"Grandma! You don't have to make clothes for me anymore! I have several pieces, enough for me to wear! Make some clothes for Tian Baobao. His clothes are so tattered now that Second Aunt can't even afford to mend them." Tian Tian said.
Fabrics are precious, and two pieces of clothing may be enough for one person. However, Tian Tian has five or six sets of clothes in her closet, so she really has no shortage of clothes to wear.
Tian Baobao is a naughty person. He climbs trees to dig out bird nests and goes to the river to catch fish every day. His pants are often torn. In addition, pants become frivolous after being worn for a long time, so they get torn if they are pulled. Now there are patches all over them and they cannot be repaired anymore.
If this continues, Tian Baobao will have no pants to wear, and he will be naked when he goes out to play next time.
"How can you wear anything? You've grown taller this year, and your trouser legs have broken. Also, I see that your breasts have grown bigger recently! My clothes must be tight now!" Old Mrs. Tian also looked up at Tian Tian's chest.
That meaningful look made Tian Tian immediately cover her chest and couldn't help blushing.
Tian Tian's body developed a little late. She had her first period at the age of fourteen. When Tian Tian had her period last year, her chest was as flat as a boy's. As a result, Tian Tian found that she had grown taller this year, and her chest had become a little hefty. Last year's clothes were a little tight, and even her trouser legs were short. Now Tian Tian has a small section of her calf exposed.
Tian Tian shrank her feet uncomfortably, trying to hide her calves.
"You don't have to worry about your brother. He still has a lot of clothes. Just make them smaller for your brother. We don't have clothes suitable for your age. Can your mother and I make your clothes smaller for you? How can a little girl wear such old-fashioned colors?"
Old Mrs. Tian held the cloth and compared it to Tian Tian's body. "This is the color. You have fair skin, so any color will look good on you. It will make you look good!"
When Tian Tian heard that Tian Baobao and the others had clothes to wear, she did not refuse. She happily held the cloth and compared it to her body, "Grandma! Does it look good?"
This is the first set of clothes that Old Lady Tian made for Tian Tian after she came here. It is hers.
"Thank you, grandma!"
"Okay! Come here and I'll measure your size. Summer clothes can be made in two or three days. It's better for me to make them earlier so you can wear them." said Old Mrs. Tian.
Old Mrs. Tian measured Tian Tian's size, measured the cloth a few times with her bare hands, then picked up the scissors and cut off a piece of cloth with great fanfare.
Tian Tian watched Old Lady Tian's movements with curiosity. She saw that she was very skillful and cut a piece of cloth in the shape of a dress without even thinking about it. There were not many scraps left.
People like Mrs. Tian, who has been making clothes all her life, have steady and accurate hands. When they cut a piece of cloth, they maximize its utilization and reduce scraps to a minimum.
"Go and have fun. The dress will be ready tomorrow. Then you can wear it to visit your sister Lili!" said Old Mrs. Tian.
Tian Tian was even happier after hearing this, "Grandma! You take a rest at noon, I'll cook!"
"Go!" Old Mrs. Tian didn't even raise her head, the needle in her hand flying up and down.
Tian Yun happily went to prepare cooking. At this time, cucumbers and other vegetables had grown, and Tian Tian picked some cucumbers, kidney beans, and eggplants.
These first batches have just grown out and are at their tenderest.
Eggplant is very sweet when eaten raw, and has a crispy and tender texture. Tian Tian was almost stunned when she saw Tian Lisong eat eggplant raw for the first time. Later, she tried it herself. Although it had a strange eggplant smell, it tasted pretty good if you only ate two bites.
Tian Tian stewed a pot of eggplant and potatoes, made a plate of smashed cucumbers, and cooked a pot of cornmeal porridge.
After they finished, Tian Baobao and his friends came back from collecting grass for the pigs, so Tian Tian asked them to go to the second uncle's house to call back Tian Lisong and his friends.
After washing her hands, Chen Guihua tasted the eggplant stewed with potatoes and said unsatisfactorily, "Why is it so bland? There is no aroma of oil at all."
"Now that you're not working, how can you expect to put much oil and water in the rice? It's enough as long as you are full!" Lin Meiyu said as she served the rice.
Now that the spring planting season is over, there isn’t much work to do in the fields. There’s no need to rush and expend too much physical energy.
Old Mrs. Tian doesn’t allow people to use too much oil when cooking these days, and even salt and soy sauce have to be used sparingly.
Although Tian Tian would secretly add some oil into the food, there wasn't much oil left in the shells. In order to save it, she only poured a little, but it was of no use. The food tasted much worse than when it was planted in the spring.
"Ah!" Chen Guihua knew this, she was also hungry. "I am used to eating delicious food during the spring planting season. Now I have to eat the same food as before. I can't stand it!"
Although the food was not tasty, no one was the type to waste food at that time, so everyone ate up everything Tian Tian made.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Tian Tian went out to play with Shen Lingling and Tian Yun. The three of them went to the creek to catch fish. There were not many big fish here, and they just came here to play. Besides, the water was cool, so they didn't care how many fish they could catch.
When it was almost evening, Tian Tian saw smoke coming out of the chimneys around her. She knew it was almost time for dinner, so she rolled up her trousers and walked home. Before she got home, she saw smoke coming out of the chimney, so she quickly quickened her pace.
When I got home, I saw Tian Baobao and the other two were sticking their butts out catching insects in the vegetable garden.
"Sister! You're back!" Tian Zhuo saw Tian Tian coming back, and hurriedly ran to hug Tian Tian, looking up at Tian Tian expectantly, "Sister! Did you catch the fish?"
"You little guy! I was wondering why you suddenly welcomed me so much, it turns out you were welcoming my fish!" Tian Tian patted Tian Zhuo's head, "I didn't catch any fish, you go play, I'll go cook!"
After saying that, Tian Tian went into the house and saw her mother Lin Meiyu kneading bean flour, so she ran over to help.
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