Mountain driving career since 1982

Chapter 400

Chapter 400

Seeing the two car bosses getting together, Lu Lu felt more and more uneasy.

However, it was broad daylight now, Chen Xiuyu was guarding at home, and Yuan Bao and the others were also there, so he wasn't worried about what tricks the two of them could play.

However, he felt in his heart that it was time to find out what the two of them wanted to do.

Riding Zhuifeng and galloping all the way to Xiushan Tuntunkou, Lu Lu reined in the reins to slow Zhuifeng down, and walked along Tunzhong Road towards Chen Xiuqing's house.

There was a lot of frost last night, even though the sun has been out for a while, you can still see the surrounding whiteness.

The vegetation is withering and withering at an accelerated rate, and so are people, especially the elderly who are afraid of the cold and have to spend more time at home.

On the way, I met a few people who were driving a carriage up the mountain to play games, and several children were carrying army green canvas schoolbags. While playing around, they were walking towards Tunzhong Elementary School, their little faces flushed from the cold.

When Lu Lu arrived outside Chen Xiuqing's yard, only Ma Jinlan was busy drying corn in the yard.

Her family's harvest this year is also good. The barn is full of golden corn, and even a lot of it is hung under the eaves, as if inlaid with golden borders in the yard.

Seeing Lu Lu approaching on horseback, Ma Jinlan hurriedly dropped the wooden rake in her hand and hurried over to open the door.

"Mom, Qingzi isn't home?"

Lu Lu turned over and jumped off to chase the wind, looked around in the yard, and saw that in the stable, only the plow cart horse that he bought earlier was tied up, but the Oroqen horse he bought later was missing, it seemed that he had been ridden out.

"He went out when it was just dawn, saying he was going to look at the covers and splints that had been put down in the mountains...My lord, come in quickly, and I'll make you breakfast!" Ma Jinlan is very polite now.

"Don't be too busy. I came here to borrow a carriage. The furniture that Big Brother Zuo helped me has already been packed. I agreed to go to their house this morning to pull it. I also want to ask Qingzi to help... I will rush to use the car." Use it." Lu Lu explained his purpose.

After a pause, he then asked, "How are you preparing for Qingzi's marriage proposal?"

"I'm almost ready. I went to the district to buy a lot of tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea that day. I chose the good ones to buy. I asked Brother Wang for help. The gifts that should be given have already been delivered. The day after tomorrow is good. I plan to go the day after tomorrow. "

Speaking of this, Ma Jinlan laughed from ear to ear.

"This boy, the date has been set, and he didn't come to tell me, so I can go say hello to Wang Dalong. Are you sure it's the day after tomorrow?"

"It should be the day after tomorrow...or you can wait at home. Qingzi said that he will go to you this morning to talk about this matter, and he also said that he will go to find you to take a chainsaw and go to the mountain to fight scorpions. He should be back. It's early!" Ma Jinlan wasn't too sure.

"Then I'll ask him when he comes back..."

Lu Lv tied the chasing wind to the stable, and then pushed out the rack cart set up in the barn. When he was about to lead the horse, he saw Chen Xiuqing trotting out of the red pine forest in Tundong on a horse. Seeing Lu Lu in the yard of his house from a distance, he flicked the reins and ran over at a faster speed.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Ma just stood still, and he immediately jumped down: "Brother Lu, why are you here?"

"Come here for your help!" Lu Lu was not polite to his uncle.

He looked Chen Xiuqing up and down, and saw that the hunting bag he was carrying was bulging, and there were two sand chickens hanging on the saddle.

"What did you get?" Lu Lu asked curiously.

"Today's luck is not bad. The noose and clips under the cloth got two jumping cats and three greyhounds. These two sand and half chickens were seen in the grass when they came back, and they were shot with a slingshot."

Chen Xiuqing smiled honestly: "There is also a jumping cat caught in a wire rope, but I was late, and someone has already taken it away."

"How can it be taken away? These people are too unruly." Ma Jinlan interjected.

"Just take it away, what's the big deal? Just go and fight another day. There are a lot of jumping cats in this mountain, and there are quite a few of them hanging in the air at home. There is no shortage of meat!"

Chen Xiuqing couldn't help admonishing a few words: "Don't talk about this kind of thing, it's not necessary, if it's from the village, just make some gossip come out."

Ma Jinlan was stared at by Chen Xiuqing, and she fell silent immediately.

Lu Lu smiled slightly, it was rare for Chen Xiuqing to see it openly, knowing that it was unnecessary to fuss over some trivial matters.

"Okay, hurry up and drive, and help me to pull the furniture at Brother Zuo's house."

Still thinking about the boss of the two cars, Lu Lu urged, not wanting to delay here any longer.

Chen Xiuqing nodded, led the Oroqen horse to the stable, tied it up, and took the other horse out, put it on the carriage and drove out of the yard.

Now that Chen Xiuqing is back, there is no need for Zhuifeng to stay here. Lu Lu also led Zhuifeng out, followed Chen Xiuqing, and went directly to Zuo Songling's house.

Zuo Songling had already been waiting in the house. Hearing the noise outside, he opened the window and took a look. He saw Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing coming, so he hurried out of the house and opened the courtyard door.

On one side of the yard, there are racks for planing furniture, piles of shavings and sawdust, and a lot of furniture in the barn on the other side.

Lu Lu’s woodcuts are not small. There are many kang tables, cabinets, kang qin, etc. that are needed in the room. There is also a complete set of cabinets, tables, chairs and benches in the kitchen. The other things are shelves placed in the shed. , a shelf for placing mountain goods.

"Really good craftsmanship!"

Seeing those furniture, they are all solid wood furniture made of walnut and catalpa.

In terms of furniture making, it is known as the saying that the south is painted and the north is waxed.

There is sumac tree in the south, which is the kind of tree whose bark is cut off and white pulp comes out. Most people are prone to sores and itches all over the body after being contaminated with the sap of sumac tree. There are even rumors that some people only hear or dream of , a magical tree species that will cause sores.

Lu Lu doesn't know the specific situation, but in the south, lacquer has always been precious, and it is true that it is not good furniture. Some people touch it, and they can't do it without going to the hospital, but some people have encountered some shit. No.Presumably it has something to do with physique, and many people should have been fooled by this kind of tree, so it has been passed on miraculously.

Using raw lacquer to paint furniture requires a very complicated process, forming a paint film on the surface of the furniture. This product has high wear resistance and bright luster, which can protect the furniture very well. It is also suitable for the humid environment in the south, and has good anti-corrosion and moisture-proof effects.

But this is the relatively dry north, especially in the northeast, where there are no lacquer trees, so there is also a waxing process for furniture production here.

It is protected with beeswax extracted from bee hives.

Beeswax has a good fastening and maintenance effect on wood. When waxing, the melted beeswax will turn yellow, and when it is hot on the surface of the furniture, the original wood color will be reduced to yellowish. The high temperature baking will also deepen the color of the wood.

Therefore, the furniture after waxing is darker than before, and the color is more rounded, deep and reserved.

More importantly, with the passage of time, even the original wood with color difference will become smaller and more uniform, and the pattern and color of the wood will become particularly attractive.

Hot waxing is a skill that can maximize the natural material of wood and at the same time show the natural, simple and unpolished beauty.

In Lu Lu's view, there is no more authentic skill than this, which is very similar to the padding of handles.

What he didn't expect was that Zuo Songling not only made good furniture, but also had extraordinary skills in waxing.

Even Chen Xiuqing's eyes lit up when she saw these furniture, and she said, "It's so beautiful!"

"Qingzi, next year you are going to build a big house and get married, why don't you let Big Brother Zuo also help you build a set of furniture." Lu Lu took the opportunity to say.

"It's necessary...Brother Zuo, help me to make a good set of these furniture according to Brother Lu's!"

Chen Xiuqing made a decisive decision.

The reason why Lu Lu asked Chen Xiuqing to make a set, besides seeing Zuo Songling's skills, is that although walnut catalpa is already a protected tree species, the control is not particularly strong. It will take another two years, I think It is not so easy to get such a set of furniture made of pure walnut catalpa wood, at least the price will become very high.

"It's easy!" Zuo Songling agreed happily, "You have to prepare the wood first, and you can only rely on yourself."

In the forest farm, he was not allowed to cut down at will, and he was also worried.

"Brother Zuo, you must have used a lot of beeswax when waxing, right? The amount of furniture is quite a lot, so I have to give you some money!"

As Lu Lu spoke, he took another 20 yuan out of his pocket and stuffed it into Zuo Songling's bag.

Lu Lu was quite satisfied with this set of furniture, and felt that the 100 yuan he gave yesterday was simply too little.

"That beeswax doesn't cost much..." Zuo Songling was a little embarrassed: "The 100 yuan you gave yesterday is already too much."

"Don't refuse...By the way, Brother Zuo, do you have any idea of ​​opening a furniture store?"

Lu Lu felt that it was too wasteful to earn such a little money with such a good skill.He also knew Zuo Songling in his previous life, but he only knew that he was a carpenter, so he missed it.

"This... I dare not think about it!" Zuo Songling shook his head again and again: "A few years ago, I made furniture and sold it. It was just some simple tables, chairs and benches, and I was beaten before. I'm afraid!"

After saying this, Lu Lu suddenly understood.

After all, this is only the fourth year of reform and opening up, and the policy has changed again and again. Many people worry that it will suddenly change again one day, causing disasters for no reason.

Thinking of these, Lu Lu didn't force himself.

The key is that not many people can afford to make good furniture these days, so we can only wait for everyone's conditions to improve.

Chen Xiuqing's carriage alone could not pull these furniture away, and Zuo Songling also pulled out the horse and put it on the carriage, put thick straw in the carriage, and helped Lu Lu pull it to the meadow, just like that, the two of them Also ran twice.

When the new furniture arrived home today, Chen Xiuyu was busy cleaning the rooms in the house as early as after Lu Lu went to Xiushantun.

Looking at the pieces of beautiful furniture placed in the living room, bedroom, kitchen and warehouse, the previously empty room became more and more full, which is also an excellent sense of satisfaction, very comfortable.

After the work was over, Chen Xiuyu also arranged the meals and greeted the two of them for dinner.

After dinner, Chen Xiuqing told Lu Lu about going to Wang Dalong's house to propose marriage the day after tomorrow, and then borrowed a chainsaw, and left with Zuo Songling who also wanted to go to the mountains to hunt in the afternoon.

After taking a short rest, Lu Lv picked up his shotgun, went up to the ridge opposite the house, and searched for Jiang Xianchang's dirt road from the forest.

(End of this chapter)