"Your third sister-in-law has them all. I bought these for you. Keep them. She is already eighteen years old and should dress up nicely."
Xu Shiyan was very satisfied with his sister's words.
Otherwise, is it my sister who is causing trouble? At least she has other people in her eyes, and she knows how to give in to her sister-in-law.
"Oh, then I will accept them all. Thank you, third brother and third sister-in-law."
Xu Shiqin felt relieved this time, and quickly took away all her things, and even tried on her leather shoes. It was just right, and she was so beautiful.
"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, I bought this for a few children. I will keep it to make clothes for them during the New Year."
Xu Shiyan dug out a few more pieces of fabric. The girl's was a pink printed twill, and the boy's was a dark blue twill.
Any conflicts between adults have nothing to do with the little kid.
Besides, these nieces and nephews will be fine when they grow up, so Xu Shiyan doesn't feel bad at all buying things for them.
Xue Xiulin and Wei Mingrong happily grabbed the cloth and looked at it in their hands.
The fabric is fine and thick, and the color is bright, much better than those from the supply and marketing cooperative.
The only drawback is that it is too small. I bought it according to the height of the children and it is just enough to make a top. It cannot be used by adults.
"Lao San, you just bought these?"
Wei Mingrong put down the cloth and stretched his head to look at the two bulging backpacks. No, there must be a lot of things inside.
"That's all I brought for my family. What's going on? What else is the second sister-in-law thinking about?"
Xu Shiyan snorted, why should he, a brother-in-law, buy things for his sister-in-law? Is that ridiculous?
Wei Mingrong really wanted to ask, why do you want these things? Even if you don't buy them for your two sisters-in-law, you still have to buy something for your brothers, right?
Before he could speak, footsteps sounded outside, and Xu Chenghou and his three sons came in from the outside.
At the beginning of September, the autumn harvest was not far away. In order not to delay the work of the team, Xu Chenghou led his son to work on the private plot and the small patch of wilderness, and collected what could be recovered in advance.
In the past two days, I have been cutting back the yellow smoke.
Use a special yellow tobacco knife to cut each leaf from the stem, tie it with a rope when you go home, and then dry it in the sun.
In autumn, the sunshine is good, there is little rain, and the air is dry. Yellow tobacco leaves can be dried in a few days by hanging them on a shelf.
Sun-dried yellow cigarettes cannot be put away directly. They have to be exposed outside. Only cigarettes that are well exposed will be easier to smoke. If the cigarettes are not well exposed, the smoke will be spicy and bitter.
Put the exposed yellow smoke in place, dampen it slightly, put it into a special box from beginning to end, tie the petiole end with a straw rope, compact it, and you have the finished yellow smoke.
When the time comes, you can keep it at home or sell it out.
The Xu family planted half an acre of yellow tobacco. In addition to what Xu Chenghou smoked in a year, he could still sell it for a lot of money, which was a good income.
"Ahem, I heard that the third child is back?" As soon as Xu Chenghou entered the room, he deliberately coughed twice and showed off his fatherhood.
If Xu Chenghou's wishes were followed, the third son would have to be scolded before he came back. How could he be so incompetent in life?
But Zhou Guilan's threat was still in his ears that day. Xu Chenghou was really afraid that his wife would divorce him, so he didn't dare to say anything.
Xu Chenghou himself is a somewhat fierce-looking person and cannot act kindly.
This person is smiling but not smiling, and not embarrassed or embarrassed. In fact, it is even more scary.
"I'm back, I'm back smoothly." Zhou Guilan was quite happy and said with a smile.
"Come and see, what did my son buy for us? Here is food, here is fabric for us two, and he also bought quilt covers for the fourth and fifth children."
Zhou Guilan wanted to ease the relationship between father and son, and pointed at the pile of things on the kang.
Xu Chenghou took a look, wow, there are really a lot of things, "Why did you buy so much cloth? Where did you get the cloth tickets?"
To buy cloth these days, you need cloth stamps. Each household in the commune is given a limited amount of cloth stamps every year. If a family can put together enough to buy two sets of clothes, it's good.
I'm afraid it will take several years to save up the pile on the kang.
"It was a coincidence that we went there, just in time for a batch of free tickets to arrive at the department store in the city. I looked very good, so I brought some for my family."
The chemical fiber type does not require a cloth ticket, but it is more expensive, but it is more wear-resistant and wear-resistant, so it is more suitable than cotton.
"Oh, that's probably not cheap. If you buy so many things, the two mallets will cost you the same, right?"
Xu Chenghou nodded and asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
"Well, it's not bad. Two sticks were sold for one thousand six hundred, and the black blind man was brave enough for five hundred."
Xu Shiyan didn't tell the truth, which is enough to make people jealous. If he told the truth, his brother and sister-in-law would definitely make a fuss.
The amount of money was similar to what everyone had guessed. Xu Chenghou didn't doubt anything and just nodded.
"When you have money, save it and don't spend it randomly. If you don't want to spend money like this in the future, that's not how you live your life."
As Xu Chenghou spoke, his eyes glanced towards Zhou Guilan.
Seeing Zhou Guilan staring at him with an unkind look, what she originally wanted to say was swallowed back in her stomach.
In the past two days, several sons have been teasing Xu Chenghou, saying that when Xu Shiyan comes back, they will ask him to hand over the money to the family.
In fact, Xu Chenghou also had this intention. He still had two sons at home who were not married, and a daughter who was homeless, so there was a lot of money to spend.
Even if Xu Shiyan's family is divided, he is still a member of the old Xu family. Now that he has money, he should hand the money back to his family. This is what he should share.
But Zhou Guilan kept warning Xu Chenghou that if he dared to embarrass his third son again, Zhou Guilan would divorce him.
This old couple has been married for half their lives. They have been fighting and arguing for many years, and they are even more inseparable when they are old.
Xu Chenghou was afraid of his wife, so he could not hesitate to ask for money, so he persuaded Xu Shiyan, hoping that his third son would take the initiative.
It's a pity that Xu Shiyan didn't answer the question at all. He just nodded when he heard his father's words.
"Well, I know, I don't have a house to live in yet.
Let’s see if we build one ourselves next year or buy a ready-made one, it will probably cost a lot of money.”
One sentence blocked the possibility of Xu Chenghou opening his mouth again.
Your son doesn't have a house to live in yet, and he is still living in someone else's house.
What? Are you embarrassed to ask for the money so that your grandson can be born in someone else’s home?
Xu Chenghou was choked and fell over. If this had happened before, he would have become angry and wanted to curse.
But now that your son's wings are stiff, if you really want to scold him, he will turn around and leave. What else do you have?
What's more, the old wife was watching her with eager eyes, as if she would fight him to the death if he dared to curse.
Okay, don't say anything, just hold it in.
So, Xu Chenghou ignored the eldest son on the other end who kept winking at him, lowered his head, put a bag of cigarettes, and started smoking.
Xu Chenghou was languid, and Xu Shixian and the others still felt uncomfortable. Just as they were about to speak, they heard another set of footsteps outside.
"Brother Xu, I heard that your third son is back? Just in time, shouldn't we talk about it?
Your third son picked up my black blind boy, how do you handle this matter?"