In Gandu, tung oil is not a rare thing, some building materials stores on the side of the road can be bought, as for bamboo, it can be seen everywhere, we didn't waste much effort, just put together the things that the papermaker needs.

When we returned to the farmhouse, the yard had been cleaned by the beggars, and even the flowers and plants planted in the corners of the walls were neatly cleaned by the beggars.

Perhaps, the beggar left Cui Lin for him, he really didn't belong there.

When I entered the courtyard, I hurriedly called out the paper-binding man and asked him to take stock of the supplies.

The papermaker stood in the courtyard, glanced at the beggar vigilantly, and then fixed his gaze on the tung oil, frowning intently, but did not speak.

The beggar had a very good ability to observe words and feelings, and when he saw the expression of the papermaker, he smiled very knowingly: "I'll go boil some water, let's make some tea and drink." ”

After seeing that the beggar was gone, the papermaker slowly squatted down and asked, "How many paper figures do you need?" ”

He stopped me when he asked. I was stunned for a moment: "The place we are going to is a mountain, and it is estimated that the area will not be too small." It is still a little difficult to search for people in such a large area. ”

"Han Xin, let's order troops, the more the merrier."

The papermaker nodded: "Then I'll tie more." ”

"You ......," the paper-binding man hesitated, "You'd better not let outsiders see my workmanship." ”

Clearly, the paper-binding maker was targeting beggars.

Of course, I can understand that, after all, it is the craft of eating by yourself, how can it be casually let outsiders look at it.

"You're not someone who likes to beg." The paper-binding craftsman muttered to himself.

"Calling me over from all the way, the person to be arrested this time shouldn't be easy, right?"

I was slightly stunned, this rough man is really thick and fine, and he even observed my temperament.

It's just that the papermaker is only half right—it's not that I don't like to ask for people, but I don't dare to ask for people.

A child who has no parents to rely on since he was a child has no confidence to ask for help.

I took a deep breath: "It's not that it's not easy, it's tricky. ”

"I have a housekeeping skill, called the Six Bases Technique, which should be able to help you." The papermaker slowly stood up and patted the ash on his hands: "You come to help me tonight." ”

"I, I'm a layman, how can I help you?"

"One is to help me shape the bones of the paper man, and the other is to make a life for him, you have to help me count the hours."

"Does this still need to be counted?"

The paper-binding craftsman slowly raised his head: "Master Xuanhu said before that the paper-binding door is divided into four factions, do you remember?" ”

"Yes."

The paper-binding craftsman stared at the materials on the ground with his eyes: "Among the four sects, it is not for nothing that the sect alone can run rampant in the world. ”

"Tell me?" I asked tentatively.

"The reason why the paper people of Yumen are strong is because they have an independent personality, just like a living person, and they occupy the heavenly and terrestrial branches."

The words of the papermaker completely subverted my perception of the paper man, this paper man is a dead thing, not even a side life, can give the dead thing a life, what a clever craft?

After a pause, the papermaker said with a little pride: "Wenwen can be no different from ordinary people, and it is also because of her fate. ”

"You said before that paper people are afraid of moisture, so Xie Shiwen should have overcome this, right?"

The papermaker shook his head and said with some regret: "Wenwen is not afraid of water, but she is afraid of fire, that is her natural nemesis." ”

I thought about it for a while, and hurriedly asked, "You said that the paper skills of the gate are the most powerful, why is there the least number of people?" Is it because you have a high threshold for accepting apprentices? ”

The papermaker looked stunned and looked down at his toes: "That, that's not." ”

"Hey."

The paper-binding man suddenly let out a long sigh: "...... before"

"Forget it, don't ask." The papermaker changed his words and swallowed the rest of the words raw.

"Perhaps, I can help you."

The papermaker stubbornly shook his head: "Some things are destined to be faced by themselves. ”

"Let's get down to business." The papermaker hurriedly diverted the topic: "From tonight to noon tomorrow, six men and six women need to be tied, a total of twelve paper figures, every hour, must be made one, from the time point of view, it is still relatively tense." ”

After a pause, the papermaker said seriously: "I need you to draw a map of the heavenly stem in the courtyard, you have to help me calculate the time, you take the paper man forward, when I point my eyes, you must walk to the intersection of the heavenly stem and the earthly branch, you can't be bad, you can't turn back in the middle, you can't talk." ”

I was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Then how can I pinch the hour so accurately?" ”