Who understands? I took the library with me to farm

Chapter 75 Weaving
Spinning, weaving, and tailoring clothes are difficult craft tasks for He Miao.

Although she had read some knowledge about ancient textile carts in books and studied relevant information, the actual operation was not simple.

Chen Xiujuan sat on the small stool and didn't say much, just silently operating the machine. Her little hands are extremely flexible, and she weaves up and down carefully, making every warp and weft solid.

The textile cart was manipulated under her hands and became much more obedient.

This little girl looks delicate and frail, but she is full of treasures. Not to mention dirty work, hard work, and tiring work, even such craft work is done properly.

He Miao's eyes were full of approval: "Juan'er, who did you learn this skill from? You are much more skilled than the golden scissors."

Chen Xiujuan didn't know who Golden Scissors was. She was just complimented by the sister she liked, and she was very happy and embarrassed.

She smiled shyly, with a light pink on her face, and whispered: "In the past, at my aunt's house, there was a neighbor aunt who was a tailor. She was very good at textile tailoring. She was so pitiful when she saw that my sister and I were helpless. , so he taught us some weaving and embroidery work in his spare time.”

No wonder, Chen Xiu'e's embroidery skills are so good that she can exchange her embroidery work for some pocket money. It turns out that this is the origin.

Indeed, it is always good to have a skill at hand.

Especially orphan girls like the Chen sisters, who have learned a way of survival that suits them and will not starve to death at any time.

He Miao nodded thoughtfully, feeling that Chen Xiujuan was an excellent money-making helper given to her by God.

With her here, I won’t have to worry about the difficulty of giving birth with a menstrual belt!
"Okay, let's set a small goal first. Today we will spin half a piece of cotton cloth!" After thinking about it, He Miao became very motivated, "We must make a cotton belt with the best quality and the best user experience!" "

Chen Xiujuan didn't care what the cotton cloth was going to be used for, she just thought that Sister He Miao asked her to do it, so there must be a reason for doing so.

All she had to do was weave with her heart.

The two of them worked together, and Chen Xiujuan, a quiet girl, became obviously more lively and talkative, and she even took the initiative to make suggestions.

"Sister Miao, come and try. It's very simple. You are so smart, you must be better at weaving than me."

He Miao rubbed her hands, imitated Chen Xiujuan's movements, and operated in a graceful manner.

At the beginning, I was still in the exploratory stage and my hands were very raw, but practice makes perfect in this skill. As long as you try a few more times, your hand speed will gradually increase.

It feels really great to learn new things and master new skills.

He Miao has been entering the library in his mind from time to time recently, reading a lot of books and learning many things beyond his previous knowledge.

Now, I have consolidated my weaving skills with my little sister Xiujuan and can get started with it. I have truly united my heart and my hands, and gained a great sense of satisfaction in my heart.

Before I knew it, it was noon.

Lunch was made by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Liu, which consisted of rough-faced steamed buns and gruel. A few people ate hastily, and Mrs. Liu went to the fields to deliver the food.

He Miao and Chen Xiujuan finished cleaning up the kitchen and continued working on the spinning wheel. The two talked and laughed, holding hands, and in a blink of an eye, the sky dimmed.

As the sun sets, the clouds in the sky fall on the top of the mountain, dyeing it into a brilliant scene.

The two fumbled around and weaved out a few pieces of decent-looking silk-colored cotton. He Miao picked a piece with the most dense and regular weaving threads, looked left and right, and thought it was interesting. "Not bad, not bad, really good. It's not much worse than the high-quality cotton cloth from the cloth shop in the city. I knit it myself and the cost is low. It's simply the best!"

It was getting late and the harvest was quite good, so He Miao announced that today's work would be done first.

"Juan'er, you worked hard today. Thanks to you, let's continue tomorrow!"

With a sweet smile on her face, Chen Xiujuan said "hmm" and stood up. The two packed up the spinning wheel, put away the bedding that had been fluffed by the sun, and put it back on the kang mat.

In autumn, there are not many fish that can be caught in the river. If it freezes after a while, it will be inconvenient to dig through the ice for fishing.

There is not much food and meat in the house. In order to save money in preparation for the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, He Miao advocates a "light fast" for everyone tonight.

During the day, Chen Xiu'e took Dabao and Huandi to the mountains to dig a lot of taro and came back. It was not easy to store these things, so they were dug and eaten fresh. The three of them brought back two baskets, which was just enough for the whole family to have a meal.

For dinner, I had boiled taro with egg and chopped green onion soup. Mix dry and thin, and you have both vegetables and rice.

The taro was cooked, peeled and placed on the plate without even adding sugar. Although it is a bit dull, everyone has a share and can fill their stomachs anyway.

The taro in the mountains seems to have gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It has a sweet aroma and a soft and glutinous powder texture. It is still very happy to eat.

Even though the meal was simple, He Miao still prepared some dipping sauce with balsamic vinegar and dogwood powder, which made the mild taro more flavorful and easier to eat.

Since white sugar is relatively precious, it should be reserved for making mooncakes. If you can’t use it, don’t use it. But Cornus officinalis powder is ground by picking the fruits of Cornus officinalis yourself, so it is not very scarce.

Before dinner, brothers Feng Dazhuang and Feng Erzhuang came back pulling a wooden cart.

The wooden cart was loaded with freshly cut rice, emitting a fresh scent of wheat straw. The reason for taking it back to dry is because every household's harvest this year is not good, and rice is extremely precious. If it is left to dry in the ancient market as usual, the neighbors may easily "take" it.

After the two brothers finished their work, they entered the main room. Both of them were in a bad state of mind and looked downcast.

Li Huahua had a big heart, and because she was pregnant and relying on her huge belly, she did nothing all day and slept soundly on the kang.

At this time, he was called out to eat, and he was in good spirits. Seeing his man's dejected look, he asked.

"Hey, what's going on? Your head is almost hanging down to your crotch. What's the matter? There was something stupid in the field today. Did you two brothers get into trouble with someone?"

Feng Dazhuang wiped the sweat from his head with a gray-yellow sweat towel, wiped his face at the same time, and said angrily: "Don't mention it!"

Knowing that he didn't like to talk, Li Huahua turned to his second brother Feng Erzhuang.

Feng Erzhuang received everyone's gazes and muttered after a long while: "For no other reason than the weather this year is not good. There will be long days of drought or heavy rain all day long, and the crops will rot. The crops will not grow well, and the harvest will be very poor." , which is more than half the difference from last year.”

It turned out to be because of the unfavorable autumn harvest.

"At a glance, the cabbage is rotten, the beans are infested with insects, and even the grains produced by the wheat are not large or full."

When Li Huahua heard this, she couldn't answer, so she shut up for a while.

For farmers, the harvest in the fields is a big deal. For farmers who rely on the sky for food, if the harvest is not good, it will be equivalent to the sky falling!