Volume 1 Chapter 54 Father Sheng's Wild Thoughts
The big villain Wu Jiaxiu has no idea that she has become Sheng Wanyan's largest customer. She is still immersed in joy and cannot extricate herself.
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When Sheng Wanyan returned home, she also thought about buying winter clothes for the family. The family had some fabric, and Sheng's mother brought back two pieces of defective fabric from the factory, so that everyone in the family could make a new set of clothes.
It’s just that the cotton is a little difficult to deal with, so Sheng’s mother plans to take out the old cotton and fluff it.
I don’t know if the old cotton can still be used. If not, I can only think of other ways.
"Mom, I'll go ask at work."
Sheng Wanyan works in a cotton mill, so she must have some internal channels and information.
"OK."
Sheng Wanyan went to work the next day to inquire about it. In fact, they could also buy it internally at the factory, and they still had to buy it at the price set by the supply and marketing cooperative, and they had to pay with cash receipts.
Tickets are so hard to come by now, and cotton, like cloth, is often defective.
There are really not many defective cotton products, and the ones that exist have all been consumed by the leaders.
So buying cotton at a cotton mill is not practical.
The cotton coupons Sheng Wanyan had on her totaled only one and a half kilograms, which was barely enough to make one piece of clothing.
It takes two kilograms of cotton for an adult to make a cotton-padded jacket, but the tickets are distributed based on population, so each person is only given one kilogram per year.
She had benefits working at the cotton mill, and was entitled to half a pound of cotton every month. However, she had only worked there for more than three months, and the receipts she had were far from enough.
It seems that I can only take it from the space. I have cotton seeds and finished products.
But she didn't buy much finished product, only about 100,000 kilograms. But according to this calculation, 100,000 kilograms will not be used up for long.
She thought that since she bought so many clothes, she would not freeze to death.
Now, cotton is king, and she doesn't want to take off the lining of her clothes.
She would have to plant some cotton in the space when the time comes. Fortunately she bought all kinds of seeds, otherwise she would have been at a loss.
Sheng Wanyan came home from get off work and told her mother that she could get it inside the factory. Her mother immediately became excited when she heard it.
"How much can you get?"
"If there are more, get more. Your brother is getting married and needs quilts and pillows."
"Your sister-in-law has to make her a set of clothes too. There's no reason for us to wear new clothes during the New Year when she doesn't have any."
"Mom, how much do you want?"
"I'll see if I can buy some from my colleagues then."
Mother Sheng thought about it and calculated what the family needed to buy: "We have 7 jin of bills at home. If you can pay more, that's fine."
"A double quilt costs eight kilograms, two pillows cost three kilograms, and a new cotton-padded jacket for each person costs four kilograms."
"It adds up to 39 kilograms."
"Just take care of it. If it's not enough, I'll find another way."
Sheng's mother didn't ask her to buy all of them. She just wanted to buy as much as she could.
"OK."
Sheng's mother gave her the cotton coupons and money at home. The supply and marketing cooperative sold a pound of cotton for 1.25 yuan.
Sheng's mother knew that if she bought from her colleagues, they would definitely pay according to the black market price.
So I just gave her 100 yuan. Anyway, I could refund her the excess and make up the shortfall later.
Sheng Wanyan didn't want money at first, but when she thought about Sheng Wanze getting married, there was no reason for her to pay for his wedding herself, right?
Although they are siblings, with one more person in the family, many things should be sorted out.
Especially when it comes to benefits, she could give a better wedding gift, but asking her to give a quilt is too extravagant.
As the future sister-in-law, she should not act like a troublemaker and just do her own thing quietly.
There was no reason to be such a big shot here, she would just do whatever her future sister-in-law was supposed to do.
She doesn't cause trouble, and she also hopes that her future sister-in-law won't cause trouble for her, and that the family can live in harmony and stability.
The most important thing is how much money she has, and her family knows it better than she does.
In this family, she is like a person with transparent assets. With Sheng's mother around, she knows everything about her poop and pee.
Anyway, she will subsidize the elders in the family from other sources, and she will do her best to be filial.
"If you see someone selling meat at the door in the past two months, buy it back."
"We have to preserve bacon for the winter, and your brother will need a lot of it when he gets married."
After saying this, Sheng's mother took out another 50 yuan and gave it to her. After all, neither of her two children could suffer any loss.
"good."
Mother Sheng thought about it and felt there was nothing more to explain, so she asked her to go back to her room and rest early.
Naturally, Sheng Wanyan would not sell it to Sheng's mother at the black market price. She simply made an excuse and told Sheng's mother that she sold it to her colleagues at a slightly higher price from the supply and marketing cooperative.
“Is this true or false?”
"Really, everyone wants to make some money to celebrate the New Year."
“I don’t dare go to the black market.”
After all, these working class families would basically not think of selling them on the black market, as the risk is too great for them.
It’s better to sell it to colleagues around you, as long as you can make money.
When Sheng's mother heard this, she nodded, and Sheng Wanyan sold the cigarettes to her mother at a price of 1.5, which was 25 cents more than the supply and marketing cooperative.
Twenty-five cents can buy a lot of things nowadays, so Sheng's mother naturally had no doubts.
"I'll help you carry it tomorrow."
When Sheng Wanyan heard this, her eyebrows twitched. How could she have time to take the cotton out of the space when Sheng's mother was coming?
"No, I'm riding a bicycle, just put it in the back."
"It's only 39 kilograms, lighter than a human."
When Sheng's mother heard this, she nodded. It would be much more convenient to have a bicycle. She was too lazy to make a trip, so it would be better to go home early to cook.
Sheng Wanyan returned the remaining 41.5 to Sheng's mother, but her mother refused to take it.
"Does your colleague Wu Jiaxiu's husband work in the coal yard?"
"yes."
Sheng Wanyan's eyes lit up and she immediately understood what her mother meant. Wouldn't it be possible to get coal if she worked in the coal yard?
She was thinking of what excuse she could use to ask her family to bring back the coal. After all, there would be many places where it would be needed during the winter.
"I'll go ask tomorrow."
"Okay, get some more."
The mother and daughter arranged the household supplies properly, and Sheng's father stood at the door and eavesdropped curiously.
Grandpa Sheng passed by and glanced at him. His son could do anything else but eavesdrop.
"What are you listening to?"
"DAD!!! SHHH!"
Father Sheng was frightened by Grandpa Sheng and immediately put his index finger against his mouth to tell Grandpa Sheng not to make a sound.
His wife and best friend have been acting mysterious recently, which makes him feel very upset.
Isn't he taking precautions?
"Get out of my way!"
Grandpa Sheng doesn't indulge him. Other people are just talking to mother and daughter, why are you, a grown man, so gossipy?
"Why don't you get out of here?"
When Father Sheng saw Grandpa Sheng’s dark face, he could only reluctantly sit in the living room.
As soon as Sheng Wanyan came out, she saw Sheng's father looking aggrieved and afraid to say a word.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Father Sheng looked up at her, waved his hand and said nothing. Sheng Wanyan just thought he was weird.
Sheng Wanyan didn't care much and went back to her room with the money given by her mother. Father Sheng looked at her back and wanted to ask something, but he couldn't say the words.
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