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Qiao Mingjin was in a very good mood that day.

Unexpectedly, this car of not thick firewood was returned to fifty Wen.Plus two bags of pine wool, there are sixty cash a day.

Although I was only allowed to give away a car every other day, but I was afraid that the price would be higher if I gave rough firewood in the future.Besides, she can take the opportunity to rest and find something else to do.

It is too much to rush to the city every day.

It's been a good day.

In addition to the proceeds from selling firewood, there are 210 eggs removed and the cost is 140 Qiwen, and 38 bamboo rakes get more than 300 Wen.Today, I got half a coin and more than silver.

Now the family has saved one or two coins.very nice.

It's just that the bamboo rake business is not easy to do.

Although the vegetation on this mountain is free for the villagers to use, the bamboo grows slowly, and most of the time the family comes to chop one or two if they need it.If people know that she cuts things to make things and sell them, it may cause a lot of trouble.

When they returned home in the afternoon, Wan'er and Ming Qi were very happy that Qiao Mingjin had brought back a lot of pastries, pastries and candies.The aunt and nephew ate happily with their cheeks puffed out.

Qiao Mingjin didn't say much, the two children thought she bought the firewood with money, happily grabbed their own small bamboo rake and raked hard to loosen the fur.

It made Qiao Mingjin both happy and bitter...

She turned around on the mountain and saw that she had cut down the dozens of bamboos, and there was a small gap in the bamboo forest, so she turned around decisively.

This bamboo can no longer be cut down.Villagers often use bamboo in their homes.

In the middle of the afternoon, she only searched for some rough firewood to chop, holding up a machete tied to a bamboo pole, and crackling the dead branches. When she saw a dead tree, she squatted down and chopped it with the hatchet.The whole arm waving didn't look like hers anymore, it took a long time to recover from the numbness, her waist was sore and her back hurt.

The three children were very sensible, and Xiao Wan'er followed her closely, bending over to pick up some thin firewood, while Ming Heng and Ming Qi followed behind and chopped off the thick firewood and dead branches Qiao Mingjin had cut down.

The night was getting dark quickly, and now the family could not afford to burn lamp oil, so the family gathered a carload of firewood and went home.

Fortunately, there are many crown trees on this mountain, and there is no shortage of firewood. If it is a stone mountain, she can only cry and howl at the mountain.

When leading the ox to go home, Qiao Mingjin looked back into the mountains, thinking that he must go into the mountains tomorrow.

These days, she only hangs around the front mountain. There are no beasts in this mountain, and there is nothing to be afraid of. She has to see if there are other resources that can be used in the mountain.

Selling firewood is really not a long-term solution.When will it be able to afford Mingheng's schooling?He is nine years old now.In addition, it is necessary to earn money for one or two acres of land as soon as possible. No farmer has to buy food every few days, which is really unaffordable.

At the end of the day, Mingheng took the egg money and went to several villages that entrusted them with selling eggs.When I came back, I brought back a few half-sized children, and each of them came back with a bag full of straw.

"Sister, Sister Xiu knew that our family needed to use straw, so she gave me some. Other families also said that there was a lot of straw, and asked their boys to send some over. They said that there would be straw in the field in a few months." Oh, these are from last year, and they still take up space.”

Qiao Mingjin was very grateful for hearing this, and praised the children.

Although they are all common things in the countryside, for her, each of them is rare, like sending charcoal in the snow.It would not be an exaggeration to say that her house is barren.

After the boys left, Qiao Mingjin went to the firewood room to have a look.Except for half of the firewood piled up in the firewood room, it was actually straw.In addition to the ones that were just delivered today, and the ones that were left over from the previous roof, they also piled up half of the house.

It doesn't take so much to make a straw tray.

Qiao Mingjin looked at the straw in the half of the room, thought for a while, and then carried out a large bundle, and asked Mingheng to carry a large bundle as well.

He dragged out another cattail mat for drying grain, which was already very torn.Qiao Mingjin didn't care, and patted and wiped it with a cloth towel a few times before spreading it on the ground.

The two big bundles of straw were stacked neatly, and the parts that were not even at the front were also stamped neatly, and then they were spread out on the broken mat.

After the thickness is spread evenly, water is sprinkled on it, and then it is beaten lightly or heavily with a mallet.

The three children don't know why.

"Sister, what are you going to do?"

"Mother, Wan'er is here to sprinkle water!"

I don't know if this child was born in a water town, but he especially likes to play with water.Even when taking a bath, she was restless in the wooden basin. As soon as she was stripped naked and placed in the wooden basin, she giggled happily, and slapped and splashed water all over Qiao Mingjin's face.

So Qiao Mingjin always bathed her daughter before washing herself.

Qiao Mingjin heard that she was going to sprinkle water, and quickly grabbed her hand that was going to get the gourd ladle, and said softly: "These mothers are using it to earn copper coins, but Wan'er broke them, and our family has no money to buy rice. "

When Ming Qi heard this, he rushed to hug her away.

"Sister, can this straw be sold for money?" Ming Heng seems to have a natural interest in making money, and his eyes light up when he hears about making money.

"My sister is going to rub some straw ropes and sell them."

"Who knows how to buy straw ropes! Who can't rub straw ropes? This is just rubbing a piece of straw rope when the family needs it. It's not even sold in the market." Ming Qi suddenly lost interest.

Mingheng glared at her, and said: "You know how to throw cold water! Can you rub it? The straw rope you rubbed is so loose that it doesn't exert force at all, it's ugly and unusable. The straw ropes in our house are all mother and child. The third sister rubbed it."

After speaking, she turned around and asked Qiao Mingjin again: "Sister, is there anyone buying this straw rope?" He was also a little hesitant.

Qiao Mingjin glanced at the two younger siblings, and said with a smile: "If no one buys it, we will keep it for ourselves. There is still plenty of straw, and when the loofah grows out in the future, it will also need to be roped and framed. It needs to be tied at home. It can be used to tie anything. After a while, my sister wants to raise a few chickens, so straw ropes will be used to build chicken coops and fences.”

I also think of the precious plants and trees on the street or in the garden in the winter in the previous life. In the winter, they are surrounded by straw ropes around the bottom, which is moisturizing and moisturizing.

I don't know if the garden craftsmen of this era have thought of this.If there is a large demand, this is also a job that comes with money.It's just that she can't go to the rich family's house to have a look at the moment.

But this straw rope won't break if left alone, maybe it can be used in the future.It is something that everyone knows, maybe some farmers with good family backgrounds are not willing to rub this straw rope?

After all, rubbing grass rope is not an easy task.

After thinking it over clearly, he said to Mingheng: "This straw rope has many uses. The bamboo rake can't be sold anymore. Let's rub some straw rope and store it in our free time. We will find another opportunity to sell it when we have more. It is also a good fortune. .”

While talking, he kept working.The step of waking up the grass before rubbing the grass rope is not so simple.

Sprinkled too much water, tangled hands when rubbing.If you sprinkle less, the straw will be hard and hard to rub.Thumping is also a technical job, it can't be light or heavy...

After dinner, the family of four took their own baths.While the sky was still bright, Qiao Mingjin dragged a stool and sat and rubbed straw ropes.

I picked up a small handful, tied a knot at the end, divided it into two strands, and rubbed it in the palm of my hand.After rubbing for an arm's length, I clamped my legs and continued rubbing, and then rubbed for an arm's length, and then stretched back and then continued rubbing. After rubbing to the end, I picked up straw from the side and fed it in.

A few children also joined in the fun, and they all took stools and sat beside Qiao Mingjin to rub.

Xiao Wan'er was just playing, her palms were weak, and the straw couldn't be rubbed together in her palms.Ming Qi cooks well, and is also a leader in housework, but he can't do these patient tasks.

After rubbing for a while, not to mention loose and loose, it either came off when feeding grass, or it was thin or thick, and it was lumpy, not neat at all.

On the other hand, Mingheng managed to look good. After several corrections by Qiao Mingjin, although he couldn't keep up with Qiao Mingjin's speed, at least his appearance was passable.

Ming Qi glanced at it, gritted his teeth, and competed on the sidelines.Just missed the point a few times.

Qiao Mingjin thought that she would spend more time at home in the future, and she would have to do these idle tasks.While rubbing, he pointed her out and encouraged her. If she rubbed more than Ming Heng, he would take her to the city to pick out a gift.

This boosted her confidence.

Qiao Mingjin helped her tie one end to the tree in the yard, and asked Xiao Wan'er to deliver the straw to her.Let her move forward while rubbing, saying that if she can rub from the courtyard to the door of the main room, she can sleep today.

Boy, this is so much more fun!

Ming Qi got excited when he heard it, and cooperated with Xiao Wan'er while rubbing while standing.The straw in Xiao Wan'er's hand was used up, so she stomped on the ground with her short legs to get the straw.Then I stopped by to see how much Ming Heng rubbed again, and ran to her aunt again, yelling, "Hurry up, mother and uncle rubbed a lot again!"

Now, the two aunts and nephews have the posture not to compare Mingheng and not to go to sleep.

Qiao Mingjin got up and looked at it, but it was well rubbed.This girl seems to be born to do this. Although Ming Heng rubs well, her speed can't keep up with Ming Qi's.

The three of them were very excited, and before going to bed, they also rubbed three 40-meter-long pieces.It was dark, and there was no more light, so the family of four rested.