Siheyuan: Through Sixty Bright Life

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To the surprise of the old carpenter, He Yuzhu not only got started, but also played steadily.

After 1 minute, He Yuzhu accelerated the speed of woodwork.

Master-level carpenter skills, activate!

Scribing, clean material, paneling of stool surface, slotting with wood milling cutter, drilling and slotting, shaping, assembly and calibration, cleaning and grinding...

Whoa!

He Yuzhu's movements are skillful and smooth, the right angles are precise, and the markings intersect with single ink lines in one go, and the beech wood is as cute as a piece of paper in his hands.

He explained while installing the mortise and tenon.

"When drilling the mortise hole, it should be drilled obliquely, and the stubble should be connected on both sides, and it cannot be drilled directly on one side."

"After assembly, saw off the exposed tenons and plan."

"Glue must be used. Isinum glue is the most durable. Many people think that traditional carpentry should not use glue and nails. It is really wrong. No matter what connection structure traditional carpentry uses, it is necessary to use isher bladder glue to be strong."

Snapped!

The last piece of beech board has been embedded and polished.

The smooth and smooth building process is over, and the beech wood bench is so beautiful that it has a wooden luster and a faint fragrance of wood grain.

The air is quiet.

The old carpenter stared in shock.

The apprentice opened his mouth wide in surprise, unable to recover.

He was still jotting down notes in his hand, admiringly said: "There is a dark fragrance! This way the original fragrance of the polished wood will not be lost, and the color will be more beautiful!"

"It's amazing!"

The apprentice took notes quickly, never taking it so seriously.

The old carpenter snorted angrily.

"Lian Jiazi is still pretending to be a layman. As far as Master He's craftsmanship is concerned, he must have been polished in the workshop a lot. A bench in one night is nothing."

The old carpenter found a step for himself.

He Yuzhu continued to pick up beech wood, this time he handed the wood to the apprentice.

"What are you doing in a daze, give me a hand."

"Grind it up, yes! This is hard work, and young people can do it best."

A scene that shocked the old carpenter even more appeared.

In just half an hour, He Yuzhu polished two beech wood benches with a faint fragrance, and two large enough round boards.

Not long after, the two round boards gradually took shape, and they turned out to be the boards of the big wooden table!

The apprentice said excitedly.

"I've never seen such a strange big wooden table."

"Master He, what kind of wooden table are you trying to beat?"

He Yuzhu said.

"Have you ever seen a revolving wooden table? It's the kind of revolving table used to entertain guests in Lao Mo's restaurant."

The old carpenter opened his mouth wide in surprise, his jaw almost fell off.

Lao Mo's restaurant is a high-end western restaurant. He has never been in it in his life. What is a revolving wooden table?He had vaguely heard of it, but even his master, his master's master, couldn't polish it.

Scribing, clean material, paneling of stool surface, slotting with wood milling cutter, drilling and slotting, shaping, assembly and calibration...

He Yuzhu used his master-level carpentry skills to carve the legs of the large beech wood table.

Carving and painting peonies and flowers, and a hundred birds contending.

The carving skills are exquisite, the flowers and birds are lifelike, and the beauty is breathtaking.

Whoa!

He Yuzhu quickly assembled the beech boards and installed the rotating wooden shafts.

A large round table in beech wood is completed.

A huge round table with double-layered boards that can be rotated back and forth.The table legs are even more delicate and gorgeous, the colors of the flowers and birds are beautiful and lifelike, and the birds seem to be able to fly out of the wood carvings.

After the big wooden table was installed, it was just time to fall asleep, and the hands of the clock had only passed 2 hours.

The room was dead silent.

The master carpenter was so shocked that he burst into pieces.

The apprentice was full of admiration, his eyes were shining, and he kowtowed on his knees.

"Master He!"

"Master He! Your carver and carpenter can't be polished for decades, so you take me as an apprentice!"

"I want to learn carpentry and carpentry from you! Your craft is definitely the best master in Forty-Nine City!"

He Yuzhu didn't look at the apprentice, but stared directly at the old carpenter.

"Master, does what you said just now still count?"

The old carpenter was stiff and dumbstruck.

Chapter 39

The old carpenter was shocked and amazed.

He didn't expect He Yuzhu, a cook, to polish 3 benches in just one night.What's more, he not only finished the bench, but also played a lifelike rotating round table.

The gorgeousness of the round table is outrageous, and he has never heard of the spinning technique.

magical!

admire!

puff.

The old carpenter knelt down sincerely to worship his teacher, and was convinced.

"Also ask Master He to accept me as an apprentice and teach me how to make a carved round wooden table."

The apprentice burst open in amazement.

He had only seen the old master lashing out at a ruler in a fit of rage. When had the unsmiling old master knelt down before someone?

But today, the old carpenter knelt down to He Yuzhu and sincerely begged to be his teacher.

What shocked the apprentice even more was that He Yuzhu refused.

He Yuzhu said.

"Master, it's not that I don't want to accept you, it's really embarrassing."

"You said that being an apprentice is called free learning with food and accommodation, and you will not be paid. You are the best carpenter in Forty-Nine City. If you come out of the mountain, you will have to pay a lot of money. How dare I let you do it What about Bai Gong?"

The old carpenter kowtowed sincerely.

"No matter what Master He said, apprentices are of course voluntary workers."

"You are willing to accept me to teach me skills. That is your family's skill. How can I ask the master for money?"

In the 60s, carpenters were taught as a craft by masters and apprentices, and there was a saying of three-year apprenticeships.

For three years, the apprentice followed the master for food and housing, and worked for the master. The apprentice did all the dirty and heavy work.As long as the apprentice completes his studies after three years, he will acquire a cooking skill, and he can take in other apprentices to become a master.

He Yuzhu said cheerfully.

"Teacher, I don't need to teach you for three years. I will teach you for a week. In one week, you have mastered my skills and learned to be a teacher. I will not take advantage of you."

The old carpenter solemnly kowtowed to his teacher.Shouted "Master He!" three times, and respectfully handed over Peony cigarettes.

He also felt that a peony cigarette was too shabby, so he simply offered two packs of peony cigarettes, and also a piece of golden nanmu wood that he had kept privately.

The apprentice was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

The more he pondered, the more incredible he felt.The old carpenter is well-known in the Forty-Nine City, and he can charge a lot of money for a job, and he can even charge a large carpentry fee for living in someone's home.But now, He Yuzhu didn't give him a cent, and even took back the Peony cigarettes.

What's more terrible is that his master gave He Yuzhu the most precious "golden silk nanmu" as a teacher's apprenticeship ceremony.

This is simply... He Yuzhu hit 72 legs for nothing, and earned nothing!

Earned for nothing!

The three views of apprentices are all floating in the sky and messy.

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The next day, He Yuzhu accepted the carpenter's results in a good mood.

"The tables, chairs and cabinets are all in place, and there is only one big wardrobe left."

"As expected, he is the best carpenter in Forty-Nine City! The work is smooth! Only the wardrobe is left with 72 legs!"

The apprentice was so surprised that he fainted.

Following his master, he not only learned woodworking skills, but also the ability to cheat people.But when did the master become so diligent?This grinding speed is even more against the sky!Just 2 days and almost finished 72 legs?

Scared!

He Yuzhu's big wardrobe was almost finished, news spread in the courtyard that the He family was doing carpentry, and the fourth master Yan Bugui licked his face to rub the woodwork of the craftsman.

"Zhu Zi, the legs of my wooden table are not stable, and I have long wanted to change the table. Anyway, you also invited a carpenter to live in your house, and you will also build a wooden table for me."

He Yushui said depressedly.

"Fourth Master, it's not easy for my brother to hire a carpenter. You still have to pay for the master carpenter. Why don't you find someone to beat the table yourself?"

The fourth master Yan Bugui said "tsk" when he heard it.

"He Yushui, you are wrong to say that."

"Our old neighbor in the courtyard, I still watched you and He Yuzhu grow up, what can I do to make a table for you?"

"Can I still take advantage of you?"