Chapter 75 Bamboo Cup
The longer part was held in Fu Jingyou’s hand. He was very dexterous. After carefully measuring the thickness of the bamboo wall, he used a hatchet to make a shallow circle of marks on the outer part. Then he slowly started cutting along the circle of marks.
The heavy and scrawled hatchet is like an embroidery needle. In Fu Jingyou's hands, it is not only "obedient" but also extremely flexible.
After working for more than half an hour, the mouth of the bamboo cup was thinned. Fu Jingyou modified the "lid" and tried to buckle the two together. Although it was a little jerky when buckled, one was completely made of bamboo. The water cup with a buckle lid made by itself has basically taken shape.
I found fine gravel and carefully polished the mouth of the cup and the bottle cap, and then tried to close the cap again. The harsh feeling faded away instantly, but even so, Fu Jingyou still felt that something was wrong.
What is it?
Fu Jingyou held the rough bamboo cup and looked at it for a long time, and suddenly realized.
Filling the pot with water, he lit a fire to boil the water and carefully scraped off the green bamboo on the surface of the bamboo cup with a hatchet. Waiting for the bamboo cup to completely turn into a light yellow color mixed with light green, he Put it into the pot of boiling water and cook it for a while.
After picking it up, Fu Jingyou wrapped the cup in a rag and took it to the wooden manhole cover of the well outside to dry it.
The sun was shining brightly at noon. After the bamboo cup had gone away from the high temperature of boiling, the water on it had almost evaporated. Fu Jingyou kept staring at it intently. Seeing the situation, he took out the oil pot and poured some water on it. A few drops of raw oil.
Even though there is not much oil dripping on it, it is completely enough to moisten the entire cup. And as long as this step is controlled properly, it can not only polish the cup and keep the cup with a nice and shiny color for a long time, but also have the effect of Better insect-proof and anti-corrosion effects.
Fu Jingyou is very patient and determined to do his best. During Lu Miao's lunch break, he kept squeezing the cup and slowly rubbing it, and finally shaped the cup before starting work. to a more satisfactory state.
Wiping off the oil slick on the surface of the cup, he filled it with water and tried it. When the cup was tilted for a period of time, a small amount of water would slowly leak out. Although it was not perfect, if you were careful, it would still work well if you used it to bring water down from the bottom. No problem.
Fu Jingyou was attentive and glanced at Lu Miao's white hands. Considering that it was not so convenient to hold it with his hands all the time, he thought for a while and went to the front room to get a small bundle of flax.
He fetched water and soaked the hemp, and twisted out a handful of fine hemp rope on the spot. He twisted the hemp rope and woven it around the outside of the bamboo cup to make a net bag for carrying and carrying. He then carried the net bag. He hung the cup in the air and shook it, looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
That's pretty much it.
You can carry water on your back when you go out. If you don’t want to carry it in the fields, just find a gentler place to put it properly...
Fill the cup with hot water and put it next to the recliner. Fu Jingyou patted off the bamboo debris on his body on the small table, grabbed the picket pole outside the door as soon as the production team blew the whistle, and went to the ground steadily.
The bamboo cup is not very big, but it is still very obvious when it is placed so abruptly on the bare small table.
Lu Miao woke up from her nap and turned over in a fit of excitement. One eye was still closed on her arm, while the other eye was still dazed. She filled the bamboo cup with a confused look. Eyes full.
She was a little stunned at first, but then her thoughts came back to her. She sat up and slowly took the cup and looked at it.
The cup was handmade and basically brand new. In addition, Fu Jingyou had put the chain on the table to remind her about locking the door. Lu Miao quickly understood that this cup was given to her by Fu Jingyou. prepared.
The smooth and bean paste-yellow cup made Lu Miao like it more and more. He quickly arranged the hemp rope in his net bag, slung the cup on his shoulder, put on his shoes, and went down to the ground to find Fu Jingyou.
Going around the front house of the Fu family from the side, there are already a lot of piles of bundled rice piled messily on the threshing floor on the side of the Fu family.
With just one glance, Lu Miao knew that those were the fruits of Fu Jingyou's labor while she was asleep. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Standing under the sun, you can't help but feel like you're about to melt. Working under the strong sun is still such a heavy-duty physical job. You can imagine how hard it is for Fu Jingyou...
Lu Miao took a deep breath. She didn't know why, but her mood suddenly became complicated.
When I found Fu Jingyou in the field, most of the two adjacent paddy fields were already empty, and there were only a few bundles of rice left waiting to be picked back.
Thinking of his own relief and Fu Jingyou's hard work, Lu Miao silently handed Fu Jingyou water and stood on the field ridge with a small face for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Fu Jingyou didn't know what she was thinking. Even if he knew, he would only think it was normal.
Lu Miao's job was to herd the cows, cut the rice, and pick the rice. It was none of her business.
Drinking some water in the air, Fu Jingyou felt the heat in his chest temporarily relieved. He closed the lid and handed the cup to Lu Miao with a hemp rope. This is it."
"Oh."
Lu Miao nodded dullly. She was in a bad mood. She looked tired.
Fu Jingyou's gown was completely soaked with sweat, and water was even dripping from his lower back.
Raising his arms to wipe away his sweat, he scanned the surrounding fields and finally landed on Lu Miao.
The little girl looked very lethargic and looked awkward.
Fu Jingyou felt unhappy, thinking it might be because the weather was too hot.
Picking grain back and forth, he didn't spend much time at the lake. He didn't feel at ease leaving Lu Miao here alone.
Fu Jingyou was just about to say that he was going to catch the cows and asked Lu Miao to follow him back first. Before he could say anything, on the path not far away, an uncle came running towards us waving a straw hat:
"Oh, it's here, it's here! I've finally found it."
The uncle ran closer to him, holding his knees with both hands and panting. The clothes on his body were wet and not much better than Fu Jingyou. Go, "Niu, Niu... Comrade educated youth, in the team, in the team If you want to use a cow, I will take the cow first!”
Now it’s a race against time, and a few corners of the back hill next to the pond have been cleared out. According to He Hongjin, it’s time to take advantage of it! It's still early, so hurry up and get the oxen over to plow the ground.
When I have some free time in the past two days, I can sow the late rice seeds harvested in the second half of the year as early as possible and cultivate them.
My uncle came over to take care of the cows. From what he said, Lu Miao also heard some overtones. The general idea was that from today onwards, the team will start to use cows as they start to get hot, and they will no longer need them. She herded the cows.
During the busy farming period, the workload of cattle is no less than that of humans. Except for taking them out to drink water and make pancakes in the morning, noon and evening, the team will specially arrange concentrates for the cattle to eat, except for working at other times.
The so-called concentrate means mixing corn, soybeans and other coarse grains into the forage. The cattle will eat solidly and work energetically.
(End of this chapter)