"Xinyan, your grandma can make clothes for others because she has good craftsmanship. Can you guarantee that your craftsmanship is as good as your grandma's? Besides, people don't care about the style of clothes these days, so who can't make their own? Every family is short of cloth now. Except for the wealthy families who need help making a dress for their wedding, forget it at other times. Now your grandma is lucky if she can make three sets of clothes for others a year. Besides, making clothes is hard on the eyes."
After hearing what Liu's mother was thinking, my cousin lowered her head.
Xuemei looked at her cousin and said, "Cousin, study hard and you'll get money and prizes. I got first place in the midterm exam, and our teacher gave me a notebook as a reward. Yesterday, I won second place in the county essay competition, and my prize was a Hero pen and a big red envelope with one dollar in it."
"Really? Xuemei, you are really great, but there are many questions I can't answer." My cousin raised her head and said.
"Xinyan, it's true. Your annual elementary school tuition is four yuan, and Xuemei got it back in one day yesterday. You see, studying is very useful, right? Not only can you learn knowledge, but you can also get prizes. If you graduate from junior high school, you can go to the county textile factory when it recruits workers. You can also make clothes, so you will have a much greater chance of getting a job than others." Liu's mother replied.
"Xinyan, your aunt is right. Your third uncle was able to get the job at the grain station because he passed the exam and graduated from high school. Okay, stop chopping pig grass and let your grandfather do it. Sitong, stop getting angry and let your aunt do it.
"You two sisters, go to your room and take out the homework you don't know how to do. I'll ask Xuemei while she's here today. Xuemei, you go with them. If you have any questions again, tell me and I'll call your third and fourth brothers to teach you." Grandma also continued.
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