"Dad, your hands are injured like this. Do you want to die?"
Chen Weimin grabbed Grandpa Chen's left hand and stopped him from removing the gauze.
But Grandpa Chen tried hard to shake him off: "My son is useless, so I have to take over! Unless you don't want to stay in Jiangkou Village!"
Chen Weimin curled his lips and almost cried. It was true that he didn't want to leave Jiangkou Village, but he couldn't bear to watch his father hurt himself like this!
"Dad, I was wrong. It's my fault that I didn't study hard, which is why I hurt you. Dad, I swear, I will practice hard in the future and I will never let you down again!" Chen Weimin cried and apologized sincerely.<
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But Grandpa Chen only felt noisy, so he gathered his strength and gave him another slap. He was so excited that he kept spitting on his face: "You don't know how to work hard until you have a knife on your neck. It's too late!"
Chen Weimin didn't bother to count how many slaps he received from his father today. He just whimpered, shed tears and spurted out a huge snot bubble:
"Dad, can you please take it easy, my face is almost calloused."
Grandpa Chen was so angry and funny that he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
In order to maintain a serious expression, he raised his hand and slapped Chen Weimin again, and shouted: "Get out!"
"Dad, I really have a cocoon this time." Chen Weimin raised his hand to cover his burning cheek and gave Grandpa Chen a look of aggrievedness.
After meeting his father's cannibalistic eyes, he pursed his lips hard and buried his head bit by bit.
When the police officer responsible for mediating conflicts saw this, he quickly stepped forward to persuade Grandpa Chen, who was almost harming himself.
But Grandpa Chen refused to listen and retorted: "Comrade policeman, I didn't do anything harmful to nature, nor did I do anything illegal. I just took off a piece of gauze. Why should you stop me?"
There was nothing the police could do against Grandpa Chen. It was impossible for him to use his authority to force him to stop, right?
When he was in trouble, he saw a slender figure walking over and raised his hand to stop Grandpa Chen.
"Little girl, please leave me alone, I will carve the dragon pillar today!" Grandpa Chen's tone was obviously softer to his savior, but he still raised his hand to push Sang Ning.
"Grandpa, the great doctor said that although I have recovered my bones, it will take some time to fully recover. These hands were injured trying to save you. Aren't you afraid of breaking my hands if you push me so hard?
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When Sang Ning said this, Grandpa Chen was so frightened that he immediately took back his strength.
Taking this opportunity, Sang Ning grabbed the gauze that had been half taken apart by Grandpa Chen and carefully wrapped it back around him.
Grandpa Chen did not resist, but his eyes were filled with anxiety.
"Grandpa, I know you are anxious, but please don't be impatient first." Sang Ning raised her eyelids and glanced at Grandpa Chen, then lowered her head and said in a chatty tone,
"There is plenty of time to build the sacrificial platform now. There are so many carpenters in Jiangkou Village, but there is no master who knows the wood carving skills?"
Grandpa Chen was silent for a moment, then sighed and said:
"Yes, yes, but the skills are not up to par. Dragon pillar carving is very complicated, and all techniques such as sunken carving, relief carving and shallow carving must be used. In the entire Jiangkou Village, I am the only one who can master all these skills.
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Sang Ning had already wrapped the gauze for Grandpa Chen and tilted her head to wink at Chen Weimin.
Chen Weimin was stunned for a moment, then finally came to his senses and quickly took the gauze from Sang Ning's hand.
When Chen Weimin tied the gauze around Grandpa Chen's neck again, Sang Ning asked: "Since there are so many carpenters, can't you give me some advice? Or is this your exclusive craft and not spread to others?
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Sang Ning's words were quite to the point. Grandpa Chen was a little stunned for a moment. He lowered his head and said in shame: "These are the rules set by our ancestors. I don't dare to make my own decisions at will. Besides -" p>
At this point, Grandpa Chen suddenly raised his head and said, "Besides, I have tried my best to teach my son all the skills without reservation, wouldn't he learn it like a half-wit? Even if I teach him, others won't.
You can definitely learn it!"
Grandpa Chen finished his sentence, and Sang Ning immediately replied with two words: "Try——"
Grandpa Chen had doubts in his eyes, but Sang Ning continued with a firm look: "How will you know if others can't do it if you don't try?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the confusion in Grandpa Chen's eyes slowly turned into hesitation: "But..."
Sang Ning didn't give him a chance to hesitate and interrupted directly: "No, Grandpa, which one is more important, your dead ancestors or your living son?"
Grandpa Chen raised his head and glanced at Chen Weimin at the right time, and saw that his eyes were evasive, with a sinister look on his face.
He was so angry that he sighed and lowered his head.
So what if I have a living son? It’s not the same as being dead!
But when he thought that his sister had died in childbirth in order to give birth to this rebellious son, and she told him to take good care of their son before she died, Grandpa Chen's heart instantly softened.
When he looked up again, Grandpa Chen's eyes were a little softer, which was the deep longing for his deceased lover.
"Okay, who made me commit evil in my previous life? I am here to pay off this beast in this life!" The moment Grandpa Chen's eyes touched Chen Weimin, they instantly became cold again.
Chen Weimin was really afraid of this look, so he took the initiative and slapped himself: "Dad, I admit that I am a beast. I will slap you for you, so I won't bother you!" p>
Looking at Chen Weimin's red and swollen face, as if he had been stung by a wasp, Grandpa Chen finally couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Chen Weimin was confused: "Dad, why do you laugh and cry at the same time?"
Grandpa Chen calmed down and replied seriously: "It's nothing. When I see you, I feel like a pig has stood up."
Chen Weimin: "..." Sure enough, he is his father!
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The conflict between villagers and guests has come to an end for the time being, but it has not yet been completely resolved.
Time was of the essence, so Grandpa Chen had to immediately select some skilled carpenters, and he had to start instructing the carpenters on the same day.
I heard that Grandpa Chen was planning to spread the skill of carving dragon pillars to other people, and almost all the carpenters in Jiangkou Village came to sign up.
But Grandpa Chen changed the rules. His energy was limited and he could only accept two apprentices at most.
There were thirty-five carpenters who came to sign up. In order to select the one with the best talent and skills among these thirty-five, Grandpa Chen asked everyone to chisel a rough carpenter.
This is the foundation of the entire wood carving work, and it also tests everyone’s basic skills.
Thirty-five people were digging at the same time, attracting village residents and guests to watch.
Sang Youming was the most attentive among them. His head was stretched out long and his eyes were moving back and forth on the thirty-five people. His eyes were almost exhausted.
"Dad, why don't you try participating in a competition?"