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 on the outer part, and then slowly began to cut along the circle.
The heavy and rough hatchet was like an embroidery needle. In Fu Jingyou's hands, it was not only "well-behaved and obedient", but also extremely flexible.
After more than half an hour of hard work, the rim of the bamboo tube cup was thinned. Fu Jingyou then modified the "lid" and tried to buckle the two together. Although it was a bit awkward, the prototype of a water cup with a buckled lid made entirely of bamboo itself was basically revealed.
He found some fine sand and gravel and carefully polished the rim of the cup and the bottle cap, then tried to put the cap on again. The awkward feeling instantly faded a lot, but even so, Fu Jingyou still felt that something was missing.
What is it?
Fu Jingyou held the rough bamboo cup and looked at it for a while, then suddenly realized.
He filled the pot with water, lit the fire to boil the water, and carefully scraped off the green bamboo on the surface of the bamboo cup with a hatchet. After waiting for the bamboo cup to completely turn into a light yellow mixed with light green, he put it into the boiling water in the pot and boiled it for a while.
After fishing it out, Fu Jingyou wrapped the cup in a rag and took it to the wooden cover of the well outside to dry.
The sun was at its brightest at noon, and by the time the boiling heat of the bamboo tube cup had faded, the moisture on it had almost evaporated. Fu Jingyou had been staring at it intently, and seeing the situation, he took out the oil bottle and dripped a few drops of raw oil on it.
Even though the amount of oil dripped on is not much, it is enough to moisten the entire cup. Moreover, as long as this step is controlled properly, it can not only polish the cup and keep a beautiful and shiny color for a long time, but also play a better role in preventing insects and corrosion.
Fu Jingyou is very patient and determined to do his best. During Lu Miao's lunch break, he kept kneading the cup slowly and rubbing it. Finally, he shaped the cup into a state he liked before going to work.
After wiping off the oil on the surface of the cup, he filled it with water and tried it out. If the cup was tilted for too long, a small stream of water would slowly leak out. Although it wasn't perfect, if one was careful, it could be used to carry water.
Fu Jingyou was careful. He glanced at Lu Miao's fair hands and thought that it was not very convenient to hold it in his hands all the time. He thought about it and went to the front room to get a small bundle of hemp.
He soaked the hemp with water and made a thin hemp rope on the spot. He twisted the rope and attached it to the outside of the bamboo tube cup to weave a net bag that could be used for carrying. Finally, he held the net bag and hung the cup in the air, shook it, looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally nodded with satisfaction.
That's about it.
You can carry water with you when you go out, but if you don't want to carry it in the field, just find a flat place to put it down safely...
After filling the cup with hot water and placing it on the small table next to the recliner, Fu Jingyou brushed off the bamboo debris on his body, and when the production team blew the whistle to go to work, he took the sharp pole outside the door and went to the field in a down-to-earth manner.
The bamboo tube cup is not very big, but it is still very conspicuous when placed so abruptly on the bare small table.
Lu Miao woke up from his nap and turned over in a bad mood. One of his eyes was still closed and pressed on his arm, while the other eye was still blurry. He stared blankly and filled the bamboo cup with liquid.
She was a little stunned at first, but then she came to her senses. She sat up, slowly took the cup and looked at it.
The cup was handmade and basically brand new. In addition, Fu Jingyou had placed the chain on the table to remind her to lock the door, so Lu Miao quickly realized that this cup was also prepared for her by Fu Jingyou.
The smooth cup with a bean paste yellow color was something Lu Miao liked more and more the more he looked at it. He quickly adjusted the hemp rope of the net bag, put the cup on his shoulder, put on his shoes, and went downstairs to look for Fu Jingyou.
Going around the front house of the Fu family from the side, there were already a lot of bundles of rice piled up in a mess on the threshing ground near the Fu family's side.
With just one glance, Lu Miao knew that those were the fruits of Fu Jingyou's labor while she was asleep.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Standing under the sun, one felt like they were about to melt. Working under the scorching sun, especially such heavy lifting, was incredibly tiring for Fu Jingyou.
Lu Miao took a deep breath. For some reason, he suddenly felt complicated.
When Fu Jingyou was found in the field, most of the two adjacent paddy fields had been empty, and there were only a few bundles of rice left waiting to be taken away.
Thinking of his own relief and Fu Jingyou's hard work, Lu Miao silently handed Fu Jingyou the water. For a moment, he stood on the edge of the field with a chin on his face, not knowing what to say.
Fu Jingyou had no idea what she was thinking, and even if he did, he would just think it was the most normal thing.
Lu Miao's job was to herd the cattle. Harvesting rice or carrying rice was none of her business.
After drinking a few sips of water from the air, Fu Jingyou's chest heat was temporarily relieved. He closed the lid and handed the cup to Lu Miao with the hemp rope, "Since you don't have a proper water bottle, use this one from now on."
"oh."
Lu Miao nodded gloomily. He was in a bad mood, and she looked listless too.
Fu Jingyou's jacket was completely soaked with sweat, and water was even dripping down from the lower back.
Raising his arm to wipe the sweat off his face, he scanned the surrounding fields, his gaze finally landing on Lu Miao.
The little girl looked listless and looked awkward no matter how you looked at her.
Fu Jingyou felt uncomfortable and thought it was because the weather was too hot.
He didn't spend much time at the lake as he went back and forth carrying grain. He was worried about leaving Lu Miao here alone.
Fu Jingyou was just about to say that he was going to lead the cattle and asked Lu Miao to follow him back first, but before he could finish his words, an uncle came running towards them on the path not far away, waving a straw hat:
"Hey, here it is! Here it is! I've found it at last."
The uncle ran over, holding his knees with his hands, gasping for breath. His coat was soaked and not much better than Fu Jingyou's. "Cow, cow... Comrade educated youth, the team needs a cow. I'll take this cow away first!"
Now it is a race against time. The few pieces of marginal land near the pond on the back mountain have been cleared. According to He Hongjin, while it is still early, we should quickly lead the cows over and plow the land.
While I still have some free time these two days, I can sow and cultivate the late rice seeds to be harvested in the second half of the year as soon as possible.
The uncle came over to lead the cattle. Lu Miao also heard some hidden meaning from what he said. The general meaning was that from today on, the team would start to use cattle one after another, and she would no longer be needed to herd the cattle.
During the busy farming season, cows work as hard as humans. Apart from being taken out to drink water and defecate in the morning, noon and evening, the team will provide them with special feed other than working.
The so-called concentrated feed is coarse grains such as corn and soybeans mixed with grass feed. The cows will eat it thoroughly and have more energy to work.
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