Wang was so blessed that she immediately gave Xu Da the sackcloth and said, "Comrade Xu Da, this arduous task is entrusted to you. Do it well and our whole family believes you can do it!"
Xu Da:??!
"I, I, how can a grown man pick up needlework and make clothes?" Xu Da shouted angrily with a look of shame and anger.
The four pieces of linen in his hand seemed to be hot, so he threw them away in a hurry and took a big step back, his dark face full of resistance.
However, in the face of Wang's absolute suppression by force, Xu Da's resistance was always ineffective.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know it. You can learn it. If it doesn't work, you can still apply for foreign aid."
Mrs. Wang patted Xu Da on the shoulder and told him to work hard. Seeing the rain outside the house became lighter, she immediately ran to buy some needle and thread.
Needle, thread, scissors, linen, everything is ready.
"Come on! Believe in yourself!" Wang smiled and handed over the scissors and needle and thread, signaling to Xu that he could start.
Xu Da looked at the dead woman in front of him, and then looked at the three little boys who were huddled beside the bed painting wood, having nothing to do with themselves. He was heartbroken and raised his hands and said:
"I'm applying for assistance, Xu Dalang, Xu Erniang, Xu Youniang, you three, come over to me!"
When people sit at home, misfortune comes from the sky. The Xu Yue brothers and sisters said that our family really "loves each other"~
The three brothers and sister reluctantly moved to the table.
Xu Dalang picked up a piece of cloth, looked at it, and pulled it again. When he was about to tear the cloth with his hands, Xu Yue hurriedly took the cloth from his hand, handed over the wooden board and charcoal strips, and coaxed:
"Brother, you should just go aside and play with the board. My sister and I are enough here."
Xu Dalang said "Oh" as if he didn't understand, and continued to play with the board obediently.
Xu Da looked at the two cheap daughters in front of the case and asked without expectation: "They are both women, they should be able to sew clothes, right?"
Xu Yue was dissatisfied, "Dad, do you think a woman must be able to sew clothes?"
Xu Da raised his eyebrows. Even though he didn't say anything, he knew that none of the three women in his family were "women"...
"Actually, I can give that a try," Xu Erniang said with a faint smile.
Xu Da, who had no hope, raised his head in shock. Xu Erniang smiled awkwardly and politely at him, picked up the scissors and linen, and proved with actions that she could really do it!
But even so, because there were two female workers, Wang and Xu Yue, Xu Da did not dare to have high expectations for Xu Erniang. He felt that as long as she could make the clothes, as for the stitching style, it was completely different.
Dare to ask.
But life is always like this. The more you expect something, the less likely it will happen. When you no longer expect it, surprises will come.
Xu Erniang spent two hours making a children's clothing. You can tell at a glance that it is made according to Xu Yue's figure. Not to mention the fine stitching, the cutting is also very neat. With Xu Da's many years of appreciation experience, he can judge
Come up with an excellent one.
It’s just...what the hell are these lantern-like cuffs, the cloth buttons on the front, the arc-shaped baby collar, and the bow on the belt!
Xu Da, Xu Yue, and Wang quietly watched Xu Erniang proudly displaying the ready-made clothes in front of them, unable to say a word for a long time.
Xu Yue couldn't stand it anymore, so she snatched the wooden board and charcoal strips from her brother's hand, and carefully drew a set of clothing samples on them, and marked the proportions and dimensions.
She doesn't know how to make clothes, but after observing for so long, she has a deep understanding of the clothing styles of ordinary people in Daqing. It is still very easy to draw a set of clothes that ordinary people wear every day.
"Sister, this children's clothing is very cute, but let's not make it next time. Let's just follow what I drew."
I'm afraid that if I wear it out, people will look at me as a transvestite. Xu Yue added kindly in her heart, with a more innocent and harmless smile on her face.
How could Xu Erniang not see the abnormal reaction of her family members?
He snorted unconvinced, expressing his disdain for the aesthetics of Daqing's clothing.
It’s okay if she continues to follow the pattern drawn by Xu Yue honestly, but she has a condition. Xu Yue must wear the children’s clothes she made, even if she wears them at the bottom, otherwise she will go on strike!
Wang and Xu Da looked kindly at Xu Yue, whose face suddenly changed, "Young lady, the clothes are quite cute, just wear them."
Xu Yue: "Is my objection valid?"
The couple shook their heads in unison, no.
Xu Erniang was so happy that she immediately helped Xu Yue put on her new clothes. She also put two braids on her head and tied them with a bow on each one.
This look, coupled with Xu Yue's little face with baby fat and two big twinkling eyes, really makes her look like a doll.
Xu Erniang clutched her chest, her eyes were shining, and her breathing was rapid. Just looking at Xu Yue like this, she was so excited that she seemed to faint.
Xu Yue was very uncomfortable, pulling at the corners of her clothes and feeling extremely ashamed, but in order for the whole family to have new clothes to wear, she could only continue to be a doll to satisfy Xu Erniang's strange hobby.
Xu Yue: I have sacrificed too much for this family.
...
It rained continuously for three days and finally cleared up.
At this time, Xu Yue's family and Wang Dayou's family, both wearing new linen clothes and new shoes, left the town where they had lived for three days and continued heading north.
Different from before, Xu Da contacted the caravan going north in advance before setting off this time and asked the caravan to pick them up.
Everyone has a car to ride on. Although the ox cart can be a bit bumpy, it is much better than the days when we only relied on two feet to travel.
Unfortunately, the caravan's destination was different from theirs, so they could only take them to the border of Jizhou. When they reached the border of Jizhou, the caravan dropped them off.
However, the speed was still much faster. The journey that originally took seven or eight days took only one and a half days.
"Go forward along the official road. Another two hundred miles away is the area governed by Hejian County. There are many robbers on this road, but they are only looking for money. If you give up money, you can still save your life. You should be careful."
After the big brother of the caravan reminded him, he drove his horse and led the convoy in another direction.
Xu Dachong thanked the convoy where they left and watched them go away. Then he turned around, gave half of the luggage to Xu Dalang, and led his family to the border of Jizhou.
It's just that when they first set foot on this land, they didn't encounter the robbers, but they were asked to observe an ancient battle involving tens of thousands of people at close range!
What happened was that a group of people were walking along the official road, and suddenly a stray arrow shot over them.
Xu Yue was so unlucky that she was so scared that she froze when she saw an arrow shooting towards her without missing a beat.
Everything happened so fast that she didn't even have a chance to react. The arrow whizzed through the bow on her head...!
Xu Yue admitted that she really cried at that time and cried with joy!
However, before giving anyone a chance to rejoice, a large wave of stray arrows shot out, and countless people suddenly appeared on the originally empty road ahead.
They were dressed in military uniforms, holding various weapons, shouting "Charge!" and killed them down the hillside!
"Lie down! Find cover! Second mother, come to me! Young mother, follow your big brother!"
Wang reacted and threw Xu Da down. While shouting, he crawled towards Xu Erniang and quickly found a tree to hide behind.
