Chapter 176 Buying Gifts for Old Family
The summer heat is still as strong as it is nearing the end of July, but it is still far from the high temperatures in the summer of 20 years ago, with the highest temperature only reaching 30 degrees.
"The state-owned store has arrived."
With the conductor's loud shout, the people on the bus squeezed under the bus like sardines.
Yu Hui squeezed out of the car holding Beibei, and then quickly turned around to see if the other children had gotten off.
Seeing that everyone had come down, he felt relieved and said to the children, "Qiuyan, you hold Xixi, Qiuye, you hold Yangyang, Binbin, you hold your Dongdong and your younger brother Nannan. Everyone, stay close and don't get separated."
"Okay." Gu Binbin responded, holding the hands of his two cousins.
Gu Dong pouted. He was already a big boy and didn't need anyone to lead him.
Although he thought so in his heart, he still did not shake off Brother Binbin's hand.
As they entered the state-owned store, Yu Hui whispered, "Mom, do you want to buy some cloth to make clothes for Grandpa, Dad, my brother and sister-in-law?"
Zhao Changying immediately said, "No matter what kind of clothes they make, they have clothes to wear."
Moreover, we are all farmers who need to work, so we don’t need to wear such good clothes. One or two sets of these good clothes are enough.
Gu Qiuyan said to Yu Hui, "Sister Xiaohui, buy some fabric like the ones we're wearing and make a skirt for Sister Qiuyu. If she goes back and sees that we all have new skirts you made and she doesn't have one, she'll definitely cry."
Zhao Changying glared at her, "Your sister Qiuyu isn't that fond of crying."
Gu Qiuyan stuck out her tongue.
Yu Hui smiled and said, "Then let's make one for Qiuyu as well. Oh, and how about making one for Sister Hongmei as well?"
Gu Hongmei is Zhao Changying's youngest daughter. She gave birth to her child when she was almost 40 years old. Now she is 24 years old and married, but has no children yet.
"No need, Sister Hongmei, your sister-in-law works in a garment factory, how could she be short of clothes to wear?"
Ever since Hongmei started working at the garment factory, many of the clothes at home were bought directly from the garment factory at the internal price she got, which was a lot cheaper.
Gu Qiuyan: "The skirts made by my aunt's garment factory are not as pretty as those made by Sister Xiaohui."
Yu Hui frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Let's make one for Sister Hongmei. Sister Hongmei is about the same size as Qiuyan, so I'll make one for her based on Qiuyan's size."
Gu Qiuyu's stature is about the same as Gu Qiuye's, so we can just make it according to her size.
But she was not sure about the sizes of other people in the family. Instead of making them herself and taking them home, she might as well buy the cloth and then find someone to make them.
Zhao Changying was naturally happy because her daughter-in-law was still thinking about her daughter.
"Okay, do it." Hongmei has been married for four or five years and still has no children. She is always frowning. If she puts on a beautiful dress, her husband will be happy and maybe she will have a child.
What Zhao Changying is most worried about now is her daughter having a child.
Because she hasn't had a child yet, Hongmei's parents-in-law are always critical of her at home. However, her son-in-law is pretty nice to her and has never complained about her over the years.
Otherwise we won’t be able to live like this.
So Yu Hui went to the cloth counter and bought three or four meters of cloth.
"Your mother-in-law has thin hair, and her head gets cold when the wind blows in autumn and winter. Buy her a hat." Zhao Changying said while looking for a hat.
Yu Hui used to follow Gu Qiuyan and the others in calling her "Grandma". In fact, she should follow Gu Huai in calling her "Grandma".
"The counter selling hats and scarves is in the front." Yu Hui pointed forward and walked over with Zhao Changying and the others.
Walking up to the counter, Yu Hui took a quick look before looking at the salesperson and asking, "Comrade, do you have a hat that's warm and airtight?"
The salesperson turned and took out a khaki wool felt bowler hat from the shelf behind him.
"That's the kind. Made of wool. Warm and draft-proof."
Yu Hui looked at the hat in the salesperson's hand. This hat looked very much like a British-style top hat with a narrow brim. Would it be too Western for her mother-in-law?
"This hat is nice and fashionable. The old lady likes fashionable hats." She thought the woolen pumpkin hat I bought for her before was tacky and ugly, and she was reluctant to wear it.
The old lady also liked fashionable hats, which Yu Hui had not expected.
"How much is this hat?" Yu Hui asked the salesperson.
The salesperson took one look at her and said, "It's a bit expensive. It's made of pure wool, five dollars a piece."
Afraid that she would refuse the product after hearing the price, the salesperson added, "This is the price now. In winter, it costs seven yuan a piece."
"It's indeed too expensive. Let's look at other options." Zhao Changying said with a frown.
I didn't expect such a small hat to be so expensive. If it were in their county, it could buy a whole set of fine clothes.
"But didn't you say that your mother-in-law likes this kind of fashionable thing? Let's buy it." Yu Hui made the decision.
It’s a bit expensive, but if the old man likes it when I buy it, then it’s worth it.
"Comrade, please help me wrap it up. Wrap it up well. I'm going to take it back to my hometown to give to my elderly parents."
The salesperson said, "Since you are so kind, I will definitely wrap it up better for you. Do you want to buy another silk scarf? We have a special price on silk scarves, only one dollar each."
When Zhao Changying heard this, she looked at the scarf. The colorful scarf looked quite fashionable and did not look like a cheap item.
Thinking about it, he said to Yu Hui, "This scarf looks nice. How about giving one to your eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and third sister-in-law?"
Yu Hui: “…Is this appropriate?”
"That's perfect," Gu Qiuyan said. "This scarf is so stylish. I'll buy my mom a bright red one. She likes bold colors."
Gu Qiuye also said: "My mother has wanted a silk scarf for a long time. During the Chinese New Year, my second aunt wore a silk scarf she bought in the county town to show off. My mother's eyes were red. My second aunt said that she spent four yuan to buy that scarf. I think it is not as good as this one."
When the salesperson heard this, he immediately said, "The goods from the county town are different from those from our provincial capital. Ours are authentic Suzhou and Hangzhou goods."
"Then let's have three."
Yu Hui paid readily, and the salesperson wrapped some of the items for her carefully with waterproof and oil-proof paper, tying them with bows.
"Your father and eldest brother are both men, and the thing men wear out the most is shoes. Just buy them each a pair of Jiefang shoes, they are durable."
The group walked to the shoe counter, Zhao Changying told them their sizes, and bought four pairs of rubber-soled Liberation shoes for two yuan a pair.
"Okay, that's about it." Zhao Changying said.
Yu Hui: “…”
Why does she feel like it's still a little bit short?
"Mom, you're coming back from such a big city. There must be children at home watching the fun. Shouldn't you give them a few candies?"
"Buy two more pounds of sugar and take it back."
Zhao Changying thought the same thing and said, "Then buy two more kilograms of sugar."
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