Chapter 8: There are guests
Chen Jimu Workshop.
The big bull hurried over with a big shabby plaque. The busy craftsmen avoided it and gave him a way out.
The leader of the jiangtou was a white-haired old man holding a planer and sitting on a horizontal bare-thick crossbar.
Seeing this, he frowned and shouted, "You idiot, why are you running so fast? Be careful to hit someone."
Although his words meant to be blamed, he was actually very envious of Daniu's strength in his body. He had been thinking about taking Daniu as his disciple for a long time.
Unfortunately, Grandma Hua refused.
The big bull said in a muffled voice: "Mr. Lang said, "Use peach wood, this is what makes you look bigger, this is the word."
He put the plaque that was almost rotten to the old man, took out a piece of rice paper from his arms and handed it over.
The old man kicked the old plaque and shouted: "This is a top-notch pine wood. If it is painted once a year, it will not be so rotten..."
He took the rice paper from Daniu's hand and said curiously: "Written by the little man himself?"
Daniu didn't understand and didn't know how to answer. He could only briefly repeat Yun Yi's explanation, and it would be a brain-burning thing if he had more.
The old man knew that he was like this and was too lazy to care. When he opened the rice paper, his eyes suddenly lit up and he unconsciously praised: "Good words!"
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The next day.
The Sweet Shui Lane is as lively as before, with people coming and going, and bustling.
A carriage from the north was slowly coming. The driver Nian Momo was twenty-six or seven years old. He looked average, had dark skin and a scar on his forehead.
"Master, there is Erdaokou in front of you. Should we go east or west?" the young man turned around and asked.
After a moment of silence, the person in the car replied to him, "Look at the intersection, there is a Chenjimu workshop. If there is one, turn it in."
Upon hearing this, the young man raised his head and swept it carefully. Sure enough, he saw a wooden workshop on the right side of the road. As for whether it was Chen Ji's, he had to get closer to know.
The bells on the horse's neck jingled, and passers-by asked them to come when they saw this. At a glance, the car knew that the owner's identity was not simple.
The young man looked proud and did not act domineeringly, but just felt proud.
As we got closer, we saw that the wooden workshop was Chen Ji, so the young man smiled and said, "Master, I saw it, it's the west side of Erdaokou, right?"
When the people in the car heard this, they opened the curtains and happened to see the busy scene at the entrance of the wooden workshop. The familiar old man was lying on a plaque and carved the words with his own hands.
The character hidden behind the shadow of the curtain opened his mouth and muttered in surprise: "This old guy actually took action again?"
The young man who was driving the carriage was about to turn the carriage into the alley, but the man hurriedly said, "Let's wait, Guangsheng."
"master?"
"I have to get off the car first. You can drive the carriage into the alley and stop at the entrance of Taoyuanju."
The young man named Guangsheng nodded, jumped out of the carriage, moved his feet and pedaled down. The curtain of the car was lifted, and a middle-aged scholar walked down. He was tall and arrogant, with a small troubling of goat beards under his jaw. He was undoubtedly an old handsome guy.
As soon as this man got off the car, he attracted many people around him to stop. Several of them lived here for a long time. After a while, they recognized him. However, due to the gap in their status and status, they did not dare to come forward to say hello, but they bowed from afar to express their respect.
The handsome old man also smiled and bowed to everyone, then walked towards Chen Jimu's workshop with a smile, looking at him, pointing directly at the old man Chen who was carving at the desk. A few insiders covered their mouths and laughed, as if they were remembering something happy.
The arrival of the handsome old man made the carpenters stop their work, but the white-headed old man was still immersed in seal carving.
The handsome old man laughed and covered his mouth and changed his voice: "Hehe, the old man has a good craftsmanship. Can you also engrave a pair of words for someone?"
The old man who was engraving the words frowned slightly and shouted without raising his head: "Get out."
The handsome old man covered his mouth and laughed indifferently. He was about to make a few more jokes when he suddenly saw a piece of rice paper on the old man's hand.
"It's amazing, this hand-running hand has the style of the Right Army, and the Taohua House... It's good, the pen tip is pale and the outline is different from ordinary people, the brush strokes are moderate and overlapping. I think it's just a stroke, without any drag... Good words, good words!"
"Huh?" The old man with white hair was engraving words was shocked and looked up. When he saw the visitor, he looked overjoyed: "Uncle Wen, why are you here?"
When the handsome old man saw that he was discovered, he smiled and bowed: "Mr. Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you very much."
The old man laughed and quickly asked someone to bring tables and chairs, but was stopped by the handsome old man. He only smiled and said, "I won't sit anymore. I just happened to pass by today. I have to go to Honglu Temple later. I can't delay it for too long."
When the old man heard this, he couldn't say anything. The other party is now a member of the Ministry of Rites. He must be very busy with official duties, and it is a blessing to be able to meet him.
"Uncle Wen, you're not here to visit me, right?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Chen was joking. I must have a visit. In addition,... my master's former residence has changed his master, come and have a look."
The old man smiled and joked: "You have asked you to redeem it, but you refused. Now that you have changed your master, why do you feel sorry again?"
The handsome old man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I must not agree, but Yang asked me for a thousand dan of ransom, but he was short of money and couldn't afford so much money."
"Ha, you deserve it..." The old man knew that he was honest and was not convenient to say more. He caught a glimpse of the new plaque on the desk, changed the topic, and said, "Uncle Wen, do you know who this new plaque was engraved for?"
The handsome old man was stunned when he heard this, and then he saw the three big words "Peach Blossom House" and his heart moved and said, "It won't..."
The old man nodded: "It was the new young man who also made this hand in hand by him. I was also happy to see the hunting. I was so excited that I took action myself. How about it? My skills have not regressed, right?!"
"Mr. Chen is joking, your skills are of course nothing to say." The handsome old man paused, as if he was thinking of something, and his lips raised slightly, and said, "This word is well written. I think that person should be a wonderful person, but he has to meet him."
"Then the relationship is good, the old man will lead you!"
This Chen Jimu Workshop is not far from Taoyuanju, which is the current Taohua House. The two of them walked a hundred steps away.
The servant named Guangsheng at the door was cleaning the horse's hair. When he saw his master coming, he hurriedly came up to meet him.
"master!"
"Well... didn't disturb him, right?"
Guangsheng bowed respectfully: "I dare not, the master here is a well-educated young man. I went in to borrow water, and he even invited me to eat watermelon."
The handsome old man looked at each other and smiled. The old man said, "Uncle Wen doesn't know that this young man is generous and has made great efforts. He has only been here for less than three days, and his neighbors have all received his favor."
The handsome old man nodded with a smile. The new owner of the teacher’s former residence was a kind person, which was also good news for him.
When the two walked to the gate of the yard, they saw that the gate was open. Under the peach tree in the yard, the young man in green held his cheek with one hand and raised the chess piece in his hand slowly. His fair skin and handsome facial features made people feel a favor.
"Oh, I'm still a chess lover!"
Chapter completed!