Qin An Ning fed the rabbit the medicine again, took out some cotton and cloth from the space, and prepared to go to the commune tailor shop to make cotton jackets and trousers.
The weather in Northeast China gets cold quickly, so these things need to be prepared in advance.
We are resting these days to prepare for the autumn harvest in two days.
Many people in the village will take the opportunity to buy some things, so ox carts will go to the commune these days. If you take the cart, it costs ten cents per person.
The ox cart is waiting at the entrance of the village and will leave when it is full.
When Qin An Ning arrived, there were already five or six people in the car.
"Qin Zhiqing, you're going to the commune too. Come, sit here."
Wang Qiufen was also in the car with a basket beside her. When she saw Qin An Ning, she called her over.
"Aunt Lu." Qin An Ning greeted her and sat next to her.
Wang Qiufen glanced at the package Qin Anning was carrying. "Are you sending something home?"
"No, I plan to go to the commune's tailor shop to make a cotton jacket and trousers. I don't know how to do it."
Aunt Cuihua beside her said with a smile, "Hey, why bother with that? Your Aunt Lu is very good at needlework, why not let her help you?"
After saying that, he winked, which made Qin An Ning feel a little embarrassed.
"The autumn harvest is coming soon, and Aunt Lu is busy too, so I won't bother her."
Wang Qiufen saw that Qin Anning's ears were a little red, so she quickly changed the subject and talked about the autumn harvest.
On the other side, a woman with droopy eyes rolled her eyes and came over. "Qin Zhiqing, you were picking herbs in the mountains yesterday. These herbs can sell for a lot of money, right?"
Qin An Ning lowered his eyes and said indifferently, "I don't know about this. It was my first time going up the mountain yesterday, and I picked it as soon as I saw it."
The aunt curled her lips, thinking that if the medicinal herbs could be sold for money, she might even need Qin An Ning's help, so she didn't say anything unpleasant.
But she had already made up her mind to ask about collecting medicinal herbs.
The ox cart was swaying slowly on the road. Fortunately, it was only a little after 7 o'clock and the sun was not strong, so it was not that hot.
The aunts in the car were chatting about all kinds of trivial matters.
"Hey, how did Zhang Guilian end up in the toilet?"
"Who knows, but it's really disgusting. Did you see what came out of her mouth? Eh..."
"Please stop talking about it. It makes me want to vomit now."
Qin An Ning smiled secretly, guessing that from now on, when the team members saw Zhang Guilian, they would think of that disgusting and unforgettable scene this morning.
When they arrived at the commune, Qin Anning asked Wang Qiufen for directions and went straight to the tailor shop.
The tailor shop is on the street behind the supply and marketing cooperative. It is not big, only about 20 square meters.
There were three sewing machines inside, two elderly women and one young woman, the three of them chatting, it seemed that business was not very good.
Yes, at that time, either people had a sewing machine at home or made clothes by hand. Not many people spent money to make clothes.
"Hello comrade, I want to make a cotton jacket and trousers. Can I make them here?"
"Okay, let me see if you have enough cotton and cloth first."
The young woman took the package, opened it, and saw the small floral fabrics and cotton inside. She couldn't help but touch them.
“How thick do you want to make it?”
Qin An Ning really didn't know this. Everything had been arranged by Cheng Zhilan before, so she didn't have to worry about it at all.
"Comrade, I'm an educated youth who went to the countryside. I heard that it's very cold here in the winter. I wonder how many kilograms everyone makes?"
The woman was quite patient and had a good attitude. "Those who can afford it should make their cotton-padded jackets and trousers with at least 2 kilograms of cotton. Those who can't afford it can only use thinner cotton."
The weather is thirty or forty degrees below zero, it makes me feel cold just thinking about it.
But aren’t two kilograms of cotton-padded jacket and two kilograms of cotton trousers a bit too thick?
Wouldn't that be like a stupid bear?
Qin An Ning thought about it and decided that there was thermal underwear in the space anyway. If she had to, she could just wear it inside so that outsiders wouldn’t see it.
"Comrade, I'll make one and a half pounds each."
The woman's eyes lit up instantly. She leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Comrade, would you like to sell the two kilograms of cotton you have left?"
Qin An Ning smiled apologetically, "No, I'm just looking for someone to help me. I'll have to return the tickets to them in a couple of days."
If nothing unexpected happens, she will have to stay here for at least six or seven years. In this era of shortage of everything, supplies are the most difficult to buy.
She doesn't need those small things, so she won't sell them.
The female comrade sighed and didn't force it.
I took Qin An Ning's measurements, issued an invoice and paid, and came to pick it up a week later.
After leaving the tailor shop, Qin Anning went straight to the post office.
In the post office, the mail counter has the most people.
Some staff members used hammers and nails to help pack boxes, while others used needles and thread to sew packages on the spot.
This kind of scene can only be seen in this era.
According to the time, Aunt Zhao's letter should be arriving soon.
Before making the call, she went to the counter and asked.
"Hello, comrade. Do you have a letter from Qin Anning of the Peace Brigade?"
Sitting at the counter was a woman in her twenties with fair skin and beautiful eyes.
She was twirling a pen boredly. When she heard this, she frowned and said in a bad tone, "The postman will deliver the letter to you. If everyone comes to ask like you, we won't have to work anymore."
Qin An Ning choked and thought, forget it. Although the other person's attitude was bad, what he said was true.
It is impossible for the staff to remember the name of every letter.
I turned around and wanted to queue up to call Uncle Zhou.
Unexpectedly, the woman muttered again, "She looks like a vixen. There are not many good things about educated youth."
Qin An Ning stopped and his eyes became cold.
He knocked on the counter with his fingers and said, "Comrade, from what you said, it seems that you have a lot of complaints against us educated youth!
We responded to the country's call and went to the countryside to build up the rural areas. Are we bothering you?"
Lu Dongxue's body stiffened. She was just in a bad mood and muttered something. Could it be that someone really heard it?
She wouldn't recognize it if she heard it.
She pretended to be calm, "Comrade, what are you talking about?"
"You just said that there aren't many good things about the educated youth. Isn't that a criticism of us educated youth?"
Lu Dongxue unconsciously clenched her hands and smiled awkwardly, "Comrade, you must have heard wrongly, I didn't say that.
By the way, didn’t you ask if there was any letter for you? I’ll check it for you.”
After saying that, he quickly lowered his head, picked up a notebook and started checking.
Qin An Ning was not a warmonger, so since the other party showed goodwill, she didn't keep harassing him.
Lu Dongxue checked for about three or four minutes, then looked up and told Qin Anning, "There's a letter and a package. They probably haven't been delivered yet. Do you want to pick them up yourself?"
Qin Anning nodded, "Sorry for the trouble, I'll take it back myself."
Lu Dongxue went to the back and came back soon with a package.
Following behind was a man in work clothes, holding a larger package in his arms.
Who sent these to her?
"Comrade, please show me your identification."
The two did not give the things to her directly.
prove?
Qin An Ning frowned. She came to the commune without a letter of introduction, so how could she prove that she was her?
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