Chapter 26 Chapter 26
On the way back, Luo Yuan helped Jiang Huai carry the wool for a while. He grew up looking at people's faces, and he saw the changes in the headman's expression when he came out. He was extremely grateful to Jiang Huai.
It can be said that with Jiang Huai's words, his mother could stay at home and avoid being gossiped about by the villagers.
Not to mention, with someone helping to carry the wool from behind, Jiang Huai felt a little more relaxed.
Although the wool was not heavy, it was only held up by the mesh cable and hung heavily on the back, which made my shoulders a little uncomfortable. With someone holding it up, my shoulders felt a little relieved.
On the way, Jiang Huai chatted with Luo Yuan for a while and learned that Luo Yuan was a posthumous child and that He had raised him alone with great difficulty. The two of them came to Wantou Village four years ago. At the beginning, because of He's appearance, she was harassed by nearby playboys, which led to some rumors about He in the village.
For a moment, Jiang Huai didn't know what to say, and could only pat his shoulder silently to comfort him.
"Sir, this time it's thanks to you for talking to the head of the village, otherwise my mother would..." Luo Yuan said gratefully.
"You are my employee, I must take care of you." Jiang Huai said with a smile.
Xiao Jingzhao looked at Jiang Huai, who was beaming with joy after being thanked by Luo Yuan, and felt inexplicably depressed.
After entering the city, Jiang Huai did not forget to visit the clothing stores and cloth shops. After a round of walking around, Jiang Huai actually found clothes made of wool. After a careful observation, Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief.
This kind of woolen clothes seems to be worn on the outside. Although I didn't touch it, I could tell that the clothes were not close-fitting. It was very different from a sweater and would not have any impact on the sweater.
After observing the enemy situation and confirming that the advantage still existed, Jiang Huai took Xiao Jingzhao and Luo Yuan back.
The three of them were walking one after the other. Xiao Jingzhao caught a glimpse of someone walking towards him. His pupils shrank slightly, and he exchanged glances with the person. He paused slightly and continued to follow Jiang Huai.
Jiang Huai did not notice this moment of pause.
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With Luo Yuan's help, Jiang Huai's efficiency in researching wool improved a lot, and soon a roll of wool was spun out.
When the wool yarn was spun, Jiang Huai was still studying how to remove dirt from the wool. At first, he used wood ash, but the cost of using wood ash alone was a bit high. After all, wool contains a lot of oil. Finally, he listened to Luo Yuan and found that using boiling water and yellow sand could also remove some of the oil, which reduced the cost a little.
"Sir, the wool is made!" Luo Yuan excitedly reported the good news to Jiang Huai.
"Have you made it?" Jiang Huai turned his head and saw the ball of yarn in Luo Yuan's hand. The thin yarn was rolled into a ball. Compared with modern colorful yarn balls, this ball of yarn was light white with a slight gray, which was the natural color of wool.
Jiang Huai reached out to take the ball of wool, comparing it to the feel he had touched before. He found that it was still a bit rough and not as soft. Although he knew it was impossible to reach modern standards, he couldn't help but sigh. There was really no going back.
"Sir, is there something wrong with what I did?" Luo Yuan thought there was something wrong with his spinning and became nervous.
"No, I just thought of something else." Jiang Huai shook his head, carefully looked at the ball of yarn in his hand, and tugged at it. Luo Yuan's craftsmanship was very good, and the yarn was spun very solidly. He praised, "Well done."
Luo Yuan's face turned slightly red, and he felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
Jiang Huai put the wool aside and stood up to get a few knitting sticks he had prepared in advance. These were made by Xiao Jingzhao. He sharpened the wooden sticks, sharpened both ends, and polished them smooth.
"Sir, what are you going to do?" Luo Yuan was a little curious.
"Let's knit something and see how effective this wool yarn is." Jiang Huai said vaguely. It was not that he wanted to hide it from Luo Yuan, but he didn't know if he could knit it. After all, he hadn't touched it for many years.
Jiang Huai tried hard to recall the image of knitting from his memory, but before he could be happy for a while, he found that he had only knitted part of the sweater in his mind, and then continued knitting. He couldn't remember how he started.
Jiang Huai took a deep breath and calmed down. He had to be calm. After all, he had been very busy these days trying to make wool and had failed several times.
It’s normal to encounter setbacks when knitting sweaters now.
Jiang Huai thought about the appearance of sweater bottoms he had seen before, and tried it bit by bit. If he made a mistake, he would take it apart and start over. Fortunately, the wool was not difficult to take apart.
Jiang Huai spent the whole day reminiscing, weaving and unraveling. He didn't even cook, so Luo Yuan did it.
Jiang Huai originally wanted to give Luo Yuan money and let him buy food at a food stall outside, but the little guy didn't know why, perhaps because he had lived in the house for a few days and knew that wool research was expensive, and Jiang Huai was not very rich, so he refused to take the money, saying that he could cook and he could just buy some food and come back to cook.
Jiang Huai asked him to buy some eggs. It just so happened that the eggs in the house were all gone. They had been eating egg custard for several days in a row. Jiang Huai originally thought that he would get tired of eating egg custard, but because the other foods tasted too ordinary and he didn't have time to make other delicious dishes, egg custard became the most delicious dish on the table.
Luo Yuan had been eating with them these days, so he naturally knew how to make egg custard. He quickly prepared a meal. After Jiang Huai quickly ate, he continued to study how to knit a sweater.
Fortunately, his hard work that day was not in vain. Before the sun set, Jiang Huai finally restored the sweater knitting method in his memory. He didn't know if there were any mistakes, but after knitting for a while, he was able to knit the sweater the way he remembered.
Seeing Jiang Huai weaving the wool into a cloth-like shape that looked very soft, Luo Yuan opened his mouth wide, feeling it was magical.
Luo Yuan had been in contact with wool a lot, so he naturally knew what wool was like. It could be said that clothes made of wool yarn were definitely not as soft as those woven by Jiang Huai.
If Luo Yuan hadn't seen Jiang Huai weaving the cloth with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to guess that this was the wool yarn he spun.
Luo Yuan looked around and noticed that the network cable he had brought earlier was still hanging on the wall. He rushed over and touched it.
Yes, it is still hard. You can imagine that even if these threads are woven into dense strips of cloth, the feel will not be very good.
Jiang Huai didn't pay attention to Luo Yuan's movements. He was immersed in the joy of finally restoring the weaving method. His hands kept moving, and soon he expanded the small piece of cloth, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
Luo Yuan came over at some point and stared at the movements of Jiang Huai's hands, his eyes full of surprise.
Jiang Huai was excited for a while and noticed Luo Yuan's gaze. It was as if he saw himself as a child. When he was a child, he saw the adults in his family knitting sweaters and felt it was so magical. With just a few easy movements, he wove the thread into the sweaters. The more he watched, the simpler it seemed. He was eager to try and felt that he could do it too.
But when the adults smiled and really let him knit a sweater, he found that it was not that easy. Not to mention the number of stitches, it would leak if he was not careful. Later he would find that there was a place that was not knitted. Unless he just left it alone, he would have to take it apart and knit it again.
"Would you like to give it a try?" Jiang Huai raised his eyebrows and handed over the knitting sticks and the sweater ball. "If you can do it, I'll give you a few balls of yarn at cost price. You can knit a sweater for yourself and one for your mother."
"Sweaters?" Luo Yuan hurriedly took the sweaters, as if hugging a fragile treasure. He looked up suddenly when he heard Jiang Huai's words, "Sir, will you teach me this unique technique?"
Luo Yuan witnessed with his own eyes how Jiang Huai worked so hard to restore this weaving method, and seeing how soft the cloth woven by Jiang Huai was, he knew how precious this weaving method was. When he was watching it just now, Jiang Huai didn't ask him to stop looking, and Luo Yuan was very grateful. But now, Jiang Huai actually wanted to teach him this mysterious weaving technique.
Although he wanted to learn, Luo Yuan quickly shook his head. He had taken advantage of Jiang Huai in the past few days. His mother taught him to be grateful and not be too greedy, so he couldn't learn.
Luo Yuan waved his hands repeatedly, looking as if he would never let Jiang Huai be fooled.
"Stop, what do you think I want to do by studying this wool and weaving method?" Jiang Huai stopped.
Luo Yuan subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but seeing Jiang Huai's serious expression, he paused, thought carefully, and said affirmatively: "Young Master wants to make money."
Okay, wrong question.
Jiang Huai asked again: "Wool yarn is a new thing. If we want to sell it, we must let others know what it can be used for. So can we still keep this knitting method a secret?"
Luo Yuan was stunned for a moment, as if he had realized it, but he soon remembered the sweater that Jiang Huai had just mentioned. As the name suggests, it should be clothes made of wool yarn. This weaving method can directly make clothes. Isn't it more precious than he thought?
Listening to Luo Yuan's rebuttal, Jiang Huai didn't expect that this kid could draw inferences so quickly.
"Okay, you're right. This knitting method is quite valuable right now. I should sell sweaters first, and then teach others the knitting method when I have more goods." Jiang Huai said, and before Luo Yuan could speak, he continued, "But I like you, so I will teach you the knitting method first. After you learn it, will you teach it to others?"
Luo Yuan shook his head vigorously.
"After I teach you, you can knit next to me. When the sweater is finished, don't show it." Jiang Huai rubbed Luo Yuan's head, and then taught Luo Yuan how to knit a sweater.
Luo Yuan's hands were indeed deft and his mind was quick. After Jiang Huai taught him for a while, Luo Yuan became a semi-skilled knitter. With his hands turning flexibly, he soon expanded the sweater.
When Xiao Jingzhao came back, he saw the two of them huddled together, holding a large piece of cloth with a somewhat strange material in their hands.
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