Master Liu didn't listen to what Ye Lao San said and just threw him a small piece of wood.
"Qi Menghui said you made that replacement part? Show me how to do it now."
Ye Laosan is usually not a very smart person.
Perhaps it is because of this that he has the patience to ponder these techniques and things.
At this time, he just thought that Master Liu did not believe Qi Menghui, so he wanted him to show it on the spot.
So he naturally followed Master Liu into the workshop, sat in front of the table where Master Liu usually worked, picked up his tools and started working.
This is the third time I've done the same thing on the same day.
Ye Laosan has become more and more proficient in this.
Master Liu, who was standing behind him, frowned more and more as he looked at first, but the further he looked, the more his brows relaxed and his eyes sparkled.
In the end, she didn't even wait for him to finish before impatiently saying, "Okay, stop doing that. Come over here and take a look at this."
Before Ye Laosan could react, Master Liu snatched away what he was working on and stuffed something else in his hand.
He quickly raised the hand holding the carving knife, fearing that he would accidentally hurt Master Liu.
Seeing that Master Liu was fine, he lowered his head to look at the thing in his hand.
What Master Liu stuffed into his hand was a hollow carved ball. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that there was something else inside.
Inside is actually layer upon layer of hollow carvings.
It turns out that things can be done this way.
Ye Laosan felt that his eyes had been opened again.
"Master Liu's ingenuity and craftsmanship are truly..."
"Well, I'm not asking you to praise me. Look at this ball. I wanted to carve nine layers in total, but the last layer is too difficult to operate.
"I've tried several times but it still doesn't work. There's really little room for maneuver. Can you help me see if there's any way?"
The wooden ball that Master Liu is making now is to be presented to the palace during the New Year.
So every layer he carved was in the shape of a dragon, except for the last and most core position which was still a solid wooden lump.
Master Liu is now trying his best to save the situation.
Ye Laosan looked at the exquisite wooden ball in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Although each layer of carvings is hollowed out, the positions of the gaps are not uniform because the patterns on each layer are different.
As a result, the further they carved, the smaller the space for tools to enter and move. By the last layer, even Master Liu, who was always the best craftsman, was helpless and was stuck there for a long time, unable to break through.
"This... let me take a look..." Although Ye Lao San could see the exquisiteness and difficulty of this ball, with his personality, he didn't think further about who this thing was for.
Ye Lao San held the wooden ball and examined it for a while, then pointed to two places and said, "If someone can insert a tool here to help fix it, and another person can insert a tool here to carve it, it's still possible to carve out the innermost layer."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that!" Master Liu slapped his forehead in sudden realization.
Because of the gap in level between him and his fellow apprentices, he has been accustomed to being alone since he became an apprentice.
So from the beginning, he didn't think of such a solution.
However, Ye Lao San had little contact with this kind of thing and did not have so many concerns. Instead, he saw the problem immediately.
Master Liu had come up with a good idea, and immediately he didn't care about anything else. He sat down on the spot and said, "Would you like to help me complete this?"
Ye Lao San opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Can I?"
You know, many people with excellent skills don’t mind having someone watching them while they are making things.
The carpenter who taught him outside the Great Wall did the same thing. Every time he finished the last step, he would send him out to do other things, and then he would close the door and do the final processing.
Although Ye Laosan's skills have far surpassed those of the carpenter back then, he still remembers these details.
But now, Master Liu, who made things for the emperor, was sitting so close in front of him, allowing him to see every stroke of his knife and every subtle movement without reservation.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Ye Laosan opened his eyes wide, afraid that he would miss even a little bit.
So the two of them immersed themselves in it and started making things without distraction.
Ye Laosan felt that his eyes were almost not enough.
So this is how you cut here?
So this is how it can be handled here?
He truly deserves to be the person Qi Menghui has always praised.
Qi Menghui stood by and saw that Master Liu and Ye Lao San were immersed in their own world. He did not disturb them, but quietly retreated and helped them close the door.
Ye Laosan was so immersed in the matter that he forgot to send a letter home to report his safety.
He had been taken away directly from the clinic. The people in the Ye family were extremely anxious, but they didn't even know where to find him.
"What do you think this Third Brother is doing in the capital for no reason?"
Old Mrs. Ye sat cross-legged on the bed.
It was already past her usual rest time.
But she had no desire to sleep at this moment, her heart full of worry about Ye Lao San.
Seeing this, Ye Lao Er said, "Mother, didn't the third brother say that it was Young Master Qin who asked him to do something? Why don't I go to the Qin Mansion and ask for an audience with Young Master Qin?"
"It's already so late. Young Master Qin would be asleep if you went over there. We have to wait until tomorrow morning to discuss anything."
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