Chapter 15: Know how to put on makeup?

Children from poor families have to grow up early, but Xu Jianian is still too young.

Su Nanzhi felt a little sad and a little funny when she saw his skinny appearance.

She packed up quite a lot of leftovers, and Xu Jianian couldn't help burping after finishing them.

Only then did Su Nanzhi take Xu Jianian to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town.

The supply and marketing cooperative is as large as the guesthouse, with two floors.

It was Xu Jianian's first time entering the supply and marketing cooperative. Although he was a little scared, when he thought about Su Nanzhi saying that she needed his help, he felt like a little man and couldn't help but straighten his chest.

But a pair of eyes couldn't help but look around curiously.

In this era, there is no service concept that customers are God. Because there were not many customers in the afternoon, the waiters of the supply and marketing cooperative were either chatting or knitting. When they saw Su Nanzhi and Xu Jianian, who were wearing shabby clothes, they glanced at them coldly. Although they did not drive them away, they did not pay any attention to them either.

But in the following time, everyone's attention was always on Su Nanzhi and Xu Jianian.

What Su Nanzhi found from Qin Lie's house was not only daily coupons such as food coupons, meat coupons, and sugar coupons, but also cosmetics and cloth coupons.

But she didn't plan to use cosmetics and cloth coupons.

One reason is that she is now as thin as a bamboo stick and no clothes look good on her. It would be better for her to save the cloth coupons and buy new clothes after she recovers.

As for the cosmetics tickets, they are even more unnecessary. She can't use up all the big-name skincare and cosmetics in the space supermarket, so she has no need to use them. She can exchange these tickets for other things in the future.

However, she didn't plan to buy anything, but that didn't stop her from looking at cosmetics and clothes.

The cosmetics and clothing counters were right next to each other, and at this moment two women were standing in front of the counters.

From their appearance, you can tell that they are mother and son.

The young woman was holding a lipstick in her hand, her eyes filled with reluctance, but she said, "A single lipstick costs nearly half a month's salary. It's too expensive."

The older woman took the lipstick and gave it to the counter attendant. "Marriage is a lifelong thing. Don't even think about spending half a month's salary. Mom will buy it for you."

Hearing this, the young woman waved her hands, becoming even more unwilling. "No, I'd rather spend the money on meat for the family. Besides, I'm naturally beautiful. I look good with or without makeup."

Although Chinese people are generally willing to spend a lot of money on funerals and weddings, the economy is underdeveloped now, and a lipstick cannot be eaten or drunk, so not many people buy it.

So the conversation between the two was normal, and even very heartwarming in Su Nanzhi's opinion.

But there was a discordant voice.

"You can't afford lipstick, and you can't afford a mirror? Why don't you take a look in the mirror? Do you look pretty at all?" The clerk at the makeup counter was a young woman. Although her appearance could only be described as ordinary, her wavy hair and light powder on her face made her look completely different from the grayish people around her. She could barely be said to be pretty.

When Zhu Dazhen heard what the teller said, her face turned red with anger, but she was too tongue-tied to refute him.

She was indeed not good-looking. She looked like her mother, with dark skin, a slightly flat nose, small eyes, and freckles on her face. She had been told that she was not good-looking since she was a child. Even though she was not fat at all, she was nicknamed a big fat pig because of her last name Zhu.

Zhu's mother was also very angry, but she was better than Zhu Dazhen. She pointed at the teller and cursed a few times.

But it was just a few words, which was like scratching the surface in the face of the teller's arrogant attitude. In the end, the teller didn't do anything, but she was furious.

But I felt more and more sorry for my daughter. I passed on my appearance to her and made her a laughing stock.

Su Nanzhi didn't want to get involved in this matter at first, but the teller might have gone crazy. Seeing her standing aside watching the fun, he pointed at her and started scolding her.

"Why don't you buy anything? Be careful if you break it. You won't be able to compensate even if you sell it."

Looking at the counter just one step away from her, Su Nanzhi was speechless.

Xu Jianian, who was standing next to her, tugged at the corner of her clothes with some fear.

"Sister Nanzhi, let's go."

Su Nanzhi touched his head and walked towards the teller. In her surprised eyes, he first looked her up and down slowly before speaking.

"You are good-looking, but the turtle laughs at the pig. Don't you have a mirror in front of you? Why don't you take a look at what you look like?"

"He's like Zhu Bajie with a red flower, he doesn't know how ugly he is."

As soon as Su Nanzhi said this, the teller became angry.

The teller pointed at Su Nanzhi and wanted to curse, but Su Nanzhi spoke again before she could, "Although I'm not a beauty, I'm better looking than you anyway."

Looking at Su Nanzhi, who looked a little pale and thin but had well-defined facial features, the teller couldn't find anything to say about Su Nanzhi being ugly.

Zhu Dazhen, who was standing by, also echoed, "Comrade, apart from being a little thin, you are really good-looking."

Because her forehead was wrapped in gauze, Su Nanzhi combed her bangs up to reveal her bright facial features. Coupled with her confident temperament after her rebirth, anyone who looked at her carefully could not say against their will that she was not good-looking.

Xu Jianian also responded immediately, "Sister Nanzhi is the prettiest."

"What's the use of being pretty? You're a poor bastard. If you can't afford to buy anything, get out of here." The teller was completely defeated and started cursing at Su Nanzhi.

Scolding Su Nanzhi was not enough, and he said to the Zhu family mother and daughter in a veiled manner: "I am not doing business with you anymore. It is useless to dress up if you are ugly."

The tellers around obviously noticed the commotion here. Someone tried to persuade the teller with wavy hair a few words, but was only met with a roll of the eyes from the teller.

The other tellers gave Su Nanzhi a sympathetic look and fell silent.

Seeing this, Su Nanzhi also guessed that the teller with wavy hair had a background and was not afraid of offending people at all.

After being pointed at and scolded, Zhu Dazhen pulled her mother and was about to leave.

However, Zhu's mother, who was angry just now, now showed a hesitant expression.

She wanted to give her daughter a perfect wedding.

Seeing this, the teller with wavy hair immediately gave Su Nanzhi a smug smile.

Su Nanzhi smiled, raised her eyebrows, and turned to look at Zhu Dazhen.

"Comrade, do you need a makeup artist for your wedding?"

Zhu Dazhen was stunned.

Only then did Su Nanzhi realize that in this simple era, there was no such profession as makeup artist.

She immediately changed her words, "When you get married, maybe I can do your makeup."

Before Zhu Dazhen could say anything, the wavy-haired female teller beside her laughed out loud.

"You're a country bumpkin, how can you afford cosmetics? And you say you know how to put on makeup?"

"Okay." Zhu Dazhen interrupted the teller with wavy hair, "I believe you."

Seeing the hesitation on Zhu's mother's face, Su Nanzhi looked at the red paper prepared for the wedding in her hand.

"Now I can give you a makeup trial."

Half an hour later.

Su Nanzhi put down the red paper in her hand, took the mirror beside her and placed it in front of Zhu Dazhen.

"have a look."