Xia Anyan nodded after listening to what the two said.
Of course she knew that the two people meant well for her, and she remembered it.
However, she certainly couldn't tell her two sisters-in-law that she hadn't put this thing in the wardrobe, but in her personal space.
Looking around the entire residential compound, apart from the things that are visible, everything else is inside the space, especially the valuable items, which are not available outside.
Even if it exists, it's fake, meant to mislead people.
"Sister-in-law, I understand. I'll buy a lock and lock it up later. If there's really no other way, I'll take everything to the house in the county town."
"I'll take out a few other materials for you to see. Some of them may not be very plentiful, so it depends on whether you like them or not."
Xia Anyan turned around and went to the wardrobe, where she used it as a cover to pick out a few more pieces of cloth from the space.
You can't take too much at once, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.
She used to be a capitalist's daughter, but after coming here, she has been constantly proclaiming that she is not favored at home.
It's hard not to be suspicious that an unloved older sister could manage to get so much fabric, plus other things, all at once.
"Oh my, I really love this blue fabric. I'll make a couple of outfits for my rascal, and he'll definitely love them." Wang Chunlan picked up a piece of dark blue fabric, held it up to herself, and an idea popped into her head.
She glanced at Li Cuihua and, seeing that she wasn't interested in the cloth, simply moved it next to her.
Xia Anyan simply sat to the side with a smile and watched them choose; she didn't say anything else.
Li Cuihua has a rather mild temperament, so the colors she chooses tend to be on the lighter side, neither too dark nor too light.
Wang Chunlan has a rather unconventional personality, so the things she chooses are likely to be more eye-catching.
The crackdown on capitalists is too severe now. People rarely wear certain brightly colored fabrics, for fear of being labeled as capitalists.
Even though Xia Anyan has now shed her identity as a capitalist's daughter, she still dresses quietly and elegantly, trying her best to present herself as an ordinary person so as not to attract too much attention.
She had many brightly colored fabrics in her storage space, all of them very beautiful, but she dared not take them out, nor did she dare let the two of them choose.
If they really choose to take him back, it might bring them disaster.
"Hey girl, I just need these few pieces of fabric. Could you cut some out for me?"
Wang Chunlan smiled shyly and pointed to the three bolts of cloth on the chair next to her.
She liked them, but there were just too many of them; she didn't have that much money to buy them.
Then look at Li Cuihua, she only picked out two bolts of fabric, but she picked out three. If she buys them back, won't she get scolded by her husband?
"It's alright, sister-in-law, I'll give you as much as you want. Anyway, I have plenty of fabric here. I don't know how to make clothes. If you like anything, just come over anytime."
“If any other people I know are interested, I can bring them over to choose. As for those I don’t know, let’s just leave it at that. If there are too many transactions, and someone thinks it’s like undermining socialism and reports it to the higher-ups, my husband will get criticized too, and I don’t want that.” Xia Anyan deliberately made the matter sound more serious, also wanting these two people to know that they shouldn’t tell everyone.
Although Wang Chunlan was known as a gossip in the family compound, with Li Cuihua keeping an eye on her, she knew what she should and shouldn't say.
Especially now that Xia Anyan has specifically reminded them, they understand the seriousness of the matter even more.
After all, these two have been living in the family compound for so many years, and they know far more about the things men do and the things they need to do than Xia Anyan does.
"Don't worry, girl, we know what we're doing."
"When we came to see you today, we mentioned that we wanted to go to the county town together. Anyway, you've been staying there for a while now, so if anyone asks, we can just say we bought it there," Li Cuihua said with a smile, reassuring Xia Anyan not to be too nervous.
“Yes,” Wang Chunlan nodded in agreement. “If anyone asks where we bought it, we can just say we can help buy it for them. Anyway, no one knows where we bought it. As long as we get the items back, that’s fine.”
That's not wrong.
Xia Anyan nodded, exchanged a few words with the two women, and then began to help them cut the fabric.
She cut some of each piece of fabric separately for them.
This time, she didn't have any scraps of cloth to give them, so she gave them extra of everything, so that they could make something else with the leftovers.
Wang Chunlan and Li Cuihua were both used to making clothes at home, and they knew exactly how much fabric was needed for each garment.
Xia Anyan had clearly cut more fabric than the others, and they exchanged a glance, understanding each other's meaning.
They didn't refuse, but they were very grateful and happy in their hearts.
"Hey girl, I asked around at a few brigades for you a while ago. They've planted quite a lot of vegetables this year, and they're planning to trade them with the people in our residential compound."
“After I told them what you wanted, they were very willing. They even said that you should go and choose the ones you like in person, and then they would dry them for you and bring them back.”
When Xia Anyan heard that it could even help with drying, her eyes lit up.
Although her family compound is quite large, and she also has a small house in the county town, all of these can be used as a place to dry vegetables.
Drying vegetables yourself is a bit of a hassle, and doing too much at once might attract envy from those around you.
It would be better to just let those people help her. Whether she sunbathes a lot or a little, she herself and the people she trades with will know, but no one else will know.
"Sister Chunlan, thank you so much. I've been thinking about this issue for the past two days and even went to the supply and marketing cooperative."
“There are so many people at the supply and marketing cooperative every day now. They rush to buy vegetables like they’re fighting over them. I finally manage to squeeze in to buy something, but I can only buy a little bit at most. They’ve started to limit the quantity of things,” Xia Anyan said, sounding somewhat helpless.
She knew that people in the city were starting to stock up on winter vegetables, but she never expected it to turn out like this.
Li Cuihua smiled and said, "My family lives in a nearby brigade, and I've always exchanged them there. Sister, if you need a lot, I can ask around in the brigade and get you more."
Xia Anyan's eyes lit up even more.
"Sister-in-law Cuihua, Sister-in-law Chunlan, thank you both. I'm so lucky to have met you two."
She smiled so broadly that her eyes crinkled, and Wang Chunlan and Li Cuihua smiled along with her, their faces beaming with joy.
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