Five-year-old little girl: Mom has thousands of acres of material space

Wet rice cannot be put directly into sacks. It must be dried in the sun, otherwise it will become moldy and rotten and cannot be eaten.

But in these ten days of rainy weather, there is no sun and the rice cannot be dried. As time goes by, the rice that has been exposed to water will still become moldy and rotten after getting wet.

"It's all your fault! Rimasa clearly said that the rice should be harvested early, but you had to wait a few more days for the rice to be fully ripe. Now wait for something to happen!"

"Can you blame me? Who knew it would rain again!"

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Suddenly, those families who did not harvest rice in advance not only regretted their mistake, but also blamed each other.

And those families who had harvested their rice in advance expressed their gratitude to Li Zheng for his foresight with their hands clasped together.

When Li Zheng came over wearing a raincoat, Jiang Wei was ironing the clothes. In the rainy weather for more than ten days, the washed clothes could not be dried, so he had to find an iron from the space to help.

"Ms. Xiaoxiao, the rain keeps falling and I don't know when it will stop. There are still many people in the village whose rice has not been dried. What do you think we should do?"

As soon as Li Zheng entered the yard, he didn't even take off his raincoat. He sat under the eaves with a sullen face and sighed: "Xiaoxiao Niang, you have read a book and know much better than us mud-legged people. Can you think of a way for us? Otherwise, I'm afraid." If this continues, the villagers will not even be able to pay the food tax this year..."

Jiang Wei thought for a while and then asked: "Uncle Liu, do many people in the village have earthen Kangs in their homes?"

"There are quite a few." Satozheng nodded quickly.

Xuzhou is neither south nor north. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Most families have made earthen kangs at home, but there are a few families who do not have earthen kangs because their families are poor. They only use four beds for sleeping. A large stone was used as the foot of the bed, and a wooden board was placed on top to make it simple.

"That's good." Jiang Xiao added, "You ask everyone to spread the rice on the kang, and then burn the kang to dry it..."

"I'm afraid this will cost a lot of firewood, right?" After listening to Jiang Wei's explanation, Li Zheng frowned worriedly.

But there is no way, this is the only way to save the damp and rice-stricken rice.

So he said goodbye to Jiang Wei and hurried home.

After returning home, Li Zheng thought for a moment, then put on his raincoat and went out again. He beat gongs and drums to summon everyone to gather in the ancestral hall, conveyed Jiang Wei's words, and told everyone how to burn the kang to dry rice.

"How could Ms. Jiang have thought that she could produce thousands of kilograms of rice at once? How much firewood would it take to dry it? Her family doesn't have rice, so she doesn't know how expensive this firewood is!"

The speaker was Li Dayong's daughter-in-law. She said with dissatisfaction that a bundle of firewood could be sold for three or four cents in the town.

But this time, no one helped.

"His third aunt, if you don't want to burn it, just wait until the rice rots at home. No one is forcing you." At this time, Aunt Wang, who had always been at odds with the Jiang family, suddenly spoke, "The Jiang family also came up with this idea to As for us, her family doesn’t have any rice, so she doesn’t need to take care of us at all. She will find a solution for everyone, but you still think too little about one thing or another.”

"That's right!" Qiu Lianniang also stood up and said, "Xiaoxiao, your mother won't harm us. This firewood is all over the mountains, and it doesn't cost money. It just takes a little effort. If you don't burn the kang, the rice will rot. You have no regrets at all."

"Bah, how many benefits has Mrs. Jiang given you, and you are speaking for her like this?" Li Dayong's wife yelled, not wanting to be outdone.

"Stop the quarrel!" Li Zheng shouted, and glanced at Li Dayong's wife with a stern gaze, "If you don't want to burn the kang, forget it. I still say what I said, if you want to burn it, burn it. If you don't want to waste firewood, just find a way on your own! "

He is willing to ask Jiang Wei to find a way for the villagers, but in the end whether he is willing to implement it or not depends on the individual. Li Dayong's wife shut up angrily when Li Zheng glared at her, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing Li Zheng getting angry, Li Dayong didn't dare to say anything. He glared at his wife, secretly hating her for talking too much when she had nothing to do.

After the last rice harvest, the people in the village no longer dare to question Li Zheng's words easily. What's more, Qiu Lianniang is right. This firewood doesn't cost much and is all over the mountains. Although it has been raining in the past few days, the firewood on the mountains is The firewood is all wet, but anyone who usually burns a stove will stock up on some firewood, so let’s use it first.

So, everyone went home and burned the kang.

Li Zheng also went home to prepare for the kang burning.

Although the group of people who harvested rice early were not harmed by the second heavy rain, it continued to rain all day long, and there was still some rice that was not dried. They also planned to use the stove drying method to remove moisture from the rice. for better storage.

Li Zheng arranged for the women and elderly people in the family to burn the stove at home, while he took Liu Dagang with him in his raincoat and went up the mountain to chop wood.

The firewood on the mountain has been soaked by the rain and cannot be used when it is brought back. It needs to be left to dry for a while.

Jiang Xiaoxiao's family lives at the end of the village, close to the foot of the mountain. You can see many people going to the mountain these days. It seems that her mother-in-law's method has been implemented.

However, there is a lot of rain, and the mountain roads will inevitably be slippery and difficult to walk. When the villagers have problems in the mountains, don't blame her mother...

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Wei was sitting under the eaves sewing autumn clothes, and couldn't help but ask when he saw this.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was twisting and playing with the silk thread that her mother took out from the space in her hand. It was a fine silk fabric with excellent toughness and softness. It was not like the twine made from ramie in this era, which was not only not wear-resistant, but also made into clothes. It's burlap, and it's very abrasive when worn on the body.

"Mom, why did you sew the cuffs?" She pointed at the half-sewn autumn shirt in Jiang Wei's hand.

Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, then he unknowingly spread the entire autumn sweater flat. After a closer look, he found that it was sewn wrong.

Autumn shirts usually have two layers, and a gap should be left between the two layers of cloth. When winter comes, stuffing reeds, straw or other stuff into the two layers of cloth to keep warm. She originally wanted to sew up the gap, but her family didn't There was a shortage of fabric, so the winter coat would be made extra, but she didn't expect that she would also sew the cuffs.

Jiang Wei coughed awkwardly and silently put the needle and thread back into the sewing box, "Forget it, just wait until the rain stops and go directly to the ready-made clothes shop in the town to buy ready-made ones."

Jiang Xiaoxiao was silent.

Her mother-in-law is great at everything and fits the role of the all-purpose heroine in the novel, but this needlework... I really can’t praise her.

"Mom, I remember that Aunt Qiulian is very good at needlework. How about we ask her for help." Jiang Xiao suggested.

"Okay." Jiang Wei thought for a while and agreed.

Go to the town to buy ready-made ones. There are very few materials to choose from, and most of the ready-made clothes sold in the town are made of coarse cloth. She doesn't like it, but if you go to Qiu Lian Niang to order it, you can get the fabric and make it yourself. You can get ready-made clothes of any material you want.

There are also several large boxes of fabrics piled up in her space, including cotton, silk, woolen, leather, chemical fiber, and chiffon. Most of them are high-quality fabrics that are only available in modern times.

When the time comes, ask Qiulian Niang to make a few more pieces. She also has a lot of fabrics made of down and cashmere in her space. By the way, I asked her to make winter clothes as well. (End of chapter)