"They are all reading in the study room in the backyard. The two younger ones followed your second grandfather's grandson to herd the cows."

Farm children, as long as they can go out, can help the family with work. While tending cattle, they can also get some pigweed.

Qixun went out and asked his aunt to go back: "It's muddy outside. Don't get your shoes dirty. Come back."

Mrs. Guo, the eldest uncle, said with a smile: "If you are not going out to visit relatives, who would wear good shoes at home? Why are you afraid of getting dirty?"

Seeing that the shoes on Qixun's feet were all open, he hurriedly said: "Where can you wear these shoes? I don't think you have any ready-made soles at home. I happen to have some good soles at home, I will go and get you two.

Come here and ask your mother to make you new shoes."

She has little cousins ​​who are about the same age as her, and she can use the soles prepared for them.

Qixun didn't want to go out wearing open shoes all the time, so he agreed: "I'll ask Xiao Wu to embroider a pencil case for Brother Lingzhou later, so that it can be used when Tongsheng tries it out next spring."

Ming Chun Lingzhou plans to end her career. Her father said that she has a high chance of being admitted as a junior scholar.

The auntie was really happy when she heard this: "Then I'll have to ask your brother to thank you very much later."

After the aunt took the soles, Qi Xun walked back.

Finally, when we arrived at the village, we met three children, Xiaojiu Xiaoshi, the grandson of the eldest grandfather's family, and Xiaoba, the grandson of the second grandfather's family, returning to the village.

One of Xiaoba and Xiaojiu was holding the cow, the other was carrying a basket, and Xiaoshi was sitting on the cow. He looked very relaxed.

Seeing Qixun, Xiaojiu shouted to Qixun: "Sister Xiaoxun, where did you come from?"

"I'm from your house. Why haven't you been to my house to play in the past two days?"

Xiao Shi on the cow's back said: "My grandfather asked me to herd the cows. When I am free, I will go and play with you."

Oh, the little guy is quite busy.

Qixun looked at this person sitting on the back of a cow. Not to mention how awesome she was, she was very envious. She was good at equestrian skills, but she had never ridden a cow. She didn't know what it was like to be a little shepherd boy. Unfortunately, she didn't have a cow at home.

Seeing the envy on her face, the shepherd boy Xiao Shi was very proud: "Sister Xiao Xun, do you also want to ride a bull? Then you can go herd the cows with me tomorrow."

As he spoke, he took out his cloth pocket, took out a few shriveled wild fruits, and called to Qixun: "Sister Xiaoxun, these are the fruits we found at the foot of the mountain, for you to eat."

The little guy is quite generous.

Qixun smiled and said: "Sister, if you don't want to eat it, come back to my house later and I will give you fresh dates and persimmons. They are very sweet."

The little guys didn't ask why there were still fresh fruits in this season, they just cheered: "Then you keep it for us, and you can give it to us tomorrow when we pass by your house while herding cattle."

It’s done.

After saying goodbye to the three little ones, Qixun returned home and went to the well to wash the soybeans and mung beans. He soaked seven pounds of soybeans to make tofu, and soaked three pounds of soybeans and one pound of mung beans in cold boiled water to sprout.

After soaking the beans, she went to the well to fetch water and grind the pebbles at home so that she could grind the beans later.

After washing, she went to Zuo's house and asked Zuo's grandfather to help her rub four hemp ropes, and then went back to hang gauze to filter the soy milk.

Mr. Zuo's grandfather smiled and said, "You don't need to rub it freshly. We have it at home."

He then asked his grandma to find a rope and asked Qixun to just take it.

Qixun sent the rope home and went to the carpenter's house in the village to have someone make a wooden basket template for her to use for pressing tofu.

In fact, if she had the tools, she could make it herself. She could just nail a few boards on the left and right sides, which was very fast.

The carpenter's family name is also Yan, and his name is Yanyonghui. Although he has children in the fifth service, he is also from the same clan, and his blood relationship is not far away. He is one generation older than Qixun. He is over forty years old, and Qixun wants to be called Huitang

Bo.

He and his eldest son went out to work for others, while his younger son Yan Lingfeng was at home.

Hearing that Qixun was going to make a wooden basket board for pressing tofu, and seeing Qixun draw the drawings with carpenter's charcoal on the spot, Yan Lingfeng said: "I can make this, I can make it in an hour, you can pick it up later."

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Qixun also wanted to ask how much a set of carpentry tools costs, so he said: "Brother Lingfeng, let me help you. I don't have any money with me. I will send it to you tomorrow. How much do these basket boards cost?"

The whole village now knows that their house was destroyed in a fire.

Yan Lingfeng smiled and said: "It doesn't take much. You can just use scrap materials to make the boards. How much money do you charge? Just use it. Besides, I haven't even started working yet, so it's not easy to get paid for carpentry work."

Yan Lingfeng really didn't take it seriously. Scrap wooden boards were really worthless, and it was just a matter of spending some time. He was currently idle.

Besides, the clan members originally said that each family would contribute two kilograms of grain to Qixun's family, but her family didn't want it. He just assumed that these wooden basket boards were used to cover the several kilograms of grain that should be provided.

The clansmen should help each other. After Uncle Yongwu passed the imperial examination, there will be many unseen benefits for the clan. If Uncle Yongwu can become a high school scholar next spring, the Yan family will be able to straighten their backs in the future, not only in the town, but also in the county.

What kind of person would he be if he collected money from Qian Xiaoxun's sister for several baskets?

Qixun thought about it for a while, but didn't insist. Once the tofu was ready, he would give Brother Lingfeng two pieces to taste.

Yan Lingfeng picked out the wood and started working on it.

Qixun helped him pull the ink line and asked him: "Brother Lingfeng, how much does a complete set of woodworking tools cost? Where can I buy them?"

"A better one will cost seven or eight taels of silver, right? The ones sold in the town are not very good. If you want a good one, you have to go to the county town to buy it. Why do you ask this? The little girl still wants to learn carpentry?"

Yan Lingfeng teased her.

"I'll just ask."

She can't say that she's actually pretty good at carpentry, right? She actually has a full set of power tools stored in her space.

For a while, she fell in love with handicrafts and made many models by herself. She did not boast about her craftsmanship, it was no worse than traditional old artists.

After I save some money, I will go to the county town and buy a set. I will make a spinning wheel first.

The wooden basket was quickly completed. A total of three templates were made, two large and one small, plus a cross hanger for hanging soy milk. Yan Lingfeng saw that she could not take it home by herself, so she packed up the tools and carried it by herself.

: "Let's go, brother will send you back."

After returning home, Gongyu Mingxi found out that this girl had quietly gone to find someone to work for. Knowing that she didn't have a single copper on her body, she hurriedly asked Yan Lingfeng: "Brother Feng, how much money do you need? Auntie.

I’ll get it for you.”

In fact, the family only has about twenty copper coins in total now, and I don't know if it is enough to pay for wood and labor.

Yan Lingfeng waved his hand: "It was made of scrap materials. It only took a while. I haven't started training yet, so I can't accept money. If I charge you money, my father will scold me if he knows. I'll give it to Xiao Xun."

My sister's aunt, I'm going back first, my mother has gone out, I have to go back and look after the door."

How could Gongyu Mingxi ask him to go out empty-handed? He quickly took twenty eggs and put them in a small basket: "Your brother Hao went to the mountains to find a basket yesterday. Our family can't eat these. You take them back and cook them."

eat."

Yan Lingfeng was unwilling to accept it, so he pushed it for a long time, but when he saw that he couldn't push it anymore, he accepted it.

After sending Yan Lingfeng away, Qixun went to wash the mold basket board and put the air outlet to dry. Then he went back to the house and asked Gongyu Mingxi: "Mom, can you make me a pair of shoes first?"

The shoes on her quilt were cut open, not to mention they were ugly, but it was really inconvenient for Guan Jian to walk.

Gongyu Mingxi smiled and said: "With the soles your aunt sent me, I can make them for you in half a day tomorrow morning. It's getting colder and colder today, so I'll just make you cotton shoes. One pair of thin cotton, one pair of

Be thicker. Is it possible?"

Very accomplished.

Qixun then said to Lingyu: "My aunt gave me the soles, and I also said that I would make a pen bag for Brother Lingzhou. But I thought that a pen bag made of cloth would be more convenient to carry. Xiaowu, if you are good at embroidery, you can do it when you have free time."

Would you like to embroider one for me?"

It was just a pen bag embroidered, and Lingyu said it was no problem.

I do have scraps of fabric at home, but no colorful silk threads. But if you say it out loud, you must do it.

Gong Yumingxi said: "When you have time, go to the town to buy some silk thread and let Xiao Wu help you embroider when you come back."

Well, buying silk thread also requires money.
Chapter completed!