The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 8 was defended by Carpenter Ding!
The one who made up his own mind not only caused himself to be scolded, but also Ding Huanyi was hanged and kicked, it really hurts to be a helper.

Being scolded by Ding Degui, when Song Yingkui first started, he thought that there was something wrong with the material he had prepared.After looking at it for a few days, it turns out that's not the case.

From that day on, Ding Degui began to strictly control the work he had to do.The daily schedule is full of chores such as planing wood, sawing wood and running errands.But when it comes to downsizing or using critical techniques, he always finds a reason to direct himself elsewhere.

Once or twice, people don't care, but Song Yingkui reacted after doing this frequently.Seeing that he was a fast learner of technology, this old man began to guard against learning his technology.

When I came here, my family members also said to see if Ding Degui could take me as an apprentice and formally learn carpentry. Now it seems that I have thought too much.This old guy asked him to come over as a helper, completely out of the calculation of using cheap labor.But it's okay!It's not too bad to use a little more strength to kill people, and to have access to the technology of this era.

He thought that by cutting materials secretly, he could prevent people from stealing skills?I was naive.What I lack now is the understanding of the technology of this era, and the basic skills. The size and regulations that Carpenter Ding cares about have nothing to do with it.We can infer according to the size of the finished product, can you expect it?
For example, in making coffins, what Song Yingkui cares most about now is the method and technique of the mortise and tenon structure he uses.If you have the ability, just don't let me be on the job site, as long as I can appear on the job site, I can steal your technology into my own eyes.

In the process of carpenter Ding defending himself like a thief, the work of making the coffin has also reached the second half.

One day, Mr. Liu's eldest daughter-in-law came over with a wooden barrel and said to Carpenter Ding, "Dad, please make me a pair of barrels according to the size of this barrel!"

When Liu's daughter-in-law was speaking, Ding Degui was repairing the side of the coffin with a planer.It took a while for the woman to finish speaking before Ding Degui responded nasally: "Put the bucket down!"

Seeing that Carpenter Ding agreed, the daughter-in-law of the Liu family turned around and left.After waiting for the woman to leave for a long time, Ding Degui stood up and said, "You can add extra work to others casually. The Liusan family has no rules. Song Yingkui, go and make these two buckets."

This became my job?Song Yingkui, who had been enjoying himself doing errands by the side, never thought that the work of making wooden barrels would fall into his own hands?We are just a small helper, and it is our turn to do the whole job?

Obviously, Ding Degui had a problem with the casual addition of work to the Liu family. He sent himself to be a wooden barrel, maybe because he wanted to pile up two annoying things together?Forget it, if you make a wooden barrel, you can make a wooden barrel. It is also good to be able to do some serious work.Song Yingkui walked over, picked up the extra tools brought by Carpenter Ding and his son, went to the side and opened a stall to make wooden barrels by himself.

Making wooden barrels, also known as hooped wooden barrels, is a small job, but it is very difficult!Glue cannot be used, and water must not leak. The most difficult thing is that there are no iron hoops available, and all materials are wood, which requires a high level of craftsmanship from the carpenter.In the profession of carpenters in ancient times, making wooden barrels was called vain work.Being able to make qualified wooden barrels means that your carpentry skills have passed the test, and you can rely on this craft to make a living in the future.Ding Degui asked Song Yingkui to make wooden barrels for the Liu family, with the intention of pitting the Liu family and Song Yingkui, he didn't believe that a guy who had no carpentry background before coming to the Liu family could make wooden barrels well.

Song Yingkui, who started to make wooden barrels, naturally didn't know that Ding Degui could be so insidious, nor did he know the special significance of making wooden barrels in the carpenter's trade.It's just that he knows that making wooden barrels is difficult.As a technology enthusiast and practitioner, he watched many small videos of restoring ancient woodworking techniques before traveling, including many videos of making wooden barrels.So he knew in his heart how to make a qualified wooden barrel.

There are prototypes for reference, and it is easy to start and cut materials.After loading the materials, Song Yingkui went to the kitchen of the master's house, steamed the wood, and then found hemp rope to tie the barrel tightly.After tightening, take the barrel outside the house, and find cold water to cool the barrel quickly.While cooling down, tighten the hemp rope until it completely tightens the body of the barrel.After the hooping, I was still worried, so I took it to the kitchen and steamed it aside. After cooling down and tightening the hoop again, I started to put on the wooden hoop.

After four days of hard work, the two wooden barrels were finally ready.I tried it after filling it with water, at least it is not leaking at the moment.Let it sit for two days and watch it again. If there are no leaks, the first pair of items that I personally made will be handed over perfectly.

What Song Yingkui didn't know was that during the past few days when he was making the wooden barrel, a pair of eyes had been staring at him. When he saw the wooden barrel in his hand taking shape, those eyes staring at him became even colder.

"Is the wooden barrel ready for someone?" After Song Yingkui put the two wooden barrels beside Ding Degui who was making the coffin, the old guy who hadn't talked to him for several days finally opened his teeth.

"it is done!"

"Have you tried it, did it leak?"

"After two days, the water poured in without leaking."

After Song Yingkui finished his reply, Ding Degui didn't speak for a long time.

At this time, the old man's heart was quite shocked. It was the first time for a young man with no foundation to make a bucket, and it was already quite shocking if he could make it look like a water bucket. Could it be that this kid from the Song family was born to be a carpenter?I had studied carpentry for four years before I could make a watertight wooden barrel.Besides, I haven't taught him any carpentry skills.It's really terrible. In the future, I can no longer find helpers casually, and I can no longer work with Song Tianshun's grandson.Otherwise, the Ding family would not be able to eat the carpenter's meal!There are only a few Zhuangzi in the vicinity, and there is only a little work. The boy of the Song family is capable, how much work can he leave for himself?
I don't know how Ding Degui made up his mind, but seeing that the little old man didn't speak any more, Song Yingkui ran to the side to help Ding Huanyi with chores.

"Second brother, go and fill these two buckets with water, and let them sit for a while! You should look after the job you handed over to the master." When he got off work at night, Ding Degui couldn't hold back, and he still wanted to verify whether the bucket made by Song Yingkui was leaking or not.He felt that this matter was a bit beyond common sense.

After Ding Huanyi filled the bucket with water, he put it directly in the house where the three lived. Early the next morning, the first thing the father and son did when they got up from the kang was to see if the bucket was leaking.

After all, it is a wooden thing, and it is not a good fine wood. The bucket is slightly leaking, and there are slight water marks on the bottom of the bucket.Seeing this scene, the father and son of the Ding family looked at each other. It was really crazy. The pair of wooden barrels made by Song Yingkui was indeed a success, and there was no problem at all!

(End of this chapter)