Chapter 2 Daoguo Xiangong, Six-eyed Bodhisattva
Calm down and close your eyes.
Li Che once again saw the scene that he had caught a glimpse of earlier.
In the vast land, a big tree rises from the ground, with luxuriant branches and swaying green leaves, and a colorful fruit hangs on it.
As if he had been staring at it for too long, the colorful fruit fell with a "click" and floated into Li Che's hands.
“Tao fruit…”
Li Che couldn't help muttering as he looked at the fruit in his palm.
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[Your daughter was born safely, and you received a Taoist fruit "Xian Gong"]
[Immortal Craftsmanship (Daoguo): All-seeing Immortal Craftsmanship, divine hands, unparalleled skills]
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The words flickered and appeared.
Li Che stared intently, but his mood suddenly fluctuated.
I have been in this world for 19 years and have never obtained the golden finger, but now with the birth of my daughter, the golden finger appeared in this way.
Is a father's status determined by his daughter? !
Li Che was delighted. The name of Daoguo sounded so noble and would surely be the capital for him to settle down in this world.
Just when he was delighted, the prompt in front of him changed again.
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【Name: Li Che】
[Bond: Li Nuanxi (daughter)]
[Tao Fruit: Immortal Work (untransformed, lv1, 0%)]
[Hint: For every year the bound object safely grows, the Dao tree will produce one Dao fruit]
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Li Che's breathing became slightly rapid, and he stared at the prompt in front of him in a daze, his emotions fluctuating violently.
Every time my daughter grows one year older safely, the Dao tree will produce a Dao fruit...
In Li Che's simple and plain understanding, the function of Dao Fruit is equivalent to imparting him a skill and an ability.
Li Che now works as a helper in a woodcarving shop in the outer city of Feilei City, carrying finished woodcarvings. Although it is hard labor, he is paid by the piece and is fair to everyone.
However, after a hard day's work and exhaustion, you can only earn about thirty or forty Dajing copper coins, which is enough to support your family, but it is a foolish dream to become rich and powerful in this world and let your family live a good life with fine clothes and delicious food.
But from now on, if he lets his daughter grow up safely and bears one fruit a year, then perhaps everything will be different! "Xixi is my daughter, I should protect her and let her grow up safely. This is what I should do as a father..."
Li Che smiled happily. The birth of his daughter brought him good luck. He now had hope for the future. How could he not be happy?
When the Dao Fruit in his palm gradually melted away in Li Che's palm, Li Che did not notice any changes in himself.
I studied the [Immortal Craftsmanship] Dao Fruit, but I have no clue.
“Gurgle gurgle…”
The boiling crucian carp soup in the pot interrupted Li Che's thoughts.
He quickly made a bowl of delicious, white and fragrant crucian carp and tofu soup, took a deep breath, a smile appeared on the corners of his lips, and walked carefully towards the earthen house with the steaming fish soup.
His wife Zhang Ya had already fed Xixi and was contentedly drinking the crucian carp soup cooked by Li Che.
Xixi was held by Li Che, and under the guidance of Grandma Lei, he gently patted her soft back, which is called patting the burp.
After working in the mud house for a while, Grandma Lei gave Li Che some instructions on raising a child and then said goodbye and left.
After Li Che handed Xixi to Zhang Ya, he followed.
"Grandma Lei, thank you so much. You've worked so hard." Li Che stuffed ten cents into Grandma Lei's pocket.
Grandma Lei waved her hand and sighed, "Brother Che, I have watched you grow up since you were a child. It is not easy for you to earn hard-earned money moving heavy wood and sculptures for Xu's Woodcarving Shop. Keep this money and support your family."
"This outer city... there are fewer babies being born recently, but more dying. You must take good care of Xixi and pay attention to her safety."
Grandma Lei's words made Li Che's face become solemn.
“Grandma…”
Grandma Lei wrapped the head with a cloth, carried a bamboo basket, and walked in the wind and snow, admonishing: "Remember, don't take the child to the streets casually. If you meet those who worship the child god... and those who eat incense... stay away from them."
"The world is not easy, and children can easily die. You parents... must be extra careful."
In the cold winter wind and snow, Li Che exhaled a breath of white air and nodded solemnly.
My heart sank slightly. During this period, there had indeed been many reports of children dying.
Li Che didn't take it seriously at first, but now that he is a father, he naturally has to pay some attention to it.
"Got it, Grandma Lei."
Li Che responded in a deep voice.
Grandma Lei didn't say anything more. She sighed, tightened her cotton coat, and rushed into the snowy night, gradually disappearing in the snow-covered alley in front of the earthen houses.
Li Che watched Grandma Lei's figure disappear, then turned back into the earthen house and quickly sealed the gap in the door to prevent heat from escaping.
After rubbing his hands and adding some charcoal to the fire, Li Che went to the kitchen and brought the remaining fish soup.
After the couple had eaten and drunk their fill, Li Che climbed onto the bed.
Gently patting his daughter who had fallen asleep after drinking milk, Li Che narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but smile.
He was talking softly with his wife Zhang Ya, who, perhaps a little tired from giving birth, fell into a deep sleep.
Li Che, however, stared with his eyes wide open, murmuring softly and quite energetically.
"We've run out of charcoal again. I'll go find the charcoal seller tomorrow to buy some. Xixi has just been born, so she can't get cold."
"My wife needs to take good care of herself during the confinement period, otherwise she will suffer from confinement illness..."
"Well, I'll go to the woodcarving shop tomorrow to move some more statues. The demand for statues in the inner city has suddenly increased recently. There's plenty of work and I can make a lot of money."
"I will definitely work hard to save money to buy a big house so that I can be warm even in the winter."
"My dear, don't worry, our lives will get better and better..."
On the bed, Li Che gently embraced his wife and daughter and closed his eyes slightly.
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Every breath you take is so quiet you can hear it.
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The next day, dawn.
Li Che got up early and watched his wife Zhang Ya, who was in confinement, eat the breakfast he prepared. After patting Xixi's burp after drinking milk, he put on his hat and left the adobe house.
The ground is white, the wind is cold, and the snowflakes are as big as hands.
The cold air is biting and piercing like a knife.
The heavy snow showed no sign of stopping, and thick piles of snow accumulated on the ground outside Feilei City.
After walking for several miles, in the hazy sky and accompanied by snow and wind, we arrived at the place where we worked, Xu Ji Woodcarving Shop.
It is called a shop, but in fact it is a huge house. It is extremely spacious inside and has many piles of wood used for wood carving.
Li Che and many other hired helpers were mainly responsible for carrying wood for the masters in the wood carving shops, or carrying finished wood carvings.
Wood carvings vary in weight, but the price is the same for all of them. Moving a wood carving costs five large Jing copper coins, while moving wood is cheaper, costing only one copper coin.
The main thing is that moving wood carvings is risky. Once it is bumped or scratched, all your money will be basically deducted.
After shaking off the snow on his body, taking off his hat and placing it at his workstation, Li Che entered the wood carving shop.
There was a charcoal stove burning in the shop, the temperature was just right, and the rich smell of wood was wafting around.
"Xiao Li, go get me a piece of 'Manchurian Ash' that's bigger. Also, help me move the 'Six-eyed Bodhisattva Statue' that I carved three days ago to the inner room. Someone from the inner city will come to collect it in two days. If the snow melts and it gets soaked in water, it won't be good."
As soon as he entered the shop, an old man wearing a cotton coat, with a white beard and a ruddy complexion, called out to Li Che.
The old man was carrying a shiny wine gourd filled with old yellow wine.
"Okay, Master Chen." Li Che smiled brightly and responded quickly.
As a familiar helper in the shop, he was attentive and quick-witted, and there had never been any accidents while moving wood carvings, so he had a very good reputation.
So after several woodcarving masters became familiar with him, they would assign him to do the work.
Master Chen is one of Li Che's customers.
After Li Che responded to Master Chen's request, he turned and walked into the spacious courtyard.
The heavy snow covered the many pieces of wood laid out in the yard. It took some effort to find the area where the "Manchurian ash" was located.
Li Che found a larger piece and dragged it out.
After putting on the hemp rope and tying it up, Li Che tested the weight, patted the wood, and walked towards the finished wood carving area in the corner of the compound.
Because the "Six-eyed Bodhisattva" that Master Chen mentioned was actually the one that Li Che was responsible for moving, so he knew the location very well.
We found a wood carving covered in snow. The carving was the same size as an adult and was also carved from "flowering elm" wood.
Li Che reached out and brushed away the fallen snow on the wood carving.
Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in his heart. The wood carving of the "Six-eyed Bodhisattva" seemed to come alive. The six eyes stared at him and blinked from time to time.
Then, a hazy picture suddenly appeared in my mind.
That was the scene of Master Chen wielding the knife, carving the "Six-eyed Bodhisattva Statue" stroke by stroke. Li Che felt as if he was personally there, as if he had become one with Master Chen.
Slowly, the carving techniques and skills of the six-eyed bodhisattva seemed to merge into Li Che's... instinct! "Huh?"
The scene in front of him faded, the Six-Eyed Bodhisattva stopped blinking, and Li Che's breathing suddenly became rapid.
My heart was moved. Just by touching the wood carving, it was as if I had learned Master Chen's carving techniques...
This must be related to the Dao Fruit [Immortal Work] that he obtained yesterday when his daughter Xixi was born!
"The work of the gods, the hands of God, the unparalleled skills..."
“The effect of Daoguo Xiangong…maybe I can have the opportunity to become a woodcarving master who truly masters the woodcarving technique!”
Li Che's eyes lit up slightly, and he couldn't help but have some ambitions in his heart.
If I could become a woodcarving master at Xuji Woodcarving Shop, it would be much more promising than being a helper who helps transport wood and carve wood! It would not be a luxury to let my family live a good life in this chaotic world!
(End of this chapter)