Chapter 28 A candle as thick as a baby’s arm
"Okay, you two, stop talking! Listen to your eldest sister!" Wang Cuihua looked at the third daughter and was very amused.
This third daughter has the most outspoken temper, greedy mouth, and stupider brain than all her brothers and sisters, but she is cute and stupid.
"Xiaoshan Xiaochuan, go and bring over the sack that the eldest sister brought back!" The children are very sensible. Whatever Bai Xue brings back, as long as she doesn't give it to the children, they won't look through it.
When she was cooking in the afternoon, she took out the steamed buns, meat, cabbage, and milk powder. Now only the twists and needles were left. There were also four sets of textbooks that were the heaviest. Fortunately, she met Zhang Yuan today.
Otherwise, she would be exhausted carrying it back.
Soon, the two younger brothers brought the sacks over.
"Mom, I bought ten feet of cotton with some flaws. I didn't ask for a ticket. Also, these ten feet were made of burlap. The old lady asked me to take it back and sew it for her. She said it was to be used to hold grain, and sewed it into a pound bag.
I paid one penny to sew a five-pound cloth bag. I thought, if I only go to town every other day, I could make money by sewing when I have time, so I took it back."
"Ah, it's a pity that such good linen can be used to sew food bags. It would be great to use it to make clothes!" Wang Cuihua put the child down to sleep, leaned over to take a look, and said regretfully.
"Mom, I bought these ten feet of cotton cloth. Let's make a coat each. We also have new clothes to wear during the New Year, right? And! Did you see the cotton shoes I'm wearing? The old lady's son asked someone to buy them from me.
I bought a new style in a big city, but it didn’t fit my feet. I could wear it, so I bought it, and I even asked him to buy another pair for our whole family." Bai Xue pointed to the shoes she was wearing and showed them to her family.
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"Sister, I have seen your shoes a long time ago. They are so beautiful and should be very warm, right?" Bai Ruyun looked at her shoes and said.
"Well, it's very warm. My feet don't freeze when I walk in the snow. You can only buy it in big cities! But soon each of you will have a pair!" Bai Xue said, touching the second sister's head.
"But how much does it cost?"
"Don't worry, the eldest sister is rich now!" Bai Xue patted her chest, feeling that she was much more childish after living in this era.
"There are also twists here, but I was very full at night, so I'll save this for tomorrow morning!" Bai Xue took out the twists and poured out all the books in the sack.
Several little ones looked over, but no one said they wanted to eat now. It was not easy for them to eat so much, and they were so full that they had no stomach to eat.
"Sister, is this textbook for us?" Bai Rushan turned over the things that came out, took the textbook in his hand and looked at it.
"Yes, the first grade of junior high school belongs to you two sisters, and the third grade of junior high school belongs to you two! From now on, you can stay at home and take a closer look, and I will send all four of you to school when school starts after the new year!" Bai Xue told them.<
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"But grandma's side..." Bai Rushan was worried.
"You three go study! I'll stay at home to protect you. When grandma comes, I'll fight her out!" Bai Ruchuan stopped his chest.
Snap...
"How can you bear it? Why fight him out? He is an elder. How can he marry a wife after his reputation is so bad?" Bai Ruchuan shrank his neck after being slapped on the head by Bai Daliang.
"Okay, I have a way to deal with grandma! Just study hard and support your parents and eldest sister in the future!" Bai Xue looked at Bai Ruchuan who was slapped in a funny way.
"Xiaoxue! These ten feet of cloth are enough to make a coat for each of you. Mom will start making it for you tomorrow!" Wang Cuihua was concerned about the cloth, and was very rare in taking the black and white threads.
Get up, let Bai Daliang help and start the threading.
But it was getting dark now, so Bai Xue walked out, and quickly took out the red candle as thick as a baby's arm that he had taken out before and put it into the space. He lit it with a match and brought it in.
"This is? A candle?" Wang Cuihua saw the candle that Bai Xue brought in at a glance, while the others were still flipping through books.
However, when the light was so bright, they all raised their heads to look, and they were all very surprised.
"Yes! Last time I saved the old lady who gave it to me and asked me to put it away. Mom, you can't see clearly because it's so dark. You're sitting in confinement. It's not good for your eyes!" Bai Xue said, putting the candle on the Kang table.
Put a few drops of wax on it.
"This candle is so thick and so long. It's the first time I've seen it!" Wang Cuihua said curiously?
"We all use candles at home. It would be great if you had these candles on the day you gave birth!" Bai Daliang sighed as he helped Wang Cuihua stretch the thread with both hands.
"Isn't it? This candle is much easier to use than a kerosene lamp. There is no oil smoke and it does not irritate the eyes! I can sew clothes for several children at night! How great!" The couple were talking?
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The little ones each had already picked up a book and were reading. They were so surprised by the candlelight and sighed that they could read at night...
Bai Xue put away the sack and listened to the happy expressions of her parents, brothers and sisters, and she felt happy.
It has only been a few days since she came here, and she gradually feels like she has blended in and is somewhat accustomed to it.
"Mom, you can't sew clothes! You are still in confinement! Do you need your eyes? Tomorrow I will send the cloth and needle and thread to my second aunt to help us sew and give her some money or food. Their life is not easy either.
Just treat it as a favor to them. My uncle’s temperament means that if I send it directly, he will definitely not want it, but it will be different if we ask them for help! Just give back the ten yuan!"
Bai Xue suddenly remembered that the ten yuan he had left alone at the supermarket counter had not yet been returned to his second uncle.
She had thought simply before and said that she would pay them back ten yuan for their food, but after thinking about it, this was food stamps and money, and her second uncle was a straight-tempered person who didn't want to take advantage of them, so she might as well help them indirectly.
"Xiaoxue is right, the second child is upright and will not take advantage of us. It will be different if her second aunt helps sew clothes and gives her some food! The child is thoughtful! You just have a good confinement period!
Just take good care of your body and take good care of your children!" Bai Daliang nodded in agreement.
These days are getting easier at first sight, and it’s all thanks to my eldest daughter!
"Xiaoxue, why don't you give your second aunt the job of sewing bags? You can earn ten yuan every month. Just take a rest every day you stay at home. It's tiring to walk all the way back and forth!"
Wang Cuihua drew inferences from one instance.
She told the second sister-in-law that they have similar personalities. Unlike the third sister-in-law, she likes to take advantage, is fierce, and is also calculating. She always thinks of ways to take advantage, and even encourages her mother-in-law to cause trouble.
"Okay! Then I'll go find my second aunt tomorrow! I still have the sorghum rice and cornmeal that my dad brought back at home. Send some to them! I'll buy them back when I go to town!"
"Xiaoxue! Dad keeps this hundred yuan, and you can put the remaining fifty yuan and these tickets! You can go to the town the next day and look at the flowers by yourself. It's almost the New Year, so you can give
If you want to buy clothes for yourself, just buy one! You are almost 16 years old, look at your cotton-padded clothes and trousers, they are already a section too small!" Bai Daliang pushed over the fifty yuan and the tickets.
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He collected a hundred yuan, and he will probably find a place to hide the money tomorrow.
Her father probably has never seen ten big tickets at the same time.
"Okay, Dad, I saw some free clothes or cotton cloth that I bought back. The cotton clothes and trousers of my younger brother and sister are also old. You two are no longer warm, and there are these beddings!"
Chapter completed!