Chapter 46 Making Quilts (1st update)

Author: Dong Muhe

Chapter 46 Making Quilts (1st update)

Song Hongguo finished spreading all the fertilizer and was too tired to talk. Fortunately, she imagined that the thin wheat seedlings could happily absorb the nutrients, and she was in a good mood.

"It's three o'clock. You two should take a rest. You can pull it out again tomorrow."

Ling Zhi didn't stop and said without raising his head, "I'm not tired yet."

This was much easier than when he was on the farm. No one was rushing him, no one was stumbling, and he was working on his own land. He felt that he had endless energy in his body.

But Ling Yuan always listened to her. He stood up and patted the dirt on his hands, trotted to her side, raised his pretty face and said, "Brother just hates work. If you don't let him finish pulling out today, he will not be able to sleep."

"...Okay." Song Hongguo had no choice but to say, "Then you pull it out slowly. I'll take Xiaoyuan to make a quilt while it's still bright."

"Um."

Before making the quilt, Song Hongguo cleaned it from head to toe. She took off the clothes she wore for work and soaked them in a basin. She rinsed her rain boots with water. She even washed her hair, wrapped it in a towel, and carefully wiped her face.

I applied facial cream to my hands and the water was tender, so I put on my cotton slippers and went to the main room.

There were two bedrooms in the main house. The earthen kang in the east room was connected to the stove, so she planned to sleep here in the future. She asked Ling Yuan to go to the dining room to bring some chopped wood and light the fire to try out the stove.

Easy to use.

The result was naturally better than she imagined.

The fire was very bright, and there was no smoky smell in the main room. She brought a pot of water and sat on the stove. The small iron door on one side was open, and a thick piece of wood was stuffed inside. No one needed to watch it.

It was very worry-free and labor-saving. After a while, I felt that the room was getting warmer, and even the earthen bed felt warm to the touch.

Song Hongguo was very satisfied, and she would cook and burn the kang for warmth from now on.

The kang is now covered with a mat that Zhao Baoqing brought for her. The mat is made of local reeds. The color is natural and the processing is very particular. There are no rough edges. The size is the same as the earthen kang. It is two meters wide and four feet wide.

It's a meter long, and if you lie down from the north to the south, this big Kang can sleep seven or eight people without feeling cramped.

However, the earthen kang was a bit high. Seeing Ling Yuan struggling to climb, Song Hongguo smiled and took off his shoes for him to carry him up.

Ling Yuan cheered and rolled on the kang, and then he helped her spread the quilt in a decent manner. At this time, the quilt was divided into front and back. The front was usually made of floral cloth, and the lining was striped cloth, which was also useful.

That's how the idiom of "big white cotton cloth" comes from. When making it, lay out the outer surface first, and then layer layers of wadding to make it uniform in thickness, and then lay it on the inner surface. The outer surface is larger than the inner surface.

It is convenient for hemming. Before sewing, two people need to pull the quilt surface hard to avoid wrinkles.

Song Hongguo's needlework was pretty good, and it was more than enough to make a quilt. She started sewing from the four sides, and the stitches were neither too big nor too small, and they were very well-proportioned. Ling Yuan helped her thread the needle and thread. With the cooperation of mother and son, the speed was much faster.

, however, it was so complicated that it took about an hour to finish one quilt.

The quilt is one and a half meters long, with six pounds of cotton wadding. The cotton is all new, and she took it out from the system prize. However, the quilts on the outside and inside are the old ones of the original owner, because the quilts in the system are all covered with quilts.

, the outside and inside are all pure and small floral flowers, put on a quilt cover, it doesn’t matter what it looks like inside, as long as it’s warm and comfortable.

There is also a lot of old cotton left over. After all, there are four quilts and mattresses brought by the original owner. After excluding those that are really bad, and patching them together, we can make two large mattresses, two meters wide and nearly three meters long.

It is thickly spread under the body and does not feel uncomfortable at all.

The process of making a mattress is similar to that of a quilt. Because when you sleep, you have to put a layer of sheets on top to cover dirt and ugly things, so you don’t need to be so meticulous about stitching. In this way, the speed will be faster, but there is no need to wait for it to be done.

After that, the sky got dark, and Song Hongguo felt that her eyes were a little dry.

At this time, Ling Zhi finished his work and entered the house. When he saw the finished quilt, his eyes flashed, "How much cotton did this use?"

"Six pounds, maybe." Song Hongguo stretched and planned to continue after eating.

"Is it all new cotton?"

"Well, the old ones were made into mattresses, so there was no waste."

Ling Zhi asked hesitantly, "So much cotton... did you bring it all from province y?"

Song Hongguo asked without changing her expression, "What else?"

Ling Zhi was silent, yes, is there any other explanation? Cotton is a strategic material, more precious than other things, and harder to buy. There are limits on cotton tickets, so many kilograms at once...

If it wasn't brought from my hometown, then it would be a miracle.

It is not good for her son to be too smart. Look, she felt guilty when she was asked. This also reminded her that she must not just add things at will just because she has space and system, especially her eldest son who knows how to live a careful life.

There are a lot of things, and if she can't explain the reasonable origin, she may end up overturning.

"What do you two want to eat tonight?" Afraid that he would hold on to the cotton wool, Song Hongguo changed the subject, "You have worked hard today, do something good to reward yourself."

"Okay!" Ling Yuan responded enthusiastically, not forgetting to praise her, "I love to eat whatever mommy does."

But Ling Zhi couldn't say anything, "Don't we have vegetable dumplings? What else are we going to cook?" After saying that, he glared at Ling Yuan again, "Don't keep making noises."

Ling Yuan curled his lips and snorted softly.

Song Hongguo reminded helplessly, "Vegetable dumplings are a staple food, so they must have side dishes, right?"

"Oh, let's make some cold wheatgrass. I've got a basket full of it."

"...Wheatgrass must be soaked for several hours in advance before eating, otherwise it will be very bitter. Let's eat that tomorrow morning. How about we stew cabbage vermicelli tonight?"

"I agree!" Ling Yuan resisted his brother's glare and shouted in a milky voice to echo Song Hongguo.

Song Hongguo happily gave him a high-five and said, "Two to one, the minority obeys the majority."

Lexus, "..."

He can't control her, so from now on, he can only try to deal with his brother. If that doesn't work, he can suppress her with force to see if he stands on his side.

…

There was still a fire in the stove in the main room, so Song Hongguo stuffed some more wood into it and cooked the millet porridge first. Then she went to prepare the ingredients, including Chinese cabbage and vermicelli. She also cut a few slices of bacon and put the piece of tofu she bought in the morning.

Cut it up and put it all in a round dustpan. I also moved the seasonings needed for cooking to the main room. When the porridge is ready, I put on the iron pot.

Lard is the most fragrant to stew cabbage and vermicelli. There was a small jar in the original owner's box. She dug out a big piece, which shocked Ling Yuan. He subconsciously looked out the window. From the window of the main room, he could see the entire backyard.

, at this moment, his brother is washing clothes by the well platform. If his brother sees it, why should he jump up?
Chapter completed!