Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 1 Beijing in 82
Beijing, Dashilar.

This is the most famous old commercial street in Beijing.

All kinds of people flow, or happy, or leisurely, or impatient, or sad, all kinds of life are revealed in the past crowd.

In Beijing in the 80s, the sky was blue and blue, the streets were very clean, and there were various slogans written on the walls.

Unite closely around the Party Central Committee and strive for the realization of the four modernizations.

Cross the river by feeling the stones.

Resolutely try, boldly break.

Kill a bloody way.

A red heart, ready with both hands.

All kinds of slogans, showing the characteristics of this era.

Zhang Junping was sitting on the side of the road, with many shell guns, May Fourth pistols, and semi-automatic rifles in front of him.

Of course, these are wooden replica toy guns.

In addition to these wooden toy guns that children like, there are also many ornaments, vivid puppies, naive kittens, lively little rabbits, handsome eagles spreading their wings, and colorful tigers with the spirit of kings.

There are a lot of things, the toy gun carved by Zhang Junping, if painted with black paint, is almost exactly the same as the real one.

Wood carving ornaments, whether it is a puppy, a rabbit, or a tiger, are all alive and well, and even people who don't know how to look at it will say that the carving is really good.

Those who know it will definitely say that a masterpiece is a collector's favorite.

However, Zhang Junping's business is not good!

No, it's not bad, it's no business at all!

In the morning, it attracted a lot of children, and some parents asked for the price, but when I heard that a wooden gun actually cost one dollar.

The reaction is basically to pull the child away.

Of course, there are also different parents who will first throw a sentence, "A dollar? Robbery?" and then pull the child away.

No matter how much the child cried, he would not pay for a wooden toy gun for the child.

A dollar, in Zhang Junping's opinion, is not high at all, and in later generations, you can't even buy a bottle of water.

To know.

Hereafter.

He is a provincial master of arts and crafts, a provincial inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, and his works all start with five figures.

It is highly sought after by wood art lovers and collectors.

only!

Here, one dime can buy a large bowl of soy pot noodles, one dollar can buy a dozen catties of grain, two catties of eggs, and one catty of pork, that kind of three-finger-thick pork belly.

In this era when the average salary is less than 50 yuan, few parents are willing to spend a dollar to buy a toy gun for their children.

Even his wooden toy guns are realistic.

Even his wood carving ornaments are comparable to masterpieces.

However, in the eyes of people of this era, it is ridiculously expensive to charge a dollar for toys that are not properly eaten or drunk!

Zhang Jun was sitting quietly on the curb, holding a piece of wood and a carving knife in his hand, cutting it bit by bit.

Zhang Junping looked focused, the carving knife was sometimes brisk, sometimes powerful, the sawdust flew, and the palm-sized wood changed shape in Zhang Junping's hand.

Only wood can make him temporarily forget the troubles of life.

Not long after, a big dog with both god and shape, sleeping lazily on the ground, appeared in Zhang Junping's hands.

"Big brother, are you making rhubarb?"

Zhang Junping raised his head and spoke to a little boy, a little boy who had been squatting beside his booth all morning.

"rhubarb?"

"Da Huang is that dog!" The little boy pointed at the big yellow dog lying lazily on the ground across the road.

"Yes!" Zhang Junping nodded.

The little boy squatted beside his booth, staring at the wooden toy gun on the booth, and stared like that all morning.

Zhang Junping had no business. Although the little boy kept staring at him, he didn't do anything, so he didn't care about him.

"Little comrade, can you repair furniture?" At this time, another aunt in her 50s stopped to ask when she saw the wood carving Zhang Junping was playing with.

"Aunt, I'm a carpenter! If you want to repair furniture, you should go to a carpenter!" Zhang Junping explained with a wry smile.

"Aiya! Little comrade, anyway, you all work with wood. I think your wood gun is very beautiful. You should also repair furniture, right?" Aunt said persistently.

"I know how to repair, but it's just me..." Zhang Junping was speechless. He wanted to ask his aunt, what is the inevitable connection between this wooden gun and the ability to repair furniture?
"It's enough to be able to repair! I knew that you are all playing with wood, and you will definitely be able to repair furniture!
Don't worry, how much money should be paid, aunt will give you the money! "As soon as he heard that Zhang Junping can repair furniture, the aunt grinned happily.

have to!After setting up a stall all morning, one did not sell, but took over a furniture repair job!

never mind!Fix the furniture, just fix the furniture!
As for what kind of artist's brilliance, let's go!
Artists also need to eat and live!

Without money, artists starve to death!

He didn't want to starve into the streets like this hapless predecessor.

Don't say it, I will cry too much!

Still, live first!
Anyway, if anyone told him now that the artist did not bow down for five buckets of rice, he would definitely spray him.

"Okay! I'll fix it for you!"

"How much does it cost to repair the furniture?" The aunt asked happily when Zhang Junping agreed to repair the furniture for herself.

"It depends on what kind of furniture you are repairing, and how much damage the furniture is!

If it's simple, change the legs of the chair and table, and you can give it three cents and two cents!
Looking back at the work I did, it's okay, you just need to introduce some more work! "Zhang Junping entered the state very quickly, and already regarded himself as a carpenter who took care of the work.

"Okay! Look at your little comrade, you're pretty solid, then come with me!"

When she heard that it was only three cents or two cents, the aunt had a bright smile on her face. She thought that she was right. It would be cheap to find a young master to repair furniture.

Zhang Junping put the things on the booth into the toolbox.

Then he handed the wood carving dog he had just carved to the little boy, "Little boy, thank you for staying with me all morning!

Big brother, will you give this big yellow dog to you? "

"Thank you big brother!" The little boy glanced at the wooden gun that Zhang Junping put into the box, happy and a little disappointed, "Tomorrow, I will come to accompany big brother to sell things!"

The little boy naively thought that this was really his reward for spending the morning with his big brother.

"Okay! I'll give you a little rabbit tomorrow!" Zhang Junping winked at the little boy and smiled wickedly.

The little boy was holding "Rhubarb". Although he was a little disappointed, it was not the big gun he wanted, but he was quite happy.

I also imagined that if I continue to set up a stall with my big brother tomorrow, my big brother will give him the big gun.

As a result, I was in a bad mood when I heard that Zhang Junping said that he would send him a bunny tomorrow.

She pouted, almost crying.

.........

Carrying the toolbox and following the aunt, walking through the alleys, crossing the alleys, turning around and coming to a large courtyard.

When it comes to Dazayuan, many people will confuse Dazayuan and Siheyuan.

It is considered that a large courtyard is a courtyard where many people live in a courtyard.

In fact, this understanding is wrong.

Dazayuan and Siheyuan are two completely different concepts.

From the perspective of housing structure, the building structure of Dazayuan is simple, and it can even be described as rudimentary.

As for the courtyard, the structure and layout are very particular, like what goes out of the corridor and then out of the building.

In addition, the courtyard gate of the courtyard must be opened in the southeast corner, and the toilet must be in the southwest corner.

The large courtyard is not necessarily.

In the past, large courtyards were equivalent to our current low-rent housing.

The structure is relatively simple, and some poor people live in it.

of course.

There is also a large courtyard, just like the one in front of Zhang Junping, which is a large courtyard converted from a traditional courtyard.

This is after the liberation, in order to solve the housing difficulties of the citizens, the state transformed part of the courtyards into large courtyards.

The Beijingers who can live in this kind of courtyard house converted from a courtyard house are basically the working class.

"Aunt Wang came back from grocery shopping?"

"Aunt Wang, what dishes do you have today?"

As soon as Aunt Wang entered the door, someone greeted her.

While Aunt Wang responded, she led Zhang Junping to the backyard.

Only then did Zhang Junping discover that this was a large courtyard transformed from a three-entry courtyard.

The yard is very big, and I also carry things across the yard.

"Aunt Wang, are you a relative?" Someone asked curiously when they saw Zhang Junping.

"Isn't my table old? I found a master to fix it!"

"The relationship is good, my bed is also old, and I will repair one piece!" The man laughed.

Zhang Junping murmured to himself, this is to carry out the business of repairing furniture by himself!
Forget it, a sheep is driven, a flock of sheep is released, just repair it!

Better than being hungry!

"Little comrade, look at my table, it's shaking all the time. It's been repaired several times, but it's still not repaired!" The aunt said to Zhang Junping as she opened the door and entered the room.

Walking into the main room, Zhang Junping looked at it casually.

A table of the Eight Immortals is placed against the wall against the door.

There are tea bowls and teapots on the table of the Eight Immortals.

There is a portrait of the chairman on the wall.

On either side of the Eight Immortals table are two official hat chairs in their early years.

When Zhang Junping saw the four-year-old official hat chairs on both sides of the Eight Immortals Table, his eyes flashed.

Although he didn't read it carefully, but based on his experience as a top-level wood artist, these two official hat chairs in their early years are objects that open doors.

Looking at the shape, it can be dated. It is an old object of the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the texture and color of the wood, it can be concluded that this is a pair of official hat chairs in the Ming Dynasty.

"Aunt, is this the table?" Zhang Junping asked, pointing to the Eight Immortals Table tied with iron wire. "Yes, that's it! It keeps shaking, and it can't be tied with iron wire!" "Aunt, take the things on it first, and I'll check what's wrong!"

Zhang Junping helped put aside the teapot, teacup, etc.

Reached out and shook the Eight Immortals table to feel it, then lowered his head and got under the table to take a look.

"Auntie, your Eight Immortals Table is quite old!
Look at the workmanship, this is the furniture before liberation! "

"Little comrade, you are so right, let me tell you this table, it was made by someone when I got married!
In a flash, it has been more than 30 years! "Aunt heard this, clapped her hands and laughed.

After Zhang Junping checked, he raised his head and said to his aunt, "You are an old craft, the mortise and tenon structure has been used for a long time, and the gap between the tenon and mortise has become larger, so I'll just add a plug for you!

Guarantee you another 30 years! "

"Another 30 years? Isn't that an antique?

The children at home said that I should replace it with a new one, and I was a little reluctant!
This table was made of good materials at the time! "The aunt touched the table and smiled with some nostalgia.

"Indeed, you made it from old elm!

This kind of material will not break even if it is used for 100 years! Zhang Junping nodded in agreement.

"Aunt, is it okay for me to move the Eight Immortals Table to the yard for repair?" Zhang Junping glanced at the narrow room.

It is said to be the main room, but in this main room, in addition to the Eight Immortals table and the official hat chair, there are also two beds and a wardrobe.

The originally small room was crowded to the brim.

There is definitely no way to fix it in the house.

(End of this chapter)