Chapter 87 Qingqing, your waist is only 1.7 feet

After lunch, Lin Qingqing went back to her room for a nap.

Xiaomei was turning over and drying beans in the yard.

When Lin Qingqing got up at around 2 o'clock, she saw her sister-in-law Xiuhong and Gou Wa coming to visit.

Xiaomei and sister-in-law Xiuhong were chatting under the pergola, while Gou Wa was sitting on the warm bluestone slabs playing with crickets.

"Sister-in-law is here. Xiaomei, please wake me up next time she comes."

She felt embarrassed to sleep like this when there were guests.

Yesterday, Lin Qingqing invited the Eagle Claw team to dinner, and since everyone had gotten to know each other well, the sisters-in-law came to visit on their own initiative.

"Didn't you ask me yesterday which sister-in-law could make clothes? I was busy at the time and forgot about it the moment I turned around."

"I thought of it today, so I brought Gou Wa to your house to play and tell you about this."

"We have Hongyi make all our clothes. She has a sewing machine at home. I told her about it and she said she would come to take your measurements this afternoon. Why hasn't she come yet?"

Lin Qingqing took a towel, squeezed out half a basin of water from the water pump, and washed her face with the cool water. Her mind felt much clearer. She looked at the pergola and smiled back at Xiuhong.

"Oh~ There's no rush. Xiaomei and I already have summer clothes. We have some fabric we want to make some long-sleeved shirts and winter coats, but we're worried the fabric will get damaged if we keep it for too long."

After hanging the towel on the rope, she turned back to the house and grabbed a handful of fruit candies.

"Gou Wa, come here."

When Gou Wa saw the candy in Lin Qingqing's hand, he immediately dropped the cricket and ran over, his eyes blinking.

"for you."

As soon as Lin Qingqing opened her hands, Gou Wa grabbed all the candies with both hands.

"Hey, Qingqing, I kept a lot of the candies I brought back from your house yesterday. Just give him one a day. If he gets too picky, he'll ask for it every day."

Gou Wa trotted to Xiuhong and stuffed all the candies into her hands. He then took out one, peeled it and fed it to Xiuhong, then peeled another one and fed it to Xiaomei.

Xiaomei giggled happily. She felt very happy that the little baby, whom she had only taken care of for the first time, could already think of her.

Gou Wa quickly peeled one for himself and put it in his mouth. The candy was sweet and he squinted his eyes, enjoying it so much.

Catching a glimpse of the beautiful Lin Qingqing walking towards him, he raised his hand and hesitated for a moment, then picked up a candy and stuffed it into Lin Qingqing's hand.

At the same time, she said in a baby voice, "Auntie, eat."

Lin Qingqing really likes cubs. As long as they are not like little ancestors, she likes them.

"Thank you." I wanted to say thank you to Gou Wa, but I swallowed the last two words back.

She sat down, looked at Xiuhong and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's Gou Wa's name?"

"Zhang Jide."

Lin Qingqing nodded and said, "Hmm~ Gou Wa is still the easiest to pronounce."

"Hey~ Why are you here so early?" Hong Xi came in from the door with a ruler, and looked at Xiuhong in the pergola, she teased.

"I thought you would come earlier than me." Xiuhong glanced at Hongxi.

"What you mean is that you blame me for coming late." Hong Xi smiled.

"Xiaomei, pour me another cup of tea and bring me a pack of snacks."

Lin Qingqing stood up and said with a smile: "It's so hot, and you still have to run around, sisters-in-law, so don't be polite to me."

She pulled Hongxi to sit down and went to the kitchen to cut another apple. The apple was cooled in water and it was perfect to eat on a hot day.

Xiuhong and Hongxi felt embarrassed when they saw the snacks, apples, and sugar tea.

Hong Xi hurriedly asked Lin Qingqing to stand up and do the real work first.

"Qingqing, raise your arms and lay them flat. I will measure your size."

Measuring from the ankle upwards, Hong Xi silently memorized the size and wrote it down.

"Qingqing, your waist is only 1.7 feet? My waist wasn't this thin before I gave birth."

Xiuhong took a sip of sugar tea and smiled, "My waistline was 2 feet 2 inches before I gave birth. Qingqing, your waistline saves fabric compared to ours."

Hong Xi smiled and said, "Not necessarily." She measured her bust and winked at Xiuhong, and they both grinned.

Lin Qingqing and Xiaomei both understood the meaning of these words. Lin Qingqing was fine, but Xiaomei blushed with embarrassment. She hurriedly picked up a piece of apple and lowered her head to feed it to Gou Wa.

After Lin Qingqing was measured, when Xiaomei was measured again, her two sisters-in-law did not tease her. This was a girl who was getting married, and they could not joke around casually. The girl's reputation was very important.

While Xiaomei was measuring her size, Lin Qingqing went back to her room and got the fabric.

A piece of pink tasselled Dacron cloth was given by Aunt Wang from the chief's family; two pieces of thick gray cloth and one piece of red cloth were bought by Lin's mother; and five feet of black-blue cloth and two pieces of light beige cloth were given by Liu Kening.

She put all the fabrics on the stone bench and began to explain them to Hongqi one by one.

"Sister-in-law, I want to make two long-sleeved shirts with this pink Dacron fabric, one for Xiaomei and me, to wear when the weather is cold."

"Can this thick grey cloth be made into two pairs of trousers for Xiaomei and I to wear in the fall?"

"Use this piece of red cloth to make a coat for Xiaomei to wear."

"Make me a longer coat with this blue-black cloth."

"These two light beige ones will make some cotton trousers for Xiaomei and me."

"If you have extra fabric, keep it and make some small items for yourself. If you don't have enough, tell me. You'll need plenty of cotton for winter jackets. Tell me roughly how much you need. Once you've finished cutting it, tell me and I'll go to the county to buy some."

Hongyi picked up the fabrics, flipped them over and looked at them. She looked up and smiled, "We have enough fabric for the clothes you want to make. I'll tell you how much cotton wool you'll need when the time comes."

"Okay." Lin Qingqing took out three yuan from her pocket: "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law."

Hong Xi pushed her hand and said, "You said you have troubled me, why are you giving me money? We are all family. If you treat me as your own, don't be polite to me."

Lin Qingqing withdrew her hand and smiled: "Okay." It's the same if you add it from other places at the same time.

The two of them sat here until around four in the afternoon before going home. They made an appointment to go to the mountains to pick mushrooms together the next morning.

Xiaomei took Gou Wa with her and went out to water the land in her private plot again. The sun was too strong, and if she didn't water it enough, the land wouldn't be wet enough and the seeds wouldn't germinate.

Lin Qingqing sent them out the door before returning to the yard. She collected all the beans that had been dried on the bluestone slabs and put them in the kitchen, waiting for Xiaomei to come back to see how to pack them up.

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