Chapter 6: Interests and career challenges, Tang's agency

Although Chen Dabao and Li Che have a good relationship, a porter who carries wood and finished statues every day can't see any hope in the master's assessment.

At least, from Chen Dabao's perspective, he can't see that Li Che has the hope of becoming a formal woodcarving master.

Even if Li Che picks up waste wood in the shop to practice carving after work.

But how easy is it to learn woodcarving?

According to Li Che's situation, it can only be said that he is interested in woodcarving, but has not learned it orthodoxly.

And using interest to challenge other people's careers and jobs... is a bit arrogant.

Li Che did not explain himself, nor did he argue.

Why?

In his eyes, the light flickered, and the Dao fruit [Xian Gong] in his heart beat slightly, as if emitting heat, reflecting his future smooth road.

He is relying on...

"Xiao Li, if I were you, I would try to learn some farming skills this year. Although I don't have the strength, at least I can stand up and wave my fists when I need to protect my children."

Chen Dabao stood up, patted Li Che on the shoulder, and went into the workshop to continue carving wood carvings.

Li Che pondered for a moment, and felt that Chen Dabao's statement made sense...

"Farming skills... You have to have a channel to learn. I have the [Xian Gong] Dao fruit, maybe... I can design some mechanisms to play a preventive role."

"Although it is said that Grandma Lei only chooses children who are one year old after delivery, what if?"

Li Che took a deep breath and had a plan in his mind.

Without thinking too much, he continued to work, moving wood and statues.

Perhaps because they knew that Li Che would also take the wood carving assessment, many apprentices looked at him with strange and vigilant eyes, and even many apprentices refused to let Li Che move the carved wood carvings.

Li Che was idle in the wood carving shop for a while.

Except for a few old masters and old customers who still look for him, other people basically don't look for him. Li Che is happy to be idle and starts to think about the mechanism.

But after thinking for a while, he has no clue.

I feel that I still have to go to Lao Chen for this matter. Lao Chen should have a way.

"Mechanism? You want to set up some mechanisms to protect your baby. I have some ideas... It's not impossible."

"But setting up mechanisms is also a science. I don't understand the advanced mechanisms, but there is an ancient book related to mechanisms in my library."

Lao Chen stopped carving and smiled when he heard Li Che's question.

Li Che rubbed his hands and his eyes lit up slightly.

Many people in the shop knew that Master Chen had a library at home. It was said that there were many precious ancient books.

Lao Chen glanced at Li Che and raised a finger: "You can borrow ancient books, but I, Lao Chen, never do business at a loss. There are very few ancient books in the world and they are quite precious... One tael of silver for you to borrow for one day."

One tael of silver for one day?

Li Che took a deep breath and had to admit that it was really not cheap.

But Li Che nodded decisively and agreed.

"Oh, so decisive, he is a good father. For the safety of his daughter, he is willing to risk his life... If you bargain with me, it will be more than one tael of silver a day."

"For your fatherly love, you don't need one tael. Just give me fifty Dajing copper coins a day."

Chen Dabao stroked his beard and smiled.

Li Che was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly thanked Chen Dabao. Who would dislike having too much money? You should save as much as possible.

"I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Remember to bring enough money."

Chen Dabao said and buried his head in carving again.

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.

Li Che received today's wages, which were only fifteen copper coins, which was nearly one-third less than usual.

However, he didn't care. After receiving the money, he carefully packed the wood waste he selected today and carried it out of the shop.

Now, it has become Li Che's habit to bring some scraps home every day and carve to earn experience as a fairy worker.

Today, I touched a new wood carving, which should increase my experience.

Because the matter of Grandma Lei killing the midwife was always weighing on his head, like a haze that could not be dispelled, it gave Li Che a sense of urgency and made him want to improve himself quickly.

He hurried back home and saw his wife Zhang Ya sitting on the bed with Xixi playing with various small toys carved by Li Che with wood. His nervous heart finally relaxed.

"Xixi, do you miss your dad?" Li Che felt relieved and opened his arms to Xixi on the bed with a bright smile.

Xixi, who had just turned one month old, was white and cute, full of milk fragrance. She lay on the bed, "Ah ah" and danced.

Li Che smiled and picked up the girl and strolled around the narrow room, making the little girl giggle non-stop.

After teasing Xixi for a while, Zhang Ya also prepared dinner.

After dinner, Li Che took out the waste wood under the oil lamp and started to carve wood carvings for today.

In fact, there are only so many categories in the wood carving shop. As Li Che touched them one by one, it might take several days to find a new skill of the wood carving master.

Because the Immortal Craftsmanship Dao Fruit has been upgraded to lv2, he can carve a wood carving much faster now.

[Dao Fruit: Immortal Craftsmanship (lv2, 9%)]

The experience has increased a little.

Li Che raised the corner of his lips, and then his eyes condensed, intending to try to make a mechanism.

However, he had no idea about the mechanism, but he thought of the crossbow with extremely high lethality, and began to draw on paper and make a design.

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The sky was slightly bright, and the east was pale.

Outside the misty mountains, clouds were rolling, and large flakes of snow were swaying and falling, covering the entire Feilei City with a layer of white.

Li Che got up early, washed up and started to prepare breakfast. Zhang Ya got up to help, but was pushed back by Li Che.

"The girl kept crying in the middle of the night. You have to coax her to sleep. Madam, you should make up for the sleep and get up to eat later."

Li Che gently patted Zhang Ya, who had her black hair and a sleepy face. Zhang Ya pursed her lips and nodded, then lay down and fell asleep again.

After Li Che finished everything, he put the breakfast in the pot that was still warm.

Then he left the earth house, stepped on the thick snow, and went to the wood carving shop.

Stepping onto the long street paved with bluestone slabs, the wind and snow howled wildly, but it could not cover the tinkling sounds coming from my ears, the trumpets and suonas, blowing and playing...

"The Holy Spirit has teachings, cleansing the dust, reincarnating without worries, only the wise can do it without teaching..."

The chanting sound floated from the long street, and the messy footsteps trampling on the snowy bluestone continued.

Li Che narrowed his eyes, stood on the side of the road, lowered his bamboo hat, and glanced at the vermilion altar carried by the believers in the narrow queue.

There was a strange three-headed and six-armed boy statue in the altar, lifelike, with bright eyes, and it was obviously made by the master.

Looking at the group of believers in white clothes following behind the queue, there were men and women, old and young, each with a haggard face and madness.

"Spirit Infant Cult..." Li Che took a deep breath, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

No matter what Lingying Dharma Master he is, his daughter Xixi is his treasure, everything to him, and his wife and children are what he wants to protect.

If the other party wants to touch Xixi, it means that his family will be destroyed. Even if Li Che dies, he will bite off a piece of the other party's flesh.

Clenching his fist, Li Che walked straight towards Xu Ji Woodcarving Shop in the wind and snow.

At this moment, Li Che's desire to become a formal woodcarving master in the woodcarving shop became very strong.

Not only because becoming a woodcarving master can get a house and get the protection of the shop, but also because he is qualified to obtain the internal force and martial arts taught by the shop...

[Xiangong] Dao Fruit, although it brought a lot of help to Li Che, it only improved his talent in craftsmanship.

In terms of personal martial arts, it is not very helpful.

When he came to the shop, the atmosphere was solemn. Many apprentices did not start working, and they were all resting.

Li Che immediately understood that the woodcarving assessment should be carried out today.

Chen Dabao was drinking the old yellow wine in the gourd, sitting on a bench in the distance, crossing his legs, humming, so happy.

"Little Li, come here."

Old Chen saw Li Che and waved his hand.

Li Che's eyes lit up, and he swept away the gloomy mood of the spirit infant team, and walked over quickly. Old Chen took out a yellowed yellow book from his arms.

"This "Tang's Mechanism Records" is one of the ancient books in my collection, but I haven't studied it much. There are many secret techniques of mechanisms in it, but they are also very sophisticated in hand skills. Some even require internal strength and martial arts. Of course, you can try those simple mechanisms. As long as you are not an internal strength martial artist, you can basically deal with them."

"Thank you, Old Chen." Li Che's face was excited. After taking out fifty copper coins and giving them to Chen Dabao, he took the book.

And the moment his fingertips touched the ancient book.

The Taoist fruit [Xian Gong] in his chest...

beating!

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