Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Old Man
After negotiating the style, Li Ran euphemistically proposed that he wanted to use old silver to do it, and also said that he could add more money. Li Ran felt that he should have jewelry at the bottom of the box or something in his hand, after all, as a craft that has been passed down from generation to generation, how could he not leave something at the bottom of the box for his own family.
Sure enough, after listening to his words, Master Yan was silent for a while, perhaps considering the embarrassment of his family, he finally agreed.
He took out a jewelry box from the locked cabinet in the back room, and took out a pair of silver bracelets from a red cloth bag inside, and he took the bracelets and looked at them for a while before handing them to Li Ran, and then talked. "This is a pair of bracelets that my wife and I wore when we got married, and she left early, so I wanted to have a thought,"
Looking at the old man's red eyes, Li Ran was really a little overwhelmed, and he couldn't bear it in his heart, so he said: "Since it's Auntie's relic, you can keep it, I don't have to ask for Lao Yin, you ......" But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Master Yan, he waved his hand and said, "You have also seen the situation in this house, not to mention that the four walls of the family are not much different." I don't want you to say that my two sons were laid off last year, and now they are doing some odd jobs outside, and there are a few grandchildren who are going to school. ”
The wrinkles on the old man's face in front of him seemed to be deeper, and the whole person seemed to have suddenly aged a lot. Li Ran felt a little sour in his heart, but he didn't know how to comfort him. "Married as husband and wife, there is no doubt about love. "Maybe there is no vow, but it is the plain love that is the most simple love of their generation.
In the end, at the insistent request of Master Yan, Li Ran could only agree to melt down the two bracelets to make silver locks, the two bracelets were made of sufficient materials, each of which had more than 30 grams, which was completely enough to make two silver locks. Using the relics of other people's deceased wives to make silver locks for himself Li Ran felt a little guilty in his heart, so he gave enough money, and the price of each silver lock was 200 yuan, and the two pieces added up to 400 yuan, which was considered to make up for his apologies.
After paying the deposit, Master Yan started work, after all, his family has been passed down from generation to generation, and naturally there is no shortage of tools. Moreover, the two silver locks selected by Li Ran were all patterns handed down from Master Yan's own home, and naturally there were ready-made copper molds. All you need to do is smash the bracelet as silver, put it in a crucible, melt it on the furnace, and then pour the copper mold.
Li Ran helped carry the special furnace to the yard, watched Master Yan skillfully raise the furnace fire, and when the furnace fire was about to be discharged, he finally picked up the bracelet and looked at it in a daze, not knowing how uncomfortable it was.
The bracelet was smashed by Master Yan himself, and the moment he smashed it, he saw tears in the corners of his eyes, but after all, it was the reluctance in the ninja's heart to continue to put the smashed bracelet into the furnace. Li Ran could imagine the pain in Master Yan's heart, after all, this was something that carried his thoughts about his wife, and now that it was completely ruined, how could he not be sad.
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After the silver begins to melt, the copper mold must first be cast with a long-handled pliers clamping crucible, and then the hollow pattern is processed by hammering, engraving, engraving, filigree braiding and other complex processes. After welding, of course, not with a welding torch but on the fire brick, sprinkle the welding agent on the welding part, light the oil lamp, blow the flame to the welding part with a blowpipe, when the fire brick underneath turns from black to white, that is, the welding is completed.
The last step is to wash the silver, after repeated beating and grilling, the surface of the silver lock will be black or stained with impurities, then use a file to trim slightly, put it in alum water to boil white, and then wipe with a cloth until it is shiny.
The whole process can take a lot of time, especially when the engraving pattern is complicated, and it will take longer, so it will take at least two or even three days to complete the two silver locks. Li Ran naturally couldn't have waited there for such a long time, so after watching Master Yan cut the material and pour, he paid a deposit of one hundred yuan and left.
Leaving Master Yan's house, Li Ran took a taxi back to the new courtyard. To be honest, the yellow face at this time is really uncomfortable to sit up, not to mention the uncomfortable problem of sitting off-face, just the driver always thinks about the car full of people This is enough, but fortunately, he will not have to suffer this crime soon, a few days ago he has let Wang Lihui be responsible for the purchase of vehicles for the company.
After getting out of the taxi, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it was really uncomfortable, this kind of small van was really uncomfortable to sit in, the driver was greedy for Dora people, crowded and willing, and stopped all the way.
When he returned to the yard, he saw that several workers were busy there, so Chen Hu moved a bench and sat next to him to watch. The speed of the workers is still very fast, and the furniture is assembled one by one according to the position set by Li Ran. The benefits of panel furniture are vividly reflected at this time, unlike the bulky and lightweight composite panels of the overall furniture, which are extremely convenient to transport. However, things like the sofa and the headboard back are still difficult to carry, and it takes several people to move.
Li Ran bought a lot of furniture, and each room was furnished, so it took a busy afternoon to assemble all the furniture and put it away. So far, the whole yard has been tossed for more than a month, and the official decoration has finally been completed, and people can live there. I don't know how many times better than the yard where he lives now, thinking about how comfortable it is to lie in the bathtub after a busy day.
In addition to meeting the basic needs of modern life such as bathrooms and toilets, the new home also has the advantage of not having to burn the stove. Li Ran installed air conditioning in the room when he renovated the yard, no matter in his past life and present life, he really hated the stove since he was a child, that thing is not only safe and has hidden dangers, but also dust cinder is very annoying, easy to stain the floor, not to mention, if the stove is raised at home, don't think about cleaning the furniture, electrical appliances, clothes, and sheets, every day it is full of dust.
Although the family is a dual-income worker, but after all, the school house is limited, so the house has not been allocated, a family of three is crowded in the dormitory allocated by the school, the small dormitory conditions are poor, there is no heating, can only burn the stove, but he has rhinitis when he was a child, he is particularly sensitive to dust, every time he adds coal to the stove, he has to sneeze for a long time, and he is uncomfortable for a long time, so when he was ten years old, his parents caught up with the last batch of places in the house, and since then he has gotten rid of the trouble of the stove.
More than ten years have passed now, but his hatred for the stove has not diminished in the slightest, so he has to eliminate the need to use the stove from the beginning. Therefore, in order to fully avoid this before the renovation, not only the room is equipped with air conditioning, but also the kitchen is equipped with a set of gas stoves and range hoods. In fact, compared to air conditioning, the effect of heating in the north will be better, but he has no place to connect the heating now, Yanjing has not been able to heat the compound until 07, not to mention now, so he retreats to the second most important air conditioning, anyway, he does not lack that little electricity, how comfortable he is.
Sending away the workers who were assembling the furniture, Li Ran cleaned up a little and then took Chen Hu to lock the door and go home, not letting him continue to watch the door. The appliances of the new house have not yet been installed, but some furniture is estimated that no one will come to steal it, not to mention that this is the poor security ability of Yanjing City, so there is nothing to worry about.
When he came home to eat, Li Ran looked at the child. Let Vanilla and Chen Hu pack up their things, move them first for the past few days, and wait until November 26, when the two children invite a few neighbors to have a meal in the next 100 days, they can completely move over, and from then on they can start a new life.