X-Dragon Era-Chapter 488 355-357: The Three of the Men Family_2
Hearing Xin Yun's words, the burly man named Ah Tie contemptuously curled his lip and disdainfully said, "You accuse our boss of deceiving people, but you're no better yourself. You say you know him, yet he's standing right in front of you, and you're still looking everywhere for him. It's truly laughable…" Having said that, Ah Tie shook his head and, ignoring Xin Yun, turned and walked toward the back door.
"What!" Upon hearing Ah Tie's words, Xin Yun was completely stunned. Indeed… Although Master Men Dou had a famous reputation, Xin Yun had never actually seen him before, only hearing about him from others. Obviously… Master Men Dou didn't look like Ah Tie. But now, Ah Tie was claiming Master Men Dou was right in front of him. Does that mean… could it be!
In thought, Xin Yun stared dumbly at the wooden furniture shop owner. Well… although he had put on some weight, and there was more flesh on his face, but all things considered, there was indeed some resemblance to the legendary Master Men Dou!
With a wry smile, Xin Yun shook his head and said, "Why even bother with this charade? If you are Master Men Dou, then why go through the trouble of deceiving me with someone else? You mean no harm; I simply wanted to find you to make me some things."
"Wait a minute!" Hearing Xin Yun's words, the wooden furniture shop owner, covered in sweat, responded with a bitter smile, "I am not the Master Men Dou you're looking for. Men Dou is my son..."
In the middle of his sentence, the wooden furniture shop owner pulled over a boy about ten years old and said with a bitter smile, "He is Men Dou, the creator of this set of tables and chairs."
"Uh..." As Xin Yun listened to the wooden furniture shop owner and looked at the boy in front of him who appeared to be only twelve or thirteen, he was utterly speechless. He was Men Dou!
Swallowing hard, Xin Yun foolishly looked at the wooden furniture shop owner and said, "If he is Men Dou, then why did you bother dragging Ah Tie out? Why not introduce him to me directly?"
Facing Xin Yun's question, the wooden furniture shop owner replied with a bitter smile, "Easy for you to say, but if I pushed such a young kid in front of you and told you he made this furniture, would you believe it?"
"I! This..." Hearing the wooden furniture shop owner's words, Xin Yun finally understood. Yes... No one would believe that this boy, who looked no older than twelve or thirteen but seemed clever and bright, could have made this furniture set. Out of ten people, nine wouldn't believe it, yet Xin Yun did believe it. He believed it not for anything else but the confident sparkle in the boy's eyes!
Meeting Xin Yun's gaze, the boy gave a small smile and said, "Don't judge by my youthful appearance; I am actually much older than you. It's just that... over twenty years ago, while making wooden items, I inhaled the scent of Agarwood and then the Green Wave Fragrant Wood, which slowed down my growth. Over two decades have passed, and my body has barely aged from ten to what appears to be twelve."
Hearing what Master Men Dou said, Xin Yun finally realized the situation. This boy, who appeared to be just a twelve or thirteen-year-old, was actually in his mid-thirties and only looked young.
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In contemplation, Men Dou calmly asked, "Did you come specifically to ask me to make something? What is it you want to be made?"
Hearing Master Men Dou's question, Xin Yun snapped back to reality and blurted out, "This... I came here mainly to ask you to build a wooden villa for me, you see…"
"What? A wooden villa!" Master Men Dou was stunned at Xin Yun's words!
After a moment of shock, Master Men Dou decisively shook his head and said, "What a joke, I am a carpenter, capable of making furniture and carving art pieces, but when it comes to building villas, I think you might have the wrong person!"
"Huh?" At Men Dou's words, Xin Yun's brow furrowed with confusion. Had he remembered incorrectly? Master Men Dou didn't build villas! But that didn't make sense! He had heard from others that those buildings were Master Men Dou's work.
As Xin Yun pondered, the wooden furniture shop owner interjected, "Customer, you must be mistaken. I know my son, and he doesn't build villas. He has never even dealt with such projects, and even if he were willing to help, he wouldn't know how to build one."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Hearing his father's words, Men Dou nodded repeatedly and said, "You must be looking for my grandfather. He is the expert at constructing buildings out of wood. Unfortunately... he has retired and no longer makes things for people."
"Your grandfather!" At Men Dou's words, Xin Yun was flabbergasted. Another grandfather surfaced, and now Men Dou didn't build villas? What was going on?
Seeing Xin Yun's astonished look, Men Dou's eyes gleamed as he said, "I tell you, my grandfather was very famous. When it comes to Master Men Dou, it's not only about his exquisite craftsmanship but also his formidable power—he was a mighty Amethyst-tier master!"
"Wait a minute!" Xin Yun interjected in shock, stopping Men Dou mid-sentence, and asked urgently, "What did you say your grandfather's name was? Is it also Men Dou?"
"No, no…" Shaking his head vigorously, Men Dou replied to Xin Yun's question, "My grandfather's name is Men Dou, like the word 'fight,' not the same as mine. Back in his day, he was also a prestigious..."
Without fully listening to Men Dou's excited explanation, Xin Yun's mind instantly cleared up many things. He had only ever heard of a Master Men Dou, an odd name that stuck in his memory, so when others mentioned that a building was a work of Master Men Dou, he subconsciously assumed it was this Men Dou. In reality, however, that building was a creation of Master Men Dou. The name might sound similar with one as Dou and another as Dou. One specialized in making furniture and art pieces, while the other was skilled in wooden architecture—two completely different matters.
