"The big one won't work, I'll carve the small one!" The squirrel thought to himself.
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "It is true that you can carve small ones. It is difficult to carve large ones, but it is equally difficult to carve small ones. Each one has its own advantages, and they are no different. Jing Kuan's physique is getting better and better, his claws are also flexible enough, and his body agility is far beyond Ordinary squirrels are also very strong. I will teach you how to make a knife for you, so just follow along and learn."
The squirrel immediately burst into laughter, hugging Fangzheng's ears and rubbing them back and forth...
Seeing this, Hong Hai'er had a flat mouth. He really couldn't figure out what to learn from this kind of hard work...
At the foot of the mountain, Guan Xiangfeng, Fan Qing, Qiu Xiaoye and others no longer had the direct disciple dispute, and their relationship with each other was obviously better. They were talking and laughing along the way, and they were obviously much closer. Seeing this, Jiang Zhou couldn't help but I sighed in my heart: "I almost used this quota to harm these young people. What a sin..."
But when the excitement passed, a few people became a little unwilling. Qiu Xiaoye asked Jiang Zhou: "Teacher, are we really leaving like this? Should we stop working hard and learn the master's carving skills?"
"Haha, isn't it easy to learn?" Jiang Zhou said with a smile.
"Simple? Why is it so simple?" Qiu Xiaoye was confused.
Jiang Zhou said: "The master doesn't teach, but he didn't say that the crippled horse can't be taught? The crippled horse has learned it, so we can just learn from him."
"Follow him?!" Guan Xiangfeng suddenly felt guilty. Before, Ma Laizi asked him to learn from him, but he didn't teach him. Now, things have changed, and he wants to go back to Ma Laizi to learn from him. Will they teach him? Feeling bitter in his heart, he regretted even more now that he had looked down upon others and had no room for words...
"Xiangfeng, you can get it only by letting it go. If you don't let it go, you will never make progress in your life." Jiang Zhou said.
Guan Xiangfeng nodded thoughtfully and said, "Teacher, I understand. I'm going to apologize to him. I sincerely apologize. I will never look down on others again..."
"Pfft! This is the first time I heard someone scolding me for having dog eyes." Qiu Xiaoye and Fan Qing laughed at the same time.
Guan Xiangfeng snorted and said, "I know how much improvement can be achieved by knowing your mistakes!"
"Haha..." Seeing Guan Xiangfeng like this, everyone laughed...
After everyone came down the mountain, Guan Xiangfeng immediately went to the small shop to buy good cigarettes and wine, chopped ten kilograms of good meat, and went straight to Ma Laizi's house.
"What are you doing?" Ma Laizi looked at the pile of things in Guan Xiangfeng's hand and immediately understood what Guan Xiangfeng meant. He frowned and said.
"I... I'm sorry. I apologize to you for my previous behavior." Guan Xiangfeng bowed and saluted.
Ma Laizi shook his head and said: "There is nothing to apologize for. If it weren't for your sudden action, I wouldn't have the opportunity today. Do you want to learn sculpture?"
Guan Xiangfeng's old face turned red. How long had it been before? Ma Laizi wanted to learn his craft before, but now he has changed his mind. He simply refused at first, but now? Will Ma Laizi teach him
"Hmm..." Guan Xiangfeng nodded.
"In a few days, I'll learn some first, and then I'll come back and tell you how much you can learn. It depends on your ability." Ma Laizi said.
Guan Xiangfeng was stunned, what does this mean? Are you going to teach him? So easy? No conditions? Guan Xiangfeng looked incredulous: "Master Ma, don't you have any conditions?"
"What conditions do you want? Does Abbot Fangzheng ask me for any conditions? If yes, it means that the inheritance of this technology is not allowed to be interrupted! People with bad character cannot pass it on... To be honest, your character is just okay." Ma Lame said.
Guan Xiangfeng smiled bitterly. He also knew that something was wrong with him, so he didn't refute.
Ma Laizi continued: "But I'm not bad at heart, so I'll pass it on to you."
"Thank you, Master Ma." Guan Xiangfeng thanked him.
"Don't call me Master Ma. It's better for Cripple Ma. Okay, let's go back. Whoever wants to learn can come over when the time comes... Also, take the things away, I don't want them." Cripple Ma thought simply, and Fang Zheng took it away. He can't accept other people's things, otherwise it will taste bad.
Ma Laizi was resolute. In the end, Guan Xiangfeng still carried the thing out. As a result, he met Song Ergou at the door. Song Ergou immediately asked: "What's wrong? Why did you take this thing out again?"
Guan Xiangfeng explained the matter, and Song Ergou smiled: "It's easy, let's go to my house!"
"What are you doing?" Guan Xiangfeng looked confused.
"Let's put the wine on the table. If you ask him not to eat, he will definitely eat if I treat him. When the time comes, sit down and chat, you can say whatever you want..." Song Ergou pulled Guan Xiangfeng away and took Guan Xiang with him. The tobacco, wine and food in Feng's hand were taken away.
Guan Xiangfeng said with a grateful face: "Thank you very much." He sighed in his heart: "Who said that people in the world are inhumane? Isn't this just humaneness? Damn, I used to be really rubbish..."
Guan Xiangfeng didn't see it. Song Ergou touched the wine bottle, his eyes lit up... A bottle of wine cost several hundred yuan!
Song Ergou came forward and directly invited Ma Laizi, Wang Yougui and others, plus Jiang Zhou, Qiu Xiaoye, Fan Qing and others, a large table of people gathered together to drink, eat and chat, and their relationship quickly heated up. By the time we get to a happy point, we have become friends.
Guan Xiangfeng even patted his chest and shouted: "Village Chief Wang, the conditions of our village are actually very good, but we suffer from the lack of advertising."
When Qiu Xiaoye heard this, he rolled his eyes. As expected, wine is a good thing to bring people closer. If you drink half a kilo of wine, you will become our village...
Wang Yougui said in embarrassment: "There is no way. The village is poor and cannot afford advertising. We can only rely on word of mouth. Word of mouth spreads."
"Hey, I happen to have a buddy who makes this. I'll ask for the lowest price later, and I'll pay for it to advertise our village! Such good bamboo, such good people, and such good craftsmanship must be obtained Fire!" Guan Xiangfeng spoke with a loud tongue.
When Wang Yougui heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "That's not possible. How can I ask you to pay?"
"I have to go out! Master Ma taught me his craftsmanship, and I can't repay it, so I can only repay it to the village. This is settled, whoever goes back on his word will be a puppy, drink!"
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The next day, Guan Xiangfeng squatted at the entrance of the village and cried secretly: "Damn, I drank too much, I bragged too much, I'm going bankrupt..."
Fan Qing came over and said with a wry smile: "Why are you bothering? If you don't go and talk to the village chief, the village chief will definitely not care."
"What are you talking about? Whoever regrets it is a puppy. Am I that kind of person? At worst, I won't go out for the next two years, and I'll just stay and learn my craft with peace of mind!" Guan Xiangfeng said through gritted teeth.
Fan Qing said: "You can't be serious, right?"
"What do you think? Such good carving skills are worthy of my investment." Guan Xiangfeng said.
"I thought I was the only one who thought so." Fan Qing also smiled.
"Hey, then we will be brothers from now on." Guan Xiangfeng said.
Fan Qing nodded.
Guan Xiangfeng said: "As a good brother, can you wash my clothes for me? If you don't wash them for free, I will pay for the food."
Fan Qing: "..."
At the same time, Ma Laizi got up early, had breakfast, and went up the mountain in a hurry.
Fangzheng opened the door and saw Ma Laizi standing at the door of the temple with a silly smile on his face. Fang Zheng was also helpless. In terms of age, Ma Laizi was Fang Zheng's elder. When he was a child, Fang Zheng stole eggs from Ma Laizi's house, but he was caught. It was a good beating...
Now it has become like this again. The situation is really changing, who knows where it will go...
But Fang Zheng doesn't hold grudges either. After all, he did make a mistake in the first place. Moreover, the slingshots and small bows and arrows he played with when he was a child were all made for him by Ma Laizi. At that time, he was envious of many children.
Shaking his head and dispelling the thoughts in his mind, Fang Zheng took Ma Laizi to the bamboo forest. The two sat on the ground. Fang Zheng began to teach Ma Laizi the art of Zen carpentry step by step: "The art of Zen carpentry is about seeing with the eyes, thinking in the heart, and having the hands in place." become… "
In the next few days, apart from eating fast and chanting sutras, Fang Zheng basically spent the rest of the time walking around with Ma Laizi, observing the textures of various bamboos, analyzing the internal structure, how to conceive, how to comprehend, etc... Although Ma Laizi is only halfway there He entered the carving industry, but he is a carpenter himself. The decades of experience he accumulated are not in vain. But in the past, he only accumulated them and summed up the experience that can be used casually, but he did not understand the reason behind it. Just like many people know that when building a house, the roof is made into a triangle, but they may not know why the triangle is used; they know that you should not sit on tree pillars when entering the mountain, but they don’t know why you cannot sit on them, etc...
Fang Zheng held a key and helped Ma Laizi open the rooms one by one. After talking a lot, Ma Laizi suddenly became enlightened and could understand many things by analogy. Coupled with many years of carpentry work, his hands are also very stable. With diligent study and practice, he has made rapid progress!
At the same time, Ma Laizi also brought back what he learned word for word and taught it to Jiang Zhou and others. Jiang Zhou was more experienced. He was able to figure out what Ma Laizi couldn't figure out and taught it to Jiang Zhou and others through his own understanding. Everyone explains further. In this way, everyone learns, studies, and helps each other, and the learning speed is faster.
Jiang Zhou, Guan Xiangfeng and others also stayed completely. In order to repay the village, the carvings they usually made by practicing their skills were donated to the village free of charge and printed with their own names. In this way, each piece of sculpture is exquisite. of artwork appeared. Tourists who came to the village didn't pay attention at first, and some found it too expensive. But after they spread the photos, they soon attracted a large group of people who knew the goods, especially after someone recognized Jiang Zhou. People from all over the world came to buy the sculptures in an endless stream, and other businesses in the village also followed. Since then, everyone has made a lot of money...
Guan Xiangfeng also fulfilled his promise and spent all his pocket money to advertise Yizhi Village. Yizhi Village quickly spread in Heishan City, and many people came here because of its reputation...
The entire Yizhi Village and the surrounding villages seemed to have been activated, and the lives of the villagers were getting better and better... But everyone knew in their hearts that such a change was inseparable from the man on the mountain.
(End of chapter)