Chapter 8 Chapter 8 37+X(X≈50)

On the second day, Ye Hongjun and his wife went to work, Ye Baoguo and his brothers went to school, leaving the Ye Yu sisters to clean up the room. It was mainly Ye Lan who helped Ye Yu pack up her things.

Ye Yu has the most clothes for summer, a total of four sets. Even with Wang Laidie's superb craftsmanship, it is impossible to hide the patches on the inside of two or three of them.

The best one is a blue floral dress with a waistline. It’s very popular outside now, so it will take a few years before she can wear this style. By then, she will definitely be taller and can’t wear it anymore.

Ye Lan and Ye Yu are now quite different in height and both are thin, so Ye Yu gave the skirt to Ye Lan.

Ye Lan was surprised: "Give it to me?"

Ye Yu nodded: "It doesn't fit me anymore, I'll give it to you." The quality of this blended fabric is not as good as pure cotton, but it is quite expensive, so it would be a waste to throw it away.

Ye Xing really liked this skirt. When she thought that San Ya would have to work in the fields in the countryside and would not have much chance to wear it, she accepted it.

But she didn't accept it for free, and exchanged it for a thin blue coat without any patches.

In this era, there was no such thing as old clothes that could not be worn. Ye Lan and Ye Yu often picked up Ye Xing's clothes to wear, sometimes without distinguishing between men and women. The brothers Ye Weiguo also picked up their sister's clothes and altered them to wear.

Both parties are very satisfied.

Ye Yu tied the clothes together with a hemp rope and added a few sets of underwear. Wang Lai Di could make Su-style underwear herself, so she also bought two more sweatshirts and underwear.

She had three pairs of shoes, two pairs of thick-soled cloth shoes and one pair of rubber-soled shoes. Her socks and other items were made from old clothes that had been patched up for three years without any repairs.

There is definitely no jewelry or anything like that.

The most valuable things Ye Yu had were some old textbooks. She hadn't studied them for a long time and thought she had almost forgotten the knowledge. She opened the textbooks and picked them up again quickly. With her current memory and thinking ability, this was not difficult to understand. She could take them with her and secretly put them into the space later.

You also need to bring lunch boxes, enamel cups, chopsticks, spoons, etc. These things cannot be bought at the last minute, but they are very important; and basins, not plastic, but stainless steel, are very durable, and you can throw these into the space halfway... Adding up all the odds and ends, it's not a small amount, but not much either.

Calculate the deposit again.

Excluding what Ye Xing gave her yesterday, Ye Yu's savings totaled one dollar and eighty-one cents. She spent quite a lot on weekdays. Ye Lan, who lived in the same room, had more than five dollars in savings!

“…”

Ye Yu realized more deeply that he was a pauper.

But there is no way to make money at the moment. Private transactions are not allowed in this era. Private transactions are called speculation and are seriously illegal.

A few years ago, there was a private black market in Beijing, where grain and cloth were sold, and even three-turn and one-ring goods could be obtained. But since the beginning of this year, countless people have been tried in Yanjing, and the black market has long been closed. Even several leaders of the black market were reported and their families were sent to farms.

Now no one dares to commit crimes against the law. At least in the past one or two years, the black market in the old city and its suburbs has not been able to operate.

Ye Pauper Yu had to continue and refused Ye Lan's two yuan support: "What? What does my going to the countryside have to do with you? It's a personal choice."

She patted Ye Lan's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, even if I go to the countryside, I will live better than you."

Ye Lan was not convinced: "Who said that?" This awful sister can be picked up by anyone who wants her! I can't keep her!

"It's mainly because I'm quite strong," Ye Yu said, not exaggerating, and continued, "Relying on mountains will cause them to fall, relying on walls will cause them to crumble. Relying on anything else is not as good as relying on yourself. Only when you are strong can you live comfortably."

Ye Lan felt even angrier, but the latter part of the sentence made some sense when she thought about it carefully. However, she still argued unyieldingly: "Then you can make clothes and quilts yourself."

“…”

A decisive blow.

Ye Yu is really average at housework. He is only so-so at lighting the fire and cooking. As for cooking, his best skill is barbecue outdoors. He hasn't touched clothes or shoes for decades. Isn't it great to shop for free in the apocalypse?

In fact, she is not really clumsy. It is mainly because Wang Lai Di and Ye Xing are too strong, and they protect the younger one, making the sisters Ye Yu and Ye Lan a little useless, not to mention the brothers Ye Baoguo.

Ye Yu is probably only able to sew a button now.

To prove her hands-on skills, she took out a pair of scissors, looked in the mirror, and tried to do it on her hair.

In fact, she wanted to cut her own hair when she was washing it last night, but she thought that she didn't fully understand this body and if she made a mistake, she would end up looking ugly. So she decided to cut her hair in the daytime because the light was brighter and the touch would be smoother.

"Oh my god, why are you so aggressive!" Ye Lan was shocked. "The barbers at the state-owned barbershops are more expensive than the barbers at the entrance of the alley, but they're only 12 cents. We still can't afford it."

Ye Yu was full of confidence: "Don't worry, sister, I am definitely better than the old barbers in state-owned barber shops."

This is half true and half false.

Ye Yu is definitely not as good as the master barber in cutting other people's hair, but when it comes to cutting her own hair short, she refuses to admit defeat.

There's no special reason, but I just do it because I'm skilled at it.

In the end times, the physical fitness of people with special abilities is many times stronger than that of ordinary people. This not only refers to basic indicators such as strength, speed, five senses, and lung capacity, but also includes self-healing ability. Low-level people with special abilities can automatically heal ordinary injuries after a certain period of time without bandaging. People with special abilities who have broken through the fifth level can even regenerate broken limbs, but it takes a little longer.

It’s no wonder that many people say that people with special abilities are no longer human in a certain sense, and some people will call them “new humans” in the future.

Back to the topic, the healing of people with special abilities includes all parts of the body, including hair. In other words, the hair of people with special abilities grows much faster than that of ordinary people.

Therefore, Ye Yu had cut his own hair countless times in his previous life. He had tried all kinds of weird hairstyles, such as dog-bitten, pot-lid, bangs, and buzz cut.

Ahem, she shaved her head twice, but it didn’t detract from her looks at all.

Yesterday, Ye Yu quietly observed the hairstyles of women of this era along the way.

Long hair is basically braided into big braids, double braids or single braids; short hair is also called Hu Lantou or Ke Xiangtou, most of them are braided to the ears, and fewer of them are braided with ears exposed.

With one cut, the braid is done. Unfortunately, you can’t even sell your hair these days. After five minutes of trimming, you’ll have a clean and refreshing short hair.

During the process, Ye Lan couldn't bear to watch at first, so she covered her eyes with her hands. Two minutes later, she quietly opened one eye and looked through the tiny gap between her fingers. Suddenly, her eyes widened, and the situation was completely opposite to what she had imagined.

It’s surprisingly good!

Of course it is good. Based on the popular short hairstyle of this era, Ye Yu also quietly processed several important details, and the visual effect is of course better.

"nice!"

Despite all the praise, Ye Lan couldn't tell what was specifically good about San Ya. She only knew that after cutting her hair short, her delicate facial features were more prominent, and she was stunning.

She added: "I am convinced, really convinced. You do have the skills of a barber, even better than him." It even made her want to cut her hair, but she gave up because she couldn't bear to keep her hair so long.

It doesn't matter if you don't cut your hair short. Ye Yu also knows that many girls in later generations can braid their ponytails into fancy styles, but she doesn't know much about this. Thanks to her good memory, she found two or three of them.

Ye Lan is more talented in hairstyling than her. After just a simple tip, she was able to create a lot of new hairstyles, some of which would never be outdated even in modern times.

The staple food for lunch is still sweet potato rice, boiled pumpkin, stir-fried pumpkin shreds, and kimchi.

Before the sweet potato rice was out of the oven, someone called Ye Lan outside. Ye Yu glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and saw a tall and thin young man. She had no impression of him at all.

Ye Lan went out with red eyes and came back with swollen eyes, and her words suddenly became less.

Food intake also decreases.

But the sweet potato rice cooked for lunch was not in vain, Ye Yu finished all the remaining ones by himself.

Ye Lan was speechless: "Are you a pig?" She asked again, "Li Wei knows about my blind date. He came to question me and asked me if it was true. Now everyone in the hospital knows about it... And can't you comfort me?"

"Time is the best medicine for healing," Ye Yu shook his head. "These are all youth! The painful, the beautiful, the sweet, the angry, they will all eventually turn into memories of youth. After a long, long time, I will sit in a rocking chair and rock them all together."

“…”

"You speak so strangely that if you don't know me, you might think you're an eighty-year-old woman."

In fact, Ye Lan said this a little bit against her will. Ye Yu's sigh was not so abrupt. The content of her words made sense when she thought about it carefully. Her tone made it seem as if nothing was a problem in her eyes, which was quite soothing.

"Oh," Ye Yu counted his true age in his head. 17 + 2 + X (x < 50) + 18 = 37 + X (x < 50). He might be in his seventies or eighties, but that wasn't important. What was more important was, "I'm relieved. You can go wash the dishes now."

Ye Lan:

“…” The sadness didn’t disappear all at once, but it certainly dissipated a lot.

In the evening, Wang Lai Di brought back three rolls of defective cloth from the textile factory.

A piece of red cloth was prepared for Ye Lan, which could be used to make an autumn and winter top; a roll of army green cloth could be used to make a new set of clothes, and the rest could be used to make several pieces of underwear.

In addition, she also exchanged a roll of gray cloth with someone. Gray is the most inconspicuous color, but the quantity was large. She spent more than money on this large roll of cloth. She also had three cloth coupons and borrowed two from her colleagues.

The gray piece of fabric is the largest among all the ones brought back today. I plan to divide it equally among my two daughters, so they can make clothes or quilt covers by themselves.

This is really a big deal. Wang Laidie works in a textile factory, so she basically buys some new clothes, towels or even socks for her family every Chinese New Year. But this year, she can only dismantle old items and buy new ones, so she can be frugal.

In the future when material resources are abundant, these fabrics may not be a big deal, but at the moment, even Ye Yu would feel happy physically and mentally when he saw the new cotton fabrics.

Ye Lan was even happier. The eye-catching bright red color was so bright among the gray and blue. It was not tacky at all, and it was very beautiful.

At this moment, all the worries disappeared, and I discussed with Wang Lai Di what kind of beautiful red top I wanted.

As we were chatting, an old lady's voice came from the yard.

Wang Lai Di quickly asked Ye Yu to put away all the cloths, leaving only the red cloth. Ye Yu was faster than the wind and completed the entire task in three seconds, running back and forth.

The aunt didn't see the other two rolls of cloth, only the bright red one, and kept praising it: "This red cloth is so bright! Red Army wives, your factory's welfare is really good."

"All workers are the same. We also exchange goods or tickets with others." Wang Lai Di waved her hand modestly, asked the aunt to sit down, and instructed Ye Yu to pour water.

As expected of an aunt, she is very efficient. Including yesterday, in less than two days, she already has a list of single men on hand.

Wang Lai Di hurriedly asked for details, and Ye Lan also pricked up her ears to listen.

But as I listened, my brows furrowed more and more.

As a matchmaker, the auntie still has some professional responsibility. At least she is honest and doesn't deceive people. She focuses on the man and his family situation and talks as much as possible in detail.

Wang Lai Di and her daughter soon discovered that these lists were indeed not as good as the aunt said yesterday.

There are people of similar age, but with some problems on their hands. It is said that it is an acquired injury rather than a genetic problem; there are older people, nearly ten years older than Ye Lan, who are said to have been delayed due to military service; there are second-marriages, that is, people who have been married once, but their first wife died or they divorced for various reasons. Divorcees are very rare in this era, but they are not completely absent in the city.

It is indeed difficult to go on a last-minute blind date.

Especially at this juncture, there are seven or eight candidates, each of whom has very obvious shortcomings. In the past, they often did not consider these people.

After they finished talking, Wang Lai Di and Ye Lan still hadn't chosen one that they were truly satisfied with.

After a long silence, the woman also sighed and exaggerated: "The situation is right now. All single workers, both men and women, are in great demand. They're already in their thirties, no, no, they're under forty. Believe it or not, there are still eight candidates today, but tomorrow they might be reduced by half. If it weren't for my exaggeration and Lan girl being such a good girl, we wouldn't be able to find so many families!"

"Why!"

Wang Lai Di was helpless, and finally had to kick out the one with congenital disease first. She didn't want a second marriage, and... but if she continued to exclude like this, there would be no one left.