Chapter 55: Catching a Thief
The next day.
Gu Xiaoxi got up early in the morning, but the weather was not very good today. The fog was extremely heavy and the visibility was low.
The weather was not suitable for going out to plant trees, so she made herself some sorghum cakes for breakfast and then prepared the things to be sent today.
She divided the cotton that she had agreed with Lu Jiansen yesterday into four portions.
Originally she was going to put a few pieces of cloth in it, but then she suddenly had an idea and simply chose a piece of army green cloth. After cutting it, she prepared to make a cotton vest for Grandpa Lu and father Lu Jiansen respectively.
When she was little, her favorite thing to do was to learn how to make snacks from her grandmother and how to make clothes from her grandma.
She actually uses the old-fashioned sewing machine at home most of the time, and she also likes to make clothes for her family.
However, since there was no sewing machine at the moment, she chose to sew with needle and thread.
Perhaps it was because she had mastered the perfect sewing technique, but when she was making clothes this time, she found that her sewing speed was extremely fast. Once the style of the clothes was formed in her mind, a cotton vest filled with cotton was sewn in just 20 minutes.
After it was finished, she looked at it and thought the style was elegant and beautiful, and she was quite satisfied.
I just don't know if the size is suitable.
However, it doesn’t matter whether the vest is bigger or smaller, it has no impact.
She quickly sewed a slightly larger size according to Lu Jiansen's body shape.
Just as she was choosing cloth to make clothes for Grandma Lu and Mother Lu, Lu Jianlin came over with breakfast.
She immediately asked, "Do you know your grandmother's and your mother's clothing sizes?"
When Lu Jianlin saw the two cotton vests lying on the bed, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
Is this...made by my sister-in-law herself?
It looks beautiful!
He picked up the vest and looked at it carefully for a while, then said, "My mother's clothes are probably half a size bigger than yours, and my grandmother's are about the same size as my mother's. Grandpa's clothes need to be a little bigger than this big vest."
"Well. Have your breakfast first! I've already had it. There's sorghum flour cake in the pot, you can have it if you like."
As she spoke, she picked out a piece of dark blue cloth and made two men's cotton vests, one thick and one thin.
Grandma Lu didn’t make a vest, but a thin cotton coat with sleeves.
Mother Lu did not make a short cotton coat, but instead made a generous and unique lapel cotton coat according to the length of a military coat.
This dress took a long time to make, and by the time she finished, it was already ten o'clock.
Gu Xiaoxi packed the clothes, added two pieces of cloth to Lu Jianye's things, and put five rolls of soft toilet paper into Lu's mother's package.
Women need to consume these things during those few days every month. Sanitary napkins imported from abroad are hard to buy, but the sanitary paper produced by the old-for-new system is not only soft but also absorbent, and can be used as a substitute when necessary.
After everything was ready, she looked up at Lu Jianlin, "Do you have time now? Let's go to the post office."
Lu Jianlin nodded, "Yes."
"Let's go!" Gu Xiaoxi turned around to get the things.
Lu Jianlin hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, let me do it!"
As he spoke, he easily picked up all four bags.
Gu Xiaoxi blinked, what a great strength!
At this time, the fog outside had dissipated a lot, but the visibility was still not very high, and the two people did not walk very fast.
After arriving at the post office, Gu Xiaoxi asked Lu Jianlin to fill in the address.
When getting ready to leave, Gu Xiaoxi thought for a moment and simply took a piece of paper and a pen, wrote a short letter to Lu Jianlin's family and sent it along.
On the way back, Lu Jianlin couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law, the weather is bad today, you won't go out again, right?"
Gu Xiaoxi actually wanted to go out, but the fog was too thick, so she had to nod.
"Well. I won't go out. Otherwise, I'll go to the hospital with you!"
"Okay. Let's go to the state-owned hotel to eat first, and then go to the hospital."
"Okay!" Gu Xiaoxi had no objection.
There weren't many people in the state-owned hotel at that moment, and he arrived at the right time to see that there were freshly cooked braised pork and braised spareribs. Without saying a word, Lu Jianlin ordered two servings of each.
Gu Xiaoxi looked at him in confusion, "Why did you order two?"
Lu Jianlin smiled and said, "Eat one, pack one, and buy two vegetarian dishes for your sister-in-law to take home. This way, you don't have to cook dinner."
Gu Xiaoxi laughed, "You are so thoughtful!"
I've thought of everything for her tonight!
However, she didn't refuse. She should eat it!
I was halfway through my meal when I heard a scream from outside.
"Catch the thief..."
Gu Xiaoxi heard the sound and looked outside, only to see a man holding a women's wallet in his hand and running quickly past the entrance of the state-owned hotel.
Gu Xiaoxi stood up without even thinking, walked to the door, and threw the chopsticks in her hand towards the man's ankle.
The man felt pain, stumbled and fell forward.
Gu Xiaoxi took advantage of this opportunity to rush forward and captured the man.
Lu Jianlin, who came out a step later, was stunned.
Isn’t his sister-in-law too amazing?
Shocked, he rushed forward to help and tied the man up.
At this time, a middle-aged woman ran over panting.
When she received the wallet that Gu Xiaoxi brought back, she was filled with gratitude: "Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"
Gu Xiaoxi smiled and shook his head, "You're welcome! Now that he's caught, someone can go call the police!"
"I'll go!" At this time, a passerby volunteered to call the police.
Not long after, the police came and took the person away.
The middle-aged woman looked at Gu Xiaoxi and thanked him again: "Thank you so much! My name is Yuan Xiuling, I work in the supply and marketing cooperative. Come to me if you have any questions in the future."
Gu Xiaoxi smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Yuan Xiuling had something else to do, so she talked to Gu Xiaoxi for a few words and left.
I hadn’t finished my meal at Gu Xiaoxi yet, so I went back to the state-owned hotel to eat.
Only after she sat down did she realize that her chopsticks were gone!
She ran out to pick up the chopsticks, but when she saw the broken chopsticks, her expression froze.
She put her hands behind her back, threw the chopsticks into the junk storage, exchanged them for new ones, pretended nothing had happened, and re-entered the state-owned hotel.
Lu Jianlin had already packed the food by then. Seeing his sister-in-law hurried out and came back, he hurriedly urged her to eat.
"Sister-in-law, eat quickly, the food is getting cold."
"Well, you eat too!"
Gu Xiaoxi quickly finished the rice in the bowl, then went to pour two bowls of hot water.
When Lu Jianlin saw that his sister-in-law poured him some water, a smile flashed in her eyes.
"Sister-in-law, did my brother teach you the art of grappling?"
The skill that my sister-in-law just showed is very similar to that of my brother!
He thought, everyone must be afraid that she would be in danger!
Gu Xiaoxi blinked, feeling a little guilty, and said ambiguously: "He said he would teach me self-defense as long as he has time. I think I have a good comprehension ability and I will definitely be able to learn it well."
Seeing how confident she was, Lu Jianlin couldn't help but encourage her, "My elder brother is very skilled. With him teaching you, you may become a master in no time.
Gu Xiaoxi was delighted when he heard this, "Yes, I thought so too!"
Now it's Lu Jianlin's turn to be happy!
How come his sister-in-law is so cute!
After finishing their meal, they packed two portions and went to the hospital together.