As agreed before the busy farming season, Ruan Cuilan brought her husband and children back to see Ruan Zhigao and Ruan Changsheng. When they came back, they greeted Ruan Changgui's grandson Xiaohui, but didn't say anything after that, nor did they go to his house to sit for a while.
Ruan Cuilan has always been like this. If she doesn't like someone, she will just greet them at most. Even if they are her brother or sister-in-law, she won't say a word to them. She thinks this is a waste of her time.
After lunch, Ruan Changgui slept in the room, and grandson Xiaohui sat on the bed doing needlework. The room was very quiet.
After passing through two doors, the side room was full of people standing and sitting. Adults and children were talking to each other and it was very lively. Sun Xiaohui's room looked very deserted, which seemed to be a slap in her face.
After talking for a while, Ruan Zhigao estimated the height of the sun and led his family, young and old, each holding a small stool in their hands, to the brigade revolutionary committee. When they entered the large yard, there were already many people sitting inside, all gathered together to talk.
Ruan Zhigao and several village cadres walked to the back of the table on the podium and sat and waited for a while. When another wave of members came, they started today's commendation meeting. First, give a speech to commend, then distribute the awards. The process is simple.
Zhou Xueyun and the other two men had been notified to come and receive the commendation and awards. Their families naturally came as well to enjoy the honor together. The award was the most practical reward, and there was also a certificate of commendation for learning from Lei Feng's good deeds.
Ruan Xi saw Ling Yao in the crowd and waved to him with a smile.
Ling Yao smiled and waved back at her, no longer like before, staying in the crowd like a wooden man.
When Zhou Xueyun received the certificate and rice, she smiled with a red face, and accepted everyone's affirmation and praise very calmly.
The award was given to them by Yanzi's parents, and when they handed it to them, they said countless thanks.
After handing out the awards, Ruan Zhigao said loudly to everyone: "They are all our role models. We all need to learn from these three comrades!"
Thunderous applause rang out in the crowd, and Ruan Xi's palms were numb from clapping.
After the commendation meeting, Zhou Xueyun almost immediately became a celebrity in the village, and the way she was addressed in the village changed. People no longer called her "Sister Zhou" or "Sister Zhou", but called her "Doctor Zhou" with great respect.
Just as Ruan Xi had expected before, in the nearby villages, whenever someone was sick and couldn't bear it, or a baby was sick and crying, they would bring some vegetables, fruits, or egg whites to the hanging building to see her.
In order to facilitate her medical treatment, Ruan Zhigao also arranged for someone to take her to the town's health center to get a medicine box. There weren't many things in the medicine box, just some ordinary pills, a syringe and a few pieces of gauze, which could cure some common minor illnesses and pains.
With these few things, Zhou Xueyun became a respected person in several nearby villages.
Because the brigade would subsidize her with extra work points, and the members would also bring her things spontaneously, her family's life was visibly better than before. The main mentality changed, and the family's mental temperament had changed significantly.
Because of this, Ruan Xi's relationship with the Ling family became closer and closer, and sometimes she would go to his house with Ling Yao to play.
The leaves on the trees all over the mountains turned yellow and fell, and winter came after late autumn.
In winter, the members are more relaxed, after all, there is not so much farm work to do.
As the Chinese New Year was approaching, every household began to prepare to slaughter pigs and make bacon. Of course, not all the pork was kept for the family to eat. Every household had a standard to hand in, and only the rest was kept for themselves.
In addition to eating meat during the Chinese New Year, people also had to make and wear new clothes, so every household took cloth coupons and money, and went to the town in groups of three or five to buy new cloth, and then came back to find an old tailor to make clothes.
Liu Xinghua was too old to be bothered, so she gave the task of buying New Year's goods to Ruan Cuizhi. No matter how much she saved money, she still had to celebrate the New Year, so she had to buy food, drinks, and clothes.
Ruan Cuizhi had been in the mountains for three or four months, and it was just right for her to go and see her four children.
Liu Xinghua gave the money and tickets to Ruan Cuizhi, asking her to buy cloth and food. She also gave Ruan Changsheng the tickets for Fuyu's oil, salt, meat, etc. that she had saved for the past six months, asking him to go to the black market after going down the mountain, find someone to sell them, and exchange them for money to bring back.
Of course, there were no grain tickets and cloth tickets in Fuyu's tickets, and the eldest brother Ruan Changfu had never sent grain tickets and cloth tickets.
He didn't send grain tickets because people in the countryside grow their own food, unlike in the city where they need grain tickets to buy food. As for cloth tickets, he had many children to raise there, and they were not enough for himself. He would send back some of the other tickets.
Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng accepted the task and went down the mountain together.
When the two of them arrived in the town, they first went to the store to buy some snacks, and did not buy any real New Year goods for the time being.
Ruan Cuizhi took the snacks and sweets she bought, and went with Ruan Changsheng to find Da Ni, Er Ni
, San Ni and Xiao Hu Zi. At this time, the students were all on winter vacation, so Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni and Xiao Hu Zi were all at home.
Ruan Cuizhi didn't want to see Liu Xiong, so she asked someone to call Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni and Xiao Hu Zi out.
She and Ruan Changsheng waited in a corner of the playground of Tianfeng Primary School.
She couldn't help feeling uneasy after not seeing the children for such a long time. When she saw Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni and Xiao Hu Zi appear in her sight, her eyes were instantly wet. But she didn't cry, she sniffed and raised the corners of her mouth.
She walked to the four children with food in her hand, holding back tears and saying, "Do you miss mom?"
Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni and Xiao Huzi were not too excited or happy to see their mother. All four of them looked wooden, blinking their eyes at Ruan Cuizhi, but no one spoke.
Ruan Cuizhi stuffed the food in her hand into Da Ni's hand, sniffed and said to them, "Mom bought it for you."
Da Ni looked at the food, then looked at Ruan Cuizhi, and reached out to return the food to Ruan Cuizhi.
Ruan Cuizhi was stunned and looked at Dani: "What's wrong?"
Dani didn't say anything, and Sanni said: "Dad said you ran away and didn't want us anymore."
Ruan Cuizhi quickly looked at Sanni and explained: "I didn't run away, I'm at grandma's house, I will come to see you often."
Erni said: "Dad said that as long as you don't come back, we are not allowed to see you."
Sanni then asked: "Mom, when are you coming back?"
Ruan Cuizhi looked at the four children in front of her and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Ruan Changsheng came from behind, looked at Sanni and said: "Why? Do you want your mother to go back and be beaten to death by your father?"
Sanni looked up at Ruan Changsheng, "My dad won't beat my mother to death!"
Ruan Changsheng snorted, "Yes! If not to death, beat her half to death!"
Sanni looked at Ruan Changsheng and said harshly: "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, Mom wouldn't have left!"
If he hadn't run to their house and beat up their father, took their mother away, and instigated their mother to divorce, they would be fine in his family now, and they wouldn't have become wild children without a mother.
It's sung in the song that a child without a mother is a weed, and now they are four weeds.
Ruan Changsheng frowned, stared at Sanni and said viciously: "You deserve to be motherless!"
As he said that, he snatched the food from Ruan Cuizhi's hand, opened the brown paper and took out the peach cake, stuffed a big mouthful into his mouth in front of the four children, chewing while saying: "You don't deserve to eat!"
Xiaohuzi looked at him and swallowed his saliva, but didn't ask for it. Xiaohuzi was afraid of him.
Dani finally spoke up, looking at Ruan Cuizhi and asking, "Are you really going to divorce Dad and never come back?"
Ruan Cuizhi looked into Dani's eyes, took a deep breath, and said after a moment, "Yes."
Dani's eyes dimmed, as if she was very disappointed with Ruan Cuizhi's answer. She pursed her lips and didn't say anything more to Ruan Cuizhi, only calling Erni, Sanni and Xiaohuzi, "Let's go back quickly, grandma will be anxious if she can't find us."
Ruan Cuizhi stood there without moving, watching Dani, Erni, Sanni and Xiaohuzi walk away, and the four of them turned back to look at her one by one, and then just looked at her. Obviously, she became a bad mother in their hearts.
Ruan Changsheng stood beside Ruan Cuizhi and ate peach cakes, and said, "All four of them are heartless. Sister, you shouldn't come to see them. It's useless for you to worry about them. They are all ungrateful!"
Ruan Cuizhi stood there and blinked, and whispered, "Let's go buy New Year's goods."
Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng walked around the whole commune, bought cloth, food, couplets, firecrackers, and everything needed for the New Year. After all, it was not easy to come to the commune, and everything that should be bought had to be bought.
After buying the things, Ruan Cuizhi found a place to sit down and rest, and Ruan Changsheng went to find a nearby black market alone. He took out the tickets given by Liu Xinghua at the black market and sold them all at a suitable price. After
these two things were done, the two went home with big bags and small bags.
On the way back, by chance, I met Sun Xiaohui who was going to the commune. She was traveling with two women in the village who were on good terms with her. Seeing Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng, the two women smiled and greeted them, but did not say much and just walked away.
After walking a distance, the short-haired woman said, "Do you think she went to the Liu family to see the child?" The
long-haired woman continued, "Will the Liu family let her see the child? She was the one who wanted a divorce. Since she is not going back, she is no longer a member of the Liu family. The child belongs to the Liu family, and she will definitely not be allowed to see the child."
The short-haired woman: "The child is so old now, and life in the town is easier. What do you think she thinks?"
Sun Xiaohui sneered, "What do you think? She just asked someone to instigate her. "She was instigated by someone. You can tell from how much she has endured for so many years that she is not someone who has the guts to do such a thing. She was instigated by someone else."
The long-haired woman said, "The two elders in your family are indeed extraordinary people."
Sun Xiaohui laughed, "Who would instigate their daughter to do such a thing? It's too late to persuade them."
The short-haired woman said, "Fortunately, you separated the family early, otherwise you would have gotten into trouble."
The three women chatted as they hurried along, and went to the commune to buy New Year's goods.
Because the work points were settled at the end of the year, and she also earned some money from a fat pig, Sun Xiaohui now had a little more money. The money in her hand was enough to get through the New Year, and she could buy everything she needed.
She and two other women went to the town to buy New Year's goods, and came back without stopping.
Because they bought food and bought new cloth, the three of them were happy, so they talked about making clothes.
The short-haired woman said to Sun Xiaohui, "I heard that the old tailor will come to our village first this year to make clothes, and then go to other villages after finishing our village's clothes. Your son Yuejin has been learning the craft from him for half a year, and we have heard you praise him for half a year. Now we can finally see his craft."
Sun Xiaohui was naturally happy to hear people praise her son. She smiled and said, "Then when we go back, please invite the old tailor over, and make my family's clothes first. I will tell the old tailor to let Yuejin use the machine, and you can all come and have a look then. . "
The long-haired woman said, "Of course we have to go and see. If Yuejin does a good job, we will let him do the work and share the wages. Your Yuejin is really promising. No one else has learned the craft from the old tailor."
Sun Xiaohui smiled, "Our Yuejin is patient."
This topic suited Sun Xiaohui's heart the most. She didn't want to stop talking about it. So she and the two women talked back and forth, praising Ruan Yuejin to the sky, as if Ruan Yuejin could start his own business and open a shop right away.
The old tailor would make clothes for people every New Year, and he would arrange to come from one village to another to avoid running back and forth. He went to Fengyan Village for the first time this year, so the people of Fengyan Village went to the commune to buy cloth early. On
the appointed day, Ruan Zhigao arranged four strong men to go to Jinguan Village to carry the old tailor and his sewing machine.
Because the old tailor was coming today, Ruan Xi and Ruan Yuejin did not go to the tailor shop, but waited directly at home.
When the sun just rose to the top of the tree, the strong men carried the old tailor over. Sun
Xiaohui agreed to do their family's work first, so the four men carried the old tailor and the sewing machine directly to the door of Ruan's house. The old tailor got off the chair holding the cigarette pot outside the door, and put the sewing machine inside the house.
Seeing the old tailor coming, Ruan Xi came out from the side room and greeted him with a smile: "Master, you are here."
Behind her, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Jie followed, and they also greeted the old tailor politely.
The old tailor didn't say much nonsense, and said directly: "Get ready to work."
Ruan Xi didn't need him to explain more, and turned to the room to put out all the tools needed to make clothes. From scissors and measuring tape to rulers, powder and irons, everything was taken out and placed neatly, where they could be reached by hand.
Seeing her like this, Sun Xiaohui just sneered in her heart - she is really a flatterer.
Since she did this little thing, it was just right that her Ruan Yuejin didn't have to do it again. Her Ruan Yuejin is not cut out for these chores. He is serious about working on machines and doing serious things.
People without real skills can only do these chores.
These days, no matter whose family makes clothes, it is a big event that will attract attention in the village, especially making clothes during the New Year. The old tailor caused a commotion in the village when he came just now, and now many people have gathered at the Ruan family. Anyway, they
are free, some just come to watch the old tailor make clothes, and some come to watch Ruan Yuejin show off his skills. After all, Sun Xiaohui has been bragging in the village for half a year, saying that his Ruan Yuejin is the only one who can inherit the old tailor's craftsmanship.
As for Ruan Xi? She was just a good boy who did odd jobs.
Of course, Sun Xiaohui didn't think she was bragging. She was showing off sincerely because during the past six months when Ruan Yue started learning the craft, every time he came home, he would tell her how well he had learned and how smoothly he operated the machine.
Among these people, Zhou Xueyun and Ling Yao were the only ones who came to play with Ruan Xi. Now that the village was lively, they would also join in. After all, they had nothing to do at home, and they could go out and talk to people to kill time.
After Ling Yao came, he went straight to Ruan Xi, ran behind her and patted her on the shoulder.
Ruan Xi turned around and saw him, her face instantly filled with smiles, she looked at him and asked, "Are you here to play?"
Ling Yao nodded, "My mother is here too, and said she came to watch you make clothes."
Ruan Xi smiled, "Then I have to perform well."
After that, she immediately turned around and found Sun Xiaohui, and raised her voice to ask her, "Second mother, whose clothes will you make first?"
Sun Xiaohui heard her words and came over. Seeing that she was holding a tape measure in her hand, she smiled and said, "Just pack up the things, you don't have to do these jobs, just let us jump in, I'm afraid You can't do it well."
Ruan Xi understood instantly, smiled and handed the tape measure to Ruan Yuejin, turned around and said to the old tailor sitting in front of the chopping board: "Master, my second mother doesn't like me, she specifically asked Ruan Yuejin to do it, if you have anything, just call Ruan Yuejin." The
old tailor looked up at Sun Xiaohui and asked her: "Are you sure?"
Sun Xiaohui smiled: "Are you sure? He is my son, how can I not be sure?"
The old tailor snorted, "It's okay if you are sure, he is not my son, anyway, I am not sure."
Sun Xiaohui: "..."
What kind of words are you talking about?
The old tailor didn't like to talk nonsense, and directly called Ruan Yuejin again: "I taught you, measure the size."
Ruan Yuejin was not at all timid, he was very confident in his heart, and he was very proud, as if he was a serious tailor.
He walked up to Sun Xiaohui with a tape measure and said seriously, "Mom, let's make yours first."
Sun Xiaohui was happy and stood up to let him measure her size.
He measured one and wrote it down on a piece of paper. Seeing that
he was doing it well, the people beside him said, "It seems that you have learned it well."
Sun Xiaohui laughed so hard that her mouth was almost grinning to her ears.
After Ruan Yuejin took the measurements, he gave the measurements to the old tailor. The old tailor put them aside and took up a pen to draw the pattern. Because they were all regular styles of clothes, it would be very fast whether they were drawing or making them.
The old tailor drew the pattern and handed it to Ruan Yuejin, saying, "Cut it."
Ruan Yuejin responded by cutting the pattern and taking the cloth to trace the shape with chalk.
When he bent down to trace the paper pattern, Ruan Xi watched and pursed her lips beside him - anyone with eyes could see how much fabric Ruan Yuejin was wasting by arranging and rubbing the pattern, but fortunately, the fabric was from his own family.
Those who were watching the excitement thought Ruan Yuejin was quite capable, but now they also pursed their lips subconsciously.
The smile on Sun Xiaohui's face gradually faded, and she walked to Ruan Yuejin and whispered, "It's too wasteful."
Ruan Yuejin didn't even raise his head, and directly replied to Sun Xiaohui, "You don't understand."
"..."
Sun Xiaohui took a deep breath subconsciously - what does this have to do with understanding? !
Ancestors! Why don't you use your brain to save some fabric! Anyone who can sew knows it!
Sun Xiaohui was in a dilemma for a while. She asked Ruan Yuejin to stop. She and her son would lose face. If he didn't stop and really let him do it, the cloth she had wouldn't be enough for a dress!
Then Ruan Yuejin was painting...
and found that the cloth was gone...
He raised his head and looked at Sun Xiaohui and said, "Mom, you didn't pull enough cloth."
Someone cleared his throat and even raised his hand to touch his neck, looking as embarrassed as he could be.
Ruan Xi stood aside, pursing her lips tightly, with a smile on her eyes and mouth, and she was on the verge of bursting out.
Sun Xiaohui's cheeks suddenly burned, but she reacted quickly, clearing her throat and saying, "My Yuejin doesn't know how to do these chores, he always works on the machine, so he can just do this kind of chores."
As she spoke, she patted the drawing powder off the fabric, picked up the drawing powder and started to trace the pattern again.
After tracing, she used scissors to cut out the pieces of fabric. After she finished all these chores, she sorted out the pieces of fabric, handed them to Ruan Yuejin and said, "Okay, you're good at operating the machine, so just go on the machine."
The old tailor had already started smoking a cigarette pot beside him, squinting his eyes and doing nothing leisurely.
Ruan Yuejin did not get flustered by the cutting. He calmly took the cloth from Sun Xiaohui, took out the machine body and set it up, then selected the thread of the right color and threaded the upper and lower threads. Seeing
his skillful threading, Sun Xiaohui breathed a sigh of relief and said to the woman next to her with a smile: "My Yuejin is good at operating the machine. Learning to sew is just learning to operate the machine. Everything else is trivial." The woman next to her replied
: "That's the case."
As a result, just after she finished her reply, Ruan Yuejin stepped on the pedal of the sewing machine and there was a "bang" sound, and the thread in the eye of the needle broke.
"..."
The people around him pursed their lips again.
Ruan Yuejin himself was very calm, as if he was used to it because it happened so often. He put the thread on again and continued to operate his sewing machine. This time it was very good, the thread went out for a while without interruption, and the stitches looked smooth.
Sun Xiaohui's face changed every three seconds, she had just tightened it, and now it was loose again. Then, just two seconds after she started to work, Ruan Yuejin's pedal suddenly stopped moving. He still tried hard and stepped on it twice.
The old tailor smoking a pipe next to him said, "Still stepping on it! The needle hole is blocked!"
Ruan Yuejin quickly retracted his strength and reached out to lift the press plate of the sewing machine. He picked up the piece of cloth below and saw that there was a ball of thread stuffed underneath, which completely blocked the needle hole and made a mess.
This was a common situation for him, so he remained calm and just got down to start untangling the wires.
Someone in the crowd cleared his throat, pursed his lips, raised his hand and touched his forehead.
Sun Xiaohui looked embarrassed, as if she was trying to find a mouse hole to crawl into.
Ruan Xi was watching from the side laughing quietly, her whole shoulders were shaking from laughing.
Ruan Jie was beside her, she couldn't help laughing.
Hearing the sound, everyone looked in their direction, only to see Ruan Xi's face was red from laughing.
Seeing everyone's eyes on her, Ruan Xi took a deep breath and stopped laughing.
Seeing Ruan Xi like this, Sun Xiaohui was instantly annoyed and said unhappily: "What are you laughing at here? Can you do it? You haven't even been on the machine, how can you laugh here? Yue Jin at least knows how to use a sewing machine, but he's not proficient in it. What can you do? You can only show your big front teeth and laugh here, right?" Ruan Xi looked at Sun Xiaohui and sneered, "Who told you that I haven't been on a machine?" Sun Xiaohui was embarrassed because
she had never been on a machine.
Sun Xiaohui was angry because she wanted to save face. Ruan Xi hit her right in the face. She took out her anger on Ruan Xi. "You go to the tailor shop with Yue Jin every day to learn crafts. How could I not know whether you have used a machine? You are a handyman, and you are joking about using a machine?"
Ruan Xi didn't even bother to look at her. She said to Ruan Jie directly, "Xiao Jie, go get our cloth."
Sun Xiaohui was very angry and rolled her eyes and sneered.
She looked down on Ruan Xi and only told Ruan Yue Jin, "Don't worry about her. Let's do our own things."
Ruan Yue Jin felt from the bottom of his heart that he had learned well. He sorted out the threads on the sewing machine and continued to sew the cloth in his hand. As a result, he just sewed a section, cut it once, connected the broken end and sewed again, and cut it several times on one side.
Seeing his level, the people around him couldn't help but raise their hands and touch their chins.
Ruan Xi didn't care about Ruan Yuejin anymore. She waited for Ruan Jie to bring the cloth and directly measured the size of Ruan Jie with a tape measure. The old tailor hadn't taught her how to cut yet, so she gave the size to the old tailor to draw a paper pattern, and the one she drew was still a regular style.
Seeing that Ruan Xi was also busy, the people around him instantly became energetic and felt that today's excitement was worth it.
Ruan Xi worked seriously. After the old tailor drew the paper pattern, he directly copied it and cut the cloth. After cutting, she took the cloth and walked to the sewing machine, looked at Ruan Yuejin and said, "Don't bother, let's move aside."
Ruan Yuejin looked up at her and said unhappily, "Can you stop making trouble?"
Ruan Xi stared at him with a stern look, "You are the one making trouble, and your mother too."
If Sun Xiaohui hadn't asked him to do it, the old tailor would draw the pattern and she would cut and sew, and she would be able to make a piece of clothing quickly. Because they were all regular thick coats, the changes after rough sewing and trying them on would not be too big.
Ruan Yuejin and Ruan Xi looked at each other for a moment, and Ruan Yuejin lost in momentum.
He stood up with a frown on his face, picked up his own piece of cloth, and made room for himself while saying, "I want to see what you can make. You haven't stepped on a machine in a day, and yet you can make clothes right out of the door. It's really hilarious."
Ruan Xi ignored him, picked out the thread, and sat directly in front of the sewing machine .
She took out all the thread used by Ruan Yuejin, put on her own thread, and replaced it with her own bottom thread.
Her movements were skillful and quick, and she didn't need to think about any of the procedures, and her fingers naturally never stopped.
This was a skill that had long been engraved in her bones, and it was as easy for her as breathing.
After installing the bottom thread, she pinched the thread end coming out of the needle eye, gently stepped on the pedal, and easily led out the bottom thread. Then she pieced the pieces of cloth together and pressed them under the pressing plate.
She held the cloth in place with her fingers and stepped on the pedal. The machine turned smoothly, and the needle jumped up and down quickly between the press plates. In the blink of an eye, a perfect stitch appeared on the edge of the cloth.
Everyone around was stunned, including Sun Xiaohui and Ruan Yuejin, who didn't react for a long time.
Ruan Xi was always serious when she was working, regardless of the reactions of the people around her. She lowered her head and sewed the cloth carefully. There was no hesitation or pause in the movements of her hands and feet, and she quickly sewed the coat.
The cloth was wrinkled in her hands, and when it was stacked up, no one could tell what she was doing.
But when the last thread was cut, a complete coat came out.
Ruan Xi didn't pick up the clothes to show off. She just stood up and took them to Ruan Jie to try on. After checking the effect on Ruan Jie, she sat down and immediately made changes, shrinking the waist a little.
After the waist was tucked in, she tried it again and couldn't find any faults.
Then she sat down again and made more delicate sewing on the clothes, hemming where necessary, and making pockets on the clothes. Every tiny detail was made very delicately, and messy threads were not allowed.
At the beginning, the people around were a little shocked and whispered to each other, but later they gradually felt that watching Ruan Xi make clothes became a pleasure. The sound of the sewing machine turning was pleasant, and every stitch made people feel extremely comfortable.
Sun Xiaohui stood by, her face flushed.
Ruan Yuejin was still holding the piece of cloth in his arms, and his cheeks were also blue and red.
It felt like he was stepping on two balls of charcoal, and he could hardly stand.
Then at this moment, Ruan Xi suddenly raised his head and looked at him, smiled softly and said, "I don't usually use the machine because I don't need to use the machine, not because I don't know how to use the machine, do you understand?"
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