HLnovel Chapter 339 Conspiring with the Old Lady
Chapter 339 Conspiring with the Old Lady
The women gathered together and chattered at the newly made soles.
Shen Zhiqiu also came over and said, "Let me take a look."
Shen Youyou asked her elder sister to open the package. Inside was the straw sandal soles that she had made before. The only difference was that the original brown plastic had become colorless and transparent, and the texture of the straw sandal soles could be clearly seen.
There are also some that are colorless and transparent without any substance, but compared with the ones with straw soles, these are relatively heavier and the material cost is also higher.
But on the other hand, it reduces the labor cost of making the straw base separately.
There are also two purple flower soles and a pair of five-pointed star soles for little kids.
Shen Luming was very happy: "I can tell at a glance that this was made by my sister, because he compared it with the shoes on his feet and they are almost the same size."
Shen Yuanbao looked at Sister Youyou with a resentful look on his face. His eyes clearly accused Shen Youyou: "You are partial to one and neglect the other!"
The other children were full of envy and chattered around Shen Luming, wanting to see the soles of the little star's shoes.
Shen Youyou noticed Yuanbao's look and smiled awkwardly, "There's really nothing I can do. I'm out of starch. I can only make Luming's pair. When I make sweet potato starch, I'll make you one, too."
Shen Yuanbao raised his proud face and said, "That's more like it."
Shen Nannan immediately hugged Shen Youyou: "Sister Youyou, what about me? What about me!"
When the other kids heard this, they immediately surrounded Shen Youyou and asked for the five-pointed star-shaped soles.
It was Old Lady Hua who came to Shen Youyou’s rescue: “Okay, stop making trouble. I’ll make a pair for each of you when I make the starch. But if you run around everywhere wearing these soles, you’ll get muddy everywhere. You won’t be able to see the marks in a day.”
Shen Nannan said: "I promise that these shoes will only be worn on the kang!"
Shen Youyou said helplessly: "Then the shoes lose their meaning. I will make you plastic sandals with small flowers later."
"Yo Yo sister, what are plastic sandals?"
"It's probably just very beautiful, like the crystal shoes that Cinderella wore."
Cinderella, Snow White, these are the stories Shen Youyou told them when they were in the cave.
This time, not only the only three little girls in the Jiu clan were excited, but even the older sisters looked at Shen Youyou with hope.
Shen Zhiqiu pulled his daughter aside and said he had something to say. It turned out that he wanted to remind Shen Youyou that in ancient times women generally did not show their feet.
Shen Youyou retorted: "What about the poor people who wear straw shoes? Aren't their feet still exposed?"
Shen Zhiqiu spread his hands and said, "You also said that there are some poor people who have no choice but to wear straw sandals, but are these sandals made for those people?
Although it may sound unpleasant, look at the ordinary people, not to mention Tangjia Village, even in our hometown, unless they have no shoes to wear while fleeing famine, which other woman wears loose straw sandals?
Moreover, plastic shoes rub the feet, and people in this society do not pay attention to hygiene. If an infection occurs, the medical expenses will be much more expensive than wearing plastic shoes.”
Shen Youyou fell into deep thought after hearing what his father said. It was true that the plastic shoes in the past had many disadvantages. They were not breathable and would cause sweating when worn, and could also make feet smelly.
Unlike rain boots, although rain boots are not breathable, they are only worn when it rains and not on other days.
"Dad, you should find a way to buy me some lime first. I need it. As for the shoes, I'll think about it later. At worst, I can make a few pairs for myself, such as slippers. I need slippers now."
Shen Zhiqiu didn't understand and looked bewildered. Why did her daughter use lime to make slippers?
Seeing his father's gaze, Shen Youyou explained, "I want to use lime to make cement molds. I've thought about it, and it's too unrealistic to rely on Uncle Tietou to make some molds. Not to mention that pig iron is expensive, how long will it take for Uncle Tietou to make a set of molds?
For example, for rain boots, cement is an easy mold to make.”
Shen Zhiqiu became interested: "How to make rain boots mold with cement?"
Shen Youyou thought for a while, then took a branch and gestured to his father on the ground. After explaining for a long time, Shen Zhiqiu finally understood the general idea.
"You should wait until you buy it and watch me make it. It's hard to explain it to you without the real thing."
Shen Zhiqiu roughly understood it, but he estimated that it would not be as smooth as his daughter thought. However, he still nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll go ask the headman where to buy lime. I think it'll be easier to make the mold with plaster."
Shen Youyou blinked her eyes. "Plaster? Is there any plaster now? I don't have to go to the pharmacy to buy that thing, do I? How much does it cost?"
Shen Zhiqiu told him: "It will definitely be expensive to go to a medicine shop, but it will definitely be cheaper to go to a paper-making shop."
Shen Youyou suddenly realized why she had forgotten this. The paper-making shop does use plaster to make plaster dolls. She could ask Brother Dabao to bring them back tomorrow when he sets up the stall.
After dinner, Shen Zhiqiu made new arrangements: "Tomorrow, the women don't have to go digging yams. They can stay at home and help Jingshu make sweet potato starch. The men can continue to help Shenjia Village. Mazi, you can continue to tell the surrounding villages that we are harvesting sweet potatoes."
After finishing my work, I was tired after a whole day and had no plans for the evening, so I had some free time.
In other words, everyone doesn't have to do public work anymore and can go home and do whatever they want, such as sewing and mending, or cleaning. If they want to just go home and fall asleep, no one will care if they do.
Shen Youyou mysteriously pulled her grandmother into her own room. Li Jingshu and Shen Zhiqiu saw with their own eyes that their daughter pulled her mother in, and from the sound, they even locked the door?
The two of them didn't understand: What was their daughter doing? Who was she trying to protect against by locking the door?
The two looked at each other, confused.
Old Mrs. Hua didn't understand what her granddaughter was doing. Logically, everyone would rush home to clean up their own house after finally having some private time, but her granddaughter was dragged here by force.
But at this moment, Shen Youyou looked at Old Lady Hua very seriously, as if something important was about to happen, and asked, "Grandma, do you want to make money?"
This question left the old lady confused. Who doesn't want to make money? Besides, isn't it the reason we are busy all day long to make money?
"Of course I want to make money. Isn't the purpose of your research on shoe soles to make money?"
Shen Youyou said: "I mean, we won't be with everyone else. We can make money on our own, for our own benefit."
Old Mrs. Hua was even more confused. Just make money, no matter who you make money with, so why do you have to do it alone?
Shen Youyou understood her grandmother's look immediately and said, "Grandma, let's not count the share my father gave to the old house. Just look at how much money you can get.
With so many people in the group, you old lady, do we, the girl group, get the least money? And listen to what my father said,
What do you mean the old ladies are responsible for cooking and the girls are responsible for helping? It's as if our two groups are unimportant."
Old Lady Hua sat down on Shen Youyou's kang and said in disapproval, "Nonsense, how can cooking be unimportant? Besides, what will everyone eat if no one cooks?"