Chapter 346 Snow Boots
Everyone was talking while sweeping the snow. When talking about sweet potatoes, everyone said they were delicious and praised them highly.
After sweeping the snow, everyone went home to cook.
Shen Yueyao stood at the door for a while, a faint smile on her face.
Shen Yueyao went back to the house to wash up.
Because there is a stove, there is no need to boil water separately. Just put a kettle on the stove, and the water in the kettle will be hot the next morning.
It’s just right to use the water in the kettle to wash and you won’t get cold.
Shen Yueyao washed up and made breakfast.
After making breakfast, she went into the house and found that Dabao and Erbao were still not awake.
She quietly closed the door and let the eldest and second children continue to sleep.
She hadn't eaten either, and she wasn't hungry anyway, so she just waited for the eldest and second babies to eat.
She thought this weather was perfect for sleeping in.
Shen Yueyao sat next to the stove, knitting a sweater while warming herself by the fire.
It was still windy and snowy outside.
Shen Yueyao sat on a chair next to the stove, wearing a thick cotton coat, warming herself by the stove, and didn't feel cold.
Just listening to the wind outside makes me feel drowsy.
But knitting a sweater is not boring at all.
For Shen Yueyao, knitting a sweater was something she did casually, and her thoughts were not on the sweater.
Shen Yueyao was thinking about what delicious food to make for Dabao and Erbao at noon.
Since the eldest brother came back, the old house was renovated, a kang was installed, and a stove was added. Mother and Daya and Erya moved into the old house.
However, if she has any problems, her eldest brother, mother, and the two girls will come to help.
Shen Yueyao was thinking about what to eat for lunch.
Some radishes that were planted in the field were also brought home.
Maybe you can make shredded radish pancakes.
In winter, when she is not very busy, Shen Yueyao likes to cook for the eldest and second babies herself and adjust their diets.
Maybe because they eat well, the eldest and second children are in good health now. They are not only energetic, but have also grown a lot taller and grow faster.
It turns out that children still need to keep up with nutrition.
Fortunately, the eldest and second children had experienced not having enough to eat before, so now they are not picky about food at all. They eat whatever is cooked and they always eat a lot.
This way, food won’t be wasted.
Seeing that Dabao and Erbao were willing to eat it, Shen Yueyao was also willing to make it for them.
Maybe she would feel a sense of accomplishment when she saw them happily eating.
After two days of rest, tomorrow is the time for everyone to continue working. The embroidery workshop will then start knitting sweaters with wool.
She'll probably be busy.
Moreover, Fourth Brother uses a lot of mutton, and there are many sheep on the farm. Fourth Brother said that he will send more wool later.
It’s a good time to knit more sweaters and trousers during winter.
These things did not exist in this era, so it is conceivable that sweaters and trousers would be popular if they were spread out.
Shen Yueyao thought that she could teach the knitting method to the people in the embroidery workshop. After the people in the embroidery workshop finish work, if any relatives want to learn, she can teach them.
In this way, some women who have no work to do at home in the winter can knit sweaters and sell them to supplement the family income.
Because there is a lot of demand for wool, those who raise sheep can also sell some wool to make some money.
There are many things to do in an embroidery workshop.
Many people have placed orders for four-piece suits, ready-made clothes, and bags. Now, sweaters and trousers have been added to the order, so I guess we are quite busy.
Judging from the amount of finished products produced by the embroidery workshop, I guess they don’t make too many sweaters and trousers.
Unless she continues to expand enrollment.
But most of the people in nearby villages who are good at work are working in workshops.
If we want to recruit more people to work, we will need some people from other towns.
It's still some distance away.
Unless she builds another workshop somewhere else.
If we just rely on living in the dormitory, we still won’t be able to accommodate everyone.
Unless more dormitories are built.
In this way, if Liuhe Village continues to develop, its population will exceed that of the town.
Therefore, the embroidery workshop cannot take on so many jobs for the time being. Shen Yueyao thought that some women from farming households could learn to knit sweaters, which should help supplement their family income.
She would not ask everyone to keep the knitting method a secret, but instead encouraged everyone to teach it to their relatives.
Shen Yueyao was thinking about these things, and half the morning passed.
Dabao and Erbao just got up.
Hearing the noise in the house, Shen Yueyao put down the things in her hands, walked into the house, and saw Dabao and Erbao dressing themselves.
Now both babies can dress and wash themselves without Shen Yueyao's help, and they are very good at taking care of themselves.
When the two babies saw Shen Yueyao, they called her mother obediently.
Shen Yueyao said: "Wake up, did you sleep well last night?"
Dabao nodded and said, "Mom, I slept very well. Mom, I like the warm kang. It's not cold even on snowy days. But I don't want to get out of the quilt in the morning."
Erbao nodded and said, "Brother is right. It's cold outside and there's no warmth in the quilt."
Shen Yueyao smiled and understood Liang Bao's feelings very well.
There is no heating here. The kang is heated, and the kang is warm, but that only warms the quilt. The air is still cold.
Even if the stove is burning brightly, it is still the same. It cannot be compared with the heating in the technological age.
When she woke up in the morning, she felt a little reluctant to get out of bed.
"Mom put your clothes under the quilt early to keep them warm. Will it be okay if you put them on?"
Dabao said: "Well, I'll be warm once I put on my clothes. Mom, this down jacket is warm. My brother and I like it very much."
Dabao and Erbao still remember how cold it was last year when they wore thin clothes in winter.
So now both of them cherish their down jackets very much.
Erbao said, "Mom, the kids in the village are all envious of the down jackets we wear."
Dabao said, "They envy our mother for being so powerful."
Shen Yueyao pinched their cheeks lightly with amusement and said, “Then do you have any method for down jackets?”
Dabao said, "Yes, I told them that they are all filled with duck and goose down, just like cotton is used to make cotton-padded clothes. They can go home and tell their parents to make them for them."
Erbao said, "Making a feather mattress out of chicken feathers is also warm."
These are what their mother said, and they all remember them. They also told them to their friends who played together.
Shen Yueyao praised: "Oh, you are so awesome and smart."
"Come on, clap your hands!"
Shen Yueyao stretched out her hand, and Dabao and Erbao stretched out their hands and high-fived Shen Yueyao.
This can be considered as Shen Yueyao's encouragement to them.
When Dabao was about to get off the kang, he looked outside and said, "Mom, did we get up too late?"
Dabao felt that it didn't feel like morning at all.
Shen Yueyao said: "You are young now, and it is the time for you to grow up. It is better to get more sleep. You don't have to get up early. Rest when you need to rest."
Su Xueyi wanted to be stricter with the two babies so that they could develop good habits at a young age.
Because Su Xueyi was like this when she was a child.
But Shen Yueyao couldn't bear to let them go, thinking that at their age, they should have more fun and sleep more.
Seeing that Shen Yueyao was reluctant to let the two treasures suffer, Su Xueyi could only say that when they turned five, they would officially start studying and practicing martial arts, and they could no longer be allowed to play.
Shen Yueyao understood that this era was different from the previous one.
Boys are considered adults at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
But she just wanted to make her two children's childhood as comfortable and easy as possible, without any pressure.
Fortunately, the two children are sensible. They will study even when they are playing. They are also very self-disciplined, so she doesn't have to worry about anything.
After Shen Yueyao saw that they were dressed, she went to the stove and poured hot water into the basin, mixed it with warm water, and let the two treasures wash with the warm water.
After they washed up, Shen Yueyao took out the hot breakfast from the pot and gave it to them.
It was steamed eggs with hot milk and her homemade hamburgers.
After washing up, the two treasures sat at the small table next to the stove and ate their meal seriously.
After eating, Dabao and Erbao looked at Shen Yueyao and said, "Mom, it's snowing so heavily outside."
As they spoke, the two treasures blinked their big eyes and looked at Shen Yueyao, looking expectant and excited.
Shen Yueyao suddenly remembered that she had promised to take the two treasures to build a snowman.
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Do you want to build a snowman?"
The two treasures nodded vigorously, their eyes shining brightly.
Mother has never played with them on snowy days.
Shen Yueyao put down her things and said with a smile: "Let's go to the yard and build a snowman."
Shen Yueyao opened the door and looked outside, and found that the snow had stopped and the sun was out.
The wind was really cold, blowing into people's ears and necks, making them shiver.
Shen Yueyao quickly put on her hat, she thought, it would be nice if she had a scarf.
Fortunately, we have wool now, so we can use it to make scarves.
Shen Yueyao saw Dabao and Erbao were about to come out, and hurriedly put hats and gloves on them.
Looking at their shoes, Shen Yueyao's expression changed, "The embroidery workshop can make snow boots."
When Shen Yueyao thought of this, she felt that she could arrange another job for the embroidery workshop.
That is to make scarves and snow boots out of wool.
Scarves and snow boots are sold exclusively in the store.
Wearing a scarf in the winter will definitely keep you warmer.
There are also snow boots. When you wear snow boots on snowy days, the ground will not slip easily, the snow will not easily soak into the shoes, and they can also keep you warm.
Because most shoes of this era were made of cloth with soles sewn by everyone.
It is really not warm, especially when you walk on it on a snowy day, your shoes will be soaked with snow water.
It would be strange if it wasn’t cold.
Dabao and Erbao's shoes were made by Shen Yueyao alone. The soles are thicker, so they are not very afraid of snow.
But if you go out for a while, your shoes will probably get wet easily.
Fortunately, we have a stove at home, so we can bake the shoes of the eldest and second baby and they will dry quickly.
"It's going to be cold when the wind blows outside to build a snowman. Aren't you afraid of the cold?"
Dabao and Erbao said, "Don't be afraid of the cold, Mom, let's make a snowman."
"Okay, let's build a snowman. We'll take four carrots and use them as noses for the snowman."
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao went to the inner room and took out a carrot from the basket.
I did feel cold as soon as I left the yard.
Shen Yueyao understands that it is not as cold when it snows as when the snow melts.
Even though the snow has stopped now, the wind is still biting.
But Dabao and Erbao looked excited, as if they didn't feel the cold at all.
The yard I swept this morning had a thin layer of snow because it had snowed in the morning, but it wasn't very thick and didn't affect my feet when I walked on it.
"Come, let's build a snowman. Let's build a snow pile first."
Shen Yueyao taught Dabao and Erbao how to make a snowman, and Dabao and Erbao excitedly followed Shen Yueyao to work together.
I felt cold at first, but after working for a while, I felt warm.
The two babies were very happy and giggled from time to time.
They were making a snowman in the yard, and Shen Yueyao could hear the sounds of children laughing and playing at the street door.
It seems like they are having a snowball fight.
Shen Yueyao couldn't help but smile. The children didn't feel cold in the heavy snow.
"Mom, this is you. Let's add a daddy, and then me and my younger brother Erbao."
They worked together to build four snowmen, making them look like a family of four.
Shen Yueyao knew that although the two children were sensible and rarely mentioned Su Xueyi, they actually missed their father in their hearts.
"Does it look good?"
"It's beautiful. The snowman my mother made is beautiful. It even has a nose, a red nose."
Shen Yueyao looked at the snowman and thought of ice and snow fairy tales.
She suddenly had the urge to draw the scene of making a snowman in the yard.
She also takes time to draw picture albums on weekdays, recording some daily life at home.
This way Su Xueyi can see it when she comes back.
Or when she goes to the academy to see Su Xueyi, she can bring the painting album to Su Xueyi.
I remember when I gave him the picture album before, he said he enjoyed reading it.
There were no cameras in this era, so if you wanted to record some beautiful scenes, you had to draw with a pen.
After building the snowman, Shen Yueyao took out her paintbrush and started painting.
It seemed that when she was drawing these, imagining Su Xueyi's expression and smile when she saw them, she felt a sense of peace and comfort in her heart, as if she could also place her longing for Su Xueyi on them.
She looks busy on weekdays, but only she knows that she misses Su Xueyi very much.
When I think about him, my heart aches a little, but I also feel warm when I think about him.
Shen Yueyao’s painting style is that of a modern cartoon, where the painting is done first and then colored.
Dabao and Erbao were excitedly circling around the four snowmen in the yard, occasionally adding some snow to stick on them.
Sometimes we take the carrot off the snowman and put it back on again, having a lot of fun.
Sometimes Shen Yueyao didn’t quite understand why children could be so happy and play for a long time with a very simple thing, just like the two babies playing around the snowman for a long time at this moment.
Shen Yueyao looked at their cheerful faces and couldn't help but smile.
Although Su Xueyi was studying at the academy, having Dabao and Erbao at home to accompany her could help her alleviate her longing for Su Xueyi.
Just as Shen Yueyao was drawing, hurried footsteps were heard outside.
Immediately afterwards, Li came hurriedly in with a woman from the village.
When Dabao and Erbao saw them, they stopped and said politely, "Aunt Li, Aunt Liu."
Li and the woman Liu responded quickly. They wanted to ask Shen Yueyao, but when they looked up and saw Shen Yueyao, they hurried over.
"Please, Boss, save my dad and the others. Please, Boss."
Liu's eyes were red and she was about to kneel down.
Shen Yueyao quickly stood up and said, "Don't kneel before me yet, what happened?"
Fortunately, the village head's wife, Mrs. Li, remained calm and quickly explained, "It's because Liu Meizi's parents came to deliver something yesterday. On their way back today, the snow made the road difficult to walk on, and they fell off the ox cart. Their condition is quite serious."
"It's snowing now, and it's quite far to go to town. Not to mention that the town clinics are probably closed in this kind of weather. I have no choice but to come and see you, my boss."
Now everyone in the village regards Shen Yueyao as a belief.
If there is something that cannot be solved or if one is at a loss, one can only come to Shen Yueyao, as if she is grabbing the last life-saving piece of driftwood.
Secondly, everyone trusts Shen Yueyao and knows that she is capable, so they come to her when they have no other options.
Shen Yueyao's expression changed, "Why are you in such a hurry to go back? The road is really hard to walk on in the snow."
Liu cried and said, "My parents were supposed to leave yesterday after delivering some things, but they didn't expect it to snow, so they had to stay here for one night. When the snow stopped this morning, they were anxious to go back."
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