Xie Mulin and Xie Yingfen went to school together, and found that the latter was a little absent-minded on the way, and when he entered the classroom door, he almost fell into a fight, and hurriedly helped her and asked, "What's wrong with the fourth sister today?" Can you still wander when you walk? ”

Xie Yingfen smiled wryly and thanked her.

Xie Mulin looked at her a few more times and said, "If there is anything on your mind, you can tell me." They are all sisters, you know who I am, don't be polite to me. ”

Xie Yingfen's heart warmed, and she smiled: "I know, I definitely won't be polite to the second sister." It's just that there are some things related to the face of the biological mother, and saying it will only make people angry, and she doesn't want to mention it. After thinking about it, she simply explained the reason for her distraction: "My aunt is unwell today and can't get up in the morning. I'm a little worried about her situation, so I'm absent-minded. ”

Xie Mulin hadn't heard the news of Wanqin's illness, and thought to himself, wasn't she okay last night? But he didn't forget to comfort his sister: "Don't worry, isn't Aunt Qin's health always very good?" I guess it's just a minor illness. Is it blowing the wind at night and catching a cold...... No, it's a cold? Did you ask someone to boil ginger soup to eat? If her condition doesn't improve after class, it's best to ask a doctor to take a look. You can't be careless about a minor illness, and if you drag a major illness, it will be troublesome. ”

Xie Yingfen continued to smile: "I think so too, I have already persuaded my aunt." My aunt said she was fine. But I think that if she is really seriously ill, and she doesn't need to open her mouth, they will definitely go back to Mrs. and ask her to ask her to come with a doctor. ”

Xie Mulin nodded, raised his eyes and saw that the gentleman had walked into the classroom, and then stopped talking to his sister. The two of them sat upright and prepared for class.

Today's class is nothing special, first in the literature class, Mr. checked the homework assigned in the previous class, talked about an article of "Women's Training", said two related historical allusions, and took out the poems and articles of the celebrities involved in the allusions, and ordered everyone to copy and recite them carefully after they go back, and the literature class is over.

In the next arithmetic class, Xie Mulin has been exempted from class. When Xie Yingfen led her classmates and sisters to take stock of the account books that her husband took out, she could go to the next class to see how others took textile classes.

The younger girls sat in the corner, led by a big girl in the fourth room, and began to learn the basics of spinning. Because of his age, Xie Mulin skipped this course as soon as he entered school, but he asked someone for advice afterwards and made up for it. Truth be told, her spinning skills are very ordinary, that is, she can barely spin usable thread. But no one expected her to spin the thread herself to weave the cloth anyway, so the gentlemen counted her through.

Most of the space in this classroom is occupied by a group of older girls, who are currently taking advanced textile classes and operating jacquard machines.

It's a lesson that Shemulin has never learned, but she can watch how others do it. In the class, she was most familiar with Xie Yingfang, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Aunt Qifangliu, so she simply sat next to Xie Yingfang and watched her weave silk.

Xie Yingfang runs a weaving workshop at home, and it is estimated that he practices a lot on weekdays, so he is very skilled, not only can he operate quickly and well, but he can also be distracted and whisper a few words with Xie Mulin.

She said to Xie Mulin: "Sister Yingzhen doesn't have to look at us and envy us, I see that you are weaving very well, and you can almost change to a larger loom to practice." The third uncle also lived in our Xie family when she was young, and it is estimated that she has an old loom. You ask the housekeeper to look for it in the storeroom, and if there is, fix it a little, and it should still work. The cloth woven by the big looms is much wider than the looms you use today, and when you sell them outside, the price can be 30% more expensive. If you can train the big loom well this year, you will be able to catch up when you learn to weave silk after the spring of next year. ”

Xie Mulin was a little surprised: "Will you start teaching silk weaving next year?" ”

"It's almost time." Xie Yingfang said, "Teaching people in boudoir learning is just to teach you to use it skillfully, and it depends on everyone's talent and practice." In the first half of the year, everyone should learn almost, and silk weaving is a serious matter! Our family is in Huzhou Mansion, not in Songjiang, so we naturally want to learn to weave silk. The girls of Huyin County are married, and the ones who marry are also silk looms. Only those who are poor in the family and really can't afford to buy them will take the loom to make up the number. ”

The difficulty of weaving silk is higher, so if you learn early, you can practice longer than others, as long as you are not too talented, you can weave well after two years of practice, and then you can get on the jacquard machine with higher difficulty.

Xie Yingfang told Xie Mulin: "If you don't weave silk well, the gentlemen will think that you are not talented and will not let you touch the jacquard machine." This thing is a hundred times harder to make than a normal loom! There are only these three in the school. Just by practicing in school, you can't practice any real skills at all, and you have to have talent in your own family. I have two jacquard machines at home, but on weekdays, I am invited by my mother to use the weaving girl, I can only practice on the machine at night, but it is also much stronger than others. Those who are in a worse situation at home can't afford to buy this thing! ”

Xie Mulin asked curiously, "Is this thing expensive?" How much does it cost to buy one? ”

Xie Yingfang said: "What to buy, where to buy? They are all made to order by craftsmen. In our Huyin County, there are thirty or fifty craftsmen who can make ordinary looms, and of course there are only a dozen or so people who do well. But those who can make jacquard machines can be counted on one hand! Therefore, the wages collected are also expensive, and ordinary people really can't afford them. It took me two years of silver to make two of them.

"If my sister learns well, she will learn to weave silk in the spring of next year, and she will be able to get on the jacquard machine in the spring of the next year. But there are too few good craftsmen in the county, and the orders have been lined up for a year, and they may not be able to get on the wheel! There is no shortage of silver in your house, so it is better to ask someone to order it this time. Then when your machine is ready, it's time for you to learn this, just in time. However, if you have an old machine at home, of course, you can save this effort. But I heard that the latest jacquard machine has appeared for more than ten years, and most of the three aunts did not have it when they were young. ”

Xie Mulin nodded when she heard this, this was Xie Yingfang's kind reminder, of course she had to appreciate it. Although girls like them don't have to make a living by weaving silk, it's good to learn one more skill.

After observing other people's textile classes, it was the turn of Xie Mulin's class to do the textile class. Their course was naturally much slower than Xie Yingfang and the others' progress, and the gentleman checked everyone's spinning skills again, and then announced that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, they would start teaching everyone some new things. But the craft of weaving, we have to continue to practice at home, people who learn well, can try the larger loom, but the craft is ordinary or even a few poor, and you have to honestly continue to practice the most basic small loom.

When Xie Yingfen heard what Mr. said, she couldn't wait to shrink her head under the table. But there was a nine-year-old girl next to her who reacted in the same way. They have each other's company, but they are not lonely.

Seeing this, Xie Mulin secretly held back a smile, remembering what Mr. said, and Xie Yingfang's reminder was in line with Xie Yingfang's reminder, it is estimated that the students will practice the big loom at home in the autumn and winter this year, right? But I don't know what will be taught in the school after the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Xie Mulin was thinking like this, when he heard Mr. De say: "I remember that I will go to school on August 18, even if it is a holiday, you must practice diligently at home. When I come back after the holidays, I'll start teaching everyone how to tailor. You can ask your elders for advice first. ”

Hey? Is this about learning how to make clothes?

Xie Mulin had a little surprise in his heart.