But the old man in her family said that Mrs. Qiao was a man of integrity and would not take the money of the third child. He told her not to come to the house to make trouble, which aroused criticism from the villagers. After all, the two of them had not reconciled, and Wan'er was still their family.
's granddaughter.
But she didn't believe that woman was so brave. Who would think money is so hot?
But although she was unwilling to do so, there was nothing she could do about it. Her old man was staring at her.
Now I heard that Mr. Qiao would ask the villagers to help dig the wooden piles and pay them per piece. The money given was quite a lot.
Wu's heart became excited.
She was too embarrassed to come to the door, so she called her daughter.
Now that she is the only daughter in the family, Mrs. Qiao is still willing to say a word or two to her.
But when Yue Xiaoman heard her mother ask her to ask her third sister-in-law if she collected the wooden piles, and how much she charged.
She shook her head. She was not embarrassed to come to the door.
Since the third sister-in-law and Wan'er moved away, her mother has never come to ask about them. Her father asked to bring some vegetables, and her mother snatched them back. Usually Donggen, Beishu, and Linglong got some delicious food.
, she wanted to take some to Wan'er, but her mother wouldn't let her.
She asked her third sister-in-law to sell the eggs on her behalf. Whatever the price was in the city, her third sister-in-law would give her family whatever price they were selling, without even giving her hard-earned money.
Not only did her mother not feel embarrassed, she took it for granted. She also asked her to bring some vegetables, chickens, willow baskets, etc. to her third sister-in-law to sell in the city.
How can she do this?
Her third sister-in-law didn’t go to the city just to hang out. Her mother didn’t even want to give her hard-earned money, but she wanted to be used as free labor.
She didn't have the nerve to take it.
If her mother wants to scold her, let her scold her. Not to mention that Sister-in-law 3 is in need at home. The few people in the family who are free at home should help, and she should also be asked to come to the door to find out how much money the wooden stakes cost.
?To do her third sister-in-law’s business?
How could she have the face to go? Not to go.
When Mrs. Wu saw Yue Xiaoman twisting her body and going back to her room, she was so angry that she cursed a few times in the courtyard. But there was nothing she could do about her daughter.
The wives of her three sons were all poor and broke, and they could not provide much support. The two wives often secretly took some things back to supplement their income. Her eldest daughter could only make ends meet, and because she married far away, she had no money.
Fa Chang went back to her parents' house to help her. Now she was pointing at this little daughter.
The younger daughter is also prettier than the elder daughter. She has been pampered by her since she was a child, and her lips are red and her teeth are white at home. Her face is as delicate as a flower. She also hopes to marry this daughter to a wealthy man.
As for the family, it is best to be from Qingchuan County.
If your daughter has a bad temper, let her have a good temper. Which lady from a wealthy family doesn't have a bad temper? She is happy to see her daughter losing her temper.
Seeing that Mrs. Wu couldn't call her daughter, she called her two lazy daughters-in-law in the yard.
What time is it now? The sun is rising. Although there is no work in the fields and the spring rush is over, we can't stay in the room forever?
The grass in the vegetable field is about to grow again. Don't you want to take a look? The yard has not been swept today. After the two sons carried the chickens to the mountain, the two daughters-in-law took a break in the room.
What a lazy guy!
If you really have some free time, you might be able to earn three taels of silver by going up the mountain to cut firewood. Just be lazy!
Mrs. Wu shouted twice in the courtyard, and Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Sun slowly moved out of the room.
"Mom, what's the matter with calling us? This morning, the clothes were washed and breakfast was cooked. I got up early in the morning and I was just trying to catch up on some sleep."
Mrs. Sun had given birth to the first grandson of the Yue family, and she was very confident in the Yue family. Occasionally she could even get into a fight with Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu looked at the second daughter-in-law angrily.
Do you think that just because you have given birth to a eldest grandson, I have to look at your face to make a living? You want to be the master of the family, but you are still young! This made me unhappy, so I also asked my second son to marry an equal wife and see if I can cure you!
Mrs. Wu glanced at the two disheveled daughters-in-law, who had obviously just climbed out of bed. Then she said, "You two go to Mr. Qiao's house and ask if she is collecting wood piles. If so, one
How much are the wooden stakes? And can you give me the money first? Everyone in this family is idle now, and many families in the village have gone to the mountains to look for wooden stakes. You two are still hiding in the house!"
Wu's voice rose a little as she spoke.
Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Yu looked at each other. Mrs. Qiao was collecting the wooden piles. Where did the money come from?
They really didn't know this.
Today it was Mrs. Sun's turn to wash clothes. Mrs. Sun just threw a few random throws at the well and came back with the wooden basin. I really don't know what Mrs. Qiao is doing now.
The two of them asked Wu together what the specific matter was.
"Mom, Jin Niang is collecting wooden stakes? What kind of wooden stakes? Does she pay for them?"
Seeing the surprised expressions of the two, Mrs. Wu said something to them.
Mrs. Wu then spoke to the two of them.
After the two of them listened, their eyes started to roll.
I just heard a few days ago that Ms. Qiao Jin had just paid the rent for the house where she lives now and got the deed back. She also spent one tael of silver to buy four acres of land in front of and behind the house.
They didn't know it at the time, but because Mrs. Qiao bought a homestead where she couldn't have children or grow up, her mother-in-law Mrs. Wu scolded her for being a prodigal for several days. They both knew about it.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Qiao only sold firewood for a while, but she made a lot of money. Where did she get the money to collect the wood piles now? No more firewood? Where did her money come from?
The two of them were immersed in thought.
Seeing this, Mrs. Wu shouted again: "You two can tell me whether you want to go or not? Or should you point at my old face and ask?"
Mrs. Sun stepped forward and took one of Mrs. Wu's arms with a smile, and said: "Go, go. Why don't you go? Are there wooden piles everywhere in the forest? There are ready-made money waiting there.
We're going to pick it up. Mom, don't worry, just wait at home to hear the news. My siblings and I will go and ask now."
After hearing this, Mr. Yu nodded repeatedly, fearing that her mother-in-law would scold her for being lazy.
Then he said: "Mom, you don't have to worry about anything, just rest at home. The two of us will go and ask now. It makes no sense that she accepts other people's things but not ours. After all, we are a family, and the money given is returned."
Can it be lower?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Wu gave the two of them a few instructions, and then they went into their rooms to change their clothes, and then went out together to go to Mr. Qiao's place outside the village.
Today, Qiao Mingjin, Father He and others did not go out. They just carved some simple things at home to practice their skills.
It will take a few days for the tools that Father He ordered yesterday to be returned. They don't have the tools to do the carving that is too complicated.
Moreover, none of them have done any root carving creations, so Qiao Mingjin also needs to talk to them about the process.
This wood root carving is not as simple as picking up a piece of wood root and picking up a knife to carve it.
The first is of course material selection.
It is necessary to choose the appropriate wood and have a special shape. Only in this way can the finished product be valuable for collection and use.
In addition to choosing wood, you also need to look at the texture and whether its shape has creative value.
Anything that is too dry, too soft or has roots that are easily rotten has no creative value and is not suitable for use.
So the choice of wood is not a simple matter.
No matter what wood you use for your creation, for example, wood that is too soft cannot be used to make a tea table or tea table. Tea tables and tea tables must be made of hardwood. For example, mahogany, nanmu, camphor wood, chicken wing wood, etc.
After selecting the wood, you also need to check whether there are any defects in the wood itself. Whether there are any cracks. If there are cracks, they may deform after being carved out for a long time.
It also depends on whether the wood is healthy, whether there are insects living there, whether there are mold spots, whether there are hidden insects and fungi, etc.
If it is easy to attract insects, it has no collection value.
This is a preliminary filter in material selection.
After selecting the materials, rough processing is required. For example, removing decay, removing rotten roots, drying, deworming, removing bacteria, removing excess roots, etc.
There are a lot of things to do here.
So you can't just get a piece of wood carving and start making it.
It doesn't matter that Father He and others are not familiar with the process of the craft. The wooden stakes haven't been dug out yet.
She now gave them an introduction to the process and specific operating methods using the ready-made wood roots she had on hand.
Qiao Mingjin first divided some of the twenty-odd bamboo roots dug out yesterday into each person and asked them to create these bamboo roots according to the process she just mentioned.
Let their imaginations run wild, and once they have made these bamboo roots, they will almost be able to start carving wooden roots.
After listening to Qiao Mingjin's explanation, the five of them, Father He, each took the few bamboo roots they were assigned to operate.
The first step, of course, is to check whether the bamboo roots in your hands are healthy and suitable for creation.
Then there is the simple processing.
Pick out decay, remove excess roots, check for cracks, insects, and hidden bugs...
Then after simple processing, it is cleaning and drying.
The drying method can be natural drying or artificial drying. Of course, there are also machine drying in later generations. These conditions do not exist here.
Natural drying is to place the wood to be created in a ventilated place to allow air to circulate, take away moisture, and gradually dry the wood. However, this method takes longer.
There is also artificial drying. You can dry it directly with fire, or you can boil the resin in the wood with water, and then leave it in the air to dry naturally or dry it.
These bamboo roots were all hand-made, and there was no way to wait for them to dry naturally, so Qiao Mingjin directed them to dry them over fire.
A few people set up a fire in the courtyard and prepared to roast bamboo roots.
Fortunately, these twenty-odd bamboo roots are all healthy and can be used for creation. Only the one He Xia got was accidentally cracked while digging.
Originally, Qiao Mingjin said that he wanted to throw it away, but He Xia said that he wanted to keep it for practice, so he kept it too. Maybe he could use the cracks to his advantage.
A few people were roasting, and then Sun and Yu came to the door. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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