Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 880: Knitting Hats

Zhao Xiaoli felt a bit embarrassed; her brother’s yarn was bought by Jiang Xinyu, while she only cared about her own husband.

But Old Yang’s sweater just needed sleeves, soon she could knit for her brother.

They knitted until ten o’clock, and Jiang Xinyu advised them to go to bed since they had to attend classes the next day.

During the quiet winter days, women can’t really stay idle; they need to sort out the family’s cotton clothing and make shoes, though it’s not too tiring.

In one week’s time, Jiang Xinyu and three other women finished knitting all the sweaters. Jing Chu was exceptionally fast, completing one sweater and one vest in a week.

Guodong was the first to wear the vest. "Jing Chu, why don’t you knit for yourself?"

"Well, your old sweater and pants are still wearable, no need to undo them. I’ll knit for myself soon. But the color Aunt Jiang chose for me is too bright, I prefer brown."

"Next time when you go to the city, you can buy two pounds and knit a piece for yourself. Besides, I think red looks great, Aunt Jiang chose well."

"It’s too conspicuous."

"It’s beautiful."

Wei Kaiyun’s sweater was knitted, Jiang Xinyu smiled and decided to knit one for Shang Zhenkun too; the elderly need more warmth.

After finishing Zhao Xiaoli’s sweater, she started knitting hats for the little ones.

Jiang Xinyu felt interested too and added two yarn balls to the hats, making them particularly large and adorable.

"Aunt Jiang, knit a hat for Feifei too."

"Sure, but knit them in adult size and sew rabbit fur inside, so it’s warm and pretty. Also, knit the ears down to cover the ears."

"Wouldn’t that look bad?"

"It’ll definitely look good, I’ll knit one and you can decide, then we can each have one."

She spent a day knitting a bright red hat, with two dangling brown yarn balls and a large white yarn ball on top.

The hat was knitted, and Jing Chu loved it incredibly.

"Aunt Jiang, I want a hat like this too."

"Sure, let’s start knitting now, tomorrow I’ll buy yarn from the city."

Women can be quite unreasonable, especially regarding clothes.

Zhao Xiaoli also couldn’t resist holding and looking at it. Jiang Xinyu found some old rabbit fur, cut them into small pieces, and pieced them together for a better fit.

Once completed, Jing Chu loved it even more.

"I want to knit a scarf for Feifei."

"Sure, knit it long, so it can wrap around the neck several times for warmth."

"Alright, is one meter fine?"

"For Feifei, yes. If you’re knitting for yourself, make it 1.2 meters."

"Got it, got it." Jing Chu excitedly started knitting the scarf, neglecting her sweater.

Guodong picked up the hat to inspect it; it was indeed very cute, and Feifei would look even cuter wearing it.

Today, another hat was knitted; buying yarn tomorrow is a must.

"Jing Chu, will you go with Aunt Jiang tomorrow?"

"No, I have to attend school. Give Aunt Jiang all our tickets."

Guodong handed all the tickets and fifty yuan to Jiang Xinyu.

"Aunt Jiang, buy two pounds of brown yarn for Jing Chu, she likes Aunt Du’s sweater color."

"Haha, young girls don’t like bright colors? Okay, I understand."

"Also, take these tickets with you, buy whatever is needed for the house, we don’t usually need them."

Jiang Xinyu laughed, took the food tickets and money, handed them back to Guodong, "Keep these, I’ll hold on to the rest."

Early next morning, Jiang Xinyu drove to the city, aiming to buy yarn; she returned in time for lunch at home.

The family loved the yarn Jiang Xinyu brought back in two large bags.

Jiang Xinyu also brought out a pair of heeled leather boots for Jing Chu, lined with fur and extending to the knees.

How could a young girl not like these? "Aunt Jiang? Where did you buy these?"

"Don’t ask, as long as you can wear them. This pair is for Xiao Li; you better wait until next year to wear them as you’re pregnant and shouldn’t wear high heels."

"Sister Jiang, how much were these shoes?"

"Fifty, but I won’t accept money; it’s a gift to you."

Hearing that the leather shoes cost fifty, Jing Chu was reluctant to wear them.

"It’s alright; a woman should have several pairs of nice shoes."

"Aunt Jiang, didn’t you buy anything for yourself?"

"I did, but I don’t like wearing them, I prefer cotton shoes – they’re comfortable."

Now, instead of knitting sweaters, they were focused on knitting hats, with Jiang Xinyu handling the hats’ lining.

When Jing Chu wore the hat to school, Li Xue was envious, "Jing Chu, this hat is beautiful."

"Isn’t it? Can you knit? I can teach you."

"Yes, but we haven’t got yarn yet. My second uncle said my dad will come in these few days; I’ll ask him to buy some."

"What color do you like? There’s yarn at home; you can start knitting first."

"No need, I’m not in a hurry." Li Xue felt embarrassed.

"It’s fine; you can return it when you get your yarn. This set took me 1.2 pounds of yarn; do you want red too? I’ll bring the yarn over this afternoon."

Li Xue hesitated and agreed, "Okay, I like red too."

Their one-year age difference made Jing Chu taller; they would look great wearing the same hat.

"Try my hat for size; if it fits, I’ll tell you how many stitches to cast on, and we’ll line it with rabbit fur — very warm and windproof."

Li Xue tried it on, "It’s perfect, but does the rabbit fur need to be cut into small pieces?"

"Aunt Jiang says it fits better that way."

"Got it."

Guodong sat beside the fire, listening to the girls chatter, feeling happy that his sister had become more cheerful since arriving here.

He truly hoped his sister could make more friends; clearly, Li Xue had a good character; otherwise, Jing Chu wouldn’t have engaged with her.

During lunch, Jing Chu mentioned to Jiang Xinyu they would work on the yarn in the afternoon while going to school.

"I’ll start knitting tonight; it’ll definitely be done in two days."

"Alright, Aunt Jiang said if you’re not sure about the rabbit fur lining, she’ll make it for you."

Li Xue nodded happily, "Yes, I know, I’ll find Teacher Jiang once done."

Jing Chu’s hat caused quite a stir among the village girls; what girl doesn’t love to look pretty?

Yet, their family’s situation was apparent; such a hat and scarf set would cost more than twenty yuan, and they knew their families could never afford it.

Many felt disheartened, though they understood it was Jing Chu’s own creation.