Seeing that the sun was getting higher and higher and the end of the line was still far away, Jiang Suisui couldn't help it. She poked the long braid in front of her and asked, "Excuse me, how long will this line end?"

She tossed her long braid, thought for a moment and said, "When the queue runs out, we'll just disperse."

"Ah?" Jiang Suisui frowned, looking a little distressed, "When will it be my turn then..."

She muttered quietly, "I just want to exchange eggs..."

"Exchange eggs?" The braided girl turned around and looked at the basket in her hand. "Just for this? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Go over there!"

The man with the long braids raised his hand and pointed. Jiang Suishun looked over and found that there were many people coming in and out of the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Long Braid explained, "Today, the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative is being arranged, and the others have been squeezed to the side. You will know if you walk over and take a look. There are quite a lot of people."

"But," Long Braided Man said again, "You don't want to buy some cloth? You've been waiting in line for so long, it would be a shame not to buy."

Jiang Suinsui looked at the long queue in front of him, then looked at the egg basket in his hand, then remembered that he only had fifty cents in his pocket, and finally shook his head regretfully: "Forget it, I have to complete the task my grandma gave me."

The man with the long braid looked her up and down and asked tentatively, "Which village are you from?"

"Dayan Village." Jiang Suisui replied.

"Dayan Village is quite far away. It must be difficult to come here, right?" asked Chang Braidzi.

Jiang Suishun nodded and said, “Yes, it was not easy. I was almost shaken to pieces by the ox cart.”

She suddenly swung her long braid again and said generously: "Come on, you are lucky to meet me today, because you are pretty..."

She suddenly moved closer to Jiang Suinsui and whispered, "I want your eggs!"

"Ah?" Jiang Suunsui's eyes widened. "Is this okay?"

Can it be sold privately these days?

"Why not?" Long Braid whispered, "I'm not buying from you, I'm exchanging! We know each other, it's normal for people who know each other to exchange things, understand?"

Understand! Jiang Suishun understood it very well. It is different to say it in a different way.

"By the way, my name is Chen Cuizhu, what's your name?"

"My name is Jiang Suisui, nice to meet you!"

"Haha, sure. I'm happy too. My sister-in-law is about to give birth, so we need to prepare more eggs. You can wait in line with me first. I'll trade with you when I buy the cloth." Seeing that Jiang Suunsui looked a little hesitant, the braided man added, "Don't worry, I won't lie to you. I live in this town, and I don't need this little money. Besides, it's definitely worth more than what you get at the supply and marketing cooperative."

She moved closer and lowered her voice, "I'll give you the market price, 7 cents a piece, no bargaining, but no ticket required, how about that?"

Jiang Suishun thought about it and decided that it would be five cents a coin if he exchanged it at the supply and marketing cooperative, so it would be more cost-effective to exchange it with Chen Cuizhu.

But...tickets seem to be more valuable these days.

Jiang Suisui thought for a moment and asked, "I don't want to exchange money, but can I exchange tickets?"

Who knew that Chen Cuizhu immediately shook her head and said, "No."

"Tickets are so hard to come by, they can't be exchanged."

"Okay then..." Jiang Suishun didn't dare to hold too much hope. After all, many people these days have money but no tickets.

Seeing that she was a little disappointed, Chen Cuizhu comforted her, "We have been busy at home recently, and we don't have enough tickets. Otherwise, I would have exchanged with you."

Then, she said in a low voice, a little embarrassed, "I am going to get married in the spring of next year, and I have to prepare my wedding dowry. All the tickets in my family are saved for this."

"I came here to buy cloth for my future wedding." Chen Cuizhu said happily, as if she had already imagined the scene of herself wearing beautiful new clothes when she got married.

"Wow, congratulations!" Jiang Suisui said quickly.

Talking about her marriage, Chen Cuizhu seemed to have a lot to say: "My mother has already prepared the dragon and phoenix quilt and other miscellaneous things for me. She told me to prepare the clothes I want to wear. But my craftsmanship is not very good. My sister-in-law is a good tailor and brought a sewing machine with her when she got married. She had agreed to make clothes for me when I got married, but unfortunately, she is about to give birth and I don't want her to be tired. I plan to ask the best tailor in town to help me! It just costs more money!"

As Jiang Suishun listened, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Actually! To be honest, I'm also a good tailor. Why don't you consider me?"

"What?" Chen Cuizhu hit Jiang Suunsui's patched clothes and explained, "The tailoring I'm talking about doesn't mean sewing patches..."

"I know," Jiang Suisui nodded and smiled, "You want to cut a set of clothes out of the cloth, that's what I'm talking about."

Jiang Sui Sui is not talking nonsense. In her previous life, doing handicrafts at home was one of her great pleasures. She often made clothes for herself with her mother, made small skirts, and embroidered some simple patterns. But embroidery is too tiring, so her mother doesn't let her do it.

I thought it was useless in this place where clothes were simple and could only be patched, but unexpectedly she discovered a business opportunity.

Chen Cuizhu suddenly felt the confidence that Jiang Suunsui exuded, but she still couldn't believe that a young girl from the village could have any skills. She would probably only be able to piece together fabrics.

She shook her head and said, "No, I'm making a wedding dress, I can't mess around, I'd rather spend more money to hire a tailor."

Jiang Suinsui is a little anxious. The opportunity cannot be missed!

"It's different. I'm a little girl, and you're a little girl too. Little girls know best what style suits them and other little girls. Which tailor in the village isn't an older woman? The craftsmanship is indeed guaranteed, but the style is always the same! At most, the fabric is changed, and the feeling of wearing it is no different from what you are wearing now."

Then she blurted out, "If you are worried, why don't you try me first? Do you have any clothes that need mending? Let me try, it's free! If you are not satisfied, I will give you this basket of eggs!"

She picked up the basket and signaled to Chen Cuizhu.

Grandma, please forgive me for being unfilial... But I will never give away your eggs, Jiang Suisui thought.

Chen Cuizhu was somewhat moved by her and also infected by her determination. She pondered for a moment and felt that what Jiang Suisui said made some sense. The tailors in the town did the same thing over and over again, the only difference was that they used new fabrics.

But... Jiang Suinsui can do something different?

Chen Cuizhu rolled her eyes and said, "Well, my sister-in-law is preparing to make clothes for her unborn nephew, but she's having a hard time with this pregnancy, so she hasn't made much yet. My family has prepared a lot of old cotton cloth, so I'll secretly take a few pieces for you to try. You said it, if you're not satisfied, just give me the eggs."

Jiang Suisui nodded quickly: "Of course, but I promise you will be satisfied!"

"Okay!" Chen Cuizhu said generously, "Then wait until I buy the cloth, you come home with me, and you can make it for me at home this afternoon."

"Okay!" Jiang Suinsui replied excitedly.

After a while...

etc……

Did she forget something?

Jiang Suisui suddenly felt something was wrong, and soon, she had an idea. Something was wrong! The ox carts in their village were going back at noon!

Chen Cuizhu noticed that Jiang Suisui suddenly looked embarrassed, so she teased, "What's wrong with you? Are you showing your weakness? That doesn't matter, I don't have to have you as the basket of eggs, just don't do it."

"No, no." Jiang Suisui said dejectedly, "It's the bus from our village. It has to go back at noon. If I don't leave at noon, I don't know how to get back."

"What's the big deal?" Unexpectedly, Chen Cuizhu didn't care. "I thought it was a big deal. Your neighboring village, Heshi Village, knows it, right?"

Jiang Suinsui nodded. She vaguely heard Grandma Jiang say that the primary school was quite close to their village, so the primary schools of the two villages were merged into one.

Chen Cuizhu continued, "I have a sister who is from Heshi Village. She is going back to the village today. I can ask her to take you with her. She will leave in the evening."

Jiang Suisui's eyes sparkled: "Really?! That's great!"

Chen Cuizhu patted her chest and said, "It's a small matter. She lives near my house now. I can just tell her when I get home."

"Wow!" Jiang Suishun happily rushed forward and hugged her, "Sister Cuizhu, I am so lucky to meet you!"

Chen Cuizhu was caught off guard. She said nervously, "Hey, even though you're a woman, we can't hug each other in public!"

"Hehe!" Jiang Suishun let go of her hand and smiled.

Seeing her cute smile, Chen Cuizhu couldn't help but smile too: "Well, it's just because you look good."

"But... you look younger than me, don't you?" She looked at Jiang Sunsui suspiciously, "I'm already 18 years old, I should be the one calling you sister."

Jiang Suinsui laughed and said, "I'm seventeen, but I think you look quite young, younger than me."

Flattery never goes out of style.

"Hey! I'm already married, how can I be younger than you! But you're quite good at talking!" Chen Cuizhu said happily.

The two of them were laughing and chatting while waiting in line, and suddenly they felt that waiting in line was not so painful anymore.

Before they knew it, it was finally their turn.

Chen Cuizhu generously took out a handful of cloth coupons from her pocket, which surprised Jiang Suinsui so much that her eyes widened.

She observed for a long time and found that most of the people in front of her were holding two or three cloth coupons to buy.

What a rich guy! Jiang Suisui feels like she has found a big boss.

Chen Cuizhu pulled out a few pieces of white, blue and gray cotton cloth, and then picked out a piece of Dacron.

Dacron is really expensive. Chen Cuizhu felt so painful when she bought it that she reluctantly bought only one piece, which seemed to be only enough to make half a body.

Chen Cuizhu, who had spent a lot of money on cloth coupons and money, held the Dacron material in her hands, feeling half happy and half distressed.

"It's so expensive, but the color is so bright... it's a pity that there is no red." By the time she got her turn, only yellow material was left.

Jiang Suinsui leaned over to take a look, nodded and said, "It's quite bright, you can make it into a skirt, it should look nice." Fortunately, it was not khaki color.

"Let's go!" Chen Cuizhu was holding the fresh and hot fabric, and suddenly she couldn't wait any longer. "Come home with me, let me see your craftsmanship!"