It was the busy autumn harvest season, and apart from some teenagers, there were hardly any adults to be seen in the village.
Jin Shu walked around the village. The place was really small, with only about fifty households living in the village. Every household had their doors and windows closed, and they were probably all busy in the fields.
Finally, Jin Shu stopped in front of a tiled house. What attracted her was that such a large tiled house stood out conspicuously in the village. The walls were very new, obviously just built. The front gate was locked, and she could vaguely hear dogs barking inside.
"Are you in such a hurry to visit your future husband's home?"
A frivolous voice came from behind her. Jin Shu turned around but didn't see anyone at first glance. Then she looked up and saw Lu Xu sitting in the tree, one long leg swinging down, swaying back and forth leisurely.
Jin Shu glanced at it briefly, then turned and left.
"Has anyone said you have a cold personality? You're new here, shouldn't you get to know the villagers a little better?"
Why should I get to know you?
Upon hearing this, Lu Xu behind him sneered silently.
"I understand. Do you still want to go back to the city? But have you figured out how to get back?"
"What's it to you?"
Jin Shu stopped, turned around and looked at him, her eyes indifferent, her whole being exuding a sense of aloofness.
She was pretty, not a stunning beauty at first glance, but with fair skin and shiny black hair, and a slender figure that always stood straight, and a gentle, calm tone when she spoke, she wasn't very intimidating even when she was angry.
But her eyes were truly cold.
Lu Xu looked at her and suddenly smiled.
"I just wanted to help out. If you don't like me, I'll leave."
Upon hearing this, Jin Shu completely ignored him and turned to leave.
After walking around the entire village, Jin Shu understood that she needed to explore even larger areas.
The next day, she went to town with the village's tractor.
Fortunately, before leaving her parents, who were sent-down youth, they felt bad and gave Jin Shu five yuan.
With this money, Jin Shu had considerable purchasing power. She went to the market in town and bought a bowl of tofu pudding. After sitting down, she drank it while observing the vendors and pedestrians coming and going.
This place is quite bustling and lively. With the development of the times, most things no longer require purchase restrictions or tickets. In addition, with the allowance of private business, transactions that were previously conducted in secret can now finally be conducted openly.
After Jin Shu finished her bowl of tofu pudding, the auntie selling the tofu pudding was already packing up to go home.
"Sales are slow today, it's not cold yet. Sales will be faster when it gets colder."
Looking across the street at the butcher shop, there were even more people.
It seemed like the street had everything for sale, and everyone's face was beaming with smiles.
After finishing her meal, Jin Shu went into a bookstore. Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, it was much quieter here. Occasionally, only a few young people would come in to choose textbooks, and they would quickly leave after paying for their items.
Jin Shu looked around slowly, and finally she came to a corner where there was a stack of books that looked like they had been there for a long time.
She flipped through a few pages at random and found that it was all in foreign languages, with densely packed pictures of foreigners. Most of the pictures were of well-dressed foreign female models. Because the original owner had received a more advanced education, Jin Shu recognized that it was a foreign fashion magazine.
Unfortunately, she inherited the original owner's memories, but not her knowledge; she couldn't understand a single word on it.
However, the clothes worn by these female models are quite beautiful.
At that moment, Jin Shu thought of the scene of young girls holding hands and picking out buttons on the street.
It seems that young people these days are trying every possible way to make themselves look fashionable and beautiful.
With that in mind, Jin Shu bought all of the magazines.
Because no one had bought them for a long time, the owner gave them a cheap price: 50 cents a book, or 3 yuan for seven books.
Before going back, Jin Shu used the little over one yuan she had left in her pocket to buy a bag of scraps of fabric at a tailor shop.
The shopkeeper initially thought she was buying these scraps of fabric to sew shoe soles, but it turned out that Jin Shu had picked out all sorts of floral patterns and colors, which were far too flashy for making shoes.
"Little girl, what do you need these scraps of cloth for?"
"Sew a quilt."
"Oh, that works too. Here, I'll give you a few pieces for next time."
Jin Shu said thank you and left.
When they boarded the bus, everyone stared curiously at the bag in Jin Shu's hand.
Those who asked directly were all brushed off by Jin Shu with a simple "sew a quilt".
Back home, Jin Shu took out the family's magazine and turned to the designated page.
The female model on this page is wearing a royal blue women's suit with a mini skirt. Underneath the suit is a pure white shirt with long sleeves, the exposed part of which is decorated with a unique and exquisite lace trim.
From Jin Shu's perspective, these laces were quite ordinary, but from the original owner's perspective, such delicate and pretty laces were exceptionally attractive.
Jin Shu trusted the original owner's intuition, and since she also had some sewing skills, she decided to give it a try.
The floral fabric scraps in her hands were cut into uniform shapes, and then she began to sew them according to the designs in the magazine. Jin Shu worked quickly and soon a long strip of lace was finished.
She then made more than a dozen more in different colors.
After finishing, Jin Shu took out her gray shirt and sewed lace trim onto the collar and sleeves.
She didn't waste the remaining scraps; she made them all into hair ties.
Looking at the table full of finished products, Jin Shu put on a shirt, picked out a hair tie to match the lace collar of the shirt, opened the door and went out.
It was almost six o'clock, and the people in the fields were still busy. Jin Shu first walked around the ridges of the fields, bringing some water and food to her family, and then stood outside the commune for a while.
Accountant Xiao Wang was the first to notice it.
"Jin Shu, the collar on your dress is really pretty. Where did you buy it? Is it only sold in the city?"
"I made it myself, do you like it?"
Xiao Wang, being a government-subsidized employee, still had some money, so he simply nodded.
“I like it. Why don’t you make one for me too? I’ll give you some money for your trouble.”
"No need, I'll give you one if you like it, it's not expensive anyway."
After saying that, Jin Shu took out two lace pieces from her pocket and handed them to Xiao Wang.
"You can sew it onto the collar and sleeves yourself."
"My goodness, you're so skillful! It's so beautiful! How did you sew this? How did you come up with such a lovely design? Do all city girls dress like this?"
"This is my own idea; no city girl has ever seen it."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wang became even more enamored with the two lace decorations.
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