Traveling through ancient times with golden fingers to farm and raise cubs

Chapter 20 Cat Winter

She opened her mouth and was about to speak when Shen Ye spoke first: "Mom, it's Ye'er's fault. I didn't take on the responsibility of supporting the family, which made my mother tired. She even neglected her studies. My son is ashamed of you and his wife." Father’s spirit in heaven…”

Yu Xiaoxiao was stunned by Shen Ye's words and felt a little guilty. It seemed that she had spoken too harshly and hurt the child's little heart.

"Mom, I plan to make two sand tables to practice calligraphy with my brother."

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded: "Oh okay, Ye'er, mother..."

"Mom, Ye'er will definitely practice calligraphy well, and I will never let you down."

Yu Xiaoxiao's words of comfort were interrupted by Shen Ye's firm words before she could finish her words. Listening to her son's firm words, Yu Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say anymore, so she shut up silently, thinking that if she misunderstood, just misunderstand, and the process would not be easy. What's important is the result, as long as the result is good.

Shen Ye was also an activist and immediately took action with his younger brother. Yu Xiaoxiao scratched the back of his head and Shanshan got up and went about her business.

I fiddled with the spinning wheel and loom in the room, recalling the information I had read in my previous life.

After going through it for a while, there was nothing missing, so Yu Xiaoxiao went to bring all the hemp stalks that had been brought back before winter into the house, and peeled off the skin of the hemp stalks.

After peeling it off for a while, Yu Xiaoxiao saw that her fingers were a little discolored. After thinking about it, she took out a pair of gloves from the game, and also took out the plastic wrap.

Sister-in-law Luo was so cold that her face was red and she was stamping her feet. She was not polite after hearing Yu Xiaoxiao's words, and hurriedly walked in and ran straight into the house.

On this day, Yu Xiaoxiao and Shen Yeshenqi were eating canned food around the stove. Suddenly they heard someone calling themselves outside the door. Yu Xiaoxiao wondered who it was. It was such a cold winter that Mao Dong came to visit. Put the cans away.

“Sister Xiao, can you still weave?”

Yu Xiaoxiao's mind was racing, but she let someone in with a smile on her face: "Sister-in-law Luo, why are you here? Come in quickly, it's very cold outside, and there's a stove burning in the house. Go and warm yourself."

Yu Xiaoxiao followed Sister-in-law Luo's gaze and smiled sheepishly: "Yes, it's not that Maodong is fine. I just had an idea with you, Sister-in-law, to throw in some things to supplement the family income."

Peel enough, use bamboo slices to press the hemp stalk skin and scrape it away from the wooden board, then straighten and tie it and soak it in water.

Sister-in-law Luo slowed down, rubbed her face, and then said with a smile: "Isn't this Mao Dongwu? My family made a millstone by myself. I thought that being idle is also idle, so why not start a tofu business? , a vegetable for the villagers in the middle of winter."

Yu Xiaoxiao had been busy all day just for this step, and Shen Ye cooked all the meals.

"Sister-in-law Luo, why are you here today? Is there something wrong? It's so difficult to run in this winter."

There was an iron pot boiling water on the stove, just in time to give Sister-in-law Luo a bowl to warm her hands.

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded. It's not bad. A thick bowl of beans is about half a catty, and two pieces of tofu are about half a catty, which is the profit of half a catty of tofu.

After dinner, Yu Xiaoxiao continued to weave, Shen Ye added coal to the stove, and she and her brother Shen Qi practiced calligraphy on a sandbox with twigs.

After they were all dried, Yu Xiaoxiao began to sizing the twine to make the twine more pliable and smooth.

After soaking until soft, simply drain the water, slowly spin it into thread with a spinning wheel, and then tie it up.

I came here unexpectedly today, most likely because of something.

Sister-in-law Luo asked excitedly.

"Yes, selling in the village will save you an extra trip. Sister, how much does this foot cost? My sister-in-law wants to buy some to make some clothes for the family?"

Even the cooking has been completely left to Shen Ye. It's just a piece of cloth, and it's undyed. It's yellowish to brown and feels a little rough to the touch, but everything else is fine.

Yu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised when she opened the door and saw Sister-in-law Luo. She remembered that Sister-in-law Luo's house was near the village chief's house, which was quite far from her own home, so it was usually fine.

After starching, the twine can be used to weave cloth. Weaving is really a delicate job. Yu Xiaoxiao was not familiar with it at first, so she always had to rework it back and forth. It took a month to finish weaving one piece of cloth.

"Okay, I get it. I can exchange it for two pieces to satisfy my craving these two days."

I went to cook for myself and let my brother continue practicing calligraphy.

According to the information from previous lives, one and a half to two pieces can be woven in a month, but Yu Xiaoxiao's results were achieved by working overtime day and night.

In the room, Shen Ye saw Aunt Luo entering the room and said hello politely: "Aunt Luo, sit down quickly and I'll give you a bowl of hot water to warm you up."

The sky was getting dark, and Shen Ye quickly lit a candle for his mother and placed it close to her, fearing that Yu Xiaoxiao would damage her eyes.

Then he put on a cotton-padded jacket and went to open the fence gate to see who it was.

Wrap your fingers carefully, put on gloves, bring a bucket of water and put it next to it, cover your legs with the remaining cloth from the old rags, and then continue peeling off the skin of the hemp stalk.

Sister-in-law Luo asked tentatively.

Sister-in-law Luo smiled and said: "You can sell whatever you want. Just exchange it for beans. A thick bowl of beans can be exchanged for two pieces."

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded, understanding that selling tofu is a way to attract customers. Yu Xiaoxiao cooperated very well and said: "This is really good. There are no vegetables in winter, so eating tofu is just right. I just don't know how to sell tofu at my sister-in-law's house?"

It's just that this kind of cloth is the cheapest, and one piece can only be purchased for 300 Wen, which means that the money for food is not enough for a month. Of course, the grains alone are enough to feed a family of three.

Yu Xiaoxiao planned to rest for a few days before continuing, but it was too boring to sit and weave all the time, and Yu Xiaoxiao couldn't sit still.

Yu Xiaoxiao closed the courtyard door, pulled up her cotton-padded jacket and hurried into the house. It was freezing cold.

The moon was at the top of the sky, and Yu Xiaoxiao yawned. Seeing that the two children were still with her, she quickly let them go to rest. She was also sleepy.

In such an atmosphere, life was very comfortable, time flew by, and Yu Xiaoxiao completed the task one day ahead of schedule.

Yu Xiaoxiao smiled: "It costs 3 cents per foot. The price of raw fabric is the same. How much does sister-in-law want?"

Yu Xiaoxiao nodded: "Well, you have also seen that I only pay 300 yuan for a piece of raw cloth at a cloth store. I can't sell it anywhere."

Although Sister-in-law Luo had finished speaking, she had no intention of leaving. She was drinking water from a bowl and looking around the room. She became interested when she saw the spinning wheel in the corner and the half-woven cloth still on the loom.

Because the fence and courtyard wall of my house are very dense, thick and tall, the outside cannot see into the courtyard, and the inside of the courtyard cannot see out of the courtyard.

"Ah~ you sell this too?"

After the meal was ready, Yu Xiaoxiao continued to work after eating, and Shen Ye cleaned up the dishes.

Sighing, Yu Xiaoxiao set a small goal for herself, to weave two pieces of cloth this month.

Yu Xiaoxiao entered the room and closed the door. Then she shook out her cotton-padded jacket, placed it beside the bed, took a chair and sat next to the stove to warm her hands.

Sister-in-law Luo gritted her teeth and decided to buy it. The cloth shop sold raw fabrics for four cents a foot: "About 30 feet."

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll cut it for you right away."

Yu Xiaoxiao cut the cloth that Sister-in-law Luo asked for, folded it and handed it to Sister-in-law Luo.

Sister-in-law Luo took it and then realized that the tofu in the basket had not been given to Yu Xiaoxiao yet and said, "Oh, look at my memory..."

(End of chapter)