Zhou Lanfang smiled and tried to smooth things over: "How can we be biased? We saw that you were very excited, so how could we take away your kindness as a mother? Sister Qingqing is busy now, so we wanted to help her share some of the burden, so that she won't be in trouble when the baby is born and the clothes are not ready."
"Yes, Miaomiao, you already have two sets of clothes made by Boqi for your children, and you are not panicking at all." Yao Xiaoman was still smiling, "Besides, Sister Qingqing has two children. Even if she has nothing else to do, it will take her a longer time to make clothes by herself."
Zhang Miaomiao was just joking, and everyone knew that she was not really angry.
However, Qiao Qingqing still exposed her scar to ease the atmosphere: "Alas... To be honest, I don't know how to make clothes at all... My needlework is very bad, unlike you, all of you have such clumsy hands."
What Qiao Qingqing said was true. She looked at the cloth in the hands of the three men with envy.
Yao Xiaoman asked blankly after hearing this: "You are lying, right? Didn't you say before that I would give you the fabric so that you could make clothes for the child?"
Qiao Qingqing lowered her head in shame: "I... am sorry to trouble you again..."
I didn't dare tell them that I was planning to buy ready-made baby clothes to fool them.
Even so, Yao Xiaoman still made a fuss: "Great! Sister Qingqing, you are still so distant with us! This dress is not made for you, it's made for our godson and daughter, why are you afraid of trouble?"
"That's right, Sister Qingqing, please don't allow it next time. It wastes so much time." Zhou Lanfang also echoed seriously.
Now, Zhang Miaomiao felt embarrassed.
"Don't worry about it, Sister Qingqing. I was just playing with them. If you can't do it, you can ask Xiaoman and Lanfang to do it. Their needlework is almost as good as my mother's. They are really good. You can rest assured to make children's clothes for them."
Qiao Qingqing looked at the two of them with a smile, "I know that. There will be plenty of opportunities for them to do it in the future."
Then she changed the subject.
"Miaomiao, I want to buy a sewing machine. Can you ask Accountant Zhou to help drive the cattle into the city tomorrow? And Xiaoman and Lanfang, will you two come with me tomorrow?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Feng Xiumei, who was sitting under the window sewing shoe soles, stood up and looked at Qiao Qingqing with burning eyes and excited face.
The three young lesbians in the room were also very surprised.
"Sister Qingqing, you want to buy a sewing machine? Wow, where did you get the ticket? And a sewing machine costs a lot of money!"
"I asked around when I went to the supply and marketing cooperative last time, and I can get it for 180 yuan, which I think is quite suitable. After all, we have two more children in the family, so a sewing machine is indispensable." Qiao Qingqing explained.
After thinking about it, she decided to mention the matter of buying a car as well.
"When Lu Heng and I got married, the Lu family gave us a dowry that included a plane ticket for sewing and a train ticket. I've saved some money during this time, so I plan to buy these two big items. Otherwise, it will be difficult to save enough money after I have a child."
She mentioned it lightly, but she had no idea how much of a shock it caused to everyone.
What is the concept of a sewing machine and a bicycle?
That would cost several hundred dollars!
How much savings does this equate to for a family?
It is no exaggeration to say that there are no more than one-third of the bicycles in the entire Heqin Town!
As for sewing machines, there may be a little more, but no more than ten.
No family in the fishing village of Xihe has yet bought a bicycle or a sewing machine.
Qiao Qingqing is the first in the village.
While celebrating for her, everyone couldn't wait to ask, "Can you lend me your sewing machine occasionally in the future?"
"I haven't ridden a bike for a long time. When the bike comes out, can you let me enjoy it?"
Everyone in this room is close friends of Qiao Qingqing, so she won't be stingy.
She smiled and agreed to each one, causing cheers from the three girls.
Turning around, she saw Aunt Xiumei looking at her eagerly, and Qiao Qingqing said happily: "Aunt Xiumei, our relationship...doesn't need to be explained anymore?"
Feng Xiumei understood that this meant that she also had a share.
She immediately started laughing cheerfully, picked up a needle and used the end of the needle to scratch her itchy scalp, then sat down and continued sewing the soles of her shoes.
Before dawn the next day, two female educated youth came excitedly and knocked on Qiao Qingqing's door.
Fortunately, Qiao Qingqing and Lu Heng were also awake and were having breakfast.
Lu Heng opened the door for them, and they both called him "Brother-in-law" in a familiar manner.
Then he asked, "Has my sister Qingqing gotten up yet?"
"Eating." Lu Hengyu.
The two of them ignored him and skipped in to look for Qiao Qingqing.
"Sister Qingqing, we are here!"
When Qiao Qingqing heard the knock on the door, she quickened her pace.
This is also the reason why Lu Heng doesn’t like to talk much with the two female educated youth: they are disturbing his wife’s meal!
By the time the two of them entered the main room, Qiao Qingqing had already put down the bowl.
Lu Heng also came over at this time, and said, "I'll serve you another bowl."
"No, I'm full and I have to hurry to leave." Qiao Qingqing refused straightforwardly.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang felt an inexplicable chill.
The two of them shuddered at the same time.
Zhou Lanfang, who was very thoughtful, secretly looked back at Brother-in-law Lu behind her...
She suddenly had an idea and helped persuade him: "Sister Qingqing, you should have another bowl! We are gone for a whole day, and if we don't eat the leftovers in the pot, they will go bad when we come back. What a waste."
Yao Xiaoman was just about to say how could it be so hot when Zhou Lanfang pulled her sleeve hard.
Then he looked at Zhou Lanfang's warning eyes and pouted behind him.
The usually nervous Yao Xiaoman finally realized what was happening and came back to her senses.
After she stole a glance at her cold-faced brother-in-law Lu Heng, she suddenly shuddered, straightened her back, and said seriously, "I think Lan Fang is right. It's shameful to waste food. Sister Qingqing, you should have another bowl. We are not in a hurry."
Hearing both of them joining in, Lu Heng's chillness eased a little.
Qiao Qingqing didn't notice the subtle changes in the two little sisters, but she could see that Lu Heng really wanted her to eat more, and the little sisters also advised her to do so...
"Okay, then you guys sit and wait for me for a while."
Qiao Qingqing nodded.
Lu Heng felt relieved and quickly went to get another bowl of porridge.
This morning's porridge was pork and vegetable porridge, but Lu Heng also fried an egg for his wife.
After learning cooking for such a long time, although he didn't learn how to cook a big dish, he at least mastered the skill of frying eggs...
After finishing the bowl of porridge, Qiao Qingqing couldn't help but burp.
Lu Heng heard it.
Lu Heng smiled with satisfaction.
Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Oh my god, I almost thought my brother-in-law was going to beat them up.
I must secretly ask Sister Qingqing when I get the chance, with her brother-in-law’s personality, will there be any problem getting along with him in private?
I don't think the couple would have much sex...
When setting off, Accountant Zhou drove a ox cart with two snakeskin bags filled with dried seafood on the cart.
Four female comrades got in the car - Zhang Miaomiao also came - and Lu Heng said he could just walk.
Accountant Zhou took a look at the car full of female soldiers, thought for a while, and then told Lu Heng that they could take turns walking.
Lu Heng did not comment.
Later, when the ox cart started moving, everyone was speechless to find that Erniu was not even as fast as Lu Heng!
Lu Heng had to stop and wait for them from time to time...
This is funny.
(Erniu: Moo! Moo! Moo! Can you blame me for walking slowly with so much weight?)
Although Lu Heng was carrying a cloth bag, he walked the entire distance without blushing or getting out of breath.
Apparently, this mileage is nothing to him.
Accountant Zhou sighed: "You are worthy of being a soldier. Your physical fitness is amazing. Comrade Lu Heng, did you often have to walk so much during your military training?"
Lu Heng looked at him and said, "I have been running 20 kilometers every morning since I was 13 years old. Later, when I joined the army, I had to run 50 kilometers every day. And I had to run within a time limit and with weights."
Zhou Jianbin: …
Excuse me.
What Lu Heng didn't say was that this was just basic training.
So even though he has gained weight now, he doesn't look fat, he looks strong.
It's just that Fu Ying was worried that if he continued like this, he would neglect training and lower his physical fitness, so he strongly urged him to increase his training.
But now the regiment commander has assigned him another task, so it seems that the training plan arranged by Fu Ying for Lu Heng has to be shelved.
Today we are here to get down to business, so let's all go to the supply and marketing cooperative.
...The supply and marketing cooperative is not open yet.
However, in order to be the first to buy their own bicycles and sewing machines, they lined up at the door.
As the opening time of the supply and marketing cooperative got closer, the line became longer and longer.
In the end, in order not to disturb others, Lu Heng was the only one left in line, while the others waited under a tree next to the ox cart.
As time went by, Lu Heng was the first to buy something.
Zhou Jianbin, Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang all rushed to help.
Ten minutes later, Lu Heng came out carrying a sewing machine, followed by Zhou Jianbin pushing a Fenghuang brand bicycle. Yao Xiaoman and Zhou Lanfang just went in to join in the fun.
After placing the sewing machine on the ox cart, Lu Heng quickly tied it up to ensure that the sewing machine would not slide, otherwise he would not dare to let two pregnant women sit on it.
Qiao Qingqing glanced at Lu Heng, then turned to ask the others, "I've finished my business, where do you want to go next?"
Zhou Jianbin said he wanted to buy some seeds.
The other three lesbians all wanted to go out to eat at a restaurant.
"We can't go out to eat until noon. How about this, I'll treat everyone to lunch at noon, just as a way of thanking everyone for coming here today for our family's affairs." Qiao Qingqing said without letting anyone refuse, "Don't say anything, my husband and I thought of this plan last night. Don't worry, I can get an allowance now!"
With Qiao Qingqing's last words, everyone's expressions relaxed a little.
"I have a friend in the county. You guys go shopping first. Lu Heng and I will go meet my friend. We will meet at the state-owned hotel at 11 o'clock. Is that okay?"
Zhou Jianbin knew what they were going to do, and asked in a low voice: "Don't you want me to take you there? Those two bags are quite heavy."
"No need, I can ride my bike with it." Lu Hengyu.
Zhou Jianbin nodded, "Ye."
So he took out the remaining rope and together with Lu Heng, tied the two bags of dry goods to the bicycle.
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