Quietly pacing behind Zhang Cui'er, Zhang Ran looked down and found that the girl was concentrating on weaving a fish cage, and didn't seem to notice his arrival.

Zhang Ran stood behind the girl, and after a careful observation, he found that perhaps because of the first time the fish cage was compiled, the girl's movements were a little rusty, and the speed was not very fast.

But her attitude is extremely serious, a thin bamboo strip used as a warp thread between the girl's fingers constantly cross back and forth, each time through a longitudinal weft bamboo strip, the girl will press it with her fingers, so that the gap between the bamboo strips becomes tighter.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Ran was a little surprised in his heart, he didn't expect Zhang Cui'er to be so smart, just a few glances from the side, he learned the technique of weaving a fish cage, and he didn't even need Zhang Ran to teach it.

After looking at it for a while, he found that the girl's technique was basically the same as his own, and after he had indeed learned how to weave a fish cage, Zhang Ran was a little surprised.

One more person learns to weave a fish cage, he can save more effort, it seems that today's work is much easier, after all, one more person has more strength.

"Brother Ran, you have found what you want, you can teach me to weave a fish cage!"

At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from behind him, and I saw Sankui holding a log pier and running to Zhang Ran from the backyard excitedly, with a little obvious expectation on his dark face, looking at Zhang Ran and saying in a loud voice.

"Huh~"

Awakened by Sankui's shouting, Zhang Ran and Zhang Cuier turned their heads at the same time and set their eyes on Zhang Sankui in front of them.

And Zhang Cuier turned her head this time, and suddenly found Zhang Ran beside her, thinking that when she was weaving the fish cage just now, Zhang Ran might have quietly stood behind her and observed. Zhang Cui'er's pretty face showed a hint of blush for no reason, and at the same time, her heart couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, after all, she secretly learned the technique of weaving fish cages without Zhang Ran's consent.

Zhang Ran didn't notice the abnormality of the girl on his side, and after hearing Zhang Sankui's words, he just looked up and down at the log pier in Sankui's arms. After seeing that the log pier that Sankui found roughly attached to the model he needed, he nodded and ordered: "Go to that little bamboo strip and I'll teach you how to weave a fish cage." ”

"Okay, okay, I'll go get it!" As soon as he heard that Zhang Ran was finally going to teach himself how to weave a fish cage, San Kui immediately put the log pier on the ground, turned around excitedly, and ran to get the bamboo strips.

After Sankui came back with a bundle of bamboo strips, Zhang Ran sat back in his original position, took the mold, demonstrated it in person, and began to teach Sankui how to weave a fish cage hand in hand.

From how to choose the right keel, how to lay the foundation, to how to lay the warp and weft, and how to close the mouth, Zhang Ran explained to Sankui in great detail. And said to the three kui:

"Weaving a fish cage is actually very simple, just pay attention to two points. First, there must be a hole at the bottom of the fish cage that is half a foot long, and when the fish is caught, ensure that the fish can be poured out of the hole. Second, when closing the mouth, you should pay attention to the size, not too big, not too small, generally speaking, four or five inches. As long as these two points are guaranteed, the shape and size of the main body of the fish cage can be arbitrary! ”

Just when Zhang Ran was explaining the skills of weaving fish cages to Sankui, Zhang Cui'er, who was not far away, also stared closely at Zhang Ran's every move, secretly pricked up her ears, and silently memorized Zhang Ran's words in her heart.

Seeing that everything that should be said was almost done, Zhang Ran picked up the pottery bowl next to him, took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and said, "I have taught you all the ways to weave fish cages, you can try it yourself, can you do it." If you don't understand anything, you can ask me! ”

"Oh, oh! Okay, I got it! ”

Sankui subconsciously scratched the back of his head, replied angrily, and then began to try to weave a fish cage according to the method taught by Zhang Ran.

"First of all, find a thick bamboo strip and roast it on the fire..."

"Then, bend it in a circle and wrap it around a thin hemp rope..."

"Get a few thicker bamboo strips to make a keel..."

"Then, let's get the weft again..."

Sankui muttered quietly while bending and intersecting the bamboo strips together, and soon made a mess around him, and after a long time, even the keel was broken by him.

In the end, Zhang Ran had to come to help, and after weaving the keel and weft, he handed over the remaining main part of Sankui weaving.

Watching Zhang Sankui clumsily use carrot-thick fingers to carefully pinch the thin bamboo strips to weave a fish cage, the corners of Zhang Ran's mouth couldn't help twitching.

Looking back at Zhang Cui'er who had quietly started weaving the second fish cage next to him, Zhang Ran couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, are these two really brothers and sisters? I didn't learn what I taught by hand, but I learned everything while watching.

Sure enough, when it comes to ingenuity, weaving handicrafts or something, girls are more reliable. It's really too reluctant to let a rough man like Sankui with a big waist and a round waist do it.

Although Sankui's hands were very clumsy, Zhang Ran still did not let go of his important laborer, and still tried his best to teach Sankui how to weave a fish cage.

At dusk, the three of them loaded the six fish cages that were not very standard in size, loaded them with bait, and then Zhang Ran and Sankui carried more than a dozen fish cages to the Qingshui River to find more aquatic plants and began to put them.

"Remember, the hemp rope tied to the fish cage must be tied tightly, lest the fish cage be washed away by the water, and then the bamboo basket will really be empty!"

The first time he got into the fish cage, Sankui was still a little excited, but he still nodded heavily, keeping Zhang Ran's words firmly in mind.

Because everyone is a novice, the speed of weaving fish cages is not fast, and it is only six in an afternoon. Among them, Zhang Ran has two and three kui one, but because Cui'er is concentrating and has no distractions, the speed of weaving fish cages is very fast, and she has made up three, even surpassing Zhang Ran himself.

Since the number of fish cages is not large, it will not take long for the fish cages to be put into the water.

After putting the fish cage, the sky was already dark, and Zhang Ran and the two agreed to come together tomorrow morning to collect the fish, and then returned home.

……

The next morning, when the sky was just getting dark, Zhang Ran was woken up by Zhang Sankui's loud voice. didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so he was dragged all the way to the river by Zhang Sankui.

According to the marks left yesterday, the two untied the hemp rope and pulled out of the river one by one the fish cages that had sunk into the river yesterday.

"Brother Ran, Brother Ran, there is really a fish, such a big carp, this one weighs three catties!"

"There's also this one, hey, good guy, this catfish has at least five catties!"

"Haha, there's crabs in there..."

From the first fish cage landing, Zhang Ran's ears were filled with Sankui's shouts, shouting with excitement, and Zhang Ran's head was buzzing.

Looking at the stupid look of the biggest catfish in Sankui's hand, eager to go up and kiss the two of them, Zhang Ran couldn't help but pout, and muttered to himself: "What is a five-catty big catfish, and it will only be two and a half catties in the next generation, which is also a big fish?" ”