Chapter 132: The Attraction of Second Brother
As the weather gets colder, Jiang Hao and Shi Luo have been attending classes for three months.
Shi Luo's office was quite quiet; generally speaking, it was a retirement office.
In fact, the factory committee also has a very busy office.
But the original four people in Shi Luo's office all had some connections with the higher-ups, so unless the people in the office actively fought for it, the director would not assign more work to this office.
Shi Luo was lucky enough to have bought a workstation in this office. He basically spent the day drinking tea, chatting, and reading the newspaper.
Shi Luo still likes these days of playing badly. After all, he was so successful in his previous life, and he is so happy to be able to take a break now.
Looking at Sister Zhou who was taking off her gloves, Shi Luo put down the cup in his hand and said curiously, "Sister Zhou, you take off your gloves every day. What's the use of those things?"
Sister Zhou rolled the untied thread into a ball and said, "My eldest daughter-in-law's sister works as a warehouse manager in a glove factory. There are many defective products in the factory, and they can't be sold at a high price even if they are sold.
Their factory allows employees to buy these gloves themselves. Although these gloves are defective, they are basically usable. This can be considered an internal benefit.
My eldest daughter-in-law is also a capable person. I don't know where she heard the method of taking gloves apart into thread to make sweaters. I think the sweaters she knits are also very good, and are no worse than those knitted with ready-made wool.
Isn’t the Chinese New Year coming soon? I want to knit a new pair of woolen trousers for my wife. They can be worn during the New Year, so they can be considered new clothes.”
Shi Luo was also enlightened, and said with great emotion, "It turns out that the creativity of the working people is unlimited."
Uncle Chu took a sip of tea and said, "There's nothing I can do. Do you know how much good wool yarn costs per pound now? It's 18 yuan, and that's just the average quality. The inferior wool yarn costs 9 or 10 yuan, and even then, you still need wool yarn tickets or industrial coupons.
If you really want to knit a sweater or woolen trousers, you will need about 1.5 jin of wool yarn, and you can't even think about knitting a pattern.
Our monthly salary plus one yuan is not enough to buy a few kilograms of wool, so we really have no choice but to recruit."
Xiao Feng looked at the loose blue sweater under Shi Luo's cotton-padded jacket with envy, "Shi Luo, did you knit this sweater yourself or buy it? It's really beautiful. I don't know why this loose one looks better than the fitted one. The color also makes you look whiter. It's just that the yarn is a bit wasteful.
It must be very expensive, right? The same goes for your cotton-padded jacket, which is much thicker than the ones on the market. It must use a lot more cotton. And that military coat, oh my, it looks warm."
Shi Luo paused while peeling chestnuts, and said with a smile, "The wool was bought in Shanghai. A brother I know drives a truck and often goes there. He brings it back for me when he sees it.
As for the style, it was knitted for me by my godmother. She thought that I would grow taller at my age, so she knitted the sweater a little bigger. The same goes for the cotton-padded jacket. She thought that if it was bigger, it would be suitable for wearing for a few more years.
As for the military coat, it was bought for me by my grandfather when he was still alive, and I've been wearing it for several years."
Except for the military coat which belonged to the original owner, most of the other clothes on Shi Luo were stocks prepared in the space.
The original owner's previous clothes were basically no longer wearable. After all, Shi Luo had grown a lot in the past two years and had no shortage of clothes, so there was really no need to force himself to wear small clothes.
Besides, even if there is really no suitable one in the space, you can go to a department store or supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. After all, the ticket left by my grandfather was not a joke. If you really can't buy a suitable one, you can ask a tailor to make it for you.
Xiao Feng nodded enviously when he heard this. "Shanghai is still the best. It used to be a famous fashion capital, and it's still the most fashionable place now."
Indeed, even in the 1970s, Shanghai was one of the most fashionable capitals.
Uncle Chu looked at the almost lunchtime, his face full of anticipation. "By the way, I heard that the cafeteria has braised spareribs for lunch today. It's not the day to cook meat, so I don't know why it's not available today."
Sister Zhou paused as she was about to remove a glove. "Who cares? As long as there's something to eat, it's fine. We have to go early today. If we go too late, it'll be sold out. We can buy an extra portion for lunch and take it back home tonight. We can add some radish and cabbage, so everyone in the family can have some meat. We don't get to eat meat that often throughout the year."
Shi Luo saw the minute hand just point to twelve and was about to stand up when he saw the other three people in the room rush out.
Shi Luo was not a sociable person, so he quickly picked up his lunch box and quickened his pace to walk out.
When I reached the stairs, I saw Jiang Hao standing there waiting for me.
Jiang Hao raised his lunch box towards Shi Luo and said, "There's braised pork ribs for lunch today. Hurry up, or else we'll probably only have radish and cabbage left by the time it's our turn."
The two of them walked quickly towards the cafeteria side by side.
When I arrived at the cafeteria, I saw the crowds of people inside. There were many more people eating in the cafeteria at noon today than usual. It turned out that the appeal of Second Brother was the same to everyone.
Shi Luo also quickly pulled Jiang Hao forward to line up.
It took them about ten minutes to finish their meal.
As soon as Jiang Hao sat down, he saw Jiang Jianshe sitting opposite him with a lunch box.
Jiang Hao raised his eyebrows, feeling surprised. He had been working in this factory for nearly three months and had met Jiang Jianshe in the cafeteria no less than twenty times. This was the first time that Jiang Jianshe sat at the same table with him.
Before Jiang Hao could open his mouth to ask, Jiang Jianshe took the initiative to speak, "Haozi, you've been away from home for such a long time. Have you written to or called your parents?"
Jiang Hao: "I must have called. I received the hazelnuts that my mother asked my third brother's colleague to bring to me some time ago."
Jiang Jianshe: "Hazelnuts from my hometown. I haven't eaten them in many years. By the way, did you send some to your grandfather and his family?"
What’s going on? Jiang Jianshe came to ask me for hazelnuts today. That shouldn’t be the case.
Thinking of this, he swallowed the food in his mouth and said slowly, "Why do I need to deliver it? My mother is so thoughtful. She directly gave two portions, one for me and my grandfather's family.
By the way, isn't cousin Yin Yin still in our brigade? Why didn't I send you some local specialties from my hometown?
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jianshe's mouth twitched. His own daughter wrote to him, either asking for money or tickets, or urging him to get her back to the city. It would be better not to dream about her sending him something in broad daylight.
Jiang Jianshe really didn't come to Jiang Hao for that little bit of food this time. "Don't you know your cousin well? She's having a hard time supporting herself, so how can she send things back? Besides, I don't need her to eat. Oh, let's not talk about food. Haozi, I came to you for something serious this time."
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