The mainstream clothing colors in 1978 were National Defense Green and Ant Blue.
National Defense Green refers to the Type 65 military uniform, and Blue Ant refers to the blue work clothes commonly worn by workers.
Women's clothing has slightly more colors, and they are also loose and large.
Wang Hong's disdain and doubt were written directly on her face. Jiang Shiyue saw it and didn't bother to explain to her. She said bluntly: "Just tell me if it can be modified? As long as you can modify it, I can sell it. Instead of thinking about those messy things, you should think about when I can compensate you for your bicycle."
Wang Hong: “…”
Jiang Shiyue was pinching her vital point, and seeing that she looked confident, Wang Hong didn't say anything more even though she disagreed in her heart. She carefully studied the sketch drawn by Jiang Shiyue.
The suit was easy to alter, not too much, just a little slimmer, especially around the waist. The straight-cut blazer had a good chunk cut off.
Wang Hong had never seen bell-bottom pants before, and Jiang Shiyue's sketch didn't include any measurements. She looked at it again and again but couldn't find a place to start.
Jiang Shiyue thought about it and explained to Wang Hong the characteristics of bell-bottom pants: low waist and short crotch, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, flaring out in a bell-like shape below the knees.
"Tighten the hip area of these pants..." Jiang Shiyue said while gesturing.
Wang Hong started to do it half-knowingly.
It wasn't until the evening that I finally finished altering these two sets of clothes.
Jiang Shiyue tried on Wang Hong's newly altered clothes, turned around twice on the ground, and asked her, "How do you like it? Does it look good?"
Wang Hong nodded involuntarily, unable to say anything against her will.
Putting aside subjective likes and dislikes, Jiang Shiyue is indeed very beautiful, with big black eyes, red lips and white teeth, skin as white and tender as a peeled hard-boiled egg, and a thin waist and long legs.
Wearing this altered clothes, I look thinner and taller.
Although Wang Hong felt that the clothes were not decent enough, she had to admit that they looked good and made people look tall and thin.
Because Jiang Shiyue was going to sell clothes outside, the size was loosened a bit to suit her figure, and it was still a little bit loose, otherwise it might look better.
Jiang Shiyue took out two yuan and handed it to Wang Hong, while flattering her: "Sister-in-law, you are really good at needlework! The clothes you altered will definitely sell well! Look at the stitches, they are almost as straight and dense as the threads of a sewing machine."
Jiang Shiyue had left, but Wang Hong was still staring at the money in her hand, feeling that it was a little unreal.
Did she really pay?
Only two dollars a day?
Liu Da’s monthly allowance is only 42 yuan.
This money is too easy to make, right?!
For the next five days, Jiang Shiyue spent most of her time at Da Liu's house altering clothes.
Wang Hong tasted the sweetness of making money and was no longer so averse to "indecent" clothes, since she was not allowed to wear them anyway.
He became more and more skilled in altering clothes, and by working overtime from dawn to dusk, he could alter up to four sets of clothes a day.
During these six days, the two of them altered a total of six sets of long-sleeved clothes and ten summer clothes, two of which were dresses.
After paying Wang Hong the modification fee of eleven dollars, Jiang Shiyue was left with only twenty-four cents.
It’s because Wang Hong charged a little less, otherwise Jiang Shiyue would really have to buy on credit.
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In the blink of an eye, it was time to go to the city again.
Jiang Shiyue packed the altered clothes in a backpack, took Yangyang by the hand, and took the bus to the city.
Zhang Shufen was also in the car. When she saw Jiang Shiyue, she snorted heavily and turned her head away.
Jiang Shiyue didn't bother to pay attention to her. She lowered her head and talked to Yangyang to relieve his tension.
Yangyang still resists going out. In fact, he not only resists going out, but also resists anything that disrupts his daily routine.
Even Chen Shanhe was surprised that Yangyang was surprisingly tolerant of Jiang Shiyue.
Even when Jiang Shiyue dragged him out while he was reading, he was clearly on the verge of exploding, but in the end he still followed her reluctantly.
"Yangyang, you are awesome! I told you I would reward you if you perform well. Let's go buy some math books later, okay?" Jiang Siyue said that but felt something was wrong.
After thinking about it carefully, it was just as unkind as those elders in my previous life who gave children five-year three-model exams on their birthdays. So I changed my words and said, "Let's go to a restaurant."
Zhang Shufen became even angrier when she saw that Jiang Shiyue didn't even look at her and heard that she wanted to go to a restaurant.
She had been waiting for Jiang Shiyue to apologize to her these past two days, but she didn't expect Jiang Shiyue to never come to her house once. Zhang Shufen was so angry that she couldn't eat for the past two days and she felt a little regretful.
What should I do if I can’t get any advantage after falling out with Jiang Shiyue? Jiang Shiyue has a lot of lady habits. Apart from not giving her clothes, she is quite generous in giving her other things.
Perhaps because the two public nuisances in the compound were in the car and seemed to be enemies, the other sisters-in-law were happy to watch the fun and no one said anything.
Zhang Sufen wanted to reconcile with Jiang Shiyue, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She rolled her eyes and turned around to chat with her sister-in-law behind her.
Since Zhang Sufen and Jiang Shiyue are known as the two public nuisances in the compound, one can imagine how unpopular they are. Even so, there is no sister-in-law sitting next to them.
"Sister-in-law Hui'er, do you know why the fruit tree you planted against the wall died? It wasn't because of the incompatibility with the climate and soil." Zhang Sufen only finished speaking, then glanced in Jiang Shiyue's direction.
The meaning is self-evident.
Zhang Huihui glared at Jiang Shiyue when she heard this. She had wanted to eat plums from her hometown, so she picked a drought-resistant variety and moved it here. Unexpectedly, the plum tree, which had clearly recovered, died again within a few days. She had always assumed that the plum tree was not acclimatized to the climate.
Judging from what Zhang Sufen said, she was afraid that it was Jiang Shiyue's doing again.
Jiang Shiyue was afraid that Yangyang would get carsick, so she stuffed a piece of plum candy into his mouth, patted him on the back soothingly, and then turned to look at Zhang Sufen.
Zhang Sufen crossed her legs and when she saw Jiang Shiyue looking at her, she raised her eyebrows smugly, with a look that said, "If you beg me, I won't say anything!"
Jiang Shiyue chuckled and cursed, "Idiot!"
Zhang Sufen suddenly lowered her legs and glared at Jiang Shiyue, "Are you scolding me?"
"If you want, I can beat you up. See if I can knock the water out of your head! Why do you only say half of the sentence? If it's not acclimatization, then what is it? Why don't you say it in full!" Jiang Shiyue retorted rudely.
It was clearly a case of two people colluding to commit suicide, so how did it become her handle? Zhang Sufen's brain is really full of stinky ditch water.
Zhang Sufen: “…”
Jiang Shiyue used to be most afraid of speaking out about this, so why isn't she afraid this time?!
Zhang Sufen saw that all the sisters-in-law in the car were looking at her, and she felt a little regretful and more puzzled.
What happened to Jiang Shiyue? Why is her behavior so different from before?!
Seeing that Zhang Sufen didn't say anything, Jiang Shiyue gritted her teeth and spoke out, "There was a period of time in early summer last year when the roof of the public toilet leaked. As a result, it rained one day and water came in. Maggots were crawling everywhere..."
Jiang Shiyue felt a little nauseous as she spoke. She had originally thought that stealing was the most shameful "black history" of the original owner, but when she came across this smelly memory, she felt like vomiting out the overnight meal at any second.
No wonder Zhang Sufen dared to threaten her with this matter.
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