Chapter 26: Everyone Who Sees It Gets a Share
"Thanks!"
She took the cotton-padded jacket and put it on, shivering all over, and the biting cold wind was blocked outside by the jacket.
The cold body began to warm up under the cotton jacket.
She breathed a sigh of relief and felt like she was alive again.
"I'll return it to you when I get back."
Yi Chichi looked at her thoughtfully, "What will you do if you return it to me?"
She wanted to see what Zhou Qiuyu had to say before deciding what to do.
"Nannan and the others said we can stay here for the winter."
Wang Nan and the others understood her thoughts immediately. This girl was planning to spend the winter on the kang.
The plan was good, but the reality was cruel.
"You'll need some thick winter clothing."
Winter in Northeast China is tough. After the first snow falls, the temperature drops sharply, possibly as low as minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow, icicles, etc. all need to be dealt with by people.
Otherwise the door cannot be opened and the roof needs to be cleared of snow. If it collapses, people will be buried.
Saying hibernates doesn’t mean you don’t need to go out.
“Not having winter clothes can really freeze you to death.”
Zhou Qiuyu was about to cry, "Where can I get it?"
People at home only ask her for things, but never give them to her.
Even the small package she was holding was given to her by her neighbor aunt who couldn't bear to see it, so she gave her the clothes that she had intended to give to her relatives.
I have no winter clothes, but I have two sets of summer clothes and some miscellaneous things.
"I have no money or tickets, so I can't borrow any."
She looked desperate.
Wang Nan and the others were also worried. Since they were all in the Youth League Home, it was impossible for them to just watch Zhou Qiuyu freeze to death.
But, there's really nothing they can do about it.
The conditions at home are not good and we cannot support them.
Instead, when their cents came down, they had to find a way to exchange them with villagers for some food to send back home.
Winter clothes...
Ge Sujuan thought for a moment and said, "If it really doesn't work, we can take turns wearing it then."
"ah?"
Zhou Qiuyu looked at her in surprise with tears in her eyes, "Take turns to wear them?"
"Um."
Ge Sujuan said calmly, "If you want to go out, you can wear ours if Wang Nan and I don't go out."
This is also a solution.
Yi Chichi remained silent, watching them help Zhou Qiuyu come up with ideas so that she could survive the winter.
The discussion was heated.
At this moment, Wu Yongfei noticed that Yi had not spoken yet, and wondered, "Why don't you speak?"
"There's no need to go through so much trouble."
This incoherent sentence confused everyone. Bai Chen was about to ask her what she meant when he heard Yi Chichi ask Zhou Qiuyu, "Qiuyu, I want to sell you this cotton coat. Do you want it?"
It is impossible to give it as a gift, and borrowing it is not a long-term solution.
She looted all of Yi Ling and Yi Jing's cotton coats and trousers, and also took away a brand new military coat.
There is no pressure in performing a set.
"You don't wear it?"
"I have."
Zhou Qiuyu's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously wanted to say "I want it", but then he remembered that he didn't have much money, and became a little worried.
"How much do you sell it for?"
It's too expensive for her to afford.
Yi Chichi, ??? How much do you sell it for? That’s a really good question.
How would she know how much it would sell for? She still didn't even know the specific prices of things in that era.
How much does it cost to make a new cotton coat?
Emma, I feel like I need to grow a brain!
"How much do you think is appropriate?"
When she is in doubt, she seeks help from others. She doesn't understand the prices, but Wang Nan and others do.
In an instant, the pressure was put on Wang Nan and others.
After looking at each other, they began to settle the accounts.
"Given Zhou Qiuyu's size, the cloth needed to make a new cotton-padded jacket is about five feet long. But she is still young and she may still grow taller, so we have to make it bigger, six feet long."
After all, nowadays a set of cotton-padded clothes is a ten-year basic garment. It is three years new, three years old, and three years of mending. I am not kidding.
"Then there are cotton tickets. The winter in Northeast China is cold, so cotton-padded clothes need to be thicker. One pound of cotton is enough."
"Then there's the money for the fabric and cotton, plus the tickets and the labor costs..."
After Wang Nan and his team dug around, they gave the answer, "About eight."
The calculation was very clear: the price of one zhang and five cun of cloth coupon was around 4.8.
Because there are differences between regions, they took the middle number.
Then there are cotton, labor costs and the like.
"Qiu Yu, what do you say?"
Yi Chichi gave Zhou Qiuyu the right to choose. She hesitated for a while, "Do you really still have a cotton-padded jacket?"
"have."
"I'll buy it."
He was also a quick-witted person. Upon hearing this, he took out the money and handed her the only big unity banknote he had.
Yi Chichi took it and gave her two pieces in change. Wu Yongfei started to talk bad again when he saw this.
"I thought you were going to give it to her."
When it comes to ruining the atmosphere, no one can compare to Wu Yongfei.
Zhou Qiuyu rolled her eyes and said, "She doesn't owe me anything, why should she give it to me for free?"
Yi Chichi was willing to give it to her for free, but she didn't dare to accept it.
Even a three-year-old child understands that there is no reward without merit.
"She has plenty."
This is complete bullshit.
Yi Chichi was too lazy to indulge him and directly said, "I see you still have several big unity cards, and you have a lot of money. According to your logic, since you have a lot of money, you should give us some."
As she spoke, she held out her hand, "Come on, big brother, everyone who sees it gets a share, everyone gets a share."
Wu Yongfei, who had never expected that she would encounter such a thing, immediately looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.
Bai Chen and the others burst into laughter.
Well, this guy has to be dealt with this way.
"I think what Yi Chichi said makes sense. Come on, brother. I'm not greedy. Just give me two or three dollars."
Bai Chen was the first to set up the stage to perform.
Then it was Qi Yang and the others' turn, and every one of them started to beg for help.
The words he spoke were exactly the same as Bai Chen's.
It’s because we are not greedy. One or two dollars is not too little, and three or five dollars is not too much.
Wu Yongfei was very angry, and he covered his pocket and said angrily, "Why not one or two cents?"
Everyone: "..."
My goodness, this focus is really despairing.
but--
"One or two cents is fine, take the money."
Qi Yang was as fierce as a bandit. Wu Yongfei tightly covered his pockets and said, "No."
"Then why did you ask Yi Chichi to give Zhou Qiuyu a cotton-padded jacket?"
Wang Nan's eyes pierced him like knives, and he once again felt that Wu Yongfei not only couldn't control his mouth, but there might also be something wrong with his brain.
“…I, I was wrong.”
Wu Yongfei slapped himself in the face and said, "You are so talkative. It's okay if you don't say anything, but as soon as you speak, you offend people."
"I won't do that next time."
"We don't believe you."
in unison.
Wu Yongfei sighed, "Okay, I know I'm not trustworthy. Next time I do something stupid like this, you guys can beat me up."
He's quite self-aware and tough on himself.
He even asked for a fight.
It’s hard to comment!
Yi Chichi felt that it was not a good idea for him to continue like this, so he gave him an idea, "Carry a needle with you."
"What are you bringing a needle for?"
He looked at Yi Chichi with a blank face, his eyes were as clear and stupid as Erha's.
"When you can't control your mouth, stab yourself."
Bai Chen thought this was a good idea. "It's a good idea. If the pain comes, the attention will be diverted, and naturally, the mouth will be unable to be restrained."
The price of the second-hand cotton-padded clothes in the article is the comprehensive price obtained after seeking emergency help from the elders. It is impossible to find out the exact amount. I have tried my best, so my kids please bear with it.
(End of this chapter)
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