Is the beginning of a catastrophe? The little farm cook is raising a family with a full warehouse.

After digesting the food, everyone lay down for an afternoon rest. Cheng Yuntao couldn't sit still, so he went back into the valley alone.

Earlier, while searching for hawthorn trees, she discovered a bamboo forest. She planned to cut some bamboo and split it into thin strips to make screens and some useful small bamboo tools.

When it comes to bamboo weaving, material selection is of paramount importance.

Generally speaking, two to three-year-old mature bamboo is most suitable for making bamboo products because the material of these bamboos is hard and tough, and not easy to mold, insects and crack.

At the same time, when choosing bamboo, you also need to pay attention to the growth environment of the bamboo. The original bamboo on the shady side of the mountain has a suitable growth environment, and the nodes are longer and thicker, which is conducive to later production.

The bamboo poles need to be straight like pine trees, without knots or marks, and the bamboo skin needs to be smooth and delicate. Only bamboo with a tough texture and a warm color is the best choice.

The weather was nice today. Cheng Yuntao walked around the bamboo forest, selected the bamboo she wanted, and started working.

Felling should follow the principle of "three cuts and three retentions", that is, cut the small and retain the big, cut the dense and retain the sparse, cut the inferior and retain the best, do not cut the marginal bamboo and do not cut the hollow bamboo, so as to utilize the long-term development of the bamboo forest.

The lower part of the bamboo, that is, the part close to the ground, is usually harder and has fewer nodes, making it relatively easier to cut and more conducive to subsequent processing and use.

Slanted felling can make the felling surface larger, making it easier to cut the bamboo. It can also reduce the impact on the bamboo during felling and reduce the risk of cracking or breaking the bamboo.

When felling, the knife should be tilted towards the bamboo and cut down with force to ensure that the felling action is steady, accurate and fast, and the bamboo is cut in one go.

Cheng Yuntao chopped down several bamboos in a row until his arms ached and he stopped to rest.

After a good rest, he was re-energized and his movements became more skillful. He cut the bamboos one after another, and the bamboos fell down one after another until they were tied into a bundle and neatly stacked. Only then did Cheng Yuntao show a relaxed smile on her face.

She dragged the bundled bamboo to the winding stream in the valley, pushed it into the water, and used the buoyancy of the water to send it downstream. She then quickened her pace and ran early to the flat grass to intercept it.

After dragging the bamboo ashore, Cheng Yuntao estimated that the time was almost up, so he called everyone to help chop the bamboo.

The skill of breaking bamboo into silk is also a key test of one's skills. One needs to hold a sharp blade and gently open the bamboo joints. The technique must be skillful and powerful, and the force must be precise without damaging the bamboo.

The screen is a large piece, so it does not require very narrow and thin bamboo strips. It only needs to be split into bamboo strips.

If you need to make more delicate bamboo weaving, you can continue to advance on the basis of thin bamboo sheets. Good bamboo filaments are as thin as hair, as tough as guitar strings, and have an attractive luster.

Grandma Zhou Xiufang used to be a good knitter, so Cheng Yuntao assigned this task to her. It was also a way for her to find a handicraft to do and not be too bored.

She and her younger brother and sister helped to chop the bamboo strips. The family divided the work in an orderly manner, and the afternoon passed quickly.

After splitting the thin bamboo strips, you need to focus on it without distraction.

Her hands fly up and down, horizontally or vertically, crosswise or interlaced, weaving warp and weft, constantly adjusting the rhythm and strength of weaving, striving to achieve perfection in every detail.

For details, such as the reinforcement of the frame, thicker bamboo strips should be selected and carefully polished so that they can be integrated with the overall screen, which not only strengthens the shape but also adds charm.

After the weaving is completed, the prototype of the screen will be revealed. The surface of the screen needs to be lightly polished with sandpaper to remove the burrs of the bamboo silk, making it smooth as a mirror and as soft to the touch as jade.

This process is very long, and even a skilled craftsman would have to work for several days before he could get any results.

Cheng Yuntao was not in a hurry. Seeing that it was getting dark, he collected the processed materials and hid them under a protruding rock, planning to continue working on them tomorrow morning.

After being busy all day, she just wanted to eat some light, fresh and sweet food. After thinking for a moment, she decided to order a bowl of shrimp wontons for each of them.

Carefully select some fresh river shrimp, peel and remove the intestines, chop them finely, mix them with tender chicken, and add salt, shredded ginger, chopped green onion and a little cooking wine to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor.

Knead the dough until it is smooth, then roll it into wonton wrappers as thin as a cicada's wing. Lightly spread the filling on each wrapper, fold it in half, pinch it tightly, and twist the edges to make small and exquisite wontons.

Then boil water in a large pot, then put the wontons in one by one, wait for them to float up, and roll for a while until the skin is thin and the filling is cooked.

She took a few large bowls, carefully spread seaweed and dried shrimps at the bottom of the bowls, and then scooped in a spoonful of boiling hot soup. The seaweed quickly absorbed the water and swelled, instantly releasing a rich flavor.

Then sprinkle a handful of green chopped green onions, add appropriate amount of salt and a little white pepper to enhance the flavor, and then drop in one or two drops of sesame oil. The aroma will immediately spread and make you salivate.

The finished shrimp wontons have a clear and transparent soup base, with the shrimp skin and seaweed swaying gently in the soup, and a light layer of clear oil floating on the surface, sparkling with an attractive luster, and the green onions, like bits of jade, scattered among them.

Although it looks light, the subtle fragrance is very tempting, making people can't wait to taste this fresh and hot delicacy.

Everyone worked hard for the entire afternoon and hadn't had any snacks, so they were naturally very hungry.

Gently scoop up a wonton, and you will see that the wonton skin is as thin as a cicada's wing. After being baptized by boiling water, it becomes more crystal clear, softly wrapping the plump filling inside. You can vaguely see the meat filling and fresh shrimp intertwined in it, which is extremely tempting.

Cheng Jingzhu was the most anxious, and didn't care about the heat, so he stuffed the wontons into his mouth in a hurry.

When you take a bite, the delicious juice in the filling instantly splashes in your mouth. The more you chew, the more you can feel the layers of deliciousness, like waves hitting your taste buds one after another.

It was really sweet and really hot, but Cheng Jingzhu was reluctant to spit out the wonton. He just exhaled and rolled the wonton back and forth in his mouth, trying to quickly reduce its heat.

This funny look made everyone around laugh out loud, and Cheng Yuntao reminded them at the right time.

"Xiao Zhu, eat slowly. Eating hot food is bad for your throat and stomach. You have to break this bad habit in the future."

Cheng Jingzhu opened his mouth, unable to speak clearly, and could only nod vigorously to show that he understood.

With this previous experience of getting burned, other people will be much more polite when eating wontons.

Cheng Yuntao scooped up a wonton, blew on it again and again until it was no longer hot, then slowly put it into her mouth to taste it.

The shrimps are not chopped too finely, retaining just the right amount of granularity, with a subtle chewiness when chewed.

The salty and fresh taste of the wontons and the elegant taste of the clear soup complement each other. They are neither overly ostentatious nor lacking in delicate and gentleness, and the two complement each other.

After taking a big gulp of the refreshing and delicious soup, a warm current instantly surged through my body, and my stomach felt warm, as if surrounded by a gentle power, bringing an indescribable comfort and satisfaction.

The cave became quiet again, with only the occasional sound of a spoon hitting the wall of a bowl.