During a chat with Mr. Jiang, the maker of the small stools, the reporter learned that Mr. Jiang started learning carpentry at the age of ten or so. At 62 years old, he has been doing carpentry work for over 40 years. Talking about these beautiful small stools, Mr. Jiang said: "I have been doing carpentry work for many years, and now suddenly being idle feels strange, so I still make some small things to entertain myself."
"I finally found you!" Ms. Zhang from Erqi Xincun South Village excitedly said upon seeing the reporter. When Ms. Zhang learned about this "Treasure Hunt Festival" event in the newspaper, she had wanted to participate in the Treasure Hunt Festival. However, due to always dialing the wrong number, she couldn't get in touch with us. Yesterday, she came to the scene specifically hoping to have her own small stall like the other treasure hunters.
Unable to contact by phone,
Mr. Zhao is 64 years old and currently works as a gatekeeper at a factory.
http://www.dyjfw.com
According to Mr. Zhao's introduction, when he was young, his family was poor, and he had few opportunities to study. Therefore, when he could study, he worked very hard and discovered that some Chinese characters followed similar patterns. For example, they had the same initial consonant, so he classified Chinese characters based on these rules, using letters to replace phonetic components and compiling his own dictionary. "My font can use one character to replace twenty characters, which is very convenient and practical. But now no one is interested in it, and I really want to promote this font. I also hope experts can help me evaluate whether my borrowed font is feasible."
Worked as a carpenter for more than 40 years
Secondary to treasure hunting
"Every year, there are so many gift vouchers at home, cake vouchers, rice, cooking oil, etc., which go to waste because we can't use them all. I truly hope that the Treasure Hunt Festival can help solve this problem," Ms. Zhang said.
"Look at what he wrote here, I don't recognize it at all?" In front of a stall, many people gathered and were discussing. The reporter approached and saw two ancient poems written with a brush pen on the ground, one was "Spring Dawn", and another poem the reporter tried hard but couldn't identify. Although the characters were composed of horizontal, vertical, slanted strokes, they were unfamiliar. "This is another version of 'Spring Dawn' written in my self-created font," the owner of the stall, Mr. Zhao, revealed the mystery to the reporter.
At the scene, a row of intricately crafted small stools caught the attention of many treasure hunters. "How much does this small stool cost?" As the reporter admired the stools, people kept asking about their prices.
The main reason is to make friends
The reporter Sun Jie, intern Yu Xingyong
Shangbao Jinan News (reporter Sun Jie, intern Yu Xingyong) - On the morning of yesterday, the community Treasure Hunt Festival organized by our newspaper moved to Licheng District, and the location remained at the Sangyuan North Plaza southeast corner of the Quanfu Overpass. Although the temperature in the morning these days is not high, it didn't affect the enthusiasm of the treasure hunters to participate. At 8:30 in the morning, when the reporter arrived at the Treasure Hunt Festival site, many treasure hunters had already displayed their "treasures." The reporter saw that the items brought by the treasure hunters on-site were indeed quite numerous. Old-style palace lamps, classic Western records, collector's edition picture books, handmade small wooden stools... The wide variety of "treasures" made the reporter feel dazzled.
Ms. Wang, aged 54, has participated in the Treasure Hunt Festival for more than two years. She comes to the Treasure Hunt Festival not to deliberately buy or sell things, but to exchange and socialize with the treasure hunters, for entertainment. "After participating in the Treasure Hunt activities for such a long time, trading items is secondary, the key is still to meet more friends. Look at the person making the small stools, we met because of participating in this activity."
Ms. Wang told the reporter that she now pays attention to the content about the Treasure Hunt Festival in the newspaper every week, and the Treasure Hunt Festival has become a good social platform for her. "I hope this Treasure Hunt Festival can continue indefinitely, not only providing convenience for everyone, but also offering an opportunity for us elderly people to make friends."
If unable to contact by phone,
Then go directly to the scene
Idle time crafting stools for entertainment
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