Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 856 Asking what love is in the world

It has to be admitted that Wang An's carpentry skills are indeed much better than those of Niu Yichen and Niu Dalong, father and son.

To be precise, they are not on the same level.

Therefore, after Wang An drew the furniture drawings one by one, as long as the corresponding furniture was made, the drawings would be carefully preserved by the carpenter father and son.

In Niu Yichen's words:

"These are all skills that can help you make a living. Once you learn them, they are all useful skills. Besides, they can be used in the future."

It can be seen that the father and son truly admire Wang An's carpentry skills.

But this is indeed the case. The furniture designed by Wang An is basically simple and elegant without losing its beauty. Most importantly, it does not look stupid.

In terms of furniture making, according to Wang An's idea, Wang An did not make the kind of large wooden boxes commonly used in this era, but instead made a large upright wardrobe.

This kind of vertical wardrobe is definitely much more convenient than that big wooden box. At least it makes it easier to find clothes.

The dining table is not the square octagonal table commonly used in rural areas, but a round kang table and a round floor table.

The reason for this is that there are many people in Wang An's family, and Wang An found that the square table was too crowded and not as comfortable as the round one.

Wang An also made a desk and a matching chair for each of his younger brother Wang Yi and two younger sisters.

Of course, only Wang Yi can use this desk now. It will probably take two years before Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli can use it.

As for the kangqin, which was a must-have for people in Northeast China at that time, Wang An did not make it in the old way.

Instead, a detachable cabinet was built on the top of the kangqin, where the bedding is usually placed.

Because in this way, during the day, the bedding can be placed in the closet and will not be exposed outside and look unsightly.

Of course, to save trouble, everything in the two houses is the same, whether it is the wardrobe, the kangqin, the kang table, or the floor table, including the desk.

To be precise, it is just a matter of making a slight change to a drawing and then making a new one.

I have to say that there is absolutely nothing wrong with the saying "lazy people have their own lazy methods" when applied to Wang An.

That evening, after seeing off the helpers, Wang An's family was enjoying the cool air outside when his second mother Yao Ping suddenly came to Wang An's house in a hurry.

After a brief greeting, Second Mother Yao Ping told Wang An's family a piece of news with a somewhat grim look on her face.

The content of the message is about Li Xiu Yu.

To be precise, it is about Li Xiu Yu and her family.

During this period, for the sake of Wang Li's marriage, Wang Daliang and his wife asked many people to inquire about Li Xiu Yu's family.

I did find out a lot of serious information, but it was useless as they were just some family matters.

Today, Wang Daliang and his wife finally found out a very important piece of news.

That is how Li Xiuyu's family owed the famine loan with interest.

It is said that Li Xiuyu's father's name is Li Guangcun. Whenever he has free time, he likes to play a few games. To put it simply, he likes to play with money.

But, he never played big, so no one took it seriously.

A few days ago, I was playing Pai Gow with some people in the countryside. I don’t know why I suddenly got addicted to it. The more I played, the more I betted. In the end, I borrowed high-interest loan sharks from a casino in a daze.

It is said that he only borrowed 300 yuan at the beginning, but loan sharks charge money on a daily basis, and most importantly, the interest is compounded. This led to Li Guangcun borrowing money from all his relatives and friends, but he still couldn't fill the big hole.

The reason why Yao Ping looked unhappy was not because of this matter. To be precise, it was related to this matter.

Because if you want to marry Li Xiu Yu now, the bride price is no longer 500 yuan, but 600 yuan.

In other words, the price of the bride price has gone up dramatically in just a few days.

The reason for the price increase is that the usury has already compounded interest and has reached 600 yuan.

Fortunately, Wang Li didn't care about the 600 yuan, and Yao Ping and her husband were not short of the 600 yuan.

So Yao Ping and his wife asked a matchmaker to get together and then decide on the date.

However, things always have some unexpected changes.

And what happened was that when the loan shark went to Li Guangcun's house to collect the debt, he also took a fancy to Li Xiu Yu and said that he either had to pay back the money or use Li Xiu Yu to pay off the debt.

Things have gotten to this point, and the person who introduced the relationship doesn't even dare to open his mouth.

Mainly because as ordinary people, who would dare to sit around doing nothing and offend loan sharks?
Because it is well known that no matter what time it is, loan sharks are involved in both black and white affairs.

The current situation is that Yao Ping and his wife are in trouble, and Wang Li is upset.

To be honest, after hearing this, Wang An was completely confused.

This world is so big that nothing is impossible! Such bizarre things can happen!

After Second Mother Yao Ping finished speaking, Liu Guilan frowned and said in surprise:
"It's no use asking us for this, right?"

After Liu Guilan finished speaking, Mu Xueqing and Wang Dazhu also looked at Yao Ping with puzzled eyes.

It is obvious that these two people don't know what Yao Ping's purpose is in saying this.

It’s no wonder that these three people don’t understand. Normal people may not understand either. This is someone else’s business, and it’s another village’s business. As people from other villages, there’s nothing we can do about it, and most importantly, we can’t get involved!

However, Wang An had some vague guesses in his mind.

Second Mother Yao Ping's purpose was nothing more than to get herself and her family to help persuade Wang Li to give up, or to get rid of those loan sharks.

Of course, the former is more likely.

As for the latter, with Second Mother Yao Ping's intelligence, she should not have such a stupid idea.

As expected, Yao Ping glanced at Wang Dazhu and the others, and finally looked at Wang An and said:

"Xiao An, why don't you go to my house and persuade Xiao Li not to hang himself on that tree? I don't know why Xiao Li is so stubborn and has to fall in love with this girl named Li Xiuyu."

After Second Mother Yao Ping finished speaking, Wang An suddenly remembered a sentence in his mind, which was a very popular sentence:
"Ask what love is in this world? It teaches you how to make love between life and death."

But the embarrassing thing is that this sentence can only be applied to Wang Li, because that girl named Li Xiu Yu doesn't seem to like Wang Li!

Wang An blinked his eyes quickly, looked at Second Mother Yao Ping, and then said helplessly:

"Second Mother, it's not that I don't want to go, but how can you ask me to persuade him about this kind of thing? How about I go over and beat him up?"

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