novelden Chapter 368 Working together
Chapter 368 Working together
"How about this? I'll bring you enough fur to make three car curtains later."
Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, how much coarse cloth do you have? You have three carriages, so you need to build three carriages and make three curtains."
The old lady of the Wu family said embarrassedly, "I think I only have one that is about one or two meters tall."
"Many of the winter clothes for the adults in my family are made of fur. Old coarse cloth and cotton cloth are usually used by children. Therefore, we usually don't buy more."
"Sister-in-law, this was also when I was in the capital. The villagers bought some and we shared some. Later, when we passed by a county town, the head of my family bought some more."
"I really envy you for being such a good housekeeper. You prepare everything in advance, so you don't have to rush when you need it."
Zhang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, in fact, most of the time, it is our village chief and the elders who worry more. Most of the time, we just need to listen to them."
The old lady of the Wu family chuckled, "Speaking of this, when I came here just now, I heard a few families in front of my house talking about the village chief, saying that the village chief is good and right in his management."
Zhang couldn't help laughing. "It's just that our village chief likes to worry. You haven't seen it before, when the village chief is pissed off by everyone."
“I’ve never seen that.”
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, you will see it often in the future."
"Sister-in-law, how about this? I will trade you a roll of old coarse cloth. Then, you can trade it for enough fur to make three car curtains."
"Bring your car curtain to my house and we'll make it together. We'll calculate the amount of old coarse cloth separately. Sister-in-law, do you think this is okay?"
The old lady of the Wu family thought about it and felt that this was a good idea.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll go back and get the furs, and bring my two daughters-in-law with me, so we can make the curtains together."
"Okay, sister-in-law. Wait a minute. I'll get you the old coarse cloth. Take it back first and ask your daughter-in-law to surround the carriage first."
"Okay, don't tell me, as long as you don't get close to the door. There's basically no wind blowing through your carriage, so it's still very warm."
"Right, sister-in-law. Although it takes some time, time is what we have the most these days."
Zhang quickly found a roll of old coarse cloth and said, "Sister-in-law, just take it back. The basket won't fit."
"Okay, I'll come back later."
The old lady of the Wu family returned home with a roll of old coarse cloth. She called her two daughters-in-law into a carriage.
"Mom, what's the matter with you calling us here?"
"Yes, mother, is there any work to be done?"
Mrs. Wu once again admired herself. Look at how good the daughter-in-law she chose was. The family was harmonious and there was no quarrel.
"I just went to the Yun family in the back. The Yun family girl was making the bed, so I followed her to watch. I have to say, I really learned a lot of good things."
The two daughters-in-law of the Wu family were confused. Why do they need to learn how to make a bed? Everyone knows how to do it.
Mrs. Wu didn't keep the secret. She lifted up the bed she had made and said, "Look, we put the fur on top of the quilt."
"Mom, this isn't a problem, right?"
"Mom, didn't we lay it out like this in previous years?"
The old lady of the Wu family laughed, "The Yun family put the quilt on top of the fur. Because the fur can block the wind. The wind will get in through our carriage."
"Mom, I understand. I'll switch the position of the blanket and the fur when I get back.
"Mom, I understand what you mean."
"Also, the Yun family surrounded the inside of the carriage with old coarse cloth to block out the wind. She suggested that we hang fur inside the carriage and hang another layer of old coarse cloth outside."
"It's warm and unnoticeable."
"Mom, this is a good idea."
"Mom, if it's hung properly, the carriage will be much warmer. The children will definitely not be cold."
"But, mother, we don't have enough coarse cloth at home."
The old lady of the Wu family smiled proudly, "The old coarse cloth is here. The Yun family didn't have enough fur to make car curtains, and our family didn't have enough old coarse cloth, so I exchanged a roll of old coarse cloth with the Yun family."
"Okay, you two go make the beds again at home. And then rearrange the carriage. When you're done, come to Yun's house and make the curtains with me."
"Mom, how do we make car curtains? Do we have to go to the Yun family? We can make them at home."
The old lady of the Wu family did not keep it a secret. "We will use the old coarse cloth for making car curtains from the Yun family. Her family will use our furs."
"So we decided to do it together. This way it's quicker and we can put it on at night."
"No, mother, I don't understand. How can fur be used to make a curtain? Don't we use cloth to make curtains? Or if you want to be more extravagant, make a small quilt."
"You two probably don't know this. The Yun family came up with a method of using fur to make the shape of a car curtain, and then sew the fur together."
"Finally, wrap the fur with old coarse cloth. This will increase the weight of the curtain and the wind will not blow it away."
"And the fur blocks the wind, so it's warmer inside the carriage."
"Mom, the Yun family is really smart. We have so many furs at home, and we never thought of using them to sew car curtains."
"Who says it's not true? The solution that someone came up with is really useful. This time I'm not worried about the children being woken up by the cold in the middle of the night."
"Yeah, I also feel that this trip today was not in vain. All right, you two should hurry up and set up the place. There's no rush for my carriage, I'll clean it up when I get back."
"When you two are done, remember to find me at the Yun family's. I'm in the last carriage at the Yun family's. Don't go to the wrong place."
"Got it, mother."
"Mom, don't worry."
The two daughters-in-law of the Wu family held the old coarse cloth and went happily to decorate the carriage.
The old lady of the Wu family found some furs in the house and put them in the basket. She placed a small quilt on top of the furs.
Then, she carried the basket and went to the Yun family.
"Sister-in-law, why do you bring so many furs?"
"It's okay. I'll carry it back if you don't use it up."
"Sister-in-law, I thought that the carriages of our two families are about the same size, so why not just make six curtains of the same size?"
The old lady of the Wu family was very happy. "Okay, I'll listen to you. Anyway, the car curtain is more convenient if it's bigger."
Zhang was also happy. "Sister-in-law, I just took down this old car curtain from my house. Let's put the fur directly on it."
"Of course, we can lay out a slightly larger size."
"Well, you have more ideas."
The old lady of the Wu family and Zhang, the two of them started spreading the furs directly.