Chapter 812 Shake
After Lin Hao asked Xie Heshun to prepare the carving tools, Lin Hao took Xu Hongdou for a walk around the village.

After dinner, Lin Hao took Xu Hongdou back to Youfeng Courtyard.

Lin Hao invited Xu Hongdou to his room, and what caught his eyes were portraits of Chen Nanxing, not only Chen Nanxing's, but also Xu Hongdou's.

In addition to individual portraits, there are also portraits of Chen Nanxing and Xu Hongdou together, and each one is painted vividly.

"Did you draw all these?" Xu Hongdou looked at the portrait in which she and Chen Nanxing were holding hands under the beautiful morning sun of Erhai Lake.

"Besides me, who else can draw such a picture!" Lin Hao said proudly.

After admiring it for a while, Xu Hongdou said:

"I want to take a picture of this painting and send it to Nanxing!" As he said this, he took a picture with his mobile phone.

Not only this one, but other paintings were also photographed. However, when Xu Hongdou saw one of them, she put down her phone.

This painting is a couple portrait of her and Lin Hao. Xu Hongdou is standing on tiptoe, tilting her head back and hugging Lin Hao's neck.

Lin Hao put his arms around her slender waist, and the two of them looked into each other's eyes, their noses touching each other's noses, and their lips were about to touch.

Looking at this painting, the romantic and warm feeling made people feel intoxicated, and Xu Hongdou's eyes became blurred.

Lin Hao stood behind Xu Hongdou and hugged her gently.

Xu Hongdou twisted her body, and seeing that Lin Hao didn't let go, she let Lin Hao hold her.

After a while, Xu Hongdou pushed Lin Hao away and prepared to leave, then said:
"I'm going to print the photos and send them to Nanxing!"

OK, while there is still time, I will draw the engraving drawings first.

Xu Hongdou returned to her room and printed out all the photos from today.

Then he sat on the edge of the bed and slowly began to appreciate it.

I have to say that Lin Hao's photography skills are first-rate. He captured her every smile and frown so beautifully that there is no need for any photo retouching.

Then he hung the photos on the wall and recorded every detail of his time with Lin Hao today in a notebook.

After finishing, he picked up his phone and started chatting with Chen Nanxing:

"Nanxing, let me tell you, Lin Hao is a scumbag and a pervert. Today, Lin Hao confessed his love to me and is messing up the relationship between the three of us!"

"The result is just like you said. I don't mind the three of us being together, and he agreed without hesitation..."

next day
Lin Hao took his own statue line drawing and went to the wood carving workshop with Xu Hongdou.

As a result, halfway through the journey, they found Aunt Baoping making flower cakes and Aunt Agui making milk fans. Xu Hongdou asked curiously:
"Isn't this the flower cake we ate in the restaurant yesterday?"

"Yes, Xiaochun's restaurant uses the flower cakes we make, and this is called Rushan, which is..."

Listening to Aunt Baoping's introduction, Xu Hongdou became curious, and instantly felt her interest increased, and she was eager to try.

The first thing she thought of was to make it for Lin Hao, and she also planned to make some more and mail it to relatives and friends for them to try.

But when he thought about going to the wood carving workshop with Lin Hao, he wanted to see both of them and didn’t know which one to do first, so he looked at Lin Hao!

Lin Hao understood, so he smiled and said:

"First, follow Aunt Baoping to make flower cakes. The wood carving will take another day or two to prepare. I'll send the blueprints to Master Xie and will be back to accompany you soon!"

"Okay!" Xu Hongdou said excitedly, "Then go quickly and come back soon!"

Since it would be best if the time could be staggered, he stayed to make flower cakes with Aunt Baoping while Lin Hao went to the wood carving workshop.

When Lin Hao arrived at the wood carving workshop, he handed the drawings to Xie Heshun, and then they discussed what needed to be prepared later.

But there were some disagreements during the process. Lin Hao was ready to use modern tools, while Xie Heshun wanted to do it all by hand.

However, Lin Hao was the financial sponsor after all. After some communication, Xie Heshun had no choice but to agree to Lin Hao's request and use a large number of modern tools.

After finishing the instructions, Xie He went to the ancient city to buy tools, while Lin Hao prepared to look for Xu Hongdou.

At this time, Xie Xiaoxia was broadcasting live without any interest. Seeing Lin Hao was about to leave, she waved and shouted:
"Brother Lin, wait a minute!"

Seeing Lin Hao coming over, I came behind him and found that there were only a few kittens in the live broadcast room.

Lin Hao understood, but still asked:
"Xiaoxia, what's wrong? You seem to have lost your soul and are listless."

Xie Xiaoxia put down the tools in his hands, turned off the live broadcast, and said dejectedly:

"Brother Lin, I heard from Brother Yao that you are from outside and have seen the world! Do you think I can make money in the future if I learn wood carving every day?"

"Look at our woodcarving business. It's OK during the peak tourist season, but during the off-season, there are not many tourists. Sometimes we can't sell a single piece in a week. If this continues, is there any future for the woodcarving workshop?"

Xie Xiaoxia asked the question in her mind, and Lin Hao smiled and said, "So, you want to give up wood carving?"

"Brother Lin, have you figured it out too?" Xie Xiaoxia gritted her teeth, then mustered up the courage to say:
"It's not that I want to give up woodcarving. I just feel that there is no future for me to stay in the village. I can't make money by learning woodcarving. I feel that my future is bleak!"

Moreover, machine carving is everywhere now, and most people rarely choose manual wood carving. Not only is it time-consuming, but it is also expensive. Even if someone chooses manual wood carving, they will choose a master like a master. "

“Even when you wanted to carve, didn’t you use traditional carving methods, but instead used a lot of modern tools?”

"Besides, I am not young anymore. I feel trapped in the village. I can't make any money and woodcarving has no future. I can't just stay at home and rely on my parents for support."

After listening to Xie Xiaoxia's complaints, Lin Hao patted Xie Xiaoxia on the shoulder and said:

"I understand your thoughts, but I think you may have misunderstood something!"

“First of all, I am going to do carving, but to be more precise, it should be figure sculpture. The two are not the same thing, and the tools used are different!

Although sculpture can be done using traditional methods, it would take a lot of time, but if it is carved using a machine, it will not achieve the effect I need!

Secondly, the problem of extensive use of machine carving that you mentioned has indeed caused the decline of the hand carving industry, resulting in a downturn in the carving business, which has made you confused about the future.

"But you have to understand that machine engraving only solves a universal usage problem, but it cannot solve the problem of artistic appreciation."

Lin Hao thought for a moment and said:
"This may sound a bit profound. Let me give you an analogy. If you were given bamboo chopsticks or plastic chopsticks, which one would you choose first?"

"Bamboo chopsticks!" Xie Xiaoxia blurted out.

"Why?" Lin Hao continued to ask.

"Uh~!" Xie Xiaoxia hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I feel that using plastic chopsticks is a bit, a bit~!"

"It's a bit low-class, right?" Lin Hao added with a smile.

"Uh~yes!" Xie Xiaoxia nodded embarrassedly.

Then Lin Hao smiled and asked: "You see, this is the problem!"

"Compare the things carved by the machine with the same things carved by your master. Which one do you like better?"

Xie Xiaoxia said without hesitation: "My master's!"

"Why?" Lin Hao asked. Xie Xiaoxia's eyes lit up and she blurted out:
"Machine carving has flaws, many details are not handled properly, and it is very dull, while hand-carved ones are more delicate and beautiful, and more artistic!"

"Yes, the answer is correct!" Then Lin Hao said: "Then I will give you a prerequisite now, and then you can choose!"

"you say!"

Lin Hao smiled and asked, "If your decoration budget is only 100,000, and your master's sculpture costs 80,000, while the machine-carved one only costs 800, which one would you choose as decoration?"

Xie Xiaoxia thought about it and said honestly: "Eight hundred machine carvings!"

Lin Hao asked again: "If your renovation budget is over a million, which one would you choose?"

"Well, if I have the conditions, of course I'll choose the best. It must be my master's work!"

Lin Hao's words enlightened Xie Xiaoxia, and she immediately understood what Lin Hao meant.

Although machine carving has taken over the market share of hand carving, people will only choose the better of the cheap and rigid machine carving works and the more artistic hand carving works when conditions permit.

There are career options in learning sculpture. The key is to have good skills and produce outstanding works.

Looking at Xie Xiaoxia who was concentrating on carving, Lin Hao shook his head. He didn't know how long he could hold on.

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When Lin Hao found Xu Hongdou, the flower cakes had already started baking.

When Xu Hongdou saw Lin Hao coming over, she asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"

Lin Hao smiled and said, "I talked with Master Xie for a while!"

Then Lin Hao sat next to Xu Hongdou and asked, "Is the flower cake ready?"

Xu Hongdou smiled and said, "It's baking now. It will be ready in a while!"

"Okay, I'll try it out!" Then Lin Hao asked, "Can you do it?"

"Of course, it's quite simple..."

Seeing Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou being so sweet and loving to each other, Aunt Baoping and Aunt Agui looked at each other with smiles and gave their blessings in their hearts.

After a while, Aunt Baoping brought out the flower cake and said, "The flower cake is ready, everyone come and have a taste!"

“It’s delicious!”

"Yeah, delicious!"

Although the flower cakes were delicious, Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou only tasted them and did not eat much. After all, there were many delicious foods here.

But before leaving, Xu Hongdou still said:

"Aunt Baoping, when you have time, please prepare some more raw materials. I want to make more and mail them to my relatives and friends so that they can taste them too!"

"That's no problem!" Aunt Baoping and Aunt Agui said happily, "We can prepare it anytime you need it!"

Xu Hongdou thought for a while and said, "Wait a few days. I'll prepare some other things and mail them over together when the time comes!"

"Okay, as long as you tell us in advance, we will have no problem at all!"

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After saying goodbye to Aunt Baoping and Aunt Agui, Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou arrived at Xie Zhiyao's horse farm shortly afterwards.

"We'll be at the horse ranch soon!" Lin Hao said after taking Xu Hongdou across the river:

"I have already made an appointment with Boss Xie. I can go riding anytime. Do you want to try it?"

"Horse a horse!" Xu Hongdou said eagerly, "But I don't know how to ride a horse. It feels a bit scary!"

Xu Hongdou had never ridden a horse before. When she heard that she was going to ride a horse, although she was very excited, she was still a little nervous.

"Don't worry, I can ride a horse!" Lin Hao hugged Xu Hongdou and said with a smile:

"Actually, riding a horse isn't scary. I can give you some guidance later. Now that we're out here to have fun, we should just let go and try something new!"

Xu Hongdou was surprised when she heard this and asked, "Can you really ride a horse?"

After all, he has lived several lives and has been to several ancient societies. Lin Hao patted his chest confidently and said:
"Not only can I ride, but I'm also very good at it. I've even tamed a wild horse before. If you don't believe me, I'll show you later."

"That's not necessary. I believe you. Let's give it a try!" Xu Hong was eager to try.

If she were alone, she probably wouldn't have the courage, but with Lin Hao around, she was not so scared.

After being with Lin Hao for a long time, she knew that Lin Hao was not a person who boasted.

"Then let's go!" Lin Hao took Xu Hongdou to the horse farm, naturally for his own purpose.

Xu Hongdou and Xie Zhiyao have already met, but he does not allow anything to happen between them, so Lin Hao will accompany them throughout the whole process to cut off the budding relationship before it even begins.

Soon, Lin Hao brought Xu Hongdou to the horse farm.

“Although the grass here is green, you have to watch your step because there are many animals here and there are mines everywhere!

"Landmines?" Xu Hongdou asked curiously, "What kind of landmines?"

Lin Hao pulled Xu Hongdou to prevent her from stepping on the cow dung on the ground, then said with a smile:

"This is it!"

"Eh~!" Xu Hongdou looked disgusted. Fortunately, Lin Hao pulled her, otherwise she would have really stepped on cow dung.

Arriving at the entrance of the racecourse, Lin Hao shouted loudly: "Boss Xie, Boss Xie!"

"Hey, here it comes!" Xie Zhiyao's voice came from the stable.

Xie Zhiyao walked out of the stable, and when he saw Lin Hao and Xu Hongdou, he immediately came over attentively.

"Lin Hao, I've been waiting for you for a while!"

After that, he said to Xu Hongdou behind Lin Hao: "Hello, Miss Xu, are you here to ride a horse too?"

"Yes!" Xu Hongdou said politely.

"Do you know how to ride?" Xie Zhiyao became more and more attentive, subconsciously ignoring Lin Hao's presence and said, "If you don't know how, I can teach you!"

"I haven't ridden a horse yet!" Xu Hongdou then hugged Lin Hao's arm and said, "But my boyfriend will teach me!"

After glancing at Xie Zhiyao, Lin Hao said calmly:
"We appreciate Mr. Xie's kindness. You should know my riding skills, so I won't bother you."

Xie Zhiyao's expression changed a little. After all, he was a successful businessman. He immediately restrained his emotions and said:

"Yes, I almost forgot that Mr. Lin is also an expert in horse riding!"

Lin Hao smiled faintly and said, "Boss Xie, can you rent this little cutie to us?"

Xie Zhiyao forced a smile and said, "Of course no problem, I'll go get the little cutie now!"

(End of this chapter)