Traveling through the Lotus Tower: Li Lianhua, you must live well

"Auntie Wang, are you home?" Li Lianhua stood at the door of Auntie Wang's house and asked when she didn't see anyone in the yard.

"Who is it?" Aunt Wang heard the voice and came out of the house. Seeing that it was Li Lianhua, she smiled and said, "It's Mr. Li. Come on, come in and sit down."

Li Lianhua walked into the yard, exchanged a few words with Aunt Wang, and then explained her purpose.

Li Lianhua: "Auntie, I came to see you today because I want to learn how to make clothes from you. Can you teach me? Don't worry, I won't learn in vain."

As he spoke, he took out twenty copper coins and handed them to Aunt Wang.

"We are just fellow villagers, why should I ask you for money? Besides, making clothes is something anyone can do, and it won't be a big deal to teach you. No need, no need." Aunt Wang declined.

Li Lianhua insisted: "Auntie, if you don't accept me, then I won't let you teach me. I can ask Auntie Lin to teach me."

When Aunt Wang heard this, she was immediately displeased: "You young man, you knew that Mrs. Lin and I didn't get along, but you deliberately said this to provoke me. You deserve to be beaten."

After saying that, he raised his hand and pretended to pat him.

Li Lianhua cooperated and dodged backwards, with a frightened expression on her face.

Aunt Wang was amused: "You really are hiding."

Li Lianhua smiled and said, "Auntie, I know you're good to me and you can't bear to hit me."

Seeing him like this, Aunt Wang couldn't help laughing and pointed at him: "You are such a rascal. All right, I'll take the money. But I won't need so much. Just give me ten copper coins."

Seeing that Aunt Wang was determined, Li Lianhua did not argue with her and counted out ten copper coins and gave them to her.

Aunt Wang went into the house to get out the things she needed and began to teach Li Lianhua how to make clothes.

Aunt Wang took out a piece of thread, tightened the thread end, squinted her eyes, aimed the thread end at the hole on the needle, and threaded the needle through.

She stretched that section of line, folded it in half with the other side of the line, and tied a flexible knot at the end.

Then she took out another pair of needle and thread and handed them to Li Lianhua, asking him to thread the needle for her to see.

After learning how to thread a needle, Aunt Wang taught him how to make samples, how to cut fabric, and how to sew fabric.

Li Lianhua studied very hard, and Aunt Wang taught her carefully, demonstrating each step first and then letting Li Lianhua do it herself, and immediately pointing out any mistakes.

At first, Li Lianhua's hands were very clumsy, the stitches were crooked, the fabric was always riddled with holes, and her fingers were pricked and bleeding.

But Aunt Wang guided her patiently, explaining and demonstrating over and over again. Gradually, Li Lianhua's sewing skills became more proficient.

Under the careful guidance of Aunt Wang, a simple-style inner garment was completed.

Although the stitching was not neat and there were threads showing, it was a complete piece of clothing after all. Li Lianhua was not picky as long as she could wear it.

After thanking Aunt Wang, Li Lianhua quietly stuffed the remaining money into the clothes basket and stood up to say goodbye.

After returning home, he first went to check on the chicks, added some clean water into the jar, and then began to prepare chicken feed.

Li Lianhua took out yesterday's Chinese cabbage and looked at the wilted vegetables. She was a little hesitant, wondering if such vegetables could be fed to the chickens.

He thought about it and decided that if it was edible for humans, it should be edible for chickens as well, so he decisively chopped the cabbage, sprinkled some cornmeal into it, and mixed it evenly.

After Li Lianhua poured the prepared chicken feed into the trough, she saw some chicks sticking their heads out to look for food, so she ignored them and prepared to go check on the fields.