After Zhang Ran and the two returned to Sankui, they found that Zhang Meng and his wife were not at home, and only Sankui's sister Zhang Cuier was busy in the courtyard alone.

Seeing the two carrying bamboo into the yard, Zhang Cuier couldn't help but look at the emerald green bamboo on their shoulders curiously, and asked, "Brother, Brother Ran, why did you get so much bamboo back?" ”

"Didn't I say yesterday that I want to teach you how to weave fish cages, these bamboos are used to weave fish cages."

While talking, Zhang Ran and Sankui found a vacant lot, threw the bamboo on the ground, patted the dust on their bodies and replied.

"Oh, I see!" Zhang Cui'er nodded suddenly, then looked at Zhang Ran, who was sweating profusely, and even his clothes were soaked with sweat, and hurriedly said, "Brother Ran'er is tired, I'll go and pour water for you..."

"Okay, thank you!" Zhang Ran replied politely.

When Zhang Cui'er turned around to pour water, Sankui also put the axe aside and asked Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, the bamboo has been cut back, what should I do next?" ”

Zhang Ran took a breath, unloaded the back basket, put it aside, and replied: "You have to split the bamboo into bamboo strips, and then weave them into baskets, and I'll teach you how to get them later!" ”

Sankui's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Bamboo strips?" I'll get this, just leave it to me! ”

Saying that, Sankui hurriedly put down the back basket, picked up the axe again, and said to Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, your body is just right, you need to rest, let's go and rest first."

"Cui'er, Cui'er, where is the water? Hurry up and pour a bowl of water for Brother Ran! ”

"Whoa! Here it is! ”

Zhang Cuier, who was in the room, heard Sankui's shout, replied, and after a while, she came to the courtyard with a pottery bowl of water and handed the pottery bowl to Zhang Ran.

"Thank you, Sister Cui'er!" Zhang Ran took the pottery bowl, thanked him, then held the bowl, walked to the wooden table, and sat on the wooden pier.

"Hey..."

When Zhang Ran was drinking water and resting, Sankui over there had already raised an axe and began to chop bamboo.

This guy has good health, great strength, and extremely quick hands and feet. Even with a bronze axe that was not very sharp, a dozen bamboos were soon split into many long bamboo segments.

Seeing that Sankui was about to continue chopping, Zhang Ran hurriedly put down the pottery bowl and instructed Sankui: "All the remaining bamboos must be split into bamboo strips." Sankui, you split along the bamboo, to split into thin strips, don't make it too thick, it's best to one-third the thickness of chopsticks! ”

"Okay, I got it!" Zhang Sankui scratched the back of his head and agreed with a humble face.

Zhang Ran drank water while recalling the memories related to bamboo basket weaving in his previous life. Zhang Ran remembers that when he was a child, he once learned how to weave bamboo baskets from his grandfather. However, due to the time lapse, the specific details are not very clear, but Zhang Ran still remembers the general steps and processes.

The fish cage that Zhang Ran wants to make, although it is more complicated than the bamboo basket, but with Zhang Ran's knowledge and experience, it is not too difficult, and it can be done with a little more effort and a little more thought.

Sitting at the wooden table, thinking carefully about those memories when he was a child, Zhang Ran suddenly said to Zhang Cui'er on the side, "Sister Cui'er, do you still have this kind of round pier at home?" Just a little taller than the one I sit on! ”

"Round piers?" Hearing Zhang Ran's words, Zhang Cuier turned her head to look at the log pier beside Zhang Ran, then frowned and thought about it, and said, "I remember that there are still a few in the backyard, and I originally planned to keep them for firewood." However, if you use it, brother, I'll bring it to you. ”

"There's it in the backyard?" Zhang Ran couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, stood up suddenly, grabbed Zhang Cui'er's little hand, pulled her and asked urgently: "Where is it in the backyard?" Take me to see it! ”

"Brother Ran~" was suddenly grabbed by Zhang Ran's wrist, Zhang Cuier was taken aback, and her pretty face turned red as soon as she "Teng". couldn't help glaring at Zhang Ran angrily, and struggled.

However, the teenage girl, after all, still did not have Zhang Ran's strength, and after trying it and finding that she couldn't break free at all, she suddenly became a little annoyed and angry, and glared at Zhang Ran angrily.

But Zhang Ran's mind is full of how to make fish cages better at the moment, how can he still have time to pay attention to these details...

Seeing that the other party was unmoved, as if he hadn't even turned his head, Zhang Cuier suddenly felt a little helpless. And after a moment of annoyance just now, she was embarrassed to remind Zhang Ran again, and in desperation, she had to be pulled by Zhang Ran to the backyard like this.

came to the backyard, under the guidance of Zhang Cuier, Zhang Ran really found a pile of log piers in the corner, which seemed to be the firewood used by Sankui's family to make fires and cook.

Zhang Ran selected two log piers with a diameter of twenty or thirty centimeters and about one meter in diameter, and returned to the front yard with Zhang Cuier holding one in his arms.

Then, Zhang Ran found some firewood and lit a bonfire, and then began to compile the fish basket.

According to the steps in his memory, Zhang Ran first selected a few thicker keels from the bamboo strips chopped by Sankui, and then roasted the bamboo strips on the fire.

Freshly cut bamboo has a brittle texture and is easy to break when bent into a circle, so it needs to be roasted on a fire to make the bamboo fibers soft before it can be used.

After roasting the bamboo strips, Zhang Ran took the log pier he had just found as a mold and clumsily weaved it.

For novices, having a mold as a reference is much simpler and easier than weaving out of thin air, and you only need to weave a bamboo strip step by step according to the model, because it is not a handicraft, so it doesn't matter how good it looks, as long as it can be used.

As time passed, Zhang Ran's movements became more and more proficient, and soon, most of the fish cage was formed in Zhang Ran's hands.

It was only at this time that Zhang Ran discovered that as long as he found the right way, weaving a fish cage was far easier than knitting a sweater.

After more than half an hour, a strange-looking, rough-made fish cage was successfully born in Zhang Ran's hands.

"Brother Ran, is this the fish cage you are talking about? How does it look weird? Seeing that Zhang Ran had prepared the fish cage, Sankui immediately surrounded him, and said in surprise.

When Zhang Ran heard this, his face sank, he glared at this guy fiercely, and said angrily: "You don't care if it's good-looking, can it be used?" This thing is just a fish cage, it's going to sink into the river, what's the use of you making it up no matter how beautiful it is? ”

After being reprimanded in vain, Zhang Sankui couldn't help but shrink his neck, and complimented him with a smile: "Hey, it's also ha, Brother Ran, what you said is so right!" What, Brother Ran, can you show me this fish cage? ”

"Uh" Seeing this guy's flattering look, Zhang Ran couldn't help but roll his eyes, looked at Sankui with empty eyes, and said, "Is the bamboo approved?" ”

"It's all split," Zhang Sankui replied honestly.

"That's fine!" Zhang Ran glanced around, saw the bamboo strips in the distance, pointed to the round wooden pier that he used as a mold, and said, "Do you see this round pier?" You go to the backyard and find a similar one, and I'll show you how to make a fish cage when I get back. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Ran no longer paid attention to this fool, and turned around and walked directly to Zhang Cui'er beside him.

Zhang Ran had already glanced at it just now, and when he was concentrating on weaving the fish cage, Cui'er also secretly learned from Zhang Ran, and now she has begun to weave the fish basket in style.