Chapter 279 Purpose
The weather at the end of April is always fickle, and it rains for several days at a time.
Rainy days are always depressing, and it’s inconvenient to go out. What’s weird is that it’s already April, and it’s still a bit cold when it rains. I’m afraid of the cold as I get older, Mr. Yuan They all wore thicker clothes. Although it was not time to dig out the cotton-padded jackets again, they were still wrapped up a lot.
Sitting in the main room, listening to the patter of rain, Mrs. Song, Li Xiangli and Mrs. Lin all sat around Pomegranate, carefully watching the movements of her hands, with a whisk behind her. A few in winter.
I saw her holding the stick needle in her right hand, constantly turning it forward and to the left, and picking up all the threads on the stick needle in her left hand to the stick needle in her right hand. Her movements were silky smooth. In order to show them carefully, so Just slowly step by step.
Before, they had seen her pick and play with dazzling speed. It was truly a feast for the eyes.
This stick needle was made by Jiu Shugong and his family who were good at bamboo strips in the Pomegranate clan. Of course, there are many more workshops. Jiu Shugong and his family are not the only ones making stick needles, and they are still busy today.
The Song family knew that what Pomegranate was weaving was a thread made of wool, which was to be woven into clothes and worn on the body, so they took it very seriously.
The first batch of wool produced by the Sheep Workshop has not officially started yet. This time, Pomegranate taught the Song family first, and then went back to the workshop to teach the workers.
“This is the simplest flat needle. You see, you only need to master one cone and one stroke like this...”
While Pomegranate was weaving, she did not forget to explain the method to a few people.
She is now knitting the simplest scarf in her hand, just picking it up stitch by stitch. After a while, she moved the needle in her hand to Li Xiangli and asked her to try it first. Give it a try.
Li Xiangli is a weaver. She has good hands. After looking at it for a while, she felt a little confident. This time she took the stick and needle and tried to pick and pluck it. Soon, she became comfortable with it. stand up.
Pomegranate looked at it and couldn't help but laugh: "Sister, I learn quickly! That's how it is!"
Turning around, he saw that the Song family and Yuan family were all eager to try, so he simply let them all I took a needle and started knitting slowly.
Everyone in the room was immersed in the knitting. At this time, someone outside called out, "His aunt, are you at home?"
The door of Shiliu's house is not closed during the day. Someone is guarding the door, and the workshop is open for work and the door is open, so it is convenient for others to come.
Hearing the sound, Mrs. Song and others raised their heads and saw Mrs. Fan entering the yard holding an umbrella.
He is from the village, and Li Chunxi, the gatekeeper, doesn’t stop him.
"Oh, my cousin-in-law is here!" Mrs. Song quickly put down her work and stood up to greet her.
Ms. Fan went up to the eaves and came down, put down her umbrella, and then came into the main room, "I'm here to sit down, aunt, brothers and sisters, are you busy?"
She came in and called Old Yuan. , Pomegranate and others were busy calling cousin, and called for people to sit down. Xichun quickly brought a bowl of warm tea.
Ms. Song was talking to Mrs. Fan, "Pomegranate is teaching us how to weave, which is what Sheep Workshop will do soon!"
Ms. Fan looked at the knitting in Li Xiangli's hand. The thing that was as long as one hand was also very strange. I couldn't help but touch it, "This is something made of wool." Come on? Ouch, it feels so soft, more comfortable than cotton! It must be warm when you wear it!”
Although Fan’s sister-in-law did not enter the workshop, she still does embroidery at home. , but this time the two daughters-in-law and Caifeng Caiyu in the family have entered the sheep workshop, and they will weave this kind of thing from now on.
Mr. Song is also curious about this thing, and you and I are very enthusiastic about what you say.
After Mrs. Fan drank tea and saw them weaving, she couldn't help but try it out. She said straightly: "This is more interesting than doing embroidery!"
Mr. Song said : "Sister-in-law, if you like it, why don't you also go into the workshop?" Mrs. Fan shook her head, "I would also like to, but We have received several large items this year, and my sister-in-law and my mother have not been able to rest for a whole day. They are in a hurry.”
Several large items cost a lot of money. They were all good at embroidery, so Ms. Song didn't say anything. She just said it casually.
But then I thought about it, and my heart was shaking and I couldn't stop. Why did I come to visit?
It’s okay to say that my cousin-in-law and the others usually don’t step out.
Lao Yuan also looked at Fan twice.
Mrs. Fan looked at Pomegranate, who was sitting on a round chair in a rose-red dress and was pointing Lin to perform the needle. She also sighed secretly: This girl, what she is doing now is really decent. Rules are pleasing to the eye.
If she hadn’t grown up looking at pomegranates, I would have thought that she grew up looking at the little golden ones. Otherwise, how could she have such magnanimity?
Looking at it like this, Mrs. Fan felt a sudden shock in her heart. Regarding the matter entrusted to her by her siblings in her mother's family, she just felt that it would not be possible.
But it’s all up to her, so she can’t do it without taking a trip.
Seeing that Old Yuan and Song were looking at her, they had guessed something, so she stopped trying to keep it secret.
"Auntie, brother and sister, I came here today because I was asked to tell you something. Someone in my mother's family has fallen in love with pomegranates!"
Ms. Lin They are married, and Xiangli is also There is no need to be shy about the engagement. As for Pomegranate - Mrs. Fan knows that Pomegranate can now be the head of the family. Besides, before the Ding family matters, she had to ask Pomegranate's opinion first, so she also No more avoiding pomegranates.
Whether this can happen or not depends on Pomegranate himself.
As soon as Fan said this, everyone in the room, including Shiliu himself, was not surprised at all.
It can only be said that I am used to it. In just a few months, I have seen more matchmakers than all the families in the village combined.
Ms. Song guessed that Mrs. Fan must have something to do when she came to visit her. She also guessed that she was talking about marriage. The one who could ask Mrs. Fan to go there in person must be from her natal family.
Is he Fan’s natal nephew? What about the one who just got pregnant? Mrs. Song had seen it before, and when she thought of the child's appearance, she secretly shook her head.
Old Yuan didn't think that Fan came here for her nephew. Although Fan's natal family was well-off, it was only average. If she had this intention, she should have come a long time ago. Now that their family is different, Fan should not be able to .
She couldn't help but asked directly, "My step-grandfather's daughter-in-law, which family's children are you talking about?"
Fan was waiting for someone to ask, and immediately answered: "It's me. You may not know about the third uncle and his family, but you will definitely know about Fan Juren. This child is Fan Juren's nephew, and this year he will also be awarded the title of Tongsheng!
I am here today because my cousin has fallen in love with pomegranate and is afraid of being abrupt when he comes to propose marriage. Let’s talk about it first.”
Master Fan Juren’s nephew?
With that said, Old Yuan and Song quickly got on the same page.
I heard that Fan Juren has three brothers from the same father. Fan Juren is the third child, with two older brothers. The second brother died of illness early in his life.
Which family did you get the Tongsheng child this time?
Fan said: "It is this child from Fan Juren's second brother's family."
Old Yuan and Song knew immediately upon hearing this that he was the orphan and the widowed mother.