Upon hearing Ning Jing's words, Xiu Hua's eyes suddenly welled up with tears.
"sister in law……"
My sister-in-law stayed up all night thinking of them; how could I not be moved?
Seeing Xiuhua's appearance, Ning Jing gave a polite but awkward smile.
She knew Xiuhua must have misunderstood!
"However, I don't remember how to make shoes, Xiuhua, do you know?"
Before Xiuhua could finish being moved, she heard her sister-in-law say these words, and her face immediately showed a stunned expression.
She thought for a moment, then said, "Sister Guihua knows how to make shoes, but I only know how to paste shoe soles. I'll ask Sister Guihua to give me some pointers!"
To make good shoes that are comfortable to wear, every step is important.
The next day, after returning from the farm with Wang Guihua, Ning Jing and Xiu Hua sat down next to Wang Guihua, carrying the scraps of cloth they had found the day before, and watched her movements.
She first drew a shoe upper on a piece of paper, then placed the paper on the fabric, and quickly cut the shoe upper out along the edge of the paper.
"When you are drawing the shoe upper, remember to pay attention to the width at the front. You must measure the size of each person's foot."
Otherwise, the shoes will be either too big or too small. If they're too big, they'll easily fall off; if they're too small, they'll pinch your toes, causing blisters, redness, swelling, and pain after walking for a long time.
Wang Guihua was instructing Xiuhua and Ningjing, and they were having a lively conversation when there was a gentle knock on the courtyard gate, and then someone pushed the gate open and came in.
"Mother, you're here!"
Gao Dani said softly, then smiled at Ning Jing and Xiu Hua before immediately looking away.
Ning Jing and Xiu Hua smiled back, having been favored by Sister Gui Hua and having met her at a wedding a few days prior.
They were both taken aback by Gao Dani's unexpected appearance today, but they didn't think much of it at the moment.
"Mom, the shoe uppers you cut are really beautiful."
Gao Dani lowered her head, her eyes fixed on the shoe pattern in Wang Guihua's hand.
Wang Guihua didn't think much of it and said with a smile and great pride, "When I was a girl at home, I made all the shoes for my whole family."
Upon hearing this, Gao Dani pursed her lips and involuntarily glanced at the basket between Ning Jing and Xiu Hua.
Unexpectedly, the basket contained a lot of scraps of cloth, filling the entire basket.
She took a deep breath. If these were used to make shoes, they could make at least several pairs, right?
"Aunt Ningjing, where did you get these scraps of cloth? I wonder if you could get some for our family too. Genlin's shoes are worn out, so I'll ask my mother to teach me how to make him a pair as well."
Upon hearing this, Ning Jing paused, and her smile faded.
Wang Guihua's face flushed instantly, and she stood up abruptly, glaring fiercely at Gao Dani.
Then he turned to Ning Jing and said, "Ning Jing, don't listen to the child's nonsense. I have this skill, so Genlin won't have to worry about not having shoes to wear."
Nowadays, you need cloth coupons to buy cloth. These scraps of cloth of yours probably cost a lot of money. You don't need to get them for us.
As you know, our Zhao family just finished a wedding, and we've spent all our money. We don't have any extra money for anything else.
Then, turning around, he said to Gao Dani with a stern face, "You came to see your Aunt Ningjing, there must be something wrong at home. Let's go, don't delay your aunt from making shoes."
After saying that, he grabbed his eldest daughter-in-law and left.
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