The women of the Lin family did not stop working that night. Even though their hands were sore, their faces were filled with smiles. Although they only got a small piece of such thick fabric, making a vest for the child was better than enduring the cold and snow.
The 14-jin quilt was taken apart by Feng Zhenniang, Lin Dajie and Lin Erjie together with scissors. The white cotton made everyone look at it again and again.
Even if I can't wear the cotton-padded clothes I've made, I feel warmer just by looking at myself.
It was impossible for Feng Zhenniang and her two daughters to make clothes for the seven people in the family. Zhang Dacui, Niu Qin and others also volunteered to help. They were very generous and the clan leader did not feel sorry at all when he distributed thick cloth to their family.
People help you when you are in trouble, but you don’t help them when they are in trouble. How can your family be united?
With the overtime work of the Lin family women, they finally finished the cotton coats and trousers by noon the next day.
Although the stitches were not that dense, Lin Rui felt that it was great that he could finish it in one night and that people could wear it.
The wives of Gao Yumin and Gao Yuliang felt uncomfortable seeing the women of the Lin family all holding onto a piece of thick cloth and smiling happily, and they couldn't help but blame their husbands even more.
If they had eaten public grain together with the Lin family, would they have been able to get some of the thick cloth when it was distributed now?
Didn't you see the Fang family got a share too? I'm making a vest for Fang Bing right now. Wearing such a warm vest on this icy and snowy road is something many people only dream of.
To be honest, even though the Gao family came from a butcher family background and they brought enough food, they didn't bring any warm clothes.
Who would have thought that the weather was so hot when we left, and we were sweating profusely after taking one more step. And when we got to Baixing Town, it actually snowed!
Now the family has taken out everything they can to keep warm at home. They are shivering with the fire burning in the house, not to mention going out on the road later. How cold will it be?
Freeze into a popsicle outside!
Gao Yumin kept rolling back the words, but in the end he didn't have the courage to speak to Lin Rui. His family was in trouble, and other people weren't having an easy time either.
That quilt weighs 14 pounds. One pound of cotton is used to make a cotton coat, one pound of cotton is used to make a pair of cotton pants, and two pounds of cotton is used to make a set. So only seven sets can be made.
It’s not enough for their whole family, let alone outsiders like us.
Lin Rui's family was barely making ends meet, and that was because Lin Rui had the warm fur clothes given to him by his elder sister Lin and his brother-in-law. Zhao Qing wore his own old clothes, Niu Niu also wore his own old clothes, and Qingqing had a warm swaddling cloth made of fur.
So the only ones left are my parents, my eldest sister, my second sister, Mu Tou Sanliang, and my sister-in-law, exactly seven of us. Two kilograms of cotton is not too warm, but it is definitely enough for them to carry to Baituo Town.
Shuanzi was alone when he escaped from Linjia Village. He had to eat wild grass and tree roots on the mountain to catch up with the main group. Naturally, he had nothing.
Fortunately, Lin Rui's thick blanket came in handy. He asked his aunt to make a set of warm clothes for Shuanzi, and the remaining thick blankets were all cut and divided according to the family.
Why not divide it by head?
Haha, how do you divide it? If you divide it equally on each person, it can only be made into a half-body quilt to cover your belly button when sleeping.
It would be better to divide it according to the family size, and give it to whoever wants to do it. Anyway, he has done what he should do as the patriarch.
Knowing they were about to leave, Gao Yuliang couldn't help himself. He walked up to Lin Rui and looked at him pleadingly, "Chief, I know this shouldn't be right, but...but my family fled in a hurry and didn't prepare any winter clothes. The adults can still carry it, but the children are too young. I'm afraid they will freeze to death!"
Feng Zhenniang and Sister Lin happened to be right behind Lin Rui. Upon hearing this, they gave Gao Yuliang a strange look and said, "What are you thinking? When Rui'er proposed the public grain system, you were afraid that we would take advantage of you, so you hid away faster than rabbits. Now that you're in trouble, you're shamelessly coming back to ask Rui'er for help. You've already taken advantage of every good thing!"
Gao Yuliang knew he was in the wrong, but he was a straightforward man, so he stammered and was unable to utter a word.
It was his wife who suddenly knelt down in front of Feng Zhenniang, frightening her so much that she took several steps back: "What are you doing? Stop kneeling so easily. We are of the same generation, and you are shortening my life!"
Gao Yuliang's wife pleaded with tears and snot: "Old sister, please, we beg you, when your family was in trouble, we didn't stand idly by. The clan leader also said that the public grain was voluntary. How can we be the sinners?"
Feng Zhenniang was furious: "What are you talking about!"
"Mom!" Lin Rui helplessly stopped his mother from losing her temper. "What they said is correct. It was indeed chosen freely. Haven't they talked about eating communal food together? They are just worried about the cold outside and asked if we can get them some extra warm clothes."
Feng Zhenniang muttered, "My family is not well off, how can I care about others?" Then she turned around and left.
Lin Rui had to politely apologize to Gao Yuliang: "I'm so sorry, Uncle Gao, my mother is also very worried."
Gao Yuliang also smiled awkwardly: "It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal."
He just stood there and didn't leave. Lin Rui knew what he meant. Seeing that Gao Yuliang's face had turned red, he still wanted to try again for his descendants.
It’s not that Lin Rui didn’t want to help. It was summer when he came here, and he had just moved into the house, so he only had that one big cotton quilt. The rest were thin blankets that were slightly thicker than a towel. There was also his favorite One Piece pattern on the blanket, so it was not suitable to take it out!
Suddenly he thought of the thermal blanket that was pressed to the bottom of the ox cart. Yes, he still had the thermal blanket.
The thermal blanket was supposed to be tinfoil silver, but in order to make it less eye-catching, he asked his mother to sew a layer of cotton cloth on it.
"I have some thermal blankets here..." Lin Rui said slowly.
Gao Yuliang's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, all is fine, as long as the clan leader is willing to give it."
He hadn't even heard what it was...
Lin Rui asked Sanliang to take out the thermal blanket from under the car. Looking at the strange-looking cotton cloths, the Gao family looked at each other in confusion.
Can this thing really keep you warm?
Gao Yuliang also remembered that Lin Rui had said that he must handle it with care and keep it carefully, and return it to him when he arrived at Huangmo Pass. This thing was very precious.
Facing his family's doubts, he unconditionally supported Lin Rui: "How can you lie to us? The tribe leader said that as long as we use these blankets to wrap the child on the road, the cold air outside will not feel cold at all."
It was good enough that the Lin clan leader was willing to give it to them. How could they choose? He immediately wrapped the child tightly with the thermal blanket.
Lin Rui was also afraid of the cold, so he wrapped himself in a thermal blanket from chest to abdomen, which did not hinder his hands from carrying things and walking, and it was very warm.
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