Chen Miao nodded, "Mom, I'm making cotton-padded clothes now because I'm afraid of delaying your family's work. You can arrange this. If you think you can do it, you don't have to recruit anyone. If you're afraid that there will be too much work at home, you can hire a few more people."
All the rooms in the house are empty, any room can be used."
"Okay, let's do it and see." The old lady said with a smile.
"Then let's get started?"
"Okay, my dear, how old do you want to be?"
"Auntie, some of them are missing arms and some are missing legs. What kind of clothes should I make in this case?"
"It's better to sew the missing piece directly on. It's too cold in winter and I'm afraid of drafts filling it."
"Okay, my brother will come over in a moment and ask him to record what he did.
How about preparing for this time?"
"Chong, my dear, do you have mats at home? We will make cotton in the yard."
"Yes, I'll look for it."
Take out both mats and place them directly in the yard, which makes work easier.
"Daughter, don't worry, the people here today are all family members." The old lady said with a smile.
Chen Miao understood now and nodded with a smile, "I'm just afraid of affecting the reputation of several girls. Since they are all family members, I feel relieved."
The six women began to sort the cotton. Chen Miao called Huang Mingxiu and the four of them sat under the eaves. It was quite cool here.
"Girl, since you are here, I will also tell you directly that there are forty-seven brothers. Now I can't see them all at the same time, but what I can guarantee is that they are all people with the best character."
Chen Miao said this to tell the four girls that they could choose.
After all, Huang Mingxiu was the boss. He looked at Chen Miao and said, "We sisters have discussed it. We just want to see your brother yesterday."
Chen Miao smiled and nodded, "Well, he will be here soon."
The four girls were also restless and followed them to work.
In fact, it's quite appropriate for them to come. Four people can earn eighty cents a day. Of course, it also depends on their work.
At about a quarter of an hour, An Guoqiang and Xizi came over.
Xizi already knew that her sister-in-law was planning a family for them, and they thought they would be singles for the rest of their lives. Although they might not be able to find a woman to marry them, they would always keep her sister-in-law's heart in their hearts.
Chen Miao smiled and nodded, "You two, hurry up and register the situation of your brothers, so that you know what to do."
Each of them is missing an arm, so they can still work together.
They moved out a table and wrote in the yard. Actually, they wanted to express themselves. My sister-in-law was so concerned about them, so they themselves had to work hard.
Not many people are literate nowadays. An Guoqiang actually learned it when he was a child, and Xizi learned it later. Literacy is fine, but nothing else is good.
The two were registered quickly, and Chen Miao told them to also write down their height, as they were about the same size.
Huang Mingxiu has been paying attention to An Guoqiang. Except for one missing arm, everything else is really good. The way he writes is really beautiful.
If he doesn't despise himself, then so be it.
In fact, I just wanted to live my whole life, but yesterday the sister-in-law said that they did this just to kill the little Japs. She hated the little Japs so much that she had a sworn hatred with them. If he killed the little Japs, he was her benefactor.
In fact, I still want to have a man in my family. Life as sisters was really difficult in the past.
If there were men, they would not fight with others with kitchen knives.
Chen Miao noticed Huang Mingxiu's movements and smiled. She didn't expect that she could succeed in doing such a thing for the first time?
After the two of them sorted it out, Chen Miao took it to find the butcher's mother.
"Auntie, the one on the left without sleeves needs eight cotton-padded clothes. The one on the right without sleeves needs thirty pieces. The one on the left leg without trouser legs needs ten pairs of cotton trousers. The one on the right leg without trouser legs needs eight pairs of cotton trousers."
All the women looked at the two of them with distressed faces.
The two young men felt quite embarrassed to be looked at.
"Okay, I know what to do."
"Auntie, I still need to make a ceremony, and I need to make it thicker. I also have a coat here, and I want to make a hundred of them."
"Several women were very surprised. It takes so many days to do so much work, so they can make more money?"
"Don't worry, my dear, we will do it quickly."
"Well. Girls, you four sisters can stay if you are good at needlework. I'm really anxious. The autumn harvest will be in more than a month, and I want to finish it after the autumn harvest. If there is still time, I will do it for each of them.
Two coats."
Thank you, sister-in-law, we are here too, we also want to make money." Huang Mingxiu said very straightforwardly.
Chen Miao smiled and nodded. "Okay, no problem." She is a real person who knows how to make money, but not many people can say it directly.
The women were all busy getting ready, and they all brought their own scissors.
"Girl, how about we talk?"
Huang Mingxiu put down what he was doing and came over.
"Please take a seat."
Xizi, An Guoqiang, and both of them are very sensitive. Just now, the girl glanced at An Guoqiang several times, and Xizi also saw it, so he pushed Yun Chang and Yunyu aside to play.
"Girl, I am not an ink-blowing person. What do you think of my brother? He has won many military medals. Although he is missing an arm, it is a symbol of his heroic deeds."
Huang Mingxiu glanced at An Guoqiang and said, "Let me ask this hero who else is in your family?"
If you haven't come to propose marriage to me, even if your family is unwilling, you still have to ask clearly.
"I was the only one left. At that time, the Japs attacked our county, and my parents and younger siblings were gone. I only found out later."
An Guoqiang said that he was very sad. He only found out after he was injured and discharged from the army. He hated why he didn't kill more little Japs.
"What do you think of me?"
Chen Miao sighed inwardly, this is what this girl cares about most.
In fact, it is a very normal thing. How can a normal woman not care about her reputation, especially in this era when feudal ideas are rampant.
"Are you going to kill the kid? Or are you going to take revenge?"
Huang Mingxiu looked at An Guoqiang intently, wanting to see his expression.
"Both."
"Killing the little devil is a sign of your blood, and it is a deed that you can be proud of and tell anyone loudly throughout your life.
You are filial people, and you can disregard your own safety in order to avenge your parents. I admire you very much." It's really impressive, but the four girls didn't expect to kill the kid.
Huang Mingxiu's face was filled with excitement. He didn't expect that this was something he could brag about for the rest of his life. "What else?"
"As for you taking the kitchen knife to take revenge, I think it's not bad. My philosophy is that I will not offend others unless they offend me. Since they made mistakes in the first place and harmed you, of course they must take revenge."
