To make an oil-paper umbrella, the first thing to consider is its process.

There is a folk proverb: the process is seventy-two and a half, and it is not good to move in and out.

What does that mean?

That is to say, the process of moving in and out does not need to be counted, and there are 72 processes to make an umbrella.

This sentence alone shows how cumbersome the production of oil paper umbrellas is.

Lu Zi'an walked a few times before carrying all the materials to the corner.

This is the place where Mr. Kan sat for the longest time.

He spent most of his life here, sitting on his knees until he died.

A well-made oil-paper umbrella can withstand more than 3,000 times of aggregation and dispersion.

Lu Zi'an unhurriedly took the very well-cut bamboo strip and looked at it carefully.

It was a bamboo strip that had been soaked in water and dried in the sun, and he was satisfied with drilling the holes before he began to assemble it.

"Lu Sheng is very skilled in this craft. The old man next door was slightly surprised, and his eyes rested on his neat fingers: "I look, it is somewhat similar to Lao Kan's craftsmanship." ”

"Well, I've seen Kan Lao's work before. Lu Zi'an hung his head slightly, carefully threaded it, and then connected the umbrella handle and umbrella head to make a skeleton: "This kind of quiet and ancient work, in fact, I have always longed for it." ”

Oil-paper umbrellas are a handmade art.

On the lips is a hundred or so processes that are light and ingenious, and when they are transferred to Lu Zi'an's hands and eyes, they are carefully carved bit by bit in the infiltration of time.

When he stretches the thread, his movements are light and flexible.

Mr. Kan once strained several times and failed to move, but he was able to do it with ease.

But Lu Zi'an didn't have any smug color, and even had a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

Outside, the wind was blowing.

The wind in the hall lifted the bamboo strips slightly, blowing the materials rattling.

The old man took a small pestle and sat down beside him, and watched him do it.

He looked back at the gradually gloomy sky outside the house, took a thoughtful puff of his cigarette, and looked solemn: "Lu Sheng, aren't you...... Lao Kan's apprentice outside?"

"It's not. Lu Zi'an curled his lips and smiled: "But all the skills in the world are everyone, in a sense, I can also be regarded as Kan Lao's apprentice." ”

At least, this skill is indeed inherited from Mr. Kan's handwriting.

While talking and laughing, Lu Zi'an began to make umbrella noodles.

He slowly spread out the paper left by Mr. Kan and cut them one by one.

Then they are slowly glued to the skeleton one by one, trimmed and shaped.

"Why don't you continue?" Seeing Lu Zi'an turn around to make umbrella bones, the old man was a little surprised.

"It's done. Lu Zi'an raised the bamboo stick in his hand and pointed out of the house: "It should be exposed to the sun, but now I'm afraid it's going to rain outside." ”

"It's a good thing, it's a good thing. The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled slowly: "This June day, it's a child's face, it changes when it is said, but it won't last long, and it will be sunny after a while." ”

Fingers pick up a handful of bamboo strips and cut them, and display them side by side.

After counting and making sure that there was no problem, Lu Zi'an nodded: "That's the best, just now that I'll finish the rest of this, and then we can take it out and dry it together." ”

The sun on this day is very spicy, and it must be able to do it soon.

"That's done. The old man held his knees and slowly stood up: "You do this, I'll look back, and I'll call your family to call you to dinner." ”

This sentence is really down-to-earth, I don't know how Man Man feels when he hears it, Lu Zi'an can't help but smile.

At this time, Shen Mange was cooking in two places, it was too hot, and the ventilation in this room was not very good, especially by the fire.

Fortunately, the old man happened to come back and pushed her out directly: "You can't do this, I'll cook, you hurry up and rest, look at the sweat on your face." ”

Shen Mange's face was flushed, it was purely hot, and as soon as she saw the old man take over, the things she had done in a hurry just now quickly became orderly, and she probably understood that she was in the way here, so she said that she went out to drink saliva.

After coming out, she drank a large glass of water directly, and was blown by the cool wind outside, and the whole person seemed to come back to life.

"Comfortable!"

She was about to go next door to see what Lu Zi'an was doing, but Lu Zi'an's mobile phone suddenly rang.

Seeing that it was Zhuo Peng calling, Shen Mange stopped his pace and picked it up under the eaves.

Zhuo Peng didn't expect that it would be Shen Mange who took it, and paused before saying, "Mange, where is Zi'an?"

"Brother Zi'an is doing something, I'm going to go over now, do you have something to tell him? Why don't you wait a minute......

"It's okay, don't bother if he's doing something, I'll do the same with you. Zhuo Peng hesitated for a few seconds before he said more cautiously: "Have you not watched the news recently?"

News?

Shen Mange was stunned, there have been a lot of things recently, they have all kinds of shooting in addition to handicrafts along the way, and then she has to be responsible for sorting out the photos and passing them to Zou Kai.

- When you save every day, you can't use it to sleep, how can you have time to pay attention to any news?

"Not really. Shen Mange frowned, quite puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"That's actually a good thing...... ......" Zhuo Peng scratched his hair: "Zou Kai made some small videos and some posters, which were sorted out with the information you passed to him, and hung on the website to sell, the current sales are very good, and I also communicated with the other party according to the contact information you gave and signed a contract." ”

This is indeed a great thing, a win-win situation!

"You can finish it all at once, I can bear it, I know that you usually lay the groundwork for such a long time, there must be a but. "Shen Mange has already seen through it!

"Well, there are buts. Zhuo Peng was also moved to relax by her relaxed tone: "The support group of Zi'an fans spontaneously organized an activity called "A Thousand Mountains and Thousands of Waters", and they followed your footsteps and gradually rushed in your direction. ”

“……”

In addition, at the beginning, only five people participated in this event, because they were all self-funded, but they also broadcast the whole process, because there were a lot of jokes in the process, which was quite interesting, so not only has the number of views increased significantly, but even many people have participated in it spontaneously. Zhuo Peng flipped through the report in front of him and gave a positive number: "There are already seventy-nine people." ”

Seventy-nine.

It doesn't look like a lot, but you must know that they have crossed the entire China along the way, and there is no need to say anything about the twists and turns.

The reason why they can just go is because they all have strong financial support.

But those fans, some of them are even students, where do they get their funding?

Shen Mange has seen more now, and his thinking is more far-reaching, and he can't help but change slightly: "Where did they get the money? No, are these people adults?"

It's not something that can be done in a day or two, there are only two of them, and they can go a little faster.

The more fans there are, the more things will happen, in case this drags on for March or May......

"yes, you're on point. Zhuo Peng's headache is also this: "Among them, there are three high school students, two minors, and fifty-five college students. ”

It's summer vacation, and I can barely hold on, but what about after the summer vacation is over?

What's even more troublesome is that they came to follow in Lu Zi'an's footsteps, in case something happens on the way......

"It's nonsense!" Shen Mange couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart, and walked a few steps back and forth under the eaves: "At that time, we also went to a few mountainous areas to find old craftsmen, and we also hired villagers who are familiar with the road section to lead the road with a high salary, what if they don't have enough funds and want to save this money?"

Getting lost in the deep mountains and old forests of unfamiliar roads, especially now that it rains when it rains, or a group of beginners who have no protective measures, is simply looking for death!

In the past, Shen Mange had seen the news that some travelers were lost and had no way to ask for help, and to be honest, she was completely unsympathetic.

Obviously, some places are forbidden to enter, but some people want to run to death in order to "challenge themselves", and the most infuriating thing is that they will call for help when they are sure they are in distress.

Once, a group of travelers called for help in the middle of the night, on the mountain in the pouring rain.

What can we do in this situation? If we don't save them? Of course, it is impossible, and we can only use all kinds of resources to rescue them.

The most hateful thing is that the group of travelers ended up safe and sound, but they killed the soldiers who went to rescue them!

These things are vivid, and until now Shen Mange remembers that angry mood.

Zi'an's support group was established under her nose, and she poured a lot of effort into the early stage.

Although she was almost completely delegated to power later because she was too busy, she really couldn't accept hearing this kind of news at this time, listening to the people she liked becoming the kind she once hated.

"I know everything you said...... I also arranged for someone to observe and follow up privately, but it didn't work much, and I couldn't stop it. Zhuo Peng had a headache: "The current problem is that more and more people are joining, in case it ......"

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case.

Don't look at the current happiness and everything is fine, everyone is touting how good Lu Zi'an is, but if something really happens, everyone's blame will pour like a torrential rain, and Lu Zi'an will bear the brunt.

"They have to be stopped. Shen Mange immediately decided: "Let Zou Kai edit the video pictures and everything, don't publish the places we have been to, we will also pay attention to the hidden whereabouts, and I will discuss it with Brother Zi'an later." ”

"Okay. ”

hung up the phone, Shen Mange did not immediately go to the next door to see Lu Zi'an.

She took a few deep breaths to calm her emotions before turning around.

saw Lu Zi'an, who was holding an oil-paper umbrella, standing under the eaves, looking at her with a gloomy expression.

There was a bang, and the rain finally came down.

The two looked at each other quietly, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"You ......"

"I heard it all. Lu Zi'an had a faint sadness in his eyes, walked in slowly, and opened the umbrella.

But it is a big red oil-paper umbrella, and the surface of the umbrella is painted with a very delicate stroke, painting an elegant red plum.

Shen Mange looked at him in a daze, wanting to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.

However, Lu Zi'an smiled seemingly freely, and reached out to hand the oil-paper umbrella to her: "Although it is a little out of place, I think it seems that it is the right time to send it to you." ”

"Give it to me?" Shen Mange looked at the oil-paper umbrella with some doubts, but the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Reaching out to take it, she said in surprise: "Why did you suddenly give me an umbrella......?