Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 4 Dressing
Qin Liu opened the window of the east room, and the thick smoke gradually dispersed from the window.

When Ma Ang went out, Qin Liu had already prepared well water and asked him to wash his hands and face.

Ma Ang rubbed the mud on his hands and said: "The biggest fear when burning a kang is the smoke. You have to put dry firewood into the kang.

Besides, everyone has moved the kang outside the house. Why is your family still inside? "

Qin Liu was confused, and Old Man Li beside him was silent.

Ma Ang felt a sense of pity in his heart when he saw that the family consisted of old ones and young ones. The only one who could work was an ignorant little widow who looked only a few years older than his sister.

"Let me help you change it!"

Qin Liu's eyes immediately lit up, and then he felt a little embarrassed: "Will this delay your efforts?"

Ma Ang replied: "It won't take much."

He went to look at the north wall of the mud house on the west side, used a hammer to knock out a hole, and used a knife to smooth out the surrounding areas of the hole.

Then he went inside the house and sealed the entrance of the pit tightly with rocks and mud.

It only took a stick of incense.

"The kang in the east is burning. It's not appropriate to smash the hole at the moment. I'll do it again in a few days when the kang is no longer hot."

When he went out, he saw Qin Liu walking towards the back of the house holding firewood. He thought of sending Buddha to the west, so he burned the kang for her in a few seconds and sealed the hole tightly.

Qin Liu had to sigh, there are specialties in the art industry, but he can't do this kind of thing!

She took five pennies to Ma Ang, two of which were to pay for his firewood, and the other three pennies were to express her gratitude to Ma Ang.

Ma Ang was stunned for a moment, but accepted the money and left.

Old Man Li frowned with heartache.

This girl really doesn’t know how to live!Another three cents spent!It's normal for neighbors to help each other, so why bother paying for it?
Qin Liu didn't bother to look at Old Man Li's face and hurried out.

Winter is coming, and she has to quickly prepare thick winter clothes for adults and children.

Old Man Li and Li Dalang each had a pair of cotton-padded jackets and trousers, but they were stiff, thick, heavy, and had a strange smell. They didn't know how many years they had worn them.

She remembered that there were shops selling fabrics and cotton in the town.

A piece of cotton cloth costs three hundred coins, and a pound of cotton costs eighty coins.

She bought three bolts of cotton, ten pounds of cotton, and needle and thread, ready to go home and sew her own clothes.

She had to lament that the cost of dressing was really high!
Qin Liu's female workers were very good and sewed two thick quilts that day.He also sewed a cotton-padded jacket for Old Man Li.

She was a little surprised: although she was a girl from a wealthy family, her needlework skills were not bad.

Come to think of it, the boudoir ladies in ancient times were particular about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, presiding over the middle class, and running the shop.

Although she has lost the memory of her original self, she has inherited the skills of the female beauty.

I don’t know what other skills the original body has?
After going to bed at night, Qin Liu had to curse himself for being stupid - it was too hot!
There was a newly heated kang and a newly sewn warm quilt. It was so hot that she couldn't sleep at all!Erlang also groaned irritably all night.

Early the next morning, she saw Old Man Li and Da Lang in the east room also wilting, and she felt even more guilty.

Qin Liu is a person who knows her mistakes, can correct them, and has strong action skills. She smiled sheepishly: "It seems that the quilt is too thick. I will make it thinner today."

Old Man Li's eyes flashed with kindness: "This matter is not urgent, and don't tire yourself out."

Although this girl doesn't know how to live, she is kind-hearted and knows how to respect and care for the elderly. She first made him a new cotton-padded jacket.

It would be a lie to say that he was not moved.More filial than his two dead biological sons!

In addition to cooking during the day, she quickly made two thin quilts, and made a pair of cotton jackets and trousers for Dalang and Erlang.

Dalang put on his new clothes as soon as they were made. He was so excited that he sang and danced in the yard. He wanted to go out and walk around on the street twice to show off his new clothes.

"Mom, you are so awesome!" Dalang's address to Qin Liu became much more sincere and warm.

After all, when his own mother was alive, he rarely had rice porridge and new clothes. He only remembered that she had it once.

When Ma Ang came to deliver firewood today, he refused to accept any money at all: "I paid yesterday, so I can't accept it today!"

Qin Liu couldn't refuse, so he had to give up.She even lamented: The ancients were honest and honest, and they would not be deceived by me.

After breakfast on the third day, Old Man Li's eyes flashed and he said, "Erlang, it's time to buy some wheat seeds and plant them on the land at home."

Qin Liu was stunned: "Is there still land at home?"

"There are five acres of land in the mountains. It's a bit far away. But if you plant it this year, you'll have food next year so you won't go hungry. Damn it, just to prevent the Tatar soldiers from taking away the wheat seeds. He was killed!"

Qin Liu nodded: "I'll find a way."

Qin Liu went to the grain store in the town to inquire about the price of wheat seeds.

The owner of the grain shop looked at this young and neatly dressed daughter-in-law, and said with a shrewd smile: "It costs three cents to grow a pound of wheat. How many pounds does it cost? I have to buy seeds quickly. After the season, the seeds will not survive even if they are planted." "

For ordinary farmers, buying wheat seeds is a big deal, and it is the men in the family who take care of it.This little daughter-in-law asked herself, because she was afraid that the man was gone.

Qin Liu hesitated and asked, "How many kilograms of wheat seeds are needed for one acre of land?"

The owner of the grain store looked at her thin body and kindly reminded: "One acre of land requires thirty to 35 kilograms of wheat seeds. However, farming also requires strength. You, a little lady, may not be able to do it, so I still call you Come on, your man!”

Shabaozi Town was hit by a military disaster. Although the government provided a meal of porridge every morning, it could barely keep everyone alive.People who come to buy food these days are very strapped for money, so they just buy a pound or two.

This little daughter-in-law has come to buy grain twice, and each time she bought five kilograms. She is easily targeted.

If she buys dozens of kilograms of wheat seeds at once and there is no man to back her up, he is worried that she will be robbed.

Qin Liu was stunned, but turned around and went home.She told Old Man Li what the grain store owner said.

Old Man Li also looked solemn and silent.He didn't have any good ideas.

There is no man in the family to support them. If their wealth is exposed again, they are targeted and suffer disaster, they will really not be able to survive.

When Ma Ang was delivering firewood, he saw Old Man Li and Qin Liu sighing and frowning in the yard.

Qin Liu handed Ma Ang two cents, but Ma Ang only took one cent: "I gave it last time, just take one cent this time."

Qin Liu was very embarrassed, so he went to the house to pour a bowl of hot water and gave it to Ma Ang, asking him to drink it before leaving.

Ma Ang was not polite. After drinking the hot water, he placed the bowl beside the well and left.

Old Man Li looked at Qin Liu approvingly, and when he saw Ma Ang's back disappearing outside the yard, he still called out to him: "Big nephew!"

Ma Ang turned around and came back with a simple smile: "Hey, Uncle Li, what's the matter?"

Old man Li looked at Ma Ang, then at Qin Liu, and finally said: "I have something I want to ask you to help me with. I wonder if my eldest nephew will have a lot of time?"

"Uncle, tell me. I've been idle lately."

Old Man Li spoke slowly: "You have also seen the situation of my family. Only Dalang's mother can work. We still have a few acres of land in the mountains, and we haven't planted any seeds yet."

(End of this chapter)