The location of the Engraving Association is relatively remote, on the second floor of a neighborhood committee, with only a few offices. According to Mr. Wang, the carving association usually has no income, and the main source of income is the appropriation of the higher-level association, and the other is the donation of the members of the association.

In the whole engraving association, large and small projects, except for jade carving, which can make some money, most of the others are just personal hobbies, and there are few practitioners. And those who play jade carving have all run to the jade association, and few have anything to do with the carving association. Now that Xie Bin is such a rich man, it is no wonder that Old Man Wang is so excited.

The decoration of these small offices is also very ordinary, but there are really a lot of carving works in them, many of which are boutiques, of course, they are all just ordinary materials. If there really is a precious wood carving, who would want to put it here?

Mr. Wang asked Xie Bin to fill in some information, and then signed and sealed, this is a member of the Engraving Association, and he didn't even notify others, according to what Mr. Wang said, the members of the entire Engraving Association are less than a hundred, and most of them are just enthusiasts, except for Sundays or when there are any activities to get together, they usually rely on the telephone and the Internet to contact.

The old man also deliberately asked Xie Bin to add a ball group, Xie Bin glanced at it, and it was lively inside, but at first glance, they were all novice levels, and some of them hadn't even started yet, Xie Bin sent a sentence "Newcomer report, please cover the god!" Then he didn't look at it again, because he had to go to Boli to find the strange miniature carving master.

Old man Wang sat in the co-pilot and said with a smile: "It's really good to be rich, but it's different to sit in a good car." ”

Xie Bin smiled and said, "You can also buy one, and then take the old lady to travel around." ”

Old Man Wang smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, I'm old, where can I drive a car when I'm old and deaf?" Even if you want to learn a computer, your eldest brother will teach me for a long time, and he is impatient to teach, let alone learn to drive, hehe, or ride a bicycle smoothly, and you can also piggyback on exercise, haha. ”

Xie Bin smiled slightly, thinking that the ability of older people to accept new things is indeed poor, and it is better to be more patient when it is good to be a child. Besides, although the old man said that the bicycle is easy to ride, he still hopes to accept more new things and better integrate into this society.

Of course, this is just what Xie Bin thinks about for a while, he is not the son of Old Man Wang, and it is not easy to do anything.

The good car is fast, and the road conditions in this section of the Yellow Sea are very good, just an hour to Boli Town, according to the old man's instructions, Xie Bin drove the car to the door of a family.

Looking at the tattered walls and mottled gates, Xie Bin was a little puzzled, this is the residence of the master of miniature carving? In other words, the miniature carving master is much rarer than the carving master, as long as he is willing, he will not live worse than the old man Wang.

However, thinking of what Old Man Wang said, this man has a strange temperament, Xie Bin also understands a little. Didn't someone say that those who engage in art are either crazy or stupid, although this is very extreme, but it is not without a little truth.

Some artists immerse themselves in the world of art, often ignoring the real society, and some even directly disconnect from the real society. If the emotional intelligence is a little lower, it is easy to give outsiders the impression of having a strange temperament, which is not unusual.

Xie Bin carried two boxes of Wuliangye and some supplements, followed Old Man Wang and pushed the door into this small farm yard that had been in disrepair for a long time. However, the condition of the yard is quite good, at least the cleaning is relatively clean, and there are more than a dozen pots of flowers and plants in front of the house.

At this time, an old man was squatting in front of the flower pot and watering it with a small watering can. Seeing someone coming in, a big cat jumped on the windowsill with a "meow-" sound, staring at Xie Bin and the others with some vigilance.

The old man who was watering didn't seem to hear it, and still watered himself, and he didn't know if he really didn't hear anyone coming in, or he ignored Xie Bin and the others.

Xie Bin looked at the old man Wang, the old man just smiled and shook his head, signaled Xie Bin to be restless, and then stood aside and watched the old man play with the pot of orchids. Xie Bin doesn't know much about flowers, and he can only know orchids because they are relatively famous. However, looking at a pot is indeed good, although it has passed the flowering period, but the leaves alone also have a unique elegance and indifference.

After the old man finished watering, he put the kettle aside and walked into the house with the flower. Xie Bin had a look in his eyes, and hurriedly took a step forward to lift the door curtain.

The old man, who looked like an ordinary old farmer, glanced at Xie Bin for the first time, and then silently put the pot of orchids in the shade of the house.

Xie Bin also followed into the room and put the things in his hand on the table. Although the room is very clean, it still shows an old smell, including the tables and chairs, all of which are the same style used twenty or thirty years ago, and the workmanship is very rough, and there are no traces of carving.

The things with a modern atmosphere in the whole room, such as electric lights and a 21-inch large color TV, are also products of more than ten years.

The miniature carving master, who looked to be in his seventies and looked like an old man waiting for death in the countryside, glanced at the wine box on the table, and then said to Xie Bin, "Bring that potted plant in," as he said, pointing to a large potted plant in the courtyard.

I don't know what kind of flower or tree this bonsai is, the branches are thick and strong, the leaves are thick, I don't see the flower bones, and I don't know if it will bloom. But what made Xie Bin curious was that such a large potted plant almost weighed more than 100 catties, how did this old man get it? Could it be dragged out?

However, after listening to this person's instructions, Xie Bin didn't ask much, and as soon as he rolled up his sleeves, he held the edge of the flower pot and picked up the flower pot that no one could hold, and put it in the house according to the old man's instructions. Then he placed the other pots of flowers and plants one by one, and then the old man asked, "What's the matter with me?" ”

Old Man Wang said with a smile: "Lao Zhang, this child wants to learn miniature carving from you, I don't know if you would like to give me some advice?" Said and said with a smile: "I see, you still accept this apprentice, don't look at Xiao Xie young, but the kung fu in carving is already very good, especially jade carving, in the island city is almost no one can match, it is rare that he wants to learn micro carving, just to pass on your craft, so as not to lose it." ”

This old man's surname is Zhang, and his single name is a Rui character, which was told to Xie Bin by Old Man Wang in advance, as for other information, even Old Man Wang doesn't know, but he knows that this person's miniature carving skills are good.

Old Man Zhang glared at Xie Bin twice, then grabbed Xie Bin's palm and looked at it, and asked, "How many years have you been playing wood carving?" ”

"It's been almost twenty years," Xie Bin thought about it, and asked curiously, "How do you know that I play wood carving?" "It's really curious, because Old Man Wang just said that Xie Bin's jade carving skills are very good, but he didn't say that Xie Bin is playing wood carving.

Who knew that the old man snorted lightly, "The smell of inferior wood is all over my body, and I can smell it outside the gate." Although his voice was cold, his face was much better, and his eyes were not as pressing as they were just now. To be honest, Xie Bin has never seen such an old man, he seems to be ordinary, like a rural old man who is about to die, but his eyes are very peculiar, how can he look ordinary, but if he looks closely, he is as innocent as a child, and if he looks at it again, he will feel the breathtaking momentum.

This is definitely not an illusory or imaginary thing, but Xie Bin's own personal experience, and he never imagined that he would one day be afraid of a person's eyes, especially this person has no identity and no power.

However, this old man said that Xie Bin was full of the smell of inferior wood, Xie Bin was a little skeptical, but he didn't dare to say anything, maybe there was something special about this old man. Of course, it is not excluded that this is an old Jianghu, and then he uses the shocking set to call Xie Bin.

Although Xie Bin is not a qualified old Jianghu, he has seen a lot and knows a little about these doorways. This old man's words, whether accurate or not, have already made Xie Bin's heart more dignified. Of course, Xie Bin himself knows that this is very accurate, he has indeed played with inferior wood for almost twenty years, compared to sandalwood and other precious wood, the ones he plays with can indeed only be regarded as inferior wood.

"Have you ever studied miniature carving?" Old Man Zhang asked impatiently.

Xie Bin shook his head, "No, I explored for a while a few days ago, but I couldn't make any progress, so I wanted to find a teacher to guide me through the maze," he said, taking out an almond bead from his pocket and handing it over, "This is a work carved by the juniors themselves, can you help me take a look?" ”

The old man reached out and took it, just glanced at it with his eyes, then closed his eyes, put the beads in the palm of his hand and rubbed them carefully, as if he were caressing a rare treasure.

Looking at Old Man Zhang's actions, Xie Bin and Old Man Wang were a little surprised, is this okay? But looking at the old man's focused expression, neither of them dared to make a sound, so they could only quietly look at this old man and wait for his verdict.

After half a ring, the old man opened his eyes and said to Xie Bin: "Less than four hundred words, hum, the carving skills are not bad," he shook his head slightly and said: "But if you want to do micro carving, this is the limit, unless you ......"

"Unless what?" Xie Bin asked in surprise.

"Of course it's apprenticeship, what are you here for?" The old man listened to Xie Bin's question, but suddenly roared angrily.

The old man's sudden anger made Xie Bin and Old Man Wang both shrink their necks a little, thinking that this temper is really weird enough, and they are about to get angry at people when they talk well, is there anything wrong with Xie Bin's question just now? But it won't? Just asked, "Unless what?" "That's it.

(To be continued)