After Lu Xia came out, he went straight to the black market. When he arrived there, he saw an acquaintance waiting there. It was the same person as before. He learned from the boss Jin Ming that his name was Fanzi.
Fanzi was very happy to see her coming and whispered: "Big sister, you are here, everything is prepared for you."
Then he took Lu Xia to the next alley and took out two large bags of things he had prepared.
"Five cans of malted milk, five pounds of brown sugar, and ten pounds of cotton."
Malted milk and brown sugar were fine, and Lu Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing so much cotton.
She tried to mention it yesterday, but she didn't expect that they really prepared so much!
When she knew that she was going to the countryside in Northeast China, she planned to prepare more cotton to make thick clothes.
She probably wouldn't let Mother Lu prepare these things for her, so she had to figure it out on her own. Now that she had enough cotton, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there was a lot of cotton, it was also expensive. Together with malted milk and brown sugar, it cost her a lot of money. But she was still very happy.
After giving the money to Fanzi, Lu Xia quietly asked: "By the way, can you get a watch?"
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When Fanzi heard her ask this, he said directly: "Sure, if you want the watch directly, you have to wait a few days. If it's a watch ticket, the boss has it now."
Lu Xia nodded directly, "Then give me a watch ticket, I'll come get it tomorrow."
"OK!"
After making an appointment with Fanzi, Lu Xia took the things and left, put the malted milk and brown sugar into the space, and went to the nearby state-owned tailor shop with the cotton and the cloth bought yesterday.
She didn't know how to make clothes herself. Logically, she could make them when she got to the countryside, but it wouldn't be good to just take out so much cotton and cloth at that time. It would be better to make them in advance.
After arriving at the tailor shop, the old tailor looked at her things, listened to her request, and then glanced at her, probably thinking it was strange that she was making a cotton-padded jacket in the middle of summer.
Lu Xia explained with a smile, "I'm also going to the countryside in Northeast China, where it's very cold in the winter, so please make it thicker for me."
The old tailor understood and said, "You can make three or four cotton-padded jackets with this cotton!"
Lu Xia thought about it and said, "Then make three sets, one thickest, one medium, and one padded jacket. The same goes for cotton pants. If there are any leftovers, can we make cotton shoes?"
The old tailor looked at her and said, "Okay, it just takes some time."
Lu Xia nodded, "Okay, then make another pair of cotton shoes. If there is still enough cotton, then make two pairs. Just finish them within ten days."
When the old tailor heard that there was still so much time, he agreed. He took her to measure her size, paid a deposit, and got an invoice before he agreed on a time to pick up the goods.
After Lu Xia left the state-owned tailor shop, she couldn't help but feel lucky that she had thought of this. The labor cost for making so many things was only 12 yuan, which was really cheap!
But now all the cotton and cloth she had prepared were used up.
She didn't need the cotton anymore, since Lu's mother agreed to give her two quilts, so she didn't need to buy another one. It would be a waste if she didn't use it. But the cloth for making clothes was gone, fortunately she bought two sets of ready-made clothes in advance.
As for cloth coupons, they will not be used for the time being.
Then she went to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there was anything missing, and then she saw toilet paper.
Suddenly she remembered what she was still missing. Yes, she hadn’t bought the toilet paper yet.
Sanitary napkins are hard to come by these days. You have to go to overseas Chinese stores to buy them, and you need foreign exchange bills. She doesn't have that, so she can only buy more toilet paper.
As far as I remember, although the original owner was almost 18 years old, her menstruation had only started for a year, which was probably related to malnutrition.
Moreover, the menstrual period is irregular. Sometimes it comes once every two or three months, and it is very painful every time.
Her family was reluctant to give her good toilet paper and only used the worst quality toilet paper, which did not absorb water at all. She also did not dare to use it too much because if she used it too much, her mother would scold her for being wasteful. So she would only change the toilet paper when she really felt it was about to leak.
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