Although she didn't look happy when she was dismantling the wood, that was only in front of Yuan Zhou. Once the two of them looked at the wood on the ground, they would smile again.
That gentle look was comparable to when he was chasing after his wife. Anyway, that was how Ma Xiao looked now.
The speed at which the three of them dismantled the wood was quite fast. Although Carpenter Lian didn't allow Ma Xiao to dismantle the wood alone, in less than 20 minutes, the four pieces of wood that had been dormant for hundreds of years were rediscovered.
Coincidentally, the sun that had been coming out less and less after the cold weather suddenly shone down. The bright golden sunlight shone down on the entire courtyard.
"The sun is out," Yuan Zhou thought.
However, before Yuan Zhou could sigh, Carpenter Lian quickly said, "You two, hurry up and get some shade cloths. We can't expose them to the sun."
"Yes, Master. We'll go right away," Ma Xiao responded much faster than Yuan Zhou.
"Okay." Yuan Zhou nodded and brought Ma Xiao to the first floor of the pub.
The first floor was empty. Other than some wine barrels, there was a pile of shade cloths in the corner. These were bought by Yuan Zhou in the summer and left there after not using them.
However, when the two of them brought the shade cloths to the backyard, the sun couldn't reach the backyard due to time constraints. It had already shifted to the roof of the backyard, leaving behind a shadow.
"What are you spacing out for? It's good that the sun can't shine. Let's see how you're going to make this wood," Carpenter Lian said in a gruff voice when he saw his two disciples staring at him.
"This is your own wood. Yuan Zhou, come over and see what kind of bowl rack you want to make," Carpenter Lian added.
"Yes, Master." Yuan Zhou nodded. He put down the shade cloths in his hands and walked to Carpenter Lian.
Yuan Zhou had long had a plan in his heart. Looking at the fragrant wood that was peeled off, he said, "Here's the thing. I'm going to open up the shop next to the pub from top to bottom and then make a high shelf with a spiral staircase at the side. I'll put some temporarily unused wood on the upper layer and then put them down one by one."
"You sure have a lot of ideas," Carpenter Lian muttered. Then, he said, "Bring me to see the situation inside your building."
"It's not that I have a lot of ideas. It's just that I don't have much wood," Yuan Zhou said seriously.
"Get lost." Carpenter Lian patted on Yuan Zhou's shoulder angrily.
Carpenter Lian's hands couldn't be compared to Yuan Zhou's. Due to long-term training in carpentry, the joints of his hands were thick and strong. His palms were thick and rough, to the extent that there were even some calluses on his hands.
Although he was very angry, Carpenter Lian's slap was merciful. He didn't hurt Yuan Zhou, so Yuan Zhou didn't mind. He even smiled gently at Carpenter Lian and led them to the shop next door.
Ma Xiao followed behind. She wanted to take a look as well, but Carpenter Lian turned around and glared at her. "Why are you following us? You're in the way."
"What?" Carpenter Lian asked. "Carpenter Lian's of the bowl.
"What are you looking at? You are just an assistant today. It's not your turn," Carpenter Lian waved his hand in disdain.
"But …" Ma Xiao wanted to say something but was interrupted by Carpenter Lian.
"What but? You just stay here and look at the wood. They are much more important than you. Stay here and don't move," Carpenter Lian waved his hand and pointed at the rosewood on the ground.
Carpenter Lian couldn't be cruel to Yuan Zhou, but he could be as rough as he could to Ma Xiao.
It was like how a father treated his son who was a top scholar in liberal arts and his two sons who were rough in martial arts. Both were good disciples, but one had to be polite to the other.
"Alright," Ma Xiao agreed listlessly and went to look at the wood.
"Sorry to trouble you, junior," Yuan Zhou said politely.
"It's no trouble at all. Master is right. Such valuable things need to be looked after by someone," Ma Xiao shook his head and said immediately.
"Don't worry about him. Let's go look at the placement and try to make the frame by today," Carpenter Lian walked towards the sergestes wall view door.
Yuan Zhou brought Carpenter Lian out of the restaurant and headed straight for the vacant shop. There were still workers renovating the shop.
It didn't affect the two from looking at the size and layout of the house. Yuan Zhou even explained how to place the bowl rack.
On the other hand, Carpenter Lian took his measurements seriously and recorded them down. After that, the two of them returned to the tavern's backyard.
Carpenter Lian pointed at the wood on the ground and said, "This two-story building of yours is self-built. It has a total height of 7.1 meters. According to what you said, we don't need to build the second floor. That frame has to be six meters long, and we need to poke out a little bit to make the frame. That would make it 6.2 meters."
"Um," Yuan Zhou nodded.
"One piece of wood here can make about one and a half open-shelf bowl rack. There will still be some leftovers," Carpenter Lian measured the wood and estimated.
"Then let's make it an open-shelf one," Yuan Zhou said.
"Um, just enough to make five bowl racks. Other than the four corners, the middle staircase can hold a strange bowl rack. When the time comes, we will make the last bowl rack according to the new staircase you built," Carpenter Lian said quickly.
"Alright. Sorry for troubling you, master," Yuan Zhou said.
"Of course. Even if you ask someone else to do it, he wouldn't dare to touch your wood," Carpenter Lian said impatiently.
"That's because others don't have your craftsmanship, master," Yuan Zhou said seriously.
"Hmph." Carpenter Lian harrumphed, but his expression softened, and he seemed to be very happy.
Carpenter Lian was naturally happy with Yuan Zhou's praise.
"What are you waiting for? You are responsible for passing the tools today. Don't touch the wood. Yuan, help me when you are free," the happy Carpenter Lian turned around and saw the dull Ma Xiao.
"Yes, master." Ma Xiao didn't complain even though he was yelled at. Just like what Carpenter Lian said, he really wouldn't dare to touch such a precious piece of wood.
To put it bluntly, the bowl rack looked simple, but it had to be formed in one go. Since the core of the scented rosewood had its own patterns, it had to be cut according to the patterns. If it wasn't done well or damaged, Ma Xiao felt that he really wasn't as valuable as the wood. To put it bluntly, he couldn't afford to pay for it.
Ma Xiao was already very satisfied to be able to watch his master do it and help him out.
Carpenter Lian and Yuan Zhou were people of action. They immediately got to work after the arrangements were made.
No matter how much Carpenter Lian felt about using the precious wood to make a bowl rack and how he didn't even dare to touch it, his hands didn't even tremble when it came to cutting the wood.
Chopping sounds could be heard. This was the sound of Carpenter Lian cutting the wood after choosing the position.
"This is the Peacock Pattern. It is indeed a good wood," Carpenter Lian praised with a relaxed expression, but his hands didn't stop.
When the wood was cut open, the beautiful patterns could be seen. The patterns didn't look like a ghost face, but the rarely seen Peacock Pattern. It was very clear and beautiful.
Time passed quickly, and the three worked quickly. They didn't rest for the entire morning. By the time Yuan Zhou went upstairs to wash up and prepare the ingredients for lunch, the wood had already been cut.
When the lunchtime in Yuan Zhou's restaurant ended, Carpenter Lian and Ma Xiao, who were in the backyard, didn't even take a break. When Yuan Zhou arrived, Carpenter Lian had already begun to sketch out the rough shape of the bowl holder.
Of course, the outer layer of rotten white skin had already been carefully rubbed off by Carpenter Lian.
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