Li Youran came out of Li Min's yard.

He came to Yang Zhijun's house again.

In the yard, what is Yang Zhijun weaving with bamboo strips?

Li Youran's eyes lit up. This is a good craft!

Li Youran was thinking before, should she find someone to learn the technique of weaving things with bamboo strips?

This traditional craft is gradually being lost, and he feels it is a pity.

"Uncle Yang, what are you making up?" Li Youran said when she walked closer to the yard.

"It's Youran! Come and sit down." Yang Zhijun greeted with a smile.

Then put down what was being woven in your hand and went to get a stool.

Li Youran hurriedly said, "Uncle Yang, no, no. If you want to sit, I'll get it myself. You continue to make it up, and I'll see if you make it up."

Yang Zhijun smiled and said, "Then Uncle Yang will not be polite to you."

After saying that, he sat down again and continued to prepare things, and said, "I've been free these days, so I plan to compile a basket of scattered items for later use."

It's true that it's weaving a basket.

Although I have only made up a little bit, I can probably see it.

Baskets are an indispensable tool in rural areas, mainly used to pick things up and are usually used when harvesting crops.

The baskets are woven bit by bit with bamboo strips.

Seeing that Li Youran looked very interested, Yang Zhijun said unexpectedly: "Youran, are you interested in this?"

Li Youran nodded and said, "Yes! I'll tell you when will I learn this craft from Uncle Yang?"

Yang Zhijun was even more surprised that young people today are still interested in this craft?

But this is a good thing!

Seeing that young people today are no longer interested in this craft, Yang Zhijun and other people in the village who know this craft are actually very regretful.

I don’t know how many years of this traditional craft has been passed down, but it may be lost slowly.

Unexpectedly, Li Youran was interested.

Yang Zhijun laughed and said, "It's true! This craft is not difficult. The key is to practice and make perfect. For example, it's difficult to separate bamboo green and bamboo yellow at first, but after getting familiar with it, it's quite simple."

A bamboo strip consists of three parts: bamboo green, bamboo yellow and bamboo film.

The outer layer is bamboo green, which is green. The inner layer is bamboo yellow, which is light yellow.

As for bamboo film, it is attached to the inner side of bamboo yellow and can be used as flute film.

To weave things with bamboo strips, bamboo green and bamboo yellow need to be peeled from the middle and divided into two.

The bamboo green part is called green strips, and the bamboo yellow part is called yellow strips.

The main thing is to weave things with green bamboo, and the yellow bamboo is rarely used.

Because the toughness and strength of the yellow bamboo strips are very poor, they can be easily broken.

The green bamboo strips are both tough and strong, and are not easy to break.

Yang Zhijun said, and took a bamboo strip that did not separate the bamboo green and bamboo yellow.

While peeling off the bamboo strips with a scimitar, he also told Li Youran some operating skills.

Although practice mainly makes perfect, some basic skills are still needed.

Li Youran listened very seriously, and these are all valuable experiences of craftsmen.

Before, Li Youran actually often saw people in the village peeling bamboo strips and weaving things.

But at that time I didn't think about learning, so I just watched the fun.

It feels completely different from what it is now.

Yang Zhijun quickly divided a few meters of bamboo strips into green strips and yellow strips.

It looks very relaxed.

But Li Youran knew that it would be difficult if he did it himself.

Especially when celebrating bamboo joints, most of the bamboo strips will be broken.

You have to practice more.

After talking about the skills of peeling bamboo strips, Yang Zhijun talked about some skills of choosing bamboo.

Not every bamboo is suitable for weaving things.

You must know how to choose bamboo. This is the first step in weaving things with bamboo strips.

This step is very important and very particular.

If the bamboo is not picked well, the subsequent processes will often be half the result with twice the effort.

It can't even be used at all, so I have to search for bamboo again.

Li Youran knew about this before, but she didn’t know what kind of bamboo was suitable for woven things?

Now after listening to Yang Zhijun’s talk, I feel that I have gained a lot of insights.

A small selection of bamboos is also very knowledgeable.

There is knowledge everywhere in life, and this sentence is indeed true.

After learning a lot of skills, Li Youran remembered that the business had not been done yet.

So, he took out the 400 yuan and handed it to Yang Zhijun, saying, "Uncle Yang, I'll give you the money to sell eels. All your eels have been sold, and they are sold for 50 yuan per pound."

Yang Zhijun had eight kilograms of eels, which cost exactly 400 yuan.

"Youran, this..." Yang Zhijun was surprised. But like Li Min, he was embarrassed to take the money.

After Li Youran persuaded him several times, Yang Zhijun finally took over the money.

Then he said he didn't know how to thank him?

Li Youran smiled and told Yang Zhijun not to be polite.

"Brother Youran, we are here!" At this time, the children's excited voices came in from outside the yard.

Then soon, a group of children ran into the yard.

"Brother Youran."

"Brother Youran."

The children were all shouting "Brother Youran", very excited.

Li Youran agreed and then told Yang Zhijun why the children came here.

Yang Zhijun smiled and said, "So that's it. I'm wondering, how do these guys know that you're here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Min also walked in. He came with the children.

"Old Yang, are weaving baskets?" Li Min smiled after seeing the situation in the yard, "I was also wondering if I was too busy to make a basket of baskets for later use?"

Yang Zhijun said: "You can weave a pick. I just told You Ran about weaving bamboo strips. He is very interested in this craft."

"Is that?" Li Min was a little surprised, of course he was very happy, and said with a smile: "This is very rare! But Youran, is there something to be built at home? If you want it, say, we will make it up for you."

Li Youran smiled and said, "No. I am really interested in this craft. I plan to learn it from you."

"That's true, this is a good thing. Hahaha!" Li Min was even more happy.

Afterwards, Li Youran gave the money for selling lobsters to the children.

The children received the money and cheered again.

...

After staying at Yang Zhijun's house for a while, it was getting late.

Li Youran left Yang Zhijun's home and returned to his own home all the way.

In the farm land, both yam and corn crops grow very well.

The flowers of the yam have faded, while the corn is blooming in the ceiling.

The ripening time for both crops is tomorrow afternoon.

It's still early to harvest.

...

the next day.

Morning.

After eating breakfast simply, Li Youran took a scimitar and walked towards a bamboo forest not far from the house.

Yesterday I learned some skills to weave things with bamboo strips. Today he was very excited and wanted to do it himself.

Soon, we arrived at the bamboo forest.

This is a bamboo forest. It is not small in area, at least seven or eighth in size.

The bamboo pole is thick in shape and has excellent bamboo properties, making it very suitable for weaving agricultural tools.

Of course, it is also very suitable to make handicrafts.

When the villagers prepare agricultural tools, they basically use bamboo.

The most numerous bamboos in the village are also mosaic bamboos.

This is a kind of bamboo with very high economic value.
Chapter completed!