After Cen Hongmian came back from the Ministry of Household Affairs, he didn't even know his own yard, so he went directly to Jinglan Pavilion in Cenxiyan.

Cen Hongmian was overjoyed when he saw the watercolor painting that had been bound by Cen Xiyan. He quickly took it in his hand and couldn't put it down and opened it for a long time.

Now he was not only impressed by Cen Xiyan's painting skills, but also by the exquisite carving patterns on the frame!

"Sixth Sister, your hands are too clever!" Cen Hongmian rubbed the pattern with the pads of his fingers. In addition to being surprised and appreciative, he felt in his heart that he didn't know enough about this Sixth Sister!

"Hmm, Sixth Sister indeed has a pair of skillful hands!" Cen Xiqin agreed.

Then she remembered what she had seen that day, the little wooden man dropped by Cen Xiyan. Although it was only a semi-finished product, it was already very lifelike. She wondered who that man was...

Without raising his head, Cen Xiyan took the carving knife and continued to carve patterns on other picture frames. He said indifferently: "It's just a simple carving decoration, nothing special. This simple job can be done by anyone."

Any skilled craftsman can do it.”

In Cen Xiyan's view, making carvings and decorations for picture frames is really a very unskilled task. There are too many craftsmen who can do this kind of work. She is doing this now because she wants to make the overall picture more sophisticated.

It's so boring, I just want to find something to do.

"Craftsman?" Cen Hongmian frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "Sixth sister, don't belittle yourself. How can you compare with a craftsman?"

Hearing this, Cen Xiyan finally raised his eyes, looked at Cen Hongmian, and asked with a half-smile, "What? Does Third Brother look down on craftsmen?"

Cen Hongmian was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "I don't mean to look down on anyone, but after all, scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants are ranked here. Speaking of which, workers are considered to be humble professions after all...

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"A cheap job?" Cen Xiyan suddenly snorted coldly and said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "If you don't steal or rob, just rely on your own hands to eat, how can it be a cheap job? Compared with those who only know how to eat, thirst and have fun, they don't

I think those who support their families through hard work are more worthy of respect than those who are ignorant and ruin their family fortunes, right?"

Cen Xiyan's words were a bit sharp. Neither Cen Hongmian nor Cen Xiqin expected that she would say such words. The brother and sister were both a little shocked for a moment. They both looked at Cen Xiyan and were speechless.

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When Cen Xiyan saw the expressions of Cen Xiqin and Cen Hongmian, she knew that what she said made them confused for a moment. No, what she couldn't understand was herself. Some of the thoughts of the ancients were deep-rooted. With her,

It is impossible for one person to change some of the ideas of the world, so why bother to get into trouble and make yourself miserable.

She wanted to understand this, so she waved her hands to Cen Hongmian and Cen Xiqin, "I said it casually, but you should take it seriously." After that, she resumed carving patterns.

Cen Hongmian came back to his senses, thought about Cen Xiyan's words, and couldn't help but ask: "Sixth Sister, you seem to disagree with the saying that craftsmanship is a lowly profession?"

Cen Xiyan paused for a moment, thought for a moment, raised his head again, and asked: "Third brother, do you think Master Mozi is a lowly person?"

When Cen Hongmian heard this, his eyes suddenly widened and he said in surprise: "How can Mr. Mozi be considered a lowly businessman??"

Cen Xiyan said calmly: "Yes, Mozi is the founder of Mohist theory. You respect him as sir, but I value his other identity more, a master of mechanisms, so I call him master, but the art of mechanism,

In fact, they can be considered a type of workers.”

This was the first time that she took the initiative to discuss the topic of mechanism skills with people outside her sect. In fact, she was not really as calm in her heart as she showed on her face.

Cen Hongmian was speechless after hearing Cen Xiyan's words. Indeed, the Mohist machine arts, of which Mozi was the founder, was once famous all over the world and was the target of various powers vying to win over. Who dares to say that the Mohist machine arts are a lowly profession for workers?

Cen Xiyan continued: "There is also Master Gongshu Ban who was at the same time as Master Mozi. He was at the pinnacle of mechanical skills. Can anyone in the world dare to say that Master Gongshu Ban is humble?"

There are also the ancestors of the Yuanyin Sect, Gongsun Changxiu, and the Shan family of the government-affiliated family. Which one is not the target of the monarchs of various countries to win over or even compete for...

Cen Xiyan does not want to give examples of these one by one, because if I talk too much, I am afraid it will make people think too much.

Cen Hongmian was speechless when asked by Cen Xiyan, and Cen Xiqin was also a little stunned, not knowing what to do.

After a while, Cen Hongmian came back to his senses, gave a wry smile, and said, "Sixth sister is right. Those who are good at mechanisms are actually classified as Taoists. However, the world has long been accustomed to classifying masters of mechanisms as

There is a clear distinction between ordinary craftsmen. Those who are good at machine tools are respected by others and have a noble status, while ordinary craftsmen are humble. For a long time, the world has been accustomed to this, and I am not exempt from it."

Cen Hongmian spoke calmly, but Cen Xiyan felt a little embarrassed and said, "I was just chatting with you, casually."

At this time, Yingxue came in with freshly made snacks and placed them on the table for everyone to use as snacks.

As soon as Cen Xiqin saw the food, his eyes lit up, he wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and while eating, he said: "Your topic is too far-fetched, and you are so serious. It's so boring. Hurry up and eat."

Right." She caught a glimpse of a box on the table and couldn't help but ask: "Third brother, what is this?"

She remembered that it seemed to be something casually placed on the table when her third brother came in.

Cen Hongmian looked at the box on the table, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face: "This...this is..."

"What is it? Are you still hesitating?" Cen Xiqin swallowed a mouthful of snacks and asked curiously.

Because of the conversation between the two, everyone else in the room also turned their attention to the box.

In fact, Cen Xiyan noticed the box in Cen Hongmian's hand as soon as he entered the room. However, he never mentioned it and she didn't ask. At this moment, seeing Cen Hongmian's appearance, Cen Xiyan's eyebrows raised.

He immediately stood up high.

When Cen Hongmian met Cen Xiyan's gaze, he felt guilty for a moment, his eyes averted a little, he touched his nose and said, "This...is...is Cousin Sang..."

As soon as Cen Hongmian said the three words "Cousin Sang", the expressions of the other people in the room suddenly changed!

Cen Xiqin suddenly raised his voice and said in a sharp voice: "It can't be what I thought!!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, pulled the one in front of him, and quickly opened the lid!

Jingshuang and Yingxue couldn't help but poke their heads into the box. When they saw the familiar books inside, the two girls suddenly turned dark!
Chapter completed!