Rebirth Farmhouse
Chapter 160
Chapter 160
Li's [-]th birthday on the sixth day of March, the sixtieth year is a very important symbol for the elderly, and the family will also attach great importance to it. Those who can afford it will have a banquet to celebrate, and children, relatives and neighbors will also come to congratulate.However, the family background is different, and the way and scale of the celebration are also different. Although the Liu family is richer than the Qin family, it will not be too extravagant, but it is just a celebration in their own family.
In the first two days, Lao Liutou asked the Chen family to start preparing, preparing all the chicken, duck and fish, so as not to run out of time.The girls came the night before, so as not to be late the next day.
Mrs. Liu arrived at noon with Xiuxian, and the two of them brought home-made birthday peaches, which were hard white noodles and pressed out of birthday peach molds, each weighing seven or eight.One side of the birthday peach is glossy, and the other side is printed with engravings of Antarctic immortals. The big bald head is very similar to the shape of the birthday peach, and it looks very festive.In addition, I also made a pair of shoes for Mrs. Li, with black cotton cloth, and embroidered patterns of five blessings and birthdays on the toe cap. There is nothing to say about Mrs. Liu's needlework. Mrs. Chen watched it for a long time, and Ms. Li was also very happy. Not from ear to ear.
The aunt was brought here by her youngest son on a donkey, and it was dark when she arrived at Lao Liu's house. Her family was in good condition and brought a lot of things to celebrate her birthday.In addition to the normal birthday peach noodles and the like, there are also shoes and a set of clothes made for Li Shi.
Aunt Liu's needlework is mediocre, and she led her daughter-in-law and daughter to do these things, so naturally she is not as good as her younger sister.She smiled at Mrs. Li, "Mother, let us have a look at the needlework that Second Sister made for you."
Mrs. Liu scolded her: "Eldest sister, we used to do needlework together every day, what's so interesting about it, that's all."
Aunt Liu teased her, "Isn't it because your family is separated? It's definitely not the same as before. I have to take a good look at it." Before the separation, Mrs. Liu let alone make shoes for her mother, and even a handkerchief would be talked about by Mrs. Zhang. It was also done in the two years when the new daughter-in-law was born, but it was rarely done later.
Mrs. Li took out the pair of shoes, and Aunt Liu took it and praised, "Oh, such a good needlework is better than before. The shoes you made for my mother-in-law a few years ago, she still talks about them." Say yes."
Liu Shi smiled and said, "If Madam likes it, I'll make it for her later."
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Li said, "Take these pairs for her to wear, anyway, I still have them." Such complicated embroidery, my daughter is tired of embroidering, and I am not willing to wear it unless it is for the New Year.
Aunt Liu hurriedly refused: "Mother, this is for your birthday, what are you doing as a gift?" Then she tugged at Liu Shi, "Xiuqin's needlework must be similar to yours."
Mrs. Liu understood, so she pulled Mrs. Li, and the three of them went outside to talk, so as not to be heard by the maids.
Seeing them go out, Xiuqin's cheeks blushed, she lowered her head and fiddled with the gift brought by her aunt.Xiurong looked out, then asked Xiuyao: "Grandmother, what are they talking about when they go out, still behind our backs?"
Xiuyao has heard her grandmother and grandfather whispering these days, and she also knows something, she laughed and said, "I guess it's about the marriage of the sister of the aunt's family." She was afraid that Xiuqin would be shy, so she purposely mentioned the aunt's family, but in fact, the sister of the aunt's family Already engaged, just waiting to get married next year.
Mrs. Li went outside and found Lao Liutou in the front yard, then told Mrs. Liu and Aunt Liu what they had discussed, and asked, "How is it?"
Aunt Liu smiled brightly: "Oh my mother, how about we women, I have thought about it a long time ago, I could have come here a long time ago, this is not about Xiuqin. I let my mother-in-law go She also said that the Bai family is Tuan Lao Bai's house. My mother-in-law has talked to the aunt in my village and asked her to talk to a good matchmaker. If the old Bai family inquires about her daughter's house, she will introduce her Introduce us, Xiuqin."
Old Liutou laughed happily: "It's still Daman'er who likes to make things happen, so I'll think about it for us first."
Mrs. Li gave him a blank look, "She is already a grandma, and you are still a big man."
Aunt Liu smiled and said: "Mother, it's nothing, in the eyes of my father, I am not a girl."
Everyone laughed, Liu Shi saw that it was getting late and asked, "Why isn't his aunt here yet?"
Aunt Liu gave her a blank look: "Young couple, why are they like us, they will definitely come together tomorrow."
Mrs. Li also said: "If you have a mother-in-law, you can't be so comfortable."
In the early morning of the second day, relatives including Qin Dafu also came one after another. There were nephews and nephews from Li's natal family. Besides, people from the main family surnamed Liu also came to celebrate his birthday and gave gifts.The firecrackers were supposed to be set off, but before the catkins came, the Li family was a little anxious and couldn't show it.
After waiting for another half an hour, it was time to start the banquet. Mrs. Li said to the uncle: "Let's set off the whip, don't wait, there are so many relatives."
The uncle had no choice but to go, and when Liu Fei was about to light the fire, he saw Sun Dacheng jogging over in a donkey cart.Liu Fei hurriedly stepped forward to help pull the donkey and unload the cart. Liu Sheng removed the basket from the cart, and there were some other things on it, all of which were gifts from Sun Dacheng.
Xiuyao and the others were also watching the whip-off. Seeing Sun Dacheng but not Liu Xu, Xiuyao asked him in surprise: "Little uncle, where is my little aunt?"
Sun Dacheng smiled brightly, "Let's go and talk at home."
A group of people surrounded him and went to the backyard. He said hello to Li's old Liutou, and then explained about Liuxu.It turned out that Liu Xu was pregnant, but she didn't pay attention to it. She worked a little bit for the past two days, and she felt a little uncomfortable after going out yesterday. The doctor said that she was two months pregnant, and her fetal gas was a little unstable. She asked her to rest in bed. .
Although she really wanted to come, her body didn't allow it, and when her mother-in-law heard that her fetal gas was unstable, she was frightened like an enemy, and she was not allowed to get off the kang casually. A man came over to wish his mother a birthday.
In order to express her apology, Liu Xu's mother-in-law also prepared a lot of congratulatory gifts, as an apology to Mrs. Li for not letting her daughter come back to celebrate her [-]th birthday.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li patted her chest and sighed: "I was scared to death. This child is really ignorant. He didn't pay attention to such a big matter. Fortunately, he discovered it early. The in-laws are too polite, so we can't spoil the child too much."
Sun Dacheng held back his ecstasy, afraid that people would say that he was not stable, so he pursed his lips and said happily: "Mother, don't worry, it's okay."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and became happy again. Old Liu Tou tapped the pipe and pot, "We are double happiness, we have to celebrate well, let's go, the banquet is over, don't make everyone wait."
There are two tables in the front yard for male guests, and two tables in the back yard for female guests and children.
Mr. Ren knew that Li's birthday was over, so he gave Qin Yang an hour's leave and asked him to come back at noon to kowtow for dinner.
The Yao family and Liu Sheng at the mill are not responsible for entertaining the guests, and when Liu Qi and the others are free, they will change shifts and let them come back for dinner.After a day of lively celebration, when the sun was setting, Lu Yuan's relatives began to say goodbye one after another.Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chen were busy returning presents again. The guests came to celebrate their birthdays and brought presents. They couldn't accept all of them, they had to return some of them.Some brought two catties of meat with them, and when they ate one catty while cooking, they were asked to take that piece home. Some people had many children and asked them to take snacks home.
As usual, the guests had to give way for a long time when they were leaving—the guests wanted to keep all the congratulatory gifts, but the host wanted them to take them back, just like this, Xiuyao was in a cold sweat, really like a fight.
As for the Liu family, because the family has been separated, they are much freer, and there are not many things going on at home, so Qin Dafu asked his wife to stay for two more days, and he went back by himself.Because Liu Shi wanted to discuss Xiuqin's marriage, she naturally wanted to live there, but she couldn't live without someone who could cook, so she asked Xiurong and Xiuxian to go back and cook for their father and brothers.Mrs. Li put the duck eggs sent by Sun Dacheng in a small basket for them, and asked them to take them home to marinate and eat them. He also asked them to bring back some unfinished fish and meat brought by the guests. Qin Ye and Qin Xian came to eat.
Aunt Liu naturally stayed here too, to get close to her natal family, and went to visit the new mill the next day.
But Xiuyao wanted to visit her aunt, she discussed it with her grandma and mother, but Liu Shi disagreed: "Your aunt is not feeling well now, you can't entertain you even if you go."
But Xiuyao said: "Mother, my aunt must miss us, she can't come, maybe it's very uncomfortable, why don't I go to see her, and tell her about our birthday celebration for grandma, she will definitely be willing to listen. "
Sun Dacheng said happily after hearing this: "Go, go, your aunt misses you."
Li Shi agreed as soon as she heard it, and said to Liu Shi: "Her aunt and Yaoyao are the best, let her go and have a look, so as to accompany her aunt to relieve boredom."
Liu Shi was originally afraid that Xiuyao would cause trouble for others, seeing what Niang and Sun Dacheng said, she naturally agreed, and told Xiuyao to go with Sun Dacheng.
Mrs. Li packed up a few birthday peaches and a few sticks of birthday noodles, and asked Xiuyao to bring them to Liu Xu, which was a celebration of her birthday.
Sun Dacheng drove the donkey cart, told Xiuyao about the situation of Siwai Village along the way, and arrived at Chakou Village unconsciously.Sun Dacheng drove the donkey cart all the way home. His father was leading the boy to work in the grocery store. Seeing him and Xiuyao coming back, he greeted him with a smile.
Xiuyao hurriedly stepped forward to salute and say hello, and then followed Sun Dacheng to his house.
Sun's grocery store and house are connected together, the front is the shop and the back is the house, and the back house also has two courtyards.Now Sun Dacheng and Liu Xu lived in the back, the old couple lived in the front yard, and the family even hired a cook.
Xiuyao and Sun Dacheng walked into Liuxu's yard together, and once inside, Sun Dacheng asked Xiuyao to hide, and he shouted, "Guess who's here."
Grandma Sun hurriedly came out to look, Liu Xu also sat up and lay down on the window to look out, but only looked at him, Grandma Sun spat, "You brat, you're going to be a father and you're still like a monkey."
Liu Xu saw a corner of the clothes beside Begonia, she smiled and waved slightly, "Yaoyao, Yaoyao, come in quickly."
Xiuyao ran in with a smile, and saluted Mrs. Sun first, "Hello, Mammy."
Mrs. Sun smiled kindly: "Your aunt has been nagging about you for a long time, come and sit on the kang."
Xiuyao took off her shoes and went to the kang, and Mrs. Sun brought melon seeds, peanuts and candies for her to eat, "It's all from our own shop, eat whatever you want."
Xiuyao thanked her, ate a few tokens, and then chatted with Liu Xu, telling her about her grandma's birthday.Liu Xu was feeling regretful because she couldn't go. Hearing Xiuyao's detailed explanation, who came, who brought what, and what's new at home, she felt very cordial.
Mrs. Sun also knew that they were in a good relationship, so she went to the front to help the old man and let the two of them talk about themselves.
Sun Dacheng quietly said to his mother: "Mother, help me tidy up the west room and get two new quilts for Yaoyao."
Sun smirked, "Silly boy, of course you go to bed after tidying up the west room, and let Yaoyao and your wife sleep in the east room."
Sun Dacheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood, scratched his head, and smirked, knowing that Liu Xu was pregnant, he was so happy, he didn't sleep all night last night, and only closed his eyes when it was dawn.When I got up, my mother gave me a good talk, blaming him for not taking good care of Liu Xu, and telling him to be more careful, and go to my mother-in-law's natal house not to be silly like a silly boy.So when he went to Lao Liu's house to report the letter, he held it back, so as not to be frivolous and unstable, and make it difficult for him to make a big deal.
Now that he was back home, he couldn't help it anymore, he was a little dazed when he heard his mother tell him to share a room with Liu Xu.After realizing it, she quickly acted like a baby: "Mom, I will pay attention, I don't want to share a room with Liu Xu."
Mrs. Sun reprimanded lightly: "What are you talking about, kid? After waiting for these months."
Seeing that his mother misunderstood, Sun Dacheng quickly waved his hands and said: "Mother, you, you misunderstood, I am not, that is not what I meant."
Mrs. Sun was also a little embarrassed, and punched him: "Okay, anyway, you are so old, you can just know it yourself." After saying that, she went to help tidy up the west room, carried two quilts out again, and gave the new quilts to Xiuyao Take it and cover it.
Xiuyao talked to Liu Xu for a while, then let her rest, she wanted to go to the shop in front to have a look.Liu Xu said: "Don't go, there's something to see, it's not too late to see it tomorrow. I'll show you something nice." Saying that, she was about to get up.
Xiuyao was so frightened that she quickly pressed her, "Auntie, you have to lie down."
Liu Xu said angrily: "Don't make a fuss like them, it's not so scary. If you lie like this all the time, you will be suffocated to death, and I'm in the room without going out." She got up and led Xiuyao to West Wing.
As soon as she entered the door, Xiuyao saw a loom in the west room. It should be the one my aunt used to have, but it doesn't look like it, and has been changed.She stepped forward to take a closer look, and said pleasantly, "Auntie, you made a flower building machine"
This loom is obviously the kind that can lift jacquards. Compared with the one that the third grandpa helped her change, it can lift six sheds, but now it can lift at least eight sheds, and it can be adjusted according to needs.
Previously, catkin's loom could also weave simple patterns such as twill, but she had just studied it and caught up with the matter of getting married, so she put it aside.After getting married, she was busy with housework, so the weaving business was temporarily put on hold.However, she did not forget to rush to the loom. According to the drawing drawn by Xiuyao at that time, she fumbled a little bit and asked someone to modify it, and it became such a loom.
Liu Xu's eyes were shining brightly, "I spent a lot of time to get it done, I originally wanted to give it to you this time."
When Xiuyao heard that she was going to give it to her, she looked at her aunt in surprise, "Auntie, give it to me?"
Liu Xu smiled and said, "Yes, otherwise I don't need to weave now, so why should I do it? It's so laborious."
Xiuyao was very moved, and suddenly realized a problem, did the auntie work too hard on this thing, so she wasted too much energy and caused the fetal gas to be unstable?
She was moved and apologetic, "Auntie, you are so kind to me."
Liu Xu patted her arm, "Isn't that what it should be? You are kind to me too."
Xiuyao smiled and said nothing.
Liu Xu continued to show her, "This flower building machine is not finished yet. Anyway, I'm just figuring out whether it can be used well. I haven't tried it yet. I'll find a few people to try it for you. If it's suitable, let someone do it. .”
Xiuyao tried it on the machine. She is not so convenient because she is small, and no matter how powerful she is, she can actually control six harnesses at the same time. If there are too many harnesses, more pedals are needed.If there are too many pedals, people's two feet cannot be controlled so freely, so the jacquard pattern is limited when weaving.
Now the pedals are combined with the upper flower building, one person weaves the cloth underneath, and one person is responsible for pulling the upper part, or even two or three, which is equivalent to introducing some complex techniques of brocade weaving.This is the real Hualou jacquard machine, but it is very complicated to make, unless you have a detailed production manual or go to a brocade weaving workshop to learn from a teacher, it is impossible to do it simply by imagination.
But the catkin loom is not as complicated as the real flower loom. After all, it is not a high-end fabric like brocade. The decoration of cotton cloth is still mainly simple. The flower building on it is not so complicated, and it is very convenient to operate.
Xiuyao studied it for a while, "Auntie, I think we might as well just get a multi-ply multi-ply loom like the one mentioned in the book. There must be a flower building on it, and someone needs to sit on it." I’m afraid it’s not so convenient to use jacquard on it.” The beam heald jacquard machine is the highest achievement of brocade weaving technology, and the general cotton textile industry has never used it, and there is no need for cotton textiles to copy such a complicated process.
A sales issue is involved here. People who can afford complex jacquard patterns are naturally high-ranking officials.And the clothes of dignitaries and dignitaries on formal occasions are definitely silk brocades.Cotton fabrics are mostly used for everyday wear, home pajamas, bedding, etc. If the jacquard is too complicated, it will lose the original meaning of its fabric characteristics, and ordinary people will not spend so much money on such expensive cotton fabrics.
So Xiuyao thinks that this loom doesn't need to be too complicated, as long as it can weave some simple and practical patterns, the market will be much better.
After hearing her finish, Liu Xu smiled and said, "That's what I mean too, so I didn't actually make the flower building above, but ordered some additional healds, and added them if necessary. Anyway, this loom can also The simple satin pattern weaved is much more beautiful than the usual cloth, it is really like satin, smooth and smooth, but the pattern is simpler."
The surface of satin weave is smooth, delicate and lustrous. It is also more expensive than plain and twill weave. It can be woven into a rich variety of patterns, such as flowers, birds, fish and insects, and geometric patterns can be reproduced.
After fiddling with her for a while, Xiuyao kept her aunt's body in mind, she straightened up and said to Liu Xu: "Auntie, let's go to the east room quickly, don't let my little uncle and nanny see, they should say you."
Although Liu Xu is not afraid of Sun Dacheng, she is still a little afraid of her mother-in-law, not because she is afraid of being scolded by her mother-in-law, but because she is afraid of making a fuss and screaming, her loud voice almost blows the roof off.Liu Xu also had lingering fears, so she hurriedly followed Xiuyao to lie down.
(End of this chapter)
Li's [-]th birthday on the sixth day of March, the sixtieth year is a very important symbol for the elderly, and the family will also attach great importance to it. Those who can afford it will have a banquet to celebrate, and children, relatives and neighbors will also come to congratulate.However, the family background is different, and the way and scale of the celebration are also different. Although the Liu family is richer than the Qin family, it will not be too extravagant, but it is just a celebration in their own family.
In the first two days, Lao Liutou asked the Chen family to start preparing, preparing all the chicken, duck and fish, so as not to run out of time.The girls came the night before, so as not to be late the next day.
Mrs. Liu arrived at noon with Xiuxian, and the two of them brought home-made birthday peaches, which were hard white noodles and pressed out of birthday peach molds, each weighing seven or eight.One side of the birthday peach is glossy, and the other side is printed with engravings of Antarctic immortals. The big bald head is very similar to the shape of the birthday peach, and it looks very festive.In addition, I also made a pair of shoes for Mrs. Li, with black cotton cloth, and embroidered patterns of five blessings and birthdays on the toe cap. There is nothing to say about Mrs. Liu's needlework. Mrs. Chen watched it for a long time, and Ms. Li was also very happy. Not from ear to ear.
The aunt was brought here by her youngest son on a donkey, and it was dark when she arrived at Lao Liu's house. Her family was in good condition and brought a lot of things to celebrate her birthday.In addition to the normal birthday peach noodles and the like, there are also shoes and a set of clothes made for Li Shi.
Aunt Liu's needlework is mediocre, and she led her daughter-in-law and daughter to do these things, so naturally she is not as good as her younger sister.She smiled at Mrs. Li, "Mother, let us have a look at the needlework that Second Sister made for you."
Mrs. Liu scolded her: "Eldest sister, we used to do needlework together every day, what's so interesting about it, that's all."
Aunt Liu teased her, "Isn't it because your family is separated? It's definitely not the same as before. I have to take a good look at it." Before the separation, Mrs. Liu let alone make shoes for her mother, and even a handkerchief would be talked about by Mrs. Zhang. It was also done in the two years when the new daughter-in-law was born, but it was rarely done later.
Mrs. Li took out the pair of shoes, and Aunt Liu took it and praised, "Oh, such a good needlework is better than before. The shoes you made for my mother-in-law a few years ago, she still talks about them." Say yes."
Liu Shi smiled and said, "If Madam likes it, I'll make it for her later."
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Li said, "Take these pairs for her to wear, anyway, I still have them." Such complicated embroidery, my daughter is tired of embroidering, and I am not willing to wear it unless it is for the New Year.
Aunt Liu hurriedly refused: "Mother, this is for your birthday, what are you doing as a gift?" Then she tugged at Liu Shi, "Xiuqin's needlework must be similar to yours."
Mrs. Liu understood, so she pulled Mrs. Li, and the three of them went outside to talk, so as not to be heard by the maids.
Seeing them go out, Xiuqin's cheeks blushed, she lowered her head and fiddled with the gift brought by her aunt.Xiurong looked out, then asked Xiuyao: "Grandmother, what are they talking about when they go out, still behind our backs?"
Xiuyao has heard her grandmother and grandfather whispering these days, and she also knows something, she laughed and said, "I guess it's about the marriage of the sister of the aunt's family." She was afraid that Xiuqin would be shy, so she purposely mentioned the aunt's family, but in fact, the sister of the aunt's family Already engaged, just waiting to get married next year.
Mrs. Li went outside and found Lao Liutou in the front yard, then told Mrs. Liu and Aunt Liu what they had discussed, and asked, "How is it?"
Aunt Liu smiled brightly: "Oh my mother, how about we women, I have thought about it a long time ago, I could have come here a long time ago, this is not about Xiuqin. I let my mother-in-law go She also said that the Bai family is Tuan Lao Bai's house. My mother-in-law has talked to the aunt in my village and asked her to talk to a good matchmaker. If the old Bai family inquires about her daughter's house, she will introduce her Introduce us, Xiuqin."
Old Liutou laughed happily: "It's still Daman'er who likes to make things happen, so I'll think about it for us first."
Mrs. Li gave him a blank look, "She is already a grandma, and you are still a big man."
Aunt Liu smiled and said: "Mother, it's nothing, in the eyes of my father, I am not a girl."
Everyone laughed, Liu Shi saw that it was getting late and asked, "Why isn't his aunt here yet?"
Aunt Liu gave her a blank look: "Young couple, why are they like us, they will definitely come together tomorrow."
Mrs. Li also said: "If you have a mother-in-law, you can't be so comfortable."
In the early morning of the second day, relatives including Qin Dafu also came one after another. There were nephews and nephews from Li's natal family. Besides, people from the main family surnamed Liu also came to celebrate his birthday and gave gifts.The firecrackers were supposed to be set off, but before the catkins came, the Li family was a little anxious and couldn't show it.
After waiting for another half an hour, it was time to start the banquet. Mrs. Li said to the uncle: "Let's set off the whip, don't wait, there are so many relatives."
The uncle had no choice but to go, and when Liu Fei was about to light the fire, he saw Sun Dacheng jogging over in a donkey cart.Liu Fei hurriedly stepped forward to help pull the donkey and unload the cart. Liu Sheng removed the basket from the cart, and there were some other things on it, all of which were gifts from Sun Dacheng.
Xiuyao and the others were also watching the whip-off. Seeing Sun Dacheng but not Liu Xu, Xiuyao asked him in surprise: "Little uncle, where is my little aunt?"
Sun Dacheng smiled brightly, "Let's go and talk at home."
A group of people surrounded him and went to the backyard. He said hello to Li's old Liutou, and then explained about Liuxu.It turned out that Liu Xu was pregnant, but she didn't pay attention to it. She worked a little bit for the past two days, and she felt a little uncomfortable after going out yesterday. The doctor said that she was two months pregnant, and her fetal gas was a little unstable. She asked her to rest in bed. .
Although she really wanted to come, her body didn't allow it, and when her mother-in-law heard that her fetal gas was unstable, she was frightened like an enemy, and she was not allowed to get off the kang casually. A man came over to wish his mother a birthday.
In order to express her apology, Liu Xu's mother-in-law also prepared a lot of congratulatory gifts, as an apology to Mrs. Li for not letting her daughter come back to celebrate her [-]th birthday.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li patted her chest and sighed: "I was scared to death. This child is really ignorant. He didn't pay attention to such a big matter. Fortunately, he discovered it early. The in-laws are too polite, so we can't spoil the child too much."
Sun Dacheng held back his ecstasy, afraid that people would say that he was not stable, so he pursed his lips and said happily: "Mother, don't worry, it's okay."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and became happy again. Old Liu Tou tapped the pipe and pot, "We are double happiness, we have to celebrate well, let's go, the banquet is over, don't make everyone wait."
There are two tables in the front yard for male guests, and two tables in the back yard for female guests and children.
Mr. Ren knew that Li's birthday was over, so he gave Qin Yang an hour's leave and asked him to come back at noon to kowtow for dinner.
The Yao family and Liu Sheng at the mill are not responsible for entertaining the guests, and when Liu Qi and the others are free, they will change shifts and let them come back for dinner.After a day of lively celebration, when the sun was setting, Lu Yuan's relatives began to say goodbye one after another.Mrs. Li and Mrs. Chen were busy returning presents again. The guests came to celebrate their birthdays and brought presents. They couldn't accept all of them, they had to return some of them.Some brought two catties of meat with them, and when they ate one catty while cooking, they were asked to take that piece home. Some people had many children and asked them to take snacks home.
As usual, the guests had to give way for a long time when they were leaving—the guests wanted to keep all the congratulatory gifts, but the host wanted them to take them back, just like this, Xiuyao was in a cold sweat, really like a fight.
As for the Liu family, because the family has been separated, they are much freer, and there are not many things going on at home, so Qin Dafu asked his wife to stay for two more days, and he went back by himself.Because Liu Shi wanted to discuss Xiuqin's marriage, she naturally wanted to live there, but she couldn't live without someone who could cook, so she asked Xiurong and Xiuxian to go back and cook for their father and brothers.Mrs. Li put the duck eggs sent by Sun Dacheng in a small basket for them, and asked them to take them home to marinate and eat them. He also asked them to bring back some unfinished fish and meat brought by the guests. Qin Ye and Qin Xian came to eat.
Aunt Liu naturally stayed here too, to get close to her natal family, and went to visit the new mill the next day.
But Xiuyao wanted to visit her aunt, she discussed it with her grandma and mother, but Liu Shi disagreed: "Your aunt is not feeling well now, you can't entertain you even if you go."
But Xiuyao said: "Mother, my aunt must miss us, she can't come, maybe it's very uncomfortable, why don't I go to see her, and tell her about our birthday celebration for grandma, she will definitely be willing to listen. "
Sun Dacheng said happily after hearing this: "Go, go, your aunt misses you."
Li Shi agreed as soon as she heard it, and said to Liu Shi: "Her aunt and Yaoyao are the best, let her go and have a look, so as to accompany her aunt to relieve boredom."
Liu Shi was originally afraid that Xiuyao would cause trouble for others, seeing what Niang and Sun Dacheng said, she naturally agreed, and told Xiuyao to go with Sun Dacheng.
Mrs. Li packed up a few birthday peaches and a few sticks of birthday noodles, and asked Xiuyao to bring them to Liu Xu, which was a celebration of her birthday.
Sun Dacheng drove the donkey cart, told Xiuyao about the situation of Siwai Village along the way, and arrived at Chakou Village unconsciously.Sun Dacheng drove the donkey cart all the way home. His father was leading the boy to work in the grocery store. Seeing him and Xiuyao coming back, he greeted him with a smile.
Xiuyao hurriedly stepped forward to salute and say hello, and then followed Sun Dacheng to his house.
Sun's grocery store and house are connected together, the front is the shop and the back is the house, and the back house also has two courtyards.Now Sun Dacheng and Liu Xu lived in the back, the old couple lived in the front yard, and the family even hired a cook.
Xiuyao and Sun Dacheng walked into Liuxu's yard together, and once inside, Sun Dacheng asked Xiuyao to hide, and he shouted, "Guess who's here."
Grandma Sun hurriedly came out to look, Liu Xu also sat up and lay down on the window to look out, but only looked at him, Grandma Sun spat, "You brat, you're going to be a father and you're still like a monkey."
Liu Xu saw a corner of the clothes beside Begonia, she smiled and waved slightly, "Yaoyao, Yaoyao, come in quickly."
Xiuyao ran in with a smile, and saluted Mrs. Sun first, "Hello, Mammy."
Mrs. Sun smiled kindly: "Your aunt has been nagging about you for a long time, come and sit on the kang."
Xiuyao took off her shoes and went to the kang, and Mrs. Sun brought melon seeds, peanuts and candies for her to eat, "It's all from our own shop, eat whatever you want."
Xiuyao thanked her, ate a few tokens, and then chatted with Liu Xu, telling her about her grandma's birthday.Liu Xu was feeling regretful because she couldn't go. Hearing Xiuyao's detailed explanation, who came, who brought what, and what's new at home, she felt very cordial.
Mrs. Sun also knew that they were in a good relationship, so she went to the front to help the old man and let the two of them talk about themselves.
Sun Dacheng quietly said to his mother: "Mother, help me tidy up the west room and get two new quilts for Yaoyao."
Sun smirked, "Silly boy, of course you go to bed after tidying up the west room, and let Yaoyao and your wife sleep in the east room."
Sun Dacheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood, scratched his head, and smirked, knowing that Liu Xu was pregnant, he was so happy, he didn't sleep all night last night, and only closed his eyes when it was dawn.When I got up, my mother gave me a good talk, blaming him for not taking good care of Liu Xu, and telling him to be more careful, and go to my mother-in-law's natal house not to be silly like a silly boy.So when he went to Lao Liu's house to report the letter, he held it back, so as not to be frivolous and unstable, and make it difficult for him to make a big deal.
Now that he was back home, he couldn't help it anymore, he was a little dazed when he heard his mother tell him to share a room with Liu Xu.After realizing it, she quickly acted like a baby: "Mom, I will pay attention, I don't want to share a room with Liu Xu."
Mrs. Sun reprimanded lightly: "What are you talking about, kid? After waiting for these months."
Seeing that his mother misunderstood, Sun Dacheng quickly waved his hands and said: "Mother, you, you misunderstood, I am not, that is not what I meant."
Mrs. Sun was also a little embarrassed, and punched him: "Okay, anyway, you are so old, you can just know it yourself." After saying that, she went to help tidy up the west room, carried two quilts out again, and gave the new quilts to Xiuyao Take it and cover it.
Xiuyao talked to Liu Xu for a while, then let her rest, she wanted to go to the shop in front to have a look.Liu Xu said: "Don't go, there's something to see, it's not too late to see it tomorrow. I'll show you something nice." Saying that, she was about to get up.
Xiuyao was so frightened that she quickly pressed her, "Auntie, you have to lie down."
Liu Xu said angrily: "Don't make a fuss like them, it's not so scary. If you lie like this all the time, you will be suffocated to death, and I'm in the room without going out." She got up and led Xiuyao to West Wing.
As soon as she entered the door, Xiuyao saw a loom in the west room. It should be the one my aunt used to have, but it doesn't look like it, and has been changed.She stepped forward to take a closer look, and said pleasantly, "Auntie, you made a flower building machine"
This loom is obviously the kind that can lift jacquards. Compared with the one that the third grandpa helped her change, it can lift six sheds, but now it can lift at least eight sheds, and it can be adjusted according to needs.
Previously, catkin's loom could also weave simple patterns such as twill, but she had just studied it and caught up with the matter of getting married, so she put it aside.After getting married, she was busy with housework, so the weaving business was temporarily put on hold.However, she did not forget to rush to the loom. According to the drawing drawn by Xiuyao at that time, she fumbled a little bit and asked someone to modify it, and it became such a loom.
Liu Xu's eyes were shining brightly, "I spent a lot of time to get it done, I originally wanted to give it to you this time."
When Xiuyao heard that she was going to give it to her, she looked at her aunt in surprise, "Auntie, give it to me?"
Liu Xu smiled and said, "Yes, otherwise I don't need to weave now, so why should I do it? It's so laborious."
Xiuyao was very moved, and suddenly realized a problem, did the auntie work too hard on this thing, so she wasted too much energy and caused the fetal gas to be unstable?
She was moved and apologetic, "Auntie, you are so kind to me."
Liu Xu patted her arm, "Isn't that what it should be? You are kind to me too."
Xiuyao smiled and said nothing.
Liu Xu continued to show her, "This flower building machine is not finished yet. Anyway, I'm just figuring out whether it can be used well. I haven't tried it yet. I'll find a few people to try it for you. If it's suitable, let someone do it. .”
Xiuyao tried it on the machine. She is not so convenient because she is small, and no matter how powerful she is, she can actually control six harnesses at the same time. If there are too many harnesses, more pedals are needed.If there are too many pedals, people's two feet cannot be controlled so freely, so the jacquard pattern is limited when weaving.
Now the pedals are combined with the upper flower building, one person weaves the cloth underneath, and one person is responsible for pulling the upper part, or even two or three, which is equivalent to introducing some complex techniques of brocade weaving.This is the real Hualou jacquard machine, but it is very complicated to make, unless you have a detailed production manual or go to a brocade weaving workshop to learn from a teacher, it is impossible to do it simply by imagination.
But the catkin loom is not as complicated as the real flower loom. After all, it is not a high-end fabric like brocade. The decoration of cotton cloth is still mainly simple. The flower building on it is not so complicated, and it is very convenient to operate.
Xiuyao studied it for a while, "Auntie, I think we might as well just get a multi-ply multi-ply loom like the one mentioned in the book. There must be a flower building on it, and someone needs to sit on it." I’m afraid it’s not so convenient to use jacquard on it.” The beam heald jacquard machine is the highest achievement of brocade weaving technology, and the general cotton textile industry has never used it, and there is no need for cotton textiles to copy such a complicated process.
A sales issue is involved here. People who can afford complex jacquard patterns are naturally high-ranking officials.And the clothes of dignitaries and dignitaries on formal occasions are definitely silk brocades.Cotton fabrics are mostly used for everyday wear, home pajamas, bedding, etc. If the jacquard is too complicated, it will lose the original meaning of its fabric characteristics, and ordinary people will not spend so much money on such expensive cotton fabrics.
So Xiuyao thinks that this loom doesn't need to be too complicated, as long as it can weave some simple and practical patterns, the market will be much better.
After hearing her finish, Liu Xu smiled and said, "That's what I mean too, so I didn't actually make the flower building above, but ordered some additional healds, and added them if necessary. Anyway, this loom can also The simple satin pattern weaved is much more beautiful than the usual cloth, it is really like satin, smooth and smooth, but the pattern is simpler."
The surface of satin weave is smooth, delicate and lustrous. It is also more expensive than plain and twill weave. It can be woven into a rich variety of patterns, such as flowers, birds, fish and insects, and geometric patterns can be reproduced.
After fiddling with her for a while, Xiuyao kept her aunt's body in mind, she straightened up and said to Liu Xu: "Auntie, let's go to the east room quickly, don't let my little uncle and nanny see, they should say you."
Although Liu Xu is not afraid of Sun Dacheng, she is still a little afraid of her mother-in-law, not because she is afraid of being scolded by her mother-in-law, but because she is afraid of making a fuss and screaming, her loud voice almost blows the roof off.Liu Xu also had lingering fears, so she hurriedly followed Xiuyao to lie down.
(End of this chapter)
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