Chen Ping'an's craftsmanship is not good, although the edges and corners of the oil-paper umbrella made have been carefully polished, and it is really strong, but it is not as delicate as others.

In Lu Xiaosi's words, it was a craft that had not arrived at home and had to be practiced.

Chen Ping'an also felt that he had to practice, Xiao Si Ke said, it only takes half a month for the master to make an oil-paper umbrella, he has learned until now, but he has only made five, it still takes a lot of effort, grandma and shake also helped him a lot.

After eating the roasted potato, it was still early, and several children didn't want to go back to the fire.

Chen Ping'an washed his hands and took the oil-paper umbrella he made to show Xiao Si.

"You see if you can take the umbrella and sell it in town."

"Why not?" Lu Yangge took the oil-paper umbrella and looked at it carefully, "Brother Ping'an, don't say it, although your umbrella is a little rough, it is really strong." ”

Chen Ping'an touched the umbrella in his hand, his eyes were shining, and he smirked.

It's good to be strong, and the countrymen like to be strong and durable.

Lu Yangge thought for a while: "Brother Ping'an, if you are going to go to the town, I will go with you tomorrow, Shopkeeper Li is familiar with Yang Da from the Yang family's grocery store, we can go and ask." ”

This time he borrowed the name of the Ding family, saying that he was borrowing the money of the Ding family, but it was actually the money taken by the Lu family's own family.

Lu Quan was going to go to the net in the afternoon, catch the fish, and send some to the Ding family tomorrow.

Although the money was not borrowed, the Ding family could not forget this intention.

Early in the morning, Chen Ping'an rowed, and Lu Yangge continued to squat in the cabin and cover the quilt.

She is afraid of the cold and has little strength, unlike her second sister and Chen Ping'an, who shook up and couldn't wait to take off the jacket on her body, and her head was full of sweat.

Chen Ping'an took the oil-paper umbrella he had made and was going to go to the town to ask if anyone had bought it.

If someone buys it, he comes back and continues to do it.

If no one buys it......

Thinking that he had finally learned a craft, what would he do if no one bought it?

If you continue to do it, you have to eat at home, and if you don't do it, he is unwilling.

Seeing that Chen Ping'an was worried all the way, Lu Yangge finally found out in his conscience that he had opened Chrysostom: "Brother Ping'an, do you have any thoughts, you can say anything?" ”

"I didn't ...... It's okay. After speaking, Chen Ping'an scratched his head embarrassedly, "Even if I have this umbrella, I don't know if I can sell it." If no one wants it, will I be able to do it when I go back? ”

Lu Xiaosi said puzzledly: "Do it, why don't you do it?" If you don't do it, how can you practice your craft well? If you don't practice your craft well, how can you make a better and more exquisite oil-paper umbrella. ”

She still remembers wearing Wangshu's "Rain Alley": holding an oil-paper umbrella, wandering alone in the long and lonely rainy alley, I hope to meet a girl who is as sad as a lilac.

At that time, I was almost moved to tears, and I couldn't wait to buy an oil-paper umbrella immediately and go for a walk in the rainy alley.

She didn't think about meeting anyone, she just thought that the picture must be extremely beautiful.

Such a beautiful picture, if there is no oil-paper umbrella, it will definitely not be so beautiful.

"Yes, it's time to keep doing it."

Chen Ping'an's eyes fell on the sparkling water, and he was stunned, "If I don't do it, when will I be able to give my grandmother and shake a good life." ”

His family still owes the Lu family money.

Only by practicing the craft well, can there be hope for the future.

If he can't sell it, it's a big deal that he will continue to go to the dock to carry the bag, and the umbrella will take the time to make it, and the craft will definitely not stop.

"Brother Ping'an, if you are worried that you will not be able to sell it, you can take the oil-paper umbrella to the town and sell it on consignment. Isn't there a grocery store in the town, you can don't charge money at first, put the umbrella there and sell it, and then give you money when it is sold. ”

Seeing that Chen Ping'an didn't react for a while, Lu Yangge continued, "After all, you have just made it now, and the umbrella you make is definitely not as delicate as the master of the family." But the umbrella you make is strong, and even my father and mother praise the umbrella you make is strong, and it is very durable at first glance. You can put a few umbrellas and sell them at the grocery store in the town, you set a price, and tell the store that you only need so many copper coins to sell an umbrella, and how many copper coins you can sell for the rest are the store's shop. If you do more, you can also send it to Nanyang, Dongyang County, and Huaicheng. With so many places and so many people, can no one buy an umbrella? ”

"Yes...... But ......"

Chen Ping'an lowered his head embarrassedly, "But if these umbrellas can't be sold, I don't have so much money to continue making umbrellas." ”

Now for him, handicraft is the least valuable, and cotton paper, orchid bamboo, tung oil, etc., which can be used to make umbrellas, all cost money.

One or two, ten and twenty can afford him.

If you do it every day, every year, these things will accumulate and the cost will be huge.

"Why can't it be sold?" Lu Yangge glared at a pair of big watery eyes, "Brother Ping'an, you have to believe in yourself, what you make must be good, and someone will definitely buy it." ”

The oil-paper umbrella is not an eel cage, anyone can make it, and so many crafts are not just for fun.

At this time, crafts like this are basically passed down from the ancestors, and no one will teach them to outsiders stupidly.

Some families even stipulate that their own craftsmanship is passed on to men but not to women, and to be passed on to the elders but not to the young.

The same craft, the son of the family can learn it, but the daughter is not allowed to learn it. Why, because the girl is going to get married, the girl marrying is equivalent to taking this craft to someone else's house.

Some people will even pass on the craft to only one eldest son and grandchild, and do not allow other children and grandchildren to learn it, also in order not to produce competition.

Chen Ping'an knows how to make oil-paper umbrellas, no matter what his skills are, there is one thing that Lu Yangge can affirm, that is, there is no craftsman who can make oil-paper umbrellas in Jiangjiaba and even in the entire Nanyang County.

Chen Ping'an went to the store to buy an oil-paper umbrella and asked about it. The shopkeeper said that their goods were all taken in Nanyang, and some of the goods taken in Nanyang came from Beijing and some from Huaicheng.

was said by Lu Yangge, Chen Ping'an's confidence returned.

The young man stood in the bow of the boat facing the wind, with a smile on his face: "Little Four, I won't tell you, I also think that as long as I work hard, I will do better and better." I also believe that in the future, the oil-paper umbrella I made will be sold in Beijing and loved by more people. ”

Lu Yangge also smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Yes, Brother Ping'an, you have to believe that you are the best." I'm waiting for Brother Ping An to make a lot of money and give me dividends. ”

Chen Ping'an nodded fiercely: "Well, definitely, buy a big house for the little fourth brother." ”

Looking at the high-spirited young man, Lu Yangge suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.

If you marry the eldest sister to Brother Ping'an, don't you have to worry about the eldest sister being bullied because she is too good.

Brother Ping'an is excellent, Chen Shaoyao is also a good girl, not to mention Grandma Chen, there are no adults and children in Zhuangzi who don't like her.

Like Qiu's group of women, if there is something they don't understand, they like to ask Grandma Chen for ideas.

I just don't know if the eldest sister and my father are willing, and when I go back, I have to probe my mother's tone, if my mother is willing, my father will definitely be fine.

As long as the mother is willing, she will test the eldest sister again.

The eldest sister is willing to be the best, but if she is unwilling, then find another one for the eldest sister that is no worse than Brother Ping'an.

(End of chapter)