Chapter 175 Children’s jokes

"Dad, have you heard? All the sizable shops in the town have received contracts from that Taoist priest, and they are very generous. Every family has a golden bean, and I heard that dozens of them are scattered."

Ji Yang, who was following behind his father, looked excited: "Hey, dear, these are golden beans. Isn't this worth hundreds of taels of silver?"

"Boom!"

"Ouch! Dad——"

Ji Yang was so stunned that he held his head and jumped up and down.

Ji Jin, the veteran craftsman of Boyanshiji, glared and reprimanded: "Why should you be good? No matter how big or small you are!"

Speaking of Jijinshanjiang, he is a legend in Shoushan Town.

Its legend lies not only in its renowned carving skills;

Also because he is the one who witnessed Shoushan Thunder King with his own eyes! [Chapter 51]

If he hadn't confirmed it himself, how could the people of Shoushan believe it?

In fact, he was the one who proposed and took the lead in donating money and materials when he decided to worship Lord Shoushan Lei, which led to the numerous sacrifices that followed.

"Dad! I don't care about us either!"

Ji Yang rubbed his forehead without changing his expression of excitement: "Look, this Taoist is so rich, and he has hired all the craftsmen in the town. It is obvious that he is selecting the best. Maybe this is an assessment, in order to prepare for the construction of the Taoist temple.

Woolen cloth!"

"Forgot what dad taught you?"

While Ji Jin scolded him, he opened his thumb and middle finger and pointed at a boulder to measure its size.

"...Don't talk nonsense about guests."

Ji Yang's expression froze, and he suddenly felt a little discouraged.

"Hold it down!"

Ji Jin pulled up an ink line and ordered Ji Yang to hold it down.

"oh!"

Ji Yang held down the ink line a little unhappily, watching his father busy at work, flicking the ink line for a while, making marks for a while, then stopped for a long time, as if he was dissatisfied, and was staring at the stone and pondering secretly.

"Dad, what do you plan to carve this mountain temple into?"

"What else can the temple look like? Archway, main hall, steps, a tower, a stele, a few stone jars, basically the same thing."

Ji Jin was thinking while casually responding to his son's inquiries.

"Isn't this too cliché?"

"We are just master craftsmen, how can we still learn that..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Jin stopped abruptly and looked at his son suddenly.

"...What's wrong, dad?"

Ji Yang touched his face, because as soon as his finger touched the ink line, black marks suddenly appeared on his face, which looked quite funny.

"Ji Yang, what do you think this mountain temple should be carved into?"

"What's the use of what I said? I'm not a master, and I won't be taught a lesson in the end."

Ji Yang muttered and didn't want to say more.

"Dad has been carving stones all his life, but he has never carved them according to his own ideas. Things are different today. There is a golden bean in the guarantee. There is no way he can be like this for a while."

Ji Jin murmured.

Ji Yang's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes, dad!"

"Then what do you think this mountain temple should look like?"

"Dad, let me tell you, since it is a mountain temple, it must have mountains. Do you think how majestic the mountains gathered around it would be?"

"Isn't that a clam shell with the lid lifted?"

"Look, Dad, you're teaching me a lesson again... How about we carve a big mountain god with his head in the sky, his feet on the ground, and auspicious clouds all around him..."

"That's a statue, not a temple!"

"father--"

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On this day, Shoushan became completely lively because of a handful of golden beans given by Taoist Qingyi.

As people in Shoushan Town, we compete with each other and communicate with each other.

After asking each other, they found out that the Taoist priest in Qingyi would arrange the delivery time and place on the same day and at the same place.

Now it's better, some craftsmen who originally wanted to fool the business had to work hard!

After all, losing is a small matter;

Smashing the signboard is a big deal.

For a time, the mountain rain was about to come, the wind filled the building, and the tinkling sound of the town was endless.

The period of seven days is gone in the blink of an eye.

On March 10th, the sky was dim, Shoushan Town had woken up early and was busy.

In addition to loading and unloading cargo;

What's more, the "Mountain Temple" is moved onto a cart and transported to the entrance of the town.

When the sun rises, the town entrance is already bustling with activity.

"Shopkeeper Liu, morning!"

"Early, early, early!"

"Hey, this is your work. Let me take a look... Oh, look at this window lattice. It's hollowed out on both sides. It's lifelike and can be said to be very popular! Let me guess, this is Master Zhao's handiwork, right?"

"Hey, you have such good eyesight. Apart from Zhao Zhuo, who in Shoushan Town has such carving skills?"

"You are right!"

"Ah, morning, Master Han!"

"Let me see, tsk tsk, the Han family is indeed a master of fine carving. Look at this lion, his knife and drawing skills are top notch! It looks so small and cute, just like a cat, it almost makes it come alive to catch mice."

"Hey, this is your work, right? Why does this archway look crooked? Although this is an interior miniature sculpture, I don't ask you to fight with the joints, but it can't be so crooked, right?"

"Master Han, you need to take a look. It's not that the archway is crooked, it's the mountain road that's slanted!"

Good guy!

Shoushan Town is completely lively today.

Experts from various sects gathered together, all smiling, walking around to inquire about each other.

If you have a good relationship, you will compliment each other;

Those who have a bad relationship are clearly praised but actually belittled.

But the old man at the tea stall enjoyed it.

He has set up a tea stall for decades, but he has never seen such a lively scene at the entrance of the town, let alone the appearance of the mountain craftsmen.

It is really interesting to be anxious when looking at exquisite temples and proud when seeing poor works!

"Boyan Shiji is here!"

"Let's go and have a look."

A sudden exclamation came from the crowd, attracting the attention of countless craftsmen present.

As the most powerful Boyan Shiji in Shoushan Town, everyone was naturally very nervous.

Not long after, I saw several craftsmen's apprentices carefully pushing a cart. On the shuttle, there were works of Boyan Shiji.

When everyone took a look, there was a sudden silence in the place, and the occasional sound of discussion could be heard.

"This is... a mountain temple? It looks like a statue of a god!"

"No!"

"Yeah, there is a temple under the statue."

"Let's take a look! Oh, I've lived for fifty-three years, and I've never seen a mountain temple look like this."

While everyone was talking about it, someone they knew immediately came up to say hello.

"Good morning, Shopkeeper Liu. The carvings of Boyan Shiji are as amazing as ever!"

"Yes, yes, look at it, it turns into a fly on the screen, and it comes alive."

"I am over-flattered!"
To be continued...