Chapter 246: Acting cute again
But it is very precious to Yi Chichi, mainly because it frees her hands.
When she got home in the evening, she walked around the sewing machine, smiling as she changed the needle, adjusted the spacing between stitches, and then tightened the screws.
After all the preparations were done, she ran back to the house, took the cut cloth, and sat down in front of the sewing machine to start working.
Amid the sound of stitching, pieces of cloth gradually took shape under her hands like a puzzle.
Wen's mother didn't rush to leave, but stood aside and watched.
After watching for a few minutes, Yi Chichi finished her work. She took a pair of scissors to cut off the thread and took the sewn fabric out from under the sewing machine needle.
"Is that all?"
"alright."
This speed is too fast. What are you sewing?
Just when she was about to ask, Yi Chichi's hand trembled, and the sewn cloth was unfolded. Wen's mother blushed, it turned out to be a small piece of clothing.
For just two thin pieces of material, it is really fast to use a machine.
"Made it for yourself?"
"No, it's Chi Jiaojiao's."
Yi Chichi checked the stitches, which were fine, smooth and perfect.
The key is speed.
Something that can be done in a few minutes with a sewing machine will take many times longer if done by hand.
"It will be easy to make clothes from now on."
She was very happy.
Wen's mother laughed and said, "It was also luck. The supply and marketing cooperative only had this one sewing machine, and I was able to bring it back."
You may not be able to buy it if you go a certain time earlier or later, you have to go to the county department store.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"No, Uncle Yaozi and his friends just arrived and invited me to stay for dinner. I'm eager to see the sewing machine."
Wen's mother said she understood and said, "Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you."
Yi Chichi looked at the sky and said, "Let's cook some noodles. It's too late."
Cooking is too troublesome. Noodles are easy to cook. Just boil the water and throw them into the pot. Then add some vegetable leaves or sauce and mix them and you can eat it. It is convenient.
So, in the evening, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each had a bowl of noodles with meat sauce.
The next day the weather was gloomy. Yi Chichi got up early and opened the door. A biting cold wind blew in her face. She shivered and slammed the door shut.
"Mom, things have changed."
Mother Wen was making breakfast in the kitchen. She poked her head out and said, "It's probably going to snow soon. Remember to put on your cotton jacket."
"Know."
After returning to the room and changing clothes, Yi Chichi took out the letter she had written to Wen Shi and went to the kitchen. "Mom, have you written a letter to Wen Shi?"
"I have written it. It is on my desk. Go get it and we will mail it together when the time comes."
"good."
Yi Chichi went to Wen's mother's room to get the letter, and asked her what she did today during breakfast time.
She swallowed the noodles in her mouth and said, "We will distribute food in the morning and go home to peel pine nuts in the afternoon. What about you?"
"I'll go to the team doctor's office. I'll have to stay there unless it snows heavily."
When it snows heavily, she doesn't have to go out anymore. She can stay at home and sit on the warm kang to embroider her double-sided embroidery of two cats.
Thinking of the kang, she remembered something, "Mom, it seems we don't have enough firewood."
"Don't panic. I've already talked to Da Zhuang and his grandson. They will deliver the firewood in the next few days."
So Yi Chichi stopped worrying about firewood.
"By the way, the grass has grown."
"In the hospital?"
Yi Chichi asked curiously, when she came back from visiting her relatives, not only Liu Lan was not at home, but even Liu Xiaocao was not at home.
After asking, I found out that Liu Xiaocao's husband had been promoted from a temporary worker to a regular worker, and by chance he was transferred to the county transportation brigade and applied for an employee dormitory in the county.
Then Xiaocao also followed him to the county.
Everyone in the village said that Liu Xiaocao married a lucky man, and Aunt Ma was even more proud because she was the one who introduced this couple.
But what followed was that Aunt Ma became famous, and families with unmarried men and women in several surrounding communes all came to her for matchmaking.
Saying that she had a wide network of contacts made Aunt Ma laugh and cry. She kept saying that she was not a professional matchmaker and that Liu Xiaocao and she were a couple by chance.
Rejected everyone.
"At home, someone is taking care of her after she has been pregnant."
At this point, Wen's mother said, "I guess her husband will soon come to announce the good news."
Yi Chichi hummed, thinking of her family, and asked, "Do her mother and others regret it?"
Mother Wen looked disdainful, "It's no use regretting it. Xiaocao's husband is a man with his own ideas. Xiaocao is also heartbroken. Her mother and the others can't take advantage of her."
"That's how it should be."
Thinking of how Liu Xiaocao's mother and her friends were so angry because they couldn't take advantage of Xiaocao and his wife, Yi Chichi said with emotion, "Xiaocao finally got her reward after all the hardship. That's good."
"It's mainly because her husband is capable."
As the saying goes, a poor couple has many worries. Since Xiaocao has no ability, the couple can only eat from their own pockets, and it is unknown whether they can have enough food.
"She really needs to thank Aunt Ma."
If Aunt Ma hadn't found a good partner for her, she wouldn't even be able to support herself, let alone the promised pension and food for her parents.
It could drive her to death.
"My man can also endure it."
Yi Chichi boasted shamelessly. Mother Wen was stunned for a moment and burst out laughing, "Is he being cute and coquettish in the letter again?"
Yi Chichi, who didn't know what shyness was, smiled and nodded, then said, "Mom, I see it but I won't say it out loud."
"I understand."
Wen's mother picked up a fried egg for her and said, "Eat it quickly, or the noodles will become clumpy if you don't eat it now."
"Okay."
Soon, after finishing a bowl of noodles, Yi Chizhi, who was full and satisfied, wiped his mouth and rinsed it, ready to go out.
When everyone reached the door, Wen's mother called out, "Would you like some coarse grains when we distribute the food later?"
"Just some sweet potatoes and corn flour to change the taste, and replace the rest with fine grains. If it's not enough, you can go to the brigade to buy more with money."
As soon as these words came out, Wen's mother knew what was going on.
Yi Chichi didn't need to worry about what happened next. After arriving at the team doctor's office, she happened to catch Aunt Mu going to work. She quickly handed over the letter and money, "Aunt, please help me mail a letter."
Muda took it and put it in his pocket, then straddled his long legs and rode away on his 28-bar bicycle like a gust of wind.
The cold wind blew the red scarf around her neck.
Uncle Yaozi stood at the door, watching her disappear in the distance, his expression full of reluctance.
"The love between middle-aged and elderly people is really disgusting."
She muttered softly, and Uncle Yaozi heard it with his sharp ears and eyes. He glared at her and wanted to scold her, but couldn't say it. He could only say helplessly and angrily, "Grind the Sanqi, I'll go and distribute the food."
"...Can I not grind it?"
Uncle Yaozi sneered, "What do you think?"
Yi Chichi said dejectedly that he understood, and diligently completed the task assigned by Uncle Yaozi.
In the afternoon, someone came to see Uncle Yaozi for a medical consultation. He left with his medicine box on his back. Yi Chichi stayed until Uncle Yaozi came back in the evening and cooked some noodles for him before going home.
Time flies, and the first heavy snow of winter has arrived.
Yi Chichi finally lived a life where he no longer had to go to the team doctor's office and could stay at home.
Because of the heavy snow, Qin Jiu and his classmates had to suspend classes, and she took the little kid home.
A big one and a small one occupied the head and the foot of the kang, one doing homework and the other sitting in front of the embroidery frame.
Wen's mother sat in front of the sewing machine, mending clothes for the old man and others.
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