newbobooks Chapter 238 Fur
Chapter 238 Fur
Zhou Guo glanced at them and repeated what he had just said to Zhou Gu. He then asked Zhou Xing, "Sister, if you were to get married in the future, the two men would be similar in situation. One is diligent like my brother and would sew soles for you, while the other would never sew soles for you even if you were beaten to death. Who would you choose?"
Zhou Gu raised her head and looked over eagerly, and Zhou Dacang and others also looked at her.
Zhou Xing blushed, but after thinking for a while she replied, "I think if the two are similar, the one who can sew soles is better, right?"
After all, sewing shoe soles is really a laborious task, and it takes ten days or half a month to make a pair.
Zhou Guo looked at Zhou Gu and said, "Brother, look, what did I say? I didn't lie to you. Just take good care of it. You will be grateful to me when you have a sister-in-law in the future."
Zhou Gu nodded. Of course he wanted to find a wife who was both beautiful and virtuous.
Zhou Da Cang and Zhou Mai looked at each other, having a bad feeling. They looked at Zhou Gu and saw that the silly boy had really started sewing again.
Li also looked at Zhou Gu. The young man was tall and good-looking, but a little silly. If he could really find a virtuous wife, not only would he be able to sew shoe soles, he could even make clothes.
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Dacang and the others and said, "You guys come and learn from him too."
Several people's expressions froze.
Zhou Dacang said, "No, that's not necessary. Isn't Zhou Gu enough to do this job?"
Li said, "Haven't you heard them say that being able to sew soles is a good way to find a good wife? When you go out, the girls will look up to you."
Zhou Mi said: "I don't need to use the job of sewing shoe soles to make them look up to me. If they don't think highly of me, it will be useless even if I take over the job of sewing shoe soles."
Definitely not accepting it.
Li looked at Zhou Dacang again.
Zhou Dacang waved his hand and said, "I haven't finished my work yet. I don't have the time to sew the soles stitch by stitch. I'll get busy now."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the house, fleeing in a hurry.
Zhou Mi hurriedly followed behind him.
Only Zhou Mai looked at the others and decided to stay. He heard that it took a lot of strength to sew shoe soles, so he decided to stay and help. He was done with the work anyway, so he could just help sew for a while every night. It was not a big deal and no one would see it.
Li looked at Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo blinked innocently, "Mom, why are you looking at me? My uncle and third brother refuse to sew, so why don't you punish them by not letting them eat tonight?"
Zhou Gu and Zhou Mai couldn't help but smack their lips when they heard this, "What a cruel punishment!"
Li glared at her and said with a smile, "How dare you say that? Don't wait for me to punish you and sneakily deliver it at night."
Zhou Guo smiled. Anyone who has ever been hungry knows how uncomfortable it feels. Now that his family can finally have a full meal, who would be willing to let their family go hungry?
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It was getting late and dinner wasn't ready yet.
Several people in the room were doing their own things. The old man sat aside and pulled the fur. Zhou Gu was really curious and asked, "Sir, you don't know how to sew, who made your clothes, shoes and socks in the past?"
The old man was stunned. Before he could answer, Zhou Guo said, "Do you still need to ask? He must have bought it at a clothing store. The master doesn't know how to sew."
The old man glanced at her and said, "Who said I can't sew? Did you see it?"
Zhou Gu and Zhou Mai's eyes widened, and they were relieved and excited to be in the same boat. "Sir, you can sew, can you sew the soles of these shoes?"
Zhou Guo just didn't believe it. The master knew so many things and was running around all day. She didn't believe he would have the free time to sit down and leisurely make a pair of shoes for her. Besides, who would teach him such a thing?
Sure enough, the old man shook his head and said, "Of course I can't sew shoe soles, I can only mend clothes, and I can mend my own clothes if they are torn."
A ready-made garment is so expensive, you can't just throw it away if it's torn or torn. And since no one helped me, I had to sew it myself. At the beginning, the sewing was so crooked that it was unsightly. But after sewing more and more, I got better at it, and now I sew better than most people.
Zhou Gu felt inferior to him and said, "Sir, you can mend your own clothes, but I can't do that."
Zhou Mai certainly wouldn't do that.
The old man said, "Learning these things will be of great benefit to you. One day when you grow up and leave home, you can mend your clothes if they are torn and make your shoes if they are broken. It saves money and effort."
Although I know that farmers have no way of getting out of this land, it is not a bad thing to learn needlework.
Zhou Guo looked at the two of them. He had been a little reluctant just now, but when he heard what the gentleman said, his eyes immediately lit up and he was full of energy.
Zhou Mai said: "Mr. is right. Learning one more thing means one more skill to make a living. I sew, and I don't just want to sew soles. I also want to learn how to make clothes."
Zhou Gu now had a companion, and he happily wanted to learn as well.
Zhou Guo laughed at the side. She now had two more companions in needlework. They were novices just like her!
After dinner, the family continued to work late into the night. Zhou Dacang and Zhou Mi didn't want to sew the soles of shoes, so they followed the old man and started rubbing the fur.
We have been eating meat every day at home recently, and we have accumulated quite a lot of fur.
Each one of them is made soft, smooth and flat by the old man, and should be able to sell for a lot of money.
Zhou Guo said: "Master, when winter comes, we can take these furs to the county town to sell. They should be able to fetch quite a lot of money. There are merchants passing by the county town, and they will be happy to buy them."
The old man asked, "Who said I was going to sell it? Why don't you sell your ginseng?"
Zhou Guo said: "How can fur be compared with ginseng? They have different uses and values. They are also very rare. It is much better for us to keep them than to sell them. We may be able to use them in the future. Fur is everywhere. We can get it by catching a few more rabbits."
The old man explained, "Although these furs are not expensive, I want to keep them all. In winter, each person can make a set of clothes or cloaks. Wearing them outside to keep out the wind and snow is warmer than cotton clothes."
At home, the meat was hunted by the old man, and the fur naturally belonged to him as well.
When everyone heard what he was planning, they were surprised, happy and regretful.
Li glanced at the happy crowd and said nothing. It would be impolite not to accept the old man's gift.
Zhou Guo said with a smile: "Master, I want a cloak made of white rabbit skin. It is beautiful and warm."
The old man looked at the skins under his hand and frowned, "There are only three white rabbit skins in total, how can they be enough?"
Zhou Guo said, "It doesn't matter. When I have some free time, I'll go to the mountains and catch a few more. When I accumulate them, I'll have a white rabbit skin."
In fact, it would be better if I had a legendary white fox skin, but we don’t have that.
Zhou Xing smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm not picky. As long as it's made of leather, I like it in any color."
Zhou Gu immediately said, "Sir, I want the black rabbit skin."
The black rabbit skin is so majestic.