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

Chapter 34 Making a Rolling Lamp
When Wang Ge came out of the main house, he saw Wang He pretending to be sweeping the yard, so he ignored the awkwardness.When she came to the kitchen, Wang Zhu was walking out with the soup in his hand. The two hadn't spoken to each other for a long time, so she moved aside to pass each other.

There was no dough kneading or millet washing in the kitchen, so it was obvious that Wang Zhu only cared about his mother and had no intention of cooking dinner at all.Wang Ge tightened his armband again, tucked in his sleeves, cleaned the cauldron, scooped out millet and beans, washed them briefly, added firewood, cooked porridge, and mixed pickles.

While she was busy, she thought: no luck, we must assume that the salesman will come tomorrow.So with only one night and tomorrow morning, what can she make?Only in this way can the salesman not feel at a disadvantage, and don't think that the trip is in vain?

Wang Ge remembered the reminder from the examiner Zheng when the boy was taking the exam: When you can't win with basic skills, you should win with ingenuity!

The trumpet, the pump and the fire zhezi must not be remade. Zheng examiner told her that these three inventions have been presented to the county government, but the fire zhezi is allowed to be used by her and cannot be operated.

In fact, Wang Ge has always suspected that the usual rewards sent by the township officials who made a special trip to the village were not from the township at all, but from the county government!

So what ingenious thing is easy to make?

"Sister." Wang Yun came in, raised her face and said coquettishly, "I want you to accompany me tonight. Don't push me away, okay?"

Wang Ge knew that the child was worried about her and always wanted to get through the difficulties with her as much as possible, so he responded very readily: "Okay. I just want Hutou to accompany me tonight."

"Really? Ouch!" Wang Yun felt that he had grown up again, his small chest straightened out, and he almost leaned over.

Preference is like this, even Wang Ge's heart is scratched by brother's shock. "Be careful, you still want to roll around in the kitchen, especially if you stay away from the furnace." After she finished speaking, her brows became serious, her eyes lit up, and then she happily pinched the braid of Anion. "You are really my sister's lucky star. I thought of what to do, and the shopkeeper will definitely accept it after I make it!"

"Great! Hush..." The little guy came to the door in a low voice, poked his head sharply, and asked loudly, "Brother Cong, why are you standing against the wall? Did Second Aunt punish you again?"

Wang He didn't expect that Congdi would catch him for eavesdropping.

It was the right time for Little Jia to yell, "Ahe, come quickly and help Aunt get the needle."

Wang Yun gave a contemptuous "tsk" to Wang He's back.

The two sisters settled their concerns, one added firewood, the other cooked porridge, and the meal was cooked quickly.

Today, the father-in-law has a bad temper, and Wang He was afraid of being angered, so he acted very diligently. He took the initiative to ask his sister Wang Shu to spread the straw mats in the yard, and set up the food table with his father.

Wang Erlang was very pleased: "My son is sensible now."

Wang He was rarely praised by his father, so he couldn't help being happy, and subconsciously looked at his mother, and for some reason, he suddenly didn't want to tell his mother about Wang Ge's idea of ​​a good solution.

The night breeze is gentle, and the full moon is in the sky, looking down on Wanjia.Except for the road construction site in the west of the village, the rest of Jiashe Village is basically dark.

Since more than 200 ministers and concubines had to stay in the village for a long time, the pavilion guards who did not come to Shuiting had to patrol the village day and night, and the township office also allocated another [-] township soldiers to cooperate to maintain the law and order here.

At the beginning of Zishi, a five-person team including Huan Zhen set out from the west of the village and began to patrol.

The head of the pavilion, Ren Suzhi, also served as the team's pavilion team, and the other three pavilion soldiers were robbers with excellent martial arts skills.After all, Huanzhen is a relative of the county magistrate and has a special status. If a wild dog sprang out of the village and bit the boy, it would be a big trouble.

Five people form one, two, two formations.The person in front of the head carried a lantern to lead the way. The lantern was made of rough kudzu for the cover, vertical bamboo for the bone, and hemp candles for the bonfire. The three red characters "Linshui Pavilion" were written on the front of the cover, and it was swayed by the night wind.

Two zhang behind them, brothers Tie Feng and Tie Lei followed with their horses.If it weren't for the trampling of horseshoes, the two of them would be almost invisible, blending into the darkness.

When patrolling to the north of the village, the pavilion soldiers found a house with a faint light, which was very unusual.This family is naturally Wang Ge's family.

The object she will stay up all night to make is: Bamboo Rolling Lamp.

What is a rolling light?It is a round lantern that can be rolled freely.The structure of the rolling lamp is divided into two layers, inside and outside. No matter how the outer layer rotates, the inner layer can always be fixed, so that the candle will not tilt or go out. The principle is similar to that of a gyroscope.

Regardless of the advanced principles, the production steps are simple.

First find out the excess green bamboo strips from the previous bamboo strips, and tie them into two circles, one large and one small, with fine hemp rope, for later use; Holes are drilled on both sides of the middle of the small tube, and a bamboo slice is crossed to make a shaft; both ends of the shaft are heated with fire, and then bent upwards, the curvature of both sides must be the same; Large and small circles are connected with hemp ropes at four positions on the upper, lower and both sides.

The above is the inner structure of the roller light.

After the inner layer is made, it is necessary to test whether the candle can remain stable during shaking.

Wang Ge took a bamboo pot, with a few kudzu cloth strips wrapped around the gap in the bamboo lid, untied the cloth strip, opened the lid, and an unpleasant smell of sesame oil came out.This is what the eldest parents saved for emergency use, and has never been used.

Wang Yun held the candle tray steady, and Wang Ge poured oil into it. Both siblings were picky, one asked "It's almost there" as soon as it was poured, and the other yelled "Okay, don't pour it out" as soon as one layer was added.

With the lamp grass as the core, Wang Ge rotated in a large circle, and the rotating shaft kept the candle plate stable. The candle flickered slightly, and the light and shadow flickered on the faces of the two brothers.

Wang Yun's small mouth was always half-opened, from nervousness and worry to surprise and admiration: "Sister, can't the sesame oil be spilled? Really can't be spilled!"

"That's natural!" Wang Ge blew out the candle with a "huh" and handed it to brother: "Take it and play for a while."

Next, the outer structure is made of bamboo strips.

Ten bamboo rings with equal diameters (which must be larger than the outer circle of the inner structure) are stacked one after another, and the ends of each stack are fixed with fine hemp ropes.During the process, put the inner shaft disc just made into it and tie it with hemp rope.Continue to add bamboo rings, all ends are symmetrical. After tying, all sides look like a five-pointed star, which is considered standard.

In fact, after the outer ring of the bamboo cage is made, the rolling lamp is considered to be finished.

However, if you want to do long-term business with the salesman, the exhibits must be well-made.She washed and kept the torn clothes in the past, and now they come in handy. She twisted off pieces and sewed them on the bamboo cage with a thick needle to make a lampshade, leaving holes in each symmetrical direction for ventilation and replacement of hemp candles. .

When Huan Zhen and other pavilion soldiers discovered that there was still light shining through Wanghu in the middle of the night, Wang Ge had just finished making the sixth roller lantern. Except for the first one, the others no longer sewed the Ge cloth cover.

Dangdang!
There were three sounds like knocking on an iron object outside the courtyard, which aroused the barking of dogs and the howling of geese from far and near.

Immediately afterwards, someone shouted loudly: "Close the doors and windows to prevent fire and theft."

The two siblings poked their heads out of the door frame and looked at each other in blank dismay: Are you calling me home?It's not the right time yet?

There was no movement in the courtyard, and Ren Suzhi shouted again: "The sky is dry and the things are dry, put out the fire!" The last part of the sentence tinged with anger.

In the dark shadow, Tie Feng whispered: "This pavilion chief is a bit interesting."

Tie Lei: "Ion positive is still two quarters of an hour away, so why not allow people to eat hot food if they are hungry in the middle of the night?"

"Idiot, you thought it was the Huan Mansion! The people here can only go to the wild mountains more than a dozen miles away to chop firewood, and those with ox carts have to set aside a day. Are you still hungry in the middle of the night? Tsk tsk tsk."

Tie Lei was amused by "tsk tsk tsk": "How did you learn the accent here?"

"It's called following the custom and following the order. I'll tell you an experience, learn from it! The average farmer has already turned off the stove after the time of Xu and went to sleep early. But in this courtyard, the time has passed, and there is still light from the fire. , there are only two reasons, either the stove caught fire, or... a thief broke in! Other than that, there is no other reason!"

　Lantern: A lantern that guides the way.

　　Hemp candle: A candle made of hemp.The "April Mining Order" written by Cui Shi (shí) of the Eastern Han Dynasty records that "Ju Mazi is black, solid and heavy, and can be treated as candles, not as hemp."Note that wax and candles are not the same thing.

　　Bon: The ancient meaning refers to the fire covered in the cage.

　　
　
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