Chapter 16: The Accident of Inkstone Making

The boring repetition again and again without asking for the law made Li Le's heart gradually rise a sense of irritability.

People are like this, when they do something, they are not afraid of repeating, they are afraid that how many times they repeat it will be the same result. At this moment, Li Le felt like this, and the thin layer of gauze paper seemed to be only a little distance away from being able to pierce and see the scene inside.

After hanging like this for more than an hour, nothing has changed. Li Le also stopped the movement of his hand, and then stood there upright, his brows furrowed as if they were about to be glued together.

Xu Changqing had already finished breakfast and was observing at the door for a long time, and after seeing Li Le stop, he slowly walked over, "What?" Stuck in a difficult situation? ”

"The problem of carving knife method, I feel that I need to break through, but it is always a little bit worse. Have you ever experienced such feelings when you were practicing? Seeing Xu Changqing speak, Li Le did not hide it. He remembered that Xu Changqing was a martial arts practitioner, and he would definitely encounter this situation, so maybe he could learn a little from his experience.

"The situation you mentioned should have hit a bottleneck, and every person who practices martial arts will have this kind of time. I just saw that you seem to be a little impetuous, which is a big no-no for people who break through the bottleneck. The methods of breaking through the bottleneck in our martial arts practice are also very different, some people practice repeatedly, and some people simply stop and relax themselves before looking for inspiration, and the methods are all different. ”

After a slight pause, Xu Changqing continued to add: "I don't know much about the carving knife technique, so I can't give you any advice on the essential things, but you might as well calm down and adjust your state before looking for a way to break through."

Hearing Xu Changqing say this, Li Le also felt that he was indeed a little impetuous and anxious. Unlike when I practiced a few days ago, because I didn't feel like I had to break through, I was able to deal with this matter calmly. And just now, because I felt that bottleneck, but I couldn't find inspiration in the repeated exercises, I was anxious and irritable, which made the breakthrough even more difficult.

"Try ventilation and calm yourself down first."

Hearing Xu Changqing's proposal, Li Le also nodded slightly, and then gradually closed his eyes and began to start the ventilation method.

As the movements progressed little by little, Li Le's heart gradually quieted down. Slowly, he entered the artistic conception of listening to nature again.

Closing his eyes and feeling everything in his ears, those subtle things gradually came to mind, making him gradually enter a state of selflessness.

Time slowly advanced, and the scene in Li Le's mind disappeared little by little, and then became a blank space, with nothing, and at the same time, his heart was also quiet to the extreme.

At this moment, the bits and pieces of the past sword practice began to slowly emerge, and all the details from the beginning to the end were slowly shuttling through his mind like a movie. And Li Le himself can more intuitively feel his progress little by little, and every defect.

Once, twice,...... Li Le appeared quietly in the courtyard, the movement of the ventilation method had stopped, and his face showed a sense of peace and naturalness.

Xu Changqing had gradually retreated from his side, standing from afar and watching, not wanting to disturb him.

As the details filtered through his mind over and over again, the feeling resurfaced, and he got closer and closer to the layer of gauze.

Finally when he reached a critical point, Li Le felt a gentle "poof" in his heart, the layer of gauze paper finally broke, and two words suddenly appeared in his mind, "texture".

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and it turned out that the breakthrough point was actually on it.

Xu Changqing turned around and walked towards the villa the moment he saw him smile, he understood that Li Le had found a breakthrough point, and there was no need for him to continue to stay here.

Slowly opening his eyes, Li Le did not rush to the knife, but tried to maintain his own peace of mind, and at the same time touched the surface of the stone with his hands to feel the texture in it.

When the texture on the stone was gradually engraved in his heart, becoming clearer and clearer, Li Le suddenly took out the knife. The knife was faster than ever, like a bolt of lightning, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye, and a trail of different shades appeared on the stone.

Without any zooming in, Li Le knew that the depth of the scratch had reached a perfect state. From the point of the knife into the stone just now, he didn't feel the slightest obstacle. Perfect knife, perfect excess, this is what he really wants to achieve.

Then Li Le made a few more cuts on the stone, and only after feeling that he had completely mastered it did he stop moving, and then walked into the villa with a sense of satisfaction.

Seeing Xu Changqing, Li Le smiled at him and nodded, "Brother Xu, thank you!" ”

"Don't thank me, it's your own effort, I'm just a bystander, I can see it more clearly."

"In any case, it was your words that woke me up and made the breakthrough just now. This thank you is a must. ”

"Don't thank you, I've warmed this porridge and buns for you several times, and if you don't eat it again, you're really going to lose it!"

Seeing that Liu Yunyao was shouting at him at the dining table now, Li Le also felt that his stomach was really a little hungry, and then he walked over quickly, sat down and ate it in a big gulp. The problem in his heart has been solved, and his appetite is naturally good, although it has been hot several times, Li Le also feels like eating abalone and sea cucumber.

In the days that followed, Li Le would spare a little more time every day to practice the first sword of the breakthrough, so that he could quickly become familiar with and master it.

Due to the deepening of the knife skills, the production of stone inkstones also accelerated the pace, and when it was completed, it was four days earlier than the expected half a month.

Looking at the verdant stone inkstone in front of him that was about to come out of the water, Li Le also felt a sense of pride in his heart. Most of the carvings on this stone inkstone were made before the knife technique broke through, and if he was allowed to re-carve one side at this moment, he was confident that the speed would be a little faster, and at the same time, the carving would be more exquisite.

With the wood carved box, the whole inkstone looks even more exquisite. Whether it is the corners or the carving of the main body, each carved line is so natural and free. The meaning of the landscape is also very rich, and he believes that with such an inkstone as the mother, he will definitely not disappoint the old man of the Li family.

Thinking of this, Li Le took out the phone and hurriedly dialed Li Tiannan.

When he learned that Li Le's inkstone had been completed, Li Tiannan was also very surprised, it hadn't been half a month before he had already completed it? That's a little too fast!

However, since Li Le had already said that it was done, he would definitely not lie to him, so he hung up the phone after he said that he would go over immediately.

It didn't take long for Li Le to hear the sound of the car's engine outside the door. Before he walked out of the gate of the villa, he saw Li Tiannan hurriedly walking in.

"Done?"

"It's done, do you want to take a look?"

"Of course, show me it!" Saying that, Li Tiannan hurriedly walked inside.

Li Le had already brought the stone inkstone to the coffee table in the hall, so Li Tiannan saw it as soon as he walked in.

Without any words, he walked straight to Shi Yan's side and then carefully observed. Seeing him in this state, Li Le sat aside and waited quietly for him to finish watching.

After observing for a while, Li Tiannan's gaze was already attracted. Then he began to sigh in admiration, and after watching it for nearly half an hour, he reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

Looking at Li Le with a calm expression on the side, a trace of amazement rose in Li Tiannan's heart, from the stone and the matching box, he could be sure that this was the piece he gave to Li Le.

Although I didn't witness the whole carving process, I was able to carve such an exquisite inkstone in just about ten days, and the skill is absolutely first-class.

What he was even more amazed in his heart was Li Le's age, from Li Siyun, he knew that Li Le was only in his early twenties. is so young, but with such an old craft, it is really amazing and a little incredible.

"How's it going, is it okay?" Seeing that Li Tiannan kept looking at himself, Li Le asked out loud.

"It's not an ordinary line anymore, it's a lot of work! If I can't see this kind of craftsmanship, it's too much to say, I'm just a little surprised that at your age, you can have such exquisite carving skills, it's really unbelievable. ”

More than one person has said such things, so Li Le is basically a little immune, who would have thought that he would be able to be reborn into a person in his twenties when he is over forty?

After a slight modesty, the two also finalized this congratulatory gift from Mr. Li, and Yu Li Le came to make it himself.

Because he came in a hurry, he didn't bring the azure material from the old pit. So Li Tiannan proposed to let Li Le go out with him, and at the same time invite him to have a meal while taking the stones, which can be regarded as an apology for the last time he was in a hurry and a thank you for making the inkstone.

After being full of wine and food, Li Le also officially saw Li Tiannan's piece of azure material. Along with it is also the high-grade wood used to make the box, and after a closer look, Li Le found that this piece of wood turned out to be agarwood. This Li Tiannan is really unambiguous, and even the selection of the box is made of such precious wood.

And the size of this stone is not particularly large, just enough to make only one inkstone, that is to say, no mistakes are allowed.

After obtaining the stone, Li Le left Li Tiannan, and he also wanted to make the inkstone as soon as possible. After returning home, Li Le went straight into the workshop.

This is a spare room that he specially selected as a workshop, and the carving tools brought from Jingzhou are basically placed in it.

After placing the piece of azure material on the table, Li Le picked up a knife, and then the green mang flashed, ready to make the initial cut. After looking at the structure of the stone, Li Le chose a place to cut it. With the presence of carved spirits, the cutting of stone has become quite simple.

But after cutting a knife, Li Le couldn't do it anymore, he was completely stunned. Because in the very center of this stone, there is a piece of impurity, and it is not small, which just occupies the best flesh of this stone.

This result was not expected by Li Lewei, there is no need to make such a stone, even if it is made, it will definitely not be able to enter the eyes of Old Man Li.

After sighing slightly, Li Le picked up the stone and rushed to Li Tiannan's house again.

At this time, he happened to be at home, and when he saw Li Le returning again, he was also a little puzzled, "What's wrong?" Is there anything else you need? ”

"No, let's go in and talk!"

When he entered the house and showed Li Tiannan the section of the stone cut, he was also stunned. He had no idea that this would be the result in his precious stone.

"As soon as I opened it, I saw this piece of impurity, and this piece of material has been scrapped."

Hearing Li Le's words, Li Tiannan's body also suddenly fell into decay. After working for so many days, it turned out to be such a result, which really made him feel satisfied.

"This time it's over, I wasted so much effort in vain, which made me go up to find a piece of inkstone material from the old pit for a while."

Seeing Li Tiannan like this, Li Le didn't know what to say, and the room seemed extremely quiet for a while. After a long time, Li Le also said apologetically: "I didn't expect such a result, I'm really embarrassed!"

Li Tiannan reluctantly stopped, "I don't blame you, except for such a problem, I was negligent myself, and you are also a clever woman who is difficult to cook without rice." ”

From Li Tiannan's eyes, Li Le felt full of disappointment and discouragement, and he also felt a little uncomfortable, so he said: "Otherwise, if you look for it again, see if you can find a piece of good material."

"Where to look for it for a while, the old man's birthday is less than twenty days, I'm afraid it's too late to find the time!"

Li Le budgeted the time for his own production, the test took ten days, if he sped up the speed, he should be able to shorten it a little, "If you can leave me 8 days, I can probably make it in a hurry!" ”

"Eight days? Will it work? ”

"It should work! The rest of the time is up to you. ”

Hearing this, Li Tiannan seemed to have a fighting spirit again, "Okay, for the sake of the old man, I will also fight, I am ready to go to the place of origin to run, no matter what, I will strive to get a piece back, even if it is my own heart!" ”

After chatting a few words, Li Tiannan began to pack his things, after all, time is pressing, and the way back and forth may be delayed for two days.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Le was inconvenient to stay longer, and after saying goodbye to him, he also went home, and only made an appointment with him to notify him as soon as there was any news.

In the afternoon, a person suddenly came in the villa, it was Tang Chongming, who went to Wuhan to set up a new company. Seeing Li Ledang, he said, "Good boy, I've been here for a few days, but you've done something big." I've heard what your sister-in-law said, the Tang family is about to be upset by you! ”

Hearing Tang Chongming's words, Li Le also smiled and scratched his head a little embarrassed.

"I don't want to make a fuss like this, but they have to make trouble, and I can't help it!"

Seeing Li Le pretending to be innocent, Tang Chongming couldn't help but feel funny, "I didn't say anything to you, I heard about what happened, it's not your fault." The people of the Tang family have been arrogant for so long, and they should suffer a little loss, and they will have a long memory, but the next time you do it, pay attention to proportion, then Tang Tianyu is still lying in the hospital. ”

"Got it, as long as they don't mess with me, I promise not to trouble them!"

"Then you mean that if they mess with you, you have to pay it back, right?"

Li Le nodded slightly, um, and immediately made Tang Chongming roll his eyes, and then lazily mentioned these things, and sat directly on the sofa, looking a little tired.