Chapter 18

Xiao Lei smiles awkwardly, patting the wood chips on his body, and beckoning two people to enter the room: "Third Master's ears are not good. Come in, let's go in and say something!"

The house of Mr. Yao is still as cold and quiet as before. However, there are many carpenter's tools in the house. Even the carving knives have five or six small ones.

The third master was leaning on the Kang and nodding against the wall.

Xiao Lei comes forward and wakes him gently: "Third Master, brother Feng and sister Shu are coming."

When the old man came to his senses, he saw Yao Feng and Yao Shu standing not far away. He got up and said with a smile: "you're old. You can fall asleep if you don't pay attention. Come in and sit down!"

Xiaolei quickly set the table and chair, asked the Yao brothers and sisters to sit down, Yao Shu sincerely said to the old man: "hard work for you."

I think the third master has spent a lot of time carving these days, otherwise he would not have dozed off in the daytime.

However, Third Master Yao waved his hand: "where, where, we craftsmen don't say that."

Yao Feng brought a big bag of corn flour and a small bag of white flour, and handed it to Xiaolei, asking him to put it in the kitchen.

The Third Master said angrily, "I'll come as soon as I come. I have to bring a lot of things every time! Don't come here next time! "

Yao Feng just smiles and doesn't answer.

After a few people exchanged greetings, Mr. Yao took out the carved Rouge box and gave it to Yao Shu: "girl, look, can you see what the Third Master Carved is still in line with his heart?"

Forty Rouge boxes, according to different patterns, are packed in four large boxes.

Yao Shu took out one of each pattern and put it in the palm of his hand.

A small box with the size of palm can be seen. The body of the box is outlined with smooth lines. On the top of the box cover are vividly carved with Jasminum nudiflorum, winged bird, Scarab and yuanbaoyu. The flat Rouge box is painted with dark paint, which fits perfectly. At the bottom of the box is also carved with a small "Yao".

is as like as two peas, but not what she wants.

Yao Shu couldn't help but praise: "the third master's craft is really excellent!"

Even Yao Feng, who didn't like to pay attention to details, held a small box carved with scarabs and said, "even in our town, I've never seen such a good sculptor."

The old man was not modest. He only said, "the third master has been dealing with wood all his life. His craftsmanship is incomparable to others. However good the craftsmanship is, in the past, he would only carve some peonies and peonies that our countrymen love..."

Then he sighed again: "it's still you scholars who have a lot of knowledge and skills. As soon as you take out this painting, I know that the rouge box is half finished."

Just as he was talking, Xiao Lei came in. He just heard this sentence and interrupted: "what the Third Master said is! The details of ah Shu's painting are that even the pattern, the body and the bottom of the box are clearly drawn, so that people like us who can't carve can understand it.... "

When Yao Feng heard that his little sister was praised, he was even more happy than he was. However, he said modestly: "Ashu's paintings are all learned by herself. I think she likes to read some idle books, but she has some skills in this strange left-handed painting."

The scholars of Yan state all love fine brushwork and advocate leaving blank. Naturally, Yao Shu's sketch can not be regarded as an elegant painting skill.

It's just that the country people don't know about it. They just look good and good-looking.

The third master glared at him and didn't have a good way: "a scholar is a man of many things! A good painting is a good painting. What's the difference between right and evil? "

As he spoke, the Third Master asked Yao Lei to take out a hundred unfinished Rouge boxes and said to Yao Shu, "these boxes are all made by your little brother Leige. Let's have a look at them."

The most basic carpentry is tested by the uncut Rouge box. First, the size of 100 boxes is the same. Secondly, there should be no gap between the box cover and the box body. Finally, the box body is smooth and evenly painted.

Yao Shu looked more and more satisfied. Suddenly, he turned over a box and found a small word "Yao" at the bottom of the box.

Yao Lei laughed shyly: "the third master told me that this is the word" Yao "in our Yaojia village. Seeing that the third master had carved every box, I made up my own mind to carve a word on it."

Yao Shu was grateful and said with a smile: "thank you little Rego. These are all very good."

Her sight of qinglingling looked over, a pair of beautiful apricot eyes with a smile, simple and honest young man suddenly rose red face, hands and feet do not know how to put.

"This, this is what I should do, sister. You're welcome."

Third master Yao took a look at Yao Lei and didn't speak.

Yao Shu didn't realize Yao Lei's strangeness. He only thought it was the honesty and shyness of the countrymen.

Yao Feng took four taels of silver and gave it to the third master. They chatted with each other.

After a while, Yao Shu was worried about his family's three treasures and said goodbye.

"How can you two carry things like this?" Yao three ye turned his head and told Yao Lei, "you carry a big one and help to send it back."

Xiao Lei answered quickly.

On the way home, Yao Feng didn't speak. Yao Shu thought about how many boxes of rouge could be made at home. Yao Lei only dared to pretend to look at the road. He usually glanced at Yao Shu's direction occasionally.The atmosphere was very quiet.

Finally, Yao Feng opened his mouth first: "Xiaolei, how is your home recently?"

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