Chapter 17 "Making New Clothes, Sewing New Quilts"
After a tiring day of running around yesterday, when I opened my eyes quietly this morning, my younger siblings had already gotten up. The two small ones sat on the edge of the kang and practiced calligraphy with a sand table. This sand table is made quietly, the mother wants Jiaming to read and write, so she began to teach ten big characters every day, and she uses this sand table to practice, thinking quietly, and when the autumn harvest is the town's private school opens, she has saved enough money, so she sent Jiaming to study. It also fulfilled the wish of my mother.
Second sister, Anxin is pasting paper on the window, at this time the kung fu has been checked, the room is a lot brighter, quietly dressed on the kang, washed and ate breakfast left in the pot, returned to the house and sat on the kang with Anxin to sew the quilt. Seeing this old lot of cotton and cloth, I touched it with peace of mind and joy.
Seeing a hole here and that on this cloth, Jing Jing said to Anxin: "It was too late last day, and I didn't have time to tell you that this cloth is what I bought a lot, and the boss wants it." It's still a batch of muslin. Put it in the warehouse, not managed well, was knocked by the mouse, I thought that this eye is not too big, come back to pound and pound, it should still be usable, I plan to use it to sew the quilt. Can you see if it works? ”
Anxin took the cloth and tore it open and looked at it carefully, and said to the quiet on the side: "Eldest sister, don't say that the quality of this cloth is really good, our sisters and brothers have not worn these muslin clothes." I also saw the little aunt's body when I was in the old house. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, we were going to use this muslin to sew the quilt, do you say it's a bit too extravagant? He giggled. Sister, you can rest assured, these little eyes are not a problem at all, when the time comes, I will embroider a small flower, show a small grass, guarantee, beautiful and strong. ”
Quietly nodded, "It's good if it can be used, I'm afraid that this cloth can't be used, then I will suffer a loss, and I didn't buy a quilt for sewing." This cloth can be used, that is a lot of money saved, such a cloth can be ten meters, enough to make four quilts. ”
An Xin took the big bag of cotton from Kangjiao, opened it and said to Jingjing: "Sister, why did you buy this old cotton?" I'm afraid this cotton can make a few quilts. This pack of cotton cloth was given by the boss, right? This cloth is good, although it is a coarse cloth, but it is big enough and thick, and when the time comes, we will use it to make a curtain, which will definitely block the wind. ”
Quietly, seeing the second sister at ease, she looked like she was good at everything, a little distressed, and a little funny, "I bought thirty catties, and when the time comes, let's make four quilts." The rest of the cotton can be used to make jackets to wear, and when the time comes, each of us will make one, and it will definitely be soft and warm on the body. ”
The two sisters had been busy on the kang all day, and by the time it was time for dinner, they had finally made four new quilts. Looking at the brand-new, fluffy, dark green quilt and four pillows of the same color, the two little ones happily spun around on the ground, shouting, "Oh, there's a new quilt cover!" We've got a new quilt cover! There is a fragrant and soft new quilt cover! ”
Quiet heart is also very happy, the four of them only have a broken quilt, quiet and reassuring, every night they sleep in old clothes, every night will wake up from freezing. The nights of early spring are not warmer than those of winter, and even a little colder. Fortunately, the kang in this thatched house can still be hot, otherwise the two sisters would have froze and fall ill. Nowadays everyone has a new quilt, and the old quilt can be spread on the meadow to make a mattress. In this way, you don't have to worry about the straw mat pricking people and don't dare to take off your clothes to sleep.
Dinner is very simple, a pot of millet porridge, a few mixed bread cakes, because the cake is oiled, fragrant and soft, the two little guys eat deliciously. In the past two days, because they have been able to eat a full meal, and there is no beating and scolding from those people, the two little guys are rare, and their faces have a look that they have never had in the past.
Quietly accompanied the two little ones to eliminate food on the ground, and then took off their shoes and clothes for the two little ones, and let them lie on the kang and cover them with new quilts to sleep. This is a quiet requirement, since I moved out of the old house, every day at noon quiet requires two small naps, and I go to bed very early at night. It is when the children are growing their bodies, and they used to have insufficient food, clothing, and sleep in the old house, so the two of them grew thinner than other children. Now that they live on their own, they are well fed every day, warmly dressed, and have enough sleep, and I believe that it will not be long before the little ones will grow up.
The quiet and reassuring sisters were not in a hurry to sleep, but were doing needlework in the dim light. Anxin's needlework is good, and she is sitting in her underwear for her sister and brother at this time. I used a new white muslin.
Quiet leaned against the wall, holding the soles of his shoes, which were glued to the ends of those rags. A bag of rag heads, quietly glued fifteen or sixteen pairs of soles. Now she was holding her own in her hand, and she spent the most money on clothes and shoes when she climbed up and down the mountain every day. Looking at the few pieces of fabric left on the kang, Jing Jing said to Anxin, who was sewing clothes with his head down: "Then there are two pieces of cotton cloth, the azure one, I look very plain, and take advantage of your complexion, when you have time, you will make two coats for yourself, and then make two skirts, your embroidery is good, you are embroidering some flowers, and you will definitely wear it beautifully when the time comes." The light blue one, the two small ones can also make two clothes each, and the clothes on the two of them can still be worn, and then make two new ones and keep them to change back and forth. He scratched the needle in his hand on his hair, and continued: "By the way, I picked and glued the soles of those small ones, and the large ones can be made into a shoe upper, and I also asked the boss to give half a bag of old cotton, although the color is not good, it is still a small piece, but it is no problem to make shoes." When the clothes are ready, you find a time to pick out a few pieces of good color, embroider two pairs of uppers yourself, and embroider two pairs for Jiayue, the little guy loves beauty! Jiaming's doesn't need it, as long as he can wear it as a boy. ”
An Xin raised his head and looked at Jing Jing and said, "Eldest sister, we have new clothes and new shoes, what about you?" ”
Jing Jing pointed to the brown coarse kudzu cloth on the kang, and said nonchalantly: "Isn't there still one?" I go up the mountain every day, what good clothes can I wear? You just made me a dress, and I can't wear it. You don't have to worry about me, take care of yourself, and bring the two little ones at home, which is better than anything else. You, use this cloth to make me two clothes and pants, I wear them neatly, and it is easy to go up and down the mountain. And this cloth is resistant to dirt and scratches, so there's nothing wrong with that. ”
Seeing the eldest sister like this, she didn't say anything, but she had a plan in her heart, that azure cloth could make two clothes, and then she would make one with the eldest sister. The eldest sister is right, it is more convenient to wear pants when going up the mountain, and you have to wear those scratch-resistant clothes, but you always have to make a dress or two, and keep it for when you go out! The eldest sister is a girl's family, she can't always be like a man, always wearing trousers, right?
At night, Anxin covered with a brand-new quilt and lying in a warm quilt, I couldn't sleep. Thinking of her deceased father, she said to Quiet in a dumb voice: "Eldest sister, I miss my father." You said that it would be nice for my mother and father to live! ”
Quietly sighed, "Don't worry, my father and mother are watching us from the sky, seeing that we have new quilts, new clothes, and rice and flour and oil to eat, they will definitely be happy for us." We all need to be happy and healthy. Let my father and mother feel at ease in heaven. ”
This night, everyone had their own new quilt. Lying in the warm bed, I entered a sweet dream with nostalgia for my loved ones and a vision for my future life!