Qin Rou took the cloth to her sister Qin Mian's house to make clothes. Qin Mian's house was in a school near the farm. The school was very run-down. A dilapidated teaching building plus a few small huts formed a school.

It was incomparable to the conditions when they were in Bincheng Farm before. At that time, the house they lived in was still made of bricks, but now they lived in huts.

There were not many teachers and principals in the school. Many of the students were children from poor families in nearby villages. They wore tattered clothes and some even came to school naked.

Qin Mian used old rags to sew a pair of shorts for these children. During the day, when the sun was too strong and the children had no umbrellas, they would hold up coconut leaves to shade themselves from the sun while attending class, just like little squirrels holding leaves on their heads.

Originally, the teachers here were not well educated, and junior high school and high school graduates could become elementary school teachers. Now that Chen Mian has come, this "college student" has become the most educated teacher in the entire school.

As for his father-in-law Chen Yubai, who was originally a college teacher, there is no need to say more.

Chen Mian speaks fluent English, and he teaches foreign language classes to the children. He also teaches other subjects, such as Chinese and mathematics, very well. The principal and other teachers respect their family very much, and Chen Yubai occasionally substitutes for a few teachers.

Chen Yubai has read countless history books, and he has a lot of stories to tell children. Many students like to go to him to find Grandpa Chen to listen to stories.

The parents of the students here are not educated people, but they respect teachers. The small fish and shrimps on the seashore are not worth much, so they let the children bring them to school and share them with the teachers.

There are many wild fruits on the mountain at this time. The Chen siblings took their younger brother Jingyi and other children to the forest to pick fruits, and they ate happily every day.

Many villagers also planted some fruit trees. Of course, the fruits are not worth much. A whole tree of wild lychees is only fifty cents.

If you can't eat it, it will just go bad. There are no storage and transportation conditions at this time. It can't be transported outside. The high temperature will easily spoil it. If you are more diligent, you can dry it or preserve it, but not much can be dried.

The Chen family lives here with small fish, shrimps and wild fruits. The conditions here are not good, but they will not be hungry. Knowing that her sister and brother-in-law are coming, Qin Rou also sent several boxes of leeks, lettuce and tomatoes planted on the second floor of her house to her sister's house.

The school also allocated a vegetable plot to their family. Qin Mian was planning to do a good job of it like her sister's yard.

Lu Yan borrowed a truck to bring Qin Rou over, and went with his brother-in-law to get some boards and straw to build two or three more rooms. The house the Chen family lives in now is fine, but it will not be suitable when a typhoon comes, and they will have to hide in the teaching building to avoid the typhoon.

The windows were propped open in the thatched hut, and the light in the day was excellent. Qin Mian sat in front of the sewing loom, flipped through the floral and plaid cloth her sister brought, and praised: "These are all good cloths, not cheap. You just got married, so you should make some new clothes. Wait for your sister to measure your size and make a few for you right away."

"You have red cloth, right? I'll make you a big red dress. Even if you don't wear it out, you can keep it."

For people nowadays, getting married is a big event. No matter how poor or miserable a person is, he or she will spend lavishly on making clothes, buying cigarettes, wine, and holding a banquet.

"These floral and plaid ones can be made into simple front-opening shirts or skirts. The white ones can be made into tops, and the military green ones can be made into pants... There's no need to make pants, I still have some military pants that I can save... I can modify Lu Yan's old clothes so that I can wear them, they just happened to be issued new military uniforms... I still have some cloth, please make two for my little nephew."

"You made it for him before, and his older brothers and sisters still have old clothes to wear. How can I waste your good cloth? If you have scraps of cloth, I won't be polite to you. I'll modify them and make small clothes for them."

...

"Sister, how is your family living here?"

"Well, why not? Look at your brother-in-law and his father, they are in much better spirits..."

Qin Mian used to be a girl from the mountains, so naturally she didn't mind such living conditions. She was afraid that her husband and father-in-law would dislike it at first, but the two men were fine and liked it here.

Maybe it's because they like the sunshine and air here. After saying goodbye to their previous life, they are surrounded by new acquaintances and are very kind to them. Although the students are a little naughty, they also respect their teachers.

Every day, they see the clear blue sky and white clouds, the dazzling sunshine, the green everywhere, the lush mountains and fields, and the fresh air. Even if they live in a thatched house, they feel cheerful.

Especially the health of my father-in-law, after coming here, he gradually gets better and has become a strong old man.

Sometimes he would ride his bicycle to go around and chat with the old people in the village. He also heard that the old people here are very long-lived, and he also wanted to be an old cuckold...

It's not easy to tell my sister about these things.

"Your parents-in-law gave you so much cloth, they are generous, you should get along well."

In this era, other things are not expensive, cotton cloth is the most expensive, and you can't save many cloth coupons in a year. They are new for three years, old for three years, and then sew and patch for another three years. Just like the people here, although they have enough food, it is a big problem to raise money to buy cloth.

It was hard to make money. Abalone, sea cucumber and lobster were not worth much. A few cents could buy a pound of pork, but could buy thirty or forty pounds of peeled fish. As for other small seafood, no one wanted them if they were thrown on the street.

Things like mantis shrimp were also thrown into the toilet.

"I haven't met his parents yet, so I don't know if they are easy to get along with. I only said a few words on the phone."

Qin Rou was really shocked when she received so much cloth. The production of cotton cloth was small at that time, and it was not easy to buy cloth. Even if you had money, you couldn't buy it. You had to get a quota of cloth coupons, and each person did not have many cloth coupons per year, so they had to use them sparingly. For families with children, the eldest child would wear the second child, and the second child would wear the third child.

However, green and blue military uniforms were popular at that time. If you were issued a military uniform after joining the army, you could save a lot of cloth coupons.

It was 1972, and the problem of clothing was not solved. In the past two years, we have just introduced advanced petrochemical equipment from abroad and opened more chemical fiber production lines. After a few more years, "Dacron" fabrics will be widely circulated in the market.

When she was in Guangzhou, Qin Rou also saw Dacron clothes. These came from Hong Kong Island. At that time, there was a train connecting Hong Kong Island and the mainland every day, and there was also a steel bridge. People on the other side of the bridge came to visit their relatives here. They came in new clothes in the morning and went back in tattered clothes in the evening, leaving the good clothes for their family on the other side.

"When you meet his parents in the future, you must treat them well..." Qin Mian is an experienced person. She told her previous experience with her in-laws, "Ajie's situation was not good at that time, but you are so much better now. Our sister passed the exam to become a broadcaster. She is so outstanding."

"There is a radio in our school. We can still hear your voice at noon. Everyone likes to listen to your voice. I didn't tell other teachers that this broadcaster is my sister. If they knew, they would be jealous of me."

...

The two sisters were chatting and laughing. After a while, two women came in uninvited. One had a mole on her forehead, and the other wore a sailor shirt and green military pants. They walked into the house together.

They were holding a piece of clothing in their hands and came to Qin Mian to mend it.

"Qin Mian, I'm here to see you again." The woman with the big mole on her forehead smiled. Her name was Sun Mingfang. She used to be from the same village as Qin Mian. They played together when they were young and had a close relationship.

The woman next to her was her younger sister Sun Mingli.

Sun Mingfang looked at the thatched house where Qin Mian lived now, and the pride and joy in her eyes became even stronger.

She didn't expect that she could "meet an old friend in a foreign land" on this small island, and the person she met was Qin Mian.

What made her secretly happy was that Qin Mian had fallen into such a state.

Back then, Qin Mian, a poor mountain girl like them, was able to marry a cultured "handsome scholar" like Chen Mian. Many people secretly scolded Qin Mian for being thick-skinned and flirting with men. She followed the handsome scholar and married him to Liaoning Province. For the mountain girls, it was like a dream. Qin Mian became a phoenix and became the wife of a scholar.

Sun Mingfang married a soldier. Later, when he was demobilized, he caught up with the wind and came to this island with the educated youth to open up wasteland on the farm.

Life was neither good nor bad. She even called her sister over here, hoping to find a military husband for her. There were many navy soldiers in the military port.

Seeing the down-and-out Qin Mian, Sun Mingfang felt relieved. She used to envy this girl for becoming a phoenix, but now the phoenix has turned back into a chicken, living in this broken

straw hut. Her college student husband was teaching in this broken school. It was really funny. He was not as good as the man she married. This was probably the changing of times.

Sun Mingfang couldn't help but come to see Qin Mian these days. Seeing her current appearance, she felt comfortable.

Now she has this wild girl under her feet.

"Qin Mian, please help my sister mend some clothes. You have to be careful not to damage my sister. My sister is different now. She married an officer, a naval officer..." Sun Mingfang boasted to Qin Mian. Her sister was indeed going to get married, but she was not an officer, but a soldier. However, this did not prevent her from showing off in front of Qin Mian.

What could Qin Mian know? She just listened to her bragging. In fact, Sun Mingfang herself could not tell the difference.

Anyway, she thought her brother-in-law was very powerful and was close to the chief of staff.

"Really? That's good." Qin Mian also knew Sun Mingfang's little thoughts. She just wanted to show off in front of her. So she just obeyed her words and listened to them.

When she was going to marry in Liaoning Province, Sun Mingfang was very jealous. Now seeing her like this, she is still very proud.

Qin Mian only listened to her but didn't talk to her. The two sisters didn't want to have too much contact with their hometown.

Now they are on the island, and they can't contact their hometown even if they want to.

"The man my sister married is so nice. After they got married, they were allocated a house in the family compound. It's a beautiful house, made of bricks, with two floors..."

"Look at the clothes and white shoes my sister is wearing. They're nice, aren't they?"

The less Qin Mian wanted to talk to her, the more excited Sun Mingfang became. Instead, she wanted to tell her more: "I'm telling you a secret, don't tell anyone else. The man my sister married is a chief of staff, named Lu Yan. Lu is the Lu of the Army, and Yan is a Wang plus two fires. His family is very educated, so they gave him this name-" "

Ahem..." Qin Rou, who was drinking water at the side, almost choked on the water.

Is it such a coincidence that you can hear a familiar name when listening to someone bragging? Are there other chiefs of staff Lu?

Qin Mian: "..."

Sun Mingfang had already noticed the person sitting next to Qin Mian, "Is this your sister?"

"She's my sister. She's very good now and passed the exam to become an announcer."

"Really? She passed the exam to become an announcer." Sun Mingfang didn't expect Qin Mian to have a sister who passed the exam to become an announcer. She had previously thought that this beautiful woman was a new educated youth from Guangdong Province who came to the farm, but she didn't expect that she would be Qin Mian's biological sister.

This pair of eyes, it's indeed her little foxy sister who has been beautiful and charming since childhood.

She actually passed the exam to become an announcer? ! ! An announcer is a good job.

But no matter how good her sister is, she can't compare to her own sister.

"For a woman, the most important thing is to marry well. You have to pick a good man. I think it's good to marry a soldier. My sister is now a military wife. Do you want my sister to introduce a partner to your sister?"

"My sister is dating a clerk but they haven't found a partner yet."

Qin Rou said, "No need. I'm married and my husband also works on a ship."

"Really? On a passing ship? A boat driver? I heard from my brother-in-law that working on an engine is very hard..."

"Wife, come and look at this. How do we make this window..." Lu Yan walked in with a design drawing in his hand. It was a thatched house that was being built. It was a sketch that Qin Rou and his wife had discussed and drawn.

Sun Mingfang looked at the tall and handsome man who came in and was hesitant. Wife? This is Qin Mian's brother-in-law.

She looked at the man carefully. Although he was handsome with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his exposed arms were strong and powerful, he was wearing a tattered military uniform, with sweat on his forehead and several black dirt on his handsome face.

- He was a rough and handsome man.

Qin Mian's sister married this man?

He was handsome, but this face could not be used to make a living. He was not as good as the "brother-in-law" in her mouth.

The smile on Sun Mingfang's face was a little forced. Although the man's conditions were a little worse, he was also a crew member with a very good figure. He could wear this tattered military uniform to look tough and good-looking, which was eye-catching. He was really a handsome man.

Sun Mingfang's smile was stiff, and her sister Sun Mingli beside her turned pale and was almost dumbfounded on the spot.

She said tremblingly, "... Chief of Staff Lu."

Thinking of what her sister had just said, Sun Mingli's face was flushed. She couldn't stay any longer. She was so embarrassed that she pulled her sister, who was still confused, and left quickly.

Her sister was still reluctant to leave, and Sun Mingli didn't care about Sun Mingfang and ran away.

Sun Mingfang chased her from behind: "You don't even want your clothes anymore, are you sick?"

"What did you just say?"

"Sister, let's go, it's too embarrassing, that's Chief of Staff Lu." Sun Mingli regretted it very much, she shouldn't have mentioned these things in front of her sister Sun Mingfang.

Sun Mingli had seen Lu Yan at her target Xiao Wu's place, and was particularly impressed by this military officer Lu, so she asked Xiao Wu a few more questions, and Xiao Wu told her about Chief of Staff Lu.

Sun Mingli talked to her sister privately, saying that it would be great if she could marry a man like Chief of Staff Lu, because Lu Yan's name was special, and she had specially emphasized that one Wang plus two Huo, it was difficult to remember but also easy, so her sister Sun Mingfang remembered this name. Sun Mingfang didn't know the other military officers, only knew this one, and today she talked nonsense in front of Qin Mian.

Who knew that when she was talking nonsense, she would actually meet the real person.

"What did you say? The young man who just came in, is he Chief of Staff Lu? Qin Mian's brother-in-law?" Sun Mingfang still refused to believe it, "He is too young."

"He is wearing a tattered military uniform, how could he be the Chief of Staff? Don't make a mistake

, right?" Shouldn't the chief of a certain position be dressed very elegantly?

"That's Chief of Staff Lu. I saw him with my own eyes when I went to meet Xiao Wu. With such a look, how could I make a mistake..."

"Oh my God! How could he be Qin Mian's brother-in-law, the husband of her vixen sister?"

Qin Mian's sister married a naval officer, or a chief of staff? ? ? And he looks so young and handsome? ? !

The two sisters of the Qin family are really good at hooking up with men.