Chapter 40 This is youth
Meng Shulan had never doubted her sister's clothing making skills, but when she actually held the items in her hands, she still couldn't hide her excitement.
The six pairs of trousers all look similar to the common bucket pants on the market, but there are some differences upon closer inspection.
My sister once said she wanted to make elastic pants. At that time, Meng Shulan thought it might be the style of sports pants in later generations, but it was not.
There is indeed elastic on the waistband, but only a small area, with three small strips on each side.
This design is very clever. It can be expanded or contracted and has a sense of design, making it feel a little different from ordinary pants.
And with the elastic on both sides, you can save the belt.
Meng Changli said: "I had planned to add an elastic band around the waist, but after trying it, I felt it didn't look good, and one elastic band wasn't secure. I added another band at the back to fix it, and it felt good, but it was a little tight, and the cost went up, so I felt it wasn't working. Later, I took the book you gave me and studied it carefully, and made it into the style it is now."
Meng Changli also explained to her sister that although they are both bucket pants, there are still some differences between men's and women's.
The men's style is more popular, while the women's style is narrower at the knee, wider at the bottom, and a little flared, which looks good when worn.
"Shulan, is this really possible?"
"Yes, it's great!"
Not to mention the men's style, the women's style already has the shadow of the popular styles of later generations.
Although it is just a small change, in this simple era, a simple small step may lead the fashion.
Meng Shulan was so excited, "Sister, just do it this way. Be busy these two days, make some first, and then take it to town to try."
In fact, you don’t even need to try, it will definitely sell well.
But business must be done step by step. Let everyone taste the sweetness first so that they will have more confidence.
After hearing what her sister said, Meng Changli finally felt relieved.
"Okay, let me and mom get a few dozen of them when we get home, and then we'll go to town together to display them on Sunday."
There happened to be a market in town on Sunday.
After seeing her mother and sister off, Meng Shulan went back happily.
The conversation lasted nearly half an hour, and the food she had left in the classroom had already gone cold.
But it doesn’t matter. Her heart is so hot at the moment that a piece of ice can melt it immediately.
In a blink of an eye, Saturday's exam arrived.
There are five exams in total, all of which can be completed in one day.
English is not one of these five subjects.
At present, the news that English will be included in the college entrance examination scores has not come out yet, and the school does not take it seriously. In the second year of high school, they just give out books and even the classes are cancelled, so naturally there is no exam.
Of course, if you want to apply for a foreign language major or school, you will still have to take the test in the college entrance examination, and full marks will be counted.
But it is obvious that no one takes this path due to limited conditions in rural areas.
However, it is during the past decade or so of reform and opening up that talents in foreign languages are most in short supply.
The two exams in the afternoon are over, and you can go home early after handing in the papers.
The last subject was geography.
In her previous life, Meng Shulan did quite well in subjects that relied on rote memorization, and her score on a test paper would always be around 90 out of 100.
There's no way she can do that. She's not a talented contestant and her results are all achieved through rote memorization.
That's why she chose liberal arts as her major in high school.
In her previous life, after graduating from university, she worked as a Chinese teacher in a city high school for several years. Later, she went to the cultural center, where she often used subjects such as history and geography, so she did not fall behind in this area.
Now, except English and mathematics, I can handle other subjects.
However, because she did so badly in the math test in the morning, she wanted to get more points in other aspects. After finishing the paper, Meng Shulan checked it carefully twice and was the last one to hand in the paper.
When we returned to the dormitory, everyone except Hu Bifang had packed up and gone home.
Hu Bifang was waiting for her specially.
"I told him the end of school time. The bell just rang. It's okay."
Hu Bifang had previously told Meng Shulan that her boyfriend would come over after school this afternoon just to thank Meng Shulan for her guidance and help last time.
In fact, Meng Shulan felt that she did not do anything. She just said a few more words and revealed some future social trends.
But Hu Bifang took it very seriously. If it weren't for Meng Shulan, she probably wouldn't have been able to read this book.
Thinking about Hu Bifang's dropping out of school in the previous life, Meng Shulan agreed.
The two packed up their things and went to the school gate. Hu Bifang's boyfriend was already waiting outside driving a donkey cart.
From a distance, the man looked like a small mountain, wearing a gray shirt, black pants, and a pair of straw sandals made of Ula grass.
When Hu Bifang saw him, she showed the shyness of a little girl. She wanted to look but was too embarrassed to do so, and her hands holding the cloth bag tightened.
Meng Shulan sighed, saying that youth is really good.
Seeing the two people coming out, Zhou Yan got out of the car to greet them.
Although Hu Bifang came to the hospital to see Meng Shulan many times in her previous life, she always came alone and occasionally brought her children with her. Zhou Yan never came with her.
So this was the first time Meng Shulan had seen this person in both lives.
He is quite tall, probably about 1.80 meters, and very strong, much wider than the average male of the same age.
His skin was very dark, a deep brown, and he had single eyelids that narrowed into a slit when he smiled. His nose and lips were particularly rough, and his face was also very wide. He had a shaved head, which made his head look very big.
Although Hu Bifang was not a great beauty, she was still pretty and her facial features were better than those of ordinary people, but her skin was a little dark.
But her dark skin is caused by too much sun exposure. If she takes good care of herself, her skin will turn white again.
Hu Bifang is not tall, probably less than 1.6 meters.
But it was not bad. After all, everyone's conditions were not good in those years, and the children in the family were more or less malnourished, which limited their height. It was generally like this.
There is a big contrast between these two people standing together.
In her previous life, Hu Bifang would mention Zhou Yan to Meng Shulan from time to time. Although their lives were hard and dull, they were very warm.
At that time, Meng Shulan was still wondering what kind of person Zhou Yan was, and she had no complaints even if Hu Bifang dropped out of school and married him.
Now I finally see it.
Hu Bifang whispered to Meng Shulan, "Don't laugh at him. He has been ugly since he was a child."
It was because he was so ugly that the Zhou family arranged a marriage for their son with the Hu family in advance.
Indeed, Zhou Yan’s appearance is not handsome at all.
but……
Meng Shulan: "With a body like this, you should feel very safe."
When Hu Bifang heard this, she blushed.
It's not because of shame, but because of excitement and recognition.
Shulan, this really understands her.
After getting engaged to Zhou Yan, Hu Bifang was laughed at by girls of the same age from childhood to adulthood. They said that Zhou Yan was ugly and looked scary.
But Hu Bifang doesn't think so.
Zhou Yan, he is not scary, but very powerful.
Hu Bifang had seen him walking briskly while carrying 200 kilograms of grain, and when he was pulling the plow to turn the soil, even an ox could not outrun him.
Such a person is good at anything and is not ugly at all.
Once upon a time, some years ago. My mother selected a partner for my aunt and chose my uncle. I was young at that time and thought my uncle looked a bit rough, so I asked my mother what she liked about him. My mother said that he could carry more than 100 kilograms at a time. Me? ? ? ? (End of this chapter)
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