Chapter 186 Are you missing the red envelope?
Because the original owner didn't know how to make twine and his daughter-in-law made it, all the twine at home was stored under the beds of several daughters-in-law.
Before, Ye Yuran was afraid that there wouldn't be enough and didn't want to turn out too much. She made an estimate and felt that with so many threads, she could definitely make more than one net.
"Find a pole and come here." Ye Yuran said.
"Is this okay?" Mrs. Li followed her request and found one.
Ye Yuran took a look at it and thought it was feasible, so he called his daughters-in-law and girls over: "I'll start first. You guys can see clearly how I braid it, and help me braid it later."
Although they didn't know what she wanted to do, everyone still nodded.
Ye Yuran tried a few times and finally found some clues. She left out the length she wanted and tied it horizontally to the pole.
Then he took another one and tied it vertically to one end of the pole, leaving enough length.
She said: "See, it's this length. Cut it for me and I'll tie it up."
Cut one and she would tie one.
The method is the same as the previous vertical rope, except that it is arranged next to the first vertical rope, with only two fingers in between.
If the length is not enough, don’t worry, just make a knot below.
Anyway, this is a test of the waters, and it may not be successful, so let’s just make do with it.
After Ye Yuran finished tying it in one row, it became a very sparse tassel-like thing.
"Okay, you see clearly, the two close ones are tied into a knot. Is this OK?"
Ye Yuran took two knots from both sides and taught them how to tie them.
"Actually, there is no secret. We just need to be patient. The rope we left is a bit long, so we have to pull it slowly."
"The hemp rope is a bit rough and difficult to pull. It will take some effort."
"I'll tie the first row first, and each of you will be responsible for a part. The length of the second row should be about the same as the length of the first row. It can't be too long, and it can't be too short. Do you understand?"
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Mrs. Li looked curious: "Mom, what is this?"
Ye Yuran was afraid that they wouldn't pay attention if they didn't know what it was for, so he thought he should tell them: "Fishing net."
"Fishing net? What is it?"
"The fishermen on the river use it for fishing, but it hasn't spread to us yet, so no one knows about it." Ye Yuran said, "And their fishing nets are definitely stronger and more durable than ours. One net can be used for several years."
Times. Let’s just use this a few times.”
She also gestured to indicate how big a fish must be to pass through these holes before it gets stuck here and is caught by them.
"Do you understand? The fish will get stuck here when it arrives, so you must pay attention to this grid. Don't make it too big, and the fish will run away; if it is too small, the fish won't be able to get in."
Although she hadn't started working yet, Mrs. Li believed it and immediately flattered Ye Yuran, saying that she was indeed worthy of being a mother. This was all she could think of.
Ye Yuran advocated the benefits of reading by the way: "This is not what I thought of, it is written in the book. You are not literate, so you don't know this method. If you all become literate in the future, what cooking methods and cooking methods will be used?"
There are methods, everything, you can learn by yourself while watching."
"Really?!" Ms. Li was surprised, "Mom, are there really so many things in the book?"
Ye Yuran nodded: "Of course, otherwise you think, why do those wealthy families require their young masters and young ladies to be literate? Isn't it just to let them read and learn by themselves?"
"No wonder the rich families have always been so rich," Mrs. Li suddenly realized, "Mom, think about it, these things are all written in books. Only the young masters and young ladies of the rich families can read, so they are the only ones who can learn what is written in the books.
What's the matter? And we, the stupid ones, who don't know a single Chinese character, will never think about reading a book in our lives. Isn't it true that for generations, no one will ever discover the secrets in the book? "
After hearing this, Zhu Bamei looked over in shock: Could this be the reason why her mother had been forcing her to carry things with her seventh brother and two nephews?
"Although it's not completely right, it's almost right." Ye Yuran said on the ground, "Okay, let's get to work. If we can finish it today, we can put the third and fourth children in the house in the evening.
Go to the river, maybe you can receive fish tomorrow morning. Then I will make fish soup for you."
"No, Mom, I want to eat fish meatballs." Mrs. Li remembered how delicious the fish meatballs she had eaten before and quickly objected.
Ye Yuran looked at the fishing net on the pole and said, "Okay, just make the net good..."
Whether it is the Li family, the Liu family, the Liu family, the Lin family, or the three girls Zhu Bamei, Lin Sanya, and Lin Siya, they all have the motivation to work.
——Fish, when it’s done, there will be fish to eat!
——Hiss~ My mouth is watering.
Sure enough, there was motivation to move forward, everyone worked more vigorously, and with so many hands, a large net gradually took shape.
Ye Yuran estimated that the time was almost up and sent one of his daughters-in-law to cook and feed the pigs.
After the vegetables on the pot were cooked, another daughter-in-law was asked to cook dinner.
When Zhu San, Zhu Si and the others came back carrying a few sparrows, what they saw was the "net" set up in their yard.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"Weave a net." Without waiting for Ye Yuran's reply, Mrs. Li said happily, "My mother said that after we have made this thing, I will let you two throw it into the river after dinner, so that there will be fish to eat tomorrow.
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"What? If you throw this thing into the river, the fish will eat it?" Zhu Si was a little confused, "This can also kill the fish?"
"It's not about pouring out the medicine, it's about catching it." Ms. Li compared her hand to a fish and dug into the grid of the net. "Look, like this, when the fish swims past here, it gets stuck here and gets stuck.
Caught."
Zhu San and Zhu Si suddenly realized that this thing seemed to be much more convenient than their "Medicine Bird".
I looked down and saw that there were only six or seven sparrows, and my original feeling of joy suddenly disappeared.
"Mom, we only caught a few of them."
"Oh...Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me earlier, we wouldn't have wasted our efforts. We only caught a few birds after squatting for a whole day."
"That's right, mother, you don't know, sparrows are hard to catch. Look at what we caught, we can burn a plate."
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Mrs. Li looked at the sparrows in their hands and swallowed her saliva: "It's also meat on a plate. You have rabbit meat to eat every day, and I am so pitiful that I can only dip it in a little jam. Give me this sparrow, and I will eat it."
Naturally, Zhu San couldn't talk to his sister-in-law, so he turned Zhu Si around.
Zhu Sixen understood what his third brother meant, and said with a smile: "How can we just give it to you to eat what we worked so hard to catch? If you want to eat it together, we will give you a bird's paw to eat."
Zhu San secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart: tacit understanding, brother!
"The bird's claws are meatless, so I don't want them. This net was made by my mother and I. If you don't give me the birds to eat, when I catch the fish tomorrow, I will ask my mother to give you only the fish bones to eat." Ms. Li also turned her head.
Chapter completed!