Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1210 The thermal blanket was covered with a duvet cover
Two more days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Wang An went to buy plastic sheeting yesterday morning and didn't return until almost dark yesterday afternoon.

The reason Wang An came back so late yesterday was that Fang Xiu'e was resting, and Wang An and Fang Xiu'e chatted in bed the whole time.

It must be said that, apart from being somewhat outmatched when arguing with Sun Nian, Wang An completely crushed Fang Xiu'e, Shen Wei, and Genmu Xueqing.

Often, before Wang An even had a chance to recover, they were already failing.

Yesterday was the same; Wang An and Fang Xiu'e only chatted idly three times before Fang Xiu'e gave up.

However, Wang An felt pretty good yesterday and managed to keep a cheerful mood.

The main thing is that Fang Xiu'e's hands are as white and tender as scallions, and her small mouth is also very gentle and powerful.

Whether you say it or not, it's a kind of happy little mood.

With the plastic sheet in hand, a group of relatives gathered at Wang An's house again today to learn how Wang An used a saw blade to heat the joints of the plastic sheet.

When connecting plastic sheets with a heated saw blade, the side with the serrated edge is used instead of the serrated edge.

However, this connection method is very technical, because if the saw blade gets too hot, it will burn a hole in the plastic sheet.

However, it won't work if it's not hot enough. If the temperature isn't high enough, the plastic sheet won't melt at all, let alone stick to the surface.

Fortunately, Wang An had done a lot of work sealing plastic bags when he was squatting by the fence in his previous life, so after burning two holes in the edges of the plastic sheet, he became completely familiar with the rhythm of sticking the plastic sheet.

To put it simply, it means heating the saw blade or hacksaw blade quickly and evenly over a candle, about four or five times, and then pressing the saw blade very quickly onto a plastic sheet.

However, it is worth noting that this adhesive method should be done by drawing an "X" shape; otherwise, the plastic sheets will not stick together.

As Wang An was diligently sticking the plastic sheeting together, he began to miss the various types of glue and readily available bucket-shaped plastic sheets from later generations.

If we had glue, we wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

If it were like the plastic sheeting of later generations, where you could choose whether to buy the tubular type, it wouldn't be as troublesome as it is now!

Of course, by the time various adhesives were introduced and barrel-shaped plastic sheets appeared on the market, canvas specifically for greenhouses had already become widely available.

While demonstrating the process, Wang An explained to everyone the timing of burning the saw blade and the function of the "X" on the plastic sheet.

Everyone watched very carefully, afraid of missing any detail.

What people are most afraid of is that if they can't learn how to use it, they'll just waste the plastic sheet.

Just as everyone was using scraps of plastic sheeting to make their own buckets at home, Shen Wei led Xiao Lai over, panting.

As soon as she ran up to Wang An, Shen Wei, panting and with a sob in her voice, said:

"Xiao An, my mother-in-law... my mother-in-law has passed away."

Although he had expected it, Wang An still instinctively stood up after hearing Shen Wei's words. Everyone else who was learning how to iron plastic sheeting also stood up upon hearing Shen Wei's words.

Without saying a word, everyone followed Uncle Wang Dashu and headed towards Shen Wei's house.

Wang An pulled Xiao Lai, whose face was covered in tears, down to her knees and whispered:

"Come on, sister, do some chores for your uncle. Go to our room and find your aunt and your Aunt Huangli. Help them coax Happiness and Joy."

Although Xiao Lai is only 5 years old, she is very sensible. Although she doesn't know why Happiness and Joy need her help when Mu Xueqing and Huang Li are already comforting them, she still nods and runs into the house with tears streaming down her face.

Immediately afterwards, Wang An went inside to find Liu Guilan and said to her:
"Mother, my sister Shen Wei's mother-in-law has passed away. Why don't you go over and help with the arrangements?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Guilan paused for a moment, then took off her apron and quickly walked towards Shen Wei's house.

In Wang An's previous life, after Shen Wei's mother-in-law passed away, the village head Niu Yiqun sent Niu Dali and a few others to handle the funeral arrangements.

However, after Wang An was reborn, Shen Wei became Wang An's concubine whom he could not publicly acknowledge. Therefore, the funeral arrangements for Shen Wei's mother-in-law were naturally handled by the Wang family.

Of course, since Niu Dali was crippled by Wang An and then eliminated by Lu Yueyue's backers, Shen Wei in this life has completely escaped her original fate of committing suicide and is living a decent life under Wang An's care.

And so, with the help of Wang Dazhu, Liu Guilan and others, Shen Wei's mother-in-law was laid to rest the next morning.

According to local custom, the funeral procession should not take place until the third day after a person dies, especially someone who dies of natural causes.

However, given that Shen Wei's mother-in-law had been widowed early and her son had died young, leaving only Shen Wei as her daughter-in-law and Xiao Lai as her granddaughter, this custom was not very suitable.

According to local custom, as long as the funeral procession has not yet taken place, there must always be someone keeping vigil in the mourning hall.

Normally, the people keeping vigil are sons, daughters, grandsons, great-grandsons, nephews, and other close relatives who take turns keeping vigil.

However, Shen Wei's mother-in-law only had one son who had passed away long ago. She didn't know if she had any nephews or anything like that, and even if she did, she didn't know where they were. So, given Shen Wei and Xiao Lai's situation, it would be better to hold the funeral as soon as possible to save them some trouble.

The next day, after the funeral arrangements for Shen Wei's mother-in-law were completed, everyone's lives returned to normal.

The crowd was gathered around Wang An, some squatting and some sitting. Each person held a saw blade or a hacksaw blade in their hand, and next to each person was a lit candle or kerosene lamp. Without exception, everyone was practicing the technique of sticking plastic sheeting that Wang An had taught them.

Time flies, and another three days have passed.

On this day, Wang An and Wang Dazhu finally finished making all eight plastic sheet quilt covers.

Regardless of whether it was snowing or not, Wang An called on everyone to help cover all eight thermal blankets on the greenhouse with plastic sheet covers.

Seeing that Wang An had done this, the relatives didn't wait any longer and all followed suit, putting covers over their own thermal blankets.

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(End of this chapter)