bayedsolid Chapter 195 Making a Quilt
Chapter 195 Making a Quilt
All the cotton was finally picked, and Shen Wanning selected Chen Zihao and Tie Niu to teach them how to pull the yarn.
After weighing ten kilograms of cotton, spreading it flat on the wooden bed, and compacting it with a dustpan, Shen Wanning began to teach them how to pull the yarn.
She walked back and forth, telling the two how to pull the yarn. They pulled the yarn very slowly every time, for fear of making mistakes.
Pulling the yarn is a delicate job, requiring two people to work together and remember every step, which really took some effort. It took three days to complete the first quilt.
Looking at the finished quilt, they touched it again and again.
"This quilt is so soft! It feels much more comfortable than cotton." Tie Niu looked at the quilt on the wooden board with envy.
When they heard that Lao Lin’s family had made their first quilt, the villagers came to watch wrapped in thick clothes and wanted to touch it.
Mrs. Xu felt distressed and said from the side, "You should wash your hands clean, don't stain the white cotton. Also, be gentle, this quilt was made with great effort."
But this obviously had no effect, and everyone still rushed forward to touch the cotton.
Seeing more and more people coming, Shen Wanning stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, everyone. We planted less this year, but next year everyone can come and get cotton seedlings. Then we can plant together and have quilts to cover ourselves with and cotton clothes to wear."
Tie Niu slapped his head and said, "Oh! I was wondering why my dad wanted me to learn how to fluff cotton. So this is how it is! My dad is really smart!"
"That's great! Next year we can also have a big quilt like this one, right?"
"Then I'll make four quilts, one for each person in my family."
"There are ten people in my family, so I have to make ten beds. How much cotton will that take?"
The villagers looked at it again and again, touched it again and again, and discussed the quilt.
Shen Wanning was squeezed and had no choice but to say, "Don't worry, everyone, there will be one next year, there will be one. Please make way, we are going to make the next quilt."
Before she finished speaking, Xu hurried forward, folded the quilt, put it away, and took it away.
"Everyone, please disperse. We are going to start fluffing the cotton to make the second quilt. It will be bad for everyone's health if the cotton fluff flies around." Shen Wanning had no choice but to continue.
The villagers looked back every few steps, reluctantly watching them take out the cotton and spread it out on the wooden beds.
With their previous experience, and the fact that Lin Dashan and his team had also made a slingshot, this time they were much quicker. The rest of the group learned how to draw the yarn, and in just one day, they had most of the quilt finished. They only needed to use the disc to shape it.
After dinner, Shen Wanning carried the newly made quilt to the door of Lin Dashan and his room.
"Mom, it's me!" Aunt Zhang and the others had just entered the room and hadn't rested yet.
Aunt Zhang quickly opened the door and welcomed her in. "It's so cold, why don't you take a shower and get in bed? Why are you coming out?"
Shen Wanning handed the quilt to Aunt Zhang. "Mom, this quilt is freshly made. You and Dad can try it tonight. It will definitely keep you warm."
"Hey, keep it for yourself. Your father and I have lived like this for most of our lives and we are used to it." Aunt Zhang returned the quilt in her hand to Shen Wanning.
Shen Wanning pushed it back again, "Mom, I'm still young and can handle it. You and Dad are older, so you need to keep warm. Otherwise, you'll be more likely to get cold legs and other problems when you get older."
"No, no, this is the first quilt you made. You should keep it for yourself." Aunt Zhang pushed the quilt to Shen Wanning again.
"Mom, I have to make a new quilt tomorrow, it only takes one night. Don't you even give me one night to be filial to you?" Shen Wanning pretended to be angry.
Aunt Zhang was helpless, "Okay, okay, your father and I will build it, we really can't do anything to you."
It’s not that Shen Wanning is not afraid of the cold, but since the weather turned cold, she usually goes back to the express station to sleep.
She really couldn't get used to quilts with cotton or cloth. There were air conditioners, quilts, down duvets, etc. in the express station, so she slept very soundly at night.
The next day, before they finished breakfast, Chen Zihao, Tie Niu and others came to help make quilts.
So that day, in addition to making the quilt from the previous day, I also made a quilt.
Shen Wanning gave one quilt each to Lin Jingce and Lin Jingcheng that day.
Originally, I planned to give the quilt to the Wen couple first if I could only make one. After all, Lin Hai was still young and needed it more.
But since two beds had already been made, she didn't want Xu to think too much, so she gave another bed to the couple.
Of course, these two couples, like Aunt Zhang and her husband, also declined many times, but they had no choice but to accept.
After everyone became fully proficient, they began to make quilts separately, and they were able to make two quilts a day.
Of course, these two quilts were given to the three little ones, so Lin He and Lin Hu squeezed in and slept on them for the whole night.
By the time they finished making the tenth quilt weighing ten kilograms, Bailu Academy finally closed for vacation and Lin Jingyou returned.
"Oh, third brother, you are finally back from vacation. Xiao Jiang and the others have been on vacation for many days, and it's almost the New Year before you get a vacation." Aunt Zhang muttered.
"Mom, our teacher is from another place, and he has a long way to go before he can go home for the New Year. So of course we have to take a holiday early." Lin He replied.
"Yes, mother, we will take part in the Spring Examination in February next year, and the teacher will be stricter with us. Many classmates have already gone home, but the teacher insisted on staying in the academy with us for a few more days for our homework." Lin Jingyou explained.
"You came back just in time. The cotton planted by Wan Ning is ripe. We picked the cotton and made cotton quilts recently. Now that you are back, we have a cotton quilt to cover ourselves with!" said Aunt Zhang.
Lin Jingyou dragged out the last word and said deliberately, "Oh~ So you are making quilts at home. I was wondering why Wan Ning hasn't returned to the county town for almost half a month."
Shen Wanning touched her nose, feeling a little guilty. She had indeed forgotten about Lin Jingyou while making the quilt.
Aunt Zhang was laughing secretly. Seeing that the two of them had a good relationship, she, as a mother, felt relieved.
"I'll go get a quilt for you, brother. Try it tonight and you'll definitely like it." After saying that, Shen Wanning fled.
After Shen Wanning left, Aunt Zhang praised her a few more times, "Wanning is a filial child, a rare good child. She sent the first quilt she made to my room and your father's room.
The quilts at the back were also given to your eldest and second brothers first, then to the other boys, and finally to yourself. This child is so good, if you dare to let Wan Ning down in the future, I will not acknowledge you as my son."
Lin Jingyou was helpless, "Mom, in your heart, do you think your son is such an ungrateful person?"