Ju Yuepeng is very bitter in his heart, you say that you are lucky, not to mention, it is so easy to find a master-level carpenter, it is really favored by God, which makes people envious and jealous.

Ma Xingwei smiled and said: "I said boss, don't have a bitter gourd face, betting on this kind of thing, there are always two situations, winning or losing, if you think this is a loss, then what about just now?"

Ju Yuepeng smiled: "Where, it's just too shocking." ”

Cheng Qiheng smiled: "Anyway, no matter what, your business here must be prosperous." ”

Ju Yuepeng felt a lot better when he heard this, and waved his hand: "How could it be, after all, Boss Mei lost so much just now." ”

Cheng Qiheng said with a smile: "For gamblers, there is only winning and not losing, and they can earn ten times all at once, just listening to them are red." ”

Ju Yuepeng smiled: "That's it, even I can't help but blush." ”

Meng Zitao arched his hand with a smile: "Then I'll wish Boss Ju first, the business is prosperous!"

Ju Yuepeng also arched his hand: "Then borrow your auspicious words!"

Next, Ju Yuepeng called for a truck to transport the cut plates back.

In order to place these valuable plates, Meng Zitao also entrusted Wang Zhixuan's relationship, found a very safe warehouse, and invited security guards to guard it. Of course, the specific value of the plate Meng Zitao did not say, not to mention the pressure, it is also prone to accidents.

There is a saying that the night is long and there are many dreams, so Mencius Tao wanted to make these boards into furniture, so he had to find a master carpenter.

So, Meng Zitao called Zheng Anzhi, Zheng Anzhi heard that Meng Zitao gambled on wood to solve the best golden silk nanmu worth hundreds of millions, and he was also very surprised, but he immediately warned Meng Zitao that gambling is not a good thing after all, so Meng Zitao must not indulge.

Of course, Meng Zitao agreed to come down in one bite.

Then, Zheng Anzhi told Meng Zitao the contact information of a master-level carpenter he knew, and said that it was better for Meng Zitao to run in person. In the end, he also told him that it would be another week before he returned.

On the phone with the master, Meng Zitao thought about it and decided to solve this matter first and then go to Shanghai in order to avoid long dreams at night, so he said to Yu Weigang, and Yu Weigang also said that there was no problem... ≤dǐng… ≤diǎn… ≤ small... ≤ said, .◇.↗os_(); , he can go to Shanghai and wait first.

The next day, Meng Zitao drove to Yangcheng alone, and the master introduced to him by Zheng Anzhi yesterday was a native of Yangcheng.

Speaking of which, carpenters in the old days were also called "woodwork", which were roughly divided into three categories: "square work", "round work" and "fine work". It can also be subdivided into nine types: coversmith, craftsman, large wood, small wood, fine wood, oblique wood, flower wood, round wood (i.e., hoop coomer) and car maker.

As early as the Qing Dynasty, Yangcheng was one of the three major furniture centers in the country. Qing Li Yu said in "Idle Love": "The wood of Weiyang and the bamboo of Gusu can be said to be the first in ancient and modern times, and they are the best in the world." ”

Among them, Yangcheng carpenters are the best at "fine wood" fine grinding, for the utensils are not colored, not painted, and bricks strive to show the inherent color and texture of raw materials. This practice, called "clear water goods", has extremely high requirements for material selection, fine production, and time-consuming.

In Yangcheng gardens and residential buildings, you can see the fineness of Yangcheng woodwork. For example, the use of carving, relief, high relief, line carving and other techniques, the carved longevity, auspicious, festive content of the wood carvings for doors and windows, hanging friezes, flying covers, connecting machines, moon beams, railings, beauties and other places, or to show the owner's extraordinary strength, or to show the owner's good taste.

For Meng Zitao, who had admired Yangcheng's gardens and old-fashioned furniture and residences, Yangcheng's carpenter's special diǎn was exactly what he wanted.

After nearly two hours of driving, Meng Zitao's car stopped at the door of a small furniture workshop, only to see that a truck was still parked at the door, and a middle-aged man who looked like a boss was directing the workers to unload the furniture from the car and move it indoors.

Meng Zitao looked at it from a distance and found that these furniture were relatively old, basically missing arms and legs, and some of them simply fell apart.

However, although the furniture was damaged, it looked quite charming, so Meng Zitao walked up to admire it.

"Hey, hey, you guys be careful, who is it if you break it?" The middle-aged man saw that a worker was not paying much attention, and hurriedly reminded him loudly, and only then did he relax when he saw the worker safely move things down.

"It's really not worry-free!" the middle-aged man muttered, and suddenly noticed Meng Zitao next to him.

Seeing that Meng Zitao seemed to be interested in his own things, the middle-aged man smiled and asked proudly, "Little brother, what do you think of my furniture?"

Meng Zitao smiled and said: "Yes, although the quality is not good, it looks like it should be a masterpiece of Ming-style furniture." ”

The middle-aged man gave a thumbs up when he heard this: "The little brother has a lot of knowledge, and he can immediately see that these are Ming-style furniture." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "It's nothing, Ming-style furniture is actually very easy to see." ”

The middle-aged man was slightly stunned: "Oh, can you please explain a little brother or two?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "In fact, Ming-style furniture can be summed up in 28 words, with excellent materials, exquisite production, ingenious design, concise shape, smooth lines, fresh style, elegant and dignified. ”

The middle-aged man applauded and praised, "Little brother summed it up well! Okay, you should be an expert, right?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "It's just a little research. ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Isn't it ...... to be modest?"

Speaking of which, the employees have moved all the furniture from the truck into the workshop, and the driver wants to settle the bill with the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man said that he wanted to go in and have a look, and Meng Zitao also followed into the workshop.

Entering the workshop, Meng Zitao looked around, and saw that in addition to the furniture he had just moved in, there were also a lot of old furniture, which seemed to have been sent over for repair. In addition, there are some new furniture, both finished and unfinished.

In addition, a middle-aged man in overalls, and the middle-aged man who looked like the boss just now, were directing two young people to put away the furniture that the workers had moved in just now.

After the middle-aged man who looked like the boss checked his furniture, he walked out the door and went to settle the bill with the driver.

"Little brother, is there anything wrong with you?" the middle-aged man in work clothes noticed Meng Zitao and walked over to ask.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "My surname is Meng, Meng Zitao, and I have been in contact with Duan Lao before. ”

The middle-aged man immediately showed a smile on his face: "It turned out to be Mr. Meng, I am Duan Shiyi, my father is now behind, I will take you over." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "Then I will trouble you." ”

"Don't be so polite......"

Meng Zitao and Guan Duan Shiyi walked into the back room, only to see an old man of seventy or eighty years old, on a plate, with an extremely focused expression of chiseling ornamentation, although the old man is not young, but the craftsmanship is still so exquisite, a vivid chrysanthemum is slowly generated under his hands.

Meng Zitao has always heard that Yangcheng fine wood has fully inherited the essence of ancient wood craftsmanship, and the table is on the birch, chisel eye, and waist tip, with peculiar wood grain, simple color, exquisite craftsmanship, and delicate feel to highlight its characteristics. When I saw it today, it really deserved its name.

Seeing that the old man was so focused, Meng Zitao hurriedly pulled Duan Shiyi and asked him not to disturb, and after waiting for five or six minutes, the old man raised his head and smiled at Meng Zitao and said, "You should be Xiao Meng, right?"

Meng Zitao diǎn diǎn head and asked curiously, "How do you always know?"

Duan Lao smiled: "I can still see a person's temperament, old man." By the way, how is Zheng Lao's body?"

Meng Zitao replied: "My master's body is quite tough. ”

"That's good. Duan Lao smiled, and then said to Duan Shiyi: "Shiyi, you go out and get busy first." ”

"Okay. ”

When Duan Shiyi turned to leave, Duan Lao pointed to a few wooden parts on his workbench and asked, "Do you know what they are?"

Meng Zitao said: "These should be mortise and tenon parts." ”

"Can you explain?" asked Duan Lao again.

Meng Zitao said: "Ancient furniture generally uses" mortise and tenon joint "structure", that is, the furniture components are assembled in the way of concave and convex joints, the protruding place is called "tenon", and the concave place is called "mao", and the skilled carpenter can chisel out the precise hole on the wood only with his eyesight and experience, and the mortise and tenon joint is snapped together, and the bite is very tight, so as to ensure that the whole piece of furniture will not fall apart for a long time. ”

In fact, the use of mortise and tenon structure is very strong, like modern furniture mostly uses glue, iron nails, look strong, but once the external force is crooked, it can not be restored, and the mortise and tenon structure does not seem to be so firm, but after the furniture parts are assembled, they are tightly sealed, and if they are displaced by external forces, they can be automatically restored to their original state after a slight shaking.

"Not bad. Duan Lao smiled and asked some more questions about the furniture.

Although Meng Zitao was a little confused about Duan Lao's intention to ask these questions, he answered them truthfully one by one, and these questions were not difficult for him.

Duan Lao was very satisfied with Meng Zitao's expression, but he didn't say anything about the intention of asking these questions, and said: "Xiao Meng, let's get down to business, you can first talk about your special diǎn of golden silk nanmu." ”

"I went to take a photo yesterday and printed it out, it looks more intuitive, please take a look at it. ”

As he spoke, Meng Zitao took a roll of drawings in his hand to the table not far away and opened it, which was his photos of those superb golden silk nanmu, both overall and partial.

Duan Lao followed, and after the first glance, his eyes lit up, and he read the drawings one by one attentively, and he said in a loud voice: "I don't know how many years I've seen such a superb wood, I'll take this job!" )