The bamboo forest of the Jiang family is lush and green, and the bamboo growth of the mountains is gratifying. Jiang Anyi likes the tranquility of the bamboo forest very much, often walks along the path made of mountain stones, the faint bamboo fragrance lingers around, the breeze blows the fine branches, and the "rustle" bamboo language is emitted, listening to the crisp birdsong, which makes people feel refreshed and forget their worries.

Early in the morning, the brothers carried hoes up the mountain to dig winter bamboo shoots, and Yan'er carried a basket to be a "follower" in the back. Compared with spring bamboo shoots, the flesh of winter bamboo shoots is dense and sweet, it is a rare delicacy, farmers have the proverb that "winter bamboo shoots before nine years into the spring rotten, and winter bamboo shoots after nine years are clear and clear", at this time there is still time before the winter solstice, the winter bamboo shoots in the field can not grow into bamboo, and they are mostly dug up to eat.

Digging winter bamboo shoots is a hard work that pays attention to the doorway, and the winter bamboo shoots are still in the soil, and people who don't understand are at a loss and don't know where to start. Jiang Anyi has been digging winter bamboo shoots with his father since he was a child, and he knows that he first looks for pregnant bamboo shoots with thick green leaves and yellow spots, and then digs in the cracks in the topsoil around them.

In less than half an hour, the brothers dug up more than 20 winter bamboo shoots, Jiang Anyi shook his arm with satisfaction, his body was much stronger than before, and his strength had increased a lot, thanks to the improvement of food at home, and finally came down to money. Thinking of money, Jiang Anyi's brows furrowed, the rope hunting could not be used, the family's wealth was broken, and everything went back to the old road, could it be that he had to turn over in the memory of the demon again?

Jiang Anyong couldn't be idle for a moment, and took Yan'er to chase and play in Zhushan, Jiang Anyi picked a few bamboo leaves and sat on the stones on the top of the mountain to rest. Thinking wildly in his head, he unconsciously weaved bamboo leaves in his hands, and when Yan'er ran to his side and let out an exclamation, Jiang Anyi found that the bamboo leaves in his hands had been woven into a lifelike grasshopper.

Looking at the grasshopper in his hand, Jiang Anyi was stunned, when will he make bamboo grasshoppers? Demons use all kinds of leaves to weave birds, fish, grasshoppers and the like, and they were possessed by demons just now? My heart was shocked, my hand shook, and the bamboo grasshopper fell to the ground.

Yan'er didn't know what her brother was thinking, so she happily picked up the bamboo grasshopper and ran to find the second brother, and the sound of laughter and chase sounded in the bamboo forest again. Jiang Anyi's frightened heart gradually calmed down, the demon didn't do anything out of the ordinary during this time, he couldn't eat and sleep at first, but now he gradually got used to it, occasionally Jiang Anyi would think that those demon foxes in the story are more cute than the ruthless gods, this demon is actually not bad.

Yan'er pulled An Yong over, and seeing the expectant eyes of her younger brothers and sisters, Jiang Anyi consciously made up a few more small things. When I was compiling, I looked up at the sky from time to time, the sky was high and the clouds were light and the wind was clear, and there was no sign of lightning and thunder, and it seemed that God was not interested in these little things and sent Lei Gong and Dian Mu to come here.

Grasshoppers chase small fish, sprinkle laughter all over the bamboo mountain, the breeze gently shakes the bamboo leaves, and the world is peaceful.

It's a pity that it's a little trick, and I can't get money, and I'm going crazy thinking about money, Jiang Anyi laughed self-deprecatingly.

"An Yong, Yan'er, go home", Jiang Anyi bent down to pack up the bamboo basket, the moment he lowered his head, a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, bamboo basket, bamboo pen holder, bamboo tea set, bamboo slips, and bamboo fan, Jiang Anyi straightened his waist and looked surprised.

If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and the bamboo knife used at home can't do fine work, Jiang Anyi's blacksmith shop has built a bunch of small chisels, small knives, small shovels, and small frustrations of different styles, and it took fifty yuan, Jiang Huang's heart was so painful that he frowned, if it wasn't for An Yong getting back a tael of silver a few days ago, Jiang Huang's family would not agree to anything.

Looking at his busy son, Jiang Huang's family was full of pride, the situation in the family was changed by Yi'er, and when Yi'er grew up, this family was gradually going to be handed over to him. The book doesn't say that the woman's family is "husband and son", and the family affairs are left to Yi'er. After two years, Yi'er will be admitted to the show, marry a wife and have children, and take care of his grandchildren with peace of mind, Jiang Huang thought distractedly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.

Jiang Anyi recalled: select three to five years old bamboo, saw it into sections, add salt, boil it in boiling water for an hour, and then put it into a steamer to steam for two hours after drying it to ensure that the bamboo products do not crack and change color. I didn't know the bottom of my heart, and in the curious eyes of my family, Jiang Anyi was calm and added a fire to the stove.

Start with the easy one, first shaving off the skin with a planer, carefully flattening the bamboo joints, and then sanding them with knotted grass. Knotweed, also known as file, is found everywhere in the wild, and carpenters use it to polish furniture, and Jiang Anyong cut a large bundle and piled it under the eaves. When the bamboo tube becomes smooth and smooth and slightly yellowish, you can draw or engrave on the surface of the pen holder.

Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, four friends of literati. I can't play the piano and chess, and Jiang Anyi has learned books and paintings. The word is the façade of the reader, Jiang Anyi has worked hard to write the calligraphy, and the painting has been studied with his father for two years, staying on the slightly, and the simple plum, bamboo, and pine pictures can still be dealt with.

After conceiving for a moment, Jiang Anyi first sketched the pattern on the barrel with a brush, then carved it with a carving knife, and finally painted it with light ink. A black orchid blooms on the body of the tube, and the orchid pen holder appears fresh and elegant.

Slightly regretful to look at the pen holder on the Mo Lan map, the carving knife on the bamboo tube does not listen to the call, practice the words pay attention to the pen such as a thousand jun, their hands can be considered stable, but pick up the carving knife or owe the fire, do not listen to the call. I felt that my arms were a little sore, my hands were trembling slightly, and a morning had almost passed.

The demon's hand is very steady, and he has practiced a set of exercises to calm the mind and calm the qi since he was a child, so do you try it yourself. Jiang Anyi thought wildly and put the pen holder in his hand on the table. Yan'er stood next to her and immediately snatched the pen holder into her hand.

Gently rubbing the ink orchid with her little hand, Yan'er asked softly: "Brother, what is this, it's so beautiful, do you put chopsticks?" ”

"Huh? No, this is a pen holder for a brush. Jiang Anyi put a few brushes into the barrel and signaled.

Jiang Anyong asked curiously: "This tube is finely seen, how much can it be sold for?" ”

Due to the different materials of the pen holders sold on the market, the price ranges from ten to one hundred yuan, Jiang Anyi has no bottom about the bamboo barrel he made, and replied hesitantly: "Twenty Wen, right?" ”

"Twenty Wen?" Jiang Anyong exclaimed in surprise and said, "A bamboo chair only sells for ten wen, and this tube can sell for twenty wen?" It's a good deal. ”

Standing next to him all morning, Jiang Huang didn't have a smile on his face, and said with a straight face: "Yi'er, it's okay if the money is tight, don't forget what you should do because of a small loss, just engrave a pen holder this morning, when are you going to read?" ”

The words were like thunder, so that Jiang Anyi couldn't sit still, and hurriedly got up and responded: "What my mother taught me is that the child is indeed putting the cart before the horse. ”

Jiang Huang's expression softened, and he said softly: "It's my mother's incompetence, I can't let you study with peace of mind." Mother to see this tube is not difficult to do, nothing more than to spend more polishing work, otherwise, the rough work by the mother and Yong'er to do, you just carve flowers on the tube, so that you will not delay your reading, nor miss the work. ”

The family worked together, Jiang Anyong cut the rough embryo, Jiang Huang polished and formed, Jiang Anyan looked for files, and Jiang Anyi finally added a painting to the pen holder. Practice makes perfect, and you can only do two or three a day at first, and after four or five days, it will stabilize at five.

Jiang Anyi successfully made tea sets, cups and other things, and then gave full play to Jiang Huang's expertise and made some bamboo book baskets, bamboo vases, bamboo flower baskets and other things. In half a month, I have made 26 pen holders, five sets of tea sets, four bamboo book baskets, six bamboo vases, and six bamboo flower baskets.

Jiang Anyi tried to make some square, diamond-shaped, and round bamboo plaques with leftovers, and carved some short proverbs such as "diligence, prudence, and caution" with yin carving, yang carving, and leather carving, and strung them with red velvet ropes, like pieces of jade pendants. Finally, the bamboo ware is brushed with cooked tung oil, and after drying, these bamboo products become shiny, golden and lovely.

Jiang Anyong took advantage of his free time to sharpen a bamboo sword for himself, the treasure was so good, he didn't leave his hand for a moment, he had to put it next to him when he ate, and he was reluctant to give it even to Yan'er after asking for it a few times.

Yan'er pouted and sat under the eaves and got angry, caught a glimpse of two sawn bamboo rings in the abandoned bamboo pile, picked them up and put them on her wrist as bracelets, and smiled again. Jiang Anyi happened to see that his sister was smiling with two bamboo rings on her thin arms, and her heart couldn't help but feel sour, thinking of a play.

Tie the slender and long bamboo pipe with different lengths and tie the rope, hang it under the round medallion polished into the bamboo knot, tie a copper coin with the long rope, and the diamond-shaped bamboo plaque falls below. Jiang Anyi got up and hung the wind chimes at the door of the house, and with a gentle push of his hand, the wind chimes made a crisp sound, adding a lot of vitality to the small courtyard.

Yan'er happily circled around the wind chimes, staring intently with her little face up. Jiang Anyi picked up Yan'er and asked her to push the bamboo sign under the wind chime with her little hand, making a string of crisp sounds, Jiang Anyi asked lovingly: "This is the wind chime, do you like it or not?" ”

"Like", Yan'er's laughter is as crisp and pleasant as a wind chime.

Jiang Huang came out of the house, fiddled with the wind chimes for a while, and then discussed with Jiang Anyi: "I have made a lot of things, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon, is it time to sell them." ”

"The town can't afford to sell it, so let's sell it in the county when the weather is clear." Jiang Anyi responded.

On the sixth day of December, the family got up early, and the ox cart of the grocery store was going to the county seat to make deliveries, and they agreed to take a ride in advance. The county seat is eighteen miles away from Pingshan Town, and the ox cart can't go fast, and the sun has been hanging high when it comes to the county seat.

The city is full of cars and horses, bustling with people, shops and forestry on both sides, a prosperous and noisy scene. An Yong and Yan'er's eyes felt that they couldn't take care of it: the carriage rolled over the stone slabs, the hawkers carrying burdens, pushing carts, and carrying baskets were hurrying, the strong men riding tall horses were full of energy, and the scented carriages and small sedan chairs were shouting and hurrying......

Less than 100 meters to the left of the East City Gate, there is an empty field, which is a market for vendors, because it is relatively late, and there are people everywhere. The cries of the vendors in the bazaar and the sound of bargaining and disputes are higher and higher, and the steamed bun shop evaporates a white mist that is a little high, exuding an attractive fragrance; The butcher's knife that sells meat flies like snow, the fish seller goes into the pot to catch fish, the chickens and ducks here scream, and the monkey shows there; Jujubes from the East Mountains, walnuts from the Western Regions, animal skins from the North, salted fish from the South China Sea, all kinds of sounds, smells, and colors are gathered together to create a vivid market map.

The family squeezed through the crowd and finally found a vacant lot in the corner, with a basket buckled back, a few samples placed on the bottom of the basket, wind chimes and nameplates hung on the branches behind them, and the trade began. After the stall was set up, Jiang Huang asked Jiang Anyi to leave, in the eyes of the world, the scholar is pure and high, and he cannot do business. Jiang Anyi was not reluctant, instructed Jiang Anyong a few words, and led Yan'er to watch the juggling not far in front.

The crisp sound of the wind chimes was very attractive, and soon some people gathered around, and saw that the bamboo pen holder and tea set were very novel, and some people asked the price. Before coming, the family discussed, bamboo cups, pen holders should not be less than 20 Wen, wind chimes 25 Wen, tea sets should be 100 Wen, and bamboo brands should be sold in 3 or 5 Wen.

Jiang Huang was worried in his heart, a big bamboo chair could not be sold for fifteen yuan, whether these small toys could be sold for so much money. Someone took the pen holder and asked the price, Jiang Huang had the courage to report twenty-five Wen, but he didn't expect that the twenty-five Huang Chengcheng copper plates really arrived, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he had a score in his heart, and the sound of selling became extremely loud.

Unexpectedly, the wind chimes and nameplates sold the best, and the six strings of wind chimes were sold out at once, and the nameplates were sold out quickly. There are more and more people watching the excitement, squeezing the small stalls into a crowd, and there is an endless stream of people asking prices.

Most of the bamboo products brought were sold, feeling the heavy weight of the money bag on his waist, Jiang Huang's heart was full of joy, not only can he have a good year this year, but he also doesn't have to worry about the cost of Yi'er to go to the exam.