Chapter 12 Bamboo Pole (2)

Li Junge pulled out all three poles, put them in front of him and admired them carefully, and shouted, "Uncle Craftsman, which pole is mine?!"

An impatient voice came from outside the door: "See for yourself! You don't deserve it! If you can't tell the difference, you'll be ruined!"

Li Junge shrunk his neck and carefully observed the three poles.

The handle section of the pole is made of arrow bamboo, the second and third sections are made of bamboo, dozens of thin layers of lacquer wrap the rod body, which is amber-like under the slanting sun, and faintly exudes a restrained treasure light.

The stem handle is made of rattan silk weaving, which looks very elegant.

The inscriptions of the three branches are all branded out of the tip of the needle, and the font is strong and straight, which are "Wuxin Yi", "Zhiwuxi" and "Into the Soul".

The rods are slightly wrapped in lacquer, and the production method cannot be seen.

Li Junge carefully inspected the painting, the paint was very uniform, there were no flaws such as bubble needle eyes, and then checked the jade mouth and knots, and the polishing was smooth and even, which was also perfect.

What's the difference?

Li Junge picked up the three rods with his right hand, held the bottom, and pressed the tip of the rod back and forth with his left finger a few times, and smiled, it turned out that the cat was tired here.

The rod of "Unintentional One" is slightly uneven when stroked by hand, indicating that the bottom part is strengthened with silk and is not perfect.

The rod of "Zhiwuxi" is slightly smoother, and the tonal elasticity is very perfect, but there is still a little gap compared to "Soul".

The rod that "enters the soul" has a slight "pulling strength", and the finger belly seems to have a fleeting resistance, as if the rod is talking to the skin.

This feeling can only be understood, not spoken.

This is a kind of "spirituality".

Li Junge reassembled the remaining two poles, walked out with the "soul", and said with a smile, "Uncle Craftsman, if it weren't for the 'soul', I would dare to chew it and eat it." ”

Uncle Craftsman laughed and scolded: "Phew, you dare to eat, I am reluctant to let you eat it!"

Li Junge carefully plugged in the "soul", carefully checked it again, and began to test the overall center of gravity of the rod.

The center of gravity is about half a foot in front of the pole, and as a bamboo pole with a total length of 15 feet, the counterweight is already very perfect.

Then hold the handle in your hand, shake it slightly, and the rod immediately whistling, "Xiu Xiu" cheering, and every flick of the rod can be clearly transmitted to the palm of the hand.

By closing your eyes and feeling the signal from your palm, you can clearly determine the direction, amplitude, force, and frequency of the rod's movement. It's like a perfect conversation between a rod and the master.

"Good! Great! It's really 'into the soul'! It deserves to be 'into the soul'!"

Li Junge solemnly decomposed and put away the "soul" in a bag, gently put it on the case, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if he wanted to calm down. But he suddenly jumped up like a burst of rage, and jumped up wildly with Uncle Craftsman in his arms: "Uncle Craftsman! We have succeeded! We have finally succeeded!"

Uncle Mingjiang stood there and let Li Junge hug and jump, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but a trace of tears in the corner of his eyes, and muttered: "Yes, we have succeeded, and after ten years, we have finally succeeded." ”

Brave the wind and snow all over the mountains and fields to choose bamboo, again and again debugging glue, lacquer, countless failures, and countless times again, every holiday back, Li Junge will collect his own collection of rod-making technology and Uncle Craftsman to discuss, countless sleepless nights, Uncle Craftsman against the unbearable pain and itch of allergies to prepare different formulas, today, they finally succeeded!

The two held hands and laughed.

After a while, the two sat down and started chatting, and Li Junge couldn't help but open the bag and carefully look at the "soul" section by section.

Uncle Craftsman sat down next to him, looked at Li Junge's loving rubbing of the "soul", and said: "Ten years ago, I didn't know that bamboo art could reach this realm, and it took ten years to complete this skill, which is worthy of this craft passed down by my ancestors." ”

Li Junge gently sighed on the bamboo pole, and then watched the mist on the pole slowly disappear, leaving no trace of the last trace. praised: "What's more, you are carrying forward the craftsmanship of your ancestors, and you can start a sect in the old days." ”

Uncle Craftsman said: "You just blow it for your Uncle Craftsman, I don't dare to expect the level of a great master, I'm just a craftsman." ”

Li Junge said: "Uncle Craftsman, you can't be arrogant, your skills are in the Tao, and your art can be spiritual." This means that any knowledge that reaches the extreme can lead to the understanding and mastery of the laws of heaven and earth, which is very remarkable. ”

Uncle Craftsman scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: "Although I don't understand what you say, I think it looks like it's quite powerful." ”

Li Junge's forehead was hung down with three black lines, embarrassed, and Uncle Mingjiang actually inadvertently pulled out "Unknown Consciousness".

"Let's put it this way, do you feel more comfortable doing other bamboo art work now?"

Uncle Craftsman said: "I understand when you say that, now I don't even look at bamboo, I can do the work while watching TV." ”

Li Junge said: "Right? This is that your level has been raised to a level that others can't imagine. ”

Uncle Craftsman said: "That's my current craft, when I get things to the county seat, I don't need to shout, and they will be sold out before ten o'clock." As a result, I often wander around the county town with nothing to do most of the morning. By the way, you wait a minute, I'll show you something. ”

After speaking, he walked into the room again, took out three thick books, and said: "Come on, come on, you see, I have written down all the rod-making techniques, and many of them still need to be improved, but the basic ones have been decided." ”

Li Junge hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't don't, I don't look at it, from today onwards this is your heirloom, I can't watch this." ”

Uncle Craftsman glared at him and said, "Don't talk to me, let you see it! This matter is still provoked by you, and you have suffered no less in the middle, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have done this scene." You also have a share in this material. Alas, mom, you don't know, if you don't come back for so many years, I can't find anyone to get rid of. I'm not allowed to run today, I've got to talk to you. ”

After speaking, he opened the book and said: "Look here, the sticky glue has not been found to be suitable, we have tried fish glue, deer glue, beef tendon, cowhide, are not very difficult, guess what I found later?

Saying that, he turned to a page again, and said: "And here, you see, after the three or four sections are opened, the strength will be affected, I use tung oil, boil it with fish gelatin, and then add a few flavors of Chinese medicine and alum, pour it into the rod body for a while and then pour it out to dry, so that after repeating it a few times, and then re-polish the inner wall, which not only increases the strength, but also increases the smoothness of the rod。。。。。。 ”

"You see, the bamboo skin has wax and can't hang the paint, it needs to be polished and then painted, how to control the thickness of the remaining bamboo skin, we haven't found a way before, hehehe, you see I invented such a small tool, every time I scrape the bamboo skin, only eat a small layer。。。。。。 ”

"And here, the rod is slightly sticky from time to time at the earliest, and then I changed it to six, so that the force is more even, and the transmission of force is more sensitive。。。。。。 ”

Seeing that Uncle Craftsman was so sincere, Li Junge didn't bother anymore, and the two began to meet head to head and began to discuss the records in the book.

Speaking of rod making, Uncle Smith was gushing, and the two unconsciously discussed it until the evening.

Although it was still unfinished, it was already late, patting the three thick books, Li Junge sighed: "More than 300 processes, more than 70 kinds of materials, nearly 100 tools, thousands of tests, it took ten years before and after, and finally restored our own rod-making process." Uncle Craftsman, your three books are priceless. ”

Uncle Craftsman didn't care about this, scratched his head again and said, "Do we need to try fishing this rod? ”

Li Junge was embarrassed now, and praised for a long time, "into the soul" actually didn't try the water?

Uncle Ming looked at Li Junge's expression, and said a little embarrassed: "'Wuxin Yi' and 'Zhiwuxi' have tried, about two catties of fish is no problem, 'into the soul' this rod is the most successful, I only tried it with a mineral water bottle filled with water, and there is no problem with top fishing, but I didn't dare to fish, I am afraid that my fishing skills are not good and the rod will be bad, it will be a pity." ”

Li Junge smiled: "No problem, tomorrow we will borrow a boat and go to Huluxi to test the pole." ”

After saying that, my stomach rumbled, and I remembered that it was time for dinner. Li Junge asked, "Do you have anything to eat at home?" Why don't I have a meal with you?"

Uncle Craftsman said: "Then I'll pick some vegetables, you cook, and you look at the bacon sausages hanging on the stove." ”

Li Junge walked into the kitchen, looked at the cold pot and cold stove, and didn't know how long it had been since the fire had been opened, the craftsman didn't raise pigs at home, and the bacon sausages hanging on the stove were all exchanged for bamboo utensils by him, rural singles, this is good.

Li Junge shook his head, scooped out two cylinders of rice from the rice bowl and cooked the rice, and smiled when he saw the rice tube, the two-inch-high bamboo tube was polished into a hand-made drum shape, and the top and bottom were full of caviar ground, with bamboo skin in the middle, and a branch of bluegrass was carved on it, a cricket, the tentacles of the cricket were as thin as hair, and the veins on the wings and the small thorns on the thighs were clearly visible, which was completely a beautiful handicraft.

Li Junge took the rice tube outside the house and wiped it clean, put it on the long wooden case of cutting bamboo, took a few close-ups of the sunset, and sent it to WeChat, writing: "The craftsmanship of the craftsmen in the village will show you." ”

After a while, there were countless likes.

At this time, the carpenter came back with a bunch of water spinach, eggplant, cucumbers and the like, and Li Junge began to cook.

After dinner, Li Junge returned home with "Soul".