In the seventies and eighties of the last century, when China was still in the embryonic stage of development, many craftsmen were derived. You must know that in that era, being able to master a craft can be regarded as being able to support yourself and your family, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing.
There are even some scarce craftsmen who can still make a lot of money with their own craft, but now with the progress of the times, we can also find that these craftsmen in the 80s of the last century have disappeared from the eyes of the public.
Today, let's follow the article to see what kind of work the craftsmen engaged in in the seventies and eighties of the last century. How do they earn money to support their families?
The first old trade we want to talk about today is the nail scale, in the seventies and eighties of the last century, the small traders in that era used scales to measure the weight of goods, in order to calculate the goods **. However, the scales at that time were not the electronic scales we see now, and it was a lot of work to make the scales at that time.
At the beginning of making scales, the craftsman needs to choose a piece of fine wood for grinding and polishing until the wood becomes smooth and delicate, not only that, but also drill many small holes in it, and insert the iron wire into it one by one to make a scale star representing different weights. It can be said that the scales at that time looked simple and simple, but it took a lot of time and effort to make.
You must know that the nail scalers at that time relied on their own craftsmanship, and they were also very profitable at that time, after all, as long as they did business, they would at least prepare a scale, and good craftsmen were also very popular, so in that era, nail scalemakers were still relatively common.
But now there are few such scales on the market, most of them have been replaced by more accurate and convenient electronic scales, so with the elimination of the market, this old scale has gradually faded out of people's field of vision. As a result, there are fewer and fewer craftsmen making scales.
The second old trade that we are talking about that is now gradually disappearing is the felt maker, and many people must have heard of the felt maker, whose main task is to make felt. However, the production of felt is not as simple as people imagine, and it has to go through many processes one after another.
First of all, in the early stage of making felt, it needs to go through at least five processes such as wool picking, elastic hair, etc., before it can be made. Among these five processes, the most cumbersome and important is the elastic hair, which refers to the wool that the craftsmen put together to play more soft and fluffy, which is also convenient for the subsequent production.
It can be said that the production of felt is far from being as simple and easy as people imagine, and it takes at least ten or twenty days for craftsmen to make a perfect and qualified felt. In those days, felt could help every family resist the cold of winter, and in the seventies and eighties of the last century, cotton quilts were only affordable for a few wealthy families.
However, at that time, every household would prepare a few sheets of felt to prepare for the winter, after all, it was not very developed at that time, and people's material level was still relatively limited. Therefore, felt accompanied people in the seventies and eighties of the last century through one winter after another.
However, in this era, with the progress of scientific and technological development, felt has long been eliminated with the development of society, and now it is replaced by more thermal cotton quilts, duvets and even silk quilts and other items that keep warm for the winter.
Although felts have now been eliminated, and even many young friends don't know what felts are, but this can also be reflected from the side, our Chinese's life is getting better and better, the quality of life is gradually improving, and people's material living standards are constantly improving.
In the seventies and eighties of the last century, at that time, basically every household in the countryside would raise piglets, and when they waited for the New Year, the pigs also grew up, and they just killed the pigs to eat for the New Year. However, pig slaughter may sound like a very simple profession, but in reality, pig killing is also a technical job, and at that time, pig slaughterers were still relatively popular.
The pig killer actually has his own set of special tools, which are equipped with different kinds of knives, in fact, the job of slaughtering pigs is still quite tiring. However, in the seventies and eighties of the last century, at that time, almost every household in the countryside would raise pigs, so the business of pig killers at that time was still relatively large.
At that time, when the banquet was held for red and white ceremonies, and before the New Year, it was the busiest time for the pig slaughterer, but the treatment of the pig killer at that time was also very good, not only to earn a manual fee, but even to get some pork. It is no exaggeration to say that in those days, the treatment of pig killers was also good.
However, although the treatment of the pig killer at that time was quite good, and he was able to feed a family, the matter of slaughtering pigs can be said to be a lot of physical work. If it's a piglet, maybe it only takes two or three people to be able to make it **. If you come across a fat pig, then you need a lot of people to press it together.
Most of the pig killers in the seventies and eighties not only slaughtered pigs, but also treated pigs, and some minor problems could still be treated. In this way, it also helps them increase their income.
However, in this society nowadays, every household in the countryside no longer raises pigs, and there are many fewer pig farmers than in the seventies and eighties. After all, the rural environment is relatively clean and tidy nowadays, and people are not willing to destroy the rural environment because of pig raising.
Not only that, people's quality of life is also relatively high nowadays, most of them usually eat pork to the market to buy, and people are already very busy at work, and they are not willing to allocate some time and energy to raise pigs. There are fewer pig breeders, and naturally there is less demand for pig killers.
In the seventies and eighties, the development of all walks of life was not so comprehensive, and even some places were still relatively backward. At that time, the profession of film projectionist could be regarded as an iron rice bowl. The older generation should know that people watched movies until it got dark, and the projectionists set up curtains in the open space before the movies were shown.
At that time, people watched open-air movies, which is very different from the experience of watching movies in movie theaters today. At that time, the profession of film projectionist was not something anyone could do if they wanted to, and this job was not only decent at the time, but also the salary level and benefits were relatively good.
At that time, people's pastimes and entertainment were relatively simple, so open-air movies were people's pastime after a busy day. At that time, the profession of film projectionist was also very popular at that time, and everyone wanted to do it.
Not only that, but in some cases, in order to welcome the arrival of the projectionist, people will prepare good food and wine for the projectionist to entertain them before the movie starts. Moreover, in people's hearts, film projectionists have always been very important.
However, with the development and progress of society, open-air cinema has disappeared from our side, and it is now replaced by large and small cinemas. Nowadays, people watch movies in special movie theaters, which is more convenient than before.
Although open-air cinema is now largely gone, for people in the seventies and eighties, open-air cinema accompanied them through the happiest and happiest time, and it also carries a lot of weight in their memories.
In the seventies and eighties of the last century, the economic development at that time was just starting, and the commodity economy also began to develop rapidly at that time. At that time, in the streets and alleys, people could often see sellers carrying burdens or riding bicycles, shouting, hoping to sell more of their goods.
Because the people in the inner era are very wealthy, most of them are ordinary people who are relatively poor, so the things sold by the sellers will not be particularly high, and they are even closer to the people than the things in small shops. At that time, most of the products sold by these vendors were rare gadgets for children, so when they heard the sound of the vendors, the children's eyes lit up one by one, and they couldn't wait to run over to buy some gadgets.
At that time, the goods sold by the sellers were some hot sellers, such as needlework, hair ropes, and other cheap and relatively popular gadgets. However, now there are almost no sellers, and now everyone basically goes to the store or supermarket to buy things, so the sellers have disappeared from the public's field of vision.
With the passage of time, most of these five old industries have disappeared from people's field of vision, and with the progress and development of society, these industries have also been replaced. But even if these old professions have been replaced, they have also accompanied those in the seventies and eighties of the last century and spent the happiest and warmest time.
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