Niu Guifang was originally thinking about looking for Su Runruan, but as soon as she saw Su Runruan, she instantly ignored Xiao Aiguo.
"Soft girl, I was looking for you!"
Su Ruanruan knew that Niu Guifang was anxious to find her because of the sight of wool, "The things are in the house, sister-in-law, come with me. Is it okay for Hongya to be alone at home?"
"Her two brothers are still at home. It's okay with them watching over me. I just need to go back quickly."
After hearing what Niu Guifang said, Su Runrun finally felt relieved.
The two of them came to the east room together. Su Ruanruan pointed to the large backpack placed beside the kang and said, "The wool is all in there, just two colors. Sister-in-law, how much do you want?"
Whether it is gray-blue or khaki, it is not picky about people. The sweaters knitted from it can be worn by adults and children alike.
A ball of wool actually doesn’t weigh much. Thirty kilograms of wool can fill up most of a backpack that is half a person’s height.
Niu Guifang stared at the wool in the basket, her eyes as big as copper bells.
"Soft girl, did you buy all the wool in the department store?"
Although she knew Niu Guifang was teasing her, Su Ruanruan still put on a serious expression and answered, "I wanted to buy them all, but I couldn't carry them, so I didn't buy them all."
Niu Guifang had a sense of humor. When she heard this, she burst into laughter and almost laughed to her death.
After a long while, Niu Guifang finally suppressed her laughter and said, "Sister, you bought so much. Can you give me three pounds of each color?"
Su Ruanruan agreed without any hesitation, and asked a little worriedly, "Is three kilograms enough? How about I take five kilograms as well?"
"A child's sweater doesn't require much yarn. Six kilograms is enough."
After hearing this, Su Ruanruan did not immediately understand the meaning. It was only after she was stunned for a moment that she understood.
"Sister-in-law, don't you knit for yourself?"
Niu Guifang waved her hands and said, "I had one before, and that was enough."
Su Ruanruan wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.
Su Ruanruan and Niu Guifang get along well, and they are like sisters.
But no matter how good the relationship is, you still have to be careful about the sense of propriety.
Su Ruanruan always reminds herself not to interfere in other people's affairs.
She had her own gold rush, so she could have as much wool as she wanted, and could knit as many sweaters as she wanted.
But Niu Guifang is different.
Niu Guifang and Xiao Aiguo have to raise three children and support the elderly in their family, so they have to spend their money carefully.
While Su Ruanruan was still thinking about these things, Niu Guifang had already taken out money from her pocket.
Su Runrun would not ask Niu Guifang for more money and would just follow the price sold by the department store.
One pound costs six dollars and a half, so six pounds costs thirty-nine dollars.
Su Runruan took the money that Niu Guifang handed over, put it in her pocket, found a clean basket, and put the wool in it.
Fortunately, Su Ruanruan had prepared a scale at home, otherwise Niu Guifang would have to go back to get the scale.
After seeing Niu Guifang off, Su Runrun opened Taojinjin and contacted the owner of the wool shop.
Stores like this not only sell wool but also provide various knitting needlework tutorials.
Su Ruanruan can knit sweaters, but she only knows the simplest plain stitch and purl stitch.
A sweater knitted in this way is really just a sweater. It can only keep you warm and has no aesthetic value at all.
Su Ruanruan plans to read the tutorial carefully and learn it.
It’s fine if you don’t want to knit, but since you have decided to knit, try to do it as well as possible.
For Su Ruanruan, who has some basic skills, learning a new needlework technique is not difficult.
After watching the video twice and then weaving a row of patterns, Su Ruanruan already had an idea of it.
Just unwrap the sweater you just knitted and start knitting.
The knitting needles were bought by Su Ruanruan in a department store.
This set of needles costs several dollars, which is really not cheap.
But knitting needles can be used repeatedly, and as long as they are properly stored, they can be used for decades without any problem.
If you think about it this way, it won’t seem expensive to you.
Su Ruanruan also wanted to buy it from Taojinjin. The price there was indeed cheaper and the workmanship was better.
But it was precisely because the craftsmanship was so good that Su Runrun didn't dare to buy it.
What if Niu Guifang came to knit a sweater with her and noticed the difference in the knitting needles? It would be difficult to explain then.
Su Ruanruan did not spend the whole afternoon knitting a sweater. After sitting for half an hour or an hour, Su Ruanruan would stand up and walk around in the yard.
It is not only to rest your eyes, but also to relax your cervical spine and shoulders.
At around four or five o'clock, Su Ruanruan started preparing dinner.
The pork elbow was stewed on a coal stove over low heat for the entire afternoon.
As soon as Su Ruanruan opened the lid of the casserole, she smelled the fragrant aroma of sauce.
The elbow is made of tiger skin and has been stewed into a reddish brown color. Even the soup has become very thick and is still bubbling.
There was no need to poke it with chopsticks. Su Runruan knew that the pork elbow was cooked very well just by looking at it.
With this meat dish, just make two vegetarian dishes.
The radishes in the yard are ready to eat.
Su Ruanruan picked a green radish, washed it, cut it into shreds, and placed it in a small bowl for later use.
A dish of cold shredded radish, stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, stewed pork elbow until soft and millet porridge is enough to make the meal rich.
The dough in the basin had already risen. Su Ruanruan simply kneaded it to expel the air inside, then pinched the dough into small balls, rolled them into pancakes with a rolling pin, and baked them on a frying pan without water or oil.
When both sides of the dough are golden brown and the middle is bulging, the leavened dough is ready.
Before the last batch of pancakes came out of the oven, Fu Wenjing had already returned.
Fu Wenjing's return time did not change, still before six o'clock.
But as the weather got colder, it got dark earlier and earlier, and now it's pitch black outside.
The two sat down at the table. Fu Wenjing was not in a hurry to eat. He first broke off a steamed bun, stuffed pork elbow and shredded radish in it, poured some soup on it, and handed it to Su Ruanruan.
"Wife, you've been busy for a long time, eat quickly."
Su Ruanruan took it with a smile, looked at the freshly baked pork elbow bun, and took a deep breath, "It smells so good!"
Fu Wenjing looked at Su Ruanruan's unabashed appearance and smiled gently, "If it smells good, eat more!"
"Eat quickly too!"
After saying this, Su Runrun ignored Fu Wenjing and opened her mouth wide to take a bite of the elbow steamed bun.
The outer skin of the steamed bun is crispy and the noodles inside are soaked in soup.
The lean meat of the elbow is soft and tender, the skin melts in your mouth, fat but not greasy, the aroma of flour mixed with the aroma of meat, and the crispness and sweetness of radish.
Su Ruanruan chewed the food carefully, her eyes narrowed with happiness.