Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 581: The Second Treasure Is Born

After being busy for a while in early spring, the follow-up things have been done step by step, and there is nothing to be busy about.

The peach blossoms in Baili have been in bloom for nearly 20 days, and the flower-appreciating farmhouse in the mountains here are very attractive to tourists, so the village has made a small fortune these days.

The number of tourists who come to appreciate the peach blossoms has increased, and all kinds of consumption have also increased. Every farmhouse is more popular, not to mention the flower-appreciating farmhouse.

As long as the weather is fine, the sun is shining, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, and there are tables under the peach trees, tourists are willing to eat there.While eating, admiring the peach blossoms and watching the petals fall, I feel very comfortable.

Therefore, the mountain contracted by Cheng He and Cheng Shi basically started to pay back now.

Cheng Shi's family is very busy these days, and they are happy to see their teeth but not their eyes. It's all money!Seeing that their family is going to add a baby this year, isn't it a good time to ask for money in the second half of the year?

I remembered that when I contracted this mountain last year, I was discussing Cheng Shi's marriage. At that time, I was hesitating whether to prepare the bride price first and then get married, or to contract the mountain first.

The main reason is that I can't afford that much money at once.As a result, when Cheng He heard about this, he offered to partner with them, and also assumed a large part of the funds, so that Cheng He would have no worries about getting married, and even contracted the mountain.

No, I bought a three-year-old peach tree as soon as I opened my mouth, so that I can start to realize it at the beginning of this year.

If it weren't for Cheng He, all this would not be possible!

Even if they gritted their teeth and contracted the mountain, they probably wouldn't be able to get the three-year-old peach trees directly, and it would take another two years to get income.Their hearts are full of gratitude to Cheng He.

In fact, for the mountain they contracted, during the flowering period, the three of them would definitely not be able to keep up. They even called a few relatives to come over to help them make ends meet.This is both hillside care and a farmhouse, with a large area, a large number of tables, and a large number of staff.

Several relatives of his family also made a small fortune.

Looking forward, the flower viewing farmhouse may become Taolin farmhouse. Although it will not be as popular as the flower viewing, there should be some.It's a steady stream.

For these, Cheng He is naturally happy. If there is business, there will be money, which is of course good.

In addition, he has one more thing on his mind, which is to get in touch with the inheritor of Lu's oil-paper umbrella in Sichuan Province.

Cheng He originally thought that such a person who inherits a certain skill should be a master craftsman, at least over 50 or 30 years old, but he didn't expect that the person he contacted was still very young, less than [-] years old.

He is the successor of the Lu family's oil-paper umbrella, named Lu Xinjian, and he is also the successor of the family.

According to him, Lu's oil-paper umbrella has a long history and has developed many schools. Many schools of Hangzhou and Fujian are branched from them.

When Lu’s oil-paper umbrellas were in their heyday, it was in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, there was a street in their town, and there was a Luzhi Oil-paper Umbrella Street. Oil-paper umbrellas were produced on the entire street, which almost supplied umbrellas in the entire Sichuan Province. , business is booming.

During the Ming Dynasty, the scale production of Lu's oil-paper umbrellas was not small, and many foreigners came to buy them at that time.

However, like the common oil-paper umbrella, in the 70s and [-]s, under the impact of nylon automatic umbrellas, the oil-paper umbrella had no competitiveness and collapsed at once.

The workshops on the entire street collapsed to the point that none of the once glorious industries disappeared, and people changed their homes one after another to make a living.

Naturally, the Lu family was also greatly impacted and had to go to other industries, but over the past few decades, the elders of the Lu family still make some oil-paper umbrellas during the holidays, even if they don’t sell them for money, they still have to do it , for the younger generations to see.

As the youngest member of the Lu family, Lu Xinjian has been fascinated by these colorful umbrellas since he was a child.

Now, under the spring breeze of inheriting old craftsmanship, he has inherited this inheritance logically, becoming the youngest inheritor of craftsmanship.

However, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and has a modern aesthetic concept. The oil-paper umbrella he inherited will be slightly improved under the traditional production to make the umbrella more in line with the modern aesthetic concept.

However, no matter how it is improved, it is still an oil-paper umbrella, which is always only in the corner of people's memory, and many people don't even know that there is such a thing.

The last time Bai Xingjun's classmate went to his house, he saw Lu's Oiled Paper Umbrella Street, which was once brilliant, has now become a bustling commercial street, and there is no one selling oiled paper umbrellas.

At that time, Lu Xinjian presented that classmate with an umbrella as a gift to someone who is destined.

Later, in the popular advertising video, I saw his own work. I was surprised and surprised. I didn’t expect the oil-paper umbrella he made to come into people’s attention in this way.

Lu Xinjian was also very excited when he received Cheng He's call. He was already prepared to live in silence for the rest of his life, but he did not expect to be contacted by outsiders.

Cheng He told him that during this period of time, many tourists hoped to buy such oil-paper umbrellas, to see if he was interested in making some and selling them in Taohua Village.

In addition, in August this year, they will have an art exhibition in the United States. If he is interested in developing foreign art markets, he can make some samples and bring them to try.

It won't necessarily work, but they can try it.

Lu Xinjian was very excited. Ever since he decided to pass on this skill, he has been mentally prepared to sit on the bench. Even if there is no way to revive it, even if he really can only make umbrellas for self-entertainment, he is willing to do it for a lifetime .

I really didn't expect that someone would reach out to him now, and would be willing to take it abroad, so that the Chinese oil-paper umbrella can face a bigger world.

Only when you love this industry deeply, can you feel the feeling of someone reaching out when there is no hope.

Lu Xinjian was very excited and happy.

Cheng He told him to calm down, and he told him about the development history of bamboo weaving in Taohua Village. Now the bamboo weaving industry in Taohua Village has built a factory. In addition to domestic orders, there are also a large number of orders from all over the world. Taohua Village and some surrounding villages, They all started to feel the benefits.

As long as you have confidence, Lu's oil-paper umbrella may have this day.

In fact, Cheng He still agrees with this young inheritor. This person graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and has a modern aesthetic. Combining the ancient oil-paper umbrella skills will surely bring this industry to a new peak.

Young people are not stubborn or rigid, which is the most important thing.

Didn’t the bamboo weaving in Taohua Village also run a modern art learning center?Without injecting new blood, it is difficult to save an industry that is facing extinction.

Lu Xinjian was very happy. He told Cheng He that before August, he would prepare fifty exquisite samples for him to take to the United States for a try.

As for putting some products on sale in Taohua Village, he will talk to his apprentices and ask them to make a batch—and there are also some veteran handicraft lovers who will admire him as a teacher, and he will accept it for free. some apprentices.

Although it is free, he can't give them any good prospects. Now that someone wants his Lu's oil-paper umbrella, let the apprentices do it, and let the apprentices get some income.

This is a bit beyond Cheng He's expectation, there are still people who can learn from these industries that have been eliminated.

Still, it's always good, and much better than being totally ignored.

After this matter was settled, Cheng He was free to wait for his son to be born—or the giant tomato would ripen first.

Apart from doing nothing, Cheng He just stayed with his wife and children every day, cooked them a meal, and picked up the children from school.

In the rest of the time, he sometimes took Bai Qian to the city for a prenatal check-up, or went to a movie or something, and when he returned, he would give Cheng Xinxin another small gift to make her happy.

This guy is really getting bigger and bigger. He used to ask [-] whys, and it was enough to hear the answer after asking. Now he will go deeper and ask the bottom of the casserole. He can often make people unable to answer the questions.

However, when you get older, it will be easier to talk to her. You can reason with her in a serious way, and she will start to retort in a serious way.

Children's adaptability is usually staggering, and their brain circuits are very clear.

On the Dragon Boat Festival this year, his son was born.

My birthday is on the Dragon Boat Festival, and it has just arrived in early summer, and the weather is not too hot in the morning and evening, so the weather is considered suitable.

During the days when Bai Qian went to the hospital to give birth, Cheng Xinxin was taken care of by Cheng Shi's mother for a few days. When Cheng He and Bai Qian came back from the hospital with the baby in their arms, the little girl was very happy.

Bai Qian was lying on the bed, Cheng Erbao was sleeping next to her with her eyes closed, Cheng Xinxin also climbed into the bed, and lay next to her brother.

Cheng Erbao's name is Cheng Nuo, and his nickname is Cheng Erbao.

Looking at the little guy with his eyes closed and his mouth constantly pursed in the swaddle, Cheng Xinxin couldn't help but giggle and said, "Mom, brother is so small, his face is too small, just like a kitten. "

Bai Qian looked at her tenderly, and said, "Yeah, my brother is so young, and you grew up like this too."

Cheng Xinxin hid her face in the pillow with a smile.

After laughing for a while, she got up to look at her younger brother again, and gently reached out to touch his face.Her hands were very light, as if she was afraid of hurting him.

She was very close to him, her eyes were gentle, as if admiring a peerless treasure, she tapped his forehead lightly, and said softly: "This is my brother's forehead..."

At this moment, Bai Qian's heart was filled with this sister and brother, and she said, "Yes, this is my brother's forehead..."

"This is my brother's eyes, he is sleeping with his eyes closed."

"Yes, brother's eyes..."

"My brother's ears..."

"My little brother's little nose..."

"My brother's small mouth..."

"This is my brother's face, hehe..."

Seeing her younger brother for the first time, Cheng Xinxin was very happy, and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

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