Chapter 95 (Catching Bugs and Repairing)
Zhou Jiani fell in love with the backpack as soon as she held it in her hand.
Her drawings are not particularly sophisticated. For some things that cannot be expressed in paintings, she adds text descriptions.
The drawings for baskets are like this, as well as bags and hair ties. All of this relies on Zhang Laosi's almost perfect understanding of weaving.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Mei also had a high level of understanding of needlework and style. This bag was exactly as she had imagined.
If you look at the drawings she gave to Zhao Mei at that time, they were not so exquisite.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I like it very much." Zhou Jiani was sincerely happy.
Zhao Mei was also happy. She loved this bag as soon as it was made. She thought that when she had more free time, she would tear off a piece of cloth to make one and use it as a schoolbag for Huihui when she went to junior high school.
Zhou Jiani tried carrying it on her back. The straps couldn't be adjusted freely, so she measured the length she needed at the beginning, and now it fits perfectly. The openings of the top of the backpack and the outer pockets are all fastened with snaps, but they are covered with an extra layer of brim, so the buttons are not visible from the outside.
Yu Wanxia was like a treasure hunter. As soon as she pushed aside the eaves, she burst into loud shouts of surprise, even more excited than Zhou Jiani, the owner of the schoolbag. She jumped up and down excitedly: "Jiani, let me try, let me try."
Without saying anything, he pulled the backpack off Zhou Jiani and put it on his own back. He looked at himself in a round mirror and said bluntly, "I want to make one like this too."
Zhou Jiani didn't let Zhao Mei refuse. She stuffed the labor fee into Zhao Mei's pocket and said with a smile, "Just do it."
Zhao Mei smiled gratefully and stopped arguing with Jiani. She could never win the argument with her every time.
After Zhao Mei left, Yu Wanxia was still looking at the bag. After opening it, she looked inside and said, "Did you add a layer of lining?" It was too luxurious, but it was really good. It felt like the added layer of lining had a better texture than a single layer.
Not only does it have a lining, this bag also has two inner pockets, both of which are buttoned.
But she decided to just do a single layer.
Zhou Jiani had seen enough of the sunset, so she took it into the house and hung it on the wall.
There are a few nails on the wall to the right of the door, which are specially used for hanging things. Her three bags are hung neatly here, and she can take off the one she needs.
At around seven o'clock the next morning, Zhao Mei came again and brought two pounds of meat and seven pounds of kelp.
Last time, after Zhou Jiani had made arrangements with the state-owned hotel, she informed Zhao Mei. Today, as soon as Zhao Mei arrived, she prepared the food and asked her to bring it back.
I'll give her the other two pounds next week.
Zhao Mei said, "Master Zou said there will be a batch of hairtail around the 10th. I'd like to know if you want any. If you do, I can give you three or five."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Zhou Jiani gave the money for the meat and kelp to Zhao Mei, and asked Zhao Mei to bring it over tomorrow. She said, "Give me as much as you can. The same goes for the kelp. If you have any left, buy me some more."
"OK!"
Taking advantage of Zhou Jiani's help, Zhao Mei also bought two pounds of dried kelp from the restaurant. She kept one pound for herself and left one pound for her brother, asking him to take it back when he came to deliver the goods again.
After receiving the floral fabrics in the afternoon, Zhou Jiani and Yu Wanxia sorted and organized them, selected some of them, and sent them to Zhao Mei's house along with new rubber bands to make hair flowers.
The other part is taken to the village for reimbursement, and it is better to use it to make seat covers.
After Zhang Baosheng had looked at it, he also asked her to send it to Zhang Kaishan's house, saying, "The seat cover last time was made by Kaishan's wife. She's good at needlework, so let her do this. She'll make one for a dollar."
The quantity is not large now, so Zhao Mei can finish it with just a little help. We can discuss it separately when the quantity is large in the future.
Zhou Jiani went to Zhang Kaishan's house again.
At night, when Wanxia fell asleep, she took out the desk lamp and prepared to read. Zhou Jiani's plan was to go through all the textbooks for junior high and high school first, and then read the two books in "Self-study Books on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry".
Thinking of that set of books, Zhou Jiani had an idea and joined the group with her hands open. Why not buy a set of "Self-study Books on Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry"?
She found the two books from last time, flipped them open, and found the year of publication: 1963.
"Then ask for the 63rd or 77th edition."
Someone should have preserved this 1963 edition of the book intact, and the price would probably be quite high if you were to buy it.
This also includes the 1977 version, but the 1977 version cannot be taken out in advance, so if there is a 1963 version, she will buy it even if the price is a little higher.
Zhou Jiani first glanced at the group and saw that the products being sold were not what she was interested in, so she exited and went into the warehouse.
I have already bought the dryer and thermal underwear that are on sale out of season in the past two days. What I need to buy now is the set of books. Zhou Jiani is planning to start a group purchase.
I haven’t opened the vegetable group since the last one. The things I bought at the market are still on the shelves and haven’t been cleaned up for the past two days.
Zhou Jiani scanned the shelves and picked out five products: kitchen knives, red dates, rice noodles, vermicelli, and peanuts.
She took out the knives first and kept one for herself on her personal shelf.
The so-called private shelf was divided out by herself, and that shelf only holds her own things.
She weighed the remaining six knives individually, and found their weights ranged from 489 to 492 grams.
The style is very ordinary, the blade is just an ordinary rectangle, and the handle is not made of wood, but iron, which is a one-piece forging. But the material is solid and very sharp, and it can be used for both cutting and chopping.
Zhou Jiani remembered that in her previous life, the neighbor's child bought a hand-forged iron-handled kitchen knife online for more than 300 yuan. He bought it and showed off to his parents, who scolded him for it.
The neighbor showed it to her while cursing, and the style was better looking than this regular one.
Zhou Jiani weighed it and decided to just let it go for over 300 yuan, but it was indeed hand-forged and the craftsmanship was pretty good, though the style was a bit ordinary. So she thought about it and decided to buy it for 79 yuan.
As for rice noodles and vermicelli, I just rely on my shopping experience. Rice noodles are priced at 7.99 per pound, and vermicelli at 4.19. The jujubes are quite sweet, but their color is not as bright as those sold later, and they don't look very good, so I'll set them at 6.9 per pound. Peanuts are still priced at the previous price of 5.9.
Zhou Jiani looked for a suitable angle and started taking more photos. After finishing, she edited the sales pitch for the new product.
[Traditional craftsmen hand-forged kitchen knives, limited batch opening at 79/piece. Also: Iron knives, easy to rust if not maintained, please be careful if you mind (looking for the complete set of "Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Self-study Textbooks" in 63 or 77 editions. Please note "textbook" in the red envelope before opening)]
[Limited quantity of authentic sweet potato rice noodle wrappers, made with traditional craftsmanship in a farm workshop. Limited quantity available. Trial price: 7.99/500g. (Looking for the complete set of "Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Self-Study Textbooks" (63rd or 77th editions), before the release...)]
[Authentic sweet potato vermicelli noodles... (Looking for the complete set of "Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry Self-Study Textbooks" in either the 63rd or 77th editions...)]
[Farmers sun-dry their own red dates. They may not look that good, but they are really delicious. They are great for making porridge or tea. Limited group sale price is 5.9/catties. You will definitely not regret buying them once you try them. (Looking for the complete set of "Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Self-Study Textbook" in the 63rd or 77th editions)]
【Peanut Reunion...】
Edit the content, send out red envelopes to start a group, and leave a note on the red envelope: Please give me the textbook to read the content!
The red envelopes from the second group will definitely not be sent to the first group. If someone from the second group opens it for her, she will definitely not receive the vibration reminder. She can only try her luck or hope that others don't snatch it from her.
If it's a group, it's better to send a red envelope as a reminder so that she can rush in at the first time.
After sending out the red envelopes, I looked through the group and saw lemons, passion fruits, mini mops, sun-protective clothing, asparagus, and sports shorts.
I bought one lemon and one passion fruit.
One portion is five kilograms, and she doesn’t dare to buy more because her warehouse is not fresh.
He took out a passion fruit, cut it in half and scooped it into the jar. Then he took out some honey and scooped two spoonfuls of honey into it.
The water in the thermos in her warehouse had been there for two days and was just the right temperature.
Zhou Jiani quit the group, drank sour and sweet passion fruit honey tea and started reading and studying.
When I was about to go to bed at night, I went in to take a look and found that there was only one kitchen knife left, but all the other items were sold out.
But when I checked again the next morning, the kitchen knives were also sold out.
Zhou Jiani curled the corners of her mouth in satisfaction, got dressed, took the spittoon out, emptied it, brushed it clean, and put it in the corner. On the way, she locked the door from the inside, went back to wash up, and then cooked and ate.
Now she has agreed with Yu Wanxia that she doesn’t have to do her part in the morning.
Zhou Jiani washed some rice and steamed a bowl of rice to save for making egg fried rice the next morning.
Rice was steaming on the small stove. Zhou Jiani took out a tomato and an egg, made a small portion of tomato and egg soup, put in a handful of noodles, and added some pickled beans. This morning's meal was complete.
After eating and drinking, go out for a walk.
When grabbing red envelopes at around ten o'clock, someone responded to her request to buy something yesterday.
Red envelope: See the content on the withered vine!
Zhou Jiani waited quietly, and after a while the other party sent out the things they wanted to start the group.
[Super cheap canvas shoes for men and women, XX national old brand YYDS, their shoes have always been of very good quality, buy them without hesitation, promotional group price 39.9/pair (63 version full set 300, some papers are used and have annotations, please do not bid, 77 version full set 180, used without annotations and some rough edges, open at 3 pm, no red envelopes will be given within the qualification period, only this time)]
Zhou Jiani understood.
The other party has one set of 63 version and one set of 77 version, but they have both been used. However, the 77 version is not recorded in the above essay, and the user of the 63 version will have some thoughts and notes during the learning process.
Zhou Jiani didn't originally want to buy a brand new one, so it was great that she was able to buy one.
Sending a red envelope can open five groups. The group leader must have deliberately left one qualification empty for her to open a book.
Her phone didn't have an alarm, so Zhou Jiani kept checking the clock as it neared three o'clock. She was in the workshop at the time, so she found an excuse to go out and wait for the group to start.
The team leader was quite generous. He didn't even join the second group, but started a new one directly in his own group.
As soon as the link popped up, Zhou Jiani quickly clicked on it, purchased and paid swiftly, and got the two sets of books.
When I closed my palms, I realized I was still a little nervous.
There are only two sets, and there are tens of thousands of people here, so there's no guarantee that there won't be anyone interested.
But fortunately, she succeeded.
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