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Chapter 114: Weaving a Scarf

  The weather is getting colder and colder, students going to school are all wearing thick 'wool' sweaters and down jackets.

  Zhao 'Yu' cherished the memory of the children's 'wool' clothes, which were all old, especially Dabao, whose 'wool' clothes could no longer be worn. The one woven last year now only reached his navel, and he could barely wear it.

  Xiao Bao and Er Ya each picked up their brother's and sister's old sweaters to wear, and didn't rush to add new ones.

  Zhou Xiaoyun's "wool" clothes from a few winters ago were all hand-me-downs from Zhou Xiaoxia, but this year Zhou Xiaoyun has grown so fast that she is almost as tall as Zhou Xiaoxia. The "wool" clothes that Zhou Xiaoxia can't wear, Zhou Xiaoyun also can't wear, and they have to be left for the younger Er Ya to pick up Zhou Xiaoxia's old "wool" clothes.

  So Zhou Xiaoyun also lacked warm clothes to wear.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen found Zhou Guoqiang's old sweater, pulled out the yarn and disassembled it into a large pile of yarn, using the old yarn to re-weave a sweater for Dabao.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen weaves 'wool' clothes very quickly, with the long 'wool' yarn needle and 'wool' ball always in hand. In about a week, she wove a 'wool' sweater for Da Bao, which fit perfectly when he put it on, making him very happy.

  I don't even want to wear my sweater anymore.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen's face turned stern, ordering Da Bao to put on the cotton-padded jacket immediately, otherwise she would give it to Xiao Bao.

  Dabao glared at Xiaobao with a fierce expression, scaring him into hiding behind Zhou Xiaoyun.

  Dabao had no choice but to put on his cotton-padded jacket. Who wants to wear such a cumbersome thing? Every move he made was inconvenient.

  When they arrived at Zhou Xiaoyun's home, there were no more old sweaters that could be unraveled and re-knitted, so Zhao Yuzhen steeled herself to buy over a kilogram of new yarn.

  Bright red has always been a favorite of mothers, but Zhou Xiaoyun dislikes this bold color the most. She insists on going to the market with her mother to pick out colors together.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen has become accustomed to occasionally bursting out with stubborn opinions. Think about it, two years ago when the house was built, she also insisted on choosing the curtains herself, and after they were done, Zhao 'Yu' Zhen had to admit that Zhou Xiao Yun's taste was indeed good, and according to Zhuo Guo Qiang, taking Zhou Xiao Yun to the county city to buy new clothes was all Zhou Xiao Yun's own idea!

  Her own family's 'daughter' is fine, Zhao Yu Zhen can't help but think: Still, our big girl is good, look, although young, she has her own ideas and vision!

  Zhou Xiaoyun took advantage of the 11 o'clock lunch break to go find her parents at the vegetable market. Zhao Yuzhen instructed Zhou Guoqiang and then put on Zhou Xiaoyun's hat and went to the specialty wool yarn stall at the nearby market.

  The boss of the stall is a middle-aged woman in her 40s, whose husband's surname is Song and she is called Song Er Sao by everyone. She is very familiar with Zhao Yu Zhen, who has been selling pork at the market for a long time.

  Song Er Sao and Zhao Yu Zhen exchanged a few pleasantries, then her eyes landed on Zhou Xiao Yun standing to the side and she immediately began to flatter: "Zhou family's second aunt, isn't it because I'm good at flattering that I say this? Your big girl has grown so tall in just two years, from afar she looks like a young lady. Oh my, look at those eyebrows and eyes, they're really beautiful, she'll definitely be a pretty girl in the future."

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen's eyebrows opened with a smile, and others praised her own children more than they would praise themselves; "Look at what you're saying, it's almost like I'm praising my own daughter to the sky. I didn't come to chat with you for several days, I came to your stall to buy some 'wool' yarn for my daughter to knit a 'wool' sweater to wear at the end of the year. Can you take a look and see if you have

  "What's a nice color."

  As soon as the business started, Song Er's wife became even more spirited. Her mouth didn't stop introducing: "The yarn colors on my stall are the most complete, with all kinds of colors available. The colors are also particularly vibrant. Since you and I are so familiar, I'll definitely give you the lowest price. Look at this red color, how bright it is."

  Song Er's wife picked up a red thread, Zhou Xiaoyun shook her head like a rattle drum, no matter how hard others blew it, she just couldn't listen to it, anyway, she didn't like the color red.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen liked this color very much, but seeing Zhou Xiaoyun's disgusted expression, she didn't say anything and just followed Zhou Xiaoyun to take a look.

  Zhou Xiaoyun looked carefully and found that there were not many types of 'wool' yarn on the stall. Some of the 'wool' yarns made warm and soft 'wool' clothes, but they were too expensive. Most of them were ordinary ones, which were much cheaper.

  Zhou Xiaoyun picked out a light purple yarn, Zhao Yuzhen thought it was okay and paid for more than a pound, estimating that it would be enough to make Zhou Xiaoyun a sweater, and maybe even have some left over to make a few pairs of gloves for the kids going to school. Just as Zhao Yuzhen was about to leave with her purchases in a bag, Zhou Xiaoyun suddenly tugged on her clothes

  Corner, whispered in Zhao 'Yu' Zhen's ear: "Mom, I quite like that kind of woolen yarn with pom-poms, knit me a few scarves! I feel a bit chilly every day when I go to school."

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen hesitated for a moment before nodding her head.

  It's not like the first two years, doing business is now more comfortable and the economy has improved a lot. Zhao 'Yu' Zhen is no longer stingy with every penny, although she knew that the "fluffy" thread mentioned by Zhou Xiao Yun was twice as expensive as the one in her hand, Zhao 'Yu' Zhen still agreed to it.

  Zhou Xiaoyun had already spotted a pale blue yarn with long fluff, and asked Song Erniang to bring over two skeins.

  Song Er thought she was about to retire and collect her pension, but unexpectedly landed a big business deal, couldn't stop smiling, and was unusually enthusiastic.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen paid again, and the mother-daughter duo happily went back to the vegetable market.

  Zhou Guoqiang had just finished collecting the goods, and with Er Ya, they made a happy family of four, chatting and laughing as they headed home.

  After lunch, Zhou Xiaoyun carried a small stool to sit at the 'door' and accompanied Zhao Yuzhen in winding the yarn ball.

  The warm sunshine feels comfortable on my body. After a while, Xiaobao and Er Ya also brought small stools to gather around and join in the fun.

  Zhou Xiaoyun's main task was to hold the "wool" thread in both hands, while Zhao Yuzhen's hands moved rapidly up and down, shaking out big balls of "wool" thread.

  Two girls thought it was interesting and insisted on playing with the "fluffy" thread.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen usually favored Er Ya, but this task was not entrusted to her, fearing that she would mess up the whole thread and it would be difficult to sort out later.

  Er Ya's resistance was ineffective, so she had to stick by her sister's side and beg bitterly. Zhou Xiaoyun couldn't wrap her head around it, so she carefully handed the ball of yarn over to Er Ya.

  Er Ya sat obediently on the stool, not moving at all, and didn't even touch the yarn. Zhou Xiaoyun patted her head and praised Er Ya, who was delighted but still pretended to be nonchalant, which made people laugh.

  Zhou Xiaoyun beckoned Xiao Bao to come and take over the "wool" line, winding the two light blue "colored" "wool" lines into a ball of yarn.

  Zhao 'Yu' Zhen knitted a 'wool' sweater for Zhou Xiaoyun, thinking that Zhou Xiaoyun's head had grown quickly in the past two years and knitting a larger one would be enough to wear for two years.

  Zhou Xiaoyun is actually quite skilled at knitting sweaters, but this isn't the time to show it off.

  She pretended to be very interested in Zhao 'Yu' Zhen weaving 'wool' clothes, and followed her to "learn" beside her. Soon she "learned" how to pick up needles and the simplest plain knitting method.

  Anyway, the simplest and easiest to weave is the scarf. It's long and doesn't have any fancy patterns. After casting on the stitches, just keep weaving until it's roughly the desired length, then bind off.

  Zhou Xiaoyun finished her homework in the evening and then picked up a bamboo knitting needle and a ball of wool to knit a scarf.

  The scarf was finished in two days, and there were still some 'wool' threads left. Zhou Xiaoyun simply wove another narrower and shorter scarf for her sister Er Ya. The two sisters wore the same light blue scarves, making Zhou Xiaoxia so envious that she couldn't help but stare.

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