ps: Happy birthday to the fathers in the title, referring to the people who have become fathers among the book friends, don't over-interpret it!

Ao Muyang really has something to do, he wants to make a bed for Lu Zhizi.

Since ancient times, fishermen in the Hongyang area have a tradition of preparing new utensils for their new daughters-in-law, and those who are particular about building a new house, while those who have no money are preparing new bedding, new basins, and new towels.

Whether you have money or not, most families need to prepare a new bed.

Ao Muyang didn't understand the specific traditions in this area very well, so he went to find Ao Zhiman, the old man is a veteran craftsman, and he knows a lot about this.

He came to the door with pig's head meat, sauced beef and two roast chickens, and the old man smiled and said, "What are you doing here, village chief?

Ao Muyang snorted and said, "No, there's nothing for you to help, I'm just here to hang out." ”

Ordinary people should be happy to hear him say this, but the old man is not an ordinary person, Ao Muyang's polite words don't know where to offend him, he suddenly restrained his smile and asked vigilantly: "Come to the door?"

Ao Muyang said helplessly: "Okay, to be honest, Master Man, I want to ask you about making a bed, I want to trouble you to make a bed for my daughter-in-law." ”

Hearing that he came to the door to trouble himself, the old man laughed again: "Ah, are you going to tie the knot with Teacher Lu?"

Ao Muyang smiled: "It's almost, but I'm not married yet, and I want to make a bed first." ”

The old man nodded again and again: "That's a must, you have to make a bed first, it's not easy for our fisherman to make a newcomer's bed, we have to prepare in advance." ”

He moved out of the stool, Ao Muyang opened a bag of roast meat and said, "Come, Master Man, let's talk while eating?"

The old man said happily: "Okay, Jin Fu, you go and take out the wine bottle under my bed, and I will have two cups with your brother Yang." ”

Speaking of this, the expression on his face was a little embarrassed: "Village chief, I don't have any good wine at home, so let's drink some of it?"

Ao Muyang waved his hand and said: "Master Man, you are polite, loose wine is grain wine, good things." ”

After actually drinking it, he regretted it, it was a fart grain wine, definitely mixed with alcohol, spicy, and without fragrance.

The old man didn't pick it, and after taking a sip of wine, he said, "Village Chief, with your strength, this newcomer has to make a set of beds, right?"

Ao Muyang blinked and said, "Do you make a set?"

In fact, this tradition of making a bed for newcomers has gradually faded away, and most people buy a bed, for example, Ao Wenchang got married and went to the city to buy a bed and came back.

The old man said: "Well, your family made one, or I made it, and your house is a drying bed." ”

The drying bed is the most common shelf bed in the fisherman's house, and the word "drying" in the name is taken from the meaning of being able to ventilate and breathe, and it is sometimes called a cool bed.

This kind of bed is common, with a variety of specifications, and is divided into three bends, five bends, seven bends, and even eight bends, nine bends, etc., according to the simplicity of production and decoration.

Ao Muyang's house is a seven-bend bed, which is larger in size and is a double bed. The three-bend drying bed is mostly a single bed for teenagers, and the five-bend drying bed is also a single bed, which is generally the ancient lady's bed.

Because he has received modern science education since he was a child, Ao Muyang, like most young people, knows more about science, education, culture and health, but knows less about the old traditions of his hometown.

He voiced his doubts, and to this day he still doesn't understand the difference between three-bend, five-bend, and seven-bend beds.

The old man swallowed a piece of smoked tripe and said with a smile: "You wait, I have a model at home, take it out and show it to you, you will know." ”

He shouted, and the young man Ao Jinfu dragged out a box.

The wooden box was obviously handmade by himself, a bit like a suitcase on wheels, but it lay flat on the ground, whining and turning, and it was very comfortable to drive forward, backward, left and right.

Ao Muyang was very curious, and deliberately looked at the wheels on the box, and he found that the wheels were very ingenious, they were hardwood balls, and their main bodies were embedded in the bottom of the box, and they rolled smoothly in any direction.

This hand made him admire it greatly, and he stretched out his thumb and said: "Master Man, master, this kind of box is rare in the market now." ”

Ao Zhiman smiled noncommittally and said, "What is this?" ”

He opened the box, and there were model beds in it, he picked it up and pointed it to Ao Muyang, and said: "There is a hanging noodle in front of this bed, and the bend refers to the number of curved lines on the hanging surface of the bed. ”

Ao Muyang understood, his eyes were attracted by a small wooden house, and said, "Yo, Master Man, you still have a wooden house here?"

Ao Zhiman picked up the cabin and smiled, his smile was very emotional: "Alas, you young people of this generation have never seen it, and now it is rare, what kind of wooden house is this? This is a bed!"

Hearing him say this, a term suddenly appeared in Ao Muyang's mind, and he was surprised: "Could it be that this is the legendary big sleeping bed?"

Big sleeping bed, Ao Muyang's understanding of this bed is obtained through some books, which are often mentioned in the stories of ancient landlords, saying that the young ladies of the landlord's family will sleep in the big bed.

Although the name carries the bed, in fact, the large sleeping bed can be said to be a hut, its overall layout is the front hall and the back room pattern, mainly divided into two rooms, the front room looks like a hut, there is a roof on the top, there is a step below, there is a corridor in front of it, and there are screens on all sides.

When you reach the middle of the bed, there will be a bed door where you can go up and down, and there will be a bathroom and dresser on the left and right, and a small hall in front of you with a wardrobe, tea table, etc., which is extremely luxurious!

Ao Muyang looked at this model carefully, that's it, the model is very realistic, the bed door can be opened, the dresser can be moved, the toilet is a small wooden pass, and it can even be taken out for cleaning.

Listening to his heartfelt exclamation, Ao Zhiman's thin face showed a smug look: "The craftsmanship handed down by the ancestors has been passed down for hundreds of years, can it be bad?"

He picked up another bed and said, "There is also a fire cabinet bed, if you want to make a set, it is a drying bed, a large sleeping bed, a fire cabinet bed, and a centenarian bed." However, the firebox bed should not be needed. ”

Compared with the drying bed and the large sleeping bed, the fire cabinet bed is uglier, it is like a wooden cabinet, the edge of the bed is higher than the bed board, the bed board can be moved, can be lifted, and the space under the board can be placed firewood and grass ash to warm up in winter.

Ao Muyang smiled: "Isn't this just a kang?"

The old man nodded and said, "Almost, it is to use charcoal fire to keep warm, so as to withstand the cold and damp winter of the island." ”

The big sleeping bed Ao Muyang has never seen, he has seen the fire cabinet bed, this kind of bed is very simple, there is no decoration, heavy, simple, the most common in the war years, in which the cabinet is not used to put grass ashes and charcoal fire, but to hide valuable things at home, similar to a safe.

Compared to the elaborate beds around, the fire cabinet bed is a relatively simple bedding that is usually not trimmed with any additional decorations, and has a heavy, unpretentious shape.

The hundred-year-old bed is a crib, Ao Muyang shook his head and said, "This can't be done." ”