1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

All the work was going on in an orderly manner. Chen Tiezhu could also quietly carve the tablets for the mountain temple.

After all, with Zhou Fengxia, the full-time driver, many things could be done by him.

Looking at the two tablets carved in front of him, Chen Tiezhu nodded with satisfaction.

Although there was still a gap with his expectations, it was much better than when he first started.

He stretched his waist and completed another task.

The tablet of Grandma Hu San was a backup, and he couldn't let Grandpa Hu San be alone.

As for the matter of painting the tablet, he didn't care. He really couldn't do it well, so he just handed it over to Hu Yadong.

It was not good to carry it casually like this, so he took out a red bag and wrapped it up directly, and that was it.

"Oh? It looks like you've finished carving?"

Seeing him coming, Hu Yadong asked with a smile.

"Well, it's done. You can paint it later. I can't do it." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Our project is progressing very quickly. Now we have started to lay tiles. Once the doors and windows are installed, there will be nothing else to do, right?"

"At most, there will be some small jobs. The surrounding area needs to be leveled and the incense burner needs to be renovated. Do you think it's better to make a bigger one or a smaller one?" Hu Yadong asked.

"Uh..., is there any difference?" Chen Tiezhu asked after a moment of hesitation.

"Of course there is." Hu Yadong was happy.

"It depends on whether the incense will be popular in the future. If it is an ordinary mountain temple, a small one will be enough. But our temple is a little different."

"There are so many small problems. Look over there, there are already many people burning incense. When we are properly arranged here, I think the incense will not be bad."

"And normally, there is a ratio between the incense burner and the statues for worship, one-third or one-half. But we are worshipping tablets, so we don't consider this."

"If it is too small, I am afraid that there will be no place to insert the incense in the future. If it is too big, I am also afraid that the incense will not be so popular in the future, and there will be only a few lonely incense sticks, which will not look good."

Chen Tiezhu scratched his scalp, "There are so many things to say? Then how big do you think it should be?"

"I am also a little undecided, but there are really many people asking us. They are all waiting for the arrangement to be completed, and they come to burn incense on the first day." Hu Yadong said.

"And the incense burner is round, and the incense tripod is square. I think the whole tripod is also good. At least the area is larger, so I can put more incense in it, and it won't take up too much space."

"Okay, don't ask me about this. I really don't understand it." Chen Tiezhu said with a wry smile.

He really didn't expect to have to consider so many things. He is a person who wants to save trouble. If he had known that he would consider it this way, he might not have arranged this matter at the beginning.

Hu Yadong was happy, took the tablet from him, and slowly opened the bundle.

"Not bad, this word is carved very well. Anyway, I look at it, it's almost the same as the words written by the old man."

After carefully examining it, Hu Yadong praised it.

"Is it true? I still feel a little dissatisfied. But I am at this level now, and I can't do it any better." Chen Tiezhu said.

"It's really good, and I'm not saying this to praise you. Although we can't do this thing, we can look at it." Hu Yadong thought for a while and said.

"As for this thing, even if you ask me to praise it, I can't praise it. Anyway, it feels pretty good, that's the feeling, and it's not good enough."

"For example, when we do carpentry work, don't we have to polish the rounded corners? At that time, it depends on the feeling. If I use other tools to measure it, the result will definitely not be good."

Chen Tiezhu nodded in understanding, and he was a little happy in his heart.

He also likes to hear others praise. This tablet can be recognized by Hu Yadong, which means it is still good.

"Tiezhu, when will your house be renovated?" Qi Lianshan, who was helping to lay tiles on the upper floor, greeted.

"After the May Day, everyone has been busy here and needs to rest for two days." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Anyway, I can't help you. You can do whatever you want. I'll just use what's ready. By then, I'll have to go on a long trip, and it'll take several days."

"That's okay. We've all seen the drawings. Just follow that layout, right?" Qi Lianshan asked.

"Yeah, just follow that layout. Then dig a big pit next to it for my family to process wastewater. If you take a shower in the future, there will be a lot of water."

"And the septic tank has to be fixed, so as not to mess around.It's okay if it's a little deeper, as long as it can make me worry less. "

"That's definitely no problem." Qi Lianshan nodded.

What he didn't say was that this kind of work was actually the hardest to do. Because Chen Tiezhu completely trusted them, they had to build the house seriously and responsibly.

Chen Tiezhu was relieved, so they had to worry a lot.

But they knew Chen Tiezhu's character very well, and knew that he was like this. If he could relieve himself, he would never say a word.

For example, the greenhouses in the Golden Bean Company, he never managed them personally, but handed them over to everyone. They managed them however they wanted, and he would just follow and see the results.

"By the way, when everything is finished here, I will arrange a good meal for everyone. I will also arrange for you to help build my house." Chen Tiezhu continued.

"It's still our old tradition. There may not be many dishes, but there will definitely be enough. Building this mountain temple, everyone has really suffered a lot of hard work. "

"It's really nothing, everyone is naturally eager to do such a job." Hu Yadong said with a smile.

"To put it bluntly, this is also to accumulate virtue for everyone, a good job that others can't even ask for. Don't always think about treating us to dinner or something, it's a bit hard to eat."

"It's too formal, isn't it? It doesn't cost much." Chen Tiezhu said indifferently.

"Okay, I won't keep you here. I'll go home for a walk, my eldest daughter should be back soon. I don't know what to prepare for her tonight, it's a headache. "

"Hahaha, Doudou knows how to eat. "Hu Yadong said with a smile.

Others also laughed.

This is true, Doudou's performance in eating is also very outstanding.

I also played here for the first two days, and I was not idle. I could chat with you all until the end of the work.

I walked back home and was stunned for a moment.

Old Zhao, who made tofu in the village, was waiting for me at the door with a lot of things.