le back to the warehouse and went back. And Li Le also continued to carve himself.

In the next few days, Li Le basically lived a life of three points and one line. Except for going to Liu Yunyao's place, he basically went to sleep when he was tired of carving, and continued to carve after waking up, and the whole person completely calmed down.