After returning home, Pi Xiaotao went to the backyard. Chen Jingnian handed the money he had retrieved to Li Xianwen, and then went to heat up rice and vegetables.
After the two of them finished eating, Chen Jinnian was carving wood and talking to Li Xianwen about his daughter's apprenticeship.
Li Xianwen was very happy after hearing this and repeatedly praised Dr. Huang as a capable person.
"You! I just listen to people say good things about Nannan. If they say a bad word about Nannan, no matter how capable I am, I will still be a second-rate person in your eyes."
Chen Jinnian looked at Li Xianwen and grinned.
"Our daughter is a good child."
Li Xianwen was still immersed in Dr. Huang's evaluation of Nannan. He did not argue with Chen Jinnian and murmured something.
When Chen Jingnian saw this, he didn't say anything more, but looked at the statue in his hand.
Qin Qiong's face is still flat, but the overall appearance is basically completed.
Wearing a hero's scarf, wearing five tiger greens, riding a horse with crotchless trousers, two-foot-high combat boots, and a silk Luan belt tied around his waist, he is so powerful that the world is astonished.
This is exactly what Chen Jingnian carved based on the appearance of Qin Qiong in the storytelling.
"What are you thinking about?"
Li Xianwen regained consciousness and asked.
"I would like to carve what kind of eyes I can carve for Mr. Qin."
Chen Jinnian stopped his hand, turned around and replied.
He had just finished carving Qin Qiong's beard. Although the three strands of beard flowing down the chest were several times easier to carve than Meng'er Zhang's bare beard, there was no room for sloppiness.
"It's almost done."
"The expression on my face is hard to express. I have to think about it carefully."
Chen Jingnian looked at the statue in his hand and replied.
He didn't say grinding or polishing, the hard work is still behind!
Carving things is a hobby. In the eyes of others, it is painful or tiring, but to me, it is a hobby, even a love.
"No, it's tiring to look at the knife after knife. It's difficult to do anything carefully. You are patient enough."
Li Xianwen shook his head and leaned back on the quilt.
Chen Jinnian smiled, took a carving knife, and refined the few inconsistencies he just discovered.
He planned to wait for Qin Qiong's statue to be completed, then start carving Pixiu, and carve both Tianlu and Pixiu before the end of the month.
Carving Pixiu pendants is very simple for Chen Jingnian. In his previous life, he carved a bunch of them one after another.
Although there are not as many advanced equipments as in later generations, it only takes a few days to carve a Pixiu.
The only troublesome part is sanding and polishing.
Suddenly, Chen Jingnian had a sudden idea and carved a finger cot for himself out of a scrap piece of wood.
"Haha, there is always a way!"
Chen Jingnian put on his finger cots and pressed the leather, and scratched the statue. The pressure on his nails was greatly reduced, and it was no longer as painful as before. Moreover, it did not affect the feel of the hand, and the speed suddenly increased.
"It was a surprise."
Li Xianwen watched Chen Jingnian make a small gadget in a few clicks. Upon closer inspection, it was really useful, and he couldn't help but say, "Wilted idea."
"Axe, is Axe at home?"
"coming."
Chen Jinnian was feeling proud when he heard Xu Damao shouting in front of his door, got up and pushed the door open and went out.
"Brother Xu, something's wrong!"
Chen Jinnian looked at Xu Damao staggering over and said with a grin.
Xu Damao's face was flushed, and he looked like he had been drinking, and he drank a lot.
"Axe, you are in the main room, and Brother Xu wants to ask you a favor."
Xu Damao took two steps and said with a smile: "I asked someone to help me repair the car, but I found that the two axles were about to wear off and the bottom bracket was also deformed. People said it could be repaired, but this part was not available.
, I have to buy it myself. Doesn’t this remind me of Uncle Li?”
"Brother Xu, my fifth uncle is in the house. You can go and ask yourself."
Chen Jinnian stepped sideways and gave way, intending to let Xu Damao go first.
"No, no, no, Brother Xu, I respect Uncle Li from the bottom of my heart, but I really don't dare to talk to him. That look can scare me to death."
Xu Damao took Chen Jingnian's arm and whispered: "Axe, help your brother to ask Uncle Li if he has the parts I mentioned. If so, sell them to me. If not, I will still have to walk with my legs tomorrow."
I’ve been shopping all over the world, but I can’t live without this car for a day. If I don’t have it, I’ll have to take a break and won’t even be able to go to the countryside.”
"As for that? Brother Xu, what's so scary about my fifth uncle?"
"Axe, good brother, help me this time."
Xu Damao pushed Chen Jinnian two steps towards the main room, and then clasped his fists and cupped his hands in a gesture of farewell.
"Haha, Brother Xu, just wait a moment."
Chen Jinnian smiled and shook his head, opened the door and entered the house.
After briefly explaining the matter to Li Xianwen, Li Xianwen asked Chen Jingnian to go to Westinghouse and take a look. It seemed that there was a new bottom bracket in the tool box and two old axles that had been bought from the scrapyard.
"Uncle Wu, take a look."
After rummaging through it for a while, Chen Jingnian found the parts and brought them over for Li Xianwen to take a look at.
"The people in the yard are worth their salt, you can help them get it done."
Li Xianwen nodded. He always repaired cars for people in the yard and never asked for more.
The reason why he wanted to repair his car was that he wanted to help Chen Jingnian and his family, and he didn't want to sit around in the house all day long. When he went out, he could play chess and argue with others.
"good!"
Chen Jingnian took the axle, picked up the tool box and walked out.
"Brother Xu, where is the car?"
Chen Jinnian asked as he walked.
"The car, the car is in the factory, and the ax has parts!"
Xu Damao was stunned for a moment when he saw Chen Jinnian coming out with a box of things.
"Yes, my fifth uncle asked me to put it on for you. I'm afraid it will delay your use tomorrow."
When Chen Jinnian heard this, he put down the tool box and handed over the axles.
"Okay, I'll thank Uncle Li first!"
Xu Damao shouted loudly towards the main room, then turned to Chen Jingnian and said, "Axe, I won't bother you. My car is still turning over in the factory workshop. How much does the axle cost? I'll have someone help me press it tomorrow."
It’s done.”
"My fifth uncle said they are all at cost. The new ones are more expensive. How can I get the old ones for you?"
Chen Jinnian pulled a hemp rope from the side, tied the axles together, and handed it to Xu Damao, "A total of three and a half dollars, Brother Xu."
"What's three yuan, four yuan? I'll give you five yuan. I heard from the person I begged that this new one will cost three yuan a piece. Uncle Li doesn't make money from our hospital, but I, Xu Damao, can't either."
I’m going to let Uncle Li suffer a loss, right?”
Xu Damao took out five dollars, stuffed it into Chen Jinnian's pocket, held down Chen Jinnian's hand that was about to take it out, and said: "The ax is not for you. I just seized this opportunity to honor Uncle Li.
You don’t know, if my heart didn’t tremble when I saw Uncle Li, I would have carried two bottles of wine and pushed the car to his old man’s house to have it repaired.”
Xu Damao took the axle from Chen Jinnian's hand, threatened him a few more times, and ran away.
"What should I say about this man?"
Chen Jinnian shook his head with a wry smile, turned back to the house, and handed the money to Li Xianwen.
"I'm not a very good person, but my work is just okay."
Li Xianwen took the money and put it aside. He picked up the water glass and took a sip. He said again: "You brought my daughter over at the weekend. I can't see her these days, and I feel empty!"
"I got it, Uncle Wu!"
Chen Jinnian lowered his head and responded, thinking about how to talk to Zhang Changshun about the inheritance. This chapter has been completed!