Siheyuan: Starting from a fitter

Chapter 8 Eight Sculpting Methods
With excitement, I entered the house, opened the door, and entered the secret place all in one go.

Pull out the drawers one by one. The 8 drawers are exactly the same and have the same size. Lay the cabinet flat with the opening upward. Focus on the bottom row of boxes. At first glance, there is nothing unusual. Compare the top ones. When I lined up the boxes, they felt exactly the same. I focused my thoughts on my eyes and felt that I could see more clearly. I checked the boxes inch by inch and found another slight dent on the innermost side of the side wall of one box, which was slightly larger than an adult's finger. Looking at another box, I saw a consistent dent on the symmetrical side wall. If you don’t pay attention, you will generally think it is a processing error.

Press it down gently with your fingers, and there will be a click, and the innermost back panel of the cabinet will fall off directly. Since the window is upward, the back panel is just loose and you cannot see what is inside. When you stand the cabinet up, you can clearly hear objects falling. the sound of.Looking from the back of the cabinet, there was nothing unusual. Turning to the front, tilting the cabinet at a slight angle, it was easier to see what was inside. At this time, the back panel completely fell off, and the objects inside were also seen, which looked like books.

When I took it out, I saw that the outside was wrapped in oil paper. I opened the oil paper slightly and found that there was an ancient book with a size of 32 karat. The cover said "Eight Methods of Carving". The book records that this lineage was passed down in the Ming Dynasty's "Yingxiu Qing Dynasty". He is a member of the Lu Ban lineage, responsible for the construction and repair of palaces and offices, and specializes in sculpture.I don’t know what era the engraving was from, and it’s probably not that old, otherwise it wouldn’t be preserved today.

There are 8 carving techniques, namely: line carving, thin freehand carving, round carving, relief carving, interior carving, intaglio carving, pretty carving, and hollow carving.Later, some contents of the "Book of Lu Ban" were recorded, with pictures and texts. Some of the contents were obscure and difficult to understand, and there were even some spells that non-professionals could not understand at all, so I did not pay too much attention to them.

On the contrary, Li Guocheng was somewhat interested in the Eight Methods of Sculpting. The writing was concise and easy to understand. He finished reading it in half an hour. He did not pay attention to some taboos on various shapes because Li Guocheng just wanted to use sculpture to pass the time and did not want to build a house. He only needed to understand Some carving techniques and requirements for carving knives.

Use the same method to open another hidden compartment and find some banknotes with the same face value. The headers are "Da Shun Bao Banknotes" and "Qualified Two Liangs and Full Color Silver One Hundred Liangs". There are two riding stamps on them, one. There is a seal on the hundred liang, but it is a bit blurry and cannot be seen clearly.I was a little excited when I first got it, but now I'm a little less interested. The banknotes from the Dashun Dynasty are useless now. Take them out, maybe you will be reported. It's just waste paper and put it in a drawer together with the Eight Methods of Engraving. The same way. Install the mezzanine, install all the drawers, and place the cabinets against the wall.

The secret place is suitable for dryness and humidity, and there is no fear of books rotting.

Looking at the empty secret realm, I thought about making some wooden shelves to place items.

I thought I would get some treasure, some gold bars, some oceans, but I didn't expect that it was just a few useless pieces of paper.

After thinking about the content of the exercises, after half a year of practice, I have become accustomed to the changes in my body. I can use the exercises freely and can start to refine the skin. However, refining the skin requires spiritual energy, so I can only rely on the chalcedony liquid. Looking at the few jade The marrow fluid was not easily used.

In the current society, Nei Qin and Wu Qin Xi are enough, so I won’t do skin refining for the time being and see if I can find a substitute before practicing.Even if heaven and man are one, you can defend yourself against bullets, cannonballs, missiles, not to mention mushrooms. In today's technological society, you should not have any unreasonable thoughts.

I gathered a few pieces of wood together and put them directly next to the tool cabinet. This is a good thing. Although I don’t understand wood, according to the experience of later generations, wood with high density is generally good wood. I will learn some wood identification knowledge when I have the opportunity to add some wood. Use your senses and at least find some good wood for carving.

After leaving the secret realm, I looked at my house. It has always maintained the dilapidation of the past. The New Year is coming soon. Why don't I just clean it up? At least it will be comfortable.It will be windy in more than a year, so don’t dare to make a big move. If you are too different from other neighbors, you may be reported. Now everyone can’t eat enough, and they can’t eat well. Where do you get the money for decoration? Even if the money There is no problem with your background. If you dare to do something special, you will be criticized and educated by the neighbors in the compound.

Low profile is king.

Whether in the past life or in this life, simply cleaning up the house is basically done by yourself, especially for such a house layout. Buy a few bookcases and stand them in the middle of the house. The inside is the bedroom, the outside is the living room and the dining room.The partitioned entrances and doors are staggered to create privacy.The wall has not fallen off, but it has not been taken care of for a long time, and it has become mottled and gray. You can use a large white brush.Since there is no suspended ceiling, just paste it with newspaper, and then put a layer of white, and it will work.

Just do it when you think of it, and ask the uncle first.

"Is the First Master here?" He came to the west wing of the central courtyard and knocked on the First Master's door.

"Who is it?" a middle-aged woman's voice came from the room, and she opened the door. What she saw was a dignified middle-aged woman, less than 50 years old, with a kind face.

"It's Guocheng, looking for you. Old man, Guocheng is looking for you in the backyard."The aunt shouted into the house and extended her hand to signal Li Guocheng to enter the house.

"Guocheng, come and sit down," he said. He had a stocky body and short hair. Almost half of his hair was white, especially his temples, which were almost completely white. His eyes were bright and his face was full of righteousness.

"That's the thing, isn't it going to be Chinese New Year? It's like tidying up the house and painting Dabai. I want to ask you, who in our yard has brushes and where Dabai can sell them?" Li Guocheng sat at the table and took a brush. The aunt brought the water glass and put it on the table.

"I have it at home, and they sell it in Dabai Department Store. It just so happens that you can help me bring some. Here are fifty cents and industrial coupons." Li Guocheng did not show any pretense. He took the money and industrial coupons, stood up and left.

"Damn old man, Guocheng finally came home, and you won't let him sit for a while."

"Thanks, auntie, let's buy the things back while the store is still open."Li Guocheng went out with a smile.

Dabai is generally made into a ball shape, the largest is the size of a table tennis ball. It is a white mineral. The specific composition is unknown, but it was widely used in the past. It was used to paint walls and whitening sneakers that turned yellow after washing. Sometimes it was also used to whiten quilts.

I went to a department store and bought Dabai for 5 cents each, but was disliked by the salesperson for a long time.I quickly explained that I was bringing it to my neighbor and then I stopped nagging.

By the way, I bought a pound of White Rabbit toffee. After leaving the department store, I went to a place with few people and put the White Rabbit into the secret realm.I stopped by the scrap collection station across the street from the Li Siheyuan, bought some old newspapers, and delivered them to the secret place in a deserted place.

He returned to the courtyard with only Dabai in his hand.When I entered the door, I met the third uncle, who was still playing with some pots of flowers in front of the door.

"Xiao Li, where are you?" The third uncle heard the voice and raised his head.

"I bought some Dabai and painted the walls."Li Guocheng responded.

"He is a hard-working man. I will give the rest to the third uncle for free. The third uncle will also simply clean up some of the house before the end of the year." The third uncle said expectantly.

"Okay, I'll bring the rest to you." It's clear that favors come and go, and it doesn't matter if there are too many to give away.

"If you want to thank me, don't say any more. That day, the third uncle taught you how to fish."The third uncle wanted to make amends.

"Okay, I'll definitely ask for advice then. See you later, Third Uncle."

Entering the middle courtyard, he gave one of the pieces to the uncle, and returned home with the brush he had prepared.

After a brief planning, I first dipped the roof in newspaper and then painted it white together.Find a master next summer to lift the ceiling.Just make a wooden structure, then paste a layer of newspaper, and then paint it with white, and the traditional suspended ceiling is completed.

(End of this chapter)