Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 67

Zhang Youqing naturally agreed, and after dinner, he started to work. He carried the whole handful of dry cattail grass to the front of the hall, sat on the threshold, and began to weave the bottom of the basket slowly before it was completely dark.

Zhang Youqing has always been used to weaving stiff bamboo strips and flexible cattail grass. It was a bit difficult for him to weave, so he was a little slow in weaving. Taking advantage of the time after dinner every day, it took him four days to weave a cattail cattail basket. Come.

In the past few days, after Zhang Yun helped Mrs. Zhou clean up, he sat on a bench in front of his father, helping him to weave the baskets. Today, when he finally finished weaving, Zhang Youqing cut off the excess cattail grass, called Zhang Yun, and put the baskets together. The basket was handed to her.

"Yun'er, it's done." Zhang Yun took a look at the cattail rush basket, the whole cattail rush basket was not beautifully woven, it was a little crooked and a little bit collapsed, it didn't look stiff at all.

While tidying up the things on the ground, Zhang Youqing said: "Yun'er, why did you think of making this up? I see that this thing is not very solid, it's a bit soft, not as good as a bamboo basket, and I'm afraid it won't work well either."

Zhang Yun looked at the crooked lump in her hand, she really couldn't do it, of course she knew that this had nothing to do with cattail grass, it was because her father didn't know how to weave it, it was a bit tricky.

The next day, when Zhang Yun came back from Zhou's field, he asked again, "Mother, do you know who in our village is better at knitting?" She was still thinking about this, and wanted to find a weaving expert , Try to see if you can make a decent basket, if no one can make it, then you have to give up.

Mrs. Zhou was helping to knead the dough and prepare pancakes. Hearing Zhang Yun’s question, she didn’t even think about it, so she replied casually: “If you’re good at weaving things, of course it’s from the Tiemu family. Her natal family specializes in weaving. Bamboo wares are sold, and all the warehouses in Jishang went to her house to receive the goods, and the craftsmanship is excellent."

The Tiemu family's...that is, Chang Man's mother, Zhang Yun felt a sudden, thinking about what a coincidence, how could she go to Chang's house at this time, not to mention whether her parents would like to see her, just Thinking of meeting Chang Man, she felt very embarrassed.

Zhang Yun didn't ask any more questions, and took the matter to heart. After returning home after dinner, he lay on the bed and thought about it. It seems too unworthy, maybe she can still see Chang Man for the rest of her life, we are in the same village, it is inevitable that we will meet one day, even if we want to hide, we can't hide.

After having this idea, Zhang Yun put aside his scruples and decided to go to Chang's house to see if he could ask Chang Manniang to weave cattail grass. If he could weave an ideal object, he had to ask someone to teach him how to do it.

The idea in her heart was settled. In the morning of the next day, Zhang Yun carried the basket on her back and headed towards Chang's house. However, Zhang Yun didn't intend to just enter Chang's house. It would be better to avoid Chang Man, so she went to look for it. Chang Juan helped.

When they arrived at Chang Juan's house, Chang Juan's parents had already gone to the ground, and Chang Dong didn't know where they had gone. Chang Juan was the only one at home. Chang Juan was a little surprised to see Zhang Yun coming here, but she didn't ask anything, so she went He dragged her into his room, and the two sat by the kang and talked.

"What, you want me to help find the second aunt, and you have to take advantage of Brother Manzi's absence, so why don't you want to see him?" Chang Juan still felt sorry for Chang Man, thinking that Zhang Yun was so cruel that he didn't even meet him once. Ken.

Hearing what she said, Zhang Yun couldn't help lowering his eyes a little, touched the ground gently with his feet, and said in a low voice: "Do you think he can change anything when he sees me? I'm doing it for his own good."

Chang Juan couldn't help being depressed, and really wanted to go up and grab Zhang Yun, shake her hard, and wake her up, so that she could see clearly how much Brother Manzi cared about her.

Trachea gas, who told Zhang Yun to be her best sister, Chang Juan finally agreed, stood up immediately, and said: "You wait here, I will go next door to see if the second aunt is there."

Zhang Yun was about to remind her again, but Chang Juan replied, "Don't worry, I'll see if Brother Manzi is here, and just don't let you meet." Then she ran outside, and Zhang Yun waited with peace of mind.

Chang Juan went away for a while, then turned around, ran into the house, and said, "Yun'er, the second aunt is at home, and Brother Manzi has gone to the field. If you want to go, go quickly." Zhang Yun hurriedly jumped off the kang Get down, drag Chang Juan out of the yard, and go to Chang Man's house next door to her house.

Before Zhang Yun passed through, she followed the regulations and went to Chang Man's house several times. It was the first time for her to go through Chang Man's house. Like Chang Juan's house, Chang Man's house was surrounded by earthen walls. The fenced courtyard of my own home was able to keep out some wind and rain. After climbing a few steps, seeing that the courtyard door was open, Zhang Yun and Chang Juan stepped in directly.

After entering the courtyard, I saw three earth-embryo houses, plus a main room. The outer wall has been repaired, and it looks smooth and firm. It is not like my own house. The yellow soil on the wall is a little peeled off. , the whole yard is slightly larger than Zhang's house, and there are peach trees planted in the corner, which will be full of peach blossoms, and the pink and white are really beautiful.

Zhang Yun glanced slightly into the courtyard, while Chang Juan called out loudly, "Second Aunt."

"Hey, Xiaojuan, I'm cooking breakfast, come to the kitchen." A call came from the kitchen, Chang Juan glanced at Zhang Yun, saw her nodding, and they entered the kitchen together.

After the two went in, they saw Chang Manniang Shao standing at the stove, busy between the two pots on the stove, one pot was stirring corn paste, the other pot was turning over vegetable cakes, and they heard the footsteps of the two , just turned around and looked.

Seeing Zhang Yun, Shao was a little surprised, but he was only taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's Yun'er, Xiaojuan, why didn't you say that Yun'er is here too, you see, I don't have time to spare." , the kitchen is full of fireworks, you should accompany Yun'er to sit in the main room, I'll be healed soon."

The Shaw family is very generous, and they didn't show any embarrassment or coyness when they saw Zhang Yun, as if they had never been rejected by the Zhang family. Zhang Yun was still a little worried at first, but this will all be wiped out. , couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and said: "Auntie, it's okay, we mostly stay in the kitchen at home, so we won't be afraid of fireworks."

As soon as Zhang Yun finished speaking, Chang Juan ran to the stove and said with a smile: "Second Aunt, I can't help you with other things, I can help you light the fire." Then she squatted down to help light the fire.

Shaw wasn't too polite, just smiled and said: "Xiaojuan just loves her aunt. I'm afraid your mother will be jealous when she sees her." Going to help, he took a bench, squeezed to Chang Juan's side, turned his head sideways, and took a little look at Shao Brothers.

At first glance, Shaw was neat, his hair was combed in a neat way, and although the clothes and pants on his body were not of good material, they were clean and refreshing. His whole body was in plain color. He looked energetic, and he worked neatly. After a while, the corn paste was cooked and filled in a jar, and the pancakes in the other pan had to be baked one by one, and filled into the big sea bowl.

Seeing that Shao's stove was busy, Zhang Yun and Chang Juan hurriedly stood up. Shao took off his apron, washed his hands, and said with a smile: "Let's all go and sit in the main room."

Zhang Yun and Chang Juan followed Shao into the main room, and Shao greeted them to sit down on the bench, and said, "Yun'er, what do you need to find your aunt?" , Zhang Yun never came to the house again, and she would bring Chang Juan here with her, so something must have happened, so she asked directly.

Zhang Yun knew that the farmers were busy, and Shaw had just cooked breakfast and served it up, so it was naturally going to be sent to the field workers, so he didn't beat around the bush, so as not to waste other people's time, and said: "Auntie, yes In this way, I heard from my mother that you are very good at weaving bamboo strips, and it is a handicraft handed down from the family."

"Sister-in-law Youqing praised me too much. After I got married in the village, I didn't fiddle with it much. At most, I made some for my family's use. If I saved a lot, I used it to sell at the market. Ever since I gave birth to Chang Fu, In order to take care of him, I haven't touched him for a long time, how can I have any skills." Shao waved his hands hurriedly and said with a smile.

When Zhang Yun heard this, he hesitated a little, and then thought about it again. Anyway, it’s already here, so it’s okay to try, it’s better than just giving up. Thinking of this, Zhang Yun said: “You’re welcome, Auntie. , It’s not about throwing it away, I’m here because I want you to do me a favor and make something up.”

"That's not difficult at all. Just tell me what you want to make up. Although it's not a craft, it's still possible to make something for home use." Shao didn't shirk, and readily agreed.

When Zhang Yun heard this, he quickly stood up and said, "Auntie, wait a moment, the things I brought are still in the yard of Xiaojuan's house. I'll bring them here for you to see if you can make them up." Listen to Shao After Shi responded, Zhang Yun ran out and brought over the basket placed in the yard of Chang Juan's house.

"Auntie, it's like this. I want to use these grasses to see if I can weave baskets and baskets." Zhang Yun put the basket at Shao's feet, bent down and took some cattail grass in his hands, and handed it to him as he spoke. Gave it to Shaw.

Shao took a look at the cattail grass, and Zhang Yun said again: "This kind of grass is a kind of wild grass in ponds and riversides. You don't think it's grass, but it's very tough. If you don't believe me, talk about it."

Shaw took a look at Zhang Yun, picked up a piece of cattail grass, pulled it, it was really tough, he couldn't help thinking about how to weave this grass.

"Auntie, to tell you the truth, the plan in my heart is to try and see if this grass can be used to weave something that can be used at home. Raise some, weave utensils and sell them, if our family can walk this way, then there will be more ways to earn money in the village." Zhang Yun had such a plan in his heart, and he didn't want to hide it. Instead of making small troubles, I think that if this road is to be successful, it must be large-scale, so that the industry can be developed.

"You still had this thought, why didn't you tell me about such a good thing first." After hearing this, Chang Juan jumped up from the bench, excited and angry at the same time.

It's not that Zhang Yun wanted to hide it from Chang Juan, but she didn't want too many people to know before the cattail grass was successfully compiled, lest she would lose her tongue in time.

Shao looked at Zhang Yun with a smile, and said: "In the past, your family told us the ancestral oil-extracting recipe, and you have done a great deed to our village. Now you have found a new way. If it can be done, the village will The people here don’t know how to thank your family.”

"Auntie, our family is also a member of the village. If everyone in the village can live a good life, we are also happy." Zhang Yun hurriedly said a few words modestly, and the smile on Shao's face became even wider. .

"Okay, it's our honor that I can contribute to such a good thing. My aunt will definitely make it up. If I can't make it up by myself, I will give it to my father and the others to try. If there is good news, I will go there immediately." Your family will inform you." Shao stood up at once, and happily agreed.

Zhang Yun hurriedly thanked her, thinking that the Shao family was also busy, so she didn't intend to bother her anymore, and said goodbye with Chang Juan, and the Shao family sent them out of the courtyard on purpose. Before leaving, Zhang Yun said a little embarrassedly: "Auntie, I don't know if this can be done. Before it happens, can Auntie not tell others?"

"Auntie knows, don't worry, I won't say anything." Shao replied directly, and Zhang Yun felt relieved. After bidding farewell to Shao and Chang Juan, he rushed home.

(End of this chapter)