A small farmhouse, a small horse, and a 65-year-old man sitting in the courtyard. The wicker tumbling up and down in the old man's dexterous hands. After a while, the delicate willow products were released. The old man's name was Wang Fuming, and the only farmer in Wangliji Town, Sucheng District, Tongli Village was proficient in willow weaving. 50 years ago, many people in the village would compile
The willow weave in Tongli Village has a history. According to Wang Fuming's recollection, most adults in the village would have willow weaves more than 50 years ago. However, some people have better craftsmanship, and some people are rougher. If anyone uses a basket or something, Cut out a wicker on the embankment of Murakami River and come back, you can make one easily, no need to buy. Wang Fuming, who was 16 years old at the time, followed a village willow skill to learn techniques. "When I first learned this, I felt that this is a craft that can make money without leaving the house." Wang Fuming said.
Liu Bian's technique is easy to learn and difficult to learn. As the old saying goes, “The master leads the door, and the practice depends on the individual.” Wang Fuming, who is clever at heart, quickly learned a simple method. Whenever there is a market, he carries a series of baskets or a dustpan he sells at a nearby bazaar. He can earn a few rations a day and make up for the lack of food and enough land in his family. Because his family was poor, Wang Fuming only got married in his 30s. After the marriage, he gave birth to a pair of children. With this craft, he raised two children and raised his daughter into a college student. The heart is hand-made into a willow.
As he grew older, Wang Fuming's willow skills became more sophisticated. As long as he sees the style edited by others, he can edit it as he goes back. The weaving is not only neat and beautiful, but also durable. As soon as his products are on the market, they will soon be sold out.
In the process of weaving, Wang Fuming kept summing up and trying out a set of experience, what kind of utensils to use, what seasons of wicker are suitable for direct use, and seasons of growing bars can only be used after soaking and processing. How to deal with the strips in the next year can be strong and not easy to break ... "The most difficult thing for Liubian is to edit the dustpan. The performance of the strip is not easy to master. It takes only half a year for a handy person to learn. The tools for editing the dustpan are also the most. Use a scythe to divide a bamboo piece, use a scythe to scrape a dustpan along, and use a hand hammer to shake left and right, and use linen to make warp and weft. The most difficult thing is that the shape of the dustpan is not good. "Speaking of the weaving process, weaving 50 Wang Fuming's wicker utensils are like treasures.
Wang Fuming led the reporter to a small house more than one metre high behind his house, opened the plastic door, and Wang Fuming drilled in, then sat down and drew up a dustpan. The reporter went in through the small "door" probe and saw that in addition to the two or three semi-finished products of the dustpan, there was a large amount of wicker, and there was a hole in the ground for the thick strips of the basket. Wang Fuming told reporters that it is the dry season and the wicker is easy to dry, so he must make baskets in it to keep it warm and moisturized, and in the winter, he should cover it with grass emboli. This craft faces loss
With the large-scale application of plastic products and metal products, willow appliances are gradually replaced by lightweight and cheap plastic and metal products, and gradually fade out of farmers' lives. Today, Wang Fuming has become the only peasant in the village who is also proficient in willow weaving. His knife and awl used every day are bald. However, Wang Fuming never thought of giving up this craft. When he was away from farming, he would work all day, making at least three or four dustpans every day. "Although it can earn tens of dollars, it is only enough I ca n’t support my own money for cigarettes and meals, but I do n’t want to lose this craft. ”After 50 years of editing, Wang Fuming was not bothered.
Now, what makes Wang Fuming's most regrettable is that no one has learned the craft with him, and the 27-year-old son even despise this "job" guarding the door. Seeing that this craft will be lost, but what can be done? The number of basket weaving per day is limited, and the wicker of the weaving tools is becoming less and less, and they all need to be imported from Xinyi, so the cost will also go up. In this way, there will be no young people willing to learn. "These things are actually very durable, and they are as good as works of art. I hope someone can pay attention to this craft, and don't let it go down!" Wang Fuming said at the end of the interview.