Chapter 267: Master Carver

It's only early autumn now, but San'er has wrapped himself up tightly.
The emerald Gu was only temporarily suppressed, and San'er's body was still very weak, wearing a white fluffy coat.
He took out his cell phone and looked up an address.
"Didn't I ask you to introduce the carving master to me? We've been in contact for a long time. I'm free today. Do you want to meet him?" San'er stared at his phone for a while. "He has a weird temper, but his craftsmanship is really top-notch."
Chen Yimin paused for a second, thinking about whether he had anything to do. Finally, he concluded that he was very free today.
"Okay." Chen Yimin agreed.
A group of three drove there.
The carving master lives in a remote and uninhabited place in a small village on the outskirts of the city. Cars cannot get in even if they stop at the roadside, so people have to walk into the village.
The young people in the village have all gone out to work, and the people who remain here are basically the elderly. They are full of curiosity about the arrival of these three young people.
A white-haired old man with a cane and a full voice asked, "Young man, whose grandchildren are you? Why haven't I seen them before?"
A gust of wind blew by, and San'er gathered his coat and asked, "Old sir, where is Brother Lei Hong's home?"
"Lei Hong?" The white-haired old man looked at them blankly , and said to an old lady passing by, "Do you know who Lei Hong is? These kids are looking for Lei Hong, but there doesn't seem to be anyone named Lei Hong in our village."
"Lei Hong... what Lei Hong? Oh, it's Er Gouzi, right? Er Gouzi's real name seems to be Lei Hong!"
As soon as they heard it was Ergouzi, the old man reacted instantly and used his loud voice to enthusiastically give them directions.
"You should have told Er Gouzi earlier. Go straight to the end from here, then turn a corner and go to the end. The house with a separate entrance is Er Gouzi's house."
The old lady next to him asked in confusion: "Didn't Ergou go out to work? Why is he at home? There are actually people coming to look for Ergou. Ergou won't cause any trouble outside, right?"
Following the route pointed out by the old man, Chen Yimin and San'er and others successfully found Ergou... no, Lei Hong's home.
Lei Hong's family lives in an adobe house. The house is dilapidated, with a fist-sized hole in the wall, dust on the wooden door, and a lot of weeds growing next to it.
The deepest impression it gives people is that it is poor, dilapidated and old!
San'er was disheveled in the wind, and he doubted whether Lei Hong lived here. Although Lei Hong in his mind was sloppy and unkempt, he was not so poor.
Hu Zi knocked on the door politely, but there was no movement from inside.
After a while, he knocked on the door again and kept knocking for about three minutes.
Hu Zi asked San'er, "Are you sure that Lei Hong lives here and the address he gave is correct?"
"That's right. What he said... shouldn't have changed. He's always been a man of his word."
However, looking at the environment in front of him, San'er became a little uncertain again.
There was a shuffling sound inside, and Chen Yimin moved his ears, signaling them not to speak. Then footsteps were heard, getting closer and closer.
Squeak——
The door was opened a tiny crack, and a muffled voice came from inside: "Who's knocking?"
"I."
The door slammed shut again, Lei Hong took two steps and stopped again. He seemed to remember that he had an appointment today, so he turned back and opened the door this time.
The scene in the yard was revealed. There were various wood carvings in the yard with different styles, including portraits and landscapes, and each one was lifelike.
Especially the waterfall wood carving, which looks like a gushing waterfall. The splashing water droplets are carved very realistically , and the water flow is also visible.
Chen Yimin was amazed at his craftsmanship and immediately decided to take this man back and have him make things for him.
Lei Hong held three wooden cups in his left hand and a kettle in his right hand. He handed each person a cup and added water to it.
San'er said, "I came here today because I have something to talk to you about."
Lei Hong nodded: "Give me the raw materials and drawings, and you can leave."
San'er coughed, and Chen Yimin said, "Hello, Mr. Lei Hong, I am Chen Yimin. This time we came to you to ask if you are willing to work for me and be the engraver of our company."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Hong refused without even thinking about it.
His craftsmanship was amazing, and in previous years, there were people who came to him for help. The prices they offered were ridiculously high.
He had never even heard of the name of this person in the industry.
Lei Hong said: "Thank you for your appreciation of me, but I don't want to work under you."
As he was about to chase them away, Chen Yimin did not move, looking at the yard full of finished wood carvings.
"Why? It's a pity that Mr. Lei's amazing craftsmanship is left in this remote place. And I see that you, Mr. Lei, also like carving, otherwise there wouldn't be so many wood carvings in the yard."
Chen Yimin lowered his eyes and looked at the wood chips at his feet. They were still new, and it seemed that he had just finished carving a new object not long ago.
Lei Hong shook his head, and San'er patted him on the shoulder, "Why do you refuse so quickly? What's the point of you staying in this small village?"
Lei Hong smiled bitterly, looked at San'er and sighed: "You don't understand."
There was a cough in the room and Lei Hong hurried in.
The decoration here is completely different from the shabby appearance outside. The room is very clean, with sky blue walls and cotton clouds hanging on the ceiling.
A thin and yellow-skinned woman was tied to the bed. Her facial features were regular and her black pupils were staring at the ceiling.
Lei Hong picked up the medicine on the bedside table and fed it to her. Then he held her hand and said softly, "This is my love, Fanghua, the most beautiful Fanghua of all time. She looks just like her name, and she became what she is now because of her illness."
The woman on the bed whimpered and turned her head woodenly to look at Lei Hong.
Fanghua and Leihong are childhood sweethearts. Leihong was not good at studying, so he learned . Later, he went out to work and became a famous carving master with his skills. Later, his mother died, and Leihong returned to his hometown and met Fanghua.
The love from their childhood came to mind. Lei Hong married Fang Hua, and they were sweet for a while. Fang Hua became pregnant, but the child was kidnapped when she was three years old, and Fang Hua became ill.
He is crazy, sick and can't recognize people.
When Fanghua was ill, she hurt others.
Later, Fanghua regained consciousness and said she wanted to return home, so Lei Hong brought her back, and they stayed together for many years.
Lei Hong usually keeps a low profile and rarely goes out, so few people in the village know he is here.
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