Liu Junhao kept muttering in secret. This old man is really interesting. I can't hear this. He is just polite. The old man looks ordinary, but after Professor Zhao introduced him, he realized how famous he is. He has a lot of titles on his head: Director of the Municipal Art Association, Vice President of the Sculpture Art Association...

He was a little curious that Zhao Guangming knew such a person, and he didn't seem to see that guy have any artistic cells. After hearing Zhou'er's name, he finally understood that this person was Zhou'er's grandfather. Last time Zhou'er took a few peach pits from here and said that he wanted to do a pit carving, but in fact he was looking for him. After seeing the peach pits, the old man felt that it was strange, so he had the idea to come over to check it out.

Seeing that the other person was eager to study the peach trees, Liu Junhao did not delay any longer and opened the door and welcomed them into the yard.

"Is this the peach tree?" The old man looked sharp and only looked at the yard twice, then headed straight to the edge of the pool.

"My family Wukong picked this peach every day, and there are not many left on the tree now." Liu Junhao followed behind and explained. He thought that the peach was useless, so he let the monkey pick it and eat it. So far, there are very few left on the tree.

"This is really a strange peach tree. Didn't you throw away the peach pits from the past?" After the old man studied the tree, he then asked the most important question.

"No, the pile next to the monkey nest is there." Liu Junhao explained embarrassedly. The peach pits were thrown on the ground. He had never thought about cleaning up, and it was dirty and covered in ashes.

Mr. Zhong did not think it was dirty, so he picked up one and squatted beside to check it out. Finally, he nodded excitedly: "No, good, the quality is very stable, it is the best material for making nuclear carvings."

Simply put, pit carving is carving on the fruit core, which belongs to the miniature carving process. The main materials are peach kernels, apricot kernels, olive kernels and other fruit cores and walnuts. The engraving tools are file, chisel, and drilling.

Regarding the kernel carving, it was actually very popular in rural areas in the early years. According to legend, peach trees ward off evil spirits, so the materials for kernel carving are generally peach pits. The carved things are common flower baskets. The thing is very simple to make. Just use a knife to dig two holes in the peach pit, and use red thread to tie them on your body.

Speaking of which, Liu Junhao was quite artistic when he was a child, so he specially made a carving knife with a hacksaw blade. The flower basket he carved was highly praised by his classmates. Many people asked him to carve baskets after class, and some even exchanged fruit candy. During that time, he ate a lot of candy, but the good times didn't last long. Once, the teacher was discovering it in class, but the saw blade was confiscated, and his artistic career came to an end for a while.

There was no one to guide him at that time, and he never thought that other things could be carved on the small peach pits, so all the carved ones were flower baskets.

When the peaches in the yard were just ripe, several naughty kids in the village came to ask for the peach sees the peach's peach pits as big as a carved basket. However, they used a knife to carve them all several times to give up. The reason is very simple. The peach pits are too hard and the pencil sharpener cannot be carved at all. If the strength is a little bit greater, the blade will be broken.

When Liu Junhao thought of this problem, he said, "Old man, don't just look at the size of peach pits, but it's hard. It's not easy to carve with files. If you want to use this to carve your core, you may have to spend a lot of effort."

"What I want is hard texture, and ordinary ones are rare." The old man turned his head and gave him a blank look. The meaning was obviously to say that if he didn't understand, stay by the side and don't be careless.

"As soon as you hear what you said, you are an amateur," Zhao Guangming followed behind, "General fruit pits have crisp texture, rough folds, thin shells and large kernels. If you are not careful, you will make or fail. Among them, peach pits are even more serious, so most people who do fruit carving choose olive kernels or walnuts with a fine texture. The peach pits on your tree are round in shape and hard and delicate in texture, which is the best material for kernel carving."

He learned and sold it right away, and just heard Zhou Er talk about it before coming.

I’m so polite, what Zhao Guangming said, those shortcomings have become advantages?

"I want all these peach pits, how about each one, one dollar?" The old man looked at it for a while before he stood up and asked.

Peach pits are also valuable these days? If this matter is spread to the village, those who used to mock his peach trees should be stunned. Now the big white peach sold on the street is only 80 cents per pound, and the peach pits in their own home are more expensive than peaches.

It’s really not as bright as the East, the West, and Liu Junhao couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. He originally thought that the peach tree was useless and planned to cut it down in a few days. Now the peach pits can be sold for money, so he naturally has to stay. Fortunately, the pile of peach pits that Wukong ate was not thrown away, otherwise it would be a loss. The hundreds of peach pits were worth one or two hundred yuan, but he refused to lose the money. Money is a small problem, and the peach pits are waste in his own hands, which is completely useless. It’s better to give them to others, so it can turn waste into treasure. Of course, he also has something to ask for, and hopes that the old man can give him one or two core carvings, and it’s also fun to enjoy them in the yard when he’s fine.

Mr. Zhong heard that he didn't want money and asked for a coronary carving. He felt that he was very upset, so he nodded and agreed. Finally, he asked what shape he wanted, whether it was a god or a demon beast? If he wanted to rub his peach pits, there would be a pair in the car now.

"No, I remember people say that they rub walnuts, why did you get a peach pit?" Liu Junhao asked strangely. In the past, when watching braids, the princes and nobles usually took two pecans in their hands when they appeared, and they rubbed them in their palms and made a "kick" sound, which looked quite enviable. For this reason, he went up the mountain and made two, but he always felt that they didn't have the momentum of others. Later, he realized that they were another variety, which was different from ordinary pecans.

"Haha, the average peach pits are naturally not good, the shape is too narrow and flat. But you are different. The walnuts are round and the shell is thicker. You can make Wenwan peach pits. Just use a file to grind off the head and tail." The old man explained.

"Then you just get a pair of peach pits for me." Liu Junhao became interested when he heard this. When he was strolling in the village, he led Xiaopi and played with peach pits in his hand. He was definitely tasteful. When he saw Pang Xu, he insisted on being jealous of him, and he dared to say that he was a rich man. To put it online, he said that he was not a peach pit, but an art.

"For this, this is a few days ago? I picked up a pair of peach pits from you, which were quite carved. Look at what it is. If you are not satisfied, I will carve them again." The old man quickly took out a pair of peach pits from the car. His fingers flexibly rubbed them and made a loud noise, which was very charming. After stopping, everyone could see the pattern on it. One was carved with five bats vividly, and the meaning was very obvious... Five blessings were coming. The other one was two carp playing in the water, which naturally meant that it was more than every year.

It is very traditional and has a charm, and the skin is slightly shiny with jade.

Well, that's it. Liu Junhao fell in love with this thing just after a glance. He grabbed it and rubbed it in his hand. Not to mention. He didn't feel anything when he took the peach pit before, but now after Mr. Zhong's transformation, he immediately tasted its extraordinaryness. Rub it a few times, and the sound was crisp, and the palms of his fingertips were numb, which made him feel extremely hot.

Zhao Guangming looked around and thought to himself that this kid was so lucky. When he came with the old man, he took a fancy to the pair of peach pits and wanted to ask for it, but he was afraid that he would not give it to him. As a result, he was stunned and sent it out.

Professor Zhao was also quite moved and asked Mr. Zhong if he had time. If he had time, he would help him make a pair for himself. So when he was fine, he would walk the turtle dove and rub the peach pits, which would definitely be fun. Besides, I heard that playing with this thing frequently can also activate blood circulation and unblock the meridians and play a health-care role.

Liu Junhao didn't know what the old man was thinking. If he knew, he could only sigh that the two of them had a good relationship and wanted to be together in everything.

After taking up ten minutes in the yard, he remembered that he only paid attention to the peach pits and forgot to invite the guests into the house. He quickly said sorry and then let the few people into the house. In the morning, he iced a watermelon in the well water, and it was time to eat it.

Cut the watermelon, which made Mr. Zhong sigh again.

"Well, Mr. Zhong, how about this bonsai?" Liu Junhao turned his head and pointed to the table. The rockery took more than a week for my wife. Many tourists praised it after seeing it. When Huo Jun came, he even suggested that he wanted to buy it. Although Zhang Qian did not sell it, he was quite excited. Some people bought it and said that his works were recognized by others. However, those are just amateurs, and he wanted to hear the evaluation of professionals.

The old man didn't say anything casually. He stood on the side of the strip for nearly two minutes, then nodded slightly and said, "Well, not bad, not bad... This is the first time I have seen this with a cocoon as a fruit. It is quite creative and the material selection is wonderful."

It is already a great thing to be praised by the artist.

"Huh, this word?" Mr. Zhong was about to return to his seat when he suddenly stared at two more calligraphy paintings on the wall.

The word "Liu Junhao" was written when he was renovating the house. Xiao Tongtong found a typo at that time.

"What's wrong?" he asked nervously. Now he remembered that the old man also had the title of director of the Calligraphy Association. Although his words were well written, they were just good. He was definitely showing off his skills in front of others.

"It's rare. I've already touched the essence of calligraphy."

"Thank you, my master, for your praise. I will continue to practice it in the future." Liu Junhao's calligraphy has been exploring by himself. It is a great encouragement to have three parts of the essence.

"You wrote it?" It was the old man's turn now. He really didn't realize that Liu Junhao could write calligraphy.

"Well. I'm writing nonsense when I'm idle and have nothing to do, so I've always been a hobby."

"Interest is the best teacher. If you don't have a hobby, you won't be able to write this level. Two days ago, I asked this kid to help me copy a poem, but there was no way to read the words." Mr. Zhong pointed to Zhao Guangming next to him. This guy was so embarrassed that he almost hid his head under the table.

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Chapter completed!