Wei Lan's usual lake green and light blue clothes and shirts are already very eye-catching, if she wears such a positive color, it may be more eye-catching.

Gu Chao originally wanted to say that Wei Lan's skin was white and red was very flattering to her, but he didn't think that Wei Lan would be seen by others when he wore it out, he pursed his lips, his heart was uneven, and he was a little sour, "Just wear it at home, wear it for me." ”

Wei Lan was so stiffened by his domineering tone that the deer in his chest slammed into each other, and snorted coquettishly: "I don't ...... I saw a lot of female classmates in Beijing wearing old military uniforms, but I haven't worn them yet! I'll leave a little of the army-green cloth, and I'll try my own tailoring when I get back. ”

After speaking confidently, he felt that it was inappropriate, Wei Lan's peach blossom eyes blinked and looked at Gu Chao, "Okay?" ”

These things are all calculated to be sold for money, and they can't be tossed around.

"Okay, keep this one." Gu Chao bowed his head, and took the cloth in the bag out with all his head, "There are several colors, leave one horse for each color......

Just took out the pure white cloth, Wei Lan frowned and took it, "Why did you buy white?" ”

Countrymen generally don't pay attention to good looks, so they will be durable and dirty, not to mention that the people in the brigade think so, Jiang Lihua and their educated youths also think so.

The light color is not resistant to dirt, and if you wash it often, the fabric is easy to break. And the clothes are also easy not to be warm.

There are still four rolls of white cashmere thread in the cabinet that I don't have a chance to get rid of.

"There are some factories in the town and county, and they like to wear white shirts...... Gu Chao piled up the things for Wei Lan to look at, and he sat on the side of the pony and opened the big box in the snakeskin bag, "If the white is not easy to sell, you can ask Grandma to help dye it, and the red should be easier to sell." ”

"Grandma can dye it?"

"Well, sumac can be dyed red."

Wei Lan put down her things and paced to Gu Chao and squatted down, "If you can dye cloth, is it also cashmere thread?" ”

Facing those eyes full of joy, Gu Chao was stunned for a moment and nodded hesitantly, "It should be possible, right?" ”

Wei Lan saw that he couldn't ask anything at a moment's notice, so he simply stood up and nodded and ran to find Grandma Gu.

"Hey! "......Behind him, Gu Chao got up and stretched out his hand to follow two steps.

Gu Chao looked down at the big box that had just been unpacked at his feet, and the TV hadn't been watched yet......

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Sumu is a natural dye, but also a kind of medicinal materials, during the reform period, Gu Grandma saw that set of things were confiscated, and the medicinal materials were either trampled on by others, or directly poured into the stinky ditch.

There are no other medicinal herbs in the Gu family, and Su Mu really has a few pieces.

Grandma Gu heard that Wei Lan wanted to dye the cashmere thread, so she pondered for a moment and waved her hand to let Youlan go out to pick up an inch-thick piece of stone.

When Youlan came back with the stones, Grandma Gu asked Wei Lan to help carry the dressing table by the window in her room.

Taking advantage of the fact that the dressing table was raised to a small height of an inch, Grandma Gu pulled out the wood that cushioned the corner of the table and replaced it with a stone chip.

"Grandma, this is Su Mu?"

The piece of wood was about the length of a palm, an inch thick, and the whole body was covered in ash, and it looked like a rotten piece of wood that was about to decay.

"You girl, don't underestimate this piece of Su wood, you can dye your four rolls of thread with such a little bit." Grandma Gu smiled kindly and lightly tapped a third of the piece of sumu.

"Without further ado, let's get started!" Wei Lan was full of energy, "Grandma, what do you need to do?" You tell me, I'm coming! ”

The three of them moved to the backyard, and Grandma Gu sat on the pony, holding an axe and slowly splitting Su Mu into small wooden strips.

Wei Lan and Youlan were busy washing pots and making stoves on the side.

The fire in the stove was ignited, and Grandma Gu asked Wei Lan to put the pot on it, filled it with two-thirds of the water, and took part of the chopped Sumu wood strip and put it into the pot.

"The pot under cold water will be boiled, and the color will come out." Grandma Gu smiled with a furrow on her face, "The amount of Su Mu is also linked to the final color, and Grandma doesn't know what kind of you like, so just come in small quantities?" ”

If you don't love that color, you can dye it later, but if you dye it all at once, it's hard to change it.

Wei Lan nodded.

The first time she came into contact with this, she was also very curious, and she wished to come a few more times, of course, if she could dye her favorite color once, it would be even better!

Seeing that she was listening carefully, Grandma Gu couldn't help but recall that when she was a child, she also wanted to sit in front of her family like this and listen to her teachings.

Grandma Gu had a smile on her face, and couldn't help but say a few more words, "In addition to Su Mu, there were pomegranate peels, locust rice, and gardenias in the past, dyed yellow, orange and orange, and the color was so tender, haha......"

"Everyone in the brigade usually wears it, fog blue, turmeric, the ginger is dyed from the onion skin, and the fog blue is maple leaves."

Wei Lan's eyes widened, and her pale little face was full of surprise, "Those are all dyed?" I thought it was a finished cloth I bought! ”

"The white cloth is five cents cheaper, three feet is a dime and a half, and it is not troublesome to boil a pot of water and soak it when you come back." Grandma Gu poked her finger on her forehead and sneered, "One dime can buy seven boxes of matches, and it's one more point!" In the future, when you are in charge, you must also know that firewood, rice, oil, and salt are expensive. ”

Grandma Gu paused, then turned her head to look at Youlan, who was staring at her, "Lan Ya too." ”

Wei Lan was still a little embarrassed, but when she saw Youlan nodding ignorantly, she suddenly laughed out loud, "Grandma, Youlan is still young!" ”

"It's not small, it's February for the New Year, and it's eleven." The smile on Grandma Gu's face gradually faded, and there was some worry in her eyes when she looked at Youlan.

Wei Lan knew that Grandma Gu was still worried that the composition of the family would affect Youlan's marriage in the future, but she had already said that there would be a new policy in the next two years......

If she continues to talk more, Grandma Gu may still suspect that she is appeasing her and fooling her.

The pink lips pursed, and Wei Lan sighed softly.

It's better to wait for time to witness.

The atmosphere in the courtyard was sluggish for a moment, just as there was a "coo" sound from the pot.

The water has been boiled, and the clear water that was thorough just now has been replaced with caramel color, Wei Lan is afraid that the boiling will affect the final dyeing, and he is looking for something to clip out the Su wood inside.

Grandma Gu said: "Don't worry, let it boil on low heat." ”

Plugging the vent under the stove and leaving only a small gap, Grandma Gu asked Wei Lan to get the cashmere thread.

Wei Lan was afraid that the color was not ideal, so he didn't dare to take too much, so he took a roll.

In the courtyard, Grandma Gu saw that it was almost cooked, so she took off her clothes and wrapped the handles on both sides of the pot, and brought the pot to the manhole cover.

She casually touched two branches, added the sumu inside and put it aside, took the cashmere thread in Wei Lan's hand and broke it up and put it in the pot to soak.

The line is too light, and there is always a part of it exposed to the water if it is stained with water, Grandma Gu picked up a stone and washed it and pressed it on it, "That's it, come and see it tomorrow." ”

"Hmm!" Wei Lan stared at the cashmere thread in the basin, and just wanted to nod, when there was a sudden "buzz" sound in the room.

(End of chapter)