Chapter 178

"Lanzhi should be back."

A burst of hurried footsteps interrupted the chat between Fengyun and the witch, and they both turned their heads to look in the direction of the door.

Sure enough, after a while, Mulanzhi appeared at the door.

She was holding two purple bamboos that were taller than her, and a large coil of thin rope was hanging on her arm.

"Yun, what do you think of the bamboo I got? Is it suitable?"

As soon as Mulanzhi stepped into the door, she couldn't wait to ask Fengyun.

Fengyun's eyes moved back and forth several times on the two purple bamboos, nodded, and said, "Not bad. It's enough to make a sieve."

The bamboo Mulanzhi chooses is really good, very straight, with a smooth surface and no scars. The most important thing is that the part between the two bamboo nodes is very long.

"Yun, please show me how the sieve is made."

The affirmative answer given by Fengyun made Mulanzhi relax, stepped forward two steps, and handed over the bamboo in her hand.

"I'll start now."

Fengyun took the bamboo, leaned one on the table first, grabbed one, and drew the knife from his waist.

Both Mulanzhi and the witch cast their eyes on him, full of curiosity.

Fengyun didn't split the bamboo with a knife, but scraped on its surface.

The bamboo skin is like purple snowflakes, splashing from the bamboo and scattered all over the ground.

"Yun, what are you doing?"

"If the bamboo skin is not removed, it will get moldy easily if it gets wet, and it will not be convenient for subsequent processing."

Fengyun didn't raise his head, and gave an explanation while scraping the bamboo skin.

"Yun, what are you going to do next..."

"Lanzhi, don't disturb Yun. You can just watch from the side. If there is anything you don't understand, it's not too late for you to ask after he has finished the sieve."

The witch interrupted Mulanzhi's words, signaling it not to interfere with Fengyun.

Fengyun moved very fast.

After a while, he scraped off all the skin of the bamboo in his hand.

Kaka...

The knife hacks in from one end of the bamboo, sliding quickly. In a blink of an eye, the bamboo became two halves, about the same size. Exactly.

The movements are smooth and flowing, done in one go, pleasing to the eye.

Both Mulanzhi and the witch couldn't help but nodded secretly, feeling more confident that Fengyun made a sieve out of bamboo.

They have already seen that Fengyun's movements are very skillful. Apparently he has made things out of bamboo more than once.

Amidst the sound of bamboo splitting, the split bamboo became smaller strips, two became four, four became eight, eight became sixteen...

At this time, Fengyun stopped his movements and did not chop them finer.

Mulanzhi and the witch's expressions changed, and their attention became more concentrated.

They all sensed that Fengyun was about to make a new move.

They guessed right, Fengyun did have a new move.

He picked up a piece of bamboo,

Align the end with the blade. Chop down in a direction parallel to the bamboo surface.

With a wave to the end, the bamboo slices turned into two thinner bamboo slices, especially the part close to the bamboo surface, which was only as thin as a few sheets of paper.

Fengyun kept the part close to the bamboo skin, and threw away the thicker piece.

Next, he broke the thin bamboo slices into narrower strips, and then split them in half close to the bamboo skin...

He kept repeating the same action.

Bamboo strips became thinner and thinner. Later, it was no longer appropriate to use bamboo strips to describe them, but they should be called bamboo silk.

To say they are bamboo threads is not an exaggeration. but a true description.

When Fengyun finally stopped, they were not much different from hair.

Looking at those bamboo strips as thin as hair, whether it is Mulanzhi or a witch. His eyes were full of shock.

They were shocked by Fengyun's performance.

Splitting bamboo seems to be a very simple task that anyone can do, but it is not an easy task to do well.

It is even more difficult to achieve Fengyun's level.

Not only does it need to have sufficient stability, but it also needs to have excellent control over speed and power.

Fengyun split the bamboo into such thin bamboo strands that none of them broke during the process.

What shocked them even more. No matter how thin the bamboo he chops, when he splits them in two, both sides are the same thickness, at least with their eyesight, they can't see any difference between them.

Just thinking about how tyrannical control it takes to be able to do this, they couldn't help but feel awe at Fengyun.

Fengyun didn't notice their performance, his attention was all on making the sieve.

He chose a piece of bamboo about four feet long, about four fingers wide, which he left on purpose.

He split it in two, removed the bamboo yellow part, then flattened it, bent it, put it head to head, and put it together, trying to form a circle.

At first, it's not terribly far away, and some places stand out.

He kept sharpening it with a knife, adjusting the strength of each part, and finally it became a perfect circle.

He didn't stop there, and carved a narrow groove on the bamboo piece near the bottom half finger.

The groove has been trimmed, smooth, clean and free of debris.

He took out a small bone drill from the small animal skin bag hanging on his waist, which was left over from making the scale.

Three rows of small holes, four in each row, were drilled at both ends of the bamboo slices with a bone drill.

After drilling the hole, he made the bamboo piece into a circle again, and made the small holes at both ends match up.

Thread them through them, hold them in place, and a stable circle is formed.

After gesturing with his fingers on the completed circle, he picked up the hair-like bamboo strips and weaved them.

Fengyun's movements were so fast that afterimages appeared.

Therefore, although the bamboo strips are very slender, he still wove one piece within a short period of time.

Looking at the part he wove, both Mulanzhi and the witch showed expressions of self-deprecation.

They can also be regarded as ingenious, and they can definitely be among the best in the entire Baicao tribe, but compared with Fengyun, they are still more than one level behind.

Fengyun made a screen made of bamboo silk, which is fine and neat. The holes between the bamboo threads are all of the same size, which means that their distances and angles must also be the same.

It is undoubtedly very difficult to do this.

After about half an hour, the sieve in Fengyun's hands has entered the final stage.

He stopped weaving and started working on its four sides.

After finishing the treatment of the last bamboo thread. A round screen has been presented in front of Mulanzhi and the witch.

Fine, smooth, and regular...they couldn't help but have an urge to grab it and play with it.

But they still suppressed the impulse, because they still wanted to see Fengyun make the sieve sooner.

Fengyun picked up the circle made of bamboo slices and put the sieve into it.

It's a little too big, but when it's pushed into the groove under the circle, it's just right. Not big at all, not small at all.

Fengyun pressed the screen with his hands and found that it was in danger of falling off.

The bamboo used to make the screen is too thin. Even if he deliberately strengthened its edges when closing the edges, it is still not strong enough.

Fortunately, Fengyun had already thought of this.

He picked up a piece of bamboo and cut it into a thin strip with a square shape.

Bend it, put it in a sieve, and push it into the groove.

Embedded in the space above the screen and trench. Press it with your hand and push it in completely.

Fengyun pressed the screen with his palm again, and it was only slightly dented downwards, but there was no sign of falling off.

Bamboo strips help Fengyun firmly fix the screen mesh and screen frame together.

Fengyun lifted the sieve, checked it inside and out, nodded, showed a satisfied expression, handed it to the witch, and said, "Witch, the sieve is ready. Are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied. Satisfied, very satisfied."

The witch nodded repeatedly.

"When it is used to screen different herbs, after sifting one, you can knock it. This will remove the powder sticking to it. If you are still worried, you can rinse it in water to remove it completely. The powder it was contaminated with."

"It's all made of bamboo. It doesn't drink water. After cleaning, hang it up. It will dry after a while, so it won't delay use."

Fengyun talked about the points that need to be paid attention to when using the sieve.

He doesn't want any problems due to improper use, which is contrary to his original intention.

"I'll write it all down."

The witch's expression was very solemn, because she knew that Fengyun did this out of good intentions.

Originally, the witch wanted to try it out and check the effect of the sieve for herself, but was interrupted by the food delivery person.

In order to express her gratitude to Fengyun, the witch specially ordered the person who delivered the food to kill a wild animal fed with herbs and make it for him to eat.

On weekdays, even if the leaders and witches of some big tribes came to visit, they still couldn't eat the beasts fed with herbs.

They are the main ingredient that witches use to make special jerky.

Special jerky is one of the most important links between the Baicao tribe and its allies to consolidate the relationship, and it is very precious.

The witch butchered a wild animal fed with herbs and made it for Fengyun to eat, which shows how much she attaches importance to him.

After eating and drinking, Fengyun bid farewell, left, and returned to the room arranged by the witch to rest.

Neither the witch nor Mulanzhi slept.

They crushed and ground the herbs with the medicine mill brought back by Mulanzhi.

In order to study medicine, the witch placed a lot of medicinal materials in her residence, which is very convenient to use.

Grind the powder and filter it through a sieve.

The filtered medicinal powder is fine and uniform, which makes both the witch and Mulanzhi very satisfied.

Picking out impurities by hand, no matter how patient you are, cannot compare with the filtering ability of a sieve.

After trying the sieve, Mulanzhi and the witch didn't rest yet. They took out the treated animal skins, spread them out, took out a lot of paints, and started the whole process of making the sieve by drawing Fengyun on the animal skins.

They obviously intend to leave it as a precious wealth to future generations.

The picture was drawn by the witch herself, and if Fengyun saw the drawing process, he would be very surprised. (To be continued.)