Li Youran came out of the courtyard of Li Min's house.

came to Yang Zhijun's house again.

In the yard, what is Yang Zhijun weaving with bamboo strips?

Li Youran's eyes lit up, this is a good craft!

Li Youran was still thinking before, should I find someone to learn the craft of weaving things with bamboo strips?

It's a pity that this traditional craft is now being lost.

"Uncle Yang, what are you making up?" Li said leisurely as he approached the courtyard.

"It's leisurely! Come and sit down. Yang Zhijun greeted with a smile.

Then he put down what he was weaving and went to get the stool.

Li Youran hurriedly said: "Uncle Yang, no, no." If you want to sit, I'll get it myself. You keep making it up, I'll see if you make it up. ”

Yang Zhijun smiled: "Then Uncle Yang won't be polite to you." ”

After finishing speaking, he sat down anew, continued to compile things, and said: "These days are relatively free, and I plan to make a basket for backup." ”

Sure enough, it's making a basket.

Although it is only a little bit of it, it can probably be seen.

The basket is an indispensable tool in rural areas, mainly used to pick things, and is usually used when harvesting crops.

And the baskets are made of bamboo strips little by little.

Yang Zhijun saw that Li Youran looked very interested, and said with some surprise: "Youran, are you interested in this?"

Li Youran nodded and said, "Yes, I also said when I would learn this craft from Uncle Yang." ”

Yang Zhijun was even more surprised, young people are still interested in this craft?

But that's a good thing!

Seeing that young people are no longer interested in this craft, Yang Zhijun and other people in the village who know this craft actually feel very regretful.

I don't know how many years this traditional craft has been passed down, and if it doesn't work, it will slowly be lost.

I didn't expect Li Youran to be interested.

Yang Zhijun laughed and said: "This craft is actually not difficult, the key is to practice makes perfect." For example, separating bamboo green and bamboo yellow is difficult at first, but after getting acquainted with it, it is quite simple. ”

A bamboo strip is composed of three parts: bamboo green, bamboo yellow and bamboo membrane.

The outer layer is bamboo green and blue-green. The inner layer is bamboo yellow, which is pale yellow.

As for the bamboo membrane, it is attached to the inside of the bamboo yellow and can be used as a flute membrane.

To weave something with bamboo strips, you need to peel off the bamboo green and bamboo yellow from the middle and divide them in two.

The bamboo green part is called Qingqing. The bamboo yellow part is called yellow stripe.

It is mainly used to weave things, and yellow slivers are rarely used.

Because the toughness and strength of the yellow strip are very poor, it can be easily broken.

The green sliver is very high in toughness and strength, and it is not easy to break.

Yang Zhijun said, and took a bamboo strip that did not separate the bamboo green and bamboo yellow.

While peeling off the bamboo strips with a scimitar, he told Li Youran some operational skills.

Although practice makes perfect, some basic skills are still needed.

Li Youran listened very carefully, these are the valuable experiences of craftsmen.

Before, Li Youran actually often saw people in the village peeling bamboo strips and weaving things.

But at that time, I didn't think I wanted to learn, so I just watched the fun.

It's completely different from what it feels now.

Yang Zhijun quickly divided a bamboo strip several meters long into green strips and yellow strips.

It looks very relaxed.

But Li Youran knew that if he operated it himself, it would be difficult.

Especially when the bamboo festival is celebrated, there is a chance that the bamboo strips will be broken.

You have to practice a lot.

After talking about the skills of peeling bamboo strips, Yang Zhijun talked about some tips for selecting bamboo.

Not every piece of bamboo is suitable for weaving.

You must be able to choose bamboo. This is the first step in weaving something out of bamboo strips.

This step is very important and very particular.

If the bamboo is not picked well, the subsequent processes will often be half the effort.

It doesn't even work at all, and you have to find bamboo again.

Li Youran knew this before, but he didn't know what kind of bamboo was suitable for weaving things?

Now after listening to Yang Zhijun, I feel that I have gained a lot of knowledge.

A small selection of bamboo, which also has university questions in it.

Life is full of learning, and this sentence is indeed true.

After learning a lot of skills, Li Youran remembered that he hadn't done anything yet.

So, he took out the 400 yuan, handed it to Yang Zhijun, and said, "Uncle Yang, give you the money to sell yellow eel." All your yellow eels are sold, and they are sold for 50 yuan a catty. ”

Yang Zhijun is eight catties of yellow eel, just 400 yuan.

"Leisurely, this ......" Yang Zhijun was surprised. But like Li Min, he is not too embarrassed to take money.

After Li Youran persuaded a few words, Yang Zhijun finally took the money.

And then said that he didn't even know how to thank him?

Li Youran smiled and asked Yang Zhijun not to be polite.

"Brother Youran, we're coming!" At this time, the excited voices of the children came from outside the yard.

Then soon, a group of children were seen running into the yard.

"Brother Youran. ”

"Brother Youran. ”

The children all shouted "Brother Youran", very excited.

Li Youran agreed, and then told Yang Zhijun why the children came here.

Yang Zhijun smiled: "I see. I'm wondering, how do these guys know you're here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Min also walked in. He came with the children.

"Lao Yang, are you weaving a basket?" Li Min said with a smile after seeing the situation in the yard, "I'm also wondering, taking advantage of the recent emptiness, should I also make a basket for later use?"

Yang Zhijun said: "You can make it up." I'm just talking to you about weaving bamboo strips. He was interested in the craft. ”

"Is it?" Li Min was a little surprised, but of course he was very happy, and said with a smile: "This is very rare! But leisurely, is there something to be compiled at home? If so, say it, and we will make it up for you." ”

Li Youran smiled: "No. I'm genuinely interested in the craft. I'm going to learn from you. ”

"That's a good thing. Hahaha!" Li Min was even more happy.

After that, Li Youran gave the money from selling lobsters to the children.

The children got the money and cheered again.

......

After staying at Yang Zhijun's house for a while, it was not early.

Li Youran left Yang Zhijun's home and returned directly to his home.

On the farm, both yam and corn crops are growing very well.

The flowers of the yam have gone, and the corn is blooming for smallpox.

Both crops will be ripe tomorrow afternoon.

It's still early before the harvest.

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The next day.

Morning.

After a simple breakfast, Li leisurely took a scimitar and walked towards a bamboo forest not far from the house.

Yesterday he learned some skills in weaving things with bamboo strips, and today he is very interested and wants to do it himself.

Soon, came to the bamboo forest.

This is a forest of bamboo. The area is not small, at least seven or eight points of land.

Bamboo poles are large and have excellent scarcity, which is very suitable for weaving agricultural tools.

Of course, it is also very suitable for weaving handicrafts.

The people in the village basically use bamboo to make agricultural tools.

The most bamboo in the village is also moso bamboo.

It is a type of bamboo that has a very high economic value.

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