Huo Junshan went to the public pig farm with the brigade leader.
After finishing her meal, Yun Ningyan went to the front yard and found Li Xiangyun. "Mother, I have a few pieces of cloth. I saw that Huo Junshan's cotton-padded coat is worn out, and I want to make her a new one. Can you help me? I'll learn how to make it slowly."
Li Xiangyun put down her work; she was mending the old man's clothes, which had been mended for several years.
She picked up her tools and went to the backyard with Yun Ningyan.
The sewing machine was in their west bedroom, but Li Xiangyun had never used one before!
She excitedly touched the sewing machine and said with a smile, "This thing is very precious. I've never used it before. How do I use it? Maybe we shouldn't use it? I can sew very quickly."
"Mom, this thing is meant to be used by people. It will spoil if left unused! Use it without worry. You can use it here for making clothes from now on."
Yun Ningyan brought over the cotton cloth and cotton from their bedroom.
Li Xiangyun exclaimed in surprise, "We can't use this much! It's such a waste! How can one person use so much cotton and cotton cloth?"
Yun Ningyan laughed and said, "Mother, there's still cotton and fabric from you and Father in here. You and Father have patched your cotton-padded clothes countless times. You also need to make me a set, but I don't know how to make them."
Li Xiangyun smiled and her eyes reddened slightly. She hadn't expected her third son's daughter-in-law to be so filial, and she choked up for a moment.
She looked up at the ceiling, holding back the tears that were about to fall.
"Yanyan, what can I say to you? You have to keep this good stuff and not waste it. We can't wear it or make it."
Yun Ningyan insisted, "Mother, I said I'd make it for you two, Father, so I'll make it. I still have some of this stuff here."
Li Xiangyun was relieved and began making clothes.
Yun Ningyan followed her, watching her cut fabric and draw patterns.
It seemed like a simple thing, but she just couldn't learn it.
So she simply assisted Li Xiangyun by spreading out the cotton.
Winters here are too cold. Once winter arrives, you basically stay at home every day. When the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, you really can't go anywhere.
Li Xiangyun was very efficient at her work; she didn't even need to measure the sizes of her sons' clothes.
Yun Ningyan instructed, "Mother, make it extra thick so it doesn't get cold."
Li Xiangyun said, "Third brother has a fiery temper, so he doesn't need such a thick layer. But yours needs to be made thicker."
She added, "After I finish making the cotton-padded coat, I'll make you some warm gloves. I'll stuff them with thick cotton so your hands won't get cold when you go out."
With a sewing machine, the speed has increased considerably.
In one day, Li Xiangyun and Yun Ningyan made two sets of cotton-padded clothes.
One set is by Yun Ningyan, and the other set is by Huo Junshan.
Huo Junshan didn't return until almost night, and he was covered in dirt.
"Why did you go for a whole day?"
Huo Junshan rubbed her head: "Today is the day for delivering pigs. There are a lot of people. We arrived a little late and were at the back of the line."
Yun Ningyan dragged him into the house: "Go quickly to your space to wash up, and try on the cotton pants and clothes that your mother made when you come out later."
"good!"
Huo Junshan was still not used to using the space. Yun Ningyan told him to go into the space to wash, so he obediently went into the space.
The next day, Li Xiangyun came over after having breakfast.
Yun Ningyan, however, lost all interest in studying.
She can't learn that; she doesn't have the talent.
She locked herself in her room, then secretly went inside to make body lotion and eye cream.
She did some research.
Eye cream requires higher quality, so she added a little more ginseng and spring water than she did to face cream.
The formula for human body lotion is similar to that of face cream, but with the addition of a little aloe vera gel, making it much thinner than face cream.
Looking at the human lotion and eye cream she had made, she had a general idea of what to do and decided to go find Sister Fang the next day.
She still owes someone several bottles of face cream!
Huo Junshan and his brothers went to collect firewood. He said that his family needed more firewood for heating than other families, so they needed to collect more.
In other people's homes, only the kang (heated brick bed) is heated, but Huo Junshan installed pipes all around the walls of the house because he was afraid she would get cold.
The heat and steam will travel through this area and warm the house.
She was happy to have some peace and quiet, so she rode her bicycle alone, carrying a basket on her back, to the commune.
She knocked on Fangjie's door.
"Sister Fang, I've finished everything. I brought the face creams I owed the two sisters last time!"
Fangjie was overjoyed and immediately called several of her friends.
Soon after, a large group of women arrived.
Yun Ningyan brought a lot this time, enough for her.
Some people want one bottle, some want two, and some use body lotion, eye cream, and face cream together.
She brought over a dozen bottles of eye cream and body lotion, but the face cream sold the most.
Yun Ningyan made nearly four thousand yuan in total on this trip.
It seems that no matter the era, women's money is still the easiest to earn.
She was determined to gradually expand and strengthen this business. With this space, she would have an inexhaustible supply of medicinal herbs, making it a highly profitable venture!
He took a piece of pork rib from his storage space and rode his bicycle home.
They are currently in a semi-separated state from Li Xiangyun and her family; they can go over for meals whenever they want, and they don't have to if they don't want to.
They cook for themselves at home, and no one says anything.
Of course, Wang Cuihong and Zhang Hongying were unhappy, but Yun Ningyan didn't care what they thought.
When she returned, Li Xiangyun's clothes were already made.
Li Xiangyun happily took the cotton-padded clothes and trousers, looking them over again and again.
Take it and let Huo Changgen try it.
Huo Changgen couldn't remember the last few years he hadn't worn a new cotton-padded coat or trousers.
He took the clothes into the house; they were just the right size, not too big or too small.
Wang Cuihong and Zhang Hongying looked at their parents-in-law's new clothes with envy in their eyes.
Wang Cuihong couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Mother, does Third Sister-in-law still have cotton and cotton cloth? Little Tiger's clothes are too small, they need to be adjusted. Daya doesn't have a cotton-padded jacket yet this year!"
Li Xiangyun sighed: She knew that once the new clothes were finished, her two daughters-in-law would definitely cause trouble again.
But these are Ningning's things. How can she, as the mother-in-law, ask for her daughter-in-law's things?
In the end, the matter was dropped.
Several men returned with firewood. Huo Junshan pushed the cart in front, which was full of firewood, while the other brothers carried quite a bit more on their backs.
Wang Cuihong pouted: I wonder how much firewood they'll need.
Her husband works for their third son's family every day.
......
Li Xiangyun thought that her family hadn't had dumplings in a long time, so now that they had some meat, she thought she'd make some dumplings for the children.
When Yun Ningyan and Huo Junshan arrived, her father was chopping filling and her mother was kneading dough.
The two found a stool and sat down. Yun Ningyan had brought a bag of sunflower seeds with her, and the two sat there eating sunflower seeds.
There was a pile of dirty clothes at the door of Sister-in-law Huo's house. When she saw the two of them coming over, she brought some food with her.
He picked up Daya and went over, smiling, and said, "Third sister-in-law, I'm going to do the laundry. You watch Daya."
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