Chapter 12 Wearing New Clothes

"Oh, don't worry, I get it."

He looked distracted, so I didn't take it seriously.

Director Lin scooped a chopstickful of minced meat from his bowl and placed it on Chen Qing's steamed bun. He asked casually, "Your family uses a lot of firewood, right? I have a fellow villager who has plenty of good firewood at a low price. Do you want to ask him to bring you some?"

"what?"

Could this be the legendary situation where someone hands you a pillow when you feel sleepy?

"If you are short of money, I will advance the first month's payment for you and you can pay me back later." Director Lin said.

Chen Qing felt that Director Lin was the kindest person in the world, and asked hurriedly, "What does that fellow villager need to change?"

"Two pounds of firewood and one egg."

"Two pounds of firewood and one egg?"

Chen Qing silently converted the price.

The market price of eggs is five cents.

Then two pounds of firewood would cost five cents!

"So expensive!"

"How can it be expensive? They cut it down from the mountain, split it up and sent it to you. They cut it themselves. Have you ever been a householder? Don't you know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are?"

Director Lin felt helpless.

Chen Qing looked embarrassed.

If you buy 100 kilograms, it would be 2.5 yuan, but it seems that 100 kilograms of firewood is not a lot.

Director Lin: "Every time you buy 100 kilograms of firewood, they will give you two bundles of straw and two bundles of thin firewood to help you start the fire. 100 kilograms is enough to keep you burning for a month."

"Oh……"

Chen Qing stretched out the ending syllable.

Still a little dazed.

Forgive her that although she was an orphan in her previous life, she had never dealt with firewood.

Now think about it, I have to spend two dollars and fifty cents a month to buy firewood!
It seems okay, but for her who only has a dozen dollars left, it is completely adding insult to injury!

"I remember that honeycomb briquettes only cost 25 yuan a ton, right?"

"Yes, it's not popular here. The main reason is that the supply exceeds the demand, so you can't get it."

If you are from the south, a family of three only needs to spend about two yuan a month on honeycomb coal, while buying firewood would cost two and a half yuan.

After all, it is a private transaction, and people also want to make some profit. The price of honeycomb coal is the public price, which is much cheaper.

As an important heating fuel, honeycomb coal is generally supplied to the north first.

There are fewer in the south.

Chen Qing sighed. No wonder they say “firewood, rice, oil and salt”. It turns out firewood is so expensive!
"Then I'll trouble you, Director Lin. If you need any clothes made, please come to me."

Thankfully, craftsmen like tailors, carpenters, and chefs are now able to take on work.

Director Lin saw that she agreed, and with a sad face, he said, "I don't have any clothes that need making at the moment."

She is no longer at the age where she cares about beauty, and she has many uses for her money, so she has to spend it frugally.

"Okay then." Chen Qing ate the minced meat that Director Lin gave her and smiled again: "Director Lin, if you have clothes with holes like that, you can come to me and I can sew them for you for free."

"it is good."

Director Lin agreed immediately.

That way, she could use the excuse of looking for Chen Qing to take a good look at what the two little guys have become now.

After lunch, everyone returned to their workstations to take a break and then continued working.

Chen Qing has the next two days off, so she wants to take advantage of these two days to make clothes for the boy.

It would be best to take one or two orders.

The two little guys felt it was strange that Chen Qing stayed in her room during the holiday instead of parading around in beautiful clothes.

He Yuting asked her brother in confusion: "Brother, did you say that my aunt is sewing clothes?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm going to feed the chickens." They had a small yard, and if they didn't raise chickens, it would be like having the yard for nothing.

Chicken butt is the people's bank.

He Yuxiang took good care of the two hens in their family.

There were two chickens, sometimes one a day, sometimes two a day. When there were two, He Yuxiang would hide one and cook it for his sister.

He didn't even think about exchanging money because no one would pay attention to a child who went to the black market.

There are not only chickens in the backyard, but also vegetables.

But the place is not big, and the food for this month has been eaten up long ago, so we need to wait a little longer for more food. Originally, He Yuxiang wanted to eat mixed grain rice to get through it, but recently his aunt has been mentally unstable and started to give him money, so he cooked some dishes to improve the food.

He was busy in the backyard.

He Yuting was also drying clothes in the front yard.

Her brother wrung the clothes out, and all she had to do was stand on a bench and hang them on the clothesline.

Chen Qing, who was hiding in the room, finally finished dressing the boy and immediately called them over.

The two siblings came over with trepidation.

Chen Qing showed them two sets of clothes: "Aren't they two beautiful sets of clothes?"

The skirt has a beautiful style and a small plaid pattern on it, which adds a visual sense of layering and fashion, especially when it is made into a loose sleeveless dress, giving people a fresh and natural feeling.

He Yuting opened her eyes wide, clasped her hands together, and said enviously, "So beautiful."

He Yuxiang folded his arms and turned his head away proudly, unwilling to praise her.

Chen Qing: "..."

This kid really deserves a beating.

Xiaoyu is still cute!

"It looks good, you can try it."

"me?"

He Yuting pointed at her face with her index finger in disbelief.

Ever since her mother left, her clothes have been worn out. If you poke a hole in them, you can make a hole in them. That’s why she washes clothes very gently because her aunt definitely won’t buy her any clothes.

Now she has new clothes to wear, and they are styles that have never been seen on the market. He Yuting feels like a pie in the sky.

"Of course, go ahead." Chen Qing handed her the clothes.

He Yuting hugged the clothes cherishingly, her big black and white eyes filled with joyful smiles: "Okay!"

She ran back to the house to change clothes.

Chen Qing casually handed the clothes to He Yuxiang: "Here, it's yours."

"What do you want to do?"

He Yuxiang always felt that she had bad intentions.

Chen Qing: "Later, wear your new clothes and go out for a walk. When people ask you who made these clothes, just tell them I made them. The processing fee is only two yuan per set."

It takes her five hours to cut and make the children's clothes.

Hand-sewn, at most two sets can be made a day.

But if you can make four dollars, it’s a good profit.

He Yuxiang, who originally didn't want to wear clothes, felt at ease to put them on after knowing that she had a purpose.

The villain, who crushes the hero in the early and late stages of the book, has a naturally good-looking appearance, with deep eyebrows and three-dimensional facial features. Apart from being dark and thin, and having bruises on his body, there is no major problem with him.

Originally, He Yuxiang was wearing tattered clothes that didn't fit him, and he only looked good. Now, wearing the clothes made by Chen Qing, he looks brand new.

From a good-looking kid, he instantly turned into a handsome guy!

He Yuting spun around in her skirt, the hem of her skirt fluttering, and she giggled happily.

Seeing his sister happy, He Yuxiang also looked at Chen Qing in a friendly manner, "We will help you promote it later."

(End of this chapter)

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