Rebirth in 88 starts as a carpenter

Chapter 1 Yaodi, do you want a wife or not?

In the coldest month of winter, a cold air swept across the land of northern Jiangsu.

One night, the mountains and plains were covered with a thick quilt.

In an ordinary farmyard in Liyuan Village, a shirtless Wu Yuan was riveting together vertical and horizontal timbers in the east room that was leaking from all directions, and then embedded wooden boards to form a set of modular cabinets that are currently popular in the South.

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After a while, perhaps because he was tired from knocking, Wu Yuan sat down and lit a big log on the front door.

In a trance.

Suddenly, his strong body convulsed, as if he was possessed by a ghost.

It's a pity that he lives alone in this small courtyard and no one knows about him.

I can only endure the anger and calm down slowly.

Cold sweat dripped down, fell into the wood shavings, and disappeared without a sound.

Wu Yuan was shocked to discover a fact.

He was born again.

From the rebirth in 2022 to the first month of the new year in 1988, it is actually the first day of the twelfth lunar month in 1987.

The 55-year-old who knew his destiny from a long time ago returned to the young and powerful 21-year-old.

Wu Yuan was in a very complicated mood.

Then my eyes fell on the freshly made combination cabinet in front of me, and I was even more speechless.

This set of modular cabinets is the first time he has built it independently since he became a carpenter. It is also his first new attempt after abandoning his master's old-school furniture concepts.

I have to admit that in the realization and application of mortise and tenon structure, he is already better than his predecessor.

The entire set of modular cabinets does not use a single nail, and it still fits tightly and is as stable as a rock.

Even the carving details on the cabinet doors and corners are remarkable.

No wonder my previous life was very satisfied with this set of furniture.

Later, I took them to the markets in neighboring villages and sold them, hoping to earn some money for the New Year.

It's a pity that it was not sold until the new year.

In the end, he had no choice but to sell it to Li Ergou from Team 4 in the same village at a low price.

It’s only four hundred yuan, and it’s been three years in arrears.

This became the first failed work in his carpenter career, and it can even be said to be a shame.

So for many years afterwards, he had no work and could only make a living by making coffins for other people's homes.

Now a man of two generations, Wu Yuan could see the problem at a glance.

Rather than saying that this is his first work after becoming a carpenter, it is better to say that this is his first work after becoming a carpenter.

At the age of 21, he is a carpenter by nature, but he is still far from the skills and realm of a carpenter.

Just like this set of modular cabinets in front of me.

Obviously the modular cabinet should be modern and refreshing, but it looks rustic and rusty.

It’s strange that someone is willing to buy it!

Fortunately, for him, who has more than 30 years of carpentry experience, it is not too late to make amends.

Just when he was about to dismantle the mortise and tenon structure and start over again, the big yellow barking at the door suddenly stopped.

Then, the third sister Wu Xiuhua, wrapped in a white gauze scarf, pushed open the door and entered, calling "Yao Di" one after another from a distance.

"Third sister, I'm in the east room."

Wu Yuan responded and saw the person stamping his feet at the east door, taking off the white gauze scarf, revealing his cheeks that were red from the cold.

"Why are you here in such a cold weather?"

"Aren't I afraid that you will be alone at home and have nothing to eat, so I will give you some dried sweet potato." Wu Xiuhua put down the basket and went straight to the point: "You will be 22 after the New Year, and you should have married a daughter-in-law and started a family." Xu

My eldest sister, if you are willing, I will send you a 100-yuan gift tomorrow to settle the matter, and try to organize the happy event before the new year and enter the bridal chamber, so that you will not be lonely during the Chinese New Year.

Single."

"Third sister, I'll just deal with it casually. Where are your three children? You can leave the dried red potatoes for your children to eat."

"Don't talk to me about other things. If I ask you about the eldest daughter of the Xu family, should you respond or not?"

Wu Xiuhua spoke quickly, but Yaodi's ability to change the subject was not easy to use in front of her.

Since there is no way to avoid it.

Wu Yuan insisted: "Xu Yanmei is not good, I don't like her."

"Then tell me, who do you like?"

"I don't care about Yang Luoyan."

"The apple of Party Secretary Yang's eye, the little girl of the Yang family? Do you know how much the bride price offered by Party Secretary Yang is? One thousand yuan, a full thousand yuan! One thousand yuan, even if your third brother-in-law is the village party secretary, my family will not pay for it."

Can’t take it out.”

This is what Wu Yuanxin said.

The third brother-in-law, Xiong Gang, is a very generous person.

Otherwise, the third sister would not be allowed to be like "Voldemort", bringing things from home every once in a while to support the youngest brother.

Even Yao Di's betrothal gift and wedding must be taken care of.

"Brother, when you get married, you have to be well-matched. With our family's conditions, we can't afford to marry Luo Yan. You should be realistic and consider Xu Yanmei. She is the eldest in the family, and she will definitely take better care of others than a little girl like Luo Yan..."

Wu Yuan still shook his head.

In his previous life, he listened to his third sister and married Xu Yanmei.

As a result, when spring came, Xu Yanmei couldn't stand the hard life at home and ran away with someone else.

Let him completely become a joke in Liyuan Village, and he will never be able to hold his head up.

Later, I worked everywhere with my master, participated in the construction of auditoriums, and assisted in the construction of movie theaters, but I never met the right woman again.

It was not until the turn of the millennium that the real estate industry suddenly emerged. There were suddenly more carpentry jobs and wages were rising. As a skilled worker, Wu Yuan's life was getting better day by day.

There was no shortage of women around me at this time.

But women who work hard on the construction site are more realistic, and it is difficult to know whether they are hot or cold.

As for him, after he got along, the women around him couldn't let go of him at all.

So Wu Yuan couldn't agree with anything Wu Yuan said about Xu Yanmei.

He could only insist: "Third sister, I will never marry anyone other than Yang Luoyan in this life."

Wu Xiuhua was anxious, "Sister, I know that Yang Luoyan is good-looking and well-born. But isn't it just to silence rural people when Party Secretary Yang shouted out a sky-high price of 1,000 yuan as a gift? He wants to marry his precious daughter to the city.

Go out and become a city dweller, don’t you understand?”

This is true.

In her previous life, Yang Luoyan did marry in the city, but unfortunately her husband was short-lived and died after only three years.

"Besides, Yang Luoyan has been pampered since she was a child. How can a girl like Xu Yanmei know both cold and hot?"

Wu Yuan disagreed with this.

He had been classmates with Yang Luoyan for nine years, until he graduated from elementary school, and he knew that she was not squeamish at all and was very kind-hearted.

After the death of her husband, she has been in charge of the broken family and has not remarried. She has taken care of everything at home and outside, and her only daughter has been educated and admitted to college.

Anyone mentioning my fellow villagers from all over the country will be praised without saying anything.

Therefore, it is impossible for Wu Yuan to let go.

No matter how Wu Xiuhua talked, it was of no avail. Finally, she said: "If you want to marry Yang Luoyan, you must first earn 1,000 yuan!"

"Okay, Third Sister, you can come back and see us in seven days."

Wu Xiuhua turned around in surprise: "In seven days, if you can get 1,000 yuan without stealing or robbing, Third Sister, I will spare my shame and help you marry Yang Luoyan back home!"

"Then it's a deal! Third sister, walk slower on your way back."

"Is this bothering you? Let's go!"

(End of chapter)