My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

Chapter 8 Create special equipment!

After the meal, it was still Zhang Hao who cleaned up the dishes.

After Li Siyu transferred the money, he went to the fields to do farm work.

The three-entry courtyard returned to calm.

Zhang Hao walked out of the kitchen, picked up his mobile phone, looked at the 500 yuan that Li Siyu had transferred to him, turned around and walked out of the yard.

……

Zhaojia Village, muddy dirt road.

Zhang Hao lowered his head, avoiding the small water inlet left on the road, and walked forward with his head down.

Not long after, he stopped at the door of a somewhat dilapidated house. Looking at the half-open door, he pushed it open and called, "Aunt Zhao, are you home?"

Walking into the yard, on the loess ground, with occasional small water inlets, a big yellow dog looked up at him from its den, then lowered its head and continued to sleep.

There was a response from the dilapidated thatched cottage, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

"Who?"

A middle-aged woman wearing some old clothes, shoulder-length short hair, and not exquisite facial features, but rather dark, walked out of the thatched hut.

Seeing that it was Zhang Hao, the middle-aged woman squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "It's not Zhang Hao, what's wrong, what's the matter?"

Zhang Hao greeted him with a smile: "Aunt Zhao, are you still weaving bamboo baskets?"

"Bamboo basket? Weave it, what's the matter?" Aunt Zhao nodded in doubt.

Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "That's it, Aunt Zhao, I want you to help me weave a bamboo basket and straw sandals."

"Siyu can also make up, why did you ask me to do it?" Aunt Zhao still had a smile on her lips, but her face was full of puzzlement.

Zhang Hao responded: "Hey, I don't think you can weave better. Bamboo baskets won't be broken for decades, and straw sandals won't be broken for more than ten years."

When Aunt Zhao heard this, the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears, and she waved her hands: "How can you say so well."

"Okay, what kind of bamboo basket and straw sandals do you want to weave, tell me, I will make it for you when I have time."

Zhang Hao pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Aunt Zhao, for bamboo baskets, you need mottled bamboo, water bamboo, and four-season bamboo, 48 pieces each. These bamboo pieces need exactly 5-year-old bamboo. Soak the glutinous rice in water repeatedly for a day, change the water every half a day, and then bury it in the mountain soil for about two days, and then weave it normally."

Aunt Zhao disappeared half of the smile on her face when she heard it, she was a little stunned, and looked at him strangely: "What kind of bamboo basket, so much attention..."

Zhang Hao said with a smile: "Aunt Zhao, you just need to worry about it, don't worry, the price will definitely be more than yours."

The bamboo basket he needs is called the Guling Basket in ancient books, and it is specially used to store the treasures found in the mountains, such as wild ginseng that has been around for hundreds of years and nearly a thousand years, and fungi such as ganoderma lucidum.

Zoushan people believe that these things have a certain amount of aura in the soil, and if they are dug out, part of the aura will be lost. In order to prevent the aura from being further dissipated, a solid spirit basket is needed for storage.

And this Guling basket is also very particular.

Mottled bamboo, there are brown spots on the bamboo stem, so it got its name. There are also rumors that Emperor Shun died while patrolling Cangwu.

If this kind of Xiangfei bamboo is used to weave bamboo baskets, the main wood can make the aura fasten and last for a long time.

And water bamboo, the main gold, bamboo is tough, so that the treasures of heaven and earth placed in it cannot escape.

Four Seasons Bamboo, also known as Tang Bamboo, Bitter Bamboo, etc., is the main fire, mainly because of its name, the four seasons are strong, and it can suppress the aura overflowing of those heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

These three kinds of bamboo slices need to be soaked in glutinous rice water for a whole day, which is even more particular.

Glutinous rice water, the main water, can make the three kinds of bamboo pieces blend with water and increase the toughness. It can also be regarded as a seal. Simply put, it is to seal the overflowing aura with water.

After burying these bamboo slices in the mountain soil for two days, the explanation is even simpler, the mountain soil, the main soil.

In fact, a small bamboo basket actually contains the law of the intercommunication of the five elements.

Only bamboo baskets made in this way are called Guling baskets.

These are all recorded in ancient books and must-haves for those who walk mountains.

"Then... where about the straw sandals?" Aunt Zhao asked without confidence.

Zhang Hao grinned and squinted his eyes: "The straw sandals need to be dry and not rained two years ago. The straw that is at the door of the house, the wheat straw that grew on the mountain last year, the corn straw, and the straw. Now it grows on the mountain, weeds at least half a meter high."

"Mash dog grass and wild fruits together, mix them with mountain water, soak the collected straw, wheat straw, etc. in it, soak for three days, and then weave it together."

This is also recorded in ancient books, the must-have straw sandals for mountain walkers.

The wheat stalks, corn stalks, and half-meter-high weeds that grow on the mountain are simply to make the raw materials of this pair of sandals come from the mountains.

It is the same principle to mash dog grass and wild fruit together, and mix it with mountain water for soaking.

Because wearing this pair of straw sandals to walk the mountain, you can be regarded as a mountain walker recognized by the mountain, and also has the breath of the mountain. The mountain walker is covered by the breath of the mountain. When they are treasures, they will not run, and they will relax their vigilance.

The straw at the door of the house had to be two years ago and had not been drenched by rain. According to ancient books, the raw material for this pair of straw sandals was not entirely taken from the mountains, but also part of the things at home.

In this way, as long as you wear this pair of straw sandals, you can always find your way home without getting lost in the mountains.

The more important point is that this pair of straw sandals can make those poisonous insects and snakes stay away and dare not go forward, and when encountering some mountain spirits and wild monsters recorded in ancient books, "monsters" can also play a certain role.

Of course, this is all recorded in ancient books.

Zhang Hao really didn't know the specific situation.

After all, he has not yet become a real mountain walker, and is still in the preparation stage.

But if you prepare according to the ancient books, you should probably not go wrong.

That is the experience left by the old man Xu Xiake of the Ming Dynasty, and even the mountain walkers of the past dynasties, Kui Bao.

"This is much simpler than the bamboo basket." Zhang Hao added in a timely manner.

Aunt Zhao felt that her eyes were dark, and she almost couldn't stand up.

To be honest, she has been weaving bamboo baskets and straw sandals for so many years, and she has never heard of such an outrageous request.

What kind of straw is this, all kinds of bamboo slices, glutinous rice water, mountain water, buried in the soil...

She almost lost track of these steps alone.

"What about you, you wrote down those steps, so many, I almost lost track of them." Aunt Zhao turned around and entered the room, took out a pen and paper and handed it to him.

Zhang Hao didn't say anything, and clearly wrote out all the steps word by word, which was clear at a glance.

"Oh, okay, I'll make it up for you, but let me tell you in advance, your request is too high, and the price can't be lower." Aunt Zhao carefully looked at all the steps on the paper, and sighed helplessly, only to feel Angry and funny.

"Don't worry, Aunt Zhao, I must not let you lose money, then I will come and get it in 5 days." Zhang Hao waved his hand, turned and walked out of the yard.

Hearing his voice fading away, Mrs. Zhao shook her head regretfully: "This kid, he knows how to think about it all day long. Alas, Mr. Zhang is such a good person. Why did he give birth to such a thing? It's raining."

Looking again at the paper with the steps recorded in her hand, she couldn't help frowning, and muttered: "What is it all about... This kid, weaving a bamboo basket and straw sandals are all so much work, it's really... Sigh."

(End of this chapter)