"Brother Shitou, as society develops, our materials will become more and more abundant. A few days ago (I) was reading the newspaper in your village headquarters, saying that industrial products will be sent to the countryside." Yang Liufang spoke now Unconsciously, I also have a bit of a Xizhou accent.
"newspaper?"
"Yes, People's Daily."
"Oh, uh, those newspapers were wiped by everyone. I didn't expect to talk about this."
"Yes, you will have to read newspapers to the villagers in the future."
"Well, all the books (I) read were given to Teacher Wang. Except for going to the commune to learn how to use agricultural fertilizers and how to sow seeds, I rarely read books or newspapers."
"Brother said that you were doing this for your own good, but you were so stubborn." The village chief's mother-in-law took over the conversation and said.
"Okay, read more and read more newspapers from now on. Brother, it's getting late. Today (I) will take you to the village headquarters for free (to sleep), so that you can (sleep) for a while. You can also read books and newspapers. "The head of Shitou Village teased Yang Liufang with the cunningness of a farmer.
Yang Liufang happened to have the same idea, because he had to learn more before starting work, so as not to make others think that he was a novice.
"Brother Shitou, I may have to use the oil lamp in the village, but I will pay for it."
"No, you use our lantern. The oil is our own and we don't take advantage of the public."
"Thank you, Brother Shitou."
The head of Shitou Village sent Yang Liufang back to the village headquarters and brought Yang Liufang a bottle of water using the thermos bottle at home for him to wash up. Yang Liufang returned to the village headquarters and continued to study the "Chinese Furniture" he bought. The more he studied in depth, the more he felt that the basic knowledge he had learned before was practical. Although the master only asked him to do some basic work in those two years, no matter how to use the plane , or the use of chisels, are all very similar to those described in the book. It seems that the master has also mastered the essence of Chinese woodworking, but the master's cultural level is not high enough to write a book.
Yang Liufang read until late at night, and took a lot of notes on tenons and carvings. It seemed that the notebook originally used for accounting was not enough. Just like that, Yang Liufang fell asleep without knowing it.
When I woke up the next day, a boiled egg was placed at the entrance of the village. It seemed that Village Chief Shitou had arrived. Yang Liufang quickly washed up, ate the hard-boiled egg, and went to look for newspapers in the cave where the village chief Shitou played the radio. Sure enough, a new stack of People's Daily was placed on his desk. Yang Liufang picked it up and saw that it was the newspaper dated August 27, 1986, which was exactly two months out of date.
He first browsed through all the titles and found that the front page of this issue of the newspaper was actually about economic issues: "Ma'anshan Municipal Government and Enterprises Each Perform Their Duties". Then he looked at the other titles, which were also about the economy, and were different from the previous ones. Yes, there are very few political messages and they are placed in the lower right corner. From a glance, it seems that the country is really focusing on economic construction.
When Chief Shitou returned to the village after dividing the water, Yang Liufang had already finished reading the newspaper and told Chief Shitou that he had seen the People's Daily calling for Gansu and Ningxia to plant grass and trees, vigorously develop animal husbandry, and let farmers Please pay more attention to preaching the information about increasing income to the villagers. Village Chief Shitou sighed: "The People's Daily is so useful! I will read it more in the future." At noon, the village chief's mother-in-law slaughtered a chicken and made a family-style chicken for them. Everyone had a special meal together. happy. Especially Gawa, her face was covered with oil after eating, and she was gnawing on a piece of chicken thigh.
They took the goods early in the afternoon and set off for Wangshawan. As usual, the village chief's aunt gave half of the spinach brought back by Yang Liufang to her parents' family. It was already around three o'clock in the afternoon when the two arrived at Wangshawan. Yang Liufang remembered that he had forgotten to buy a clock that he had been talking about, and he would definitely bring it with him next time he made a purchase. When they arrived at Wang Shan's house, they saw the old village chief directing Wang Shan and a group of young people to load trees onto several tractors. Before the tractors had stopped, the village chief Shitou handed the whip to Yang Liufang and went over to help. Yang Liufang tied the donkey to a tree and drove over. With more people and strength, he quickly finished loading the tree sections. As the hosts, the village chief Shitou and Wang Shan quickly dispersed cigarettes to express their gratitude. The old village chief was very satisfied with the performance of the two children.
The three people unloaded the goods together. Yang Liufang saw that they didn't have many cigarettes anymore, so he took two packs for them and gave two more packs to the old village chief.
"Kids, you can just smoke it yourself. Uh (I) think dry tobacco is pretty good."
"Sou (Uncle), please keep it. It's a little less vigorous. It's good for your health."
"Hey, little Yang'er, how are you going to start your work?"
"Sou (Uncle), I have an idea in my mind. Don't worry. I will measure the room and draw a sketch in a while. We will make it according to the measurement. It will be a piece of Ming-style furniture."
"Hey, okay, old man (uncle) believes in you."
After dinner, Wang Shan and the village chief Shitou helped Yang Liufang measure the indoor dimensions. After that, the village chief Shitou drove the donkey cart home, and Wang Shan took Yang Liufang to the village headquarters. Before he went out, Yang Liufang secretly said to Wang Shan: "Third brother, I want to take a bath. Can you get me a bottle of hot water?"
"Hey, I thought it was a big deal. Two bottles, each of us can carry one."
"Thank you, Third Brother! By the way, I met one of your classmates when I went to Xizhou Chengbei Supply and Marketing Cooperative to buy tools."
"Who is my classmate?"
"She said that her mother is Principal Wang of your Hanwangchuan Middle School. Brother Shitou also said that Principal Wang taught him."
"Oh, you're talking about Wang Yanhua. Yes, she is indeed our classmate, a bourgeois lady. She is beautiful and good at studies. Later she went to Xizhou University to study. Now she goes to the supply and marketing cooperative?"
"Yes, she bought the tools and nails I bought."
"Oh, but that's fine, it's an iron rice bowl! Yinhua spent a lot of effort to get her a spot as a primary school teacher."
"Then third brother, what do you want to do in the future?"
"have no idea."
"Take over?"
"Well, maybe, it's not impossible."
In the evening, Yang Liufang took a bath in the village bathroom. After washing, he went to get a bucket of water to wash his clothes and put away his sandals. Put on new clothes and shoes and get ready to draw. He drew the main hall table, the Eight Immortals table, two Taishi chairs, the bedroom's big bed, bedside tables, Yinhua's dressing table with a round stool, and a large double-door wardrobe. The lines and carvings were all drawn vividly. Yang Liufang was thinking about what tools and techniques to use while drawing. It turned out that the drawing process was actually a rehearsal of the production process.
Yang Liufang painted until his back ached and he felt a little cold before he stopped. I didn't realize that I actually had a talent for painting. I really admired myself. He shook his hands and felt like he was about to freeze. It wasn't November yet, but the weather in the northwest was already as cold as the winter in the south of the Yangtze River. At this time, Yang Liufang remembered that he had bought too little clothes because he had no experience! Think about how great it would be if Li Tongfu were here, he knew more and had social experience, alas! It's just that this guy has been gone for so many days and there is no news. He should have finished applying for his ID card and should be back.
Li Tongfu has indeed finished applying for an ID card. He stayed at Yang Liufang's house for 13 days. Every day, Father Yang and Mother Yang cooked delicious food for him in different ways. They seemed to devote all their love to Yang Liufang. He felt like he was getting fat. . He finished reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but without Yang Liufang's permission, he wanted to take the book away and read it again on the road.
Father Yang and Mother Yang treated him like their own children, stuffing two big pockets with dried fish and duck products. He wanted to leave five hundred yuan to Father Yang and Mother Yang, saying that he was honoring them for Yang Liufang, but the two Say nothing. In the end, Li Tongfu put him on the pillow of Yang Liufang where he had slept, hoping that his parents could see him when they made the bed.
He also led Yang's father to Liu Xia's house, and helped them clean the yard and check the roof to make sure there were no leaks. Father Yang drove him to the town on a yellow croaker cart and told him to find A Fang and try to come back to celebrate the New Year together. Li Tongfu held Father Yang's hand and promised him that he would try his best.
He returned to Wenzhou, received his ID card, went to the shoe factory to buy a batch of winter leather shoes, and then took a bus to Hangzhou, the provincial capital. He planned to take a train from Hangzhou to Xizhou. On the way to the station after putting in his shoes, he heard a conversation between a mother and her daughter.
"Xiaoxia, ride slower. Mom can't catch up with you."
"Mom, ride faster."
Looking back, he saw a girl wearing a school uniform with twin ponytails riding a bicycle and speeding past him. Xiaoxia's mother followed closely and accidentally fell down. Li Tongfu put down his travel bag full of shoes and handbag full of food, and ran to help them.
