In June, the sun scorches the earth like a big fireball.
The stream flowing down from the North Mountain is much smaller than before, flowing slowly at the foot of the mountain.
The grass by the river had its leaves drooping, and only in the shade of the trees did it look a little more lively.
A little further away, there is almost no one to be seen in the vast farmland, and the only sound to be heard in the quiet afternoon is the chirping of cicadas.
Tian Cai came down from the mountain wearing a straw hat and carrying a bamboo basket. As soon as he reached a place where the sun could shine, a furry guy next to him refused to move.
"I knew you'd be so heartless and ungrateful, huh." Tian Cai wiped the sweat from his cheek, retreated to the shade of the trees, and looked down the mountain. The scorching sun shone down, and it felt like he was going to be roasted. "How about we clean up the cabin and live in the mountains this summer?"
Before the little guy could answer, Tian Cai shook her head. She had to give up the idea and said, "Forget it. You stay on the mountain by yourself. Come back when you want to drink dew."
"Ah!"
Mimi licked Tian Cai's hand, rubbed her with her big head, and turned to go into the woods.
Tian Cai watched its figure disappear, sighed, and continued to go down the mountain. Unlike this little guy, she still liked places with some people.
I don’t know what happened this summer, it was extremely hot and the vegetables in the garden were all wilted by the sun. Tian Cai had no choice but to water the vegetables with dew water, and the condition improved slightly.
It’s not that it doesn’t rain. It rains when it should, but then it continues to be scorching hot. People can’t stand it, let alone the crops in the fields. After the rain, the scorching sun is like being in a sauna.
Tian Cai staggered back home, untied the rope hanging on the door, pushed the door open and entered the yard, then left the door open. The villagers knew she was at home at a glance.
There was only a small patch of shade under the pavilion in the yard, and the rest of the place was scorching hot. Mimi didn't want to step on it. Tian Cai tried it and found it was really hot for her feet.
She doesn't have to boil water recently. She just puts a big wooden tub in the yard and lets it bask in the sun all day. The water temperature is just right for taking a bath in the evening.
I went back to the house, took off my long-sleeved shirt and long pants, changed into shorts and continued to work. After cleaning the medicinal herbs I picked today, I put them on the bamboo winnowing basket in the backyard to dry.
In this furnace-like weather, everything will be dried out in a day at most. The previously green bamboo house has turned yellow after being exposed to wind and sun for more than half a year.
An hour later, she finished everything and was covered in sweat. Tian Cai looked at the time. It was not yet three o'clock, and no one wanted to come out at this time, so she simply locked the door and took a shower.
After changing into fresh clothes, Tian Cai took a sewing basket and sat in the pavilion.
That’s right, it’s a sewing basket.
Dr. Oda, who prided herself on her dexterity, finally learned needlework from Tingting after repeated brainwashing by Huaihua. However, after learning for half a month, she was still not as good as a little girl, while Tingting could already sew clothes simply, and the patches were very neat.
After being teased by Qu Ting and Huaihua in turn, Tian Cai's spirit of not admitting defeat came up. She still didn't believe that she was not as good as a little girl. She put in the same spirit as when she took the college entrance examination and practiced hard for half a month. Now she can even make some simple clothes for herself.
It's like that sometimes if you don't sew it right, the clothes may not be symmetrical, but it doesn't affect your wearing anyway.
The clothes Tian Cai is wearing now are made by himself. They are made of linen mailed by Yang Zhengping. There is no such thing in Huang County. It is said that it was given to him by one of his patients. The fabric is made of hemp skin grown by themselves, which is processed into cloth. The local people are poor and cannot afford twill cotton or Dacron, so every household wears linen woven by themselves.
Yang Zhengping is in Yunnan Province, where the climate is humid all year round. This kind of fabric may feel a little prickly and uncomfortable when you first wear it, but it will become softer and softer after washing it a few times. It is also breathable and sweat-absorbent. Apart from the unattractive color and the fact that it doesn't look crisp, it has no other disadvantages.
Later, he secretly bought a lot from this patient and sent some to Tian Cai.
Tian Caigang was very surprised when she saw it. Even if others didn't know it, she did. Many people who pursued comfort in later generations liked to wear linen. Although she didn't understand much about it, she just heard that it was divided into cotton, linen, ramie, flax and so on. Anyway, she felt very comfortable wearing it.
Tian Cai also asked Yang Zhengping to buy some balls of thread that had not been woven into cloth and send them to her. She also bought cotton thread and asked Huaihua's mother to help weave it together with linen thread. The resulting cloth was much softer than pure linen, so Tian Cai changed into clothes made of linen this summer, and they were all undyed original colors, which couldn't be healthier.
She also made a pair of wide-leg pants, which were straight-legged pants without any curves. They were made of linen and swung when she walked. Paired with the big straw hat made by Dongzi's grandfather and the small cloth shoes made by Huaihua, it was really a pastoral style max——
Tian Cai was still thinking about how to get some more back, when she soon received another big package containing a lot of fabrics and balls of yarn. After reading the package, she realized that it was a gift from the team she rescued.
At that time, she left without waiting for those people to recover. Those people had been looking for an opportunity to thank her. This time, they heard that Doctor Tian liked the linen from Chun'an, so they finally got the chance. After discussing it, they asked the families of their comrades there to help purchase it, and mailed a large bag to Tian Cai, enough for her to make twenty or thirty sets of clothes.
Tian Cai: “…”
Well, she has achieved linen freedom.
Qu Ting got married last week. At that time, Tian Cai had just received the cloth and had not had time to make anything. The wedding gift he gave her was a small piece of linen, which was probably enough for the couple to make a short-sleeved shirt each. He also gave her a pair of pillowcases, which was also a considerable gift.
Originally, she and Chen Jinhui were going to get married in the spring, but Chen Jinhui had to go out on a mission and it was already May when he came back, so the two families hurriedly arranged the wedding.
She also made a vest and shorts for Tingting to wear when she slept at night. The color of the fabric was similar to the undyed cloth in the village, so it was not eye-catching.
She lived a very happy life during this period. She occasionally treated villagers and made medicinal powders. When she had nothing to do, she would go for a walk in the mountains. She took care of the entire vegetable garden and Beishan Mountain, and never skimped on food.
Inspired by Qin Ling, she went to find Commander Yu a few years ago and made her intentions clear. She wanted the organization to help investigate what happened to the Cai family and the whereabouts of other people.
He still remembered that after he made his request, Commander Yu looked at him in surprise. He thought Tian Cai had already known it.
They had sent people to investigate this matter at the very beginning of using the gold wound medicine and hemostatic powder, but Commander Yu did not know the details. He asked Tian Cai to go home first and pass on the message to his superiors. Not long after, a set of investigation materials was delivered to Tian Cai.
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