Chapter 74 Jinjiang first release Chapter 74 It must be a spirit of fear...
After paying the land tax, there was little work left in the fields. The harvest had already been gathered, and the picking had been done. But even then, there was no rest. Most families would try to gather more firewood to keep on hand, as it would be better than running out of firewood in the winter when the snow fell.
Yu Dayou and Yu Qingjia would go into the mountains to collect firewood every day, along with Fang Dingman and Fang Shan. There were four men in total, and they would go out together at a certain time, like a team.
Yu Qingye would go to the Fang family with Bai Wanqiu to do handicrafts.
Yu Qinglong drew a new embroidery pattern, including designs for couples' bags. While the husbands and wives in the main hall were busy, Yu Qingye sat off to one side, working on the wood.
But this time, he wasn't going to make a pen holder; he was going to make something else. Yu Qinglong didn't say what it was, but simply drew a diagram for Yu Qingjia and asked him to help him make it.
Yu Qingye nailed a flat board to two trapezoidal slanted boards. At first glance, it was unclear what it was. It looked like a stool, but one end was higher than the other. It looked like a ladder, but there weren't any ladders this small.
It was incredibly simple, just three boards nailed together. Yu Qingye felt like anyone could make it. He couldn't help but ask, "Brother, can this be sold?"
Yu Qinglong said: "It's probably a bit difficult. Even if it were to sell, it certainly wouldn't be as easy to sell as a pen holder."
"Huh?" Yu Qingye was even more confused. "Then why are we doing this?"
"For me and Shoucheng," Yu Qinglong whispered. "It's called a foot warmer. Don't tell him yet. He gets cold feet when he sits and reads for a long time. Make this foot warmer and add some cotton to it, and his feet won't feel cold. Speaking of which, second brother, I'm thinking of making a kang table. When you're free, can you help me choose the material for a square table? I want one that's big."
"Why not? The land has been harvested, so there's plenty of time. I can make it for you in a few days if you want. So why don't we make a pen holder this time?"
"I'm not going to do it this time. Just help me make this footrest and then make me a square table. But that square table might not be easy to make. I want a pull-out one, or a double table. You can think about it after I finish drawing the blueprint."
"Okay. You draw it. Once I'm done with the footrest, I'll look at the drawings and choose the wood."
"good."
After saying this, Yu Qinglong continued to draw the square table picture.
It's not that he hadn't considered selling foot warmers. But there were other alternatives in the summer, and in the winter, many people in the north worked directly on the kang (kang-heated bed). If it was cold, they'd just sit there covered with a blanket. After all, a heated kang was always warmer than the ground, so generally no one would use it.
He thought of making something like this for Fang Shu simply because they were used to working while sitting on chairs.
Maybe some can be sold in the south, but it is really hard to sell in the north.
However, he did intend to think carefully about the thermal insulation items.
Firewood isn't very expensive in spring, summer, and autumn, but it goes up in winter. In spring, summer, and autumn, a bundle of firewood sells for three cents in town and four cents in the county seat. But in winter, the price generally increases by 30% to 40%.
In fact, a bundle of firewood can only burn for two days at most. In winter, burning a bundle of firewood for two days is considered economical, so you can imagine how much it costs.
When he first arrived, it was spring, with trees sprouting new growth, and it looked vibrant. But now, looking out, the mountain feels like it's been "groomed." Growth is outpacing consumption. It's still okay in the village, with more trees than people. But in towns, counties, or provincial capitals, the baldness would be much worse, especially as winter approaches.
So although cotton is expensive, sometimes it may be more cost-effective than firewood.
Yu Qingye didn't understand anything, so he just did whatever his brother asked him to do. He just felt happy to be able to make money with his skills.
He had earned several hundred coins from making pen holders these past few times, and his husband also made some, so perhaps if they pooled their money together they could save up a coin.
Just thinking about it makes people feel motivated to work.
Yu Qingye chiseled and nailed in two footrests.
The two are exactly the same, one has a small fish carved on it, and the other has a small tree carved on it.
Yu Qinglong asked Wu Sheng to bring him five pounds of good cotton. He and Fang Shu each made foot warmers out of two pounds. He used the remaining three pounds, combined with two pieces of cloth, to make a small quilt.
This thing doesn't require any technical skills, and anyone who knows how to sew can basically make it, so he made it himself. In order to make it easier to disassemble and wash, he also made it with laces.
But he had never stuffed cotton before, and was afraid that it would not be even, so he asked Fang Wu to do the job for him. He learned from her and finally made it into a foot warmer.
Fang Shu didn't know at first. After taking a shower and coming back, he thought he would wait until his hair was dry before going to bed, and help Yu Qinglong polish the content of his newly written storybook. Unexpectedly, there was a strange-looking thing under the table.
"What is this?" Fang Shu pondered for a long time but still couldn't understand. The key point was that he had never seen it before.
"A foot warmer," Yu Qinglong said. "Take off your shoes and put your feet in. They'll be warm in no time."
"Made it for me?" Fang Shu was overjoyed. He had been busy recently, and it had been a while since his husband had made anything new for him.
"Yeah, we can both use it," Yu Qinglong said, putting his feet in as well. The footrests were separate, but the foot warmers on top had been fashioned into two obtuse-angled L-shaped tubes. These could be connected together, with the larger one slipped over the smaller one, and then tied at the intersection. The people sitting opposite each other could simply insert their feet through one tube opening.
If you want to use it separately, you can fold the front opening inward after separating it, put your foot in and step on the folded part to prevent air from leaking.
Fang Shu put his foot in and asked Yu Qinglong to step on his foot. The two of them dried their hair while writing storybooks, looking up at each other from time to time. They were as sweet as honey.
That night, Yu Qinglong's story about Gu Huai'en's love for Mo Lanzhou was discovered by the family of the man possessed by Mo Lanzhou. The family felt that Gu Huai'en's behavior was shameful. He was clearly a man, but he was in love with his own man's child!
What are you talking about seniors and seniors? It's so disrespectful!
The family was so angry that they brought the matter to the academy. Mo Lanzhou could no longer go to the academy, and Gu Huai'en was criticized and criticized. Soon, he was framed by a classmate who was jealous of his talent and had to leave the academy.
After reading it, Fang Shu actually said what Lu Dexin had said: "Why is it so difficult for lovers to be together! Long Ge'er, when will they be together?"
Yu Qinglong said, "Our relationship is about to end. Of course, we can't be together so easily. Besides, isn't it more interesting to be emotionally involved like this?"
Fang Shu thought about it and it seemed so. Every day after watching a little bit of it, he would feel anxious and anxious, and at the same time he hoped that the two of them would be together soon, but he also felt that the feeling of being in love but not being able to be with each other was really hard to let go.
"Will Mo Xian go find Gu Xiucai next?"
"Yes. But they certainly can't be together smoothly."
Yu Qinglong was very cruel at this time. If these two wanted to be together, they would face many hardships ahead.
Fang Shu was looking at Yu Qinglong intently at this time, as if he had some doubts in his mind.
Yu Qinglong asked, "What's wrong?"
Fang Shu said, "Long'er, are you really not Xian'er?"
Yu Qinglong couldn't help but laugh: "If I were really an immortal, I would have let you pass the imperial examination directly. You can get more tax exemptions and be exempted from the imperial examination. How great is that? The reason I can't do that is because I am also an ordinary person."
Fang Shu sighed, "That's good. You always have so many weird ideas and thoughts. I'm worried that one day you'll fly away and I won't be able to catch you."
"No, I already said I want to have a baby with you, have you forgotten?"
"No," Fang Shu said, "I've been keeping it in mind. I even thought of a name for it."
"So early?"
Yu Qinglong was a little surprised. Just as he was about to ask what the name was, he heard his eldest brother shouting from outside, "Aunt, can you come out for a moment? Jian'er seems to be giving birth!"
Fang Wu responded and came out with Fang Dingman. Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu were stunned for a moment, then quickly put on their shoes and went out.
Yu Qinglong said, "Mother, should I go with Shoucheng to invite Aunt Liang?"
Fang Wu said, "Not yet. The baby won't be born so quickly. I'll go see how your sister-in-law is doing first."
Apart from the eldest sister-in-law, Fang Wu was the only woman in the yard. The others either didn't understand or were not convenient, so they could only wait outside.
After standing there for a while, Fang Shu felt something was wrong, so he ran back to the house, took out his cotton-padded jacket, and put it on Yu Qinglong's head: "Be careful not to get cold."
Today happens to be October, and it is very cold in the mornings and evenings.
Yu Qinglong simply covered Fang Shu with his clothes: "Your hair isn't dry yet."
At this time, Fang Wu came out and said, "Shoucheng and Long'er, you two should go find your Aunt Liang quickly and tell her that your sister-in-law is about to give birth. Head of the household, you and the Qing family should go boil some water. How can this child be so patient? Hurry up, what are you standing there for?!"
"Oh, go right away!" "Burn it now!"
Several big men ran around, some were looking for someone, some were carrying firewood, and some were adding water to the pot.
The house was completely busy at night.
Fang Wu stayed in the house to look after Zhou Jian'er, while Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu went to look for Aunt Liang. Aunt Liang knew that Zhou Jian'er might give birth in the next few days, but she didn't expect it to be so late at night, so she quickly got dressed and came out.
Fang Shu said, "Brother Long, take Aunt Liang home. I'll go and ask my father and grandpa to come over."
"Here are the clothes." Yu Qinglong took off the clothes covering his head while speaking, but Fang Shu wrapped him up again without a second thought: "Don't let yourself get cold, go back quickly."
"Defend the city!"
Fang Shu had already run away, so Yu Qinglong had to hurry back home. But in fact, it was not him who took Aunt Liang back, but Aunt Liang who took him to find his home.
Yu Qinglong could faintly hear his sister-in-law groaning before he even entered the main door. Aunt Liang went straight into the side room, and a moment later, Wu came out from behind. "Brother Long, go find the scissors. Do you know where we put the jar of unfinished white wine last time?"
"It's in the kitchen, mom. Do you want to bring them all over?"
"Take them all. Send them outside the wing room and I'll bring them in later. I need to find some cotton curtains and hang them up early. I can't let it get cold in the room."
"Auntie, how is Jane?"
"That's fine. Just ask your uncle to boil more water!"
Yu Qinglong found a pair of scissors and some wine and placed them outside the room. Then he went to the kitchen to find a piece of ginger, cut it into slices, added some washed green onion roots, added water, and put it on a small stove to boil.
Fang Dingman asked doubtfully, "Do we still need ginger water to give birth to a baby?"
Why did he remember that Fang Shu didn't use this when he was born?
"It's for Fang Shu. He ran out with his hair wet and I was afraid he would catch a cold." A cold can be very serious these days, so Yu Qinglong thought it would be better to be cautious.
"You two, you really treasure each other. Is that enough? If not, I'll go get some more."
"That's enough, father." Yu Qinglong let the ginger and scallion water boil up there and went out to see if there was anything else he could help with.
At this time, Fang Wu found the thick curtain and said, "Long'er, you are tall, see if you can hang it. If you can, please hang it. I will go in and help Aunt Liang."
Yu Qinglong was not much shorter than Fang Shu, and now that his elder brother had also come out, the two of them worked together to nail the curtain shut.
At this time, Yu Dayou brought Zhou Yuehua over, but it was not convenient for him to help, so he could only help out outside.
Seeing this, Yu Qinglong pulled Fang Shu back into the house and prepared some ginger and scallion water for him: "Put your feet in it and soak them until you sweat a little, then wipe them clean to drive away the cold."
Fang Shu smiled and said, "Thank you for thinking of me at this time."
Yu Qinglong threw the foot towel to him and said, "Don't be so proud. Just soak your feet. I'll go see if there's anything else I can help you with. If you want to come out, cover yourself tightly."
Fang Shu naturally couldn't stop him.
There were quite a few people standing in the yard, but they were all men. Yu Qinglong thought there was someone else who could help, so he went next door to find Fang Shan's sister-in-law. A little later, Wu Nan arrived and also entered the wing room.
All that’s left is to wait.
Yu Qinglong felt his heart tighten when he heard screams of pain coming from the side room, which became louder and louder.
He had never experienced these things. He had only seen people giving birth on TV before, but that was just on TV after all, and had nothing to do with him.
Now that he is a living person and a relative, it is hard not to care.
He asked, "Father, can't my eldest brother go in?"
Zhou Yuehua said: "No, that's unlucky."
What kind of unlucky thing is that? How scared would my sister-in-law be?!
But with so many people, it was obvious that he couldn't convince them all in such a short time by himself.
"Brother Long, go get me a bowl of sugar water!" Fang Wu called from inside the room, "Tell your sister-in-law to be stronger."
"Okay, Mom!" Yu Qinglong went to the kitchen to get a bowl of sugar water, opened the door and handed it over. "How's it going in there, Mom?"
"It'll take a while."
“…”
Yu Qinglong felt that his sister-in-law's voice was becoming more and more painful. He felt as if he was being split in two and his scalp was numb.
He couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Dad, did it hurt like this when you gave birth to us?"
Zhou Yuehua wanted to say that the pain was normal, but then he remembered his youngest son saying he didn't want to have a baby because he was afraid of the pain. He was afraid that saying it would scare the child, so he said, "The pain is only temporary, and it will go away after the baby is born."
Yu Qinglong: “…” It was the same as not saying anything, so it still hurt.
He suddenly felt less envious of the child.
After Zhou Yuehua finished speaking, she noticed that her youngest son was quiet for a moment, so she stepped back a few steps and asked, "What's wrong, Long Ge'er?"
Yu Qinglong: “…”
Just as he was about to say it was okay, someone suddenly caught him from behind.
Fang Shu finished soaking his feet and covered them tightly. He came over and asked with a smile, "Brother Long, where are you going?"
Yu Qinglong suddenly felt relieved. He pulled the man aside and whispered, "If I do this from now on, you must stay by my side, otherwise I won't be able to rest assured. Feel my back, I'm sweating from fear."
Fang Shu said, "Okay, I'll do as you say. I'd be afraid if someone else was guarding you. I'd be worried."
Yu Qinglong nodded and continued to pull the people back: "Let's stay away from each other."
Fang Shu suppressed his laughter and said, "Okay."
Zhou Yuehua was originally very anxious, but when she saw her son and son-in-law like this while carrying hot water, she was a little amused. How could they be so scared?
But it was all thanks to these two children. Otherwise, it wouldn't be convenient for him, as a father, to go in, which would have been even more frustrating. Now I really owe a lot to my in-laws, and I don't know how to thank them.
Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu eventually retreated to the door of their own room. But the noise didn't subside, and instead grew clearer. Yu Qinglong was practically paralyzed. Over half an hour had passed, and the baby still wasn't born.
He was just wondering whether he needed to go to Shangxi Village to invite his master and senior sister, when finally a powerful cry replaced his sister-in-law's voice.
"It's born!" Everyone in the yard was surprised. Yu Qinglong pulled Fang Shu and rushed out of the wing room, as if they could really see the baby in the next second.
"It's a boy. A little man." Fang Wu said with a smile, "Both mother and daughter are doing well. Jian'er is tired and can't talk, so you can rest assured."
"Thank you, my dear in-laws, for your hard work!" Zhou Yuehua said, "Thank you also to Sister Liang and Wu Nan's niece-in-law!"
"What are you thanking me for? We're all family!" Wu Nan said, "Uncle Yu and Uncle Zhou, this kid is quite strong!"
"He looks like the Qing family!" Fang Wu handed over the blood. "His hair is really good. I see he'll be as tall as his father in the future."
"Thank you, Auntie." Yu Qingjia took the water and poured it out before returning shortly afterwards. "When can I go in and take a look?"
"It will be fine now. But don't go in directly. Warm up in the small room first, so as not to bring the cold air into the house."
Yu Qingjia washed his hands and went in. Yu Qinglong waited anxiously for a long time: "Dad, will I not be able to see my nephew tonight?"
Zhou Yuehua cried and laughed at the same time: "Silly child, you definitely can't see it. Let's do it tomorrow. Let your sister-in-law take a rest, and then you can go in and take a look tomorrow afternoon."
Yu Qinglong: “…”
Bai was very excited. He also wanted to see whether the newborn baby was white and tender, or really red and wrinkled like a little monkey as described in novels.
Yu Qinglong poked the ground with his toes.
Seeing him look downcast, Fang Shu felt that this husband had rarely shown a hint of his endearing side, so he asked, "Are you cold? Why don't you go back to your room and rest? I'll take Aunt Liang back later."
Yu Qinglong thought about it and said, "Let's send them together."
He had been quite upset tonight, and his original enthusiasm for having a baby had been half-dispelled. He needed to regain some sense of security from Fang Shu.
Did my sister-in-law bleed so much? The air was filled with a particularly strong smell of blood, which made his stomach churn.
He must have been too nervous because of the shock.
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Author's words: Fang Shu: Long Ge'er, are you okay? [Please]
Qinglong: It’s okay, I ate too much at night [hug]
Fang Shu: Aunties, please continue to support a cow [let me feel good][empty bowl][empty bowl][empty bowl]
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