Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 392 Busy New Year Greetings

After settling the people at home, Zhang Junping rode on his bicycle, went to the old lady's house first, and kowtowed to the old lady for the New Year.

I chatted with the old lady for a while, and then went to the home of another master, Yang Mingde.

Kowtow to master and mother to pay New Year's greetings and present New Year's gifts.

The gift to the teacher's wife is a jade bracelet carved by Zhang Junping himself.

The jade bracelet is carved from Hetian mutton fat jade with skin, and the jade skin was skillfully carved into the pattern of Phoenix Yu Fei by Zhang Junping.

The teacher's wife couldn't put it down for the gift from Zhang Junping.

The gift to the master is also a jade carving made of Hetian sheep fat jade.

This is a handle piece with a sika deer lying down.

According to legend, the sika deer is the mount of the Antarctic fairy. The Antarctic fairy is also called the Shouxing Gong. The sika deer handle means longevity.

There is also a reason why the sika deer is carved instead of the Antarctic fairy.

The Antarctic fairy is a fairy, carved into a handle, held in the hand to play, does it imply longevity or death?

Yang Mingde also liked the gift from Zhang Junping very much. He held it in his hand and played with it lightly, "Well, the shape is enough, but the spirit is a little lacking, but it's enough to beg for a bowl of food in the jade carving shop."

"There are still some differences between jade carving and wood carving. It's not that the heart has not been achieved, but that the hands and eyes have not kept up." Zhang Junping is very aware of his shortcomings.

This is typical, eyes say I can, hands say no, you still can't.

In the evening, the teacher's wife cooked a large table of dishes for Zhang Junping.

After dinner, Zhang Junping followed Master into the study.

Only then did the master and apprentice begin to talk about business.

"You go to Zhu's Hutong to find a man named Zheng Laosi, and I told him about you.

The fourth patriarch of Zheng Lao was the house craftsman of the Qing Palace Construction Department for several generations. If you want to renovate Prince Gong's mansion, just ask him. "

Zhang Junping's expression was a little strange, he never thought that a generation of master craftsmen would actually live in a place like Bada Hutong.

But it's normal, the Eight Great Alleys, even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, are still mixed with fish and dragons, and most of the people who run the rivers and lakes live here.

Zhujia Hutong is one of the eight famous alleys in history.

When talking about Bada Hutongs, many people will think of the term "technical women's gathering place".

Because the term Bada Hutong often appears in some Qing palace dramas.

In fact, during the Qing Dynasty, Bada Hutong was not a place where technical women gathered.

In the early Qing Dynasty, Bada Hutong was a place where opera troupes and theaters gathered.

Many famous opera troupes in history are here, such as Yunhetang, where Mr. Mei Lanfang was born.

It was not until the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period that Bada Hutong became a gathering place for technical women.

Seeing that Zhang Junping actually doubted the person he recommended, Yang Mingde gave him a hard look, and then said: "Master, I am not simply repairing the roof or something..."

"Zheng Laosi has a lot of research on ancient architecture. In the years before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was always asked to build houses in the capital.

There are a group of apprentices and grandchildren under his hands, and their craftsmanship is very solid.

It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time and fell into the rivers and lakes, otherwise he would definitely become a generation of master builders and inherit the glory of the Zheng family's ancestors.

By the way, Prince Gong's Mansion was built by Zheng Laosi's ancestors. "

"Hey, it's still Master, you Lu Ziye, you can find all kinds of people." Zhang Junping said with a smile on his face.

"Speaking of which, our Yang family and Zheng family can be regarded as family friends. Everyone's ancestors are from Muzitang."

Most of the ancient builders were wooden structures, so those who built houses in ancient times were also called carpenters.

Carpenters are divided into big carpenters and small carpenters.

The size here does not refer to age, nor does it refer to the level of craftsmanship.

A great carpenter is a carpenter who builds a house. In ancient pavilions, eaves, beams and columns are all wooden structures. The so-called carved beams and painted buildings rely on the craftsmanship of a great carpenter.

A carpenter is a carpenter who makes furniture.

"That's fine, then I'll visit Mr. Zheng when I get back." Zhang Junping originally called Mr. Zheng Lao Si, but he felt inappropriate, so he changed it to Mr. Zheng.

Zhang Junping suddenly remembered something again, and asked quickly: "Master, how old is the old Mr. Zheng you are talking about?"

"Zheng Laosi was born in the year when the Qing Dynasty fell, and he is almost seventy this year."

"Almost seventy?"

"He can't do it, doesn't he still have apprentices?
Didn't I just say that?In the years before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, anyone who built houses in Forty-Nine City was his job! "

Zhang Junping blinked, did you say that?
What you said just now means, but it is different from now.

Looking for him for any work, and all his work is not the same meaning.

One means that the craftsmanship is good, the other sounds like a monopoly, and the other means bullying and dominating the market.

Only then did Zhang Junping understand what Master meant when he said "be reduced to the rivers and lakes".

To co-author is to gather a group of people and monopolize all the work of building houses in Sijiu City.

"Master, do you know the craftsman who burns gold bricks?"

"Why do you want gold bricks? Are you planning to build a palace?"

"Well, didn't I tell you years ago that I planned to build a Chinese-style central business district.

In fact, I plan to use gold bricks for the decoration of the five-star hotel.

In addition, the newly built Yin'an Hall in Prince Gong's Mansion also needs to use gold bricks.

If you use dim sum, folks can charge a few hundred yuan, but that amount doesn't quench your thirst! "

"So you plan to burn it yourself?" Yang Mingde laughed.

My own apprentice is really capable of tossing around.

"I am also making a contribution to the protection of traditional crafts!

Not only gold bricks, I also plan to go to JDZ to hire porcelain craftsmen to study and restore 7501 porcelain..." Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Just toss! I'll see what flowers you can come up with!
The gold bricks are fired in Suzhou and Hangzhou. I will contact my friends there later. "Yang Mingde complained about his apprentice's fuss, but he still strongly supported him in action.

On the second day, Zhang Junping continued to pay New Year's greetings. There were seniors in the circle and several experts from Tsinghua University.

Although gifts were given years ago, it is called New Year's greetings after the next year, which is particular.

Chuba had a meal with Zhang Hua, Ye Jing, Wang Shuo and others to connect and bond.

ninth grade.

Miss Huang, who had been separated for half a month, was coming back, Xiao Biesheng was newlywed, Zhang Junping couldn't help being a little excited when he thought of Miss Huang's plump body and full granary.

In the old lady's place before, I still couldn't let go.

Now is the real two-person world, and the happiness of the two-person world is beyond your imagination.

I borrowed the car early the day before.

The next day, I was not in the mood to do anything else, so I wandered around inside and outside the house to see what was missing, and bought it as soon as possible.

Zhang Junping ran in and out several times in the morning, filling the cupboard with food, even if he didn't go out for half a month, he wouldn't be hungry.

After lunch, Zhang Junping figured that it was time for Huang Xue to get on the plane, and drove to the airport.

When he arrived at the airport, Zhang Junping was a little dumbfounded, as if he had arrived early.

The plane will take more than an hour to arrive.

(End of this chapter)