Chapter 312: Quilting
The preparatory work of Shunyi Zhai is very smooth, although there are many places to spend money, but now for Xu Miao, this silver is really not a difficult matter. Please search (book lover) to see the most complete! The fastest update is now, and what worries her more is the duvet.
She'd covered it, but she hadn't done it. All theories are almost from the cotton to be so come. But the smell of duck down is difficult to remove, and if the sterilization is not perfect, it will kill people.
Based on multiple considerations, Xiao Nizi decided to go to Bezhuang in Niujia Village in person and began to toss this duvet. There are not many people who take it away, Green Lotus, Qiu Gardenia and Quandong, and there are mothers-in-law who cook and sweep in Beizhuang, so the four of them traveled lightly and arrived at Niujia Village at noon this day.
Because the mother-in-law got the news early in the morning, the village was cleaned very clean, and lunch was ready, just waiting for them to come and eat. Lu He helped Xu Miao into the village, and Qiu Yu and Quandong were responsible for taking things.
The yard of the second entrance is very well-built, and the space in the backyard is very large, and chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs have been raised. Fortunately, this Nanyang City is warm, if it is replaced by Xiaobajiazi Village, it is strange that the cubs are raised outside so that they do not freeze to death.
There are not many rooms in the second courtyard, and basically those mothers-in-law live in the front yard enough. When this place was built, it was also convenient for the main family to come here to live here. Otherwise, according to Xu Miao, this house will not be built, and it will all be used to raise pigs.
was helped into the house by the green lotus, and the furnishings in the house were all the same as her room in Nanyuan, the dresser, the round table, and the small kang were exactly the same. If you sleep in a circle, you may mistakenly think that you are back in Nanyuan.
Sitting at the round table, Xu Miao gently rubbed her forehead. Today is the twenty-sixth day of the winter month, and at home, Brother Erlang is doing a happy event today. I don't know how to do it, I want to go back, but I can't go back at all.
Fortunately, the fifth master wrote a few days ago that he would let the eldest grandmother go over to follow him. This is also to tell people with intentions, don't think about bullying them, there is still support behind this.
Sighing lightly, there was an extra cup of tea in front of him. Green Lotus kneaded her shoulders and said:
"Girl, drink some water. Lunch is ready, do you eat it in the house, or do you go to the wing? ”
"Come in the house, you go and bring yours by the way, and eat with me." After Xu Miao finished speaking, he took a sip of tea.
Seeing her like this, Green Lotus nodded, turned around and went out. After a while, he came in with a tray in his hand, placed it on the round table, and took out the dishes one by one. They are all authentic Nanyang dishes, and the mothers-in-law make them very exquisitely, five dishes and one soup, which is not a waste.
Xu Miao took a bowl of rice and swiped it casually with chopsticks. The green lotus sat across from her, took a piece of meat and put it on her plate, and said:
"Girl, is she homesick again? Today, Erlang Gongzi is married, are you ......?"
has been with Xu Miao for more than half a year, and whenever she is homesick or frustrated, she will ask to accompany her to dinner. Want to come today......
"Brother Erlang's marriage today is Sister Xu Fu, you don't know, after I was divorced three years ago, I hit the wall to find death. But I didn't die, and when I went to Lizheng's house later, Sister Xu Fu didn't look down on me at all, but shouted at me. ”
"When I was in the old house, there were no people who didn't bully us, but this Erlang brother was different, not only didn't bully, but often helped us. When San Lang fell into the ice cave, if he hadn't gone back to the village to find someone, he was only afraid that San Lang's grave grass would grow tall and tall. ”
Hearing this, Lu He nodded slowly, reached out and touched the back of Xu Miao's hand, and said:
"What is the girl obsessed with, the maid understands now. But girl, although we can't go back, we can still bless them silently in our hearts. Don't think too much, or you won't be able to sleep at night, your recent sleep is really not very good. ”
Xu Miao was stunned for a moment, and then understood that eighty percent of the incense in the room in the past few days was made by this girl. Sighing lightly, he said:
"That being said, how can I bear this thought. Forget it, let's eat, we'll still be busy in the afternoon. ”
"Hey, girl, drink some soup, this fish soup is very authentic." Green Lotus said as he scooped a bowl of soup.
The master and servant ate lunch together, perhaps because they had company, Xu Miao drank an extra bowl of soup for this meal. Since I came to Nanyang City, the amount of food in the early stage was okay, but in recent days, there is also a bowl of rice and a bowl of soup for each meal.
I don't know why, but if you eat a little more, you won't feel comfortable anywhere. She is not a person who likes to see a doctor, so she carries it herself, and no one says anything. Green Lotus knew that she didn't sleep well, and it was also because every night, she would come over to keep watch. Otherwise, she didn't know.
Without a lunch break, Xu Miao went directly to a wing room in the front yard, which was full of chicken feathers and duck feathers. From picking out the eiderdown, which is the thinnest and softest part, this is a meticulous job.
Take the green lotus and Qiu Gardenia, as well as a few mothers-in-law in the Zhuangzi to do it together. After picking for a whole afternoon, the velvet that everyone picked up was merged together and weighed, and it was more than two catties heavy. It's enough to make a single quilt, not enough for a double.
No way, everyone has dinner, lights the lamp and boils the oil to continue to pick. I picked out another pound and a half, and made up four pounds, and then it was a big deal. Xu Miao saw that the time was not early, so she asked those mothers-in-law to rest, and she herself took green lotus and autumn gardenia to boil water, put salt, and soak the fluff.
The four catties of duck down were all soaked, and then I was relieved to go to sleep. After lying in bed, Xu Miao still couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, thinking about things in her head, and she didn't know where she got so much energy.
I was so sleepy that I couldn't do it, but I closed my eyes and instantly refreshed. The door was pushed open, and Green Lotus walked in from the outside, glanced in the direction of the curtain, then lit the incense in his hand, and left the room lightly.
Xu Miao lay on her side on the bed, smelling the smell of incense, and fell asleep in a daze......
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At the beginning of the day, Xu Miao woke up slowly, kneading the back of her neck, and slept quite comfortably. Satisfied, I stretched my waist in bed, and instantly felt refreshed.
The door opened, Green Lotus came in with a basin of water, and Qiu Yu took a cup of hot soy milk and put it on the round table. Xu Miao got dressed and went to wash, Lu Lotus put away the incense burner, poured out the incense ash inside, and put a few pieces of incense.
This is different from yesterday's night, which was calming. This one, except for one night of exhaustion.
After breakfast, Xu Miao took Qiu Yu and Green Lotus to the wing, and the duck down was soaked in light salt water for a night, which was basically a preliminary sterilization. But this is just the beginning, take the hood to take out the eiderdown, and the cauldron begins to steam.
It is steamed twice in a row at high temperature, and the third time it is steamed with rose incense, so that the eiderdown can have a faint floral fragrance. The whole process lasted all day, Qiu Yu watched everything again, shook his head incessantly, and finally couldn't hold back the thoughts in his heart, looked at Xu Miao, and asked:
"Girl, let's work so hard to get this, how much will it cost when the time comes? If this sells less, we won't lose money? ”
Xu Miao was sitting on the small bench and was adding firewood, when she heard Qiu Yu speak, she turned her head to look at her, and saw this little . Niu'er looked authentic, and couldn't help laughing and said:
"Do you think there can be less things to sell in the pleasure of yourself? We're doing this three days later, no, it's two days later. It is the birthday gift of Mrs. Jingyang two days later, so it is naturally more elaborate. ”
"It's a workshop in the future, and we have to do it according to this standard. After all, it is sold to those rich and noble families, and the more exquisite and better it is, the more it can be sold at a price. ”
"Huh?!"
Green Lotus and Autumn Gardenia all exclaimed. Xu Miao looked at them like this, and she also understood their reactions. added another piece of firewood, and then explained:
"Don't look at chickens, ducks, geese, or anything like that, they're all poultry, these animals. The body is more or less smelly. If the odor is not completely removed and there are people who are sensitive to this smell, what do you think will happen? ”
Green Lotus didn't squeak when he heard it, but Qiu Yu suddenly realized "ah", maybe he knew that he was out of shape, so he hurriedly stuck out his tongue and said embarrassedly:
"The girl is really thoughtful, if this were for me, I would definitely not have thought of this."
"That's why the girl can be chosen, you, honestly." After Lu He finished speaking, he reached out and tapped her forehead, and the young lady and the two of them fought together.
Xu Miao sat aside, looking at the two of them like this, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she suddenly felt a little itchy in her throat, and she coughed-
"Ahem...... cough cough cough ...... cough cough cough cough ......"
The two people who were originally making trouble, seeing Xu Miao like this, immediately withdrew their hands. One went to pour water, and the other rubbed Xu Miao's back. After a long while, Xu Miao came to his senses. Green Lotus looked at Xu Miao nervously, thought for a while, and said:
"Girl, let's go back tomorrow afternoon and find a Lang, you have always slept badly these days, and you are coughing again ...... this time."
"It's so weak." Xu Miao waved his hand and said with a disgusted face, "Don't worry, I know my body, it's as strong as a cow." Maybe I've been under too much pressure recently, that's why I'm like this, and after today's quilt is done, Qiu Yu will also understand, and she will be in charge in the future, and I'll be relaxed. ”
Qiu Yu listened again, squatted down and leaned over, nodded heavily, and said:
"Don't worry, girl, Qiu Yu will do a good job, just like Xia Ying. Don't let the girl worry about it, you can take care of yourself when the time comes. ”
"Hehe......" Xu Miao looked at Qiu Yu, who was a little tendoned, and actually pursed her lips and laughed. Reaching out and pinching her cheek, he said happily, "Okay, when the time comes, look at our Qiu Gardenia, and see Qiu Gardenia show off her skills." ”
As he spoke, the third distillation of the eiderdown in the pot was over. Green Lotus and Qiu Yu, one lifted the lid of the pot and the other scooped up the duck down, and after they were put into the water basket, they were taken to the yard to cool......