Wang Ge came out of the main room and saw Wang He pretending to sweep the yard, ignoring the awkward follower. She came to the kitchen, and Wang Zhu was walking out with soup in his hand. The two had not spoken to each other for a long time, so she stepped aside to let him pass.

other side.

There was no kneading in the kitchen, and no millet. Apparently Wang Zhu only cared about his mother and had no intention of cooking dinner. Wang Ge tightened his arm ropes again, tucked up his sleeves, cleaned the cauldron, scooped out millet and beans, it was simple.

Washing, adding firewood, making porridge, and mixing pickles.

While she was busy, she was thinking: She couldn't take any chances, she had to assume that the salesman would come tomorrow. So, with only one night and tomorrow morning, what could she do? So that the salesman would not feel at a loss at all, and would not think that his trip was in vain?

Wang Ge remembered the reminder from the examiner Zheng during the craftsman examination: If you can't win with basic skills, you should win with clever things!

The trumpet, pump and Huozhezi must not be reproduced. Examiner Zheng told her that these three inventions had been submitted to the county government, but the Huozhezi was allowed for her own use and was not allowed to be operated.

In fact, Wang Ge has always suspected that the reward money sent by the township officials after a special trip to the village is not from the township at all, but from the county government!

So what other ingenious things are easy to make?

"Sister." Wang Yun came in, raised her little face and said coquettishly: "I want you to accompany me tonight. Don't chase me away, okay?"

Wang Ge knew that the child was worried about her, and always wanted to do his best to tide over the difficulties with her, so he responded readily: "Okay. I wanted Hu Tou to accompany me tonight."

"Really? Ouch!" Wang Yun felt that she was becoming more capable again, her little chest puffed up, and she almost leaned over.

Preference is like this. Even her brother's surprise and shock touched Wang Ge's heart. "Be careful, you still want to wallow in the kitchen, especially stay away from the furnace." After saying this, she frowned and her eyes lit up.

, and then pinched Ah Xuan's braid with joy. "You are really my lucky star. I have thought of something, and the salesman will definitely take it after I make it!"

"Great! Hush..." The little guy whispered to the door, thrust his head and asked loudly: "Brother Cong, why are you standing close to the wall? Is it because Second Aunt punished you again?"

Wang He did not expect that his brother would catch him eavesdropping.

Little Jia's shout was really timely: "Ah He, come quickly and help Grandma thread the needle."

Wang Yun made a disdainful "tsk" at Wang He's back.

The two sisters settled their worries, one added firewood, the other made porridge, and the meal was quickly cooked.

The father-in-law had a bad temper today. Wang He was afraid of being offended, so he was very diligent. He asked his sister Wang Shu to spread the straw mat in the courtyard, and set up the food table with his father.

Wang Erlang was very pleased: "My son is sensible."

Wang He was rarely praised by his father, so he couldn't help but feel happy. He glanced at his mother subconsciously. For some reason, he suddenly didn't want to tell his mother about Wang Ge's good idea.

The night breeze blows gently, and the full moon is in the sky, overlooking thousands of houses. Except for the construction site for road construction in the west of the village, the rest of Jiashe Village is basically dark.

Since more than 200 concubines had to stay in the village for a long time, the pavilion soldiers who did not visit Shuiting had to patrol the village day and night. The township office also allocated fifty additional soldiers to maintain public security here.

At the beginning of Zishi, a team of five people including Huan Zhen set out from the west of the village and began patrolling.

The chief of the pavilion, Ren Suzhi, is also the leader of this team, and the other three pavilion soldiers are very skilled thieves. After all, Huan Zhen is a relative of the county magistrate. He has a special status. If a wild dog comes out of the village and bites this young man, he will be killed.

It's big trouble.

The five people formed a formation of one, two, and two. The person in front of the head was carrying a walking lantern to lead the way. This lantern was made of thick kudzu as a cover, vertical bamboo as a bone, and hemp candles as a bonfire. There were three words "Linshui Pavilion" written on the front of the cover.

The red letter was swaying in the night wind.

Two feet behind them, two brothers, Tie Feng and Tie Lei, led their horses to follow. If not for the trampling of horses' hooves, they would have been almost invisible, blending into the darkness.

When patrolling to the north of the village, the pavilion guards discovered that there was a slightly bright house, which was very unusual. Naturally, this house was Wang Ge's house.

The object she wants to stay up late to make is: a bamboo rolling lantern.

What is a rolling lantern? It is a round lantern that can be rolled at will. The structure of the rolling lantern is divided into two layers: an inner layer and an outer layer. No matter how the outer layer rotates, the inner layer can always be fixed so that the candle flame does not tilt or go out. The principle is similar to a gyroscope.

Although the principle is sophisticated, the production steps are simple.

First, find the excess top layer of green bamboo strips from the previous bamboo strips and tie them with fine hemp rope into two circles, one large and one small, for later use; then make the rotating shaft and candle plate. The candle plate is a small and very thin lamp tube with a bottom.

Drill holes on both sides of the middle position of the small tube, and use a bamboo slice to cross it to make a shaft; heat the two ends of the shaft with fire, and then bend it upward. The curvature on both sides must be consistent; connect the bamboo shaft wearing the lamp tube with the spare one just now

Large and small circles are tied with hemp ropes at four locations on the top, bottom, and both sides.

The above is the inner structure of the rolling lamp.

After the inner layer is made, it is necessary to test whether the candle can remain stable during shaking.

Wang Ge took a bamboo pot with several loops of Ge cloth strips wrapped around the gaps in the bamboo lid. He untied the cloth strips and opened the lid, and an unpleasant smell of sesame oil came out. This was saved by his parents for emergency use.

Not used.

Wang Yun held the candle tray steady while Wang Ge poured oil into it. Both sisters were very picky. One asked, "Is it almost done?" as soon as the oil was poured, and the other shouted, "Okay, okay, don't pour it anymore" as soon as the oil was added.

Using the lamp grass as the core, it was lit, and Wang Ge turned it in a large circle. The rotating axis always kept the candle plate stable. The candle flame swayed slightly, and the light and shadow flickered on the faces of the two sisters and brothers.

Wang Yun's little mouth was still open, and she went from being nervous and worried to being surprised and admiring: "Sister, the sesame oil can't spill out? It really can't spill out!"

"That's natural!" Wang Ge blew out the candle and handed it to his brother: "Take it and play with it for a while."

The next step is to use bamboo strips to make the outer structure.

Ten bamboo circles with equal diameters (must be larger than the outer circle of the inner structure) are stacked one after another, and each stack is fixed with a thin hemp rope at both ends. During the process, put the inner shaft disk just made into it.

Tie with hemp rope. Continue to add bamboo loops, making both ends symmetrical. After tying, all sides look like a five-pointed star, which is considered standard.

In fact, after making the outer ring of the bamboo cage, you have already made the rolling lamp.

However, if she wanted to do long-term business with the salesman, the display items had to be well made. She had washed the tattered clothes and kept them, which came in handy now. She cut off pieces and sewed them onto the bamboo cage with a thick needle to make a lampshade.

, leave an outlet position in each symmetrical direction for ventilation and replacement of hemp candles.

When Huan Zhen and his team of pavilion guards discovered that there was still light coming out of Wang House late at night, Wang Ge had just finished making the sixth rolling lantern. Except for the first one, the others no longer sewed the Ge cloth cover.

Dang Dang Dang!

There were three consecutive sounds outside the courtyard, which sounded like knocking on iron objects, causing dogs to bark and geese to quack from far and near.

Immediately afterwards, someone shouted at a high voice: "Close the doors and windows to prevent fire and theft."

The two brothers and sisters raised their heads against the door frame and looked at each other: Are you calling me home? It's not the right time?

There was no movement in the courtyard, so Ren Suzhi shouted again: "The sky is dry and everything is dry, put out the fire!" The last part of the sentence was filled with anger.

In the dark shadow, Tie Feng whispered: "This pavilion chief is a bit interesting."

Tie Lei: "Ion is still two quarters of an hour away, so why don't people eat hot food if they are hungry in the middle of the night?"

"Idiot, you thought it was Huan Mansion! The people here can only go to the wild mountains more than ten miles away to cut firewood. Those who have oxcarts have to set aside a whole day. Are you hungry in the middle of the night? Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Tie Lei was amused by "tsk tsk tsk": "How did you learn the accent here?"

"This is called following the customs and following the orders. Let me tell you an experience, learn from it! Generally, farmers put out the stove fire after midnight and go to bed early. But in this courtyard, it is already past midnight, and there is still firelight shining through.

, there are only two reasons, either there is a fire in the kitchen, or... there are thieves! Apart from this, there is no other reason!"
Chapter completed!