Chapter Fifty-Seven
When they arrived at the Fanqingjiang Bridge, "the sunset curtain hook", the two rode bicycles one after the other, swaying left and right and getting off the bridge. Ten thousand gullies have a sound with evening sounds, and the peaks are speechless and the sun is slanting. The two parked the car on the stone bridge, leaned on the railing and blew the cool breeze, enjoying the beautiful scenery, "the sound of birds in the valley trees, the mountain shadow sunset village"——
"Brother Ghost" looked at this beautiful scenery, looked at the depressed Zhang Guoqiang, and said: Brother Qiang, it's okay, don't spoil the fun, the scenery is picturesque - it's a big deal, we won't do the work of the City God Temple, you have already negotiated the decoration of no less than 10 households today, right? Zhang Guoqiang looked at him with a wry smile and said: The meat in his mouth flew away so easily, and his heart was always very uncomfortable!
"Brother Ghost" jumped off the railing and said casually: Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset has been red a few times -- let's go, go back and report the situation to your master! Zhang Guoqiang walked to the bicycle in a daze, and when the "ghost brother" was about to get off the bridge, he proposed: Brother Qiang, why don't you drink some to relieve your worries! After speaking, he walked to the store by himself.
Zhang Guoqiang pouted his buttocks, kicked hard, rushed in front of the "ghost brother", "squeaked" forcibly blocked the car in front of him, and said: I'll come, let me also honor the master, and thank you, the decoration without you today would not have gone so smoothly! After hearing this, the "ghost brother" did not force it anymore, turned the head of the car by himself, and swayed into the alley first. When they were lying in the basin and washing their faces, Liu Jianshe and Zhang Guoqiang entered the courtyard together. Zhang Guoqiang was extremely excited, if he hadn't been pushing the bicycle, he would have been dancing with his hands, and he was beside Liu Jianjian, like a dog, seeing his master, and happily pounced around beside him.
When the "ghost brother" saw it, he smiled evilly and said: Brother Qiang, what's wrong with you, how did you become a dog after a while, and you are ready to entangle your master! Liu Jianshe also laughed "hahaha" after hearing this, and said: Guixian, don't talk nonsense, what kind of dog is not a dog!
Zhang Guoqiang stopped the car, took down the things, ran to the "ghost brother", scratched his head and said: What do you say about that sentence - there is no place to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there - the master knows the old carpenter, Zhou Botao!
"Brother Ghost" sneered while rubbing his face and said: The old carpenter is so famous, who doesn't know who does this, as for it? After speaking, Zhang Guoqiang was said by "Brother Ghost", and he felt that what he said made sense, and the excitement on his face froze, grinning and carrying things, and stood in place in a daze.
After Liu Jianshe washed his hands, he said with a little sadness: It's not just that I know each other--Zheng Lijuan came out of the kitchen, stood at the door and watched the actions of the three people for a long time, and asked in wonder: Who are you talking about, who do you know? Liu Jianshe looked up at her and said sadly: Zhou-Bo-Tao-
Zheng Lijuan said, her words were more vague due to surprise, Zhang Guoqiang didn't hear it too clearly, but "Brother Ghost" heard it clearly, but he still shouted "ah" and said: Grandpa-it won't be so coincidental, right?
Liu Jianshe took the towel from the hand of the "ghost brother", wiped his hands, took a long breath, and said slowly: Yes, your aunt is right! Zhang Guoqiang, who was stunned, roughly understood, put the things on the stone table, leaned over, and wanted to hear Liu Jianshe continue; "Brother Ghost" looked at him a little angrily and said: Brother Qiang, you should have asked your master a long time ago, knowing that this is the case, we don't have to run that trip in vain!
Liu Jianshe smiled and said: "I don't blame Guoqiang, I forgot about this -- let's take all the things back to the house!" Turning to look at Zheng Lijuan, he said curtly: "Auntie, can you make us two appetizers?" Zheng Lijuan nodded, turned around and went into the vegetable garden, picked a few cucumbers and tomatoes, and went into the kitchen.
As soon as "Brother Ghost" and Zhang Guoqiang cleaned up the table, Liu Jianshe and Zheng Lijuan brought two simple appetizers to the table, and the four of them sat down, Zhang Guoqiang opened the wine bottle, and the wine glass was full of wine, "Ghost Brother" and Zhang Guoqiang looked at Liu Jianshe and put on a deaf look. Liu Jianshe picked up the wine cup, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, "snorted", drank it all, then smacked it in his mouth for a while, ate a mouthful of food, and said thoughtfully: Where to start - Yanyan and her grandfather - Zhou Botao, is a well-known old carpenter, everyone in the west of the city knows everyone, and the craft is really a kind of ghostly workmanship.
Zheng Lijuan nodded her head as she listened, and added: I have seen the furniture, eaves, and the like made for the village at that time, with exquisite skills, ingenious workmanship, clever structure, and ingenious conception, and is known as the skill of Sailuban!
Liu Jianshe smiled wryly, and then said: It's a pity that there is no successor to his craft - there was originally a son and a daughter in the family, Yanyan's uncle and her mother, a few years ago, because of his grandfather's craftsmanship, the family was quite prosperous, but the uncle, who was not successful, was neither willing to follow the carpenter nor willing to find a good livelihood, and was idle all day long, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and the family was defeated, and then because of gambling debts or something, he was beaten to death and thrown into the river-
Zhang Guoqiang poured Liu Jianshe full of wine again, Liu Jianshe was still drunk drunk, Zheng Lijuan looked at Liu Jianshe intoxicated and said: Uncle, don't sell Guanzi, let me tell you! Zhang Guoqiang and "Ghost Brother" laughed "hehe" and "haha", turned her head to look at Zheng Lijuan, and she said: At that time, the dam of the Fanqingjiang Reservoir had not been repaired, and your father, Yanyan and her mother, we were all from the same village, and we were all neighbors. Grandpa, since then it is also sluggish, never touch those carpenter tools at home again, we were the same age at that time, because grandpa's yard is very large, there are many beautiful pavilions in the yard, corridors, cleaned up like a small garden, we often go to play, every time your dad goes to play, Lao Ai ran to the house of the building, fiddling with the pile of rusty carpenter tools, inadvertently was seen by grandpa, maybe let him see a little hope, so he deliberately took your dad to start making some toys, slowly grandpa's spiritual head came back, and gradually took your dad to make some small furniture, like a stool, chairs and the like, your father was an orphan when he was a child, he was brought up by his grandfather, and his grandfather was later gone, so he was adopted by his grandfather, because "Wenyun" was convicted of his grandfather, so he was afraid of affecting your father's future, and never claimed to be his apprentice, until your father went to the army before he was a carpenter, and even the soldier was let by his grandfather, and his grandfather was not there after recovery, and he entrusted Yanyan's mother to your father before he died!
After hearing this, the corners of Liu Jianjian's eyes were a little moist, he tilted his head, pretended to rub his eyes, sighed, and swallowed a sip of wine, which made him crack his mouth painfully "Ah", and said with a smile: Guoqiang, it is estimated that no one can do the work of your City God Temple, and there is no successor!
Zheng Lijuan smiled and said to Liu Jianjian: "It's not that there is no successor, aren't you his closed disciple, haven't you got his true biography yet?" Zhang Guoqiang heard Zheng Lijuan finish speaking, and his excitement hit his face again, and shouted in surprise: Master, it turns out that you are his closed disciple, then this job must be ours, and no one else can do it!
"Brother Ghost" also followed and said: Dad, we think you can do it, you must be able to, right-aunt! After saying this, she asked Zheng Lijuan, she smiled and said movingly: Dad, that is, we believe you can!
Zhang Guoqiang and "Ghost Brother" picked up the wine glass and put it in front of Liu Jianjian, Liu Jianshe looked at the three people, with trusting and persistent eyes, picked up the wine cup and touched it gently, and said: Then I'll try-