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Tang Zhi doesn't know much about bamboo carvings, she only knows that there are jade carvings and wood carvings in this world, so there should be bamboo carvings as well.The first time she saw bamboo carvings was from merchants traveling from south to north. It is said that many literati like to carve on the utensils they use.

It's just that Mingzhou's straw mats, smoked cages and other bamboo, wood and grass products are famous all over the world, but bamboo carvings are rarely heard of, let alone any famous bamboo carving masters.

As for Song Yuyan's "staying young", this is the first time Tang Zhi has heard of it.

In fact, bamboo carvings appeared a long time ago, but the bamboo carvings at that time were just engraving characters on bamboo slips, or engraving some decorations with lines.It was not until the Tang Dynasty that sculptures of flowers, plants, trees, and figures appeared, and it was also the blue sculptures that appeared in that period.

"Liuqing" is actually one of the engraving methods of bamboo carving, just like relief carving and openwork carving. "Green" refers to the smooth green skin on the surface of bamboo. When carving, only this layer of green skin is carved, and the rest of the green skin is shoveled off, and the color depth of the green skin and bamboo muscle is used to enrich the pattern.

Although the Liuqing carving method has appeared in the Tang Dynasty, it is only limited by the conditions, the carving techniques are not perfect and mature, and the form of expression is relatively monotonous. Like a paper man, the layering is not obvious and strong.

Song Yuyan has never been in contact with bamboo carving here, so she doesn't know how far it has developed. However, from the history she knows, it was only with the improvement of literati's artistic aesthetics in the Song and Yuan Dynasties that the carving art including bamboo carving was promoted. developed.

In other words, the carving techniques at this time, including Liuqing engraving, were actually still in a rather monotonous stage.Of course, she returned to bamboo carving just because she didn't want to let her skills become unfamiliar, and she didn't have the ambition to promote the development of bamboo carving.

It was the first time that Tang Zhi heard some unfamiliar terms and the market conditions of a special industry from Song Yuyan. If she hadn't realized that "this Song Yuyan's origin is extraordinary and mysterious", she might have started to doubt life again.

Moreover, Song Yuyan was relatively restrained, and did not pull her to talk about some too professional and profound knowledge points. The method of pointing to the end allowed her to devote herself seriously and quickly, and at the same time, she would not receive too much theoretical knowledge for a long time. Feel bored.

After going back, she took out her brother's pen holder to ponder. It was only engraved with Tang Haogen's name and some poems, and it was inscribed inscribed on it.

Originally, she thought her brother's pen holder was pretty good, but after seeing Song Yuyan's bamboo carving, she felt that the gap was too big. Even though it was still an unfinished work, she could roughly tell that she would definitely dump her after it was finished. Brother, this pen holder is a few streets away.

When Tang Haogen came back, he saw her holding his pen holder, showing disgust, he was a little confused, so: "Ah Zhi, what are you doing with my pen holder?"

"It's nothing." Tang Zhi didn't tell him about Song Yuyan's bamboo carving. If he did, he probably would have doubts about Song Yuyan.

Tang Haogen rubbed his head and suddenly remembered something. Tang Ye told him that his eldest sister seemed to have dreamed of Song Dalang before, and she called him in the dream...

As a teenager who started to enter puberty a few years ago and often had some charming dreams, Tang Haogen took it for granted that his sister's situation was similar to his.

Though thinking of this, he was still a little ashamed.But the parents have passed away, the eldest brother is the father, and the lifelong affairs of the two younger sisters need to be resolved by him, so it is necessary for him to solve the problems for the younger sister.

So he said to his sister earnestly, "Ah Zhi, although the elder brother is a man, you don't have to feel shy, you can tell me anything."

Tang Zhi: "???"

"Brother, I really just took a look at your pen holder. I don't have anything to bother you about."

"I'm not talking about this, you, have you dreamed of some people recently?" Tang Haogen blushed slightly.

Tang Zhi's eyes widened, and he asked in surprise, "How did Big Brother know?"

But she thought about it again, people always have dreams, dreaming is not a person, so could it be a ghost?So she said again, "Isn't it normal to dream about people?"

Tang Haogen nodded straightly: "That's right, this is normal, so you don't have to feel shy and burdened, the elder brother also came here like this."

Tang Zhi: "..." She didn't quite understand why her brother wanted to tell her about the dream. Could it be that the dream foretells something?

She kept thinking there, not realizing that she and her brother were not on the same channel at all.

"I'm not shy, and it's just a dream, I don't take it to heart."

Tang Haogen took a deep breath, and it seemed that his sister was the most advanced.Thinking that after he had dreamed that scene, his pants were still dirty, and the next day he acted like a thief, not daring to look at others.Where is his sister's normal complexion, and it is said that she occasionally ran to Song's house recently, but she didn't know that she was reserved and shy at all.

Suddenly, he became worried again, if his sister really fell in love with Song Dalang, what would he do?

He used to tolerate Song Dalang and show kindness to him, but he never thought of letting his younger sister marry him. After all, he still hopes that his younger sister can find a husband who is well-matched and can bring her stability and happiness in the future. .

Although Song Dalang has turned his prodigal son back now, she is still not his first choice for his sister-in-law... and if his sister really insists on not marrying her, what should he do as an elder brother?

He felt that because of this matter, his head might be going bald at such a young age.

"By the way, big brother, it's really helpful to sprinkle mineral ash on the fields. Not only are there fewer bugs, but even the vegetables are much greener." Tang Zhi, who didn't know his brother's real purpose, changed the topic.

But when Tang Zhi mentioned quicklime, Tang Haogen naturally thought that "mineral ash is useful" equals "Song Dalang's credit", so his sister has already started to accumulate favorability for Song Dalang?

Women's University does not stay!

Tang Haogen put away his melancholy temporarily and asked, "Have you lost any vegetables recently?"

"After Chen Erming was arrested, how could anyone dare to steal vegetables from our vegetable garden?"

Tang Haogen nodded, and said again: "Recently someone asked me where I bought the mineral ash, and said that the effect is really good after we use it for home use, and I want to try it too."

Tang Zhi rolled his eyes straight: "It's not that I judge a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart. After Chen Erming's incident, who doesn't know that the coal ash was bought in the mine ash kiln. He asked so, of course he hoped that the elder brother would buy it next time." When buying coal ash, I can bring him some back. As for whether he can afford the coal ash...and the big brother is being taken advantage of?"

Tang Haogen paused for a moment, and then smiled smugly: "So I didn't promise to bring it for him, but I just told him that there is a mine ash kiln in Sun Lake, and the price of mine ash is very high."

If it weren't for his status as a petty official, and others offered him a discount, he would be reluctant to buy so much back!

With the financial capacity of the Tang family, it is true that they can afford this part of the expenses, but in the long run, it is not an option. The Tang family's income and expenditure are slightly surplus, but he has to start preparing the dowry for his younger sister, and he has to save some more. .

He said: "I'll go to Song Dalang again and ask him if there is any other good way to get rid of pests besides spreading mineral ash as written in medical books!"

Tang Zhi hurriedly grabbed him: "Brother, what's the use of looking for her?"

Brother, do you really regard Song Yuyan as an omnipotent god?

In fact, Tang Haogen didn't look for Song Yuyan just for this matter. He mainly wanted to investigate Song Yuyan for his sister. After observing Song Yuyan for a year or two, he might be able to decide whether this person could be a good match for his sister.

Tang Zhi, who didn't know his brother's true thoughts, could hold him back for a while, but he couldn't stop him all the time, so he ran to Song's house when he had time.

Compared with Tang Ye, who often came to play with Song Yuzhuan's little radish head, and Tang Zhi, who only visited the house when something happened, Tang Haogen had entered the small courtyard of the Song family very few times. When he entered the door today, he almost thought that I went to the wrong place.

Song Yuyan greeted him warmly, and he said with a little shame: "In my previous impression, the Song family was a little empty. Although I knew that Song Dalang was weaving baskets and mats, I didn't notice any changes in the courtyard. It's really rude!"

"This is enough to show that Tang Dianshi is magnanimous, upright, and does not look sideways on the road. He is a gentleman and is not rude."

Hearing this made Tang Haogen feel at ease. After chatting with Song Yuyan for a while, he talked about the pests in the vegetable garden, and wanted to know if there were any other remedies in the medical books Song Yuyan had read.

In fact, the method he asked was false, mainly because he wanted to know if Song Yuyan had read a book recently.

Ever since he learned that his sister might like Song Yuyan, he couldn't help being critical of Song Yuyan, hoping that he would be aggressive.Although he also knew that his request was a bit difficult, after all, where did Song Yuyan get the chance to read?Let alone books, the Song family probably doesn't even have a pen.

However, Song Yuyan has really read books recently, and he read books related to agriculture, "The Book of Fan Sheng" and "Qi Min Yao Shu".

Because although she recommended the method of spreading lime powder to Tang Zhi before, she never considered the issue of economic benefits.

It was only later that I slowly realized that today's lime is not as easy to produce as compared to later generations after the industrialization process, and the price is not at all convenient for the people. Therefore, following the principle of "considering cost and improving efficiency", she wanted to find other ways to produce An alternative to this method of burning money.

Since it was related to agriculture, she naturally wanted to find out about it in agricultural books.Now, the only two agricultural books she can find are the "Book of Fansheng" in the Han Dynasty and "Qimin Yaoshu" in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Among them, she has to consider the differences between the north and the south, so they can only be used as a reference.

And these two books were actually borrowed by her from Du Yan:

The news that she teamed up with the Tang family to catch the vegetable thief also spread back to the Jinchuan village.Because Cixi is so big, and the Tang family's quicklime to catch the thief is very ingeniously designed, enough for the county magistrate to include it in the case of the case, so it was passed on, and the patriarch of the Song clan knew about it.

For this reason, the patriarch asked Song Bing to ask Song Yuyan to go back to his hometown.Song Yuyan happened to want to go back to see him, and to see if he could go to Yixue to pick up some books and come back to read, so he found a day to go back.

When the patriarch of the Song clan saw her, he thought of her lonely life experience again, and just wanted to persuade her a few words as usual, hoping that she would be proactive and be a good person, but then he learned that she had been so peaceful recently that she could no longer be peaceful, so the words of preaching were Stuck in her throat, she finally turned her head and asked her if there was any difficulty.

Song Yuyan nodded: "The nephew really has difficulties."

Patriarch Song Zhiming choked. Just now he was wondering if Song Yuyan had changed his mind, but now it seems that he was thinking about it. It was the familiar Song Dalang who was so thick-skinned.

His words have already been released, and it is not easy to change his words. Knowing that Song Yuyan just wanted to borrow two books to read, he felt ashamed for slandering her for being thick-skinned just now.What a positive, diligent and studious boy this is!

And because he helped the Tang family to catch a vegetable thief, he learned that she did not "did" steal chickens and dogs before, but was wronged by others. After so many years of wronging, he found out that he had taught Song Yuyan a lesson, so he never said no. exported.

So without further ado, he called Song Zhu over and asked him to find two books from his library and lend them to Song Yuyan.

Song Zhu looked at Song Yuyan suspiciously, and Song Yuyan looked back at him sincerely, until goosebumps all over his body, then bit his head and led her to his study, and waved his hand: "What do you want to borrow?" Books, pick whatever you want."

Song Yuyan looked around but didn't see any books related to agriculture, so he sighed: "Uncle Thirteen, your study is so big, I think you can put more books on your bookshelf."

The implication is that his collection of books is too small.

Song Zhu was most satisfied with the fact that there were many books in his study room. Many of the books in it were given by his elder brother who was an official in the court. When friends came to see his collection of books, they were very envious of him, but he would also be rejected. People complain about a day when there are few books? !

His face darkened, and he asked, "What book do you want, how could I not have it here?!"

"Does Thirteenth Uncle have any books related to farming?"

Song Zhu choked, he really didn't.

But he can't just say that he doesn't have it. How can a junior be able to challenge the majesty of an elder?So he began to teach Song Yuyan to be a man again, saying that agricultural books are not popular books, and as a reader, one should read the Four Books and Five Classics...

Song Yuyan said: "But didn't the government issue orders to persuade farmers again and again, thinking that agriculture is the foundation of the country?"

Song Zhu found out in horror, why did he seem to be more ignorant than Song Yuyan who didn't study? !

He ran to ask Du Yan for proof. Du Yan thought for a while and said: "It is true that in the second year of Mingqi, the government sent envoys to persuade farmers and ordered them to persuade farmers many times. In fact, the Han and Tang Dynasties have already I persuaded the peasants to..."

Song Zhu felt a little pain in the face, hurt by his nephew's "knowledge".

After Du Yan finished speaking, he asked him why. How could he tell Du Yan the truth?He only said that Song Yuyan was looking for agricultural books.Du Yan laughed and said, "It just so happens that I have The Book of Fansheng and Qimin Yaoshu. If he wants it, I will lend it to him."

Song Zhu was surprised: "Shichang still carries agricultural books with him?"

But then I thought about it, his friend loves reading, so he covers a wide range of books, and it is not surprising that he has these books.He also secretly sighed, no wonder his knowledge is not as good as the other party's, because he still doesn't learn enough!

After Du Yan lent the book to Song Yuyan, Song Yuyan was very grateful. After all, there was no movable type printing in this era, and most of the books circulating in the market were hand-copied, and the quantity was small and expensive.Many scholars cherish books as their lifeblood, and if they can lend them out, it means that the other party is sincerely making friends with her.

In order to express his gratitude, Song Yuyan gave the other party a plum blossom armrest that had just been carved.

When Du Yan saw the arm rest, his eyes were straightened: "You carved this?"