Chapter 116 Handling Silkworm Cocoons
There isn't much going on at night.
After the new house is built, I will definitely ask my parents to prepare two sets of mahjong for me, otherwise life at night will be so boring!
There is also poker, which is also fun.
I went to bed early at night.
I haven’t been to their social media account for many days, so I went there to chat with my parents before going to bed.
Then return to reality and go to sleep.
I got up the next day and had things to do.
It is to process these silk cocoons.
Even if there are many people in the family, it will take at least a few days.
Early in the morning, the two cousins followed me and my mother to the well next door to wash clothes.
It’s not that women have to wash the clothes, but they are the ones doing the work.
So if you have some free time, you can definitely wash it yourself!
The work is not about who should do it, but about what one can do. Whoever has time can do it.
Now that the well had been dug, the few people no longer went to the river to wash clothes, but washed them at home.
Originally, the wasteland was next door, with two acres of land in the middle.
After the four of them finished washing clothes together.
Shen Xia asked them to wait for her as she had just arrived. The melon seedlings were already about ten days old.
Fortunately, they all survived.
The vines grew very long, and Shen Xia walked over and broke off all the branches of each seedling one by one.
Zhao Xue looked at Shen Xia's actions and said, "Cousin, what are you doing?"
Shen Xia glanced at her and smiled, "Pick off the extra branches so that the melon seedlings can bear more fruits."
Zhao Xue was surprised: "Really?"
Shen Xia shook her head: "I don't know, let's try it first."
The corner of Zhao Xue's mouth twitched.
My cousin’s wife is really brave enough to try new things!
Shen Xia continued: "If it doesn't work, don't do it next year. If it works, continue next year."
When Zhao Xue and Zhao Xin heard this, they said, "Yes!"
The two of them came over and watched Shen Xia pick the branches, and then they started picking them together.
Then the four of them went back together.
This first batch of cocoons weighed about 400 kilograms.
After going back and hanging up the clothes.
I started cleaning the cocoons.
Because my family needs to use a lot of tanks, I bought three more tanks later. I went back to my space last night and not only chatted with my parents
I have been learning how to make a silk quilt for a long time, but I still don’t know if I can succeed!
Xiaowu and Xiaotian are still studying.
This kind of silk is a delicate work.
When we came back, the four of us did it, but Song Jin wanted to do it together.
Seeing as he hasn't exercised for years, he definitely can't go to the construction site.
Since he wanted to do these tasks, I let him join me.
First take out about 100 kilograms.
Let's remove the debris on the surface together.
Put it in another backpack.
Song Jin asked in confusion: "Xia Xia, what's the use of this!"
Shen Xia glanced at Song Jin beside her and quickly turned back: "This can be made into a comfortable silkworm quilt. It is very comfortable to cover in summer. You will know when the finished product is ready."
"Oh, okay, Xia Xia, how come you are so smart." Song Jin said, looking at Shen Xia's face.
But the movements of his hands did not stop.
Feeling that Song Jin was looking at him,
Shen Xia didn't look up, but just focused on the silkworm in her hand.
Until there was a backpack.
Shen Xia looked at Zhao Xue and said, "Xiaoxue, help me light the fire. I will cook all these silk cocoons."
Song Jin put down the cocoon in his hand and stood up: "Xia Xia, I will help you cook it."
Zhao Xue glanced at her third cousin, then looked at Shen Xia helplessly: "I'd better do this! Third cousin will help you light the fire."
Shen Xia glanced at Zhao Xue: "Okay!"
Then Song Jin picked up the backpack and went into the kitchen.
I asked my mother to make several burlap bags yesterday.
One bag certainly cannot hold all the food in a backpack, so I packed it into four, which is just enough for one pot.
Then tie the bag in a knot.
Put it in the pot.
Add water to the pot.
Shen Xia went into the room and took out a big bag of baking soda.
I have already changed it into a solid color packaging bag.
Set aside on the other side of the stove.
It took about two quarters of an hour to cook.
Remove from heat.
Just as I was about to take it with my hand.
"hiss--"
Song Jin saw that he was burned at that speed.
Run to me like the wind.
Then, before he could react, he put his index finger in his mouth.
Shen Xia was stunned.
this--
The point is what your tongue is doing!
Just when I wanted to speak.
He took it out and looked at the redness on it: "Fortunately, there are no bubbles."
At this time, Shen Xia felt her face and ears were very hot.
God!
Warm.
Song Jin looked at Shen Xia's flushed face and deliberately asked, "Xia Xia, what's wrong with you? Is it because the weather is too hot?"
Then touch your forehead with your hand.
This guy did it on purpose!
Shen Xia gently knocked his hand away: "It's okay, just take the things out."
Then he left the kitchen.
Song Jin looked at Shen Xia's back and raised the corner of his mouth.
After Shen Xia came out,
There were two water tanks prepared nearby.
There are also bamboo bows prepared inside.
This must have been done by my elder brother.
Watching Song Jin put four bags of silk cocoons in the bucket and take them out.
Gently take out a bag and put it into the water.
Wash them in another basin first.
Then put it in the tank,
Then I tried to open the cocoon myself.
Then they opened the cotton one by one on the bamboo bow,
Looking at the first one, it was horrible.
The corner of Shen Xia's mouth twitched.
failure.
Then the second, third, and fourth
It wasn't until the fifth one that it seemed like that.
Fifty pieces of cotton are opened to form a silkworm bag.
Finally, after making several silkworm bags, Shen Xia called Zhao Xue and Zhao Xin over.
Because except
Then he said to his two cousins, "Xingxin and Xiaoxue, you two come over here and watch and learn."
Every time I shout "be careful", I feel it's so weird!
There happened to be two water tanks, and Shen Xia arranged the matter like an assembly line.
It’s not a big job to remove the stray threads, so just let mom do it alone.
\The work of opening cotton takes a longer time, so it is done by two people.
Since Song Jin had cooked it once, he knew how to cook it.
When Shen Xia was teaching her two cousins.
Song Jin took the silk cocoons that his mother had prepared and went in to cook them.
After Shen Xia taught both of them, he watched them open the door by themselves before leaving to help Song Jin.
There is no need for Song Jin to have someone here all the time.
So Shen Xia is like a brick of the revolution, and can be moved wherever needed.
When there was no time, they would hang up the silkworm bags one by one.
It also needs to be fixed well so it doesn't fall to the ground and get dirty.
Although today is the Dragon Boat Festival, no one feels like it’s a festival.
I just had a quick bite at noon.
In the evening, I cooked my own meals.
There is no need to talk about the Song family’s current meals. There will definitely be more than two dishes of meat on the table during festivals.
In addition, there are many young people in the family, so the portion needs to be larger.
Because Song Ming knew that he didn't eat much pork.
So in the afternoon, he went to the river with his fishing rod and caught two fish.
I listened to Song Ming when I got home.
He was laughed at for fishing.
Because in this era, only poor people who can't afford meat will eat fish.
Seeing that the Song family can build a big house and even go fishing for food,
No matter how strange it looks.
I don't think it matters.
What others think is their business.
Looking at the several big fish that Song Ming brought back, the focus was still on the mullet.
Just looking at it makes me feel like my mouth is watering.
After the last time, my mother made a lot of pickled vegetables.
It just might not be sour yet.
Zhao Xue looked at the fish in her second cousin's hand and said, "Second cousin, can I eat this?"
Because Zhao Xue's family conditions were barely enough to get by, she had never eaten fish.
Song Ming glanced at Shen Xia, then said to Zhao Xue, "We can eat anything Xia Xia cooks."
Zhao Xue looked at her second cousin looking at his cousin's wife with confidence and understood instantly.