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Chapter 363: Burning the Banquet

Zhou Qiuyu has been so stingy in the past three years that in order to save money, she couldn't even afford to buy new clothes or eat any snacks.

To improve my life, I had to rely on everyone in the Youth League compound to pool their money to buy meat, which was really harsh on me.

In order to get taller centimeters, she worked very hard.

The result of living frugally was that she had saved some money. Yi Chichi and the others didn't know exactly how much, but it was definitely more than a hundred yuan.

Therefore, when Ge Sujuan said that girls should be nicer to themselves, the girl took it to heart.

"I want to buy a piece of cloth of the same color as Nan Nan's and ask Chi Chi to make clothes for me."

"can."

Yi Chichi and Wang Nan nodded at the same time.

He was also a man of action. The next day, he went out with Wang Nan on the pretext that she was going to the commune to buy candy. In the afternoon, he limped back with a piece of khaki cloth.

Yi Chichi, "??? Didn't you say to buy the red one?"

“There are no more red ones.”

Zhou Qiuyu complained, "When we went there, there was only a little red khaki left. Five women were fighting for it, saying they wanted to make new clothes for their daughters. I couldn't compete with them."

Yi Chichi said "oh" and his eyes fell on her foot, "You sprained your ankle?"

"where."

Wang Nan couldn't help laughing, "In order to fight with the ladies for the cloth, her toes were stepped on and swollen."

In the end, I didn't get it and my feet suffered instead.

Yi Chichi wanted to laugh, but Zhou Qiuyu's expression at the moment was so miserable that she would feel guilty if she really laughed.

Suppressing the laughter rising in her heart, she cleared her throat and pretended to be calm and asked, "Have you seen a doctor?"

"I asked Lang Hong to check it out. It's not serious."

That is not bad.

Yi Chichi unfolded the khaki fabric and took a look, "Qiuyu, what do you want to make it into?"

Zhou Qiuyu didn’t know that she wanted to be like Wang Nan, but she also knew it was inappropriate.

After all, there is a certain difference in height between her and Wang Nan. If she really makes it into Wang Nan's style, she will look like a child who steals adult clothes.

So, she taught the difficult problem to Yi Chichi.

"It's up to you to decide."

Well, this person has no ideas of his own.

As the first new piece of clothing she bought after three years in the countryside, Yi Chichi did not intend to fool her. Instead, he took out a pen and paper and designed a small square-neck casual top for her.

It's a sketch, not as good as a refined one, but the details have been processed.

As soon as Yi Chichi, who was drawing under their eyes, put down his pen, Zhou Qiuyu pointed at the pocket and asked impatiently, "Chichi, why is it wrinkled here?"

"Wrinkles."

"What's that strap on the sleeve for?"

"Decorations."

"Are the buttons the big ones?"

"Ah."

"I don't have any big buttons."

"Take off the small buttons on your old clothes and I'll make big buttons for you."

"Is this okay?"

Her face was full of surprise. Yi Chichi's mouth twitched. How could this not work? There were no big buttons like those in later generations. If she wanted to use big buttons, she could only find a way herself. Fortunately, she had made changes before.

"As long as I say yes."

Then she asked, "Do you want this one?"

"Yes, let's do this." She was not tall, so she no longer considered long styles. The short style that Chi Chi had drawn looked very energetic. She could already imagine how well it would fit her and how straight her small body would be.

However, "Will it delay your work?"

"No, I'll make it for you when I have time."

Zhou Qiuyu still felt bad, "How about I just give you the wages?"

"You can't afford my labor costs."

This hurt Zhou Qiuyu's heart. He said, "Then I can't let you work for nothing."

Yi Chichi had already thought about it, "I'll provide the materials and you'll do the work. Make me two pairs of shoes."

Since going to the countryside, Zhou Qiuyu has learned many skills, including knitting sweaters, weaving rattan and making shoes.

Both single shoes and cotton shoes are available.

After all, the winter in Northeast China is too long. Staying on the kang every day is not a good idea, and going out for a walk is not a good choice. In such weather that can freeze people's ears off, going out is not a pleasure but a torture.

If women do not go out unless necessary, sitting on the kang and sewing quilts, making shoes, and doing needlework become the best ways to pass the time.

When winter came, she would watch Ge Sujuan and others doing various needlework. After a while, she learned how to do it and was quite good at it.

So, when Zhou Qiuyu heard that he could exchange making shoes for Yi Chichi's handicrafts for making clothes, he immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I'll make you two pairs of shoes."

So, the deal was done.

September 9th was a nice day.

On this day, Wang Nan and Bai Chen became husband and wife in the presence of the captain and others.

There were five tables for the banquet. The food was not very good, but because people who had good relations with the Youth League Institute and the village came together, there was fish and meat.

The fish are caught from water bubbles. It doesn't cost any money, but it does cost labor.

The meat was bought from the commune butcher shop. The team leader personally ordered it for them in advance and then went to pick it up on the morning of the 12th on his bicycle.

There were only three pounds in total, but I did bring back a few big bones and stewed some sauerkraut.

The chef is Wu Yongfei, who has excellent cooking skills and can make delicious dishes with simple and common ingredients. The captain and his companions are very satisfied with the meal and feel that his cooking skills are good enough for a big banquet.

At first it was just verbal talk, but within two days, the team leader gave him a job to cook banquets for people in the Qingshan Brigade next door.

Wu Yongfei, "??? Burn the banquet?"

The captain nodded and said, "I have already negotiated the price with them. It's three dollars. I can also bring you some food when you leave."

This surprise was a bit sudden, so sudden that Wu Yongfei was stunned for a long time before he cheered and hugged the captain, asking in a low voice whether it was true.

"really."

The captain was almost dying from being hugged by him. He patted his back with his big hand to signal him to calm down, and sternly warned him, "Work hard and make a name for yourself. It's better than working in the fields. You can also get money and food."

"I will definitely do my best."

He made the promise in a heroic and confident manner. The captain was very pleased and was about to say that this was good and to keep it up, when he changed the subject and said, "But uncle, I'm afraid of being in an unfamiliar place."

Captain, "...Why, do you still want me to go with you?"

"OK?"

He looked at the captain eagerly, his eyes like a puppy, which made the captain's breathing stagnate. He changed the refusal on his lips into "Just this time, if there is a next time, you have to go by yourself."

"it is good."

Therefore, under the encouragement of the team leader, Wu Yongfei started working as a banquet chef.

When Yi Chichi heard the news, she was almost dumbfounded, "Burning the banquet?"

"Ah."

Wen's mother, who had just returned from the field, was shaking the dirt out of her shoes. She smiled and said, "If Xiao Wu can make a name for himself this time, his life will be much easier in the future."

A bad environment cannot prevent weddings and funerals. If the family is extremely poor, they won't even be able to hire a chef to hold the ceremony, let alone get the ceremony done.

If it’s a little better and more sophisticated, the difference is nothing more than the difference between good food and bad food.

"The family that Qingshan Brigade wants to serve is very well-off. The Xiaowu dishes are ready. The host family will not be stingy."