Chapter 279 Purpose
The weather at the end of April is always changeable, and it rains for several days at a time.

Rainy days are always annoying and inconvenient to go out. It's strange that it's April and it's still a bit chilly when it rains. Old Yuan is afraid of cold as she's old, so she wears thicker clothes. Although it's not time to take out her cotton-padded jacket yet she's still wrapped up tightly.

Sitting in the main room, listening to the sound of the rain, Song, Li Xiangli and Lin all sat around Shi Liu, watching her hand movements carefully, with Fu Dong and others sitting behind her.

I saw her holding the knitting needle in her right hand, constantly moving it forward and left, transferring all the thread on the knitting needle in her left hand to the knitting needle in her right hand. Her movements were smooth, and she took it slowly step by step in order to show them carefully.

Before, they had seen her doing it so fast that it was dazzling. It was truly a feast for the eyes.

These knitting needles were made by Shi Liu for Uncle Jiu's family, who are members of the tribe and are skilled in weaving bamboo strips. Of course, the workshop needs many more, and it's not just Uncle Jiu's family that are making knitting needles, and they are all still busy at it.

The Song family and the others knew that what Shi Liu was weaving was woolen thread, which was to be made into clothes to be worn, so they watched it very carefully.

The first batch of wool yarn produced by the Sheep Workshop has not yet officially started production. This time, Shi Liu taught Song and others first, and then went back to the workshop to teach the workers.

"This is the simplest flat stitch. You see, you just need to master it like this, one taper and one push..."

While weaving, Pomegranate did not forget to explain the method to a few people.

She was now knitting the simplest scarf, picking it up stitch by stitch. After a while, she passed the knitting needles in her hand to Li Xiangli and asked her to try it first.

Li Xiangli is a skilled weaver with deft hands. After watching for a while, she had an idea of ​​what she was doing. Then she took the knitting needle and tried to pick and push it. Soon, she became proficient at it.

Shi Liu watched and couldn't help but laugh: "Big sister learns quickly! That's it!"

Turning around, she saw that Mrs. Song and Mrs. Yuan were eager to try, so she simply asked them to take up knitting needles and slowly try to knit.

Everyone in the room was immersed in the knitting. At this time, a voice sounded outside, "Auntie, is he home?"

The door of Shiliu's house is never closed during the day. There is someone guarding the door, and the workshop is open, so it is convenient for others to come if anything happens.

Hearing the sound, the Song family looked up and saw Fan coming into the yard holding an umbrella.

Since they were villagers, the gatekeeper Li Chunxi would not stop them.

"Oh, my cousin's wife is here!" Song quickly put down the work in her hands and stood up to greet her.

Fan climbed up the porch and put down her umbrella before coming into the main room. "Let me sit down. Aunt, sister-in-law, what are you busy with?"

She came in and called Old Yuan. Shi Liu and the others were also busy calling out "cousin aunt" and asked people to sit down. Xichun quickly brought a bowl of warm tea.

Song was talking to Fan, "Pomegranate is teaching us how to weave, and that's what the Sheep Workshop is going to do soon!"

Fan was also very curious when she saw the hand-long thing in Li Xiangli's hand. She couldn't help but touch it. "Is this made of wool? Oh, it feels so soft, more comfortable than cotton! It will definitely keep you warm when you wear it!"

Although Fan's sisters-in-law did not enter the workshop, after all, there was still embroidery work to be done at home. But this time, the two daughters-in-law and Caifeng and Caiyu all entered the sheep workshop, and they would be weaving these things in the future.

The Song family was also curious about this thing, and they were having a lot of fun talking about it.

Mrs. Fan drank tea and saw them weaving. She couldn't help but try her hand and said, "This is more interesting than embroidery!"

Song said, "Sister-in-law, if you like it, why don't you join the workshop?" Fan shook her head, "I would like to, but we have received several large orders this year, and my mother and I have no time to rest. We are very busy."

Several large items cost a lot of money. Fan and her friends were all good at embroidery, so Song didn't say anything after hearing this. She was just saying it casually.

But then I realized it, and my heart was moved. Why did he come to visit me?

It's actually nothing to say. My cousin's wife and her family usually don't step out of the house.

Old Mrs. Yuan also looked at Mrs. Fan twice.

Looking at Shi Liu, who was wearing a rose-red dress and sitting on a round chair instructing Lin on how to give acupuncture, Fan sighed inwardly: This girl, her every move is so proper and pleasing to the eye.

If she hadn't grown up watching pomegranates, one would really think that she grew up in luxury, otherwise, how could she have such a magnanimous demeanor?
Seeing this, Fan was also startled. She felt that the request from her younger siblings in her mother's family would not be successful.

But since she has already asked for it, she has no choice but to go.

Seeing that Old Yuan and Mrs. Song were both looking at her, she seemed to have guessed something, so she didn't keep them in suspense anymore.

"Aunt, sister-in-law, I came here today because someone asked me to find out. Someone in my mother's family has taken a liking to pomegranates!"

Lin was married, and Xiangli was also engaged, so there was no need to avoid the matter. As for Shi Liu, Fan knew that Shi Liu was now the head of the family. Besides, when it came to the Ding family's affairs before, Shi Liu's opinion had to be consulted first, so she didn't avoid Shi Liu.

Whether this matter will succeed or not depends on Shi Liu himself.

When Mrs. Fan said this, no one in the room, including Shi Liu herself, was surprised at all.

I can only say that I'm used to it. In just a few months, I've met more matchmakers than all the people in the whole village combined.

Song guessed that Fan must have something to ask for her visit, and she also guessed that it was to propose marriage. Since Fan must be from her family since she came in person, she thought that the one who asked her to come must be from her parents' side.

Is it Fan's nephew? The one who just passed the imperial examination? Song had seen him before, and when she thought of the boy's appearance, she shook her head secretly.

Old Mrs. Yuan didn't think that Mrs. Fan came on behalf of her nephew. Although Mrs. Fan's family was wealthy, they were just average. If she had this intention, she should have come a long time ago. But their family is different now, so Mrs. Fan probably wouldn't do that.

She couldn't help but ask directly, "Step-granddaughter-in-law, which child are you talking about?"

Fan was waiting for someone to ask, and immediately answered, "He is from the same branch of my third uncle's family. You may not know his family, but you will definitely know Mr. Fan. This child is Mr. Fan's nephew, and he has also won the title of Tongsheng this year!
I came here today because my cousin fell in love with Shi Liu and was afraid that it would be too abrupt to come and propose marriage, so they asked me to come and test the waters first."

Mr. Fan’s nephew?

After hearing this, Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Song quickly hit it off.

I heard that Mr. Fan has three brothers from the same father. Mr. Fan is the third one, with two older brothers. The second brother died of illness at an early age.

Which family is the one who won the Tongsheng award this time?

Fan said, "It is the child of Mr. Fan's second brother."

As soon as Mrs. Yuan and Mrs. Song heard it, they knew it was the orphan and the widow.


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