"Second Aunt, I've already eaten. Is Qiuyu here? I need to talk to her about something."
"Yes, wait a moment—"
As soon as Aunt Chen finished speaking, Chen Qiuyu ran out: "Sister Ji, you were looking for me?"
"Yes, I need to talk to you about something."
Chen Qiuyu readily agreed, went back, grabbed a boiled sweet potato, and came out cheerfully.
"I'm here, Sister Ji. What do you want? Tell me, I'll listen to you."
Ji Xia joked, "Would you do it even if I sold myself?"
"Damn, even if you sell me out, I'll believe it's for my own good."
Ji Xia couldn't help but laugh and beckoned to her, "Come to my house. I brought back some things to teach you how to make money."
Upon hearing about making money, Chen Qiuyu immediately became interested and followed her back to the Ji family home.
Upon seeing the hair tie and hair clip samples that Ji Xia brought back, Chen Qiuyu screamed with joy and repeatedly begged Ji Xia to teach her how to make hair ties and hair clips.
Ji Xia demonstrated a few for them, and after teaching them, she drew more than a dozen patterns for them to study and learn on their own.
The scraps of cloth were free, while ordinary hair clips cost an average of one or two cents each. Ji Xia set the price at five cents for them, and asked Chen Qiuyu and Zhang Hong to make some in their spare time.
Since the cost was low, Ji Xia decided to make use of the waste materials. After making them, he would sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative for 50 cents each, and he would sell as many as he could.
After teaching the two girls how to do it, Ji Xia watched them do it two or three times to make sure there were no problems, and then she let them go.
The fields slumbered in tranquil silence, the wildflowers and leaves exuding a sweet fragrance, and the rich, fresh, and intoxicating air invigorated the mind and spirit.
After taking a bath, Ji Xia stood outside in the yard, drying her hair and gazing up at the inky night sky and countless stars, looking quite content.
In another ten years, such clear skies and fresh air will be a rare sight.
She shook her wet hair, took a deep breath of fresh air, and suddenly saw beams of light flickering on the dark country road.
Faintly, someone called out from afar, "Brother Jing, you're back?"
Ji Xia was taken aback. Chen Jing? Wasn't he supposed to be back tomorrow? He's already here?
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