Raising the Demon

Chapter 48
Who knows that after walking out for a long time, he came back helplessly scratching his head and said, "Oh, the old man is still in Mengcheng."

Now the old man is still arguing with those clan elders in Mengcheng, arguing for three or two pieces of jade, and helping the government to consume some fine wine and meat on the way.

Zi Baifeng now knows that none of these elders are fuel-efficient lamps. Xiayan Village has a reserve, how can other villages not have it?Even if they are immortals, they are not as sophisticated as these mature guys, and don't expect them to easily hand over and spit out what they have in their hands.When they were arguing one by one, they didn't know what was going on in their minds.

"I don't know when this old man will come back..." Zi Baifeng said a little discouraged.

"You don't need to find the old man for this kind of thing." Zi Jian calmly put down the pestle in his hand, clapped his hands, and said with his hands behind his back: "I'll go find Shi San."

Shi San is the third child and is a mason.How could there be no masons in a place like Xiayan Village, where the mountains depend on the mountains?In fact, in a village, everyone is good at everything, and it is almost a small self-sufficient society. For example, Zijian is the repairman and furniture master in the village. As for the bricklayers, people in the village have problems with their houses, and most of them repair them by themselves. .

Not to mention anything else, the stone mortar in Zi Baifeng's house was chiseled out by Shi San.

"I'll go too!" Zi Baifeng hurriedly followed, like a dog's leg.

Zi Baifeng was actually very excited and relieved in his heart. Not only did his father support him, but he also personally planned to settle a key person first. This kind of true father-son feeling of unity made Zi Baifeng enjoy it very much.

"I'm going too!" How could the little stone pull down, and followed behind, two puppies followed behind wagging their tails. The growth of these two puppies is really gratifying, and now they can cling to people Yes, Xiaoshishi has to be hugged when he sleeps, and Yan Wushi has to be hugged out of the bed every night.

When Zi Baifeng is free, he writes a few words for the two puppies to nourish their growth, so these two puppies grow up faster than their brothers and sisters, and the other Zi Baifeng also Occasionally, I would use the formula of raising a demon to nourish it, but there may be such things as qualifications in this world, the effect of those puppies being nourished by the formula of raising a demon is not very good.

Zijian took Zi Baifeng and Xiao Shitou and walked a few steps to Shi San's house.Of course, Shi San's surname is also Yan, and he is also the son of Yan's family, and the stone statue in the ancestral hall is actually the handwriting of Shi San's ancestor.

Because Shi San was a stonemason, he lived closer to the mountain. When he walked to the door, he saw various big stones outside the door.Shi San was sitting in the yard, chiseling a stone, which had already taken the shape of a mortar.

"Third brother, let me discuss something with you." Zi Jian came in and said straight to the point.

"Ah, Lao Jian, hey, Master Xiucai is here too!" Seeing several people coming in, Shi San stood up quickly.

"Uncle Three, Uncle Three, and me." Little Shitou hurriedly behaved.

"Okay, there is also a little stone." Shi San smiled while touching the little stone's head.

Zi Baifeng also looked at Shi San. In fact, Shi San is a very withdrawn person who rarely leaves the house. He is about 40 years old, his eldest son is also in his 20s, and his youngest son is 12 years old. one.

Zijian and Shi San are both craftsmen in Xiayan Village, and they have a good personal relationship.

"Today, Baifeng told me that he wanted to build a water mill here. You can show me." The old man stretched out his hand, and Zijian offered the blueprint in his hands like a dog. Shi San came up to look at it, and ordered Nodding, said: "The painting is not bad."

After getting the compliment, Zi Baifeng was not yet proud, so he listened to Shi Sandao, "It's just a bit of an amateur."

Zi Baifeng was immediately discouraged again.

"Ah, it was drawn by Xiucai Lang..." After Shi San finished speaking, he saw Zi Baifeng's gloomy eyes, and hurriedly made amends, but this guy was as hard as a rock, and he was really stupid, so he couldn't say anything nice.

"Third brother, can you see if it can work? If it can work, we will build it first." Zijian said.

He is supporting his son with practical actions. Anyway, the water mill is a wood and stone structure. They have a carpenter and a stonemason, and they can completely handle this matter. The big deal is to spend some money and work.

There is no need to be so stingy to benefit the village, there is still a lot of money rewarded by the governor.

Recently, Zijian's mind has indeed changed quietly, his vision has broadened, and his thinking has changed.

"For water milling, you need a good stone." Shi Sandao, "I think the big bluestone on the mountain is good, if it can be pulled back and chiseled..."

"No! No!" Zi Baifeng shouted hastily.

"Don't worry, your third uncle won't chisel your precious stone." Zijian smiled and glanced at Zi Baifeng. He understood Shi San. The stonemason sees a good stone, just like a reader sees a good book. How can you not be moved?
Zi Baifeng looked up and saw the bluestone standing upright—it was getting bigger and bigger. Recently, the blind mother-in-law had started to burn incense near the bluestone to pray for blessings, causing many women in the village to worship the bluestone god.

Shi San also took a look at Zi Baifeng. The stonemason's eyes know the stone best. The stone is getting bigger every day, and he can see it with a glance. Zi Baifeng was the most suspicious.

Can't you hide it?Zi Baifeng's heart was full of resentment, the way these people looked at him was different from before.

It seems that Uncle Shi San is not an ordinary person, he is also a man of great wisdom and foolishness, different from ordinary foolish men and women.Well, people who follow the technical stream have high IQs.

"Then you can take a look at these things." Shi San led two people into the backyard, and as soon as he entered, he saw two large stone mills that were round and round like coins, magnified tens of millions of times, in the backyard.One rests on a stone base and serves as a table.The other stood right next to the wall, next to a large pile of stones.

"Huh..." Zi Baifeng opened his eyes wide, "Sanbo Shi, are you ready?"

"Alas..." Shi San sighed, and said, "It's not that I prepared it, it was my grandfather who prepared it. These two big stone mills were chiseled out by my grandfather before he was alive. Bit by bit, a full It took a year of chiseling. Look at this stone. My grandfather found sixteen strong men at that time, and it took six days to transport it out of the mountain. Except for the big bluestone, I have never seen any stone with such a texture. It can be polished for years; looking at the craftsmanship, it is as smooth as a mirror, and there is not even a white spot. When I was a child, I helped to polish this stone mill, and it took a day to polish it..."

Zi Baifeng also looked at the stone mill, one horizontal and one vertical, rounder than a wheel, the surface of the stone mill was as smooth as if it had been polished with a grinder, standing there, it could vaguely reflect the shadow of a person. On the one hand, the circles of threads are extremely fine, and Zi Baifeng made gestures with his fingers, each of which is a golden section curve.

"More than 30 years ago, our Xiayan Village planned to build a mill and use oxen and donkeys to pull the mill. At that time, my grandfather searched for several years before he found a good stone, but the year was bad. Before my grandfather passed away, I also didn't see the completion of this mill... Unexpectedly, after 30 years, we will finally build a mill again. If my grandfather knows..."

Shi San sighed endlessly.

"Third brother, let's go to the riverside to have a look together in the afternoon and choose a good place." Zijian said, then walked forward, stretched out his palm, spread five fingers, and took a few nanometers. It is already clear to the chest that these old craftsmen who have been immersed in their skills for many years, when it comes to professional quality, they are all masters.

This is a gesture of width and thickness, how thick and long the wood is, how much wood is needed in total, and what kind of wood is needed, all of which are already clear.

Zi's ​​father and son left Shi San's house, turned around and went to Yan Laowu's house. Although Yan Laowu was not there, his son was there. If there is no accident, after Yan Laowu, the clan elder will be born from his son. , and now has great prestige, his young sons have all entered the mountain, leaving the eldest son and the second son in charge. At this moment, they have just paid homage to their ancestors from the ancestral temple, and they are excited. Seeing Zi's father and son Come here, thank you again.The elders of the peasants valued Guangzong Yaozu the most, and now they finally saw a ray of light.

"Water mill? Is it the idea of ​​Master Xiucai?" Yan Da heard the words, without thinking about it, and said: "Okay, I will go and gather people, let's build the house first."

Mill Mill, of course there must be a mill.

"Brother, let's check the location first in the afternoon, and it won't be too late to call people after deciding on a place." Zi Jian said.

"I'll go and tell them first, some people have made contributions, and some youngsters in the family are just learning how to build a house." The mill is just a house, and it doesn't live in people. Ground piles and beams were built in two days.

"Then I'll go back, and I'll come back in the afternoon." Zijian said.

"Don't go!" Zijian sent him to the door by himself, how could Yanda let him go, "And Master Xiucai, how can I let you go when you are here, come, let's drink!"

"Let's just drink and go to work in the afternoon." Zijian is not hypocritical, he is proud, this respect, this honor, this status that everyone will look up to when he sees it, is his son earned.

That's it?Done?Zi Baifeng was a little confused, this... is too fast.

Zi Baifeng looked at his father in surprise. Zijian's ability to act and execute is really amazing, but it's no wonder that if he didn't act decisively and efficiently, how could he be both a father and a mother? Pulling Zi Baifeng, how can he survive the two-year escape, how can he cultivate Zi Baifeng into a scholar?
Not to mention these nonsense, but to have Zi Baifeng, a son who has such an unforgettable memory, how could Zijian's genes be so bad?

Looking from behind, Zi Baifeng found that his father's gray hair at the temples had turned darker, and the deep fish lines at the corners of his eyes had also become lighter, and his spirit was even more intense than when Zi Baifeng first saw him. When, I don’t know how many times better.There is no longer the feeling of suffering and being cautious before, but he has become more energetic.

(End of this chapter)