This day, even the master still did not greet Xu Wen, Xu Wen still stood aside, did not take the initiative to come forward.
In the afternoon, Xu Wen suddenly felt that something was wrong beside him. He turned around and saw Lian Linlin squatting beside him, looking at him with his chin propped up.
"What are you looking at?" Lian Linlin asked.
"I should be asking you this, right?" Xu Wen said.
"You look very strange. You're different from others."
"How is it different?"
"Hmm…I can't say."
Lian Lin looked at him for a while, jumped up, sat down on a pile of wood beside him, and pointed to the pile beside him: "Aren't you tired of standing?" Sit down."
The pile of wood was also very old and did not look clean, but Lin Lin did not care, as if he had long been accustomed to this environment.
Xu Wen sat down according to his words. Lian Linlin seemed to be very interested in him and asked,"Are you here to learn from my father?" Then why don't you go up and learn?"
"Learning skills is a long process. There's no need to rush." Xu asked and answered.
"But a lot of times, if you don't seize the opportunity, the opportunity will slip away. Aren't you afraid?"
"As long as you have the heart, opportunities will come."
" Is that so…But sometimes, no matter how much you try, it doesn't work…" Lian Lin let out a long sigh. Her bright eyes were covered with a layer of sadness that shouldn't belong to her.
Xu Wen looked at her without saying anything.
In this age, in this profession, men are born with a position that women do not have.
However, in the blink of an eye, Lian Linlin was excited again. She turned around and asked Xu Wen," Why don't I teach you? Yes, you call me master, and I'll teach you how to distinguish different woods! How about it!"
"Alright, little master, can you teach me?" Xu Wen didn't care about this title because it could make that faint sadness disappear.
"Hey, you're really good!" Lian Linlin smiled happily. She picked up a piece of wood beside her and handed it to Xu Wen.
"This one is beech wood. Beech is called southern elm in the north. It is very strong, but it is not a hardwood. It is a kind of wood that is easier to handle."
She introduced skillfully and knocked on the wood for Xu Wen to listen to." The patterns of beech trees are very beautiful, like overlapping mountains. They are also called pagoda patterns. This piece is too dirty, I can't see the lines…"
She looked around and Xu Wen thought she was looking for another piece for him to see. As a result, Lian Linlin jumped up and said,"Wait for me for a while!"
Then, the girl's black braid swayed behind her. She quickly disappeared into the room door and reappeared a moment later with a box in her hand.
She really said to Xu Wen like a teacher,"Although wood is a kind of material that is not easy to preserve, some old wood can be reused after restoration."
"Generally speaking, wood deterioration, there are three reasons: deformation and cracking, rot, insect damage. According to different reasons, the corresponding repair can restore the old wood to youth and reuse it."
Xu Wen had called her Master originally to make her smile again, but now she was speaking very logically and professionally.
Therefore, he also became serious and asked," I see that the wood identified by Master Lian is often wrapped in paint or other things. I can't see the original shape at all. Isn't this included?"
"Paint and shell are used to protect wood, silly disciple." Lian Linlin glared at him in his old age and said,"Paint is impervious to air, but it is easy to peel off." If it is truly completely covered with paint, it is only necessary to peel off the old paint, and the wood itself will not be damaged. The most troublesome thing is that the wood itself is damaged. The serious ones are completely rotten. Some of them can't even be picked up. This kind is completely useless."
Lin Lin raised the beech tree in his hand and gave Xu Wen an example."For example, this piece, which is black and dirty on the surface, is actually moldy because of soaking." Beech wood hard, it is difficult to rot into such a mold, it can be seen that long-term immersion, maintenance is very bad. However, it is also because beech wood is hard that mildew does not easily invade the interior, so as long as we scrape off the outer layer, the interior can generally continue to be used."
She opened the box and shook open a piece of linen, which contained various tools in its pockets. There were about ten small bottles beside the linen cloth. He did not know what was inside.
Lian Linlin placed the beech wood on a table. He held a scraper in his right hand and pressed the surface of the wood with his left hand. With a shake of his wrist, a layer of black moldy wood was cut flat.
Her posture was relaxed and her movements were skillful. Just this movement alone was not something that could be practiced by ordinary people.
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It was a beautiful deep red, brownish, reddish color. A large area of red was like clouds, and the clear texture penetrated into the interior. It was indeed reminiscent of the distant mountains.
"How is it? Isn't it beautiful?" Lian Linlin removed the last mold and held the beech tree in front of Xu Wen.
" Generally, the younger beech trees are pale yellow, but the longer they are, the darker their color will be. When they are older, they will turn red. This kind of beech tree is called 'blood beech', which is very rare."
Lin Lin stared at the piece of blood beech, her eyes full of emotion, she whispered,"So this is a piece of blood beech ah…Old wood is like this." When you peel off its appearance, you often get unexpected surprises."
Xu Wen looked at this piece of wood and also looked at Lian Linlin's almost infatuated eyes. He did not say anything.
Starting from this piece of beech wood, Lian Linlin began to explain the secrets of all kinds of wood to Xu Wen.
At first, she might just want to tease Xu Wen and pretend to be a master, but as she talked, she became addicted to it first.
Her enthusiasm and professionalism soon infected Xu Wen, who listened attentively and sometimes asked questions just right to make Lian Lin even happier.
Lin Lin is very familiar with all kinds of wood.
The name of each wood, its character, its place of origin, its use, she spoke as if it were something engraved in her own blood.
On this day, she told Xu Wen about five kinds of wood, constantly looking for samples from the pile of "garbage."
"The rosewood is very interesting. Its trunk is very easy to grow warts. We call it furuncle. Boils can penetrate deep into the wood and form different patterns. Some patterns are like human faces, with eyes and mouths. We call them ghost faces. However, not all rosewood trees have ghost faces. Look at this copper-coin-like pattern. It's a boil."
"The rosewood is very dense and strong, but it is also very light. It will float in water. Old rosewood has a patina on its surface. It's very smooth and comfortable to touch."
Lian Linlin took a very long rosewood and showed it to Xu Wen.
" rosewood is a very precious material for furniture. For example, this is the leg of an armchair. Unfortunately, only this part is left."
This rosewood had a smooth surface, without any decoration, with a natural elegant curve.
"It's so strong. How did this arc form?" Xu Wen asked curiously.
" rosewood furniture is very particular. The legs of this chair are usually carved from wood. There is no need to bend them by other means." Lian Linlin explained.
"This is the only part of the whole tree? Isn't that a lot of waste? Isn't rosewood very precious?" Ask them.
Huali wood was yellow pear. In his era, this kind of wood was basically extinct. Each set of yellow pear furniture was expensive. Even he had heard of it.
"The more precious the wood, the more careful you have to treat it." Lian Linlin said solemnly.
Unknowingly, they had accumulated a large pile of wood around them. It was these five kinds, all of which were dug out by Lin Lin from the "garbage dump".
In order to let Xu Wen better see inside, she also processed some of them.
After finishing the Huanghua pear, she said very skillfully: "You can't remember too much, so let's talk about it today." Here, help me put these logs into the warehouse."
Xu Wen was indeed memorizing as he listened, filling his mind with things. Hearing this, he straightened up and glanced in Master Lian's direction.
It was strange to say that Lin Lin had been giving him a small lesson for most of the day. No one, whether it was his teacher or his disciple, came to disturb him. They didn't even say anything.
Didn't the ancient people taboo teaching disciples and starving their masters to death? Why was this place different from what he imagined?
"What are you staring at? Let's go." Lian Linlin urged.
"Oh, okay." Xu Wen picked up the heavier iron pear wood and walked into the room with her.
Although there was also a shed in the yard outside, it was still breathable overall, and there was a limit to the smell.
It was different in the room. The enclosed space was fermenting with a sour, rotten smell that made people want to vomit.
Lian Linlin skillfully took out a cloth mask and put it on his face. He pointed to the other side." There's a mask over there. You can put it on yourself."
Xu Wen took a look and saw some cloth bags on the plate on the other side. The colors could not be identified under the dim light. He hesitated, then said,"Never mind. I don't need it."
Lian Linlin looked at him strangely and said,"Let's go then."
She picked up the wood again and led Xu Wen inside.
There were piles of wood inside, and only a few paths were opened in the middle for people to pass through.
When they reached a certain place, Lian Linlin pointed his chin and said," Put the iron pear wood over there. Just pile it on top."
The iron pear wood was very heavy. Even though this body was already used to farm work, Xu Wen still felt that his arms were sore and could not support it anymore.
But even so, he still did not put down the things as instructed. Instead, he sized up the pile of wood that Lian Linlin pointed to." Put them down directly?"
Lian Linlin was still walking in. When he heard this, he looked at him suspiciously." Yes, or else?"
"Isn't it hard to find a way back?" Ask them.
"Just look for it. Everyone is quite familiar with each other." Lian Linlin said indifferently.
"It's a waste of time to find a plank in fifteen minutes." Xu Wen remembered what happened yesterday and shook his head.
"Hmm? What do you think we should do?" Lian Linlin tilted her head and looked at him with interest.