Tang Yiyi obediently locked the door from the inside, then entered the space and looked for some cloth to see if she could make diapers and clothes for the two children.
Babies have delicate skin, so pure cotton is best.
She rarely uses pure cotton fabrics. She searched for a long time before she found a roll of pure cotton fabric in the corner of the studio. It felt good to the touch and had patterns on it, making it very suitable for making clothes for children.
He took it out and started to draw the size and cut the clothes. After a while, several pieces of cloth came out. Tang Yiyi found the needle and thread and started to sew the clothes. The clothes were small and difficult to hold in his hands. He only sewed one piece in more than ten minutes.
I sat and sewed for half a day, and had finished five or six pieces. I looked up and realized that more than an hour had passed. The moment I looked up, I found that my spine was stiff.
I stood up and moved around, then went out of the space. The sun was already high in the sky, and there was a slight breeze, but still a hint of heat.
The vegetable seeds planted earlier had not sprouted even after a week, so Tang Yiyi scooped up some water and watered them little by little.
Xu Yan arrived at the black market and was talking to the proprietress about the cotton-padded jacket.
"Sister, are you talking like that? Isn't it too early to make jackets now?" The proprietress still felt it was a bit early. In the past, people made cotton-padded jackets after winter. How could they start selling cotton-padded jackets in such hot weather?
Anyway, I have never seen this in all the years I have been doing business.
Even the supply and marketing cooperatives don’t sell clothes like this.
Xu Yan had no doubt about Tang Yiyi's thoughts, so he would only say no to the boss lady.
"Just hang it up, and don't worry about what we'll do."
"I am definitely relieved. I'm worried that she doesn't know how to buy clothes, so I want to persuade her." The boss lady also had good intentions, but when she saw that it was useless, she didn't say anything.
After tearing the cloth that Tang Yiyi wanted, Xu Yan gave the lotion to the proprietress. The proprietress took it and gave the money for the lotion to Xu Yan. Xu Yan took it, counted it, put it in his pocket and left.
He also wanted to go find the old lady to buy cotton, but Xu Lin didn't come, so he decided to go around and look for it himself.
The teacher also lives in this village, but Xu Yan did not plan to visit the teacher today, so he did not buy anything.
When I arrived at the village entrance, I asked someone where the old lady lived. After thanking him, I walked in the direction he told me.
Not long after he left, he met his teacher.
The teacher also saw him and greeted him: "Xu Yan? Why are you here?"
Xu Yan got out of the car and called out to the teacher, "I'm here to see an old lady. I heard her family grows cotton, so I want to buy some. My wife is pregnant and will give birth in February after the Chinese New Year. I want to buy some cotton to make clothes for the baby."
The teacher instantly knew who he was looking for.
"Oh, your wife is pregnant? Great, great, congratulations. You found the old lady in a small room at the back. She's all alone. You can buy cotton from her, she can make some money.
You go ahead, I won’t take you with me, there are two children at home waiting for me to go back.”
Xu Yan nodded: "Okay, then I'll go first, you go back."
As he said that, he got on his bike and went to the back.
Sure enough, after riding for less than two minutes, I saw a small thatched house behind me, and the surroundings were quite clean.
When he arrived at the thatched cottage, Xu Yan got off his bike, walked to the door and called out to the house, "Is anyone there?"
After a while, an old lady with a hunched back slowly came out of the house. She was probably leaning on a cane because of her difficulty walking. When she saw Xu Yan, she asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Xu Yan, and I'm from the neighboring Daxu Village. I heard that you grow cotton, and I want to buy some cotton to make clothes for my children." Xu Yan explained his purpose.
The old lady was not hard of hearing and understood: "Oh, you want to buy cotton. How much do you want? Come in and take a look."
Xu Yan had a handsome appearance and looked like a good person, so the old lady let him in without any precautions. Xu Yan followed her in and found a small room inside. The room was full of cotton, all piled up in pockets.
"Young man, just take as much as you want." The old lady said to Xu Yan.
Xu Yan walked over and pulled off a piece of cotton to take a look. It was all good cotton. "How many pounds do you have?"
"This half of the house must weigh at least a hundred pounds. It's all what I've saved from growing crops over the past few years."
"Grandma, can you fluff cotton?"
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"Then can you please pop it out for me? If you do, I'll take all this cotton." Xu Yan put the cotton back, walked to the old lady, and helped her out.
"You want them all?" The old lady was a little unconvinced and spoke a little excitedly.
"Well, I want them all. This is the deposit. I'll buy your cotton for you for one dollar a pound. When you're done, I'll give you the rest. Is that okay with you?"
Xu Yan handed twenty yuan to the old lady, and the old lady's hands were shaking a little.
One dollar per pound?
Usually, the villagers would give her fifty cents when they bought it, and sometimes they would even grab a little more when she wasn't paying attention. She treated all of this as sighting, but she didn't expect Xu Yan to give her one dollar per pound.
"Young man, I don't want it to be that expensive. Can you give me 80 cents?"
"Grandma, this dollar is for you to play the instrument for me. You happen to be able to play, so if you play it for me, I won't have to find someone else to play it for me, and you can make a little more money this way."
The old lady nodded, agreeing.
"Then can I come over in three days to pick up ten kilograms?"
"Sure, I can play it in two days. You can just come and get it then." The old lady said with a smile, and she liked Xu Yan more and more.
"Grandma, just fluff the cotton into a width of one meter. It can be any length. It's for an adult coat. You can fluff it and decide the size."
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