With the blessing of divine power, Su Ning'an only took half an incense stick of time to carve two carps with their heads and tails facing each other.
Su Ning'an was not in a hurry to show the sculpture to his family. He carried the Pisces sculpture into his room.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Ning'an came into the yard carrying a tray covered with a white cloth.
"Brother, stop hiding it." Su Ningjie couldn't wait any longer and reached out to lift the handkerchief on the tray. Two auspicious koi fish suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
"Wow!"
The whole family couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The carp sculpture was so lifelike that the black carp turned into a red carp.
"Mom, I added some color to the carp. Do you think it looks like a koi?"
Ang'er is becoming more and more imaginative. He even knows how to color fish carvings. He has such a good nature, which is really rare.
Xiao Lingyu touched the fish sculpture, feeling the tactile sensation. "Not bad, very similar. However, you still have a long way to go to become an excellent carving master. When you have mountains and rivers in your mind and can carve them naturally with your knife, it will be considered a small achievement."
Su Ningan looked at his fish sculpture and said confidently, "I think it won't be long before I can carve with my eyes closed."
Seeing how confident he was, Xiao Lingyu didn't discourage him. He just said, "Well, then, mother will leave the wood carving for our family of six to you."
"Let's go, An'er, follow dad to find some wood." Su Xingyi pulled Su Ning'an out of the yard.
"Okay, I'll go find some solid wood. Once Ang'er finishes the wood carving, we can start working on a color album for both mother and son."
After responding, Su Xingyi took Su Ning'an out of the yard and met Wu Huaiyuan at the entrance of the village.
"Brother Huaiyuan, did you just come back from the county?"
Wu Huaiyuan nodded and pointed to the book in his arms. "This Mid-Autumn Festival is the same as in previous years. My family will enjoy the moon while I read."
"When will you leave for Huayang County to take the autumn exam?"
Su Xing wanted to ask him if he was confident of making the list this year, but he swallowed the words back.
This is not something he should ask. Wu Huaiyuan has persisted for so many years, and he will definitely pass the exam one day.
Wu Huaiyuan saw Su Xingyi, whom he hadn't seen for many days. Not only did he look better than he remembered, but his aura was also different from before, making him look very noble.
Su Xingyi looked at him without any mockery, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will go directly to Huayang County. I won't delay any longer. I need to return in a hurry."
Su Xingyi nodded: "My brother Wen may come to you tomorrow to ask for answers to his questions. I hope Brother Huaiyuan can help him answer some questions."
"Xingyi, you don't know that your brother Wen is very smart and can understand things at once. When he goes to the academy in the future, he will be very popular with the teachers."
"Thanks to your good words, I won't delay any longer. The boss and I will get busy."
Wu Huaiyuan looked at Su Xingyi's back, thinking that Su Xingyi could read and write well without being taught by a teacher. He was puzzled for a moment.
Later I learned that he was taught by the elusive master who had never shown up in Guihua Village.
I always feel that his background is unusual.
His master should know his background.
Su Xingyi, who had walked a long way, suddenly turned back to look at him. Wu Huaiyuan suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly turned around and walked back to his own yard.
"Dad, what's wrong? What's wrong with Uncle Huaiyuan?"
Su Xingyi shook his head. "It's okay. Guess whether he can pass the autumn exam this time."
"I don't know. He's taken the test several times. If he fails again this year, does that mean he's still not smart enough?"
Su Xingyi quickly covered his mouth, "You can't let him hear that. He'd be devastated if he found out. It's not that he's not smart enough, but the imperial examination is inherently difficult. Passing the Juren exam qualifies you for officialdom, so it's definitely much harder than passing the Xiucai exam."
"I hope Uncle Huaiyuan can pass the exam this time."
Now that Su Ning'an had a goal in mind, he had no time to slack off. After gathering all the wood, he began painting and carving.
Every smile and frown of his parents and his brothers and sisters were in his mind. He didn't need to paint according to them. He just had to pick up the brush and lower his eyes to paint.
In less than an hour, Su Ning'an had finished the drawing and began to carve according to the order of age.
Su Ning'an was very focused on carving, immersed in his own world. Xiao Lingyu called him for dinner, but he seemed not to hear.
Seeing this, Xiao Lingyu did not disturb him. He put his dinner in the pot and asked everyone else to sit down and eat.
For a moment, two adults and three children were enjoying their dinner under the pavilion, and from time to time they looked up at Su Ning'an who was working on wood carving with his eyes lowered not far away.
Half an incense stick later, Su Ning'an finished carving Xiao Xier's wood carving and handed over a fragrant pheasant leg.
Without saying a word, Su Ning'an snatched the pheasant leg from Xiao Lingyu's hand and started eating it.
"Mom, why are the chicken legs so delicious today?"
Xiao Lingyu: "It's because you work so hard that everything you eat tastes delicious. Let's go and have dinner."
"Big brother, your sculpture looks like me."
"Sister, look at mine. My elder brother carved mine the most beautifully."
Su Ningwen said: "It's obvious that Big Brother carved me the most beautifully, especially my thick ears with hanging pearls..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingyu looked over and examined the wood carvings of the three brothers and sisters. Ang'er had deepened the distinct features of their faces.
She really underestimated Su Ning'an's talent. "You three don't have to fight. Take a closer look. Your eldest brother put a lot of thought into it. He carved the red mole on Jie'er's face, Wen'er's earlobes, and Xiao Xi'er's big eyes. The wood carvings in your hands are all unique and the most beautiful."
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