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Chapter 14 Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship

Due to the large number of people and the guidance of two professional craftsmen, Ke Wu and Ke Shan, Zhang Chao's renovation project of the old cave was still very smooth. In less than half an hour, everyone moved all the original miscellaneous belongings in the cave to the empty space in the yard, and then demolished them with a bang. The smoked black stove was demolished.

Under the command of Ke Shan, a group of young boys from Zhangjiagou carried the large acres that his family had originally planned to build a new cellar with willow baskets.

These acres are very large, like city bricks, at least several times larger than ordinary blue bricks. They are all compacted and molded over and over again, and it is just right to borrow them now.

There is actually no technology in the fire kang, the key is to understand the structure. With Zhang Chao on his side, there are also detailed construction drawings, Ke Shan and Ke Wu and others work very quickly. The bricks are built up, and the mortar mixed with loess and sand plays a good role in bonding. Zhang Chao says, they will build them.

Before afternoon, a kang that could accommodate five or six people was already plated. Ke Shan also specially found a large piece of wood from his house, and after processing it, it made the edge of the kang. Ke Xiaoba found a large reed mat from his house, which also contributed his own efforts.

In this way, after the kang is dry, lay the kang mat and burn it to the fire, and you can sleep warmly on it.

It was still early, and Zhang Chao directed everyone to strike while the iron was hot, build a firewood stove behind the kang, and finally start building a chimney outside the house. Because Zhang Chao required this chimney to be built with one or three meter high, it took some more time than the kang, so he had to build a scaffolding.

Zhang Chao took everyone tossing around the house, which quickly attracted many children from the village to watch. Not long after, all the men, women, and young people in the village came. Everyone looked at it like a juggling, especially at the newly built kang in the kiln. When they heard that the kang was a place to sit and sleep, they were all very surprised.

"This kang can be burned, and it will be very warm at that time." Ke Wu has now completely believed Zhang Chao. Although he had not really experienced the warmth and comfort of this kang, it did not prevent him from explaining to the onlookers over and over again. Ke Wu, an apprentice of a cellar craftsman who was not recognized by his father, has just built a new guy that his father had never built, and he couldn't help but be proud.

Ko'an Muramama came soon. When he heard from his son that the two newly built things in the house were used, he pursed his lips and did not speak, but just looked up and down, left and right at the new stove and new kang.

"Is it really so amazing? Can this stove save a lot of firewood?"

Zhang Chao nodded, "This stove has changed the structure, making ventilation smooth and dust-stacked, so it can save firewood even if it is easy to burn, at least half of the firewood and save time."

Ke An nodded, circled around the kang again. After watching for a long time, he asked Zhang Chao again, "The fire is burned under the kang, and people sleeping on it, so it is uncomfortable not to roast it?"

"Of course not. You don't need much firewood to warm the kang. Even cooking fireworks can warm the kang during the day, making it very warm to sit on it in winter. If you only need a little firewood to warm it up all night."

"nice one."

Ke An is an old cellar and knows the stove. Although he hasn't really seen the power of these two new things, with the eyes of an expert, he still found that these two things are not simple.

"If it is really as useful as you said, you will not be afraid of wind and snow in the future, and you will not be afraid of colder." Murama sighed.

Ke Wu said to him with some pride, "I'll build one for our family when I look back. In fact, it's very simple to build this kang and firewood stove. You can see it."

As soon as he finished speaking, his father Kecun was knocking on his head with a thunderous grain.

Ke Wu was confused. Although Ke Wu was big and thick, a big man with a black face, and could even drive a hard bow, he had killed people on the battlefield. However, when he was beaten in front of me, who was much thinner than him, he didn't even dare to let out a breath of excitement.

Nowadays, the king, the minister, the father, the father, the son, the son, and the father is the god of the son. Not to mention knocking a few grains, even if you beat them with a stick, you can only bear it and avoid it. You dare not fight back at all.

Ke Wu just felt that being beaten was unfairly accused of why he hit me, there was no reason.

"This kang is Saburo's craftsmanship. Have you asked Saburo? If you want to repair it for yourself, do you practice it yourself?" Old Dad Ke did not feel sorry for his son. Kecun is an old cellar craftsman and an old craftsman. He started to learn from his master in his teens and has been a craftsman for his whole life, so he knows the importance of craftsmanship to a craftsman.

A kang is a new thing, and there was no one in Guanzhong before. If this thing is really as good as Zhang Chao said, then this thing is amazing. To go far, this is a craft that can be eaten for a lifetime, and even an iron rice bowl that can be passed on to descendants. Even if Zhang Sanlang teaches his son to play the kang now, this does not mean that his son can take this craft as already.

If Zhang Sanlang is more generous, he can pass on this craft to his son. Even if his son is Saburo's apprentice, it means that he can use this craft. But if Saburo refuses to let his son use this craft and does not care about the loss, they cannot say anything.

In short, craftsmanship is the ability of each family to eat, and it is easy to be able to peek at or spread it out.

My son has learned a lot now, and he never asked Zhang Sanlang, so he had to repair his own kang and stove. This is a taboo in the eyes of old craftsmen.

"Sanlang, Uncle knows that you are a capable person. If you don't think Lao Wu is stupid, you can accept him as your disciple and let him give you a gift during the New Year's Day. In the future, he will rely on your skills to reward him to earn a meal, and he will definitely provide you with a portion."

Zhang Chao was stunned by what Murmasa said.

Changing a kang to change to a stove is really nothing in Zhang Chao's eyes, let alone a secret skill. But now looking at the appearance of the village, he seems to value this very much. He also wants Ke Wu to take his own as his teacher, and he will give him New Year gifts in the future. He may even make money with this skill in the future and have to be filial to himself.

"Muramasa, this is nothing."

"Sanlang, our family doesn't speak two words. If you look at Lao Wu, you can accept him as an apprentice, and he will also make more skills in making life in the future. If you look down on him, then I will also ask him to guarantee you that you will never use your skills in the future. If he dares, I will break his legs." Murum Zheng said very hard.

Ke Wu also came to his senses at this time, knowing that his father is also doing his own good.

However, he still felt a little hesitant when he called Zhang Chao, who was much younger than him.

Ke Shan was quite open-minded. Jingcun Masaichi said that he also understood that although it was simple to pack a kang and stove, it was Zhang Chao's unique skill. Without his guidance, most people would not be able to see it. If the kang and new stove are easy to use in the future, many people would definitely need to change it, and then this would become a good money-making craft.

"Sanlang, if you don't think I'm stupid, please accept me, Keshan as your disciple."

"Uncle Dashan, this is impossible. You are my elder."

The village said on the side, "Craftsmanship, no matter how old or young, only about ability. If you have craftsmanship, then you are the master of Dashan and Laowu. If you are willing to let them learn, that is to give them food."

Zhang Chao thought for a while, "Munmaster, Uncle Shan Wu, do you think it's okay? I'll just build a team with Uncle Shan Wu and the others to repair the kang stove. If the kang and the new stove are really useful in the future, and someone is willing to invite them, then we will take the job together. If you make money, we will share it together. Let's not talk about the master and apprentice, just take the job together and make money. How about it?"

"This idea is good, but it should be a master or a master. You are still a master. In the future, this team will be the Zhang family of the kang stove. Sanlang is the craftsman and the head master. What kind of work should be taken, how to work, and how to distribute the money you earn, are all decided by Sanlang. Rules are set first, and things will be easier to handle in the future." The village is a very disciplined old craftsman. He thought of many things that Zhang Chao did not expect or did not think about, and said it.

Regardless of whether Zhang Chao agreed or not, the matter was decided in the end.

The Zhang family team of the construction team of Pankanglei Stove was officially established. It was initially decided that Zhang Chao was the head of the craftsman and the head of the class. Ke Shan and Ke Wu were Zhang Chao's personal disciples, and they were also two deputy heads. As for the villagers of Zhangjiagou No. 20 and 30 who helped Pankanglei Stove together today, they were all included in this team.

Laocun was also setting rules with everyone that in the future, Zhang Chao's unique skills were Zhang Chao's unique skills. Others were not allowed to steal the craftsmanship, and they were not allowed to take on the job under the name of Zhang Chao's craftsmanship outside.

The work is taken over by Zhang Chao and arranged by Zhang Chao. In the end, the money made is arranged and distributed by Zhang Chao.

The villagers all agreed with this idea, and did not think that the village was too much for Zhang Chao to speak. Instead, they felt that this was supposed to be like this. They were even very grateful to the village for helping them speak, and also thanked Zhang Chao for letting them join his Zhang family class. After all, this will make them more skilled in the future and they will not be able to bear the weight of their skills.

The village was struck while the iron was hot, fearing that Zhang Chao would repent.

He asked Zhang Wu to go to his house to get a treasured jar of sorghum wine, and then invited Zhang Chao to the seat, and asked Ke Shan Ke Wu and other villagers who had joined the Zhang family class to come forward to toast and signal.

Especially Ke Wu and Ke Shan, Murakami asked them to kneel down and kowtow to Zhang Shan and worship the apprenticeship. In this way, even if the two were officially included under Zhang Chao's door wall, they became his personal disciples of his kang stove craftsmanship.

"Master, when will this new kang stove be used?" Ke Shan was eager to see the function of the new kang stove. If it was really useful, then the newly established Zhang family team would have a place to use it and find a way to make money.

"It's going to dry for a few days. It's three days, at most three days, you can witness it yourself." Zhang Chao was full of confidence in his kang and new stove.
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