After a lot of effort, I finally finished the bamboo bed frame.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Zhang made a bamboo fence and installed it.
The bamboo fence was being beaten very quickly, and Zhang An sat and watched the old man threading the strips through it.
It didn't take much time to lay a green bamboo mat.
Mr. Zhang had not done much with the strips used to weave this bamboo mat.
Instead, you cut it with a knife and use it directly, so the resulting bamboo mat is very thick and the weaving speed is also very fast.
After installing this bamboo fence mat, a large bamboo cooling bed is completed.
However, you cannot lie on this bamboo bed because the bamboo mat has not been treated in any way.
There are so many burrs on it now that if you lie down on it, they will pierce your flesh.
If it were someone else, it might be done after polishing it.
But here, Mr. Zhang An is not finished yet, there is still one process that has not been completed.
Anyone who has slept on a bamboo bed as a child has experienced that it feels really uncomfortable to have your flesh and hair pinched by the bamboo bed.
Or occasionally, the burrs on the bamboo bed accidentally get stuck into the flesh, which will be really painful.
No matter how hard you polish with sandpaper, occasionally a stick will appear and you will get hit accidentally.
Zhang An saw his second grandfather make a bamboo bed when he was a child, and he didn't feel any pain in his back or flesh when he slept on it.
And if you play on the bed casually, there will be no burrs piercing your skin, because the bamboo mat alone requires two layers.
The first layer is the rough thing that was just put on, and a bamboo mat that is more delicate than a mat will be put on the back.
The bamboo bed is not finished until the two bamboo mats are placed.
Originally, Mr. Zhang only planned to punch out the bamboo bed first and then weave the bamboo mats tomorrow.
But at this moment, I saw that it was not dark yet, and Zhang An's fourth grandfather also happened to come to visit.
So the two old men just did what they said. They picked up the bamboo and started preparing the strips together.
Anyone who grew up in the village can do things like drawing strips. Of course, most people can only make up some simple things.
In the past, when Zhang Jianguo was making dung pans and dustpans, Zhang An often helped with the work.
When he saw the two old men starting to fight, Zhang An thought about helping.
After all, in Zhang An's opinion, this kind of work is just drawing strips, it's a simple job.
But after seeing the strips drawn by his two grandfathers, Zhang An realized that things were different.
Because the strips drawn by the two old men were thin and thin, just like lines of twine.
It is completely different from the bamboo fence used in the previous one. The strips drawn this time can be said to be exquisite and delicate.
So Zhang An, who originally planned to take advantage of it, now chose to behave like a primary school student.
This is not a job he can master now. He can draw the thinnest strips.
But it can be subdivided into six to eight strips by the old man. He still can't handle such uniform and thin strips.
The two old men did not teach him how to draw, because this requires accumulation of experience and years of practice before he can draw it well.
After all, both of them have been doing these things for decades, and it’s no joke that practice makes perfect.
Because the required strips are very thin, the processing speed is very slow.
It wasn't until ninety o'clock in the evening that it took two or three hours to cut the remaining bamboo into strips.
Although it was already very late, Mr. Zhang had no intention of stopping. He had already made it this far, so he might as well do it for a while longer.
On the stove at home, Zhang An's second grandmother had already cooked a pot of sour soup.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Zhang began to put the prepared strips into the sour soup and cook them.
That's right, just put it in and cook it from beginning to end, then take out the strips to dry.
After Zhang An watched for a while, he walked over to help.
Only one side of Mr. Zhang's stove is against the wall, and the other three sides are just big enough for the three of them to stand over it.
It took a lot of time to draw the strips, and now it also takes a lot of time to cook the strips.
Zhang An estimates that when laying the bamboo fence tomorrow, it will take less time.
While cooking the bamboo strips, Mr. Zhang told Zhang An why he did this.
Boil the strips in sour soup until they become soft and firm.
The bamboo fence produced in this way will be softer and will not hurt people when sleeping or pinch flesh.
And after cooking in this way, these strips will not be so easy to split and develop burrs in the future.
When it's dry, just rub it with sandpaper.
Another point is that the bamboo strips cooked in this way can be stored for a long time and are not prone to decay and insects.
Anyway, after one night, Zhang An did learn a lot.
Looking at the simple work of bamboo craftsman, there are so many details in it.
Of course, people who sell bamboo beds generally won't go to such trouble.
In this day and age, ordinary bamboo beds are no longer cheap.
If we do this with Mr. Zhang, wouldn’t the price increase several times?
Mr. Zhang himself is willing to spend so much energy simply because it is made for his family.
As for the things you use, it’s always right to make them more refined, so that you can feel comfortable using them.
It wasn't until very late that Zhang An left Master Zhang's house and went home to sleep.
But just after two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, a burst of firecrackers rang out in the village, and Zhang An, who was sleeping soundly, was woken up.
Firecrackers are generally not set off easily in the village, unless there is a festival or there is something important happening at home.
And now, it was not the season of the year, it was midnight again, Zhang An knew as soon as he heard that an old man in the village must have passed away.
The sound of firecrackers is mostly used to notify everyone that someone has something to do at home and needs help.
After all, as the old saying goes, good things come to you uninvited, and white things come to you uninvited.
Usually when encountering such a thing, the host will not come to ask for help. Everyone will take the initiative to come to the door to help.
Many people have taboos about visiting other people's homes wearing linen and mourning. In everyone's opinion, this is very unlucky.
After Zhang An woke up, he got up and went out to see whose house it was.
If it is a close relative, you should start now.
If it's a neighbor in the village, then get up and go there tomorrow morning.
After all, it would be inconvenient for me to go there by myself right now, without mentioning other taboos.
Just get up and go there tomorrow morning, it's convenient for people then.
"Xiao An, go back and continue sleeping. It's the old lady of Li Heping's family who has left."
When Zhang An went downstairs, he met his mother who had gotten up. She must have gone out to see her.
"Hey, it would be a good thing for the old man to leave. Not only will the old man suffer the consequences of hanging like this, Li Heping and his whole family will also suffer."
Hearing his mother's words, Zhang An felt a little emotional.
The old lady of Li Heping's family has been hanging on to her last breath since some time ago.
Everyone thought that this old lady only had a few days to live, but no one thought that she would only be alive for more than half a month.
Not only did the old lady live in pain, but the younger ones in the family could only stay at home.
The next morning, Zhang An got up, changed into green and black clothes, and then went to help.
At this time, many people have come to Li Heping's family, some of whom are relatives nearby, and some of whom are fellow villagers.
Zhou Yang arrived earlier than Zhang An, so there is no doubt that he and Zhang Jianzhong will be in charge of the kitchen.
At this time, I have already started to help count the menus to see what dishes I need to buy.
When going to buy groceries, Zhang An would definitely be requisitioned.
In the past, when there were no cars, people would go there by horse-drawn carriage from the village.
He is the only one with a car in the village now, and he will definitely go shopping with him later.
Zhang An originally wanted to help move the tables and benches, as well as the guys serving the drinks.
Unexpectedly, Zhang An was assigned the task of being a driver, and Zhang An was happy to be at ease.
When it was time to eat at noon, Zhang An didn't even get the job of serving bars.
I can't help but sigh that this era is still good, everyone is vying to help, and they are very loving.
When I arrived and encountered such a thing, there were not many people to help me, and I had to find the person who was handling the dish.
Since there weren't many people in the village, most of the young people went outside.
Zhang An originally wanted to attend the ceremony, but at this time, their family did not have a ceremony counter.
But when the ceremony was opened, Zhang An no longer needed to attend the ceremony.
Because Zhang Jianguo has already attended the ceremony and Zhang An is not married yet, there is no need to attend the ceremony alone.
And even after Zhang An gets married, their family only needs one copy of this kind of thing.
Since Zhang An is the only child in the family, they must be considered a family.
It's just that after Zhang An gets married, the person accompanying the gift will have to write Zhang An's name.
In the remaining days, Zhang An and his family went to help, and Zhang An followed everyone to do odd jobs.
See where there is something that needs someone to do, and take the initiative to help.
After several days, the matter with Li Heping's family was finally over.
After several days, the silkworm seeds that Wang Fang placed in the silkworm plaque had hatched, several days faster than Zhang An thought.
Although she was busy helping out at Li Heping's house a few days ago, Wang Fang did not forget these little guys.
We have to check several times a day, because once these silkworms hatch, they need to be fed mulberry leaves.
Newly born ant silkworms can eat in about two or three hours. If they are not fed, they will soon starve to death.
Moreover, the mulberry leaves fed at this time must not only be fresh and tender, but also chopped into pieces to make it easier for them to eat.
As these young silkworms grow up day by day, they need to eat more and more mulberry leaves every day.
Zhang An is not worried about picking all the mulberry leaves nearby, but his old mother gets up early every day.
By the time Zhang An got up, Wang Fang had already picked the mulberry leaves.
Raising silkworms is different from other livestock in that you can cut a lot of fodder and put it away.
If you can't use mulberry leaves, try to feed them on the same day and pick them the same day.
Because if silkworms eat mulberry leaves that have been left out for a long time, they will have diarrhea. Otherwise, people would not say that silkworms are difficult to take care of.
In the afternoon, Chen Ze came to Changqing.
Originally, Chen Ning planned to join him, but today he didn't just come to play.
Because I have to go to Su Ying's house to help fulfill my duties as a matchmaker.
So he decisively rejected his sister who wanted to come with him.
He didn't want Chen Ning to know that he was working as a matchmaker.
Otherwise, I will be laughed at by Chen Ning for a long time in the future.
"Auntie, I'm here."
Chen Ze came over, first said hello to Wang Fang who was cleaning mulberry leaves, then took out an envelope and handed it over.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Chen. Tell Auntie what you want to eat tonight and Auntie will cook it for you."
Wang Fang opened the envelope, and inside was a piece of red paper with Su Ying's birthday and horoscope on it.
After getting this thing, Wang Fang finally felt relieved.
In this way, she can find someone to match Zhang An and Su Ying's horoscopes in the next few days and see how they live.
"Auntie can make whatever you like. I like to eat whatever you make. I'm not picky at all."
Chen Ze smiled and talked to Wang Fang while looking at Zhang An, as if asking why you didn't say anything.
"Well, our great hero should indeed be rewarded."
Zhang An pondered for a moment, then spoke.
"How about I give you the whole turtle soup? I happened to catch a few big turtles a few days ago."
The turtles that Zhang Tie and the others caught before have now given birth to many offspring in space.
Looking at Chen Ze's age, Zhang An thought about stewing one to replenish him.
"Go, go, what's the old turtle soup? Brother, I'm in my prime, how can I use that thing? Just tell Li Hongbin about this."
Chen Ze rolled his eyes, this guy thought he didn't know what Lao Turtle Soup was for.
Besides, he is now in his twenties, in the prime of his youth, and is not even married, so why would he use that thing?
"How about some crayfish? I brought a few cases of beer over today."
Chen Ze thought of the crayfish he went to eat at Zhang An's house last year. It had been so long and he missed it quite a bit.
"There is now a restaurant on the old street that also sells crayfish. My friends and I ate there once, but it was not as delicious as yours."
"No problem. I'll get you a beggar's chicken later and cook a pot of crayfish. Are these enough?"
Chen Ze wanted to eat lobsters. This was not an easy task. He could catch half a bucket of lobsters using local materials.
"Enough, enough, I can't finish these."
Chen Ze was quite looking forward to hearing Zhang An talk about the beggar chicken.
He has only seen this stuff in novels and TV, but has never tasted it in real life.
Originally, Zhang An thought about letting the doll army go out to catch shrimps, but today they were not at home.
So even if Zhang An doesn't want to go out, he has no one to help him at the moment and can only go out with a bucket.
Chen Ze looked very interested. He had long wanted to experience the fun of catching lobsters.
When he came here before, Zhang An always called the children to catch him.
He is already in his twenties, and he is too embarrassed to follow others around.
When he arrived at Tianba, Chen Ze was like a child, looking here and there.
"Zhang An, see if this one works."
Chen Ze excitedly picked up a crayfish the size of a little finger with tongs and showed it to Zhang An.
"Brother, can you be of some use? This shrimp is too small, you can still eat it."
This person has really never been caught before. All the children in the village know that they have to catch the big one.
"Well, this size is about the same."
Zhang An picked one up from the ditch and handed it to Chen Ze to look at.
This lobster is about ten centimeters long, especially the pair of large pincers, which are longer than the shrimp Chen Ze caught himself.