first-class pretty peasant woman

Chapter 41
Jinxiu was in charge of splitting the bamboo strips, and some bamboos that had been split in half by Qin Dayong needed Jinxiu's processing.It needs to be processed into thin strips one finger wide.

Dayong was busy cleaning up the cypress tree that was cut down yesterday.The branches and tops of the trees were all cut off and dried in the sun to be used as firewood, leaving only the trunk, which was cut into neat six-foot lengths.

After making all the preparations, Jinxiu went to the side and set fire to the straw.

What Jinxiu and his wife want to do is called Lian Gai.It is a kind of farming tool used by people in her hometown to whip wheat ears or soybeans when she was a child in Jinxiu's previous life, and it has achieved the function of separating straw and grain.

Liangai is actually a connecting rod device that can perform continuous actions. A bamboo pole as thick as a woman's small arm is about one foot long, and the thin end is smashed into pieces. The wood is about two feet long, and the other end of the wood is made of a cypress tree trunk that has also been roasted by the fire to become flexible.

For a single cover, three trunks of cypress trees are needed, which are bent into six pieces facing each other and wrapped around the wood.In order to fix the other end, it is wrapped with thin strips at a certain distance.

After it is done, people only need to hold the big head of the bamboo pole and dance in the air, and the whole piece of cypress tree will turn around the wood in the air.The person lifts up for a while and falls down for a while, causing the whole piece to slap on the wheat or straw, causing the wheat grains to detach from the stalks, and the millet to detach from the straw.

Because if bamboo and cypress trees want to become flexible, they need to be roasted very hot, which can easily burn the palms of the hands, so Qin Dayong took care of both.And Jinxiu only needs to add another layer or two layers after he has woven the first layer of strips.Firstly, it didn't need to be so hard, and the temperature above slowly dropped.

When the first one was done, Qin Dayong couldn't hold back his excitement, and wanted to try the effect when he picked it up.How did he know that what Jinxiu said was only understood in his heart, but never really understood, a flurry of dances, not only twisted the cover, but almost hit Jinxiu's cover, so frightened that Jinxiu hurriedly threw away the things in his hand, and avoided it .

"Sir, do you want to kill me?" Although the cypress tree that is used as a cover is not very big, it is still very important, isn't it?And it was still alive, if it was pulled out, she would have lost half of her life if she was not dead.

Seeing that he couldn't control Lian Gai and almost hit his wife, Qin Dayong couldn't hold back his face.Throwing away the lid, walked to Jinxiu's side, and started to work hard.

Forget it, if you can’t, you can’t, as long as you can earn money to support your wife and daughter.

Seeing this, Jinxiu smiled silently.

He patted the folds of his clothes, rolled up his sleeves, walked over to pick up the lid that Qin Dayong had thrown away, walked to a place where some straw was spread, waved the lid, and started to whip.

Hearing the crackling sound, Qin Dayong was very curious. He raised his eyes and saw that the lid was rounded like a machine in the lady's hand.

The straw kept bouncing under its whipping, which seemed very interesting.

With just such a beating, can the rice and wheat be separated from the straw?
"Sanggong, look at me, you have to use strength and skill. When you swing out, you not only have to use force downward, but also a little force forward. When you go up, you can't just go up, but also pull in a little bit. In this way, a circular movement can be formed and sustained. The feet must be one front and one back. When going down, the rear foot is lifted, and the weight is concentrated on the front foot. When going backward, the front foot is lifted, and the weight is concentrated Put it on the back foot, so that the whole person will be stable. Come on, try it."

Demonstrating and explaining for a while, Jinxiu turned the bamboo pole and handed it to Qin Dayong's hand, while she wiped off her sweat and retreated to the side, quietly waiting for Qin Dayong's attempt.

Qin Dayong took Lian Gai with a smile, a little eager to try, but a little stunned by the first experience.Involuntarily, he thought carefully of Jinxiu's explanation just now, until he thought he had fully understood what Jinxiu meant, then he picked up the lid and waved it around.

Sure enough, it was much better this time.

For the sake of safety, his speed was slowed down, he just wanted to round every round and master every movement.

After she felt familiar with her hands, she began to let go of her hands and feet and started to fight. Jinxiu nodded in satisfaction with such strength.With this thing, harvesting crops can be a lot easier.

Now they have no food to harvest, but other people have it.As long as they hold their breath and wait until the harvest season to sell them, they will definitely make a small profit.She doesn't expect this thing to make a lot of money, but at least she can cope with the days when she doesn't make money for a while.

Qin Dayong beat it for a while, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his body, and he immediately understood that this was not a labor-saving job.It's just that it's much easier than hitting with a stick.

However, does this thing really work?In his heart, there is still no conclusion.

Seeing him put down the lid, Jinxiu didn't have the excitement on her face like when she first saw the pot sweep and basket.She smiled faintly, knowing that he was still not sure about Lian Gai.

"Master, the harvest of this wheat is going to be next month. When the time comes, we will take one to help Zhong Qing's family thresh wheat. First, we can repay their favor for helping us, and second, let you make sure." Is this even cover really useful, do you think so?"

"Okay, okay. If it's useful, I'll cut down more cypress trees and sell them when I get back. When I have money, I can buy more clothes for you and your children." In fact, Qin Dayong has always been thinking about it. Speaking of everyone's favors, Jinxiu said that he was also happy to be able to repay a favor.Who said he has a good relationship with Zhong Qing, but after all, other people also have a family, and he always takes advantage of other people's land if he is not good.

Seeing that he was suddenly happy again, Jin Xiu couldn't help being speechless.

She stretched out her finger, and poked his waist coquettishly, "Okay, I've only done it for a while, so don't hurry up. After a few days, the seedlings will grow, and we won't have time to do it."

"Okay, I'll do it right away." After speaking, he immediately walked to the middle of piles of materials, and started to do it seriously.At the end of the day, the couple worked together, and the harvest was not small, and they made twelve consecutive covers.

Holding the fruits of the day, they put them into the woodshed one by one and covered them with weeds, smiling happily.

Jinxiu plans to sell it for [-] cents for a cover, and if he wants to make money, he can earn a lot of it.Next time, others have learned the craft, but they can't afford the price.And time is running out, and they can't make more, so they don't worry about selling out.

"My lady, isn't eight coins a bit expensive?"

"No, we'll sell it when it's being harvested. At that time, we'll go to Zhong Hong's house to try it out. Everyone sees that their house collects fast, so they will definitely buy it. Don't look at this thing, I'll sell it for eight cents. When it is saved, it will be enough for them to earn more money." Although everyone is ordinary people, Jinxiu is very sure that these people will definitely spend these few copper coins to save some things.

(End of this chapter)