In the evening, Ma Xiaojuan came back from work and saw the two futons on Su Mo's bed, her eyes shining.

Ma Xiaojuan touched it, it was very soft and comfortable, this cotton tire was really good.

"Su Mo, is this really made by the commune's workshop? Don't want a ticket yet? Ma Xiaojuan asked, already making up her mind.

God knows how difficult it is to get a cotton tire ticket in the city, and only when you get married, will you subsidize such a bed. I usually buy cotton by myself, but the quilt made of cotton by myself is very different from the cotton tire made by a skilled master.

There are several brothers and sisters in her family, and almost all the quilts covered are handmade by her mother, and it is really inconvenient to say that her mother's craftsmanship is concerned. I have to tear it down and redo it almost every year, and it's too troublesome.

If cotton tires can be made here, then she can make a few more beds and mail them home.

"Yes, no tickets, only cotton money and manual fees, a pound of cotton and a dime a piece. For 7 catties of quilts, the manual cost is 1.5 yuan, and for 3 catties of mattresses, the manual fee is 1 yuan. Su Mo nodded.

Ma Xiaojuan almost jumped up excitedly.

In the black market of her family, cotton is at least 1.8 yuan or more, and in years with low yield, two or three yuan a catty has been used. She remembered that she had just entered junior high school at that time, and her mother wanted to make her a new cotton suit and pants, but cotton was too expensive, so she only made a pair of cotton pants.

"Are you sure that we educated youths can also do it, not because you are going to marry into the brigade, so we did it for you?" Ma Xiaojuan asked again.

In those years, the collective economy of the commune and many of the conveniences were available only to the members of the commune.

At that time, Director Qi said that when educated youths came to the countryside of Hongqi Commune, they were also part of the commune. That educated youth should be able to do it. Su Mo didn't dare to say death.

"You can go and ask, the workshop is not far from the commune supply and marketing cooperative, and there is a sign of the collective workshop of the Hongqi Commune hanging at the door, which is easy to find. I think there are carpenters inside, and if you want to make a cabinet when the time comes, I guess you will go there. ”

When they first came, Ma Jianmin also said that there was a place to make cabinets and stools in the commune, and it was probably there.

"You say, if I make a few bedding and send them home, will it be successful?" Ma Xiaojuan leaned over and whispered.

"I don't know. But if you don't sell it, you should be able to send it to your family. Su Mo thought about it, judging from Director Qi's speech and demeanor, there was an opportunity to generate income, and he should not refuse.

"Or when the autumn harvest is over, try to order two beds and then say you're going to send one home. You see if Director Qi will do it for you, if you do it, there will be no problem. ”

"But you don't want to do so much at once, make two beds this year, and do the rest next year." lest someone find something to report, these years I can't see the good of others, there are many people.

"Okay." Ma Xiaojuan nodded, "I can't imagine that there is such a good thing in the commune." I had heard that there were educated youths who bought grain in the brigade and sent it home, but I didn't expect that someone would come to me to make quilts and send them home. ”

Ma Xiaojuan was a little excited, this Hongqi Commune was really the right one.

It's not like other countryside, it's in the mountains. The Lujia Village Production Brigade only takes twenty or thirty minutes to ride a bicycle to the commune, and it only takes an hour to ride a bicycle to the county seat.

Unlike where her cousin went to the countryside, it took two hours to get to the commune by donkey cart, and it was even more exaggerated to go to the city, which took three or four hours.

I'm afraid I'm going to be assigned to a ravine.

I'm still lucky.

*******

After that, Su Mo didn't go to work again, but stayed at the educated youth point to sew quilt covers and pack up things for marriage.

After the autumn harvest of the Lujia Village Production Brigade was completed on September 29, the work in the field was announced to be over. The rest is the matter of drying and storage, and these light jobs are all assigned to the elderly aunts and uncles.

The young men and the able-bodied laborers rested for a few days, and when they had finished paying their rations, they were going to dig ditches again.

It is not difficult to sew the quilt cover, after Su Mo consulted Chen Lan, she sewed the quilt cover in half a day.

Looking at the remaining three quilts that were still cotton tires, Su Mo also experienced the hardships of this era.

No wonder they all say that the new three years, the old three years, and the sewing and mending are another three years. There are just too many tickets.

There is only one quilt cover left, and I can only wait for the cloth ticket to be made later.

Su Mo folded the futon, and the bed with the quilt cover was placed on top, and at this time, she found that there seemed to be two pillows missing.

Su Mo had to hurry up and go to the collective workshop of the commune again, and asked Director Qi if there were pillows for sale.

It happened that Director Qi asked the masters of the cotton shop to make a set of samples in the past two days, and there were two pillow cores, so Su Mo was cheaper.

Two pillow cores, including cotton and handwork, received a total of 1.5 yuan from Su Mo.

After buying the pillow core, Su Mo thought about buying a set of ready-made pillowcases at the supply and marketing cooperative, she remembered that it was written in the novel that the pillowcases in this era were embroidered and quite exquisite.

Because the production brigade has ended the autumn harvest, there are a lot of people in the supply and marketing cooperatives today, and Lu Xiaolan is busy with her feet not touching the ground, and she doesn't have time to drink a few sips of water.

In the midst of being busy, Lu Xiaolan seemed to see the figure of her third sister-in-law, and took a closer look, it was true. hurriedly shouted loudly: "Third sister-in-law, you come to me." ”

Su Mo was almost squeezed to death by a group of aunts, and when she heard Lu Xiaolan calling her, she hurriedly squeezed over.

"What's going on today? Why are there so many people? Su Mo had palpitations.

"There is a large group of autumn harvests over, and the members of the club have come to the market. Third sister-in-law, what do you want to buy? ”

"I'm going to buy pillowcases." Su Mo hurriedly said, her aunt was already dissatisfied with her cutting in line.

Lu Xiaolan's eyes flashed, and she was about to send a pair of pillowcases and pillows to the third brother and third sister-in-law, so she said, "The pillowcases are sold out, the third sister-in-law." ”

Su Mo: ......

"Then I'll tear the cloth and make it myself, and bring me three feet of white cotton cloth." Su Mo forgot it, three feet should be enough to make two pillowcases.

The pillow at this time is not the 48*74 specification like the later generations, but the 50*30 specification, and the three-foot cloth is enough to make two pillowcases, and there is some surplus to get some lace.

Lu Xiaolan immediately went to pull a three-foot white cotton cloth for Su Mo, and after Su Mo gave the money ticket, seeing that Lu Xiaolan was busy, she didn't bother much, so she rushed back to make pillowcases with her things.

Su Mo is busy, and Lu Changzheng has been going out early and returning late these days, and there is almost no one to be seen. The Lu family is also busy, and Li Yue'e also directly asks for leave at home to make all kinds of preparations.

At the morning meeting of the No. 29 Brigade, Lu Qingan said that on October 1, Lu Changzheng married his daughter-in-law and invited all the members of the brigade to dinner. Of course, it is one or two representatives from each household, and it is impossible for the whole family to invite them.

On the day of the 30th, almost the whole family of the Lu family went out, adults and children were helping with this work, and Li Yue'e also asked many relatives and friends to help.

Cutting vegetables is cut vegetables, flat ground is flat, borrowing tables and chairs are borrowed from tables and chairs, and those who borrow dishes and chopsticks are borrowing dishes and chopsticks.

Lu Qingan estimated that at least 25 tables should be prepared.

With so many seats, tables, chairs, stools, and chopsticks must be borrowed from other families in the brigade, and the place where the table is set must also be prepared.

As a result, the Lu family's yard and vegetable field, as well as Lu Changzheng's small family's vegetable field, were all used.

On the afternoon of the 30th, Lu Changzheng borrowed a military truck from somewhere, pulled half a truckload of things, and came back.

When the things on it were removed, the relatives and friends who came to help were stunned.

Permanent brand bicycles, Haishi brand sewing machines, a very fashionable dresser, half a pork fan, two slaughtered whole sheep, ten chickens, five very big geese, as well as two large bags of white noodles, a large jar of liquor......

Relatives and friends have begun to salivate and hope to arrive tomorrow.