The years of reselling the haunted house

Chapter 979
"Mason? No...why do you suddenly ask this?"

I shook my head: "No? Think about it carefully, or someone who has the skills in quarrying and carving stones is also counted."

"The stonemason... oh, is he a stonemason..."

Meng Baolu thought about it, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he blurted out this sentence.

Judging from Meng Baolu's reaction, it was obvious that he had thought of such a person.

"Have you thought of it? Who is it?" I asked hastily.

"There is such a person in our village, but he is not from our village, but a craftsman sent by the town to repair the bridge. I arranged for him to live in our village. It has been a while, and I have been I was busy with the affairs of the village and didn't bother with him. If you don't mention this today, I will forget about him." Meng Baolu said, patting his head.

"Repair bridges? Repair what bridges?" I was suddenly interested in this man.

Meng Baolu said: "Actually, it's not bridge repairing. It's the only Kunzhou bridge in our village leading to the outside world. I don't know if you have noticed that the small stone lions on the watchtowers on it are cracked. That person is the town's He was sent to repair the little stone lion. He came for several days. At the beginning, he just walked around the village, and I didn’t see him repairing the lion. In addition, this person looked young, and he was less than 20 years old. He is just a young boy, no matter how I look at him, he does not look like a skilled craftsman. How many years do you think he can learn to carve stones even if he was born in the womb? But he is sent by the top. How to do it, we have no right to ask. I have been thinking about this cave for a long time, and I have already forgotten him. Master, why did you ask this?"

I pointed to the stone statue and said, "I suspect that this stone statue is no longer your original stone statue. It is someone who carved stones on your big mountain rock and perfectly restored the stone statue of the general."

"Ah? Impossible. It didn't take much time to carve a stone statue. It's not a small project. And this stone statue is exactly the same as the original one. Not to mention the exact sameness, it's about the same size. No matter the size It's still the expression, it's just... If someone copied it again, then the stone carving level of this person is simply a miracle..."

After listening to me, Meng Baolu had an expression of disbelief, and he was even more suspicious of my statement.

Pang Haihai looked at the stone statue and said, "Boss, this stone statue is not an ordinary stone statue. You can even count the number of his eyes and eyelashes. The level of detail is unrivaled. There will really be people in the world who use such a stone statue." Such a surprising work in such a short time?"

I observed the stone statue again and found that it was really strange.When we first saw it, I still felt that the handwork of this stone statue was rough, and it didn't look fine.But after a while, the more I looked at the stone statue, the more I felt the craftsmanship of the carving was exquisite.Like the fat man said.

I wondered in my heart, but I have heard a description of a craftsman, which is called as clever as clumsy.Generally, people with this kind of skill are skillful craftsmen and masters.

Could it be that the sculptor already had this technique?

I thought about it, but couldn't think of too many answers, so I nodded: "Of course, this is all my speculation. Now I dare not say that my speculation is [-]% correct. But there are definitely such people in the world." It exists. Don’t underestimate the profession of masonry. As far as I know, masonry is definitely not a very eye-catching representative of various professions in the world, but it is the profession with the longest and longest history. Think about it, we humans , Since the Paleolithic Age, there has been simple work of grinding stones. The people who engaged in this kind of work at that time were the first stonemasons."

Fat Dahai rubbed his head and said, "Boss, what you said is really true."

I smiled and said again: "Besides, stonemasons are involved in a wide range of fields. Many inscriptions that have been passed down through the ages, exquisite stone Buddha statues, exquisite gemstone carvings, and many classic stone bridges are all made by stonemasons. With skilled stonemasons around, it might not be difficult to carve such a stone statue."

Meng Baolu stepped forward again, took a closer look at the stone statue, nodded and said, "It seems that this stone statue is really newly carved. Many places on the original stone statue are covered with moss. Although it can be cleaned off, it is impossible to leave no traces on it." Stay. And this stone statue is too clean, even..."

As he spoke, Meng Baolu stretched out his hand and wiped the body of the stone statue.

The temperature of the stone statue was very low, Meng Baolu quickly withdrew his hand, but his hand was already covered with some fine stone powder.

There are various indications that this stone statue is most likely newly carved by the stonemason in the village.

Meng Baolu was puzzled: "But... why did he re-carve this stone statue? What is the relationship between him and this stone statue...?"

I shook my head: "If you want to know the reason, then ask that mason... Isn't he in your village?"

Meng Baolu nodded: "Ah, that's right, go find that little stonemason. Then... what should we do here? I don't know where that big Zhuang went?"

I looked at the sky and said, "It's not completely dark yet, Da Zhuang estimates that the possibility of harming people is not high. But after dark, it's hard to say. So we have to find the stonemason before dark, and find out the reason." Make it clear, come back here and wait for Da Zhuang.”

Meng Baolu asked: "Master, do you mean that Da Zhuang will come back here?"

I nodded: "I have already felt that the Yin Qi here flows very frequently, and the Yin Qi comes out from under the stone slab, and it is gradually expanding. Da Zhuang will definitely not be able to stay in the sun if he becomes like that. After the well water on his body has evaporated, he can only rely on the Yin Qi here to protect his body. This is the source of Yin Qi, and the closer he is to the source, the more comfortable he will be. Now we are here, he He must not dare to come here. At night, if we observe secretly, we should be able to find his traces. During the period before dark, we must try our best to find out about the stonemason. I guess if he really carved this stone statue, Then he should be able to know something about the cave below."

Meng Baolu hurriedly said, "Okay, then I'll take you there right away. I never thought that leaving this little stonemason in the village would make such a mess for me..."

Not to mention Meng Baolu, Pang Dahai and I never expected that after arriving behind this ancestral hall, the matter of the stonemason would be brought up again.

(End of this chapter)