After dinner, Yan Jingwan took the initiative to help clear the table. Qin Zheng took the dishes and chopsticks from her and said, "Let me do it. You take a rest."
Let her rest...
Yan Jingwan laughed dumbly: "I haven't done any work since I came here."
Qin Zheng said: "I don't want you to work."
"That's right, you don't have to do these chores. We women can't do all the work in a household. Just give it to the men and let them do it." Feng Juan said with a smile, and waved at her: "Jingwan, come and see how I knitted these little shoes."
Feng Juan and Yun Qiao stood together at the door of the west room. Yan Jingwan responded with a yes and walked over.
Entering the west room, Feng Juan took out a pair of small shoes crocheted with gray-brown thread from her sewing basket and showed them to Yan Jingwan: "Here, this is the pair. What do you think?"
The small shoes were only the size of Yan Jingwan's palm. They had a gray-brown stitching base, a circle of white stitching around the shoe opening, and a small red flower outlined with red stitching on the upper.
Yan Jingwan: "These shoes are so small."
"They're for babies who've just finished their confinement period. If they get any bigger, they'll fall off easily." Feng Juan smiled. "Do you think these shoes look good?"
"Uh..." Yan Jingwan hesitated.
Feng Juanyu: "Just speak up, whatever you want to say, it doesn't matter. Yun Qiao said my shoes are ugly, but I think they're pretty good. The flowers are so bright, how can they be ugly? What do you think?"
Yan Jingwan pursed her lips and decided to speak the truth: "This little red flower is quite bright, but it's a little too bright. It doesn't match the gray-brown background very well."
Hearing this, Feng Juan took a closer look at the shoes and frowned, "They seem a bit mismatched. You young people must have good taste. I only thought the red was bright and didn't consider whether it would match the base color. What should I do?"
Yan Jingwan suggested: "Or you can take off the flowers. A plain surface is also good-looking. Or you can change it to a color closer to gray. That way it won't be too abrupt."
"That makes sense." Feng Juan nodded. "I'll take down the red flower later and see what color looks good."
Yun Qiao smiled and said, "Sister Jingwan, thank goodness you were able to persuade my mother. You don't know, I've been displeased with this red flower for several days now. I suggested to my mother that she take it down, but not only did she not listen, she even said I had no taste."
Yan Jingwan smiled faintly and made a joke: "Before, you two insisted on your own opinions, but now Auntie is in the minority and obeys the majority."
In fact, Yan Jingwan knew very well that it was not her who could persuade others. She did not have such a big face. Feng Juan was just doing it for Qin Zheng's sake.
After chatting for a while, the rain outside gradually stopped, and Yan Jingwan got up and prepared to leave.
Feng Juan enthusiastically asked her to stay a little longer, but Yan Jingwan shook her head and said, "No, Auntie. I'm going out with the troupe to perform at the grassroots level the day after tomorrow, and I haven't packed my luggage yet. I have to go back and pack my things, otherwise it will be too late."
Feng Juan asked: "Why is this so sudden? How come I haven't heard of it before?"
Yan Jingwan explained, "The group decided this at a meeting a few days ago, and I only received the notice yesterday."
Yun Qiao asked curiously, "Sister Jingwan, when your group goes to the grassroots level, do you have to go to many places?"
Yan Jingwan nodded. "We plan to be away for three months this time, and we'll have to visit almost every grassroots company in Songjiang Province."
"That's quite hard," Feng Juan said. "The conditions in the grassroots companies are not good, you'll be there for a long time, and you have to prepare all kinds of supplies."
Yan Jingwan nodded: "I know."
Yun Qiao added, "You also need to bring common medicines. Frequent changes in a short period of time can overwhelm your body, and once your immune system is low, you'll easily get sick. You need to bring medicine for fevers, colds, and stomachaches and diarrhea. In the summer, mosquitoes are everywhere in the wild, and they bite you a lot, so you need mosquito and insect repellent powder."
"Thank you for your reminder. I will pay attention to it." Yan Jingwan said, looking at Yun Qiao and said, "It's just that I don't understand medical knowledge, and I don't know what specific medicines I should bring. Yun Qiao, can you help me make a list? Or can I go to your military uniform factory's health room to buy them directly?"
"Today is Sunday, and no one is working in our bathroom. Are you leaving today? If so, I'll make you a list and you can buy it at the military hospital. Don't delay your business."
"The exact time we're leaving depends on the group's arrangements, so I'm not sure." Yan Jingwan said, "How about you make a list for me? I'll go to the hospital to buy them first. If you don't leave tomorrow, I'll go to your bathroom to get any supplies."
"That's fine too. Wait for me for a moment. I'll get some paper and pen."
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