Xu Shaoqiang really couldn't bear the cold, so he gently tugged on Ruan Qingyue's sleeve.
Ruan Qingyue saw Xu Shaoqiang running on the spot as if he was frozen, she burst out laughing and nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, come in, why are you so cold? You made that down jacket, so you're so cold."
Ruan Qingyue kept smiling, but she quickly took the man back to her house and poured him a bowl of hot water to warm his body and hands.
"My family has just finished the New Year's Eve dinner. All the relatives are here. They asked me to take the children out to play. I ran out secretly. The lanterns I gave you belonged to my second uncle's son whom I snatched. The lanterns in this yard are...
It's just this beautiful, so I'll snatch it for you."
When Xu Shaoqiang talked about this, he was not embarrassed at all and looked very proud.
"You snatched the children's things and gave them to me. How can you be an elder brother?"
Ruan Qingyue couldn't laugh or cry, looking at Xu Shaoqiang's thin clothes, but she had no clothes to keep him warm, so she had no choice but to bring him a quilt.
"It's okay, it's okay, I can't get away from it! I'll just give him one later, just think of it as making up for the last gift!"
Xu Shaoqiang drank from the water bowl, his red ears showing no sign of relief.
"Okay, I'm just sorry for your second uncle's younger brother."
Ruan Qingyue sat down and simply put away the remaining bits and pieces for making the lantern. Xu Shaoqiang's eyes fell on the cabinet in Ruan Qingyue's room, and he hesitated for a while before speaking.
"Qingyue, I ran out in a hurry. I can't stay here for too long. Can you find me some thick clothes to wear? If I go back like this again, I will freeze to death when I get home."
What Xu Shaoqiang was thinking about was the dress that Ruan Qingyue had made before, the dress for Shen Chaochen.
The last time Xu Shaoqiang saw Shen Chaochen, he felt that the dress looked familiar. This time, in addition to coming to give Ruan Qingyue a New Year gift, he also wanted to see if the dress was still with Ruan Qingyue.
Ruan Qingyue knew exactly what Xu Shaoqiang was referring to and smiled helplessly.
"Mr. Xu, you treat me like a three-year-old child! That dress has already been given to Shen Chaochen. If you are not so anxious, you have everything at home. I will make another one for you!"
Ruan Qingyue saw that the luster in Xu Shaoqiang's eyes was disappearing, and then she continued the next half of the sentence.
When Xu Shaoqiang heard this, the luster that had just dissipated came back, and he looked at Ruan Qingyue with surprise.
"Really?"
Xu Shaoqiang couldn't believe it. He had never thought that Ruan Qingyue would be willing to make a piece of clothing for him.
"Really! Otherwise, I really want you to go back in the cold? It's the coldest right now. If you freeze to death on the road, I won't have such a good partner."
While Ruan Qingyue was talking, she had already picked out a piece of blue fabric, put a measuring stick made of bamboo on Xu Shaoqiang's shoulder, checked the size and immediately started cutting it.
Ruan Qingyue made this dress very quickly, and Xu Shaoqiang was dazzled by his flowing movements.
Before he could figure out how to sew these cloths together, Ruan Qingyue had already turned on the sewing machine and started running the thread. She took the down stored at home, stuffed it in randomly, sealed it, patted it, and ran away casually.
The running thread holds the down in place and prevents them from piling up.
The zipper was installed on the front. What was originally a troublesome thing was quickly handled by Ruan Qingyue. In more than half an hour, a down jacket neatly appeared in front of Shen Chaochen.
"This is for you to keep out the cold temporarily. It cannot be washed and the quality is not very good. Just wear it temporarily! You will have clothes to wear when you get home anyway."
Xu Shaoqiang didn't hear Ruan Qingyue's words at all. He just laughed when he looked at the clothes in front of him. The quilt wrapped around him to keep out the cold suddenly lost its fragrance. He quickly put on the down jacket. The shoulder width and sleeve length were very suitable. As soon as he put it on, he could already feel it.
It's warm.
"Ruan Qingyue, I'm really curious, who are you? You're great at designing clothes, you're great at doing business, and now you're so great at even making clothes."
Xu Shaoqiang had long been shocked by Ruan Qingyue, but today he was even more shocked when he saw Ruan Qingyue using such simple equipment to make a dress that suited her. Moreover, she did not measure herself, but only compared it with a ruler.
He touched his shoulders. Even a tailor who has been a tailor for many years couldn't do this.
"What a great thing! Every woman from the village can make clothes."
Ruan Qingyue said some excuses while packing her things.
"Then I'll go back first. I can't let my family find out that I haven't been home for such a long time."
Xu Shaoqiang was extremely happy wearing new clothes. As for the clothes Ruan Qingyue gave to Shen Chaochen, he no longer cared about it.
"good."
Ruan Qingyue sent Xu Shaoqiang out. When she returned to the house, she saw the lantern, and a smile appeared on her delicate and pretty face unknowingly.
On the first day of the new year, Ruan Qingyue was woken up by the sound of firecrackers outside early in the morning, feeling a little unhappy.
"Auntie, auntie, you have eaten. You can also eat dumplings this morning."
The child's shout made Ruan Qingyue feel better again, and she quickly got up, packed up and went out.
"I love eating dumplings so much! If anything makes you happy in the future, just eat dumplings!"
Ruan Qingyue teased the child and followed her into the house. The four lanterns made yesterday were still on, which made her feel good.
"Qingyue, this is for you."
As soon as the dumplings were served on the table, Hu Mei gave Ruan Qingyue a small red cloth bag. The capacity was not large, and it could only hold two dice.
"Sister-in-law, what is this?"
Ruan Qingyue didn't understand what was going on, but she accepted it obediently.
"Didn't you get lucky money yesterday? Put the lucky money in and put it in your pocket."
As soon as Hu Mei said this, Ruan Qingyue suddenly realized, and then she found the coin from yesterday and put it in.
After breakfast, Ruan Qingyue yawned and went back to catch up on her sleep. The two children were in good spirits and ran out to play wildly after dinner.
In less than two hours, Ruan Qingyue was sleeping soundly, when suddenly crying came from the yard, which woke Ruan Qingyue up, and she went out rubbing her eyes that were still awake.
Hu Mei and Qiangzi's two children were crying in the yard. The lanterns I made for them were broken and the silk fabrics were torn.
"What's wrong?"
Ruan Qingyue glanced around and saw no other children, nor Hu Mei or Qiangzi.
"Auntie, Dazhu and Erzhu came to snatch our lanterns, and they destroyed them if we didn't give them to them, wow!"
The two children's beloved things were destroyed and they cried so hard. At this moment, the old lady also came out of the house and looked at the children with concern on her face.
