Chapter 83 Splitting Silk
"Commune."
"Anyone can answer it?"
"That's not it. You have to bet money."
Many people were reluctant to spend the money and wanted to take the materials home for free, but the factory did not agree.
Liu Xiaocao probably had some ideas, and when she heard the voice, she started to inquire about how much money was needed as a deposit, whether there was a deadline for delivery, etc.
Wu Yongfei and his friends did not intend to have it all to themselves, so they spoke their minds without reservation.
Liu Xiaocao's face showed obvious excitement. Wu Yongfei said, "Do you want to make it? If so, we can take you with us when we go to deliver the goods."
Liu Xiaocao looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
Bai Chen instantly became alert. Could it be that Liu Xiaocao was planning to borrow money? !
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he heard Liu Xiaocao hesitantly say, "Well, can you lend me some..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Lan's face sank, and she said unhappily, "If you need money, go back to your parents. They don't have the money to lend you. You only earn a few centimeters a year, it's hard enough to support yourself!"
Yi Chichi and the others remained silent, as it was difficult to respond to this.
And a bit presumptuous.
It's hard enough to support yourself, can you please give them some face?
He kept complaining in his heart, but he looked calm and refused to respond to Liu Xiaocao's words.
It is impossible to lend money to me. I will never lend money to Liu Xiaocao in this life.
It’s not that Liu Xiaocao is a bad person, on the contrary, the girl is not a bad person.
But her mother is a big mouth and is nothing.
If there is no interest involved, everyone would want to retreat as far as possible. But if there is a typical case of throwing a meat bun at a dog, there is no return.
Liu Xiaocao didn’t know what they were thinking, but she could see that Yi Chichi and the others didn’t want to lend it.
Coupled with Liu Lan's scolding, she complained with a bit of embarrassment on her face, "It's not like I won't pay it back."
"It's not a question of whether they pay it back or not, the key is that they don't have the money."
Liu Dongmei replied angrily, thinking that Liu Xiaocao's brain was a little bit off, "Your mother has money, why don't you go to her?"
Aunt Big Mouth is in charge of the Liu family's money. All the men in the house are suppressed by her and only know how to work like oxen.
Money never passes through my hands.
Liu Xiaocao sighed, "My mom is so stingy that I can't even get a dime from her."
"Before, she only gave out money but never received it. This time, she will definitely give it to me."
Liu Dongmei urged her to give it a try.
Liu Xiaocao's heart was shamefully moved. "Then I should go back and try?"
"Try it. If you fail, the worst that can happen is that your mother will beat you up."
Liu Lan was sorting out the thread while responding coldly.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Yi Chichi holding a silk thread and skillfully splitting it into several pieces with his fingernails. He immediately came over as if he had discovered a new continent, "What are you doing?"
"Split silk."
"??? What are you going to do with it?"
"embroidery."
Liu Lan said "oh", but was still curious, "How many pieces should this be split into?"
"Not necessarily. It depends on the pattern."
Suzhou embroidery has very specific requirements for stitches and threads, and Yu Rutang customizes it at a high price, so naturally she has to strive for perfection.
Because of Liu Lan's sudden interruption, the topic of Liu Xiaocao borrowing money was naturally shifted to embroidery.
Huahua and her friends were interested in splitting the line, so they pricked up their ears to learn a few tricks while Yi Chichi and Liu Lan were chatting. It turned out that they could understand every word, but when they put them together, it was like listening to a mystery.
They knew nothing about acupuncture. They had never heard of things like coil needle, loop needle, and single loop needle before.
Seeing Wang Nan and the others busy with their own things, Hua Hua came over and asked, "Why don't you learn?"
“We studied, but we didn’t learn.”
Wang Nan didn't even raise his head, and the crackling sound of the hemp rope being pulled by his wrists flying up and down was endless.
"Your thousand-layer bottom is pretty good."
Liu Dongmei picked up a knitted sole, looked at it, and gave her evaluation.
"Juanzi's is really good."
It was Ge Sujuan who taught her the skill of sewing soles and making shoes.
Before Juanzi came, they had a pair of torn shoes that they had to patch up over and over again. It was so pitiful.
I want to buy a pair of shoes. I need a ticket.
It can really make people feel very difficult.
"That's because you're smart. People like Chi Chi just can't learn."
Yi Chichi had never expected that Juanzi would use him as an example, and said with some grievance, "I don't mind you not being able to make clothes."
"We will!"
Ge Sujuan raised her eyes and glared at her, "It's just that I didn't do as well as you did."
Not being able to do something and being bad at something are two different concepts and should not be confused.
Wang Nan and the others nodded hurriedly to indicate that they were right, while Bai Chen and the others pretended not to hear anything.
As male comrades who could neither make shoes nor clothes and had to rely on the help of female educated youth, they had no say on this topic.
The best choice is to keep your mouth shut and remain mute.
Once you speak rashly and offend someone, you will have no clothes or shoes to wear.
The consequences are too serious for them to bear.
"The clothes made by Chi Chi are very good?"
Liu Lan became interested. She had never seen Yi Chichi make clothes before.
Curiousing~~~ "Very good."
The workmanship is exquisite, the style is beautiful, the stitching is fine and solid, and there will definitely be no problems with the threads suddenly getting scratched while wearing.
"Next year I will save up some cloth and ask Chi Chi to make me a green military uniform."
Zhou Qiuyu's eyes sparkled. Yi Chichi glanced at her and said, "Come on!"
It's difficult for her to collect enough fabric for a military uniform with her small body.
But for children, it is definitely not appropriate to criticize them, and encouragement should be the main focus.
"As long as you can save enough, I will not only make you a green military uniform, but also a hat."
"So do I still have to stock up and not make hats?"
"No, there's no need. If there's material left for making clothes, there will be some leftover material for making hats. There will be leftover material after cutting."
Zhou Qiuyu said, "That's indeed possible."
Liu Lan thought of the scraps of cloth at home and became interested.
"Chi Chi, I have a lot of scraps of cloth at home, can you make a hat for me?"
"Not free now."
At least she had to wait until she finished Yu Rutang's work. Besides -
“I don’t do it for nothing.”
"If you help me make a hat, I'll treat you to eggs."
After a pause, she smiled and raised a finger, "One pound, do you think it's okay?"
Yi Chichi calculated the price and found that eggs were 6 to 7 cents each. Nowadays, all the chickens are local and the eggs are small. There are seven or eight large eggs in a pound of eggs, and about ten small ones.
About sixty or seven cents.
It costs 1-2.5 yuan to make a piece of clothing, and the price of a hat is about the same.
"good!"
Ge Sujuan had difficulty breathing and gritted her teeth, "Chi Chi, I want to learn how to make hats, and I also want to eat eggs."
After saying this, Yi Chichi and the others looked at her blankly. Ge Sujuan blushed and asked angrily, "What? Is it wrong for me to learn how to make hats and eat eggs?"
“That’s right!”
I just want to eat eggs, what's wrong with that?
Everyone has a bad mouth. Eggs are a good thing and everyone is craving for them.
but--
"You should learn to make clothes, not hats."
Bai Chen said seriously, "Not every family has extra scraps of cloth to make hats, and hats are not as useful as clothes."
This is the truth.
Yi Chichi nodded, "What Lao Bai said makes sense. You can just learn how to make hats as a by-product. It will be really beneficial if you make good clothes."
(End of this chapter)
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