Start being a hermit today

Chapter 12
"A recliner?"

"Yes! Grandpa, can you make a recliner?"

"Xiaozhi, you should know that grandpa used to be a stonemason..."

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This is a huge embarrassment. I used to think that my grandfather was omnipotent. He could make all kinds of stones. He could also burn his own stove to make Zhanzi (tools for making stones). He could repair all kinds of household utensils. Green bricks and blue tiles are fired in the village.

So in his impression, his grandfather is capable of everything.

It's a pity that although grandpa knows a little bit, he is only a mason after all, so it's okay to let him repair a table leg, let him make a reclining chair.

"will not!"

Looking at the back of his grandfather walking away gracefully, he sighed.

Still, he got the tip from his grandpa.

"You should go to a professional!"

Grandpa went to say hello to a few people in the village, because there was no farm work to do recently, so everyone agreed to come and help.

When I got home, I called He Zhi's grandfather again, and said he wanted to help change the slap.

Here I have to talk about He Zhi’s grandfather-Li Zepeng.

Li Zepeng is a carpenter, relying on this craft to support his four children, more than his mother is his third daughter.

In the 80s, the town called for the construction of a timber market on a high hill called Huaguo Mountain in Guanyin Town. Li Zepeng quickly gained a foothold in the market relying on his own craftsmanship.

Although his shop is small, his good craftsmanship keeps him getting orders. But as he grows older, he becomes more and more unable to do the work. It's just that his sons and daughters say that carpenters have no future and are unwilling to learn.

Later, due to family issues, Zhi was sent to live with his grandfather.

Hezhi still remembers that his grandfather often made some gadgets for himself, and Hezhi showed great interest in wood at that time.

Of course, it was just a hobby. He chose to give up on being a carpenter.

However, Grandpa didn't think so. He once got excited and wanted to pass on his skills.

Then, for some unknown reason, the news reached He Zhi's mother, and then grandpa received a call, and He Zhi also answered it not long after.

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When Li Zepeng received the call from his father-in-law, he immediately patted his chest and told him to leave it to him, and finally agreed to come over early tomorrow morning to transport the wood that had been prepared.

Although Li Zepeng said that there is a lot of wood in his place, his grandfather said:
"Your wood is bought with money, no! I cut it last year and put it away!"

At night, I had more than one dream.

It was the same girl, although he had changed clothes, but he was sure it was her.

This time, the dream changed to a different place, a little strange...

"It's a dream again! It's so real!"

Rubbing his eyes, it was just dawn. Grandpa said to come over at eight o'clock, and he could go to morning exercises as usual, but weeding might have to stop these days.

"Good morning, Grandpa Dagui!"

"early morning"

Running all the way and saying hello to everyone along the way is what he does every day recently. The old people in the village have gradually become familiar with the boy who passes by on time to say hello to them every morning.

Due to time constraints, I ate breakfast early today, so I didn't wait for a certain little lazy pig. I just finished eating with my grandfather in a hurry when I heard the sound of a car coming from the playing field.

Then I heard grandpa's hearty laughter:
"Haha, my father-in-law, do you have breakfast?"

Grandpa immediately asked He Zhi to prepare breakfast, but he stopped him.

"Bye bye, I came here after eating, let's work first!"

Although grandpa and grandpa are old, it is still easy for the two of them to carry the wood together.

As for more than that, he used to be afraid of this kind of physical work, but now...

"Young is good!"

Grandpa and grandpa saw that He ran away carrying a piece of wood, and they sighed a little. When they were young, it was fine to let them carry things of several hundred catties, but now they are out of breath after just working for a while.

In fact, it would have been nice to just let the two old people watch, and it would have been nice to run a few more times by myself, but both of them were willing to admit the fact that they were old and compete with him.

Finally, the two who saw the facts found a rock and sat down, lamenting their youth.

Not only did he work hard here, he ran away as a load. Fortunately, the weight of the wood was greatly reduced after drying. If he was asked to carry the wood he had just cut, he really wouldn't dare to make it so big.

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"Grandpa, can you make a recliner?"

"A reclining chair? Of course grandpa can do it, but he hasn't done it for a long time."

"Really? That's great. I should have found grandpa a long time ago. Can you teach me?"

Grandpa who was driving suddenly stopped holding the steering wheel when he heard He Zhi's words.

"Do you want to learn?"

Seeing Grandpa's reaction, I thought he didn't want to teach, and I was a little nervous.

It was hard for me to find a breakthrough in the task. Although there are many masters in the lumber market, they are not even related to you, so why should they teach you?

"Grandpa, I want to make something myself, so..."

Li Zepeng glanced at his grandson sitting next to him. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he seemed to have made up his mind in the end.

"Xiao Zhi, if you want to learn, you can come to me at any time in town. Grandpa will teach you whatever you want to learn? As long as grandpa knows how to do it! But learning carpentry is very hard. Have you made up your mind?"

"Okay, grandpa, I don't want to learn much, it's very simple."

With the support of my grandfather, I finally have some confidence in the task of reclining chairs.

"But did grandpa misunderstand something? Forget it..."

The car soon stopped outside the grandfather's shop, and not only stayed to help unload the wood, but the grandfather said that he would go to the town to buy some things.

"Although we have grown some vegetables at home, we still have to buy some fresh meat, tobacco and wine, so that we can entertain those who come to help!"

More than of course support with both hands.

"Come on, Xiaozhi, you can come and study first."

"You see, these woods are thick and thin, straight and curved, so we have to make a simple plan according to their characteristics."

As he said that, he saw that Grandpa made a few marks on the wood with a pencil, and then flicked a few threads with an ink fountain.

"This step mainly requires you to know what you want to do and how much wood you need to use!"

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Grandpa taught He Zhi very earnestly, and He Zhi listened carefully until Grandpa came back with a basket of things on his back, and the timber brought in was also marked by Grandpa according to its function.

"Okay, Xiao Zhi, that's about it for today. Let's cut the wood with a band saw first!"

"Come on, just leave it like this, Xiao Zhi, be careful."

Speaking of band saws, I have always been scared of this thing. Maybe I have watched too many horror movies. Every time I see the band saw running, I think of Chainsaw. I heard that once in the lumber market, a carpenter didn't Be careful, your arm is broken...

Just when He was thinking wildly, grandpa turned on the switch, and the band saw started running with a roar.

"Xiao Zhi! Be careful!!!"

　No one is watching, it’s over. . . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)