Early in the morning, Jiang Shiyue took Yangyang to see Director Chen and told him about finding a model. Director Chen said he would be responsible for this matter.
Jiang Shiyue didn't bother to be polite with Director Chen. He must have been incredibly popular in the factory to be the director. Finding a designer who could draw was difficult, but finding workers of all shapes and sizes wasn't.
"Director Chen, I have something else I want to trouble you with."
"you say."
"I want some saltpeter."
Director Chen wondered, "What do you want that for?"
"Do a little experiment with your child."
Director Chen thought for a moment and wrote down an address for Jiang Shiyue. "Go to this place and find my brother Chen Guohua. He's a small cadre at the chemical plant and should be able to help you."
**
Jiang Shiyue took Yangyang to the department store and bought two sets of clothes, some fruit and snacks. Then she went to find Chen Guohua with cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea.
When Jiang Shiyue heard the switchboard room calling Chen Guohua, she realized that Director Chen was really humble.
"Small cadre" Chen Guohua is the director of the production workshop of a large chemical plant.
The two brothers Chen Guohua and Chen Guojun have similar personalities and are quite down-to-earth.
When Jiang Shiyue left, a sack of saltpeter was tied to the back seat of his bicycle.
Back at the guesthouse, Jiang Shiyue filled the wash basin halfway with water, found a large iron bowl, filled it with clean water, placed it in the wash basin, and then poured the saltpeter into the wash basin.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked to the square table, and patted Yangyang's head, "Yangyang, we'll have ice cream to eat soon!"
Yangyang took Jiang Shiyue's hand away, "Dirty!"
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
He pinched his waist and scolded him with a smile: "You little bastard! How dare you despise your mother!"
Yangyang naturally wouldn't respond to her.
Jiang Shiyue washed her hands and cut a piece of watermelon, which the mother and son shared.
After lunch, Jiang Shiyue taught Yangyang to read and write as usual, and still taught whatever he thought of.
Often, they are talking about how the Great Wall was built one second, and the next second they are telling Yangyang that the beautiful country threw two eggs and what is needed to make those two eggs.
Jiang Shiyue spoke casually, but Yangyang listened very carefully, and even asked a few questions in return occasionally.
This kind of interaction has never happened before.
Chen Shanhe never got it.
Jiang Shiyue knew very well that Yangyang was slowly accepting her and slowly returning to this world, so she guided him more carefully.
Seeing Yangyang start to yawn, I forced him to take a nap.
The saltpeter dissolved in water continuously absorbed heat, making the small room much cooler and sleeping no longer so difficult.
Ice has formed in the wash basin, and the bowl in the basin is still cooling down.
Jiang Shiyue yawned and thought that when he woke up, there would be shaved ice to eat.
Sure enough, when Jiang Shiyue woke up, ice had formed in the bowl, and a thick layer of white frost had formed on the ice in the washbasin.
Jiang Shiyue found a thin piece of iron to scrape off the white frost. The advantage of potassium nitrate is that it can be recycled repeatedly.
She took the whole block of ice out of the basin and placed it in a large basin for washing clothes. Then she filled the washbasin with water and added saltpeter to make another basin of ice.
Jiang Shiyue took out the ice from the big bowl, wrapped it in a newly bought cage cloth and smashed it.
Yangyang heard the noise, rubbed his eyes and came out to see what was going on.
Jiang Shiyue held a large bowl of crushed ice and called Yangyang, "Yangyang, sit down quickly. I'll treat you to something delicious."
Yangyang hesitated for a moment, then sat down at the table politely.
Jiang Shiyue hummed a little tune that was not yet popular. She sprinkled chopped fruit, candied red beans, crushed peanuts, and white sugar on the crushed ice, stirred it, and handed it to Yangyang along with a spoon. "Try it."
Watching Yangyang put the ice porridge into his mouth, he asked him eagerly: "How is it? Is it delicious?"
Yangyang nodded slowly under Jiang Shiyue's earnest gaze.
Jiang Shiyue jumped three feet high with joy, made a "yeah" sign to Yangyang, and then made a bowl for herself.
Compared with the ice porridge made decades later, which can be added with milk and chocolate and many other toppings, the ice porridge made by Jiang Shiyue is a bit shabby.
But, by the standards of 1978, it was luxurious enough.
After get off work in the evening, Liu Yuanyuan, Qin Panpan and Lu Cuilan all came over.
The three women each had a bowl of ice porridge.
"Wow! It's so delicious! I've never eaten such delicious ice in my life!" Liu Yuanyuan's eyes widened.
Qin Panpan freed one hand and poked Liu Yuanyuan's forehead with her index finger. "How old are you and you're still in this life?" Then she sighed, "Don't even mention you. I've never tasted such delicious ice cream even though I'm several years older than you!"
Liu Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, "Sister Yueyue, you are amazing!"
"Yes! Shiyue is so young, smart, good at tailoring clothes, and pretty!" Lu Cuilan put the ice porridge on the table and praised Jiang Shiyue.
Liu Yuanyuan noticed Lu Cuilan's actions and asked her, "Sister Lu, why did you put down such delicious ice cream? It will melt and become unpalatable soon."
"I...I'm having my period, I can't eat cold food."
"Ah! That's such a pity." Liu Yuanyuan licked her lips. "Such delicious ice porridge can't be wasted! Sister Cui, please let me have it!"
Lu Cuilan exclaimed "Ah!", looked at Liu Yuanyuan's eager face, and nodded slowly.
"Thank you, Sister Cui." Liu Yuanyuan thanked her and reached out to take Lu Cuilan's ice bowl.
Bang!
Qin Panpan slapped the back of Liu Yuanyuan's hand and said, "Eat, eat, eat! Girls can't eat so much ice. This bowl is enough for you!"
Liu Yuanyuan covered her reddened hands and said, "We don't eat it often! Besides, Cui Jie doesn't eat it either. It would be such a waste if it just melted."
Qin Panpan rolled her eyes and poked Liu Yuanyuan's forehead with her index finger. "You say you're smart, but sometimes you're just as stupid. Even if my senior sister doesn't want to eat, there's still Shuisheng, right? How dare you snatch food from a child?"
Liu Yuanyuan exclaimed, "Ah!" and touched her forehead embarrassedly, "I didn't think that much!"
Jiang Shiyue immediately understood that Lu Cuilan's claim of having her period was just an excuse. Aren't all mothers like this? When they eat something delicious, they always think of their children first.
She pushed the ice bowl back in front of Lu Cuilan and said, "Sister Lan, why don't you try some? It'll be cooler. Don't worry, I have plenty of ice here right now. Bring some back for Shuisheng when you go home."
Lu Cuilan thanked him and then picked up the spoon.
After eating ice cream, the four of them started drawing.
The three of them had already collected enough model samples during the day and could now basically sort out the sizes of each size.
To be on the safe side, they altered a set of work clothes for each number.
Jiang Shiyue, as one of the models, tried it on first.
"Wow!" Liu Yuanyuan circled around Jiang Shiyue. "This ordinary work uniform looks completely different once it's changed."
If she hadn't participated in the entire design process, no one would have believed that this was a pair of jeans made from work cloth.
Qin Panpan also nodded. "It seems that the size is no problem. The rest needs to be remade after it fades. Otherwise, it will be difficult to repair the uneven fading."
Lu Cuilan shook her head. "Fading is easy. If you want to alter clothes in large quantities, I'm afraid you'll encounter even greater resistance!"
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