The shelves in the warehouse were filled with silk and satin, covered with newspapers. The newspapers were covered with dust, and it seemed that they had not been touched for a long time.
Come to think of it, these days advocate hard work and simplicity, and people are proud to wear blue and black work clothes and labor cloth clothes.
The only customers in the silk and satin shop are the wives of some leaders or the ‘nobles’ from the old days.
Chen Xueru entered the warehouse, turned on the light, and did not go to get the fabric. Instead, she turned to look at Li Donglai.
"Director Li, what do you think?"
As expected of the proprietress of a tailor shop, her ability to observe words and emotions has reached its peak.
In the original work, Chen Xueru's relationship and career were extremely bumpy. She encountered three scumbags in a row, and each time she lost her talents.
After the arrival of the spring breeze, she was still able to do something great, which shows that her ability in business is still very impressive.
"I can't hide anything from you." Li Donglai asked with a smile: "How much does the dress my wife took a fancy to just now cost, including materials and labor?"
Chen Xueru tilted her head and thought for a moment and said, "Director Li, you pulled me out of the quagmire when I was in trouble. Logically speaking, I should repay this kindness. I should give my younger siblings a piece of clothing for free."
"It's just that now the silk and satin shop has become a public-private partnership. The public manager of the silk and satin shop is responsible for the daily operations. I can waive the handwork fee, but I can't help but spend less on materials."
"You misunderstood." Li Donglai didn't know how to explain it for a while, so he could only ask: "How much does the total cost of materials and labor cost?"
"The fabric is high-quality wool, and if labor is included, it will cost about sixty yuan." Chen Xueru gave a figure.
Sixty yuan, my dear, is equivalent to two months' salary of a worker. In future generations, it will be clothes worth tens of thousands of yuan.
But Li Donglai is not short of this money now.
He took out sixty yuan and a few cloth coupons from his pocket and handed them to Chen Xueru: "Okay, please tell my wife, this dress only costs twenty yuan."
"This..." Chen Xueru was stunned for a moment and then understood.
She felt sad in her heart. Why did she miss such a man who loved his wife so much in the first place?
Looking at it now, it’s such a pity!
Thinking back to the last unfortunate encounter, Chen Xueru felt even more miserable, and the corners of her eyes turned red.
It's a pity, it's a pity, now is not the time to regret.
Chen Xueru took a deep breath and swallowed back her tears.
"Director Li, I understand what to do."
Chen Xueru took the sixty yuan and the cloth coupons, put all the cloth coupons into his pocket, counted out the forty yuan and put it in his pocket, and handed the remaining twenty yuan back to Li Donglai.
"As I said just now, I won't charge you for the craftsmanship this time."
This may be her last bit of stubbornness.
Although Li Donglai didn't know what Chen Xueru was thinking, he still took the money back.
I just have to find a way to compensate her in the future, and my mother-in-law and mother will seem to be incompetent.
Li Donglai turned around and was about to leave the warehouse when his eyes passed over a piece of emerald green silk and he suddenly stopped.
If Ding Qiunan wears a cheongsam, she will definitely look very good....
If there was another dance, it would be an exciting show.
Besides, can a cheongsam be worn as pajamas? As long as it is not worn on the street, who can make any comments?
"Comrade Xueru, can you make cheongsam?"
Hearing this, Chen Xueru laughed out loud: "Director Li, I was originally a cheongsam maker. Later I switched to sewing clothes and work clothes, just to make a living. I won't hide it from you, my father was famous in the capital back then.
Great tailor..."
The Chen family is a family of tailors. They have been making cheongsams since their grandfather's generation. By her grandfather's generation, he had become a famous tailor, specializing in sewing cheongsams for dignitaries.
"That's perfect. I also want you to help my wife sew a cheongsam. This material can be used." Li Donglai pointed at the emerald green satin and said with a smile.
"Cheongsam?" Chen Xueru was a little confused and reminded: "Director Li, everyone no longer wears cheongsam. You are the leader, and your wife is also the leader. If someone sees you, you will definitely get into trouble."
What is a friend? This is it! As a tailor, Chen Xueru should have taken the opportunity to dispose of this stock of silk and make a fortune, but she would rather consider it for Li Donglai than give up the money she was about to receive.
Li Donglai felt a little moved and said: "It's okay, your siblings only wear them at home."
"Such a good cheongsam can be worn as pajamas at home..." Chen Xueru was also a visitor. She realized something instantly and her face turned red with embarrassment.
But when she thought about it carefully, she felt relieved. They were a legal couple, so wasn't it normal to have some fun between husband and wife?
Besides, this just shows that the relationship between husband and wife is good.
Chen Xueru lowered her voice and said, "How about I open the fork of the cheongsam a little higher...that would look more beautiful."
"Yeah, you are a tailor who has great ideas. Just do as you say." Li Donglai gave Chen Xueru a thumbs up.
Chen Xueru has the talent to be a designer.
....
Since Li Donglai prioritized cheongsam, Chen Xueru spent two hours sewing a cheongsam.
She handed the cheongsam to Ding Qiunan and said with a smile: "Sister Qiunan, that woolen coat will not be ready until tomorrow."
Ding Qiunan took the cheongsam with a confused expression, a little confused.
Just now, Chen Xueru came out and told her that it would cost twenty yuan to make a woolen coat. The price was within the budget, so Ding Qiunan agreed immediately.
Afterwards, Chen Xueru took a cloth ruler to help her measure her figure, then went into the cubicle and got busy.
When I came out, I was holding a satin dress instead of the coat.
Is it buy one get one free?
Ding Qiunan subconsciously turned his attention to Li Donglai.
Li Donglai smiled and said: "I bought you a pair of pajamas. Let's go back first. I will help you get the coat tomorrow."
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Chen Xueru didn't think much, put the satin pajamas into a canvas bag, and followed Li Donglai out of the satin shop.
Perhaps because she bought new clothes, Chen Xueru was in a particularly good mood. The two of them rode an electric bicycle to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. Li Donglai went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bottle of wine, and then they returned to the courtyard.
It was already evening.
Yan Bugui was squatting under the eaves sorting out waste cardboard. When he saw the two people coming in, he quickly stood up and stopped in front of Li Donglai.
"Master, is Jia Zhang really captured?" Yan Bugui looked around and said in a low voice.
Li Donglai nodded and said: "She is suspected of defrauding the old Zhang family in the compound next door, and is now being held in the police station."
"Can he be sentenced?"
"Absolutely. The small policeman is responsible for this matter."
Hearing this, Yan Bugui breathed a sigh of relief.
The little police officer looks gentle and gentle, but he is indeed a stubborn person who has never been merciful. Even if Jia Zhang asks someone to plead for mercy, this time he will be in big trouble on purpose.
Yan Bugui used to hate Jia and Zhang, and the Yan family had no interest in the Jia family. However, after Huang Yanling divorced Banggen, she married Yan Jiecheng.
Yan Bugui always felt that Jia Zhang's eyes were full of hatred when she looked at him. Although Jia Zhang tried to hide it, Yan Bugui was also a good person and still noticed the clues from that unconscious glance.
Now that the Jia and Zhang family are going to be imprisoned, the Jia family will lose another general, and the Yan family will not have to be afraid in the future.
People, when encountering something, always consider yourself first.
Li Donglai didn't want to blame Yan Bugui.
After chatting for a while, he took Ding Qiunan back home.
At dinner time, every house lights up and smoke curls out of the chimneys.
The scent of human incense is the most soothing to mortal hearts.
"Brother Donglai, it's time to eat."
Hearing Ding Qiunan's shout, Li Donglai stood up, closed the window, closed the book, and came to the main room.
Several home-cooked side dishes such as scrambled eggs with chopped green onion, braised tofu, fried pork with potatoes, etc. were already placed on the table.
Li Donglai picked up a piece of tofu and put it in his mouth, which immediately filled his mouth with fragrance.
Why does it seem to smell better than before?
Could it be that my taste buds are more sensitive?
Li Donglai picked up another piece of potato and put it in his mouth. He tasted it carefully and discovered that the oil used for cooking was lard.
"Why did it change to meat oil?" Li Donglai asked curiously while eating.
Ding Qiunan picked up a piece of egg and put it into his bowl, smiling: "The soybean oil in the grain station has been sold out recently."
"When the soybean oil is sold out, is there no other oil?" Li Donglai asked curiously: "Residents cannot stop eating oil."
"The supply now is sanitary oil. That thing is not good to eat." Ding Qiunan lowered his voice and said: 'So two days ago I specially bought a piece of fat and turned it into lard in the pot.'
Sanitary oil....Li Donglai understood instantly.
Sanitary oil is also called absorbent cottonseed oil.
It is produced from cotton seeds through degreasing, sterilization, pressing, filtration, purification and other processes.
It is a by-product of cotton production and is often used as a supplement to soybean oil, peanut oil, and rapeseed oil to cope with the shortage of edible oil.
There is no problem with sanitary oil itself, because it contains high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, rich vitamin E and a certain amount of palmitic acid, stearic acid, etc. The price sold in supermarkets in later generations is more expensive than ordinary soybean oil.
However, these days, the pressing equipment is not up to standard, and the sanitary oil itself contains impurities and odors, and needs to undergo dephenolization, deodorization, decolorization and other processes before it can be consumed.
In these steps, it is easy for chemical materials to be mixed in.
There is a popular saying that sanitary oil kills sperm.
Ding Qiunan and Li Donglai originally planned to have ten or eight more children, so naturally they did not want to choose sanitary oil.
Although lard is synonymous with unhealthy in later generations, it can easily lead to three highs.
But in this age of not having enough to eat, three high voltages are not a problem.
"Daughter-in-law, are you qualified as a housewife? I will reward you well in the evening." Li Donglai chuckled.
These words also made Ding Qiunan look forward to it.
After finishing the meal, I quickly washed the dishes and chopsticks, went to the bathroom to wash up again, brushed my teeth, and then entered the back room.
"Brother Donglai, where is the reward you mentioned?"
Li Donglai was lying on the bed and pointed at her canvas bag: "Have you forgotten the pajamas we got back from the satin shop?"
"Ah, that satin dress is actually a pajamas?" Ding Qiunan suddenly became energetic.
Although Ding Qiunan comes from a scholarly family, her life is very simple. She has never worn pajamas since she was a child.
She couldn't wait to open the canvas bag and shake off the clothes.
Doubts suddenly appeared on his fair face. Ding Qiunan tilted his head and looked at it for a long time, frowning and asked: 'Brother Donglai, are you sure Chen Xueru is not mistaken? This seems to be a cheongsam.'
"Who can't wear a cheongsam as pajamas?" Li Donglai said with a smile.
"Cheongsam is used as pajamas..." Ding Qiunan picked up the cheongsam, and when she saw the super high slit, she immediately understood.
She lay on the bed with her head buried in the quilt: "Wouldn't it be embarrassing to wear these clothes?"
Looking at Ding Qiunan who was trembling like a little quail, Li Donglai chuckled and said: "How is it possible? This is in my own home, who can see it? Besides, I remember that you have never worn it since you were a child.
Cheongsam, don’t you want to try it?”
As long as girls love beauty, Ding Qiunan is no exception.
When she thought about it carefully, Li Donglai's words seemed to make some sense.
"You, you wait..."
Even so, Ding Qiunan felt shy and walked to the next room with her cheongsam.
After more than ten minutes, the door opened.
Ding Qiunan walked into the house with elegant steps.
The figure is graceful and charming.
Chen Xueru's craftsmanship is very good, and the emerald green cheongsam fits her graceful curves closely, outlining her perfect figure.
Her skin was as white as snow, exuding an alluring luster under the dim light.
Her silky long hair cascaded down her shoulders, and the slight strands of hair fluttered gently on her cheeks.
Her posture reveals a kind of confidence and charm, making her irresistible.
Li Donglai suddenly had a feeling that Ding Qiunan now seemed to be a krypton gold player with a new skin.
"Daughter-in-law, I remember you seem to be able to dance!"
Ding Qiunan was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do. He was stunned when he heard this: "Dancing? Growing up, apart from broadcasting gymnastics, I didn't know how to dance."
This is true. In fact, the first set of broadcast gymnastics was exclusively for adults.
In the early days of liberation, the average life expectancy of Chinese people was only 35 years old.
Enhancing people's sense of responsibility for physical fitness and improving competitive levels have become top priorities. In May 1st, the first set of broadcast gymnastics was officially promulgated.
Radio gymnastics... seems to be considered a dance, and there are jumping and clapping hands on the head.
In this era, Li Donglai can't pay too much attention to things.
He picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Let's get started."
night.
Quietly.
The wild cat in the compound suddenly meowed.
In Jia's house, Qin Huairu was staring at the dark roof and still hadn't fallen asleep. When she heard the cat meowing, she said dissatisfiedly: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, how come the wild cat still calls spring!"
Thinking of Jia Zhang's arrest, Qin Huairu felt upset and simply sat up.
Logically speaking, Jia Zhang's arrest was something she had been looking forward to for a long time.
But this time Jia Zhang was caught with a reputation for cheating money.
If this crime were pinned on Jia and Zhang's forehead, no one in the Jia family would be able to escape this bad reputation.
At that time, it will be more difficult for Qin Huairu to borrow money in the courtyard.
