Chapter 1410: China's Handiwork Is the True Luxury~

During the lull while Second Uncle chatted with the young couple, Qin Feng and Reba.

The umbrella ribs that had already been processed beforehand.

Uncle Zhiyuan pieced them together one by one.

Because the oil-paper umbrellas were being made for Cuicui's class.

The number of ribs was relatively higher.

Therefore, the umbrella's frame.

Did not have that many.

Second Uncle said to the young couple: "The ribs of an oil-paper umbrella are generally divided into 36, or 72; of course, there are also 18."

"In short, they all increase or decrease by these multiples."

Reba scratched her head and said: "Does a symmetrical structure allow the frame to better withstand wind and rain?"

Hearing this, Uncle Zhang Zhiyuan nodded.

He said: "If it is an oil-paper umbrella with 72 ribs."

"Its wind resistance is no worse than those Western umbrellas."

"In terms of lightness, it also requires a great deal of consideration."

In short.

This craftsmanship is just like goods in a store.

You get what you pay for.

And things produced by craftsmanship.

Are one part effort, one part quality.

The fact is indeed so.

Just like the conservation of energy.

The more you put in, naturally the more you will reap.

Even the silly netizens in the live broadcast room noticed.

When they started making the oil-paper umbrella.

Uncle Zhang Zhiyuan was completely different from his previous leisurely state.

Although it was merely a prop for Cuicui's junior high school sports meeting.

Second Uncle was still very serious.

In essence.

He could have easily made an oil-paper umbrella with 18 ribs.

And simplified all the processes.

As long as a frame was made.

It would be enough to handle such a small occasion~

After all, this oil-paper umbrella was not for daily use.

It was merely a prop for Cuicui's junior high school sports meeting entrance.

Even so, Uncle Zhang did not cut corners.

Perhaps in his eyes.

Oil-paper umbrellas used in any scenario.

Should not be extremely simplified.

Just as Qin Feng was thinking this.

Second Uncle said: "Nowadays, people always emphasize efficiency."

"But after layer upon layer of processes are extremely simplified, the thing is no longer the original thing."

"So, when it needs to be complex, it must be a bit complex."

Qin Feng nodded slightly, indicating agreement.

The break in the inheritance of many traditional crafts.

Is inseparable from the development of the times.

Perhaps many people think that things produced by some old-fashioned crafts.

Are completely not as efficient as industrialization.

Because of the replacement of modern industrial materials.

Many traditional materials have been replaced by new materials.

Speaking purely in terms of practicality.

Modern crafts indeed have higher production capacity and more durable quality.

But no matter how you look at it from the aesthetics of design.

They are inevitably unable to be compared with handmade items.

And in the current environment.

Many people like to treat things differently.

If it is a foreign high-end luxury handicraft.

A bag or a piece of clothing.

Will be praised to the skies.

At least in Qin Feng's view.

Since they are both handmade products, they should not be treated with a double standard.

Moreover, Hua Ai's handiwork.

Whether in terms of its longevity or its design and every other aspect.

He believed it was the finest in the entire world!

In the afternoon sunlight.

The ribs of the oil-paper umbrella, bathed in the sunlight,

cast reflections on the ground like a grid.

As the umbrella surface and cotton threads spun and intertwined,

it was as if they were growth rings.

With a history stretching back through the ages~