Golden Fishing Village

ps: The "Happy Birthday to Fathers" in the title refers to those who have become fathers among the book friends. Don't over-interpret it!

Ao Muyang really has something important to do. He wants to make a bed for Lu Zhizi.

The fishermen in the Hongyang area have a tradition of preparing new utensils for the new daughter-in-law since ancient times. The sophisticated families build a new house, while the poor families prepare new bedding, new washbasins, new towels and other things.

Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, most families have to prepare a new bed.

Ao Muyang didn't know much about the specific traditions in this regard, so he went to find Ao Zhiman. The old man was an old craftsman and knew a lot about this.

He came to the door carrying a pig head, braised beef and two roasted chickens. The old man smiled and said, "Village chief, what are you doing? If you need my help, just tell me. Why are you carrying things?"

Ao Muyang laughed and said, "No, I don't need your help. I just came to visit."

Most people would be happy to hear him say that, but the old man is not an ordinary person. Ao Muyang's polite words offended him. He suddenly restrained his smile and asked vigilantly, "Come to visit?"

Ao Muyang said helplessly, "Okay, to be honest, Master Man, I want to ask you about making a bed. I want to trouble you to make a bed for my wife."

Hearing that he came to trouble himself, the old man laughed again: "Ah, are you going to get married with Teacher Lu?"

Ao Muyang smiled and said, "Almost, but we haven't gotten married yet, so I want to make a bed first."

The old man nodded repeatedly: "That's a must. We have to make a bed first. It's not easy for us fishermen to make a bed for the newlyweds. We have to prepare in advance."

He moved out a stool, Ao Muyang opened a pack of roasted meat and said, "Come on, Uncle Man, let's eat and talk at the same time?"

The old man said happily, "Okay, Jinfu, go get the wine bottle under my bed, and I'll have a couple of drinks with your brother Yang."

At this point, his face looked a little embarrassed: "Village chief, I don't have good wine at home, can I drink some loose wine?"

Ao Muyang waved his hand and said, "Uncle Man, you are too polite, loose wine is all grain wine, good stuff."

After drinking it, he regretted it. This is shitty grain wine, it is definitely blended with alcohol, spicy, and has no fragrance.

The old man is not picky. After taking a sip of wine, he said, "Village chief, with your strength, you have to make a set of beds for the newlyweds, right?"

Ao Muyang blinked and said, "Make a set? I remember my family made one?"

In fact, the tradition of making beds for newlyweds has gradually disappeared. Most people buy a bed. For example, Ao Wenchang went to the city to buy a bed when he got married.

The old man said, "Well, your family made one, or I made it. Yours is a drying bed."

Drying beds are the most common frame beds in fishermen's homes. The word "cool" in the name means that it can be ventilated and breathable. Sometimes it is also called a cooling bed.

This type of bed is common and has various specifications. It is divided into three-bend, five-bend, seven-bend, and even eight-bend and nine-bend beds according to the simplicity and complexity of production and decoration.

Ao Muyang's family has a seven-bend bed, which is larger and is a double bed. Three-bend drying beds are mostly single beds for teenagers, and five-bend drying beds are also single beds, generally young ladies' beds in ancient times.

Because he received modern scientific education since childhood, Ao Muyang, like most young people, knows more about science, education, culture and health, but less about the old traditions of his hometown.

He expressed his doubts, and he still doesn't know the difference between three-bend, five-bend, and seven-bend beds.

The old man swallowed a piece of smoked beef tripe and smiled, "Wait, I have a model at home, I'll take it out and show you, and you'll know."

He shouted, and the young Ao Jinfu dragged out a box.

This wooden box was obviously made by him, a bit like a suitcase with wheels, but it was placed flat on the ground, turned around, and moved freely forward, backward, left and right.

Ao Muyang was very curious and took a look at the wheels on the box. He found that the wheels were very clever. They were hardwood balls. Their main bodies were embedded in the bottom of the box and rolled smoothly in any direction.

This move made him admire him greatly, and he gave a thumbs up and said, "Master Man, you are a master. This kind of box is rare in the market now."

Ao Zhiman smiled noncommittally and said, "This is nothing."

He opened the box, and a model bed appeared inside. He picked it up and pointed it to Ao Muyang, saying, "There is a hanging surface in front of this bed. The bend refers to the number of curved lines on the hanging surface of the bed. There is a flower board between the two lines. The more bends there are, the more complicated the craftsmanship."

Ao Muyang understood, and his eyes were attracted by a small wooden house, saying, "Oh, Master Man, Master, do you have a wooden house in here?"

Ao Zhiman picked up the small wooden house and smiled, his smile was full of emotion: "Alas, you young people of this generation have never seen it, and it is rare now. What kind of wooden house is this? This is a bed!"

Hearing him say this, Ao Muyang suddenly thought of a term in his mind, and he was surprised and said: "Is this the legendary big bed?"

Big bed, Ao Muyang got his understanding of this bed through some books. These books are often mentioned in the stories of ancient landlords, saying that the young ladies of landlords would sleep on big beds.

Although the name contains "bed", in fact, the big bed can be said to be a small house. Its overall layout is a front hall and back room pattern, mainly divided into two rooms. The front room looks like a small house, with a roof on the top and steps on the bottom, a corridor in front, and screens on all four sides.

In the middle of the bed, there will be a bed door that can be raised and lowered, with toilets and dressing tables on the left and right, and a small hall in front, with wardrobes, tea tables, etc., which is extremely luxurious!

Ao Muyang looked at the model carefully. It was like this. The model was very realistic. The bed door could be opened, the dressing table could be moved, and the toilet was just a small wooden tube, which could even be taken out for cleaning.

Hearing his heartfelt exclamation, old man Ao Zhiman showed a proud look on his thin face: "The craftsmanship passed down by our ancestors has been around for hundreds of years. How could it be bad?"

He picked up another bed and said: "There is also a fire cabinet bed. If you want to make a set, it is a drying bed, a big sleeping bed, a fire cabinet bed and a centenarian bed. However, the fire cabinet bed should not be used."

Compared with the drying bed and the big sleeping bed, the fire cabinet bed is uglier. It is like a wooden cabinet. The bed edge is higher than the bed board. The bed board can be moved and opened. The space under the board can be used to store firewood ash for heating in winter.

Ao Muyang smiled and said, "Isn't this just a kang?"

The old man nodded and said, "Almost. It uses charcoal fire to keep warm, so as to resist the cold and humid winter on the island."

Ao Muyang had never seen a big bed, but he had seen a fire cabinet bed. This kind of bed is very simple, without any decoration, heavy and plain. It is most common in wartime. The cabinet is not used to store grass ash and charcoal, but to store valuable things at home, similar to a safe.

Compared with the exquisite big beds around, the fire cabinet bed is a simpler bedding, usually without any additional decoration, and the shape is heavy and plain.

The 100-year-old bed is a baby bed. Ao Muyang shook his head and said, "This can't be made."