Rebirth Starts From 2006

"Burn it?"

Jackson and DiLeo widened their eyes at the same time and looked at Chen Yang in unison,

"Such a beautiful piece of art, you want to burn them all?"

As if worried that his understanding was wrong, Jackson confirmed again, "When you say burning, do you mean igniting all these things and throwing them into the fire?"

"That's right!"

Facing the anxious looks of the two people, Chen Yang gave them a very definite answer, "The purpose of these things is to ignite them at funerals so that they can go to heaven with the deceased."

After receiving confirmation, Jackson and DiLeo looked at each other,

Looking at the exquisite paper products around me, I felt a little bit regretful.

"etc, "

Di Leo suddenly thought of a question, looked at Chen Yang and asked, "Go to heaven with the deceased? What does this sentence mean?"

Chen Yang smiled and said, "In our country's myths and legends, this world is not isolated, but consists of three worlds. One is the heaven where gods live, one is our real world, and the other is the undead." the underworld of life,

On the basis of this myth and legend, many folk customs have been derived, the most important of which is the funeral related to it..."

After a series of explanations, Jackson and DiLeo finally understood the functions of these items.

DiLeo turned his head and looked around, with an inexplicable light shining in his eyes, "The deceased relatives did not die, but went to live in another world. Your thoughts are so romantic!"

Jackson also nodded repeatedly and said in agreement, "I went to another world and was worried that their lives would not be good, so I made these daily necessities so that they could live more comfortably in that world.

This custom is the most romantic memorial I have ever seen! "

Except for Chen Yang, who had heard this argument a long time ago, everyone else looked at the two people in stunned silence.

Is the thinking of foreigners so different from that of Chinese people?

Especially Amy, she already had a premonition that she was going to lose!

Paper-made products, which Chinese people consider unlucky and taboo, have become romantic in the eyes of foreigners.

Sorry, she really can't understand the idea of ​​combining paper crafts with romance!

Just when everyone was silent, an old voice suddenly sounded from the side,

"Isn't this Chen Yang from Red Star Factory?"

Chen Yang turned to look, his face immediately filled with a smile, "Oh, Uncle Du, it's so late and you haven't gone back to rest yet?"

"Ha, it's really you,"

Uncle Du, who was wearing a blue homespun suit, black trousers, a pair of Jiefang rubber shoes and a blue apron hanging around his neck, walked over with a hunched body.

He adjusted the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and said with a laugh, "What time is it? Why is it so late? When I took on jobs in the past, I was always so busy that I didn't go to bed until midnight.

Oh, don’t say that,”

The old man put his hands on his lower back and said with a grin, "I haven't tied paper in a few years. I've had a lot of fun doing it during this period. I'm really a little sleepy."

"Oh,"

Chen Yang quickly stepped forward to support him and said in a dumbfounded voice, "Uncle Du, how many years have you not tied paper?"

"How many years have you not tied paper?"

Uncle Du raised his head and thought for a while, "Probably, it's been six or seven years."

It’s been six or seven years since I made paper. It’s really hard to believe that this old master hasn’t lost his skills yet.

Although that small place in Xijiang County is inconspicuous, it was one of the first places in China to follow the trend of "banning whips and changing burials". At that time, the order was issued, and most of the fireworks and paper shops on the street were closed down, leaving only some selling incense and cigarettes. The old paper shop,

Even though some secret burials are inevitable in the countryside, public burnings are indeed rare.

Therefore, old craftsmen like Uncle Du have basically lost their jobs and can only go home to farm, or follow a group of young people to do odd jobs on construction sites.

On the contrary, several years later, supervision became looser, and many resurgences occurred.

It's a pity that many old craftsmen have passed away at that time, and it is very difficult to find paper products with the same exquisite craftsmanship as before.

Chen Yang helped the old man sit down on the bench next to him and said with a smile, "You said it has been five or six years. Can it be compared with that time now?"

"Hey, why can't we compare?"

Uncle Du made an expression on his face, "You know, you know?"

He stretched out his hands and said, "See, there are no calluses left!"

The hands were stretched out, with broad palms and short fingers. The calluses on the hands were raised like pieces of scales, with ravines in between.

Many old craftsmen are proud of such a pair of hands, because only such hands can prove that you have some real ability.

Otherwise, it means that you are not good at it and you have to practice hard!

At this time, Zou Rong also came over and handed a bottle of water to Uncle Du's hand with a smile, "Uncle Du, drink water."

"Oh, okay, thank you, little girl,"

Uncle Du took the water, looked at Zou Rong with a smile on his face, and then was slightly startled, "Hey, are you Xiao Rong from the Zou family of the packaging factory?"

Before Zou Rong could say anything, he slapped his forehead and said, "I remember, I remember,"

Then he turned his head and pointed at Chen Yang, laughing and saying, "Everyone in the town said that you and Xiao Rong from the old Zou family are in love. I almost forgot about this."

Then he looked at Zou Rong and said with a smile, "When your grandfather left, I was the one who sent him on his way. At that time, your father was very wealthy and ordered an item worth three thousand yuan in one go. I was so busy that I didn't sleep all night. "

Now Zou Rong couldn't laugh anymore and could only grin.

How should I respond to your words?

Uncle Du still seemed unaware. He paused and looked around again, "Hey, it's already this time. What are you doing here?"

Chen Yang smiled and said, "I'll bring two friends over to have a look."

"oh,"

Uncle Du glanced at everyone again and said suddenly, "I understand, Lao Wang said that these things of yours are going to be sent abroad."

As he spoke, he tilted his head toward Chen Yang, but glanced at Di Leo and whispered, "Is that foreigner here to inspect the goods?"

"Ah, yes,"

Chen Yang didn't need to explain clearly to Uncle Du, he just smiled and said, "I just brought them over to take a look first."

"Okay, then you see,"

Uncle Du stood up as he spoke, then thought about it, turned to Chen Yang, and whispered, "Xiao Chen, Uncle Du knows that your business is big, but you must also be particular about doing business."

As if he was worried that Chen Yang would misunderstand, he quickly said, "I'm not saying that you don't pay attention to business, that's what. You have to pay attention to how to use these paper ties. Have you made it clear to the foreigner about these things?"

Chen Yang rolled his eyes and looked at Jackson and DiLeo.

At this time, the two of them were looking at him eagerly.

When Chen Yang was talking to Uncle Du just now, because it was just a matter of family, there was no one to translate for them, so they didn't know what was going on.

However, looking at the old man's work clothes, they all vaguely guessed that these paper products might have been made by him, so they focused on him.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Chen Yang grinned, turned to look at Uncle Du, and said with a smile, "I haven't explained these things clearly to them yet. How about you explain it to them?"

"Okay,"

The smile on Uncle Du's face disappeared instantly, and he said seriously, "This matter must be explained clearly. Teacher Zhao, Master Qian and the others are not here, so I have to do my part!"

He was talking about the folk culture experts invited by Xia Yumeng before and the old masters from Beijin. Since they all lived locally, Chen Yang came without any advance notice. They had already gone home from get off work.

On the contrary, Uncle Du, who traveled thousands of miles to come here, had no other interests besides work, so he stayed here to tie paper.

After obtaining Uncle Du's consent, Chen Yang walked up to Jackson, turned around and introduced, "This is one of the artists who makes paper products. Many of the works here are from his hands, and he is also an expert in this field. Expert, next, he will personally serve as a tour guide to introduce these paper artworks to you."

"Really?"

When Jackson heard this, his eyes immediately lit up, he walked quickly to Uncle Du and grabbed his hand, "Thank you very much. Your works are very unique. I find them very interesting. You are a great artist!" "

After listening to Shen Youshun's translation, Boss Chen's mouth twitched slightly. Foreigners like to exaggerate like this.

He glared at Wu Jing, who was suppressing a smile, and then coughed dryly, "Then let's get started."

When Jackson grabbed his hands, Uncle Du, who felt awkward, immediately threw his hands away and ran away. His movements were as fast as returning to his youth, "Come on, come on, look here, look here, everything in this place is mine." He and Master Qian use traditional craftsmanship to make it.

Look at this, this is called the Gold and Silver Mountain, this is the money tree, there are also cornucopias, paper horses, paper figures...

These things cannot be burned randomly.

The thirty-fifth day after a person's death is called "Wuqi", and the one hundred days after death is called "Hundred Days". At these two times, the Xiao family will go to the grave to offer sacrifices.

When doing "five-seven" and "hundred-day", the former should be brought forward and the latter should be postponed. It is called "a hundred days is long and a hundred days is short five-seven".

When going to the "Wu Qi Tomb", the Xiao family should bring a mountain of gold and silver, a money tree, and a cornucopia..."

Not to mention Chen Yang, even the older Liu Hongbo and Xia Yumeng didn't know much about what Uncle Du said.

Nonsense, who would study these things if they have nothing to do?

Therefore, when Shen Youshun was translating, there were some unimaginable places, so he could only point and draw,

Coupled with the help of Amy, both Jackson and DiLeo finally heard the same thing.

And unknowingly, I became a little obsessed,

Especially when Uncle Du talks, he also intersperses some folklore,

"On this 'May 7th' time, the Five Hell Kings from the Palace of Hell will come to make a final inspection of whether the deceased will go to hell to suffer, or whether he will be reincarnated again. This Five Hell Kings are very strict and selfless. His only weakness is that he did not have a daughter when he was a human being.

Therefore, he is generally more tolerant towards people who have daughters. If he hears the deceased's daughter crying during his final review, he will be careless and let the deceased go."

Uncle Du gestured with his hands with a serious face, "On May 7th, if the deceased has a daughter, the daughter will cry with all her strength. The harder she cries, the gentler the King of Hell will be."

Jackson held his hands on his chest, with a rather complicated expression on his face, "This god is a compassionate and good god.

But if Paris was miserable for me, I think I would be even more miserable! "

DiLeo blinked, feeling that something was not quite right.

But Chen Yang was very good at explaining, "Jackson, you are a Christian Jehovah's Witness. You will go to heaven many years later, so you don't need to abide by the customs here."

"oh,"

Jackson, who was feeling moved by himself, pulled away from his reverie and looked at Chen Yang blankly, "Well, what you said makes sense."

DiLeo shook his head, not knowing what to say.

Uncle Du continued, "A large piece here is the old craftsmanship of us old guys. These things have been passed down for many years.

But, in the earliest days, it was not so beautiful.

At that time, material conditions were insufficient. We were short of everything. There were only a few types of paints, and we drew the patterns ourselves.

Later, conditions improved and many things could be purchased directly.

Later, some things were no longer available."

Uncle Du clasped his hands behind his back and walked among the paper piles with a look of sadness on his face, "As times are developing, the underworld must also keep pace with the times, just like televisions, washing machines, refrigerators,...

At that time, people couldn’t use these good things, so where would they get the ghost?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang quickly said to Shen Youshun, "Be flexible, be flexible!"

Shen Youshun returned a reassuring look and skipped this paragraph.

Gradually walking deeper into the factory, the paper products at this time are obviously different from those outside.

The house is no longer palace-style, but directly transformed into a Western-style villa.

Chen Yang looked at a large house with five floors and a front and rear garden swimming pool, and said directly to Uncle Du, "Please make me two more sets and I will take them back for use."

Um? ? ?

When Chen Yang turned around, he saw Lao Wu and others looking at him, and immediately smiled and said, "I meant it for my deceased grandparents."

call……

A series of rolls of eyes were thrown at him, and everyone was too lazy to pay attention to him.

But Uncle Du was not surprised and said calmly, "No time."

Then he laughed and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? If you want anything after finishing this big order, I can wait until I return to Nanjiang to tie it up for you!"

Chen Yang smiled and nodded, "That's okay."

In addition to large houses, there are also large airplanes, yachts, cars, trains, home appliances, furniture, clothes, leather shoes, bags, and mobile phones...

There's nothing you can't think of, there's nothing he can't do,

Uncle Du grinned and said, "These things were all designed by Designer Xiao Sun, and they also hired college students to make, make, make..."

He rubbed his head and looked at the ceiling, "What are you doing?"

Xia Yumeng immediately said from the side, "Do structural design."

"Yeah,"

Uncle Du suddenly realized, "It's just structural design."

He said with a look of astonishment, "How about studying? We were studying something new at that time. We don't know how many days it would take to study it. They young people took a computer and came up with just two clicks. We Just do it right, the waves behind you in the Yangtze River push the waves ahead!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang was also a little confused.

The wave behind pushes the wave ahead, is this how it works?

As Uncle Du spoke, unknowingly, the little uneasiness in everyone's hearts had long since disappeared without a trace.

Through Uncle Du's story and a room full of paper products, Jackson experienced Chinese folk culture up close for the first time.

When he came out of it, he was still sighing, "Chen, you are right. If you just look at the information and stroll around, it is impossible to really get in touch with your traditional culture."

Then he looked back and said, "Through these exquisite paper bindings, I seem to see your longing for your loved ones and your romantic thinking about the world. This makes me more and more interested in your culture."

Then he turned around and smiled at Chen Yang, "Where should we go next?"