After work that day, Xu Suizhu carried half a pound of insect wadding to the tailor shop.
When the landlady saw her, she felt like she was seeing the God of Wealth, with her round blessed face full of smiles.
Teacher Xu often comes to her place to make custom-made clothes. Although most of the time she brings her own fabrics, there is still a craft fee. The more times and the more pieces she makes, the more she can make a lot of money.
And that's not the main reason.
The clothes made by Teacher Xu are all made by drawing designs by herself and letting the experienced tailors follow them. In fact, they are based on traditional clothes, with a few minor changes, such as the collar, cuffs, waist, hem... a few minor changes.
The effect of ready-to-wear is strikingly different.
It is no exaggeration to say that the fashion trend in Fjord Town was completely led by Teacher Xu.
There is no need for the tailor shop to go out to advertise. You only need to see Teacher Xu wearing a new shirt and a new skirt at work, and you will know that the tailor shop has a new style - Teacher Xu draws it, and the old tailor makes it. Then they rush to the shop and ask for customization.
Exactly the same as Teacher Xu.
It is impossible to be exactly the same. Many of the fabrics that Teacher Xu brings are not available in her country tailor shop. Even the county cloth shop cannot stock them. They are either fashionable goods brought from the port city or from Nancheng.
The new materials coming out of the textile factories nearby have complicated processes and low output. Each batch is shipped to the big cities first. How can small places be so lucky to get the goods?
Although it is also white, the white shirt made of the material that Teacher Xu brought is called crisp, breathable, and comfortable. It is by no means comparable in quality, and it is also more energetic than the one made of fine cotton.
But even if there is no material, as long as the style is fashionable, everyone still likes it, so people come and go in the tailor shop, and business is booming.
No, before the old street was renovated, the original small storefront was expanded into a large storefront with three rooms, and two new tailors were hired.
Even so, I am still very busy, and I don’t know what women nowadays think. It’s so wasteful to go to a tailor shop to order new clothes after getting paid! It’s not like before, when you couldn’t make a new outfit all year round.
The landlady was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear while complaining.
If it weren't for the fact that after the old street was renovated, businessmen came to rent stores here in an endless stream, and store rents kept rising. She would have even wanted to rent out all the shops nearby to expand her own store space!
So much so that seeing Xu Suizhu is like seeing money, how can you not smile?
"Teacher Xu is off work? Come in and sit for a while. Try the five-spice peanuts I fried according to the method you taught me last time."
The landlady enthusiastically served tea and dried fruits. This is the God of Wealth! She relies on her to take care of his business.
Xu Suizhu smiled and said, "You're welcome." She took out half a kilogram of insect wadding and asked the store if she could use it to make a cotton-padded jacket. If so, she would bring the fabric and lining of the cotton-padded jacket over in two days and the size.
I’m not worried. I often come to the store to order clothes for my family. The old tailor has records of the sizes of the whole family. Only a few children’s sizes need to be slightly adjusted. Both Zhuang Yi and Xiao Baozi have grown taller this year.
Quite a few.
The landlady didn't waste any time, wiped her hands, took it and showed it to the old tailor.
The old tailor put his reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and scanned it, thinking it was extremely fluffy cotton. He promised: "Yes. You can draw me any style you want."
The gifts given to the elders are still traditional ones. The old man likes military uniforms. He used to have bad health and was still skinny even when he lived in a nursing home.
I have been living in the fjord for several years, and I have finally put on some weight. But after all, I am getting older and I have to avoid many foods. No matter how much I eat, I can only say that I am lean. After all, I will not be able to return to the strong body I had before retirement.
Naturally, the previous military uniforms could not be worn, and the stiff old people were not comfortable wearing them. But when the weather was good, Xiao Xu would be told to take them out and dry them carefully for fear of mold and insects.
Xu Suizhu thought about how to use some military green material to make a replica military coat for the old man? After thinking about it, he drew a sketch: a big fur collar, above the knees, double-breasted, and a removable large cotton hat with ear protection.
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There was military green material in the tailor shop. Xu Suizhu touched it and found that it felt good and the density was good, so he cut it according to the old man's size.
Thinking that insect wadding has good thermal insulation properties, a coat only costs half a kilogram. Even a hundred grams of down can be used to make a down jacket. Insect wadding is more cold-resistant than down, so I simply made two pairs of cotton trousers.
In case the temperature drops, wear a pair of cotton trousers directly over the cotton trousers, which will keep you warm and lightweight.
After explaining clearly the clothes to be made, Xu Suizhu paid for the fabric and readily paid a deposit in advance. When the materials are almost delivered, they can be made immediately, eliminating the need to queue up.
As the New Year is approaching, there are quite a few people coming to the tailor shop to buy materials to make new clothes. Thanks to Xu Suizhu being a big customer, the proprietress took the initiative and asked the old tailor to follow her orders first.
Xu Suizhu accepted the favor from the proprietress and thought that when all the ingredients were bought and delivered, she would give the proprietress some food that was not sold on Fuju Island.
The weekend is coming soon. When I wake up in the morning, I am still in a daze. I was bothered by Baozi Daddy for half the night last night. If I hadn't known that I would go shopping with Sister Lin today, I would have just stayed in bed to catch up on some sleep.
She had just finished washing and came downstairs when Lin Yujuan came over.
"Sister-in-law, you didn't even eat breakfast? Fortunately, I got up early today and left my daughter to Fu Zhengyang to feed her breakfast..."
Xu Suizhu laughed twice: "Don't worry, I eat breakfast very quickly."
It was really fast, I just took one egg pancake and left.
It was Lu Chixiao who caught up with her and stuffed her with a kettle filled with warm soy milk.
"You really don't need me to send it?"
"What are you giving me? I can drive myself. Or do you want to go shopping with me?" Xu Suizhu squinted at him amusingly.
My son was not as clingy as he was. After breakfast, he sneaked into the study room to draw his mecha submarine.
But her son's father wanted to follow her on the street.
Doesn't she know that for men, shopping is worse than hard work?
"If you have time, help me build a new flower stand. The one on the terrace has been exposed to the rain for a long time and has become moldy. I can't even wipe it clean. Don't throw away the old one. Cut off the moldy parts and take it to school tomorrow. Cucumbers from the rooftop vegetable garden
, the tomatoes need to be put on a shelf, and they just need wooden strips.”
Before leaving, I assigned the man a task, which made him want to take the car keys to take them to the county town, and then wait in the car to act as the driver for the entire journey.
She was going to the department store today to do some shopping, and she might not be able to come out for half a day, so why waste his time.
Sitting on the Beetle, Lin Yujuan smiled crookedly on the back of the chair: "Sister-in-law, you are so awesome! If those guys in the compound see Brother Xiao willingly letting you order him to do carpentry work, their eyes will pop out."
Xu Suizhu started the car and pointed to the seat belt for her to fasten: "This isn't considered carpentry work, is it? It's just chores at home. The couple live not only with sleep, but also with firewood, rice, oil and salt. Either he or I do the housework, or
Do you think I’m better suited to do rough work than him?”
"Hahaha! Of course not, I'm just surprised. Brother Xiao doesn't look like he can do housework at all."
"Nonsense, he is very good at housework!"
"..."
I have seen people brag about what their men can do, but I have never seen people brag about how well their men can do housework.