Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Because the wood is hard and heavy, the hardwood that ordinary people don't want to use as firewood is dismantled and thrown into the warehouse of the scrap yard.

Han Zhaozhao doesn't mind if others think it's too heavy! She hopes no one will look down on these old furniture parts!

She was like a little mouse that had fallen into an oil tank, happily helping people turn over piles of firewood at various scrap collection stations.

She wants all the heavy wood that looks like stone that others don't want, and she likes the tattered carved furniture that others think is tacky!

However, there are really no junkyards for the intact old furniture that appear in later literary novels.

People are not stupid! As long as the old furniture is still usable, won’t people sell it to the second-hand market?

Scrap collection station, scrap collection station, everything that comes in here is basically scrap, things that are useless and have no value in repairing.

Han Zhaozhao went there several times, but never saw a complete piece of furniture. However, he bought back a lot of furniture parts made of rosewood, huanghuali, mahogany, wenge, and ironwood!

Especially black, yellow and red wood, no matter whether it is large or small, Han Zhaozhao will accept any of them as long as he comes across them.

She picked whatever was heavier, which made the staff at the scrap collection station very happy. Giving her some money was better than letting it rot!

They also know that these are good woods, but they have no need for them at home. It would be a waste to throw them away at the scrap collection station. It would be a pity if they were bought by people who don't know their value and used for firewood.

The little girl said that it wouldn't be a waste if she bought it and carved it into a small toy, so she was willing to sell it to her. Of course, the price was not high.

The chicken and duck eggs in Han Zhaozhao's space were laid frequently, and she spent all the money from the sales on the scrap collection station. Before long, she had used them to buy half of the room's worth of old furniture parts.

The old lady complained, "These woods are good, but we don't lack furniture at home, and they won't take up enough space in the house!

It would be a waste to burn it in the fire, why did you buy it?"

She had no objection to her granddaughter buying two boxes of old books, but the old lady really didn't support her buying these old furniture with missing parts.

It's so heavy and I can't use it at home. Isn't it a waste of money?

"Grandma, don't be angry, I'll reassemble it and sell it if it's usable, I'm sure I can get my money back.

I dismantled all the small pieces. When I have nothing to do, I can learn to carve some small gadgets and sell them in the market. Isn't that also a source of income?

Even if I give it to Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Yun, it won't be considered a waste. It's not worth much anyway. I bought it as firewood. I can also do someone a favor. What a great thing!"

The old lady shook her head and walked away, "I don't know what's wrong with you Han family members. You can't even move when you see a piece of good wood!

You won't listen anyway, so do whatever you want! You brought it back by yourself, you cleaned it up by yourself, don't leave it everywhere so that I can't even put my feet in the house.

Zhao Zhao, spend the money you have carefully. If you spend it all and grow up without a dowry, I won’t care about you! "

"Why do you want a dowry? I'm a technical talent. Whoever gets me will bring prosperity to the family for three generations. What do you want a dowry? You want people and money. He's so beautiful!"

Han Zhaozhao muttered in a low voice.

The old lady shook her head and sighed, her granddaughter was becoming more and more opinionated and difficult to control!

Han Zhaozhao wants to learn wood carving!

The incomplete wood carvings on the incomplete wood are intricate and beautiful in patterns, exquisite in structure, concise in shape, and clear and smooth in lines.

The carving themes on furniture and wood include many life customs and mythological stories, such as good fortune and abundance, bumper harvest, auspicious dragon and phoenix, peace and good fortune, and longevity with pine and crane, etc. Han Zhaozhao likes them all very much.

As the weather got cold, Han Zhaozhao hardly went out except going to the market once a week to sell chicken and duck eggs, and occasionally going to the scrap collection station to pick up some old wood and old books.

There was a coal stove lit in the main room, and the kang was heated in her wet room during the day. Han Zhaozhao's family had a warm winter.

In the morning, she read books and learned needlework. In the afternoon, she did carpentry work, carved wood and weaved baskets. When Xiaoyun, Xueying and Xiao'e came to play with her, they played games and chatted.

Han Zhaozhao lives a fulfilling life every day. She prepares meals early in the evening and waits for her grandmother to get off work before eating.

Sometimes, Xiao Sanzi and Xiao Minge would come to visit, and when they saw the small wooden carvings carved by Han Zhaozhao, they loved them very much.

At the beginning, Han Zhaozhao was reluctant to use good wood for practice, and only chose some pine, beech and Chinese toon wood to carve some small cars, small animals and human heads.

Since she didn't have any suitable carving tools, she sharpened a few carving knives herself using a hacksaw blade and wrapped the grip with rags.

It doesn't look very good, but it's sharp and handy.

She had never studied art and had no artistic skills, but fortunately she had drawn simple sketches with her children and grandchildren.

She has also read countless comic books and watched anime movies and TV videos. She started with simple drawings, and the wood carvings she made are very nice. She certainly can't reach that level as a professional, but there is absolutely no problem in fooling her friends.

The boys all like the little cars, little animals, and the girls like the little animals and wooden dolls.

Every friend who was good friends with Han Zhaozhao received a gift from her, be it a wooden animal, a car, or a wooden doll!

As the ones who have the closest relationship with Han Zhaozhao, Xiao Sanzi and Xiaoyun received extra care from her.

In addition to the car and the wooden dog, Xiao Sanzi also got a set of wooden simulation weapons, including a set of wooden swords and a wooden pistol and a rifle.

In addition to a wooden duck, Xiaoyun also got a wooden doll and a set of wooden carved pots, bowls, plates, basins, chopsticks, spoons and other kitchen utensils, which are the favorites of little girls for playing games.

Even Bai Zhu, a new friend at the medicinal materials company's purchasing station, received a one-meter-tall exquisitely carved wooden figure from her.

She knew that Bai Zhu had been learning medicine from his grandfather. When she went to sell medicinal herbs some time ago, he happened to be learning acupuncture.

Grandpa Bai said that to learn acupuncture, one must first start with the study of human anatomy, meridians and acupuncture. Only after mastering the basic theories can one understand some of the basic structures and ways of thinking of traditional Chinese medicine, and then it will be easier to learn acupuncture.

To learn acupuncture, you must first learn to recognize the acupuncture points.

According to the meridian theory of ancient medicine, meridians are spread throughout the human body and have the function of transporting qi and blood throughout the body and connecting the upper and lower parts of the body and the inside and outside.

Acupoints are the control organs of the meridian system. Stimulating acupoints can regulate the meridian system.

Acupuncture is an important part of Chinese medicine. It gradually became complete during the Han and Jin dynasties, and acupuncture points began to be represented by graphics.

In ancient times, the transmission of medicine was usually done privately between masters and apprentices. In order to enable students to master acupuncture points and the directions of meridians, people drew acupuncture point maps.

Acupuncture points are generally drawn in three types: front, back and side views. Some diagrams are also colored to mark the different directions of the meridians for easy identification.

Chinese medicine acupuncture wall chart

When teaching, we basically explain it on the acupuncture point diagram first, and then practice and perform specific operations on humans.

However, acupuncture points are, after all, flat diagrams drawn on paper, and their positions are sometimes not easy to determine accurately.

The Chinese are the most intelligent people in the world. When there was a demand, they invented the bronze man for acupuncture points!

Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Bronze Man

The Bronze Man of Acupuncture Points was used for acupuncture teaching in ancient China. It is a model of human meridians and acupoints cast in bronze.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, many bronze men were cast by both the public and private sectors, and learning bronze man acupuncture points has become a basic skill for acupuncturists.