Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 125 Weaving a Cage

The person who came was my grandfather, An Chengde.

An Yue was weaving by herself and said lightly, "Weaving a basket."

Grandfather An Chengde stood there looking at An Yue, paused without saying a word, and rubbed his hands.

Suddenly, the air became quiet.

An Yue raised her head and looked at her grandfather An Chengde and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Grandfather An Chengde seemed to be a little distracted, and only came back to his senses after being asked this by An Yue.

Said: "Did your uncle tell you? He asked you to go and help tomorrow."

"I said it, and I agreed."

Grandfather An Chengde saw that An Yue was not very good at weaving, and he wanted to step forward to help, but he didn't know how to start.

Seeing that An Yue ignored him, he finally turned around and walked towards his main house.

——Three quarters of an hour passed.

An Yue finally finished weaving a small basket.

But this little basket is so ugly! It's so ugly that I can't bear to look at it.

The braiding is tight, but the shape is a bit weird.

An Yue thought, I'm not going to take this basket to the town to exchange for money, so it doesn't matter if it's ugly! As long as it's useful, it's fine.

Looking back, there was only half of the bamboo strips left. An Yue remembered that there was still a cage that had not been woven, but these bamboo strips were not enough to weave a cage.

She decided to go to the mountain and cut two more bamboos and bring them back.

Then he put on his backpack and took the machete, closed the door, and walked straight out of the yard gate.

When we got to the main road, we saw two men on horseback riding towards the town.

He doesn't look like a villager in his attire, but rather like a young man from a wealthy family in the county town.

The sunshine in early spring is very good, and buds are beginning to appear on the branches around.

An Yue climbed up the hill and put down the backpack.

She picked up the machete and started to cut down the two bamboos.

Since doing farm work recently, my small body has been exercised and my arm strength has improved significantly.

A big bamboo can be easily cut in three strokes.

An Yue shaved off the extra bamboo branches and tied them into bundles.

Then he put it in the backpack, squatted down, put the basket on his back, and walked back pulling the bamboo.

After returning home, she began to separate the bamboo into bamboo strips and bamboo threads just like that day.

"Yueyue also knows how to weave bamboo?" Anqing came over carrying two buckets of water.

An Yue quickly cleaned up the bamboos, made way for An Qing, and said with a smile: "Brother An Qing, you are joking. Yue Yue can't weave."

Anqing carried two buckets of water into the house and poured them into the water tank in the kitchen.

After a while, he went to fetch water again with the empty bucket.

After going back and forth four times, Anqing filled the water tank.

The setting sun cast a soft light, and An Yue's cage was halfway woven.

At this time, An Nian came back from school.

As soon as An Nian entered the courtyard gate, he shouted, "Sister."

An Yue asked softly, "Niannian is back?"

She stopped what she was doing, stood up and took An Nian's cloth bag with a smile. An Nian quickly took a bowl and poured water to drink.

While An Nian was drinking water, he glanced at the corner and found a small basket.

An Nian put down the bowl in his hand, picked up the small basket in the corner, and asked, "Sister, is this the basket you made?"

An Yue was weaving a cage by herself and responded, "Yes! Does Nian Nian think the little basket is ugly?"

He turned it over and over, trying not to laugh, "This basket looks... hehe... a little crude..."

An Yue saw An Nian trying to hold back his laughter, so she raised her head and said with a faint smile: "It's a little ugly, but it can be used."

An Nian squatted down and held up his chin, looked at An Yue with admiration and said, "Sister can do everything, Nian Nian also wants to be as good as sister."

"Then you have to study hard every year."

An Nian pointed at what An Yue was weaving and asked, "Eh? What is sister weaving now?"

"Our greedy little Niannian loves to eat eggs!"

An Nian helped pass the bamboo slips, blinked and nodded, listening carefully to what An Yue said.

An Yue said lovingly, "Sister Sui is thinking of making a big cage and feeding a few chickens."

"When the hens lay eggs in the future, we can eat eggs every day every year, right?"

An Nian clapped his hands and said happily: "Great, great!"

Then, An Nian frowned slightly and said, "Feeding the chickens is good, but won't my sister be too tired?"

"It's not tiring. In the spring, we feed chickens and there are lots of insects and grass."

The only thing left to do on An Yue's cage is finishing the edges, and it will soon be completed.

An Nian saw a winnowing basket in the yard, so he went to the yard and brought the drying Ophiopogon japonicus back into the house.

An Nian took the small dustpan and put it back in the house. He looked at it carefully and asked, "Sister, what is this?"

"This is Ophiopogon japonicus, it can be exchanged for silver!"

After An Nian put it away, the sky began to darken, and he hurried to light the oil lamp.

——A moment later.

The edges of Anyue's cage have been finished.

The shape of the cage is neither round nor flat, and it has an inexplicable sense of humor.

Another failed practice item.

However, the cage still looks like it can be used to feed chickens, it’s just not round enough, but the edges of the cage are well-rounded.

The brother and sister looked at the cage and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Time always passes quickly during a busy day.

The brother and sister worked together to cook dinner.

First make the rice, then stir-fry the vegetables, such as fried black fungus, scrambled eggs and wild garlic.

A few minutes later, dinner was ready.

An Nian held the rice bowl, stuffed his mouth full, squinted his eyes and said, "Sister, this dish is so delicious!"

After saying that, he buried his head and started eating voraciously.

"Eat more every year if you like it."

An Yue picked up some more dishes and put them in An Nian's bowl. Seeing him eat with relish, she felt very happy.

After dinner, the brother and sister soaked their feet.

An Nian rubbed his belly and said with satisfaction: "Tonight's fried eggs with black fungus and wild garlic are so delicious! Niannian ate two big bowls of rice and his belly is full!"

"Nian Nian, the fungus here is delicious, but it is very difficult to clean and not very common!"

An Nian pouted and asked in confusion: "Why?"

"It usually grows on rocky slopes after the spring rains. If you don't pick it up in time, it will become inedible after it dries up!"

The brother and sister soaked their feet, talked and laughed, and then went to bed.

As the night fell, every household blew out the oil lamps.

The next day, at the early morning of Mao time.

An Yue sent An Nian to the main road to wait for Li Wu's ox cart. She returned only after watching An Nian get on the ox cart.

At this time, it was still dark.

Just as An Yue was about to return, she vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves not far away.

An Yue thought that it must be the sound of Li Wu's cow hooves stepping on the stone slabs.

She didn't think much about it, turned around and headed home.

After arriving home.

An Yue thought that today was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the day her sister-in-law would get married, so she did not go out to dig herbs.

She put the Ophiopogon japonicus in the house in the yard to dry in the sun.

After entering the house, she put on a coarse apron and prepared to go to the west room to help.

At this time, the villagers, including men, women, young and old, had gathered in the yard.

If there is a wedding or funeral in the village, the villagers will go early to help.