This is Azu's first time in the Karakuri Workshop.

To be precise, it was the first time that he did not practice with his brothers, but sat in the middle of the store, carving mahogany alone, like a living creature for onlookers, and like a strange man who performed art.

Boss Tong just asked him to sit and practice, and asked the guests to watch the skills, but he didn't decide what he carved, everything was up to him. If you have any questions, you can answer them according to your own ideas.

Azu thought about it for a while, probably this is the so-called showmanship, but in fact, he doesn't understand the meaning.

The business of Karakuri Fang can only be regarded as average, because the antique carving industry is actually exclusive to Yaren. The so-called "three years do not open, open for three years". In the eyes of the elegant people, as long as you carve well, it is rotten wood, and it is also worth a thousand gold, on the contrary, in the eyes of the laity, no matter how good you carve, the most precious good wood is just a waste product.

Boss Tong gave a full five pieces of golden silk mahogany for Azu to use, which is actually a lot. If you put 100% thought into every detail, it will take several days to carve a piece of mahogany.

Azu took the mahogany and the carving knife in his hand, but he couldn't fall for a long time, and he didn't know what to carve in order to have some new ideas.

"Brother Niu, what do you say I carve......

Brother Niu stood at the door, like a welcome pine, but he was stunned and said with a smile: "You ask me what to do, I don't understand." ”

As a guy running the hall, Brother Niu's daily job is to get up early to clean up the store, and then if there is a business, he will welcome customers, just like the hotel's little two. If you really ask him to give some creative ideas, you are delusional.

Azu just propped up his head in distress.

Last night, the senior brothers were talking endlessly, saying that if they really became a great carver, what would happen to them. Azu just listened to the question, and some didn't know how to answer.

It's impossible to really stay...... But if you ruthlessly fulfill Boss Tong's wish and then leave, you can't bear it......

If I go to Suncheon, will I have a chance to come back......

The thoughts lingered, but I heard Brother Niu shouting highly: "Please come inside the guest officer." ”

When I came back to my senses, I saw an old man with a round hat and a mustache walking in, just looking at the literary toys in the shop.

The old man had a horse face, high cheekbones, and was very decent, but the mustache was a little nondescript. I saw that his eyes were bright, but he glanced at Wenyu, and just frowned and asked, "Why is it all carving?"

Entertaining guests may be what Boss Tong wants to practice by himself...... Azu hurriedly got up and said: "Karakuri Workshop is mainly engaged in carving, if the guest officer has a need, just come and mention it." ”

The old man shook his head, but just sighed: "That's it, carving is carving......

Seeing that the old man's appearance didn't seem to be listening, Azu was patient: "Is the guest officer a gift, or a collection?"

The old man was stunned: "Who are you?"

"I'm a carver. ”

"Are you a carver?" the old man wrote with a face full of disbelief. "You did all these carvings?"

Azu naturally understands that carving is a part of literature and play, and being old looks like a prerequisite. If someone tells him that a nine-year-old child is a carver, he doesn't believe it.

Azu shook his head, but replied: "Actually, most of them are antiques from the previous dynasty, and some are carved by family teachers. ”

The old man was surprised, but asked again, "What about your master?"

"My master is not here today, and I am the shopkeeper. ”

Azu just got up, and when he got to the counter, he began to introduce himself.

"This is a masterpiece of Emperor Xian's reign, and it is the work of carving everyone Zhang Zhichu, using sandalwood ......"

"This is made by Meng Zhizhou, the chief carver of Tianjifang, when Emperor Yue was in power, and he used gold wire carving thread......"

The old man nodded, his eyes were also bright and dark, but he secretly sighed in his heart that this little boy did have some knowledge, at least he didn't say anything wrong...... It's just that although the moment was good, it was full of white cranes and welcome pines, but it didn't meet his requirements. Just shook his head and sighed.

Azu just when he was not satisfied, continued to introduce.

led him around and around, and looked at more than 20 pieces in a row, but the old man kept shaking his head, and Azu was a little angry in his heart, but he just had a thought, but he pointed to another place.

"This is the treasure of the store, and it is the first literati of the dynasty, Danqing......"

As soon as the words fell, the old man was shocked.

Danqing was the first literati of the Ming Dynasty. Listening to his name, it seems that he is a painter, but in fact, it is not. This person is full of talents, whether it is piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, literature and ancient industry, or astronomy, geography, stargazing, feng shui, he is proficient in everything, and is known as a demon-like genius.

Danqing is a work, but it is worth more than 10,000 taels? I never thought that it would appear in this Karakuri workshop.

The old man squinted his eyes, and when he looked closely, it was an inconspicuous cabinet locked alone, which was naturally well treasured. One of them is a piece of bitter wood, the material is the most inferior, it is engraved with a landscape gossip map, there are many details in it, the mist is thick, it seems to have brilliance, the yin and yang fish swim, lifelike.

And in the lower right corner of the bitter wood, two small characters of Danqing are engraved, and that word is like a dragon and snake leaping, majestic.

Sure enough, it's the real handiwork of Danqing!

The old man's eyes lit up, and then they were gloomy.

"Does the guest officer have any interest in this?" Azu just did his duty, and when he saw the old man's expression change, he asked with a smile.

"Naturally intentional...... But such miracles are not something we have been involved in...... old man sighed, "Boy, why don't you show me the finale of such treasures?"

Azu smiled: "I see that the old gentleman shakes his head frequently, but I am afraid that he looks down on the collection in our store, so he will move it out to prove it." ”

In fact, he muttered in his heart, and he had some bad taste. Boss Tong has instructed himself that if he hadn't met someone who was destined, the treasure of this town store would naturally not be sold, and it was to be taken out to make you greedy.

The old man was stunned, but he laughed dumbly, not angry: "You kid...... Take me to see some of your master's works, these antiques, carved and painted are all old things......"

Azu took the old man to another cabinet, but he saw it.

"This is the ...... my master made"

The old man watched, the cabinet was full of rare wood carvings, and the carving was also excellent, not under the few people in front of him. Lotus flowers, portraits, landscapes, etc., are all extraordinary.

"That's good......" the old man nodded and complimented.

Azu smiled between his eyebrows, in fact, he also respected Boss Tong. If Boss Tong's work is awarded, he will naturally be happy.

"It's just that when I look at this work, there is something missing......"

Azu blinked, but the old man asked strangely: "What's missing?"

The old man said, "I'm angry...... The carving is to see the person, and if the person is not angry, then the same is true of the carving......"

"Dare to ask the master, has the knife been sealed?"

Azu replied: "The master has not sealed the knife yet. ”

"That is the will to die......"

The old man spoke Shinto, but what he said was a little excessive, and Azu frowned, a little unhappy.

"I'm sorry, the old man just didn't mean to speak...... "The old man immediately relieved himself and apologized. "It's not that the family is dying. ”

Azu snorted, but he was not satisfied: "If there is no guest officer who is satisfied, please go back......"

The old man knew that he was wrong, but he glanced at Azu and was about to leave. It's just that the afterglow skimmed a piece of mahogany, and his eyes lit up.

It was a three-inch gold-wire mahogany, three inches not long, but a short material, but engraved on it was a tiger-eyed, with angry eyes wide open, open mouth and roaring, mighty and compelling.

"This ......," the old man's expression changed slightly, but he asked with honorifics. "I'm sorry little friend, do you know who made this?"

Azu was reluctant to pay attention to him, but he just looked at what he was referring to, but it was really the tiger he had carved two days ago.

"I did it. ”

The old man's face was full of joy, but he smiled and said, "Then I want this." ”

Azu just glanced at the old man, and for some reason he was so concerned, or felt guilty and thought of apologizing. Just took the gloves, took the mahogany box and put it away, and led him to the counter to settle the bill.

"One hundred and twenty taels!"

The old man was stunned, but he laughed, but he didn't say anything, but took two silver tickets boldly.

Azu was shocked by this move, he obviously overquoted twenty taels of silver, and the old man should have felt that the price was too high, but he never bargained.

The old man seemed to see the doubts in his heart, and just said to himself: "Today, I wanted to buy a piece of precious jade for my newborn grandson......"

"It's just that when I entered this store, I wanted to ask for a carving. It's just that although these works are good, most of them are old, not suitable for my grandson, but it looks like the tiger carved by Xiaoyou, the tiger you carve is the most vibrant, and the most ...... my heart."

Azu suddenly listened to what the old man said before, and there was still a pimple in his heart, but he didn't listen to it as a compliment.

"Then you will come from now on, I will carve every day, and earn you one hundred and twenty taels a day. ”

The old man just blinked and smiled awkwardly: "Goodbye, goodbye......"

When the old man walked out of the store, it was the voice of the big cow brother sending off customers. Azu returned to the carving platform, and sat down with the words "death" in his head.

Anything that is stained with the words life and death is mostly not a good word.

Boss Tong, after carving all his life, having a family business, and having an apprentice, how can he die without life......

Azu blinked, a little depressed in his heart, but he took the carving knife and began to breathe.

After that, nothing happened. It is not open for three years, and it is open for three years. Although it is an exaggeration, Azu has already opened once on this day, and jokingly said that the next opening will be three years later......

It's just that Azu has one more thing to think about......

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the fifth day, but it was the day when the apprentices went out. Azu was accustomed to going out early in the morning, but he thought that he was no longer an apprentice and had no days to rest.

I thought about one hundred and twenty taels, and I also had a lot of shares, but I didn't seem to have nowhere to spend them. Raising ground remembered that with the silver, he was going to Suncheon, but he didn't expect the silver to come so quickly.

It's just that Boss Tong has entrusted himself with a heavy responsibility, but he can't leave at this time......

I stretched my waist and went to the store, but I saw Sister Shishi sitting on the carved platform, looking at herself and smiling.

"Grandpa said, I don't want you to sit in charge today, let you play, and I'll do business. ”

Sister Shishi's hippie smile is not like a hippie smile, but it is beautiful and moving. Azu only felt a little warm in his heart, but it was like a family affection that he hadn't experienced for a long time.