When Mu Zhen was busy in the town, He Laosan was not idle at home. Although this time I took someone else's job, this was just a cover, and the main thing was to buy some belongings for my own family.

A lot of the things in their house are picked up and unwanted, and most of them are in tatters. In the past, He Laosan was alone, plus the little bun was small, and the deity was restless, so it didn't matter about this.

But the last time he saw his daughter-in-law carrying a basket, Zhuli stabbed her back, so he made up his mind to buy a new one.

Furniture woven with bamboo, commonly used are back baskets, shoulder baskets, sieves, baskets, baskets, baskets, and fences.

The back basket and the shoulder basket are the tools used by Mu Zhen to dry the buds, the sieve is shaped like a basin, and there is a layer of fine net at the bottom, which is mainly used to separate the size particles when harvesting grain.

The shape of the basket and the willow dustpan are somewhat similar, but they are shorter and smaller, and the function of the basket here is mainly to carry heavy and dirty things, so there are also a few sticks at the bottom, which is also useful.

The shape of the sieve is square, which is similar to the function of the sieve. However, it is much larger than a sieve, and the leaks are larger than those of a sieve. Generally, after the grain is recovered, it is first sifted with a basket, and then a sieve is used.

The structure of the basket sieve is somewhat different from the previous ones, its shape is round, and it is surrounded by a thin skin cut from wide bamboo, surrounded by a cylinder about ten centimeters high, and the bottom is covered with a layer of fine yarn.

The role of the sieve is also filtration, but it filters finer things than the sieve.

Just look at the shape of the fence, and you will know that it is somewhat similar to the length of the hand. First weave four thick skeletons, add a pinched handle, and then weave them layer by layer with thin bamboo strips, which are shaped like five fingers and arms of a person.

The shape of the basket is somewhat like a gourd scoop, which is also a large end and a small one, and the function is still filtering, but it and the fence are household in the kitchen, so the general filter is water.

These are the most basic household uses, and there are also small versions such as baskets, which have evolved from shoulder baskets.

Willow dustpans are also commonly used, but they are not woven with bamboo, but with wicker.

The above ones are woven with spotted bamboo, and there is a fence that is woven with round mangosteens. Spotted bamboos are generally grown at home and grow large and thick.

Mangosteens are wild and most grow very thin, with the difference that some are round and some have a deep furrow on them.

The fence is made of round mangosteen and is rectangular in shape. The fence here is not a fence used as a fence, but a kind of fence that is about one meter long and more than two meters wide, and is specially used for drying things.

He Laosan's craftsmanship was only learned by He Mingzhong and his wife after they were brought back from someone else's house. In the past, he used this craft to weave for others and for the upper room, and he never felt anything.

Now I use it to make it for myself, thinking that in the future, my daughter-in-law will use all the household products made by myself, and I have a different kind of satisfaction in my heart. Looking at the familiar movements and knitting items in my hands, I felt a little magical.

He Lao Sanbian, Xiao Baozi was watching from the side. The father and son chatted with each other.

Xiao Baozi watched the movement of his father's hands, put his hands on his cheeks, and asked lazily, "Dad, when will my mother come back?" ”

When He Laosan heard his son's words, he asked without raising his head, "What's wrong?" You're not happy to be with your dad? ”

Xiao Baozi got up and moved a stool to sit next to He Laosan, touched his belly, and said, "It's not, it's just that Dad, the food you cooked is too unpalatable, and I haven't eaten enough in the morning." ”

"You miss your mother, just because of her tea? I don't know if your mother will be sad if she knows. He Laosan joked with a smile.

Hearing that his father was going to sue, Xiao Baozi hurriedly explained: "No, I also like to play with my mother, because my mother will tell me a lot of stories." ”

Hearing his son's words full of attachment, He Laosan couldn't help but feel funny, indeed, since the little woman changed, the tastes of both father and son have been raised by her.

Although she doesn't eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas, she is very careful about cooking, even if it is a simple plate of green vegetables, she can be fried by her.

Although he himself was not a taciturn person before, he never talked much, and now as long as he is with this little woman, he has basically never been quiet.

Sometimes he wonders that his daughter-in-law looks quiet and virtuous, how can she be a chatterbox? But although he thinks so, he still likes her way of talking a lot, chatting about small days and small goals, this kind of life is just right.

I haven't seen him for a long time, He Laosan really misses his little daughter-in-law, and when he is recalling the voice and smile of his little wife in his mind, a delicate female voice came from the door, interrupting his train of thought.

"Third brother, what are you busy with?"

Hearing this voice, He Laosan continued to move in his hand without raising his head. Unexpectedly, the woman sat down, put the old bowl in her hand on the table, beckoned to the little bun, and said, "Sanwazi, Tao Niang brought you chicken soup, come and drink it." ”

Then he took out two pairs of chopsticks and bowls from the basket, and said to He Laosan: "You are a big man at home, and you have a baby, it's strange to be lucky, your mother-in-law, there is no difference between having and not, seeing you do this big work, I don't know how to take a hand, if you want me to say, it's better to take a break." Eat it, and I'll make it for you. ”

said, no matter how He Laosan reacted, he was going to snatch the knife from He Laosan's hand.

In the past, He Laosan and the deity were no different from strangers. Even if there is a child bond between the two, the deity does not take it seriously. not only scolded Xiao Baozi, but also spoke coldly to He Laosan.

Therefore, in He Laosan's blank memory, women do not have any special meaning to him.

Ever since he rescued Chun Tao who fell into the water by the river, Chun Tao was very enthusiastic every time he saw him, and sent him some food from time to time.

At that time, he didn't think about anything, and there was no difference between Chun Tao and others, because Chun Tao was sent over after picking her family to help every time, and he couldn't refuse.

And most of them went into the mouth of the little bun, so he regarded it as a tip for the little bun. Besides, people didn't say anything, if he did it too obviously, wouldn't it mean that he knew what people were thinking?

Every time Chun Tao asked him to help, he went with a small bun in an open manner, so although there were some gossips in the village, it was not aimed at him, He Laosan didn't hear it, how to live, how to live.

It's just that today, seeing Chun Tao's enthusiasm as always, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "Don't bother Chun Tao's sister-in-law, my mother-in-law's tea and rice are okay, and my sister-in-law should not do these things in the future, so as not to gossip about others." ”

Chun Tao grabbed the knife for a moment, then slowly withdrew it, rubbed it on both sides of his trouser legs, and said: "What gossip is there to say, I'm not an outsider, I don't know what kind of virtue your mother-in-law is, and you don't have to find anything for her to say." ”

This time, before He Laosan could speak, Xiao Baozi came over angrily, picked up the bowl on the table and smashed it on Chun Tao. Fortunately, the soup was not hot, but it also scared Chun Tao a lot.

"Sanwazi, what are you doing? Tao Niang is kind enough to make you something to eat, why are you still beating me? ”

"Which one is unusual? What do you have to do with my family? Why do you speak ill of my mother? "Mu Zhen is now Xiao Baozi's reverse scale, especially when he was beaten by the field last time to protect him, which made Xiao Baozi's idea of protecting his mother even stronger.

Chun Tao only had a temper as a child, and did not take the little bun seriously, but turned around, looked at He Laosan aggrievedly, and said: "Third brother, look at the three babies, you are busy all day long, you have no time to teach the baby, you see that the baby has been taught what virtues by that woman, when he was a child, his temperament was so bad, and he still has it when he grows up?" ”

Who knew that He Laosan just stood up, pulled the angry little bun to his side, and said: "What my baby has been taught, and what we are willing to teach, it is not the turn of others to worry." But sister-in-law, you, have been instigating my two children, I don't know what your intentions are? ”

Chun Tao is a widow, only ten ** years old, but also a hard life, when she married her husband Chunsheng, she was only fifteen years old.

Chunsheng is the only seedling in the family, and his father and mother are old and have children, so they are naturally distressed, but Chunsheng has been in poor health since he was a child, and when he was sixteen years old, he was suddenly paralyzed in bed.

Finally, I asked a fortune teller, saying that the evil qi he brought in his previous life was too heavy, and he broke the yang shou of this life.

Everyone knows Chunsheng's body, which girl in the same village is willing to marry? When the other villages inquired about this, they were unwilling. Chun Tao can marry Chun Sheng, because her unscrupulous father owes gambling debts and can't pay off, so he wants to buy her in the kiln.

Chun Tao is willing to marry in, for Chunsheng's family, that's to save lives. Chunsheng's father did business in his early years, and his family background was quite thick, and the gambling debts of a dozen taels of silver were really not a problem for him.

In this way, Chun Tao married into Chunsheng's family. It is also strange to say that Chunsheng, who was originally spread out on the bed and half buried in the loess, slowly stood up again a few months after getting married. In the second year, he had another son.

In this way, Chunsheng's mother is even better to Chun Tao, and said to Chun Tao more than once: "Tao'er, you and my Chunsheng were both born in spring, and both of them have a spring character in their names, and now you have saved my Chunsheng again, my mother doesn't say that I treat you as a daughter-in-law, and my mother treats you as a daughter." ”

It's just that the good times don't last long, even if Chongxi plays a role, and the usual conditioning is also fine, but after all, the body is useless, and it can't afford a little wind and rain.

In the spring of the third year, the trees sprouted, and suddenly fell into the spring cold, one did not pay attention, Chunsheng contracted typhoid fever, and finally in the third year of the two marriages, Chunsheng still left.

Although Chunsheng is a sick seedling, it is rare to be a merciful and cherished jade, and they all say that the sick person has a bad temperament, but the two have been married for three years, and Chunsheng has never said a word of importance to Chun Tao, just like that, it is not wrong to say that he will love for a long time, after all, after Chun Sheng, the saddest thing is Chun Tao, who once couldn't think of committing suicide.

The first few times, I was stopped by my in-laws, and my in-laws saw that it was rare for the daughter-in-law to have deep feelings for her son, not only to ease the daughter-in-law's heart, but also to have a descendant to support the elderly, so they said: If Chun Tao wants to remarry, it is okay, but if you want to come to the door, the two elders will raise Chun Tao as a daughter.

It's just that at that time, Chun Tao was immersed in the news of Chunsheng's death for a while, and didn't take it to heart, and once when she missed it too much, she chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river again.

It just so happened that He Laosan was working on the slope that day, and when he saw someone jumping into the river, he rushed to save him, and by the way, he gave a few words. I don't know what I was talking about at the time, anyway, I came and went, and slowly, after Chun Tao learned about He Laosan's family, she began to make all kinds of gestures.