After eating, Jiang Xiaohe went to do his homework for a while.

It didn't take long for Yang Yuemei to come.

Looking at the chickens on the table, she is used to it, her son can always find a way to get some of these things.

After eating, they chatted casually, helped them wash their clothes, and prepared to leave.

"Mother...Wait a minute." Jiang Xiaochuan stopped Yang Yuemei who was about to leave, then turned around and went into the inner room.

After Yang Yuemei heard it, she stopped.

When she saw a piece of cloth in Jiang Xiaochuan's hand, she was a little stunned.

She asked in surprise, "Where did you get so many cloth tickets?"

Jiang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Mother, this is the defective cloth I bought in the provincial capital. I don't want a ticket. Look, there are still a lot of stained and damaged places."

After speaking, he turned over the cloth and pointed to the badly dyed area.

Yang Yuemei sighed. No more questions after that.

"What kind of clothes do you want to make? There are so many, you can make a lot of them."

A coat should be about one meter five of cloth, and three meters long is enough for a set of clothes.

A piece of cloth is 30 meters long. Enough for ten suits.

In this period, the cloth is not bad in the city, because the city will issue cloth invoices from time to time. And occasionally there are flawed cloths that don't need a ticket.

And cloth is more expensive in rural areas, because there is no source of cloth tickets in rural areas. Occasionally there are some defective cloths, which are also digested by the supply and marketing cooperatives.

These cloths can be given to relatives and friends even if they don't need them.

Therefore, the supply and marketing cooperative was regarded as the golden rice bowl among the iron rice bowls at that time.

Jiang Xiaochuan thought for a while and said, "You can make two sets of autumn clothes for each of my brother and I. Xiaohe's is a little bigger, so I don't need it. I can wear it for him in the future."

"By the way, you make two sets yourself. Make two sets for my sister. My sister's is a little bigger. Put the rest first."

He didn't mention Lao Qijiang Weimin, he shouldn't worry about that. If the relationship is ok in the future, let's talk about it.

As for his sister Jiang Xiaomei, he went to see that stubborn sister when he was ready to build the house. I don't know how it was there.

It's a little sad to think of getting married at such a young age.

But there are too many people who get married at the age of 15 or 16 in this era. And when he comes. The other party is already married, and he is powerless to change.

Yang Yuemei hesitated, "I don't want mine." She also didn't want to wear new clothes and be buried by others.

Jiang Xiaochuan waved his hand and said indifferently, "No, if Jiang Dahai has any opinion, you can ask him to come to me.

I would like to ask him, what qualifications does he have to have an opinion when I make clothes for my mother?

As the head of the family, I have no ability, and I do not allow my son to be filial. I think he still has no face? "

When Yang Yuemei saw this, she didn't say anything, nor did she mention her youngest son.

She understood Jiang Xiaochuan's thoughts. In that family, Jiang Xiaochuan was the only one who was willing to see himself. Others, don't think about it.

Promised that he would come earlier in the evening to get his clothes out.

Now that the countryside is poor, which clothes are not, it takes three years to mend for three years, and three years to mend and mend for another three years.

Therefore, rural women will do some needlework. The clothes they make look good, I guess not, but if they can be worn, there is absolutely no problem.

Before leaving, Jiang Xiaochuan still soaked a cup of honey in space water for her to drink. He didn't want Yang Yuemei to collapse.

This time, Yang Yuemei no longer refuses, her son has the ability. Enjoy yourself.

After Yang Yuemei left, Jiang Xiaohe heard that she was going to make clothes for her sister, and asked happily, "Brother, when are we going to see my sister? I miss her."

Jiang Xiaochuan said with a smile, "Don't worry, the house will be ready in a few days. Let's go. It won't take a few days."

Now they don't have their own home. When your house is ready, it will be considered a home.

Otherwise, my elder sister will be looked down upon at her husband's house. No matter how well you eat and how rich you are, you are still a vagabond.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaohe happily went to read.

Jiang Xiaochuan saw the lantern that Jiang Xiaohe used when he was reading. Sigh, this is really inconvenient without electricity.

Looking at the house in front of me, I thought that the furniture had not yet been decided.

Tomorrow, I have to ask Jiang Dingzhong if he has anything to do with furniture. By the time the house is ready, there will not even be a bed.

the next day

After Jiang Xiaohe went to school, Jiang Xiaochuan went to Jiang Dingzhong.

Thinking that yesterday he said he would be busy today, he went directly to the village headquarter.

Seeing Jiang Dingzhong, Jiang Xiaochuan explained his purpose.

Jiang Dingzhong thought for a moment and said, "We don't have anyone here who knows carpentry craftsmanship. There is one in Huangtai Village next door, as well as in the commune. The craftsmanship in the commune is good, the old craftsmanship passed down from the ancestors. It's just that the price is a bit higher."

Jiang Xiaochuan nodded. I feel like I'm still looking for a good one. Furniture made with good craftsmanship in the past is still very beautiful when carved.

"Thank you, Uncle Jiang, I'd better go to the commune to see."

"Okay, then you can go, surnamed Sun, you can find out by inquiring."

After saying goodbye to Jiang Dingzhong, he rushed towards the commune.

When he came to the commune, he inquired about it and found the Sun family.

Stopped in front of a dirt house. Standing at the door, I only heard the sound of sawing wood and various chiseling sounds.

"Xiao Zhu, how many times have I told you? Don't let the thread loose when you start the saw. Why don't you listen. It's the same as your name, and stupid like a pig."

"San'er, haven't you eaten? Can you use some strength when chiseling?"

"Hey... You are against me, right? I asked you to use some strength, and you pierced it for me. What's the use of you?"

Jiang Xiaochuan shook his head when he heard the voice inside.

It should be the master who is scolding the apprentice. The status of apprentices in this era is really too low.

There is a popular saying in the wood art world, three years of apprenticeship, five and a half years, and seven years of apprenticeship.

And it's not just what you want to do when you want to be an apprentice. The old rule of learning to work as a carpenter is to learn to be a carpenter, write out a post, and set a rule of 3 years of apprenticeship, and then the apprentice, accompanied by the introducer, kowtows to the teacher and pays homage.

After the apprentice entered the school, he did the rough and chores first, and after a year or so, the master asked him to follow him to learn how to push a plane, chisel an eye, and so on. Gradually catch the adze, swing the axe, hit the thread, and cut the material.

During the apprenticeship, the master disciplined the apprentice very strictly. The apprentice pushed the apprentice like a planer, ran the saw, and cut the axe too far. The bad-tempered teacher often slapped the apprentice in the face. Some students wrote on the stickers that the teacher accidentally injured the apprentice, and it is not allowed to care about the accident.

But Jiang Xiaochuan couldn't control them either. Parents are willing. What does he have to say. Besides, in any era, if you want to learn a craft, how can you not endure hardship.

After sorting out his thoughts, he gently opened the courtyard door.

I saw a man in his fifties, holding a tobacco stick in his left hand and a purple clay pot in his right.

While he was smoking a cigarette, he took another sip of tea.

There are three young people in the yard. He was probably in his twenties, shirtless, and was working hard.

Attracted by the sound of the door being pushed, Master Sun turned to look at Jiang Xiaochuan. Doubtful and asked, "Little comrade, why are you here?"

Jiang Xiaochuan asked with a smile, "Is it Master Sun?"

"Yes... I am."

"Oh... I'm from Jiangtai Village. I heard that you are good at craftsmanship, and I want to ask you to help me make some furniture. I don't know if I have time."

Master Sun didn't care at first, but when he heard that he was looking for him to buy furniture, his eyes immediately lit up. : "Hey...you have time. What furniture do you want? How much?"

Now people are starting to be hungry, so how many people come to make furniture. Do what you can at home.

Now there is only a little bit of work, haven't seen him do it himself? The days are getting harder and harder.

When Jiang Xiaochuan heard that he had time, he immediately felt relieved.

"How about Master Sun's price? I want three beds and three cabinets. A set of tables, chairs and stools. A large upper cabinet."

After thinking for a while, he said, "It's better to get me three desks. How much does it cost in total."

When Master Sun heard this, his mouth couldn't close. It's big business. He smiled and said, "We don't charge money here, just give food. What about your adults. When will you come?"

When Jiang Xiaochuan heard his words at first, he thought that the food trade would be a little troublesome. Now I have no food, and it will take a few days.

Looking up at Master Sun's gesture, he understood what the other party meant: "Master Sun, my father is gone, and my mother doesn't know much about it, so I came here by myself, how about we go to the main room to sit?"

Master Sun hesitated when he heard his words~lightnovelpub.net~! Why does it feel so unreliable. Such a small doll.

Seeing the other party's expression, Jiang Xiaochuan still didn't understand the other party's meaning. Without speaking, he took out twenty dollars from his pocket. Then put it back in the pocket.

The movement was very concealed and was not seen by several apprentices, but Master Sun saw it.

Master Sun was overjoyed when he saw this, and said quickly, "Okay, that's the talk in the room." After that, he took him to the main room.

This place is some distance from the courtyard, and the conversation between the two will not be heard.

After being seated, Master Sun still poured a glass of sugar water for Jiang Xiaochuan.

Jiang Xiaochuan looked at the cup and didn't move. With a smile, he said, "Master Sun can talk about the price now, right?"

Master Sun looked outside the yard, then turned around and asked: "Little comrade, one large piece of grain for the bed and cabinet, one piece of 20 catties of grain, and one small piece of grain such as the bench, each five catties of grain, these are labor costs. You have to make your own materials. Prepare. If we prepare the material, the price can't be calculated like this. Delivery in about ten days."

When Jiang Xiaochuan heard the price he quoted, he felt it was really cheap.

But after thinking about it, it wasn't cheap.

There are three beds, three wardrobes, three desks, a large table, and an overhead cabinet. These 11 large pieces cost 160 catties of grain. If calculated based on the price of coarse grains that do not require food stamps, it is about 6 cents per catty. Also got 13 2.

And it only takes 10 days. If there is work to do in a month, it will cost more than 40 yuan.

The regular worker in the city is only 28 RMB5, which is higher than the regular worker in the city.

When four people do it, the apprentice doesn't count as wages?

Think more.

In this era, being an apprentice for three years is not worth a cent, and you have to honor your master during festivals.

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