A group of people quickly vacated a warehouse and moved the wooden shelves in.
When Xu Wen touched it, he discovered the difference between the wooden shelves.
Although it was only made overnight, it was not rough at all. Its surface was polished very smooth without any burrs, and the corners were even rounded to avoid accidental injuries.
The wooden frame was made of wooden strips and boards. There was no paint on the whole wooden frame, but there was still no trace of the connection. It was as if it was one.
Is this connected by tenon and tenon…Xu Wen's hand carefully caressed its surface for a while, and he couldn't help but look back at Master Lian.
Master Lian was talking to his daughter with a serious expression. Even Lin Xilin's smiling face turned serious after a while and answered seriously.
Master Lian's expression softened slightly as he caressed the top of her head.
This middle-aged man looked like an ordinary carpenter, but he didn't expect his carpentry skills to be so superb.
He had made it overnight and needed to use it the next day. Of course, he would not deliberately polish it. These details were just his instinct to do them at will...
Xu Wen didn't continue to think about it. Instead, he started calling for Xu Third-level Apprentice to sort out the original wood in the warehouse.
Logically speaking, Xu Wen didn't even enter the door. These were all official apprentices with higher qualifications and levels than him. Even if they didn't put on airs in front of him, it would be difficult for them to be so obedient. However, to his surprise, these apprentices did whatever he said, as if they were using their arms and fingers.
Xu Wen was a little surprised, but Xu Sanlian's words exposed the secrets of heaven.
" I'll have to trouble you about literacy later…" Xu Wen said shyly.
Xu Wen suddenly realized how rare the opportunity to receive education was in this era.
Everyone gathered firewood, Xu Wen commanded properly, and the apprentices cooperated fully. Soon, the warehouse was sorted out one by one. All kinds of old wood were labeled and placed on the wooden shelves.
The label is a wooden sign carved by Lian Linlin and glued to the fixed side of the old wooden material with white glue. This kind of white glue is specially mixed by Master Lian. It does not hurt the wood and will not fall off easily. However, as long as you apply force in a certain direction, you can easily tear it off.
Each row of the wooden frame, as Xu Wen had imagined, listed the general list of the row.
Master Lian didn't use pen and paper, but engraved on it with a thin board.
The carving knife flew, the wood chips fell, and clear and smooth symbols appeared on the smooth surface of the board.
These symbols were all drawn up by Xu Wen, and Master Lian continued to use them without hesitation. Gradually, even the other apprentices outside Lin Lin understood the meaning of these symbols. Xu Wen suddenly had a feeling that this was actually a set of codes specific to their old wood yard.
All the doors and windows of the warehouse were opened, and the stale air poured out and circulated with the outside world.
A large number of old timbers that had not seen the sun for many years were sorted out and reorganized, some of which were placed on wooden shelves.
The acolytes 'voices kept ringing in the warehouse.
" Hey, so there's still this. Last time, the cypress yard came looking for it. I thought it wasn't there after searching for a long time."
"Unfortunately, this piece has been pressed for too long. It can't be used anymore. Let's clean it out."
"Old Nanmu! It's actually pressed in such a corner. This is a treasure…"
Lian Linlin had always loved wood since he was a child, and his eyes sparkled when he saw it. After a while, she went to badger her father again: "Dad, let's clean up these old logs again later." It's too bad it's rotten."
"I'm busy. How can I have so much time?" Master Lian looked at his daughter with love and disdain.
"You can teach Xu Wen. He's so smart, he'll definitely learn it." Lien Lin-lin tried his best to promote his new friends.
Master Lian raised his head and looked at Xu Wen. Xu Wen looked at him expectantly but calmly.
Master Lian lowered his head and said softly,"I haven't entered yet. What are you teaching me?"
Lian Linlin was still pestering her, but Master Lian didn't relent. Instead, he urged her to continue working.
Lian Linlin couldn't argue with his father. He could only look at Xu Wen sympathetically and continue carving wooden tablets obediently.
However, this was also her favorite job. Looking at the old trees that had been piled up for many years, she would occasionally let out a soft cry of joy as if she had found a treasure.
Her emotions infected everyone present. Everyone was in high spirits and fully cooperated with Xu Wen's arrangements.
There were three rooms in all, and by sunset they had made one and a half, and they could see that the whole work would be done the next day.
It's a pleasure to have clutter organized. Although they had been tired that day, everyone had a comfortable smile on their faces.
In the past few days, Xu Wen had gone back to eat with those uninitiated apprentices. Today, he was rarely allowed to stay and eat with Master Lian and the others at the old wood yard.
Lian Linlin invited him. Master Lian snorted and didn't say anything. Xu San also invited him.
The food in the old lumberyard was much better than that of the would-be apprentices. There was even a stew.
Lian Linlin gave Xu Wen two pieces, but Master Lian glared at him. She quickly fawned over her father and gave him a piece. Even Master didn't give up until now.
Xu Wen had only been in this world for a few days, and he was actually not hungry for meat. However, he still faced Xu San and the others 'envious gazes and ate the two pieces of meat one mouthful at a time.
After dinner, Xu Wen continued to teach reading.
This time, Lin Lin wasn't alone. Xu San and his other senior brothers were all with him.
Master Lian's expression was not very good, but he made a large wooden plate for them. It was filled with mud, and a box of wooden sticks was placed beside it.
The wooden skewers he cut out were much more beautiful than the bamboo skewers Xu Wen made. They were even and slender, slightly curved, and slightly yellow in color like jade.
At the same time, he found a three-character scripture from somewhere and threw it in front of Xu Wen.
This was too rare.
The biggest problem with Xu Wen teaching calligraphy is that he can only recognize but not write. Simple words were fine, but slightly more complicated ones were definitely lacking in strokes and drawings. He had been worrying about how to satisfy his new students without misleading them.
The woodcut version of the Three Character Sutra that Master Lian brought out was really timely.
Speaking of which, when did Master Lian have this book? Is he really illiterate? If he could read, why didn't he teach it to his daughter?
Xu Wen's doubts flashed past his mind. He didn't think too much about it. He followed the three words of human nature and taught them word by word.
The next day, Xu Wen brought Lian Linlin and his brothers from the old lumber yard to continue tidying up the remaining one and a half warehouses.
There was no teaching more effective than practice. After Xu Wen sorted out these three warehouses, he had an initial idea of most of the wood in stock.
Even Lin Lin did not forget his duty. While carving wooden tags, he explained the identification method of wood to Xu Wen with the goods currently sorted.
"Pear wood is very precious, so there are often unscrupulous merchants who use fake wood to pretend to be inferior. The most difficult to identify is a kind of south pear." She not only said, but also went to the shelf next door to find a piece to demonstrate to Xu Wen.
" It's much more convenient after tidying up like this. In the past, I had to look for it for a long time!" She said happily, and then continued to explain,"This is a south pear, it is a real rosewood." The colors are similar, right? They both have grimace lines. However, if you compare carefully, the pear is more delicate than the south pear, and the holes on the surface are smaller. The pear smells very mellow, and the South Pear is slightly sour…"
She spoke without any concealment, her eyes full of confidence and energy.
Xu Wen listened very carefully and memorized every word she said.
After tidying up all three warehouses, the group of people took the opportunity to clean up the rooms.
These tasks were not easy at all. In the end, everyone collapsed on the ground, sweating profusely. Even Xu Wen was no exception.
Xu Wen looked at the neat wood on the wooden shelf and the wooden signs hanging on the shelf. His heart was filled with a sense of achievement.
"This way, I found that I can put a lot of things. There were so many piles before, I thought the warehouse wouldn't be able to hold them anymore."
" Moreover, I sorted out a lot of good wood. I suddenly feel like I've made a fortune!"
"Yes, hahaha!"
The disciples talked excitedly, smiling and listening to them. Occasionally, they turned their heads and saw that even Lin Lin was smiling.
In the faint twilight, there was a special sense of tranquility and happiness in her smile. Xu Wen was unconsciously a little dazed.
"Eat." Master Lian's voice came from the door, interrupting their thoughts.
Xu San and his disciples immediately got up in shame and jogged to the door.
Logically speaking, they should be the ones serving their master. It was simply treason to ask his master to take care of their dinner.
Xu Wen also got up and followed him to the door.
At this time, Xu San suddenly slowed down and hesitated to come to Xu Wen's side.
" Little Senior Sister told you. Just listen." He glanced uneasily at Lian Linlin, who was running at the front, and whispered to Xu Wen.
"Hmm?" Xu Wen was puzzled.
"Hey, girl, what can you understand? If you want to learn something, you still have to listen to Master. It's not good if Little Senior Sister leads you astray." Xu San lowered his voice.
"But I think what she said makes sense." Xu Wen paused and frowned.
"Carpenters are men's jobs. What can a girl know?" Xu San repeated what he had just said. There was no contempt in his expression, but it was the kind of matter-of-factness that made people feel even more uncomfortable.
Xu San didn't say anything more. He patted Xu Wen's shoulder and ran to the front.
Xu Wen continued to walk forward after a while. When he walked outside, he found Lian Linlin waiting for him under the eaves.
"What did the mistress say to you?" she asked softly.
"Nothing." Xu Wen subconsciously didn't want to say it.
"I told you not to listen to me, right? What does a girl know? She might even lead you astray." Xu San's voice was actually very soft. Even Lin Lin should not have heard it clearly. But now that she repeated it, even the words were similar.
"It's nothing. You don't need that expression. I'm already used to it." Lian Linlin smiled, but his expression was not gloomy. She turned her head and said seriously to Xu Wen," The evaluation will be at the end of tomorrow. Bring my share and work hard together."
"Yes." Xu Wen stared at her and nodded seriously.