The man said he had no objection and followed Fan Xi and the others back home, pushing his sewing machine.

Fan Xi felt that it was a good decision to take Geng Ailing to visit her cousin today. She had picked up such a great bargain. She had been worrying about where to get a cheap sewing machine, and now she was lucky enough to come across a manual sewing machine that was about half the market price. It was totally worth it!

After the payment and goods were settled, Geng Cuiyin looked at the sewing machine that suddenly appeared in the living room, still a little dazed. "Liyin, tell me the truth, how much money did you steal from home?"

"It's only 100. After yesterday and today, there really isn't much left. Sister Ailing, we have to find a way to make money next time!"

Geng Ailing's attention was all on the 100 yuan that Fan Xi stole from home. In that era, the total savings of an ordinary rural family was only 200 to 300 yuan. This time she took all the money that Li Dazhu left her with her, which was only more than 130 yuan. Among them, there was 30 yuan that her cousin sent her in advance for her to buy tickets and for travel expenses.

"Li Qi'er, why did you take so much money from home? Is there any money left at home after you took it?"

Fan Xi laughed dryly, as if one lie required many lies to cover it up. "Don't worry, there's more."

Geng Ailing was skeptical. She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and took out forty and five yuan from the money wrapped in the handkerchief and handed it to Fan Xi. "Li Xi'er, this is the money for buying a sewing machine today. Take it and we'll split it."

Fan Xi rejected the offer and said, "Sister Ai Ling, I want to buy this sewing machine myself. You don't have to pay for it, or we won't be able to buy it in the future. Let's use this one together first, and I'll buy you another one when I make money."

"Girl, you're such a spendthrift! Don't forget that we spent over thirty miles yesterday buying a mattress and a thin quilt. Luckily, the weather is warm here, so we can use a coir mat and save on cotton. Otherwise, you'd have spent all that money by now!"

Fan Xi didn't expect Geng Ailing to calculate it so clearly for her. In the past, she was used to spending lavishly and never worried about money. She really didn't take the money too seriously. She believed that the initial investment was necessary, and so far, every penny she spent had not been wasted.

However, after Geng Ailing's reminder, she remembered that she had used all the cloth coupons Zheng Zening gave her yesterday to make bed sheets and quilt covers. Fortunately, Geng Ailing brought a small mattress and sheets from home, otherwise the cloth coupons from yesterday would not be enough.

"Sister Ai Ling, do you still have cloth coupons?" She was eager to buy cloth to make clothes.

"I still have three 2-chi tickets, which are enough to make one piece of women's clothing." Geng Ailing told the truth.

"Forget it, let's go to the department store this afternoon and see how much the ready-made clothes here cost and what styles are popular!"

Fan Xi sighed. She was still very short of cloth coupons. She was too embarrassed to ask Geng Ailing for the last two. She decided to go back to the black market and look for them.

"Okay, then you take a rest first, I'll go cook some porridge." After saying that, Geng Ailing went to the kitchen to busy herself.

Fan Yu sat in front of the sewing machine, chin in hand, worried about how to make money from making clothes. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind...

After dinner, the two went out again, this time their destination was the busiest department store in Guangzhou.

Geng Ailing looked at the magnificent building before her, feeling like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. She didn't even know how to walk. She frantically adjusted her clothes and hair before following Fan Xi into the department store. She was filled with admiration for his calm and casual demeanor.

Geng Ailing leaned close to Fan Xi and whispered in her ear, "Li Xi, don't you think we don't fit in here? Why do you look so calm?"

Fan Xi held Geng Ailing's hand and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. We're not here to steal. If you can afford it, buy it. If you can't, it's not illegal to take a look. Just consider it an experience!"