Rebirth 1983

Chapter 43 Intangible Cultural Heritage

Hearing what the driver said, the doctors and nurses all looked out the window.

Yangjia Village is better than Chenjiaao. There are many old craftsmen in the village who rely on their handicrafts to make a living. In addition, there is a red brick factory in the village, which has been making good profits a few years ago. Therefore, the life of the villagers here is much better than that of everyone in Shili Baxiang.

Following Chen Song's instructions, the driver stopped the bus in front of the village committee brigade, turned off the engine and stopped.

Hearing the sound of the vehicle, a few people from the village committee brigade of Yangjia Village stepped out. They were the village head and village cadres of Yangjia Village. When they saw the sign of the county hospital on the vehicle, they immediately put a smile on their faces.

"Okay, everyone pack up your things and get out of the car."

Deputy Director Zhang seemed to be the leader of the team this time, and he greeted the six of them to get off the car.They packed the luggage around them, picked up their big bags and small bags, and got off from the bus door.

"Hmph!" Everyone got out of the car in an orderly manner, and when it was Deputy Director Liu's turn to pass by Chen Song's position, he snorted coldly at Chen Song before walking out of the car door.

Chen Song smiled and didn't care.Seeing that everyone got off the bus, he stood up and walked out of the bus.

"Brother Chen, thank you for your guidance."

Deputy Director Zhang reached out to shake Chen Song's hand, thanking Chen Song for leading the way, otherwise they might still be wandering around on the road, and they don't know when they will get here.

"You're welcome, isn't this just the right time for the meeting? Besides, I'm coming to Yangjiacun, and you just gave me a ride. Speaking of which, I still want to thank you for not taking my fare!"

Chen Song smiled.

"We'll be busy next time, so we won't chat for now." Deputy Director Zhang picked up the big and small bags in his hand, said goodbye to Chen Song, and chatted with the village head of Yangjia Village who was waiting next to him.

"Aren't you going to find a carpenter? I won't keep you. Our medical team will go to the countryside for medical treatment. We will stay in Yangjia Village for two days to conduct some consultations and routine measurements for the villagers. Some of them are busy!"

Xu Jiaojiao walked over with her long legs, her winking eyes were like silk, and she blinked at Chen Song with a sweet smile.

"Forehead……"

Chen Song was shocked by her gaze, and his whole body seemed to be shocked.

"Then I'll go first."

After Chen Song said hello, he left the village committee brigade of Yangjia Village.

There are not many carpenters in Yangjia Village, but there are only a few with good craftsmanship. What Chen Song is looking for is Yang Geng from Yangjia Village, who was once a friend of Chen Aiguo, and it was Chen Aiguo who introduced Chen Song.

According to what Chen Aiguo said, Chen Song came to Yang Geng's house.

The yard of Yang Geng's house is very big, as big as that of three Chen Song's new homes. The yard is full of wood and some finished furniture, some of which are covered with black blankets.

"Is anyone here?"

Shouting, Chen Song walked into the yard, carefully avoiding the tools and some wooden gadgets everywhere in the yard, and Chen Song walked into the house.

What caught the eye were many wooden handicrafts, which were lifelike, and some handicrafts were even more like the real thing, making the false ones come true.

"Such a brilliant skill." Chen Songan was shocked, thinking with emotion, this skill is properly placed at the level of intangible cultural heritage in future generations.

In the room, a middle-aged man was facing a wooden screen, holding a carving knife in his hand, and kept carving and drawing. His spirit was completely absorbed in it, and he didn't even know that Chen Song had come in.

"Uncle!" Chen Song yelled, but the other party didn't respond, so he had to raise the volume, and yelled again: "Uncle Yang Geng!"

The middle-aged man who was concentrating on carving stopped his work and turned to look at Chen Song: "Who are you? Do you want to make furniture or something?"

"Uncle Yang Geng, I'm from Chen Jia'ao next door, Chen Aiguo is my father, and I'm his third son, Chen Song."

Chen Song immediately introduced himself.

"Oh, that old boy Chen Aiguo is here?" Yang Geng put down the carving knife and tools in his hand, looked behind Chen Song, then walked outside the door and looked into the yard, but he didn't see anyone.

"Uncle, my dad didn't come. My dad asked me to say hello to you on his behalf. I'm the only one here."

Looking at his appearance, Chen Song secretly thought, it seems that this person has a good relationship with his father.

"Really?" Yang Geng wiped his hands on his own apron: "You are Chen Aiguo's pine son. Chen Aiguo told me before that I didn't expect to grow so big in the blink of an eye. Tell me, come and ask me to do something. I just don't have a job recently, so I can help you."

"That would be great, Uncle Geng! I want to get a complete set of furniture. The three brothers of our family just separated, and I built a house on my grandfather's land. Now there is nothing in the house, so I am looking for Uncle Geng!"

Chen Song saw that Uncle Yang Geng's hands were full of scars from knife marks, but his fingers were slender and his knuckles were thick, which showed that his hands were not weak.

"I didn't expect that the patriotic family would be separated so quickly." Yang Geng looked at Chen Song: "You look a lot like your father. For your father's sake, I'll build you a set of furniture, including a complete set of bed cabinets, tables and chairs."

"Then thank you uncle." Chen Song thanked quickly.

"Don't thank me in a hurry, Chen Aiguo didn't tell you, did I? My furniture is more expensive than other places, so let's make it clear that you don't want to call me black-hearted."

Yang Geng interrupted Chen Song's words of thanks, straightened his face, and said seriously.

"Hey, my dad really didn't tell me that." Chen Song glanced at the exquisite handicrafts around him, nodded secretly, and already understood the level of his father's friends in his heart: "Uncle, it doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, the main thing is that the finished product should be practical and beautiful."

"That's for sure. The stuff I, Yang Geng, beats, no one in this town knows that my stuff is of the best quality and the best pattern."

Talking about his expertise, Yang Geng spoke confidently.

"That's good, I'll pay the deposit first, which is 50 yuan, and the final payment will be made when the furniture is finished."

Chen Song took out 50 yuan, ten cards of great unity, and put them on the table.

"So straightforward? When did Chen Aiguo give birth to such a wealthy baby?"

Yang Geng muttered, but his hands were not slow, he grabbed the ten cards of great unity on the table, glanced at them and put them in his pocket.

"Uncle, get me a bed first, a double bed, make it look better. I don't have a place to sleep now?"

"You little boy, it's not the same to make a floor bed in such a hot day." Yang Geng curled his lips: "If you are in a hurry, I have a wooden bed that I just made a while ago. If you like it, you can choose this bed so that I don't have to make another one."

"Uncle, you still have the finished product. Let me take a look. If the style is suitable, I will take it away." Chen Song became interested. He still admires Yang Geng's craftsmanship. Just look at the handicrafts in this house.

"Come and see."

Yang Geng took Chen Song to the outside of the yard, and lifted one of the black blankets, revealing a double wooden bed.

This is an old-fashioned simple babu bed, but compared to those complicated babu beds, the door railing of this bed is very simple, with almost no complicated structures, only four pillars.The wooden boards at the head of the bed are carved with some patterns, and the overall look is simple and generous.

"That's it." Chen Song immediately took a fancy to the Babu bed.

It is simple yet grand, with a strong sense of history and elements of today's society.

"Uncle, I'm going to ask someone to help me move away." Chen Song directly decided.

"Okay, take this bed away first, and come back with the rest. I estimate that I can finish it in half a month."

Yang Geng waved his hand, and was very satisfied with Chen Song's fancy to the Babu bed.

This thing was ordered by a big family in the past. I didn’t expect to regret it later. I went to the county and bought a European and American style bed, so this bed was left unused. Most people would not buy Babu beds, they would only get a simple wooden bed.

"Thank you uncle, I'll go find someone first."

After Chen Song said hello, he walked towards the village committee brigade of Yangjia Village. If he wanted to find someone for help, he had to ask their village chief to find someone.

As soon as he arrived at the village committee of Yangjia Village, Chen Song saw the medical team from the county quarreling with several villagers.

(End of this chapter)