A Husband Who Traveled Through the Famine and Developed a Chronicle

Chapter 9 Straw Hat
Lin is not a stubborn person. If she has money in hand and can hire someone, she is a woman, why bother to work hard in the fields by herself.

But the situation is that they have neither money nor invite people.

"I'm afraid it won't rain these days. I have to carry water to irrigate the fields quickly. I can't let other people dry up the river."

The more Lin thought about it, the more she felt that time was running out, she quickly got up and went out with the bucket, Bai Xia didn't even have time to call.

When she went out, she found out that the sun was so big, but she didn't see any people wearing straw hats. It seemed that the people here hadn't knitted straw hats. She learned in the countryside when she was young, so she could take advantage of it When everyone is doing farm work this summer, make some straw hats and sell them.

It is not necessary to collect money, and it is also possible to exchange some food or vegetables.

And the materials for weaving straw hats are not difficult to find. There is a bamboo forest on the mountain at the head of the village. She will cut some bamboo and cut some bamboo strips.

Bai Xia washed the dishes, and boiled a pot of wild mint water. The weather is so hot, and heat stroke is the easiest to drink. Drinking some mint water to relieve the heat will prevent Lin, the only "strong" labor force, from falling ill.

After filling the kettle with mint water, Bai Xia went out with a hatchet on his back and a basket on his back.

At a glance, there are people busy in the farmland of each household. Now that the weather is not the hottest, everyone can still work at noon.

But even so, they kept wiping sweat and drinking water one by one.

The further back, the weather will only get hotter.

Bai Xia kept walking towards her paddy field.

In other fields, everyone was working, and no one had time to chat, so Bai Xia walked all the way, even though he met many acquaintances, there was not a single one who struck up a conversation.

"Mom, I boiled a pot of water for you, it's already cooled down, take a sip when you're hot"

Bai Xia came to Lin's side, took the water bottle out of the basket and handed it to her.

Lin Shi was regretting that she came out in a hurry and didn't even bring any water. At this moment, Bai Xia brought the water over, and immediately picked it up and drank a couple of mouthfuls.

"What kind of water is this? It's refreshing to drink." Lin was surprised.

"It's boiled water with a little mint picked from the mountain. If you are thirsty, drink it. I'm going to pick wild vegetables."

Bai Xia didn't explain much, and left with her backpack on her back, starting her great career of earning money.

Lin felt that she had changed more and more, but she was too busy with farm work, so she didn't have much time to focus on Bai Xia, so she only drank a couple of sips of water, and went to carry water again.

Seeing Mrs. Lin carrying water with a water pole in her hand, the women in the same village finally couldn't bear it anymore. After Mrs. Li Xu carried a bucket of water, she walked towards Mrs. Lin by the river.

"Sister-in-law, have you also come out to fetch water?"

Lin's heart sank, she couldn't come to persuade her to get married.

"Yes, the weather is bad. Your elder brother and nephews are too busy. My daughters-in-law and I will also come out to help."

Li Xu smiled and nodded, fetching water while looking at the burden that Lin put aside.

"What are you, look at the lightness of the water monster"

"Oh, you're talking about this, it's because Sanya's child loves me and is afraid that I'll be tired from carrying water, so he came up with this thing, saying it can save energy"

Seeing that Li Xu was not persuading her to remarry, Mrs. Lin became alive, and couldn't help but pick up the water bearer and show off.

"That child Sanya still has this ability, hurry up, show me too"

Li Xu started the conversation just to take a closer look at this thing, and then make a few at home, so that when working like this, it will be easier for everyone.

Mrs. Lin knew what she was up to, so she didn't want to show it to her. After all, she had seen it for a while, and when she went home to make a few, the whole family would be able to carry water faster. Water, maybe they will pick it up, and she is a woman, how can she beat their big family.

So I hesitated for a while.

"Sister, is it convenient for you to show my sister-in-law?"

Li Xu's face was pleasant, and he was not angry. Instead, he looked at Lin's face jokingly, and continued: "Yes, I understand. You have received filial piety from your daughter-in-law, and you don't even want to show your sister-in-law a look."

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about, am I not busy with work?"

Never show her.

Even if you want to give it, you have to wait for her family's paddy fields to be watered.

Mrs. Lin quickly tied up the bucket, picked it up and walked towards her own field, and at the same time said to Mrs. Li: "I still have a few acres of land waiting to be watered, so I won't talk to you, sister-in-law."

After finishing speaking, he carried the water and ran fast.

"Bah, stingy"

Seeing Lin's carrying the water away like a gust of wind, Li Xu finally couldn't help taking a sip, and then walked towards his field with the water he had packed.

"Mom, did you ask?"

As soon as Li Xu arrived in her field, her eldest daughter-in-law Li Cuihua surrounded her, took the bucket in her hand and poured water into the field while asking.

"If you ask a fart, the widow won't say a word, and she won't even show her a glance."

Seeing that Li Xu was unhappy, Li Cuihua only carefully persuaded her a few words, and then left Li Xu's side, fearing that Li Xu would spread her grievances on her.

But on Baixia's side, after going up the mountain, after choosing the bamboo, he raised the hatchet to chop it down, picked off the branches, peeled off the bamboo, removed the green bark, and cut it into bamboo strips for later use. After she had enough bamboo strips, she sat down on the spot and began to weave a straw hat.

At first she was not very familiar with weaving, the straw hat looked a bit ugly, but after finishing one, she found the feeling.

It takes about an hour to compile one before, but after you get proficient at hand, you can finish one in half an hour.

From a distance, you can see her palms flying, at a very fast speed.

The straw hat made of bamboo strips is a bit rough, and it is not as comfortable as other materials, but this thing is only for sun and rain, and it doesn't need to be particularly delicate. At worst, put a scarf inside it, so it won't tie your head.

In one afternoon, Bai Xia weaved five straw hats. She collected the bamboo branches and green skins she cut down, tied them together and stuffed them into the back basket, and the straw hats were strung together and hung on her chest. Walk home.

Usually there are children on the mountain to catch insects, look for firewood or hunt pigweed, but because Bai Xia is going to the bamboo forest today, the bamboo forest is gloomy and there are no wild vegetables, so the children don't like to go here. This is convenient for Bai Xia, allowing her to weave straw hats all afternoon in peace.

She delayed for most of the day and didn't pick any wild vegetables. When she went down the mountain, the sun had already set.

However, none of the villagers in the field went back. They had to do more work while the sun was setting and the weather was cooler.

Bai Xia didn't persuade her either, she went home and put down the basket, and put the straw hats under the eaves to dry. After all, they were newly made and still had the moisture of bamboo.

But in this weather, as long as it is left to dry, the moisture inside the hat will dry out in a short time.

Just as Bai Xia put his hat away, he heard the sound of a bullock cart outside.

It was Li Xiuyuan who came back.

"Sanya, Sanya, come and help me carry the bookcase, I have homework to do today"

Before the person entered the door, he heard his childish cry.

(End of this chapter)