"Mom, I understand." Wu Wanyi asked Shen Zhuru to say it, and she felt anxious.
Chang Xing and Wu Xucheng used a cart to pull back a load of lumber, which was piled full of wood in the Wu family's yard.
"What are you two doing? Xucheng, are you also planning to get married?" Wu Wanyi heard the commotion and went out to take a look, and found the yard full of wood.
"Sister, don't talk nonsense, Zhihua and I haven't gotten along yet?" Wu Xucheng said with a smile.
"Then why are you in such a hurry?" Wu Wanyi said.
"My brother-in-law said that I lacked experience and asked me to follow him and make a set of furniture seriously. This time, my brother-in-law was only responsible for giving guidance while I made the furniture," Wu Xucheng said.
"Isn't it a waste for you to make such good wood?" Shen Zhuru felt a little distressed.
"Mom, it would be a good deal if these wood materials can help Xucheng practice his skills well. With Chang Xing watching from the side, it will be difficult for Xucheng to do anything," Wu Wanyi said.
Wu Xucheng said dissatisfied: "Mom always looks down on me. It's only because of her that I am so worthless."
Shen Zhuru refused to accept such a high hat: "You brat, can you tell me again? You have been naughty since you were a child. When you were studying, you were just doing nothing. Now you have no future. Can you blame me?"
"Xucheng, you can't speak with your brain, why do you dare to say anything nonsense? When did mom look down on you? It's not because you failed to live up to your expectations in the past. If you are ambitious, use this batch of wood to practice your carpentry skills well. It will impress my parents." Wu Wanyi said.
"Mom, I said it casually. Are you still angry about your son? Just wait, I will definitely make a beautiful set of furniture this time. If it doesn't look good, I will get married in the future and I won't make other furniture. This set of furniture is worth it," Wu Xucheng said.
"Okay, okay, mom shouldn't dampen your enthusiasm. If you keep working hard and have good skills, you won't have to worry about going hungry in the future." Shen Zhuru said.
"Mom, you and sister, please stop causing trouble here. You two are so noisy that we can't start work," Wu Xucheng said.
Chang Xing remained silent and watched Wu Xucheng deal with it on his own.
"Brother-in-law, you don't know how to say a few words for me." Wu Xucheng complained.
"The best way is to respond with the facts. Now that the wood has been bought, what impact does it have on you what mom and Wanyi said? In the end, you still don't have confidence in yourself. Whatever you do next is up to you, I don't I will tell you what to do. If you think you can't do it, tell me again, and I will make all these materials into furniture at that time. However, you will have no chance to practice." Chang Xing said.
"No need. I have written all the steps in my notes. Although I am not very familiar with the whole process, I have memorized the basic process. Many details can only be figured out slowly during the production process." Wu Xucheng said.
Chang Xing nodded: "Okay, you can figure it out for yourself. I'll read a book." Chang Xing moved a bench under the sun, basking in the warm sunshine, and flipping through the books in his hands from time to time. It was very comfortable.
Wu Xucheng glanced at Chang Xing and shook his head helplessly.
Chang Xing is becoming more and more calm now, a bit like an immortal who does not eat the fireworks of the world. He can sit there and read slowly for a long time. Sometimes, he can look up at the sky and read for a long time.
At first, the Wu family thought Chang Xing was homesick because he had been away for a long time, but recently, it seems more and more different.
Wu Xucheng also felt that these changes in Chang Xing were more unpredictable than when he first met him. The Wu family did not dare to tell the outside world about this kind of thing.
Only Wu Wanyi asked jokingly one night: "You didn't suddenly fly away that day, did you? I was left alone."
Chang Xing smiled and said: "How can I? At least I will leave you a son and a half."
Wu Wanyi was amused by Chang Xing's serious look and giggled: "Then you want to keep it for me?"
Wu Xucheng also learned from Chang Xing, first preparing all the wood components required for each piece of furniture, and finally installing all the furniture at once. Enjoying the smooth flow of everything.
Chang Xing helped Wu Xucheng check it from time to time, and then pointed out some of Wu Xucheng's problems or missing parts.
Wu Xucheng hurriedly made corrections, and then took out his drawings to compare them. He found errors and hurriedly made corrections.
There were only two or three days left before Chang Xing planned to return to Xianji Bridge. Wu Xucheng's work was almost done: "Brother-in-law, please check for me one last time to see if I haven't done well this time.
If it's done well, I'm sure I can take on the furniture work alone."
Chang Xing flipped through it casually: "Do you know the shortcomings of the furniture you made this time?"
Wu Xucheng shook his head: "This time I am mainly not skilled enough. I am also quite good at planing, chiseling and the like."
"Well, when put together, it can become a set of furniture. As for the shortcomings, you can put the furniture together first." Chang Xing did not point it out directly.
Wu Xucheng looked left and right and felt that he had done a perfect job. Unexpectedly, his brother-in-law seemed not very satisfied. This made Wu Xucheng a little confused. Wu Xucheng really wanted to get Chang Xing's approval.
Wu Xucheng has made great progress. After assembling it, there is basically no lameness. There are no more or less parts. No more, no less, just right! After assembling, Wu Xucheng pushed it with his hand proudly.
, very stable.
"Brother-in-law, how are you?" Wu Xucheng said with a proud look on his face.
"Xucheng, do you see any difference between the furniture you made and the one I made at Feng's house?" Chang Xing asked.
"Of course there is a difference. My craftsmanship is not as good as yours, brother-in-law. I am not as good at using a plane as you are, and the tabletop is not as shiny as yours. These surfaces are not very shiny either. But if I sandpaper a few more times, there shouldn't be any big problem.
Also, I don’t know how to carve flowers, so the ones I make are naturally not as beautiful as those made by your brother-in-law." Wu Xucheng said.
"Xucheng, you haven't looked carefully enough. As a master carpenter, you are not discerning enough." Chang Xing said.
"Brother-in-law, I really can't see it anymore. Tell me where I'm lacking," Wu Xucheng said.
"Material selection. Although we selected materials, the whole set of furniture was very uniform, but you didn't notice that I actually chose a lot of materials from the same tree. If you noticed, materials from the same tree are used to make a piece of furniture.
The panels, naturally look better this way. Come and see." Chang Xing pointed at several boards that Wu Xucheng had put on different pieces of furniture.
Wu Xucheng took a closer look and realized that the textures of these boards were really the same: "Brother-in-law, you are serious, why didn't you tell me earlier? You are hiding something from me?"
Chang Xing smiled and said, "When I was talking about wood, did I tell you about it?"
"I told you, but I didn't pay attention at that time. When I was processing the parts, weren't you always watching? I did it less often, but you still pointed it out for me," Wu Xucheng said.
"The combination of wood will not affect the final piece of furniture you make. If you fail once, you will be deeply impressed next time. The final piece of furniture will always be placed at home, reminding you all the time." Chang Xing said.
"Brother-in-law, you are too cruel." Wu Xucheng felt a little weak.
"The only way to save it now is through proper painting," Chang Xing said.
"You can use other colors instead of varnish to completely cover up the wood grain," Wu Xucheng said.
"Materials from the same tree will expand and contract in the same way, so cracks are less likely to appear. Even if you apply paint, it may not be able to completely cover it up," Chang Xing said.
"Oh, brother-in-law, you are so serious." Wu Xucheng was so struck by Chang Xing that he wanted to cry.
"I'll go back in two days. No one will point out your mistakes to you in the future. If you really want to eat this food, you have to work hard. The things you make must be worthy of your conscience." Chang Xing said.
Wu Xucheng understood Chang Xing's good intentions and nodded: "I keep this set of furniture for myself. I always warn myself. No matter what I do in the future, I must be serious."
"Okay. Tomorrow, I'll go buy paint with you. There's something special about painting furniture. Once the paint is applied, even if it can't cover up all the flaws, it can at least make them less obvious. We'll choose the materials this time.
They are all materials with relatively close wood grains. Even if the wood from the same tree is not put together, it is not particularly eye-catching," Chang Xing said.
Chang Xing taught Wu Xucheng in the yard, while Shen Zhuru and Wu Wanyi secretly listened in the house.
"Xucheng is becoming more and more calm now. He is more stable, and I feel more at ease when I go to Xianji Bridge." Wu Wanyi said.
"I've only been back for a while, and I have to leave again. I don't know when I will come back next time." Shen Zhuru couldn't help crying when she heard Wu Wanyi said she was leaving.
"Mom, tell me, where is Xucheng? Why are you crying? I've been back for so long. A daughter who is married to another family can only go back to her parents' home for so many days at most in a year. When Chang Xing and I are free, then
Come back and stay for a month or two. What are you in a hurry for?" Wu Wanyi said.
"Okay, you said it yourself. You will still have to stay for a month or two when you come back." Shen Zhuru said.
"Okay, okay, I agreed. I'm really afraid of you." Wu Wanyi said.
On the day Chang Xing and Wu Wanyi left, several young intellectuals from Donghai came over to see them off. Chen Wanhong burst into tears and held Wu Wanyi's hand and refused to let go.
Wu Xucheng and Feng Zhihua stood on one side of Shen Zhuru.
"Mom, don't be sad. My sister's life is better in Xianji Bridge than in our family. She eats meat every day. I want to go to Xianji Bridge," Wu Xucheng said.
"If I had known you wanted to go, I shouldn't have let your sister go in the first place. I would have let you suffer." Shen Zhuru rolled her eyes at Wu Xucheng.
"Mom, you should have let me go in the first place. Maybe I can marry you a beautiful village girl from Xianjiqiao." Wu Xucheng said.
"You have this ability, why don't you talk to Zhihua about it?" Shen Zhuru said.
Wu Xucheng looked at Chang Xing and Wu Wanyi waving through the train window with tears in their eyes: "Sister! Brother-in-law! Goodbye!"