Zhang Tie went out for a run in a hurry, and when he came back, he already had a circle of leather dolls with him.
Usually they don't have much entertainment. After dinner in the evening, they mostly play hide-and-seek and hide-and-seek.
Knowing that something happened today, everyone came running after Zhang Tie.
At this moment, in the lobby of Zhang An's house, old and young, old and young, were sitting in a large circle.
The stools in Zhang An's house are all high stools. Many people come and bring their own short stools.
Fortunately, after Zhang An came back, he put the TV set downstairs instead of in the living room upstairs, otherwise it would not be able to seat so many people.
The lobby downstairs of Zhang An's house is very spacious. It can usually hold several tables for people, but it came in handy today.
Before Li Hongbin’s family moved here, 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 heads.
After Li Hongbin's family moved here, the first large color TV set appeared in the village.
Naturally, those children who usually played with Zhang Tie could also play with Li Yao.
So Li Yao's family would usually come over, and everyone would sit in their house and watch TV.
But that’s what babies at this age are like. Once the TV is on, they won’t leave until you turn it off.
Zhou Lan turned off the TV early before, and a few adults said she was very stingy.
From then on, Zhou Lan could only let them continue watching, and put on the TV until late every night before driving them back to bed.
But even so, some people are still complaining.
It is said that Zhou Lan's family keeps the TV on for so long every day, and the children at home now don't do their homework after school.
I lost my schoolbag when I got home and went to Li Yao's house to sit there for a long time. Now I just watch TV.
However, such ungrateful people are in the minority after all. Fortunately, the vast majority of people in the village are normal people.
As soon as he said this, the women in the village stood up and attacked him.
Zhou Lan’s family spent so much money on the TV they bought, and they usually paid for the electricity to show it to the children, so they didn’t take away a penny from the electricity bill.
There are so many children making noise at other people’s houses every day, but they haven’t even complained about it yet, so how can they have the nerve to complain about them?
I don’t have much ability, so I can’t control my children but I still complain about this and that.
After being scolded by a fellow neighbor in the village, that person may have felt that he said something wrong and quickly apologized to Zhou Lan.
Zhou Lan was originally very angry after hearing this, but when she saw so many people speaking for her, she became less angry.
However, after returning home, Li Yao was given a rule that after finishing his homework every day, he could only watch TV for an hour after eating.
Now Zhou Lan no longer thinks about anything, no matter what he does, some people will be dissatisfied.
This is still your own home, no matter what others think, you can do whatever you like.
If Zhou Lan had set rules for Li Yao like this before, he would probably start crying and rolling around.
Because in the past, Zhou Lan had to surrender whenever he cried, and Zhou Lan was reluctant to beat him.
But now he no longer dares, because now Zhou Lan will really hit him.
Especially the thin bamboo strips, they can't be beaten even after beating them so many times.
Not even with his grandparents, the old couple would still cherish him some time ago.
But it doesn't work anymore. When Zhou Lan beats him, his grandparents will go out.
I didn’t come back until the fight was over, out of sight and out of mind.
So Li Yao is still quite afraid of his mother. He won't turn on the TV even if he says it's not allowed, and he just does his homework honestly.
After 7:30, the news broadcast had ended and it was time to go to the local news network again.
But even so, everyone still watched it with gusto.
But Zhang An couldn't stand it anymore, so while they were watching TV, he went out to Lin Carpenter's house.
Zhou Yang's family is 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."
When Zhang An entered the house, Carpenter Lin put down the ink fountain in his hand.
"Uncle Carpenter is still working. It's already night, so he should rest."
In their main hall, pieces of cut wood were placed everywhere.
Each square board has been pushed smooth and flat by him with a pusher.
These timbers are all used to make doors, windows and furniture for Zhou Yang's home, and he has taken on a lot of work this time.
Zhou Yang's family is not in a hurry, and Carpenter Lin's craftsmanship is considered to be the best among the nearby generation of carpenters, so they leave everything to him.
"Anyway, there's nothing wrong. Just draw the ink line first. It won't take much effort. I'll have to go under the knife tomorrow."
Zhang An walked around the main room and found that most of the items on display were catalpa tree materials.
In the village, everyone uses catalpa wood to make furniture.
Because catalpa wood is not easy to crack and deform, it is one of the most commonly used types of furniture.
"Uncle carpenter, I came here to ask you to help me make a cabinet for the TV."
After Zhang An and Lin Carpenter sat down, they went straight to the topic.
"Your family has bought a TV. This is a good thing. However, I have never made a TV cabinet and I'm afraid it won't look good."
After Carpenter Lin became an apprentice, he learned traditional furniture from his master.
No one had come to him for a new model like a TV cabinet, so he was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to make it well.
"What's wrong with this? Uncle Carpenter's workmanship is so detailed. How can it not look good?"
Zhang An knew what Carpenter Lin meant. He was not worried about the roughness of his work, but he was worried that the result would not look good.
This is not a problem at all. Although Zhang An doesn't know how to make it, he has seen many TV cabinets.
"Uncle carpenter, bring me some paper and I'll draw a pattern for you. You can see how it goes."
As soon as Lin Carpenter heard Zhang An calling him, he took out an exercise book and pencil from home.
Zhang An drew a style that he thought looked good-looking and practical.
The cabinet itself is square, but there are two cabinet doors and drawers on the left and right sides.
The top in the middle is where the TV is placed, and the lower level is hollowed out for the DVD player.
There is a large drawer at the bottom, which can be used to store discs or other items.
"Hey, this cabinet looks good."
Although Zhang An's technique is not good, the painting is crooked.
But laymen see the fun, and insiders see the door.
Although Zhang An’s painting is crooked, it’s hard to tell what it is.
But Lin Carpenter could understand it, so he picked up the pen and drew another one next to it.
"That's right, that's it."
Not to mention, the carpenter is dozens of years old, and these lines are just like drawing with a ruler.
No wonder the lines carved out by others with a carving knife are just right. This technique is accurate.
Zhang An looked at what the carpenter uncle had drawn, and then looked at the chicken he had scratched. They looked like they were two different things.
"By the way, uncle carpenter, make a circular groove here."
Zhang An took a pen and added a stroke on the drawing drawn by the carpenter uncle.
"In this case, the lower wire can be pulled out of this hole."
Carpenter Lin looked at it and nodded. He found that it seemed to be much more convenient to use only by opening such a small hole.
"Zhang An, why don't you learn carpentry from me? I think you are very suitable."
In Lin Carpenter's eyes, Zhang An has something on his mind, has great strength and good eyesight, and is a good carpenter.
The last time Zhang An's family made furniture, Zhang An drew a picture of a bookshelf for him.
It looks much better than the old-fashioned bookcase and uses less materials.
Naturally, Zhang An would not refuse. Carpenter Lin even spoke up and said 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, he has many skills and is not overwhelmed.
Therefore, Zhang An, who was originally a farmer as a farmer and a hunter as a secondary job, now has the additional identity of a carpenter apprentice.
If it were someone else instead of Zhang An today, Carpenter Lin would never have said this at all.
Even though he is only in his forties now, his skills are so good that there are many people from all over the country who want to be his apprentice.
As long as you spread the word, a bunch of people will come to your door tomorrow to become a disciple.
But now there are too many people in the village, and they all want to have a good relationship with Zhang Anla.
Carpenter Lin originally had a good relationship with Zhang An's family, so Carpenter Lin thought about it and simply used this method to make friends with Zhang An. It would be right to get along well with Zhang An.
Because these days, it’s really not that easy to find someone to learn some traditional crafts.
For some more old-fashioned masters, you have to perform a apprenticeship ceremony and give them something.
Besides, the name of the master and apprentice who teaches the craft is more reliable than giving other things.
Didn't you see that Huang Laoer just taught Zhang An how to make a trap, and now Zhang An always thinks of him whenever he has good things?
Since Carpenter Lin wants to teach Zhang An how to do carpentry, he will start teaching him some basic things now.
There is an old saying that takes three years to become an apprentice, five and a half years to become a master, and seven years to become a master.
This sentence is talking about carpenters, when many people start as carpenter apprentices.
You have to do odd jobs for the master first, and then the master feels you are ready and then starts to teach you some basic things.
This is how Carpenter Lin came here when he went to study art.
However, Carpenter Lin was not so demanding about Zhang An. He immediately told him how to use some tools and what to pay attention to.
While talking, he picked up some scrap materials in the main room and gave Zhang An some practice skills.
Since coming back, Zhang An feels that his brain has improved a lot.
In addition, he listened attentively and had some contact with them on a daily basis.
Therefore, Zhang An can master the basic skills mentioned by Carpenter Lin.
Seeing Zhang An's nimble hands and feet, knowing how to speak anything, Carpenter Lin couldn't hide the smile on his face.
The two of them talked until very late before Zhang An came out of their house.
Knowing that Zhang An usually had something to do, Carpenter Lin didn't ask Zhang An to report to him every day.
Anyway, it depends on Zhang An himself. When he has time, he can go whenever he wants. When he does, he can teach him.
When Zhang An returned home, he originally thought that there would be many people watching TV.
But after returning home, I found that everyone in the house had already gone back to their homes.
It turned out that Wang Fang felt that the TV was too hot, so she turned off the TV after playing two episodes of the TV series.
This is good. It allows everyone to have fun without delaying their sleep at night.
Back in the room, Zhang An first went to the space to look at a few Davidia trees.
The involucrata trees that Zhang An planted in the space before have grown strong and tall after more than half a year.
They are the best wood for making furniture. Compared with catalpa wood, they are not only more durable and less prone to deformation, but also lighter in texture.
Now, the Davidia trees planted by Zhang An's family at the entrance of the yard have begun to grow after Zhang An's careful care.
The next morning, Ding Yi and his men came over to collect the plums from Mr. Huang’s house.
"Why are you coughing and wheezing? Do you have a cold?"
Yesterday on the phone, Zhang An heard Ding Yi cough a few times and thought he was choking on water.
I didn't expect that when I came here today, I would look like a coughing person. If this happened more than 20 years later, I would be sent to quarantine anyway.
"It's not a cold. I've been coughing for the past two days, and I can't stop it even after taking medicine. I went to the hospital and found nothing."
As he spoke, Ding Yi started to cough again.
"I'm afraid it won't be easy for you. If you keep coughing like this for a few days, your lungs will be destroyed."
If you cough like this, your throat can stand it, but your lungs can't.
"Wait for me, I'll find you something."
Zhang An said, went home and found half a tree root.
Then he cut it into pieces with a kitchen knife and handed it to Ding Yi.
"Here, swallow this. This stuff is usually more effective in relieving coughs."
Ding Yi didn't doubt him, so he poured a glass of cold water and swallowed the tree root foam that Zhang An cut for him.
"Zhang An, what is this? Why is it so painful?"
Ding Yi, who usually takes Western medicine, occasionally takes some Chinese herbal medicine and feels that his tongue is suffering.
"It's okay to be bitter, but you still don't understand why good medicine tastes bitter."
Zhang An said and gave Ding Yi a look at the remaining herbal roots.
"This thing is called rock cabbage. It is a Chinese herbal medicine. If someone in the village usually coughs and wheezes, just cut it and swallow it, and you will be fine soon."
This thing is actually called ox-ear rock cabbage, which is quite common in the southwest, but relatively rare in other places.
This stuff has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncles.
It is often used for yin deficiency and lung heat, cough and hemoptysis, metrorrhagia and vaginal discharge, carbuncle and sore, and trauma and bleeding.
Zhang An and his colleagues have been using it to treat coughs for generations, and they have always used it accurately.
But even the most common things begin to disappear after twenty or thirty years.
So Zhang An got some before and planted them separately in the space.
Anyway, there are no weeds in the mountains, and knowing them is a treasure.
Then Zhang An took Ding Yi and others towards Huang Erye's house, planning to go and see Bee Tang Li.
Mr. Huang's plum farm is not in the village, and it takes about twenty minutes to walk out of the village.
When they arrived at the plum field, Ding Yi picked a plum, rubbed it, put it in his mouth and ate it.
"Well, it tastes like this. Although it's not as delicious as the ones from Zhang An's family, it's not bad compared to others."
This year, Mr. Huang's plums are too fat and the fruits are sparse.
Finally, a hailstorm came before the plums were ripe and knocked down many fruits.
But it's not all bad. There are fewer plums on the trees, so more nutrients can be absorbed.
So these plums are not only much sweeter, but also much smaller and longer.
If it hadn't been knocked down by hail, it probably wouldn't have grown that much.
"Old man, I want all these plums. The price is seventy cents per catty. If you agree, we will start picking them."
After Ding Yi walked around the field, he discussed the price with Mr. Huang.
Before he came, he inspected the plum market on the street.