Chapter 69 Mid-Autumn Festival Incident
That night, Jin Weiguo did not go to Wu's house. After the family had dinner, Teacher Wu took the three children to bed first.
Su He was worried that her man had gone out so late, and she didn't know whether he had eaten or when he would come back. She kept her ears perked up to listen to the noise outside and took her time to take care of herself.
It was almost eleven o'clock and the person still hadn't come. She was so sleepy that she got up, washed her hands, kneaded the dough, and let it ferment. Ermao said that he wanted to eat buns, so the temperature was low and the fermentation was slow. It would be good if the dough could ferment by tomorrow morning.
At half past eleven, Su He couldn't stand it any longer and went to bed. She was still a little dizzy when she woke up the next day because she had slept too late.
She also went to the Tan family to borrow a bicycle, said hello to her mother-in-law, and went to town without eating breakfast.
In order to make it look more like she was queuing up to buy something early in the morning, she put on a very serious attitude.
Damao: "Mom, you went out before you had breakfast. What if you get hungry?"
Su He: "Mom is going to buy you guys some fleece jackets. The weather is getting cold, and the supply and marketing cooperative can only sell a few sets a day. If you go too late, you won't be able to buy any."
Of course she didn't go to the supply and marketing cooperative. When she got to a deserted place on the road, she took out three pairs of fleece pants and three small-sized women's fleece coats from the system's small warehouse, and added the one she bought at the supply and marketing cooperative. When she got to the town, she asked for a tailor shop and went there.
In those days, cloth coupons were in short supply, and the tailor shop was also a state-owned unit. There was a master tailor with an apprentice. They had just opened the shop early in the morning and were lazy and unhurried, because there was not much work and they were not in a hurry.
Su He asked, "Master, how much does it cost to alter one piece of clothing?"
Master: "Altering adult clothes into children's clothes? Thirty cents per piece!" It seems that this is a routine business.
"What about altering pants? One pair of adult pants can be altered into two pairs of children's pants."
"Same, thirty cents too."
When Su He asked for the price, he took out all the velvet coats and pants from his snakeskin pocket.
The master and apprentice, who were originally listless, suddenly gathered around: "Hey, this is labor protection clothing, a fleece coat!"
"This dress is so warm!"
Su He took out three sets of children's clothes and a mother-in-law's top from the bottom of the bag and asked the master to make modifications based on the sizes of these clothes.
The master took the 185cm pair of pants and gestured, saying, "This is the smallest pair of pants. If you want to make an adult pair of pants this size, you can make three pairs."
Su He: "Master, can you alter the vest for me? I'll pay you extra."
The master nodded. He couldn't take too much of the leftovers. The leftovers from the other two children's coats could make a vest. If that wasn't enough, he could add some leftovers from the tops. Well, he could probably make a vest for the two children at home.
The master still asked an extra question: "Do you still want these cut edges and corners?"
Su He shook his head: "Master, I don't want it anymore. You can deal with it as you see fit."
"Then I'll work on your clothes first, and you can come get them tomorrow afternoon!"
Su He returned home and told her mother-in-law and three children that they would receive the altered clothes the next afternoon.
All three children were happy.
Before entering the house, she took out three pairs of trousers, one for Jin Weiguo and two medium-sized ones for her mother-in-law and herself.
She asked her mother-in-law to try on the pants, and she also went into the room to try them on.
The fleece pants are pretty good to wear, warm and comfortable, and the effect is a bit like the sweatpants worn by Hou, but the color and material are not suitable for outdoor wear.
She put it on and showed it to her mother-in-law. Teacher Wu also put it on and smiled happily: "How much does this one cost? But it's really warm! It's a little long, but it doesn't matter. It keeps my legs warm when I put it on."
Su He took a look at her mother-in-law's trouser legs. It was indeed not that they were too big. The legs were tapered, so the trousers would not drag on the ground. There was just a little accumulation at the calves, making them look a little sloppy.
Su He asked, "How about getting it shortened an inch? Such a long dress makes me feel regretful and a little off."
Teacher Wu hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Don't worry. It's not cold enough to wear fleece clothes anyway. When you go get your clothes, you can take them with you to get altered."
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