133: Director Ma’s sewing machine
Yu Xiaoye had no idea that Wu Yanping lived in the same dormitory with them, so when she saw Wu Yanping after entering the room, she was stunned for a moment.
Wu Yanping was even more exaggerated. When he saw Yu Xiaoye, his cheeks twitched slightly and his whole body trembled, as if it was a conditioned reflex.
Then, he turned around and ran!
Like a gopher, he scurried back into his quilt.
Everyone was stunned.
Hey, how come Wu Yanping, who has always been arrogant and domineering, is afraid of such a cute little girl?
Is it their illusion?
Seeing this, Rao Li and others all laughed silently.
The female educated youth surrounded Yu Xiaoye and sat on the kang. They took out the delicious food they had collected as if they were coaxing a child. Rao Li gave her a handful of milk candies, Li Shulan gave her two pieces of peach cakes, and someone generously gave her a bottle of canned peaches, someone gave her dried meat, and someone gave her a brand new handkerchief.
Yu Xiaoye looked at the things piled in front of him, shook his head, and refused to take them.
Oh my god, is this acceptable?
You should be grateful for what you receive and you should be grateful for what you receive. If you accept these things, don’t you have to alter the clothes for them?
She spent an entire night altering the dress she was wearing, staying up late to finish it.
How long will it take her to alter this pile of clothes?
Is it easy to sew stitch by stitch?
So I would never accept those gifts!
The female educated youth were surprised to see that she was unmoved. They were all very surprised that the delicious food that they usually couldn't afford to eat could not impress this little girl.
Logically speaking, a girl from the countryside shouldn't be able to eat these delicious foods, right?
Why is there no reaction at all? You don’t even want it for free?
Yu Xiaoye didn't want to offend anyone, so he said with a smile:
"Sisters, how about I just teach you how to cut and you can sew it yourself?"
Li Shulan stood close to Yu Xiaoye, holding Yu Xiaoye's hand and said:
"But none of us have hands as deft as yours, and we can't sew well. Why don't you help me sew?"
Yu Xiaoye: “——” So, since I’m dexterous, I should do needlework for you?
Oh my god, you really don’t treat me as an outsider!
Rao Li saw that Yu Xiaoye was not someone who could be easily fooled, and suddenly guessed Yu Xiaoye's dilemma, and said:
"Xiao Ye, you just need to help us cut it. After it's cut, we can take it to Director Ma's house and sew it with Director Ma's sewing machine. You don't have to sew it by hand."
"Yes, yes, Director Ma has a sewing machine at home. You can help us sew with it. Do you know how to operate a sewing machine?"
Yu Xiaoye's eyes lit up:
"Who is Director Ma? Does she have a sewing machine at home?!"
"Director Ma, you don't even know her. She is Ma Guilan, the women's director of our company."
"Oh, if you say the director of women's affairs, I'll know."
Yu Xiaoye knew that there was a women's director in the company. He had met her several times. She was in her thirties and looked like a cadre. But he didn't know her last name was Ma, and he didn't know that Director Ma actually had a sewing machine at home!
This is really rare.
You know, even the Ninth Company next door doesn’t have big things like sewing machines!
Their Eighth Company is indeed a large company!
When Yu Xiaoye heard that he had to borrow a sewing machine from Director Ma's house, he changed his mind and decided to go to Director Ma's house to take a look.
In her past and present lives, she had never known how to use a sewing machine, but after experiencing the fear of staying up late to alter clothes stitch by stitch, she knew the benefits of a sewing machine and finally understood why it was one of the three major items for weddings in the 1970s.
It makes sense.
She also wants to learn how to use a sewing machine.
Once I learn it, it will be convenient to do needlework in the future. Although I can't afford such a big item for the time being, I will be able to afford it in the future!
So, a group of girls went out again, holding umbrellas, carrying clothes and balls of sewing thread.
Before leaving, Yu Xiaoye packed up all the gifts that had been spread out in front of her.
Don’t miss it.
Director Ma’s house is not far away, just a few rooms away, in the room at the very end of the female dormitory.
She lives in an entire dormitory by herself.
This is not because she is a company cadre and therefore has privileges, but because her husband and son come back occasionally.
Director Ma's husband is the principal of the primary school at the branch farm headquarters, and her two sons also go to primary school with their father at the farm headquarters. There is no formal school in the company, only a literacy class that teaches the children in the company Chinese and arithmetic, which is not formal at all.
If you want to receive a real education, you have to go to the school on the site.
If Director Ma is free, she will occasionally go to the site to reunite with her husband and children.
If my husband and children have time, they will come to the company and stay for a day or two, so this female dormitory on the side is reserved for them as a family.
If a female comrade occasionally came to the company, she would be temporarily arranged to stay at Director Ma's home, and Director Ma would be responsible for the reception.
When we arrived at Director Ma's house, she was indeed very friendly. Seeing that the girls had come, she did not feel annoyed and generously lifted the blue cloth covering the sewing machine and let the girls use her sewing machine.
The girls pressed Yu Xiaoye in front of the sewing machine.
Yu Xiaoye stared at the Phoenix brand sewing machine, with a bright yellow phoenix on the black machine head.
So beautiful——
If only she had a sewing machine so she could make her own clothes!
Yu Xiaoye couldn't help but feel longing.
Rao Li first handed the trousers she had cut to Yu Xiaoye and said:
"Xiao Ye, can you help me sew my pants first?"
Yu Xiaoye was silent for a moment, then said quietly:
"I—can't use a sewing machine—"
Yu Xiaoye raised her head timidly. The female educated youth were not disappointed when they heard that she didn't know how to use a sewing machine. Perhaps they had guessed in advance that this country girl had never used a sewing machine.
Director Ma walked by with a smile on his face
Come:
"You don't know how to use it? Let me teach you. It's very simple. First, put the thread in place and press it with your foot. The needle will move. Let me show you."
Yu Xiaoye quickly stood up and gave up his seat.
Director Ma sat down, found a piece of cloth, and started sewing on it.
When the other girls saw it, they all thought, how simple!
They were all eager to give it a try, but when they tried to step on it, either their feet or their hands were out of control.
Or the cloth in your hand is out of control.
There were all kinds of problems and I almost got my hands stuck.
Only Yu Xiaoye was a little uncoordinated at first, but after going through the stitches twice, he was able to control his hands and feet freely and sew wherever he wanted.
See, it’s not as difficult as she imagined!
Yu Xiaoye immediately grabbed the pants that Rao Li had cut, measured her leg circumference, and then started sewing on the sewing machine.
Smooth as flowing water!
Wow, this sewing machine is so useful!
What would have taken her at least ten minutes to sew by hand, she could finish in just one minute using a sewing machine.
If you're skilled, it won't even take a minute.
Everyone gathered around her and was amazed to see how quickly she learned. They really wondered if she was just pretending and pretending that she didn't know how to use the sewing machine.
Otherwise, how could you learn so quickly?
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