"Come with me to the tailor shop again. Do you know which tailor shop has the most affordable prices?" Song Zhi tilted his head to look at her.
Hearing this, Rong Zhengqing showed a look of understanding, and she said how could this young lady make clothes.
"From here, the shop in the alley at the east end has the best craftsmanship and the most affordable prices. However, there are many people making clothes there, so it will probably take a while before you can get it."
"Take me to see it."
These clothes were originally prepared for the three little ones to go to school after the New Year. There was no rush to wear them, and Song Zhi was not in a hurry either.
Rong Zhengqing brought her to the door of an old-fashioned tailor shop.
It was exactly as she said.
There were quite a few people crowded in the store, all surrounding a woman in her thirties who was sitting in front of a sewing machine.
"Lanxiang, how are the clothes I ordered coming along? My grandson's birthday is in two days."
"My husband is going to work soon. Lanxiang, please make me two sets of clothes as soon as possible."
"And me, I'm going on a blind date in two days..."
Some came to pick up clothes, while others brought fabrics to have the tailor shop owner make clothes.
The space in the store was already narrow, and with so many people crammed in here, it was even more difficult to move. The proprietress's sewing machine was almost smoking, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She responded repeatedly to what everyone said.
"Okay, don't worry."
She quickly gave the clothes that had been made long ago to the people who came to pick up the clothes, and then took out a small notebook and registered the people who came to order clothes.
Song Zhi and the others were holding a lot of things in their hands. She was worried that they would get squeezed and damaged, so she didn't go inside. She waited until most of the people in the store had left before she went in.
When the proprietress saw two more little girls coming in, she quickly stood up and greeted them.
"Boss, please make three sets of clothes for me." Song Zhi told her the body sizes of the three little ones before taking out the fabrics and cotton she had bought.
“Try to make it thicker and warmer.”
Although it was already spring when school started, it was still very cold. Having a thick cotton coat could help the three little ones suffer less.
The proprietress quickly recorded her request and the size information she provided.
Song Zhi paid the deposit readily before asking, "When will it be ready?"
"Three or four days." The proprietress answered kindly.
This surprised Song Zhi a little. Judging from what happened just now, there were quite a few people ordering clothes. Could they really be made in three or four days?
The next second, seeing the boss lady operating the sewing machine at such a speed that an afterimage was almost left, Song Zhi silently closed his mouth.
"Do you want to buy anything else?" Rong Zhengqing asked after coming out of the tailor shop.
"No, go home."
Song Zhi shook his head.
Today's trip to town was very fruitful, and when she went home, her steps were much lighter.
Hearing this, Rong Zhengqing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed her towards the village.
The weather was good and the sun was shining brightly. The weather had warmed up a lot and a lot of the snow on the road had melted.
The road back to the village was even more difficult.
When the two returned to Ran Qiu's house carrying a lot of things, their shoes and socks were soaked.
When Nie Jinmei heard the noise, she hurriedly opened the door and walked out. Seeing the two people carrying large and small bags, she stared in surprise.
"Why did you buy so many things?"
Dabao and the others were also at home. When they heard the noise, they hurried out to help with the things in their hands.
Song Zhi first handed the bamboo cage containing the chicks to Sanya. Looking at the shivering chicks inside, he said to Sanya, "Sanyah, quickly bring them into the house to warm them up, or they will freeze to death."
San Ya liked the fluffy little chicks in the cage very much. She nodded quickly and carefully picked up the chicks with a look of cherishment and brought them into the house. Seeing that the chicks were frightened and running around in the cage, she quickly patted the cage gently to comfort them.
"Don't be afraid, little chickens. I'll take you inside to keep you warm."
Without the chicken coop, Song Zhi felt a lot more relaxed. She quickly took out the osmanthus candy and walnut cakes she bought from the supply and marketing cooperative and handed them to Dabao and Erbao.
"Take it in and share it."
The two little guys were a little embarrassed to take it, and after Song Zhi looked at them, they took it carefully.
They didn't know what was inside, but before they opened the oil paper package, they could already smell the sweet fragrance coming from it.
The two little guys swallowed their saliva helplessly.
At this time, Ran Qiu, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the noisy noise outside and came out.
As soon as she saw him, Song Zhi quickly took out the large carp and pork belly she had bought from the agricultural and sideline products store, and said to him with a smile, "Teacher Ran, can I order some food tonight? I want to eat pork stewed with vermicelli and braised carp."
Looking at her smile that was so bright that it was dazzling, Ran Qiu was dazed for a moment. When she smiled, there were two shallow dimples at the corners of her mouth, revealing her white teeth. Her already lively facial features looked even brighter because of the smile on her face.
As usual, she had two pigtails. Since she had been out for the day, her hair was a little messy, but it made her look even more cute.
Ran Qiu had known for a long time that she was good-looking, but now he realized that she seemed to be even more beautiful. She had lost a lot of weight, her chin was getting sharper, her facial features were becoming more delicate, and her porcelain-white skin was as white as the snow outside the house, so bright and white that it was dazzling.
Meeting her expectant eyes, he subconsciously responded, "Okay."
The fish is still fresh, so Song Zhi and the others won’t kill it.
Ran Qiu directly handed the job to Dabao and the others: "Go and kill the fish."
"Okay." Dabao and Erbao responded in succession, and walked into the house with their short legs to get an iron basin and a kitchen knife. They walked to the pool on the side, rolled up their sleeves and went to kill the fish.
The two little rascals were very skillful in killing the fish. In a short while, they had gutted the big carp and cleaned out its internal organs.
After finally unloading all the goods, Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Her shoes and socks were wet and her feet were numb from the cold. She quickly went back to her room to change into a pair of clean shoes, then walked into the kitchen and handed the fifteen yuan in her pocket to Ran Qiu who was making a fire and cooking.
"Here's the money from selling eggs and hens today. It's fifteen dollars in total. Keep it."
Ran Qiu was shocked when he heard the number. He raised his head and looked at Song Zhi with a complicated expression.
"Did you give me too much?"
He knew that the eggs in his own home were small and of poor quality and would not be worth much at all. Although the hens were still worth some money, they could never be sold at such a high price.
"No." Song Zhi shook his head and explained with some pride, "I sold the hens on the black market for two yuan a pound, and I took the eggs to the military family compound and sold them for one yuan a pound, which added up to fifteen yuan."
When he heard that she had gone to the black market, Ran Qiu's pupils shrank in shock and his expression became more complicated.
Is she so bold as to go to the black market to buy and sell as soon as she arrives?
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