The "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" refers to the seven literati at the end of the Three Kingdoms Wei Dynasty, which is some later than the "Seven Sons of Jian'an". These seven people are Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Wang Rong, and Ruan Xian. Most of these seven people advocate the law of Lao Zhuang, informal, and liberal by nature, because they often drink under the bamboo forest in Shanyang, and often get drunk, so they are called "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest".

The story of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" has been handed down and is often used in traditional culture, carving calligraphy and poems.

However, it is not easy to carve the story of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" on a chair, mainly because the chair is a strip whether it is the armrests, the legs or the backrest, not a complete plane. And if you want to show a complete picture on these trivial strips, this requires a high level of portrayal ability.

Xie Bin separated the seven characters, portrayed each of them as a single image, each character has a detailed background portrayal and foil, and then each character also carved a small poem of their own, which not only makes the picture appear pluralistic, but also can distinguish each person's identity.

Then, through the bamboo leaves, bamboo poles and bamboo forests that cover the entire chair, these seven complete stories are connected together to form a complete "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest".

Of course, these patterns are only carved with faint lines, and do not use too complex carving techniques, which retains the practicality of the chair to the greatest extent. Otherwise, the edges and corners will wear out after a long time, after all, the chair is used to sit, and comfort is the first place.

And this simple yin line is the best choice, not only looks elegant and beautiful, but also retains the original characteristics of the chair. And these patterns match with the pattern of yellow rosewood, which is even more elegant. And when polishing, Xie Bin is even more attentive, and it feels very good to the touch, as if it is not a new work, but an antique handed down from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Li Guohui is naturally very satisfied with Xie Bin, no matter how much this chair is worth, at least he is very attentive. In these days, everything can be bought with money, but this sincerity can't be bought. Just like the two pillows that Xie Bin gave to his mother-in-law, they are much more intimate than buying cosmetics.

Li Jingjing laughed at Xie Bin for having a girl's heart, which is more intimate than her as a daughter.

To be honest, Xie Bin also feels that he is more suitable to be a housewife and man, he has no big ideals, nor does he have any big ambitions, he just thinks about his wife and children, he has time to write, paint, play and carve, stir-fry and drink a little wine when he is in the mood, and then take his wife and children out for a trip when he has time.

It's just obvious that this ideal life in Xie Bin's mind can't be realized for the time being, because Li Jingjing is still in a foreign country, and Xie Bin is still young, so it's not too late to live such a life in the future, for example, when Li Guohui is his age.

It's just that Li Guohui and Xie Bin are still a little different in this regard, Li Guohui is still ambitious, most of his energy is focused on business, although he accompanies his wife and children during the New Year's holidays, but the rest of the time is almost all on his own group, bent on going further.

This is not? After looking at the chair given to him by Xie Bin for a long time, he said: "It can be worth fifteen million!" ”

Peng Yurou patted Li Guohui, "You know the money, the money, the money, this is Xiao Xie's intention, do you know?" ”

Li Guohui smiled, "Of course I know, I mean that Xie Bin's craftsmanship has risen again, and his creativity and control over the works have become stronger," he said and smiled at Xie Bin: "Xie Bin, are you interested in letting me hold a special auction for you?" It's a bit of a pearl to leave your good stuff in the store, and if you put it at auction, you can be sure that it won't take a day to digest it all. ”

Xie Bin was very moved when he heard it, when Xie Bin first came here last year, Li Guohui said that he wanted to hold a special session for Xie Bin, but at that time, Xie Bin had nothing, so he could take out calligraphy, painting and wood carving, and it was a bit unbearable to hold a special session.

But now Xie Bin has a lot of good things in his hands, and his fame is gradually becoming known, if he really has a special auction, it will indeed be a good thing for him, at least this fame can be even greater.

It's just that if you want to hold a special auction, the jadeite alone will be a bit monotonous, although it can control the scene, but it will inevitably make others think that Xie Bin is using precious materials to realize his value.

Therefore, if you really want to hold a special auction, there are too many things to prepare, at least Xie Bin will have to prepare some of these things. Jadeite ornaments this is a must, to the town, in addition to wood carving is his old business, but also to prepare some fine products, and calligraphy and painting also need to prepare some, his head can also be crowned with the name of the calligrapher and painter, the same seal and miniature carving works are also necessary to prepare some.

Just think about it this way, without two or three years of preparation, it is impossible to prepare so many good things, but if such a special auction can be successfully held, no matter from which aspect, it will be of great benefit to Xie Bin.

Of course, these are all things for later, and Li Guohui is just saying it now. In fact, according to the relationship between Xie Bin and Li Guohui's son-in-law, arranging a few special auctions for Xie Bin is really nothing to Li Guohui; And in the same way, if Xie Bin wants to make a fortune, he can make more money than he is now by taking some objects and throwing them in.

It's just that Xie Bin doesn't want to fool around in order to make money, and Li Guohui doesn't want to ruin the reputation of his auction, so both of them tacitly know that they either don't get it, or they can get it right.

At noon the next day, Xie Bin drove a recliner specially made by himself to his miniature carving teacher. The old man is lonely, no children, this August 15 is indeed very lonely, fortunately, the old man now has something obsessed, every day the computer does not leave him, and he has a good time.

Seeing the recliner Xie Bin got for him, he nodded slightly and said, "Not bad," and didn't say anything else. Xie Bin knew the old man's temper, and he didn't feel anything wrong. However, although this recliner consumes a lot of rosewood, it is not particular about other aspects, just like an ordinary recliner. To say that there is really a place that is more prominent, in addition to the material is that the middle part of the recliner is woven with rattan, which is soft and breathable, and it is very comfortable to lie on.

After having a meal with the old man, Xie Bin ran to his seal carving master, the old man was not lonely, but he was still very happy after seeing Xie Bin, and pulled Xie Bin to watch him make seals.

However, the gift brought by Xie Bin made the old man happy. Xie Bin also gave the old man a piece of rosewood, but he gave him a pair of chess.

The old man loves to play chess, often fights with others in the courtyard of the community, and once pulled Xie Bin to play twice, but unfortunately Xie Bin's level is true, after two times, the old man will never find Xie Bin to play chess again, disgusted Xie Bin's level is too stinky.

Xie Bin's ability to play chess is not good, but he really has nothing to say about this chess game. Not to mention how valuable the material of rosewood is, the words on the chess alone are enough for the old man to appreciate for a long time.

These words look no different from ordinary words, but the tears of the old man's connoisseurs are a different scene. These characters are all carved out by Xie Bin with the seal carving knife method, and each stroke shows his skill, and each chess piece gives people a completely different feeling.

The word "pawn" is brave and fearless, the word "car" is fierce, the word "horse" is smart and powerful, the word "elephant" is solid and kind, the word "cannon" is murderous, the word "shi" is quiet and solemn, the word "handsome" is extraordinary, and the whole game of chess pieces feels vivid, and the chess pieces are like they are alive.

For this reason, the old man also deliberately killed two sets with Xie Bin, and Xie Bin was still killed as the commander of the light pole, but the old and the young were very happy.

Is it a holiday, the main thing is to have fun, and I really respect these two teachers Xie Bin. Of course, I haven't forgotten Old Man Wang, but the relationship between Xie Bin and Old Man Wang is worse, although they have known each other for a longer time.

Speaking of which, Xie Bin also blushed a little, he has been a member of the Engraving Association for so long, and several activities have been held in the middle, but Xie Bin has not participated in it once, although he is indeed busy during this time.

I haven't figured out the matter of this carving association, but now there is a member of the mountaineering association. But this mountaineering association is just like that, and it is more informal than the carving association. According to Chen Jianjun, only the president is a professional, and the others are all amateurs, and they do not aim to challenge any peaks, but to play in one word.

And most of these people are the kind of people who have money and are idle, just like Chen Jianjun, who has no work and family constraints, no financial pressure, and is in good physical condition. In other words, although it is not a professional mountaineering team, it always has to climb the mountain on foot, if you can't climb a few hundred meters and you are tired and out of breath, then what kind of mountain do you want to kick? If you have heart disease or something else, let alone have it.

When filling in the information, there are these requirements, but Xie Bin naturally will not have a problem. A group of 12 people set off from the island city on the 18th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar and went directly to Lijiang.

Except for a couple and a couple, only Chen Jianjun and his fiancée were together, and the remaining six people were driving a car alone. Although most of the models are different, they are all off-road vehicles. These people are running around all over the country, from Tibet to Yunnan Province, from Ganshan to Inner Mongolia and then to the three northeastern provinces, and the adaptability of the car is relatively high.

Among them, the most popular is naturally Chen Jianjun's Humvee, which is so eye-catching no matter where it is placed, except in the army. The rest are the Desert Prince, JPPE, Land Rover, etc., but they are all worth a lot of money, and they are not much worse than Xie Bin's Cayenne.

It's just that if you compare the speed on the highway, Xie Bin can throw them off a lot, and Cayenne's nickname of "Little Pepper in the Gallop" is not called in vain.

But if you want to talk about the wildest person who drives, it must be Chen Jianjun, this guy relies on his car skin to resist collisions, and he is rampant and domineering on the road, but this guy's technology is really good, and the handling of the Hummer is also good, but there is no accident. It is estimated that the technology has been trained in the army, and the warriors developed in China are not much worse than the Humvees.

However, the fuel consumption of the Hummer car is really powerful, Xie Bin secretly smacked his tongue when he saw it, he himself felt that this Cayenne was very wasted oil, but he didn't expect Chen Jianjun's Hummer to be even more exaggerated, that car is really not something that ordinary people can afford, just drinking oil can scare ordinary families.

(To be continued)