Chapter 73 Making Clothes

That night, Huang Xinran said a lot.

She analyzed the domestic and international situation and talked about the future development direction and changes. Unfortunately, she wasted her words and Lu Tianlei didn't even nod.

Having said that, the next morning when getting ready to go to the fields, Lu Tianlei stopped Zhang Wenbi.

"The busy farming season is over now, so don't go to the fields. Stay and help Yun Chen's wife. Oh, call Xixi too."

After saying that, he looked at Huang Xinran again: "I have thought carefully about what you said last night. I have to discuss it with others."

"Dad, I'm sorry to bother you!"

Huang Xinran was very happy. No matter what the result of Lu Tianlei's discussion with others was, as long as they could make a decision before the policy was officially issued, they would be one step faster than other brigades, even other counties and other cities. Why should they worry about the poor development of the villagers in the villages they entered?

Lu Tianlei nodded and left.

Huang Xinran thought a lot. After she divorced Lu Yunchen in her last life, she never returned to Qianjin Village.

I only heard a few things about Qianjin Village from other people. In fact, Qianjin Village has a good geographical location! Behind the village is the national highway, and next to the national highway are several factories such as steel mills, paper mills, bowl factories, and fertilizer factories. Although these factories are currently state-owned, Qianjin Village has a good location. If it is used well, it should be easy to develop with the spring breeze of reform and opening up.

Unfortunately, the leaders of the village were frightened by the situation in the early years. Even when they saw the development of other provinces, they kept delaying the implementation. Even when the neighboring counties had distributed land to households, they still took every step cautiously. It was not until the end of 1984 that they pulled electricity lines into households and distributed land.

If you are slow at one step, you will slow down at every step and naturally miss the best time for rapid development!

She sighed, turned around and saw Zhang Wenbi who was deep in thought and Lu Yunqian who looked indignant, and she suddenly laughed.

"What should I do? Dad arranged for you to help me with the work, but I didn't ask you to do it. Let's go! Don't be lazy!"

"Who, who cares about you... Tsk!"

If Zhang Wenbi hadn't been standing by and she hadn't been scolded again last night, she wouldn't be standing here.

The reason I say again and again is that she has been scolded by her parents almost every day during these days.

Huang Xinran ignored her hypocrisy and took Zhang Wenbi's arm: "Mom, come and see if my cooking skills are good."

If it were her at this time in her previous life, she would only be able to make clothes, but not very well.

But who could have told her to do whatever job she could find to make a living, including working as a seamstress in a garment factory.

She found some mulberry paper for shoe soles and quickly drew a pattern according to the style she remembered. After the pattern was finished, she picked up the cloth she had bought yesterday and cut it with a "click, click" sound. Soon, the cloth for a set of clothes was cut.

By the way, she took a risk yesterday to find these fabrics.

Watching the pieces of fabric quickly turned into pieces under the scissors, she felt that the risk she took was worth it!

"Mom, look, this is how it's done. We have a sewing machine at home, and the speed of making clothes has more than doubled! Maybe it won't be difficult to make ten or eight pieces a day." In fact, she could make more than 15 pieces at the beginning of her life, and later she could easily make 20 pieces.

There's nothing she can do, she's poor!

In order to have a full meal, you have to work very hard.

Zhang Wenbi was eager to try it out, and even Lu Yunqian changed her previous disdain and secretly stared at her with surprise in her eyes.

After she finished making the clothes and shook them, she casually measured them on her body.

"How is it? Mom, does this dress look good?"

The dress made by Huang Xinran is a turtleneck shirt with large ruffles, puff sleeves, and small floral embellishments on the white fabric. Even without wearing it, just looking at it, it looks very fashionable.

"You can't tell from it like this, how about you try it on?" Zhang Wenbi suggested.

"OK."

Huang Xinran did not refuse. When she changed her clothes, she simply put on her jeans and bell-bottom pants. After thinking about it, she simply unbraided her hair and used the remaining scraps to tie a bow on the side of her head. After she was ready, she went out.

Seeing the two of them looking at her, she smiled and turned around: "Mom, do you think I look good in this outfit?"

“Good, it looks good!”

Zhang Wenbi was so surprised that she was speechless.

If you say this dress is weird, it is indeed weird. If you think about it carefully, you will find that the waist is too tight, the trousers are too big, and the skin is too white. It looks pure and sexy, but it is indescribably beautiful.

I just think it looks good!

Just one glance and Lu Yunqian was so excited that her eyes widened and she couldn't look away.

She rushed forward in two or three steps, grabbed the edge of the clothes, and ordered domineeringly: "Mom, I want this dress!"

"Don't call me, ask your fourth sister-in-law."

Zhang Wenbi rolled her eyes at her.

She can never wear such strange clothes!

He turned around and advised Huang Xinran: "This dress is indeed beautiful. However, I think the waist should be enlarged, the trouser legs should be reduced by half, and the crotch... feels too shallow. Anyway, it needs to be modified."

"Mom!"

Huang Xinran laughed: "I plan to take this dress to the city to sell. The people in the city like different things from us. I just made it according to the patterns they sell. If I really made it according to what you said, no one would be willing to buy it!"

"Really?"

Zhang Wenbi was very hesitant and confused.

"Of course it's real. Mom, take a closer look, is it really not pretty?" Huang Xinran turned around again.

Zhang Wenbi wanted to say it was ugly, but couldn't say it out loud.

Even the two children kept nodding their heads: "It looks good, really good! Mommy looks so pretty in her new clothes."

"Okay, let's do this!"

Huang Xinran was so happy that she went into the house and changed her clothes. She put on her old clothes and came out: "Mom, let's make it according to this style. Make more. We can sell them later and buy meat!"

Speaking of meat, everyone's eyes light up.

"Of course, I won't let you work for nothing. I've thought it through. It's not realistic for us to pay you according to the market price outside. I'll just pay you 1.5 yuan per piece. Do you think that's okay?"

"No, no, no need to pay."

Zhang Wenbi refused again and again.

How can I charge my daughter-in-law for doing work for her?

"You have to give it! Otherwise, it's okay for a short time, but after a long time people will start gossiping." Huang Xinran insisted.

Zhang Wenbi couldn't persuade the other party and could only nod.

Even Lu Yunqian, who was always stern with her, came over reluctantly, wanting to speak but unable to do so.

Huang Xinran smiled secretly but ignored her.

She plans to make one size of the same style a day. Zhang Wenbi has just stepped on the sewing machine and cut eight sets on the first day. She will gradually increase the number after she is familiar with it. Therefore, when cutting the material, she can cut out the fabric for six sets of clothes at a time, which greatly saves time.

Seeing that the two of them ignored her, Lu Yunqian stomped her feet and left.

Zhang Wenbi stopped her and said, "Where do you want to go to have fun again? We are busy, and you make lunch. You never have a moment to rest!"

“…Oh~”

Lu Yunqian responded reluctantly, and before leaving, she glared at Huang Xinran again.

Huang Xinran didn't care about all this. After cutting the fabric and handing it to Zhang Wenbi, she sat beside it and started to paint, intending to design a few more patterns to give buyers more choices.

During lunch, Lu Yunqian was particularly attentive. She brought sweet soup to Lu Tianlei and helped him pick up dishes. She always had a smile on her face.

No one knows a daughter better than her father. Lu Tianlei raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, pretending to know nothing.

Huang Xinran also buried his head in eating.

Zhang Wenbi, on the other hand, was very happy. She chatted with Lu Tianlei about the special patterns of clothes. She ate a few mouthfuls of rice in a hurry and went back to her work.

Because of the speed of cutting materials, Huang Xinran quickly surpassed Zhang Wenbi by a large margin. When the news came from the Huang family that the eldest sister-in-law Wenying had given birth to a little nephew, the materials cut by Huang Xinran were enough for Zhang Wenbi to cook for three or four days.

"Mom, I'm going to go back to my parents' home first. Bring Yaya and Maomao with you so that you don't have to take care of them. I'll be back as soon as possible."

"It's okay, it's okay. Since you're back home, just stay a few more days. Your sister-in-law has just given birth to a child, so there must be a lot of things to do at home. I'll take care of everything here!"

Zhang Wenbi also picked up all the eggs at home and packed them, and then went back to pack the only two pieces of bacon left: "Take them to your sister-in-law to nourish her body." She has earned dozens of dollars making clothes these days. With money in hand, she is not worried.

Naturally, he is also generous to his daughter-in-law's family.

"Mom, there's no need to take so much!"

Huang Xinran laughed and quickly took out the two pieces of bacon and put them away. "I'll only take half of the egg. I've thought about it. I'll just take an egg, a pound of brown sugar, a bag of red dates, a set of small clothes for my nephew, and a can of maltose. That's enough!"

She made the little clothes in her spare time using leftover fabrics and it didn't cost her much.

The only expensive thing is the bottle of maltose.

There are few kinds of supplements these days, and only maltose is suitable for postpartum women.

"That's fine."

Seeing that his daughter-in-law had brought back quite a lot of things, Zhang Wenbi stopped insisting.

She was reluctant to let her two children go, and held them in her arms, unwilling to let go. This also meant that when Huang Xinran arrived at her mother's house, it was almost dark.

She brought her two children and gifts home, which caused Liu Zhaodi to glare at her.

"Are you stupid? Carrying so many things will attract attention. Don't do this again next time."

"Mom, my eldest sister-in-law gave birth to a little nephew. As her aunt, isn't it my duty to take some things? If anyone dares to gossip about her, I will beat him up!"

"You're the only one who can do this! You'll only be satisfied if you make me die of anger, right?"

Liu Zhaodi didn't say much to avoid her daughter-in-law's suspicion: "Have you visited your nephew? Go and see him. He looks a lot like your older brother. He's very nice to look at!"

"S! I'll go check it out."

Concerned that there were germs on his body, Huang Xinran washed his hands repeatedly before going to his sister-in-law's room.

Wenying was in confinement after giving birth, and her nephew was wrapped tightly and sleeping soundly. The noise she made when she came in startled Wenying, and she tried to sit up, but was stopped by Huang Xinran again.

"No, lie down quickly, don't hurt yourself. I came to see you and my little nephew. How are you?"