God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1462 Old Clock

To be honest, this is the yard that Xu Jingxing has seen close to the "manor" once. As soon as he enters the gate, he can feel the strong breath of life. There are more than thirty reed chickens wandering around in the yard, and there are two other chickens in the corner. There is only a big goose, and there is a man-made stream near the courtyard wall, in which a dozen ducks are flopping happily.

On the left side of the entrance is a cattle pen, in which there is a yellow ox. The ox is fat and strong, and the marks on the ox's shoulders are obvious. It is obvious that it is often used to pull carts or plows. idle cattle.

There is also a shed next to the cattle pen, and inside are two tall horses, one black and one white, very handsome, also fat and strong, with a bright coat and full of energy.

Other than that it's the dog.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw only three dogs, and they were all black-backed breeds that few women liked.

Xu Jingxing, who was thinking about getting a dog for his younger sister, had known about a large dog like a black back, and knew that this dog looked ferocious, but in fact it was not much different from other dog breeds, and after training, it was more obedient than most dog breeds. Even better, the most important thing is that the house can be raised without tearing it down.

In addition, this dog is very deterrent, with a majestic appearance, a tall body, and a loud bark. It is definitely good for watching the nursing home.

And this dog is easier to keep, not as delicate as some dogs.

Especially the kind of German shepherd that has been fed since childhood, has higher loyalty and a better understanding with the owner, and can become a good dog with a little training.

It's a pity, he knew that his younger sister would never raise a black back, without him, she wasn't cute enough.

The pet his sister wants is a Samoyed, Alaskan or golden retriever that is not only good-looking but also cute.

Girls, most of them are like this.

But seeing these three black backs in the yard at this time, even he has the urge to raise two.

These three black backs are full of energy and vigilance, but they are more obedient. After the hostess in the yard stopped drinking, they all squatted in the cage and stopped barking. They were just vigilant. Staring at him and Yu Mingxiu.

Of course, these three black backs were not freed, but kept in cages.

It's just that the iron cage is very big and has a lot of space for activities. It's completely different from the small cages in ordinary people's homes, like a small house.

The size of the yard is capricious, and ordinary people have no place to build such a large kennel even if they have the heart.

The hostess of the yard, Yu Mingxiu's friend, is a middle-aged woman in her forties. She looks like a girl, but her eyes, movements, and demeanor are like a girl, who is fighting with a chainsaw in the yard in a khaki overalls and big sneakers.

Seeing Xu Jingxing and Yu Mingxiu come in, he turned off the chainsaw, pressed the stack of blueprints next to the chainsaw with wooden strips, and waved to Yu Mingxiu with a smile: "Mingxiu, how is your calligraphy practice?" ?”

Yu Mingxiu blushed: "How can it be so fast, the foundation is being laid."

"Hey, have you really practiced? I thought you were only 3 minutes hot."

"Of course, I've been practicing Yongzi Bafa all the time. When I'm done, I'll give you some good calligraphy first."

"Heck, don't I'll be seventy or eighty by then. At that time, can you remember that you still said something, in case there is dementia or something..."

"Sister Xiu, stop making fun of me," Yu Mingxiu said coquettishly, "What are you planning to do?"

"Furniture."

"do it yourself?"

"Well, save money, and you can learn something. Let me tell you, carpentry looks simple, but it is actually a matter of learning. I am currently studying the principle of mortise and tenon structure. When I am done, I will make the woodwork at home The furniture is all handmade."

"You are too powerful, I have no such ability."

"It's not that I'm good, it's that I'm poor. If it weren't for the furniture I'm using now to pay off the debts, would you think I'm willing to make it so complicated?" The owner of the manor named Zhou Yuxiu smiled, and turned his gaze to Xu Jingxing, "This is what you said The great artist of the

Xu Jingxing smiled: "Sister Xiu, don't do this, just call me Xiao Xu."

"Xiao Xu, come in quickly, um, what would you like to drink? Tea or coffee? Or fruit juice?"

"Tea bar."

"Would you like to try my English tea?"

What the hell is English black tea?

Xu Jingxing had drunk many types of tea, but he was still very unfamiliar with the legendary English black tea. He only learned some written materials from the Internet, so his first impression was not very good.

Why, because they actually want to add sugar, milk and even essence to the tea.

After adding that stuff, is tea still tea?
Of course, compared with the original tea powder that is boiled together with spices, salt, green onion and ginger powder, English black tea does not sound so unacceptable.

While he was hesitating, Yu Mingxiu rushed to say: "English style black tea, hehe, sister Xiu's English style black tea tastes very good, I drink it every time I come here, you must try it too Okay, I've always felt that sister Xiu's craftsmanship is much better than the black tea made by chefs in many western restaurants."

Well, I will trust you for now.

Xu Jingxing nodded: "Sister Xiu, please."

Yu Mingxiu covered her mouth and smiled: "There are two Xiu sisters here, which one are you talking about?"

"You are Sister Mingxiu, of course Sister Xiu is Sister Yuxiu."

"Heh," Yu Mingxiu curled her lips, "Let's go, I'll show you around the rooms and furniture here."

"That's not good?"

The host is still here to make tea for you, so you get up and leave to visit other people's rooms and furniture?
But Yu Mingxiu said nonchalantly: "Don't smear the ink, hurry up, the tea has been brewing for a long time."

Xu Jingxing looked at Zhou Yuxiu.

Zhou Yuxiu smiled and said: "Mingxiu is familiar with everything here, just look at it, everything you want is here, take a look first, and then talk slowly after getting a general impression."

"Then, I'm sorry," Xu Jingxing said politely, and then followed Yu Mingxiu around the room in unison.

In fact, the room is not big, similar to his new house in the country, even the shape is just a well-regulated small country courtyard, but the size of the entrance, building, corridor, ceiling, etc. The height is only about three meters, and three meters and three meters is considered very high, but the height of a single floor here is more than four meters.

Of course, the height is so high, it must not be empty, but a lot of decorations have been made on the ceiling, and they are all European style. Whether it is the pattern on the ceiling or the slightly complicated chandelier, they all neutralize the height very well The sense of spaciousness brought by it also greatly increases the layering of the room.

In addition, other decorations in the room are also ingeniously matched in European style.

But, it's not the kind of luxurious and complicated style that is often seen in TV dramas or movies. The scale is well grasped. It's European style, but it's very close to the people. It looks very comfortable and comfortable to live in. It feels like home without feeling like you are in a palace.

If you want to talk about the image, the decoration here is very similar to the small noble families in certain periods in Europe.

Of course, it is not a copy of the whole book, on the contrary, many local and modern things have been added.

Anyway, the style is European style, but it is friendly and livable, and it is well done.

As for the most eye-catching, it is naturally the furniture, whether it is a table or a cabinet or other decorations, almost all of them are antiques, they are all old Rococo objects, and the appearance is very good, and the state of preservation is very good. Complete, you can sell a lot of money if you just pick one out.

Among them, what impressed Xu Jingxing the most was an old clock in the small living room on the second floor.

The old clock was still ticking, and it sounded like it was in pretty good shape.

But this is not the point, the point is the material and shape of the clock.

This clock is a traditional desk clock, about [-] centimeters high and [-] centimeters wide. The dial is made of porcelain, the glaze is white, the numbers are pure black Roman numerals, and the round clock frame is golden. The shape is like a big wave that circles the dial and rolls out a large golden flower obliquely above the clock.

Below the dial is a majestic copper lion stepping forward, and between the dial and the copper lion is an irregular flowing line bas-relief pattern connection decoration, which closely connects the dial and the back of the lion. .

But the lion is not the base. There is also a rococo base decorated with symmetrical chrysanthemum petals under the lion. The coiled chrysanthemum filaments are flexible, complex and delicate, making the base very eye-catching.

At the same time, a rose branch is stretched out on both sides of the base. The flower branch winds up and twists, around the lion, around the two sides of the dial, and finally converges on the top of the dial. There are more than 20 small branches on the flower branch. , each branch has leaves or flowers, the shape is lifelike, and the degree of realism is at the top level even in Western art.

Moreover, those layers of flowers are not made of copper, but porcelain. The size, shape and details of the more than 20 porcelain flowers on the top are completely different, each with its own characteristics but as exquisite as it can be.

In addition, although the number of these flowers is quite a lot, they are distributed ingeniously, and the density is appropriate to match the leaves, flower branches, dial, lion and base, and the layout is very brilliant.

If it's just that, it's fine, what surprised Xu Jingxing most was the use of colors in this clock.

The colors used in this desk clock from the beginning to the end are all pure colors, and they are your kind of pure colors without any transition or change at all, pure gold, pure white, pure black, just these three.

The dial is white, the pointer and the time grid are black, the frame is gold, the lion is black, the base is gold, the roses decorated are white, but the flower branches are black, black, white and gold are pure and without trace. The changing colors should look messy when matched together, but here they are surprisingly harmonious.

Xu Jingxing took a closer look and had to admit that the achievements in art and culture in Europe in the [-]th or [-]th century were indeed astonishing.

(End of this chapter)