Chapter 2 Gifts

"I was also shocked when I heard the price. After coming to my senses, I pulled the shopkeeper's detailed question." Lin Sanniang first picked up a teacup and drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then said endlessly: "The shopkeeper said that it would take at least six years to learn this shadow sculpture, and it was a little bit It will take ten years to learn to carve decent pictures..."

"The shopkeeper said that ordinary people have to learn to use it for several years to make money, which makes many people unwilling to learn to carve shadows and paintings. Therefore, there are fewer and fewer people who can carve shadows in Hui'an at present. Even the famous shadow carving village, not everyone began to learn sculpture and chisel pictures at a young age! There are fewer people who learn, and there are naturally fewer people who learn well, so the good picture paintings produced by Hui'an have gradually become difficult to find, and this picture paintings have become difficult to find, and the price has not been 'swung'?

Yuer understood as soon as he heard Lin Sanniang's words. Originally, it was also because of the phrase "things are rare and precious". Moreover, this shadow sculpture is a kind of work of art carved by years of practice and accumulated technology. Not only have it been studied and accumulated for a long time, but it takes a lot of effort to carve a small piece after learning it. Such a precious and special craft of art becomes less good works, resulting in it slowly. It's normal to think that the price has been raised.

And when the fish was seven years old, she worshipped the lame mother-in-law as her teacher. She pinched and calculated that she had studied with the lame mother-law for six years this year. In the past six years, the fish did not dare to relax at all and insisted on practicing every day. In addition, the lame mother-law's one-on-one guidance every day, as well as her selfless contributions to many family's unique skills and lame women. My mother-in-law's experience over the years has benefited the fish a lot. Now she has been able to cut out a decent picture painting.

It's just that the lame mother-in-law is now old, and the fish wants to accompany her more by learning shadow carving. Therefore, although the fish can become a teacher long ago, she still goes to the lame mother-in-law to practice every day. Even the fish taught by the lame mother-in-law can do it, and she still practice seriously one by one.

When the Yang family bought this big yard, Yuer once wanted to take the lame mother-in-law to live with her own family, but the lame mother-in-law insisted on living in the hut she was used to living in. She seemed to feel that she was always a foreign surname and refused to follow Yuer to live in Yang's house. The lame mother-in-law felt helpless when she insisted so much that she could only continue to live in a simple hut.

Since Yuer's skill of carving shadows and paintings has arrived at home, she immediately volunteered to say after listening to Lin Sanniang's words: "Mother, since the third sister-in-law said that our Hui'an shadow carvings are so precious, I will make a few pictures myself so that the fourth brother can take them to the capital and give them to several in-laws."

Liu was still a little hesitant and asked, "Sister, the third daughter-in-law, let Xiao Si send this picture to several in-laws. Is this really work?"

Yuer knew that Liu was worried that the gift was not heavy enough, so she smiled and said a word to ease Liu's heart: "Why not? This picture is originally the best in Hui'an, and we don't want it anywhere else! Besides, the third sister-in-law has said that this film and painting is not cheap. I estimate that even if there is a film and painting in the capital, the price will definitely double..."

This speculation of fish is also well-founded. After all, the Hui'an area is the origin of shadow paintings, and many originally very expensive things will be much cheaper in the place of origin, which is the geographical advantage. Just like some people in the inland capital can't afford to eat fish, and the price of fish is not cheap, but in the small village, almost every family can eat the fish from their own net every day.

However, Liu is a village woman who is not familiar with. She always feels that it seems to be too stingy to send a few stone slabs to several in-laws, so Liu thought about it and finally proposed, "Why don't we add a few more things in addition to the pictures carved by the fish himself?"

"Mom, if you feel that the light and shadow sculpture are not sincere enough, then add a few other things," the fish suddenly flashed when she came here and clapped her hands and said, "I think of a good way to make my sculpture more unique! As long as I use this method to carve shadow carvings, I can take care of the unique and rare treasures that several in-laws get!"

Liu's face was happy when he heard the words and hurriedly asked, "What's the best way?" Sister, come and listen to it!"

Yuer saw that Liu and Lin Sanniang were full of curiosity, but deliberately did not speak clearly, but smiled mysteriously at the two of them and said mischievously, "The secret cannot be revealed. When I carve out the picture, you will understand at a glance!"

After saying that, without waiting for Liu and Lin Sanniang to ask again, they flashed out of the door with a playful face and left a sentence as they walked out: "I have to go to Li's house in the city quickly. The fourth brother will leave for Beijing in a month. This sister-in-law has three brothers, so I have to carve them in this month. Three pictures come, but this day is a little tight, and we have to start work quickly..."

While talking, the fish had gone out of her door and rushed all the way to the city. After arriving at the Li family, Mrs. Qian, Li's mother, personally entertained the fish, and the fish showed her intention to come to the Li family, and Mrs. Qian immediately agreed. So after getting what she wanted, the fish said a few words with Mrs. Qian and hurried home. As soon as she got home, she began to choose the right stone slabs and planned to carve the sculpture as soon as possible.

After the fish went to the stream and picked up a few pieces of blue bucket stones of about the size that were placed in the water for the stream to wash away, they took the things they got from the Li family to the lame mother-in-law. After discussing with the lame-law who had rich experience in carving, and determined what kind of pictures to carve a few pictures to be carved, the fish Let's draw a sketch for carving on the bluestone.

Since preparing a gift for Yang Silang to go to Beijing is a top priority, the fish has put aside everything else at hand for more than the next month. After eating every day, he drilled into the lame mother-in-law, grabbing all the kung fu that can be used to carve, and scavenging the three shadow paintings.

Fortunately, the emperor lived up to his intentions. A little more than a month later, the fish carved the three shadows and paintings. Finally, after some finishing work, the fish found a dark blue floral cloth and wrapped the three shadow carvings home to Liu and others.

After the fish put the three pictures on the case in order, Liu and others came forward to watch them carefully. Soon Yang Liulang took the lead in exclaiming: "Sister, the three main characters in these three pictures look very similar to the three brothers of their sister-in-law. You can't do it. Is that them?"

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