Chapter 93 Carving
After eating and drinking, he played with the two cute little ones and the small circle for a while until the old people and children were sleepy.
After saying goodbye to Zhang Ze who brought him back, Suning closed the door and walked to the corridor with his little circle to sit down.
She only took a sip of rice wine, and her cheeks became as rosy as peach blossoms in March.
Sitting on the straw mat with his hands on his forehead, with a hint of laziness and a hint of drunkenness between his eyebrows?
"Woof woof~"
"Don't go around in circles, little circle. You'll feel dizzy."
"Woof~"
When the alcohol took effect, she realized that she had such a low alcohol tolerance. She got drunk after just one sip?
He took a cup of spring water from the space and shook the enamel cup. "Spring water can relieve fatigue and restore spirits. I wonder if it can also help to sober up?"
He muttered something and took several gulps, not stopping until he felt the dizziness was gone and the small circles in front of his eyes no longer had double images.
By accident, I found out another use of the spring water.
Without the uncomfortable feeling in his chest, Suning smiled, put down the cup, picked up the little circle next to him and stroked its black fur hard.
The moon tonight is yellow and has curled edges, and the stars twinkle and merge into a dazzling Milky Way.
A man and a dog snuggled together and admired the beautiful scenery of the night sky.
It was not until I caught a glimpse of the wooden box on the low table and thought of Mr. Qu's teachings during the day that I suddenly felt like carving.
Putting down the small circle in his arms, Su Ning sat up straight and took out the black jade with a crack from his trouser pocket.
"I'll use you as a training ground."
He opened the wooden box and placed the tools on the table one by one. Then he opened the book and read it carefully from beginning to end several times before he started to try.
Time slipped away unconsciously as I watched the black jade in my hand being carved bit by bit into the shape in my mind.
Playing with the crude little jade pendant, Suning smiled with great satisfaction.
I found a red rope, weaved it into a chain, strung the jade pendant together, and wore it directly around my neck.
"How is it, does the little circle look good?"
"Woof~"
"I'll give you the next one."
"Woof~"
His passion for carving could not be extinguished in a short time. Not only did he take out a piece of jade of each color from under the spring, he also picked out several pieces from the broken materials his mother had left in the yard.
First, use the broken materials to polish and carve the simplest style, and then use the jadeite at the bottom of the spring.
When she felt her neck stiff and half of her body numb, she suddenly realized that she had been crazy all night.
After recovering from the numbness in his body, he stretched himself lazily, looked down at the masterpiece he had created overnight on the table, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
From a series of wasted materials to something that looks pretty good later on...well, at least I can tell what is being carved, so that's a big improvement, right?
For example, this peanut carved out of red jade, although not as skilled as the masters, can still be seen with the lines on the peanut shell...
But at a glance you can tell that this is a peanut, not two balls placed next to each other!
"It won't be long before I can carve flowers, plants, and even small animals, right? Then I'll carve one for Grapefruit's Chinese zodiac sign... Oops!"
She clenched the red peanuts in her hand and muttered about grapefruit, then she remembered what she had forgotten!
Patting his forehead, Suning hurriedly put all the reference books back into the wooden box, and put the jade at the bottom of the spring back into the space, and ignored the rest for the time being.
In her haste, she even forgot about the bracelet made of red peanuts that she was holding in her hand and just put it on her hand.
Before I could wash my face or change my gravel-covered clothes, there was a knock on the door.
“Here I come.”
Su Ning paused and turned to open the door. "Who is it?"
"Ning Baogai, it's me, open the door!"
It’s just dawn, so early?
Hearing the sound, he quickly opened the door and Luo Shuangshuang outside jumped in quickly.
"Ning Baogai, I found out you didn't go to my house yesterday when I got home from work. You weren't home when I came over in the evening. Did something happen?"
"My two brothers and family members just came back yesterday, and they forgot about it after they had a hot pot meal."
"Hahaha, you forget things sometimes too. It's okay. I'm not worried about you so I'll stop by on the way to work to see what's wrong with you."
Luo Shuangshuang habitually held her hand and immediately saw the red peanut on her wrist.
"Huh? I don't remember Ning Baogai wearing something so ugly..."
Huh~ What's that look?
Really?
"You did it?"
Seeing her nod with her eyes narrowed and a dangerous smile on her face, Luo Shuangshuang chuckled foolishly, then immediately changed her attitude and praised her sincerely.
"Wow, he was able to carve two such beautiful grapes in his first attempt. Our Ning Baogai is really amazing!"
"What grapes? These are peanuts."
"Uh... Peanut, you said this is... ah, yes, yes, it looks like poof~ hahaha~"
“Hahaha~”
Unable to hold back his laughter any longer, Suning laughed out loud as she did so.
She looked at the red peanuts hanging on the bracelet again and again, "It doesn't look like peanuts? It looks like grapes?"
"If peanuts are round, then... it's not wrong to say they look like them!"
"Okay, you have a point. Well... grapes are grapes."
Taking the bracelet from her hand, Luo Shuangshuang moved closer to her eyes. The more she looked at the two round beads next to each other, the more she felt happy. "Although this is simple, I don't know why it makes me feel happy just looking at it."
"You are a loser girl, how dare you practice with such fine jade?"
"Here, it's not a waste if you don't wear it."
This explanation made people laugh. Fortunately, she was not petty and short-sighted, otherwise she would have been envious and jealous.
"Okay, now that I know you're okay, I'll go to work first~"
"It's so early. You still have an hour or two before work. Why are you standing outside and waiting for the northwest wind? Come in and eat something first. You haven't had breakfast yet, right?"
"No, we're going to the cafeteria to eat. Hehe, but it would be even better if we could eat what Ning Baogai cooked!"
"Come in first."
Seeing her playing with the smooth and delicate red... um grapes in her hand, it seems that she really likes them from the bottom of her heart as she said.
After closing the door and leading her into the yard, Su Ning shook her head secretly: She hadn't figured out the purpose of this red jadeite yet...
If it has an exaggerated special function like the blue jadeite that works immediately, it would be bad to just give it to Xiyou.
After thinking for a while, he smuggled out a black jade that he had just put away from his pants.
"I have to keep this peanut as a souvenir. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you."
Black jade is the most mysterious color of jade besides purple eyes.
It is without a trace of impurities and is completely translucent and moist, as rare as the red jadeite carved with grapes.
Luo Shuangshuang, who still had some knowledge, suddenly felt that the grapes in her hand were hot, and quickly stuffed them back into her hands, "Don't scare me so early in the morning. I can't accept such a valuable thing."
"I originally wanted to carve a zodiac jade plaque for you after I had mastered the skill, but since you appreciate it so much, I'll just give it to you first..."
Jokingly, he handed the black jade in his hand to her, and Su Ning raised his eyebrows, "Take a closer look first."
I looked at the black jade with curiosity. It was a small square piece without any special patterns, but there were two words engraved on the front in an unknown font.
One is Ning, the other is...Shuang?
This font makes two words next to each other look like two blooming flowers.
Luo Shuangshuang couldn't let go of the two words on it, "I like it!"
"Or?"
“It’s a must!”
She also has treasures, and she can choose one as an exchange. "Is this considered a token of our love?"
“Ahem…”
Can a token of love be used like this?
"Haha~ Thank you Ning Baogai, I will definitely carry this little badge with me, even when I take a shower!"
"Very good, you must remember what you said."
"Of course. Don't worry, I will wear it for the rest of my life."
With smiling eyes like a pool of autumn water, Suning took the chattering people to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Luo Shuangshuang regarded this black jade pendant as a symbol of their friendship. As she said, she never took it off easily, but she was not given the opportunity to wear it for the rest of her life.
At that time, they both thought of this day at the same time and felt fortunate.
"By the way, grapefruit, I'll deliver the meat later. Will anyone be home?"
"Yes, my mother is on her day off today so she probably won't be leaving home that early."
The voices of the two gradually disappeared in the yard, leaving only the small circle that was sleeping soundly and snoring.
(End of this chapter)
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