看了平旺农民伯伯的帖子，若有所思，也深有感触；我国的竹编织有着悠久的历史和深厚的文化底蕴，不知是从何年何代传承下来的，小时候见到家里的器皿家具都是竹制而成，竹编手艺更是数不胜数；如米筛、糠筛、粟包筛、簸箕、托盖、筲箕、畚箕等；这些东西都要夹边（本地白话方言叫‘琼’）才能使用，没有夹边是用不了的。特别是筲箕，我知道的筲箕有两种，一种是平常淘米或盛东西用的，一种是生产队时直播点田用的；因为筲箕是凹型的，所以夹边（琼）特别难；小时候见老爸编织时，在地上挖一个凹型的圆坑才能完成。还有谷箩、鸡罩、花篮、六角篮等，这些都是要编口边才算是完整；最难编织的是谷斗，旧时谷斗是用来计量的，每斗谷不多不少标准只能盛16斤，还要镶上一个木制的口边；而且斗的底大口小编织难度大，编织时是一种叫“花心”的织法。旧时只能是富人家用来收租谷才有这种谷斗。

   竹编手艺多种多样，但各种织法都有一定的编织规律，如果编错一度蔑，整个织法编程规律都会错。什么“花心”、“落二”、“落三”等织法规律也一样不能搞错；还有一种织法叫“马古”，这个织法很奇葩，上下两面各不相同，很多竹编者也不一定熟悉这种织法；话说有一天一个竹编甲去找竹编乙聊天，这时乙正在家外织着“马古”，他俩聊着聊着，到了中午吃饭时分，竹编乙不声不响就进家里吃午饭了。趁着乙进家里吃午饭的时候，甲把乙放在地上的“马古”翻转照旧放在地上，待乙吃完午饭出来，对着“马古”看了又看，左看右看都不像刚才织的“马古”，一时不知所措，自言自语：怎么不像刚才织的了?奇怪!奇怪！真奇怪！竹编甲在一旁抿着嘴笑，并说：食晏不请匠，‘马古’走回上，反复说了数次；竹编乙最后终于悟出了原因：啊，原来是你做了手脚？竹编甲笑哈哈地把“马古”原位翻回，竹编乙才恍然大悟。

   据我所知，七十年代防城附近有几个自然村村民就凭有传统竹编手艺，编织“吊单”、“戽斗”圩日挑出街卖，每逢抗旱时节一件难求；有个自然村专门编织‘六角眼’的疏鱼篓（本地白话方言叫‘笠’），企沙鱼业水产站所需要的鱼篓这个村全部承领齐，编织好并送到企沙站门上；这个村每家每户男女老少都会编织，记得我小学二年级有个同桌，有一天老师叫用“争取”造句，他的造句是：“我要努力学习，争取做个织笠（篓）的人仔”。后来老师把他的造句在课堂上读，引得同学哄堂大笑。村里有个男家主挑灯夜战到鸡乸下蛋啼“咯哒”还没睡，后来他放下手中活煎鸡蛋饮烧酒，饮完鸡蛋烧酒再想干，可天已经大亮，笑话让人们一直流传至今。

   现在城镇乡村竹编工艺品需求量虽不是很大，但很多家庭还是必不可少，我家的箩筐、簸箕、米筛、托盖还是少不了，有时装东西晒东西就是需要它。这种传统手工艺如果不挽救传承下来，慢慢就会失传；集市上摆卖的每一件竹编品最少也要几十元，甚至上百元，所以，给那些有竹编手艺的编织者带来有利条件，有了赚钱的机会和希望，每月都赚到一笔可观的收入。

   竹编文化是老祖宗留下来的传统，很多竹编者还靠它发展家庭经济；竹编艺术现在是编织者八仙过海各显神通，推陈出新，把传统的与独创的新技艺相结合，更上一层楼创编出来；振兴乡村离不开这些靠传统手艺和新技艺相结合的竹编者，竹编梦终究成真。





















































                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

米行街拍的，鉴定完毕

       我只知道这里曾是旧新华书店门前这条街(也有人叫谷箩巷），今天我穿上雨衣冒雨去哪里找了几圈都找不到米行街，旁边又不见有米卖，后来见到门牌是“爱国路”。

      配文图片有三幅独一的是我家里用的竹编品，有的是在乡政府市场旁边拍的。

现在有毒塑料代替了环保竹子。

拍完再逛米巷街！

织几个谷罗，到米行街阿一声，亏本工钱不说，还亏二伯公的几条单竹。

下面是两个不同织法的托盖

这个是蔑青“落二”织法

下面这个是间织蔑青蔑白的“花心”织法

纯手工品

聪明劳动人民的智慧能编出各色各样的竹编品

这是我家里常用的谷箩