Huang Kui's sudden face change scared the skinny young man to his knees and kowtowed again and again begging for mercy: "Grandpa, please forgive me, please forgive me, please tell the truth, please tell the truth..."
Huang Kui sneered, and shouted: "It's not true!"
"Okay, okay..." The thin young man's face turned red, but he didn't dare to hesitate at all after seeing Huang Kui's brutal methods before, for fear that he would lose his life if he answered slowly, "Go back to the uncle, because... Uh, Because when the young one was working as a long-term worker for Liu Dahu in the village, he provoked his mother-in-law, but the housekeeper found out that Liu Dahu was a famous murderer in our village. The young one was really scared, so he beat him to death with a hoe The housekeeper escaped from the countryside overnight. He originally thought of going to the seaside, finding a job in a shipyard, and relying on carpentry skills to make a living. Going back home to honor your ancestors, you won't be bullied anymore... "
"Oh? Are you still thinking about someone else's wife? Hahaha..." "Sai Huo Monkey" Huang Kui laughed wantonly, not at all for this thin young man to seduce other people's wives, on the contrary, he thought it was very interesting...
At the same time, Huang Kui thought in his heart: Sure enough, I cheated out of something, otherwise it would be very inappropriate to bring an unknown kid into the sub-helm, but...
"Come with me..."
Huang Kui led the thin young man all the way through the corridors and halls, and walked into a place that looked like a garden. Several pieces of mahogany furniture were placed on the bluestone floor outside the house. The furniture was old and damaged. I knew it was old, the design was quaint enough, the materials were expensive, the rocking chair of rosewood, the square table and bookshelf of golden nanmu, all of them were of great value.
This is Huang Kui's only special hobby. He likes to collect antique furniture, especially hardwood furniture. It can be seen that he not only likes to collect, but also has good taste.
Huang Kui pointed to one of the sour branch coffee tables, and said to the thin young man, "Come on, let's see if you can repair this thing..."
"Okay, sir!"
The thin young man rushed over immediately and knelt down to observe the damage of the coffee table.
It turned out that the rosewood tea table was improperly placed. One wooden leg was severely moldy and rotten, and some places were slightly moldy, but the places were all deep in the furniture and could not be cleaned without dismantling it.
The thin young man caressed the furniture as if he was stroking his lover. Huang Kui sat on the side unhurriedly, drinking tea from his own servant.
"Sai Huo Monkey" Huang Kui's love for mahogany furniture has reached the level of madness. The furniture he collects is not only exquisite in appearance, precious in material, but also extremely exquisite in workmanship. Many of the furniture are the craftsmanship of the masters of the past , some of them are made by the so-called "extreme household work", that is, when making this piece of furniture, the structure and techniques are very special. Once the parts are installed, they cannot be disassembled, or there are only special techniques passed down from master to apprentice. It can be disassembled, which can be regarded as the protection method of independent intellectual property rights in ancient times.
However, some of these objects are hundreds of years old, some inheritance and craftsmanship have long been lost, and the weather in the south of the Yangtze River is often rainy and humid, which also causes some exquisite furniture to be damaged, which makes Huang Kui very distressed.
But he found Beisen City, and even specially asked people to find senior carpenters in various places in Yangzhou to help, but he couldn't complete the task of repairing. In desperation, Huang Kui went to several big carpentry workshops in the city every day. See if anyone can fix a thing or two and come away with no discomfort and disappointment.
Today, I accidentally met this boy who can work with carpentry. To be honest, Huang Kui didn't think much of this country boy.
Moreover, the furniture for this skinny boy was one of the furniture that he was about to give up completely. Instead of waiting for things to rot, it's better to dismantle them as soon as possible and save the old wood to repair other furniture.
Not long after, the thin guy stood up, and Huang Kui quickly asked, "How is it? Do you have the ability to fix it?"
The skinny guy smiled obsequiously, and said: "Master, this object is made of 'extreme household work'. It happened that the villain saw the master assemble and unload it when he was an apprentice. It's no problem, it can be repaired..."
"You can fix it!?" Huang Kui asked in shock.
"A villain can fix it."
"Can it really be repaired!?"
"It can really be repaired."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Huang Kui said "Okay" three times, and then laughed ecstatically. Those who didn't know thought that this man's wife gave birth to a fat boy.
After Huang Kui laughed for a while, the laughter stopped suddenly, his face changed abruptly, and then he turned around and asked with a smile: "I can't see it, you kid has this unique skill... But many masters can't repair this thing, my little one." Where did brother get his skills?" When he spoke, his eyes flashed fiercely, obviously suspicious of the thin young man.
But when I think about it, where can I use these fine and expensive furniture in the countryside? How can there be such a good craftsmanship, even surpassing the master master who has been in the city for many years, is he a spy!
The thin young man still had a flattering expression on his face, and boasted: "Master Mingjian, the villain learned the art from Tao Dingfang who was hiding in Huojia Village..."
Huang Kui was startled, and asked urgently: "You're talking about the 'Three Sages' Tao Dingfang? Did you learn carpentry from him!?"
Tao Dingfang, the "Three Sacred Hands", is the ancestor of the carpentry industry. Wooden birds can fly and wooden donkeys can do it. This skill is almost as good as that of the legendary Luban. Huang Kui also invited someone to invite this old man back then, but as the young man said, the old man had passed away for more than a few years.
So it seems that this kid is not lying...
Only the thin young man continued: "Old Master Tao said that he was known as the 'Three Sages' in the carpentry industry, and he had come across countless pieces of this kind of furniture. The young one was young, so he didn't know the name of Old Man Tao. , I just wanted to have a cooking skill, so I studied with Mr. Tao for three years. It was only after I left my hometown that I learned of Mr. Tao’s name in this industry. The old man has passed away for several years, alas..."
Huang Kui also pretended to sigh. For Huang Kui with a violent personality, it was a rare promise, which showed how much he loves these precious furniture.
Unexpectedly, by chance, he would meet such a small carpenter with extraordinary craftsmanship, Huang Kui secretly sighed that he was lucky, so he said happily: "Okay, okay, help me repair this thing first, and see how your craftsmanship is. "
"Okay, Master Huang!"
"It's the co-helmsman..."
The thin young man laughed a few words dully, as if the countryman didn't understand how to distinguish between the positive and the negative, but Huang Kui couldn't help feeling proud.
This flattering is comfortable!
The surrounding tools and paints have already been prepared, and the thin young man quickly disassembled and cleaned the furniture, using a knife to clean up the mold bit by bit.
The moldy wooden leg was thrown away, and I chose a piece of acid branch that was also old, rebuilt a wooden leg, compared it with other parts, and assembled it completely, and disassembled it again when there was no discomfort. Come down, carve and paint the new wooden legs according to the original texture, place them in a ventilated position, and dry them slowly in the shade...
It had been three hours since everything was tidied up, yet Huang Kui didn't feel impatient at all when he saw the end without blinking.
The thin young man stepped forward and said respectfully: "Back to the rudder master, the small ones are almost finished. After the paint dries in the shade, they can be assembled again. If the rudder master wants to have the same color as the original objects, there is still work to do on the small ones." Old-fashioned, you can make things look as good as new, or repaint them all to make sure they look like new."
Huang Kui laughed out loud, and when he was satisfied, he said with a smile: "This valuable thing is an old thing, why make it so new, and help me make it as it is..."
"okay!"
Huang Kui confirmed the value of the thin young man, and then clapped his hands. Immediately, two handsome maidservants came up with two trays, one was a servant's clothes, and the other was a wooden sign.
Huang Kui sat on a good armchair by himself, waved his hands and said: "This is Qiuxiang, this is Xia Lian, and they are the maids of this yard. If you need anything in the future, just tell these two sisters. Follow along." Go ahead, throw away your clothes, from now on, you will be my servant at the Motianling Beisen sub-helm, if you have any problems in the future, just report me Huang Kui's name, and I guarantee that no one will dare to bully you!"
The thin young man looked excited, knelt down on the ground quickly, kowtowed to Huang Kui three times, and said "thank you for the grace of rebirth", "repayment for being a cow and a horse" and other random words.
Huang Kui laughed loudly, stepped forward to hold the thin young man's arms and helped him up, "No need, no need, as long as you fix my things, it will be considered as a reward..."
While speaking, he input two streams of true energy from the palm of his hand, turned around in the thin young man's body, and finally probed the opponent's dantian, only when he felt that there was not even half of the true energy, he nodded secretly satisfied.
It turned out that this "Sai Huo Monkey" was still not at ease until now, and then he helped the other party to test whether he had true energy. Now that the other party is a pure carpenter who does not understand martial arts, he is really relieved.
After a while, the thin young man reappeared in a green dress and a small hat, lovingly touching the cotton material on his body, which was much more majestic than his previous clothes.
Huang Kui smiled lightly, pointed to a beautiful girl beside him and said, "Okay, let Qiu Xiang take you to your room, from today onwards, that's my Huang Kui's person, work hard, I'll make sure you'll have a good time, If you perform well, you will not only have countless money, but also women. If the old man is happy, I will teach you a set of methods, which will ensure that you will be majestic in the world, have many children and grandchildren, and prolong your life... "
After finishing speaking, ignoring the thin young man's gratitude, Qiu Xiang and Xia Lian next to her blushed and threw a large silver ingot weighing fifty taels over, saying, "This is your reward this time, go..."
The thin young man hurriedly held the big ingot, bowed and left.
"Hey? By the way, what's your boy's name?"
The emaciated young man's face was flushed with excitement, and he thanked him almost in tears: "Returning to the rudder master, my little name is Tang Bohu..."