Li Xiyue carries her space and spiritual pet, transmigrating from the apocalypse to the 1970s.
Her birth mother died early, and her birth father remarried, turning into a stepfather. The only...
Pan Di's family has more fruit baskets, vegetable baskets, and small baskets, but almost no winnowing baskets.
There is a wicker craftsman in the village. He weaves baskets, winnowing baskets, rice sieves, bamboo baskets, etc. with bamboo strips, which are relatively sturdy and durable. Everyone will go to his house to exchange them first. Pan Di and her friends can only weave some that he doesn't have.
Rattan is easy to break and if not handled properly, the woven items will not only be unsightly but also undurable and generally cannot bear heavy objects.
But herbs are very light, and a winnowing basket woven from rattan can be used as a substitute, and it is cheaper.
When she first came, Li Xiyue didn't know that the three children had this skill. Now that she knows, she naturally wants to take care of their business.
"Sister Li, what size do you want? I will help you weave it right away." Pan Di put down the work in her hands and asked.
Li Xiyue mentioned the dimensions and then made a request, "I want five closely spaced holes and five sparsely spaced holes at the bottom."
"No problem, I'll weave it for you right now and it will be finished tomorrow." Pan Di immediately picked up the processed rattan and started working.
Li Xiyue was afraid that she would work late into the night. "It's not urgent. You can make a few today and I'll use them first. You can take your time with the rest."
"Okay." Pan Di agreed, and she and her sister Zhao Di each started to weave one.
Lai Di went to dig herbs. She tasted the sweetness and lost interest in the little money she earned from weaving baskets.
Pan Di is a few years older than Zhao Di. She is calmer and more down-to-earth.
After moving out, the three sisters became healthy both physically and mentally. They grew taller and gained some weight.
Especially Pandi, she has also started to grow, unlike before, when she looked like a piece of stir-fried bean sprouts.
Li Xiyue is only five years younger than her, and her figure is many times better than hers.
Practice makes perfect, and the two sisters were able to weave very quickly.
Li Xiyue couldn't help but praise him, "You weave quickly and well, your skills are not much worse than Uncle Shouan's."
Xu Shouan is the village's wicker craftsman.
"But we don't know how to split bamboo strips." Pandi smiled bitterly.
Pandi originally wanted to learn how to weave with bamboo strips, but after her hands were cut and bleeding, she gave up and switched to weaving with rattan strips.
Although items woven from rattan are not as strong as those woven from bamboo, they will not be damaged. As long as they can earn money, they are willing to do it even if it is a little bit, because it is always better than nothing, so they always ask their parents for help.
It is not easy to learn how to split bamboo strips. If you are not careful, your hands will be cut by the bamboo strips. This requires an experienced craftsman to do it.
Of course, when craftsmen first start learning, they will get injured repeatedly, but once they become proficient, they will no longer cut their hands.
Li Xiyue could understand them. Given their situation, if they were injured, their parents would never be willing to spend money to buy them medicine and treatment, so they would give up after being injured.
Looking at the various woven products in the yard, Li Xiyue sighed in her heart.
These children have already used up all their energy just to support themselves.
But she did not pity them, but admired them.
At such a young age, they are able to become independent and self-reliant from their parents. This alone makes them better than many people.
"Don't worry, sister." Pan Di saw what Li Xiyue was thinking and smiled to comfort her. "Everyone has been taking good care of us since we moved out. Many people come to us to exchange baskets. Our lives are much better now than before."
Zhaodi also smiled and said, "With my sister taking care of us, our lives will definitely get better and better."
Li Xiyue rubbed Zhaodi's head and said, "This child is also very good."
I don’t know what their parents were thinking. They have three such good children, whom others would beg for but still treat them harshly.
People who have no blessings do things that harm their virtue, and retribution will be waiting for them.
"Oh, right, sister." Pan Di suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "Laidi saw her friends change their names to nice ones, and she wants to change her name too, but I've never been to school, so I don't know what would be good. Could you please think of one for her, sister?"
"Sister, I also want to change my name." Zhaodi said.
Pan Di smiled and said, "Okay, I'll change one for you too. Well, I'll change one too."
They don’t want Pan Di, Zhao Di, or Laidi anymore. They don’t want to live with the expectations of their sons. They want to live for themselves.
"Okay, I'll think of a good name for you."
She thought for a moment and said, "Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos, and chrysanthemums are the four noblest flowers. Plum blossoms bloom in the cold winter, unafraid of the cold, and full of pride. This symbolizes fearlessness of hardship and obstacles, and the refusal to give in in the face of difficulties."
"Pandi, isn't your personality like the plum blossom that stands proudly against the wind and snow?"
Pan Di's eyes sparkled, "Sister Li, I like plum blossoms. I want to name my family after them."
"How about calling her Xuemei?" Li Xiyue asked.
There is a girl named Hongmei in the village. As for Dongmei, she would think of Ma Dongmei.
Pan Di nodded repeatedly, "It sounds nice, I like it, from now on I'll be called Xu Xuemei."
She is no longer Xu Pandi, she is Xu Xuemei who is not afraid of hardships and challenges.
Zhaodi asked anxiously, "Sister Li, what about me?"
"Orchids grow on the edge of cliffs, with a cool and subtle fragrance. They live a life of independence, untainted by the world. No matter what dangers they find themselves in, they can always live their own wonderful lives." Li Xiyue smiled and said, "Laidi, I hope you can live your own wonderful life like an orchid."
Zhaodi liked it very much and said, "Okay, I will use orchid as my name."
"Orchids bloom in spring, so how about calling yourself Chunlan?"
"Chunlan, that sounds nice. I'll call myself Chunlan." Zhaodi was very happy. Xu Chunlan, that sounds really nice. She's a hundred times nicer than Xu Zhaodi.
Xu Pandi, oh no, Xu Xuemei asked, "What about my third sister?"
"Bamboo is hollow inside and straight outside, preferring to break rather than bend. It has a tough nature, much like Lai Di." Li Xiyue thought for a moment and said, "Bamboo is most lush in the summer, so it is called summer bamboo."
"Xu Xiazhu? Xu Xiazhu!" Lai Di cheered. "I like this name. Big sister, second sister, I have a nice name too!"
The three sisters hugged each other, and the yard was filled with laughter.
Hu Xiaoying, who was passing by on her way back from work, had a face as gloomy as a rainy sky. Why did these three damn girls have such a good life?
"Woof woof woof!" Xiaohua discovered the bad guy at the door and rushed out barking at her.
Hu Xiaoying kicked him and said, "You idiot dog, what are you yelling about?"
Xiaohua dodged nimbly and attacked back, "Woof woof woof!"
Hu Xiaoying was so scared that she ran away.
The three sisters heard the noise and came out to see what was happening, but Hu Xiaoying was long gone. Xiaohua came running back, jumping and wagging her tail.
The three people and the dog returned to the yard, and cheerful laughter was heard again.
Hu Xiaoying, who had one of her shoes knocked off her by the chase and nearly fell flat on her face, had a pair of vicious eyes, "You damn dog, just wait for me!"