Come back and see each other first (Revised)
It's very boring to be alone in the store every day.
Shi Mingzhu looked at the sewing machine in the store. It was just there, so she took apart a yellow shirt, bought some cotton, and used the sewing machine to make a cotton coat for Yangyang.
It took me three days to make it and I took it home.
Yu Meizhen looked at the cotton coat over and over again, praising it sincerely, "It's really beautiful!"
After saying that, he glanced at Shi Mingzhu and said nothing more.
Ever since Yu Meizhen suffered a loss at the hands of Shi Mingzhu a few days ago, she has reminded herself that when it comes to matters concerning Shi Mingzhu, she must not make random guesses and must not be too talkative, otherwise she will suffer another defeat at her hands.
So, no matter how curious she was about where the clothes came from, she hesitated and didn't dare to ask.
There are cotton-padded clothes for children sold in the town, but they are not available in such bright and trendy colors. She also knew that Xiaoji's clothing store did not sell clothes for children.
Therefore, it is very likely that this piece of clothing was brought back from another place, and it is obvious who brought it back.
"I made it. Mom, please let Yangyang try it. If it fits, I'll make two more." Shi Mingzhu didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing her holding the clothes, she asked her to let Yangyang try them on. Yangyang is too young, and she is not sure whether it is suitable.
Yu Meizhen was stunned for a moment, but she was relieved in her heart. She guessed wrong again. Fortunately, she kept her mouth shut. She nodded and said, "Wait until I wash it clean before trying again."
Shi Mingzhu looked at the sky outside the yard. It was sunny and bright, so she nodded. If she washed it today, it would dry today.
The next day at noon, when Shi Mingzhu returned home from get off work, she found that her mother-in-law had already put the yellow cotton jacket she had made on Yangyang.
When she saw him wearing a tiger hat and lying in the vegetable basket looking at her obediently, her heart softened.
"Do you like the clothes your mother made for you? Hmm?"
"Ahhh" Yangyang looked at her and raised his hand and waved.
Shi Mingzhu knew that he wanted her to hug him, so she smiled, reached out and held his little hand, shaking it gently.
Yangyang's lips pouted. Although he was only three months old, he was very smart and knew what some of the adults' actions meant.
Shi Mingzhu also pouted, which made Yangyang stunned. While playing with the child, Ji Shaoyuan's excited voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! Come and see!"
Shi Mingzhu and her mother-in-law looked at each other and stood up in confusion. Before they reached the door, they saw Ji Shaoyuan rushing in with something in his arms.
“It’s done!”
She stopped and looked at him, "What did you do?"
Ji Shaoyuan wiped his sweat, threw down the bag in his hand, took out a piece of clothing from it, and unfolded it to show her, "The denim jacket is done, look! It's so good!"
He smiled so hard that his teeth showed.
Shi Mingzhu's eyes fell on the denim jacket. The clothes were cut exactly according to the drawing she had drawn. She touched it and found that the material was stiff. There were two pockets on the outside and two pockets on the inside. They were deep and big. They were all cut from denim and the material was sufficient.
"Very good." She nodded.
"This one is for women." Ji Shaoyuan handed her the clothes and took out another one for men. It was obviously much larger than the women's one, but the design was the same. Wearing it with your hands in your trouser pockets, you look unrestrained and casual.
Shi Mingzhu nodded, "I'll take the women's version."
Ji Shaoyuan nodded. It was originally intended for her, and he couldn’t wear women’s clothes.
He put away the clothes and was eager to share the good news with Shi Mingzhu, "Sister-in-law, I went to Pengcheng to have someone make this dress. Guess what I got from my trip?"
Shi Mingzhu shook her head and motioned for him to say, Ji Shaoyuan said excitedly, "The boss of a factory wants to spend 150 yuan to buy the draft you drew, sister-in-law!"
"He also said that if we have extra samples, we can sell them to his factory!"
"Sister-in-law, 150 yuan for a sample, will you sell it?!" Ji Shaoyuan said again, "All 150 is yours, I will just be your middleman."
Shi Mingzhu was surprised. In her impression, Ji Shaoyuan was very shrewd and had a good business sense. She thought he had made some kind of deal with the boss.
"You're happy with that?"
Ji Shaoyuan chuckled and said, "I am happy with it. It is all thanks to my sister-in-law's work. The factory is state-owned and there is a supporting shopping mall under the factory. Once we sell the work to them, it will help them transform. They are willing to give us a position. In the future, the clothes we produce can be sold directly in their shopping mall. It is a win-win result!"
No wonder.
Shi Mingzhu nodded, "Then sell it."
Ji Shaoyuan nodded, took out his wallet and counted the money. "Then I'll give you the money first. After I rent the land for the factory, I'll go to Pengcheng to give them the draft."
Shi Mingzhu nodded. Anyway, she had taken the money, and the rest was none of her business.
"90, 100, 115...150, sister-in-law, you take it..." OK...
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by another voice.
"Mingzhu, I'm back!" Mingzhu's hand, which was stretched out to take the money, suddenly stopped and she turned to look at the door in shock and surprise.
Huo Chengfeng? !
Shi Mingzhu threw away the denim jacket in her hand and walked towards the door. Ji Shaoyuan looked at the money in his hand, then looked at the person at the door, scratched his head, and had to take the money first.
Huo Chengfeng stepped into the door, looked at the person walking towards him quickly, and couldn't help but stride forward.
Standing in front of her, he looked down at her. She stretched out her hands to hold him. He took a deep breath of her breath and sighed with satisfaction, "Mingzhu, I'm back."
If there weren't other people in the living room, he wouldn't be willing to let her go.
Shi Mingzhu's face was wooden. She ignored him and just raised her hand to press his arm, which was hot and hard. Huo Chengfeng watched her movements and stretched out his free hand to pull her hand, but the next second she reached out and patted his chest again. Huo Chengfeng withdrew his hand regretfully and let her pat him.
The cotton military coat made a dull sound, and Huo Chengfeng was forced to take a step back by her slapping.
Huo Chengfeng grabbed one of her hands, squeezed it vigorously, and asked her with a smile, "What's wrong? Don't you believe that I'm back?"
Shi Mingzhu told her with her actions that she was indeed still in shock. She reached out and slapped him in the face. The crisp sound of the slap brought Shi Mingzhu back to her senses.
Huo Chengfeng's eyes jumped and he was a little confused. Was he beaten like this?
Shi Mingzhu raised his hand and wanted to slap him again, but was grabbed by Huo Chengfeng. He pressed his hand in his arms and glanced at the two people in the living room. Even Yangyang was looking at him.
“…”
In a voice that only the two of them could hear, with a hint of pleading and negotiation, he said, "Mingzhu, give me some face."
Shi Mingzhu must have heard it, and stopped hitting people. She looked at Huo Chengfeng and laughed, "A living person! Hahahaha! A living person!"
After laughing, tears came out. Huo Chengfeng is still alive! This realization made her burst into tears.
“I’m glad you’re back!”
She wiped her tears with her hand and blinked her eyes. When she was sure that she would not cry anymore, she turned and left.
Huo Chengfeng stretched out his hand and watched her leave without any reluctance, and sighed in his heart. Walking so fast!
Shi Mingzhu walked up to Ji Shaoyuan, quickly took the 150 yuan from his hand and put it in her own pocket.
The action was so fast that Ji Shaoyuan didn't even have time to react before the money was already in her hand. Even Huo Chengfeng only saw her putting the money in her pocket.
Ji Shaoyuan looked down at his hands, then at the look in Huo Chengfeng's eyes, and silently put his hands in his pockets.
"...Sister-in-law, I'll leave first."
Shi Mingzhu nodded. When passing by Huo Chengfeng, Ji Shaoyuan also greeted him.
When Huo Chengfeng approached, he looked at him for a few seconds and nodded in response to his greeting. After watching the man leave, Huo Chengfeng walked into the living room, "Mingzhu, what is he doing at home?"
"I'm in business with him and I'm sending him money," said Shi Mingzhu.
Huo Chengfeng said "oh". He had heard of this before he went on the mission, so he didn't find it surprising now.
He bent down to pick up the clothes on the ground, unfolded them and took a look. They were quite similar to the ones Ji Shaoyuan was wearing just now. He put the clothes and the luggage in his hands on a stool beside him, then looked at Shi Mingzhu and said.
"Mingzhu, I have to report tomorrow, and it may take half a month for me to come back."
If she couldn't see him after the agreed time, she would be worried, but seeing him would make him feel at ease. So he thought about it again and again on the train, and decided to come back to see Shi Mingzhu first and then return to the camp to report.
In order to spend more time with her and not affect the time to meet up with Deng Jun, he did not get off the train to rest overnight when he changed trains, but took the train back directly overnight.
He expected Deng Jun to arrive at the county tonight. So he will join him tomorrow.
The ease and joy on Shi Mingzhu's face suddenly disappeared, and she showed nervousness, but when she thought that now that Huo Chengfeng could come back, she should be considered to have completed the mission.
They have to go back to report and handle some formalities, as it won't be long before they leave.
After figuring it out, Shi Mingzhu relaxed again.
"Remember what you told me before you left?"
Huo Chengfeng quickly understood the meaning and nodded.
"I've missed an appointment for more than half a month! How do you want to punish me?" Huo Chengfeng said with a smile. He sat on a chair and rested his feet.
Upon hearing this, Yu Meizhen, who had been standing nearby holding her grandson in the background, widened her eyes and looked at her son in surprise.
After a long while, he looked at Shi Mingzhu again.
She hesitated to speak.
Shi Mingzhu saw that he looked exhausted and pointed to the room with a wooden face, "Go to sleep first."
Talking about this doesn't mean we can just let him go. It really means exactly what it says. Wait until he is free and has rested, and then we'll settle the score.
Huo Chengfeng nodded in understanding and chuckled. He really liked Shi Mingzhu's enthusiasm for settling accounts with him.
You must rest. Even if you come back from a long journey, you should take a shower first.
Huo Chengfeng opened his luggage bag, took out his clothes and went to wash up.
Shi Mingzhu looked at his back and his stiff walking posture, and frowned.
Yu Meizhen also noticed it, "Chengfeng, what's wrong with your foot?"
"It's nothing. I just stood on the train for too long and my feet are a little sore when I walk." Huo Chengfeng didn't even turn his head and his voice sounded calm.
After he finished taking a shower, Shi Mingzhu immediately followed him into the room.
"What happened to your foot?"
Huo Chengfeng was stunned when he was wiping his hair, knowing that he couldn't hide it from her, so he said truthfully, "It's nothing, I was just pressed for a while, and I haven't recovered yet."
He told her about the emergency repairs to the train tracks due to the rain and the car accident.
After listening to this, Shi Mingzhu calmed down and looked at Huo Chengfeng. She couldn't help but feel lucky that he survived.
"You said before that the danger level was not high. Look, I'm telling you, this mission is extremely dangerous!"
Huo Chengfeng nodded as she said.
"Where else are you hurt?"
"Hands and chest."
Shi Mingzhu looked at his hand, then at his chest, thinking of how she had patted his chest just now, she was silent for a moment, looked at his tired face, and said nothing more, "You should have a good rest."
After saying that, she wanted to go out, but Huo Chengfeng held her back.
Shi Mingzhu turned her head in confusion.
Huo Chengfeng seemed to be hesitant to speak, and said in a pitiful tone, "Mingzhu, I need to apply medicine on my hands and chest on time..."
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