This time, Tian Cai did not give any medicine pills. Instead, he picked up some medicinal herbs and packed them into two bags. After collecting the money, he gave them to Mrs. Zhou.
"Doctor Tian, please don't be like my mother-in-law. She is just worried about my sister-in-law, so she speaks a little harshly." Mrs. Zhou thought, with Tian Cai's ability to reduce fever, she might have to ask him for help in the future, so she can't let the relationship become strained now.
Tian Cai waved his hand. "She didn't say anything in the first place. I understand the family's anxiety. It's just that she met a doctor like me who has a good mental state. If she met a worse doctor, she might have made a wrong injection."
When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she smiled awkwardly, said a few more words, and left.
After everyone left, Tian Cai looked up at the sky. Her chance to attend the wedding was ruined. Fortunately, she had sent the pillowcase over in advance.
On the other side, Qin Ling came out of an inconspicuous, dilapidated house with a gloomy face, thinking about the news he had just received.
Zhou Wenliang and his friends haven't been back for more than a year. Their families don't know where they went, and Qin Ling was not the first person to look for them after they disappeared.
Zhou Wenliang's father said that the person who came before looked very difficult to deal with. It seemed that Zhou Wenliang was working under him, and he never came back after he received any work.
Even the skinny guy and gold bar who hung out with him every day disappeared without a trace.
Qin Ling was almost certain that these three people were directly related to his eldest brother falling into the water, but now he couldn't find them.
Thinking of those people who also came to find Zhou Wenliang, Qin Ling decided to check them out, maybe he could get something out of them.
Tian Cai took a broom and cleaned the front and back yards. He also pulled out the cucumber and bean seedlings whose leaves had turned yellow. Frost was about to fall in the next few days, and by then they would all be dead and had to be pulled out.
She picked all the edible vegetables in the garden, including tomatoes, eggplants, tender beans that had not yet swelled up, and peppers. She picked them all and put them in a full winnowing basket. When she was sure there was nothing left, she pulled out all the seedlings and piled them together. After drying them in the sun for a few days, they could be used as kindling.
The vegetable garden was suddenly empty.
At that time, the fences of the vegetable garden were erected with the help of the villagers. Whatever Tian Cai was doing in the vegetable garden could always be seen clearly by people around. This spring, she chose to plant beans and cucumbers next to the fence. When the seedlings climbed up and the leaves gradually grew bigger, although they could not block the entire view, they could block most of the view.
Now that it has been demolished, the vegetable garden is exposed again, but it is bare inside and there is nothing to see.
Tian Cai found last year's wooden box, filled most of it with soil, and moved it into the house, using it to grow some vegetables for the winter.
When Huaihua came over with the sewing basket, Tian Cai had just changed out of his work clothes and was using a small brush to fight the mud between his fingernails by the basin.
Huaihua smiled shyly, "Doctor Tian, are you busy?"
"No, I'm washing my hands. Come in and sit down!" Tian Cai invited her into the house, washed her hands in a few seconds, and poured her a glass of water.
Every time Huaihua came before, she mostly stayed in the yard. She had entered the house the last time to look at the insects. This was the second time. She couldn't help but look around, secretly envying a capable man like Tian Cai, who had earned a fortune that was no less than that of a man by relying on his own abilities.
"My mother asked me to measure the length of your feet so that she can make you a pair of cotton shoes." Huaihua sat on the stool and couldn't help but put her hands on her legs stiffly, hugging the sewing basket tightly.
Originally, Tian Cai was looking for someone to help make a pair of cotton shoes. She did not refuse and hurriedly found her own shoe patterns. These were left by Luo Xiuyan when she made shoes for her last year. Her feet had not changed in this year.
While looking for shoe patterns, she also cut some cloth. There was some cotton left over from last year at home, and she gave it all to Huaihua.
"These are for you. They should be useful for making shoes."
Seeing Huaihua was about to say something, Tian Cai said before she could, "It just so happens that I'm also looking for someone to help make shoes. Everything is ready. Do you think you need anything else?"
Huaihua looked down and found the shoe pattern, cotton, lining, and outer fabric. There was even a small piece of dark red corduroy inside, which was large enough to make four uppers. She had already sketched out the shape of the shoes in her mind. "Everything is complete, and there's still a lot left. It doesn't take much fabric to make shoes."
"I can't sew either, so I'll give you the rest," Tian Cai said nonchalantly. "I don't know when I got these back. My cousin might have given them to me. You can pick whichever one you like. You can use any of mine."
Huaihua wanted to refuse, but she couldn't open her mouth when she looked at the corduroy cloth. She had dreamed of having a piece of such cloth.
Tian Cai saw that she had no idea what she was looking for, so he said, "If you're embarrassed to choose, I'll pick it for you. Don't blame me if it doesn't look good."
Huaihua bit her lip, hugged the package tightly in her arms, and thanked Tian Cai with a blushing face.
It was called a package, but the thing that took up the most space was the more than one pound of cotton. Tian Cai estimated that the fabric was enough to make about three pairs of shoes. She also put a worn-out piece of coarse cloth in it, which could be cut up and used to make soles.
The clothes were originally dark blue, but now they have turned a gray color after being washed. The knees and elbows, which are prone to wear and tear, have faded more seriously. Tian Cai used to wear it when he was working at home, but later a big hole was torn from the shoulder to the back. He tried to repair it several times but it was still torn, so he decided to throw it away.
"But I still have to ask you for a favor. In addition to making cotton shoes, can you make cotton coats?" Tian Cai stood up, measured the length and approximate style he wanted, and then looked at Huaihua with his bright eyes blinking.
Huaihua didn't even need to think about it. This style was too simple, so she said very happily, "Yes! My mother doesn't need this kind of cotton-padded clothes. I can make it!"
"That's great!" Tian Cai thought about the lack of cotton at home, and the only fabric left was white cotton. "I'll go to the county to buy some fabric and cotton tomorrow, and bring them back to you!"
Since we already mentioned the cotton coat, she also wanted the cotton pants. However, she didn't want the pants with a drawstring, but she could still get the elastic band.
Next, Tian Cai asked Huaihua to help her calculate how many kilograms of cotton and cloth she would need. After estimating the approximate size, Tian Cai took a pen and wrote it down.
She had seen some people in the village growing cotton in their own gardens, but there wasn't much, just enough to make a cotton coat at most. It wasn't enough for their own use, let alone to sell. So Tian Cai simply planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Du Chunyan to buy some, and by the way, see if there were any yellow rubber cotton shoes for sale.
Tian Cai didn't know why Huaihua was scolded by her mother when she returned home, but anyway, most of her problems with cotton-padded clothes and cotton shoes were solved. She would go to the county to buy them tomorrow and the rest would be solved.
Last year's light green cotton-padded jacket will be wearable in a few days. When the time comes, I'll ask Mother Huaihua whether I should take out the cotton lining and tear it apart when I get another thicker one.
Tian Cai also wanted to make a cotton hand warmer for himself. Whenever he went out in winter, he would put his hands in it and feel warm when he saw the one Zhang Defa used.
After planning these winter hardware equipment, she suddenly thought of a more critical problem: she hadn't chopped the firewood for this year yet!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
