Chapter 365 Mortise and Tenon
Juanjuan and Si Jinchen discovered that the person teaching them foreign language lessons today had become Frank, but the three children were smart and didn't ask where Si Gu had gone.
Si Jinchen and Liu Yueya's speed in disassembling the guns has reached Frank's standard, and he kept his promise and told them some more things about guns.
We even revealed to them some information that there were already machine tools with defects that could be improved.
Si Jinchen was very grateful for this.
Frank still has a good impression of these three smart children, so he will try his best to answer their questions whenever he can.
As for what he couldn't say, he just smiled and said he had nothing to say.
The three children saw Frank off from home and waved goodbye to him.
Liu Yueya looked at the two people beside her: "I always feel that he is hiding a lot of things."
"We are not from the same country, so it is impossible for him to teach us everything he knows. We can only try our best to learn as much as possible from him." Si Jinchen understood this very clearly.
"Isn't it what the teacher said, that those who are not of our race must have different hearts?" Juanjuan tilted her little head and looked at the two of them.
"You should remember this sentence." Liu Yueya looked at her with a smile.
"Master, Miss, Miss Yueya. Come and see the toys I made for you." The butler walked over with a box in his arms, smiling.
The three children came over curiously and asked, "Grandpa Butler, what toy is that?"
The butler placed the box on the coffee table in the hall and opened the lid to reveal the contents.
Si Jinchen saw that the box was full of wood, big and small.
Some of the wood was very delicately and delicately made, like individual parts, making it difficult for him to tell what they were used for.
Juanjuan reached out and picked up a small wooden stick. Seeing the grooves on it, he said, "Hey! Is it a building block?"
"Why does it look like mortise and tenon work?" Liu Yueya said as she reached out and took out two small wooden boards and looked at them.
"It's just such a big box, and there are so many small accessories. What are they used for?" Si Jinchen couldn't help but become curious.
The housekeeper looked at the three children with a smile and said, "Why don't you try to put it together by yourselves and see what you can put together?"
The three children immediately became interested and knelt on the carpet, taking out all the accessories from the box and sorting them out.
There are no drawings for these ornaments. Some are simple, some are difficult, and it all depends on the children's imagination.
Old Madam Si watched from the side but did not say anything to remind them.
The housekeeper and others who knew how to do carpentry knew at a glance what these accessories were used for, but they did not intend to remind them.
"Butler, your set of woodworking mortise and tenon joints is quite interesting." Old Madam Si said as she looked at the ornaments on the table.
"I just wanted to make some toys for the young master and young lady." The butler said with a smile.
"Do you think it can be sold?" Old Madam Si turned to look at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper was stunned: "Sell it for money?"
Madam Si nodded: "Yes! Look how interesting these things are."
"I haven't really thought about this, but it seems like it would be nice if I could sell it for money." The housekeeper began to think seriously.
"What are you selling for money?" Si Tian and his friends heard this when they came back from their work.
"I'm talking about the carpentry done by the housekeeper. I think it's quite interesting." Old Lady Si waved to a few people.
Siming and his companions came over and sat on the sofa nearby to watch.
He only saw a lot of accessories of all sizes placed on the coffee table. He picked up a few small accessories and put them in the card slot, and he had a small stool in his hand.
The stool is not big, but small and cute, which makes it very childlike.
He looked at the other accessories again. It seemed like a house, and these small accessories, put together, formed the configuration of a home.
Si Tian also saw the clue: "It seems that it can indeed be sold for money."
"Really?" The butler was very excited. His craft was almost wasted, and he never thought that there would be a day when he could make money.
"Really. But we may need to be a little more detailed." Si Tian looked at the small component in his hand.
"How detailed do you want it?" The butler looked at him curiously.
"Many people may not know how to put them together, so we need drawings that people can understand." Si Tian also thought of the operating instructions today.
"I'm really not good at drawing." The housekeeper immediately lost his spirit.
"Juanjuan can draw." Juanjuan immediately raised her hand.
"Then let's let Juanjuan help with the drawing." Si Tian reached out and pinched her little face.
Juanjuan smiled happily because she could help her family again.
Miao Jiu looked at Siming and said, "The machine in my factory should be arriving soon. I'm afraid it won't be a good thing."
Now he is disgusted with foreign things, but he has to use them.
"It's okay. It won't cost much to have someone repair these things. Don't forget that the wool comes from the sheep. The money they earn will eventually return to you."
Sima Ming looked at him with a smile.
"I can only say that Agu's studies abroad over the past few years were not in vain." Miao Jiu smiled and curled his lips.
Frank and his friends were gambling enthusiastically in Jinyutang when they suddenly sneezed a few times, causing them to lose their recent bets.
They were so angry that they cursed in not very fluent Mandarin.
But the people in the casino are all shrewd. The owner has specifically instructed that any foreigners who come here should not be polite and should be allowed to taste the sweetness when it is time.
But when it's time to make them bleed, don't be soft-hearted.
Frank and his friends were in the casino, sometimes winning and sometimes losing. As long as they won money, they would definitely go to the Paramount and the brothel. It was just a different place for them to spend money.
Miao Jiu did not go to extremes. After all, these foreigners were still useful now. Besides, if something happened to them in Beiyang City, it would be very troublesome.
The housekeeper thought for a while and said, "Second Master, do you think we should make something simpler or more complicated?"
Si Tian thought for a moment: "I think there can be simple ones and there can be complex ones."
"I think so too. Simple games are fun for children to play and easy to get started with. More complex games are more challenging for adults, which is also a kind of fun."
Miao Jiu is now very interested and starts to puzzle with the three children.
A small table, a small stool, a small bed, a small rocking chair, and then the house.
This mortise and tenon toy does not have a roof, so when you put things in it you can see the ornaments inside, which is very interesting.
"This is so fun." Liu Yueya is rarely interested in these things.
After assembling this set of mortise and tenon toys, she felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Is it really fun?" The housekeeper looked at the three children expectantly.
"It's fun, and I feel a sense of accomplishment after finishing it." Si Jinchen nodded seriously.
"Okay, okay, I'll go back and make some more." The housekeeper said and ran away.
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