121: Make a pair of new shoes for my little girl
"Just say it!" Jia Song shook the reins and drove the carriage away. As he left, he turned back and shouted, "By the way, go to the office later to get the work clothes. I promised Xiaoye that you three will get some. Don't forget."
"Okay, okay!" Yu Jiahui agreed happily.
After Yu Xiaoye returned home, she did not tell her father that she had beaten Wu Yanping at the field office, for fear that her father would worry.
She put away the things she bought, poured lamp oil into the lantern, poured half of the soy sauce and vinegar into the space yacht, and put the rest in the kitchen. The clay pot and enamel washbasin were left in the small earthen house.
Everything that can be displayed in public should be displayed in public, and try to make this house look like a place where normal people live, so that you don’t have to worry about others suddenly visiting.
After finishing all this, the father and son went to the office to get their work clothes.
A set of blue work clothes and trousers, for both men and women, just like the school uniforms of later generations, all of them were too big. Yu Xiaoye deliberately picked the smallest size, but it still felt empty when he put it on, like he was wearing a costume.
On the contrary, Yu Jiahui, who is tall and strong, chose the largest size, but it still looked a bit short.
They only have Xu Ying's size, and it looks neither too big nor too small, so it should be a good fit.
In addition to work clothes, I also received three pairs of white cotton gloves.
I have to say that the treatment at the Corps Farm is really good. Not only do they receive wages, but they also provide clothes and gloves. It is much better than the production team in their hometown.
The father and son received clothes and gloves and returned home happily.
Yu Xiaoye took a basin to the river and washed the three sets of work clothes with clean water to remove the dust. New clothes still need to be washed, especially in this era when hygiene is not very strict, so they need to be washed before wearing.
After washing, hang them on the fence to dry.
At noon, Lao Pu came back from the fields to get lunch, and Yu Xiaoye took the money and grilled fish to the canteen to find Lao Pu.
I first paid back four dollars to Lao Pu, which was the money I asked him to buy pots, pans, and utensils yesterday.
Give Lao Pu another 1.1 cent to buy firewood.
He also gave Lao Pu four grilled fish for his two brothers to eat.
In addition, Yu Xiaoye gave Lao Pu two pieces of fruit candy for him to eat.
Lao Pu was so happy that he was beaming with joy. It was so heartwarming to be treated with filial piety.
"Xiao Ye, be good and keep the candy for yourself. I have bad teeth and it hurts when I eat candy."
"Then bring it to my Aunt Jinhua to eat."
"Hahahaha, alright then, I'll bring it to your aunt. I'm sure your aunt will be very happy. The candy Xiaoye gave must be very sweet."
Lao Pu put the two fruit candies into his pocket and left.
Lao Pu brought the meal to the field and gave the two pieces of candy to Sai Jinhua, saying that they were given by the little wild girl.
Sai Jinhua was so happy when she got the candy that she couldn't stop smiling.
Two pieces of fruit candy are nothing to them, but what is precious is the thoughtfulness.
Sai Jinhua immediately discussed with Lao Pu to make a pair of new shoes for Xiaoye. Seeing that Xiaoye was wearing a pair of tattered old cotton shoes, it was a bad weather and he should be careful not to hurt his feet.
Lao Pu immediately gave an idea and said that they should make a pair of shoes with red uppers, because the little girl must wear red to look good and festive.
Sai Jinhua said that she happened to have a piece of red corduroy fabric and would make it when she got home in the evening. She asked Lao Pu to measure the length of Xiaoye's feet when he returned.
The foot doesn't look big, probably a size 36 shoe.
Lao Pu agreed to everything. After the farmers and workers finished their meal, Lao Pu took the lunch bucket back and headed towards the Ninth Company to meet the two brothers. He bought a bundle of firewood from them, gave the four grilled fish to the brothers, and then returned to the Eighth Company with the firewood.
After handing the firewood to Yu Xiaoye, Lao Pu took a piece of grass and asked Yu Xiaoye to take off his shoes.
Yu Xiaoye didn't understand what was going on and took off one of his shoes.
Lao Pu squatted down, used hay to measure Xiaoye's feet, and told her:
"Your aunt said that she has a piece of suitable shoe upper fabric at home and wants to make you a new pair of shoes."
Yu Xiaoye quickly retracted his foot and said:
"Uncle, no need, my shoes are still wearable."
Lao Pu had already measured the length of his feet, broke the hay, stood up and said:
"Aren't these winter cotton shoes? They're too hot to wear in this weather."
Yu Xiaoye chuckled and said proudly:
"Uncle, you may not know this, but I've already taken out the cotton inside. Now there's almost no cotton inside, so it's not really a cotton shoe, so you can still wear it. I think the straw sandals people make with corn husks are pretty good too. I'm going to learn how to weave them these two days so I can make a pair myself."
But Lao Pu's nose felt sore and he said:
"My daughter, we don't want to wear straw sandals. They rub our feet. So ask your aunt to make you a new pair of cloth shoes. They will be ready soon, and you will have new shoes to wear soon."
Yu Xiaoye didn't know what to say, and was very moved:
"Uncle, it's okay. My dad will get his salary soon. When he gets it, we'll buy some cloth to make new shoes."
"You should let your aunt do it for you. It's still early for your dad to get his salary!"
Yu Xiaoye knew that he couldn't win over the old couple, so he stopped refusing and said:
"Then I would like to thank my Aunt Jinhua first."
After Yu Xiaoye returned home, she told Sai Jinhua and Lao Pu about making new shoes for her, and she couldn't help but sigh:
"Dad, why are Uncle Pu and Aunt Jinhua so nice to me? I feel a little embarrassed. I don't have anything to repay them with. What do you think we should do?"
Yu Jiahui couldn't help but worry and told his daughter:
"Xiao Ye, don't let yourself be bribed by a little benefit offered by others. You are your mother's and mine, not someone else's. Remember this, okay? They must want to bribe you with some benefits, but they are daydreaming! If that couple wants to snatch my daughter from me, I will fight them head-on!"
Yu Xiaoye was speechless:
"Dad, am I someone who can be bought with a new pair of shoes?"
"That's not the case. No matter how good someone is to you, you can't just accept them as your parents! Do you hear me?!"
"I heard it, I heard it,
I only have one father, and I only have one mother—"
"Yeah, that's right!"
Yu Jiahui still felt a little melancholy inside. Raising a daughter was really stressful.
Not only does he have to worry about his daughter being kidnapped by some bad boy, but he also has to be on guard against someone trying to snatch his daughter away from him.
Tsk tsk——
This world is so (damn) dangerous!
In the afternoon, the company's farm workers finished work early and lined up at the office to receive their work clothes.
The whole company was overjoyed again.
Work clothes are a welfare provided by the company. They are given for free, so you should refuse them.
Some people dress more frugally, wearing out a set of work clothes every two years. They save one set for their family or sell it.
Anyway, the work clothes didn't have any special markings on them; they were just ordinary clothes. Clothes made of this kind of fabric could fetch six or seven yuan a set on the black market, which was a good income.
There are also those labor protection cotton gloves, two pairs are distributed every year. If you save enough, you can even take the gloves apart and knit a sweater.
When Xu Ying returned home, Yu Xiaoye gave her the work clothes that had been washed and dried. She tried them on and found them to be surprisingly close-fitting, better than either her father or her father's clothes.
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