Just as Fang Changde estimated, after completing all the procedures and spending two hundred and fifty thousand thousand, and working for a whole afternoon, Wang Meng finally got the house key as he wished!
From now on, that bungalow belongs to Wang Meng in a legal sense!
Things went so smoothly thanks to the help of Tao Daming's uncle Fang Changde. Wang Meng originally wanted to treat the two of them to a meal, but Fang Changde declined because he was too busy with work!
"Wang Meng, if my uncle doesn't go, I'll go!" Tao Daming patted Wang Meng on the shoulder with a greedy look on his face.
"No problem, what do you want to eat?" Even if Tao Daming didn't mention it, Wang Meng would not forget his friend!
At Tao Daming's suggestion, the two went to a nice restaurant and had a big meal!
After drinking and eating, Tao Daming picked his teeth with a toothpick and asked, "Wang Meng, what are you going to do later?"
Wang Meng looked out the window and found that it was still early, so he said, "I'll take a look inside the bungalow later!"
"Are you anxious?" Tao Daming squinted his eyes and laughed, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll just go with you!"
"Just in time, I'm worried that I don't have any labor force to help with cleaning!" Wang Meng joked.
After paying the bill, on the way to the bungalow, Wang Meng asked Tao Daming about the carving!
"Da Ming, I remember you told me that your family is in the carving business, right?" Wang Meng asked with a very casual look.
"Yes!" Tao Daming nodded and looked at Wang Meng curiously, "Why do you suddenly think of asking about this?"
"It's nothing. I saw a very beautiful jade carving in a book in the library today. I became interested. I happened to think that your family is in this business, so I wanted to ask about it!" Wang Meng said.
"What do you want to ask?" Tao Daming smiled and showed an expression as if he was asking the right person.
Wang Meng actually didn't know what he wanted to ask. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that since he was going to start learning sculpture, he must use tools.
Sister Ghost said that only one knife is allowed, but there is no rule about what kind of knife it is. Can you find a tool that suits me?
"Da Ming, please tell me what kind of knife you use for carving. Maybe one day I will learn carving if you are interested!" Wang Meng said.
"You want to learn sculpture?" Tao Daming was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "Okay, I can accept you as a closed disciple. As for the tuition..."
Seeing Tao Daming pretending to be a master, Wang Meng hurriedly laughed and said, "You haven't even started yet and you still want to teach me. I think it will be enough for me to teach you in the future!"
Tao Daming chuckled, and then asked seriously: "Wang Meng, if you really want to learn, I can help you ask my grandfather. Although my grandfather's carving skills are not the best in the country, he can be regarded as a famous teacher."
Got it!"
Wang Meng was a little touched. He didn't expect that Tao Daming would be so enthusiastic. Not only did he ask his uncle for help, but he also introduced himself to his grandfather. Such a friend is really rare to find!
"Hey, why are you laughing? I'm not kidding you. If you really want to learn, I can call my grandpa right now!" Tao Daming actually took out his cell phone as he spoke.
"Forget it, wait until I make up my mind to learn!" Wang Meng didn't want to owe Tao Daming too much. Besides, he only learned carving to condense his Qi, and he would only be able to rely on a knife for carving.
"Carving uses different tools according to different materials. Which kind do you want to ask?" Tao Daming put the phone back into his pocket and asked.
"Just say whatever you want!"
Wang Meng just wants to know which knife he chooses is the easiest to use. As for the other things, it doesn't matter. Anyway, he uses the attachment of "qi" to achieve the effect of carving stone. It has little to do with the hardness and length of the knife.
The key point is that it must be done smoothly!
Maybe I didn’t develop my carving skills, but I developed my knife skills instead!
Wang Meng couldn't help but smile, he thought it was very possible!
"What you said is too general. There are many knives used for carving!" Tao Daming sorted out his thoughts and then asked, "Have you ever heard of a round knife?"
Shaking his head, Wang Meng asked: "Is it the kind of knife with a round shape?"
"Don't be ridiculous!" Tao Daming laughed. "The edge of the round knife is arc-shaped. It is mostly used in circles and round indentations. It is also very useful in carving traditional flowers, such as leaves, petals and flower branches.
It’s a round noodle. It’s not called a round knife because of its shape!”
Wang Meng also smiled and did not dare to interrupt casually anymore.
"The horizontal movement of the circular knife is more labor-saving, and it can adapt to large fluctuations and small changes. Moreover, the lines of the circular knife are not certain, so it is flexible and easy to use. According to different uses, the models of the circular knife are different, and the size
The range is basically between 5 cm and 0.5 cm.”
In order to show off that he was an expert, Tao Daming added: "When making round sculptures of figures, the two corners of the knife edge must be ground off and made into an arc shape. Otherwise, when carving clothing patterns or other dents, not only will it not be possible to push, but the dents will also be damaged.
On both sides of the road."
"If you are doing relief carving, you should keep the two corners of the knife edge and use the function of the corner tip to carve the corners of the ground. Therefore, you need to equip two types. There are also positive and negative types of round knives. The bevel is in the groove and the back of the knife is straight.
It is a straight round knife with a relatively deep cutting edge and is most suitable for round carving, especially in the stages of blanking and excavation."
"Da Ming, you really know a lot!"
Afraid that Tao Daming would continue to perform, Wang Meng quickly praised him.
"That's right! You don't even know who I am! Although I don't like carving very much, I come from a famous family anyway, and I've been influenced by it..."
"Okay, I'll give you a few compliments and you'll go to heaven. Don't leave the ink mark. Do you have any other swords?" Wang Meng rolled his eyes at Tao Daming.
"Then why are you so anxious? The next person I will introduce to you is Ping Dao!"
This time, without waiting for Wang Meng to ask, Tao Daming continued: "The blade of the flat knife is straight, and it is mainly used to cut and smooth the unevenness of the material surface to make it smooth and traceless. Larger models can also be used to chisel large pieces, and some
The sense of block surface, when used properly, such as the brushstroke effect of painting, appears strong, vivid and natural..."
"A medium-steel knife has a straight mouth and slopes on both sides. It is also called a 'print knife'."
"A triangular knife has a triangular edge because its front edges are on the left and right sides, and the sharp point is at the middle corner."
"..."
Listening to Tao Daming's eloquent narration, Wang Meng felt dizzy!
Oh my god, there are so many tools used in carving. If I want to learn them all, how long will it take me to learn them?
Fortunately, fortunately I only had to choose a knife!
Secretly heaving a sigh of relief, Wang Meng now began to understand how wise the ghost's request was!
For someone like him who is a half-way monk, it would probably be a headache for him to fully master the use of so many knives!