The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 49: New skills given by the copper piece?
Shen Le happily calculated the use of this huge sum of money.

His fume hood!
His workshop with cement walls and cement floors!
His new phone!
We have them all!
Moreover, every penny and every cent of the money went into his own pocket, and he didn't have to share it with Xiao Ling - and of course, he didn't have to share it with Xiao Modou either!

Take money from others and do things for them. Shen Le hurried home, faced with six square tables, twenty or thirty chairs, and a cabinet, and immediately took out his mobile phone and started planning:
"This table has a broken leg and a broken piece of the tabletop. I'm going to need some elm wood, half a 4*4*20 piece, and a 10*10 piece..."

"There's a big hole in this table. My goodness, all four legs are broken. This needs two 4*4*20 pieces, and 10*10 boards. Well, this needs two pieces..."

“This chair…”

He recorded and calculated everything, sorted out the list, and began to put the wood and the corresponding furniture in place according to the marks on the wood.

"Well, I'm finally going to make a lot of money." After moving the wood, Shen Le picked up the lead weight on the inkstone and tossed it:
"Little Modou, I have fixed you, you must work hard to help me! The repair of that batch of furniture depends entirely on you!"

The ink line on the ink fountain trembles and vibrates, expressing joy, excitement and high spirits.

The ink fountain is different from the puppet. It was created as a tool. The decades of following its first owner gave him an unbreakable belief:

Labor is the most important, labor is the most glorious, and labor is the best embodiment of one's own value.

Therefore, when Shen Le gave him the job, he didn't even have to promise salary or draw any promises. Mo Dou responded confidently:
[Okay! Leave it to me!]

"Come on! It's up to you! Fix these furnitures. I'll think of a way to bring your friends back to life sooner! Oh, and one more thing. What's your name?"

"what?!"

The ink line hummed twice again. A feeling of bewilderment spread to Shen Le's heart:
【name? 】

What is a name?

Why do I need a name?

have to……

This child's self-awareness has not yet awakened, unlike Xiaoling.

Perhaps, since Xiao Ling was created, she has been moving in human form, so she naturally feels that she is a "human" and demands everything that a "human" has. Her former owner also gave her a name and talked to her.
And the inkstone has been just an inkstone ever since it was created. Its owner doesn't talk to it. When he needs to use it, he just grabs it and uses it.

As time went by, Mo Dou didn't feel that he needed a name?

"So... do you want a name?"

The little ink fountain was confused again. Shen Le patiently explained to it:

"Just like my name is Shen Le, your first owner was Zheng Aijun, and his wife was Changle. Their son, your previous owner, was named Zheng Xiaohua.

You should have talked to the little wooden puppet at home, right? Did you become friends with it? It has its own name, Xiaoling..."

[What's my name then? Modou? ]

"I'm afraid you can't be called Modou." Shen Le turned on the computer, searched for "Modou" on Taobao, and opened the webpage. He picked up the small Modou and pointed it at it:
"Look, this is an inkwell, this is also an inkwell, and this is still an inkwell. Your earliest owner used more than just you, right? His colleagues also had their own inkwells, right?"

【…】

The ink fountain was silent. After a while, the ink line began to buzz again:
[So, I need a name of my own to distinguish myself from these ink fountains and other people's ink fountains? ]

"Yes! A name that belongs to you, a unique name!" Shen Le finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank God, this principle finally made sense. But, more importantly, he also wants to talk about:
"Of course, this name must be what you want, and you must want to use it to distinguish yourself from others. If you don't want it, or don't know what name you want, you can think about it slowly. Let's take our time."

[Then...what is my name? ]

"We can call you Little Inkstone first. You are the only Inkstone in this family anyway." Shen Le answered without hesitation:

"You can take your time to think about it until you come up with the name you want. Or, I can help you pick a few, and you can use the one you like."

【Then help me get it! 】

The lead weight flew up, dragging the ink line in circles, and then bounced again. Shen Le tried to ignore the ink spots splashing on the ground, thinking carefully: "You are an ink fountain... The ink fountain is used to measure length. The straight line is called ink volume? Or ink straightness?"

Little Modou didn't respond, apparently he didn't like these two names. Shen Le thought again:
"Or, do you have the same surname as the previous owner? Or do you have the same surname as me? Zheng Mo? Or Shen Mo?"

[Zheng Mo! Zheng Mo sounds good! ]

The lead pendant made a circle happily. Shen Le smiled and patted its lion head:

"Okay, then you can be called Zheng Mo!"

Well, after repairing it, the connection established is still not as good as if the previous owner had built it himself and used it for decades.

Maybe, in a few years, if I give it a name, it will be willing to take my last name?
Shen Le shrugged, and could only comfort himself. After all, the inkstone was already his. He turned around and saw Zheng Mo working energetically.

Soon, a chorus of voices rang out in the east wing, which was used as a studio:
Brush, brush, brush, scrub the furniture.

Rustle, rub off the old paint on the wood.

Bang, bang, bang, the ink line.

Squeak, squeak, sawing wood...

Amid the bustling noise, Shen Le retreated to the main room of the master bedroom, which had just been equipped with an air conditioner. He took out the copper sheet and began to rub it carefully, pressing it and poking it:
This copper piece has grown again. Shouldn't it be time to give it the third skill?

What could it be?

But this time, the copper piece did not respond to him quickly. It was not until Shen Le calmed down and performed the Five Animals Exercises three times, and then used the Spirit Eye Technique once more, guiding the heat flow to touch the second light spot, that the copper piece made a "hum" sound and shone brightly:

In the light, Shen Le's eyes flickered, and he had been pulled into a strange space.

The surroundings seemed to be bright and dark, and auras of various colors surrounded him, floating gently.

Some are fast, some are slow, some are almost still, some rush around, and some often collide with each other, making a slight "crackling" sound.

Shen Le looked at it for a long time, then reached out and touched it:
"what……"

Those auras are like fish swimming in the water. They seem easy to touch. When you reach out your hand, they drift away leisurely along the water flow pushed by your fingers.

Shen Le tried to reach out, but didn't catch anything. He tried to reach out, but still couldn't catch anything. After trying for a long time, he finally came up with a solution:

He half-closed his eyes and silently used his internal energy. The heat flow extended to his fingertips, and sure enough, the aura no longer avoided him and was obediently caught in his hands. Shen Le became very interested and drew left and right:

"Caught one!"

"Caught another one!"

"Hey, I got both of these two identical ones!"

"Two pieces are pinched into one... Not bad, as long as they have the same aura, they can be pinched together. Very good!"

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