Chapter 44: As promised
Yi Chichi was silent for two seconds, "I have cloth, do you want it?"
She confiscated the cloth that Zhang Lanxiang had hoarded, but found no cotton cloth, but instead some Dacron.
There is not much cloth, but it is enough to make three pieces of clothing.
"want!"
Bai Chen's eyes lit up. He calculated the money in his hand and said in a negotiating tone, "I don't have cloth coupons. Can I pay you at a slightly higher market price?"
Yi hesitated for two seconds and nodded.
"Are we trading now?"
Looks very anxious.
"I'll get it."
Having said that, she stood up and went back to the house.
Bai Chen and the others were looking forward to it, and less than two minutes later she came back with the cloth.
"Dacron, white. I can make three according to your height and size, with some left over."
Her eyes swept across Bai Chen, Zhang Yunhao and Qi Yang, and she hinted at something.
Qi Yang reacted the fastest and immediately asked to give him one.
Zhang Yunhao's eyes lit up. He actually had a share in it.
"Me, me, I want one too."
He looked so anxious that he was afraid that his order would be snatched away if he was slow.
Wu Yongfei was unhappy, "Why don't I get a share?"
Yi Chichi is single, "You have clothes to wear."
She had observed during the autumn harvest that Bai Chen and the other two did not have much spare clothes. They basically wore the same clothes during the day and washed them at night.
Sometimes when I wake up, my clothes are still wet and I have to go out in wet clothes.
Wu Yongfei and his team's conditions are not very good either, but better than Bai Chen and his team.
At least they have clothes to change into.
"Show some modesty and let them put on full clothes first. Otherwise, they will go to plant crops naked in the spring, which will affect the reputation of all the educated youth!"
This made sense. Wu Yongfei and Zhou Yadong, who were about to complain, shut up immediately after hearing it.
So, the cloth that Yi Chichi took out was divided among the three of them.
The price of Dacron is five yuan and two cents for one zhang and five inches, and a cloth coupon is required.
Bai Chen and his friends didn't have cloth coupons, so they calculated the price based on five yuan and eighty cents.
It’s hard to say who loses and who gains, but since they live in the same yard, no one wants to haggle over every penny.
After paying the money, Yi Chichi handed over the fabric and asked, "You guys make it yourself?"
"No, I need help."
"Who are you looking for?"
"Aunties in the village can help out if they have time. The processing fee is about 50 cents to 1 yuan."
And processing fees? Yi Chichi's eyes lit up. Since she had nothing to do anyway, she might as well develop a side business.
"How much processing fee do you give to Auntie and the others?"
“We didn’t give it to you.”
"ah?"
Knowing her doubts, Bai Chen explained, "We have never made clothes, so we charge according to the price of the Red Flag Production Brigade next door."
It’s not expensive, but it’s not cheap either.
Although fifty cents or one yuan may not sound like a lot, in later generations people would be too lazy to pick it up if it was dropped on the ground. But in this era, the purchasing power is quite strong.
An egg is only 6-7 cents each, and you can buy seven or eight eggs for fifty cents.
She smiled, "I will do it."
"???You can also make clothes?"
Ge Sujuan was shocked. She had asked her for help in making shoes before, so how come she could suddenly make clothes now?
"I always do."
“You can’t even make shoes.”
This made Yi Chi Chigan silent. These two were not in the same category. She was an expert in making clothes, but she really didn't know how to make cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles.
I've never seen anyone do this.
She has been buying shoes ever since she was born, and no one around her has this skill.
"I can make clothes, skirts, pants, shirts and even coats, and I can embroider, but I can't knit sweaters or make shoes."
The implication is that although she is not omnipotent, she is not so incompetent that she knows nothing.
Bai Chen didn't want to continue to dwell on this topic, so he decisively said before Ge Sujuan could speak, "Then you do it for us and pay the processing fee."
After thinking it over for a while, he asked in a negotiating tone, "How about 60 cents?"
"Can!"
Yi Chichi nodded and said with a smile, "But I have to tell you in advance, you have to lend a hand if I need your help in the future."
"It has to be."
I will help even if you don't say it.
After all, people are good at seeking benefits and avoiding harm.
They don't know what Yi Chichi's specific situation is.
But through the contact during this period, they found that this girl had some abilities.
Spies are hard to detect and catch, but she managed to find and catch them.
This alone is enough for them to make friends with her instead of enemies.
What's more, she can make medicine.
"If you have any good things in the future, please think of us more often. Don't just give them to the villagers. At least leave some for us."
Ge Sujuan hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, and Yi Chichi smiled and said, "Okay, next time when there are good things, I will let you choose first."
With just one sentence, everyone smiled.
Afterwards, Yi Chichi took out the tape measure he had looted from the Yi family, measured the sizes of the three people, recorded them, and then took the scissors and started working.
Wang Nan and the others were watching, and were somewhat shocked to see that she was quick and steady, and that the fabric she cut was straight as if it had been measured with a ruler, without any crookedness.
What did Yi Chizhi do before she went to the countryside? Her superb cutting skills are better than those of many old masters. After all, the old masters have to draw powder and lines when cutting, but she doesn't need to do anything and can just start.
Each of his moves was done with extreme neatness and precision, a skill that they would never be able to learn in their lifetime.
"Chi Chi, aren't you afraid of damaging it?"
Yi Chi Chi said without raising his head, "It's impossible to mess up such a simple job."
The tone is confident and firm.
Wang Nan and the others... felt that it was a waste for her to go to the countryside. With her skills, it would have been great for her to work as a pattern maker or a female worker in a garment factory. Why did she go to the countryside?
Time passed by, and seeing that it was getting late, Wang Nan said softly, "Let's go cook first."
"What should I do if I'm late?"
Zhou Qiuyu glanced at Yi Chichi and felt that in her current state she might not be able to remember to cook.
Bai Chen thought about it and said, "Why don't we ask her if she wants to eat with us?"
Wu Yongfei had tasted the sweetness before, so he volunteered, "I can do it for her individually."
This is possible.
Then, Wang Nan and Yi Chichi mentioned it.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she turned to ask Wu Yongfei, "Are you cooking today?"
"Do."
"Then make some pickled fish."
Aunt Ma exchanged a black fish weighing two or three pounds for two enamel pots. She was worrying about what to do with the fish, and Wu Yongfei volunteered to bring it to her door. It would be a waste to use it.
"I'll provide the fish and oil, and you guys will provide the sauerkraut, peppers, sesame, onions, ginger, garlic and other ingredients. We can have dinner together, is that ok?"
There was no reason for Bai Chen and the others to refuse. After all, they were the ones who got the better deal.
Therefore, he rather embarrassedly suggested, "In fact, we can produce oil."
"Need not."
Yi Chichi decisively refused, saying that the sauerkraut would not taste good if there was not enough fish oil, and it would be a luxury for Wang Nan and the others to put even two drops of oil.
There was no difference between putting anything in it and putting nothing in it. She really couldn't imagine what pickled fish boiled in plain water tasted like.
To be on the safe side, it's better for her to produce oil.
(End of this chapter)
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