When they arrived at the village, the ox cart and carriage stopped in the courtyard of Xue's family. Zhang Dahai and Xue Chuan unloaded the sand and stone from the car and joined the army of building houses.
Zhang Man'er came back to Xue's new house with cloth and cotton. He watched Yang Kexin sitting on a small bamboo chair in the warm sun, and a pair of skillful hands were sewing a gray cotton padded jacket.
Xue Yang's long clothes, trousers and cloth shoes are all sewn by Yang Kexin. Xue Chuan once expressed his admiration for them, but he didn't expect Zhang Man'er to sew the same clothes as a centipede.
At the thought of Xue Chuan's playful expression, Zhang Man'er was not satisfied. She dared to belittle her. She must sew a cotton padded jacket for him to see.
"Is this dress sewn for Xue Yang?"
Yang Kexin looked up and found that it was Zhang Man'er, smiling gently and moving: "yes, it's getting colder and colder. It may snow some day. I have to make a cotton padded jacket for Xue Yang. Anyway, I'm free now."
She is pregnant now, so it is less to go to the workshop. There are several capable aunts here, so there is nothing to worry about.
Besides, the clams and lipsticks in winter will not be done by her.
Looking at the simple and generous style of the clothes she sewed, Zhang Man'er was a little excited and said, "well, your hands are so skillful. The bamboo embroidered on it is very lifelike, and the color matching is also good-looking. It's like bamboo leaves that let people smell the fragrance. How about, can you teach me? "
If Xue Chuan was allowed to join the army in her hand-made cotton padded clothes, it would be her spiritual sustenance.
"Of course." Yang Kexin said with a smile, seeing that she had prepared the cotton cloth and cotton, it seemed that she had already prepared?
Sewing clothes seems simple, but Zhang Man'er is puzzled by the first step of cutting. She doesn't know how to start with the cotton cloth spread on the stone table.
In the end, Yang Kexin helped her to cut the clothes according to Xue Chuan's old clothes. Because it was winter's cotton padded jacket, she had to add clothes and put cotton into it. The cloth was bigger than autumn's.
Looking at Yang Kexin's skillful needlework, she quickly goes around her fingertips. But as soon as she reaches Zhang Man'er's hand, she picks up the needle and thread, and the difficulty is known only when she sews it by hand.
There are two layers of cloth and one layer of cotton. When the thickness penetrates the needle and thread, it takes a little effort. After a few stitches, the finger pulp is pierced by the needle. After watching the blood flow, Zhang Man'er quickly puts it in his mouth for a few times, and then continues to sew.
Not a few times, I heard her cry again, and she was stabbed again. The voice was startled, and Yang Kexin, who listened to it, was all frightened.
The third sister-in-law is not very clever on weekdays. How can the girl red cross be so bad? Of course, these words are just in my mind. Yang Kexin didn't say it.
It's funny to think of Zhang Man'er's clumsy way of holding the needle. It turns out that the third sister-in-law doesn't know what to do.
"Well, sister-in-law, I'll sew it for you." Yang Kexin suggested that she sew all the outlines of the clothes, and finally let Zhang Man'er sew the simple sleeves and pockets, even if it's her intention.
According to her progress, how many stitches does it take to sew a cotton padded garment? The stitches are crooked and not very good-looking.
"It's OK. I can do it with this sewing." Zhang Man'er insists on sewing by herself. This is her intention to Xue Chuan. She must finish it by herself.
In order that Xue Chuan could put on a new cotton padded jacket and embark on a new journey, she went all out.
"Third sister-in-law, this sewing is also skillful. When you sew, you must align the two sides. Look at me." Yang Kexin saw that her posture of holding the needle was wrong, and could not help correcting it.
Xue Chuan came in to see such a picture. In the wide yard, the golden sun is shining all over the hut. Beside the stone table, two beautiful women are sewing their own clothes, talking and laughing.
Yang Kexin was the first to discover the arrival of Xue Chuan. It was almost noon. It was time to cook lunch. He folded half of his cotton padded clothes and put them on the bamboo chair. Then he put the needles, thread and scissors in the bamboo basket on the stone table.
"Third brother, it's hard. I'm going to cook lunch now." Xue Chuan has been helping to transport sand and stone as well as bricks these days.
Otherwise, with the help of him and Zhang Dahai, the construction of the new house would be much slower.
Here, Yang Kexin expresses her gratitude. She is good at cooking. She is often responsible for making a delicious lunch to reward the men who have worked hard all morning.
Hearing Yang Kexin's cry, Zhang Man'er finds out the existence of Xue Chuan. Looking up at the tall figure, he is surprised and says, "Why are you here? Are you ready to cook? Then I'll help Kexin and help her. "
She said that she would sew a little bit of the prototype of the cotton padded clothes, to the pile of cotton cloth, see Xue Chuan in front of a bright, fast action to pull out the clothes.
It was a man's cotton padded jacket. Surprised, she asked, "is my daughter-in-law making a cotton padded jacket for me?"
He bought a few pieces of cloth and a few catties of cotton to ask his village aunts to help him and Zhang Man'er sew some cotton padded jackets.
He knows his daughter-in-law's needlework. It's so bad that he didn't expect her to sew it by hand.
"Well, no, it's for my brother." Zhang Man'er's face is very unnatural. Let's take this as a test piece. When the technique is proficient, she will make a delicate one for him. She is embarrassed to give it to him.
Xue Chuan curved his mouth with a smile. Looking at her evasive appearance, he couldn't help joking: "my brother-in-law is not so tall. If it's really made for him, it can be worn as a skirt."
What she said made her unable to answer
Anyway, Zhang Man'er had seen it through, and he could not hide it from her. He was quite open-minded: "Mr. Xiang, this is my first time to sew a cotton padded jacket. I have no experience and I can't sew it well, so I'm going to practice. When I'm good at sewing, I'll make another one for you. "
Hearing what she said, Xue Chuan looked carefully at the cotton padded clothes, the twisted stitches and uneven cotton, which made him feel extremely lovely, just like Zhang Man'er's temperament and unusual way.
"Sure enough, it's as ugly as a centipede." Xue Chuan's voice is magnetic, just like a mellow wine, emitting a strong fragrance.
Seeing this little face changing color after hearing the words, thin lips printed a kiss on her cheek. The breath making and numbing voice rippled softly in Zhang Man'er's ear: "but I like it damned. As long as it's made by you, I want it."
How could this person be so provocative? Zhang Man'er was stunned. At the moment of raising her head, Xue Chuan just came over. Their lips happened to stick together, and her face turned red instantly.