"Brother Jie, I'm leaving first. I'll look for you when I'm free!”
After dinner, Song Xiaodong burped and got up.
"Be careful on the road!"
Xia Jie reminded.
"Yes, I know!"
He hopped onto the motorcycle and waved his hand. Song Xiaodong hummed a tune and headed west.
After returning to the house, he scooped a bowl of rice and poured the remaining soup on it. Xia Jie brought it to the courtyard and waved at the puppy.
"Come and eat!"
The puppy immediately pounced over.
As he ate the fragrant bibimbap, the little puppy felt that the person in front of him was even closer!
Touching its round head, Xia Jie said,""Little thing, I'll call you Qiuqiu from now on. How about that?”
"Wuuu!"
The puppy raised its head and stuck out its pink tongue. It licked Xia Jie's hand affectionately, as if it was very satisfied with the name.
"Qiuqiu, this will be your home from now on. Be good and don't run around. There are wild beasts in the mountains that will drag you away to be a snack.”
Xia Jie pointed at the mountain in the distance.
"Wuuu!"
The puppy shook its head vigorously.
"Hehe, it's good that you know!"
The small bowl of rice was quickly finished by the puppy. It whimpered at Xia Jie again.
"You want some water?"
Xia Jie smiled and gave it a basin of water.
This mutt was the easiest to raise. As long as it was given some food and water, it would grow healthily.
Looking at the stars in the sky, Xia Jie nodded. Tomorrow would be good weather again.
……
The next day, after breakfast, Xia Jie brought Qiuqiu to the old man.
As soon as he parked the car, Black pounced on him, scaring the little puppy so much that it did not dare to get down.
"Go and play with Big Black. It won't bite you!”
Xia Jie said as he patted Qiuqiu's head.
"Wuuu!"
The little puppy cowered and went down. It obediently went to Big Black's side and rubbed against it!
"Little fellow, you sure know how to curry favor!”
Xia Jie smiled and followed her into the house.
"Grandpa, are you all busy?"
In the courtyard, the old man was drawing lines on a piece of wood with a ruler.
"Yes, I found an old mahogany. It's almost enough.”
The old man nodded.
"Grandpa, do you need my help?"
Xia Jie rubbed his hands and said.
In the past, when his grandfather was building furniture, he would also help pass tools and move wood.
"No need, no need. Little thing, I can do it alone. Didn't you say that you wanted to record a video?”
Xia Changjiang waved his hand.
"Yes!"
Xia Jie summoned the drone, turned on the recording function, and then said to the camera.
"Today, I came to Grandpa's place. He wanted to make a Luban stool for me, so I recorded a video to show everyone our traditional carpentry work.”
"Grandpa has already chosen the wood and is using a plane to scrape it.”
The drone circled around the old man and gave him a close-up.
"Grandpa, what's so special about making this Luban stool? Tell everyone about it."
Xia Jie asked.
"This Luban stool was passed down by the ancestor of carpentry, Luban. It doesn't need nails or glue. It can be turned into all kinds of small stools through ten processes such as saw, plane, chisel, grinding, wax sealing, etc.”
"Because it's purely constructed by its own mortise and tenon structure, it can be changed by bending it with your hands, so we call it 'bullshitting.'"
As the old man spoke, he skillfully drew lines on the wood.
"This is done with great care. There is no room for sloppiness. Even if the difference is only one millimeter, it will affect the connection of the mortise and tenon.”
After drawing the line, Xia Changjiang picked up the chisel and started to chisel.
Although he was already over sixty years old, the old man was still very stable when it came to carpentry.
Whether it was scraping, drawing, chiseling, or the later slits, grinding, polishing, scraping, every step was orderly and precise.
After the last step of sealing and polishing, the Luban stool was completed.
It took Xia Changjiang three days to get this little thing.
"Then, when you don't use it, just put it away like this. It's just a piece of wood.”
"If you want to use it, grab the two sides and pull it down. It can become a small stool. It's very strong and durable.”
As the old man spoke, he demonstrated the fruits of his labor in front of the camera.
Although he had witnessed the entire production process, Xia Jie still felt that it was very magical.
He felt that if he edited the video and uploaded it, it would attract a lot of attention.
The internet says that the Japanese craftsmen are so good because they have never seen the ancient skills of China. They will definitely be amazed.
"Grandpa, you're amazing! I'll go back and make a Short videos and send it to you online.”
Xia Jie gave him a thumbs up.
"Hehe, it's nothing. It's just a craftsman's work. If someone looks at it later, I'll make something else.”
The old man said with a smile.
As long as his grandson was happy, he was willing to do anything.
With the automatic editing function of the live broadcast system, the seven to eight hours of video was directly edited into a short film of more than two minutes.
Xia Jie looked at it seriously. The effect was pretty good. He could post it now!
Since this was a recording for his grandfather, he registered a new account and posted it on the video platform.
Xia Jie knew that it would take some time for the video to ferment, so he was not in a hurry to pay attention to the effect. He continued to busy himself with cleaning up the farmhouse.
……
Ma Dakang was an operations manager at Pumpkin Video.
There hadn't been any outstanding works on the most popular stage, which made him feel a little frustrated.
After all, only good works could attract more people to watch, bring more traffic to the website, attract more advertisers, and bring more profits.
"Manager, take a look at this video. It's quite interesting. The views are also continuing to rise. It's already exceeded 100,000!”
At this moment, his subordinate, Little Zhao, waved at him.
"Oh, really?"
He answered and walked over.
"What kind of content is it?"
"It's woodworking. Grandpa is very good, and the video is also very good. It's very exciting!”
Ma Dakang walked over to Little Zhao's computer and looked at it.
On the screen, an old man with gray hair was wearing plain clothes. He was in a small farmhouse, using saws, chisels, and other tools to turn an ordinary piece of wood into a shape that was interlocked with each other.
Under his hands, this piece of wood could be turned into a beautiful small stool without nails or glue, and it could even be put away.
Tsk tsk, this skill is awesome. He's definitely a master carpenter!
"Manager, look, the views are still increasing, and there are many replies. It seems that everyone is very interested!”
"Quick, give him a promotion spot and see how effective it is!”
"Oh right, contact them and see if they are interested in becoming our resident column writer.”
With his many years of experience, Ma Dakang felt that this video might become a phenomenal work.
After all, it was rare to see a woodworking video with technical content.
Just like the comments from the audience: The old man was simply the reincarnation of Luban!
This was a genuine old craftsman who had inherited Chinese culture!
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