"How about this? I'll bring you enough fur to make three carriage curtains later."
Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, how much coarse cloth do you have left? You have three carriages, and you need to enclose three carriages and make three curtains."
The old lady of the Wu family said embarrassedly, "I only have one or two meters tall."
"Many of the adults' winter clothes in my family are made of fur. Children usually use more coarse cloth and cotton. Therefore, we usually don't buy too much."
"Sister-in-law, this was also when I was in the prefectural capital. The villagers bought some and we shared some. Later, when we passed by a county town, my head of the family bought some more."
"I really envy you for being such a good housekeeper. You prepare everything in advance, so you don't have to rush when you need it."
Zhang smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, most of the time, it's our village chief and the elders who worry about everything. Most of the time, we just have to listen to them."
The old lady of the Wu family chuckled. "Speaking of which, when I came here just now, I heard a few families in front of my house praising the village chief, saying that he was doing a good job and was doing the right thing."
Zhang couldn't help but laugh. "It's just that our village chief likes to worry. You've never seen how the village chief gets pissed off by everyone sometimes."
“I’ve never seen that before.”
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, you will see her often in the future."
"Sister-in-law, how about this? I'll trade you a roll of old coarse cloth. Then you can trade it for enough fur to make three carriage curtains."
"Bring your car curtains to my house and we'll make them together. We'll calculate the amount of coarse cloth we need separately. Sister-in-law, do you think this is okay?"
The old lady of the Wu family thought about it and felt that this was a good idea.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll go back and get the furs, and bring my two daughters-in-law with me so we can make the curtains together."
"Okay, sister-in-law. Wait a minute. I'll get you some old coarse cloth. Take it back first and ask your daughter-in-law to fence off the carriage first."
"Okay, don't tell me. As long as you don't get close to the door, your carriage will be very warm since there's basically no draft."
"Right, sister-in-law. Although it takes some time, time is what we have the most these days."
Zhang quickly found a roll of old coarse cloth and said, "Sister-in-law, just take it back. The basket won't fit it."
"Okay, I'll come back later."
The old lady of the Wu family returned home with a roll of old coarse cloth in her arms. She called her two daughters-in-law into a carriage.
"Mom, what's the matter with you calling us here?"
"Yes, mother, is there any work to be done?"
Mrs. Wu once again admired herself. Look at how good the daughter-in-law she had chosen was. The family was harmonious and there was no quarrel.
"I just went to the Yun family in the back. The Yun family girl was making the bed, so I followed her to watch. I have to say, I really learned a lot of good things."
The two daughters-in-law of the Wu family were both confused. Why do they need to learn how to make a bed? Everyone knows how to do it.
Mrs. Wu didn't keep the secret. She lifted up the bed she had made and said, "Look, we put the fur on top of the quilt."
"Mom, this isn't a problem, right?"
"Mom, didn't we lay it out like this in previous years?"
The old lady of the Wu family laughed. "The Yun family put the quilt on top of the fur. Because the fur can block the wind. Our carriage will let the wind in."
"Mom, I understand. I'll swap the quilt and the fur when I get back.
"Mom, I understand what you mean."
"Also, the Yun family surrounded the inside of the carriage with old coarse cloth to block out the wind. She suggested that we hang fur inside the carriage and then hang another layer of old coarse cloth on the outside."
"It's warm and unobtrusive."
"Mom, this is a good idea."
"Mom, if it's hung properly, it will be much warmer inside the car. The children will definitely not be cold."
"But, mother, we don't have enough coarse cloth at home."
The old lady of the Wu family smiled proudly, "The coarse cloth is here. The Yun family is short of fur for making car curtains, and we are short of coarse cloth, so I exchanged a roll of coarse cloth with the Yun family."
"Okay, you two go home and remake the beds. Then rearrange the carriage. When you're done, come to Yun's house and help me make the curtains."
"Mom, how do we make car curtains? Do we have to go to the Yun family? We can make them at home."
The old lady of the Wu family did not keep it a secret. "We will use the old coarse cloth for making car curtains from the Yun family. Her family will use our furs."
"So we decided to do it together. It's quicker this way and we can put it on in the evening."
"No, mother, I don't understand. How can you use fur to make a curtain? Aren't curtains made of cloth? Or if you want to be extravagant, make a small quilt."
"You two probably don't know this. The Yun family came up with a method where they first used fur to form the shape of a carriage curtain, and then sewed the fur together."
"Finally, wrap the sewn fur with old coarse cloth. This will increase the weight of the curtain and prevent the wind from blowing it away."
"And the fur blocks the wind, making it warmer inside the carriage."
"Mom, the Yun family is really smart. We have so many furs at home, and we never thought of using them to sew car curtains."
"Who says it's not? The solution they came up with is really useful. This time I'm not worried about the children being woken up by the cold in the middle of the night."
"Yeah, I also feel that this trip today was worthwhile. Okay, you two should hurry up and set up. My compartment is not urgent, I will clean it up when I get back."
"When you're done, remember to find me at the Yun family's. I'm in the last carriage at the Yun family's. Don't go to the wrong place."
"I understand, mother."
"Mom, don't worry."
The two daughters-in-law of the Wu family happily went to decorate the carriage, holding the old coarse cloth.
The old lady of the Wu family found some furs in the house and put them in the basket. On top of the furs, she placed a small quilt.
Then, she carried the basket and went to Yun's house.
"Sister-in-law, why do you bring so many furs?"
"It's okay. I'll carry it back if I can't use it all."
"Sister-in-law, I thought our carriages are about the same size, so why not just make six curtains of the same size?"
The old lady of the Wu family was very happy. "Okay, I'll listen to you. Anyway, a bigger curtain will be more useful."
Zhang was also happy. "Sister-in-law, I just took down this old carriage curtain from my house. Let's put the fur directly on it."
"Of course, we can lay out a slightly larger size."
"Well, you have more ideas."
The old lady of the Wu family and Zhang, the two of them started spreading the furs directly.
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