When Yuan Zhou arrived at the backyard, Carpenter Lian had already completed the framework of a few bowl racks. However, the ground was unusually clean.
Generally speaking, carpentry required cutting the wood. Then, whether it was making the frame or the middle partition, one would need to use a plane to level the wood.
Therefore, the ground would naturally be filled with wood shavings. However, not to mention wood shavings, there was not even a single piece of wood left on the ground. It was very clean.
That's right, Yuan Zhou did not see any white wood shavings on the ground.
"Senior, you're here," Ma Xiao greeted him first.
Carpenter Lian, on the other hand, had his head lowered as he carefully measured the size of the cut wood. He did not raise his head.
"I'm done over there. I'm here to help," Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Oh right, master asked me to find something to store the wood shavings. I'm using this. Senior, do you think it's okay?" Seeing that Carpenter Lian did not need help for the time being, Ma Xiao immediately pointed at the new bamboo dustpans in the yard.
The bamboo dustpans were green in color and each was the size of a millstone. Originally, Yuan Zhou had made them himself and stored them on the first floor of the pub. There were only six of them in total.
However, they were all taken out now. Now, the missing wood shavings and wood shavings were placed neatly on top of them.
The wood shavings were placed in one dustpan, and the leftover wood shavings were placed in another dustpan. The leftover wood shavings were also sorted according to their size.
"Sure," Yuan Zhou nodded.
"That's good. The leftover wood shavings are also good stuff. We can't throw them away," Ma Xiao heaved a sigh of relief and said seriously.
"They are good stuff," Yuan Zhou nodded.
"Hmph, if you know they are good stuff, why aren't you keeping them?" Carpenter Lian raised his head and said in annoyance.
"Aren't you here, master?" Yuan Zhou turned his head and said.
"Get over here and help. The sooner we finish, the sooner I can leave." After saying that, Carpenter Lian paused for a moment and muttered in a low voice, "Lest I get angry when I see you."
Ma Xiao could not help but laugh. On the other hand, Yuan Zhou, who had always been sensitive, pretended not to hear it and went over to help.
The afternoon was long. Because he needed to make the cutlery, Yuan Zhou did not go out to carve it and spent the entire afternoon in the pub's backyard.
What was rare was that Wu Hai, who was on the second floor of the opposite building, didn't come to look for Yuan Zhou even though he hadn't appeared for the whole afternoon. He probably didn't smell the fragrance and thus knew that Yuan Zhou wasn't cooking.
Carpenter Lian made an open-shelf bowl rack according to Yuan Zhou's requirements. Such a bowl rack was a piece of cake for an experienced carpenter like Carpenter Lian.
No, it wasn't even a decent piece of furniture at all. If it weren't for the fact that the wood used to make the cutlery was so good, even a carpenter wouldn't look at such a small work. This kind of small work was usually done by apprentice carpenters to practice their skills. Even Ma Xiao wouldn't touch such a simple work now.
Therefore, five cutlery, one of which was a deformed cutlery, was completed by Carpenter Lian after one morning and half an afternoon.
The reason why it took so long was because the wood was scented rosewood. Carpenter Lian was very careful, which was why it took so long. Normally, he would have finished the five cutlery in less than an afternoon.
The rudimentary shape of the scented rosewood cutlery was a magnificent purple. Because it was not sanded, it was a little rough, but it did not affect its beauty.
The beautiful peacock patterns on the cutlery were obvious. For example, on the pillar of the cutlery, Carpenter Lian took care to leave a complete peacock pattern. From afar, it looked like a peacock was coiled around the pillar.
The flat wooden cutlery was also decorated with peacock patterns. If one looked closely, they could even see a peacock with a different shape on each piece of wood.
"I've finished the mortise and tenon joints. When will your place be finished?" Carpenter Lian asked as he looked at the cutlery parts on the greasy cloth.
"There should be two more days. I asked them to directly paint the walls with quick-drying paint. I didn't do any decorations on the walls, so the speed was quite fast. The main thing was that it took some time to get through to the second floor and then repair it." Yuan Zhou explained.
"What decoration? This is the best decoration," Carpenter Lian said as he pointed at the cutlery on the ground.
"Yes, I think so too," Yuan Zhou added.
"Hmph," Carpenter Lian snorted and did not say anything.
"All that's left is sanding it. Slow work yields fine work," Carpenter Lian said as he wiped his hands and walked around the cutlery covered with greasy cloth.
"Okay. Let's continue tomorrow, Master," Yuan Zhou said as he looked at the sky.
"Of course, we'll continue tomorrow," Carpenter Lian nodded and said, "Since we're using the saw today, we'll make some small things so that you won't waste the good stuff again."
"Are you talking about the leftover wood over there?" Yuan Zhou pointed at the pile of wood of various sizes.
"Yes, I'll make the big pieces into a small box for you. You can use it to store the wood shavings. The wood shavings are also good stuff, so keep them for yourself," Carpenter Lian said.
"Okay," Yuan Zhou agreed.
In fact, even if Carpenter Lian did not mention it, Yuan Zhou would still do it because he had already planned to let Carpenter Lian deal with the leftover wood.
Although Carpenter Lian was not a sculptor, as an experienced carpenter, he knew how to make exquisite small things. These exquisite small things were in line with Carpenter Lian's wish to collect them.
Carpenter Lian couldn't bear to destroy the precious wood, so he paid special attention to the leftovers when he was cutting the wood so that they didn't have any strange shapes.
However, due to the beautiful patterns on the inside of the heartwood, even though the outer layer had rotted and peeled off, the outer layer of the heartwood was still bumpy and not as smooth as before. Due to the beautiful patterns on the inside of the heartwood, even though the outer layer had rotted and peeled off.
It was these unevenness that caused the beautiful peacock patterns on the inside. None of the three present looked down on it. They carefully cut away the unevenness on the outer layer, then flattened it to reveal the patterns on the inside.
The skill required to make the cutlery wasn't very high. In the remaining half of the afternoon, after they finished making the cutlery, Carpenter Lian once again showed Yuan Zhou his high level of carpentry skills.
In the two hours between three and five o 'clock, Carpenter Lian's hands were extremely fast and steady. He made five small boxes that were the size of paper boxes using mortise and tenon joints without using a single nail or adhesive.
Yuan Zhou followed suit and made three similar small boxes.
Ma Xiao, who was standing at the side, was naturally not allowed to help. He kept passing tools to the two and watched them work. He did not look impatient at all and was very serious.
"Master, why don't you stay for dinner?" Yuan Zhou did not wait for Carpenter Lian's reply and added, "You already ate bread for lunch, so you can't just eat whatever you want for dinner. I'll personally make a meal for you after the opening hours."
"Alright. Since you're going to open the shop, I'll polish the wooden boxes," Carpenter Lian nodded in agreement after hearing Yuan Zhou's words.
"Alright, then I'll trouble Junior to take care of Master. I'll go open the shop," Yuan Zhou said to Ma Xiao.
"Don't worry, Senior," Ma Xiao quickly replied.
Then, Yuan Zhou stood up and opened the door to the backyard. He then went upstairs to wash up from the backyard of The Kitchen God.
Even though Yuan Zhou knew that the system would automatically clean up the sawdust on his body after working for an entire afternoon, he did not directly pass through the kitchen filled with cooking utensils and ingredients. Instead, he went upstairs through the back door.
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