"No problem, no problem!

This house is too crowded, I can't help it, the house is so big and there are so many children at home!" The aunt also noticed Zhang Junping's gaze and explained with some embarrassment.

Such housing conditions were normal in the 1980s.

For example, in Feng Gong's "Nothing Happens", a family of six people from two generations lived together in two small bungalows. This situation is very common in Beijing.

In the TV series, Feng and Gong were seen sleeping with their arms around a tree, which many people regarded as a joke.

Only those who have experienced it can understand how much bitterness it contains.

Without the help of his aunt, Zhang Junping moved the Eight Immortals table to the yard by himself.

“Auntie, you have two ways to practice this!

One is what I just said, add a stopper, it will last for ten to twenty years without any problem, you can give it three cents or two cents!

Another way, I will change this position for you and change it to a chuck tenon to ensure that you will never shake again in your lifetime!

You have to pay at least fifty cents for this!"

"Is it really going to last a lifetime?" The aunt expressed doubts about Zhang Junping's words.

"Auntie, I am a college student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. How many cents can I defraud you of?

Let's put it this way, if I add a plug, I can finish it in an hour at most, but if it is changed to a chuck tenon, I will have to work for half an afternoon!"

"Oops! Are you a college student?

Otherwise, this college student is awesome!

Not only is he good at school, but he can also repair furniture! He is much better than the two boys in my family!

Okay, aunt believes in you, then change it to a chuck or something like that!" When the aunt heard that Zhang Junping was a college student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, her attitude immediately changed.

These days, college students are absolutely popular, and everyone has a high degree of trust in college students!

"Okay, aunt, do you have any wood at home? I need some wood! Not much, just this much is enough!" Zhang Junping gestured.

"Yes, there are quite a few in the kitchen. They are all there. You can pick them out yourself!"

The wood Auntie was talking about was a bunch of broken furniture that I didn't know where to get.

I was torn apart by my aunt and burned as firewood.

Zhang Junping was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes.

He quickly walked over, picked up a wooden support, and observed it carefully.

That’s right!

It's just the kind of wood I was thinking of.

What a sin!

Use the best Hainan Huanghuali furniture as firewood!

I’ve never seen such a wasteful person!

In a few decades, if Auntie knew that she had burned tens of thousands of pounds of Hainan huanghuali as firewood, would she smoke it?

"Auntie, I think this wood is quite good. It's a pity to burn it on fire!"

"What's the shame of a pile of broken wood? My eldest son works at a junkyard, and they have a lot of wood like this.

It is forbidden to burn these woods, but they are too hard to split!"

Zhang Junping's mouth twitched when he heard this.

When you use Hainan Huanghuali as firewood, do you think the wood is too hard to split?

If twenty years later, the aunt could still say something like this, Zhang Junping would definitely give her full marks.

This is such a pretense that Ma’s father has to give it a thumbs up.

"Auntie, I see that your family has a large population! There must be six people, right?" Zhang Junping asked casually.

"That's six people, nine people! Two sons, a girl, and two grandchildren!"

Good guy, three generations, nine people live in three square meters.

The courtyard houses in Beijing are all regulated, and the area of ​​a house is about 11-12 square meters.

In such a small room, with an average of three people living in one room, the living environment can be imagined.

It's okay when the child is young, but when the child is older, then...

Just thinking about it makes me feel suffocated.

Then he burst out laughing. He, a person who had not yet established himself in Beijing, was actually worrying about other people from Beijing.

What a leisure time!

"Auntie, do you think this will work? Give me these pieces of wood and I will help you build the Eight Immortals Table for free!

If you have anything else to repair, I will help you repair it too!" Zhang Junping looked at his aunt expectantly.

"Oh, how bad is this?

It's just a pile of wood for burning pots, how can you let your work go in vain?

Take it if you want it!

How much money do you need to repair the table? Auntie will give it to you!" Auntie waved her hand in a very grand manner, indicating that she would take the wood and give her the money.

"Auntie, these wood are just the ingredients for cooking pots here, but it's different in my hands!

When I go back and tidy up, I can make a maza so that I can sit on it conveniently.

Even if you sell it, you can get seven or eight cents each!

So, don’t be polite to me, after all, I’m taking advantage of you!”

"You little comrade, you are so honest!

Otherwise, you craftsmen are so popular!

The rotten wood we use to burn pots can turn into treasures in your hands!"

“I’m used to it, but seeing such good wood for a fire makes me feel bad!

Thank you, aunt, for making it happen!

I’ll make a maza later, and I’ll give you one as a gift!” Zhang Junping said to his aunt with a smile.

As a time-travelling person, a former wood artist, and an inheritor of intangible culture, there is nothing wrong with picking up leaks based on my ability.

but.

He can't do such a dishonorable thing as eating and drinking.

"You, Xiao Zhang, are too honest, so my aunt won't be polite to you!

You college students are just different!

Do things grandly!

Auntie, let me get you some water!"

A pile of broken wood was exchanged for free furniture repairs, and a maza was obtained for free. The aunt happily went to pour water for Zhang Junping.

After the matter was agreed upon, Zhang Junping stopped nagging, took an ax and cracked it several times, tearing the Eight Immortals Table into pieces.

"Oh, why did you open it?" The aunt came out with water. She was startled by Zhang Junping's bold actions and almost threw the ceramic jar in her hand.

“Auntie, there’s no way to repair it without taking it apart!

This is furniture made with old craftsmanship. You won’t damage the furniture when you take it apart!” Zhang Junping explained with a smile.

The chuck tenon is divided into four parts: legs, teeth, teeth, and panels.

The legs are the legs of the table.

The panel is the table surface.

It only requires additional processing to make four tooth bars and four tooth heads.

It sounds simple but is not easy to make.

After measuring the dimensions, Zhang Junping picked up the saw and sawed off the tenons of the four table legs.

Zhang Junping's movements were very crisp, and the aunt watching from the side shivered, "Xiao Zhang, why did you saw it off?"

"Auntie, this tenon does not match the modified chuck tenon!"

"Then if you saw it like this, wouldn't the table become shorter?"

"It's okay, I'll pick up another piece for you later!"

"How can it be strong if you connect one piece together?

Let me tell you, you broke the table and you have to pay me for it!"

"Auntie, after I connect it, you can check it yourself. If it's not strong, I'll give you a new Eight Immortals table!"
To be continued...