Christmas

Xia Yao was woken up by the heat, and sat up in a daze, the clock in the room just pointed to the four o'clock position.He rubbed his hair and stood up, and after he woke up, he simply made the bed, only to hear Xiao Shen's voice and Shi Xie's answering voice from time to time in the living room.

After pulling his clothes, Xia Yao was going to go to the bathroom to take a shower first, the stickiness on his body was really uncomfortable.

After taking a quick battle bath, Xia Yao wiped his hair and came to the living room, just in time to see Shi Xie and Xiao Shen facing away from him. He didn't know what they were doing, and there were a few questions from Xiao Shen in between. .

Rubbing the dripping hair, Xia Yao stepped up behind them and asked curiously.

"What are you doing?"

"mother

As soon as he heard Xia Yao's voice, Xiao Shen immediately turned the head of the music, his face was flushed, and his eyes were sparkling.Xia Yao noticed that he seemed to be holding a dark brown object in his hand, but he didn't know what it was.

Feeling that the hair was dry, Xia Yao took the towel in his hand and walked around on the sofa, just in time to see a small piece of wood and the two exhibition tickets on the coffee table.

"Xiao Shen is a little curious about woodcarving, so I prepared materials for him to try. After all, he is a plant elf, and he is very talented in these things."

Shi Xie also held a small piece of wood in his hand, and explained to Xia Yao when he heard Xia Yao's question.

"Mom, look, this is Xiao Shennong's Xiao Shen, does it look like it?"

Xia Yao nodded in understanding, Xiao Shen immediately leaned forward and looked at Xia Yao begging for praise, holding a small piece of wood in front of Xia Yao's eyes as if offering a treasure.

I saw that the fast wood had indeed been made into the shape of a ginseng, which was somewhat similar to the body of the small ginseng. Even the roots on it were very clear, and it really looked like that.

"It's very similar, the little ginseng is awesome. How did you do this?"

"Hey, that's how it works."

As he said that, Xiao Shen put the ginseng aside, leaned over and took the small piece of wood on the coffee table and held it in his hand.

Suddenly a white light flashed on his hand, and the piece of wood was completely wrapped in the white light.

Xiao Shen stretched out his fingers to pinch the wood, and saw a small pit appeared where he had pinched it. What was miraculous was that the piece of wood was like plasticine, allowing Xiao Shen to round it and flatten it.

Soon a delicate peony appeared in Xiao Shen's hand, Xiao Shen breathed out lightly, and the white light in his hand suddenly dissipated.

Xiao Shen proudly raised his little paw to show Xia Yao his finished product.

"Mom, look, this is brother."

Xia Yao also felt a little unbelievable about Xiaoshen's ability, so he carefully took the peony in Xiaoshen's hand and observed it.The petals are layered on top of each other, and the texture on the top is very fine, even the wrinkles on the flower center inside can be seen clearly.

"Little Can is too good, this is better than those old artists."

I'm really surprised that such exquisite shape and meticulous carving are mainly because they don't waste wood and are natural, so they are more valuable. I am afraid that those decades-old woodcarving masters are much more powerful.

"Xiao Shen is only able to change the shape of wood at will, which is his talent, but when it comes to carving methods, it is those old artists who are really skilled.

All right, let's get ready, it's getting late, let's go too, and we'll have dinner outside today. "

Hearing Shi Xie's words, Xia Yao hurriedly stood up and went back to the room to change clothes.

Today they are going to see the woodcarving exhibition, which is the two tickets given to them by the historian.Moreover, Shi Xie also had some rest these days, which just gave the family of three time to go shopping.

After eating something briefly, after Xia Yao and eleven o'clock packed up all the things that should be taken, the family of three went out.

The exhibition was held in a gallery in the city center, which was very large and close to home.

The family of three arrived at the destination in twenty minutes. Because there were so many people coming to see the exhibition, Shi Xie searched for a long time before finding a parking space, and the exhibition had already opened for more than ten minutes.

After paying the tickets, the three of them entered the venue, and Xiao Shen looked around curiously with his eyes wide open, feeling that everything he saw was very fresh.

The exhibition hall has a large area, and the layout of the venue is more natural. You can see some green vines, grasses and flowers everywhere.All kinds of wood carvings of small animals are interspersed in every corner of the hall, there are large ones and miniature ones, just like walking in the forest.

The people watching in the venue whispered a few words from time to time, all of which were words of praise.

"Mom, look quickly, there are little rabbits and little squirrels over there. I want to see, I'm going~."

Because Xia Yao was afraid of Xiao Shen running away, so he kept pulling him, so Xiao Shen could only shake Xia Yao's arm at this moment, and Xiao Shen pointed to the other side coquettishly, expressing that he wanted to see.

"Okay, but let's slowly look over there, okay? There are also many small animals here."

"No, Xiao Shen just wants to see the little rabbits and squirrels over there."

Xiao Shen pouted, expressing his displeasure.But Xia Yao looked at the other side, it was already the end of this corridor, it was a bit far to walk, and Xia Yao wanted to see the big tree in the middle more.

"I'll take him over to have a look first, and we'll come find you later."

Pulling Xiao Shen's hand, Shi Xie saw Xia Yao's hesitation and took the initiative to take over.

"Okay then, I'll wait for you here."

Handing the little ginseng to Shi Xie with peace of mind, Xia Yao suddenly felt a little weak.

"What's the matter with you, are you uncomfortable?"

Shi Xie touched Xia Yao's forehead, but there was no fever, but Xia Yao's face was indeed a little pale.

"I'm fine, I just feel a little dizzy all of a sudden. First, take Xiao Shen around. I'll wait for you in front of that tree. There also happen to be chairs over there."

"Alright, then you can rest for a while. I said a long time ago that you should not turn on the air conditioner when you are sleeping."

"Well, I know I'm wrong. Alright, alright, you guys go to the transfer first, isn't Xiao Shen impatient to wait?"

"Yes, yes, Dad, let's go there quickly."

Looking at Shi Xie with a smile, he felt that he was getting more and more old.Even though he thought so, Xia Yao couldn't help the sweetness in his heart.

Rubbing Xiao Shen's hair, watching Shi Xie walk away with Xiao Shen, Xia Yao turned and walked towards the big tree in the center of the hall.

Undoubtedly, the most attractive thing in the entire exhibition hall is the huge tree placed in the center of the hall. On the surface of the tree, there are various exquisite small houses, and there are small animals with simple shapes and different shapes living in it. , like a giant forest

Family.

There are dense leaves on the crown of the tree, and some silver chains are dotted between the branches, and there are many vivid elves flying and playing among the branches, full of vitality.

"This tree has lived for hundreds of years, but it broke due to a heavy rain two years ago, because it was a pity to leave it like that, so I pulled it back and made this 'wood spirit'."

The sudden voice from the side made Xia Yao turn his head subconsciously, and saw a big boy who looked only eighteen or nineteen years old standing beside him talking, seeing him turn his head, he smiled shyly laugh.

"Could it be that you carved these? They are all very beautiful, but I don't know much about them, and I'm afraid I can't see the essence of them.

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Xia Yao rubbed his nose. After all, he is a layman, so it's fun to watch these things.

"Things are made for people to see. No matter what material it is made of, no matter how much work it consumes, as long as the people who watch it think it looks good, then its existence is meaningful. Conversely, It just doesn't have any value. Sorry to say so much."

The boy touched his head shyly, and there was still some chagrin in his eyes behind the glasses.Looking at his appearance, Xia Yao couldn't help laughing.

"You should still be in school, right? Is there a special teacher who can make such exquisite woodcarvings?"

"I am actually 27 years old. I have graduated for many years. I learned woodcarving by myself through some books and videos, and then I consulted several masters. There is no special teacher."

Hearing the boy tell his age, Xia Yao couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, obviously he looked only eighteen or nineteen years old.

Because he is not tall, only about 175, his face is a typical baby face, and there is a little baby fat.The color of the lips is very red, and some are slightly puffed up, which looks a little cute.There is also a pair of black round glasses on the bridge of his nose. Behind the lenses are a pair of beautiful eyes. Xia Yao can see his long eyelashes.

A head of light brown hair is somewhat naturally curly, and somewhat unconvincingly erected on the top of his head, making him look like some kind of small animal.

"Sorry, I didn't know you..."

"It's okay...it's okay, because everyone will misread my face."

Some flusteredly interrupted Xia Yao's apology by waving his hands, his face flushed suddenly, and he looked very unsociable.

"Haha, hello, my name is Xia Yao."

"My name is Wei Kong."

In a hurry, he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Xia Yao, but suddenly found that the business card was held upside down, his face flushed suddenly, and his head was almost buried on the ground.

I took the business card from him. His business card was very simple, with only his name, position and contact information on the pure white piece of paper.Putting the business card back in his pocket, Xia Yao rubbed his head.

"That... I'm still a student, so I don't have a business card."

"it does not matter."

Wei Kong's face was still a little red, and he scratched his hair, and a dull hair stood up on the top of his head.

Xia Yao smiled, feeling dizzy again.

"Shall we sit over there for a while? I want to learn about the craftsmanship of woodcarving?"

"of course can."

Xia Yao's words made Wei Kong relieve some of his embarrassing emotions, and the two sat down on the chair next to them. Wei Kong began to explain some of the most basic precautions about wood carving to Xia Yao very carefully.

□ Author gossip:

Erbei is going to school today, and I feel a little inexplicably melancholy, today's first update~