Chapter 8 Woodcarving Genius, Inner Strength Divinity
The third shopkeeper, Xu You, narrowed his eyes, a look of surprise flashed through his gentle eyes.
He looked at the rough embryo taking shape and outlining the lines of the "Four-Armed Bodhisattva with a Child". Although it was only a rough embryo with rough lines, the whole body already revealed a different kind of beauty.
That's...the flavor of meaning!
His demeanor, posture, and temperament...are already coming to him!
It seems that there really is a four-armed Bodhisattva with kind and benevolent eyes, holding a child in one arm, with drooped eyelids, pinching the secret of rebirth in one hand, holding a pure jade bottle in one hand, and holding a jade wishful thinking...
Was this carved by a mover?
Xu You nodded slightly. As the third shop owner of the wood carving shop, he had taken over too many wood carvings and had a high level of appreciation for the wood carving styles and carving techniques of many old masters.
The carving techniques contained in Li Che's four-armed Bodhisattva have much of the style and taste of Chen Dabao, the four-knife wood carver!
Talent...amazing!
Li Che didn't spend any money to learn wood carving at a wood carving shop, and Chen Dabao obviously wouldn't be kind enough to teach him.
In other words... all of this is due to Li Che's self-taught skills!
During the day, you need to carry wood and finished statues in the wood carving shop, and you have time to go back to carving at night. In other words, you can reach this level by just studying at night!
"There are still some flaws in the line carving and processing, but the most valuable thing is...the meaning! The four-armed Bodhisattva carved by Xiao Li is extremely rich in meaning, as if it has come alive...This is a natural talent!"
Chen Dabao smacked his lips. After sensing the arrival of the third shopkeeper Xu You, he came back to his senses and was amazed.
"Indeed, the most important thing about wood carving is charm. Without charm, no matter how good the technique is, it is just a piece of broken wood." Xu You nodded in approval.
"He is a good seedling, and Li Che's skills are not bad. He is just a little less experienced than the masters, but he is much better than the apprentices..."
"It seems that our Xu Ji is really going to have a genius."
The corners of Xu You's lips raised, and he couldn't help but smile brightly.
"The reason why our Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop ranks among the best in Feilei City, apart from the Xu family, is that the wood carvings produced by Xu Ji are full of charm and can be refined and extracted by the young people in the city. Divinity…”
"For people like this who are extremely talented in grasping the charm of wood carvings, I, Xu Ji, will definitely take good care of them and train them well!"
Xu You put his hands behind his hands and quietly looked at Li Che's carvings for a while.
From the technique of carving and dropping the knife, to the overall deepening of the meaning and charm of the wood carving as the carving progresses, Xu You already has the answer in his mind after ensuring that it is indeed the hand of Li Che.
Li Che was naturally aware of Xu You's arrival and his evaluation of himself.
But he couldn't help but be surprised. He had restrained his carving techniques a lot, but he still seemed to be much better than the apprentices in the shop, and he stood out a bit...
It’s my first time to figure it out...still inexperienced.
However, judging from the reaction of the third shopkeeper, it should be safe for him to become a wood carver!
Four hours passed quietly amidst the rustle of the carving knife tearing wood.
when--
Accompanied by an explosion like a broken gong!
Second shopkeeper Xu Beihu, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair and drinking tea, suddenly stood up with his burly body, his energy and blood surging overwhelmingly.
"The time has come! Everyone, stop!"
"The assessment is over!"
"If I meet anyone who performs surgery, their quota will be cancelled! Their results will be invalidated!"
The domineering voice was rough and intimidating.
All the wood carving apprentices hurriedly stopped what they were doing and looked at Xu Beihu with fear, who was looking at the whole audience with tiger-like eyes, and remained silent.
Li Che also put down the grinding rod, stopped polishing the "Four-Armed Bodhisattva with a Child", exhaled a long breath, and felt a little regretful in his heart.
As long as he is given a few more moments, he will be able to polish it all and the statue will be considered a finished product.
The third shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper, together with several master craftsmen in the shop, began to evaluate the wood carvings of many apprentices.
The evaluation is not too harsh and can be considered fair.
Unless you really encounter someone who is extremely rubbish, a wood carving that is just a rough shape in four hours and has no shape yet, you will start to yell and curse a few words.
Chen Dabao followed the team and squinted his eyes. When he came to Li Che's work station, he looked at the four-armed Bodhisattva that was standing upright from the scraps of wood on the workbench and was polished to take the shape of a finished wood carving.
Many old masters were amazed.
"It's rare that a mover can actually have such knife skills and standards!"
"The apprentices I brought under my guidance have really learned from dogs!"
"What a good young man. It's a pity that I haven't learned wood carving properly in these years. I started a little late. But the meaning of this wood carving... I believe it was carved by Master San Dao!"
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There are no shortage of voices of praise.
Xu Youwen looked at Li Che with a strange color in his eyes and nodded slightly: "Not bad."
Li Che cupped his fists and bowed, his face calm, and he did not lose himself in the praise.
The group continued to appreciate, and after a while, they completed the evaluation of all the works.
"Li Che, Zhao Xuan, and Wang Zhengpin, if your wood carvings stand out in this assessment, you will be awarded the title of Yidao Wood Carver, and you will receive 50 taels per month, divided into 60%."
After Xu You read out the three names, there was an uproar in the shop.
When the final result was settled, many apprentices felt sad, some were at a loss, and some shed tears...
After years of studying hard, I still failed to pass the test, and was even surpassed by a porter. My mentality was a bit unbalanced.
In the small shop, various aspects of the world are displayed.
"Follow you three."
Xu You and Xu Beihu put on their fox cloaks and glanced at the three people who had succeeded in the assessment.
Li Che and the other two apprentices hurriedly followed, running into the wind and snow, and walked deeper into the yard.
After passing through the long corridor, we arrived at the spacious courtyard, which looked like a flat training ground filled with snow-covered stone piers, training piles and other martial arts equipment.
"This is the martial arts training area of Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop in the outer city. If you can become a wood carver in the shop, even if you are one of your own, you can enter this area with the 'Jade Talisman Sword' that represents your status as a wood carving master to practice martial arts." , to prepare for becoming a higher-level wood carver.”
Everyone stood in the yard against the falling snow.
After Xu You distributed three jade knives to the three of them, he stood quietly with his hands folded while Xu Beihu, the second shopkeeper, spoke.
"I will provide martial arts teaching. Every month, I will take two days to come to the outer city. If you have any questions about martial arts, you can come and ask me."
Xu Beihu's voice is like a bell, and his energy and blood are strong. Standing in the wind and snow, no snow touches him.
Li Che and the others hurriedly responded.
"Now, let me tell you about martial arts..."
"There are three types of martial arts training, namely the physical training method, the inner strength method and... the divine method."
"You cannot have access to the Divine Law, nor are you qualified to have access to it. Everyone can practice the Body Refining Method, while the Internal Strength Law depends more on talent and requires time to accumulate."
"I will teach you the body-refining method now. As for the inner-strength method, I will wait until you have reached the level of skin-refining before I teach it to you and let you try it."
Xu Beihu said lightly.
Xuan Ji began to explain the body training method to the three people. In fact... it was just some hard work, using external tools to polish the body. Many of the instruments in the training ground were used for body training.
"The method of refining the body, grinding the skin to open tendons, quenching the bones and exchanging blood, can transport the qi and blood in the body, and realize that the blood is like mercury slurry, you can be regarded as a master! As for the meridians beyond blood transfusion, it is rare in the city. "
"Starting the microdermabrasion, you can receive a bowl of 'Boiling Powder' every half month. If it's not enough, you can buy it with your own money. One tael of silver per bowl can speed up your body refining."
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Xu Beihu taught very seriously, and Li Che listened very seriously.
This was his first exposure to martial arts in this world, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it. The threat posed by Master Lingying hung like a knife above his head, so he did not dare to let down his guard.
Practicing martial arts can enhance one's ability to fight against Master Ling Ying, and one should not slack off in the slightest.
It was completely dark.
Xu Beihu just ended today's teaching.
Tomorrow he will stay in the outer city for a day and teach everyone martial arts.
"Go away and digest the martial arts knowledge I taught you. We will officially start practicing skin grinding tomorrow."
Xu Beihu said in a deep voice, waved his hand, and turned around to leave.
However, Li Che did not leave. He found the third shopkeeper and asked about the move.
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