Three years of natural disasters have just passed, and now supplies are tight. Clothes are all uniformly gray and there is nothing new about them.
The maids in the general's mansion in Dayong Dynasty all wore better clothes than these. Song Shuqian was a thousand times unwilling and ten thousand times disdained them.
At her strong request, the two bought a lot of fabric and prepared to go home and make it themselves.
Seeing that they were paying happily, the lady at the fabric counter asked quietly, "Girl, I have some precious fabrics here, all left over from the past, they're made of silk, would you like to take a look?"
Song Shuxi immediately became interested. The original owner had two silk clothes, which were very comfortable to wear, especially in summer. "Please take us to have a look."
The three of them came to a remote warehouse, which was dirty. Song Shuxi wanted to leave. In this environment, even the best fabrics would be ruined. But when I went in, I found that it was still very clean and it was obvious that it had been carefully maintained.
The wisdom of the working people should not be underestimated.
The materials here are very beautiful, one is dark green, one is apricot white, one is indigo blue, and one is lotus blue. The others are some with printed patterns. In addition to those in solid colors, Song Shuqian's favorite is the emerald green one embroidered with bamboo.
"Big sister, these patterns, 9 feet each, how much?"
My eldest sister was in a dilemma. After cutting the 9-foot piece, there was not enough left to make a piece of clothing, so it was difficult to sell it. Besides, she didn't think anyone would buy these things.
My eldest sister's husband is a purchasing specialist. He was the one who purchased these silks. After a year, there are still a lot left. Normally, she was afraid that these things would break, so she kept them carefully. If these things could not be sold, her husband would be criticized, which would affect his future promotion.
After figuring it out, the elder sister said, "Sister, you know what you are talking about. These are good things. You are lucky to have come across them. I will tell you the truth. I have taken good care of these fabrics. If you can buy them, it will save me a lot of trouble. I will give you the purchase price. If you buy them all, how about that? If you have extra, you can make some small things, such as handkerchiefs."
Song Shuqian could understand her elder sister's anxiety. "Sister, you can't say that. Nowadays, buying these things also requires taking risks. It is possible that even after the clothes are made, you dare not wear them."
What Song Shuqian said is the reality, this is the reality of the times.
She didn't want to embarrass her elder sister. "Sister, tell me the real price. I'll see if it's okay and buy it. If not, I can only say sorry."
Song Shuxi is a very good worker. In her eyes, these scraps can be put to great use. They can be made into hair bands, purses or bed sheets, all of which look very nice.
"Here's what, girl, these are 120 yuan in total, no tickets needed."
The cloth was all good cloth. Song Shuxi had seen the cheongsam worn by the original owner's mother, which was made of such cloth. She remembered that one piece cost dozens of dollars at that time. But times have changed. The things that were once competed among noble ladies are now products of capitalism that must not be seen in public.
She also couldn't bear to see these good things being wasted by people who didn't understand.
Now I think that if it affects Wei Jianguo, it will be troublesome. She looked at Wei Jianguo and asked in a low voice, "Does my buying these things have any impact on you?"
"It's okay, just don't wear it out."
After he said this, Song Shuqian understood that there would be an impact, and they could only deal with it privately.
How could that be possible? Song Shuqian knew the current situation too well, and Wei Jianguo must not get into any trouble. She turned to look at her elder sister apologetically, "I'm sorry, elder sister, I was dazzled by the beautiful fabrics. My husband is a soldier and cannot touch these things."
The eldest sister was a reasonable person, and maybe she was used to being rejected, so she didn't scold them.
"It's okay, sister, these things are really dangerous to use now."
Song Shuxi apologized again and again, saying that she was inconsiderate and would never make such a mistake for you again.
Wei Jianguo couldn't bear to see his wife disappointed, so he secretly bought enough to make three sets of clothes and gave them to Song Shuqian.
They need to be careful, but not overly careful.
The elder sister was quite nice. She took them to the defective goods warehouse and bought some good things without requiring tickets.
Song Shuxi likes the cotton cloth here very much. She doesn’t like the Dacron that others like. At first glance, I felt that Dacron was a very uncomfortable garment to wear, as it was not breathable and did not wick away sweat. Cotton clothes are clothes that people wear, which are comfortable and cozy.
She also bought some coarse cloth, which is very good for making curtains or something.
After saying goodbye to the elder sister, the two came to the watch counter.
Song Shuqian fell in love with a pair of couple watches at first sight. They had brown leather straps, rectangular white dials, and dark blue hands, which looked very low-key. "Comrade, please take this."
"This watch is from the Dadi brand. The gold color of the numbers and narration is all gold. It's a bit expensive. Are you sure you want to see it?"
The waitress didn't see what was so good about this watch. It was a very tacky khaki color and it wouldn't look like a watch on people with dark skin.
"Let's take a look and decide."
The eldest sister looked carefully at the two people's clothes, and noticed the watch on Song Shuxi's hand. It was imported and could only be bought in overseas Chinese stores in big cities. My goodness, this is really a wealthy family. My eldest sister went to the Overseas Chinese Store with the help of her cousin’s help. She couldn’t afford to buy anything, but she went in to broaden her horizons.
She quickly took out her watch.
Song Shuqian looked at it carefully, put it in Wei Jianguo's hand and compared it, then confirmed that the watch was made in China before paying for it.
Wei Jianguo stopped her from taking the money and took out his own. Song Shuqian didn't argue with him, but just took out a watch ticket and said, "Use mine."
Wei Jianguo only had one ticket, so he didn't act pretentiously and just took it.
When the eldest sister saw them like this, she felt very panicked. "Girl, are you buying these for your wedding?"
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"Yes, sister, in order to prepare these things, the whole family and relatives worked together to prepare them."
"It's always like this, among relatives, you help me and I help you."
After leaving the department store, they both looked at their watches at the same time and felt very satisfied.
They smiled at each other, saying nothing, yet it seemed as if they had said everything.
"Is there anything else you need to buy?"
Song Shuqian tugged at Wei Jianguo's sleeve and asked in a low voice.
Wei Jianguo took out the small notebook he always carried with him. He was not a very meticulous person in life and often forgot things, so he could only write down what he needed to do. He looked through them one by one and handed them to Song Shuqian, "Take a look."
"That's about all we have. We can buy the rest when we go with the army. There are a lot of things I need to take with me. Please contact me when the time comes to see if we can find a truck going the same way to take them over."
"Sure. No problem."
Wei Jianguo was a little hesitant, but Song Shuqian didn't urge him. The future mode of getting along would be decided slowly now.
Wei Jianguo didn't speak after walking for a long time, and Song Shuqian became a little anxious. "Comrade Wei, we are husband and wife from now on, and we will spend our whole lives together. Is there anything we can't talk about?"
Wei Jianguo said hesitantly, "Wouldn't it be a bad idea to take so many things from home when we get married?"
Song Shuqian didn't understand at first, but it took her a while to figure it out. This is determined by the two people's attitudes towards these objects. In Song Shuqian's eyes, these are dead objects. She used them at home and they will belong to her in the future.
Moreover, even though she didn't want to, she had to admit that her grandfather's health didn't last long. When grandpa was still alive, she would stay here to accompany him.
Now that grandpa has passed away, Song Shuxi can no longer keep the house. They have already agreed to rent it out directly and the people can only take their belongings with them.
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