In rural areas, among carpenters, stonemasons and blacksmiths, why is it the carpenter who should not be offended the most?

Hello everyone! I am a "Northwestern Rural Brother". Let me answer this question. I am a carpenter who has been working for more than 20 years. I understand every bit of carpentry. For these three artists, why should I be the least offended? As for the carpenter, there are three reasons!

First, the carpenter has many sorcery skills in the legend, and he is afraid of using sorcery to harm others if he offends others: As we all know, the carpenter is a disciple of Lu Ban, and the legendary Lu Ban will use various Witchcraft is often used to punish evil people. If you offend a carpenter, you are afraid of using witchcraft on yourself and your family. Not only do you not dare to offend, but when you ask the carpenter to work, you will be treated well and well!

Secondly, there were very few carpenters in rural areas in the past, and they were afraid of not being able to hire them if they were offended: In the past, there were relatively few carpenters in rural areas, and many things in people’s lives were made by carpenters, such as repairing houses. , making furniture, making coffins for the elderly, etc., as well as the production and repair of various farm tools are all inseparable from carpenters. If you offend a carpenter, not only will you be embarrassed to hire a carpenter when your family needs one, but you will also be afraid that you will not be able to hire one!

Thirdly, carpentry is a hard job and should be respected by others. If you offend others, you will feel a bit immoral: Although the carpenter is an artist, his work is both mental and physical work. In the past, when there was no machinery, every bit of what they did was heavy physical work, nothing easy, and it was quite hard work.

Another point is that the work of a carpenter comes in various forms and is very complex. You must be proficient in everything. For example, when repairing a semi-antique house with four doors and four purlins in the past, you must have excellent skills. It also requires a lot of mental work, so carpenters can be said to be a kind of talent in rural areas and are often respected by people. If you offend a carpenter, you will feel a bit immoral, so generally you will not offend a carpenter.

Carpenters are not to be offended. You will understand when I tell you this. A person will live in three houses in his life, the "meat house" for his mother's womb, the mud and tile house after getting married, and the final "coffin house" , and what the carpenter can decide for you is the final "coffin room". They can make decisions on the size of the coffin, the length of the coffin, and the comfort of the coffin. Do you think you can offend this carpenter? After reading the following story, you will understand why carpenters are so powerful.

I remember that in 2000, Lao Wang in the village suddenly died of a heart attack due to drinking. Lao Wang was only 49 years old, not even 50. Moreover, Lao Wang was also a carpenter, and the man who drank with him... One was Lao Bie, a carpenter, and the other was Yu Yu, a bricklayer. When the family found out, they were filled with grief and indignation. However, at that time, people at the same table had not yet been taught the principle of compensating money if an accident occurred while drinking, so the family hurriedly arranged the funeral arrangements. Due to the sudden incident, Lao Wang did not have a custom-made coffin. Lao Wang is a tall man of 1.85 meters. The ready-made coffins in general coffin shops are not suitable for him and he had to have one made on the spot. The carpenter who drank with Lao Wang was the shopkeeper of the coffin shop.

But Lao Wang once had a conflict with the owner of the coffin shop over the carpentry business. This time Lao Wang wanted to tell Lao Bi that there was a carpentry project that the two of them wanted to work on together, but Xi Jian Laobie was dissatisfied with his remuneration, and Lao Wang took advantage of his age and refused to give in. The two of them argued over this matter during the dinner, and it was probably because of Jiu Jin that Lao Wang suffered a heart attack. But this guy seemed to be a bit unkind. When Lao Wang didn’t have a suitable coffin, he opened his mouth and raised the price of a coffin that originally cost 1,000 yuan to 2,000 yuan. He also said that it would take 5 days to pick it up. This coffin from Lao Wang When the family heard this, they were so angry that they said they were going to destroy the coffin shop. Later, everyone in the village moved away. But there was only one coffin shop in the whole country, so Lao Wang couldn’t be left without a coffin, so Lao Wang Wang's family really suppressed their anger and handed over the money.

Lao Wang stayed in the ice coffin like this for 5 days. When the pipe came, his family carried Lao Wang into the pipe. They found that the original 6-foot-3 coffin seemed extremely small. Lao Wang Although the body will swell, it will not be so small. No matter how the family is placed, it will look small. Later, Lao Bie suddenly said, "NND, make it smaller, and it is 6 feet 1." At this time, Lao Wang's family really exploded He gave Lao Bie a good meal. Lao Bie looked very aggrieved with a bruised nose and swollen face, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was Lao Bie, the carpenter, who was deliberately making things difficult for the Wang family. From then on, Lao Bie's notoriety spread throughout the village, so much so that Lao Bie's son could no longer find a partner in the village.

From the above story, you should know why you should not offend the carpenter. If you want your house to be comfortable in the end, you must serve the carpenter well. After all, the carpenter is the only craftsman who cannot be exposed to wind or rain. Bricklayers and blacksmiths perform manual labor, while carpenters sell their brainpower and craftsmanship, so we should treat the carpenters around us well, so as not to make our lives uncomfortable when we grow old, don't you think?

I heard another version from the old man in the village. It is said that carpenters know Luban Shu. Before they leave the apprenticeship, the master will teach the apprentice a set of spells to deal with those evil people, so most people hire carpenters to work. , I don’t dare to offend the carpenter easily, I always eat and drink well, and treat him with courtesy.

Legend has it that when a carpenter was building a house for others, he felt resentful because of the poor hospitality of the host, so he cast a spell while building the house. After the house was completed, the carpenter returned Home.

Nothing happened in the first few days when the carpenter came home. After half a month, when the family went to bed every night, they always heard a woman crying at the door in the middle of the night. The male master was brave and came out to see No one was there again. Just when he went back and lay down, he heard the woman crying again. For a month, I heard a woman crying at night, which almost scared the family crazy.

The male owner told his neighbor about this, and the neighbor asked him, if you think about it carefully, did you offend the carpenter? The man of the house thought for a while and said that it was possible that the carpenter only ate one meal of meat when he was working at his house. Maybe it was because the carpenter was not treated well and the carpenter held a grudge.

The neighbor persuaded him to bring a gift to the carpenter's house, make an apology, and see what the carpenter said. The man of the house was no longer stingy, stopped picking, and spent a lot of money to buy a lot of food and clothes to give to the carpenter.

The carpenter didn’t say anything. He just said that you should go back. Nothing happened. It might be the sound caused by the wind blowing on the tree in front of your house. Since then, the woman’s cry has not been heard again.

Before the 1960s, farmers could only feed their families by growing crops and rely on the weather for food. They had no source of income. In rural areas, it was quite a feat to know a craft, among which carpentry was the most important. An enviable career.

In rural areas, many people need carpenters. When children get married, they need to hire carpenters to make furniture. When they repair their houses, they need to hire carpenters. When old people pass away, they need to hire carpenters to make coffins. Carpenters are indispensable in life. Elderly people in the village often To put it this way, famine will never kill a craftsman. The profession of carpenter was once very popular.

I remember that when my second sister got married, she asked two carpenters from the village to make her dowry, which was to use wood to make some wardrobes, cabinets, boxes, etc.

At that time, I was in the second grade of elementary school, which was in the 1980s. At that time, my family's conditions were not very good. If there was something delicious at home, it could only be eaten when there were guests at home or during holidays. , ever since I hired a carpenter to come to my house to do the dowry for my second sister, my mother has been making a lot of delicious treats every day. These things are usually something I would be reluctant to eat. Of course, I also ate and drank with them. During that time, I always Happy.

At that time, if there was a carpenter who was willing to teach you his craft, it would really be like smoke rising from the ancestral graves.

I have a large square table at home. Guests usually eat at this table. Over the years, no matter how many times I have done the flooring in my house, it is important to have a cushion under one leg of the large square table. Something, because it is not the same length as the other three legs.

Why the four legs are different lengths is because my dad and the carpenter had a dispute during the process of building this table. My impression seems to be that when building the table, my dad made some design suggestions, but the carpenter didn’t agree with my dad’s suggestions. I remember the carpenter said at the time: You have the final say or I have the final say. The two ended up having a bad fight.

According to the rules in our hometown, this kind of square table cannot be repaired after it is made, and it must wait until the next generation gets married before it can be rebuilt. There is no other way, so we can only use it in the end. My dad has used this table every time in the past few years. Everyone at the table would smile knowingly, and then say to me: hurry up and find a partner.

Carpenters are what we call carpenters. In the past, the wooden furniture in the homes of ordinary rural people was made by carpenters.

Stonemasons generally use stones as raw materials to create related items, such as stone tablets, stone troughs, millstones, etc.

A blacksmith refers to a craftsman who forges or forges iron tools. , hoes, sickles, shovels, etc. used in rural areas are all made by blacksmiths.

In rural areas in the past, there were generally few or no furniture sellers in market towns. The furniture you needed was made by wood provided by your own family and found by nearby carpenters. A series of necessities such as chairs, tables, tables, beds, doors, cabinets, including coffins at home all rely on carpenters.

Therefore, carpenters were relatively popular in the past, which led to some arrogance. If you are not careful, you may offend the carpenter. However, if you offend the carpenter, if there are gaps in the door at home or if the bed is uneven, it will bring troubles to your life. Serious impact. Some effects cannot be easily changed afterward and can only be endured silently. For example, the dining table in my house mentioned earlier is like this.

Even now, carpenters still enjoy higher wages. I have an uncle who is in the construction team. He is responsible for carpentry in the construction team. His salary is much higher than that of other people in the construction team, and he often There are other construction teams trying to poach him.

Although masons and blacksmiths cannot be offended in the end, they are not like carpenters who can have as much impact on life. After all, some of the things they build can be replaced by other things, and some are not used often.

Carpenters, stonemasons, and blacksmiths are all great craftsmen in rural areas. In the past, when material was scarce, even if the host ate bran-thick vegetables, they had to be well-fed and well-fed when they were invited to work. This shows the importance attached to these craftsmen. Carpenters, in particular, have a wide range of occupations, ranging from repairing cars and ships, building houses, to agricultural equipment and daily necessities. We must show a hundredfold enthusiasm and prepare all the materials according to their instructions without any objection. Carpenters can't afford to offend, and here's why:

It's likely to be a waste of materials. A carpenter always has to anticipate when doing work, using his saws, axes and other tools to split and cut large pieces of wood. The carpenter already knows what the long ones are for and what the short ones are for, and even the scraps at the corners are used as wedges. Carpentry is a profitable job, but it is also a strenuous job. Isn’t there a folk saying of “a carpenter who earns his own living”? The work is tiring, and he feels unhappy. If the owner comes to "find fault", it will make the carpenter even more angry. As soon as the saw is cut, the large materials turn into small materials and can no longer be used; the small materials are also used to their best advantage and piled in the scraps at the corners. The size is in the carpenter's mind and he has the final say. In order to achieve your level of satisfaction, you have to find other materials that will make you laugh or cry.

It is inevitable to waste time and materials. When a carpenter works, he has to take care of food and drink. Other people's work can be calculated by the day or by the piece. On a daily basis, one day's work is one day's wages. The speed of the work is controlled by the carpenter himself. Cutting off materials, planing and drilling are all in his hands. On a piece-by-piece basis, each piece of work is priced at the same price and earns a sum of money. The carpenter was unhappy and feared that he would make less money, so he put aside his job and went to work. Although the ways of making money are different, the psychology of carpenters is the same. If the meal is not well served, or if you talk too much, the carpenter's "countermeasure" is to "slow down". Anyway, taking a break will inevitably cost him a day's work; Something is wrong. If it is made for longevity, the trouble will be big. When the time comes for the burial, the body will not be able to accommodate it, and it will be too late to regret.

The workmanship is rough.

The craft of carpentry is a delicate job. Dimensioning, drilling, and planing all have technical requirements, and they are interrelated to make the objects look large, strong, and beautiful. It cannot but be said that a carpenter is a careful person, otherwise there would be no such thing as a "long carpenter". Careful people have many ideas and even make careful calculations. Without good food and drink, he was still being picky and picky, so the carpenter became unwilling. The size is greatly compromised, the holes are only shallow but not deep, and the planed surface is not straight. As long as the prepared materials are installed, the stability is there, but the practicality and durability cannot be guaranteed. Especially purlins and beams for building houses, as long as they are put up, how will others know about them? In the past, it was all driven in by drilling holes, unlike now where iron fasteners are connected, and the safety performance is poor.

Fortunately, with the development and changes of the times and history, the rise of modern tools, furniture, cement roofs, steel and aluminum doors and windows, the carpentry industry gradually disappeared. Even the coffins are ordered at the coffin shop, so you no longer have to worry about offending the carpenter!

Xiangjian is here to answer your questions. With the continuous development of rural areas, rural craftsmen are becoming more and more popular. Speaking of rural craftsmen, the occupations that most impress everyone are probably carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, masons, etc. It is precisely because of the existence of these people that farmers will not lack anything in their daily lives. For example, in the past, houses were basically built by masons, carpenters, and masons. Without masons, there would be no foundation, without carpenters, there would be no house structure, and without masons, there would be no walls. However, among professions such as carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, and masons, carpenters are the most respected, and the people in the village are the least likely to offend them. why is that?

1. The ancestor of carpenters is Lu Ban. It is often said in rural areas that self-proclaimed people are "Lu Ban holding a big ax in front of the door", which shows how high Lu Ban's prestige is in the countryside. It is also because of this that carpenters in the past were respected by people in the village, and their status was relatively high.

2. In the past, almost everything in the life and production process of farmers was related to carpenters. For example, houses, furniture, farm tools, coffins, etc. all needed carpenters, and the number of carpenters was also in short supply in the past. Yes, not many people in the village understand this. If you offend the carpenter, it's okay if he is generous and doesn't care about you, but if he takes it to heart, it won't be so easy to ask him for help later.

This is a real example of our village. Lao Zhang and Lao Wang in the village are both carpenters, and they specialize in making longevity wood for people, because it is the custom for people here to make longevity wood not to make it for themselves. Among them, the oldest Zhang, who is over 80 years old, has not yet prepared a coffin. Because Lao Zhang has good craftsmanship and good popularity, people in and outside the village basically ask him to make coffins for the elderly. It is precisely because of this that I feel that I have offended Lao Wang. Later, Lao Zhang wanted Lao Wang to make a coffin for him in case he needed it for a hundred years, but Lao Wang refused at first. After Lao Zhang's repeated good words, Lao Wang agreed after charging two or three times the prevailing market price. . It can be seen that in rural areas, craftsmen such as carpenters cannot be offended, otherwise it will not be so easy when they are needed.

Dear friends, are there still many carpenters in your village?

Hehehe, I am a carpenter, and I don’t think I can afford to offend you, but I can talk about the carpenters.

In the past, carpenters, blacksmiths, and bricklayers were all craftsmen, and the work they did was closely related to people's production and life. Many things were difficult to complete without these craftsmen themselves, so there was a need for help. When they ask for help, they naturally respect others, and it is common to offend them. In fact, it is very simple. Craftsmen are also human beings, and they do not have three heads and six arms. It is just that few people can do these crafts well, but everyone can do them well. Survival is inseparable from these, so naturally those who want more will naturally receive more respect.

It is worth mentioning that these craftsmen all have a bad habit, that is, they have bad tempers. Maybe there are few people who know the craftsmanship, and laymen do not know what is going on, so even if they help, it is difficult for them to do what they want. This is indeed the case;

There are more than 100 households in our village. I was an apprentice when I was 18 years old, and I became an apprentice on my own when I was 21 years old. At that time, I was the most skilled carpenter in the village. At that time, everything was done by hand, and it was not as good as it is now. No matter who built a house, from beams to purlins, from doors and windows to doors and windows, I sent my daughter to marry my wife to build cupboards and make furniture. I helped 99 of the 100 houses. At that time, I didn’t want to do any work, so I just helped. Every home is filled with good food, good drinks, good cigarettes and good wine. They are always greeted with kind words and smiling faces. They always come to ask for help many days in advance. When they enter a home, they help for many days. To this day, I have never taken any food from Laozhuang. I was paid one penny by the villagers, but every Chinese New Year, many people gave me some festive gifts, such as cigarettes, wine, chickens, ducks, fish, etc. After the offer, I would keep them and give them to my wife later. Give some gifts back to others in a different way. After all, there are many people giving gifts. It is very easy to change the gifts. I don’t have to spend money to buy them. I won’t have much left after changing them, but it has gained everyone’s mutual respect.

I stopped working as a carpenter many years ago and started other businesses, but everyone still respects each other. I like the job of carpentry. I bought a complete set of electric machines when we divided the house 6 years ago. I used tools to decorate my own house. Ever since people knew about it, all the young and old men in the village would call me if they had any small difficulties. To be honest, in the eyes of craftsmen, it is not a big deal, but if they don’t understand, they will call me. People who know how to do it regard it as a big deal. Why not do something that is easy to do? Anyway, I don’t think there is anything I can’t afford to offend. It’s not like you are the only craftsman in the world. Especially in this era, advanced tools are so common. Young people People are so smart, if you have trouble, you can just buy a tool and it will be done in a while. Major renovations are now done by contracting the work and materials, and the final acceptance is one-time. If you are not qualified, you will not get the project payment, and now we pay attention to one-time , it doesn’t require how strong it is, how many years it has been used, look at the furniture of each house, which one has replaced it with new ones after a few years or more.

To be honest, I think it’s not something I can’t afford to offend. It’s because craftsmen have more opportunities to help people, so they naturally receive more respect. Especially in this era, everyone has tools. We are all craftsmen, and it is the same in rural areas. The craftsmen who cause trouble in many netizens’ articles are actually the nature of villains. Even if they are not craftsmen, they will not be much better. When it comes to saying that carpenters have a bad temper, I agree. My master has a bad temper and yells at every turn. Many fellow carpenters I have come into contact with also have bad tempers. Most of them lose their temper because the work standards of others are not up to standard. The requirements are not met, which affects the product and the construction period. Most of them are related to the matter and not the person.

In short, people in any era like people who are useful to them, and selfish villains will not have respect for long anyway.

In fact, masons, blacksmiths, and carpenters are all valued in rural areas. When there is work, no one will offend them. If you have to say why carpenters are the least offended, it can only be attributed to the rigid needs of carpenters.

The masons are honest, willing to work hard, and work steadily and accurately.

The blacksmith is upright, has a loyal heart, and rewards his confidants with his passion.

The carpenter is keen and unique in his craftsmanship, and his mortise and tenon joints are endlessly versatile.

However, I still like the knife maker. I always feel that this is the combination and sublimation of the blacksmith and the carpenter. A knife involves all aspects from forging to finished product, and the effort of the hands cannot be underestimated.

In the past, there were many craftsmen in rural areas who relied on their crafts to make a living. These craftsmen were very popular in the countryside and respected by people. Among the many craftsmen, compared to stonemasons and blacksmiths, carpenters can be said to be the one who cannot be offended. This is a common rule in rural areas.

The main reason for this situation is that in the past, people had more demand for carpenters in their daily lives. Carpenters were needed for everything from tables, chairs and benches to wardrobes and beds. Made.

Even the beams and rafters used when building a house require the help of a carpenter, not to mention that the coffin also has to be built by a carpenter.

So, do you still dare to offend the carpenter? If you still dare, it means that you are also a person who is good at carpentry. You can do these things yourself, so you are naturally not afraid that the carpenter will not help you.

Compared with carpenters, people’s demand for blacksmiths and stonemasons is much less. Especially stonemasons, they are hardly needed in daily life, so relatively speaking, for them Not as polite as you would be to a carpenter. Although he is not as good as a carpenter, everyone still respects those who rely on their craftsmanship to make a living.

However, with the continuous development of science and technology, many crafts in rural areas have been gradually lost. The number of carpenters and blacksmiths in the village has become fewer and fewer, and now they have almost disappeared. Some young people today are no longer It is a great loss to know what a plane is, what a chisel is, and not even how to use a saw.

In the rural areas of the past, there were some people who relied on craftsmanship to make a living. They did not work in the fields, but they were invited to work all day long by their employers and the west, and they had to use The best meals are served to them. Why are carpenters the least offended in rural areas? Plum Blossom will explain it to you.

First, if you offend the carpenter, it is easy to waste materials. It is easy to waste materials in carpentry work. If you do not treat well or offend the carpenter, he will not use some usable materials for you and will turn them into firewood. Sometimes it is better to be alone. He can also cut the wood into pieces for you and turn it into scraps. Sometimes it can be turned into a very small piece of wood that was originally a large piece of material, making the furniture, doors and windows look very small, making the wood look very small. People feel very uncomfortable. Because people cannot estimate the wood a carpenter will use, where he will use it, and what size he will use it. Only he himself knows it, so he wastes or destroys the wood for you, and you often choose. Nothing goes wrong.

Secondly, if you offend the carpenter, the workmanship may not be fine. Sometimes, where three sets of inlays should be used, he used two sets of inlays, which seemed to save materials. In fact, this was cutting corners, saving effort, and the furniture made was not strong enough. The edges of the furniture should also be trimmed. They will become straight corners, which is not beautiful and looks very clumsy. It is easy to get bumped during use and is also unsafe. .

Thirdly, if you offend the carpenter, the things he makes may not be strong. Everyone knows that whether it is making furniture or doors and windows, beams and columns are connected by beating. And if you offend him, he will nail it directly. Even if he uses the method of punching and setting wedges into the jambs, he will often not use glue or use less wedges, so that the furniture will often loosen in the future. You just have to drive the wedges in again, which is very weak.