Chapter 12 Wearing New Clothes
"Oh, don't worry, I get it."
He looked distracted, so I didn't take it seriously.
Director Lin scooped a chopstick of minced meat from his bowl and put it on Chen Qing's steamed bun. He asked casually, "Your family uses a lot of firewood, right? I have a fellow villager who has a lot of good firewood at a cheap price. Do you want to ask him to help you deliver firewood?"
"ah?"
Could this be the legendary situation where someone hands you a pillow when you feel sleepy?
"If you are short of money, I will pay for you for the first month and you can pay me back later." Director Lin said.
Chen Qing felt that Director Lin was the best person in the world, and asked hurriedly, "What does that fellow villager need to change?"
"Two pounds of firewood and one egg."
"Two pounds of firewood and one egg?"
Chen Qing silently converted the price.
The market price of eggs is five cents.
Then two pounds of firewood would cost five cents!
“So expensive!”
"How can it be expensive? They cut it down from the mountain, split it up and sent it to you. They cut it themselves. Have you ever been a householder? Don't you know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are?"
Director Lin felt a little helpless.
Chen Qing looked embarrassed.
If you buy 100 kilograms, it would be 2.5 yuan, but it seems that 100 kilograms of firewood is not a lot.
Director Lin: "Every time you buy 100 kilograms of firewood, they will give you two bundles of straw and two bundles of thin firewood to help you start the fire. 100 kilograms is enough for you to burn for a month."
"oh……"
Chen Qing elongated the ending of his voice.
Still a little dazed.
Forgive her that even though she was an orphan in her previous life, she had never dealt with firewood.
Now think about it, I have to spend two dollars and fifty cents a month to buy firewood!
It seems okay, but for her who only has a dozen dollars left, it is completely adding insult to injury!
"I remember that honeycomb briquettes only cost 25 yuan per ton, right?"
"Yes, it's not popular here. The main reason is that the supply is insufficient to meet the demand. You can't get it."
If you are from the south, a family of three only needs to spend about two yuan a month on honeycomb coal, while buying firewood would cost two and a half yuan.
After all, it is a private transaction and people also want to make some money. The price of honeycomb coal is the public price, which is much cheaper.
As an important heating fuel, honeycomb coal is generally supplied to the north first.
There are fewer in the south.
Chen Qing sighed. No wonder they say “firewood, rice, oil and salt”. It turns out firewood is so expensive!
"Then I'll trouble you, Director Lin. If you need any clothes made, just come to me."
Thankfully, craftsmen such as tailors, carpenters, and chefs are now able to take on jobs.
Director Lin saw that she agreed, and with a sad face, he said in a funny way: "I don't have any clothes that need to be made at the moment."
She is no longer at the age where she pursues beauty, and she has many uses for her money, so she has to spend it frugally.
"Okay then." Chen Qing ate the minced meat given by Director Lin and smiled again: "Director Lin, if you have clothes with holes, you can come to me. I can sew them for you for free."
"good."
Director Lin agreed immediately.
That way, she could use the excuse of looking for Chen Qing to take a good look at what the two little guys have become now.
After lunch, everyone returned to their workstations to take a break and then continued working.
Chen Qing has the next two days off, so she wants to take advantage of these two days to make the boy's clothes.
It would be best if I could take one or two orders.
The two little guys felt it was strange that Chen Qing stayed in her room during the holidays instead of walking around in beautiful clothes.
He Yuting asked her brother in confusion: "Brother, did you say that my aunt was sewing clothes?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm going to feed the chickens."
They have a small yard, and if they don't raise chickens, it's like they have the yard for free.
Chicken butt is the people's bank.
He Yuxiang takes good care of the two hens in their family.
There were two chickens, and sometimes he would eat one a day, and sometimes he would eat two a day. When he had two, He Yuxiang would hide one and cook it for his sister.
He didn't even think about exchanging money because no one would pay attention to a child who went to the black market.
There are not only chickens in the backyard, but also vegetables.
But the place is not big, and the vegetables for this month have been eaten up long ago, so they need to wait a little longer for more vegetables. Originally, He Yuxiang wanted to eat mixed grain rice to get through it, but recently his aunt became mentally unstable and started to give him money, so he cooked some dishes to improve the food.
He was working in the backyard.
He Yuting was also drying clothes in the front yard.
Her brother wrung the clothes out, and all she had to do was stand on a bench and hang them on the clothesline.
Chen Qing, who was hiding in the room, finally finished dressing the boy and immediately called them over.
The two siblings came here with trepidation.
Chen Qing showed them two sets of clothes: "Aren't they two nice-looking sets of clothes?"
The skirt has a beautiful style and a small plaid pattern on it, which adds a visual sense of layering and fashion, especially when made into a loose sleeveless dress, giving people a fresh and natural feeling.
He Yuting opened her eyes wide, clasped her hands together, and said admiringly: "So beautiful."
He Yuxiang folded his arms and turned his head away proudly, unwilling to praise her.
Chen Qing: “…”
This kid really deserves a beating.
Xiaoyu is still cute!
"It looks good, why don't you try it?"
"Me?"
He Yuting pointed her index finger at her face in disbelief.
Since her mother left, her clothes have been worn out. If you poke a hole in her clothes, you will make a hole in it. So she washes clothes very gently because her aunt will definitely not buy clothes for her.
Now she has new clothes to wear, styles that have never been seen on the market before. He Yuting feels like it's pie in the sky.
"Of course, go ahead." Chen Qing handed her the clothes.
He Yuting held the clothes with care, her big black and white eyes filled with joy and smile: "Okay!"
She ran back to the house to change clothes.
Chen Qing casually handed the clothes to He Yuxiang: "Here, it's yours."
"What are you going to do?"
He Yuxiang always felt that she had bad intentions.
Chen Qing: "Wait a minute and go out for a walk in your new clothes. When people ask you who made these clothes, just tell them I made them. The processing fee is only two yuan per set."
It takes her five hours to cut and make the children's clothes.
Hand-sewn, at most two sets a day.
But if you can make four dollars, it's a good profit.
He Yuxiang, who originally didn't want to put on clothes, put them on with peace of mind after knowing that she had a purpose.
The villain, who crushes the hero madly in the early and late stages of the book, has a naturally good-looking appearance, with deep eyebrows and three-dimensional facial features. Apart from being dark and thin, and having bruises on his body, there is no major problem with him.
Originally, He Yuxiang was wearing tattered clothes that didn't fit him well, and he only looked good. Now, wearing the clothes made by Chen Qing, he looks brand new.
From a good-looking kid, he instantly turned into a handsome guy!
He Yuting turned around in her skirt, with the hem of her skirt flying, and she giggled happily.
Seeing his sister was so happy, He Yuxiang also had a good look on Chen Qing, "We will help you promote it later."
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