Chapter 32 Are cloth shoes very comfortable?

Early the next morning, both families got up early.

Jiang Xiangnan and Jiang Xiangbei first went to collect the traps and brought back the eels. Yesterday, their mother said that they would keep the eels today and cook them at home after buying seasonings, and would not go to the city to sell them, so they did not put down too many traps.

Just enough for the family to eat.

After breakfast, Jiang Xiangnan and Xiangbei were about to go out when they saw Guan the carpenter pulling a cart outside the yard gate with Guan Xiaoshan sitting on the cart.

"Uncle Guan, Xiaoshan, have you eaten?" Jiang Xiangnan greeted them cheerfully.

Carpenter Guan smiled widely: "Eat, eat! I'm sorry to bother you and your family today. When we get to the city, I'll ask Ali to buy you some delicious food."

In the past, his wife was sick and weak, so he had to do carpentry work to earn money, and his daughter had to take care of the family. Even if Xiaoshan wanted to go to the city, he couldn't. Unexpectedly, it would be possible today.

That’s great.

Guan Xiaoshan, sitting on the cart, looked up at his father, excited but still speaking in a low voice: "Dad, I've earned some money! I can treat my brothers and sisters, and my aunt, to delicious food!"

My aunt said that she would settle the wages after selling the brushes, so they shouldn't worry.

He was not worried at all, but he couldn't help getting excited when he thought about getting paid and using the money he earned to buy delicious food!

Carpenter Guan lowered his head and muttered, "Xiaoshan, didn't we tell you last night? Sister brought some money. If you need anything, come find me."

Guan Xiaoshan thought of his father's repeated warnings last night and put away his expectations.

Dad said that the brushes might not be sold. If they weren't, he and his sister would complain about the wages, which would put pressure on Aunt Jiang. She had originally taken them with good intentions.

Today I'll take a trip to the city and see the world.

He nodded obediently.

Carpenter Guan touched his son's head lovingly.

Shen Qing and others came out quickly. Huo Bingjiang looked towards the carpenter at Dongguan and watched the people who were leaving walk away until they could no longer see any trace of them.

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In the early morning, the morning mist has not yet dissipated, and the rising sun slowly peeks out, casting bits of golden light in the thin mist.

A team, especially one mostly composed of young people, can make as much noise as five hundred ducks.

Jiang Xiangnan, Jiang Xiangbei and Guan Xiaoshan talked about everything from fishing nets to slingshots, from ground cages to wooden boats, and finally even talked about swords. The two young men and the boy all looked envious.

Guan Li looked at her excited brother on the cart, her eyes slightly moist. She turned her head away and chatted with Jiang Shui about light topics: "I want to buy a hair flower when I go to the city, what about you?"

Jiang Shui stared at the dirt road ahead with sparkling eyes, feeling nervous and trembling all over. When he heard Guan Li's question, he looked up and replied happily, "I want to buy a piece of cloth to make a new dress. I calculated my wages, and it's enough to buy a large piece of cloth."

She has never worn new clothes in her life.

She always picked clothes from her eldest sister-in-law, and her eldest sister-in-law always picked clothes from her mother. Her mother didn't take care of her clothes, and when she gave them to her eldest sister-in-law, they were often full of patches, and when it was her turn again, they were even more tattered.

She had seen Aunt Ying's little daughter wearing new clothes, which looked so beautiful in pink!

She really wanted to have a new dress of her own.

Guan Li skipped the topic of wages and said softly, "My father brought me some money. I want to buy some cloth to make Xiaoshan some clothes. If I come across any scraps of cloth, I'll buy some and make a pair of cloth shoes for my father."

Daddy often has to meet the manager who does the carpentry work, so it's not appropriate for him to wear straw sandals.

Jiang Shui looked down at his straw sandals and asked, "Are cloth shoes very comfortable?"

It won't prick your feet like straw sandals.

Guan Li didn't know either, but she had made cloth shoes before, so she nodded. "They should be very comfortable, right? Imagine how soft the cloth is? How could they not be comfortable with our feet wrapped in them?"

Jiang Shui thought of Xiaohua's small, tender feet and hummed, "I should have extra cloth. Can I ask Sister Li to make a pair of cloth shoes for Xiaohua?"

My sister-in-law knows how to make clothes, but she has never made shoes. Their straw sandals only need to be woven, and my mother's shoes are just straw sandals wrapped with a few layers of cloth, which is different from real cloth shoes.

"Why are you being so polite to me?" Guan Li said with a smile.

Shen Qing listened silently and couldn't help sighing.

This family was so poor that they had nothing to eat, nothing to wear, nothing to live on, but luckily there was a shopping mall, and they could sell the fish, shrimp, and eels they caught, and the money they earned could be used to buy food, solving their hunger problem.

Clothing, shelter, and transportation still depend on earning money. After selling these brushes, clothing materials shouldn't be a problem. Once she has money, she should start thinking about transportation on her escape...

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After paying the entrance fee and passing through the long and thick hole in the city wall, the half-grown children were immediately attracted by the dazzling array of goods and the hawking sounds.

The river water was relatively calm, while Guan Xiaoshan on the cart kept making exclamations of surprise.

Jiang Xiangnan and Jiang Xiangbei took turns pulling the cart. The one who was replaced felt that his eyes were not enough to see, so he looked here and there, afraid that he would miss something and regret it when he went back to bed at night.

The entrance fee to the city is two cents per person! You must look around more carefully before you can get there.

However, no matter how excited and happy they were, the group did not forget the important matters of the day. They all walked around the cart, fearing that they would get separated and affect their work.

Shen Qing had asked Jiang Xiangzhong in advance and knew which street the brush shops were concentrated on, so she led the team straight there - her mission today was extremely important!

It is the hope of the whole family.

No, the hopes of both families!

Jiang Xiangbei looked at two rows of six or seven stationery shops and asked quietly, "Mom, the shop over there is small, the shopkeeper should be the owner of the shop;

The shop next door is large and spacious, and the more items there are, the more expensive it looks. The shopkeeper must be hired by the boss. Why don't we talk to the boss directly?"

The boss can make the final decision on whether to buy or not, but the shopkeepers who are invited will be very annoyed. They ask all kinds of questions and even have to ask the boss for permission in the end, but the result is that they will not buy.

This was the case when he sold fish and eels to the shop.

Jiang Xiangnan said nervously, "Mom, I won't go in. I get nervous just thinking about it."

He didn't know why, but the thought of going in and talking to people made his legs tremble and his palms go numb, and he didn't know what to say.

He was afraid that he would mess up such an important matter.

Jiang Shui followed behind and nodded quickly: "Mom, I won't go in either. I'll stay outside with Xiaoshan. You can let Fourth Brother accompany you."

Jiang Xiangbei's eyes were wide open as he waited excitedly for his mother's decision.

Shen Qing had no objection. She looked at Guan Li and asked, "Do you want to go in together?"

Guan Li was obviously moved, but Jiang Xiangbei and Jiang Shui, who were his biological children, hadn't even gone in. Was it appropriate for her, an outsider, especially a woman, to follow them in?

"I-I'd better not go. I'll take care of Xiaoshan outside."

This time, before Shen Qing could speak, the three people who stayed behind simultaneously advised, "Sister Li, if you want to go, just follow mother in. Otherwise, it will be too late to regret it when you get home."

"Xiaoshan, I'll take care of you. I'll make sure you come out the same as you went in!"

"Sister, don't worry, we'll wait for you to come out."