The middle-aged man nodded, "It's okay, but it takes a lot of time. I'll go back and get the knife. This is not something that an ordinary knife can cut."
Chen Miao put all the things she bought from the grocery store into the basket and waited for the man to come over. It was obvious at a glance that his knife was actually made by himself, and the material was a hacksaw blade. This thing should have been imported from abroad.
"Uncle, would you like to sell me this knife? I don't have such a fast knife at home. I would also use it to cut shoe soles." It looks like the knife is really fast. It should have a steel mouth.
"You give me ten cents. This hacksaw blade is from foreign countries. Although it costs money. It won't take too much effort to sharpen. I also made the handle."
"Okay, okay, uncle, you are really skillful with your hands. If you still have some shoe soles, you can keep them for me. I want one more piece."
"There is still a piece at home. Why don't you girl finish your conversation at once? I have to go home to get it."
"Uncle, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to cut it. Uncle is a nice person and helped me. Of course I want to have more."
Chen Miao watched people quickly split the conveyor belt in the middle, "Look, put the buried thread inside. Just draw it like a shoe and separate it with a knife. If your hands are not accurate, just cut it off like this.
Go back and repair slowly."
Chen Miao nodded. This person is really careful. He did cut the rectangular shape along the outline of the shoe sole at the beginning. This is much safer.
After waiting for a while, the second piece was fetched and split into pieces. Chen Miao gave the money and left.
"Yeah, I gave you four bags of cloth for free. Let's start making paper today."
Chen Miao nodded, and the waiter kept talking. The price must be higher than that of the cloth shop in the town.
"No, just wait for Comrade Li to come and get it."
"Sister, let me tell you, there is really no way to reduce the price of cotton. If you want 100 kilograms, I will give you two bags of cloth. I tell you, the cloth inside is enough to make shoe uppers. The big ones are still good.
I can make clothes for children.”
"Sister, I'll drive you out of the city."
Chen Miao heard that the price of cotton was also high, but not much higher. "Brother, I want a hundred catties of cotton. What do you think of the price?"
"Little brother, I want to buy a few more horses. Can it be cheaper?"
"I give you ten strands of black thread, which will look great with this blue cloth."
After half an hour, Chen Miao unloaded all the things and said, "Thank you, little brother, hurry back and get busy. My dad will pick me up soon."
He is really an enthusiastic person. Chen Miao smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you, second brother. My dad will pick you up in two hours! For me, you can just take him to the woods near the county town."
She went home to eat the ready-made food. While talking, Chen Miao bought a lot of cotton and cloth.
The four women went back after dark, and they would continue working tomorrow. Although they were paid, they were all acquaintances, and they felt sorry for the money Chen Miao spent, which was not a small amount.
Chen Miao still glanced at the waiter in embarrassment, "Brother, the price is really high. Otherwise, there are two bags of cloth there. Can you give it to me? I also want to buy cotton."
"The cotton-padded clothes were not sent out?"
"I'll buy ten."
Chen Miao was still in a dilemma, "Little brother, why don't you give me the change?"
After a while, they found a remote place and entered the space. When the two children saw their mother, they both hugged her thighs.
"How much do you want? It's cheaper if you buy it in pieces. It's not too much. They're all from foreign textile factories."
"Really ten horses?"
"Just help with the work. For the wages Chen Miao gave us, we will also make a cotton-padded coat and send it over." Shen Wufu said.
There were so many people in the county town that the waiter had no time to talk to her, so she touched the cloth on the counter by herself.
After Chen Miao heard that the price was still expensive, she had a embarrassed expression on her face.
The two children played with Chen Dou while Chen Miao lit the fire.
The young man giggled and gave two more strands when preparing the thread.
She only asked for quality, and the cloth she bought in town was also available here.
"Well, when I came to the county town, the aunts and ladies in the village asked me to bring back the cloth. I felt that the cloth was really good and strong enough. I think all the aunts and ladies would like it."
"Sister, I'm telling you this is the lowest price."
The women working in the house sighed, yes, there is too much missing.
Chen Miao thanked him, and after she lost sight of him, she put away all her things, turned around and ran away.
"Okay, how much does cotton cost per pound?"
"Okay." The things I sent out of the county were detained at the door. My cousin happened to be on duty today, so it was no problem to leave the city.
The waiter nodded, "Okay, I'll make the decision. I'll give you two bags of cloth."
"Thank you, little brother, you are such a good person."
Shen Wufu's wife also took away a lot of strips of cloth and kept the larger ones, knowing that she would also need to paste them with paper to make cotton-padded shoes.
On the way, I put away my shopping and went into the cloth shop. There were really a lot of people inside.
The children are a little bored in the space. Go to the cloth shop quickly and buy some if you can. If the situation is not good, go and look at the cloth and make more cotton shoes.
"Be careful. If someone gives you trouble, just say they are from Xiaojiabu Village."
After the third mother had eaten, she came out and carried the two brothers home. When they were about to enter the village, the donkey cart was released.
"Let's make two clothes. Although the cloth is not as good as the one bought by Xiaofeng's family, it is still our intention."
"You still want to buy it from Xiaofeng's family? How much does it cost?" Shen Wufu's family had distressed expressions on their faces.
It’s faster to make cotton-padded clothes today, which means there are still twenty clothes left to make.
The waiter saw off the guests and stood next to Chen Miao, "Girl, you want this cloth? You are really discerning. This kind of cloth is the strongest in our cloth shop."
The waiter was furious and started to calculate, "Okay, I'll give you twenty-three cents for wiping, and I'll give you four bags of cloth. Girl, I'm telling you, I just want you to be kind, otherwise I would never be able to give you this price. .”
"Thank you, little brother. Can you still give me the thread?"
When they got home, Chen Dou helped move things inside, "Third Sister, did you buy so much cotton and cloth again?"
"Fifth Aunt, there is so much missing."
There is still some cotton at home, and the cotton-padded clothes of the family are all thin, but the soldiers outside are suffering even more. At worst, they can't stay in the house, but they can't.
Liang Caixia also told Chen Dongsheng about this matter. "Okay, if she has the conditions and the courage, just do it. Bring all the boards at home tomorrow. Aren't you going to have to paste paper?"
"Um."
At dawn the next day, Chen Dou and Chen Tong came over with a cart. The cart was covered with wooden boards. "Third sister, dad said to put paper on it."
"It's true, you don't have to wait now." The carpenter's house has plenty of wood, so there is always a convenient place.
They spent the whole day making cotton-padded clothes, and the two Chen sisters were pasting together more than ten sheets of paper.
