Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia came over after dinner. Shen Qinghe put down the scissors in her hand and asked them to sit down.
The two looked at Shen Qinghe with bright eyes.
Shen Qinghe asked directly, "Second sister-in-law, Third sister-in-law, can you make clothes?"
Liu Hongmei shook her head. "I've never done that." She said embarrassedly, "To be honest, I've never seen a sewing machine before. It was only after I saw you using it that I knew what a sewing machine looked like."
Chen Fenxia was in a similar situation. She was luckier than Liu Hongmei because her neighbor aunt had a sewing machine, but she treasured it very much and would not let outsiders touch it or even see it.
It was also by chance that her aunt's family was not at home one day and the door of her house was closed for a day.
Chen Fenxia felt something was wrong, so she leaned over to the window and called for help. Then she saw her aunt lying on the kang, looking like she was sick.
She climbed in through the window and touched her aunt's forehead, only to find that her aunt had a fever and was unconscious.
She climbed out of the window again, closed it, and ran directly to find the village barefoot doctor to come and see her.
The barefoot doctor said that if she hadn't called for help in time, her brain would have been burned out.
Since then, the aunt was very grateful to Chen Fenxia and even taught her how to operate a sewing machine.
But after marrying Jiang Chunlai, she never touched a sewing machine again.
When Shen Qinghe asked, she hesitated whether to say she could or she couldn't.
"Third sister-in-law, do you know how to do it?" Shen Qinghe asked when she saw Chen Fenxia didn't say anything.
Liu Hongmei also looked at Chen Fenxia.
Chen Fenxia smiled sheepishly, "I haven't touched a sewing machine for six or seven years. I don't know if I still know how to sew."
"This is simple. You'll know if you try it." Shen Qinghe found a piece of scrap cloth and asked Chen Fenxia to try running the line.
Chen Fenxia glanced at Shen Qinghe, took the cloth, and sat in front of the sewing machine. At the beginning, the thread ran crooked, but after a few minutes she got her feel for it and the thread ran straight and even.
"Fenxia, you are so amazing. You can even do this." Liu Hongmei said enviously.
Chen Fenxia smiled and said, "My mother's family was also poor. My neighbor had a sewing machine, so I learned from him. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to do it."
"It's a pity that my neighbors are as poor as my family." Liu Hongmei said with regret.
Chen Fenxia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "After all, only a few people can afford to buy a sewing machine. What's so regrettable about this?"
Liu Hongmei nodded, but she was very envious.
She knew that Chen Fenxia was dexterous, but she didn't expect her to be so dexterous that she could even operate a sewing machine.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to learn?" Shen Qinghe asked with a smile when she saw Liu Hongmei looking at the sewing machine with longing.
Liu Hongmei's eyes lit up and she hesitated, "Can I learn it?"
"Of course!" Shen Qinghe said with a smile, "I want to talk to you about this. If you can operate a sewing machine, you can follow me to make clothes in the future, and you don't have to take risks in the black market.
Of course, if you don’t have much to live on, you can also go to the black market.”
Luo Aixiang and Wang Guimei are very helpful. They are receiving more and more orders, and she can only delay delivery by herself.
It would be better to teach Chen Fenxia and Liu Hongmei and let them help her make clothes.
Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia looked at each other and felt like they were struck by a big pie.
Can they make clothes like my younger siblings? !
Shen Qinghe pulled the two of them to sit in the main hall and said solemnly, "You can consider it. Don't think that you are embarrassed to reject me just because you are my sister-in-law. This matter also depends on your own wishes."
"Of course we do!"
Liu Jingmei and Chen Fenxia said in unison.
After saying this, both of them blushed in embarrassment.
Shen Qinghe smiled and said, "As long as you are willing, I will teach you. It's still the old rules. You still have to go to work. You can only make clothes. The commission is one yuan per piece of clothing. You can make as many as you can, and the income is calculated by piecework.
I will get two more sewing machines later. All costs will be mine and you will earn the commission."
When Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia heard about piece-rate income for the first time, they understood it after thinking about it. It was just like selling crocheted flower arrangements, they made money from each piece sold.
"Then can I still sell crocheted flowers?" Liu Hongmei asked in a low voice.
Now the crocheted flowers she sells have become famous and many people come to buy them. She doesn't want to lose this business.
"Of course you can." Shen Qinghe smiled, "As long as you are quick, you can crochet several flowers in an hour. If you crochet for an hour every day, it will be enough for you to sell them on the black market once a week."
Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia were both very happy as they had an extra source of income.
Shen Qinghe found a lot of scraps of cloth and asked Chen Fenxia to teach Liu Hongmei how to operate the sewing machine while she went to the main room to cut clothes.
After being busy for a while, I remembered that Jiang Chunlin had not come back yet.
He raised his wrist to check the time and found that more than an hour had passed since he got off work.
She wasn't worried that anything would happen to Jiang Chunlin. With his skills, not many people could beat him. He was probably working overtime.
She didn't think much about it and continued with the work at hand.
Chen Fenxia taught for almost an hour and Liu Hongmei finally learned it. Her face was red with excitement.
Shen Qinghe looked outside. It was almost dark, so she lit the kerosene lamp.
He said to the two of them, "Second sister-in-law, Third sister-in-law, stop here today. Come over tomorrow after work to help me make clothes."
"Can you get two sewing machines tomorrow?" Liu Jingmei asked in surprise.
Shen Qinghe smiled and said, "I'm not a god, how can I do that? It will take a few days to learn. Let my third sister-in-law teach you how to make clothes tomorrow night, and you watch her do it.
You have just learned how to use a sewing machine, so I don’t think you can make clothes right away. Let your sister-in-law teach you. When you learn, I will be able to buy you a sewing machine, and then you can start making clothes right away.”
Liu Hongmei nodded, "I will definitely study hard!"
"My second sister-in-law is not stupid, she just has never touched a sewing machine." Chen Fenxia said with a smile.
Liu Hongmei glanced at Chen Fenxia and said coquettishly, "Just cover for me. I know whether I am stupid or not."
Many times, if Chen Fenxia had not been quick enough to grab her in time, the sewing machine needle would have made holes in her fingers.
Chen Fenxia pursed her lips and smiled, "Anyway, you're not stupid."
After Liu Hongmei and Chen Fenxia left, Shen Qinghe continued to tailor clothes. She cut off the defective parts of the cloth bought from Guanghua Garment Factory. She was so busy that she forgot to check the time.
When I remembered, it was already ten o'clock.
Jiang Chunlin hasn't come back yet.
Shen Qinghe frowned. Jiang Chunlin had never come back so late. Did something happen?
Thinking of this, she took a flashlight and prepared to ride her bike to the factory to look for someone.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Jiang Chunlin coming back on a bicycle.
He reeked of alcohol and his face was red.
"Why did you drink so much? Are you in a bad mood?" Shen Qinghe took a towel to wipe Jiang Chunlin's face.
Jiang Chunlin grabbed Shen Qinghe's hand, and with some force, he held her and made her sit on his lap.
He looked at Shen Qinghe with bright eyes, "Qinghe, I'll negotiate a deal for you!"
"You want to talk to me about business? What business?" Shen Qinghe put her arms around Jiang Chunlin's neck and looked down at him in surprise.
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