"I've brought the tools," Yuan Zhou said as he took out a toolbox.
"I've prepared everything, but you can use your own as well," Carpenter Lian said as he waved his hand.
"Thank you, master," Yuan Zhou nodded and thanked him.
"Alright, alright, let's go. An hour isn't long," Carpenter Lian walked quickly and arrived at the workshop that Yuan Zhou had visited last time in just a few steps.
This workshop was Carpenter Lian's own workshop. The room was very big, about a hundred square meters. When Yuan Zhou had visited last time, it was still very spacious. There were piles of wood, tools, and some half-finished furniture inside.
But now, the workshop was clearly divided into two parts, one on the left and one on the right.
There were two large carpentry tables on the left and right side of the workshop. There was also a set of carpentry tools, including a shiny Luban ruler that was one foot, four inches, and four fen. There was also a set of chisels, chisels, shovels, flat shovels, and so on.
There was also a shiny silver axe. An axe was an essential tool for old carpenters, especially when they were out. It could be used to defend oneself and ward off evil spirits, and it was also a tool that represented one's identity.
Other than these, there were also a few rulers by the side. The commonly seen square ruler, triangle ruler, right angle ruler, movable angle ruler, umbrella ruler, and so on were all placed by the side. Next to the ruler was a claw hammer. This hammer was not used for hammering nails, but for hammering mortise and tenon.
Other than that, there was also a wooden file used to file the holes, edges, and grooves of components, or to trim irregular surfaces. There was also a draught drill, which was rarely used nowadays, for drilling holes.
There were also four saws of different styles, as well as an inkpot. These were the same tools on both sides. The only difference was that there were a few planes on Carpenter Lian's side. Other than coarse plane, fine plane, and smooth plane, there were also two grooved plane and a wire plane. However, there were none of these tools on the right side.
Carpenter Lian even prepared some of the less commonly used tools for Yuan Zhou.
There were a lot of tools, but they were all neatly placed there. Every tool was made of high-quality wood, and the handles were smooth and round. The sharpened edges looked abnormally sharp.
Due to the large number of tools, Carpenter Lian reckoned that Yuan Zhou wouldn't bring a complete set of tools everywhere. Therefore, he directly prepared a set for Yuan Zhou. Moreover, the tools were personally made by Carpenter Lian in two days.
"The place that doesn't have a plane is for you to do your carpentry. You have to make the plane yourself to use it," Carpenter Lian said as he pointed to the right.
"Got it, master. But these two are enough for now." While saying that, Yuan Zhou took out his own two plane planes.
One of them was a small and exquisite hand plane while the other one was a medium-sized one, which could be used for doing medium-sized woodwork.
"You can never have too many planes. You can make a few more when you are free," said Carpenter Lian with a nod after looking at Yuan Zhou's tools.
"Ok." Yuan Zhou went up while holding the tool and answered earnestly.
"I see that these are all bowls and plates. Today, I'll teach you how to make a wooden bowl using the nested shape method. As long as you can do the latter part well, it'll be even easier," Carpenter Lian said with master-level craftsmanship.
They didn't give Yuan Zhou any time to adapt to the Beginner's Village. They started with a hellish difficulty.
On the other hand, Yuan Zhou's expression was calm. He stared at Carpenter Lian seriously, waiting for him to teach. He didn't seem to be afraid at all.
Seeing Yuan Zhou's performance, Carpenter Lian nodded in satisfaction.
No matter what, I should focus on learning instead of complaining. At the very least, I should have the spirit to be fearless, Carpenter Lian thought to himself.
"I'm going to use the nesting method to make the bowl. I'm not asking you to make it as beautiful as possible, but the first requirement is that the bowl must not leak," Carpenter Lian said as he picked up the tools.
"I'll try my best," Yuan Zhou said.
"Don't say so many pretty words. It still depends on your skills. Watch carefully," Carpenter Lian waved his hand.
"Um," this time, Yuan Zhou just nodded and didn't say anything.
An hour wasn't a lot. Carpenter Lian spent ten minutes reading the sketchbook that Yuan Zhou handed over. Therefore, there were only fifty minutes left.
Within these fifty minutes, Carpenter Lian had used only forty minutes to craft a wooden bowl the size of a grown man's palm with superb skill.
The wooden bowl had already been assembled. It looked as if it was made from a piece of wood that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. Not only were there no traces of splicing, but the wood grain could also be seen.
"Take a good look. This bowl is for you. You can make it yourself tomorrow," Carpenter Lian said as he handed the wooden bowl to Yuan Zhou.
"Um," Yuan Zhou looked at the wooden bowl seriously. He didn't even raise his head and just answered casually.
"There are only ten minutes left. Pay attention to the time. I won't be sending you off," Carpenter Lian said as he left the workshop to look at his other disciples.
Yuan Zhou nodded and said "Okay" loudly. He still didn't raise his head and just stared at the wooden bowl seriously.
I'll disassemble it when I get back. I should be able to understand it better, Yuan Zhou thought to himself as he held the wooden bowl.
On one side, Yuan Zhou's carpentry was on the right track. On the other side, there were people who were aggressively looking for trouble with Yuan Zhou.
Moreover, it wasn't just one person, but a group of people. These people were all dressed in the simplest short-sleeved Tang suits. They held teacups in their hands and sat together, drinking tea and chatting.
The topic of their conversation revolved around the matter of Yuan Zhou obtaining the exemplary restaurant title with his spicy dishes. This was because the older generation of Sichuan Cuisine chefs were already very disgusted with the spicy dishes.
However, these four people were all Sichuan Cuisine masters of the older generation. The old man dressed in a grey Tang suit was rather tall and sturdy. His name was Qian Yun and he was 67 years old this year. He started learning to cook Sichuan Cuisine at the age of 13 and had only retired for five to six years.
The other old man dressed in a white short-sleeved Tang suit had white hair. He seemed to be the oldest among them. He was small in stature but had a big belly. He was slightly plump and had a gentle face. His name was Yang Rui.
The only old man who wasn't wearing a Tang suit had a medium build and his hair was neatly combed. His name was Chen Zhou. The last person, who was also the most agitated, was Zhou Da. He was slightly younger and looked to be in his fifties.
Zhou Da was so angry that his face turned red. When he spoke, his spittle flew out. "Do you guys think that Zhang Yan is stupid? He actually won the Sichuan Cuisine exemplary restaurant competition with the spicy flavor." Zhou Da was furious.
"No matter what, Zhang Yan is the chairman of our Sichuan Cuisine. He should watch his words," Chen Zhou, whose hair was neatly combed and his words were also meticulous, said with a frown.
"I think he's right. Our Sichuan Cuisine has hundreds of flavors and each dish has its own style. Now, he's talking about our spicy dishes. He even chose a spicy dish as the exemplary restaurant this time. How preposterous," the tall and sturdy Qian Yun slammed the table and said.
"It's indeed inappropriate. No matter how good that Yuan Zhou's culinary skills are, he can't represent our Sichuan Cuisine. That spicy dish is merely one of the 24 flavors. How can it represent us?" Yang Rui, who had a gentle expression, also shook his head and said.
"I heard that brat claims to be able to cook all kinds of Sichuan Cuisine. I think he's only good at spicy dishes," Zhou Da's tone didn't contain any disdain. He just thought so.
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