Chapter 61: He's Not Our Second Uncle Anymore
No, now that the family has separated, he is no longer their second uncle.
Since Tang Yungui was injured in the last work, he has disappeared for three months, and the old craftsmen in the carpenter shop thought that he would not come back. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, he appeared with a dead face, a handful of snot and tears, saying that there are scholars in the family and he must make money.
If you want to say that his job was originally recommended by Jing Gongzi in the private school, although the old craftsman was dissatisfied with Tang Yungui, he still gave Jing Gongzi face again and accepted him again.
But within two days of being diligent, Tang Yungui saw that he had a firm position, and every time he ate the most at noon, he did the roughest work, and he also pushed his work to the primary school apprentices. This time I accidentally sawed off a plank and wasted wood.
It was obviously not the first time he had been scolded, and after the old craftsman had scolded a few words, he said in disgust: "If you have no talent for wood like this, don't touch wood." In the future, you will do the work of cleaning and dusting in this shop, if any master is thirsty, you will bring tea and water, and if their arms are sore, you will pinch their shoulders and beat their backs. ”
Tang Yungui's face turned red, and he was so ashamed that he almost wanted to go underground, and he resented the old carpenter.
He is dozens of years old, and he still has to serve tea to people and pinch his shoulders. It's just a beginner's job.
But he didn't dare to refute, Tang Zhuangyuan's birthday gift to Jing Gongzi had not yet been delivered, if he even lost this job, he would probably be scolded to death by Song Ming when he returned home.
Seeing three little guests at the door, the old carpenter drove him to receive them.
Tang Yungui walked over to take a look.
Good guys, why are the three disaster stars in the fourth room? I was scolded so embarrassed, and I was actually seen by them.
"What are you doing here?" He asked angrily, "Did you come to see my jokes?" He looked at the burden behind Tang Yourou and sneered, "You can also set up a stall to do business?" How much money can you earn? You three little calamities, it's not good to see you! ”
Tang Youniang and Tang Douer glanced at each other.
Tang Douer subconsciously greeted him: "Second uncle." ”
Tang Yourou raised his eyebrows and looked back at his younger brother: "Do you know this person?" ”
Tang Dou'er was stunned, Tang Youniang took his hand, shook her head, and said, "He is not our second uncle." We don't know. ”
Tang Yourou nodded, and took his younger brothers and sisters around Tang Yungui and walked inside.
"You, you ......" Tang Yungui was even more angry, and said angrily, "This is not recognizing the second uncle?" What three disobedient and unfilial mongrels! ”
The noise at the door quickly attracted the old craftsman: "Ah Gui, what are you arguing about?" Do you treat your guests like this? ”
"Master, these three children have been expelled from the family. They don't have any money at all, and now they want me to give them cheaper, or to beg for scraps. This kind of disobedient and unfilial mongrel should be driven out and not allowed in! Tang Yungui ran over to stop them and loudly slandered the three of them.
The young lady and Dou'er looked aggrieved and hid behind Tang and Rou.
Tang Yourou smiled faintly: "Second uncle, the reason why I still call you is to ask you to respect yourself." Now that we're separated, we're supposed to be strangers. Why do you slander us with empty words and white teeth? Besides, we split up to support ourselves and not cause trouble to our families. Unlike you, who pretended to be sick to avoid forced labor, and then spent the family's money in the hospital to avoid farming, causing several uncles in the family to work in the fields! If it hadn't been debunked, you'd probably still be lying lazily in the infirmary, right? ”
The old carpenter was shocked when he heard this, and his eyes looked at Tang Yungui with even more disdain.
Tang Yungui was furious, scolding in his mouth, but he was taught a lesson by the old carpenter.
Tang Yourou snorted, turned around and left Dong Ji: "See? Not only could he not help us, but he would scold us when he had the opportunity. ”
"Hmm......" Tang Youniang lowered her head, sullen.
Tang Yourou comforted: "It's not your fault, let's just take a detour next time." ”
Tang Youniang shook her head and said, "I'm just feeling sorry for the second uncle." He was so old that he was still receiving guests at the door like a junior apprentice. Sister, you see, it's almost winter, so many carpenters have gone to the villages to strengthen the houses, but the second uncle is still in the shop. ”
Don and Rou were silent.
She suddenly discovered that the young lady was a master of hurting people.
The three of them entered a timber shop opposite Dong Ji, and a boy about the same age as Dou'er ran up, missing a tooth, and he spoke very cutely.
"Do you three want to build a bronze mirror or a couch? Whatever you want to do, you can tell me, and I'll tell my master! ”
"I want to build a room, I want to see the planks."
"Then please come here!" The boy led the three of them to a low table, on which were placed many different kinds of wooden planks, apparently specially placed to facilitate the presentation of materials to the guests. But there is no price on the edge of these boards.
Tang Yourou stretched out his hand and pinched the hardness of each plank, and with the wood he liked in his heart, he asked the apprentice: "How can such wood be priced?" ”
The junior apprentice shook his head and said very fairly: "I don't know! I'll have to ask my master! ”
Tang and Rou laughed dumbly.
He led the three of them to the low table.
An old carpenter carves a koi fish on a piece of repaired wood.
He tapped the tail of the small chisel with his hammer, and his fingers trembled slightly, and the head of the chisel scraped out a curvature like a fingernail, and with a few strokes, the back of the fish was covered with scales. With another blow on his cheeks, the covered sawdust is blown away, and lifelike swimming fish appear on the edge of the plank.
That's amazing!
Tang and Rou were secretly frightened.
If you look closely, this old man has calluses on his hands, and at first glance he is a senior craftsman who has been in the industry for decades. And he is so old, but the speed of his hands is so fast, he can carve out a flower in just a few clicks.
Looking at the shop again, there is not even an apprentice.
Could it be that at such an old age, you still do the work yourself?
No, it should be that the apprentices have been sent out to work, so he can only sit in the store himself!
"That's amazing!" Tang Douer exclaimed.
"Where's the kid? Don't bother me carving, go outside and play. When the old craftsman saw Tang and Rou, and saw that they were just children, he raised his hand to drive people away.
Tang Yourou knew that he had a little temper, and asked, "Master, what is the price of this wood?" ”
The old craftsman glanced at the wooden board in Tang Yourou's hand, then looked at her again, and said, "Even a little girl like you still want to use Zinan?" Zi Nan is all for nobles, what price do you say? Go, go, don't bother me! Ah Che, why did you let such a person in again? Why don't you get rid of them soon? ”
Tang Yourou persuaded: "Master, you can't do this business. What if we can afford it? Aren't you going to lose a lot of silver? ”
The old craftsman glanced at Tang Yourou with disdain: "Do I look like a person who is short of silver?" My work is scheduled until winter, and there is still a shortage of your business. And what did you just say? Build a house with this purple nan? Even the nobles are not so extravagant! ”