The ancient life of a master craftsman

"Okay, let's go out." Liu Chuncheng looked tired, it seemed that he was very tired after just talking for a while, and his voice began to weaken.

Li Enbai frowned secretly. This Liu Juren's body was worse than he thought. After exiting the room, Liu Mingxi was the first to greet him, "Brother Linfeng, my uncle..."

"Sir, you seem a little tired, and you plan to rest for a while. Brother Chang Le, let's go to your yard and talk again?" Li Enbai stopped Liu Mingxi, walked over to Yunli, picked up the basket, and held Yunli's hand hand.

Yunli's palms were covered with sweat, as was her face.At the end of July and the beginning of August, it was the hottest time, Li Enbai was afraid that he would suffer from heat stroke, so he hurriedly asked the black-faced boy to ask for a fan, and when the boy brought him the fan, he carefully wiped Yunli's face, Wipe the sweat off your neck and palms.

"It's very hot, isn't it? Let's buy two cucumbers when we go back, and we'll eat it with well water when we get home. It'll be cool." Li Enbai's movement of wiping his sweat was so gentle that Yunli felt his heart beating like a drum, thumping, thumping. , I don't know how to react.

Liu Mingxi looked at the two people who couldn't tolerate others, not only sighed, it's really different to have a husband, everyone who watched couldn't help smiling, how wonderful it would be to be in it?When will he find someone who loves each other like Brother Yun and Linfeng?

Knocking his own head, he stopped thinking about this problem, Liu Mingxi left his uncle's yard first, and led the way in front, Li Enbai took the fan, and Yun Li walked behind Liu Mingxi, while walking, Li Enbai shook the fan , sending the cool wind to Yunli's side.

Liu Mingxi learned that his uncle promised that Li Enbai could come to ask for advice, so he actively signed a contract with Li Enbai. According to him, if his uncle is unwilling, let alone come to ask for advice, he will be kicked out immediately. The manuscript has not been written yet, but it is almost there.

Li Enbai was not worried that Liu Chuncheng would not write him a handwritten letter. It was much better to let Liu Chuncheng say something he was willing to guide him than to write him a handwritten letter right away.

They first wrote the contract for the loom. Li Enbai collected the contract and bank notes without hesitation, and left the model of the loom on the spot. I will keep it for you, anyway, it is the same as the real machine, you can keep it first, and I will send a new loom and all the drawings in a few days.”

"That's fine, but you don't plan to keep the spinning machine?" Liu Mingxi didn't plan to let him take the spinning machine away today, even if it was just a model.

Li Enbai touched his chin and asked, "Are you sure you can hold on if I stay?"

Liu Mingxi paused, "What do you mean?"

"You and Mr. Liu should not be the only two masters in this house, right? On the way back we just met two maidservants and followed them to the gate of your courtyard. Guess how many people will know that you took a farmer's son there today?" Where is sir?" Li Enbai asked.

Liu Mingxi's face changed suddenly, he didn't notice anyone following him, "You are right, you should take care of this spinning machine temporarily, and I will talk about it when I am ready."

"Well, the spinning machine is in the Westinghouse of my house. Come and move it when you are ready." It was agreed that it would be given to him, Li Enbai kept his word, but it is temporarily kept for him now.

After sending off Li Enbai and Li Enbai, Liu Mingxi pondered for a while, and seeing that it was almost time for dinner, he went to his uncle's yard, planning to grab a meal from his uncle.

Naturally, Liu Chuncheng would not drive him out, but he likes vegetarian food a lot on weekdays, and his taste is also light, which is far from the taste of young people like Liu Mingxi, who loves meat and dislikes. I treated him badly, so I asked someone to add two meat dishes to him.

Although there is a saying now that 'you don't talk when you eat, you don't talk when you sleep', but the two uncles and nephews talked softly while eating, which is not interesting. It made Liu Chuncheng eat a few more mouthfuls of food. The black-faced boy who watched was overjoyed and secretly I hope that the young master can often come to eat with the second master.

After the leftovers were gone, Liu Chuncheng drank Xiaoshi tea and asked his eldest nephew, "Where did you meet Li Linfeng?"

"Coincidentally, it's really not someone I know. I got up early one day and had nothing to do. I remembered that it happened to be the fifteenth day. There was a big market in the West Market, so I thought about going around to see and see Did anything change last year? I found a few pretty boys selling hair accessories. It was a bit strange, so I went over to look at it for a while, and was tricked into buying two hairpins..."

Liu Mingxi talked about how he got to know Li Enbai, and couldn't help laughing, "That little brother is very eloquent, and he is very good at deceiving people. I saw what he said was interesting, so I bought two, which happened to be the last two on their stall. Zhizan, I closed the stall after selling it. Just as I wanted to open the place, I saw that they broke the four legs of the table used for the stall inward, and once closed, a table became a flat plank."

"Oh?" Liu Chuncheng was also very interested in what he said. His elder nephew got engaged early, and he should have been married long ago, but because of his family's too much property, he had to travel around, and the wedding was delayed for half a year. Knowing that after only half a year's delay, the girl he was engaged to married married someone else, and quietly broke the engagement.

This time his brother came back two months early to wait for the ancestor worship, and he also wanted to teach the woman's family a lesson, but his eldest nephew thought it didn't matter, as long as he took back the Geng stickers exchanged during the engagement.He also bluntly said that he didn't want to marry someone he didn't like, and now it's the best.

He was so angry with his elder brother that he was detained in Xinglong Town in a fit of anger, and he was not allowed to go out. That's why the elder nephew said that he got up early and had nothing to do.

Liu Chuncheng watched his eldest nephew tell how he was persuaded by his younger brother to buy two hairpins that he didn't know how to use at all, and he was still guessing whether his eldest nephew fell in love with this younger brother.Unexpectedly, it turned out to be related to Li Linfeng.

"The table takes up very little space when folded, and is very light. It weighs as much as an ordinary table. I thought it was interesting, so I asked Liu Chong to inquire, and learned about Li Linfeng's address from those little brothers. I’ll go when I’m free.” Liu Mingxi’s tone gradually became resentful, “At first I thought maybe the carpenter who invented the folding table would have other interesting inventions, but I didn’t expect to discover the loom. I fell into Linfeng's trap and was led away by his nose."

He wasn't angry, or had doubts about Li Enbai's character, but he was reconciled to his lack of energy-raising skills. Thinking about how many circles he had gone through since he was a teenager, he started to help his father manage the family business. Two years have rarely been calculated so thoroughly.

It can be seen that he is still not experienced enough, and he has not yet learned the ability of his father to collapse mountains before his eyes without changing his face. This hit him who had been complacent before, but his impetuous heart sank.

After listening to him, Liu Chuncheng had a feeling that Li Enbai was a "Jiang Taigong fishing" waiting to clarify this wisher's bait, and he had a deeper understanding of Li Enbai, "I look like a senior brother... "

After murmuring something in a low voice, Liu Chuncheng stopped thinking about it and watched Liu Mingxi continue to play tricks and show off his results, "I left the model of the loom when I left, and I brought it with me. Uncle, can you take a look?"

"Okay." Liu Chuncheng is also very interested in looms. His family's cloth shop is also a pillar industry of the family. It is naturally good to improve the efficiency of weaving.

"When I watched it that day, it was the little brother from Linfeng's family who showed it. With feet and hands pushing, the cloth was woven densely and well, just like this." Liu Mingxi put the loom on the table , install the small spool, then press the pedal firmly with your fingers, and push the 杼 with the other hand.

"Is this called a model?" Liu Chuncheng is more interested in this loom that is only the size of two hands of an adult man. He really has never seen anyone make a loom so small that it looks like a toy, but can actually weave When the fabric comes out, the width is not good for other things, and a hair tie is always no problem.

"Yes, Linfeng said that this is specially for display. After all, the loom and spinning machine are not easy to move. It is unrealistic to go to his house to see them all. It is convenient to have this model. If you want people to see the effect , just get started with the demonstration, and you can take it wherever you go, which is convenient and fast." Liu Mingxi stopped after finishing the installed bobbins.

"Look, uncle, you can weave such a long cloth with the effort of a cup of tea. It can be said that it is much better than the machines we use now." Liu Mingxi analyzed the advantages of the improved loom. Said the more I feel lucky, the first to discover the improved loom.

Liu Chuncheng sighed deeply, "Oh..."

"Why is uncle sighing?" Liu Mingxi was puzzled.

"Sigh, even if I find a good student who studies, I can't accept him as a student, alas..." Liu Chuncheng sighed again, he really wanted to take an apprentice, but it's a pity that Li Enbai and him may not have the fate of mentor and apprentice.

"Uncle wants to accept Linfeng as a disciple? That's not the case. Even though he is extremely intelligent, he has only read a few books by himself. It is not known whether he can live a child's life." Liu Mingxi said so.

Liu Chuncheng shook his head, he didn't dare to say that Li Enbai would definitely pass next year's children's test, and if he got an on-demand broadcast, it would not be difficult for him to be a scholar.

"Since my uncle likes him, I can just accept him. In this way, Linfeng can be regarded as Liu's family, and it will be easier for us to talk about cooperation in the future." Thinking about it, Liu Mingxi felt that uncle accepted this disciple. Very good deal.

But I heard Liu Chuncheng say, "That's the case, I can't accept him, otherwise if it spreads out, I, Liu Yixian, was greedy for profit and used my teacher's name as a fig leaf to secretly snatch Li Linfeng's drawings, and I have already obtained huge benefits."

The reputation of a literati is more important than life. You can not be famous, but you must not be stigmatized. Otherwise, even if you can reach the emperor in one step, you will be thrown far away.