Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 103

"Auntie, you are amazing!" Xiuyao's eyes lit up, and she looked at Liu Xu with admiration in her eyes. She praised from the bottom of her heart. She just read the book, and she had to go through thousands of trials to really do it. Unexpectedly, my aunt had already figured out the way.

Liu Xu smiled humbly, "The drawing in your book is very obvious. The third grandpa made those little odds and ends for me, and then I installed them according to what you said. After a try, it will be done."

Although it's simple to say, in fact, it was enough to disturb her when she was groping, and she almost felt crazy a few times.Either there is something wrong here, or there is something wrong. She keeps dreaming about how to weave cloth in her dreams, and she is so tired that she can't sleep well all night.

But when she finally figured out a little way, she was almost overwhelmed by the sense of joy and the huge sense of accomplishment, but no one could share it.She told Liu Yun that Liu Yun didn't seem to feel much, and asked if it was different? It looked similar.Tell mother and father, they will laugh and say "our precious daughter is really capable", not at all out of sincere appreciation for her achievements.

Only Xiuyao can give her the satisfaction of being recognized.

Liu Xu smiled and said, "After weaving this handy one, I'll weave a dark checkered cloth with colored stripes later to make you new clothes for the New Year."

Xiuyao felt that Auntie was really amazing, she said happily: "Auntie, let's talk about it later, my mother said that you should get married in a few days."

Liu Xu blushed, and spat: "Don't listen to their nonsense, I won't get married." After she finished speaking, she felt a little slip of the tongue, but she thought it was a little girl like Xiuyao, so there was nothing to worry about.

Xiuyao lay on the loom, took a closer look, and then asked: "Auntie, you are married, do you want to take this loom with you? I think the Sun family seems to be quite rich, so it shouldn't let you live forever." Spend all night weaving."

Liu Xu smiled and said, "Why, you want this loom?"

Xiuyao laughed and said: "Look, you and Sister Yun are married, there are no girls in the family, the eldest concubine and the second concubine don't weave, and the elder sister-in-law has her own loom, I can take care of this loom for you. "

Liu Xu said angrily: "You have a good plan, your mother knows how to weave, so your family has new clothes to wear, right? Let's talk about it later, it's the same for me to weave whatever you want."

Xiuyao felt something was wrong, but she just thought it was her aunt's reluctance to give up on old things, and she didn't think much about it. She was also like this, and she was reluctant to let go of things she was used to.

After thinking about it, she took out a wicker charcoal pencil and a piece of paper, and began to tell her aunt the information she had learned from the cloth sent by Qi Feng.The main reason is what kind of patterned cotton cloth is popular in the city. The monochromatic one mainly pays attention to the pattern when weaving the cloth, that is, jacquard. There are several processes such as dyeing, and the other is yarn-dyed cloth. The silk thread is dyed first, and then dyed and woven into cloth.

Xiuyao studied several simple and popular patterns, and told my aunt in detail how to weave, divide into several pieces, and how to weave.As soon as she said it, Liu Xu understood.

Liu Xu asked: "This kind of cloth is more expensive than ordinary cloth if you exchange it in the county."

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Auntie, of course, it's much more expensive. We can weave colored fabrics directly, or we can dye them after weaving. This kind of pattern attracts customers through weaving patterns."

At present, they can only weave some satin patterns with simple geometry and small changes, but cannot weave too complicated satin patterns, but this is enough.After all, the characteristics of cotton and silk are different, and the forms of expression will be different, and everyone's emphasis will be different.

Xiuyao also found that her aunt was different from hers. She wanted to make money and get rid of poverty, while my aunt did it for interest and to prove her own worth. This is the different pursuit of people living in two levels.

It's still more vulgar for me, a time traveler.Ha ha.

While the two were talking, Xiurong opened the door and came in, and said with a smile: "Auntie, what good things did you give Xiuyao, do you have mine?"

Liu Xu smiled and said, "What good things can I have here?"

Xiurong stared at her with bulging eyes, "Auntie, the dress you made for Xiuyao is so beautiful." She wants it, but she can't directly ask her for it. My aunt's temper is different from others, so she will give it if she likes it. If she doesn't want others to want her, she won't give it.

Liu Xu smiled and said, "This one on the loom will make clothes for you when it's done. Xiuyao has no part this time."

Xiurong was happy, "Auntie is so kind," and said to Xiuyao: "You have Yaoyao, don't be greedy, I will wear it for you when I can't wear it later."

Xiuyao hummed, "Is grandpa back?"

Only then did Xiurong remember, "Ah, grandpa is back, I'm here to tell you."

Xiuyao immediately ran out yelling, "Grandpa, grandpa!"

She left the west room and went to the east room, and when she saw Old Liutou, she rushed over, "Grandpa, you don't want to visit us either."

Old Liu smiled and patted her head, why didn't he want to see her, his daughter, grandchildren, especially Yaoyao, he was thinking about it, but the Qin family had just separated, so he couldn't go if he couldn't go .

If the family is separated, he will send things to the daughter's house, and the mother-in-law and sisters-in-law will gossip about the daughter, saying that he was reluctant to give it away before, and he will send it to the daughter's house as soon as the family is separated.Although they have sent food or something in the past, it was only food after all, and except for the recent one stone gift, there was not so much before, just some ordinary food.If I go to my daughter's house this time, it's fine if I don't send him off, but I can't help but send him off.Let him and the old woman think about it, they have to give everything, because once the family is separated, the daughter's house has nothing, and it is said that there is not even food and work in the house, and it is still a gift from the aunt's house.

That night, Lao Liutou and his wife decided that the cupboard for eating should be given away, and a table and chairs should be given away. The mother-in-law of the Eight Immortals table who accompanied her before did not give it to her. Two quilts must be given away, and a small wheelbarrow must be given away, and a basket Qin Dafu can make it up by himself, how many big and small vats, big and small pots, how many chickens, and piglets should be given as well. After thinking about it, it is best to give away household items for farm work, such as raking rakes, plowing land, etc. The plow used in Sichuan, the hoe used in the Sichuan field, the cart used for sowing, and finally the row cart used to pull grain.

Thinking about it this way, there is no reason at all. Old Liutou thinks it is better not to give it away. With the temper of a daughter, she can't ask for it. Especially at this time, she will definitely refuse with her temper, and she will not even come to her mother's house to ask for food. of.

So he suppressed the excitement, resisted going, and waited for the children to come. Sure enough, they came.

Sweet potatoes are half of Xiuyao's, and Lao Liutou thinks that this is justified and should be given to them, and his daughter will not refuse.

"I'm busy, the water wheel is ready."

Xiuyao was taken aback when she heard it, and it took a moment to understand what grandpa said. She jumped up excitedly, "Grandpa, really? So fast?"

Old Liu proudly said: "That is, your third grandfather has been doing it for us day and night for the past few months. I let your uncle do all the work in his field. How about it so quickly?"

Xiuyao pulled him excitedly, "Quick, grandpa, take me to have a look."

Old Liu smiled and said: "Not only this, I also made another item, you must like it." Then he led Xiuyao out.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly shouted: "Where are we going? It's time to eat. We're going to eat 馉餷."

Old Liu replied, "I'm back."

Mrs. Li shook her head helplessly, and said to Mrs. Chen, "This is a grandpa and grandson."

Chen smiled and said: "Mother, I feel that Yaoyao is close, just like our family." As she was talking, seeing Xiurong and Liu Xu come out, she said again: "Our aunt's children are all With grandma's family, Xiurong, do you think so?"

Xiurong was a little bit disappointed when she heard the elder sister-in-law talking about Xiuyao, but when she saw her, she asked herself again, knowing that she was afraid of embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Yes, I think my grandma is the nanny." Step forward to help.

Over there, Xiuyao followed her grandfather to the third grandpa's house. As soon as she entered the small east courtyard, she saw several large and small wooden wheels standing in the courtyard, as well as some pillars, boards, etc., and many others she couldn't name. s things.

She pounced on to touch them one by one, and said ecstatically, "Grandpa, third grandpa, I know, this is a waterwheel!"

The two old men laughed loudly, "That's right, our two families jointly built this waterwheel, and it will be used to irrigate the fields in drought years."

Shandong has had nine droughts in ten years, and this waterwheel can be put to great use. Yangliu Village faces the Daqing River and has abundant water sources. Even if the rain is not timely, as long as it can be irrigated properly, it will never delay the planting of crops.If there is a water wheel, it will be more convenient. You don't need to use buckets to scoop water, and you don't need to spend money to buy water from Ren's canal.

Ren's family has a lot of land, so they dug a lot of small canals for irrigation. When the drought is not too severe, as long as water is needed, they can open canals to release water and irrigate the land.If other people want to use it, they have to pay, and the price is not cheap. Many people will not spend that money unless they are too dry. Carrying water at home can solve part of the problem.

Third Grandpa May Xiuyao looked at the water wheel and the water wheel adoringly, he twirled his beard and laughed, "When I saw the drawing you brought, I knew it was a water wheel, this kind of thing is actually similar. When I was learning art, my master made waterwheels for others, but he did not pass on such great crafts as waterwheels from son to daughter, and from son to disciple. If you think about it, it is not that easy. "

Xiuyao smiled and said, "Third Grandpa, how did you steal your teacher?" She turned to Old Liu and said, "Grandpa, my Third Grandpa must be smart and discerning, even if Master doesn't pass it on to him, he can Learn it yourself."

The two old men laughed again, and the third grandpa smiled a little more proudly, "Hehe, it's actually not that troublesome. For such a big guy, my master will do it, and anyone can see it. He just won't tell you how to do it. You have to figure out the tricks and what you should pay attention to. There are several types of waterwheels, such as those pulled out by people, overturned pulled by animals, and bobbins placed directly in the water. There are different tricks for different household items, so they can’t be the same.”

Xiuyao looked around those parts, but couldn't see what they looked like. She asked curiously, "Third Grandfather, is this one made by humans or pulled by animals?"

The third grandpa smiled and said: "We don't have such suitable wood here. I made such a small waterwheel by patchwork. Of course, it can only be shaken by people. If you want to make a larger waterwheel, you need more. Good wood."

Xiuyao looked at it and said: "But this is also good, that is, we can use the cart to change places, right. If the big cart can only stand in the water. I saw it when I went to the river."

The third grandfather praised: "Girl, you have observed carefully, it is true." He said to Old Liu: "Fourth, you are really good, you have a good granddaughter."

Old Liutou proudly said: "That's right, you can only be greedy. I have to credit the money for the mill waterwheel first. The family has no money. Wait until next year."

The third grandpa snorted, "I knew you said that, and I didn't intend to ask you for it." Then he asked Lao Liutou and Xiuyao to see the furniture he had built for the water mill, including water wheels and various frames and connected parts.

The third grandpa gestured and said: "This is the water tank, this is the big runner and the big transmission shaft, the wheel turns to drive the wheel, and then the gears drive different millstones to grind, and there is this one that can grind at the same time What drives the three-pan mill is that the water flows more quickly, didn't the girl say that she had a good idea of ​​a place in Nanhe?"

Old Liutou hummed, "We're optimistic. It's on the edge of the sandy land I just bought. It's safer to divert water from the creek directly than diverting water from the dam."

The third grandpa just showed how to install and so on, Lao Liutou and Xiuyao were very attentive in learning, Lao Liutou said: "Third brother, this is the four-pan mill, it is not enough, we have to do more. "

The third grandfather said: "Don't be dissatisfied. This is the good wood and tung oil that I have stored for a long time. You think it is so cheap."

Old Liutou laughed happily and said, "Of course I know, I will store better wood for you when I save money in the future." He knew that the third brother actually spent a lot of thought and materials on helping the water mill, not to mention anything else There is a lot of wood and tung oil, etc., which is not considered wages.You must know that the wages of a carpenter master are not low, not to mention that he brings his son and apprentice to help with the work. Even if he squeezes out his free time to do it, it is not easy.

Several people came up with new ideas while researching. Xiuyao still remembered that there was water hammer noodle in that book.

The few things on hand are enough for the third grandpa to be busy for a while, so they are not in a hurry.

After the research was clear, Xiuyao said to the third grandpa again: "Third grandpa, you still have to help us with some household chores."

The third grandfather asked: "Girl, what else do you have in mind?"

Xiuyao smiled and said, "We're going to harvest sweet potatoes in a few days, you can help us make some wipers, we're going to dry the sweet potatoes."

The third grandpa wasn't very interested in that sweet potato, he said sarcastically: "That sweet potato tastes unpalatable, would it be delicious if it's rubbed into a dried sweet potato?"

Old Liu said: "Third brother, you don't know now. Don't be greedy when the time comes."

The third grandfather raised his head, "Hmph, who cares, girl, what are you going to do?"

Xiuyao gave him a general description, "Third grandpa, let me tell you something, think about it, and design it for us." She gestured with a long and wide board, which was bigger than a washboard, and then a big One end is smaller, and a rectangular hole is dug at the big end, and then a blade similar to a sickle head is nailed on.The height of the knife edge determines the thickness of the sweet potato slices. If it is too thick, it will not be easy to dry, and if it is too thin, it will be easy to break. It is best to be about half a centimeter.Xiuyao gestured for him the thickness, and the third grandfather immediately understood.

"Success, just wait, come and get it tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)