"First of all, you have to cut the pork into strips. As for the specific size, it's fine as long as you think it's fine.”
"Add the high-intensity white wine and rub it for 5 to 10 minutes to let the pork fully come into contact with the high-intensity white wine. This step is the key to preserving and enhancing the fragrance.”
"Then stir-fry the marinade. This is different from curing meat with only salt. He put salt, pepper, and star anise into the pot and stir-fried them over low heat until the salt was slightly yellowish and the pepper fragrance was rich. Then, he placed them there to wait for them to catch a cold.”
Yang Chen stood in the kitchen and waited for more than ten minutes. When the marinade was cold, he picked it up and walked out."Pour the marinade in, rub it repeatedly, and spread it evenly. At this point, today's work was basically over.”
"Because next, we have to seal the meat and marinate it for four to five days. In a few days, I'll tell everyone what to do next.”
He sealed the wild boar meat and placed it in a cool place.
He washed his hands and came out of the kitchen.
"Make a bamboo basket and a bamboo umbrella.”
"It's not particularly convenient in the countryside. There are no umbrellas sold in small shops. If you want to buy one, you can only go to town. If you're still a beauty dog, then the town definitely can't satisfy you.”
"I don't want to go through so much trouble, so I'll settle it myself.”
He dragged the bamboo he had brought back yesterday.
He used his Jungler Blade to cut down one-third of the monsters.
"This is used to weave bamboo baskets. I made one last time, but that was for carrying. This time, I'm going to make one that can be carried on my back.”
He slashed out bamboo strips of the same thickness.
After that, he started to compile.
This time, he was not in a hurry. It took him half an hour to finish.
He grabbed it and tried it on his back. It was not bad and the size was just right.
"When the rain is over and the sky is clear, I'll carry the small bamboo basket and go up the mountain to pick mushrooms.”
Yang Chen smiled.
Then, he picked up the remaining bamboo." Baskets and bamboo baskets are relatively simple. Bamboo umbrellas are a little complicated. Ordinary people might not know how to do it.”
"The bamboo umbrella isn't a little complicated, it's very complicated!”
"Those who can still make an umbrella with their bare hands are not ordinary people.”
"I just want to know, what is the umbrella cloth made of? (Thinking)"
"Second Grandpa has some at home," Yang Chen said.”
"Why does our second grandpa's house have all kinds of strange things?”
Yang Chen smiled." It's not strange. It's because spreading it is very simple. You'll know the details in a while." Moreover, it was not as good as it was now. He could go out to work and earn money. In the past, he could only think of ways to earn money at home. Second Grandpa had basically made bricks, bamboo baskets, bamboo umbrellas, tofu, and so on.”
"Second Grandpa is also an old craftsman.”
"No wonder Old Master Chen knows everything. He learned it from Second Grandpa.”
" There are almost eighty steps to making a bamboo umbrella," Yang Chen said." Even a veteran artiste can't make a bamboo umbrella in a day." However, I'm young and single. My hand speed is relatively fast. I definitely won't be able to take a day.”
He looked at the time." It's ten o'clock now. If nothing goes wrong, it should be ready by two o'clock in the afternoon."”
"It takes four hours to make an umbrella?"
"Four hours is already very fast. Do you think Old Master Chen is joking with you? A normal person wouldn't be able to do a good job in a day.”
"Four hours…this is godly speed.”
"The first step in making the umbrella ribs is to take the appropriate bamboo joints and then scrape off the green bamboo skin." Other than making bamboo umbrellas, the bamboo chairs and stools in his hometown had to be handled this way.”
Yang Chen grabbed the bamboo with his left hand and the blade in his right hand, and began to peel off the green skin.
His movements were very fast. It was clearly a very monotonous and boring step, but because of his speed, it dazzled people.
It was over in less than ten minutes.
A bamboo joint with its green skin removed appeared before his eyes.
"Next, we need to split the umbrella ribs. The big bamboo tube is split into small pieces, and the small pieces are split into long strips. The umbrella stand was usually made of one bamboo tube and one umbrella, so that when it was closed at the end, it would fit more tightly.”
"The step of holding the umbrella should be the most time-consuming. At the same time, this is the essence of an umbrella and the most important part.”
Yang Chen said as he did it. Although he was already very fast, by the time the umbrella stand was formed, 40 minutes had already passed. "Next is to make the umbrella ribs. This is relatively easy. If you don't care much, just make it about the same size. However, one end of the umbrella ribs needed to be sharpened, which tested patience.”
"You can't use too much strength.”
"A traditional bamboo umbrella has a total of 72 ribs. As long as the bamboo chosen is not a problem, it will definitely not be a problem to use a bamboo umbrella for two years.”
This step was simple but time-consuming.
Yang Chen spent more than half an hour making 72 needles.
"After that, we'll continue to make the umbrella ribs. After sharpening them, we'll have to make a groove and a hole to connect them to the short ribs of the umbrella.”
"Do these well. Put the long umbrella ribs on one side and the short umbrella ribs on the other to avoid mixing them up.”
"Gululu ~"
At this moment, Yang Chen's stomach growled.
He looked at the time. It was already twelve o'clock.
"Time really flies. I'm only halfway done with this umbrella. Forget it, let's eat first. If I don't fill my stomach, how can I have time to work?”
"Let the cows plow the land, but let the cows eat first.”
Yang Chen put down the food in his hand and went to get some food.
The netizens were watching with great interest, but Yang Chen suddenly ran away.
The camera was also focused on the half-finished bamboo umbrella.
"Your sister, I'm watching attentively!”
"Old Master Chen, come back!"
"How can this be? (crying)"
Yang Chen thought to himself, I'm just taking care of you guys so that you won't be shocked when you see me eating a big meal later.
He made some simple food and came back.
"12:30. I ate quite quickly.”
"Alright, let's continue making umbrellas."
"Now, connect the umbrella frame to the long umbrella ribs. We have to thread the thread here. I used eight woven hemp thread, which is very strong and won't rot easily.”
Yang Chen used a pin to thread the umbrella and then connected the umbrella ribs one by one.
Then, he continued to connect the long and short umbrella ribs. This step was the most troublesome.
Yang Chen worked for almost an hour before everything was ready.
"Alright, the bamboo umbrella is probably ready.”
He stood up, grabbed the broken pieces, and said,"I haven't inserted the umbrella pole yet, but I can test the opening and closing structure first. If there's no problem with the opening and closing structure, we can continue to the next step.”
He opened the umbrella." It's very smooth. There's no feeling of blockage. It's still very perfect."”
"The following process is still troublesome. The main thing is to use the booklet, which is the tool in my hand.”
"The purpose of the folding sheet is to set the distance. Every time it is stuck, it is a fixed distance between the umbrella ribs.”
After keeping the distance, he began to wrap the thread. After five or six times of fixing the thread, the umbrella ribs were evenly distributed on the umbrella surface. The opening and closing of each umbrella rib was a fixed path to increase the stability of the entire umbrella.
After another hour of work, it was already past the two o'clock he had mentioned.
It was almost three o'clock.
Even Yang Chen himself had overestimated his own speed.
After all, there were too many processes and it was too complicated.
When he finished the last item, he let out a long breath and said,"Basically."
"The last step is to put on the paper."
"I'll go to second grandpa's house to get the paper now.”
He got up and went out in the rain.
After a while, he came back with many things.
He placed a small metal bucket on the side with a brush on it. Then, he placed the other things aside.
Then, he brought out a bowl from the kitchen.
Inside the bowl was a ball of white sticky substance. He couldn't tell what it was.
Yang Chen said," This is paste. Brush it on the umbrella ribs. After brushing the paste, you can stick the rice paper layer by layer on the inside and outside of the umbrella ribs."”
"Wait, Xuan paper? Old Master Chen, are you using Xuan paper as an umbrella?"
"How can you make paper? You're not using it to block the sun, you're using it to block the rain!”
"I know you're curious, but don't worry, keep watching."”
He brushed the paste and cut out a round piece of paper the size of a palm. This piece of paper was pasted inside the umbrella.
Then, he stuck a piece of paper on the umbrella ribs and continued to brush the paste.
Then, he opened the small metal bucket beside him.
He grabbed the brush and brushed it before placing it in front of the camera."This is tung oil."
"Brush the paper with tung oil and it will have a rain-proof effect.”
When everyone heard this, they came to a realization.
A layer of tung oil was finished.
Yang Chen opened it up and placed it inside the house.
Then, he said,"Let the tung oil dry first. During this time, I will prepare the Four Treasures of the Study and prepare the final process."”
"What does the Four Treasures of the Study have to do with making umbrellas?”
"Old Master Chen, are you mistaken?”
"I know, Old Master Chen is going to paint!”
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