Chapter Twenty-Three: New Clothes
Mrs. Chen is old and sophisticated, and she knows that even if her eldest son doesn't want money, the Hu family will find a way to come over secretly. www.biquge.info If this is the case, the second son's family did not save money, and the eldest thought that he had helped his brother, but he had cheapened the Hu family. He said, "I also agree with the second child's words, and my own brothers should also settle accounts." Helping is helping, but the wages you should ask for still have to be paid. ”
Chen Ming said, "There is still four yuan left from the sale of land, which is enough to repair the house." If the eldest brother is always so helpful, the younger brother will be embarrassed to ask the eldest brother for help in the future. ”
Chen Ye listened, so he was speechless, and talked about the time to build the house. Now it's time to plant corn and sweet potatoes first. There are many large houses, plus two-bedroom houses, and there is no time to build a house until the end of May. Chen Ming thought that his family would be busy with sewing baskets and sewing kits, so he set the time for building the house at the end of June. After the house was built, the thatched house where they lived was repaired.
Before they left, Chen Ming gave the four-foot blue coarse cloth to Chen Ye to make clothes.
Chen Ye was so anxious that his face turned red, and he said loudly, "I don't know what kind of life your family is doing? Although Ah Fu's illness is better, you still have to save money for Ah Lu to see his legs, what are you doing with this unjust money? My family's life is much better, there is no shortage of these few feet of cloth, this cloth is kept for Ah Lu to make new clothes, and his clothes are all tied to his body. ”
After speaking, he walked out with Mrs. Chen in his arms, Chen Afu led the big tiger to follow behind, and Chen Ming sent them out.
Hu's feet didn't move, she still wanted to get those few feet of cloth in her hands. Even if they don't dare to take it home, they take it to their mother's house to make clothes for their brothers or nephews.
Chen Alu is a big ghost, and seeing that the Hu family is lagging behind, she knows what idea she has in her heart. When Hu Shi reached out to take the cloth on the kang, he first reached out and took it in his hand, handed it to Wang and said, "Mother, Uncle asked you to make me new clothes, you can't give it away anymore." If you can't run out of cloth, make another one for Dabao. ”
Hu Shi scolded angrily, "Poor and sour, I am embarrassed to take back the gift I gave out." Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen were not present, she did not hide her greed for money and meanness at all.
Chen Afu said with a smile, "It's not us who took it back, it's my uncle who sympathized with my family's poverty and asked me to make clothes for my brother." ”
Hu scolded again, "What a fool, he dares to talk back to his elders." ”
Wang is not stupid, knowing that the Hu family did not dare to take the cloth home, he must have wanted to secretly take it back to her mother's house. Give it to Chen Ye Wang's willing, after all, Chen Ye has helped his family a lot. But let the Hu family secretly take it to the Hu family, then what's the matter. Listening to her scolding Ah Fu again, I was even more unhappy.
Wang put the cloth in the kang cupboard and said to Hu, who was flushed with anger, "The eldest girl didn't come to eat, I just left her a bowl of cucumber fried meat, and the sister-in-law brought it back for her to eat." This bowl of food was originally left by her for Chen Ming to eat tomorrow.
No matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and Hu Shi still followed Wang to the kitchen to bring the dishes away.
Chen Afu was a little speechless, the Wang family was too bunty. People like Hu are hungry wolves who can't fill their fills. secretly asked for something, but he didn't appreciate it or say it, and most of the time he didn't dare to let Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye know.
After Hu left, Chen Alu said to Wang, "Mother, that bowl of meat and vegetables is reserved for my father to eat tomorrow, why should I take it away for my eldest aunt? ”
Wang sighed, "Your eldest aunt is already unhappy that she didn't take the cloth, and if you don't give her some benefits, I don't know how long you will have to talk at home." ”
Chen Ming came in and heard this, and sighed and shook his head. What a good person the eldest brother is, why did he marry such a woman.
When the Hu family first married into the Chen family, Chen Ming also respected this eldest sister-in-law very much. But the Hu family didn't like this sick uncle very much, and behaved well in front of Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen, as soon as they were not there, they scolded Chen Ming in the most vicious language, almost not angry to death. Perhaps, what she has is the intention of quickly him off to death.
When the family was separated that year, Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye's original intention was to let Chen Ming live at home so that they could take care of it. But Chen Ming wanted to move out, so Chen Yecai helped him sell an acre of land, and the two brothers secretly added a tael of silver each to buy this small yard. Fortunately, the Wang family entered the door a few days later, otherwise Mrs. Chen would have come to his house to take care of him first......
After the Dafang family left, Chen Afu stopped the Wang family who was going to the kitchen to clean up, she is much better now and can clean up slowly.
Seeing that her daughter was capable, Wang's face bloomed with a smile, and she went into the house to tailor clothes for Chen Alu. Making sleeveless gowns and trousers is enough to make a set for Ah Lu and Dabao's family.
The two children were extremely happy, Ah Lu couldn't remember how long it had been since he had worn new clothes, and Dabao had never worn new clothes, but he was picking up his uncle's old clothes. So Dabao was very excited and kept asking when he would be able to put on his new clothes.
Ah Lu humbly said first, "Mother will do it for Dabao first." ”
Wang nodded and smiled, "Okay, grandma asked Dabao to put on new clothes tomorrow." ”
After Chen Afu cleaned up the kitchen, he looked at Wang's tailoring. She was speechless about ancient cuts, especially trousers, like two pockets sewing one end together. Not only is it ugly, it's uncomfortable to wear, but it's also very expensive. I thought that when I was done with my hands and feet, I would see if I could improve it. Of course, it is impossible to change the aesthetics of this era, and the pants cannot be made into awl-shaped trousers, but at least the waist and crotch should be cut to fit a little.
The next day, when the sky was bright, Chen Afu heard that there was no movement outside the door. It must have been late for Wang's work last night, and he hasn't woken up yet.
She got up slightly, but saw a light rain drifting outside the window. The light rain was very light, foggy, and there was no sound, washing the leaves and grass more green and clean.
Chen Afu put on his clothes and saw a set of blue clothes on the table. She walked over and opened her clothes, which were a sleeveless gown and a pair of pants made for Dabao.
Wang fulfilled his promise and let Dabao wear new clothes today.
Chen Afu put his clothes next to Dabao before going to the kitchen.
She carried a handful of wheat straw from under the eaves into the house, and for fear that the rain would wet the firewood, she had to put a pile of wheat straw under the eaves at any time. She lightly lit the fire and put the brown rice in the pot to boil slowly.
After the rice in the pot was boiled and the fire was reduced, Chen Afu went back to the house to comb his hair. On the top of the head, a roll was pulled, some like the ball head of the previous life, and it was fixed with a wooden hairpin. She only combs this hairstyle now.
"Mother. Dabao rubbed his eyes and sat up, and when he saw that the new clothes suddenly came to his senses, he shouted loudly, "Ah, new clothes!"
"Shhhh Chen Afu said softly.
Dabao nodded, and hurriedly put on his clothes. After putting it on, standing on the kang, he was a little at a loss, pulling the placket of his clothes and looking at Chen Afu twisted.
Chen Dabao's gown pants are very ill-fitting, the gown grows to the thighs, the pants are fat and have been pulled twice, and the crotch is about to fall to the knees, and he can still wear this set of clothes in three years. Although it doesn't fit, Xiao Zhengtai in new clothes is still too beautiful to say, especially the twisted and excited look, and loves the dead.
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