The woman standing in front of her is the first distinguished guest since Shen Xing opened the store, Xia Hongyu.
That is, the person who bought the eye pupil wood carving last time, and for the first time.
Shen Xing was impressed, because there was still the business card Xia Hongyu gave him at the time in the drawer of the cash register. He remembered that the other party was the general manager of a medical device company, but forgot the name of that company.
This time Xia Hongyu wore an old red lady's suit, cropped trousers, and the heels of high heels were still high, and her hair was still the same as before, with a big wave.
The bag in this woman's hand has been changed. It is no longer a donkey badge, but it is still a luxury brand.
"Rare guests." Shen Xing put down the work in his hands, took off his gloves, and stood up.
Xia Hongyu smiled and said, "Isn't it bothering you?"
"No, no." Shen Xing waved his hand, "It's work everywhere. When there are no customers in the store, I will keep doing woodcarving if I can't get free."
Xia Hongyu pointed to the wooden carving on the wooden frame that was standing still and ventilated, and said: "What is the originality of this work...?"
Shen Xing raised his head and glanced, and replied: "This is the wood carving I just finished, which was waxed. The main thing I want to express is the complex inner world of different people in life. Of course, you can also understand it as an entanglement in life. Or the complexity and incomprehensibility of human nature."
After a pause, Shen Xing laughed, "Actually, I can only be a tribute. Perhaps everyone sees it and has their own understanding."
Xia Hongyu nodded thoughtfully, carefully looking at these overlapping bodies.
After a while, she said silently: "What I feel is a complex body with a deformity, which represents the deepest distortion in everyone's heart."
Shen Xing clapped his hands and praised: "This understanding is very deep, and it points out the facts of human nature."
This flattering must be shot, and it must be shot just right. After all, the woman in front of her is a gold master who didn't even pay the price when she bought the eye pupil woodcarving.
Shen Xing still remembered that he asked for fifteen thousand at the time. He originally wanted to wait for the other party to repay the price, but it was ideal to sell it at one thousand two.
But Xia Hongyu didn't make a counteroffer, so he wrapped it up and took it away.
"Is this work for sale?" Xia Hongyu asked.
"Sell, of course." Shen Xing nodded.
Walked to the side and made a cup of tea for Xia Hongyu, and let the gold master sit down and talk slowly.
"What made you want to make such a work?" Xia Hongyu asked with interest.
Shen Xing said: "Some experiences."
Xia Hongyu picked up the teacup and blew it lightly, but because the tea was still hot, she didn't drink it. Instead, she put it down and said, "I can't tell, you are still a person with a story."
Shen Xing laughed, did not answer, and asked: "Mr. Xia, have you been to my old store before here?"
Xia Hongyu nodded, "I saw a notice you left next to the facade of the old store, so I found it. But the notice was almost falling off, and the font was a little fuzzy."
"It's okay, old customers almost know this position." Shen Xing said with a smile: "You are the last one."
Xia Hongyu pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I have been traveling all year round, and I rarely have time to spare. I don't have time, I just want to come and have a look. By the way, what is the name of the wood carving we just mentioned? "
Shen Xing pondered for a moment, "There is no name, because everyone's understanding is different."
"Then you don't scream nonsense, do you?" Xia Hongyu said.
Shen Xing shook his head, "No, I have my own name for each work."
"Okay." Xia Hongyu shrugged, brought the slightly warmer tea into the mouth, took a sip, and asked: "How much?"
"Twenty thousand." Shen Xing had already set the price.
Xia Hongyu also did not counter-offer this time, but continued to ask, "Can I take it away now?"
Shen Xing nodded, "Let it sit still for a while. I'll pack it for you later. When you get home, take it out carefully and put it in a ventilated place. Just leave it for a while."
"Okay." Xia Hongyu got up and walked to the front of the wooden carving on the wall, taking a closer look.
It can be seen that this woman may be very interested in human body parts because of her medical studies, especially if the part reveals an absurd and weird element, she will not put it down.
For example, at the moment there are other woodcarving works with spiritual essence in the store, such as masks, wardrobes, stairs, etc., especially the small pool under the stairs, which can still emit a lot of white mist after injecting clear water, but Xia Hongyu can't see it. Look.
After chatting with Shen Xing for a while, Xia Hongyu could feel that Shen Xing's personal experience was actually very rich, and he was not a person who stayed at home all day long and wondered how to make wood carvings.
Although she took another look at the wood carving of Chen Po IV being made by Shen Xing, she felt a little surprised.
The large number of long hair that has almost been mopped on the floor of Zhongpo IV made Xia Hongyu marvel at Shen Xing's imagination. This kind of wooden carving of the mother-in-law is like a character from the movie, revealing mystery and mystery.
For men between the ages of fifteen and thirty, the wood carvings of this shape should be very suitable for their appreciation, and they will not worry about selling them.
Of course, Xia Hongyu didn't know that Shen Xing didn't plan to carve the woodcarving of seedlings for sale. He made this thing purely to save his life.
After staying in the woodcarving shop for more than an hour, Shen Xing used a foam box to install the wall-facer woodcarving for Xia Hongyu and sent her to the car parked on the street.
Xia Hongyu drove away and drove all the way to the Yongjian Building in Yungu City.
The home in Yongjian Building was bought by Xia Hongyu after her divorce. At that time, she relied on the medical device company she ran to make a fortune. Thinking about treating herself better in the future, she bit her teeth and bought a house on the 37th floor of the building. .
This is a duplex house with a large area and magnificent decoration. The furniture in the house is also very valuable.
Xia Hongyu seldom goes home because of her busy work. She has no children and lives here alone. In order to keep her home from being too deserted, she has a dog and a cat.
Usually, a nanny is invited to regularly clean the housework, and feed and clean up the cats and dogs.
Parked the car in the parking lot of the building and took the elevator back home. At this time, the nanny had already left, but left the evening meal in the kitchen.
These meals are made according to the recipes provided by Xia Hongyu. While paying attention to nutrition, the amount of meals is not large, which avoids waste.
When she wants it, put it in the microwave and heat it up and eat it.
Xia Hongyu took the foam box that Shen Xing had installed for her into the house. This thing was not heavy, and she could lift it up with one hand by herself.
After entering the house, a huge golden retriever ran over and jumped up and down at her feet in welcome, but the gray shorthair cat did not approach, but curled up on the corner of the sofa against the wall, raised his head and glanced over here. , Yelled softly, which was regarded as a greeting.
Xia Hongyu was afraid that the golden retriever would hit the wood-carved foam box, so she quickly put the box on top of the shoe cabinet and then changed her shoes.
At this time, she looked up at the living room and found that there was a huge box on the floor inside, about as long as one person, and it seemed that there was a person in it.
Walked over, picked up a message card on the box, Xia Hongyu looked at it carefully, it was a delivery message, which should be left here by the nanny.
There is indeed a person lying in this big box, but it is a dummy. It is a one-to-one dummy dummy that Xia Hongyu ordered online last month for anatomy teaching applications.
Out of her love for medicine, just like she likes the wood carvings of body parts carved by Shen Xing, Xia Hongyu also likes to research and collect these things that are unique to others.
She first changed into a comfortable home clothes, then took a pair of scissors, first opened the wooden carving box bought from Shen Xing, and then carefully took out the wooden carving, placed it on a flower pot stand next to the window, and fixed it. To prevent it from falling.
It is easier to ventilate here, and the "big girl" shorthair cat never climbs a flower stand. It is a more docile type, except for the shortcoming of not paying much attention to the owner.
Then Xia Hongyu placed the target on the big box of the dummy, and slowly cut the seal of the huge box with scissors. After opening, he took out a large amount of foam inside, and then unwrapped the transparent packaging bag, revealing a complete inside. human body.
This is a man's body, wearing a set of off-white short-sleeved shorts on the surface. The facial features are not really like a real person. After all, this is just a dummy for teaching.
The body structure of the dummy is the same as that of ordinary people, and the belly is magnetically attached and can be opened at any time. The internal organs in the belly are all available, which can be taken out separately, and even the back of the head can be uncovered.
This dummy is very heavy. Xia Hongyu took a lot of effort and finally took him out and laid it flat on the wooden floor. Then the shipping box and the waste paper stuffed in the box space were packed. Open the living room door and take it out and put it outside.
This kind of paper box is the favorite of cleaning staff, because it can be sold for some money after taking it away, so it is usually left outside the door and will be taken away by them soon.
Not only that, but the cleaning staff will take advantage of the opportunity to clean the outside of the residents, which is a kind of return.
After returning, Xia Hongyu wiped the surface of the impersonator twice with a wet towel to make sure that there was no dust on it, and then let it lay flat on the fur carpet in front of the sofa in the living room.
Her collection is on the second floor, but she is too weak to carry this heavy dummy.
However, Xia Hongyu once ordered a wooden bed for visiting this kind of dummy in a furniture company. He said that it would be delivered tomorrow, and then the delivery worker could help to lift the dummy up and put it away.
When she went to wash her hands and rest, the golden bullshit ran to the side of the dummy, sniffing around, and after a while sticking out her tongue and licking it.
Xia Hongyu saw this scene after going out, and said angrily: "Maomao, don't lick it! The old lady wiped it off after hard work, and now it's all your saliva."
This golden retriever seemed to understand the master's words, immediately closed his mouth, walked aside, and lay down in front of the dummy's head, raised his head and stuck out his tongue, looking at Xia Hongyu.
Xia Hongyu went to the kitchen and prepared to make some coffee with the coffee machine. While pouring coffee beans into the machine, the shorthair cat named Da Niu stood up on the sofa outside the living room, his two front paws stretched out, his buttocks stretched out. With a slap, the hair on the whole body slowly stood up, and then slowly fell down.
After stretching, it jumped off the sofa and walked past Golden Retriever with graceful catwalks.
This cat and dog are already very familiar with each other, and the saying "the hatred of cats and dogs cannot be shared" is completely ineffective here.
Jin Mao turned his head and glanced at the big girl, and saw that the big girl jumped slightly and jumped to the chest of the lying family member, her nose moved lightly and sniffed on the dummy's belly and chest.
Of course, there was a little dogish smell of golden retriever on this dummy just now, this kind of smell is very familiar to the lady.
It continued to sniff, as if there was something that made it impossible to stop.
When I sniffed the dummy’s chin, suddenly, the big girl bounced up like an electric shock and made a tragic meow. When she fell, she had already jumped onto the stairs leading to the second floor. She didn’t even look at it. Quickly ran up to the second floor.
Hearing this cat cry, Xia Hongyu was slightly startled, and quickly walked out of the kitchen to take a look, and she saw Jin Mao still lying on the spot, looking at herself with a dazed expression.
Xia Hongyu looked at all this in wonder, did not see the figure of the big girl, but it was indeed the big girl screaming just now.
"Maomao, are you bullying the girl?"
When she thought about it, this cat and dog hadn't had a fight for a long time, and it could be said that the relationship between each other was very harmonious. This shouldn't happen, unless it's grabbing food.
"Woo-"
Golden Retriever let out a grieved howl, stood up and flicked his tail, turned around and left with unspeakable pain.
Xia Hongyu walked to the dummy lying on the ground, looked at the direction of the second floor, did not see the big girl, then looked at the wronged golden retriever, and found that the guy had got under the curtains, only a hint of golden yellow was revealed tail.
She smiled, went back to the kitchen and continued to make coffee, then put her food in the microwave to heat it up, and made two small pots of cat and dog food for one cat and one dog.
Carry them out separately and put them under the stairs, where the two guys eat and sleep.
After a while, I saw the lady running down from the second floor, got under the stairs, and began to enjoy the food, and Maomao also ran out behind the curtain, wagging his tail at Xia Hongyu, and then ran to eat.
With these two guys in the house, Xia Hongyu felt a lot of happiness. Now she rarely thinks of the unpleasant things that happened before the divorce.
I ate by myself, washed the dishes, poured coffee, sat in the living room and watched the TV for a while, and then brushed my phone for a while.
The sky slowly darkened outside, and Xia Hongyu turned on the treadmill in the private gym, adjusted it to brisk walking mode, and started exercising.
The golden retriever would come in from time to time to take a look, and then disappeared again, while the big girl had been lying in the cattery after she was full, and occasionally got up and went to the kitchen to go around.
After Xia Hongyu finished exercising and just returned to the living room, she saw Golden Retriever licking the dummy's cheek again, making all her saliva sticky and sticky.
Xia Hongyu immediately screamed, and the golden retriever shook with fright, and ran away with her tail between her feet.
Xia Hongyu was helpless, took a quick wet towel and wiped the dummy's face clean, thinking that this would not work, she was worried that the golden retriever might bite the dummy's skin before the next day.
After thinking about it, I got up and found a thin blanket that I rarely used. I came over to cover the dummy's body. Then folded the edges of the blanket and stuffed it under the dummy with force to prevent it from being ripped apart by the golden retriever's mouth. .
After doing this, Xia Hongyu got up and took a look. She felt that there should be no problem. When she turned around, a strange feeling suddenly filled her heart.
She turned her head and glanced at the dummy covered by the blanket again, and when she glanced at it roughly, the scene on the ground looked like a scene of a dead man with a white cloth in a morgue.
Xia Hongyu felt a chill for no reason. She turned her head and left, looking for a bigger quilt, and put it on the dummy.
Two steps back like this, although it still looks like a raised part of the human figure, fortunately, it doesn't have the sense of horror that I saw just now. (End of this chapter)