Chapter 16 Preparation
Lian made dinner, and the whole family continued to do their own work after dinner.According to his daughter's request, Su Lao Er measured the size and broke some bamboo strips for his son to continue breaking while he started weaving baskets.Knowing that the girl is used to hatch chickens, it doesn't need to be beautiful and practical.It was extremely quick to start, and in more than a quarter of an hour, a basket with a diameter of [-] meter and a height of [-] centimeters was ready.

Su Yu was watching from the side while Su Laoer was working, admiring his father very much.It's one thing to know it in memory, but it's another thing to see it with your own eyes.In the past, Su Laoer learned the craft from an old bamboo stripper for a few days, but he didn't expect his craftsmanship to be so good.A few bamboo sticks dangled in his hand, and a basket would be enough. If he worked hard in the modern era, he would definitely be an Internet celebrity or something.

"Dad, you have such good craftsmanship, why didn't you make it up and sell it in the town before?"

"What kind of craft is this? No one in the countryside can't weave baskets. The big guys can't afford the price in the town. If you're lucky, you can buy a few from that shop, and there are quite a few baskets sold in the town. If you don’t make money and don’t talk about it, you’ll waste time, it’s not as easy as going to the pier to carry a big bag, and it’s easy to get thirty copper coins a day.”

Su Yu was silent. She forgot that most people in ancient times were hardworking. Thinking about it, it was indeed the case. Every family in Wangjia Village knew how to weave baskets, but the skills were uneven, but for home use, it didn't matter. nice.

"Dad, can you make me a bamboo cabinet when you have time? I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait until I finish all the things at home. Then I'll tell you what to make."

"Okay, after finishing the work at home, Dad will do it for you."

Su Laoer is also unambiguous, as long as his daughter is happy.

After Mrs. Lian finished cleaning up, she followed Su Sheng to break the bamboo strips. When she heard the conversation between father and daughter, she couldn't help but scolded Su Lao Er.

"You, just spoil her."

Second Su smiled, and hurriedly lowered his head to weave the basket in his hand.

Su Yu felt that he was just a light bulb, so he quickly picked up the two baskets he had woven and entered the house.

The newly weaved baskets are a little damp, but it doesn't matter much. On the way back from buying eggs today, I saw a piece of dry thatch on the side of the road.Su Yu went home and cut a big bundle with a sickle. Now he put it all in the house. He picked up a handful of thatch and started to rub it. After rubbing it for a while, his hands felt burning. When he looked down, he saw that his hands were all red.

Oddly enough, her skin is very white, and it doesn't look like she grew up in the countryside at all. It's just that she has been malnourished for a long time, and her white skin is yellowish, which makes her look inconspicuous.

well!It would be nice to have a glove.

After kneading half a bundle of thatch, his hands were scratched several times by the thatch. Su Yu didn't care and spread a thick layer of thatch in the basket.Put the eggs one by one in the basket, and spread a layer of thatch on top.

Lianshi opened the door with her foot, holding a bamboo basket in each hand, saw that the thatch on the ground was not kneaded well, didn't care about other things, took her daughter's hand to see, it was exactly what he thought.

"Fish, your hand."

Su Yu quickly withdrew his hand.

"It's just a few small cuts, it's okay, Mom."

Lian's eyes were red and her voice was much higher than usual.

"Why is it all right, don't do the rest, leave it to mother."

"I'm really fine."

"You're still trying to be brave. Your hands can't do rough work. My mother's skin is rough and her flesh is thick, so she's not afraid of hurting her hands."

No wonder Mrs. Lian was nervous. When she was at the old house, Su Yu only had to do work that required her hands to be used. This was not because he felt sorry for Su Yu, but because he was afraid of the gossip in the village.

Su Yu explained for a long time that Lian Shi didn't listen, and didn't need Su Yu to teach. He picked up the thatch and started kneading. Su Yu didn't let Su Yu do it.

"You go and do other things, and my mother will do the rest."

After arguing for a long time, Su Yu had to give up, and it was the first time she saw her mother's tough side, her heart warmed up, and she couldn't help but stepped forward to hug Lian Shi.

"Mother, you are so kind to your daughter."

"Silly girl, you are my daughter. If your mother is not good to you, who will be good to you? Okay, don't be lazy and get to work quickly. Don't go to bed until you finish your work today."

Su Yu giggled and went to code the eggs. This job didn't take much time at all. After the baskets were finished and Lian Shi helped knead the thatch, Su Yu was done.

The floor of the room is full of baskets, the room is small, except for the path for walking, the innermost part of the room is only enough for Su Yu to lie down and sleep, and it is difficult to turn over.

The basket must be covered with cotton wool or a quilt. Their family does not have many cotton batting or quilts for each person. Instead, they take out their own cotton wool and cover it on the basket, leaving a quilt to cover half of it, but only one bed of cotton wool is covered. Two baskets, at least three for the next six baskets.

"Brother, please take out your cotton wool and let me use it for a few days, and then I will return it to you."

Su Sheng responded and went back to his own room, and handed the cotton wool to Su Yu. Lian was busy with his daughter, so he naturally knew what her daughter was struggling with, so he went back to the house and brought all the cotton wool and quilt.

"Here, cover the basket."

"Mom, this can't work! Bring all the quilts and cotton wool. How can you and Dad sleep at night?"

"It's not cold now. We still have two straw mats at home. Your father and I can use them to cover them. We can just take out the clothes at home and cover them."

"I'll keep the cotton wool, but I'll take the quilt home. I'll cover the remaining two baskets with old clothes. If either you or dad catches a cold, it's a big expense to ask the doctor to get the medicine. It's not worth it."

Lian hesitated for a moment and did not insist.

It was getting late now, and several members of the Su family took a rest, but unknown to the rest of the Su family, Su Yu slept for less than two hours and spent the whole night turning eggs and duck eggs. The total number of chicken and duck eggs was There are more than 700, including 410 duck eggs and 320 chicken eggs. After one night, Su Yu misses the modern insulation room very much. She just needs to put the eggs on the eggshells. Just thinking about it, I still have to do it.

When Su Yu woke up early the next morning, he was obviously in low spirits.

"Yu'er, what's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Mom, I'm fine, it's just a mess."

"You child, why don't you tell mother that you have to turn the eggs at night, no, go to bed as soon as you are full, you don't have to get up tonight, mother will do it."

"Mom, I have to do this. You have to sense the temperature and you can turn it over when it reaches a certain level. I can't explain this to you. It's a bit troublesome."

Mrs. Lian calmed down after hearing this. It wasn't that she didn't feel sorry for her daughter, but when her daughter said this, she was afraid that she would make a mistake. These eggs were all their family's property.

(End of this chapter)

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