Chapter 645: Flattered
"The difficulties are only temporary. You still have a long life ahead of you. Everything will be fine in the future."
Lu Miao patted her gently:
"Let's go back today. It's getting late."
Mei Zi nodded and bowed deeply to her before leaving.
Lu Miao watched her leave the yard and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Who would bow down for a bowl of rice?
It's just that it hasn't reached that point yet.
All nobleness, integrity, and sentiment must first be based on people living in this world.
I'm starving to death, what else is there to worry about?
Lu Miao frowned with emotion.
Fu Jingyou put his daughter down and came over to comfort her:
"Don't think too much."
"Um."
Lu Miao smiled at him.
…
After dinner at night, Lu Miao washed up and sat in the room tinkering with the few remaining scraps of cloth.
Lu Miao chose different matching colors and sewed them together into small blocks of color.
As soon as Fu Jingyou entered the room, she started packing up her things.
Seeing that she was sensible and obedient, Fu Jingyou didn't say anything to her.
After making the bed neatly, Fu Jingyou chatted with her and coaxed her to go to bed on time.
…
The next day at noon, after picking up Lu Miao, Fu Jingyou had lunch at home and then went back to school for class.
Lu Miao took a nap at home, and when Mei Zi came over, he began to teach Mei Zi how to wrap the elastic band with cloth.
She threaded the needle step by step and walked Mei Zi through the process of hand sewing.
After making sure Mei Zi understood the principle, Lu Miao started to teach her how to use the sewing machine.
It is difficult for a novice to make clothes using a sewing machine.
But if you just tie the edge, it would be much simpler.
Mei Zi was very clever. After figuring out where to hang the thread and where to change the needle, she was able to quickly and smoothly step down a large intestine hair tie wrapped with elastic band.
Lu Miao watched her complete a set of procedures on her own, nodded and started to teach her other things.
For example, the thickness of the hairband corresponds to the size of the fabric to be cut.
There are also basic colors.
Which colors look good together?
Lu Miao didn't elaborate on these.
Because the small pieces of cloth with different colors that were nailed together last night can be used as samples right away.
She asked Mei Zi to look at it as a reference for the time being, and once she had memorized the basic color combinations, they would discuss other in-depth things later.
Mei Zi nodded and wrote down everything, but she also had some questions:
"Sister-in-law, such a fine piece of cloth has been cut into pieces. Can you recover your original cost?"
"I don't make much, but I can still make back my money. It's okay, you can go ahead and lay me off."
Mei Zi scratched the tip of her nose, held a large piece of soft cloth and touched it again and again. It took her a long time to make up her mind to use a tape measure and scissors.
At first, Lu Miao also thought it was a luxury to use whole feet or meters of cloth to make hair ties.
But if I want to increase production and set up a stall, where can I get so many beautiful and high-quality cloths?
Initial investment is essential.
The market for cheap small items is relatively easy to accept.
First, open up sales channels and establish a presence in the public eye.
Good quality and sufficient ingredients can be displayed openly for people to feel intuitively, which can attract repeat customers no matter which industry.
Wait until the policies are opened up in the future, and then slowly innovate, launch new products and increase unit prices.
People who have bought it know that the product is the same as the one in the picture and the price is also the same, so they naturally have the ability to accept it...
"Whether it's a hair tie or a hair band, you need to go back through the needle twice at the end to leave room for the final cut... You can take your time, but the quality must be guaranteed."
"Okay, I understand, sister-in-law."
"Um."
Lu Miao nodded and instructed her:
"Anyway, practice first. Once you're familiar with it, make at least ten small wide pleated scrunchies every day, and use the rest as hair ties. Do as many as you can, don't rush."
"good."
Mei Zi nodded, calmed down and slowly memorized the production process.
…
It wasn't difficult to make a hair tie, and Mei Zi got the hang of it quickly.
With her helper, Lu Miao felt more at ease.
Apart from occasionally giving Mei Zi some advice, Lu Miao mostly reads books in his spare time.
Calculating the time, the final exams for this summer will not be until early July.
Fu Jingyou will be assigned a job after taking the exam at the end of this year.
She has one more year of schooling than him, and there is still one year left.
Although graduation is still a long way off, if you want to have the confidence to be competent for and choose a good job in the future, the results of these midterm and final exams while you are in school are also very important.
The belly was only ten months old at the end of June, but as far as Lu Miao knew, it seemed that it was very rare for babies to give birth after ten months.
She thought that whether she went into labor a month earlier or half a month earlier, she should be able to catch up with the school exams after giving birth and recuperating.
So when she was in good shape, she never forgot to pay attention to her studies.
Fu Jingyou cooperated with her and sometimes told her the key points marked by the school teachers.
Although they have different majors, politics and Marxism-Leninism are compulsory courses for all students at this stage, and the two can always talk about each other.
They talked a lot about Marxism, ideas, and ideals. Mei Zi, who was working in the main room, sometimes found it very strange to hear them.
Lu Miao had seen her look of desire and inquiry several times, and after that, he had some vague ideas in his mind.
To be honest, she likes plums very much.
It's not just because of Mei Zi's innocence and sincerity, but also because of her almost perfect sense of boundaries.
Mei Zi has always known how to avoid suspicion.
Whenever Fu Jingyou returned home, she would not stay in the Fu family for long.
Later, Widow Liao brought up some gossip about her, and she became even more cautious.
Like working at the Fu family at this stage, regardless of whether Tang Mei and Lu Yuanzheng are at home or not.
Whenever Lu Miao is not around and Fu Jingyou is around, Mei Zi will avoid him and come back later when Lu Miao comes back.
No woman wants her man to be surrounded by flowers, and Lu Miao is no exception.
Even though she knew Fu Jingyou wouldn't do anything wrong, she still felt upset.
Although looking at Mei Zi from this perspective seems harsh and exaggerated, there is no doubt that she likes people with a sense of boundaries.
When Lu Miao found out that Mei Zi didn't know how to read, he would take time out to teach Mei Zi when he was occasionally helping Shi An with homework or teaching the children simple pinyin characters.
Perhaps it was from the young couple of the Fu family, or from everyone in the Lu and Fu families, that I intuitively felt the difference between intellectuals and ordinary people.
Mei Zi had a filter in her heart, and she firmly believed that reading and learning to read could change her destiny and life, so she studied very seriously.
In this era, many people are tolerant and have great love in their hearts.
Lu Yuanzheng ran into this when he returned home one day, and the next day he brought back an old dictionary from school.
He asked Lu Miao to teach Mei Zi pinyin first.
Once she has learned it, Mei Zi can study by herself by looking up the dictionary whenever she has time.
Lu Miao thought so and taught Mei Zi how to look up words in a dictionary.
Mei Zi was flattered.
You can have food to eat, earn money, and learn culture.
The whole family in the courtyard was like a golden existence, and they were all kind and patient to her.
She simply fell into a blessed nest!
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