1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"You stay here first, I'll see who brought the call here."

After Chen Tiezhu finished speaking, he walked out directly.

"Do you think he is sick? Can he give such expensive materials to others casually? Or does he have other evil intentions?"

After Chen Tiezhu led Doudou out, Qi Cuiwen frowned and asked.

"I don't know if he is sick or not, but he is definitely not thinking about you." Zhou Fengxia said helplessly.

"But his style of doing things, even now I still haven't figured it out. He looks older than me, but I can't interrupt when he chats with my grandfather."

"I talked to my grandfather when I came back yesterday. Grandpa Qi arranged this because you are about to enter the society, and let Brother Chen take care of you in the future."

"Why do I need him to take care of me? I have hands and feet, why do I need him to take care of me?" Qi Cuiwen asked back unconvinced.

"Hehe, I was planning to hang out with him in the future. I started to work on it yesterday, and with my grandfather's help, he finally let me know a little bit."

"Even if you change someone, can the four blind-head materials you bought be cut up for value? Can you pick up such a good stone by picking up a leak? I don't believe it no matter how hard you try."

Qi Cuiwen frowned. It seemed to make some sense. But the spring-colored peace buckle was also very valuable. How could it be given to me so generously?

"Zhou'er, we have to wait for another day. We can go back tomorrow afternoon or the day after tomorrow."

At this time, Chen Tiezhu came back from outside.

"What's wrong? Who is looking for you?" Zhou Fengxia asked in confusion.

"President Lu of the Provincial Academy has changed their plan. I have to go there tomorrow." Chen Tiezhu said.

"I thought yesterday's talk would mean I wouldn't have to keep busy, and I could go home quickly. I didn't expect that I would dig a hole for myself, and I have to jump into it."

When he said this, he was really helpless, because the final adjustment was that the surgery had to be done, and the skills had to be competed, but he could focus on basic operations.

Last time he treated necrotizing fasciitis, he also demonstrated his basic operation skills, so he was asked to prepare and be a substitute.

"Why did you give me such good materials? It can sell for a lot of money."

Qi Cuiwen interrupted and asked.

She didn't care about what Chen Tiezhu said at all, and it had nothing to do with her. But since she was given such a good thing for free, she had to figure it out.

"What else can I do? This is called reciprocity." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Mr. Qi gave me such a valuable craft. I am also a craftsman. In many cases, craftsmanship cannot be measured by value. Because through craftsmanship, a lot of value can be created."

"I don't know why Mr. Qi doesn't have a trustworthy apprentice, but I think since Mr. Qi recognized me and passed on his craft to me, I have to take on this responsibility."

"Although I haven't been in contact with Mr. Qi for a long time, I just met him for the first time yesterday, and I really get along well with him. In theory, we are equals, but I can't take too much advantage of you. Isn't it okay to call you my niece?"

"You..., isn't this taking advantage of me?" Qi Cuiwen was not happy.

"Girl, you can't push the matter of taking advantage away."

Grandpa Zhou's voice came over.

Turning his head to look over, Doudou is now holding a string of copper coins tied with a red rope, with a total of five coins on it.

"Grandpa Zhou, he is just taking advantage of me, he is not a few years older than me." Qi Cuiwen said.

"For craftsmen like us, we look at seniority, not age." Grandpa Zhou said with a smile.

"Old Qi gave him the skill of carving. No matter what he can learn in the future, this is a relationship of both teacher and friend. So, it's not bad for you to call him uncle."

"This brat in our family doesn't have that blessing. Brother Chen doesn't plan to enter this industry. So this seniority has to be calculated separately."

"Some people say that we craftsmen are pedantic and always talk about seniority. In fact, this view is a bit one-sided. We talk about seniority not to suppress anyone, but to respect the grace of passing on the art."

"Then I still have to teach him how to carve." Qi Cuiwen complained in a low voice.

"Then if you wait until he figured it out by himself in the future, won't he become a grandfather? This little guy still calls Fengxia brother." Grandpa Zhou said with a smile.

"Grandpa, seniority is not important. Why did you give Doudou such a precious thing? Five copper coins, these are the Five Emperors coins, right?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"It's just an ordinary Five Emperors. Don't you want to build a house? It's for good luck." Grandpa Zhou said indifferently.

"I'll give you a chance later., but you can look for Qin Banliang, Han Wuzhu, Kaiyuan Tongbao, Song Yuan Tongbao, Yongle Tongbao, and put together a string of Dawu Emperor. "

"How can it be so easy to put together." Chen Tiezhu said with a wry smile.

Although this is the Little Five Emperors, after passing through the hands of Grandpa Zhou, the value will increase a lot.

Just like the lightning that hits the jujube tree, the key is to see who it is sold to.

Qi Cuiwen on the side was very depressed. Anyone who has an uncle who is not much older than himself and whose craftsmanship is not better than his own will not feel good.

But what Grandpa Zhou said is also reasonable. Craftsmen pay attention to inheritance and seniority. It is useless to resist.

"Grandpa, after lunch today, I have to rush to the provincial court. I will stay there tonight. There is an event to participate in tomorrow." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It doesn't matter. Your business is more important. "Grandpa Zhou nodded.

"Brother Chen, we have to prepare two dishes for lunch." Zhou Fengxia said hurriedly.

"That's a must." Chen Tiezhu was happy.

"After all, it's the first time I meet my eldest niece, so I have to show my cooking skills. Four dishes and one soup, okay?"

"That's a must." Zhou Fengxia nodded seriously.

Listening to the two people singing the same tune, Qi Cuiwen was furious.

But what can you do?

Nothing.

"Girl, you will know later, this kid is very capable." Grandpa Zhou said with a smile.

"Grandpa Zhou, I just don't accept it." Qi Cuiwen said.

"That's normal. Fengxia was also unconvinced at the beginning, and then was tricked by Brother Chen. If I hadn't begged to get close to him, I would have missed this fate. "

Qi Cuiwen frowned. She would not take it seriously if someone else said this. But since it was said by Grandpa Zhou, she had to take it seriously.

But she was even more puzzled. Someone who could be praised by both her grandfather and Grandpa Zhou must have real ability.

But she felt that Chen Tiezhu seemed a bit careless and unreliable.