"Won't you run away if you use a plastic sheet?"
"I sewed the plastic sheet onto a tattered little mattress. It's easy to put on and clean, but it's not very comfortable to lay down."
Even a fool would know that this is uncomfortable!
"Didn't Xiaojiu leave you any cloth before she left?"
Xiaojiu confiscated a lot of Japanese clothes, and they took them apart from the Japanese clothes that could be disassembled during their few days at home.
Then they reorganized the fabric and remade it to suit their aesthetic preferences, and collected and reused the unusable strips of cloth.
Cuiju selected some cotton strips, mainly to make sanitary belts, and they turned out to be quite useful.
Of course, clothes that can be used to make sanitary pads and other close-fitting garments are all made of brand-new fabric; second-hand fabric is never used close to the skin.
Since there are women on the island, there are naturally sanitary products available. Therefore, among the seized supplies, there were quite a few women's products.
These small bottles of wine were distributed among the sisters, but they were used to being frugal and only used them when it was inconvenient to go out.
"If I keep it, it's because my hands, which are used to handle things, feel awkward no matter how I think about it, and I'm too lazy to use them."
Besides, I live in a dormitory, so how can I put all sorts of things there?
I keep them at home; I just buy toilet paper when I need to.
The worst toilet paper is used for toileting, costing an average of two or three cents per pound.
The slightly better ones are between five and eight points.
For example, toilet paper, a type of feminine hygiene product, is of slightly better quality and costs between one and one and a half cents per kilogram.
Wealthy families would even buy extra-white and extra-soft toilet paper for two or three cents a roll.
One "dash" is equivalent to five hundred sheets, cut into appropriately sized pieces, rolled up, and bought in one "dash," which is a whole bagful.
Although this bag contains a lot of sheets, it won't last long if you use them according to your menstrual flow.
The sisters usually buy things for 15 cents or a dollar.
Both Cui Mei and Xiao Jiu have said that during menstruation, it is important to pay attention to hygiene and not to buy anything too cheap.
In the past, when they were poor, they used wood ash. Now that conditions are better, they don't want to suffer during their periods, so they have gradually improved their quality of life.
Tang Cuixiang has gone from being completely flustered at the beginning to being quite adept at it now, managing to get through those few days each month in a daze.
The brown sugar they drank was leftover from Xiaojiu, including Tang Cuixiang, who followed suit after seeing everyone drink it during their periods.
Some even listen to Xiaojiu's advice: when boiling water, add some sliced ginger and use the ginger water to make brown sugar, which makes the ginger sugar water even better.
When Cuixiang woke up the next day, Cuiju had already left. She had to attend early morning self-study and left around 5 a.m.
Last night before going to bed, I put my cotton shoes around the stove. When I put them on this morning, I saw that my second sister had indeed brought them in.
I put my hand on it and touched it; it was dry. Although the shoes were a bit worn, they were made of cotton, making them perfect for this kind of bad weather.
The snow outside is quite thick, reaching up to my ankles. My second sister didn't ride her bike; she still insisted on going to school despite her physical condition. It's not easy for her!
Cuixiang steamed two buns, ate them with a salted duck egg, and drank a large bowl of hot water, which solved her breakfast problem.
Before leaving, I put coal briquettes in the small stove, sealed the fire, and put a pot of water on it so that my second sister could use hot water directly when she came back.
I walked to work and arrived just in time for the bell to ring for the start of the workday.
She sat there with her head down for the whole morning. Just as the bell rang to signal the end of the workday, she was about to take her lunchbox to the cafeteria when she heard the old man in the gatehouse shouting over the loudspeaker.
"Comrade Tang Cuixiang from the Design and Planning Department, someone is looking for you at the main gate. Please come quickly."
Cui Xiang then remembered Huangfu Biao. He really had come?
Seeing her from afar, Huangfu Biao stood outside the gate and waved vigorously at her.
"Cuixiang, over here! Hurry up, or there won't be any meat left!"
Colleagues who were going home for dinner after get off work also smiled slightly at them when they saw this scene.
Cuixiang wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground.
"Idiot, why are you shouting so loudly? Do you want the whole office to know I'm going out for meat today?"
Huangfu Biao tugged at her sleeve.
"Come with me, I've already ordered braised pork, I guarantee you'll have a great time today!"
"If you act like this, I'll think that my sister and I didn't treat you well yesterday!"
"Hey, hey, I didn't say that!"
The braised pork made with this top-quality pork belly is so hard to get; I couldn't get any yesterday.
The state-run restaurant wasn't far; it was about a kilometer away.
It was lunchtime, and the two of them waited a while before a small table in the corner against the wall became available, just enough for two people.
As soon as they sat down, the kitchen promptly brought out two meat dishes and six large steamed buns that exuded an enticing wheat aroma.
The braised pork with potatoes was tempting enough, but he actually ordered a plate of stewed cabbage with glass noodles? There were even big, fatty slices of meat in it!
"Try it, how does it taste!"
Cuixiang didn't stand on ceremony with him. The meal they had hosted at home yesterday was just as good, so she ate as if it were her right.
The braised pork is tender, sweet, and has an unforgettable aftertaste. Paired with stewed potatoes that are so soft they're practically falling apart, you can scoop some broth and pour it over a steamed bun. Taking a bite is pure bliss.
"It would be even better with rice!"
"I didn't steam rice today, I only steamed buns,"
Braised cabbage and pork with glass noodles was indeed an indispensable home-style dish for winter. The fried tofu, kelp slices, crispy meatballs, glass noodles, and cabbage were stewed with fatty pork slices until they were piping hot. The taste was salty, spicy, and savory. She nodded in approval.
"Mmm, delicious, not bad!"
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