The old lady then gave her an idea: "Isn't Xiaoman's uncle the manager of the largest department store in Beijing? Ask him to send us some of the scraps of fabric and other things he has on his counter. In the future, just call us and tell us what fabric you need for your clothes."
Tian Yuzhu thought this was a good idea: "Okay, I'll tell Xiaoman when she comes to dinner tonight."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Grandma, why don't we invite Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu, and Uncle Tao to come over for dinner? They've helped our family so much, and I don't know how to thank them enough. Chengcheng and Doudou's literacy is almost the same as that of elementary school students now, not to mention Uncle Tao."
After learning about Uncle Tao's life story, Tian Yuzhu was full of respect for him.
When he was young, he fled to Quanshui Village with the old lady and others. Later, he could clearly leave, but he chose to stay and remain single for the rest of his life.
Although he usually called the old lady "sister-in-law", he kept his feelings deep in his heart, and this hidden... lasted for a lifetime.
The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Then why not call the village party secretary as well? More people means more pairs of chopsticks."
…
The dinner was very sumptuous. Tian Yuzhu even cooked a few side dishes herself, including dry-pot rabbit meat, stir-fried shredded potatoes, and white radish and cured pork ribs.
There are few vegetables at home, but there is plenty of meat from prey.
This made Tian Yuzhu think of letting Su Zhen and Shi Weimin grow and sell vegetables in the future.
She went to see the cabbages in the Shi family's private plot. The couple really loved this land and were experts in farming. Even a single piece of cabbage they planted was much better than those grown by other families.
The cabbage looks juicy, with thick and plump leaves.
Su Zhen said that ever since the family had their own private plot of land, Shi Weimin felt like he had found a treasure and had no idea of the hard work involved.
After finishing his official work every day, he would go to his private plot, fearing that some vegetables would not grow well due to lack of water.
"Sister-in-law, when the land is divided, we will also have a vegetable garden. You can take the vegetables you grow to town and sell them. Anyway, you can plant whatever is easy to sell."
Tian Yuzhu thought that she could build a greenhouse in the future, but she would have to wait a little longer because there was no such thing as plastic for greenhouses.
Su Zhen happily wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I'll listen to you. After the land is divided, I'll ask your brother to go to the city to buy some vegetable seeds. We can learn to grow a little bit of everything."
As we were talking, guests arrived one after another.
Shi Weiqiang naturally would not miss this lively opportunity. Seeing that there were too many people and there was no room for them to sit on the kang, he went back to the old courtyard and brought a square table.
Together with the square table in the new courtyard, the two tables were put together to form a long table in the yard.
It is lively and spacious, and everyone can sit down.
The old lady happily took out her treasured blue and white porcelain cup and asked Shi Zhentang to pour sorghum wine into it.
This group is from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Tian Yuzhu thought that the old lady was indeed a daughter from a wealthy family. Even her drinking cups were antiques. No wonder they were all locked in the small cabinet!
And it is a complete set. In addition to wine glasses, there is also a wine jug. There are twelve glasses and one wine jug. The style is elegant and beautiful.
The village party secretary didn't know it was an antique, but he thought the cup was beautiful and praised it a few times.
Uncle Xu was well-educated and looked at it carefully again and again: "Well, this is a good thing, it must be at least a hundred years old."
Tian Yuzhu: “…”
It seems that although Mr. Xu is educated, he doesn't know much about antiques.
Uncle Tao, on the other hand, was only focused on drinking: "Come on, come on, let's have one."
Tian Yuzhu, who didn't drink, picked up some food for Zhao Xiaoman and Aunt Xu: "Auntie, Xiaoman, don't be so reserved."
The old lady took a sip and was in a good mood. She also said, "Yes, don't be shy. Just feel like you are at home."
Aunt Xu smiled and said, "Yuzhu and Suzhen's cooking is so delicious. They made so much, just in time for Chinese New Year!"
The old lady said that you are all distinguished guests, so how can we neglect you?
As they chatted, the two old ladies started talking to each other.
Tian Yuzhu took this opportunity to tell Zhao Xiaoman about the scraps of fabric.
She readily agreed: "That's easy, I can just ask my uncle to send it to me. Their department store has a special fabric cabinet, and sometimes they take out the leftover scraps and shred them to make cotton-padded jacket cores, but no one wants them."
"That's great, but it would be great if I could meet your uncle. I want to expand my clothing business, but it's too expensive to always buy fabric from department stores. It's better to buy directly from the fabric factory. I think your uncle must have some connections in this area."
"sister……"
After hearing what Tian Yuzhu said, Zhao Xiaoman pulled her hand and blinked hard: "Sister, can you look at me? I'm right in front of you!"
Tian Yuzhu was completely confused: "What do you mean?"
"Hey sister, didn't I tell you that I have to go back to Beijing in a while, so you can leave the matter of buying fabrics to me."
"real?"
Tian Yuzhu's eyes became clear. If this was true, it would be great.
Zhao Xiaoman nodded: "Although I go back to work, it doesn't affect my help in purchasing goods for you, anyway, as long as you trust me."
"I trust you, I trust you." Tian Yuzhu grabbed Zhao Xiaoman's hand and said, "You can go to work and earn a salary. You can become our perfect salesperson. When the time comes, you just need to purchase the goods, and I will give you another salary. This way, you will have a second job."
The words "second career" left a mark on Zhao Xiaoman's heart. She used to think that a person only had one job and one income.
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