Silent Hearts

In general, Cao Zhan's university life at the beginning was not as good as high school. After all, the university community is more complicated, and the utopia created by Kun Qian can be easily defeated.

Although Cao Zhan is mentally handicapped, he is not so stupid that he can’t tell the difference and change of the environment. He didn’t talk much to people he didn’t know well. At first, he kept his silence and distance to scare people, but gradually he came to communicate more frequently. Yes, it will always be found to be a congenital deficiency.

The relationship between human beings is sometimes so complicated. In Kunqian, only Jiang Tianhe bullied him, but after he got to university, only Jiang Tianhe could help him.

Fortunately, the jade carving major is not based on classroom teaching, and the social interaction between students is not frequent enough to cause serious bullying. However, Cao Zhan was once isolated to the extent that he would be locked out of the dormitory if he went back to the dormitory later.

He didn't understand a lot of things, but he knew best what malice was.

The gossip among classmates, the inquisitive and disgusted eyes looking over here and there, no one wants to sit next to him in class, the speech will always be interrupted, it is difficult to choose good materials for practice, most of them are waste , Even because his family is in good condition, it is not uncommon for him to borrow money and not repay it, and use his things at will.

Cao Zhan once secretly called Jiang Tianhe, weeping while talking, saying over and over again, "I didn't do anything bad, why don't they like me?"

Jiang Tianhe didn't instill in him the principles of "society is like this" and "this is reality". He spent a lot of time skipping his own classes to accompany him. After a long time, everyone knows that there are many majors in jade carving. I became a lay auditor.

Cao Zhan was a little embarrassed when he found out later, and asked him to go back to class so as not to affect his credits.

Jiang Tianhe didn't care too much: "It's a pity that Lin Mu is not here, otherwise he would have come."

Of course, apart from Jiang Tianhe, the juniors also found time to visit Cao Zhan several times during the busiest second half of the third year of high school. Mo Xiaoxiao and Li Zi were inseparable, and Lu Rong brought Chen Meihua.

The four of them formed a special image, and they caused quite a storm of onlookers when they came to the Academy of Fine Arts.

Chen Meihua's mind is slower than Cao Zhan's. She yelled "confused" several times when she saw people. Mo Xiaoxiao was wearing shorts on a hot day, showing off her prosthetic limb generously, and didn't care about the eyes of her surroundings.

Seeing them click their tongues, Jiang Tianhe smiled and said, "The battle is quite big."

Li Zi glanced at him, and said calmly: "Don't let these people see the world, thinking that they are electricity and light is the only myth."

She has always had a vicious mouth and a cold face, and when she said this, the volume was not low, and almost all the students around her heard it. Several people who usually took the lead in isolating Cao Zhan looked ugly, but they hindered Lu Rong and Jiang Tianhe. Standing like a hill, he has no courage to provoke.

Cao Zhan was very happy to see them, so he insisted on taking them to the cafeteria of the Academy of Fine Arts, saying that it was very delicious and the price was cheap.

"I'll hand in my homework first!" Cao Zhan suddenly remembered that he was the same as before when he went to college. He felt that he should do his homework every day, so whenever he came across a hands-on class, he insisted on typing all day long and never procrastinated. .

Jiang Tianhe leaned his head over: "Master Fang arranged?"

Cao Zhan was like a pie in the sky last month. He was spotted by Master Fang and hired as his apprentice. Every morning and afternoon, he went to his studio as an apprentice to learn crafts, and spent his weekends there. Naturally, some of the isolated problems are solved.

"I can use the machine!" He was obviously very excited, and showed the demo to several people.

The better the suet white jade, the denser and softer the texture, the finer and warmer the pores, theoretically, the work of the jade engraving machine is completely different from the feeling of using it yourself. Beginners usually carve some small waste materials to practice the hand feeling, which is very easy. It is rare to directly engrave high-quality seed materials on the machine.

Cao Zhan took out a small piece of material from the fine velvet bag. Although it was not too big, it was a complete piece of suet white jade, with a pattern of lotus seeds carved on one side of it, and the black hook line was still kept, without waxing. polished.

Of course, Jiang Tianhe and his gang don't have much knowledge in this area, and after watching it for a long time, they can't boast anything.

Cao Zhan put away the materials carefully, but he didn't care too much: "I will give it to Master later, and I have to grade it."

Jiang Tianhe choked: "Didn't he open a school and give marks to each work?"

Cao Zhan's expression was very serious: "Master is so fierce. If you don't pass the grades, you have to train others. Last time, Senior Brother Zhang carved a monkey's head crookedly, and he was scolded by Master for peeing his pants!" To describe it, Cao Zhan can be regarded as imitating the example.

"..." Li Zi frowned, a little worried, "Did you scold you?"

Cao Zhan blinked, and said as a matter of course: "Come on, Master doesn't treat me as a fool, he treats me equally, and I will be scolded if I am not good at carving." After thinking about it, he felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his statement, so he hurriedly corrected, "When , Of course, I was rather stupid."

Everyone: "..."

Cao Zhan was sweating anxiously: "No, even he wouldn't scold me too much, and he wouldn't scold me less, just like everyone else!"

No one has the experience of being accepted by a famous teacher, but looking at Cao Zhan's happy face, several people can't say too much to hurt others, they can only make indirect remarks, implying that if there is any "physical contact" (corporal punishment) must be Tell the adults, you can't hide it from yourself.

Confused is obviously very "confused": "We don't fight, the brothers and sisters are very good, and they will help me see the material."

Lu Rong sighed, and finally made up his mind: "We will visit you when we are free."

Of course, these words are not just words. Lin Mu came back to participate in the school celebration this time, and took time to kill Master Fang's studio a few days ago.

"There are no holidays during the summer vacation, and I am still working there every five days and two days off." Jiang Tianhe's prejudice is very deep, and he babbled all the way, "If you don't pay wages, it is an illegal child labor!"

Lu Rong couldn't help but interrupt him: "I'm not a child laborer at that age."

Jiang Tianhe was quite reasonable: "Yes, he has a child's IQ, so why is he not a child laborer?"

Lin Mu was not as harsh as him: "Looking at the crafts, it's right to stay longer. The more you learn, the more you know. Stupid birds fly first."

Jiang Tianhe: "He has won awards for his works before. Didn't you see it? The official account posted it. Although it is not a particularly big award, he is now called "Master Cao" outside."

Lu Rong thought for a while and said: "In the craft industry, apprentices go out to compete on behalf of the studio, and many of them have the jade seal of the master, and their names may not be there. Master Fang didn't do that, and directly hung up Cao Zhan's. name."

Jiang Tianhe opened his mouth, as if he had just thought of this step, he frowned and was speechless.

Lin Mu slapped his legs, and said bluntly, "Don't worry about it, anyway, you'll know when you meet there."

There are two or three relatively large jade streets in Suzhou. There is Shiquan Street in the city, and Guangdong Hai Plaza is on the other side of Guanqian. Master Fang’s studio is in the second half of Shiquan Street, occupying nearly a row. On the facade of the house, there is a word "treasure" hanging on the top, followed by the name.

Looking at the whole street, this is the only one who dares to directly hang the name and jade seal. Lin Mu and his party stood at the door of the magnificent store, feeling a little floating on the soles of their feet.

The arrogance in Jiang Tianhe's car was long gone, and he asked tremblingly, "Shall we go in now?"

Lin Mu raised his breath: "You can't go back now, can you?"

Lu Rong didn't show any expression, he brought Chen Meihua with him today, grandma looked up and down curiously, and subconsciously stretched out her hand to push the door.

Before Lu Rong could stop it, the door was pushed open. Someone was sitting on a mahogany tea table making tea by the sea, and the opposite seemed to be guests, all of whom turned their heads in unison.

The person who made the tea was a bit older, wearing a pair of glasses, and was completely unremarkable from beginning to end. His face seemed to lose his temper frequently.

"Who are you looking for?" he asked.

Lin Mu came back to his senses and said calmly, "I'm looking for Cao Zhan."

The man raised his eyebrows, with a cautious attitude, and asked again: "Who are you?"

Lin Mu: "I'm his friend."

The man sized him up a few times, then looked around at Jiang Tianhe and Lu Rong, and finally put his eyes on Chen Meihua. He pondered for a while, and suddenly called softly: "Meimei?"

Grandma didn't say a word when she was called by someone she didn't know. She seemed to be a little scared now, and hid behind Lu Rong. The man understood, raised his chin slightly, and pointed upstairs: "The confusion is on the top, You go."

He reminded again: "Don't touch things indiscriminately, if you fall and smash them, you will not be able to pay back even if you sign a contract of sale with me."

Lin Mu: "..."

The author has something to say:

A jade seal is a piece of finished work of a famous master, engraved with the master's own private seal, and the jade will not write a lot... After all, this article is about to end, and it is almost enough to write in the next chapter (I have written too much, I think ), and then write clearly the endings of others, striving to give all children a better future