Along the way, Xu Suizhu, regardless of whether the little bun understood it or not, would point it out to him and tell him something new when he encountered it:
"Doudou, that's the post office, and the green one is the mailbox. We write letters and stuff them into the mailbox, and the uncles and aunts at the post office will help us send the letters to where we want to go... That's the auditorium, and movies are sometimes shown.
When you grow up, Mommy will take you to see a movie... Well, that's where we are going..."
Along the moss-covered stone road, Xu Suizhu walked slowly to the cooperative with her little bun in her arms.
Next door to the cooperative is a cloth shop, where an old tailor is resident. As long as you buy fabrics in the shop, you can have the clothes made by the old tailor at half the cost.
Xu Suizhu came to the cloth store and saw the sample cloths hanging all over the wall. She couldn't help but twitch her mouth.
Why are there only so many kinds of fabrics? I originally planned to make a woolen coat for my aunt and uncle, but the woolen material came out in two colors, either dark navy blue or bright red. How can I choose?
Who knows, except for getting married these days, who would use expensive woolen materials to make clothes? Red is the bride's wedding dress, and navy blue is the groom's official tunic suit.
"Hey! Whose big fat boy is this? He's so handsome!"
The shop owner was a woman in her early forties. She walked out of the back room with her apron lifted and wiping her hands. When she saw Xu Suizhu looking up at the sample cloth, she was not in a hurry to do business, but instead teased the little bun in Xu Suizhu's arms.
"You are so handsome. He is fair and tender. He will definitely be a handsome boy in the future. How old are you? Are you three months old?"
Xu Suizhu replied proudly: "Two months is still one week away."
"That's really good!" the shop owner said with envy. "My little sister just gave birth to her second child last month. She can't compare with yours at all. She drinks milk every day, right? Look at her little hands and feet. They are so fleshy.
It’s really nice to touch.”
After praising the little bun, he turned to ask Xu Suizhu: "I see you are very handsome. Whose daughter-in-law are you from? I don't even know the child at such an old age."
Xu Suizhu said with a smile: "It's not from any family, it's from the fishing village below. I just came to the town to work this month. It's not convenient to go back and forth, so I rented it in the town."
"No wonder!" the shopkeeper said with an understanding smile, "I also said that there is no one in this town that I don't know. By the way, are you here to buy cloth? Are you just ripping the cloth or making clothes?"
Xu Suizhu was really not interested in the fabrics on the wall that were either bright red or green or dark and not wintery. She thought for a while and said, "I just came to ask, how much does it cost to make a coat here with the fabrics I brought from home?"
"It's a bit expensive. The woolen material is difficult to cut, and it has to be ironed and pressed. It's at least 15 yuan per piece."
Really expensive!
One hundred yuan bonus, including cloth and cutting, is enough to make a woolen winter coat.
Xu Suizhu sighed inwardly: It seems that he still has to find a way to earn some extra money. With his dead salary of seventy yuan a month, it is not even enough to buy a woolen coat.
Since I don’t have enough money to buy two woolen coats, I might as well wait. Aren’t we going to take the students to the provincial capital finals next month? Then ask the finance department to make an advance payment for their salary, and go shopping in the fabric stores in the provincial capital. Maybe they can
I bought a design and color that makes people love it.
However, the clothing worn by students when giving speeches can be solved here.
"Madam boss, what's the price of that piece of material? I want to make three sets of suits, so you can't quote an exaggerated price." Xu Suizhu asked, pointing to the navy blue muslin.
"You have really good taste. Although this piece of material looks dull, it is the best among the materials I sell."
"Mao Di, I know." Xu Suizhu nodded.
When the shop owner saw that she looked knowledgeable and dared to falsely quote the price, he directly quoted the lowest price.
Xu Suizhu nodded secretly, the price was within her budget.
"Okay, I'll order three sets first. If the quantity is too large, I'll ask the lady boss to give me a discount."
Xu Suizhu held the baby in one hand and drew two sets of suits on the sample paper provided by the shop owner with the other hand.
"The men's model has a suit and trousers on top, and the women's model has a suit and skirt on the bottom. The skirt is a pleated skirt... in terms of size,"
Xu Suizhu recalled the heights of Tian Xiaoxue, Chen Wenjun, and Lin Lei, and based on their sizes, they were enlarged by half an inch.
There are very few fat people among high school students these days, especially in rural middle schools. It is good if they can eat enough, and there will be no overnutrition. The student nicknamed Fatty in the graduating class is just a little taller, and he is definitely not the one in later generations.
A really fat guy who can't even walk without gasping for air.
Therefore, after enlarging it by half an inch, anyone who is not too short can basically fit it in.
Let’s do this for now. Who wants the school’s funds to be limited?
"Lady boss, help me pull two more feet of red cotton."
This is for making a bow tie. This thing is simple, so you don’t need to trouble an old tailor. Xu Suizhu can do it with scissors, needlework and thread when she goes home.
After getting down to business, Xu Suizhu saw that there was not much time left for lunch break and hurriedly left and went home.
Little Baozi went out for a walk and finally felt sleepy. At first he swallowed the milk in big gulps, but later he actually snored and fell asleep.
Xu Suizhu took the time to take a nap against the bedside, and woke up just as the alarm clock rang.
After tidying up, I went to Zhou Lihua's house with the sleeping little bun in my arms, and then went straight to school.
A group of people gathered around the door of the principal's office, arguing about something.
She glanced at it curiously, but did not stop. She had no intention of coming forward to join in the fun, as class was important.
Zhou Xiaolu, who was crowded in the crowd, raised his eyes and glanced at her, pointed at her and shouted: "Teacher Xu is here! You go and reason with Teacher Xu! She has always been responsible for this matter!"
"You're looking for me? What's the matter?" Xu Suizhu looked confused.
"Teacher Xu, these two are the parents of Tian Fangfang, Class 3, Grade 3. Tian Fangfang took a leave of absence for this English speech competition selection and missed it because of family matters. However, her English scores have always been among the top in the class. She took the final exam last year
Better than Tian Xiaoxue..."
Teacher Li from the Teaching Office pulled over Xu Suizhu and whispered, "This time our school won first place in the English speech contest. The school gave each of the three students a 20 yuan bonus. After that, they had to represent the whole county to the provincial capital finals. Listen.
It was said that the top three will get extra points in the college entrance examination. Tian Fangfang felt it was unfair, so she brought her family to make trouble and demanded that Tian Xiaoxue be removed from the qualification and that she be replaced in the provincial capital finals..."
When Xu Suizhu heard that there was something else she didn't understand, she felt jealous.
She took a deep look at Tian Fangfang, who was hiding behind her family, and said in a calm tone: "No matter what the reason is, if you miss it, you missed it. Could it be that in the future, if you miss the college entrance examination because of family matters, you will go back to the Education Bureau and clamor to retake or change the exam?"
Score? This may be fair to you, but what about other candidates? Is it possible that you are the only one who wants other students to suffer injustice? What's more, luck is also a part of strength. If you miss the opportunity and are not selected, then
Reflect on why you missed it and why you made such a mess! Sorry, I still have classes, so I won’t accompany you.”
After saying that, regardless of the expressions of Tian Fangfang's family, he nodded to everyone and hurried to the classroom for class.
That’s so right and so good!
If it weren't for the fact that the student's parents were still present, Principal Chi would have really wanted to take the lead in applauding her.