Chapter 33: The Conflict of the Oxen

As the New Year gets closer, so do the adults at home.

The eldest aunt can't use it in several parts, spinning yarn, incubating eggs, and turning over salted ducks and geese.

The second aunt is also busy, busy cooking rice and boiling water for several masters, busy knitting clothes, busy cleaning, busy washing quilts, and washing tents.

The uncle is also busy, he has to divide the yellow wolf's nest, feed the pigs, feed the yellow wolf, and beat the dried tofu.

The second uncle is also busy, he wants to look at the cow, he doesn't dare to take a step, for fear that the bezoar will be pulled out, and then trampled by it, is to watch the cow, he is not idle, busy weaving a small-eyed fish basket, ready to hug a few times before the New Year, get some small fish and shrimp to eat for the New Year.

Erya is also busy, she is busy making leather clothes, all by herself, stitching and sewing slowly. Between the two skins, use a pattern needle. It's not just a matter of sewing two pieces of skin together.

Either the sewing looks good, like a flower. Either the sewing is fine, and the two pieces of skin seem to grow together, and the stitches cannot be seen.

Erya thinks that she can't do it seamlessly, so she can only work tricks.

Due to the small size of rabbit skin, an adult coat requires several sheets. Erya must first design where each piece of fur is placed, and then cut it, mark it on the table, and then sew it up piece by piece. The effect of stitching should also look at the coordination and have a natural beauty, and it should not be messy.

It took many days to make one! Then the second and third batches of rabbit fur can be used, and with the first experience, the second and third pieces will be much faster. Erya will do a total of three, because the time is too late, and there are not many days to celebrate the New Year. Pigskin bags haven't been made yet!

Erya was anxious: "Xiaohu, today you and Daman and they quickly made this pigskin into a soft skin." Spread the pigskin with a straw mat, roll it up, then cover it with a layer of grass and hammer it with a wooden hammer. Turning over and over, just tossing back and forth, within a day, it had to be done for me. ”

"Okay! I'm going to call them over!" ”

The pigskin was ready, and Erya was busy making leather bags again. I made only two, a backpack (for girls), a handbag.

There is no special dye paint for fur here, and Erya has no choice but to polish the smooth surface layer into a burr layer and then dye it with ordinary dye. Fortunately, the leather bag should not be wet, but there is no need to worry about fading!

Just when the whole family was busy, someone came to make trouble.

Erya is busy making built-in buttons for bags at home. There are no zippers and no magnet clasps. can only find a way to figure out the style, Er Ya added a flap to the bag and installed a button inside.

At this time, Hongguo ran over on his feet: "Sister-in-law, my father told you to hurry over, someone from the family came to my house to ask for cattle." ”

"Ahh Why? Erya asked, put down the things in her hand, locked the door and followed Hongguo to the uncle's house.

Before I entered the courtyard gate, I heard someone inside shouting: "No! This cow was cured by someone in my family, and you took advantage of it. Is there such a good thing in the world? ”

Then came the second uncle's voice: "When my family went to buy cattle, your cow couldn't even walk, so we walked for most of the road before returning home." The cow is in my house, and my niece and daughter-in-law have taken care of it, and now you say that you have cured it at home, which doesn't make sense. ”

"I don't care, anyway, my cow was cured at my house! What you say is light, just drink some okara water? Who would believe it?! Either you pay me back or you make up my money!" You'll see! ”

Erya entered the courtyard gate, and the uncle, who was in a hurry, saw her, as if he had caught the mastermind at once: "Xiaohu daughter-in-law, this person is the second Chen Lao who sold sick cows, he heard that the cow was better, so he ran to ask for money." What do you think? ”

"Uncle, don't worry, let me ask him how much he wants?"

"Oops!"

Laizi shouted angrily beside him: "Let him pull the cow away and return my family's money to my family." A sick cow is dying, and he still wants money for a good cow, and he really wants money and wants to go crazy. ”

Uncle shouted at Laizi: "Come on, go aside!" ”

Er Ya faced Chen Lao Er, who was snorting angrily, and asked, "Uncle, are you sure you want to bring this cow home?" Or are you sure you want to make up the money? If you take it home, we will calculate how much money you should compensate our family, and if you make up the money, then tell me how much money you want to make up? ”

Chen Laoer's original plan was to ask for money, as much as he wanted, but he didn't plan to pull the cow back. But if you say it directly, you are afraid that you will be taken by the Wang family, so if you don't say it, you are afraid that you will be forced to pull the cow back, and you will have to find money for the Wang family.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally hummed: "I want to make up the money!" ”

The second uncle wanted to say something, but was stopped by the second girl's hand. Er Ya asked again: "How much does the uncle want?" ”

"I want you to make up another eight taels for me." Chen Lao Er's tone was very heavy, but he could still hear that he was feeling weak in his heart.

Erya actually planned to make up for him for a long time, but he just wanted to make up for him after seeing the bezoar, and if the bezoar was sold at a high price, he would give him more money. This will be somewhat more reassuring. Therefore, Chen Lao Er asked for eight taels, and Er Ya didn't think it was too much at all.

"Okay! Uncle, give the money to this uncle! Let him go back earlier, it's almost the New Year, and it is estimated that the family will not have a good time. ”

Chen Lao Er looked at Er Ya in surprise with his mouth open, he didn't expect to get the money so easily. He also thought of a lot of tricks, ready to stay at his house and have a good toss!

Chen Lao Er took the silver money and left happily.

The brothers all stood aside angrily, very unconvinced, and the second girl took the money without hesitation.

Erya saw that they were angry, but they were not noisy or noisy, and they appreciated it very much. So he comforted them: "Don't be angry, isn't that good?" Have you all forgotten why we buy sick cows that are dying of disease? This cow is good now, and it is indeed our family that has picked up a bargain for nothing! Why are you indignant? Okay, let's do it! ”

Uncle also smiled and said, "Okay, okay!" Xiaohu's daughter-in-law is right, you must also be sensible! ”

The second uncle secretly said to the uncle: "If this cow really has a bezoar, you must not say it, big brother!" Otherwise, if this Chen Lao Er comes to make trouble again, it won't be over. ”

Uncle nodded: "Hey! Ay! Good! I don't say. ”

The second uncle told again: "You can't talk to anyone, and you can't talk to your own children." ”

"Good!" Uncle nodded vigorously like an echo worm.

The second uncle left the boss with peace of mind, and ran to the second girl to explain again. Erya also nodded busily, "Okay, good!" I don't say! No one will say. ”

The eldest aunt and the second aunt were also very angry, but after listening to what the second girl said, they also felt that this was the case, so they were relieved and went to their respective jobs.

Erya returned home and continued to work on her bag. Busy with bags, putting on fur coats, and walking around with bags, there is a feeling of returning to the 21st century.

As soon as Xiaohu entered the door, he saw his daughter-in-law, wearing a wool coat that reached his knees, carrying strange things in his hands, holding his head up, walking around with great momentum. I can't help but be a little confused, this is very much like the noble lady in the play.

"How? Isn't it good-looking? ”

"Beautiful! And magnificent! Xiaohu nodded stupidly.

"Hmmm! I also think it's good, leave one for Momiji, and I'll make a red satin mask and make a dowry dress for her. The other two pieces and these two bags, we took them to the provincial capital to sell. What do you think? ”

Erya cleaned up the cut fur pieces by piece, "These scraps of fur, I'll make a fur coat and fur shoes for Anzi and Xiaolong." Ay! I originally wanted to give them a New Year's dress, but I was afraid it would be too late. ”

Xiaohu was a little jealous: "Daughter-in-law! You're better to the little dragon than you're to me! ”

Er Yaha laughed: "Okay! Then I don't care about him, you take care of it. ”

"Don't! It's better for you to take care of it. ”

Erya suddenly sighed: "Xiaohu, why did you say that Uncle Santang hasn't come back yet?" It's been more than two months, right? ”

"What's this! The third uncle sometimes walks away for half a year. ”

"Hey! I don't know if I bought wool for me, if there is wool, I will knit a woolen long skirt, woolen jacket, and then with this wool coat, the price will be high! Erya imagined the brightest winter clothes of the 21st century.

"Daughter-in-law, how do you know so much? And there will be a lot of things, many people won't? Xiaohu asked cautiously.

Erya mysteriously put her mouth to Xiaohu's ear and blew into the ear hole: "Your child is!" It's an alien immortal. You know? ”

Xiaohu froze and didn't dare to move. But the trembling in my heart couldn't be stopped, and I was about to suffocate.

Xiaohu said to Erya uncomfortably: "Daughter-in-law, I can't breathe!" ”

Erya was startled, and hurriedly rubbed Xiaohu's chest with her palm to give him relief. "Are you feeling better? What kind of breathlessness is it? ”

"I don't know, it's just uncomfortable!"

Erya rubbed his chest, and when he saw the tent he had set up, he immediately knew what was going on. slapped him angrily and ran out.

Erya took advantage of this time to be a little free, so she simply went to Grandpa's house to inquire when Uncle Santang would come back.