Chapter 223 This is a delicate job
"Sixth sister, this suggestion is good. Pressing the flowers with yarn can prevent them from falling apart, and they can be used for a longer time." Mrs. Kobayashi nodded.
Nowadays, they have to buy new thick clothes and quilts every year, otherwise they will not be warm, so Kobayashi naturally thought that cotton clothes might also need to be replaced every year.
Shen Qingqian didn't say much about this. They would know how long the quilt could be used next year.
Shen Qingxiao frowned and said, "I don't think there's much cotton here. I'm afraid it won't be enough for so many people in our family. I'll go to Scorpion Ridge to see if I can find this kind of flower again."
Shen Qingqian secretly wiped the sweat off her face and quickly said, "Don't worry, Third Sister. Let's deal with these first. Anyway, I still have to go find the ingredients for the seasoning. Let's go together tomorrow."
If Shen Qingxiao goes alone, there is no way he can find it.
Xiao Lin also said, "Sixth sister is right. It's getting late now. I'm worried about you going alone. I'll talk to mother tomorrow and ask Second sister to stay home and look for the children. I'll go with you two to look for them."
Shen Qingxiao thought about it and it made sense, so he stopped insisting. The three of them began to process the cotton they had picked.
This was a delicate job, and Shen Qingqian asked that the cotton seeds be kept, so the three aunts and sisters-in-law spent the entire afternoon on this.
"Sixth sister, do you want to plant these seeds?" After finally finishing the process, Xiao Lin stood up, patted her waist, and asked casually.
Shen Qingqian nodded, "Well, let's try and see if it can be grown. If our family really grows it, it might be a great achievement."
"This can be considered a credit," Kobayashi became interested upon hearing this.
Shen Qingqian smiled and said, "Yes, sister-in-law, think about it. If cotton is really good at keeping warm, we can present it to the imperial court so that the soldiers stationed in the bitter cold can wear cotton clothes and use quilts. And this thing is discovered and planted by us. Isn't this a merit?"
She had explained it so clearly, what else was there for Xiaolin to not understand? She became more concerned about the cotton and even when she went to the kitchen to cook, she was thinking about how to make the cotton work effectively.
In the evening, when Wu and the others came back and learned about this, they praised Shen Qingqian again.
But Shengze and Lingyun did not return home that night.
Shen Qingqian and the others only found out about it when Shan Mancheng came to them the next morning.
"Brother Cheng San and the others didn't come back last night," Shen Qingqian said in surprise.
As fugitives, they were also under surveillance, but generally speaking, no one would think of escaping once they arrived here, so the surveillance was not very strict, and they were only required to show up in the morning as a courtesy.
Shan Mancheng's face was filled with distress. "Yes, I went to bed early last night and slept soundly. I woke up this morning when I heard you guys calling for work. I got up and saw that Cheng San and Cheng Yun were not there."
Living in the same room, if they both came back, he would definitely be able to hear anything.
"Brother, didn't you come back with Third Brother Cheng and the others last night?" Shen Qingqian turned around and asked Shen Xiao.
Chen Xiao shook his head. "The Arms Depot and the training ground are not in the same direction. In the past, when we came back together, they always came to find me. They didn't come last night, so I thought they came back first."
Although the Cheng brothers used to eat at the Shen family, they were now in the military camp and sometimes they would eat in the army before coming back at night, so Wu and the others didn't ask about it last night.
"Could they have slept in the military camp last night?" Wu frowned.
Shen Xiao pondered for a moment, "It's possible. Let's not speculate for now. I'll go to the Arms Depot now and ask around."
"Brother Shen, why don't I go with you? I also have something to ask Deputy General Bai." Shan Mancheng said hurriedly.
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