"Let's eat!" Song Jinxiu served the rice and picked up a piece of pork ribs to eat.
It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a rich garlic flavor. It was so delicious. After eating it, I threw the bones to the two little ones to chew on.
Niu Wazi ate the braised pork with big mouthfuls. The braised pork was paired with rice. It was fat but not greasy. One bite was full of the aroma of meat, and it was so delicious that you couldn't stop eating it.
"You can't just eat meat, you have to eat vegetables too. The combination of meat and vegetables is nutritious." Song Jinxiu picked up a piece of vegetables with chopsticks for Niu Wazi.
Niu Wazi was not picky and ate the vegetables with big mouthfuls.
Song Jinxiu is willing to use oil when cooking, so the vegetables are so delicious.
Seeing him eating so happily, Song Jinxiu suddenly felt her appetite improve a lot. She also started eating with big mouthfuls.
The final result was that the two of them sat on the bench with their stomachs in their arms. It was a pity that the bench had no backrest, otherwise Song Jinxiu would have lay down.
"I'm so full!" The two of them finished all three dishes. Song Jinxiu was stunned. She didn't expect her appetite to be so good that she ate three bowls of rice.
The two little ones had eaten all the bones, and the brown rice had already gone cold. Song Jinxiu mixed some meat broth and vegetable soup for the two little ones to eat.
The two little ones happily surrounded Song Jinxiu, and only started eating after their food bowls were placed on the ground, wagging their tails happily.
Song Jinxiu was afraid that Niu Wazi would eat too much, so she went into the house and brought out a plate of hawthorn cake, actually she took it from her space.
The two of them sat at the table and ate hawthorn cake. Song Jinxiu felt a little full.
Next time, don’t eat three bowls, just two and a half bowls will be enough.
After resting for a while, I washed the dishes.
"You can play at home for a while, and then go to bed by yourself, okay? Remember to change into the pajamas I made for you." Song Jinxiu instructed.
The ugly clothes she made have officially become pajamas.
Niu Wazi nodded and continued to squat on the ground counting ants.
"I'm going to the village chief's house. If you have any problems, come find me there." Song Jinxiu gave the instructions and went out.
She walked towards the village chief's house carrying two large pieces of cloth and a large bag of cotton.
Because she remembered that Niuwazi didn't have winter clothes and she didn't know how to make them, so she had to ask for help.
"Is my aunt home?" Song Jinxiu was already used to the way people knocked on the door here.
When you get to the door, shout first.
Others would walk in while shouting, but Song Jinxiu was not used to it and usually waited for a response before going in.
"I'm at home, come in!" The village chief's wife was also sewing clothes in the yard.
"Auntie, I'm bothering you again. What's wrong with you?" Song Jinxiu asked, looking at the clothes.
It looks like mending clothes but not like it. Could it be stitching clothes?
"Niu Dan's cotton-padded jacket was too small last year, so I was planning to sew a section on it," the village head's wife replied. Then, seeing the clothes Song Jinxiu was holding, she asked, "What are these?"
"I see that Niu Wazi doesn't have winter clothes. Winter is coming soon, so I thought of making some new clothes for him." Song Jinxiu showed the clothes in her hand to the village head's wife.
Then she said embarrassedly, "I only know how to sew, I don't know how to cut, and I've never made a cotton-padded jacket, so I came to ask for your advice."
"About this matter. Niu Wazi's winter clothes are still with his grandmother Jin. I guess they haven't been taken out yet." said the village chief's wife.
"It doesn't matter. This year is the first time that my sister and I will celebrate the New Year together. I also want to make him some new clothes." Song Jinxiu said.
She has a lot of clothes of her own, so it's impossible for her brother to not have any new clothes at all.
"You are so thoughtful." The village chief's wife smiled even brighter.
"Then put the cloth down and I'll help you cut it out first. Then I'll help you sew it for Niu Wazi first.
I think it's going to be tough for you alone. The temperature will drop in more than a month." The village head's wife put the clothes in her hand into her basket and took the cloth from Song Jinxiu.
"Hehe, thank you, auntie. Will it delay your work?" Song Jinxiu put the things on the table without hesitation.
"It's okay, it will be done soon. Your material feels so comfortable!
Children don't take care of their clothes, so they prefer coarse cloth for durability. This fine cotton wears out easily." The village head's wife touched the fabric of the clothes with a look of care.
"It's okay, I'll get some coarse cloth later, and you can help me cut out two smocks to wear outside.
Children have delicate skin, so fine cotton is a good choice for them. Could you please help me see if this cloth is enough to make two sets of underwear and two sets of cotton-padded jackets and trousers?
Song Jinxiu didn't know how to sew clothes, so naturally she didn't know how much fabric was needed.
"That's enough. Children grow fast, so the clothes need to be made wider, and the sleeves and trouser legs need to be longer. You can just let them out next year when they grow taller."
The village chief's wife pointed at the cloth and said, "We can make two more jackets with this material."
"Okay, here are five pounds of cotton. Do you think it's enough? Make him two thicker cotton jackets." Song Jinxiu asked.
"That's enough. It needs to be thicker. A set of cotton-padded clothes and trousers with a little more than a pound of cotton is enough.
I'll go to his grandmother Jin's house later to get last year's clothes and put some cotton in them.
I've worn that coat for years, and this year I'm just wearing it as a light jacket. It's time for a new cotton-padded jacket. Your new cotton-padded jacket is perfect.
The village chief's wife said to Song Jinxiu with a smile.
"Then please teach me how to make clothes. I need to learn too. I can't come here to bother you every time." Song Jinxiu said from the side.
"Please wait for a moment, I'll go get some coarse cloth. You cut the fine cotton and I'll cut the coarse cloth." After saying that, Song Jinxiu ran away in a hurry again.
"This child." The village chief's wife smiled as she watched the figure running away.
Song Jinxiu took a large piece of gray coarse cloth and ran over.
The village chief's wife taught her how to cut step by step.
"Oh, it's so hard!" Song Jinxiu wailed. The village head's wife said she could do it, but once she was asked to do it herself, she forgot everything.
"You're really good at this. You'll get it after doing a few more.
"I'll make you these cotton-padded jackets and trousers. You're just starting to learn how to make clothes, so start with single items." said the village head's wife.
"Thank you, Auntie, you have solved my big problem!
Then you can teach me how to cut out two sets of underwear. I'll take them back and sew them later." Song Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief.
I had this plan from the beginning, but I was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Making so many clothes by myself is really killing me!
"Okay, then you watch. Follow me." The village chief's wife taught Song Jinxiu how to sew another piece of clothing.
Song Jinxiu continued to cut her coarse cloth, doing it very carefully, and she didn't feel bad at all even if she cut it wrong.
Song Jinxiu spent the whole afternoon sewing clothes in the yard with the village head's wife.
The needlework she was so proud of seemed to the other party like a child's learning. The stitches were not fine enough, and the clothes she made were not strong enough.
The village head's wife taught her two more stitches. Song Jinxiu tried them out. They were indeed much better than her previous ones!
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