Chapter 4 Repair Shop

Author: Wu Zhuan

Chapter 4 Repair Shop

Shi Ying woke up in the subway seat for the fifth time.

The opposite side was still the mother and son who were playing the idiom series, "Thousands of troops", "Horse success", "retreat after success", "retreat without retreat", and the child was excited: "Mom, you lost!" The mother smiled gently and said, "Oh, Mom lost, the baby is so awesome!"

There is no way to retreat, Shi Ying thought, isn’t he just retreating? Six times, and every time I hear them ending with the word “ret”, it looks like a prophecy for himself, or a curse.

I don’t know how many times I died before I could get the umbrella. Shi Ying now wants to roll up her sleeves and fight the mysterious power to the end, and she also wants to lie down and forget what to do. She wants to be Buddhist but she is not very convinced.

With a breath, she took out her mobile phone and started to check how to walk on Anyuan Street, and was preparing to set off again. After all, there is still time now, there are at least four idioms and opportunities.

Anyuan Street also got off at Yuanqiao Station, but Anyuan Street had exited from exit A before, and Anyuan Street needed to exit C. The directions of the two streets were different.

Shi Ying made the subway as usual, leaving the station from Exit C, and Anyuan Street was ahead.

No. 251 on Anyuan Street is not as far as Anyuan Street. The door sign at the entrance of the alley is already 273. Shi Ying only walked forward a few dozen meters and saw No. 251. The iron blue door number, wooden sign, and the three words "A repair shop" written on it. It seems that it is here.

Shi Ying sideways and avoids the neatly arranged repaired pots, pans, leather shoes, umbrellas, and walks to the inner room. There is no big place for you to stay in. In all directions, either tools or finished products or semi-finished products are visible to the naked eye. The business volume is super large, and more than 90% of them are related to residents' lives.

In an era when the first reaction to something broken is to replace it rather than repair it, this scene surprised Shi Ying. I am afraid that all the items that need to be repaired in the entire area are collected.

Shi Ying greeted the air: "Is anyone there? I'll get something?"

The audio on the front right of her sizzled twice, and a male voice came. Although it was a bit deformed, it was still obvious that it was the person who called her last round. "Ms. Shi, your umbrella has been repaired. You are now at the position and walk four steps forward, then turn left, go upstairs, and come to the second floor."

Shi Ying was a little surprised, but he still responded first: "Okay". How did he know that his surname was still here to get the umbrella? Did Shi's father inform the boss in advance whether Shi Ying came to get the umbrella, or did he have the memory of the last time?

Shi Ying followed the instructions to go up the second floor, and then felt cramped and suddenly became clear. The decoration of the second floor finally had the atmosphere of the legendary repair shop, which made Shi Ying feel that Shi's father spent more than 10,000 yuan to be a sucker, but at least he had become a sucker with some taste.

"Ms. Shi, right? Please show the pickup order?" A man in a work suit and apron came up and asked Shi Ying for the receipt to pick up the goods.

Shi Ying took out the document given to her by Shi's father from her pocket. It was a card made of exquisitely made like an invitation. The material was thick and crisp. Shi Ying ruthlessly folded it in half and put it in her pocket. She didn't like to bring too many things when she went out, and she only took one order and didn't need to carry a bag specifically.

The man was speechless when he could see the naked eye, but he still kept his professional smirk, "Miss Shi sat for a while, I'll get your umbrella."

He said he was going to pick it up, but in the house, there were many items that looked like ornaments on the shelf attached to the wall. The man looked at the description on the list and should have been confirming the position. He quickly took out a column like a painted cylinder from the middle position on the right.

Shi Ying watched him pick up things and said casually: "Are you the owner of this store? What do you call me?"

The man slowly unscrew the paint tube in front of the shelf, took out a green-skinned umbrella, and replied, "I'm the surname Luo, I run this small shop alone. The shop was passed down from my house and has been in my hands for ten years." He held the umbrella in both hands and walked to Shi Ying, signaling her to check: "Look, the repair is still satisfactory."

Shi Ying took it and asked, "Boss Luo, can this be opened?"

"certainly"

Shi Ying rubbed the word Shi engraved on the handle of the umbrella, adjusted the direction, and opened the umbrella.

The blue umbrella surface has hidden dark patterns floating, and the deep sandalwood umbrella bones are arranged tightly and evenly, supporting the umbrella surface smoothly. An ancient and quiet aura comes to the face, as if to tell a long and far-reaching story to those who see it.

Shi Ying fell in love with this umbrella almost at a glance. Whether it is appearance or temperament, this umbrella is the best she has seen in her life. She originally thought that Shi's father spent more than 10,000 yuan to repair this umbrella was a big mistake, but now she thinks it is worth the money, even worth the money.

It's really a treasure she saw after she died five times. It's so beautiful.

Boss Luo saw Shi Ying's expression of surprise, showing a hint of complacent expression, and quickly covered it. When he first saw this umbrella, it was still broken. Not only was the surface of the umbrella damaged and dirty, but even the umbrella bones were broken and several were lost. Even so, the umbrella showed an amazing and incomplete beauty, which made people sigh that the pearls were covered in dust and the beauty was old.

The repaired umbrella became more beautiful. He cleaned and repaired the surface of the umbrella, reconnected the broken bones, repaired the ancient trees he had collected in the vacant position, and oiled it again. It seemed to be revitalized. When it was put away, it was a sword with hidden edges, and when it was stretched out, it was a full bow.

Shi Ying gently put away the umbrella and asked the boss: "Boss Luo, how should this umbrella be stored and maintained? Is there anything you need to pay attention to?" Such a beautiful umbrella, even if it is not a relic of my grandfather, she must have it offered. If possible, she will pass it on as a family heirloom.

Boss Luo shook his head: "It is not recommended to keep it all the time. Mr. Shi asked me to use the best and most practical materials just to use it every day. Moreover, half-antiques like this umbrella are often used and carefully cared for, so that they will not be easily broken. Keeping them in one place will destroy its vitality, which is not good." Boss Luo saw Shi Ying thinking and continued: "As for maintenance, clean the umbrella surface after use, do not put it in too humid and dark places. As well, come to do an inspection every three months to half a year, and the store provides comprehensive inspection and maintenance services."

Shi Ying twitched his lips. He had not earned enough umbrellas for more than 10,000 yuan, and he still had to earn money for maintenance. But Shi Ying mentioned the vitality of Shi Ying was very interested: "Are you saying that these items have vitality?"

Boss Luo nodded: "I don't know if it's accurate to say this, but I've discovered a little rule after years of contact with these objects."

"Whether it is antiques or modern industrial products, after being with people for a long time, or being used for a long time, there will be some special manifestations. For example, the jade cut from the same piece of raw stone is made into a pair of ornaments, one is placed in a villa where few people go to, and the other is placed in the living room where family members live. After a few years, those who often come into contact with popularity will only look more flexible than those who don't often come into contact with popularity. I call this vitality, and I think popularity may be nourishing these things. Of course, it may also be that I am messing around and putting some other reasons into my own immature theory. But I understand it myself, Miss Shi, you can make a reference."

Shi Ying was silent. She didn't know whether the objects had vitality, but the world might not be so materialistic. Otherwise, what would her experience be? Is the hallucinations and random thoughts of a mentally ill patient?

Shi Ying held the wrapped umbrella and prepared to go downstairs.

"Thank you, Boss Luo, then I'll leave, I'll look for you if I need it in the future."

"Ms. Shi walked slowly. It seemed that it was raining outside. You just could use this umbrella." Boss Luo put one hand in his pocket of the workwear apron and said goodbye to Shi Ying with his other hand.

Shi Ying was stunned and looked out the window. It was indeed raining outside. The early autumn rain was like this, and it was smashing down drop by drop. At this moment, Shi Ying suddenly thought that he had actually taken the umbrella and had not died for the sixth time.

Does this mean that I have walked out of that period of death traceback, or is it just that the time has not arrived, and maybe there is danger at the next intersection, or maybe I will be killed by a flower pot falling from the sky as soon as I stepped out of the door of this repair shop.

It was also a knife that stretched out his head and shrank his head. Shi Ying was no longer worried, so she took big steps and bravely faced the death that would come to an unknown time. She even thought a little curiously, what would her next way of death be, and hoped not to be too painful and to be more enjoyable.

(End of this chapter)
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