Banniang saw that people ignored her, and she was not discouraged, and pointed to the row of cabinets, tables and stools that should have just been varnished under the shade of the window in front of the house, and said with a smile: "Those are all made by Second Brother Liu?" ”

Liu Erlang glanced up at this time, his face showed some pride, and he still said "um", but this time he was much more sincere.

Banniang decided to make persistent efforts, so she took a step, paced to the row of houses and looked at it for a while, and after a closer look, she found that Liu Erlang's craftsmanship was really exquisite, a long case, seven or eight centimeters of flat plate assembly, the connection did not see a trace of gaps, both ends of the trowel, table teeth, and four legs, respectively, with a cross and a T-shaped joint, although it is the simplest splicing method, but also more kung fu, strict and mixed as one, if not the paint has not dried, Banniang stretched out and wanted to touch it, to see where the hand touched, is it as smooth and traceless as it looks.

The most surprising thing for her to see is a small makeup box on the simple wooden shelf, the wood is light yellow, warm yellow like jade, the texture on it is fine, the light yellow color, it looks very gorgeous, close to it, you can smell the faint, very elegant aroma above, isn't this boxwood?

The number of boxwood has the name of "millennium dwarf", which means that it grows for a thousand years, and it does not grow much, because the material is delicate, the growth is very slow, so it is difficult to have a big material, generally it is carved or inlaid with all, many Huangyang wood carvings, are regarded as ivory carvings by people who do not know the goods, it can be seen how fine its texture is. Because of the characteristics of boxwood itself, it is difficult to make large pieces of furniture, of course, there are not nothing, but even if there is such a piece, it will be handed down to the world at that time.

However, although Huang Yangmu is precious, Jiangxi is one of its production areas, and it is not too strange to see it here.

Banniang flipped through it, and leaned over to sniff it, before walking back to Liu Erlang's side and accosting: "Second Brother Liu's woodwork is really good." Are these what you called to sell? ”

Liu Erlang was busy with the work in his hands, and because he was praised, he felt a little happy in his heart, but he didn't stop, and only smiled: "No, Liu Wulang in the village is also a brother of the same clan because he wants to marry, so he begged me to help him get some things, but he also paid me two copper coins as wages." ”

Banniang smiled and asked, "Then Second Brother Liu can make furniture and sell it in the city on weekdays?" ”

Liu Erlang shook his head: "How rare are the people in the city who are the craftsmen of my village?" It's just to help the villagers make some furniture on weekdays. ”

Banniang secretly said that it was a pity, with her craftsmanship, I was afraid that it was not much worse than the master with the cleanest craftsmanship in the factory in her previous life. Then he smiled again: "It's really a pity for Second Brother Liu's craftsmanship, not to mention anything else, looking at the splicing of the tablet, it is enough to see Second Brother Liu's craftsmanship." By the way, Second Brother Liu, the boxwood you use to make a makeup box is common in our place? ”

The layman looks at the liveliness, the insider looks at the doorway, Liu Erlang saw the little lady's two sentences, and showed some understanding of woodwork, so he raised his head and glanced at her, and replied: "Compared with my father, my craftsmanship is still worse, but he is an old man, and woodwork is also a heavy job, so I generally took it down." As for the Huang Yangmu you mentioned, we have some here, but most of them are not needed, they are too small. The makeup is still hidden in the house of my five brothers, and it is made of the leftover materials that helped him build a thin square table bottle rack before. But I'm not very good at making this kind of delicate thing, so I can make it work. ”

After saying "hehe", he laughed.

Banniang responded: "It's rare to be able to make a flower stand." ”

Liu Erlang put down the planer in his hand and was about to ask, "The little lady also understands this wooden language?" But he swallowed it again. She is a little girl, what does she know? Although people are dressed in general, they can listen to other people's words and see their style, which is not raised by ordinary people, and they have some knowledge.

Banniang knows the history of the development of furniture, and also knows the level of furniture in the Tang and Song dynasties, what it looks like, but after all, it is the knowledge in the books, even if I have occasionally seen a few antique furniture in the Tang and Song dynasties, but after all, it is not good to represent the level of the entire era, I want to ask Liu Erlang a few more words, just at this time, the iron egg carried a copper kettle, held a few coarse porcelain bowls and ran out of the stove, and smiled at a few people: "The water is boiled." ”

Seeing that she specially washed her hands, Shiro secretly praised this child in his heart for looking childish, and he was really careful. Then he stepped forward to take the copper kettle, and when Tie Dan put the bowls on the square table, they lined them up one by one, and poured water for themselves. I heard Liu Erlang, who was talking to Banniang on the side, smiled apologetically: "The Zhuang family doesn't have the tea for guests, so I hope you don't dislike it." "How can you let the guests pour their own water?" ”

Shiro was busy saying that he didn't mind, and it was already a trouble for his family to worry about others.

Banniang walked all the way, really drank, and returned to the table, sat down and waited for the boiling water to be cold, so as to drink a big bowl to quench your thirst.

Jue'er was still thinking about fishing and shrimp, and he was silent on weekdays, but at this time, he looked at Tie Dan of the same age, and he didn't care if he didn't know others, so he rubbed to Tie Dan's side and asked Tie Dan quietly: "You just said that someone went fishing?" ”

Tie Dan stood aside and replied: "Yes, my eldest brother Goudan and Grandma Zhang's grandson Zhang Liuge." Why, you want to go too? ”

The two are of the same age, and they are both boys, so they are naturally very familiar.

When Jue'er heard this, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Tie Dan eagerly and nodded: "Can you go?" ”

Tie Dan'er laughed: "Then why can't you?" After saying that, he shook his head a little embarrassedly, "But my grandfather won't let me go." said that the second uncle was at home alone, and asked me to help with it. ”

Seeing Jue'er's disappointed expression, he hurriedly said, "Or, when my brother comes back later, you have had lunch, if you are not in a hurry to go home, ask my brother and Sixth Brother Zhang to take you again?" ”

Jue'er regained her joy and nodded again and again, when they came, didn't they have this idea? Besides, it is only an hour's journey back to the city, and it is enough to rush back before the city gate is locked.

When the water was cold, several people quenched their thirst. I saw the thin old lady enter the door, and when she saw the brothers and sisters of the Zeng family, she smiled before saying anything: "A few brothers and sisters, are you the distinguished guests that Old Man Liu said?" Ouch, it looks really neat and beautiful. ”

Shiro hurriedly led a few people to stand up and saluted the old woman: "This is Aunt Zhang." ”

The old woman looked at a few people, said yes with a smile, invited a few people to sit down, and because she still had a few handfuls of vegetables in her hands, she went to the stove to get busy, and called the iron egg to make her a pot.

Qi Niang is also used to doing housework at home, no better than Banniang who is idle all day, seeing that the old lady is busy, where to sit embarrassed? So I went to help.

Banniang was also going to go, but was stopped by Qiniang: "Eighth sister, you have walked for half a day, so let's rest for a while." ”

Banniang knew that no matter how much she said, Qi Niang would not let her do things, not to mention that there were iron eggs to burn the fire, Mrs. Zhang and Qi Niang were also busy washing rice and vegetables, and she didn't go to make a mess, just looked at the sawdust and shavings in that place, and thought about going to say a few words to Second Brother Liu.

After sitting for a while, he also took a break, Shiro was fine, but Goro couldn't sit still, so he asked Liu Erlang: "Second brother of the Liu family, in the river here, maybe fishing?" ”

Liu Erlang smiled: "Nengli, do you want to go fishing?" Here are ready-made bamboo poles and fish hooks, I will find a thin wire for you to buckle, and then dig a few earthworms to string on, and go to the river behind my house. ”

"Then it's going to trouble Second Brother Liu." Wulang listened to the great joy, Jue'er couldn't sit still, stood up on the stool, and followed Liu Erlang to help, because he was Tiedan's second uncle, his own uncles and sisters-in-law called Liu Er'er, and Jue'er also followed Tiedan's shouting: "Second Uncle Liu, can you catch fish in the river?" If I could catch a big fish with my own hands and go back to make a bowl of fish soup for my grandfather, he would be happy. ”

Liu Erlang smiled: "Oh, your little brother is very filial, but I can't say it's good, I may catch a few, maybe I can't catch one." It's just that you can't catch it and it doesn't matter, didn't you say that you went fishing with my dog in the afternoon? Although there are not necessarily big fish, small fish and small shrimp will definitely be able to catch a lot, and you will be able to take some families to filial piety to your old man. ”

Hearing this, Jue'er was also satisfied.

Wait for Liu Erlang to take three green bamboos from the back of the house, and take a long line and three fine iron fish fishing in the house, and after a while, three simple fishing rods, it is done, Banniang squatted and looked carefully, but also made up, but with the professional fishing rod used by his grandfather in the previous life, such as the difference between heaven and earth, I don't know if I can really catch fish.

Liu Erlang found a shovel and dug earthworms, Shilang didn't want to trouble people anymore and delayed his work, so he grabbed the shovel: "Second brother Liu, you are busy yourself, we can dig the earthworms ourselves." ”

Liu Erlang smiled innocently: "It's been a busy morning, and you should rest for a while." Besides, you don't know where to dig earthworms. ”

Shiro asked with some surprise, "Isn't it in the soil?" ”

Even Banniang didn't think he was level.

Because she had followed her grandfather to the countryside to fish a few times when she was a child, she knew it, so she didn't wait for Liu Erlang to speak, so she smiled and dragged the text: "The fourth brother's words are bad, only the soil is thick, looking at the loose soil, can you dig it, second brother of the Liu family, do you say?" ”

"The little lady is right." Liu Erlang smiled, in his eyes, he knew that these things were common, even the five or six-year-old children in the village knew it.

But Shiro was a little surprised: "Eighth sister, how do you know?" ”

Banniang threw away an extremely disdainful look and didn't answer her, like that, as if she was laughing at Shiro for not even knowing this. The angry Shiro was funny and gave her a popping corn.

When Jue'er came back from digging a small jar of earthworms from the back of the house, Banniang also followed them, planning to bypass the front door and follow the path by the bamboo fence wall to the river behind the house. It just so happened that Uncle Liu also carried eggplant gourds, as well as a large bunch of soybean stalks, carried a bamboo basket with a few pieces of tofu, and walked back slowly humming a little song.

Another villager passed by and greeted Uncle Liu with a smile: "Old man Liu, are you a distinguished guest at home today?" Look at what makes you happy. ”

Uncle Liu nodded and beckoned, "Have two cups at home?" ”

The passer-by resigned.

Uncle Liu looked at the fishing rod held by Shiro and the others and asked with a smile: "Go fishing in the back river?" Erlang, bring a few little brothers back for dinner in a while. ”