Desert Island Survival: I took my concubine and raised wolf cubs

Chapter 47
The inheritors of bamboo weaving craftsmanship are also called bamboo craftsmen. In order to weave a basket, you need to go through multiple steps, one of which is the crucial step of breaking the bamboo bamboo.

To break bamboo strips, you need to cut the chopped bamboo into small pieces and turn them into “strips” of uniform width and thickness.

The bamboo strips need to be broken quickly so that the bamboo pieces lose less water and remain tough for weaving.

After breaking the bamboo strips, you can also soak the bamboo strips in water to reduce water loss.After all, the quality of the strips directly affects the quality of the finished product.

Wen Xian first sawed the bamboo into bamboo tubes about three meters long. She could weave two more baskets on the left and right sides, and then sawed all three bamboos.

After sawing, she remembered that she had forgotten the salt.Then he hurriedly selected one of the sawed bamboo tubes and sawed out four small bamboo tubes.

The sawn bamboo tube can be used not only to hold salt, but also to hold other ground medicinal powders.

Therefore, Wen Xian retained two bamboo sections in these bamboo tubes.It is planned to drill a hole about three centimeters in diameter in only one bamboo joint of each bamboo tube.

There is no need to leave too big a hole in the bamboo tube used to hold the salt, so as not to have to struggle to find a suitable lid to cover it.

However, she was busy breaking the bamboo strips now, so she left the drilling to Xia Zhi.As for cleaning the bamboo tubes, someone will do it.

To break the bamboo strips, you must first divide the sawn bamboo tube into two and then into four.The large bamboo strips need to be separated from the inner and outer bamboo sections, and then evenly subdivided into strips as wide as the index finger.

Finally, use a large knife to cut the bamboo strips in half.One bamboo strip can be opened into many strips, and can be opened into green, two-yellow, three-yellow and other strips.

But Wen Xian wanted to hurry up and make progress, so she just divided the strip into two parts, green and yellow.

Bianqing refers to the cyan skin on the outside of the bamboo, while Bianhuang refers to the inside of the bamboo.

The green bamboo strips have strong toughness, are stronger and more beautiful than the yellow bamboo strips.But in order to save materials, Wen Xian planned to use the two together.

Wen Xian has never made a backpack independently, and she has always done it from scratch.

But now it seems that if you are making a small backpack, a piece of bamboo is probably enough, and it can also be made into a compact shape without leaving any gaps.

She planned to process a bamboo strip first to see how many strips there were, and then decide how to weave it.

After the bamboo strips are separated, the strips need to be scraped, that is, polished.

Wen Xian first put a piece of cloth on her legs, and then put a layer of banana leaves on the cloth.Finally, he tied the strip of cloth that Xia Zhi returned to his palm, and then began to carefully polish the strip.

Both green and yellow strips need to be polished. Use a knife to polish off the edges and corners of the strips to make them smooth to the touch and not hurt your hands. This is a key step to ensure that the strips are even and smooth.

Put the strip on your leg, then draw the knife up and hold it gently, then move the strip to quickly complete the polishing.

It usually takes three to four times to polish a strip, both front and back.Therefore, after calculation, one strip needs to be polished separately six to eight times.

During this period, Xia Zhi, who had finished cutting the bamboo chopsticks, wanted to come over to help, but she refused.

A dagger is much sharper than a broadsword. If you use a dagger, the strips may break before you finish scraping.

After a while, Jiang Lingling also handed over half a bamboo tube of warm water and said cautiously: "Madam, drink water."

Since the earthen pot was introduced, Madam has not allowed everyone to drink cold water, saying that it is unclean and easy to get sick, so the water can only be boiled for drinking.

The bamboo tube she brought over now contained water for cooking in the morning.Leave it in the pot and it's still warm.I cook a pot every day and save enough to drink for the whole day.

Wen Xian took it and drank it, then handed the diabolo tube back and said "Thank you~".Jiang Lingling quickly waved her hand and said, "You're welcome, madam."

After saying that, she quickly ran back to put the bamboo tube away, and ran into the woods again to collect firewood with everyone.

The first batch of fine salt was boiled, and water from two reservoirs was collected, and no more fresh water was extracted.

I have used a lot of firewood before, so I have to go pick up more and dig some wild vegetables.

Wen Xian looked at Jiang Lingling's running back and shook her head, thinking that being young is good. She was injured and frightened yesterday, but today she can run around without any problems.

She kept immersing herself in scraping. By the time she finished processing a bamboo strip, two hours had passed and it was time for lunch.

Originally, everyone in the palace was accustomed to eating three meals a day, and the small kitchen would stew bird's nests and other supplements for late night snacks at any time.

Under the current conditions, in order to save food, we should only eat two meals, but Wen Xian still asked everyone to eat three meals.

Nowadays, everyone has to do physical work. There is a lot of work during the day and they are tiring. If they don’t eat well, they will have no energy.Eat a later lunch and a smaller meal in the evening.

After lunch, Wen Xian took the initiative to call Zhou Hui and Bai Qiangwei over, intending to focus on teaching them how to make backpacks.

Zhou Hui has good hands, and she believes that Zhou Hui will have no problem learning.It just so happens that Zhou Hui's feet need to be nurtured, so she can knit things in the hole better.

As for Bai Qiangwei's timid temperament, she might not be able to survive if she encounters some special situation in the mountains.

If Bai Qiangwei can learn the art of bamboo weaving, it doesn't mean that Bai Qiangwei must not be allowed into the mountains.

Everyone was lazy in the afternoon. Others didn't go out to work yet, so they all gathered around to see how to make a backpack.

Wen Xian glanced at the group of people, raised her eyebrows, and began to explain while working.

"Weaving a backpack is roughly divided into three processes: frame making, weaving and locking. During the weaving process, you need to concentrate on it, mainly using the warp and weft weaving method, interweaving the strips with each other, and finishing it in one go."

She first used bamboo strips as the base, carefully and tightly laid the foundation of the backpack, and knitted them together firmly. She also hit them hard with the back of a knife to make them as tight as possible.

After laying the foundation for the basket, push up the four strips.Then let Bai Qiangwei and Zhou Hui assist and start weaving up the yellow strips.

Generally, two strips of strips are used to weave crosswise, so that the layers are woven upwards.It can be high or low, large or small, until it reaches the height you need.

Wait until the braid reaches the desired height, then close the hem, lock the edges, remove the obvious burrs, and string the straps on.

Finally, insert thick bamboo pieces on top of the backpack to reinforce the backpack, and a complete backpack comes out.

Wen Xian handed the semi-finished product that was knitted about three centimeters high to Bai Qiangwei and Zhou Hui, and said, "Okay, I've given you a start. Next, you two will work together to knit it up to the knees. Call me again from the left and right positions."

She is going to prepare the bamboo strips and straps for final reinforcement, and try to make the backpack today so that it can be used when going into the mountains or going to the sea tomorrow.

Bai Qiangwei was at a loss and said, "Here, what should I do if something goes wrong?"

She had never done this before. She didn't care about it before, but now she couldn't get it if she asked for it.

After spending so much effort on the object, she was worried that she would mess it up and delay things.

(End of this chapter)