Chapter 889 - A Dish That He Heard Of (1/2)

Just as Yuan Zhou was looking for that carpenter mentioned Zhou Shijie very carefully, there came a clear sound of scolding from the noisy atmosphere.

“Are you a pig? How many times have I told you it can’t be made in this way? Get lost and make it again.” The loud scolding was clearly heard.

“F*ck off. Was all the food you ate fed to a dog for so many years?

“Get out of here and disappear in front of me. I’m sick of seeing you.”

“It seems to be impossible to expect you to inherit my techniques.”

Yuan Zhou hadn’t realized what had happened when he heard raised voices. The voice was so loud that Yuan Zhou couldn’t help looking towards the origin.

The distance was a little far, so Yuan Zhou walked a few steps forward until he found the voice coming from a store named Musheng.

This store was interesting due to its decorations. The neighboring stores were designed either in the ancient style or modern style. Essentially, they were still buildings made of cement and paint with some wood interspersed at most. For this store named Musheng, however, things were quite different. The decoration of the store was all made of wood from the inside out, including the door frame, door header, and the wooden lions at both sides of the door.

It was a building of pure wood just like houses of the rich during ancient times. With Yuan Zhou’s sharp eyes, he could recognize the furniture and decorations inside were all made of wood, more specifically, quality wood with beautiful wood grain.

“Don’t you have brains or is your brain just moldy? Did I ever tell you to make the table this way?”

Just as Yuan Zhou was observing the store carefully, a man who was dressed in black clothes and pants inside turned his back to Yuan Zhou and pointed at the man in front of him, scolding excitedly in a loud voice, again. The table mentioned by him was an old-fashioned square table for eight people. With Yuan Zhou’s judgment, the table was fairly good, so he really didn’t know what he was lecturing for.

“It must be him.” Yuan Zhou finally understood why Zhou Shijie said he could recognize him as soon as he saw Carpenter Lian. It was indeed not difficult to recognize him. He was the one that had the toughest temper and loudest voice.

Just now, when the old man turned around, he was dressed in black clothes and pants, of which the cloth was all dirt resistant. The old man was grey-haired and was a humpback. His finger knuckles were big and thick; his eyes were drooping and the corner of his mouth was pulled high. Judging from his appearance, he was a severe person and not someone that could be gotten along easily.

To be honest, there was even a little bit of sterness on his face. At first sight of him, however, Yuan Zhou knew he was the carpenter mentioned by Zhou Shijie.

This was because of the severe expression he had when he scolded the other man. The difference between a professional and a layman was worlds apart. In Yuan Zhou’s eyes, that table was really not bad based on the aspects of outward appearance and steadiness.

However, it was commented to be worthless by the old man. The person who was scolded also lowered his head and listened to the old man seriously, even if his voice was quite ear-piercing. One should never think it was terrible to be scolded severely. The worse thing was when nobody cared enough to lecture. In order to learn a craft, it was impossible for an apprentice not to be scolded.

When the old man turned his head and saw Yuan Zhou, he angrily found a place to sit down with his expression unchanged. He didn’t really mind if his irritable attitude would affect his business and nor did he care about if Yuan Zhou was his customer.

“Hello, are you Carpenter Lian or Master Lian?” Yuan Zhou opened his mouth proactively.

Only then did this old man who had just got seated looked up at Yuan Zhou. The old man’s eyes were slightly different from those of others. His pupils were very round, but the white part of the eyes nevertheless had some yellow color and some blood streaks. His appearance really looked frightening when he stared at Yuan Zhou with his unkind expression.

Yuan Zhou wasn’t afraid at all. They just stared at each other like that for a while before the old man answered.

“You are Yuan Zhou.” The old man said affirmatively. Obviously, he knew Yuan Zhou.

“Yes, I am. Hello, Carpenter Lian.” Yuan Zhou greeted him courteously.

“What did you come to me for?” Without moving his position in his seat, the old man looked at Yuan Zhou and asked directly.

“I want to make a cabinet. It is a little special and is used specifically for putting things inside. The room is small, so I want to make it carry as many things as possible. Therefore, I come to you for help.” Yuan Zhou was quite courteous when he said that. The description was a little messy, but clear enough.