The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Chapter 37 Basket Weaving
Half a month later, it was time for the holiday again, and Runtu went back to Dupu Village.

This time, prepare more things for the family.

The rice in the space is also used.

The money given is more than enough.

There are all kinds of things, one or two hundred taels of silver are available.

Runtu often persuaded his father not to save too much, but to buy more of what should be bought.

But my father always said that the money should be kept, and it would be used for his marriage and the dowry of my younger sister.

After returning home, two bags of rice were poured directly into the rice tank.

This time, I plan to stay at home for two days.

Mother cooked dinner that day.

The fragrant rice is on the table.

Full grain.

The current rice yield is relatively small.

Without chemical fertilizers and hybrid rice, the amount of grain grown on an acre of land may be less than half of what it will be in the future.

As soon as I ate it, the family members realized that the rice tasted better.

Runtu thought that eating rice in the space for a long time must be good for the body.

Runtu saw that there were still many bamboo strips on the ground.

"Father, you have so many bamboo sticks, can you finish it?"

"Let's weave slowly. Now there is less work in the field, and I don't go out to do part-time jobs anymore. I have to make a living. Basket weaving is an old craft, so I dare not forget it."

Runtu gave a lot of money, but in his father's eyes, it felt so illusory. I'm afraid it's all a bubble, and it's better to have a serious business.

Weaving baskets, as long as you are not lazy, you will never starve to death.

It is a bit difficult to make money by weaving baskets.

Can't make much money.

Also takes too much time.

It's a boring and complicated job.

In the future, handmade things are very expensive.

But now it’s just a hard-earned money, money for food.

And in this day and age, people always make things by themselves, and everything can be done by hand.

Some things may only be bought by people in the city, but people in the country can make them themselves.

Runtu looked at the bamboo on the ground.

Bamboo is worthless, and it is everywhere on the mountain.

And bamboo grows fast, and can grow into new ones a year.

These bamboos my father cut were not very old.

The original Runtu also worked as a bamboo craftsman, but since the new soul traveled over, it has been more than half a year, and it seems that he has not done any work, only fishing.

Runtu was about to return to his old business, so he squatted on the ground and began to operate.

Divide the bamboo one by one into a suitable width for weaving bamboo baskets, and start weaving them in circles with hands and feet together.

"Runtu, you still need to study. Just study hard with your husband in the county town. You don't need to do these things."

Runtu: "It's okay, the hand is born, practice."

There are many skills that do not overwhelm one's body, and it is more or less a craft.

There are several finished products that my father has woven on the ground.

For making up these things, it is estimated that making up for a lifetime is not as much as the money I gave.

Father was willing to do it, but Runtu didn't stop him.

It's better to have something to do.

What I am most afraid of is being idle and not knowing what to do.

After eating, my father also started to weave baskets. He is an old master. It looks amazing. It won’t take long to see the basic shape of a bamboo basket.

I also use a lot of bamboo baskets woven by myself, all made by my father.

Both Runtu himself and his little sister used to sit in bamboo baskets when they were young, and it was quite comfortable.

Perhaps he has done farm work for most of his life, facing the loess and back to the sky, looking a little stooped.

Despite the money, he still does it.Basket weaving may be the time spent with companionship, and it is the quality of diligence and thrift.It is common to be poor in this era. If you are afraid of being poor, you will be very frugal. Even if you are rich, you will still be very frugal.

It's just a little less styled.

At night, there is no one here.

Runtu directly put the bamboo strips into the space.

Once in space, he can do whatever he wants.

Mind controls the automatic weaving of bamboo baskets.

Very fast, even faster than a machine.

able to operate simultaneously.

Thinking of some gift boxes and some novel styles for future generations, I quickly completed several models.

A fish basket, a back basket, and storage baskets for snacks and fruit snacks, bamboo baskets, storage jars, bamboo fans, and sewing baskets.

All of a sudden came up with seven.

After it was done, it was taken out of the space.

The next morning, my father was shocked when he saw these bamboo baskets of various shapes. There was nothing yesterday.

It is possible to weave one bamboo basket a day, but it takes too much time, and it is even more impossible to weave seven baskets at once.

"Runtu, you did all these?"

"I made one yesterday, and I made some when I was bored."

Father looked at these styles that he had never seen before. Although it was a bit strange, it was still pretty good-looking.

Looking at his son, he gave too many surprises.

The craftsmanship of the bamboo craftsmen has been passed down.

After thinking about it, it's better to study, what kind of strip maker.

Runtu said: "Father, these styles are my own ideas, and they are not available in the market. Next time you weave baskets, you will weave them like this. Rare things are more expensive, and maybe you can earn a few more." money."

Father's craftsmanship is very good, and the weaving is also very good, solid and practical.But the style is not very good, it is the kind used by ordinary people.We have to make some tricks and sell them to richer people.

The more time you spend, the more money you can make.

His father took a closer look at these gadgets and the workmanship. They were very sophisticated and didn't see any problems, not even burrs.He thought that if Runtu hadn't gone to school, he would be able to live even with this skill of being a bamboo craftsman.

No matter what age, some craftsmen are willing to work hard, at least they will not starve to death.

In my father's eyes, as long as he survived starvation and stuttered, that was life.

Runtu suddenly had some ideas. The medicinal materials and food in his own space are not easy to sell on a large scale.

If we weave some bamboo baskets, weave a lot of bamboo baskets and sell them. Although the money we get is less, it is safe. At least the money earned from the bamboo baskets is definitely enough.

Just weave something unique.At that time, it may be possible to sell it for a good price.

Think of it and do it right away.

I thought about going to the mountains to find bamboo first, and then planting more bamboo in the space to be self-sufficient.

Just do it.

Now go out to the mountains.

There is also a bamboo forest on the mountain.

I picked a few that seemed to be of better quality and put them directly into the space.

Just a few will do.

With a hundred times the speed of time in the space, within a few days, large pieces of bamboo can grow.

I also met someone here.

"Brother Ergou, where are you?"

Runtu saw a person on the tree, Zhang Ergou, also from their village.The age difference is not too big, and we often play together.

But the communication after time travel is less.

"Runtu, I didn't even see you. I'm picking mulberry leaves here, and I'll pick some mulberries and go home."

At this time, May is just the season for mulberries to mature.

(End of this chapter)