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Chapter 48 Making Shoes
After the meal, Old Man An and the others got up to leave. An Xiu'er wanted to stay with them for a while, but Old Man An said that he would use this time to harrow and fertilize the farmland, and it was time to plant rice seedlings after a while. Seeing this, An Xiu'er didn't persuade them any more, and let them leave, but kept Liang Shi in a good way.

Zhang Zhen'an felt a little sorry, so he said he was going to help Old Man An and others rake the fields, but Old Man An refused, and he said: "Our family doesn't have much land, and we can finish the work this afternoon. , without your help."

It was raining, and Zhang Zhen'an had nothing to do, so An Xiu'er pushed him to help Father An and others, while she and Mrs. Liang were making shoes at home.

Two days ago, she still finished half of the shoes, but it rained and the shoes were not finished. Today, taking advantage of Mrs. Liang's presence, she was able to finish the unfinished shoes.

Mrs. Liang went to the village to find someone to borrow a small saw blade, and cut lines one by one on the wooden bottom, so that it would not be afraid of slipping. After she finished sawing these, An Xiuer would use sandpaper to polish around the shoe, smoothing it out. After smoothing, apply a thin layer of wax, replace with fine gauze and continue polishing, the sole is barely shaped.

"Xiu'er, let me punch you." Seeing that An Xiu'er was holding a long needle and didn't know where to start, Mrs. Liang took up the job.

These clogs are no better than thousand-layer bottoms, but An Xiu'er didn't have the strength to pierce the wooden soles with a needle, so she obediently handed over the next thing to Liang Shi, while she watched from the sidelines.

This job was not easy, and Mrs. Liang took a lot of effort. After finishing the soles of the two pairs of shoes, even one of the long needles was broken, but she finally completed this step.

Anxiu'er pasted a layer of suede on the wooden bottom, and then stapled it to the newly punched holes with a needle and thread, took out the cotton insole prepared earlier in the morning and put it on it, and then sewed it, this shoe sole is considered to be a shoe sole. finished.

In the end, she took out the suede upper that she had prepared earlier in the morning and sewed it on, and trimmed the threads a little, and the shoe was completely finished.

"How is it?" An Xiu'er showed the shoes to Mrs. Liang.

"The shoes made by my niece are of course good." Holding the shoes, Liang was full of praise. After admiring them, he handed the shoes back to An Xiu'er and said, "Xiu'er, you are getting more and more dexterous now." Yes, Mother is really reluctant to marry you off."

"Mother, how can you praise your daughter like this, and you are not afraid of being laughed at by others." An Xiu'er blushed pretty, but pushed the shoes to Liang Shi again: "You take these shoes for Dad to wear, wait for me I'll make another pair for you when I'm free."

"How good is this, you'd better keep it for my aunt." Liang Shi said hastily.

"Aren't I just doing this in my hand? It will be ready in a while." An Xiu'er raised the other pair of shoe soles in her hand and said, "I made these shoes by myself anyway. I didn't spend any money, so they can be regarded as mine." The shoes are made of leather, and they won’t get in water when worn in this season. I specially made double-layered soles, but they are comfortable.”

Seeing An Xiuer making this shoe, Mrs. Liang even helped herself. Naturally, she knew how much An Xiuer put her heart into making this shoe. She pinched the inside of the shoe sole with her hands, and it really felt extremely soft.

"The soles of your wooden shoes are actually softer than laminated soles. You really put your heart into it." With a little admiration, Liang put the shoes into his arms.

"I put some cotton in the soles of the shoes." Anxiu didn't need to hide anything from Liang Shi, she got up and took out a pair of padded insoles from the room, handed them to Liang Shi, and said, "Here, put these insoles on again, Definitely more comfortable."

Mrs. Liang took the insole and said: "You girl is so good to your father, my mother will be jealous."

"Mother, don't be angry. I'll make it for you in a few days. Anyway, I'm fine at home." An Xiuer looked sideways at Liang Shi.

Mrs. Liang became a little ashamed when she heard the words, "Mother is joking with you, are you serious? You don't need to make any shoes for me. I have a lot of shoes. I think your house is shabby and needs money. I still have a lot of things, and although making these shoes is just a bit of work, the fabrics don’t cost money.”

An Xiu'er smiled and said nothing, she didn't say much about this matter, but turned her head to make another pair of shoes. Liang Shi saw that she was doing it seriously, so she didn't bother her, and after looking at it for a while, He found a gavel and helped An Xiu'er tidy up the house.

After soaking in the rain all night, many places in the house became a little muddy. Mr. Liang helped her smooth the muddy places with a mallet, and wiped the dirty boxes and tables clean for her. After tidying up, it barely looks like a bedroom.

"I'll hammer down this room for you guys. In the past few days, you should be careful not to step on it." Mrs. Liang warned.

"Got it." An Xiu'er raised her head, smiled at Mrs. Liang, and continued to move her hands again. Although her daughter responded, Mrs. Liang was still uneasy. She didn't know whether she heard what she said clearly. Seeing this, Mrs. Liang shook her head and didn't say much, just said: "Then you stay at home alone and be careful, I'll go first."

The rain was very loud, An Xiu'er focused on the needlework in her hand, but she didn't hear it, so Liang looked at her, and then looked around to see if there was any work in the house that needed her help, and tidied up everything. Put on the coir raincoat and the bamboo hat and leave.

"Hey, mother, why did you leave?" After Mrs. Liang walked into the courtyard, An Xiu'er realized it belatedly, stood up hurriedly, and said, "Have dinner at home before leaving."

"No, I still have some things to do when I go home." Shaking her head, Liang Shi said, "If you have anything to do in the future, just come and call someone. Don't feel ashamed, we are all one family."

"Hmm." An Xiu'er was standing by the corridor. Seeing her daughter's delicate figure, Liang Shi was afraid that she would get wet from the splashing rain outside, so she refused to let her see her off, so she just waved and said, "Go back."

Mrs. Liang walked out of the courtyard and helped her close the courtyard door, but An Xiu'er stood by the corridor for a long time.

What a sin, she didn't think of making a pair of shoes for her mother before. Although she didn't say it, she felt a little sad and uncomfortable in her heart. In the past, when she had any good things, she would think of her father and mother, but now she thinks of her husband. with dad.

Feeling a little sorry, An Xiu'er turned back to the room and saw that the muddy ground had become smooth. Thinking of the sound of the gavel from the room before, An Xiu'er couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, and then felt a sore nose. Liang knew that she She was not good at this, so she took care of these things, but she felt that she could not repay her so well.

In this village, no one has to bother her natal family after she gets married, and her brother and sister-in-law are all reasonable, otherwise, they will have to talk about it.

Sighing, she opened the box, put the pair of shoes she made in her hand into the cage and put them away properly, thinking, if she didn't help Mrs. Liang make a pair of shoes, she would never put her own The pair of finished shoes were given to Zhang Zhenan to wear.

Thinking that she rummaged through the two boxes for a while and found some rags, she also remembered the floral cloth that Zhang Zhenan bought for herself not long ago. Although she also likes this floral cloth, but this time the mother Waiting for someone to do me such a big favor, I should always repay one or two. The color of this fabric is tender, although it is not suitable to make clothes for my mother, but it is not bad to make clothes for the two girls in the family.

Thinking back to when she was at home, she still wore new clothes anyway, but the two of them seldom wore new clothes. They often wore old clothes that were changed from adults to children. The ones who wore the most must be their old clothes. The clothes are gone, if they can wear their own new clothes, the two girls will go crazy with joy.

Thinking of the two little nieces, An Xiu'er felt pity in her heart, and thought of simply taking out the fabric, finding out a ruler to measure it, and forgetting about making clothes for the two girls, so that they could happy happy.

But thinking that the elder sister and the second son in the family have presents that I prepared for them, but my nephew has none, thinking about it, I decided to make him a pair of shoes to make him happy.

In this way, An Xiu'er became busy, making clothes and shoes at the same time, and she couldn't let go of the two earning jobs of embroidery and netting. Although it was raining, her work did not slow down. On the contrary, there is no free time all day.

Zhang Zhenan only lives by fishing on weekdays. It is raining and the river is very fast. Zhang Zhenan can only avoid the edge temporarily and rest at home. He also went to help An's family two days ago, but An's work is not enough. Not much, now that it's raining, and just waiting for the weather to clear up for farming, Zhang Zhen'an knew he was redundant, so he didn't go again.

Apart from drinking, he doesn't have any hobbies on weekdays. An Xiu'er was even a little worried when she saw him sitting beside her with a jug all day doing nothing. Last time, she wanted him to go up the mountain to cut down more trees. Even if it rains at that time, he can still chop firewood, so he won't be idle, but before he has time to do it, the rain will fall.

Originally, An Xiu'er thought that the rain would only fall for a day or two. Who knew that this year's rainy season seemed to come earlier. This rain lasted for half a month. Fortunately, her parents helped repair the roof, otherwise If not, she would have to sleep in the woodshed for half a month.

Of course, it rained for half a month, and Zhang Zhenan didn't go fishing for half a month, and the family gradually became a bit stretched. Fortunately, An Xiu'er had saved some money by selling these gadgets, otherwise, with the daily expenses of the two , unsustainable, must go hungry.

Finally, the rainy day passed and the sky cleared up again. The farmers couldn't wait to start farming. They were afraid of delaying the good time of farming. Zhang Zhenan also couldn't wait to go fishing in the river. In the next few days, he would use An Xiuer's private money Selling grain made him feel very ashamed.

Before, he thought that it was not a problem for him to support her, and he would give her what others had, but in a blink of an eye, life gave him a slap in the face. He didn't expect that he couldn't even support a woman, and even wanted a woman to support her. If others knew about it, they would be so surprised that their eyes would drop.

But in fact, that was the case. Thinking of seeing the needle hole in An Xiu'er's hand last night, he couldn't help feeling a little distressed.

(End of this chapter)