The next day, Su Mo carried a basket of bud grain and a basket of rice and went to the commune processing factory.

She was going to beat the buds into corn ballast, and occasionally cook some ballast porridge to drink; The rice was also milled into rice, and it was taken to the cowshed several times. Compared with the current one, the rice in her space is too smooth and white, so it's better to keep it for herself.

There are machines, the speed is still very fast, and in less than half an hour, everything is ready.

It's just that the machine at this time is not as advanced as the later generations, and it can separate and grind out the rice shell, and the rice and the shell are mixed together, and you have to use a windmill to put it several times to separate the rice and the shell.

windmill

It's the first time Su Mo has used something like this, and she thinks it's quite interesting.

Pour the rice into the upper funnel, then turn the wind and blow the chaff out from the side with the wind, and the rice comes out from the mouth below, take a basket and put it on the ground.

It is said that this kind of windmill existed hundreds of years ago, and I have to say that Su Mo also admired the wisdom of the ancients.

Su Mo made it a few times, until the chaff was separated, then he took a sack and swept the chaff blown out.

This chaff is a good material for raising pigs, and it can be exchanged for work when it is brought to the brigade.

Two baskets of things, costing 5 cents for processing, the cost is still relatively high. However, at this time, the electricity bill costs two cents and twenty-one degrees, which is not expensive.

After all, it is easy to use a machine, and if these two baskets of things are used manually, she estimates that she will not be able to handle them in the morning.

After finishing the things, Su Mo went to the supply and marketing cooperatives again to buy some things.

First, I asked for 1 kg of brown sugar, 2 kg of vermicelli, and when I saw that there was dried tofu, I asked for 10 slices.

Brown sugar is five cents and nine, vermicelli is three cents and six, and dried tofu is one cent, a total of 2.05 yuan.

Then I asked for 2 catties of kerosene, 2 boxes of clam oil, and 10 sacks of the kind for 1 cent.

It's cold here, so she buys clam oil as a hand cream.

Kerosene eight cents four, clam oil four cents, a sack, a total of 2.24 yuan.

A total of $4.29 was spent.

Lu Xiaolan also heard some rumors, and after Su Mo finished shopping, she secretly inquired about the situation with her, and Su Mo told her everything she could.

Lu Xiaolan patted her chest and whispered, "This is really too dangerous, third sister-in-law, you should be careful when you go up the mountain in the future." It's been a long time since we've had a spy, and I don't know why it's here again. ”

She remembers that when she was a child, she often caught spies in the mountains.

"I guess there's something they're interested in here."

"What can be on this mountain? Don't try to build a nest in the mountains, that's a problem. The militia will have to move and patrol the mountains more often to scare them away. ”

Su Mo nodded, "The militia team has already cooperated to patrol the mountains in turns, even if they really have this idea, it is estimated that they will not dare now." ”

I hope she doesn't patrol for too long, otherwise it will be very inconvenient for her to go to the cowshed in the future, and it is estimated that she can only go in the dark at night.

"Then I'll go back first, I'll have something to do in a while." Su Mo is going to go back, and she will go to Lu Guoping's house later.

"Wait, third sister-in-law, please help me send a message to my sister-in-law, the flawed yarn she asked last time is there, but I can only get a catty, let her hurry up and get it."

"Okay!" Su Mo nodded, a pound of wool is estimated to be just enough for Lu Guoqiang to weave.

Back in the brigade, Su Mo went to buy two catties of eggs and spent 1.56 yuan.

The aunt of the chicken farm still used a straw basket to fill the eggs for Su Mo.

Su Mo thought that she wanted to learn to weave a straw basket before, so she asked with a smile: "Auntie, where did you buy this straw basket?" ”

"I didn't buy it anywhere, I made it up myself. Otherwise, people come to buy eggs, and there is nothing to put them. Auntie said.

Su Mo was a little surprised, she didn't expect this aunt to be so skillful. He asked, "Can you sell me a few baskets?" ”

The aunt waved her hand, "Can't!" But you can buy more eggs, you buy them once, and I'll put a basket on you. ”

Su Mo: ......

A bit of a supermarket promotion in later generations, buy a row of eggs and get a lunch box that feels, it seems that this aunt also understands marketing.

Su Mo returned home and put away the food. put the pound of brown sugar I bought just now into the straw basket containing the eggs, and pressed 5 yuan underneath, and then carried it to Lu Guoping's house.

Lu Guoping's house is in the middle of the village, and it only takes about eight or nine minutes to walk over, and there are only three earthen embryo houses, which have been looking like they have been for some years.

Su Mo called a few times in the courtyard, and Long Xiumei came out quickly, and was very surprised to see that it was Su Mo.

"Sister-in-law, why are you here? Come in and sit. ”

Su Mo followed in, although the house was old, it was very clean.

Long Xiumei's mother-in-law, Aunt Chuncao, was also in the house, and was collecting the soles of her shoes, and when she saw Su Mo coming in, she quickly got up and cleaned up.

Aunt Chuncao is very thin, with gray hair, a little pot-like on her back, and her eyes don't seem to be very good, so she always squints.

"This is the daughter-in-law of the Long March?" Aunt Chuncao asked Long Xiumei.

"Yes, mother." Long Xiumei should be.

"Oh, he looks really handsome, he matches the Long March, and the couple are good-looking." Aunt Chuncao smiled and said, "Sit down!" Sit down! ”

"Xiumei, make your sister-in-law a cup of sugar water to drink."

Su Mo hurriedly stopped, "Xiumei, don't be busy." ”

"Yes, sister-in-law, you wait for me." Long Xiumei hurriedly brewed a cup of brown sugar water for Su Mo.

Su Mo took it, took a sip, and said with a smile: "I came to see my aunt today, and this egg will nourish my aunt's body." ”

"Oh, this can't be helped, you take it back and give it to the Long March to eat." Aunt Chuncao hurriedly waved her hand.

"Auntie, you take it, his father still has food. I have worked hard to help me get a lot of firewood, otherwise I will run out of firewood in winter. ”

"Hey, what's the matter with a little firewood, I usually take care of him on the Long March." Aunt Chuncao said.

When I was a child, if it wasn't for Lu Changzheng protecting Guoping, Guoping wouldn't know what it would be like to be bullied.

"Auntie, I just saw that you were taking the soles of your shoes?" Su Mo asked.

"yes, that's what I do."

Aunt Chuncao's craftsmanship in the soles of her shoes is one of the best in the brigade. Someone in the brigade often asks her to help with it, and then give some manual fees, and she relies on this idea to save some money and pull the two into a family.

"I look pretty good." Su Mo took the soles of the shoes on the side and looked at them, "Auntie, why don't you give me two pairs too?" ”

When the time comes, make cotton shoes to wear.

"Cheng, how many centimeters of feet are you?"

"22 centimeters." Su Mo said.

At this time, the shoes were calculated by centimeters, unlike later generations, most of which used European sizes. 22 cm is equivalent to a size 36 shoe in later generations.

"Do I want to prepare some cloth to deliver?" Su Mo asked, she hadn't taken the soles of her shoes either, so she didn't understand much.

Aunt Chuncao waved her hand, "No, you can get it in a few days." ”

Su Mo nodded, and was still thinking about something more, when she heard a notice on the radio telling her to go to the army to get the package.

"Oh, auntie, I'm going to go over and get something, then I'll come and sit another day."

"Cheng, you go get busy first." Aunt Chuncao said, seeing that Su Mo was leaving, she stopped her again: "Long March daughter-in-law, drink the sugar water first." ”

Su Mo smiled and picked up the sugar water, took a dry mouthful, and hurried to the team headquarters.

After Su Mo left, Long Xiumei took the straw basket and found that there were not only eggs in it, but also a bag of brown sugar and 5 yuan.

Long Xiumei exclaimed, "Mother, there is a bag of brown sugar and 5 yuan here." ”

"These two are well-intentioned, put them away. In the future, where they can be useful to you, you husband and wife will only have to do their best. Aunt Chuncao was moved in her heart.