Hundred Treasures Silver Building.
Miss Wufu put down the carving knife, rubbed her sore eyes, stretched lazily, and looked at the seal in front of her that she had carved to the right size and shape before exhaling a breath of turbid air.
She caressed the lotus pedestal; due to the cutting, the whole base still had its form, but now there was an extra large piece of rough stone left for carving. Next, she would carve the Pixiu she had envisioned.
Glancing at the sky outside the window, Miss Wufu locked the Chicken Blood Stone in a cupboard, tidied up her belongings, and prepared to head home.
"Leaving already, Miss Wufu?" Jin Xi greeted her with a smile as she emerged.
Miss Wufu smiled, "There's something at home today, so I'm leaving early."
"Safe travels, miss!" Jin Xi saw her out the door, then turned back to the shop, where he ran into another coworker, Chang Gui, and smiled.