Fang Zhiyi went back to bed and fell asleep. The next morning, she got up and processed the apples first. The weather was still very good today.
I cut the peeled apples into pieces and hung them outside to dry. After finishing all this, I started cooking. The steamed bread slices for breakfast with eggs were so fragrant, and they were quite delicious when paired with the cucumber pickles made by Fang Zhiyi.
After dinner, they went to work. Fang Zhiyi didn’t like to bring staple food to the supply and marketing cooperative for lunch. After all, no matter what they ate at home, it was all made of pure white flour.
If you bring it here, it might not be a big deal for a day or two, but after a while people will definitely talk about it. After all, who can afford to eat white flour all the time?
And they didn't even have tickets, so if the two of them kept eating, everyone would definitely be suspicious.
Fang Zhiyi was not someone who was willing to compromise himself, so he could only eat the food in the cafeteria. Fortunately, there was white rice.
You don't need a ticket here, so you can still afford to eat here. The worst that can happen is that people will say you're greedy. Fang Zhiyi doesn't care. His younger brother is growing up, so of course he needs to eat better.
Occasionally, he would choose some steamed buns mixed with coarse flour, as eating some whole grains is good. So when Fang Zhiyi cooked in the morning, he would try to finish it in one go.
Fang Zhiyi brought her own notebook to work this time, planning to wait until no one was around to draw some pictures and then make the clothes.
Otherwise, the summer will be over soon and these clothes will have to be kept until next year.
So when there was no one around, Fang Zhiyi would take out his notebook and write and draw, carefully recalling what modern summer clothes looked like.
It had to look good, but not be too outrageous. This was the 1970s after all, and if it was too outrageous, who knows what kind of trouble would arise.
She could only draw and revise her paintings, and was never satisfied. Sometimes when Qin Xiaoyun had nothing to do, she would come over and talk to her, watching her draw as she talked.
When she was almost done, Qin Xiaoyun said with some surprise: "Can I make the same one as you? Your skirt looks beautiful, even better than the one I bought before."
When Fang Zhiyi heard her say this, he smiled and said, "Okay, if you think it looks good after I make it, you can take it away and ask your family to make it for you. I also followed someone else's drawing."
"I added a little bit of my own thoughts to it. If you like it, that would be great. I was originally worried that it wouldn't look good."
Qin Xiaoyun also gave her a lot of suggestions. The two of them kept their heads down and worked on revising the painting. They didn't finish a painting until the end of the get off work day.
"Okay, you're a big contributor to my clothes when they're finished. Without your suggestions, they wouldn't look so good."
Qin Xiaoyun smiled happily and said, "Then when you're done, just give it to me. I'll ask my mom to make one for me, and you can ask my family to make one for you."
Fang Zhiyi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, I have someone to do it for me, no need to bother you. If you really like it when I'm done, you can take a look at it."
"It's very nice. I was wondering why this little girl keeps coming here all day. It turns out she has some nice clothes."
"Xiao Fang, now that you've finished making this dress, can you show it to me? My niece from my mother's family also wants to see it. I'll make a dress for her and hope she finds a good family."
Fang Zhiyi and the other two were talking when a voice suddenly came out. They looked up and saw that it was Sister Zhang Xia who was with Qin Xiaoyun. They both breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Xiaoyun kept shouting that she was scared to death. Zhang Xia knew that Qin Xiaoyun was usually a little quirky, so she smiled at her.
"Sure, sis. Anyway, I designed this based on the clothes I see people wearing. There's nothing wrong with it."
"I'll give it to you when I'm done with it. Actually, you can take a pen and copy it. But if you're not sure, you can wait until I make the clothes and see if they look good before making a decision."
"This is also my first time drawing, and I have no experience. Maybe it looks good now, but I'm afraid it won't look good at all when it's done."
Zhang Xia said with a smile: "With your face, how can you not look good in anything? Tell me. We are not in a hurry here, so you can just do it first."
Fang Zhiyi nodded when she heard her say this. People around her also came to see it and thought the painting was good, but unfortunately there were no children of the right age at home, otherwise, they would have to make a set for their children.
After Fang Zhiyi returned home, he took the cloth to find Aunt Niu and asked her to help him make clothes. He originally thought of making them together after the drawings were finished, but now that she was waiting there, he decided to do this first.
"Zhiyi, I'll do my best to make it for you. If there's anything wrong, just say that this dress looks good on you. You're so young, you should wear something like this. Look at your current dress, it doesn't look good at all."
"Auntie, I understand. Just go ahead and do it. I'll still need you to make the clothes later. You can take the remaining cloth. I won't be using it."
"How can I do that? If there's any leftover, I'll make a school bag for Zhilin."
"Okay, Auntie, I'll make one for Xiaoshan as well. If you don't want it, I'll be embarrassed to ask you for it."
"Okay, okay, there's really nothing I can do to you."
After leaving Niu's house, the two of them returned home and put the apples away, preparing to steam them when cooking.
There was no need to go to the black market tonight, so Fang Zhiyi had plenty of time. He was not in a hurry to cook and did it slowly.
After get off work, Fang Zhiyi bought a piece of meat, pure lean meat, and planned to use it to stir-fry shredded pork and add some vegetables, which would be their dinner.
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