After the money was distributed, Mr. Yao and Mr. Jia no longer had any complaints.

After the eldest mother and the others left home, Wang Ge took Aai, coaxed her to sleep, and gently put him back in the east wing. His younger brother Wang Peng slept soundly and did not eat breakfast.

At this time, Wang Yun had already cleaned the main house and the sub-main house, put all the dirty clothes in the two rooms into a large wooden basin in the courtyard, and pressed them with a mallet.

After Wang Ge finished feeding the chickens, she picked up the wooden basin and picked up the pole to go to the well. The cloth was so heavy after washing that she couldn't lift it at all, so she had to put it in the bucket and carry it back.

Wang Weng took out the wooden slip and asked Wang Yun to read it to him.

"The cauldron is a cooking utensil!"

"Road, avenue!"

"Father, do you know the allusion of no reward for no merit?"

Wang Weng had already memorized it word for word, but this was a fun thing for grandparents and grandchildren, so he pretended to be worried and said, "Oh, I can't remember it. I'll tell my father again."

Wang Dalang was weaving bamboo baskets in the courtyard and could hear the childish sound of the tiger's head. Every time he heard it a little more clearly, he stopped what he was doing.

"Ah Wu, it would be great if you heard her too." He suddenly missed his late wife and his voice was so low that it was inaudible.

Wang Ge picked up the clean clothes and hung them to dry. Then he helped his father move to a cool place. He came to the main room to see his elder father and his younger brother. He then opened a crack in the curtains of the east wing to see his younger brother and younger sister.

I was still sleeping soundly, and I was sure that nothing would happen for the time being. I went to the utility room and took out the few bamboo stalks I had stored and the long tool bench I made.

Wedge a leveling knife (also called Jianmen knife) on the tool bench. The leveling knife is triangular in shape and has two pieces. Its function is to keep the width of each piece of bamboo strips consistent.

Yesterday's salesman wanted to collect all the large bamboo mats, door curtains, curtains, small bamboo boxes, and baskets. If she can make hexagonal bamboo fans, instant noodles (semi-regular fans), and waist fans, how many can she make?

How much to charge.

Of course, the prerequisite for long-term cooperation is excellent workmanship.

The salesman's words brought back some of Wang Ge's memories.

In my previous life, some people actually thought that the waist fan originated from Goryeo or Xiaori, which made them laugh out loud!

According to historical records, the earliest line can be traced back to the sentence in Lu Yun's "Book with Brother Pingyuan" of the Western Jin Dynasty: A day's work is done, and Cao Gong's utensils are considered, and the bed and mat are recommended... The fan is like the Wu fan, and the Yao fan is also there!

"Yao" is the original character for "waist", and the "Yao fan" here refers to the folding fan that can be pinned to the waist!

Folding can refer to both folding and rolling.

Therefore, whether it is a folding or rolling waist fan, it is an object that has existed in our country since the late Han Dynasty and the early Wei Dynasty!

While Wang Ge was cutting bamboo, Zhang Cai and Zhang Cang came over.

Zhang Cai helped his younger brother carry wheat straw, and Zhang Cang held a pair of braided straw sandals. The two brothers first called "Uncle Wang," and then Zhang Cai squatted in the shade.

Zhang Cang handed the straw sandals to Wang Ge: "Sister Ge, I just made this up. Can you take a look?"

Wang Ge gently pulled the soles to test the tightness and praised: "It's very tight and has improved. If you want to make it more comfortable, just press the rough areas more."

"Really?" Zhang Cang was overjoyed. He made these shoes for two days. His hands were full of small cracks when rubbing the rope, just waiting for Sister Ge to praise his workmanship.

"certainly!"

Zhang Cang shook his head happily.

"Today I am making bamboo fans and weaving hexagonal fans and waist fans. Look carefully and ask if you don't understand."

"yes!"

Wang Yun rushed out: "Sister, I want to see it too!"

"You two sit side by side and watch together!"

Having said that, as soon as Wang Ge started busy, she immediately entered an extremely serious state. Her serious and calm expression fell into the eyes of Adi and Zhang Cang, making her look like she was bitter and resentful. As a result,

Even if Zhang Cang had doubts, he didn't dare to open his mouth to disturb her.

On the other hand, Zhang Cai was really not as good as his younger brother who was several years younger. He couldn't sit still or squat down. When he got bored, he would draw bamboo strips and play with them in order to attract Wang Ge's attention, even if he had to scold him. He felt that she had no idea what she was doing

After ignoring him, he picked up the long wattle sticks used for making bamboo baskets and went to the chicken coop, which made the hens scream wildly.

"Brother Cong, if you make trouble again, I won't ask you to follow me next time." Zhang Cang ran over angrily and ran back again.

Wang Ge then entered the next step: separating the bamboo skin and bamboo heart.

The bamboo strips with bamboo skin are called "green bamboo strips". They are very flexible and are the materials needed to weave bamboo fans. Some exquisite objects are even made by cutting green bamboo strips into hair-like bamboo filaments.

The bamboo strips in the heart are called "yellow strips". They have poor toughness and are easy to break. They are only used when weaving large strips. For example, when weaving mats, green strips and yellow strips can be interlaced to form a natural pattern.

"A Cang," Wang Ge finally said: "Now try the skills I mentioned. When separating the bamboo skin and the bamboo heart, if it is like this..."

When she used the bamboo knife to cut the bamboo strips, she deliberately tilted it. In this way, if she continued to push the knife, the green bamboo strips would become thinner and the lower yellow bamboo strips would become thicker.

"If it's like this, how can I restore the green bamboo strips to the thickness I want?"

Test me, test me, Aunt Ge has tested me! Zhang Cang was so excited that he put his little hands on his back and shouted loudly: "Use the bamboo strip knife to press the yellow bamboo strips at the same time! Push the knife at the same time! Until the thickness required by the bamboo strips craftsman is reached.

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"Correct answer."

Wang Yun applauded Zhang Cang. Wang Dalang also praised: "A Cang is so smart."

Zhang Cang was proud and shy at the same time. Then he looked at Wang Gemeizhu and became more serious.

There was not much work to do in the morning. After the Zhang brothers left, Wang Ge hurriedly washed his hands and cooked food. After noon, Wang Yun coaxed his sister to play. After A Peng was full, he began to feel sleepy again. Wang Weng asked him to follow Hu Tou.

, Aai walked around together, but as soon as Apeng agreed, he went to his eldest father's bed and fell asleep again.

"Alas!" Wang Weng was worried while covering his grandson's belly.

Wang Dalang also has the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon.

The whole courtyard was silent. Wang Weng, who couldn't rest, walked out of the room and saw Wang Ge huddled in the little shadow under the wall of the house, cutting bamboo silk. He went to the utility room to find a saw and a few boards and started working.

"What are you going to do? I'll do it!" Wang Ge hurried over.

"You go about your business. The summer is still long, so I'll build another pergola in front of your house. It'll be just right, so you can relax and relax!"

"Father." Wang Ge was moved and put a pot of water aside. "Father, you still need to watch your waist. It's hot, so don't forget to drink water soon."

"Oh, hurry up and go about your business! By the way, the IOU was written well, and it touched the heart of the great father!"

Wang Ge laughed out loud, and then said quietly but solemnly: "I wrote the IOU not just to scare my aunt and fool my parents. Within one year, I will not only pay back the money for the bamboo poles, but also pay back the money for the bamboo poles."

We need to buy cattle for our family!"

Wang Weng was delighted: "If the salesman's words are true, maybe it will work."

Zhang Cang came over again, bringing his own bamboo pot. Wang Weng asked casually: "Acaili?"

"It's time to take a nap."

Wang Ge called Zhang Cang, and started to weave some fine green bamboo strips. He then began to weave while teaching patiently.

After the green bamboo strips are separated, you can continue to layer them as needed. For making bamboo fans, the minimum is three layers, and the maximum is six layers. After dividing, scrape the green bamboo silk to make each bamboo silk smooth and shiny.

In short, the thinner the bamboo strips, the softer the woven fan will look, but correspondingly, the longer it will take and the more energy will be invested in weaving.

Without dyeing, craftsmen can construct natural patterns on the fan surface based on the different color differences of each layer of green bamboo strips. Usually there are: zigzag pattern, herringbone pattern, cross pattern, and rectangular pattern.

Those without patterns are called suras.

Special ones have hollow diamond patterns.

"Sister Ge, why do you know so much?" Zhang Cang felt dizzy just by memorizing by rote.

"I shamelessly asked this question during the county exam. The examiners there are all famous craftsmen from all over the country!"

"Master Craftsman? You can be an examiner, you must be very powerful! If it were me, I, I wouldn't dare to ask."

"Ah, let me take a look, A Cang is quite thin-skinned!" Wang Ge gestured and grabbed his face, which made Zhang Cang laugh out loud.

At the same time, Magistrate Huan was looking at several pieces of wooden tablets carefully, and whispered in confusion: "Wang Ge, a ten-year-old girl, has been living in Jiashe Village. Why does she... know so much? Really?

What about craftsman’s talent?”
Chapter completed!