Chen Xiaoxu felt like he was crazy.

not only led Xu Fei to the abandoned small warehouse and hid the four sacks of rags, but also followed him into a pretty widow's house.

She felt quite fresh, fresh with a hint of excitement, which had never felt before.

The woman was in her twenties, in poor spirits, there was no furnishings in the house, and the only thing of value was a sewing machine. This person's surname is Fang, Zhang Guiqin's distant relative, and he doesn't have much contact. The husband died last year, the child went to elementary school, and life was very difficult, and the sewing machine was still the bride price when they got married.

"Auntie, do you think this can be done?"

He took out a pattern, the woman looked at it, and said weakly: "I haven't done it before, and I can't say it well." ”

"It's just putting the pieces of cloth together, and there's an exploded view. ”

He took out a few small pieces of paper, Chen Xiaoxu looked at it, and saw that there were some geometric shapes drawn on the paper, of different sizes and forms, and they were also marked with sizes.

Immediately after, he took out four long blue strips of cloth, two darker and two lighter, and placed them on the table in the order of shades, and said: "This is a noodle, you cut one first, and then put it together into a piece, 30cm long and 24cm wide." ”

The woman understood for a moment before nodding, "I'll try." ”

She cut the strips of cloth as required, stepped on the sewing machine, and the click was done quickly. Xu Fei picked it up and took a look, the size was appropriate, the stitches were dense, and the dark thread was embedded in the middle of the cloth strip, which was well covered by the blue background.

"No wonder they all praise you for your good craftsmanship, no worse than what the master does. ”

"No, no ......"

The woman is very introverted, but she also has a little self-confidence, and then she made a few more faces and fought up.

Chen Xiaoxu understood, and said strangely: "Are you making schoolbags?"

"What a school bag, this is called a women's shoulder bag. ”

Xu Fei picked up the prototype bag and said, "Add two more straps on it, it should be a little longer, just try it and see the size." ”

The girl took it and put it on her waist, feeling the length of her shoulders, "It's almost here, what if it's not the same height as me?"

"I bought an adjustment buckle that can be adjusted to a short or long one. ”

"What about the opening, do you have a zipper?"

"No zipper, let's use a buckle. ”

"Buckle ......"

Chen Xiaoxu imagined it in his head, and it was unexpectedly quite appropriate.

The woman seems to be very talented in this area, and she was immediately inspired and took the initiative to participate in the design. In the end, under the comprehensive opinion of the two, a simple and generous women's shoulder bag was freshly baked.

Aunt Fang touched it in her hand and looked at it, and she was very happy, "I feel a little vegetarian, can you add flowers or something?"

"Yes, I'll give you a pattern. ”

Xu Fei's pocket was like Doraemon, and he turned out five more pieces of paper. Except for one that could be seen to be a hat, the rest were unround, unsquare, and eccentric.

"You take the paper and practice it first, and then you cut it with the cloth. I've numbered them all, 1, 3, 5 in white, 2 and 4 in gray. ”

Aunt Fang didn't know why, but she was obedient, and finally added the pattern after tinkering for a long time. The effect was remarkable, enough to make both women excited, their eyes sparkling.

"Auntie, how long does it take to make a bag by this standard?"

"Two hours. ”

"Two hours ......"

Xu Fei estimated the cost and said, "Then how about you make a five-cent one?" First make six, three shoulder bags, and three hand bags. ”

"Five cents?"

Aunt Fang was stunned, not because she was too cheap, but because she took care of herself too much.

Five cents doesn't sound like much, but she makes six a day, which is three dollars. If the business is good and the shipment volume is large, it will be 90 yuan a month, which is higher than the salary of many people.

Thinking about it like this, the woman was a little worried, "You won't have an accident with this, right?"

"What could happen? I'm so clever. ”

To put it mildly, the woman trembled and agreed to cooperate. There is no way, some people are used to being honest, and they have to weigh a pie that falls from the sky, whether to pick it up and eat it or bypass it.

Subsequently, Xu Fei left a few patterns for Aunt Fang, made an appointment to get the goods tomorrow, and took Chen Xiaoxu out of the house.

The two of them were walking on the road, and the girl twisted her neck and began to look again.

"I read it all in books, and I thought about it for a long time before I decided to give it a try. ”

Without waiting for the other party to ask, he took the initiative to confess: "I think now that the people in the city have some money, there should be people who like it." Don't be afraid, I'll sell it myself tomorrow, and it has nothing to do with you if something happens. ”

"Phew!"

Chen Xiaoxu took a sip and said, "In your eyes, am I that kind of person, where do you want to sell it?"

"Angang. ”

"Oh, that's a good place. ”

The girl nodded, and emphasized again, "Remember to call me tomorrow, don't act without permission!"

Xu Fei was strange and asked, "Aren't you very annoying, why are you so positive?"

"I'm annoyed by the boring stuff, it's interesting, why don't I participate?"

"Okay. ”

He was noncommittal.

Towards the end of the evening, it was time to get off work, and the white shirts and bicycles on the street were rushing away from the still high sun, crushing the dust of this era, and sprinkling it with joy.

The two of them stopped talking, and Chen Xiaoxu lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xu Fei was even more distracted, obviously pressing the road with a delicate and mean girl who was weak and weak, but what flashed in his mind was the gentle figure of the keen DIY tailor in his previous life who was almost married.

There's no going back.

..................

Xu Fei never thought that one day he would be able to ride a fucking bicycle, with Chen Xiaoxu sitting on the car, and then go to speculation together.

The two families are also very strange, the children suddenly stick to each other, and they don't know what to do one day sneakily - we don't dare to ask!

The girl sat sideways in the back seat, carrying a large burden in one hand, and hesitating with the other, not knowing whether to help or not. In the end, he was very conservative and held the saddle all the way to his destination.

Under their feet is a well-defined city, neatly divided by a long railway, with the Anshan Iron and Steel Family Area to the east, the industrial and civilian area to the west, the Anshan Iron and Steel Main Plant to the north, and the urban area to the south.

Xu Fei's place is in the northeast corner, and he found a shady place, with a large burden and skin, and six bags are clear.

Not far away is a huge factory gate with streets and buses in it, and you can't see the end at a glance. On the other side is a dense housing cluster and a hospital nearby.

"This is Angang!" the girl said enviously.

"Yes, Angang!"

Xu Fei's tone was complicated, and his feelings were deeper.

From the liberation period to the early 90s, to what extent was Anshan Iron and Steel important? The core idea of the central government's five-year plan at a certain stage was to concentrate the resources of the whole country and go all out to build Anshan Iron and Steel Group.

At that time, more than 500 cadres at or above the county and prefecture level were transferred from various places, and more than 500 highly educated engineering and management personnel were recruited from central and southern China, just to fill the gap.

A writer from Northeast China described: "At that time, a large number of factories sprung up in the vast and empty black soil, and then there were cities, and these factories were the backbone of the cities. ”

The 80s was also the glorious period of Anshan Iron and Steel, with more than 100,000 employees and more than 500 affiliated units, from hospitals, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and even funeral parlors, fire brigades, farms, and barber shops.

It's the lifeblood of the city.

"Jingle bell!"

"Jingle bell!"

The two waited for a while, and soon it was time for the lunch break, and a large number of workers appeared in various factories, and there was a commotion in the family building, hospital, market and other places.

Liu Xiaoman is a nurse in Angang Hospital, her father and two elder brothers are in the factory, and her mother and sister are also in a collective enterprise.

She is the youngest, pampered since childhood, likes new things, and spends money a bit lavishly.

Just now, she got angry with her colleague and was not in the mood to eat, so she wanted to go out for a walk. I was going to go to the department store, but as soon as I got out of the door, I saw two strange guys on the opposite side.

A man and a woman, the woman leaning on a bicycle, the man squatting on the ground, and a cloth spread.

Selling something?

Liu Xiaoman's eyes lit up, this is not the capital or the south, it is too unusual to see a stall in Ancheng! She doesn't care about any department store, she crosses the road upside down.

"Someone's coming!"

Chen Xiaoxu was suddenly nervous, and felt that he should say hello, but he couldn't open his mouth, and then he heard the goods start to flicker, "Come and take a look, shoulder bag and bag, handmade, the material you found yourself, fashionable, strong and durable, make sure you can't find a second ......"

What a big breath!

Liu Xiaoman pursed his lips, he had never seen anything good, but his eyes went down, and he couldn't leave it immediately.

The six small packets look a little shabby, but I have never seen that style and style.

She picked up a satchel casually, with a blue base, and the front and back sides were also blue, with alternate colors, uniform and excessive shades, and no abruptness.

Two thin straps are sewn on it and can be worn over the shoulder. There is no zipper, and two rows of small butterfly buckles are sewn together, buttoned together like a cheongsam.

And what attracts her the most is that there is a novel decorative pattern on the lower right side of the front.

At first glance, I didn't see it, but when I looked closely, it was a little girl wearing a hat and a white dress. The style is weird, the hat covers the face completely, there are no facial features, and the body is very small, but when combined, the proportions are extremely harmonious.

The more Liu Xiaoman looks at it, the more he loves it, if there is no such pattern, the whole is very old-fashioned, but after adding it, he unexpectedly reveals a very comfortable feeling.

She said that she couldn't quite make it clear, but there was a standard word that could be summed up in later generations, small and fresh.

"How much does this cost?"

"Six!"

Chen Xiaoxu's eyes widened, brother, didn't you say five yuan before, she thinks five yuan is expensive!

"Six, how dare you ask for it!"

Liu Xiaoman was also startled, staring at the young stall owner, "You are bold enough, aren't you afraid that I will report you?"

"At first glance, you are a good young man in the new era, different from those old guys with rigid brains. You are so young and beautiful, lively and cute, with my bag as the icing on the cake, and you still look good without my bag, why do you do such a boring thing as reporting?"

Xu Fei didn't panic at all, and Balabala came again.

"Haha!"

Liu Xiaoman was happy, "Your mouth is really poor, I don't know that I think you are from the capital! But your bag is expensive, and it is cheaper." ”

"A small business, just make a hard money, you look at my material, this manual ......"

"Pull it down! At first glance, it looks like a labor cloth, and if you want to use silk, I will give you ten pieces." ”

"Silk can't be made into a bag, the labor cloth is a little dirty, but it is strong and durable, can you carry it for three days and carry it for three years? ”

The two of them fought for a long time, Xu Fei bit six yuan to death, and when he saw that the heat was almost over, he pretended to be helpless, and found something again, "This is also what I am going to sell, you have to buy it sincerely, the price is six yuan, and I will give you one." ”

Liu Xiaoman took a look, it was a palm-sized red cloth bag, long in shape, with a lone bamboo on it that was tough and straight, and the mouth of the bag was tied with an elastic band, simple and beautiful.

"This is a pencil case, which is very convenient for a pen, eraser, small comb or something. ”

"Pencil case ......"

Liu Xiaoman likes it again, whether it is a satchel or a pencil case, it is actually quite rough, but it is better than that trace of smart design and aesthetic taste beyond this era.

Now the clothes are square, old-fashioned and serious, and the creativity of half a dime is wooden.

"Okay, six is six!" she stopped inking.

"There is a satchel and a handbag, which one do you want to see?"

Liu Xiaoman tried it, but still picked a shoulder bag. Until she wiped her body and left, and walked out of the distance, Chen Xiaoxu was still stunned, "This, this is sold?"

"yes, sold. ”

"That's six bucks?"

"Meaningless, this is just the opening!"

Xu Fei stuffed the money into his pocket, and he was also in high spirits.

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