SFS Chapter 236: Everyone is angry
Chapter 236: Everyone is angry
After several days and nights of travel, Shen Zhiqiu and his group got up early and went to bed late. They set out at dawn and looked for inns, post stations and other places to rest at night. They did not forget to make jewelry while resting.
Good man! It seems like I don’t feel tired at all.
In fact, every time I lie down in the second half of the night, I feel sore in my back and waist, but I feel full of energy again the next morning.
A lot of wooden hairpins, copper rings, copper bracelets, and pendants of various shapes were also made.
Especially for this pendant, Li Jingshu also led a group of dexterous women to make it into a necklace, some of which can be hung around the neck, and some can be hung around the waist, in the style of a jade pendant.
There were all kinds of things, but none of them were sold.
First of all, they never had the chance to stay in the city or go to any market along the way.
It's next to the main pipeline and there's no market.
They were unfamiliar with the place, so they could only do it first.
But it is worth mentioning that even the most capable old men and women think these jewellery are beautiful.
In the words of Mrs. Fang, "Don't worry. If it can't be sold, it can't be sold. We just spent some money on the wood, and the rest is all picked up for free. At worst, we can wear it ourselves."
She also pointed at Li Jingshu and other wives and said, "We didn't have the spare money to buy much jewelry before, but now it's better. Thanks to Yoyo, you can wear as many jewelry as you want."
The other old ladies also said happily that if they could have such a good fortune, they would be a few years younger and wear it too.
The young wives all smiled happily when they heard it. Which woman doesn't love beauty, especially when it doesn't cost any money? And the mother-in-law will never say that she can't make ends meet or that she dresses up too flashy.
Mrs. Hua said cheerfully: "Not only do I give them hairpins to wear, I will wear them too. I have been with this old man for half my life, but I still don't have many hairpins from him."
Old Man Shen, who was walking in front, coughed dryly.
Old Lady Hua rolled her eyes: "Why are you coughing? Even if you cough, what I said is still the truth."
I was teased by Shen Youyou and laughed so hard that my stomach hurt.
Shen Daya said helplessly: "Hurry up and walk properly, or you'll fall again if you're not careful."
Shen Youyou laughed so hard that tears came out, and blinked at her sisters: "You guys should wear it later."
Sister Taohua and Sister Daya blushed and kept silent.
Erya laughed happily: "Yoyo, did you do this on purpose? You knew that Big Sister and Taohua Sister would be coming of age after the Chinese New Year?"
After hearing this, Shen Youyou suddenly realized: Yes, after the Chinese New Year this year, my eldest sister and sister Taohua will be fifteen years old, which is the age to get married in ancient times.
She turned around and looked at her two older sisters, who had grown into beautiful girls. She thought, from now on, the threshold of her house would be broken down by other people!
Seeing that Shen Youyou didn't say anything, Shen Erya counted for him in detail that there were several girls who would be coming of age next year, and there were also several who would be coming of age this year. If they hadn't come out to escape the famine, maybe they could have gone to see the fun.
Shen Youyou's curiosity was aroused immediately, mainly because the coming-of-age ceremonies she had read in novels in her previous life were all held by wealthy families, and the procedures were very complicated. She had never heard of how peasant families celebrated it.
In fact, Erya didn’t know much about the process: “I just knew that I had to kneel down and have the elders insert the hairpins, and then the sisters gave their blessings.
The most important thing is that those who are well-off have a feast to eat?"
Well, this is probably what Erya is concerned about, but she is curious: "How many dishes are there for the banquet?"
Shen Erya: "Just eat a big pot of rice, stewed winter melon and cabbage, with meat!"
Okay, she understood. It wasn’t a good feast. For Sister Erya, who had not fled from the famine, just having meat was enough. She didn’t ask for much.
In fact, Shen Erya wanted to say: "She doesn't have high requirements now. She hasn't cooked a good meal recently. She only eats dry food with soybean paste or pickles every day."
Hearing this, Shen Youyou pondered: "It's true that I haven't had a good meal for a long time. Recently, everyone has been in a hurry to travel, so we just make do with what we can."
Thinking of this, she turned around and called her mother: "Mom, don't we still have bacon and fish? Let's stew some bamboo shoots for dinner. You can take a few aunts and sisters to cook, so you don't have to polish the wooden hairpin."
The reason I mention this is that the people in Shenjia Village have limited tools, so they have now started making wooden hairpins in an assembly line model.
For example, uncles and aunts who are not good at craftsmanship have two steps. The first group is responsible for making wooden strips that are 15 cm or 18 cm long and 2 cm to 5 cm wide.
Or it can be a pendant plate, with a length and width of 5 cm. This is used as the prototype pendant holder.
There are also ones that are five centimeters wide and eight or nine centimeters long, which are used to make rectangular pendants.
There are also wooden blocks of other shapes, which are mainly responsible for dividing the wood into pieces of appropriate size.
The second group is responsible for carving out some shapes according to the general style. The skills of these people are selected to be better than those responsible for dividing, but the improvement is indeed limited.
The third part was directed by my uncle Wang Fuxi.
This part is also divided into two groups. One of the most talented groups is responsible for carving wooden hairpins, doing meticulous work.
The other part was responsible for carving grooves on the pendant's tray according to the shape of the ceramic pieces polished by the boys.
This also needs to be carefully carved. If it is any bigger or smaller, it will not be considered a qualified product.
After that, the old men, old ladies, women and girls were responsible for rubbing the carved wooden hairpins and pendants repeatedly with palm cloth woven with palm fibers.
When rubbing, you should also apply a little palm oil to the jewelry to polish off the burrs and moisturize the wood surface to prevent cracking.
Jewelry coated with palm oil will also appear more lustrous.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, everyone had passed the city gate of Zhengding Prefecture.
It's hard to get into the county town, let alone the prefecture town.
Shen Zhiqiu and his group received some dry food and porridge at the gate of the city. After they stamped their customs documents, the gatekeepers let them leave quickly.
And it seems that there were too many refugees along the way, and the rich people in the soup kitchen gradually lost their patience. They not only lost their initial enthusiasm towards these freeloaders, but also became a little impatient.
The gatekeeper was the same, swearing and urging them to hurry up.
It was as if if they all stayed here a little longer, they would pollute the land in front of their city gate.
So there is no chance to sell jewelry.
Mr. Shen was such an old man, and the gatekeeper saw that the old man was slow, so he really dared to push him!
A group of strong men and young men were all getting angry, and it was only after my grandfather pulled this and that, coaxed and scolded them, that he finally managed to drag these angry people away.
Shen Mazi's face was full of displeasure: "Damn, what kind of person is this? A gatekeeper, what's wrong with him? We've even fought with General Fu before!"
Although Hunter Gao was not young, he had a bad temper: "As for that kid, I tell you, he was only at the city gate. If he was in the wilderness, I would chop off his claws."