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Chapter 5 Review

Wei Yin's cheongsam was quickly prepared, and when she wore it, she was even taller and more handsome. Li's Chen Xuan praised her beauty together, not only to praise her sister-in-law, but to be really beautiful. Wei Yin was sixteen years old, and she was in a good life and had a good figure. She wore such a cheongsam that was more than a hundred times more beautiful than those wide and fat gowns.

Only Old Mrs. Wei snorted disdain from her nostrils, "It looks weird." She turned her face away and found a snack box from the low cabinet on the kang.

Wei Yundu said in a childish voice, "No wonder, my sister-in-law looks good!"

Old Mrs. Wei insisted on her aesthetics of the lab coat, "For families like us, we should wear lab coats, and we should do our duty."

I don’t know how to wear a dress, and there is also a distinction between “duty” and “no duty”. Li didn’t dare to say much. She only wore a cheongsam on the day Chen Xuan entered the door. Now she is at home, and her mother-in-law likes a lab coat, so she wears a lab coat.

Chen Xuan knew that her mother-in-law had always been a leniency. After thinking about it, she said, "I think this cheongsam is more efficient than a lab coat."

"Isn't that?" Wei Yin has always been smart. Seeing Chen Xuan say this, she immediately said, "How much material does it take to cut a gown, how much can you use to make a cheongsam, and what is better to save. Not to mention, the remaining materials are enough to make a pillowcase."

Old Mrs. Wei took out an oil paper bag from the snack box, broke half a piece of butter date paste cake for Wei Yun, and glanced at Wei Yin's cotton cheongsam, but she didn't believe it, "Our coats are short, and this cheongsam is about to reach the feet. What material can it save?"

"What's the shorter coat? It's even shorter. Besides, this coat is fat and big, with wide clothes and big sleeves. Isn't it a waste? Mom, you're so careful about it all day long, why are you careless about it?" Wei Yin seized the opportunity and took Chen Xuan as an example. "Look at my second sister-in-law's outfit, if you change it to a cheongsam, pinch your sleeves, and then put it together, and then you'll have to take a longer cheongsam. Mom, do you have to calculate it, isn't it too much for you? I'm going to say that it's better to make cheongsams at home in the future, not to save money."

Old Mrs. Wei is not very addicted to cheongsams, but is a little moved by saving money. "Your sister-in-law and second sister-in-law work all day long, and your cheongsam is so tight that I'm afraid they won't be used to wearing them."

"What's wrong with wearing this?" Wei Yin cleaned up his sewing basket and said, "Our landlady and concubines wear cheongsams, washing clothes and cooking, what's wrong with it? His family has no old mother! Besides, my cheongsam is not tight at all, and now I'm wearing this kind of thing. I just don't get used to it at first, and I'll get used to it after wearing it for a long time. Besides, isn't this saving money for the family? My sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are definitely willing!"

Chen Xuan didn't particularly want to wear cheongsams. She felt that she would still go back to the countryside in the future. There were no women wearing cheongsams in the countryside. However, Li wanted to change to cheongsams. Just like what my sister-in-law said before, now in Beijing, the elderly mothers usually wear cheongsams, which is her family. The aesthetic that her mother-in-law developed in the countryside before coming to Beijing was always wearing cheongsams. Li was honest and had to wear whatever her mother-in-law liked.

Seeing my sister-in-law say this, Li couldn't help but look forward to it.

Old Mrs. Wei did not hesitate to save money for her family and said, "Since this cheongsam saves materials, let's wear this in the future."

Li quickly agreed, Wei Yindao, "It should have been like this long ago."

Mrs. Wei said, "There are a few pieces of silk that your elder sister has taken from. I will cut it tomorrow and make a cheongsam for me." This is what Li said. Mrs. Wei's clothes, shoes and socks are mostly done by Mrs. Li. However, as if she thought of the fact that Li had a lot of things in the past year, Mrs. Wei changed her mind and looked at Chen Xuan, "Axuan will do it for me. If you don't know how to cut it, ask Ayin to help you. If Ayin cuts it well, you can do it."

Chen Xuan agreed, and the old lady Wei handed over the cheongsam to Chen Xuan.

Wei Yin was very skillful, and the size of Mrs. Wei didn't have to be measured, so she helped cut the material. Wei Yin also said in private that Chen Xuan would find out the cheongsam she wore when she got married, and help Chen Xuan change it into a popular style in Beijing. Chen Xuan made clothes for Mrs. Wei Yin changed the cheongsam style for Chen Xuan. Wei Yin said that clothes were very well, "In the past, everyone wore cheongsams. Now it's different, and square laces are popular. Unfortunately, we don't make tweed materials. If our shop makes tweed materials, we will make tweed coats one by one. I heard that in winter in Shanghai, many women wear thin inside, such as cheongsam with a layer of silk cotton, and a tweed coat on the outside, and a furry fox collar. It looks good when you think about it."

"Then the materials are more expensive than fur. What are the differences in wearing? Wearing a cotton jacket is just as warm and saves money." As the year goes colder, Mrs. Wei put her sleeves in her hands and sat under the window and covered her knees with a quilt on her knees to keep warm.

Wei Yindao, "That's so expensive, you're giving such a big piece of tweed material to your elder sister."

"What do you know? It's not easy for your elder sister. She is the eldest wife, so she has to give in to her sister-in-law and brother-in-law. It's not good to dress in a bad manner in the scene of your brother-in-law." Old Mrs. Wei said her reason.

Wei Yin pouted, and although he was dissatisfied with this matter, he didn't want to say anything else.

However, Wei Nian got back a piece of woolen material a few days later. This time, he didn't keep it for his mother. Wei Nian put it away for Chen Xuan. Wei Nian was the same age as Chen Xuan, but was only a few months older. He kept his word and said to Chen Xuan, "I will take you to make woolen coat tomorrow."

For the first time in his two lives, Chen Xuan saw such a delicate material. When he touched it, it was warm and crisp. The color was black, but it was a bit unhappy. Chen Xuan thought so. However, Wei Nian brought it back with good intentions and wanted to take her to make clothes. Chen Xuan would not say anything bad. Chen Xuan thought that Wei Yin also liked the material coat very much. After touching the material, Chen Xuan put it in the cabinet and poured a glass of water for Wei Nian, and then said, "This material is really good."

"That's it!" Wei Nian showed pride on his young and beautiful face, and it seemed to glow between his eyebrows. He said to Chen Xuan, "The tweed material before was just wool, this piece was cashmere! It's better than that piece! We will wear it together in a coat, so we can be ashamed to go out during the Chinese New Year."

Chen Xuan smiled, "Yes, what you said is reasonable."

Wei Nian is very careful in his work, and he also told Chen Xuan about time, "I will go to make clothes tomorrow afternoon and ask the tailor to hurry up. I will do it before the New Year, so I can wear it during the New Year."

Chen Xuan thought for a while and asked Wei Nian, "If you are convenient next time, you can get a brighter woolen material that the little girl likes. I think the second sister also wants a woolen material coat. I heard from the second sister that the fashionable new-style women in Shanghai will wear this way in winter. This material is black, and the second sister is still young and not very suitable for her."

Wei Nian often quarrels with his elder sister, but he likes his younger sister. Wei Nian said, "I will take her with you tomorrow. Although I don't have any materials on my hands, I will go to the tailor shop. I don't have any of them. I'll just pick a piece of them."

"Then I'll tell my second sister quietly."

Wei Nian drank half a glass of water, "Why are you still sneaking around?"

Chen Xuan whispered, "I'm afraid that my mother-in-law will spend money, so I'm unhappy when I hear it."

"Mom is like this. She told her elder sister to save all her money after she had finished fooling her. "Wei Nian has gotten along well with Chen Xuan these days, mainly because the two of them slept well at the east end of the kang and the west end of the kang. Wei Nian is sure that Chen Xuan is really boring to him. The two get along with each other as relatives, which is quite harmonious. Wei Nian refused to make things difficult for women, so he said directly, "I will come back to pick you up and I will tell you with my mother."

Chen Xuan felt that she didn't have to bother herself, so she agreed happily.

The next day, she quietly told Wei Yin about making clothes, and Wei Yin was also very happy.

It was Wei Nian who went home to pick up Chen Xuan and Wei Yin in the afternoon. Old Mrs. Wei was a little unhappy. Wei Nian ignored his mother and took Chen Xuan and Wei Yin out. It was a new style tailor shop with silk cheongsams, woolen coats, and celebrity pictorials posted on the wall. The female celebrities on it had bright eyes and white teeth, and their postures were different, which had a taste that Chen Xuan could not describe. How could it be said, it was a bit like the kind of person who was very despised by Old Mrs. Wei, "You can tell at a glance that it was not a person who had passed the age of life." However, Chen Xuan was real and in his heart, he had to admit that it was really beautiful.

Wei Nian greeted the shopkeeper, "Take your sisters over here to make some clothes."

The shopkeeper was obviously familiar with Wei Nian. He asked a few people to sit down, made tea, and asked him what clothes to make and what style to make. He also took out a neatly bound picture album, each with clothes styles to let several people choose. Wei Nian wanted a woolen coat, and he was interested in the styles himself, not to mention that the styles of men were limited. Wei Yin discussed with Chen Xuan what kind of coat to want. Wei Yin originally wanted to make a coat, but he fell in love with a small shawl of woolen material. However, Wei Yin was never a greedy person like Wei Jin. The second brother was kind enough to take her out to make clothes. The woolen material clothes were quite expensive. The second brother was using private money to make clothes for her. Wei Yin thought, just make one.

Seeing that she was unsure of her mind, Chen Xuan talked to Wei Yindao, "I wonder if these two can be made into one?"

"How to do this?" Wei Yin has always been skillful and often makes clothes by himself at home. Chen Xuan reminded her of this. Wei Yin was happy and called the shopkeeper to tell the shopkeeper what style she wanted. It was a small shawl and a wool coat. Two fake ones were actually one. Although it costs more materials, it didn't cost much more. The shopkeeper was also an old one, but this style was a bit new and had never been made in the store. The shopkeeper suggested, "If you like it, why not buy one for each?"

Wei Yin was a little embarrassed to say that she only wanted one piece, Wei Yindao, "The wool coat itself is thicker. If you put this wool shawl on the top, the shoulders will be thicker and not good-looking. But I like both of these two pieces, so I thought about making a fake two pieces, so that it will be fit and satisfying."

The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed, "I have never done this before."

Chen Xuan was helping Wei Yin to speak. She thought about the style Wei Yin said and said, "I think this style is not too difficult. Look, the small shawl on the album has a very well-fitting shoulder. Although the hem is larger, the upper body and shoulders are also very well-fitting. The two fakes are just cut the wool coat with the shoulder and the small shawl. Although you haven't done it before, I think it's a bit difficult. I think the style my sister thinks is good. If it can be made, it doesn't exist in the store. If anyone likes it, it's your only business."

Chen Xuan is gentle and has been so kind for two lifetimes. She wanted to help Wei Yin, but she said this without thinking too much. After saying that, Chen Xuan felt a little abrupt and bold, but she said everything. She had to rely on her life for two lifetimes. Chen Xuan gritted the bullet and asked the shopkeeper, "Look, is this possible?"

The shopkeeper said, "I'll ask the tailor. This Master Zhang is the master we invited from Shanghai."

Wei Nian laughed and put down the fine porcelain blue and white cups in his hand, "I said Lao Zhang, your shops are all Shanghai semicolons. What's so strange about having Shanghai masters? Don't show off as rare things. You're a little more neat, we have to go to have a meal."

Zhang Jianguan smiled and asked the apprentice to call the tailor. After thinking about it, the tailor took over the business. "The new style the lady is thinking about hasn't been made in our store yet. We can stay there, so we have to ask the lady to give more suggestions."

Wei Yin laughed, "Just now, the shopkeeper Zhang said that you are all masters invited from Shanghai, so it must be fine."

Determine the style, what kind of inner piece, button, and when will you pick it up?

After coming out of the tailor shop, Wei Yin took her second brother's arm and said, "Second brother, they all wear cheongsam coats, they all wear leather shoes. Second brother, you have suitable leather shoes. Second sister-in-law and I don't have a pair of leather shoes, and they are all cloth shoes made at home."

Wei Nian smiled, "Okay, okay, I'll buy you another pair of leather shoes to match clothes."

Wei Yin quickly smiled and said a lot of good things. Chen Xuan also thanked Wei Nian, and felt a little uneasy. Although she had not lived well in the previous life in the Wei family, the Wei family had a lot of food and drink. Chen Xuan was an honest person and had no idea of ​​not wanting to be idle when making clothes. However, she felt that she was not kind-hearted when making clothes and buying shoes like this. However, Chen Xuan had lived for two lifetimes, and she could not see anyone else, and she always looked at people. Wei Nian and Wei Yin were in a hurry, so Chen Xuan was not happy and went with her.

As a result, Chen Xuan, who had just received praise from Mrs. Wei, was dissatisfied with the fact that she made clothes and bought shoes before the New Year. She told Mrs. Wei privately, "This second wife looks honest, but in fact, she is more conscientious than the old people. After only a few days in the door, she coaxed A Nian and bought shoes for clothes and I don't know how much money she spent on her."
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