Chapter 222 Cloth
Chu Dan knew in his heart that he didn't have a job and might not be able to find one.
Even if she marries He Zhigang, she still has to take care of the family's three meals a day, buy groceries, do laundry, cook and clean. It sounds very routine, but it is boring and time-consuming.
When she thought about being turned into a shrew at home, she became discouraged. She was originally very enthusiastic, but now she was only half enthusiastic at most.
What she was thinking now was that if Aunt He came to propose marriage from her family and could guarantee to treat her well, and if she met two of the three turns and one ring, then she could still consider marrying He Zhigang.
Otherwise, she felt that it would be nice to have a son-in-law like her second sister.
Although I have to do farm work, I will be exhausted only during the busy farming season. I still have a chance to be lazy during other times.
Chu Dan now has no urgent desire to catch He Zhigang, so naturally she will not go out with him again.
After all, villagers are very gossipy about strangers, and being suspected of having a partner would affect her market value.
So Chu Dan went home after saying this.
He Zhigang is still young and not very good at hiding his emotions. There is a hint of regret on his face, and he frowns and seems a little dissatisfied.
Chu Hong was sitting on the ox cart that was moving slowly forward. She watched this scene and felt a little bit of admiration for Chu Dan.
How come the enthusiastic and innocent girl is a bit of a scumbag?
But thinking that I was also fanning the flames behind the scenes, I could only think positively: my sister is clearly a scumbag.
Besides, a bad girl is better than a love-brained woman.
If they could get married, this marriage would have both advantages and disadvantages for him.
She wouldn't do anything more, it all depends on whether they are destined to be together.
When the villagers saw Gu Ci driving the ox cart and Chu Hong sitting in the back, they all asked curiously, "Xiao Gu, where are you guys going?"
Gu Ci said, "Chu Hong is going to a meeting at the commune. My family just happened to send me a package. Since it's not the busy farming season yet, let's go together."
He has integrated into the village and would ask in a good-natured manner: "Auntie, are you going? Is there anything you want to bring?"
In fact, his family will no longer send any packages to Gu Ci except for the money they had agreed to give him.
But the villagers didn’t know, so even if large and small packages were shipped back, everyone would think they were sent from home.
Then it won’t be too eye-catching.
Chu Hong and Secretary Song were also half-cadres, so it was normal for them to go to the city for a meeting. This was a good excuse.
After leaving the village, He Zhigang, who was riding slowly behind them, spoke up: "Chu Hong, my master and my grandmother also want to buy some defective cloth. Can we open a bag and let them choose first?"
Nowadays, when transport teams go out, most of them go in groups of two.
And he brought four large bags of cloth, so he definitely couldn't hide it.
Chu Hong smiled and said, "Of course you can. Thanks to you for helping to ship it back so that I can save the postage. You can also pick out some fabrics you like and make clothes later. Otherwise, I won't dare to ask you for help in the future."
In fact, what you save is not only the postage, but also the fact that you don’t want to be noticed.
I’m afraid that if the inspection is too strict, someone with ulterior motives will notice it and take the opportunity to make a big fuss about it.
But Chu Hong would not be taken advantage of, so she made it clear up front and only gave some fabric to his family.
He Zhigang quickly refused: "Your money is not expensive to begin with, how can I take it for free?"
Thinking about going to An City, I find it much more prosperous than here.
Moreover, the He family there was also very wealthy and was very hospitable to him. They specially bought braised pork and braised fish fillets to entertain him and his master.
This also gave him face in front of his master.
Later, the master told him that if there were anyone who needed a ride in the future, they could continue to help.
This is not only a way of showing off one's kindness, but also an opportunity to buy the defective cloth.
Even if they are from a transport team, they still need cloth. Even if they have enough for their own use, can they still do others a favor?
Besides, I'm afraid that only textile fabric factories have no shortage of fabric now.
Chu Hong also took the opportunity to ask about the situation over at He Wen's place. After He Zhigang finished speaking, he rode away on his bike.
He had to notify the master to buy the cloth first, otherwise it would be inconvenient for them to transport it back.
Besides, He Zhigang and his master had previously moved four large bags of cloth into their home, and the neighbors came to lend a hand after seeing it, so they were naturally curious about what good things they had brought back.
So in the afternoon, they all went to the He family to inquire about the news: "We are all neighbors. It is said that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. What good things did you get? Don't forget us neighbors?"
Grandpa He knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he could only say, "It was the little girl who was previously in my house. Her relative worked in a textile factory, so he brought a batch of defective cloth to her family."
When they heard that it was cloth, everyone was so excited that they asked to wait for someone to come and ask the old couple from the He family to help them talk and leave some defective cloth for them.
The old couple of the He family definitely couldn't do that, and they were too embarrassed to refuse.
Because nowadays, neighbors often get together to talk.
Some of them are old colleagues from the same factory.
Therefore, when Gu Ci and Chu Hong arrived at the He family, they were seen by those who had been paying attention to the He family's movements, and they immediately rushed over to surround them.
At this moment, Chu Hong almost thought that someone was coming to arrest her?
After she heard their purpose, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and said helplessly, "Children in our village have no clothes to wear and can only go out naked. After my great aunt and her family found out, they took great pains to get these defective cloths for us."
Seeing everyone's disappointed looks, she immediately said, "But everyone is my aunt's neighbor, so they are all family, so we must let everyone choose first."
"We are country folk anyway, so a few flaws don't matter."
What she said was very nice and everyone was very satisfied.
When they heard Chu Hong say that she would give them the cost price, the factory price of 50 cents per foot without the need for cloth coupons, everyone wanted to take everything back home.
In addition, Master He Zhigang's wife also came with her younger sister and bought a lot of things.
Anyway, when Chu Hong and the others returned, there were only less than two sacks left.
These are the ones left over by them.
But it didn't matter. When I went to Aunt Song's house, I happened to see the neighbors chatting together. When they saw the defective cloth, they all wished they could turn into octopuses to grab it.
When Chu Hong and Gu Ci returned home in the sunset, the ox cart was empty.
Even the sack was given to Aunt Song.
The villagers had just started to eat dinner. Seeing that the ox cart was empty, they curiously asked, "Xiao Gu, didn't you say you were going to pick up a package? Your family didn't send you a package?"
Gu Ci smiled and said, "They said they haven't arrived yet. They must have been delayed on the way. Let's go after the busy farming season."
Some villagers also saw Chu Hong not speaking and asked with concern: "Xiao Hong, what's wrong with you?"
Chu Hong sighed: "Meetings are too tiring. I will hold a meeting for everyone later."
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