My village can't be like this

Chapter 195 The Carpenter Apprentice Zhang An
Zhang Tie went out for a run in a hurry, and when he came back, he had already brought a circle of Piwazi with him.

Usually they don't have much entertainment, and most of them play hide-and-seek and hide-and-seek after dinner at night.

Knowing something happened today, everyone ran over with Zhang Tie.

At this moment, in the lobby of Zhang An's family, there was a large circle of people, old and young, big and small.

The stools in Zhang An's house are all high stools, and many people came with small low stools brought by themselves.

Fortunately, after Zhang An came back, he put the TV downstairs instead of upstairs in the living room, otherwise it would not be able to seat so many people.

The downstairs lobby of Zhang An's house is very spacious, and it can usually accommodate several tables of people, which is very useful today.

Before Li Hongbin's family moved here, it wasn't that no one in the village had a TV.

But only a few families have them, and they all have old-fashioned black and white square hair.

After Li Hongbin's family moved here, the first big color TV appeared in the village.

And those children who usually play with Zhang Tie can naturally play with Li Yao.

So Li Yao's family usually came over, and everyone stayed at their house to watch TV.

But this is the case with babies of this age. After the TV is turned on, it will not leave unless you turn it off.

Before Zhou Lan turned off the TV early, a few adults said she was very stingy.

Later, Zhou Lan could only let them continue to watch, put the TV on every night, and then drive them back to sleep.

Even so, there are complaints.

It is said that Zhou Lan's family puts on TV for so long every day, and now the children in the family don't do their homework after school.

When I got home, I lost my schoolbag. It took me half a day to sit at Li Yao's house. Now I only know how to watch TV.

However, such people who don't know what is good or bad are a minority after all. Fortunately, the vast majority of people in the village are normal people.

As soon as this was said, the women in the village mobilized and attacked.

Zhou Lan's family spent so much money to buy a TV, and usually pays for the electricity bill to show it to the dolls, so every penny of the electricity bill will be confiscated.

There are so many children making noise at other people's house every day, and they haven't complained about it yet, so how can they have the face to complain about them.

I have no skills, I can't control my children and complain about this and that.

After being scolded by fellow villagers and neighbors in the village, that person probably felt that he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly apologized to Zhou Lan.

Originally Zhou Lan was very angry when she heard this, but seeing so many people speaking up for her, she became less angry.

But after returning home, Li Yao made a rule that he could only watch TV for an hour after finishing his homework and eating.

Now Zhou Lan doesn't think about anything anymore, anyway, some people will be dissatisfied.

This is still my own home, I don't care what others think, I can do whatever I like.

If Zhou Lan had set up rules for Li Yao in the past, he would have started crying and rolling.

Because in the past, Zhou Lan had to surrender whenever he cried and made noises, and Zhou Lan was reluctant to beat him.

But now he didn't dare anymore, because Zhou Lan would really hit him now.

Especially the thin bamboo strips, which have been beaten so many times without stopping.

Even with his grandparents, the old couple still loved him some time ago.

But it can't work now, when Zhou Lan hits him, his grandparents will go out.

Wait until the fight is over before coming back, out of sight, out of mind.

That's why Li Yao is quite afraid of the fuck right now, he won't put the TV on even if he says it's not allowed, and he will do his homework honestly.

After 07:30, the rebroadcasted news network had ended, and it was time for the local news network again.

But even so, everyone still watched with gusto.

But Zhang An couldn't stand it anymore, and went out to Carpenter Lin's house while they were watching TV.

Zhou Yang's family was building a house, and Carpenter Lin took over their work some time ago.

After dinner this evening, I was still picking up wood.

"Zhang An is here."

Watching Zhang An enter the house, Carpenter Lin put down the ink fountain in his hand.

"Uncle Carpenter is still working. It's late at night, so it's time to rest."

In the main room of their house, there are pieces of cut wood everywhere.

Each square board has been smoothed and leveled by him with a push planer.

These woods were all used to make doors, windows and furniture for Zhou Yang's house, but this time they did a lot of work.

Zhou Yang's family is not in a hurry, and Lin carpenter's craftsmanship is considered the best among the generation of carpenters nearby, so they are all entrusted to him.

"Anyway, there's nothing to do, so I'll draw the ink line first, and it doesn't take much effort. The knife will have to be done tomorrow."

Zhang An walked around the main room and found that most of the items were made of catalpa.

In the village, everyone uses catalpa wood for furniture.

Because catalpa wood is not easy to crack and deform, it is a kind of furniture that is used more often.

"Uncle Carpenter, I came here to ask you to help make a cabinet for the TV."

After Zhang An sat down with Carpenter Lin, he went straight to the point.

"It's a good thing that your family bought a TV, but I've never made a TV cabinet, and I'm afraid it won't look good."

After carpenter Lin became a teacher, he learned traditional furniture from his master.

No one came to him for a new type of TV cabinet, so he was a little worried that it could not be done well.

"There's nothing wrong with doing it well. Uncle Carpenter's craftsmanship is so detailed, how could it not look good?"

Zhang An knew what Carpenter Lin meant. He was not worried about his rough work, but he was afraid that the style would not look good.

This is not a problem at all. Although Zhang An can't do it, he has seen many TV cabinets.

"Uncle carpenter, bring a piece of paper, I'll draw a pattern for you, let's see how it looks."

As soon as Carpenter Lin heard Zhang An calling him, he brought out an exercise book and pencils from home.

Zhang An drew a style that he thought was good-looking and practical.

The cabinet itself is square, but there are two doors and drawers on the left and right sides.

The top in the middle is where the TV is placed, and the lower layer is hollowed out for the DVD player.

There is a large drawer at the bottom, which can be used to put discs or other things.

"Hey, this cabinet looks good."

Although Zhang An's technique is not good, the painting is crooked.

But laymen watch the excitement, and experts watch the way.

Although Zhang An's paintings are crooked, people can't tell what it is.

But Carpenter Lin could understand it, so he picked up a pen and drew a new one next to it.

"That's right, that's what it looks like."

Needless to say, Uncle Carpenter is a dozen years old, and this line is just like drawing with a ruler.

It's no wonder that the lines carved out by people with carving knives are just right, and this technique is accurate.

Zhang An looked at the carpenter uncle's drawing, and then at his own chicken claw. It didn't look like the same thing.

"By the way, Uncle Carpenter, make a round slot here."

Zhang An took a pen and added a touch to the drawing made by the carpenter uncle.

"In this way, the lower thread can be pulled out of this hole."

Carpenter Lin nodded after looking at it. He found that it was much more convenient to use only such a small hole.

"Zhang An, why don't you learn carpentry from me, I think you are very suitable."

In Carpenter Lin's eyes, Zhang An has something in his mind, has great strength and good eyesight, and is a good carpenter.

When Zhang An's family was making furniture last time, Zhang An drew him a picture of a bookshelf.

It is much better looking than the old-fashioned bookcases, and it uses less materials.

Naturally, Zhang An would not refuse this, Carpenter Lin even said that he was willing to teach him, how could he refuse.

Anyway, Zhang An has a lot of time now, so it's not a bad thing to learn more skills, after all, having too many skills doesn't overwhelm you.

So Zhang An, who was originally a farmer and a hunter as a deputy, now has the identity of a carpenter apprentice.

If it wasn't Zhang An but someone else today, Carpenter Lin wouldn't have said that at all.

Although he is only in his 40s now, but his craftsmanship is good, there are quite a few people from all over the world who want to be his apprentice.

As long as you let the word out, a bunch of people will come to the door tomorrow to seek apprenticeship.

But now there are too many people in the village, and they all want to have a good relationship with Zhang Anla.

Originally, Carpenter Lin had a good relationship with Zhang An's family, so after thinking about it, Carpenter Lin decided to use this method to make friends with Zhang An. It is always right to get along well with Zhang An.

Because these days, it is really not so easy to find someone to learn some traditional crafts.

For some old masters who are more rigid, you have to give him something as an apprenticeship ceremony.

Besides, the name of master and apprentice who imparts skills is more reliable than giving other things.

I didn't see Huang Erer because he taught Zhang Anyi how to make tricks. Now Zhang An thinks of him when he has any good things.

Since Carpenter Lin wanted to teach Zhang An how to do carpentry, he started to teach him some basic things right now.

There is an old saying, three years as an apprentice, five and a half years, and seven years to become a master.

That's what carpenters are all about, and a lot of people start out as apprentice carpenters.

You have to do odd jobs for the master first, and then the master thinks it is ok, and then starts to teach you some basic things.

That's how Carpenter Lin came here when he went to learn art.

But for Zhang An, Carpenter Lin was not so demanding, and told him how to use some tools and what to pay attention to.

While talking, he still picked up some scraps in the main room to practice for Zhang An.

Since coming back, Zhang An felt that his brain had improved a lot.

In addition, he listened carefully and had more or less contact with them.

Therefore, the basic skills mentioned by Lin Carpenter can be mastered by Zhang An.

Looking at Zhang An's swift hands and feet, he could say anything, Carpenter Lin couldn't hide a smile on his face.

The two talked until very late before Zhang An came out of their house.

Knowing that Zhang An usually has something to do, Carpenter Lin didn't ask Zhang An to report to him every day.

Anyway, depending on Zhang An himself, if he has time, he can go there if he wants to, and he will teach him when he goes.

When Zhang An returned home, he thought that many people would be watching TV.

But after returning, I found that the people in the house had already gone back to their respective homes.

It turned out that Wang Fang felt that the TV was too hot, so she turned off the TV after two episodes of the TV series.

This is very good, everyone usually has entertainment, and does not delay going to bed at night.

Back in the room, Zhang An first went to the space to see a few Davidia involucrata trees.

The Davidia involucrata trees that Zhang An planted in the space before, after more than half a year, all of them have grown thick and tall.

They are excellent woods for furniture. Compared with catalpa, they are not only more durable and less prone to deformation, but also lighter in texture.

The Davidia involucrata trees planted by Zhang An's family at the gate of the yard have begun to grow after Zhang An's meticulous care.

The next morning, Ding Yi brought people over to collect plums from Second Master Huang's family.

"Why are you coughing and wheezing, do you have a cold?"

On the phone yesterday, Zhang An heard Ding Yi cough a few times, and thought it was because he choked on water.

I didn't expect to come here today, just like a coughing person. If this is put in more than [-] years, I will be quarantined no matter what.

"It's not a cold either. I've been coughing for the past two days, and I can't stop taking medicine. I went to the hospital and it's fine."

While talking, Ding Yi started coughing again.

"I'm afraid it's not easy for you to do this. If you cough like this for a few days, your lungs will probably fail."

Cough like this, the throat can stand it, but the lungs can't stand it either.

"Wait for me, I'll find something for you."

As Zhang An said, he went home and found half a tree root.

Then cut it into pieces with a kitchen knife and handed it to Ding Yi.

"Come on, swallow this, this thing is usually more effective for cough relief."

Ding Yi didn't suspect him, poured a glass of cold water, and swallowed the root foam that Zhang An had cut for him.

"Zhang An, what the hell is this? Why is it so hard?"

Ding Yi, who usually takes western medicine, occasionally takes some Chinese herbal medicine, and feels that his tongue suffers a bit.

"It's right to be bitter. You still don't understand why good medicine tastes bitter."

Zhang An said and showed Ding the remaining herbal roots.

"This thing is called rock cabbage. It's a Chinese herbal medicine. Usually, someone in the village is coughing and wheezing. Swallow it and it will be fine soon."

This thing is actually called ox ear rock cabbage, which is quite common in the southwest region, but it is relatively rare in other places.

This thing has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving cough, cooling blood to stop bleeding, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncle.

It is commonly used for yin deficiency and lung heat, cough and hemoptysis, uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, carbuncle sores, traumatic bleeding.

Zhang An and his family have used it to cure coughs for generations, and it has always been accurate.

But even the most common things, after 30 or [-] years, they began to disappear.

So Zhang An made some before and planted them separately in the space.

Anyway, there are no weeds in the mountains, and knowledge is a treasure.

Then Zhang An led Ding Yi and the others towards Huang Erye's house, planning to go and see Feng Tangli.

Huang Erye's plum field is not in the village, and it takes about [-] minutes to walk out of the village.

When he arrived in the plum field, Ding Yi casually picked a plum, wiped it, put it in his mouth and ate it.

"Well, it's this taste. Although it's not as delicious as Zhang An's, it's not bad compared to others."

This year, the plums in Huang Erye's house are fatter and thinner.

In the end, when the plums were not yet ripe, there was a hailstorm, which knocked down many fruits.

But it's not all a bad thing. There are fewer plums on the tree, and more nutrients can be absorbed.

So this plum is not only much sweeter, but also a lot smaller in size.

If it hadn't been knocked down by the hail, it probably wouldn't have grown that much.

"Old man, I want all these plums, and the price will be seventy cents a catty. If you agree, then we will start picking."

After Ding Yi walked around the field, he discussed the price with Huang Erye.

Before he came, he inspected the plum market on the street.

(End of this chapter)