"You're back? Come inside quickly, it's cold outside." Mom said as she helped Fang Yuan pull the snowflakes from her hair.
"I'm not cold." Fang Yuan shook her head and said.
"If it's not cold, go inside and take a rest. You should be tired after driving for such a long time."
"oh!"
Normally, driving back from the city, I wouldn't feel anything at all, but it's different now, it's a snowy day!
Driving is really tiring, and there's nothing I can do about it. Driving in heavy snow makes me mentally stressed all the time.
Not only do you need to see six directions with your eyes and listen to all directions, but you also need to use your feet and hands together.
To be honest, driving like this is really tiring, but I have no choice but to drive. I can’t take the bus!
If taking a bus is better, it would be better, but the problem is that taking a bus is more stressful, and the speed is as slow as a snail, and Fangyuan doesn't have that time.
Besides, he still has a lot of things to do and has to drive because he doesn't have that much time to wait for the bus.
"Master." After entering the boss's room, Fangyuan walked to Master and called out.
Master was watching TV, and when he heard Fangyuan shouting, he turned his head and said, "You're back?"
"Um!"
Master is very addicted to TV. To be honest, Fangyuan doesn't understand this and why Master loves to watch TV so much.
They even like it more than children, like my niece Fang Xiaoling! Only those who like it watch it, and those who don’t like it just run away.
But Master is different. No matter what is shown on TV, he likes to watch it, and he watches it all day long.
"How many days do you plan to stay when you come back this time?" Master asked while watching the TV.
"Stay one night and leave early tomorrow morning."
"Oh, got it."
Fangyuan quickly went over and poured two cups of tea, and handed one of them to the master.
The master didn't say anything. He took the tea and held it in his hand. Fangyuan put down the teacup first and then took off his coat.
Because Fangyuan's family uses the same heating stove that Fangyuan made back then, the room is extremely warm, and it's not even worse than having a heater in the room.
Seeing Fangyuan taking off her coat, the third sister quickly took it and said, "Brother, give it to me! I'll hang it up for you."
"Well! Thank you, third sister."
"You brat, when did you learn to be so polite?" the third sister said, patting Fangyuan.
"Uh!" Fangyuan was stunned for a moment, touched her nose and said, "Was I very rude before?"
Hearing what Fangyuan said, the third sister's expression suddenly changed, and she quickly said: "No, no, you were very polite before, but you are more polite now."
Seeing the nervous look on the third sister's face, Fangyuan found it funny. It seems that the third sister is not afraid of anything!
Of course Fangyuan knows why the third sister is like this, isn't it because she is afraid that Fangyuan won't let her go to the city to help?
Fangyuan drank a cup of tea, glanced at his watch, stood up quickly and said, "Master, Third Sister, I'm going out for a while and I'll be back in a while."
"Brother, why are you going?"
You must know that Fat Uncle's family has already followed Fangyuan into the city. Once Fat Uncle's family leaves, there will be no place left for the entire family courtyard, Fangyuan.
"I'm going to Qinghe Street and I'll be back in a while."
"Oh! Then go quickly! It's time to eat later." The third sister nodded and said.
"Um!"
Fangyuan drove away, but this time he did not drive a Lincoln, but a jeep. On a snowy day like this, a jeep is more stable.
Fangyuan has already thought about it. When he leaves tomorrow morning, he will drive a jeep. If he was worried that driving a jeep would not be as warm as a Lincoln.
So put warmth aside for now, safety is the most important thing. Besides, except for the hood, the Jeep is not as warm as the Lincoln, but it is not much different.
The reason why Fangyuan came to Qinghe Street was to find the carpenter who made sandalwood sticks for him. The agency needed a lot of tables, chairs and benches, and also needed a front desk.
Originally he wanted to find someone in the city to do it, but after much thought, he still thought of this old carpenter.
Of course, it’s okay to say this now, but you have to remember that the carpenter was still a middle-aged man back then.
Fortunately, Fangyuan still remembered the way and found the place easily.
The house is still the same as before, it just looks a little more dilapidated.
Fangyuan parked the car, went up and knocked on the door.
Soon the door opened, and it was a middle-aged man in his thirties who opened the door.
"Hello! What can I do for you?" The middle-aged man asked when he saw that Fang Yuan was a stranger.
"Hello! I'm looking for Carpenter Lu."
"I am, may I ask who you are..."
"Are you Carpenter Lu?" Fangyuan glanced at the middle-aged man in surprise and said, "That's not right! Carpenter Lu is not..."
"Oh! I understand, you are looking for my father! Please come in."
Hearing what the middle-aged man said, Fangyuan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the middle-aged man was the son of the old carpenter. No wonder he said he was Carpenter Lu.
Needless to say, this is probably a son inheriting his father's business. The father is a carpenter and the son is also a carpenter.
In any case, this is a craft, and with this craft, you won’t be without food.
It was so difficult back then, but no one in Lu Carpenter's family was hungry. Why? It wasn't because of the old carpenter's craft.
"Who is it?" Before Fangyuan could reach the main room, an old man's voice came from inside.
"Dad, I'm looking for you."
"Please come in!"
"Oh! We've already come in." Middle-aged Carpenter Lu said to the room.
When Fangyuan followed middle-aged Carpenter Lu to the main room, an old man in his sixties happened to come out of the back room.
Needless to say, this is the carpenter Lao Lu who made the sandalwood sticks for him back then.
"Are you..." Carpenter Lao Lu glanced at Fangyuan and asked doubtfully.
There was no way, because he didn't know Fangyuan at all. Also, almost twenty years had passed, so of course he couldn't recognize Fangyuan.
"Carpenter Lu, take a closer look at who I am?" Fangyuan said and made the same movements as a child.
Carpenter Lao Lu looked at it, shook his head and said, "I can't remember."
"The sandalwood stick, such a long sandalwood stick." Fang Yuan said while gesturing the length with his hand.
With his gesture, Lao Carpenter Lu's eyes lit up, he took a careful look at Fangyuan and said, "It's you."
After finishing speaking, he shook his head and said, "Time flies so fast! It has been almost twenty years in the blink of an eye."
It seems that Carpenter Lao Lu has remembered who Fangyuan is. This is normal. Carpenter Lao Lu has only made sandalwood sticks for others once in his life, so he is certainly very impressed.
You must know that it was a sandalwood stick. If it were put today, that sandalwood stick would be worth at least one hundred yuan.
"Yes! It's been almost twenty years, I didn't expect you to still remember it!" Fang Yuan said.
"Why don't you remember that I made you a sandalwood stick back then, and you helped our family a lot."
Back then, Fangyuan's reward for Carpenter Lao Lu was food stamps and money. You must know that it was a difficult period of three years.
Who has spare money to buy furniture when they don’t have enough to eat? Fangyuan gave some food stamps and money to help Lao Lu Carpenter’s family survive the crisis.
This is also an important reason why Carpenter Lao Lu still remembers it after so many years, at least it is one of them.
"I can't help you much. Besides, you deserve it."
Hearing what Fangyuan said, Carpenter Lao Lu stopped worrying about this. Instead, he glanced at Fangyuan and asked, "Then why did you come to me this time..."
"It's like this. I need a batch of furniture and counters. Here are the drawings. Do you think you can make them?"
In fact, these things can be made in a small area, and they can be made faster. Don't forget, except for the butcher shop, which is made by someone else, he made all the tables, chairs and benches on several airplanes himself.
The main reason why Fangyuan found someone to do the work instead of doing it himself was that he was not a carpenter. When making furniture or something, he just followed the gourd's pattern.
It's just using space, and besides, he doesn't have time to do it.
Doing carpentry is similar to making car parts. You need to do it piece by piece by yourself, which is more troublesome.
So after much deliberation, it is more appropriate to find someone to do it, who can also do other things.
Carpenter Lao Lu took the drawing and looked at it, then handed it to the middle-aged Carpenter Lu and asked, "Do you see any problems with it?"
The middle-aged carpenter Lu quickly read the drawings and said, "No problem, but it will probably take at least half a month to complete all of them."
"No problem! Then half a month." Fangyuan said.
"Is the wood ready?"
"It's ready, and it's just a little more. I've put it in the store. You can go over and start directly."
"Well! Give me some time to prepare. I'll call two more people. It will be faster." Middle-aged Carpenter Lu said.
"Okay." Fangyuan nodded and asked: "Then the price..."
Hearing Fangyuan talk about the price, the middle-aged Carpenter Lu glanced at the old Carpenter Lu and said, "We need four technicians, and two more handymen. It will take half a month. How about this? You can give me two hundred yuan."
Two people's work for half a month is equivalent to three people's work for a month, and carpentry is a skilled trade.
To be honest, two hundred yuan is really not much. The average cost for each of six people is just over thirty yuan, which is equivalent to one month's salary of an ordinary employee.
Don’t forget, doing carpentry is not going to work. You have to go to and from get off work, but you have to do it when you have time, because you have to meet the deadline.
"No problem, it's settled."
"Okay." Middle-aged Carpenter Lu nodded and said, "The other thing is eating, you are also responsible for this."
"Okay." Fang Yuan nodded in agreement.
In fact, there is no need for the middle-aged Carpenter Lu to say it, because this is the rule. Don't say work for him. If you work for anyone, you have to take care of the food.
This is also the rule of the carpentry industry, let’s put it this way! For example, if someone is getting married and comes to him to make furniture, from the beginning until the furniture is finished, the owner of the house will be responsible for their food.
You don't have to worry about them taking care of the food and then they will make you a foreigner. This is impossible, because they want to finish the job faster than anyone else, and then move on to the next one, knowing that the next one will also take care of the food.
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