Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 124

Xiuyao smiled at her, "Auntie, I didn't think about anything, I want to change the oil lamps in our house, it will cost oil and not bright." In order to save money, the old Qin's family basically doesn't spend money on daily necessities Yes, not to mention oil lamps.

The oil lamp at home is very simple, that is, a small saucer sits on a small lamppost, and the oil is put in the saucer. Most of the wick is immersed in the oil, and a small part is exposed on the edge of the saucer. Be careful with the wick slipping down.

In the past, everyone had to buy a kind of rush sold by traders to light their lamps. Later, when cotton was available, they rubbed cotton strips to make lamp wicks, which saved money on buying rushes.It is convenient to have cotton oil lamps. It is no longer necessary to use the part with a stile in the middle to place the lamp grass as in the past, but it does not matter what it is as long as it can hold oil and then a cotton wick.

However, the result of randomness is that the lights are not very bright, and if a small plate is randomly placed, it is easy to knock over or catch fire.

Xiurong is also very curious, "how to do it"

Xiuyao said: "Just change the lamp." She pointed to the plate, which was iron, copper or tin, it was so dark that the material could not be seen.This kind of thing consumes oil, is not bright, and is not as good as porcelain.

Of course, she is not omnipotent. She studied some spinning and weaving in school, and also studied some food. After graduation, she worked in an ecological farm, but she did not study deeply about this kind of oil lamp. .

I only know some general things. For example, porcelain is more fuel-efficient and brighter than copper. If it is clear oil squeezed from tallow seeds, it is the best. Rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, and soybean oil at home are actually not so suitable for lighting. Great light and dark.

Of course, candles are very popular now, but they are bought with little money. They are not as cheap as their own cottonseed and other oils to light lamps.

"Mother, didn't we have a broken teapot when we separated? Anyway, we can't make tea, so let's use it as a lamp." Xiuyao asked Liu Shi.

Liu said with a smile: "You girl, you know exactly how many mouse holes there are in our house, go and get them."

Xiuyao went to find the broken teapot, which was given to them by Mrs. Zhang when the family was separated, and she even said that she gave them all the teapots at home.Xiuyao looked at the teapot. Near the spout of the teapot, there was a circle of fine lines. It didn't leak when it was in grandpa's house, but it started to leak after a long time.It is not enough to make a teapot, but it is enough to make an oil lamp.

She twisted another cotton wick, and then stuck it into the teapot from the spout. Since the spout had a small hole, she stuck four wicks in. "I can control the size of the fire." She smiled and went to the stove again. Next, I removed a small iron ring from the fire sickle, and then tried to put it on the spout of the teapot, and it was just the right size.

Xiuqin said happily: "It's really good, it's bright in the room now, quickly fill it with oil and try it."

Xiuyao went to fill the oil, and then slowly filled the wick with the oil, she held the handle of the teapot and moved it to the oil lamp, the oil lamp was lit, and the room was brightened immediately.

Xiuyao laughed and said, "How about it, it's brighter than before. This can be used as a desk lamp to sit on, or tied to a rope or made into a frame to hang up." When sister Pusock is spinning, she can hang it on the wall.

Mrs. Liu blew out the original oil lamp, and said with a smile, "You girl will always want to recruit, this one is good, we will use it."

Xiuyao demonstrated to them, "Look, if you don't work and chat, let's light a wick. She pressed the two wicks under the iron ring with a needle, and the room became much darker immediately. Pick it up again. Light up again."

"Remember not to pour too much oil, just don't leak oil beyond this seam." Xiuyao pointed there, and then sat the oil lamp on the kang table.

Although the room was lit before, it was still dark except around the oil lamp, but now that the teapot lamp is lit, even the corners are lit up, making it more convenient for a few people to knit gloves.

Xiuyao said to Liu Shi: "Mother, let's make a lantern by ourselves some other day." There is no lantern at home, and it is inconvenient to go out on weekdays. There is no lampshade. This kind of oil lamp can't even get through the yard, let alone going out. When the door is opened, it is very windy. It will also be blown away by the wind.

Liu Xu laughed and said, "Then I have to buy another teapot." Everyone laughed.

It was a sunny day, with a red sun in the blue sky, shining brightly, and the ice skates under the eaves were shone coldly like awls by the sunlight, and they began to melt by tick-tock at noon.

Xiuyao continued to dry the dried sweet potatoes, and gathered the dried sweet potatoes sent by her grandfather's house, fried half of them, and kept half, after all, sweet potatoes and dates are also delicious.Liu Xu helped her dry sweet potatoes and dates, Xiuyao said in a low voice, "Auntie, I'm telling you something serious, don't scold me."

Liu Xu glanced at her, "Except for Sun Dacheng."

Xiuyao pouted, "Auntie, don't be so shrewd. The incident with my uncle was a misunderstanding, and he didn't mean to peek at you."

Liu Xu's cheeks were flushed, and she scolded lightly, "What do you know?"

Xiuyao snorted and said, "Okay, then tell me, have you been like this all the time? It's been a long time. You have dragged your grandma's family and Sun's family down. This is a misunderstanding, and you should give it a chance to explain clearly. .Isn’t it just that when you were washing clothes, someone passing by saw you, fell in love with you at first sight, and then fell in love with you, and wanted to know your name to propose marriage? What’s the big deal.”

Liu Xu's cheeks became even redder, and she spat in a low voice, "You little girl, what do you know?"

"Why don't I know?" Xiuyao lowered her voice, approached her, and said, "You think my little uncle is playing hooligans on you, but in fact, some children splashed water on her, it wasn't intentional at all."

At that time, when Sun Dacheng told Xiuyao, he didn't kill Xiuyao with joy. This was too bloody, as if someone deliberately caused trouble.Sun Dacheng is obviously a man who abides by his duty and is shy and shy when he meets his sweetheart, but he turns out to be a hooligan apprentice by accident.

As soon as Xiuyao heard it, she believed that it was definitely a misunderstanding. It wasn't that Sun Dacheng wanted to moles her aunt. Because of her strong self-esteem, although she was more generous than ordinary girls and not so shy, it was related to men. No matter how generous a girl is, she is still shy, not to mention that she misunderstood that others wanted to moles her, so naturally she would beat and kill her.

Fortunately, it was my aunt. If it was someone else, I'm afraid I would have been scared to death at that time, and my heart would have been shadowed.However, my aunt did not tell her parents and others about Sun Dacheng playing hooligans to her out of fear of reputation.

After hearing Xiuyao finished speaking, Liu Xu was a little stunned. She didn't expect it to be such a simple matter, or she had always hated Sun Dacheng overwhelmingly, and the more she thought about Sun Dacheng, the worse she was, so she never thought about it and refused to think about him. was misunderstood.

But she refused to admit her mistake, "Who knows if what he said is true?"

Xiuyao smiled and said: "Auntie, you are so smart, just think about it carefully, how can you not know whether what he said is true or not? If what he said is false, then there is something wrong with his character, so he can't He deceived all of us so badly. Anyway, we think he is a good person. When he came to my house a few times, which time was he not behaved?"

Liu Xu suddenly remembered the way he looked at his sister, but now Xiuyao said it was a misunderstanding, and thinking about it, it seemed that he couldn't just say that he was obsessed with sex, but it seemed—envious?
Xiuyao said: "Auntie, think about it carefully, and then give us a word, the matter between you and uncle must be resolved, don't forget, this is not about you two, it's about our two families Son."

Liu Xu stopped talking and glared at her, "You little girl, it's your turn to teach auntie a lesson, hurry up and work."

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Auntie, did you promise to have a good talk with him? Be calm, don't get excited, and don't have prejudice against him."

Liu Xu groaned silently, and Xiuyao said, "Oh, I didn't ask you to admit your mistake, but I just gave you a chance to explain it, so you'll get me wrong."

Liu Xu scolded with a smile: "Whoever got the stalker, it's done, let him talk."

Xiuyao jumped up happily, "Design!" She thought that Sun Dacheng would be here in the next two days.

Sure enough, Sun Dacheng came with his uncle early the next morning, and he had already placed the treasure on Xiuyao. Seeing that Xiuyao had promised him that day, he felt that he would be able to convince Liu Xu.But he was still very worried, so he went to his uncle, who took him to Lao Liutou and Mrs. Li, and confessed the misunderstanding with Liu Xu that day.

Everyone didn't know there was such a reason at first, so I don't blame Liu Xu for being willful. If Sun Dacheng really did such a thing, then Liu Xu would naturally have a hard time saying it. In order to be innocent, she would rather be misunderstood and accused than explain the reason.And she decided that Sun Dacheng was that kind of person, so she would rather run away than marry him.

Although Sun Dacheng made mistakes first, hesitated later, and failed to communicate with the Liu family in time, which led to such a thing.Old Liutou and Mrs. Li wanted to blame him, but seeing his sincerity softened their hearts, they felt that it was meaningless to blame him after the situation had already happened, it would be more serious to let him reconcile with Liu Xu earlier.

Having said that, the old Liutou and the others forgave Liu Xu, and was afraid that Liu Xu would be stubborn, so the old Liutou asked his uncle to take Dacheng to explain clearly to Liu Xu that the marriage should be formally completed as soon as possible, so as not to procrastinate. Son.

But Sun Dacheng was still worried, wondering if Xiuyao had persuaded Liu Xu, but she didn't even listen to Old Liutou, let alone her eldest brother.

On the way, he unconsciously asked his uncle dozens of times, "Brother, do you think Liu Xu will forgive me? Can you listen to me?"

The uncle comforted him every time: "Don't worry, she is sensible, as long as there is a misunderstanding, she will definitely forgive you. Isn't there Yaoyao, that child is sensible, and has the best relationship with her aunt, her aunt If you don't listen to us, you are willing to listen to her, it's okay, just put your heart in your stomach."

Uncle was very happy to see that Sun Dacheng cared about Liu Xu so much.

When the uncle and Sun Dacheng came together, Mrs. Liu was taken aback and hurriedly asked what was going on.

(End of this chapter)