Zhou Aihui came to the neighbor's house carrying two pieces of cotton cloth.
With the front door open, Zhou Aihui knew that Xiao Yichen was home.
I wonder what's going on with this master; he's been staying home for quite a long time this time.
Zhou Aihui adapted well to the rural customs, going straight into the courtyard and only knocking on the door when she reached the house.
"Is your wife home?"
Inside the room, Su Ruobai was engrossed in a daily necessities encyclopedia.
Hearing that "Master's wife" address, she couldn't help but shudder slightly.
Knowing that it was Zhou Aihui, he closed the book, put it aside, got off the kang (a heated brick bed), and called out, "Come in, I'm inside."
Zhou Aihui didn't stand on ceremony and went straight into the house.
"Master's wife, are you home? Have you eaten?" He greeted her with a smile and a respectful attitude.
Su Ruobai felt slightly uncomfortable because of this apprentice who was several years older than her.
But then I thought better of it.
Being someone's teacher's wife is better than calling someone's teacher's wife!
Xiao Yichen is alright, at least he's the one who's the mentor.
Su Ruobai nodded: "Have you eaten? If not, eat something here, there's still some in the pot."
Zhou Aihui quickly shook her head: "I've already eaten, Master's wife, no need to trouble yourself. I'm getting married soon, and I was thinking of making myself a dress. I heard you have a sewing machine at home, may I use it?"
Su Ruobai turned around and took a closer look at her disciple's older sister, her eyes full of admiration.
"You can even make clothes?"
We'll still use a sewing machine.
It's not unusual for people to know how to make clothes these days; almost every woman in a household does.
Ready-made garments cost several yuan each; a good Dacron shirt can cost eighteen yuan.
For farmers, this is an astronomical price.
It's much more cost-effective to buy fabric and make it yourself.
In some families with many members, they even weave their own cloth and make their own clothes.
Even so, it doesn't mean you can have new clothes to wear every year.
It was a process of patching up and mending through the three years of the new and the three years of the old.
When the older child wears out their clothes and they outgrow them, the younger child will wear them.
Some families don't even have a few clothes to wear outside.
It can only be that whoever goes out gets dressed.
If not, he would lie on his bed at home, covered with a tattered cotton quilt.
Thinking of this, Su Ruobai looked at Zhou Aihui again.
This girl looks like she comes from a good family.
Her skin was delicate, her eyes were clear, and even her clothes were the latest styles this year.
Zhou Aihui watched as this young and beautiful teacher's wife looked at her again and again.
My heart was pounding.
On the surface, not a single detail was revealed.
"Master's wife, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"
Su Ruobai smiled slightly: "No, I just think you're skillful, you even know how to use a sewing machine. Come on, let's go to the west room. I thought it was in the way, so I just moved it to the west room."
As he spoke, he walked toward the west room.
As they walked, he spoke to Zhou Aihui: "What are you planning to do? A 'Blatary' event, or something else?"
Zhou Aihui also got up and followed.
"I'll go with a dress, nothing else really suits me. Luckily, I have a piece of light red fabric on hand, perfect for making a skirt."
When they arrived at the west room, the two looked at the sewing machine.
Su Ruobai tore a tablecloth off the sewing machine.
There's no way around it; the countryside is so dusty that if you don't cover it up, a layer of dust will accumulate on it in just a few days.
Zhou Aihui circled the sewing machine.
His lips twitched slightly.
There's nothing special about it; the machine is so new that it doesn't even have any sewing threads on it.
She'd bet she'd be the first to use this sewing machine.
Tidy up all the things and wipe away all the grease.
Then he found a stool and started stomping on the clothes.
Fortunately, she had already prepared the fabric at home.
It's quick to do.
Su Ruobai just kept watching.
Watch how to thread the needle and how to draw the thread.
Then, not long after, a dress was finished.
Su Ruobai's eyes widened: "You're amazing!"
Zhou Aihui was quite flattered and grinned, "What's so great about it? I'm from the family compound. Hey, this is pretty simple. If you want to learn, I'll teach you."
When the topic of the family compound came up, Zhou Aihui visibly stiffened for a moment, then quickly composed herself and continued chatting with Su Ruobai.
Su Ruobai saw this but didn't say anything.
Zhou Aihui's parents have a somewhat special situation; they now live next door, and they have a bit of wishful thinking about getting away with it.
But she didn't say anything.
At most, if something happens, I'll help out a little.
As if nothing was being done.
Su Ruobai nodded.
"We must learn!"
Those who have survived the apocalypse believe that having many skills is never a bad thing.
You need to know a little bit of everything.
Cooking, laundry, housework, fighting, hunting, and zombie hunting.
They all have to be involved in it to some extent.
After Zhou Aihui finished making her own clothes, she taught Su Ruobai how to use the sewing machine.
Su Ruobai was quite quick-witted and got the hang of it very soon.
At least, I can walk in a straight line now.
Then Zhou Aihui taught Su Ruobai how to iron clothes.
First of all, there's definitely no electric iron, because there's no electricity.
However, the people have a solution: they find an enamel mug and fill it halfway with boiling water.
I used it as an iron and started ironing clothes.
Su Ruobai stared, her eyes slightly glazed over.
She doesn't know any of those things!
It was done in no time, and after it was done, it looked much neater.
The two also agreed that when Zhou Aihui had free time, she would teach Su Ruobai how to cut.
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