The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 103: Years of hard work, thrown lightly into the dust (Subscription required)

No one can say whether the mountain king, who has been practicing for 1,500 years, will go south to learn the secret technique of overcoming tribulations. No one dares to make an accurate judgment and take responsibility.

Maybe it won't go south. After all, the satellites in the sky and the rockets and missiles on the ground are not vegetarian.

Or maybe they will go south. After all, when disaster strikes, they have to fight even if they may be beaten to death.

Therefore, the intelligence personnel could only express vaguely:

"At present, we can only say that it is possible. After all, after Operation Spring Thunder, basically all the great demons have reached a consensus with us that as long as they enter human society, they must abide by human laws and rules."

"No matter what, let's strengthen surveillance. Also, pass the message to Mr. Shen and ask him to be more vigilant."

Shen Le’s way of being more vigilant is to try not to go out.

First, stay at home. Second, ask the big camphor tree to warn you at any time. Third, let the small oil lamp follow the electric wire and patrol every day:
"You can go outside a little! This street is bounded by the transformer. You can walk anywhere, but you are not allowed to leave the transformer!"

Shen Le carried the main body of the small oil lamp and walked back and forth on Nanhua Street. He walked to Tianxiang Tower, crossed the bridge to Yuantong Zen Temple, and then walked along the other side of the river to the end of the old street:

"But you are not allowed to eat outside! Did you hear me? If you want to eat, come home and eat. I will pay for all you eat! You are not allowed to eat a single bite outside the electricity meter!"

The small oil lamp flickered, indicating that it understood. Seeing his fearful look, the landlady couldn't help laughing:
"Mr. Shen, don't be so nervous. Our Zhuxi Town is not a place where anyone can come and harass us. The stronger the person, the less likely they are to come~~~"

why?
Because of you?

still is……

Shen Le's heart moved, and he remembered the first time he went to Tianxianglou to eat mutton noodles. He brought his own waiter and asked the proprietress to cook for "that adult".

He pointed toward the sky tentatively. The proprietress smiled and nodded, then raised a finger and pressed it to her lips:
"Shh..."

Is there any big boss to support you?
That's great!

Shen Le relaxed his shoulders and smiled. He took the puppet from the proprietress, took her home, and put her on the table for her to play with.

Looking at the rust removal solution again, the solution has changed from colorless and transparent to light yellow, and the bubbles have decreased from many to few, with one bubble rising gently. Very good, at this step, the soaking is complete!
Shen Le took out the wire, rinsed it, and dried it with paper. He was satisfied to see that the surface of the wire was grayish white with a lot of rust that was easy to fall off. He tried to scrape it twice with a knife...

"Click."

The wire is broken.

This broken thing can't be saved, right?

It really can't be saved, right?!

Even if you manage to remove all the rust, you will probably only get two broken pieces of wire, maybe five or six, or seven or eight.

Even if you force yourself to weld it, it may not be able to bear the heavy responsibility of supporting the doll;
The strength must be increased, maybe we need to add some more iron and re-forge it...

As for how much demonic energy can be retained after being re-forged, it is hard to say.

At least, based on Shen Le's limited knowledge, high temperature and flames are very effective in exorcising demons and ghosts.

There were rumors in the early years:

"There were often ghost cries near a certain military camp. We sent in 60 guns to bombard them. They wiped them out completely. There were no more strange phenomena..."

So I should have thrown it away a long time ago, right?

Shen Le picked up two pieces of wire with a dark face, shook them twice, threw them towards the trash can, and then retracted them;
He silently found a piece of paper, wrapped up the iron wire and rust together, and put them back on the tray separately.

Alas, if the enameled aluminum wire you bought is not easy to use and cannot perfectly guide the force, you will have to bite the bullet and use this iron wire.

When the time comes, you have to weld when you need to, and you have to hire someone to forge iron when you need to. Before that, it’s better to keep these precious iron wires for the time being!
Fortunately, the rest of the repair work went relatively smoothly. The princess dress wasn't damaged much, so Shen Le gritted his teeth and used the thinnest sewing needle and thread to sew the rice beads onto the hem one by one, basically repairing it.

Wait for the fish bladder glue to dry, sand off the excess glue, and re-apply tung oil. The rubber band set just arrived, and I followed the video instructions to start putting on the rubber band:

"Shen Le, Shen Le! Your right hand has retracted! It has retracted!"

Shen Le turned his head and saw Xiao Ling lying on the right side of the doll's torso, desperately grabbing the rubber band. The other end of the rubber band had almost retracted into the hole in the torso...

"Shen Le! His left hand is longer than his right hand, it's crooked!"

Shen Le turned his head again and saw Xiao Ling grabbing the new doll's right arm, leaning back and pulling it back with force.

The doll's left arm is stretched out, while the right arm is tightly shrunk. It is obvious that the rubber bands on both sides are of different lengths, causing the arms to be asymmetrical. Xiaoling is trying hard to correct this defect...

"Shen Le! His legs are crooked, his legs are crooked!"

Shen Le let go of his hand. The little doll immediately fell to one side. It was obvious that the rubber bands on its two legs were asymmetrical, making it unable to stand steadily.

"Oh, this is the paralyzed doll mentioned in the video..."

Shen Le sighed and looked back at the video, adjusting the length of the rubber band according to the video. After adjusting it again and again, the girl doll finally stood up steadily.

Shen Le put clothes on her, put on her socks and shoes, and posed her. He nodded with satisfaction, called up the photos, and compared them:
"You've done a great job! Perfect! - Well, next, we need to adjust her aura..."

He lowered his head and practiced his Qi for a moment, then opened his spiritual eyes. Under his spiritual eyes, the entire structure of the puppet was like a three-dimensional virtual frame, clearly visible:
"The area that was patched with fish bladder glue has poor air circulation and needs to be adjusted..."

"The enameled wire and rubber bands that were added need to allow the air to permeate and circulate... Oh, it's so troublesome to adjust the air through the wood. Next time, I must remember to adjust the components before assembling..."

"This enameled wire is so difficult to make! Instead of lacquer, I use chemical paint. The dyeing force is simply torture!!!" Shen Le went back and forth for a long time and finally adjusted the breath of the little doll.

The breath of the whole body is even and stable, circulating up and down, which is pleasing to the eye and much more comfortable than the previous stagnant state!

Well, in this case, can the little doll survive?
Shen Le tentatively let go and stepped back. After taking three steps back, the girl doll raised her hands and legs, turned around, and stood on the table, looking around.

After a while, she started to walk along the table, walked to the edge of the table, looked around, stepped back, stopped, and didn't move...

very good!

It has learned to observe its surroundings and back off, showing some initial intelligence. It is not like last time, where it kept hitting the wall and hitting the wall until it ran out of energy and stopped...

"Well, do you understand what I am saying? Do you have anything to tell me about your origins and your past?"

He reached out and touched the doll in front of him. The next moment, a bright light flashed and the deafening sound of firecrackers immediately made Shen Le cover his ears:

"Who would set off such loud firecrackers? Isn't it banned now?"

"Xingxing!" A not-so-familiar voice called out from behind. Shen Le, or the young man possessed by Shen Le, replied without even raising his head:
"mom!"

Ah, it turns out that the little doll, or the doll cabinet, is beginning to convey his memories to him again...

Shen Le raised his head and looked around. He found that this memory should have been several years later than the last time:
My father's back was bent, and my mother's temples were covered with white hair. A picture frame was solemnly hung on the wall. In the frame were familiar newspaper headlines, familiar portraits, and familiar handwriting:
That was the news reporting the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China on October 1949, 10!

In fact, not many years have passed. The last time I remember it was before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Now it has only been two years since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, the period before the founding of the People's Republic of China was really difficult, with soaring prices and social chaos. No wonder the young man's parents have obviously aged...

"Xingxing, why are you still here?" His mother's shout had interrupted Shen Le's memories. His mother came over quickly with a feather duster in her hand and reached out to grab him:
"Hurry, go to Aunt Wang's house next door, the bride's receptionist is coming, hurry over there!"

"Mom, the bride's escort is coming, what am I supposed to do over there..."

Shen Le, or rather Chen Haixing who provided him with the memory, sighed helplessly. His hands still did not stop, and he quickly put on a skirt, socks and shoes for the little doll in his hand.

"You were transferred to another place and you rarely come back once a year. When you come back, you are busy with your cabinet all day long." The mother sighed with a headache:

"When they get married, a bunch of girls will come over. Why don't you go and have a look? Find someone sooner and get married sooner! What's the point of being busy with this cabinet all day long..."

"I like it!" Chen Haixing smiled brightly. He stepped back a few steps, checked the doll in his hand, and sighed with satisfaction.

Finally finished!
The cabinet itself, the spiral staircase outside the cabinet, and the elevator outside the staircase are all completed. By now, the top two compartments of the cabinet are already filled to the brim:
In one cubicle, there was a double bed, a sofa, and a complete set of bedroom furniture. A man and a woman were sitting side by side on the sofa, smiling broadly.

The other compartment was a study room, where a young man sat at a desk, looking outside. Chen Haixing put the doll into the compartment and compared it to the size, finding it just right.

"Yingying, Yingying!" He laughed and shouted:

"come here quickly!"

"What are you doing, brother?" A little girl ran in. While she was talking, she turned her head and looked outside:
"I'm going to see the bride!"

She had grown up a lot, from a three or four-year-old soft and delicate child who could be easily picked up, to a little girl of seven or eight years old. She had grown a lot taller and was now as tall as her brother's chest.

With short hair and rosy cheeks, Shen Le looked at her carefully for a moment. From her pointed chin, he could still vaguely see her appearance as a child.

With a smile on her lips and a friendly tone, it was more like she was acting like a spoiled brat to her beloved brother than complaining.

As a brother, there was nothing to be unhappy about. Shen Le watched the young man he possessed half-turn around, and the newly made doll in his hand suddenly flashed under his sister's eyes:
"Look! Brother has made it! He made it according to your image! Look, does it look like you?"

"Oh, you scared me!" Yingying jumped back. She looked the doll up and down, snorted, and turned her head away with disinterest:
"Brother! I am a grown-up girl! I have given up playing with dolls!—I am going to see the bride!"

After saying that, she turned around and ran out the door, leaving Chen Haixing standing there in a daze, watching his sister's back as she walked away.

The little doll in my hand fell lightly to the ground at some point.

Watching Yingying running away, Chen Haixing stood there in a daze, speechless for a long time. Even Shen Le felt heavy in his heart:
Four years, four years of honing my skills, designing drawings, and finding ways to make use of my spare time.

Such an exquisite doll cabinet is made, with two compartments filled with dolls and doll furniture. Even the furniture has detailed and detailed mortise and tenon structures.

I thought she would be really happy, hug her brother happily, and jump for joy;
She would pick up the dolls one by one, move them around, make all kinds of poses, and tell her brother all kinds of stories that came into her little head;

I would show off these dolls to my friends, invite a group of other kids to my house to play with them, watch their envious eyes, and then chatter for an hour at the dinner table that night.
It would pester me, twist me around, and force me to make a promise: to fill every compartment of the doll cabinet with this or that doll, this or that furniture!
But my sister said, "I'm a grown-up girl now. I don't want to play with dolls anymore..."

Hearing these words, even he felt as if he had been punched in the chest, and was unable to breathe for a long time.

How sad it must be for the older brother who made so many toys by himself...

　Cats also did this kind of stupid thing when they were young...

　　On the cat's tenth birthday, his parents held a birthday party for him at home and invited children to come and play.
　　Then the cat said to his parents, "I wish you wouldn't show up so I can have fun..."

　　Mom and Dad are very unhappy...

　　woo woo woo woo……

　　I'm sorry, Dad, I'm sorry, Mom...

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