Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 37 Mortise and Tenon

Ma Yasha did not go directly to the cave. He first came to the mountains and fields where his house had been bulldozed. He measured it back and forth with his feet in a decent manner. He loudly told Zhu Badger how much area had been lost in total. How much money can you pay by then?

This kind of thing bothers Zhu Badger the most. Firstly, she doesn't like fussing over things. Secondly, if she really wants to compensate for the loss, it will have to be done by someone from above to measure the area and calculate it. It's not her, Huang Okra, who has the final say.

Ma Yaksha said that this time it was really her Huang Qiukui who had the final say. Believe it or not, just wait and see.

Zhu Badger disagreed, thinking that Huang Okra was just a show-off in front of the neighbors, and maybe the rumbling bulldozers, road rollers, and cars were all borrowed.

"Borrowed? Do you think you can't even buy a bicycle yourself, so others don't have the ability? Her family is a treasure trove of gold and silver, and several big companies in the provincial capital belong to her. Don't blow it out of your nose. I'll ask you later if you believe it or not. Your father." After doing some things in his own field, Ma Yasha hurried to the mountains, a little impatient.

Zhu Badger chased Ma Yasha closely, complaining as he chased: "I'm not poor because you gave birth to me so ugly? I'm like a pig badger. Hey, did you know from the beginning that my biological father is not dead? ?”

"What did you say? What did you ask? It's a shame that people call you fairy. If you don't look like a pig badger, can you be named Zhu Badger? If I didn't know from the beginning that your biological father didn't If he dies, he really has to be put into a coffin and buried in a grave by me?" Mayaksha walked faster and faster. Zhu Badger was a little out of breath as he followed. He thought, I can walk very fast, why can't I walk so fast here today? Is it slow? She stood down, took a breath, and retorted: "Okay, you predict the future and are more divine than the flat-mouthed woman. How about I give you the title of fairy?"

"Who cares about your title? I, Yasha Po, am invincible in the world. Hey, don't follow me. Go down the mountain over there and enter the cave." Mayasha ran to the other side of the mountain. In fact, the cave was right in front of him.

Zhu Badger understood that his mother didn't want others to see her and her daughter entering the cave, so he went around to the side of the mountain, picked up a few dead branches, stood on a high place and saw that no one was running towards the cave.

After entering the cave, Zhu Badger left the four thin dogs he had followed to watch the wind at the entrance of the cave. The other four thin dogs stayed at home to look after Lu Huan and Lan Yuliu.

Seeing that Ma Yasha and Zhu Yunshan were already sitting together and talking, Zhu Badger deliberately walked slowly deeper into the cave. She wanted the couple to talk alone for one more time. Unexpectedly, Ma Yasha didn't appreciate it and shouted: "Why bother? We must return to the old house within half an hour."

"Half an hour? What are you afraid of?" Zhu Badger walked a few steps and sat down opposite Zhu Yunshan and Ma Yaksha. After sitting down, he took out a dog thigh from his arms and handed it to Zhu Yunshan. Zhu Yunshan took the dog's thigh and put it on the big stone next to him. He smiled and said to Zhu Badger, "Thank you. I'll eat it later. Your dogs are here."

"They are fairy dogs. It doesn't matter. Do you know where this dog meat comes from?" Zhu Badger saw Ma Yasha staring at the dog meat and deliberately ignored her and asked Zhu Yunshan. Zhu Yunshan understood Zhu Badger's thoughts and deliberately stopped talking about dog meat. Instead, he said: "Your mother is worried that you will keep asking me questions. In fact, whether it is okra or blue jade willow, they are all passers-by. Only you are the forever one in this old house." Owner."

"Don't talk like Mr. Zhu, who is vain and pretends to be profound. Don't you know how much each other weighs? Are there eternal things and things in this world?" Zhu Badger curled her lips, she always thought that she My biological father and mother are just ordinary mountain people in the village. Although they are literate, the few drops of ink in their stomachs all come from Mr. Zhu, so there is no need to show off.

Zhu Yunshan was not angry, and asked Zhu Badger with a smile: "Do you know how many pounds I weigh? I don't know how many pounds you have? I don't know how many pounds your mother weighs?"

Ma Yaksha responded: "Don't think that we are just mountain people. Everyone who lives in an old house has some ink in their belly. Even if there is no ink, they must be careful about their exports. There is no reason for this, and polite Mandarin greetings It’s a piece of cake all at once.”

"That's right, the reason why Huang Qiukui was able to dominate the provincial capital at such a young age was not because he lived in an old house since he was a child and was influenced by the spirits of the old house." Zhu Yunshan continued.

Ma Yasha went on to say: "Without the influence of the spirits of the old house, it would be impossible for a hundred okra to gain a foothold in the provincial capital, and it would be possible to drive so many cars back today."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't you two want to squeeze me out by singing harmoniously? Let's put it bluntly, I'm just worthless and can't compare to the Weasel's daughter, which makes you lose face, huh." Zhu Badger turned his head away from Zhu Yunshan. And Ma Yaksha.

Zhu Yunshan said: "My child, you live in the main house of the old house. You are influenced by the spirits of the old house more deeply than anyone else, but your task is to protect the old house. If you go to the provincial capital and wander around, a thousand Even an okra can't compare to you."

"Don't coax me with your talk of eight feet. I still know how much I weigh. What's the spirit of the old house? What about protecting the old house? Those are all your words to fool me, just to make me stay in peace and quiet. When the donkey leaves the village, he stays in the old house. Let me tell you, I have had enough of such a lazy and lazy life. After the Chinese New Year, Lu Huan and I will go to the provincial capital to work together." Zhu Badger stood up angrily.

"Sit down, child. Don't let the return of Okra affect your original determination. Did you not dream about Grandma Taizu these days? Did you not go over to talk to Mr. Zhu today? Remember, you have to make tenons , and more importantly, the mortise and tenon joint is not only the most magical spirit in the old house, but also one of the most magical spirits in our land of China." Zhu Yunshan stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Badger to sit down.

After Zhu Badger sat down, he glanced at Zhu Yunshan, then at Ma Yasha, then stared at the fire at his feet, and said to himself: "Is there really an elf in the old house? What does the mortise and tenon joint mean? ?Why haven’t I heard Mr. Zhu talk about it before?"

"My child, Mr. Zhu has always wanted to tell you, but I didn't let him. You shouldn't bear too much responsibility at your age." Zhu Yunshan's generous hand gently stroked Zhu Badger's back. Zhu Badger raised his head and asked Zhu Yunshan: "Mr. Zhu knows you are not dead?"

"Of course, without his help, how could a weak woman like me perform that scene well? Let you become the Badger Fairy?" Ma Yasha couldn't wait for Zhu Yunshan to answer Zhu Badger, and replied impatiently. Zhu Badger sneered a few times and choked Ma Yasha angrily: "Huh, you are a weak woman? Are women who don't have access to the village so weak that they are not even women? Thank you for letting me become the Eight Badger Immortals. You are really me. My mother-in-law."

"My child, how can you talk to your mother like this? You should understand our painstaking efforts." Zhu Yunshan comforted Zhu Badger. Zhu Badger responded to Zhu Yunshan: "She is basically a dominatrix. She only looks like my biological mother when Chouyu is possessed."

"Possessed by Ugly Jade? What does it mean?"

"My child, who is Chouyu? Is she possessing your mother's body?"

Ma Yaksha and Zhu Yunshan asked Zhu Badger anxiously, their eyes full of fear.

Seeing his father and mother like this, Zhu Badger laughed, and after laughing he said playfully: "I was joking, I scared you to look like this. Dad, you should tell me about tenons and mortises. What's going on?" "

"Children, mortise and tenon is a wooden structure construction technique invented by our ancestors. It is the concave and convex connecting part of two wooden components. The protruding part is called [tenon], also called tenon; the recessed part is called [mao] ], also called mortise and tenon. The tenons and tenons are connected together and play a fixed role. The tenons and tenons are connected together in many places. The building can be built without a single nail, but it is still as stable as a mountain and as solid as a rock. Just like an old house , are all mortise-and-tenon structures, and the furniture left by our ancestors in our home are also all mortise-and-tenon structures." Zhu Yunshan explained to Zhu Badger with interest, and Zhu Badger was confused. Zhu Yunshan talked about the rise of mortise and tenon, eloquent and eloquent. Ma Yaksha poked his waist with his elbow and pointed to Zhu Badger sitting opposite.

Zhu Badger held his chin in his hands, his eyes were blurry, his body was shaky, and he was about to fall down and fall asleep at any time.

Zhu Yunshan smiled and patted Zhu Badger on the shoulder, and laughed at himself: "Sorry, sorry, I just heard what Mr. Zhu said and a carpenter who came to our place before. In fact, I did the same thing myself. Half understand, half understand, half understand.”

"You don't understand half-understood, but you still understand a little bit. Don't pretend to understand in front of your daughter. Fairy, don't you have many questions to ask your father when you come? Ask quickly, we must return to the old house in half an hour. "Ma Yaksha glared at Zhu Yunshan and urged Zhu Badger.

The red badger stood up suddenly, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Ma Yasha quickly got up and chased Zhu Badger, shouting as he chased, "What's wrong with you? I'm worried about that Lan Yuliu playing tricks. It should be fine to go back within half an hour."

"She is playing tricks? Didn't you say she is a good person? You also agreed to her living at home." Zhu Badger stopped and his tone was still very harsh and full of resentment.

Ma Yaksha lowered his face and said, "Don't you understand how to watch food, eat, and watch people talk? Living in Zhu Hu's house is easier to control than living in your own home. You don't have to ask sideways questions about this and that."

"Child, what your mother said makes sense. A blue jade willow doesn't make people worry, and an okra is back. We can't control the okra. She thinks she's here to find her, so we have to keep an eye on her. ? Come here, let's talk again." Zhu Yunshan's tone was soft. Zhu Badger turned around and sat down next to him again, and asked: "Are you so sure that Lan Yuliu is not a good person? Huang Okra is better than Lan Yuliu?"

"Do you need to ask this? Huang Qiukui's posture can control the wind and rain in the provincial capital, but when our little donkey is not in the village, he can't cover the sky with one hand? And Lan Yuliu is alone, even if Zhu Hu is in charge, she can't change the sky. "Mayaksha said as he sat back down.

Zhu Badger stood up again and faced Ma Yasha and said loudly: "I didn't ask you, why are you pretending to be a good guy? Since she can't change the world, why did you rush back in half an hour? Aren't you afraid of her playing tricks?"

"Child, sit down, sit down and speak slowly." Zhu Yunshan stretched out his hand to pull Zhu Badger to sit down, and then said to her slowly: "Child, when doing things, sometimes you have to do mortise and tenon, and sometimes you have to do mortise. To Lan Yu For willow, we want tenon. For okra, we want mao."

"What are you talking about? I don't understand. I just want to ask you, how are you sure that Lan Yuliu came to the old house? Huang Okra also came back because of the old house?" Zhu Badger's anger has not subsided.

Zhu Yunshan didn't answer Zhu Badger. He turned to Ma Yaksha and said, "My mother, go and help me pick up some firewood. It's almost burned these days."

"Okay, hurry up and talk." Ma Yasha stood up and glanced at Zhu Badger. Seeing that Zhu Badger was not looking at her, knowing that she was still angry with him, he didn't say anything more.

When Ma Yaksha walked out of the cave, Zhu Yunshan said to Zhu Badger earnestly: "My child, the reason why the old house has been weather-resistant for hundreds of years is because of the perfect combination of tenons and tenons. The cabinets in our house are also hundreds of years old. History, especially the bed you sleep on. Grandma Taizu slept on it. Why is it still so strong today? It is the perfect combination of mortise and tenon. Regarding mortise and mao, I can’t tell the specific details of its structure. Come, but there will definitely be an expert who will make it clear to you one day. Dad only tells you that your life and work must be the same as these tenons and tenons. Only when you use them freely and combine them perfectly can you be perfect as a person and perfect in your work. "

"Dad, I still don't understand." Zhu Badger and Zhu Yunshan were alone together, and their hearts instantly calmed down.

Zhu Yunshan patiently explained: "My child, the tenon is the protruding part of the wooden structure, also called the tenon. As a human being, you have to make tenons sometimes. When it is time to take the lead, you should be brave and don't be timid. But the gun shot TouNiao, sometimes you can’t make a tenon and have to make a mao. The mao is the recessed part of the wooden structure, which is a hole. Most of the time, you have to do the mao. Take a step back and the sky is brighter. There are times when it’s appropriate to do things. You can't go wrong if the tenon is there. When the tenon takes the initiative to look for your joint, it's not too late for you to attack. That way you should be able to better grasp the tenon and change from passive to active."

"Dad, I understand a little bit, but I'm still in the fog. I don't quite understand." Zhu Badger told the truth. She didn't need to wear a mask in front of her biological father, just like she did in front of her biological mother, Ma Yasha. , she had no control over her temper.

Zhu Yunshan smiled and said slowly: "My child, now the okra is a tenon, so you can make a tenon in front of her. The blue jade willow is a tenon, so you can make a tenon in front of her. Usually you can use Lu Huan's hammer to hammer. Among them, Lu Huan is a girl with great wisdom and foolishness. Don't underestimate her." "Dad, do you even know about Lu Huan?" Zhu Badger was not ordinary surprised.

"My child, isn't Huang Qiukui threatening you with me? Then you will do it thoroughly in front of her and make her tenon bleed, and then you can trick her. During this period, you can let Lu Huan innocently go and have sex with you. She dealt with them and made her dumbfounded. Also, you have to make good use of the flat-mouthed woman, the cross-eyed woman, the field scoundrel, the one-armed man and the rocker-legged man, and let them bite the dog." Zhu Yunshan seemed to answer the question incorrectly, but he answered very clear.

Zhu Badger pondered for a while and then asked Zhu Yunshan: "Dad, does Huang Qiukui really want to build a road? Does the old house have to be demolished?"

"Building roads is a good thing. We have already started planning them a few years ago. Anywhere else in the village can be demolished, but the old house must not be demolished. This requires you to fight with Huang Qiukui and resolutely keep the old house." Zhu Yunshan said There was a determined look on her face when she said this. Zhu Badger could deeply feel her father's reluctance to leave the old house. She wanted to tell him what Grandma Taizu once said to her in her dream: "The willows are green, and the old house is safe." Just as he was about to speak, Ma Yasha shouted at the entrance of the cave: "It's almost done, go back quickly!"

"Child, go back. Remember, you will always do it in front of your mother. It will not be easy for her to plot against you." Zhu Yunshan watched Zhu Badger walk out of the cave.

When Zhu Badger reached the entrance of the cave, he turned back to Zhu Yunshan and said, "Dad, I will take you home on the 30th night to celebrate the New Year."

"What are you talking about? Go back quickly!" Ma Yasha urged Zhu Badger. Zhu Badger stood at the entrance of the cave and looked back at Zhu Yun Mountain inside the cave, reluctant to leave. Zhu Yunshan sat there, raised his hand to Zhu Badger, and said: "Dad is used to being alone. You and your mother have a good time celebrating the New Year. Nothing will happen during the New Year. After the New Year, people will be sent from above, and our nobles should also show up." .”

Zhu Badger followed Ma Yaksha back to his old house. Along the way, in addition to Zhu Yunshan's "tenon" and "mao" in his mind, there was also "our nobleman should also appear."

Zhu Badger seemed to understand [Tenon] and [Mao]. She didn't want to explore too much. Since her biological father knew that Huang Qiukui threatened her with him, it was not a threat. He worked in Huang Qiukui's company, and Huang Qiukui knew that he was still alive. Not surprisingly. Whether it was okra or blue jade willow, no matter which one of them was tenon and which was mao, Zhu Badger didn't care, she was sure to beat them.

Zhu Yunshan's words, "Our noble man should also appear" made Zhu Badger very happy. Grandma Taizu said in her dream, "The willows are green, and the old house is safe." Zhu Badger was still thinking hard about what it meant. Although there are willows in Blue Jade Willow, this "green willow" should not be her willow, and it is incompatible with her. Because she is an opponent, it is impossible for the old house to be settled. So, will there be this "Willow Green" among the noble people Zhu Yunshan mentioned? Or should we wait until the New Year is over and the willow trees will turn green for the noble person to arrive?

(End of this chapter)