vstars Chapter 204 Zhang's Delivery
Chapter 204 Zhang's Delivery
Perhaps frightened by the lightning strike, the Revolutionary Committee did not come to the Red Star Production Brigade again for the next two days.
These two days, Liu Jingxue has been hiding in the space to practice every day like before.
That afternoon, she was practicing when she was woken up by Tuanzi.
"Master, someone is knocking at the door."
Liu Jingxue exited the training mode, stood up, stretched her muscles, and asked, "Who's outside?"
After maintaining one posture for a long time, her whole body became stiff, and if she didn't move around, she felt like she couldn't even walk.
"Zhang Guiying and her two brothers are probably here to bring you food, as well as custom-made cotton-padded clothes and boots."
Liu Jingxue then remembered that the dishes she had ordered from Aunt Sufen, last time they only delivered the pickled sauerkraut, and they said they would deliver the fresh ones in a few days.
There are also custom-made cotton-padded jackets and leather boots, but they haven't been delivered yet.
After the event started, Liu Jingxue quickly changed into clothes suitable for the outside era, left the space, and ran to open the door.
When she opened the gate and saw Zhang Guiying and her two siblings standing outside, she quickly greeted them.
"Sister Guiying, Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, you are here.
Please come in quickly. ".
Zhang Jianguo and Zhang Jianshe each had a large basket of vegetables next to them, including cabbage, radish, potatoes, onions, and sweet potatoes.
Zhang Guiying was carrying two large bags.
She was the first to speak, "Xiaoxue, where is your cellar? Let my brother and the others help you put the vegetables directly in the cellar."
Liu Jingxue took the bag from Zhang Guiying and led them into the house. She told the brothers Zhang Jianguo and Zhang Jianshe the location of the cellar.
"Xiaoxue, come with me and try on the cotton-padded jacket and leather boots. Let my elder and second brothers take care of this.
They won't be able to finish it in a short time, so let's not wait here.
There are still some vegetables at home that haven’t been picked yet, so they will have to make two more trips to pick them later.”
Liu Jingxue thanked Brother Zhang and Brother Zhang II, then followed Zhang Guiying to the next door to see the finished clothes and shoes.
"Xiaoxue, why haven't you gone out these days?" Zhang Guiying asked. She hadn't seen Liu Jingxue in the village in these days.
Liu Jingxue lied, "I went out. I went to the mountains to collect herbs these days.
Captain Bo asked me to prepare some medicine for the village. I have been busy collecting herbs in the mountains these days and making medicine at home. "
“So that’s how it is, no wonder I haven’t seen you in the village for some time.
Let’s not talk about this. Take a look at the cotton coat I made for you and see if it fits you.”
Zhang Guiying took out the flowered cotton jacket and showed it to Liu Jingxue.
"Xiaoxue, look at this flowery cotton jacket, it's so pretty.
If you wear this outside in the winter, you will be the most eye-catching and beautiful one in our village."
Feeling that she had said something wrong, Zhang Guiying quickly said, "Of course, Xiaoxue is pretty. Even without this flowery cotton jacket, she is still the most beautiful in our village."
Looking at the eye-catching floral quilt, Liu Jingxue felt extremely upset.
She simply couldn't imagine herself walking around the village wearing this flowery cotton jacket.
I didn’t expect that across two different times and spaces, and several decades later, people in Northeast China still love flowery cotton-padded jackets.
"Xiaoxue, try it on quickly and see if the size is right," Zhang Guiying urged.
Liu Jingxue had no choice but to put on the cotton jacket.
The length of the cotton-padded jacket just covered the buttocks, which was considered a luxury in this era when cloth was expensive.
Zhang Guiying took a closer look and said, "Size and length are both fine.
I made it a little bigger on purpose so that I can wear more clothes inside when it gets cold."
"Xiaoxue, try the cotton pants again."
Thinking about the two Zhang brothers who were busy in the kitchen, Liu Jingxue said, "Sister Guiying, don't try on the cotton pants, they will definitely fit you.
If the waistband is too big, you can just wear a belt."
Zhang Guiying also thought of her two brothers, so she didn't force him and said, "Okay, if you don't want to try, then don't try.
But you must try shoes and boots.”
As she spoke, she opened another bag she had brought and took out the shoes inside.
I saw a hat, a scarf, two pairs of cotton shoes, two pairs of leather gloves, three pairs of women's boots, and five pairs of men's boots placed in front of me.
"Sister Guiying, I remember I only ordered one pair of cotton shoes, two pairs of women's boots, and four pairs of men's boots from you, how come there are so many extra things?"
Zhang Guiying explained, “After you make a set of clothes and a pair of shoes with the cloth and cotton you took, there will be some left.
Thinking that you only have one pair of cotton shoes and no change of shoes, I used the remaining things to make an extra pair for you.
As for the boots, two wild boar skins were so big that they were more than enough to make six pairs of boots, so I just made two more pairs.
As for the leather gloves, they are also made from the leftover scraps.
You may have to go out in winter, and with leather gloves, your hands will not get frostbitten.
Hats and scarves are also must-haves for going out in winter here.”
Liu Jingxue discovered that the boots and leather gloves were actually furry inside.
Only then did she remember that she didn't need to give away sheepskin or deerskin, and she had forgotten about giving away rabbit skin.
"Sister Guiying, I remember that apart from those two wild boar skins, I didn't give you any other furs.
Where does the fur inside these boots and gloves come from?
I have to make it up to you.”
Zhang Guiying smiled and said, "No need to make up for it.
Those rabbit skins were obtained by Zhisheng and the children you rescued, saying that they wanted to thank you for saving their lives and teaching them.
If I ask you to make up for it, they will definitely give me trouble when they find out."
Liu Jingxue laughed. These kids are really nice.
But what about the grace of teaching? She only taught them a set of boxing techniques and then left them alone. Yet they still remember it.
Liu Jingxue couldn't refuse the children's kindness, so she said, "You don't need to mend the rabbit skin, but you have to make up for the labor costs of the extra hats, scarves, shoes, and gloves."
Zhang Guiying rolled her eyes and said, "Forget it.
The last time I went back, I told my mother what you ordered, and also said that including the exchanged dishes, you would have to give me a total of 27 feet of cloth. My mother scolded me and said that the price I asked was too high.
I said you were originally going to give me 30 feet, but it was only after I forced you that you reduced it to 27 feet.
After a lot of persuasion, my mother finally let me go, saying that she would make two more pairs of boots for me. "
Zhang Guiying said, "When I first left, my mother told me that you saved our Zhisheng, but our family didn't express any gratitude.
If the family wasn't really short of cloth, she wouldn't have accepted even a single foot of it. Those dishes and things she made for you were purely as a thank you for saving Zhisheng's life.
If you insist on asking for more processing money, she will tell me not to take even a foot of cloth.
Our family can’t afford to lose that person.”
Having said that, Liu Jingxue couldn't force it and could only say helplessly, "Auntie has said so, so I can only shamelessly accept these extra things."
But she thought to herself that she should leave more room for measurement when measuring the cloth later.
“Hurry up and try on the cotton shoes and boots to see if they can be worn.
As for the men's ones, they are a little larger according to my father's foot size, and I don't know if your brothers can wear them."
Liu Jingxue tried on cotton shoes and women's boots and found both were wearable.
I can wear it, so I think my aunt can wear it too.
The two brothers Zhang Jianshe and Zhang Jianguo carried a total of six loads of vegetables and stacked them neatly in the cellar.
When seeing Zhang Guiying off, Liu Jingxue asked her to take away the flowered cloth that she had promised to give them.
Zhang Guiying was worried that Liu Jingxue would give them too much cloth, so she measured it herself, making it impossible for Liu Jingxue, who originally wanted to give them some cloth, to do so behind the scenes.
She thought to herself that it might be necessary to make up for it for them from other sources later, and not let them suffer in vain.