After traveling through the book, I realized my wish in my previous life

After the three people walked away, Shen Xiaoxia and the others had nothing to do, so they started playing poker!

Shen Xiaoxia grabbed the cards and smiled as she praised Zhao Lingling, "Lingling is really thoughtful, otherwise we would be staring at each other right now!"

Han Zhuxin also echoed with a smile, "It all comes down to our Lingling's awesomeness!"

Zhao Lingling listened to the two people's praise with smugness, and snorted proudly, "No matter how nice your words are, I won't let you go this time. Whoever loses will have to do more work later~"

A few people here were happily playing cards, while Jiang Yan and his friends also arrived at the bamboo forest.

In this bamboo forest, the bamboo trunks are slender and straight, rising higher and higher, like the most meticulous sculpture of nature!

The bamboo leaves rustled in the gentle breeze, as if playing an ethereal piece of music!

The entire bamboo forest is filled with a fresh and tranquil atmosphere!

Jiang Yan walked in front with a machete, chopping away the weeds that blocked the way while saying to Hu Shixuan, "Ah Xuan, find some thick and well-proportioned bamboo to chop. That kind of bamboo is sturdy!"

Hu Shixuan nodded and took note of it!

Xie Yunheng reached out and took the machete from Jiang Yan's hand, "You guide me from the side, I'll do the chopping!"

Jiang Yan didn't argue with him about this and handed the machete to Xie Yunheng. "Then Yunheng, choose the thinner but more resilient bamboo to chop. Otherwise, the kind that breaks when roasted won't work!"

Xie Yunheng didn't have a deep understanding of these things, so he simply said, "How about this, Jiang Yan, you choose the one that suits you, and we'll chop it down!"

Hu Shixuan also nodded, and Jiang Yan did not hesitate and began to carefully select bamboo. He looked around first, then walked to a bamboo, touched the bamboo trunk up and down with his hands, feeling the thickness and smoothness of the bamboo, and shook it hard to check the stability of the bamboo!

"This one is fine, the thickness is just right, come and have a look, Xuan!"

While Hu Shixuan was working, Jiang Yan started looking for bamboo suitable for making skewers. He walked to a small clump of thin bamboo not far away, broke off a small section, tried to bend it, and then waved to Xie Yunheng to come over. "This part is quite tough, you can cut the one over here!"

Xie Yunheng also took action!

The three of them soon cut enough wood, and without staying for long, they returned to the riverbank!

Back at the riverbank, Shen Xiaoxia and the others stopped playing cards when they saw Jiang Yan coming back. Instead, they went up to him and asked, "How can we help?"

Jiang Yan shook his head. "I don't need you right now. You guys should take a rest first. I'll leave the cooking to you later!"

Shen Xiaoxia nodded slightly, her eyes full of smiles, "Thank you for your hard work!"

Several boys immediately set about processing the chopped bamboo into bamboo sticks and bamboo skewers!

Jiang Yan placed the thick bamboo on the ground and rested one end on a protruding stone to stabilize it.

First, I roughly measured the required length of the bamboo stick with my hand, then marked the corresponding position on the bamboo with a machete, and then cut the bamboo into pieces!

Pick up the machete, point the blade at the bamboo, lean forward slightly, concentrate the strength on your arms, and start to peel off the bamboo's bark with force!

His movements were steady and powerful, and with every stroke he made, he could shave off a strip of bamboo skin of uniform width!

As the bamboo skin peels off, the white and smooth part inside the bamboo gradually appears.

While peeling, turn the bamboo and do it from different angles to ensure that the entire bamboo bark is peeled off!

He Tingyuan and Xie Yunheng watched attentively from the side, and stepped forward to help from time to time!

After peeling the outer skin, start trimming the bamboo into straight sticks.

Shen Xiaoxia saw Jiang Yan stand the bamboo up, and carefully observed the bamboo trunk with his eyes, and gently cut off the uneven parts with a machete!

When he encountered a raised bamboo joint, he would handle it more carefully. He would first cut a circle around the bamboo joint with a knife, and then slowly shave off the excess part to make the transition between the bamboo joint and the bamboo body natural!

At the same time, Hu Shixuan was busy making bamboo sticks from thin bamboo.

He sat on the ground, holding a thin bamboo between his legs, holding a machete in his hand, and first sharpened one end of the bamboo.

The machete was a bit big and not very convenient to use, so his movements were very gentle and delicate. He slowly turned the machete in his hand, cutting the bamboo into a sharp shape bit by bit!

After every few cuts, he would stop to check if the bamboo sticks were sharp enough, fearing they would be broken accidentally. He sighed, "This is such a delicate job. Fortunately, I don't have to do it every day, otherwise I really wouldn't have the patience!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others looked at each other, then couldn't help laughing and burst into laughter. For a while, laughter rose one after another on the riverbank!

After Hu Shixuan finished sharpening the bamboo sticks, Shen Xiaoxia and others sorted the sharpened bamboo sticks and arranged them according to their length!

Picking up a bamboo stick, Shen Xiaoxia flicked it lightly with her fingers to test its toughness, and then said, "These bamboo sticks are quite tough!"

With the efforts of several people, the bamboo sticks and bamboo skewers were completed!

I didn't prepare a large amount, but it's enough for today!

Those bamboo sticks and bamboo skewers emit a faint bamboo fragrance under the sunlight.

By this sparkling river, gently caressed by the sun, a gentle breeze blows across your cheeks, bringing with it the moisture of the river water and the fresh fragrance of grass and trees.

All the preparatory work in the early stage has been almost completed with everyone's concerted efforts. Without exception, everyone's face is filled with irrepressible excitement and anticipation!

After all, what comes next is the most crucial, exciting and anticipated part of a picnic - eating!

Thinking of food, Shen Xiaoxia suddenly said, "Hey? The fishing net has been cast for quite some time, right? Shouldn't we go see if we've caught any fish?"

Zhao Lingling had been sitting lazily on a rock, lost in thought. Hearing this, she jumped up with a swift, decisive movement, her eyes gleaming with eagerness. She had been thinking about this for a long time. "Let's go and take a look. We might find something great!"

So a group of people stood up happily, talking about the possible harvest, and couldn't wait to see the results of the fishing nets they had cast before!

Zhao Lingling was the most active and jogged all the way to the river.

Under the sunshine, the surface of the river sparkles with golden light, and when the breeze blows, layers of fine ripples appear on the surface of the lake!

Jiang Yan walked to the river, bent down to untie the rope around the stone, and then slowly pulled the fishing net up bit by bit!

Following his movements, the group looked at the river expectantly, not daring to blink, for fear of missing any tiny details. Shen Xiaoxia felt that her heartbeat inexplicably quickened a few beats at this moment!