I went ashore by weaving straw shoes and became a master craftsman

Chapter 27 Qingming and Huangming

After the money was distributed, Mrs. Yao and Mrs. Jia had no more complaints.

After the aunt and the others left home, Wang Ge took Aai, coaxed her to sleep, and gently put her back in the east wing.Since his younger brother Wang Peng has been sleeping soundly, he didn't eat breakfast.

At this time, Wang Yun had already cleaned the main house and the second main house, put all the dirty clothes in the two rooms into the big wooden basin in the courtyard, and pressed them with a mallet.

After Wang Ge finished feeding the chickens, he picked up the wooden basin, picked up the pole and went to the well.The commoner clothes were very heavy after washing, and she couldn't move them at all, so she had to pick them out of the bucket.

Wang Weng took out the wooden tablet and asked Wang Yun to read it to himself.

"Cauldron, for cooking utensils!"

"Roads, avenues!"

"Father, do you know the allusion of not being rewarded without merit?"

Wang Weng had already memorized it verbatim, but it was for the fun of grandparents and grandchildren, so he pretended to be worried and said: "Oh, I can't remember. Hutou will tell the father again."

Wang Dalang was weaving Shau Kei in the courtyard, and he could hear the childish sound of the tiger's head, and every time he heard it a little more clearly, he would stop his movements.

"Ah Wu, it would be great if you heard it too." He suddenly missed his dead wife, his voice was low and inaudible.

After Wang Ge picked up the clean clothes and hung them to dry, he helped his father move to a cool place, came to the main room to see his elder brother and younger brother, and then opened the curtains of the east wing to see his younger brother and younger sister. Still sleeping soundly, making sure that there is nothing else to do for the time being, I went to the utility room and moved out the few pieces of bamboo stalks I had stored and the long tool bench I made myself.

Wedge a uniform knife (also known as Jianmen knife) on the tool stool. The uniform knife is triangular in shape and has two pieces.Function: Keep the width of each piece of bamboo strips consistent.

What the shopkeeper said yesterday was that all the large bamboo mats, door curtains, and curtains, as well as the small bamboo boxes and baskets, would be accepted.If she can make hexagonal bamboo fans, instant noodles (semi-circular fans), and waist fans, she will charge as much as she makes.

Of course, the premise of long-term cooperation is excellent craftsmanship.

The salesman's words brought back some memories of Wang Ge.

In the previous life, some people thought that the waist fan originated from Goryeo or Xiaori, and they laughed so hard!
According to historical records, it can be traced back to the sentence in Lu Yun's "Book of Yuxiong Pingyuan" by Lu Yun in the Western Jin Dynasty: one day, the case is done, and Cao Gong's utensils are inspected, and the bed is recommended... The fan is like a Wu fan, and the fan is also there!
"Yao" is the original character of "waist", and the "yao fan" here refers to a folding fan that can be pinned on the waist!

Folding can refer to both folding and rolling.

Therefore, whether it is a folded or rolled waist fan, it is an object that has existed since the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Wei Dynasty!

When Wang Ge stripped bamboo, Zhang Cai and Zhang Cang came over.

Zhang Caibang is carrying straw on his back, while Zhang Cang is holding a pair of braided straw sandals.The two brothers first called "Uncle Wang", and then Zhang Cai squatted in the shade.

Zhang Cang handed the sandals to Wang Ge: "Sister Ge, I just made this up, can you see if it's okay?"

Wang Ge gently pulled the sole of the shoe to test the tightness, and praised: "It's very tight and has improved. If you want to wear it more comfortably, you should press the rough place more."

"Really?" Zhang Cang was overjoyed. He had been making these shoes for two days, and his hands were full of small cracks when rubbing the rope. He was just waiting for Sister Ge to praise his craftsmanship.

"Of course!"

Zhang Cang shook his head happily.

"Today I strip bamboo to weave hexagonal fans and waist fans. Look carefully and ask if you don't understand."

"Yes!"

Wang Yun rushed out: "Sister, I want to see it too!"

"You two sit in a row and watch together!"

That being said, Wang Ge was busy at the beginning, and immediately entered a state of extreme seriousness. Her serious and calm expression fell into the eyes of Adi and Zhang Cang, and she seemed to have a look of bitterness and hatred.As a result, even if Zhang Cang had doubts, he didn't dare to open his mouth to disturb her.

On the other hand, Zhang Cai is not as good as his brother who is several years younger than him. He can't sit or squat, and when he gets bored, he plays with bamboo strips. He wants to attract Wang Ge's attention, even if he is trained.After realizing that she was ignoring him at all, he picked up the long wattle used for weaving Shakespan and went to the chicken coop, where the hens screamed.

"Brother Cong, if you make trouble again, I won't ask you to follow me next time." Zhang Cang ran over angrily, and hurried back.

At this time, Wang Ge entered the next step: separating the bamboo skin and bamboo heart.

Bamboo strips with bamboo skin are called "green strips". They are flexible and are the materials needed for weaving bamboo fans.Some exquisite objects are even made by cutting the green bamboo into hair-like bamboo strands.

Bamboo strips, called "yellow bamboo strips", have poor toughness and are easy to break, so they are only used when weaving large bamboo strips.For example, when weaving mats, green bamboo strips and yellow bamboo strips can be used to interweave to form a natural pattern.

"Ah Cang," Wang Ge finally said, "Now let's try the technique I mentioned. When separating the bamboo skin and the bamboo heart, if it's like this..."

When she cut the bamboo strips with the bamboo knife, she deliberately tilted it, so that if she continued to push the knife, the green bamboo strips would become thinner and thinner, and the lower yellow bamboo strips would become thicker and thicker.

"If it's like this, how can I restore the green bamboo to the thickness I want?"

Test me, test me, sister Ge test me!Zhang Cang was overjoyed, and with his little hands behind his back, he said loudly: "Use a bamboo knife to press down on the yellow bamboo! Push the knife at the same time! Until it reaches the thickness required by the bamboo craftsman!"

"correct answer."

Wang Yun applauded Zhang Cang.Wang Dalang also boasted: "A Cang is really smart."

Zhang Cang was proud and shy at the same time, and Wang Gemizhu was more serious next time.

There wasn't much work to do in the morning. After the Zhang brothers left, Wang Ge hurriedly washed his hands and cooked food.After noon, Wang Yun coaxed his younger sister to play, and Apeng started to suffer from food sleepiness after he was full. Wang Weng asked him to walk around with Hutou and Aai, but as soon as Apeng agreed, he fell asleep on the big father's bed .

"Ah!" Wang Weng was worried, while covering his grandson's belly tightly.

Wang Dalang also has the habit of taking a nap in the afternoon.

The courtyard was silent, and the restless Wang Weng walked out of the room, saw Wang Ge huddled in the little shadow under the house wall with strips of bamboo strips, went to the utility room to find a saw and a few boards, and started to work.

"What is daddy going to do? I'll do it!" Wang Ge hurried over.

"You are busy with your work. The summer is still long, and I will build a pergola in front of your house. It's just right, loosen your muscles and bones!"

"Father." Wang Ge was moved, and put a pot of water beside him, "Father, you still have to watch your waist. It's hot, so don't forget to drink water later."

"Oh, hurry up and do your work! By the way, the IOU was typed well, and it hit Dafu's heart!"

Wang Ge laughed out loud, and then said in a low voice but solemnly: "I owed the IOU, not all to frighten my aunt and parents. Within a year, I will not only pay back the money for the bamboo furniture, but also pay the IOU. Let our family buy cattle!"

Wang Weng said happily: "If the salesman's words count, maybe it will work."

Zhang Cang came again, bringing a bamboo pot with him.Wang Weng asked casually, "A Cai?"

"Sleep in the afternoon."

Wang Ge asked Zhang Cang to take out some thin green bamboo strips first, and taught them patiently while weaving.

After the green bamboo shoots are separated, you can continue to layer them as needed.As far as making bamboo fans is concerned, there are as few as three layers and as many as six layers.After dividing, scrape green to make each bamboo silk smooth and shiny.

In short, the thinner the bamboo strips, the softer the woven fan looks, but correspondingly, the longer the weaving time and the more energy it takes.

Without dyeing, craftsmen can construct natural patterns on the fan surface according to the different color differences of each layer of green bamboo strips.Usually there are: back pattern, herringbone pattern, cross pattern, rectangular pattern.

Those without patterns are called sura.

Special ones have hollow diamond patterns.

"Sister Ge, why do you know so much?" Zhang Cangguang felt dizzy even after rote memorization.

"I asked cheekily during the county exam. The examiners there are all famous craftsmen from all over the country!"

"Craftsman? You can be an examiner, you must be very good! If it were me, I, I wouldn't dare to ask."

"Ah, let me take a look, Ah Cang is still so thin-skinned!" Wang Ge made a gesture to grab his face, Zhang Cang laughed "goose" when he was teased.

At the same time, County Magistrate Huan was carefully looking at a few pieces of wooden tablets, and murmured in bewilderment, "Wang, Ge? A ten-year-old girl who has been living in Jiashe Village. Why...knows so much? Really? What about the talent of a craftsman?"

　The hexagonal fan can be seen in the biography of Wang Xizhi in the "Book of Jin".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)