Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The winter in the northwest is very cold.

The second snow fell intermittently for two days, and even the thick snow could not stop Da Niu from getting married.

No one expected that this year's heavy snow would come earlier than usual.

On the wedding day, the weather was fine. Da Niu rode a big horse, grinning with his big front teeth and a big red flower on his chest, looking exactly like the silly son of a landlord.

"I didn't expect that this guy, Danniu, looks so handsome in his groom's suit."

"Who says it isn't?"

"I'm going to ask Sister Yunxi to lend me my money for my wedding. How impressive!"

The wedding procession rushed to Lijia Village with drums and gongs. Xiao Yunxi had never seen anyone get married before and wanted to join in the fun, but was rejected by the matchmaker.

In ancient times, the wedding procession was mainly composed of men. Although there were women, their identities were relatively special. For example, the matchmaker must be there.

The matchmaker facilitates a beautiful marriage. She symbolizes a happy and fulfilling marriage and can add to the festive atmosphere. Can Xiao Yunxi compare to her?

Xiao Yunxi was disliked and felt helpless.

About two hours later, the wedding procession appeared at the entrance of the village. There were about 10 people when they left, and when they returned, the number had doubled.

There are also a lot of dowries, 8 sets, which sounds like a lot, but it is not much.

The unit of the dowry is "tai". Sometimes one tai is a painting or calligraphy, or 10 taels of silver, covered with red cloth and carried by two people. It is not much in reality.

Otherwise, if the ten miles of red makeup were real, wouldn't it be rich enough to rival a country?

The wedding was held in a lively atmosphere. The next day, after visiting the parents' home, heavy snow fell again. This time it was heavier than the previous two times, and it was impossible to go out.

The villagers hibernated at home.

There is no TV, no internet, and the only entertainment activity is making babies. I guess by the end of winter, there will be many more pregnant women in the village.

Especially for the newlyweds, who are full of energy, they will probably have to pay more for the wedding gift next year, which is really a worry.

Empty-minded people always like to daydream. Xiao Yunxi thinks she should find something to do. She should also relax while doing experiments and studying every day.

There are some leftover bamboos from renovation in the yard, which are ground into thin bamboo slices, 54 pieces.

"Come on, let me teach you how to play Landlord!"

Play poker,

It is one of the few entertainment activities that can be realized in this era. Mahjong is also possible, but you need to ask Uncle Tang to make a set for you.

Everyone is in Wodong,

Xiao Yunxi came up with a lot of things and asked Uncle Tang to do them. He was even busier than during the busy farming season.

"Royal bomb...I only have one card."

"..."

Zhou Jin threw the mistress in his hand out, and Xiao Yunxi, the landlord, failed again. Xiaobao stuck out his tongue, licked the paper, and put it on Xiao Yunxi's head.

Xiao Yunxi was so disgusted that she wanted to cheat.

"That won't do. You have to stick it on."

Zhou Jin helped Xiaobao, and Dabao was so disappointed that he didn't help his wife at this time. He grabbed Xiaobao, and Niuniu opened her broken hand to block Xiao Yunxi:

"Mom, I'm here to protect you."

"Daddy is a bad guy."

The family was in a mess, and the quarrel stopped only when Uncle Tang came over to deliver something.

After seeing off Uncle Tang, Xiaobao put the poker aside and clamored to go to the laboratory. What he wanted most was to make a machine to control lightning. His mother said that these were the most critical parts.

Zhou Jin was also looking forward to seeing what kind of machine could control lightning.

The whole family went into the laboratory, and soon a machine appeared before their eyes. Anyone who had ever driven screws in a factory would have recognized it immediately: it was a machine tool.

To be precise, it is a simple machine tool.

"With this, we can slowly make a machine to control lightning!"

In fact, in ancient times, there were lathes.

For example, Uncle Tang's woodworking machine,

A sawing machine uses the reciprocating motion of the saw blade to cut wood, a planer uses the linear motion of the planer to cut the wood surface, and a drilling machine uses the rotational motion of the drill bit to drill holes.

These machines that process wood through the cutting action of tools are actually machine tools, but they are the most basic and require human power.

Xiao Yunxi originally had no intention of making machine tools, as she didn't seem to have much demand for them. However, Xiaobao insisted on making a machine that could control lightning, that is, a generator.

Making a generator, even the simplest hand-cranked one, is a product of industrial maturity. In modern times, many parts cannot be made.

Machine tools are different.

Most of the current machine tools are still made of wood, which does not meet the requirements. She can use machine tools to make rough metal modules to replace the wooden materials.

Once the entire machine tool becomes a metal structure, we can make more sophisticated modules, slowly update and upgrade them, and iterate to produce machine tools that can manufacture more precise parts.

The process is long, but as long as you have perseverance, you can definitely do it.

The whole family devoted themselves to the great business of making interesting parts. Zhou Jin provided the materials, so there was no need to worry about not having enough. Time passed quickly.

New Year's Eve arrives quietly.

Just as Xiao Yunxi was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, a caravan appeared on the streets of the capital. The leader of the caravan was a foreigner with sunken eye sockets and brown eyes.

"How strange! This foreigner only has one carriage?"

"I guess he encountered robbers on the road."

"Pitiful."

Foreigners came to the Central Plains in caravans, with many horse-drawn carriages. It must have been one of them that encountered robbers along the way, and all the goods were lost!

The people's eyes were full of sympathy.

The outsider naturally couldn't see their expressions, so he pulled the goods straight to the Honglu Inn.