After Zhang Ran and the others returned to Sankui, they found that Zhang Meng and his wife were not at home, and only Sankui's sister Zhang Cuier was busy working alone in the yard.

Seeing the two of them carrying bamboo into the yard, Zhang Cui'er couldn't help but look at the green bamboo on their shoulders curiously, and asked: "Brother, Brother Ran, why are you back from getting so many bamboos?"

"I didn't say yesterday that I want to teach you how to weave fish cages. These bamboos are used to weave fish cages."

While speaking, Zhang Ran and Sankui found an open space, threw the bamboo on the ground, patted the dust on their bodies and replied.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Zhang Cui'er nodded suddenly, then looked at Zhang Ran, who was sweating all over and was soaked in sweat, and hurriedly said, "Brother Ran is exhausted, I'll pour you water..."

"Okay, thank you!" Zhang Ran replied politely.

When Zhang Cui'er turned around to pour water, Sankui also put the axe aside and asked Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, the bamboo has been cut back, what should I do next?"

Zhang Ran took a breath, took off the basket, put it aside, and replied: "You must split the bamboo into bamboo strips and weave it into baskets. I will teach you how to do it later!"

Sankui's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Are you bamboo strips? I know how to do this, so leave it to me!"

As he said that, Sankui quickly put down his back basket, picked up the axe again, and said to Zhang Ran: "Brother Ran, you are just right in your body. You need a rest. Let's go and have a rest first."

"Cui'er, Cui'er, where is the water? Come and pour a bowl of water for Brother Ran!"

"Hey! Come now!"

Zhang Cui'er in the room heard Sankui's shouting and replied, and soon she came to the yard with a pottery bowl of water and handed the pottery bowl to Zhang Ran.

"Thank you, Sister Cui'er!" Zhang Ran took the pottery bowl, thanked him, then walked to the wooden table with the bowl, and sat on the round wooden pier.

"Hey..." "Ha..."

While Zhang Ran was drinking water and resting, Sankui had already raised his axe and started chopping up the bamboo.

This guy is in good health, has great strength, and has extremely quick hands and feet. Even if he uses a not-so-sharp bronze axe, he quickly splits more than a dozen bamboos into many long bamboo segments.

Seeing that Sankui was about to continue chopping, Zhang Ran quickly put down the pottery bowl and instructed Sankui: "The remaining bamboo must be chopped into bamboo strips. Sankui, you should chop along the bamboo joints and split into thin strips. Don't make it too thick. It's best to have one third of the thickness of chopsticks!"

"Okay, I know!" Zhang Sankui scratched the back of his head and agreed with a simple face.

While drinking water, Zhang Ran recalled the memories related to weaving bamboo baskets in his previous life. Zhang Ran remembered that when he was a child, he learned how to weaving bamboo baskets with his grandfather. However, because the time has been too long, he can't remember the specific details clearly, but Zhang Ran still remembers the general steps and procedures.

Although the fish cage that Zhang Ran wants to make is more complicated than a bamboo basket, Zhang Ran’s knowledge and experience are not too difficult. Just think about it and it can be done with some effort.

Sitting at the wooden table and thinking about the memories of my childhood, Zhang Ran suddenly said to Zhang Cui'er beside him, "Miss Cui'er, do you have such a round slug in your house? Just be a little taller than the one I sit on!"

"Yuandunzi?" Hearing Zhang Ran's words, Zhang Cui'er turned around and looked at the round wooden dove beside Zhang Ran, then frowned and thought, and said, "I remember there are still a few in the backyard. I originally planned to keep them as firewood. However, if you use them, I'll take them for you."

"There is a backyard?" Zhang Ran couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up with a "swish", grabbed Zhang Cui'er's little hand, pulled her and asked in a hurry: "Where is it in the backyard? Take me to have a look!"

"Brother Ran~" Zhang Cui'er was suddenly caught by Zhang Ran, and Zhang Cui'er was shocked, and her pretty face turned red with a sudden "spread". She couldn't help but glared at Zhang Ran angrily and struggled hard.

However, the girl in her teens was still not as strong as Zhang Ran. After trying it out, she found that she couldn't get it away at all, and she suddenly became a little angry and stared at Zhang Ran angrily.

But Zhang Ran's mind is full of how to better weave a fish cage, and there is no time to pay attention to these details...

Seeing that the other party was unmoved and seemed to have not even turned his head, Zhang Cuier suddenly felt helpless. Moreover, after the moment of being embarrassed just now, she was embarrassed to remind Zhang Ran again. In desperation, she had to be pulled to the backyard by Zhang Ran.

When he came to the backyard, under Zhang Cui'er's guidance, Zhang Ran found a pile of logs in the corner, which seemed to be firewood used by Sankui's family to cook.

Zhang Ran selected two log piers with a diameter of 20 to 30 cm and about one meter from them, and carried one back to the front yard with Zhang Cui'er.

Then, Zhang Ran found some firewood, lit a bonfire, and then began to build a fish basket.

Following the steps I remembered, Zhang Ran first selected a few thicker ones from the bamboo strips that Sankui had chopped as keel bones, and then placed the bamboo strips on the fire and roasted them.

The newly cut bamboo has a relatively crisp texture and is easily broken when bent into a circle. It needs to be roasted on the fire and let the bamboo fibers soften before it can be used.

After baking the bamboo strips, Zhang Ran took the log piers he had just found as molds and started woven clumsily.

For novices, having a mold as a reference is much simpler and easier than knitting out of thin air. You just need to cross-woven bamboo strips according to the model. Because it is not a handicraft, it doesn’t matter whether it looks good or bad, as long as it can be used.

As time passed, Zhang Ran's movements became more and more proficient. Soon, most of the fish cage was formed in Zhang Ran's hands.

It was not until this time that Zhang Ran suddenly realized that as long as he found the right solution, it was much easier to build a fish cage than knitting a sweater.

After more than half an hour, a fish cage with strange appearance and rough shape was successfully born in Zhang Ran.

"Brother Ran, is this what you are talking about? Why do you look weird?" Seeing that Zhang Ran had woven the fish cage, Sankui immediately surrounded him and said in surprise.

When Zhang Ran heard this, his face darkened. He glared at the guy fiercely and said angrily: "Do you care whether it looks good or not, just use it? This thing is just a fish cage, and it needs to sink into the river. What's the use of making it look good?"

After being scolded for nothing, Zhang Sankui couldn't help but shrink his neck and smiled and said, "Hey, that's right, Brother Ran, you're so right! Then, Brother Ran, can you show me this fish cage?"

"Uh" Seeing this guy looking flattering, Zhang Ran couldn't help rolling his eyes, with his eyes empty, and looked at Sankui and said, "Has the bamboo been criticized?"

"All of them are chopped," Zhang Sankui answered honestly.

"Okay!" Zhang Ran glanced around and saw the bamboo strips on the ground in the distance. He pointed to the round wooden pier that he regarded as a mold and said, "Did you see this round pier? Go to the backyard to find a similar one. I will teach you how to weave a fish cage."

After saying that, Zhang Ran ignored this fool and turned around and walked towards Zhang Cuier beside him.
Chapter completed!