Chapter 8 Create special equipment!
After finishing the meal, Zhang Hao was still cleaning up the dishes.
After Li Siyu transferred the money, he went to the fields to do farm work.
The three courtyards returned to peace.
Zhang Hao walked out of the kitchen, picked up his phone, looked at the 500 yuan that Li Siyu transferred to him, turned around and walked out of the yard.
……
Zhaojia Village, on the muddy dirt road.
Zhang Hao lowered his head, avoiding the small inlets left on the road, and walked forward with his head down.
Not long after, he stopped at a somewhat dilapidated door. Looking at the half-open door, he pushed it open and called, "Aunt Zhao, are you at home?"
Walking into the yard, there were loess floors and occasional small inlets. A big yellow dog looked up at him from its nest, then lowered its head and continued to sleep.
A response came from the dilapidated thatched house, accompanied by bursts of footsteps.
"Who?"
A middle-aged woman wearing some old clothes, with short shoulder-length hair, and with rather dark facial features walked out of the thatched house.
When she saw it was Zhang Hao, the middle-aged woman squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "Isn't this Zhang Hao? What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Zhang Hao greeted him with a smile: "Aunt Zhao, are you still weaving bamboo baskets now?"
"Bamboo basket? Make it up, what's wrong?" Aunt Zhao nodded doubtfully.
Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "That's right, Aunt Zhao, I want you to help me weave a bamboo basket and straw sandals."
"Siyu can also make it up, why did you ask me to make it up?" Aunt Zhao still had a smile on her lips, but her face was full of confusion.
Zhang Hao responded: "Hey, I don't think your knitting is better. The bamboo baskets we knit can be used for decades without getting worn out, and the straw sandals we knitted can be used for more than ten years without getting worn out."
When Aunt Zhao heard this, she grinned almost to the back of her ears and waved her hands: "How can you say it so well?"
"Okay, what kind of bamboo basket and straw sandals do you want to make? Tell me and I will take the time to make them for you."
Zhang Hao pondered for a moment, raised his head and asked: "Aunt Zhao, for the bamboo basket, we need to use spotted bamboo, water bamboo, and four-season bamboo, 48 each. These bamboo pieces require exactly 5 years of bamboo, and they need to be used when weaving them. The glutinous rice is repeatedly soaked in water for a day, and the water is changed every half a day. After that, it is buried in the soil for about two days, and then it can be braided normally.”
The smile on Aunt Zhao's face disappeared after hearing this, and she looked at him a little surprised and strangely: "What a bamboo basket, and so many details..."
Zhang Hao said with a smile: "Ms. Zhao, just take the trouble. Don't worry, the price will definitely be worth your money."
The bamboo basket he needs is called Guling Basket in ancient books, and is specially used to store treasures found in the mountains, such as wild ginseng that is hundreds of years old, as well as fungi such as Ganoderma lucidum.
Mountain walkers believe that these things have a certain amount of spiritual energy in the soil. If they are dug out, part of the spiritual energy will be lost. In order to prevent the spiritual energy from being further dissipated, a spiritual basket is needed for storage.
And this Guling Basket is also very particular.
The mottled bamboo has brown spots on the bamboo trunk, hence its name. There are also rumors that Emperor Shun died while patrolling Cangwu. The two concubines were in pain and their tears fell on the mottled bamboo, leaving the brown spots. Therefore, the mottled bamboo is also called Xiangfei Bamboo.
If this kind of Xiangfei bamboo is used to weave bamboo baskets as the main wood, it can tighten the spiritual energy and keep it away for a long time.
Water bamboo, the main material is gold, and the bamboo is tough, making it impossible for the natural and earthly treasures placed in it to escape.
Four Seasons Bamboo, also known as Tang Bamboo, Bitter Bamboo, etc., is the main fire, mainly because of its name. It is strong in four seasons and can suppress the spiritual energy of those heavenly materials and earthly treasures from overflowing.
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 these three kinds of bamboo slices fuse with water and increase their toughness. It can also be regarded as sealing. Simply put, it is to seal the overflowing spiritual energy with water. These bamboo pieces were then buried in mountain soil for two days. The explanation is even simpler: mountain soil is the main soil.
In fact, a small bamboo basket actually contains the method of interconnecting the five elements.
Only bamboo baskets woven in this way are called Guling baskets.
These are all recorded in ancient books and are essential items for mountain walkers.
"Then...where are the straw sandals?" Aunt Zhao asked without confidence.
Zhang Hao grinned and squinted: "The straw sandals need to be thoroughly dry from two years ago, straw that has not been soaked by rain, the kind at the door, wheat straw, corn straw that grew on the mountain last year, and Wild grass growing on the mountain now, at least half a meter high.”
"Mash together dog grass and wild fruits, mix it with mountain water, soak the collected straw, wheat straw, etc. in it, soak it for three days, and then braid it."
These are also recorded in ancient books as necessary straw sandals for mountain walkers when walking in the mountains.
Wheat straw, corn stalks, and half-meter-high wild grass growing on the mountain are simply to make the raw materials of this pair of straw sandals come from the mountain.
The same is true for pounding dog grass and wild fruits together and soaking them in mountain water.
Because walking in the mountains by wearing these straw sandals, you are considered a mountain walker recognized by the mountains, and you also have the aura of the mountains. The mountain walkers are covered by the aura of the mountains. After seeing those natural materials such as thousand-year-old ginseng, century-old Ganoderma lucidum, etc. When the treasure is hidden, they will not run away and will relax their vigilance.
The straw used at the door of the house must be two years ago and has not been wetted by rain. According to ancient books, the raw materials for this pair of straw sandals are not completely taken from the mountains, but also need to be partially taken from the house.
In this way, as long as you wear these 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 poisonous snakes stay away and not dare to come forward. 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 hasn't become a real mountain walker yet, he is still in the preparation stage.
But if you prepare according to the ancient books, you should not go wrong.
That is the experience left by Mr. Xu Xiake of the Ming Dynasty, and even the mountaineers of all generations, Wei Bao.
"This is much simpler than the bamboo basket." Zhang Hao added at the right time.
Aunt Zhao felt her eyes darken and she almost couldn't stand.
To be honest, after so many years of knitting bamboo baskets and straw sandals, she had never heard of such an outrageous request.
What kind of straw, various bamboo slices, glutinous rice water, mountain water, buried in the soil...
She could almost forget these steps alone.
"What are you talking about? You wrote down all those steps. There are so many, I almost forgot 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. He wrote out all the steps clearly, word for word, sentence by sentence, making it clear at a glance.
"Oh, okay, I'll make it up for you, but I've agreed in advance that your request is too high and the price cannot be reduced." Aunt Zhao carefully looked at all the steps on the paper and sighed helplessly. Angry and funny.
"Don't worry, Aunt Zhao, I will never let you lose. Then I will come and get it in five days." Zhang Hao waved his hand, turned and walked out of the yard.
Listening to his voice fading away, Aunt Zhao shook her head regretfully: "This kid only knows how to think blindly all day long. Alas, Mr. Zhang is such a good person. Why did he give birth to such a thing? He is so miserable." I’m thinking about the rain.”
Looking again at the paper recording the steps in her hand, she couldn't help but frown and muttered: "What the hell... This kid has to do so much to weave a bamboo basket and straw sandals. It's really... ugh."< br>
(End of chapter)