sbdcsierra Chapter 171 Custom-made bed
Chapter 171 Custom-made bed
When Ye Changyan saw Lian's smug look on her face, he knew that Lian must be quite satisfied with Zhong Yunfeng.
"You kid, you're making fun of your mother."
There was a hint of anger in Lian's tone, but then her expression became more serious and she continued.
"I can't make the decision on such a big matter."
After hearing Lian's reply, Ye Changyan knew Lian's attitude.
"There's no rush for this. Mom, you should talk to Dad and Erniu first to see what their attitudes are. We can discuss the follow-up matters later."
Ye Changyan's suggestion was relatively safe, so Lian nodded and agreed.
The next morning, Wulang went to school in the county town carrying the schoolbag sewn by Lian. However, this schoolbag was sewn by Lian according to Ye Changyan's requirements. It looked very different from those of other students in the private school. Not only did it have a large capacity, it was also light and easy to carry. Wulang liked it very much.
Seeing that the weather had been fine these days and the temperature had risen a lot, Ye Changyan took out the pepper seeds he had harvested last year and took Lian, Erniu, and Fang Xiaotong to the field to grow pepper seedlings.
Several people worked for a long time before they finally grew all the prepared pepper seeds into seedlings.
In the afternoon, Ye Changyan took Fang Xiaotong to the pottery shop in the county town again. When Lai Chongde saw Ye Changyan coming, he welcomed him into the shop with a smile.
"Sanlang, come here, the samples are ready, come and see if you like them."
Lai Chongde pointed at a jar that was half a person's height and looked a bit strange and said to Ye Changyan.
Ye Changyan winked at Fang Xiaotong, and the two of them walked forward to check.
The jar had a pointed bottom and a narrow mouth, with a circle of string below the mouth. It was different from any jar Lai Chongde had seen before, and he didn't know what such a jar could be used for. However, the drawing was provided by Ye Changyan, and based on past experience, as long as he made it strictly according to the requirements, Ye Changyan would order it in full.
Ye Changyan picked up the jar and found it was not as heavy as he had imagined. It seemed that the craftsmanship of the master in Lai Chongde's workshop was quite good. The body of the jar was relatively thin. Ye Changyan reached out and touched the jar inside and out. The jar was indeed glazed on one side according to his requirements.
Ye Changyan nodded, it seems that this sample is quite well made.
After seeing Ye Changyan checking, Lai Chongde started to ask.
"Sanlang, look at this jar. It was made by the master craftsman in the kiln."
"This sample looks good, but I have to test it myself to see if it works."
Lai Chongde was a little confused. How could this jar be tested? Hadn't it been checked inside and out?
Just when Lai Chongde was a little confused, he heard Ye Changyan speak.
"Boss Lai, could you please scoop up a bucket of water and bring me your fire starter?"
Although Lai Chongde was confused, he quickly did as he was told, while Ye Changyan bent down and picked up a handful of straw that was used to protect the jar.
Seeing Lai Chongde bringing the water ladle and handing him the fire starter, Ye Changyan took the fire starter and gave instructions to Lai Chongde.
"Boss Lai, pour the water from the ladle onto this jar of strings."
Seeing Lai Chongde pouring a bucket of water on the string of the jar, almost covering more than half of the string, Ye Changyan nodded, then used a fire starter to light the straw in his hand. When the straw fire gradually became stronger, he quickly stuffed the burning straw into the mouth of the jar.
Then he picked up the lid and put it on the mouth of the jar. Immediately, he heard the water on the jar boiling.
After a while, the water on the string of the altar was instantly sucked into the altar.
Lai Chongde and Fang Xiaotong beside him were a little surprised, and then they heard what Ye Changyan said.
"This jar is great, it's very airtight!"
Hearing Ye Changyan's praise, Lai Chongde's face was full of smiles.
"Then please ask Mr. Lai to make these jars as soon as possible according to the quantity that Mr. Zhong agreed with you that day, and then send them to Shanglin Village."
"Okay, okay. I'll go back right away and let the masters in the workshop get busy."
After coming out of the pottery shop, Ye Changyan spoke to the little boy.
"Did you understand all the steps I just took?"
Fang Xiaotong nodded, and Ye Changyan continued.
"When these jars are delivered, you will follow the steps I just gave you and check each jar to make sure they are well sealed."
Afterwards, Ye Changyan took Fang Xiaotong to several larger woodworking workshops in the county town and wandered around to find out about the various types of furniture. Finally, Ye Changyan chose a shop called Liu Mujiang Woodworking Workshop.
Ye Changyan carefully compared the semi-finished products that had not yet been painted from several woodworking workshops. He found that the furniture made by Carpenter Liu's workshop had almost perfect mortise and tenon joints, clear and natural wood texture, and the knots were handled very delicately.
Moreover, the painting effect of furniture by Carpenter Liu's Woodworking Workshop is also very good. The paint surface is smooth and bright like a mirror, and there are almost no visible defects such as bumps on the paint surface.
Carpenter Liu's Woodworking Workshop is not the largest one in Wanshou County, but Ye Changyan chose it.
The owner of Liu Mujiang's Woodworking Workshop calls himself Liu Futong. He is a strong middle-aged man who looks to be in his forties.
Liu Futong was very talkative. After chatting with him for a while, Ye Changyan learned that the main masters in the processing workshop were all his apprentices, and the apprentices who helped with miscellaneous tasks were basically Liu Futong's apprentices' grandchildren.
In this way, the craftsmanship of Liu Carpenter's Workshop is all from the same source, and the production standards and specifications are very unified, which also makes Ye Changyan more at ease.
After learning that Ye Changyan was planning to make a lot of furniture, Liu Futong took Ye Changyan to select wood. He also explained in detail the advantages and disadvantages of various woods, and focused on recommending to Ye Changyan economical, practical, and cost-effective woods.
Then he took Ye Changyan to carefully select styles and patterns, and explained to Ye Changyan the characteristics and craftsmanship requirements of various styles. Ye Changyan listened very carefully.
In the end, Ye Changyan ordered a complete set of furniture for the new house from Liu Futong, because the width of the ready-made beds in the world are mostly three feet two, three feet eight, and four feet two, and the widest is four feet five.
However, because Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng had squeezed on Wulang's small bed of three feet two inches many times, he could not stretch his body and his sleep quality was seriously affected. Therefore, he made special requirements on the size of the bed. Ye Changyan ordered a total of ten beds, four of which were required to be extra-large beds that were five feet four inches wide and six feet long, and the remaining six beds were all queen-size beds that were four feet five inches wide and six feet long.
Liu Futong was a little puzzled as to why Ye Changyan insisted on custom-making such a large bed, but under Ye Changyan's insistence, he still agreed to Ye Changyan's request.
It was rare for Liu Futong to receive such a large order from Ye Changyan. It would be enough to keep his disciples busy for a while.
Ye Changyan agreed on a delivery date with Liu Futong and paid a price. Then he came out of the carpentry workshop with Fang Xiaotong. Seeing that it was getting late, he went to Mr. Xia's private school and planned to take Wulang home.