Chapter Fifty-One: The Issue of the Wind and Fire Wheels

  Sun the Divine Doctor didn't stay for long, he brought with him the creative idea of a fire kang and some opinions on how to take care of pregnant women. His second stop for the new year was the village, where he went to see if there were any patients.

  "Brother Yang, do you really think there's such a thing as the Wind and Fire Wheels?" After Sun Daozhang left, Xiaoniang asked with a puzzled expression. "Xiaoniang, why are you asking this?" Yang Heng felt confused, earlier when he told them the story, everyone had questions, but on New Year's Eve, when Xiaoniang retold the story, no one questioned it, so why was she suddenly asking now?

  "Yes, Brother Heng, when I go back to the village and tell other kids stories about Nezha, some of them say I'm lying, that there's no such thing as a wind-fire wheel. So, Brother Heng, you tell me, is it true or not?" Now Xiaoniang has expressed herself very clearly, her words are clear too, without any unclear pronunciation.

  "Little girl, I'm telling you, this is a story. Of course, there's no Wind and Fire Wheels anymore. But, Brother Yang can make something that's just as fast." Yang Heng had originally wanted to say that the Wind and Fire Wheels didn't exist, but seeing the little girl's hopeful eyes, he suddenly changed his mind.

  "Well, Brother Heng, what is it? What can run as fast as the Wind and Fire Wheels?" As expected, after being reminded by other children, Little Niang still had some expectations for the Wind and Fire Wheels.

  "Brother Yang's ice and snow flying board." Yang Heng suddenly thought of the skateboards from later generations, which came in several styles. One type was for children under five years old, a single board with a directional handle, while older kids used the most common double boards, even adults used this type of double board. If there were dogs or other fast animals, sleds could also be made, but for now, there were only two types: single and double boards, which were simple wooden boards with an upturned front end. The problem with single boards was that they required a bicycle-like handlebar, which was hard and had no spring, but it was still okay for kids, as the speed wasn't too fast. Double boards, on the other hand, needed to be trained well, or else they would cause injuries. Additionally, there were also ice blades. Yang Heng discovered that the ice layer in the river near his home was very solid, and if not played on the ice layer, it could even be played in the rice fields. However, this required waiting until winter, as making ice blades now would be too late, and the iron materials at home were not sufficient. According to Yang Heng's estimate, a lot of iron materials were needed to make good-quality ice blades. Moreover, in the rice fields, water had to be poured before freezing and supplemented from time to time until it was completely frozen.

  "Brother Yang, I want to play, I want to play ice and snow flying board." As soon as the little girl heard Yang say this, she immediately became anxious. This is just a child, otherwise, he usually looks like a small adult, occasionally scolding other children for not writing well or not reciting articles. It's better for kids to be lively.

  "Alright, little girl, now go to your uncle's house and call him over." Yang Heng knew that his uncle had prepared many wooden boards, and it would be easy to find one suitable for the little girl to play with. Some minor adjustments would be needed, such as lifting up the front of the board and adding a handle. It didn't need to be adjustable in direction, but something to hold onto was necessary. The finer details could be left for his uncle to refine later.

  "Nephew, what's the new invention? Quick, bring that drawing!" As soon as Young Master heard his wife's shout, he became anxious and didn't even bother to come with her. Instead, he quickly ran over himself. He was now very interested in Yang Heng's inventions, so when he heard that Yang Heng had something new, he naturally became anxious.

  "Hey, slow down, it's not something important, just some kids playing in the snow. Didn't you hear your little wife calling for you?" "Heng brother, what's so fun? We want to join in too." Before Yang Heng could finish explaining, a group of children who heard the commotion also ran over. The winter toys were scarce, and apart from having a snowball fight, there was nothing else to play with. This year, because they had hunted more and had enough fur, each child had a set of fur clothes, which is why they dared to come out and play. If it were in the past, when they didn't have warm clothes, who would dare to venture out and risk getting frostbite?

  When it comes to children's clothing, I have to mention this style. The style is naturally the Hu-style, with a top that reaches the knees, a kind of short jacket with narrow sleeves and a belt around the waist, which makes it very convenient for work. As for the pants, they are a type of loose-fitting pants with two legs, also known as "four-cornered pants". The design of the crotch is not very reasonable, but Yang Heng wouldn't know about fashion design anyway. If he were to study it carefully, there wouldn't be enough time, so Yang Heng just provided a style for the four-cornered pants and let his mother and aunts research and make them themselves. Surprisingly, they succeeded in making them! So, during the summer, children could even wear these four-cornered pants to play outside. This is mainly because the pant legs are slightly longer, not underwear, but shorts. However, overall, it's still more like underwear. Actually, since they had those tight-fitting clothes, his mother and aunts' sewing skills have also improved significantly.

  This is for kids, while adults don't make hu fu but directly make windbreaker style, usually wear it over the shoulder. If doing light work, can tie around waist with rope without affecting work. If doing heavy work, just take it off, still single garment is more suitable.

  Boots, both for adults and children, are made with a wooden sole with floral patterns, and the upper part is made from some leftover fur edges and wild boar skin. The wooden sole is designed to be easily replaceable. Boots made from this kind of material tend to have the soles damaged most easily, especially those worn by children who don't care what's under their feet and just step on everything. Adults, on the other hand, often take off their boots when working, which results in less damage to their boots.

  "Alright, alright, you all have them, today is Xiaoniang and Chouchou's snowboard, tomorrow I'll make yours, Xiao Shu, today I couldn't finish making all the snowboards, you big kids, go build a snowman first, whoever builds the best one will get a prize from Brother Heng."

  Yang Heng suddenly remembered that it had snowed several times already, how could he have forgotten to build a snowman? After all, building a snowman was an important winter project.

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