Aunt Huang is obviously only a few years younger than Old Lady Tian, but she is a generation younger than Old Lady Tian. Zhang Lanru is also much older than Tian Tian, so it feels a bit strange for Tian Tian to call her sister-in-law.
And since Tian Tian calls Aunt Huang "Aunt", she should also call Zhang Yan "Aunt".
"Auntie! Eat!" Zhang Yan held the melon seeds and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Ouch! Baby? You can't eat this!" Tian Tian reached out and grabbed the sticky melon seeds covered with saliva.
"Ah! Ah!" Zhang Yan stretched out her hand to grab it.
"Can she eat melon seeds?" Tian Tian asked Zhang Lanru.
"You can give her the melon seeds to eat." Zhang Lanru said.
Zhang Yan has grown teeth now, and she wants to put anything she can get into her mouth. I don't dare give anything else to a child like her, such as peanuts, but it's okay for her to eat some melon seeds to grind her teeth.
Tian Tian was a little disgusted with the melon seeds that were covered with the child's saliva, so she peeled them for her to eat. She peeled a seed and gave it to Zhang Yan, watching Zhang Yan hold the tiny seed in her little hands and grind it bit by bit with her upper and lower four front teeth.
Seeing that Zhang Yan would not choke, Tian Tian felt relieved and reached out to grab a handful of clean melon seeds to crack and eat.
Over there, Zhang Lanru had already joined Chen Guihua and the others to play poker. Tian Lisong and Tian Lilin also consciously left the table and went outside to work. There was less work in winter, but if you really wanted to find some work to do, you could find it.
If you twist a few more hemp ropes every day, you can earn a little more money when you go to the supply and marketing social hemp ropes during the Spring Festival.
Listening to the mothers nearby talking about parenting, Tian Tian turned around and asked Tian Lisong who was twisting hemp rope in front of the brazier.
"Dad! Do you think the supply and marketing society will accept us if we weave that straw mat?"
"We can actually collect it, but it's too much work to weave a straw mat, and a lot of Ula grass is needed. We may not be able to weave more than a few in a whole winter. And even if we give it to the supply and marketing cooperative, they may not be able to sell it. To be honest, it's not cost-effective," said Tian Lisong.
People nowadays don't cut corners when doing their work. Most people weave the mats very carefully, weaving them bit by bit by hand, so they can work more slowly.
"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly want to ask about selling straw mats?" Tian Lisong asked.
"It's nothing. There's a classmate in my dormitory who told me that the straw mat I sleep on is very warm at night. So she wanted to buy one, but the supply and marketing cooperative didn't sell any straw mats." Tian Tian explained.
"If your classmate wants one, just tell me and I'll make one for her," said Tian Lisong.
"No way! It's so hard for you to weave a straw mat." Tian Tian curled her lips. She was not stupid. The straw mat her father weaved for her was not an ordinary thin straw mat, but two or three times thicker than that. It was soft and warm to lay on, and it was woven very densely and tightly. It was obvious that a lot of effort had been put into it.
If she asked Tian Lisong to weave one for Liang Rong, if it was too thin, Liang Rong would feel uncomfortable; if it was too thick, the amount of Ula grass she used and the time spent would be too much, so Liang Rong might not appreciate it.
Besides, Liang Rong is not the only one who has a good relationship with her. Li Wenxiu and Ma Shuhua also have a good relationship with her, and Yu Juanhua also has a good relationship with her. Liang Rong’s gifts have all been given, so how could their gifts be left out?
If they don't send it, it will look bad, and they might feel unhappy. If they send it, they won't have to do any other work at home, and they can just weave straw mats at home and go up the mountain to cut Ula grass.
"Is it so difficult? It only takes a week to weave a straw mat." Tian Lisong said with a smile.
No, my mother told me before that you would weave straw mats whenever you had time, and you would weave until midnight with an oil lamp, and my grandmother even scolded you for that.
Tian Tian pursed her lips and suddenly had an idea in her mind, but she turned her head to look at Zhang Lanru who was playing cards, and still closed her mouth.
When it was getting late, Zhang Lanru also went home with Zhang Yaner.
Everyone also cleaned up the woolen biscuits, peanut shells, and playing cards on the kang and prepared to go back to rest.
Seeing Tian Lisong go out, Tian Tian hurried out to look for Tian Lisong.
"Dad!" Tian Tian chased after him and shouted.
"What's wrong?" Tian Lisong put down the work in his hands and turned around to ask.
"You said that we have so much Ula grass on the mountain. Can we weave various things and then sell them through the supply and marketing cooperatives?" Tian Tian asked.
Ula grass is quite commonly used here. It can be used to weave pillows, mats, hemp ropes, straw sandals, and insoles. These things can be used in daily life, such as mattresses. If they are really for sale, many people in the city will probably want to buy them.
There are also insoles made of Ula grass. They are very warm to wear in winter and will keep your feet from getting frozen. They are also breathable and sweat-absorbent, so you won’t feel bad about throwing them away if they are worn out.
They would definitely wear straw sandals in the summer, because they do a lot of work in the summer and wearing shoes is too tiring. Wearing straw sandals is much more convenient. When they get dirty, just rinse the sandals in water and then shake off the water.
The same goes for pillows. Ula grass can be stuffed directly into the pillowcase, or it can be woven into a small pillow. It can also help with sleep and is very comfortable to use.
Tian Lisong couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "Who wants something made of Ula grass? Every household can make it, but it can't be sold at a high price, so no one would buy it."
"Dad!" Tian Tian raised her voice a little, trying to get Tian Lisong's attention, "We won't buy it, but people in the city will! There are so many students in the two high schools in the city, like my roommate, she also wants a straw mat, but she has no place to buy it. If the supply and marketing cooperative sells it, someone will definitely buy it for their child."
"Not everyone in the city is rich. Those who don't have money can buy a straw mat to put under their body. They can cover it with a sheet, or they can sleep without a sheet. There are also pillows. Can't you just use a straw pillow? That way you don't need a cloth pillowcase."
Tian Tian became more and more excited as she spoke, and the more she spoke, the more she felt that this method was feasible. "Our price is cheaper than buying fabric, and it is also very durable. And you don't need a ticket. I'm sure many people will buy it."
She really thinks that things made of Ula straw are particularly good. If it were her, she would definitely buy it.
"We don't have to buy expensive things. We can earn only one or two cents for a small item, and a little more for a big item. This is also an income. Anyway, everyone is idle at home in winter, so we might as well weave something."
Tian Lisong shook his head helplessly, thinking that Tian Tian was still a little too naive and did things on an impulsive basis.
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