From wilderness to palace

Chapter 151

Seeing that the village renovation plan was starting to get on track, Liu Yaocheng and the two newly hired bodyguards were able to help him solve many things.With his free time, Liu Yaozu also began to prepare to build his own pavilion that had been planned for a long time.

Considering that the pavilion to be built must be functional and beautiful, Liu Yaozu really put a lot of thought into the design.For him now, if he wants to do well as a travel company, his identity as a video blogger is also very important.

After a period of design, Liu Yaozu looked at the final shape of the pavilion in the computer and said happily: "If this pavilion is really built, it will definitely become a scene in the village. It's a pity that this is my exclusive pavilion!"

Before starting to build it, Liu Yaozu planned to make a miniature model of the pavilion first.The reason for making a miniature version is mainly to be familiar with each process and material distribution, so as to ensure that there is no need to rework or deform during later construction.

As a photography assistant, Zhou Shanhe looked at Liu Yaozu, who was busy with carpentry in the Wo family, and asked curiously, "Azu, if you don't keep an eye on the travel company and the food factory, can you rest assured?"

"There is nothing to worry about! Ah Cheng and Brother Xiao have good personalities. Although they are still lacking in ability, they have good execution ability. If I have to worry about everything, then why spend money to hire them? ?”

Such straightforward words made Zhou Shanhe not know how to reply.Compared with training every day in the army, the life of being a bodyguard for Liu Yaozu does seem extremely leisurely.To put it tackily, sometimes it hurts to be idle!

Fortunately, Liu Yaozu also knew this and would find something for them to do every day.It saves them from idleness and boredom, and at the same time, they also feel a little embarrassed to receive this generous salary!

Taking advantage of the opportunity of doing carpentry, Zhou Shanhe also began to learn photography techniques from Liu Yaozu.Although Liu Yaozu is also self-taught, his shooting experience is definitely not what Zhou Shanhe can match, and he can teach him a lot.

With Zhou Shanhe, what used to be mostly fixed shots can now be made into mobile shots.Even sometimes, shots from many different angles can be captured, so that more good-looking shots can be edited during post-production.

At the beginning, Zhou Shanhe, who was in charge of filming, felt that Liu Yaozu was not making a gazebo at all, but a toy instead.After hearing this, Liu Yaozu also smiled and said, "It's not wrong to say that this thing is a toy, it's just a model."

"Why do this?"

"This is based on the actual construction drawings and is made in miniature. If the final miniature model is the same as the pavilion I will build next, then I can save a lot of time and steps in the later construction."

After some explanations, Zhou Shanhe finally understood that Liu Yaozu was not doing wasted work.But what he really admired was the quaint gazebo that Liu Yaozu was going to build, which did not use a single nail, but a mortise and tenon structure.

Although he doesn't know much about carpentry, he still knows that there are not many carpenters who know this kind of skill nowadays!

After all the miniature wooden strips were made, Liu Yaozu also started assembling them.The miniature wooden strips were inlaid one after another by Liu Yaozu.A miniature pavilion soon appeared in front of him.

Looking at this miniature gazebo, Zhou Shanhe also admired it: "This pavilion is so beautiful! Doesn't need nails, is it strong?"

"Don't worry! The strength and stability of ancient wooden pavilions are often beyond our imagination. In fact, modern people choose other construction methods for simplicity and convenience. Over time, many craftsmanship passed down by the ancestors have been lost."

After assembling it and finally applying paint, Liu Yaozu looked at the 'Double Eaves Pavilion' he named it and said with satisfaction: "After applying the color, the pavilion does look different. Next, we can start building the pavilion."

Before starting construction, Liu Yaozu edited this video and quickly posted it in the daily life video column.Users who followed his video received a push notification from the website and quickly clicked into it.

At the beginning of the video, many netizens were puzzled when they saw Liu Yaozu planing the small wooden planks: "What kind of pavilion is such a small piece of wood? Azu, this fellow, wouldn't deliberately fool us, would he?"

"Azu's carpentry work is getting smoother and smoother. What is he going to do when he cuts these wooden strips?"

With this kind of doubt, and Liu Yaozu's occasional narration, netizens soon knew that he was making a miniature model of the gazebo.But hearing that he didn't plan to use a nail, many netizens said it was impossible.

"No nails? How is it possible? Isn't this kind of gazebo afraid of collapsing when the wind blows?"

"You don't need nails and use glue, it should be able to stick well, right?"

"The blogger's carpentry work is very smooth! It's just this tone, it seems a bit big!"

Just as these netizens continued to browse the follow-up videos with curiosity and doubt, they finally changed their minds completely when they watched Liu Yaozu who had made the miniature wooden strips and began to assemble these wooden strips.

When the miniature gazebo was successfully assembled, many netizens exclaimed: "It's really a gazebo!"

"This gazebo is so beautiful! I just don't know whether it is firm or not!"

"Such a unique model, Azu, do you sell it?"

When these netizens watched the video, there were also professionals browsing Liu Yaozu's video.These professionals were also amazed when they saw that the entire miniature model was made of mortise and tenon structure.

"This blogger seems to know a lot about mortise and tenon technology! This woodworking skill may be called a master."

If Liu Yaozu could hear the words of this professional, maybe he would say modestly, 'It's just a senior carpenter, there is still a long way to go before he is a master'.In fact, the inspiration for the design and construction of the pavilion also comes from the information instilled in the system.

Compared with the quality of some videos uploaded occasionally in the early stage, this video is undoubtedly more hardcore.As the video spread, many netizens wondered whether the physical version of the gazebo would be as delicate and solid as the model?

In order to build the pavilion, Liu Yaozu, who prepared all kinds of wood in advance, also began to devote his time and energy to building the wooden pavilion.Knowing about this, Liu Yaocheng and the others would try to disturb him as little as possible.

Even the village chief Liu Zhong and others knew that if the village wanted to attract tourists in the future, it would still need to rely on Liu Yaozu's online promotion.To put it simply, whether the travel company can make money depends on whether Liu Yaozu can attract tourists.

Originally, some villagers felt that Liu Yaozu had too many shares in the tourism company and that they would not have much say in the future.But Liu Zhong also said very directly: "If there was no Azu, even if we had money to start this company, would it be useful?"

What's the use of renovating the village if it can't attract tourists to come and live?If a tourist attraction wants to make money, it ultimately depends on whether tourists are willing to come.The company would run as usual without them, and without Liu Yaozu, the company wouldn't be able to do it!
Although the shares have not yet been finalized, many villagers know that Liu Yaozu must be the major shareholder of this company proposed by Liu Yaozu.It seems that more than 200 million funds have been raised, but the follow-up may not be enough.

Rather than asking them to spend more money, Liu Yaozu is the only one who really has the money to continue investing.Besides, you have to think carefully if you want to spend ten or tens of thousands with them. Liu Yaozu can make millions with one move. Can they compare?
Liu Yaozu, who stayed at home doing carpentry work, naturally didn't pay much attention to these things.After the pavilion pillars were planed, he called Sun Lijun to help.Plan these into smooth and round pillars and insert them all into the holes dug in advance.

Looking at the erected pavilion pillars, Sun Lijun also smiled and said, "After the pavilion is built, it will be comfortable to enjoy the shade in summer."

"Yeah! It's a bit cold in winter, but in other seasons it would be nice to drink tea and enjoy the coolness."

Having two bodyguards to help out really helped Liu Yaozu a lot.It would be really troublesome for him to erect these pavilion pillars alone.After the pavilion pillars were erected, Liu Yaozu began to stack other prepared woods on top and inlay them.

When the first layer of eaves was successfully mortised and tenoned, Sun Lijun, who was in charge of the construction, also admired: "This pavilion is really good! There are not many people who understand this kind of construction technology. It seems that the pavilion can really be built without nails."

Throughout the entire process, Liu Yaozu did not use a single nail.All the materials made in advance were spliced ​​according to the holes prepared in advance under Liu Yaozu's skillful hands, and finally became a solid whole.

After completing the splicing of the first eaves, Liu Yaozu specially asked Liu Yaoxing's engineering team to borrow scaffolding, and Liu Yaozu began to splice the roof and eaves of the pavilion again.The entire process of splicing mortise and tenon joints was completed by him, and the two bodyguards were only responsible for delivering the wood according to the serial number.

Marking the serial number on the wood is also convenient for subsequent splicing.If the serial number is not marked in advance, it is easy to confuse many woods that look the same.Doing this is also the experience accumulated in making miniature models.

When the final custom-made copper round pavilion cap was firmly placed on the top of the pavilion, the 'double eaves pavilion' designed and built by Liu Yaozu was almost completed.All that's left to do is paint the pavilion with the desired color.

Liu Yaocheng and the village chief, who knew that the gazebo was closed today, also came here to witness.Seeing the pavilion that was finalized, the village chief also said with emotion: "Azu, this kid is really good at carpentry!"

"Really? It seems like I won't be able to make any money in the future. It shouldn't be difficult to support myself with my carpentry skills."

In rural areas, there is a common saying that "a craftsman will never die of hunger in a famine year", which also shows that the common people respect craftsmen very much, and they cannot do without them.And in rural areas, skilled craftsmen are indeed more respected than ordinary people.

It's just that Liu Zhong and others didn't expect that Liu Yaozu, who stayed at home and said he wanted to build a pavilion, finally built a pavilion that was so exquisite and highly technical.But the most admirable thing is that this gazebo didn't cost much.

For other people or scenic spots, if you want to hire someone to build such a technical and exquisite pavilion, you may have to spend some money.With such a gazebo in the yard, the value of the entire old house has instantly increased a lot!

(End of this chapter)