Today, Su Li did not get up early to exercise, but stayed in bed with the children and played for a while. Then she got up with the children and took out four sweaters from the cabinet full of children's clothes, two blue and two yellow. Except for Baoya's sweater with a cute green kitten head on his chest, the sweaters of the other three boys were all solid colors.
She took out four new sets of children's suits, also in low-key colors. The weather was cold, so she gave them thick socks to wear. Su Li didn't want to treat them badly in terms of clothing. It was the time for such young children to dress up cutely.
After washing up, she took out the papers and gave one to each of them, asking them to practice writing first. These few nights, while Su Li was writing manuscripts, the children practiced calligraphy. Now they can write their own names well. Chinese and Arabic numerals 1 to 10 are this morning's homework. Everyone has to write 10 times. After the arrangement, Su Li prepared today's breakfast.
She has been running around these past few days, and the firewood at home is almost gone, but it is enough to cook a meal this morning. Cooking in this weather is also a torture. The water in the well is icy cold, and her fingers were frozen and red when she was washing vegetables. It is like this now, and they will definitely be red and swollen in winter. Fortunately, Wang Hong's husband will bring two large coal stoves today.
Find time and ask someone to prepare the kang so that it can be heated when it gets cold.
I didn't make anything complicated this morning. I just cooked a pot of vegetable and rice porridge and five boiled eggs, heated up five steamed buns, and made a plate of cold shredded radish. The radish was crisp and delicious, and went well with the light porridge.
After breakfast, the sun gradually rose, making the courtyard warmer.
Su Li found a large mat, cut two pieces of cloth suitable for the children to wear, and took out the cotton wool from the east room, preparing to make winter clothes for the children.
Su Li was a designer by profession, so making a few sets of children's clothes was no big deal for her, but Su Li would not miss the opportunity to get closer to Xie's father and Xie Li. In fact, it didn't matter to Su Li whether they were close or not, but she hoped that her children would grow up in an atmosphere full of love.
Especially Tiedan and Baoya, the two children are too sensitive. Maybe they were hurt too deeply by their parents in the past, so they need more love to fill the gap.
"Tiedan, Huzi, go to grandma's house and call grandma and aunt over. Ask them to help mom make clothes. This way it will be quicker and we can have lunch at our house."
Shitou raised his head and asked, "Mom, can you curse?"
Su Li was upset. She didn't blame Shitou for asking this. Yuan Qi had asked Xie Qi for help in the same way before. He didn't provide her with food and even stood at the door and scolded her.
"Nonsense, mom doesn't know. Last time I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fabric for your grandparents, so it's just right for us to make it together. Come on, by the way, call your sisters over to play with you. When you come back, mom will bring you White Rabbit candies and big apples."
When Hu Zi heard that there was food to eat, he pulled Tie Dan and ran out. Shi Tou walked in front of Su Li and said, "Mom, I want to eat." He swallowed his saliva. Bao Ya was also stealing glances at Su Li from the side.
Su Li felt amused, and went to the main room, took four apples, four oranges, and two handfuls of candy, washed the apples, cut them, and put them on the table, then turned to the two children and said, "Let's eat together when the brothers come back. If there are good things, you should know how to share them. When the sisters come over later, you should invite them to eat together, okay?"
The two little guys looked at the dishes and nodded vigorously while eating, their saliva almost flowing out.
When Xie Li and Xie's wife came over, Su Li was cutting the two pieces of cloth she bought last time. She cut half for each of Xie's father and Xie Li. In addition to making two sets of winter clothes for each of them, the rest could also be made into three or four pairs of cotton shoes. She would send the rest to her parents' home when she had time.
"Mom, my sister-in-law is here. I bought some cloth from the supply and marketing cooperative last time. I wanted to make two sets of clothes and cotton shoes for you and dad. I bought a lot of cotton and put it in the east room. I'll take it."
They brought their own scissors, needles and thread. Xie Li looked at the cloth on the mat and thought that such good material was bought for her and her husband. She hadn't worn new clothes for many years.
"Su Li! Mom doesn't want me to do it, you can do it for your parents! Your parents have had a hard life too, you should be more filial to them."
"I've left some for them. Don't worry. I don't know the size of yours and your dad's. You can cut them. There's also enough cotton wool. You and dad will each have two sets of clothes."
Xie Qi looked at Su Li's smiling face, and his nose felt a little sour. He quickly agreed, "Hey!"
Mrs. Xie looked at the fabrics on the mat and felt jealous. She also wanted to make some new clothes for her two children, but unfortunately her family didn't have the conditions. However, she didn't envy Su Li. Her life was much better than that of ordinary people.
"Sister-in-law, I have a lot of clothes for spring, summer, autumn and winter. Don't despise them. They are all made of good materials and have only been worn a few times. Come and have a look. If they fit you can wear them. If they don't fit, you can alter them and give them to the two girls. I still have some scraps of cloth here. It's definitely not enough to make clothes. You can make a few pairs of shoes for yourself and the two children. There's enough cotton."
Mrs. Xie never thought that she would be there. "How can this be so embarrassing! Sister-in-law, buy your own clothes and keep them for yourself."
"It's okay, sister-in-law. I have too many clothes and I can't wear them all. Many of them are new and have never been worn. I'm glad you don't mind."
In fact, Su Li had thought about it for a long time. It would be a pity to throw away the clothes. The materials were all top-quality. It turned out that she was willing to give them away. Sister-in-law Xie was a good person, so she let her pick them and give the remaining ones to her sisters-in-law in her natal family.
Mrs. Xie knew that Su Li not only had a lot of clothes, but they were also expensive. She once secretly envied her. "Don't despise me, don't despise me. Your clothes are so good, how could I despise them? I can't thank you enough."
Su Li asked Xie Qi to cut the cloth, and then went to the east room with Mrs. Xie to choose clothes. It turned out that women have a natural desire to shop. Even if they don't pay, they can't help but want to try something they like.
Su Li and Mrs. Xie tried on clothes together. In the end, they picked four or five sets for each of spring, summer, autumn and winter. They didn't pick any shoes because Mrs. Xie had big feet and couldn't wear them. There was nothing they could do.
Su Li wrapped the selected clothes with a sheet for her. Su Li looked at the original clothes on the kang. She picked out so many clothes, but not much was missing. Su Li also took a lot of autumn and winter clothes in light colors and asked Mrs. Xie to alter them for the girls. The cotton wool on the winter clothes was still brand new and still OK.
Mrs. Xie refused at first, but finally accepted it after she couldn't persuade Su Li anymore. She really couldn't bear to part with such nice clothes and cotton-padded jackets. She could alter some cotton-padded jackets and new cotton-padded shoes for her children. Her children hadn't worn new clothes for a long time.
In the winter, which mother doesn't want to dress her child warmly? Xie's wife, who has benefited from this, is even more motivated.
After carrying out all the clothes that needed to be altered, there were many large packages on the kang, and Mrs. Xie did not notice how much cotton there was. In fact, there were only 10 kilograms of cotton on the kang. Su Li wanted to use it to make a thick quilt.
It happened that Mrs. Xie and Xie Li were both there, and Su Li took out another 50 kilograms of cotton wool from the space so that they could use a few more quilts in the afternoon. Thinking of this, she took out a few large pure cotton quilt covers and quilt linings from the space.
For a while, the only sound in the yard was the clicking sound of scissors.
Mrs. Xie and I would call Xiangzhi, Xianglan, Xiaofang and Xiaoqin to measure the sound of the rice from time to time.
The girls were just envious of Baoya wearing new clothes, but they didn't expect that their aunt had prepared some for them. The children were very happy and grateful to Su Li. Near noon, Wang Hong's husband came to deliver a large coal stove and coal, but he left without even having time to drink a sip of water. He also told Su Li that Wang Hong missed her and asked her to find her at the supply and marketing cooperative when available.
Su Li knew that their goods would definitely sell well, but Su Li didn't have time recently because she had to tidy up the house first.
Xie Yu looked at this thing he had never seen before and 100 kilograms of coal, and then looked at the yard full of cloth and cotton wool, and finally couldn't help but said, "Old Third Wife, look at all this coal, cloth and cotton wool, how much money does it cost! You have to save money, you will be the mainstay of the family in the future, and the four children are all counting on you, you can't be like before."
"Mom, don't worry, I have money. I saved some money from my current allowance. And I don't have much money for these fabrics and cotton. Didn't you just hear that Sister Wang from the supply and marketing cooperative is my friend? She secretly reserved these things for me at a discounted price."
After hearing this, Xie Li was still not relieved, but she didn't say anything more. After all, the new clothes belonged to her and Old Man Xie, and Su Li herself had never thought of making one for herself. If it were in the past, she might not even be able to drink a sip of water from the third brother's wife.
Forget it. At worst I can just help out more in the future.
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