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Chapter 198 Making Coats
"What? You're only wearing this one outside? Aren't you cold?" Xu pointed at her cotton coat with an incredible look on her face.
"It's not cold, this cotton-padded jacket is very warm. I'll make a cotton-padded jacket for everyone this year. When you put them on, you'll know how warm they are."
"Yes, this quilt is very warm, and the cotton coat should be very warm too." Xu nodded in agreement.
"Oh, Mom, we have to send another set of quilts to the county town tomorrow. Send my three quilts to them, and have Chen Zihao and the others make a few new quilts tomorrow."
"That won't do. If you want to give something away, give it to me. You're a weak woman. How can you survive without a quilt?" Lin Jingyou immediately retorted.
"Third brother, it's okay. I'm used to it. I'm not afraid of the cold. It's just one night. It's okay."
"No, I said no and it means no. You also said that it's just one night without a quilt. We have been through this before. If you want to give it as a gift, give me yours. You have to keep it for yourself." Lin Jingyou was very tough.
"Hey, what are you two arguing about? It's not necessary for one of you to take out a set of quilts. Just take out a set from the river or the lake first, and the two boys can sleep together for a few days. When the new quilt is ready, they can sleep separately, right? Third brother, you are usually very smart, why didn't you think of this idea at this time?" Aunt Zhang said.
Lin Jingyou's eyes flashed. He was so concerned that he was afraid that Shen Wanning would really give the quilt away in such a cold day.
"Okay, let's do as mom says. The weather has been getting colder these days, so if the two of them squeeze together, they'll sleep warmer together." Shen Wanning replied.
As she spoke, Shen Wanning went in and changed her clothes, still wearing the down liner inside, and then put on a few single shirts and a coat stuffed with cloth on the outside.
It’s not that they can’t make cloaks, but even if they make cloaks here, they have to fill them with various scraps of cloth.
If she wanted to buy some silk and make one for each family member, she might not be able to buy that much silk in Fuzhou City, so Shen Wanning simply didn't make a cloak.
On the second day, as agreed, Shen Wanning and Lin Jingyou went to the county town again and delivered a set of quilts to County Magistrate He.
As soon as County Magistrate He saw Shen Wanning, he immediately praised her, "Wanning, the quilt you sent yesterday is indeed extremely comfortable and warm. The silk and cloth quilts we've been using before are incomparable to cotton quilts. It's truly incredibly comfortable. My wife and Zhenzhen praised it all morning, saying they slept very soundly last night."
"Brother He, I just want you to sleep comfortably. There's not much cotton this year, so I'll send you a few more beds next year after the cotton is harvested."
"Thank you, Wan Ning!" County Magistrate He didn't bother to be polite with her.
Shen Wanning thought about it and felt that if she made a cotton-padded jacket for each person in the family, there should be some cotton left. She could make another set of cotton-padded jackets for each of the three members of County Magistrate He's family, or even a cloak.
Of course, Shen Wanning thought a military coat would be the warmest and more convenient to wear than a cloak. However, she had to go back and find netizens to draw the design for the military coat, which she would then hand over to Aunt Zhang and Mrs. Wen to make.
Thinking of this, she couldn't wait to go home and ask Aunt Zhang to help her make a military coat. This time, she had to tell Aunt Zhang that she didn't want a red one.
On the way home, Shen Wanning sent a message to Ning Jing Wanfeng, asking her to help find someone to draw a blueprint for the military coat, change the collar of the coat into a round collar, and change the buttons into buttons or laces.
Because she gradually became familiar with Ning Jing Wan Feng, and as soon as she started live streaming, so many enthusiastic netizens would send her many things, so when she encountered some small things, she would ask Ning Jing Wan Feng for help.
Before it even reached my home, the blueprints for the improved version of the military coat were immediately sent to me by the quiet evening breeze.
I have to say that this netizen is really a big shot and his efficiency is really high!
When she returned to the yard, she didn't see Aunt Zhang. Shen Wanning guessed that she must be making clothes in the house.
The New Year was approaching, and everyone needed new clothes, so Wen and Aunt Zhang had been very busy these past few days. Even Lin Hai was left to Lin Jingcheng to take care of, and Wen would only return to her room to feed him.
"Sister-in-law, is mother in the room?" Shen Wanning asked Xu who was busy in the kitchen.
"Here! Mother and my second brother's wife are making clothes in the room. You can just go in." Xu responded.
Shen Wanning pushed open the door and saw the two of them sitting on the bed sewing clothes. There was a brazier in the room, and the doors and windows were tightly closed.
She walked over, opened the window a crack, and left the door a crack. "Mom, sister-in-law, when you burn charcoal in the home in the future, don't close the doors and windows so tightly. You'll get poisoned."
"Ah? It's so serious! Isn't it just burning charcoal for heating? We used to do this before, with the whole family sitting together and warming themselves by the fire." Mrs. Wen opened her mouth slightly in surprise.
"Second sister-in-law, burning charcoal may cause poisoning, but it's not certain. It's better to be careful about this to avoid poisoning."
Aunt Zhang nodded in agreement. "What Wan Ning said makes sense. Someone from our village did die because of burning a charcoal brazier in winter. The body was not discovered until the next day. We didn't know why at the time, but now that Wan Ning mentioned it, it really reminded me of it."
Shen Wanning pulled the coat design from her sleeve and handed it to Aunt Zhang. "Mom, can you tell me if something like this is possible? If you make the coat longer, it'll keep your legs warm. And if you fasten it with buttons in the middle, you don't have to worry about wind getting in like with a cloak."
"Oh! What kind of style is this? I've never seen it before! But what Wan Ning said makes perfect sense. If clothes are made like this, they should be very warm. Mom, why don't we try it on?"
Wen was very interested in the new styles of clothes.
"Okay, it just so happens that the cloth for today's clothes hasn't been cut yet, so we can cut the cloth according to this drawing and make a suit for the third child. The third child will be taking the imperial examination soon, and he can't get sick from the cold at this time." Aunt Zhang made a special explanation at the end.
"Mom is right. Now is a critical moment. My third brother's health is the most important. I remember his size and will cut the cloth with mom later." Mrs. Wen spoke very naturally without any jealousy.
Aunt Zhang nodded with satisfaction. "Well, wait until we finish making the third child's clothes, and then we'll make you one. You're still nursing, and you can't get cold."
"It's okay, Mom. We have a brazier at home on weekdays and a quilt at night. I usually don't go out, so I won't be cold! Let's make one for Dad and Mom first!" Wen said with a gentle smile.