1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 24 Lao Zhang visits the Luo family
After returning from Shijia Hutong, a few days passed and it was the weekend again.

In the past few days, Luo Tao was not idle. He first classified the furniture into categories again. This time, the classification was mainly for Lao Zhangtou.

Ah!Calling him that way makes him look old. He is also a serious [-]-year-old who is only a few years older than his father, so he should be called like that!Easy to remember and never forget.

I have heard a love story about lies but it is very romantic.

There is an old couple in the town who are very affectionate, and everyone in the town envies them.

Even at such an old age, grandpa still calls grandma "baby" wherever he goes, no matter who is in front of him or behind him.

One day, a young man asked him what drove him to call him "baby" so romantically for so many years.

When the grandpa saw the grandma leaving, he whispered to him: "I don't want to either! But I forgot her name. If she knew it, she would kill me."

I’ve been calling him this name for so many years, and I’m used to it. It’s just a title, and I won’t have to shout it anymore in a few years.”

This story tells us: telling a white lie can save people.

Luo Tao didn't want to be killed by his weapons, so it was easy to remember his surname Zhang.

Not only did Luo Tao do this, he also spent eight yuan at a junkyard to buy a cart full of scrap materials, mostly wood from dismantled broken furniture. No one wanted these, and they were kept for burning fires.

If you think your own secondhand store has it, then other stores must have it too.

After work, I went to Huang Yuanchao and asked him to borrow a car. When I came back the next day, I thought it was too much trouble to borrow it once a day.

So I paid five yuan to rent it for a week, ha!This is a lot of money, people only earn a few dollars a day, and the family doesn't rely on these three buns to eat and drink.

In short, both sides are very happy. Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai, one is willing to beat and the other is willing to suffer.

In the past few days, I visited four or five junkyards and bought two carts of lumber. However, the lumber was all good and not defective. There were also pieces that had been cut into pieces. This was bought on purpose, not at the scrap price.

I also got a lot of good news. There are more than a dozen such second-hand goods depots in the capital. They are all faced with old furniture. The old stuff is commonly said to be too tattered.

Cultural relics stores that are slightly chipped and damaged won’t want them because they have a lot of them.

There are also many people who love collecting and have bought a lot, but not many are interested in damaged antiques.

Not many people these days like Luo Tao have spare money to buy broken furniture, but they can also buy good ones if they have money.

Either hide it yourself, or buy it and sell it to foreigners and Hong Kong businessmen.

There is even more contemptible, pretending to be a Hong Kong businessman to collect antiques, and then resell them to foreigners.

Ma Dudu knew later that he couldn't do that anymore, and later he really became a big collector.

It's not too late to understand, I heard that it should be left to the society, this must be praised, manpower is limited!
Luo Tao really wanted to buy it, but unfortunately he had the money and no place to put it, and it was difficult for a clever woman to live without a stove.

What?Buy a courtyard house!You act like I don't know how to buy it!There is no place for me to buy it!

Registration and verification only started this year, and it will not be returned until next year.

I was more anxious than anyone else. The 1 yuan was almost gone, so I spent less than [-] yuan.

I have no choice but to buy the entire Baihua Depeng in a few years and see who dares to show off in front of me.

I just love having this sweet dream, but the compound next door can be considered.

After repairing the furniture, take a good look at the things no one wants.

At around nine o'clock, someone knocked on the door knocker, "Bang, bang, bang"

Open the door.

"Hey! So early."

"It's not early, it's not early. I just brought all the tools I can use."

Old Zhangtou concealed his real purpose of coming here with a simple and vicissitudes of life smile.Luo Tao thought that you would repair my furniture for free, but I can't use you for nothing. It's not in vain to make a few leisure chairs if I have nothing to do.

Don't doubt his skills. The second-rate top ones are equivalent to seventh-level workers. Don't even think about eighth-level workers. They are too precious a group of people.

I don’t know how he ended up like this. He has a really bad temper and only has to be pleasing to the eye. He is also very straightforward. Otherwise, he would not have told Luo Tao about his past that night.

I told my parents about this person yesterday. My mother cried and said, "This father and daughter are so pitiful."

When his father Luo Shaoyi heard the voice, he came out and said, "This is Brother Zhang! My name is Luo Shaoyi, Luo Tao's father." He held Lao Zhangtou's hand and invited him to the courtyard.

"You are too polite. I have admired your Luo family for a long time." Old Zhangtou said knowingly.
Entering the courtyard, my mother Su Guilan made tea and poured water.

She smiled and said, "Don't be surprised if I call you Brother Zhang!"

"Big sister, what are you talking about? I, Zhang Chengyuan, am not that big yet. If you call me Brother Zhang, it is my honor."

Lao Zhang still has some feudal remnants in his skull, and he still attaches great importance to status.

"Brother Zhang, I don't want you to be yours. You can do whatever you want. Just call me "big sister"

"What you say is what you say"

"Look at you, you're being polite again, aren't you?"

Everyone laughed, chatted for a while, and got acquainted with each other. Luo Tao could tell that he wanted to see the furniture, but you had to accept the offer!
Seeing this, Luo Tao invited him to look at the furniture.

I was shocked when I first opened the door. Everything was there, and the problem was very complicated. It took some effort to fix this, and I could only come in once a week. It would last until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.

I discussed it with Luo Tao, and the final result was that I would first put a few pieces at his house for repair, and then come to Luo's house on weekends. His house was not big enough and there was no place to put them.

Luo Tao also wanted him to live at home, but this was too reckless. It would not be good to let someone whom he had only known for a few days live in his home every day.

If there is someone at home during the day, it's fine. Even if he is allowed to stay, he can't stay unless Luo Tao doesn't go to work to accompany him.

I didn't do any work all morning, just kept watching, looking for faults, looking at the wood, and then watching him draw sketches, not bad.

A carpenter can do just fine if he can't draw. Carpenters are only qualified to work, designers are only qualified to draw pictures, but carpenters are the only ones who can draw and do things.

After lunch, Luo Tao asked him to help him make a few leisure chairs. He originally wanted to make three, but he looked at Lao Zhangtou.

All right!I'm being generous and see that it's not easy for you to make a leisure chair, so I'll let you make one for yourself!

You can't tell him this until you've done it.

He thought for a while and agreed. Repairing furniture took too much effort. The Xiaoyao chair was simple and easy to make, and he could do it with his mouth without drawing on straw paper.

Luo Tao asked again what he wanted. There was plenty of wood, and it would not be a problem to make dozens or hundreds of them. After asking, he found out that there was no wax or sandpaper for polishing.

Then he asked him where he could buy it. He mentioned a place, and Luo Tao hurriedly went to buy it.

After coming back in more than an hour, my dear, the parts needed for a leisure chair have been made. The old man is carving flowers. He can make one in two hours!

This skill is beyond words. I really want to hug him and kiss him. He is such a treasure. He is a cash cow. When he gets rich, he will definitely build a furniture factory for him.

Lao Zhangtou ordered Luo Tao to polish the surface with coarse sandpaper, while Luo Tao and his son were busy non-stop.

Before sunset, I finally made two of them, and they were waxed, so I can enjoy them as soon as they dry.

Luo Tao is going to give these two leisure chairs to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Look at the filial piety!

After dinner, Lao Zhangtou took his leave and left, and Luo Tao's family went out to see him off.

The moonlight shines on him when he returns home, so he doesn't have to worry about being too lonely.

　Thank you friends for your support─=≡Σ(((つω)つ. I will continue to work hard. If there are any problems, be sure to point them out. It is my first time to write a book and I will criticize it a lot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)