After saying goodbye to Li Jiuniang, Tian Tian placed the Hero brand pen on the desk in the shell with great care, and then went home empty-handed.
"You're back? What do you think? I'll make you another set of clothes to wear to school." When Old Mrs. Tian saw Tian Tian coming back, she didn't ask her where she had been. She took out a piece of cloth and gestured on Tian Tian's body and said.
Anyway, there is nothing to do now, so the children can go wherever they want to play. These past two days, Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo have been having fun outside every day, and Grandma Tian doesn't care about them anymore.
Tian Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Grandma, you don't have to make clothes for me anymore, I have enough clothes to wear."
All the fabrics at home were saved by Old Mrs. Tian over many years. She usually was reluctant to use them to make clothes for everyone, for she was worried that if something important happened in the future and they needed fabrics urgently, they wouldn't be able to buy them.
And Tian Tian is definitely not short of clothes to wear. In the past, because she grew faster and her clothes were not short enough, she might have a new set of clothes made every year.
Although Tian Tian grows taller every year, she only grows two or three centimeters, so the clothes are completely enough for her.
Last year, Grandma Tian made a new set of clothes for Tian Tian. The cuffs and trouser legs were pulled inward, but this year they can just be let down.
"Last year's clothes are for summer wear. When you go to school, the weather will be very cold. You won't be able to wear those floral clothes." Old Mrs. Tian disagreed.
Now Tian Tian only has one piece of clothing when the weather is cold. How can you stick to the same piece of clothing when you go to school? If it smells bad, you have to change it.
Tian Tian's previous thick clothes now reveal her wrists and ankles. No one would complain that she looked shabby at home, but she would definitely dress better when she goes out.
"I had wanted to make you a set of thick clothes before, otherwise you wouldn't have anything to change into when the weather gets colder." Old Mrs. Tian didn't come to ask Tian Tian's opinion, but to inform Tian Tian.
Old Mrs. Tian took new measurements of Tian Tian, drew some measurements on the fabric, and then sent Tian Tian away.
After Tian Tian went out, she was called over by Lin Meiyu again. Lin Meiyu was also helping Tian Tian to rummage through her luggage for school. The quilt and mattress had been prepared long ago.
Tian Tian also used the same quilt and mattress when she was in junior high school in the county town.
You don’t have to prepare it now. Just take apart the quilt and mattress cover, wash them again, sew them together, and then put the quilt core outside to dry it in the sun to get rid of the smell.
Lin Meiyu was taking apart the bed sheet and mattress cover for Tian Tian, and Tian Tian also went over to help. The taken-out threads had to be put aside so that they could be used when sewing the quilt.
"I asked your father to weave you another mattress a long time ago, but he said he didn't have time. You are going to the city soon, so there is no time to weave a new mattress." Lin Meiyu cut the thread on the quilt with scissors and said with dissatisfaction.
When Tian Tian was in junior high school, Tian Lisong made a mattress for her using Ula grass.
Later, after Tian Tian came back, Tian Lisong pulled the mattress back and kept it in the lower room.
The room was damp and cold in the afternoon, and the mattress was covered with mold and hair. Lin Meiyu thought about making another bed for Tian Tian, otherwise it would be cold in the dormitory in winter and Tian Tian would suffer when sleeping.
"Mom! It's okay! They can sleep without a mattress, and so can I."
In the original owner's memory, her junior high school classmates even slept directly on the bed board, without even a mattress, and even the quilt was very thin. She simply covered herself with clothes on the bed to sleep on winter nights, and she survived it, and her academic performance was particularly good.
In comparison, Tian Tian was already very happy to have a thick quilt and mattress.
"What are you saying! If I don't have the conditions, I can't say that. Since I have the conditions and can make you live more comfortably in the dormitory, why do I have to suffer that hardship? Are you stupid?" Lin Meiyu poked Tian Tian's forehead hard, causing Tian Tian to lean back.
"Your dad is such a fool! Every time I talk to him about something, he doesn't care and says there's something going on in the brigade. What could be going on in the brigade right now? It's not even the autumn harvest yet, and he doesn't have to worry about food or anything. Look, he's just an accountant, but he's busier than the brigade leader all day long, and I don't see him doing any work." Lin Meiyu became more and more angry as she spoke. Tian Tian followed suit to try to persuade her and was also affected. She didn't dare to say anything and just kept her mouth shut.
When Lin Meiyu had vented her anger, she threw the quilt and mattress into the large basin on the ground, then she let out a sigh of relief and said to Tian Tian, "When the time comes, you can take your luggage and go to school first. When your dad is free, I'll ask him to weave another one for you. Even if it's not too thick, you still have to put a layer of padding on it. That's much worse than having nothing at all."
At this point, Lin Meiyu got angry again. The autumn harvest would begin soon after Tian Tian went to school, and the grain would be distributed. After the grain was distributed, pigs would be sold and slaughtered. After the pigs were slaughtered, work points would be calculated and money would be given. After all this was done, they would have to go up the mountain to collect firewood.
At this time, accountant Tian Lisong is the busiest. After all the calculations, Tian Lisong will have time to weave the mattress only after winter. It takes a lot of time to weave a mattress. By the time he finishes weaving, Tian Tian will have winter vacation.
Seeing that Lin Meiyu's face was sullen again, Tian Tian quickly took a large basin, filled it with soap and a mallet, and took Lin Meiyu to the river to wash clothes.
She was really afraid that Lin Meiyu would think about it further, and when Tian Lisong came back in the evening, the two of them would have a quarrel.
But Tian Tian also understood that Lin Meiyu was emotionally unstable now. After all, the situation in the county town was not very stable yet. A few days ago, someone said that a stinky old ninth from a brigade not far from the county town was tortured to death by a group of red armbands.
When Tian Yun came back in July, she said that another teacher in their school had been reported.
Lin Meiyu was also worried that something might happen to Tian Tian outside.
After the quilt is washed and dried, it is starched with paste, then placed in the sun until it becomes soft and smells like the sun, then it is sewed and folded, and finally tied with a hemp rope.
There was nothing else to prepare. Just two pieces of clothes from home would be enough. The washbasin for school was also ready-made. Old Mrs. Tian had bought lunch boxes and thermos at the supply and marketing cooperative before. There were also brand new towels and soap. Everything was ready.
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