Chapter 199 Teachings
Looking at those dried vegetables, Mother He felt upset and couldn't help rolling her eyes.
It would be better not to send these worthless dried vegetables.
Grandma He looked at the words on the paper package and praised it, "They are thoughtful and it takes a lot of effort to make these."
"It is said that soaking dried Artemisia argyi in water and drinking it can lower blood pressure and blood lipids, and can also relieve coughs."
"Dried plantain clears away heat and promotes diuresis. It can also relieve cough and asthma, and reduce inflammation."
"The small dandelion packets are steamed and eaten, while the large packets are soaked and drunk. Both are good for reducing internal heat and inflammation."
After Grandma He finished reading it, she said, "She must have asked the doctor. He is indeed very careful."
He Wen, who was standing next to her, had already opened the letter and was reading it. The more she read, the wider her eyes and mouth opened. Finally, she handed the letter to her mother, who was drinking tea beside her, and said excitedly, "Mom, look, they said that the mildew spots on the fabric we sent over have been removed."
Mother He suspected that they were lying: "How is this possible?"
"How can it be impossible?" He Wen was already looking at her notebook. "She remembered it very carefully. Why don't we just give it a try?"
The family bought a lot of moldy fabrics, which made her mother unhappy. She even kept the few nice-looking pieces of fabric that didn't have serious mold stains.
I also washed it several times with soap, but the mildew stains were not completely removed.
However, the few pieces of cloth that were left had few mildew spots to begin with, and they are no longer obvious now.
Finally, He Wen sighed helplessly: "She told me not to pay her anymore, but she still remitted me 130 yuan."
I was still puzzled: "I spent 128.60 yuan on the fabric and postage, but I didn't tell her. How did she calculate so accurately?"
Grandma He felt that her granddaughter needed more teaching, otherwise she would be easily fooled: "You are also an accountant, so you can measure the cloth and know the price, and you can know how much it will cost by calculating."
"Grandma is right." He Wen stuck out her tongue: "It's all my fault for not thinking about it."
Mother He had already snatched the notebook from her daughter's hand and started reading it, then finally stood up and walked out.
With nothing in her hands, He Wen was dumbfounded: "Mom, it's time for lunch, where are you going?"
Unfortunately, Mother He seemed not to hear her daughter's voice and quickly rode out on her bicycle.
He Wen was a little confused: "Grandma, is my mother angry?"
But she didn't say anything?
Grandma He smiled and took the opportunity to teach her granddaughter: "Silly child, your mother is happy."
"Your mother is in the Quality Inspection Department. If the mildew stains can really be removed, then your mother will have made a great contribution, and her position as deputy director can be promoted to a full-time position."
He Wen thought about it and smiled immediately: "Then I have to thank Chu Hong."
She was also a little annoyed: "She also sent me money, but I was embarrassed to accept it."
Grandma He retorted: "Take the money."
"Otherwise, Chu Hong will be embarrassed to associate with us in the future."
"Let's thank her and send her something else."
"I've asked your grandfather to find someone to bring steel pots and pressure cookers. These are hard to buy outside. Let's give them to Chu Hong. They're very practical."
"Whether it's relatives, friends, or neighbors, we should always give and take."
"Grandma is really thoughtful." He Wen nodded, showing that she had learned her lesson.
Finally, he said, "We sent so much fabric this time, I guess we won't have to send any more for a year or so."
After hearing this, Grandma He shook her head and said, "The fabrics we sent over were all good. I'm afraid they have been snatched away by now."
"Even if there is still some left, I don't think they have much fabric left."
"You already bought too much last time. Don't buy defective cloth in the next few months, or people will misunderstand us for doing some shady business."
"Next time I'll ask someone to buy some more defective cloth and send it to Chu Hong."
He Wen was very obedient: "Grandma is really thoughtful. I will listen to you."
Back in Lingxia Village, Chu Hong had almost sold all the cloth that she had sent over.
These are all good fabrics, and they took a lot of effort to remove the mildew stains, so they are 50 cents per foot.
But the villagers all praised them as good people.
After all, even for ordinary cotton cloth, the supply and marketing cooperative charges 40 cents a foot, and you also need cloth coupons.
If you don't have cloth coupons and want to buy them on the black market, it would cost at least 60 or 70 cents per foot.
But the cotton fabrics Chu Hong and her friends have nice patterns and colors, and they only cost fifty cents.
Even though it's not a whole roll of cloth, and may not be enough to make a piece of clothing, no one will mind it.
I feel that Chu Hong is lucky.
Because what was said to the public was that Gu Ci had a relative who worked in a textile factory in An City, so they specially sent him some scraps of cloth.
People all admire the strong, and no one thinks that Gu Ci is inferior to others as a son-in-law.
When meeting and greeting him, he was more polite and enthusiastic.
After all, he still wanted his relatives to send some more cloth over.
You know, some families are not reluctant to buy cloth, but they simply don’t have cloth coupons.
But buying cloth on the black market is too expensive, so I really can't afford it.
You can buy cheap fabrics from Gu Ci without using coupons. Even if they have some flaws, no one cares.
But He Wen bought it at 30 cents a foot, and Chu Hong sold it at 50 cents a foot.
To put it bluntly, Chu Hong actually earned more than 60 yuan.
Originally, she could have earned more, but she gave a set of clothes to each member of her second uncle's family and also gave a lot of cloth to the He family, so she earned twenty yuan less.
But Chu Hong was already very satisfied. Although it took some effort, the money came easily.
She was thinking about whether she should write to He Wen and ask her to send her some more defective cloth.
After hearing her idea, Gu Ci quietly reminded her that sending it by mail would be too conspicuous, and it would be better to tell He Zhigang and ask him to help bring the goods back if their convoy went to Anshi.
In the blink of an eye, it is the end of April in the lunar calendar.
The weather is getting hot, and Chu Hong doesn't want to go out anymore. She just wants to sit on a rattan chair, fan herself, and drink tea. Isn't that how she enjoys life?
But that was just a thought in her mind. In fact, she still rode her bike to Lingtou Village, because she had received some sanitary napkins from the Women's Federation according to the quota yesterday, and she had to distribute them to the women in the village.
The people of Lingtou Village were not under the jurisdiction of Chu Hong's biological father, so they certainly didn't have much respect for Chu Hong. A few aunties who liked to take advantage of others also shamelessly came to lead: "Comrade Song, why don't we have it?"
Chu Hong looked at the form and said, "All those who registered have received their allowances."
The old lady still wanted to take advantage: "Then can you register for us?"
"Yes, you can't be so rude and look down on others."
Chu Hong glanced at the gray-haired ladies and reiterated, "Only those between 16 and 50 can get it for free once. You are over the age limit and we cannot register you."
When she first encountered such unreasonable ladies, she was also very annoyed.
But after encountering these people so many times, she can now face them calmly.
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