1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

It's no wonder that after the sumptuous dinner last night, the mother didn't bring the kids to make trouble the next day.

This made Chen Tiezhu very happy. He would have to take care of the mother and the three of them every now and then.

On the contrary, Doudou was a little unhappy.

He didn't go to the kindergarten today, so he thought he would come to play with the kids, but he didn't expect that there was no one.

"Fortunately, otherwise we wouldn't be able to do our work today. How did they leave?" Hu Yadong said thankfully.

"They probably had no choice. They ate all the remaining cabbage and meat yesterday." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"The bears are starving, they are chewing on the cabbage stalks. I also cut the meat into small pieces. After they are full, they go for a walk with their mother."

"I guess they may come here in the future. The small animals are smart. They know they can eat together here. They will come here when they are hungry."

"Don't worry, everyone. I think the bear is protecting its cubs. Even if we see them again, stay away from them and don't do anything dangerous."

I have to remind everyone that according to the big leopard, the blind bears who have tasted the sweetness will become regular visitors in the future.

As for whether humans and animals can live in harmony in the future, he doesn't know, but humans can't excessively harm the animals in the forest.

Of course, appropriate protection measures will be improved in the future.

Anyway, this is just the mountain temple of Erdaoling. Usually, people from the village come here to burn incense or something.

"It's nothing, actually. When they came over yesterday, they looked at us from a distance for a while before coming over." Hu Yadong said with a smile.

"We don't have many days left here. You have to take care of the beam work and carve the tablet. It's quite busy, right?"

Chen Tiezhu's face suddenly became bitter, "Uncle Dong, can't we not mention this? It gives me a headache when I mention it. I wonder how they can carve such big characters on the plaque. I can't carve this thing."

"I always feel that it's a little lacking. Without the old man's experience in the past, there is less murderous aura on him, and the carved characters are also a little lacking in meaning."

"I think you should be good too." Hu Yadong said.

"Although I haven't been to the battlefield, you are a doctor. When you perform surgery on people, aren't you also fighting? Last time the girls came over, didn't they say that you were saving people but snatching them from the hands of the King of Hell?"

"Ah..., that being said, I guess my carving skills are still not up to par, so hurry up." Chen Tiezhu said.

"I haven't done anything else these days, and I'll practice for a while when I have time. It's better than before, so I can't delay things."

"By the way, when the time comes, make a small niche or something by the door, or a basket to hold incense. Whoever wants to burn incense doesn't have to buy it, just take it from inside."

"This is easy to do. There's always room in such a big mountain temple." Hu Yadong nodded.

"Dad, when are we going to play in the mountains?"

Doudou walked over with her hands behind her back.

"Recently, we've been staying at home, and you have to get close to your friends." Chen Tiezhu coaxed.

"Take An Dahan for example, how long have you not taken it for a walk? Have fun with your friends for a few days, and then Dad will take you to other places to play."

"Dad, is there meat to eat?" Doudou asked curiously.

"Of course there is, and there will be Brother Zhou by then, so there must be a lot of meat." Chen Tiezhu said.

"That's it." Doudou nodded his head obediently.

"Doudou, take your friends to play nearby later. Grandpa Dong is going to paint here, so you won't be fumigate by the smoke." Hu Yadong said.

"Yeah, the paint smells bad, it fumes your nose." Doudou nodded his head seriously and took the little animals to the side.

"Uncle Dong, is our carpentry work almost finished? Do you want me to help paint?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Almost done, the beams and other things are ready, just these doors, windows and altars. There hasn't been much rain in the past few days, so let's paint them." Hu Yadong said with a smile.

"But I don't need your help, this is also a troublesome job. You have to apply two coats of primer first, and then apply topcoat. Each time you apply it, you have to sand it once."

"The topcoat should be applied three times at least, and then a layer of clear varnish will be applied after it passes. This way it can be used for many more years. The doors and windows of our elementary school are also done this way."

"Is it so complicated? Can't the primer be applied thicker once?" Chen Tiezhu asked in confusion.

"That's not right. If the paint is applied thicker, it will be useless., it is easy to crack. "Hu Yanan said with a smile.

"So you have to brush it thinly and more, and you have to be more careful when polishing, so that you can paint it well. Including making furniture for you next, we have to find a special house to paint it. "

"Furniture is very delicate. Although it doesn't need to be exposed to wind and rain, it is often used in the house. Fortunately, you and the girl will get married in some time, otherwise it won't be made. "

"But if we do these, we brothers won't be able to take care of the work in our factory. The greenhouse will start to get busy soon, you have to let Brother Jianguo arrange the people. "

"It's okay, I've talked to Uncle Jianguo." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"I thought making furniture was just about designing and carpentry, but I didn't expect to paint so many times. That guy, so many pieces of furniture, how can I paint it. "

"You have to paint it anyway, I've been used to it for so many years. "Hu Yadong said.

"Actually, it's a test of patience. You have to brush along the stroke, not in a choking way. I've done this job for years, and I know how to brush."

"If someone else helps, we have to ask how to brush separately. It's not convenient to grind when there are paint spots. But if you want to play, you can also brush some primer, from top to bottom, from left to right."

"Uh..., forget it." Chen Tiezhu said with a wry smile.

"I really can't do such delicate work. I see you brought the whetstone here, isn't it time to sharpen the blade? I'll sharpen it for you."

"Hahahaha, that's great. Your sharpening skills are better than ours, you sharpen faster, and it doesn't eat the edge. "Hu Yadong was happy.

As a carpenter, they all have to have the skill of sharpening knives. But since they asked Chen Tiezhu to help them sharpen their knives once, it was a big deal. They all disliked their sharpening skills.

But it was not easy to take the initiative to ask about this matter, because everyone knew that Chen Tiezhu was very busy. Now that Chen Tiezhu brought it up, it was just what they wanted.