Life in a quiet village in Xianshan

Are you talking nonsense? How could Gu Siwei let him touch these materials? Among those materials were red sandalwood and huanghuali.

Yes, Gu Siwei didn't use it himself, but he kept it for future use of coins. Waiting for this material to come together, people told Gu Siwei, my cabinet is made of red sandalwood. You know red sandalwood? Well, when the time comes, Gu Siwei will say, there are two or three pillars like those in He Shen’s house outside our house, and we don’t care much if they are exposed to the sun or rain.

When the time comes, the faces of those who hold these materials as treasures will surely look wonderful.

It’s fun just thinking about it!

Now that Old Man Tao wants his material, how is that possible? Grandpa Mountain God is your Grandpa Mountain God, and I am not the one who always blames you.

Tao Yisheng saw that Gu Siwei was furious and immediately said: "Who wants those things? You can't kill me if you want them. Besides, you already said it was the dowry of Sicui and your daughter. How dare I touch them?"

"It's good to know," Gu Siwei replied angrily.

Tao Yisheng looked at Gu Siwei's appearance and said with a smile: "Look at how stingy you are, I just want to ask you about the old nanmu on the slope. If you don't want your precious materials, just ordinary nanmu will be fine."

"Isn't it expensive?" Gu Siwei almost rolled his eyes: "You told me that this kind of nanmu is not expensive? What do you think? There are no stakes, so if you want the fir over there, just forget it."

There are a lot of materials piled up on the slope of Gu Siwei's house. Many of them were jobs that Gu Siwei found for them when Zhou Guangxian and the others first came here. Now that these materials have been laid out for several years, it is definitely impossible for them to be infested by insects. Yes, because there are some other smelly materials mixed into the material, so it is impossible for any insects to grow there.

As for rotting, it's even more impossible. Gu Siwei left these materials to dry naturally in the shade, so there was no way they could rot.

Tao Yisheng listened with a calm expression on his face, but he was secretly happy in his heart: "Okay, that's better than nothing."

After hearing this, Gu Siwei immediately replied: "Don't force it, I don't have to keep it myself."

When Tao Yisheng saw it, he immediately said with a smile: "Don't force it, don't force it, how difficult it is to get something out of your old hands!"

"If you don't pick it, just give me a few of these materials," Gu Siwei said.

Tao Yisheng said: "It's not like you used it in vain. I will still give it back to you when the time comes."

After saying that, seeing Gu Siwei staring at him with a playful look on his face, Tao Yisheng's old face turned red rarely: "Zhuangzi, I have taken advantage of you."

There is no way. If you use new materials to replace the old materials that have been displayed for so many years, you must be taking advantage. Not only is it taking advantage, but it is also taking a big advantage.

Why, why are new materials not as good as old materials? To put it simply, it is a matter of durability. The old materials have been around for a long time. Such materials will not crack or rot. This means that one piece will come out of dozens of pieces, and it will take more than ten or twenty pieces to make such a piece. If a piece does not change shape or break, it will definitely be an advantage to replace it with new material, and it will be a huge advantage.

If he could take advantage of it, Tao Yisheng wouldn't have to wait for Tao Yisheng to figure out this kind of material. Countless people in Zhuangzi have repaired their houses over the years and have already replaced them all. It's just because it's not easy, so most people are embarrassed to open their mouths to replace them. This kind of material.

If it weren't for the construction of the main hall, Tao Yisheng would not open his mouth. If the main hall was built with new materials and was shiny when it was built, and it would be renovated again after three to five years, it would be a lot of fun.

Tao Yisheng had no intention of acquiring the precious materials from Lao Gu. To be honest, let alone the red sandalwood, huanghuali and the like, even the old nanmu from Gu Siwei's place was top-notch. If it wasn't for Wei Not strong enough, that is, not rough enough. In the past, if he dared to keep such information, he could be charged with treason and the nine members of the Gu family would be killed.

Thinking about it this way, you will know how rare the materials displayed on the slope of Gu Siwei's home are.

"There are about twenty roots in total. When the time comes..." Tao Yisheng said.

Gu Siwei is really not too nervous about fir wood or something, because he has the space in his hands, and it is not easy to get these things. What kind of shade-dried materials are still a problem for him? If someone spends three years working on the same material, it only takes him a few months.

But even though it is easy for you to get it, you can't let others know that it is easy for you to get it. Then wouldn't the things you give out become worthless? If you don't treat your own things as things, then others may not even say thank you. If I don’t bring it to you, you may not think that people are doing you a favor by using your things.

"Okay, okay, you can find someone to get it when you need it. But I can make it clear to you, there will be no next time." Gu Siwei said, "It's not easy for me to save some wood."

"I know, if it weren't for these three palaces, I wouldn't need your materials. They can be obtained at the lumberyard," Tao Yisheng said with a smile.

Seeing Gu Siwei looking at him, Tao Yisheng said: "What's weird about this? Do you think those guys in the lumberyard won't keep the good materials when they come across them? If nothing else, if there are elderly people at home, they can make a coffin. There must be enough materials for the board, if there is any way, whose children and grandchildren would let their mother and father walk away in a pine coffin!"

Gu Siwei doesn't care about which coffin to buy or not, but Lao Gu doesn't care, which doesn't mean that people nowadays don't care, and people nowadays not only care, but also care a lot.

Many old people have chosen coffins for themselves before they died, but they don’t call them coffins but longevity coffins, which actually means the same thing.

Moreover, coffins are different from coffins. Some coffins are painted in bright red, while some are painted in black. Different colors represent different meanings.

At this time, an elderly person in the family dies. Whether there is a good coffin is an important symbol to measure the filial piety of the descendants. If the coffin is not good, there may be relatives gossiping behind the back.

It is perfectly normal for the people in the lumberyard to take advantage of the convenience of their work to seek some benefits for themselves. Not only Tao Yisheng, but Gu Siwei also knew that in a public factory, everyone can get some benefits if they can. One good thing, this is a very common phenomenon nowadays.

Although Gu Siwei grew up in a small town, he really didn't understand much about these things, because at that time, people were burned to death and turned into a pile of ashes, which was either put in a jar or in a small box. Come on, it's over. It's nothing like now. If you say the old man is dead and burn him, the old man will chase you and beat you to death with a small walking stick.

At this time, we are talking about laying the foundation for peace of mind, and talking about being buried in the ancestral graves. Only in this way can we enjoy the incense of our descendants in the future, and can we enjoy the sacrifices of our descendants during the new year and festivals.

Don’t underestimate this idea. People who think like this know that they are Chinese no matter where they are. Even if they die in the United States, the world’s most powerful country at the time, these Chinese will bring the body back to their hometown for burial. Americans in the past would have a headache when they mentioned Chinese immigrants. They always felt that these people had no intention of integrating into American society.

But once this idea was shattered, good guys, the Chinese people who went out wanted to be known that they were from China, and they had to choose a white community to live. They originally did nothing in the domestic community activities, but when they got outside, they immediately He became an activist and wanted to integrate into American society in all aspects.

Gu Siwei listened with relish as Tao Yisheng lived in vain for a while. Of course, it was not about immigration in vain. This matter was what Gu Siwei was pondering in his mind. Tao Yisheng was talking about the details of coffins.

In short, the fact is quite simple, that is, the lumberyard took advantage of its own convenience and saved some good materials for itself, but the most outstanding materials were not as good as those on the slope of Siwei's home.

It was impossible for Gu Siwei not to understand this. Where did his material come from? The materials in the lumberyard grow in nature, how could they grow straighter and better than the materials in space?

Materials that grow in nature must not be affected by wind direction or sunlight. There may be a vine or something to climb on. It is not easy to grow straight ones. Long straight ones are not eaten by insects. Occasionally a strong wind comes. It still has to hold up and grow to a certain thickness. It’s easy to take out all the conditions. Add these conditions together and you can calculate how many trees it takes to produce such a material.

Otherwise, Tao Yisheng could just give him some money. Isn't that the reason why he asked Gu Siwei to exchange Gu Siwei's materials for Gu Siweipo.

While the two were chatting, suddenly, someone outside shouted: "The tiger is here to bring food!"

Gu Siwei came to the wall curiously and stretched his head to take a look.

The snow outside is still falling, but the snow is not heavy, and the visibility is still quite high. At this moment, I see a person standing on the causeway that has been built outside, holding a frozen fish in his hand. I can tell at a glance that he is definitely there. Went to break the ice and catch fish.

Gu Siwei looked in the direction of the man, and saw an adult tiger not far away from the man, holding something in its mouth, looking at the man carrying the fish.

At this time, Tao Yisheng shouted at the people outside at the top of his lungs: "Si Maozi, you are blocking the way of the tiger! You are stupid."

When the people outside heard this, they immediately took a few steps back and gave way.

Tiger looked at Simaozi and walked to the door of Tao Yisheng's yard with a wary expression.

Only then did Gu Siwei discover that the tiger had a rabbit in its mouth.

At this time, Si Maozi stood on the edge of the wall, stretching his head and tiptoing to look at the big tiger in the yard.

"This tiger is so benevolent. Did you see that he even knew how to bring a rabbit to Uncle Tao?"

Gu Siwei looked at Si Maozi, and then at the tiger in front of him who was enjoying family happiness with his cubs, and felt that Si Maozi's IQ was really worrying.

At least not as tall as the tiger in front of me.

Take a broken rabbit, to be honest, it can't even feed the little local dogs in the village, and exchange it for the four cubs from Tao Yisheng to eat well and drink spicy food. Is this called benevolence and righteousness?

What does it look like to be unkind?