Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 896: Bird Butcher, Flathead Bird

"Dad, you're worried about being accused of hedonism, right?"

"Yes."

"Dad, think about it, the relevant policies from above have become more and more relaxed recently. It can be said that they are always changing. Last year, even the college entrance examination was restored. Now, it is nothing for ordinary people to raise a 'toy'."

And I guess that when the bathhouse opens this year, those bath masters will return to work, and then I can also experience the skills of the bath masters you often mentioned in the past. "

When Han Li said this, a look of nostalgia appeared on Han's father's face, but he immediately laughed and scolded.

"You're talking like that, little brat, as if I never asked you to give me a bath when I was a kid."

"Dad, I was only a few years old at that time. You were the one who rubbed me during bath time. I only remember that it hurt. I didn't feel the kind of enjoyment you described at all, nor did I experience the feeling of being putty in the bathhouse."

"Can you rub the mud off without it hurting? But if there really is a bath scrubber this year, and everyone likes to take the first bath, then I guess we'll have to queue up at night every Sunday at places like Tsinghua Garden in East City, Yuhua Garden in West City, Tsinghua Pool in South City, and Xin Garden in North City, or we won't even be able to touch the edge of the pool."

While the father and son were talking, Han's mother came out of the house after washing her face and changing her clothes.

"I heard you two talking about the bathhouse in the room. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. Some time ago, the person in charge of Yuhuayuan came to our street office to look for the addresses of those bath masters who have retired or changed jobs. It is said that the young ones can go to work directly, and the older ones are also given a salary to let them take on apprentices."

"So, our son is right?"

"That's right. Our son has been very smart since he was young. He can't see such a small thing."

Han Li could only accept what his mother said, but after saying a few words, his mother went to the kitchen to direct others to cook.

Han Li and his father continued chatting here while enjoying the electric fan. Finally, they decided to go to the bird market and buy any "toys" they liked. After all, their family was not short of this little money.

It can be said that in the past two years, most families in Beijing have not been short of money, otherwise a bird market would not have appeared openly at the junction of Baita Temple and Fuchengmen. This is because ordinary people have become more affluent and want to find some spiritual food and entertainment for themselves.

But when the situation is not clear, no matter what "toys" you buy, you can only play with them at home. You must not do things like carrying cages or birds on stands and taking them outside for a stroll like the hardcore farmers did in the past.

It should be noted here that "carrying a cage" and "raising birds" are not the same thing. In the past, the farmers and wealthy people in the old city only had two purposes for raising birds.

First, raising birds is for listening to sounds. In this case, birds are usually larks, thrushes, starlings, and the like. Smaller birds, such as red-throated thrushes and red-breasted thrushes (marsh tits), are placed in cages. Bird keepers enjoy walking their birds in cages and showing off how many sounds their birds have learned and what sounds they can make. This is called "raising cages." Second, "raising birds" was actually "raising hawks" at the beginning. At that time, hardcore farmers and rich people raised birds of prey, but most people cannot afford to raise birds of prey, and because of their size, they are not suitable for carrying around to show off.

At this time, some people turned their attention to small birds of prey, and little guys like the cute and beautiful red-legged falcon and tiger Bera came into their sight.

However, the red-legged kestrel is a southern bird and is not easy to raise in Sijiu City. After years of screening, the most popular one raised by "bird farmers" has become the tiger bramble.

The other names of the Hubola are: Hu Zhua Zhua, Hu Bola, Hu Bu La, etc. It not only can make pleasant singing voice, but also because of its character and powerful hunting ability, it is called the butcher of the bird world and the title of the flat-headed brother among birds.

Later, the tiger brahma became a "teacher bird", "sitting" for other songbirds, and became one of the favorite "toys" of many bird breeders.

It was not suitable for hardcore farmers and wealthy people to carry this little thing with them when going out with leather arm guards and leather shoulders, so these people came up with the "jiaxie".

The whole frame of the crutch is divided into three parts, from top to bottom: standing pole, upright pole and poking head.

The first pole is usually made of jujube wood, and scars are artificially left on the branches to allow the scars to grow into specific patterns, commonly known as scar flowers.

There are many types of scar flowers, such as large turned edges, toad mouths, shoulder-swallowing beasts, etc. More detailed layouts include rotating dragons, auspicious clouds, marble patterns, etc. Anyway, they are just changing the ways to show off their own items.

The second standing pole is where the bird stands. The most technically demanding part here is the swivel, which is called a "line-following ring" in old Chinese. Its function is to prevent the bird from being strangled by the rope when it stands on it and twists back and forth. This required very high craftsmanship to make in an era without mechanization.

The third poking head is used to ensure that the entire "frame" can be firmly fixed in the soil or flowerpots, where birds can be temporarily or long-term placed. They are generally made of copper or iron, and have many shapes such as inverted gourds and lily sticks.

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The fourth is holding the crutches. This doesn’t sound like it has any technical difficulty. Isn’t it just holding it with your hands?

However, the length of this crucified pillar is almost the same as the "banner" held in a woman's hand after an elderly person in the family passes away. If one is not careful, the "holding of the crucified pillar" will turn into the posture of a woman "beating a banner". Not only will one be laughed at by others, but one will also lose all his dignity and face.

For those die-hard farmers who value face more than anything else, this is absolutely unbearable. It is more painful than taking their lives.

For example: During the Republic of China period, many people in Tiegan Farm were chased by their debtors. They would rather have their wives and daughters taken away to pay the debts than give up these "things". They would rather starve themselves than lack food for their "things". This was all for the sake of face.

The most representative one is "Teahouse" in Lao She's work, which was adapted into a drama in 56. Mr. Song would rather starve himself than let the bird starve, because the little yellow bird he raised eats less than himself. In his opinion, not letting the little yellow bird starve and allowing it to continue calling is also a way to maintain his dignity.

(For various reasons, the jiao jiao has become rare nowadays and is on the verge of being lost.)
(End of this chapter)