Reborn Craftsman

"No, no!" Liu Xing even waved his hands.

Ah Hu in front of him has dark skin, is tall, and has crystal clear eyes. He looks like a person who grew up in the countryside.

"It's okay, then I'll go. I have to discuss with my uncle to see if I can build a thatched hut for me!" Ahu said, pulling the scalper and walking eastward.

"Wait a minute, Ah Hu!" Village Chief Wang stopped the barefoot young man Ah Hu: "It's not easy for your uncle, he can't afford that much money to build a hut for you as a bachelor, or else, I'll give you money to build a hut for you." The matter has been dealt with, and I will go to Xiaohu's house in person."

As the village head, he couldn't just watch Ah Hu be single like this. After all, Dongyu Village already had enough bachelors.

"Okay!" Ah Hu knew that Village Chief Wang would not lie to him, so he immediately brought the scalper back.

"Let me introduce, this is Xiao Liu, who came to help restore the bamboo building, and his craftsmanship is extraordinary!" Village Chief Wang smiled and pulled Liu Xing in front of Ah Hu.

"Hello, my name is Wang Ahu, from Dongyu Village. I heard your name last night." Ahu wiped his right hand carefully on his body, and then handed it to Liu Xing.

"Haha... hello, I'm also from the countryside, so I don't need to be so particular about it!" Liu Xing reached out and shook Ahu's hand: "Just now you caught the scalper in time, thank you very much, otherwise I really don't know What should be done."

"Thank you for such a small matter. Besides, it's my uncle's scalper!" Seeing that Liu Xing is easy to talk, Ahu grinned, showing a mouthful of white and neat teeth: "Let's go! I'll take you there Village department."

"Okay!" Liu Xing walked up to the motorcycle and rode slowly behind Ahu.

The strange thing is that the scalper is very obedient with Ah Hu by his side.

Village head Wang did not ride Liu Xing's motorcycle this time, but walked along the west side of the river with Ah Hu. After walking for about ten minutes, he saw a wooden bridge lying across the river. In the middle of the big river.

Liu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately cheered and crossed the wooden bridge.

Looking along the direction of the road extended by the wooden bridge, you can have a panoramic view of Dongyu Village hidden in the mountains.

Liu Xing did not walk alone, but parked his motorcycle beside the bridge, silently waiting for Village Chief Wang and Ah Hu.

But at this moment, a village woman appeared in a panic. Seeing that Village Chief Wang was also there, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. When she approached, she grabbed Ah Hu and said, "Why are you still here? Hurry up to Xiaohu's house! That girl heard that she almost hanged herself!"

"Auntie, what's going on?" Ah Hu's eyes were red with anxiety.

"It's not because of his parents. They wanted to marry Xiaohu to the youngest son of the owner of the grocery store in the town, but Xiaohu refused. After crying and fussing, he almost hanged himself!" The village woman pulled Ahu He ran to the road ahead: "Son, your family doesn't have enough money to build a hut. You can find your aunt. I still have dozens of dollars in savings for selling eggs!"

"Hmm, um!" Ah Hu was moved and cried, and ran away desperately.

Village Chief Wang wanted to call Ah Hu to stop, but in the end he couldn't say what was stuck in his throat, so he could only silently watch Ah Hu and the village woman disappear from sight.

Liu Xing walked up to Village Chief Wang, and asked suspiciously: "Red brick houses are all built in the countryside now, why doesn't Ah Hu even have thatched huts? Why does this sound weird to me?"

Although it is 93, most farmers have mud-brick houses, and even some farmers who have made a fortune have built red-brick houses.Although Dongyu Village is not rich, it doesn't mean that it doesn't even have a hut!

"Hey! You don't know Ah Hu's background. He lost his parents since he was a child. His uncle took care of him and grew up in the village. His ancestors originally left him an adobe house, but it was destroyed a few years ago. It was washed away by the flood." Village Chief Wang sighed and explained the reason.

"So it's like this!" Liu Xing couldn't help shaking his head.

This child, Ahu, is really pitiful. It's not because of his parents who left early, but because Dongyu Village is too poor to give him any help. It's probably the biggest luxury to live with enough food and clothing.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the village department first. I want to take care of Ahu's affairs now, but I'm afraid I'm powerless!" Village head Wang led the scalper and walked towards Dongyu Village.

Liu Xing followed behind on a motorcycle.

As he got deeper, he discovered a strange thing.

That is, Dongyu Village is very rich in fir, pine, and bamboo resources. Among them, there are at least thousands of towering fir trees that are more than a hundred years old. The scale formed by the treetops can block the sky and the sun. the sun is up.

As for Nanzhu, there are mountains and mountains everywhere.

With such abundant resources, Dongyu Village shouldn't be so poor.

Village head Wang saw the doubts in Liu Xing's heart, and he smiled wryly: "Son, you don't understand, our Dongyu Village is a little far from Banqiao Town, and the roads are not smooth. If these trees and bamboos are to be exchanged for money, That’s hard to get into.”

"Won't you take the lead in building roads?" Liu Xing asked curiously.

"No money! Dongyu Village has a small area and a lot of people, so there is not enough money to pay the public grain every year!" Village Chief Wang replied with a wry smile.

The "land" in this small land and large population refers to the fertile land that can grow rice, not just the entire Dongyu Village.

In 93, the agricultural tax had not been abolished, and all farmers had to pay taxes, and they were all eating them in the fields. It was very difficult to earn more money in their spare time.

Chapter 136 Little Girl Yaya

Liu Xing is someone who has been there, so he naturally understood the meaning of what Village Chief Wang said. He shook his head helplessly: "Without money, don't the villagers in Dongyu Village weave some bamboo products to sell in the town? This is worthless. trade."

Nanzhu does not need money, which is a resource that many places cannot envy.

"It's a no-cost business, but the few bamboo craftsmen in the village are not good at craftsmanship. The bamboo products weaved, such as dustpans and baskets, can only be exchanged for oil and salt at the market every month. I'm thinking too much." Earn some money, that's simply impossible!" Village Chief Wang explained with a wry smile.

"Isn't it?" Liu Xing didn't believe it.

But he soon understood what was going on. It was because Banqiao Town was originally remote, and every household had bamboo, and there was no market for ordinary bamboo products.

Unlike the bazaar where he is located, although there are also bamboos in the surrounding area, the quantity is not much, and there are not many villagers weaving bamboo bamboo products to sell.

Village head Wang saw that the bamboo building in the village was not far away, so he tied the yellow ox in his hand to the big pine tree beside him: "Let's go, go and have a look inside. At noon, I will take you to my son's house for dinner." .”

"You really don't care about that Ah Hu?" Liu Xing didn't have the heart to study the bamboo building now, he stopped the motorcycle with his foot, and asked seriously.

The reason for asking this is because Ah Hu saved him once no matter what he said, so if he can help, he will naturally help.

"I can't control it!" Village head Wang looked helpless: "There are more than a dozen children like Ahu in Dongyu Village. If I start building a hut for Ahu, the other children will definitely have to build it." , You just sold my old bones, it’s not enough for the labor wages.”

In the rural areas, people of their generation had nothing to do with getting married at that time, but they survived, and he couldn't figure it out. Ahu and Xiaohu were childhood sweethearts, and they were married when they were young. Why must there be a hut before they are willing to marry together!

"Okay!" Liu Xing heard the difficulties in what Village Chief Wang said, and after shaking his head and smiling, he rode his motorcycle towards the bamboo building in the village.

Perhaps, Village Chief Wang already had a plan in mind, but he just couldn't say it out.

And he also knows that when he got married in 1993, the routine of owning a car and a house hadn't yet emerged. All he needed was a matchmaker's words. I'm afraid there are other reasons for this.

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The bamboo house in Dongyu Village is located at the foot of a mountain full of bamboos in the southeast. Due to years of disrepair, the overall look is very old. The eaves on the east side have rotted, and the green moss formed by water leakage Ringworm ran down the wall, like a huge wound running through the entire bamboo building, which made people feel a little scared.

The overall design of the bamboo building is old at first glance. There are leaky cornices and dragon pattern reliefs. Looking at the reflection in the dark, there must be secret recipes for waterproof and anti-corrosion coatings. Otherwise, relying on the bamboo structure of the bamboo building, there is no It is impossible to save until now.

The Bamboo House is a two-story antique building with a small area, only about [-] square meters, but the grain drying field at the entrance is very large, at least thousands of square meters in Liu Xing's view.

A group of children with bare feet and crotch pants were playing and playing in the grain drying field. Suddenly they saw a motorcycle coming, and they all surrounded them noisily.

Afraid of accidents, Liu Xing quickly stopped the motorcycle and pulled out the key.

A little girl with a ponytail, who seemed to be at most three or four years old, stepped forward to touch the chimney of the motorcycle. This scene shocked Liu Xing, and immediately hugged the little girl: "It's hot there!" , I will not be responsible for the injury at that time!"

"Brother, I want to ride a horse!" The little girl didn't recognize her birth, and immediately hugged Liu Xing's neck and began to act like a baby.