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Chapter Eleven Making Clothes

Xue and Jinghan have been selling thorny buds for eight or nine days, and can sell them for more than 100 yuan every day. Until the thorny buds are a little old and cannot be sold, they earn more than one or two silver dollars in total. Every time they come back from the town, Xue will buy some delicious food and take them home. Of course, Jinghan is the first to eat them. She is not embarrassed about this. She has worked hard, isn’t it just to eat some good food? Similarly, Xue will bring some rice and noodles home, and sometimes she will buy a piece of meat to let everyone in her family benefit.

Seeing that Xue's mother and daughter are so tired all day long, Chen felt a little distressed. They would prepare the meal in advance every day, and they could have dinner when Jinghan and the others came back. Every time they saw Xue's shopping, they would say that she was too wasteful and should have some money to make some clothes for the children. It was getting hotter that day, and the children hadn't made single clothes yet, and they were all young last year.

"Mom, these thorn buds have been sold, and monkey legs and bracken should be picked. Then you can buy cloth to make clothes for them after selling them for money. It is time for the children to grow up. Eat more good food and grow faster." Xue said to her mother-in-law with a smile.

"You, Jinghan is only eight years old, so he will follow you all over the mountain. No matter what this year, I have to make a new dress for Jinghan. I can't just pick up Jingya's old clothes. She is too old, so she should have a few new clothes." Chen pulled Jinghan over, "Girl, are you tired from going up the mountain all day long?"

Jinghan leaned in grandma's arms and hugged grandma's neck, "My, I'm not tired. I can't feel it all day long. You made me think of my elder sister, who stayed at home to do needlework all day, but I couldn't stay there. Don't you all say I'm a tomboy? It's okay if you don't make new clothes. I always like to drill into the woods, and I have to scrape the new clothes. My sister's clothes are not old, I can just wear them." It's not that she doesn't like beauty, but when she changes into new clothes, she doesn't dare to move anything, and she can't stand it.

The old lady looked at the little granddaughter in her arms, with red face and bright big eyes, showing a kind of healthy beauty. "Our family is really sensible. She knows how to make money at such a young age, but she doesn't want new clothes. Grandma is the decision and will definitely make new clothes for you this year. Merrill Lynch, I will give you money tomorrow. If you go to the town to buy some fabrics, I won't go up the mountain all day long, so I can make clothes for the children at home. Although our family is a little difficult, we have to let the children have clothes to wear, right?" The old lady loves these grandchildren very much.

Xu Huixin also came out of the house, "Sister-in-law, I help with it. I have nothing to do all day long, and it's okay to do some needlework." Xu Huixin has been learning to cook with her mother these days. She is originally a smart person and learns things very quickly. Chen can always learn what she teaches her quickly.

Jinghan glanced at Huixin, "My sister-in-law, you seem to be much stronger these days." She found that her sister-in-law's problem seemed to be much better if the weather was warmer. "By the way, grandma, are there any sheep raised in our village? Let's buy a sheep and squeeze the sheep milk for my sister to drink. They all said that the thing is very nourishing, and maybe it will be useful to my sister-in-law." Medicine is not as good as food supplements. Goat milk is indeed useful.

Chen thought for a while, "Old Hu's family in the east end of the village has raised a lot of sheep. When I go and ask, I guess this sheep will cost a few taels of silver. If it is really good to your sister-in-law, it would be worth it." Chen had also heard of the use of goat milk, so he looked at his daughter, gritted his teeth, and decided to buy a sheep for his daughter.

"Mom, don't pay that money, I'm much better." Huixin couldn't bear to pay.

"Hui Xin, don't worry about this money. You can buy a sheep and raise it. You can still give birth to children in the future without any loss. Any of these children in the family can go out to cut some grass, which is enough to feed them. As long as your health is good, your sister-in-law will give you the money." When Xue married into the Xu family, Hui Xin was only four years old. Xue had no children at that time, so she looked at Hui Xin every day, either carrying her back or holding her back. Xue was so painful to Hui Xin like a daughter.

"Sister-in-law, you'd better save more money. Wenhan is already twelve years old. In a few years, you'll have to ask for a kiss? And Jingya, you have to prepare a dowry, which is enough for you." Huixin naturally didn't want Xue to spend money. She had a good relationship with Xue, so she planned for Xue.

Chen was also very happy to see the sister-in-law pushing each other and giving in. "It's done, I'll just take this money. Merrill Lynch, you really have to save some money. Wenhan just doesn't rush to get married, don't he still have to study? It's all spent a lot of money. Huixin, keep all the money you earn from needlework and thread yourself. This woman has to have a little private life. Even if you get married, you won't be controlled everywhere." The old lady looked at Jinghan again, "Little girl, let your mother leave the money you earn in the future. We Jinghan is so capable, we have to find a good family in the future."

When Jinghan heard this, she ran out, "My dad, I'm still young. When my sister-in-law and elder sister get married, I'll have time to save money. I won't help you cook, go see my elder sister." As she said that, she went back to the east wing. Jingya was still doing needlework in the room. Her embroidery work was really good, and she would have hundreds of quotas every month. Xue would put it alone for her to keep it for later use.

At this moment, Jingya was holding the embroidery band, with a focused expression on the flower. Jinghan ran to her sister and glanced at the things in Jingya's hand, "Ah, sister, are you embroidering peonies?" The peonies are embroidered very realistically, and the color matching and color matching are also very good. Jinghan couldn't help but admire her sister's skills. "It's so beautiful, this is embroidering the pillow surface, right? I remember that the pillow surface is not full of mandarin ducks playing in the water, or something like that? Why are there peonies?"

"The mandarin ducks play in the water are used by people who get married. In the rest, most of them are flowers and the like." Jingya lowered her head and answered her sister's question while embroidering. "Jinghan, didn't you say you wanted to learn needlework? Why didn't you take needles after two days?" She knew that Jinghan couldn't sit still.

"Sister, the weather is so good now. If you let me stay at home all day and get these needles and threads, wouldn't you suffocate me to death? Let's talk about it until winter is fine. Anyway, I'm still young, so I don't have to rush to learn this." Every day, Jinghan saw that it was sunny outside, and she wanted to go up the mountain immediately. There was no way. The original owner's temperament was like this, and she was not a quiet person later. After pretending for a while, she finally couldn't pretend anymore, so she could do it that way.

"You, I thought you changed your sex a while ago? The result was still like this." Jinghan was a little tired, put down the embroidery strip, put all the things in a box, covered with a piece of cloth, and then stretched. "Let's go, I have to go out for a walk, I'm so tired of being stuck at home all day." Jingya took Jinghan's hand and walked out together.

Jinghan held her sister's hand and obviously felt that her sister's hands were thin, smooth and soft. Her own hands were a little rough, which was the difference between going up the mountain and at home all day. Jingya had to do needlework every day, especially those exquisite embroidery pieces, which were all silk threads. If the hands were too thick, they would shaved the threads, so pay special attention to the maintenance of her hands. Xue once bought a box of oil to moisten her hands for Jingya. Jinghan was different. She had to go up the mountain every day and break the tender buds, and the hands were filled with some wild vegetables juice and soil. Where could she keep her hands smooth and soft?

The sisters pulled their hands and walked to the edge of the river in front. At dusk, the afterglow of the sun turned the whole sky red, and the water surface of the river was filled with orange glow. The two of them found a stone to sit down and quietly looked at the scenery in front of them. Fortunately, there were not too many mosquitoes at this time, otherwise it would be miserable.

"Sister, you should go out for a walk often. You can't do too much needlework and thread every day, otherwise it will be bad for your eyes. If you don't pay attention now, you will suffer when you get old." Jinghan spoke out and advised her sister.

"Hey, sister knows, our mother has said it too." Jingya replied in a low voice.

Two people walked slowly over from a distance, and when they entered, they found that it was Wen Han and Zixuan. "Jingya, Jinghan, why are you two sitting here? Thanks to the fact that there are no mosquitoes yet, you wouldn't have been bitten by your bag." Wen Han quickly walked to the front of his two sisters.

"Brother, I'll take my sister out for a walk, why would she always keep it at home? Why did my brother come back so late today?" Jinghan felt strange. He had been back home long ago at this time.

Wen Han smiled, "Today, the gentleman left some questions for us to do, it's a little late. Tomorrow, I will discuss with Zixuan to come to the river to see if some fish can be raised tomorrow morning. At this time, the fish are biting the flood, which is the best time." Wen Han raised the fish in his hand to show Jinghan. "We have already gotten a few along the way, and there are still two or three left. You wait for me, I'll get it done and let's go back together." After that, he went to the front with Zixuan.

Not long after, the two of them came back, Zixuan came home, and Wenhan led his two sisters to the house. When he got home, he saw that the food was all ready. Chen asked everyone to wash their hands and have dinner quickly. In the evening, because there was the meat bought by Xue's mother and daughter, Chen picked up the meat and distributed it to the children. There was not much meat, and it would be nice for a child to divide two slices of meat. The children were so delicious. Seeing that there was no meat in the dish, Wei was still a little unwilling to give up, so he used chopsticks to search on the plate.

"Second wife, what are you doing? You turn it over so much, can others eat it? There are only a few slices of meat in total, but it was bought by your sister-in-law in the town. Such a big person is more greedy than a child. What can I do if I want to eat a little bite? If you want to eat it well, make money by yourself? You have money in your hands. How can I eat it if I buy it yourself and eat it like this? What dish is stirring here?" Chen saw Wei's appearance, so he scolded him. Wei's past was not like this. Although he had a larger appetite, he ate everything and was not picky at all. What's wrong now? He ignored others' food and kept padding into his own bowl.
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