Datang all-rounder

Chapter 209

Seeing that Wang Ke locked herself in the study as soon as she got home, Nanping was very strange. Even if Wang Ke came home on weekdays, even if she had something to do, she would first tease the child before doing things, but when passing by the child today, He also looked contemplative, without even looking at Xiao Wang and himself, he went straight upstairs, Nan Ping couldn't understand what was so urgent after thinking about it, he was curious, and walked up with the child in his arms.

When Nan Ping walked into the study, he saw Wang Ke lying on the desk, drawing something with a brush. He leaned over and saw that the paper was full of patterns, some of which looked like feet without toes, and some were like rags. One by one, the east and west are painted on it.

Nanping looked at it for a long time, but didn't understand what Wang Ke was painting, so he asked curiously, "General, what are you doing?"

Wang Ke raised his head and looked at Nanping, only to realize that he hadn't spoken to them when he came back today.Hastily put down the pen, moved a chair for Nanping, let Nanping sit down, picked up Xiao Wang himself and said: "It's not that the emperor promised to change the clothes of the civil servants, the emperor entrusted me to handle this matter, I am in a hurry to give the style Draw it."

Nan Ping pulled the drawing in front of him, and after looking at it for a long time, he couldn't understand what the connection between the painting and the clothes was, so he asked, "General, why can't I see it, what is the relationship between the things drawn and the clothes?" .”

Only now did Wang Ke come to his senses, he didn't make his words clear, so he quickly told Nanping about today's events in detail.It was only then that Nan Ping knew that Wang Ke was doing this thing today, and he also had a little understanding of what Wang Ke drew.

Nan Ping tentatively asked, "Is this what the general drew called the leather shoes?"

Wang Ke nodded, holding Wang Teng with both hands and couldn't open his hands, so he could only raise his chin and said, "This is only designed for civil servants, and we will design one for the army later."

Nanping also saw that Wang Ke couldn't use his hands while holding the child, so he quickly took the child from Wang Ke, and said with a smile: "General, let's do things first. I will take the child to play with me. After the general is done, I will talk to you again." It's not too late for the concubine to say."

Wang Ke was in a hurry to do things, and didn't say much. Watching Nanping go out, she got down on the ground and continued to work.

After Wang Ke finished drawing the blueprints, she realized that she really had to talk to Nanping. The matter of civil servant clothes was left to their fashion workshop. Anyway, it had to be done by someone else. Outsider Tian, ​​if my family has this condition, I can't just make it easier for outsiders.

Wang Ke took the blueprints and ran downstairs. When he came to the living room, he saw that Lanling and Dongyue had also returned and were playing with Nanping.

Wang Ke said to the three daughters: "I just wanted to find you. It's just right that they are all back. I have something to tell you."

Nanping guessed that Wang Ke had finished drawing the picture, and now he wanted to talk to them about making clothes.Nanping and Wang Ke have the same idea. There is a tailor shop at home. With Wang Ke's personality, he would not go outside to find a place to do it. In addition, Comrade Li Er has already mentioned this matter and asked Wang Ke to handle it. , Wang Ke will not go to the Ministry of Industry to take care of this matter, and can only leave it to them.

Although Lanling and Dongyue didn't know what Wang Ke wanted to say to them, seeing Nanping's calm appearance, they knew that Nanping must have known about it, so they didn't say anything, they just looked at Wang Ke together, waiting for him to tell the truth Come.

Clothes are easy to handle. For Nanping and the others, it will not take a day or two to do this. As long as Wang Ke gives them the drawings and explains the points that need attention, there will be no problem. When the time comes, they will directly wait for the delivery That's it.

It was the hat that made Wang Ke lose his tongue. Since he had never seen it before, Wang Ke had to tell them bit by bit.In fact, Wang Ke has never really seen this thing, and only saw what it looked like on TV. Now I can only tell them based on my own understanding, but compared to Nanping and the others, I still know a lot more .

After talking so much that Wang Ke's mouth was dry, he finally made this question clear.Seeing that Nanping and the others had figured it out, Wang Ke slumped down on the sofa, feeling too tired to move.

Dongyue brought a cup of tea sensibly, and handed it to Wang Ke. Wang Ke nodded gratefully to Dongyue, took a sip of the tea, and planned to go out as soon as she could catch her breath.

Nan Ping saw that Wang Ke was planning to go out, so he couldn't help asking: "General, it's already this time, are you still planning to go out?"

Knowing that Nanping and the others were concerned about themselves, Wang Ke explained: "I want to go out and find that businessman from the Western Regions, and ask him to find some leather craftsmen from the Western Regions for me. I have to pay close attention to the matter of the shoes."

Hearing Wang Ke talking about shoes, Lanling and Dongyue didn't know what it was, and wanted Wang Ke to tell them. Wang Ke had no choice but to take out the blueprint and introduce it to the three women.

Nanping watched it for a while just now, but she was not very clear about the specifics. Now Wang Ke explained it in detail, and let her know what was going on.Looking at the drawing, Nan Ping was not surprised by anything else, but she still didn't understand the two things drawn on it. One was that she saw a picture of a foot like a foot at the beginning, but there was no toe. One was thicker at the back and thinner at the front. Nan Ping couldn't understand what looked like footprints, so he asked Wang Ke directly.

Wang Ke knew that these two things did not appear in this era.Think about it, today's shoes are not divided into left and right feet, and the soles are all handmade cloth soles or leather soles made by craftsmen from the Western Regions. When making shoes, I never thought about making them according to the shape of the feet. I just thought about the size of the feet, as long as the feet can fit in, I didn't think about whether it fits the shape of the feet.

Wang Ke pointed to one of them and explained: "This is called the last, which is used to make some shoe uppers. There are many kinds of lasts according to different foot shapes, and they are also divided into different sizes. When making shoe uppers , fix the upper on this, and the shoes made will conform to the shape of the human foot."

What Wang Ke said was like a heavenly book to Nanping and the others. They didn't know that there were so many things to pay attention to in making shoes.

But Dongyue still remembers that when she made shoes for Wang Ke before, Wang Ke just drew a foot and asked herself to do it. After she finished it, Wang Ke complained for a long time when she put it on, saying that it didn't feel right. It is comfortable, I have been wearing it for a long time, and I have nothing to say.When I was about to do it again, I knew I had to make the shoes looser, so Wang Ke didn't say anything.

Dongyue told Nanping and Lanling about these things, and when Dongyue finished speaking, Wang Ke went on to say: "This is because there is no last when making shoes, and the finished shoes will not be very good. It fits the foot, and you have to wear it until the shoe is shaped according to the shape of the foot before you can wear it more comfortably. As for the shoes that Dongyue made later, because they are looser, I didn’t say anything about them, and they were made by Dongyue. You can’t keep complaining about it.”

Dongyue understood the meaning of Wang Ke's words, and smiled at Wang Ke, expressing that she understood Wang Ke's affection for her.Nan Ping didn't understand the two people's careful thinking, but she didn't take it seriously, pointing to another picture and asked: "General, what is this for?"

Wang Ke knew what Nanping was referring to without looking at it, and said directly: "The leather-soled shoes we make now are all made of a thick piece of hard cowhide directly as the sole. After a long time, the cowhide gradually becomes soft and thin. At this time, if there is a small stone on the ground, it will make the feet hurt for a long time. Wrap it in leather, although the cowhide needs to be thinner in this way, but once the cowhide wears out, it can be replaced if something breaks, isn't it better for the protection of the feet?"

Wang Ke thought about it when he was drawing shoe samples. At this time, there are no rubber soles or Oxford soles for his own use. If he still uses cowhide as the sole as he is now, it will definitely be uncomfortable to wear, but it should be How to deal with this problem, Wang Ke thought for a long time before he thought of using wood to make the sole of the shoe. When he said it now, he was still elated and happy for his idea.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wang Ke finished speaking, Dongyue said: "Husband, this can't work, it's not the same as the clogs you wear at home, the soles of these shoes can't be bent, how can this person walk!"

Dongyue has been doing these things all year round, and she has a very keen intuition for such things. Once she said it, she immediately stopped Wang Ke, and Wang Ke was only doing it based on her own imagination. This has reached the eyes of professionals. , is a big problem.

Wang Ke was dumbfounded at once, and didn't know what to do, but she was still secretly glad that she didn't go out rashly, otherwise her face would be slapped. The shoes are made and cannot walk, so they are still called shoes!

Seeing the shame on Wang Ke's face, the three girls knew that now was not the time to have fun, or they could help Wang Ke figure out a way, Wang Ke couldn't do the job.

Nanping and Lanling looked at Dongyue together, and Nanping even put down her eldest sister's airs, pleading to Dongyue: "Sister Dongyue, hurry up and help the general find a way, only you can figure out a way for this matter! "

On this issue, not to mention, only Dongyue is really familiar with it, and has the most say on this issue. Although Nanping and Lanling can also do sewing and mending, they are better than Dongyue. But it was far from it.Where can Wang Ke have any tricks at this time, he can only look at Dongyue with hope in his eyes.

Dongyue has never received such attention. Although Nanping and the others treat her well on weekdays, because she also understands that she can't help Wang Ke in these aspects, she can only take good care of Wang Ke in life. A little more, but now I have to come up with a proposition, and I really can't make a turn in my heart for a while.

Seeing several people looking at her, Dongyue murmured: "I can't say this well, I usually use cloth to make the soles of shoes. If you want to wear them comfortably, you should make them thicker. If I say something, I don't know how to say it."

Nanping and Lanling were very disappointed with Dongyue's words. From their point of view, there was not much difference between Dongyue's words and not saying them, but it was quite different when they heard Wang Ke's ears. Dongyue's words were a reminder For him, the cloth bottom can be made thicker, just add a heel at the back, just like women's high-heeled shoes in later generations, but it doesn't have to be so high, and finally wrap it with cowhide. Got it?
Wang Ke danced and expressed his thoughts, and the three girls thought about it, and it was the same reason, so they all became happy, especially Dongyue, who couldn't understand why Wang Ke could solve the big problem with her own words .

Wang Ke stood up quickly. He wanted to find the businessman from the Western Regions quickly and ask him to find a few craftsmen to do this for him. Now everything is ready, as long as there are workers, the work can start. Anyway, there is Li Comrade Two covered him, and he was not afraid that no one would want him to do it.

Nanping knew that Wang Ke was going here to find someone, and it didn't take much time, so he just told Wang Ke to go home as soon as he finished. The family was still waiting for Wang Ke to come back for dinner.

Wang Ke nodded as he walked out, and now he couldn't wait for this matter.

(End of this chapter)