After breakfast, Xu Qingfeng went out.
First, I went to Junzi's house and called Junzi.
When Wang Xiaojun heard Xu Qingfeng calling him, he ran out of the house quickly. Because he ran so fast, his shoes were all gone, so he turned back to put on his shoes.
Xu Qingfeng held the door open and smiled at his friend's embarrassment.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Since I'm here to call you, I won't wait for you."
"Hey, Brother Feng, am I a little excited? Do you plan to take me to do something big?" Wang Xiaojun scratched his head and asked with a smile.
"Then you guessed wrong. Go and bring your woodcutter. I will take you to make some tools today." Xu Qingfeng said to Wang Xiaojun.
"Hey, okay." Wang Xiaojun went to the woodshed to get a knife without saying a word.
He didn't ask Xu Qingfeng what he wanted to do with him.
He only knew that Brother Feng was very capable.
You are right to follow him.
"Brother Feng, aren't you going to hunt wild ducks and pheasants today?" Wang Xiaojun still couldn't forget about yesterday's pheasant hunting.
"If we fight again, they will be extinct. Besides, if we go today, the harvest will not be as great as yesterday." Xu Qingfeng shook his head.
The reeds are only that big, and the number of pheasants and ducks is fixed.
And within a short period of time, it is a non-renewable resource.
Yesterday was the first time I went there, so I gained a lot.
"Then what are we going to do?" Wang Xiaojun followed Xu Qingfeng.
Xu Qingfeng looked at the Songhua River not far away: "Look at the Songhua River, is it big? Are the fish in it fat? If you can get the fish in it, hey, that's a lot of money, and Compared with hunting, this is a stable and long-term way to make money.”
Wang Xiaojun's eyes lit up, that's great.
But soon he shook his head again: "But, Brother Feng, we can't go down to the river to catch fish empty-handed."
"What are you thinking about? I asked you to bring a hatchet to make fishing tools. Who asked you to catch it with your bare hands?" Xu Qingfeng patted Wang Xiaojun on the shoulder and asked him to follow quickly.
Wang Xiaojun stayed at home and had nothing to do. Xu Qingfeng called him, firstly to have a companion, and secondly, free labor.
He still had to say thank you to Xu Qingfeng.
"Brother Feng, thank you. If you have something to do to make money, you will always think of me."
Xu Qingfeng looked at him: "Who is our relationship? If I don't take you, who will take care of me?"
After a while, Xu Qingfeng brought Wang Xiaojun to the river.
Tell Wang Xiaojun the tools he needs to use, such as slender and straight trees, reed poles, wicker sticks and acacia strips.
"Okay, leave it to me. I brought a knife. These are no problem." Wang Xiaojun patted his chest and assured.
Soon, the two of them started searching separately.
The materials Xu Qingfeng was looking for were quite common.
After a while, the two of them found a lot of them, bundled them into a ball, and carried them back to Wang Xiaojun's house.
Wang Xiaojun's father and mother both work at the forest farm. On weekdays, Wang Xiaojun is alone at home, quiet and undisturbed.
It is also the secret base of Xu Qingfeng and Wang Xiaojun.
It's perfect for doing these things.
Wang Xiaojun returned home and looked at the materials on the ground. He was still confused as to what Xu Qingfeng was looking for.
So I couldn't help but ask.
Xu Qingfeng didn't hide it from him and told him directly that he wanted to make fishing rods and ground cages.
Bamboo is originally the best material for making native fishing rods. However, due to the high latitude and cold climate in Changbai Mountain, there is no bamboo here, so Xu Qingfeng had to use small trees instead.
Small trees as thick as a finger, long and straight are hard to find.
But Xu Qingfeng and Wang Xiaojun were lucky enough to find two of them.
"This stick is used to make fishing rods. It is no worse than bamboo, but it needs to be polished..."
Because a tree that grows naturally, no matter how straight it is, will have bends that need to be straightened.
Xu Qingfeng lit a fire in the yard and used the fire method to straighten the bends.
Xu Qingfeng could not make fishing lines and hooks, so he had to buy them at a small shop in the village.
Fishing floats are easy to handle, either a reed pole or duck or goose feathers.
Xu Qingfeng used the wild duck feathers he shot yesterday.
"Brother Feng, why don't you use pheasant feathers? Pheasant feathers are more beautiful." Wang Xiaojun asked curiously.
Xu Qingfeng picked up a pheasant feather and a wild duck feather and threw them into the water at the same time, letting Wang Xiaojun observe the changes.
Soon, Wang Xiaojun discovered that after a while, the chicken feathers became soaked and sank into the water.
The duck feathers were always floating on the water, even if he pressed them with his hands, he couldn't press them down.
This is also strange.
"That's the reason." Xu Qingfeng smiled slightly. This was a small scientific experiment.
"Why? Brother Feng." Wang Xiaojun was puzzled.
"It's very simple, because the structures of chicken feathers and duck feathers are different. Chicken feathers have no water-proof layer, are not waterproof, and have no buoyancy, while duck feathers have this effect."
"This is why you rarely see chickens swimming in the water. If they get caught in the rain, they will turn into drowned rats, while ducks will not sink even if they stay in the water all day long."
Xu Qingfeng shrugged.
While chatting with Wang Xiaojun, he had already straightened the stick in his hand.
At that time, you only need to tie the fishing line and hook, and it can be used as a fishing rod.
Although it is a bit crude, there is nothing we can do about it.
This era is here.
Let’s go to the department store in the county next time and see if there are any professional fishing rods for sale.
Let’s use it for now.
Xu Qingfeng gave Wang Xiaojun a dollar and went to the village canteen to buy fishing lines and fishhooks.
When Wang Xiaojun came back, Xu Qingfeng was already weaving a cage.
"Brother Feng, you are so awesome. Why can you do everything? You can also weave baskets?" Wang Xiaojun exclaimed and said.
"I know a little bit, but I'm not very proficient. Weaving a ground basket is not difficult. Xu Qingfeng is stepping on the bottom frame, holding a white rattan in his hand, and is weaving the basket body,"
White rattan is very flexible and durable.
Xu Qingfeng planned to knit more this time, dry it out and apply a layer of varnish, so he wouldn't have to worry about the floor cage in the future.
Can be used for a long time.
"Brother Feng, can I help?" Wang Xiaojun was eager to give it a try.
Xu Qingfeng then taught him how to make it.
First determine the position of the bottom and the general frame, and then there will be no technical difficulty.
Weave the white rattan criss-cross from the far left to the right, interweaving vertically and horizontally.
There is no need to make it too dense, so that the woven ground cage will not be a complete household cage.
The so-called Juehu net or Juehu cage means that small fish cannot escape even if they enter it.
Such fishing nets and ground cages will catch all fish, big and small, in the entire water area.
Of course Xu Qingfeng would not do this.
He doesn't even like fish that are smaller than the size of a palm.
Xu Qingfeng and Wang Xiaojun were very tired throughout the morning.
However, the results are still very gratifying.
