shock!Empress Dowager

Chapter 120 The quilt is completed, Shi Miao proposes to build a bath
After picking out cotton seeds all day, Shi Miao felt that his eyes were going to go out when the sun set in the afternoon.

However, everyone was very efficient. At 06:30 in the afternoon, the cotton for the seven quilts had been played, and everyone wrapped the cotton with gauze.

The quilt covers for the five quilts have also been successfully made by Liu Ailing, and Gu Ao and Miya are responsible for the covers.

In order for everyone to have quilts to cover tonight, Liu Ailing continued to weave while the sky was still bright.

Dinner is handed over to Shi Miao to cook.

Sometimes the seafood that Miao brought back yesterday is still there, and it is very convenient to make dinner.

Shi Miao selected eight blue crabs from the blue crabs kept in the pot and boiled them in a pot, and cooked another pot of cat's eye snails, but these things didn't have much meat, making everyone feel full.

So Shi Miao slaughtered two more pheasants and roasted them.

Although there was no pasta in this dinner, it was still considered hearty.

At 08:30, the fabrics of the last two quilts were successfully woven. Liu Ailing sewed the quilt covers with needles and threads, and finished the last two cotton quilts thoroughly.

For everyone to have quilts to cover tonight, everyone's eyes are full of joy.

"This batch of silkworms has almost bottomed out. Now it's just entering the early autumn. After a while, the mulberry leaves turn yellow or even fall, and these silkworms will not be able to raise them. Now there are still some silkworms that are in the cocooning stage. I hope that when the time comes There is enough silk at that time to make winter clothes for everyone."

Looking at the shelf with silkworms not far away, Liu Ailing sighed softly.

Being able to make these eight quilts is the result of her cutting corners and materials in the weaving process. If only they came here in spring, they would be able to raise several batches of silkworms, and they would not have to worry about the fabrics.

"It doesn't matter. We also have a lot of animal skins here. We can use animal skins to make clothes. Although it is not as comfortable as cloth, it is no problem to keep warm."

Shi Miao smiled softly and said slowly.

She has touched Miya's animal skin coat, and it feels good to the touch, and it is not unacceptable for her to wear animal skins.

And as long as they have enough food, they can stay in the room obediently in winter and don't go out much, and they won't freeze to death.

"The animal skins we have here are enough to make two sets of animal skin clothes, boots and gloves, and the fox skin can also be used to make scarves. As long as everyone eats and sleeps well, they can still make do with what they wear. .”

Uncle Ge broke open a crab and ate a mouthful of crab roe, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Hey, I think so too. After we sleep on the hot kang, with such a good quilt, I don't have to be in a hurry for new fabric clothes."

Zhou Youcai also smiled and spoke.

Last night, Mr. Ge and Gu Ao slept under the quilt, and he was so envious in his heart that he was huddled up in the cold in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, everyone is efficient, and he can sleep happily tonight.

"Now that Mian has been accused, shall we just deal with the matter of the house slowly?"

Xu Yi took out a cat's-eye snail, the meat was a little hot, so he had to put it in a bowl to cool down to dry.

"Aren't the tung oil fruits I found two days ago useless? Tomorrow I will go pick some and come back. Then I will press the oil and put a layer on all the furniture to make them last longer."

Thinking of dealing with the mud-brick house, Shi Miao suddenly remembered that the tung oil fruit he picked earlier seemed to have been completely forgotten and was useless at all.

"I haven't thought about it in the past two days. Tomorrow, you can take Jin Jin to pick some back. Gu Ao is careful. When the time comes, squeeze out the oil and let Gu Ao brush the furniture."

Uncle Ge opened his mouth with a chuckle.

Then, he continued: "By the way, Xu Yi and Youcai will help me dig the pipes tomorrow. The pipes you brought back just now are useful. I plan to use those pipes to guide the water from here to the yard. When the time comes Dig a small vegetable sink half a meter deep in the yard and direct the water there.

By the way, we will burn a few more large tanks tomorrow, and then fill the tanks with water, so that you don't have to come here to fetch water over and over again during winter. "

"This idea works! I love it!"

Shi Miao immediately agreed with Uncle Ge's statement.

"Then can we make a bathroom? It's been cold for the past two days and I dare not take a bath in the pool."

Gu Tianjiao thought of the shivering appearance when she washed her face with cold water in the past two mornings and said by the way.

Their mud-brick house was used as a living room, a kitchen and a toilet, but the bathroom was left unprepared.

It would be unbearable to think about letting her not take a bath for a whole winter.

"That's also a problem. I also want to have a place to take a bath in cold weather."

Liu Ailing also agreed with Gu Tianjiao's proposal, it is too troublesome not to be able to take a bath.

"With our current conditions, modern bathing devices can't be done. Although the bathtub can be made of cement, the surface is too rough for bathing and it is not very good. Our current conditions can only use a bathtub for bathing."

After thinking for a long time, Uncle Ge gave such an answer.

"Bathtubs are also fine. Although fetching and pouring water is a bit troublesome, at least the problem of taking a bath can be solved."

Shi Miao was silent for a long time when everyone expressed their opinions.

After thinking about it for a long time, she slowly said: "Perhaps, we can follow the example of the ancients and build a bath? Just divert water from the bath to heat it up, and then everyone can go in and wash together, saving time and effort, and not having to keep boiling water. "

"Bath? Your consciousness is the kind of bath with heated kang? This idea seems to be better!"

Although Liu Ailing has never seen a bathing pool, she used to follow dramas, so compared to Gu Tianjiao and the young people who were surrounded by them, Liu Ailing's mind turned quickly.

"This idea is feasible. I will plan it tomorrow, but in this case, everyone will have to build the wall for another two days."

Shi Miao's idea changed Uncle Ge's thinking, and Uncle Ge nodded after thinking about it.

Burning a kang directly under the bath, it will be more convenient to go in and take a bath at that time, and the bath can be used as a water diversion device, so it will be very convenient to receive and discharge water at that time.

"no problem!"

In the end, everyone agreed with Shi Miao's point of view.

Adding two more rooms to make two baths was approved by everyone.

"Let's make a few more wooden basins. It's getting cold now, and everyone should wash their faces with hot water. It's easy to catch a cold if you use cold water every day."

Liu Ailing also suggested slowly.

This night, everyone discussed a lot of things to prepare before winter, and everyone who wanted to spend the day slowly felt a sense of difficulty again.

Without modern tools, too many things are missing, it is really difficult for them to use them, and life seems to be restricted everywhere.

(End of this chapter)