The furniture that Lin Zhihong gave Lin Meiru was laid out in front of the house, looking quite imposing. A table with four benches, a large wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a dresser, a writing desk, two camphor coat boxes, two small chairs, a kitchen cabinet for the kitchen, and a washstand. So many things were made little by little by Lin Zhihong during his rest time at home. The varnish is brushed layer by layer, and it is very beautiful.

Lin Shuang stood on the edge of these pieces of furniture, watching Shan Yongming varnish them, fascinated. Doudou jumped over, ready to find Lin Shuang to go to school together. Doudou pulled Lin Shuang: "Sister, let's go to school." I'm late for class! Lin Shuang reluctantly followed Doudou to school.

When he came back from school early, Lin Shuang helped the Lin family's grandmother light the fire: "Grandma, is the eldest aunt leaving us?" ”

Grandma Lin was busy stir-frying, and with a "sting" sound, the vegetables were put into the pot. Grandma said while stir-frying: "Yes, your aunt is going to get married in December." Villains always have to get married. If you marry someone else, you are someone else's family. Alas, it's hard to be a woman, and you don't have your own home for the rest of your life...... "Grandma's voice is not loud, mixed with the sound of stir-frying, a little inaudible.

"Grandma, will I marry in the future? Where do you live when you get married? Can I still live at home? Lin Shuang felt a little uncomfortable going to live in someone else's house.

Grandma smiled: "Of course, when they are both older, they also want to get married." Then you will also live in the house of your petty ruler. ”

"Then I'm going to marry someone close to home. It's better to be right next door so I don't have to worry about coming back. ”

"Good! Good! Both of them are married at home! When there is anything, grandma will come to support you! ”

A meal, the grandfather and grandson chatted and burned it, and it was ready without much effort. Today, Grandpa Lin, Grandma Lin, and Lin Shuang will have dinner. Simply fried a green vegetable, stewed an egg, and burned a pot of sweet potato rice. This egg is specially stewed for Lin Shuang, and children can't grow without nutrients.

On the way to school the next day, Lin Shuang asked Doudou: "Doudou, will you always live here?" ”

Doudou carried his schoolbag and had a piece of candy in his mouth: "I won't live here forever." This is my grandfather's house, not my home. My dad told me to transfer next year. Daddy said that the schools in the city are better! ”

"Oh, that's it!" Lin Shuang was a little unhappy. Among the children in the village, Lin Shuang and Doudou spent the most time together, and Lin Shuang felt that if Doudou had been living in the village, he could consider marrying him in the future. However, he will be leaving next year. Then Lin Shuang will have to find another person.

"Sister, are you reluctant to let me go?" Lin Shuang's disappointment gave Doudou another explanation.

"No, no!" Lin Shuang suddenly felt a little embarrassed and walked forward quickly. Doudou thought that this was his sister reluctant to him.

Children have children's troubles. Adults are busy with adults. These days, Grandma Lin is busy with Lin Meiru's dowry. When the furniture is ready, all that's left is the quilt. Eight quilts, from one and a half catties to eight catties, must be prepared. Grandma Cotton Grove, who made the quilt, had prepared it early in the morning.

This year, when the cotton was harvested in the field, we prepared well in advance and stored the best cotton in the field. Seeing that the number was not enough, I asked other people to collect some as well. In this way, more than 40 catties of cotton were prepared. It's more than enough to make eight quilts! In addition to these cottons, Grandma Lin will also prepare satin quilts of various colors, red and green, and beaming.

Cotton becomes a quilt, and it is time to invite the appearance of cotton.

When Lin Shuang came home at noon that day, he saw that there were two more craftsmen in the family. The two men were wearing masks, carrying a large slingshot on their backs, and were striking the large slingshot with a wooden gas. The sound was only buzzing, and it was a little uncomfortable to listen to.

"Grandma, I'm hungry, is the meal ready?" Lin Shuang ran to the stove to find his grandmother.

Grandma Lin happened to be serving the food, "Okay, Shuangshuang will help me go to the master who plays cotton to eat!" ”

"Got it!"

The meals on this day were very rich, braised fish, braised pork, bone broth, and two home-grown vegetarian dishes. The masters who played the cotton patted the cotton wool on their bodies and sat down on the table. "The proprietor is angry!" The dishes on the table made the chefs very satisfied. The masters are satisfied, and when they play cotton in the afternoon, the master can be even more satisfied.

The large slingshot beats the cotton into slices, loosens them, and lays them out one by one. This procedure is just a bit of effort. Wait for a rudimentary quilt to be laid out. If you usually use it at home, just put a white yarn on the cotton tire. But for the quilt used for marriage, the master who plays the cotton will use the red cotton thread to outline a big happy character on the cotton tire, and then put on the white yarn.

It took two days to play cotton, and the large and small cotton tires filled a bed. Grandma Lin looked at the cotton tires in this bed and was very satisfied. You know, these cotton tires are made into quilts, and they are beautiful enough to last for 20 years. The cotton tire is ready, and the rest of the matter is to ask the Quanfu people to help sew the quilt and make the quilt.

The satin quilts of various colors were spread out one by one and spread on the cotton tires, and their hands were reluctant to touch them. I'm afraid that the calluses on my hands will hook the satin quilt surface. Grandma Lin asked Quanfu people to help make quilts. A blessed person is a woman who has both parents and in-laws and children at home. There are not many such women in a village. If you are asked to be a blessed person, it is also a thing to be proud of. Grandma Lin naturally didn't dare to make a move, but just made a move on the side. Everyone is a veteran of life, so the quilt hasn't taken much time these days.

"Qindi, the eight quilts are ready, and there are still some cotton tires left, what are you going to do?" The Quanfu people who came to help asked.

Mother Lin thought about it, then went to look through her camphor wood cabinet again, and took out a few quilts from the cabinet. "For the rest, please help make a quilt! There are not too many quilts. It always works! ”

"Okay. Do a few more, and the more beautiful the dowry will be. The furniture that your family Zhihong helped with is as beautiful as a beat, and my eyes are hot. When your family Zhihong comes back, I will come to the door again and ask Zhihong to help with a set. My daughter's dowry is also going to be prepared. "Everyone was chatting and sewing quilts. The atmosphere in the room was very lively.

In the evening, the old couple lay down together to discuss things: "Old man, Meiru is going to get married in December." Do you want to write a letter to ask Cheng Hong to come back first? ”

"Call it back, my sister is married, and I always have to be present as a big brother, and then Zhihong has been out for a year, so I can come back and rest. There's nothing to wait for the New Year to go out. "Grandpa Lin thinks that if the husband and wife have been separated for a long time, it is always not good.

Grandma Lin also thinks so, but she always has to get Grandpa Lin's consent before doing things. "Then tomorrow I'll ask Xiaoying to send a telegram, forget it, let's write a letter to ask him to come back. Sending a telegram is much more expensive than sending a letter. ”

"Well, that's it!"