The matter of Baoshan has finally been completely settled, and Chu Yi finally doesn't need to run around every day, but the days are as busy as ever, busy processing wood in the West Courtyard, busy making coffins, and busy teaching two apprentices.

Before, Chu Yi was not at home during the day, Shen Luzhu took Xue Changshan and Xue Changlin brothers to take care of the shop, and Chu Xiuxiu and Chu Li helped from time to time, which was not too busy, but now Chu Yi led the two apprentices to stay in the West Courtyard most of the time, taking care of the two shops, which was a little powerless for Shen Luzhu.

Chu Yi naturally also took this problem into account, and posted a notice in front of his shop on the second day, and he needed to recruit a man, and soon someone came to inquire about it, and the young couple interviewed a few, and finally decided on a thin and tall young man named Song He to work in the paper money shop, this person was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he had already become a relative in the first year, and he became a father, and a large family lived in the east of the county, not far from Chu's house.

In addition, a middle-aged man named Gao Tongshan was recruited, about forty years old, this person was a little disabled, only one thumb was left in his right hand, and the other four fingers were cut off by Qi Gen, it is said that he was also a coffin craftsman, but he accidentally had an accident when he was doing work, and he became what he is now.

Because he used to be a coffin craftsman, Gao Tongshan knows a lot more about funeral supplies, especially coffins, than ordinary people, although he can't continue to make coffins now, but the young couple feel that it is more suitable to stay in their own coffin shop and be a buddy.

With Song He and Gao Tongshan two guys to help take care of the shop, Shen Luzhu's life was leisurely, in addition to doing some housework every day, or chatting with Chu Xiuxiu and Jiang Juan, most of the day, he also stayed in the West Courtyard, accompanied by Chu Yi, or helped pour water to wipe his sweat, or pestle in a daze.

It's not that Shen Luzhu is sticky to Chu Yi, but Zhengzheng's little point, since he has been following for a while, Chu Yi has taught two apprentices, and I don't know what evil he has fallen, Chu Yiren is not there, or it is okay when he stays in the shop and the east courtyard, but as soon as he goes to the west courtyard, if he is found by Zhengzheng, he must drag his own aunt to watch together.

Originally, Shen Luzhu didn't like to work in Chu Yi very much, leading the people who were on the side, first, I was afraid that they would disturb Chu Yi next to them, and secondly, there were a lot of wood and tools in the West Courtyard, and she was always afraid that one would not be optimistic and hurt Zhengzheng, but later I saw that he was honest every time, so he only squatted on the side to watch, and he came by him after a few times.

So you can often see such a scene in the west courtyard of the Chu family, Chu Yi took two apprentices to do work, and from time to time he would stop to explain or demonstrate to the apprentices, just this little radish head, sitting on the small stool that Chu Yi specially made for him, looking at it not far away, only Shen Luzhu was a little bored, looking at the sky and the earth, or looking at the book in his hand.

As soon as people get bored, they will always think about finding something to do, Shen Luzhu has the most in front of him, except for people, that is, wood and coffins, thinking of the Sun Ji coffin shop that Chu Yi took her to visit a few days ago, and the exquisite and luxurious coffins she saw in that shop, Shen Luzhu had an idea.

"Chu Yi, I see that the coffins in the Sun family's shop will be engraved with many exquisite patterns, but our family's coffins, except for the one in the middle of the shop, are all without patterns, Brother Lin said before, the Sun family is now doing the business of the rich, what is there to say and pay attention to?"

Chu Yiyan put down the tools in his hand and patiently explained to his wife: "It's not that the rules are exquisite, it's just that the people who buy them are different. But in this way, the selling price will be raised so that we will not lose, we were in the village before, if we made that kind of coffin, most of them should not be sold. Right now, if Ah Zhu also wants to make the kind of coffin of the Sun family, we can also try it."

Shen Luzhu thought thoughtfully for a while before he said: "I really want to give our coffin some new tricks, but as Chu Yi said, if you want good wood, it will take time and effort, the cost will go up, and ......the price will naturally keep up.

Chu Yi is to understand

Shen Luzhu's, she always has some novel ideas, and finds a way to implement them: "But I still want to try?"

"Hmm...... But the carving doesn't seem to work, Chu Yi, how do you say we use the painting? In this way, I don't have to pick wood, I can do the painting, it doesn't take much effort, and I don't have much to do while I stay."

All his wife's ideas, no matter how unreliable they seem to outsiders, Chu Yi has always supported them with both hands: "In the afternoon, let's go to the street to buy some pens and paints and come back."

"Good!"

After lunch, the little couple didn't even take a nap, so they went out directly, went to the street for a walk, and went to the studio to buy a lot of brushes and paints.

There are two coffins that Chu Yi has just made in the courtyard, one has been painted with black wood, and the other is not sure if it is too late, or it is not going to be painted, Shen Luzhu sat in front of the coffin with a paintbrush and paint, thought about it for a while, and began to fiddle with the paint, he had not touched the brush for a long time, and he almost forgot that he was a painter in his previous life.

The first few strokes seemed to be a little stiff, but then it seemed to have opened up some meridians, Shen Luzhu painted more and more smoothly, and after a while, he drew a picture of a crane on the coffin that had been colored, with a red sun on a white background, with a faint blue floating clouds, and a crane soaring up, accompanied by the original black wood paint of the coffin, which was extraordinarily harmonious, and seemed to have a little sacred.

Chu Yi, who was doing work next to him, his wife who had been paying attention, saw Shen Luzhu put down the brush in his hand, so he got up and came over, although Chu Yi knew that his wife drew very well when he first designed the silver ticket paper money, but now when he saw this, he couldn't help but admire: "Our Azhu painting is so good, this crane seems to be alive."

Xue Changshan and Xue Changlin also came over when they heard the voice: "Wow, the master is too powerful!"

Third Uncle Chu and Xiuxiu learned that Shen Luzhu wanted to paint on the coffin at noon, and now they heard that the painting had been completed, and they all came over from the East Courtyard.

Third Uncle Chu didn't know that Shen Luzhu still had this craft, and after reading it, he was amazed: "This is what Fang just started painting? Painted so quickly? Lu Zhu's painting is very good, it's not worse than the painting sold in the workshop, I didn't expect Lu Zhu to have such good craftsmanship!"

"Sister-in-law is amazing!"

"Cousin-in-law, this is called a real person who does not show his face!"

I haven't painted a complete painting seriously for a long time, and after finishing the painting, Shen Luzhu also looked a little excited, listening to the constant praise of his family, he couldn't help but be happy, his cheeks were red, and he couldn't stop laughing.

Taking advantage of the long afternoon, Shen Luzhu planned to try painting on another unpainted coffin, Chu Li looked at the painting, and seemed to be very interested in this matter, everyone else went to do their own things, only he was still with his sister-in-law, handing over brushes or paints from time to time.

Shen Luzhu saw that he was interested, so he first sketched the border with a thin pen, leaving the blank space inside, and after teaching Chu Li some basic skills of using a paintbrush, he asked him to color, who knew that Chu Li's coloring was not bad.

After the paint on the two coffins had been completely dried before dinner, Chu Yi and his friends put the two coffins on display in the coffin shop.

Uncle Chu was very optimistic about these two coffins with patterns, and when he was young, he went to the state capital to the south of Daqian, and saw many exquisite and gorgeous coffin styles.

At that time, he also had the heart to get a coffin shop in his own coffin shop, but what he did was the business of the villagers in the village, and almost no one would buy this kind of coffin that was a lot more expensive, so Uncle Chu could only rest his mind.

Now that the family's shop is in the county seat, it should be able to sell well: "Ayi, Luzhu, have you two thought about how to sell this coffin?"

When the little couple went to buy paint at noon, they really discussed this issue, if someone wanted to buy this coffin, how to price it.

Chu Yi put down the chopsticks in his hand and replied, "I discussed with Ah Zhu, and a coffin can be filled with half a amount of silver."

Shen Luzhu also said, "Third uncle, we don't pick wood, and we don't work too hard, but the paint costs some silver, no

It's too expensive to sell."

Third Uncle Chu pondered, nodded and said, "That's pretty good, we were originally doing business for ordinary people, it's too expensive, it's not good, when Lu Zhuming'er paints again, he will call Shangxiuxiu to help you, and he will bring it to me."

"Third uncle, it's okay, I'm busy."

Chu Li also said, "And me, I will also help my sister-in-law, I want to learn painting from my sister-in-law."

"Cheng, come on, sister-in-law will teach you."

In order to facilitate Shen Luzhu's painting, Chu Yi deliberately set up an awning in the west courtyard, and placed a special shelf for placing coffins under the awning, and also brought a desk, chairs and buckets prepared for cleaning brushes.

Shen Luzhu also stayed in the West Courtyard when she had nothing to do, or conceived to draw some sketches, or sketched and colored directly on the coffin, she had not painted for a long time, as if she had found a feeling when she was still in the school studio.

Chu Li said that he wanted to learn to paint with Shen Luzhu, and then after he came back from the school every day, he followed behind Shen Luzhu, and at first he just helped fill in the coloring, or mixed the pigments under the guidance of Shen Luzhu.

It's not a perfunctory Chu Li, Shen Luzhu thinks that Chu Li rarely has a thing of interest, compared to the lines, light and shadow and other boring parts, first contact with the color, can better maintain the current interest.

Although they are all simple operations, Chu Li finds it very interesting, and every day when he comes back from the school, he follows Shen Luzhu inch by inch, no matter what he does, he is extremely positive.