Return to 1980 and be a matchmaker

the next morning.

Sham Shui Tin Village.

Deng Shirong took out a large stack of RMB from his pocket, handed it to Guan Dewei and said, "This is the money given to Yongying by the man's family. It's a total of 688 yuan. Can you count and see if there are any mistakes?"

Guan Dewei was a little surprised when he heard this. Generally, a man gives a part of his wife's price before registration, and the rest is paid before marriage.

It is very rare to pay off your net worth in one lump sum without even registering like now.

Things like money must be counted in person, so after Guan Dewei took the money, he counted them one by one.

In this era, the maximum face value of the RMB is only ten yuan. The main scene on the front is a picture of "People's Representatives Walking Out of the Great Hall", which represents a socialist country where the people are the masters of the country. Since the National People's Congress representatives come from all provinces and have compatriots of all ethnic groups, they are It’s called “Great Unity.”

The 688 yuan that Deng Shirong brought had 60 large unity cards, and the rest were in denominations of 5 yuan, 2 yuan, and 1 yuan. Apparently, the Deng Changfu family specially found someone to exchange these large denominations for the sake of looking good.

After Guan Dewei counted the money clearly, Deng Shirong stood up and said goodbye. Today he specially sent the money for the man. Tomorrow Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying will go to the commune to register. According to the customs here, they must first Send the woman’s worth.

After returning from Sham Shui Tin Village, Deng Shirong went to the cylinder tile factory.

Just yesterday when Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying went to Longtan to order clothes, the tile kiln jointly contracted by Deng Shirong and Deng Yungui also started construction in a low-key manner.

"Jiugong!"

"Uncle Nine!"

When they arrived at the cylinder tile factory, the workers saw Deng Shirong and greeted him one after another.

After Deng Shirong greeted them, he came to the area where the big vat master was located. This was the place where he had worked for many years in his previous life.

"dad!"

"Master, you are here!"

The ones who greeted me this time were the eldest son Deng Yuntai and his apprentice Deng Changbiao, the two vat masters.

Deng Shirong hummed, then put his hands behind his back, walked into the room where his apprentice Deng Changbiao was working, and observed the large vat he was working on.

Making a large tank is done indoors. After all, it is made of clay. If it is done in the open air, it will be in vain if it rains.

Deng Changbiao is also in his 30s. As a vat master, he is also impressive in front of others, but in front of his own master, he dare not show any arrogance.

Because in the field of making large vats, his master's skills are recognized as excellent. Although he has been with the master for nearly ten years, and the master of making large vats has taught him the craftsmanship of making large vats without reservation, but the big vats he makes are The tank just can't compare with the master.

This line of work requires a lot of talent.

Deng Changbiao’s talent can only be said to be average. He learned how to make large tanks after more than a year with his master, but the large tanks he made were all weighing more than 130 kilograms.

However, his master made a large tank that was basically in the range of 110 to 20 kilograms. The quality of the large tanks was almost the same, but the weight differed by more than [-] kilograms. This is a technical difference.

Therefore, Deng Changbiao felt a little guilty when he saw the master observing his "work" with his hands behind his back.

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Although Deng Shirong has not been making vat tiles for decades, his skills and vision are there, so he can see the shortcomings of the big vat in front of him at a glance.

Thinking that this apprentice in his previous life had always respected him, Deng Shirong knew that it would be difficult for him to make further progress with his talent, but he still couldn't help but give him advice.

Especially some key tips, which are emphasized again and again.

Deng Changbiao waited for the master to finish speaking, then smiled bitterly and said: "Master, you have told me these tips several times, and I have memorized them all, but when it comes to actual operation, it won't work!"

Deng Shirong also knew that this was the limit of his apprentice, so he couldn't help but sigh and said: "I understand that making a large vat is just like cooking. Some people can learn the same thing just by watching others cook once, and some people just follow it step by step. The taste of the food is still very different despite the teachings. Talent is something you really can’t force."

Deng Changbiao nodded repeatedly and said: "Master, just understand. It's not that I don't work hard. It's really that I can't do it no matter how hard I try, and there's nothing I can do."

Deng Shirong remembered that the glory of the vat master only had ten or eight years left. No matter how good the technology was, it would be useless after ten years, he said with some waning interest: "Forget it, the times are changing too fast now, vat tiles You may not be able to do it for a lifetime, and there is really no need to spend too much time studying.”

Seeing that his master was in a low mood, Deng Changbiao thought that his performance had let him down, and he said with shame and guilt: "Master, I failed to live up to expectations and let you down!"

When Deng Shirong saw this, he knew that his apprentice had misunderstood. He waved his hand and said: "It's none of your business. You work hard. Now it's different from before. You can do more. If you want to make more money to support your family, don't be afraid of hard work."

Deng Changbiao nodded like a chicken pecking rice and said: "I know Master, I will work hard."

Deng Shirong hummed and said, "Then you go ahead and I'll go see how Yuntai is doing!"

Deng Changbiao responded, and when the master left, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then focused on the big vat in front of him.

Deng Shirong came to the room where his eldest son worked. He walked around the half-finished vat with his hands behind his back as usual, and found that his eldest son and his apprentice encountered the same problem.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of his second son Deng Yunheng.

After my second son graduated from high school in his previous life, he came back to learn how to make a large vat because he could not go to college. As a result, he learned all the vat technology in just one month, and after another two or three months of training After that, the large tanks he made were no worse than his old master.

That talent is simply terrifying.

Some people look at God's face to eat, and some people are chased by God to feed them. His second son obviously belongs to the latter.

"Dad, do you think I'm doing okay?" Deng Yuntai asked with a smile.

Letting his eldest son be the vat master is only temporary. He will definitely have other plans later. After all, the vat tile industry has no future, and it is impossible for him to let his eldest son develop in this industry.

Therefore, Deng Shirong was a lot more tolerant of his technical standards and replied with a smile: "Well, I can do well." After saying that, he did not forget to warn: "Take it easy when you work and don't work too hard. The family is not short of your wages, but if you accidentally tire yourself out, it will be more than worth the loss."

Feeling his father's concern, Deng Yuntai said with a smile: "I understand, Dad."

"Then get busy and I'll go have a chat with your brother Yungui."

"Ok!"