After Jiang Xiaohe finished his meal, he went to do his homework for a while.

It didn't take long for Yang Yuemei to arrive.

Looking at the chickens on the table, she was used to it. Her son could always find a way to get these things.

After eating, we chatted for a few words, helped them wash their clothes, and then prepared to leave.

"Mom...wait a minute." Jiang Xiaochuan stopped Yang Yuemei who was about to leave, then turned and went into the inner room.

After Yang Yuemei heard this, she stopped.

When she saw the piece of cloth in Jiang Xiaochuan's hand, she was a little stunned.

He asked in surprise: "Where did you get so many cloth tickets?"

Jiang Xiaochuan smiled and said: "Mom, this is a defective cloth I bought in the provincial capital. It's free of charge. Look, there are still many stained and damaged areas."

After speaking, he turned over the cloth and pointed at the badly dyed areas.

Yang Yuemei sighed and then stopped asking.

"What kind of clothes do you want to make? There are so many, so I can make a lot of them."

A top requires about one and a half meters of cloth, and a suit of clothes is three meters long.

A piece of cloth is 30 meters long, enough to make ten sets of clothes.

It is better to buy cloth from this period in the city, because cloth tickets are issued from time to time in the city. And occasionally there are defective cloths that do not require tickets.

Cloth is more expensive in rural areas because there are no sources of cloth stamps in rural areas. Occasionally, there will be some defective cloth, which will be digested internally by the supply and marketing cooperative.

Even if they don't use these cloths, they can still give them to their relatives and friends.

Therefore, the supply and marketing cooperative was considered the golden rice bowl among the iron rice bowls during that period.

Jiang Xiaochuan thought for a while and said, "You can make two sets of autumn clothes for each of my brother and me. Make Xiaohe's a little bigger and I won't need it. I can wear it for him in the future when it becomes smaller."

"By the way, make two sets for yourself and two sets for your sister. Make her's a little bigger. Leave the rest first."

He didn't mention Lao Qijiang Weimin. He shouldn't worry about this. If the relationship is okay in the future, let's talk about it another time.

As for his sister Jiang Xiaomei, he planned to go see the stubborn sister after the house was built. He didn't know how she was doing there.

The thought of getting married at such a young age is a bit disappointing.

However, in this era, too many people get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. And when he arrived, the other party was already married, and he was unable to change it.

Yang Yuemei was a little hesitant, "Otherwise, I don't want mine." She didn't want to go back wearing new clothes and be rejected by others.

Jiang Xiaochuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "No, if Jiang Dahai has any objections, just ask him to come to me.

I would like to ask him, what right does he have to have an opinion when I make clothes for my mother?

As the head of the family, I am incompetent and yet I don’t allow my son to be filial. I think he still has no shame?”

Yang Yuemei said nothing when she saw this, and she didn't mention her youngest son.

She understood Jiang Xiaochuan's thoughts. The only person Jiang Xiaochuan wanted to see in that family was herself. Don't even think about others.

I promised that I would come early in the evening and take out the clothes.

Nowadays, the rural areas are poor, and any piece of clothing is not mended for three years, and mended for another three years.

Therefore, rural women can do some needlework, and the clothes they make may not look good, but if they are wearable, then there is absolutely no problem.

Before leaving, Jiang Xiaochuan still used space water to make a cup of honey for her to drink. He didn't want Yang Yuemei to collapse from exhaustion.

This time Yang Yuemei no longer refuses, her son is capable and she is enjoying the blessings.

After Yang Yuemei left, Jiang Xiaohe heard that he was going to make clothes for his sister, and asked happily: "Brother, when are we going to see my sister? I miss her."

Jiang Xiaochuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, we'll go there after the house is ready in a few days. It won't take a few days."

They don't have their own home yet. They won't have a home until their own house is built.

Otherwise, my sister will be looked down upon by others in her husband's family. No matter how well you eat and how rich you are, you are still a wanderer.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaohe happily went to read a book.

Jiang Xiaochuan saw the lantern Jiang Xiaohe used when reading. He lamented that it was really inconvenient to have no power.

Looking at the house in front of me, I thought that the furniture had not yet been ordered.

I have to ask Jiang Dingzhong tomorrow if he wants to make furniture. Don’t let the house be finished by then and there won’t even be a bed.

the next day

After Jiang Xiaohe went to school, Jiang Xiaochuan went to find Jiang Dingzhong.

Remembering that he said yesterday that he would be busy today, he went directly to the village headquarters.

Seeing Jiang Dingzhong, Jiang Xiaochuan explained his intention.

Jiang Dingzhong thought for a while and said: "We don't have anyone here who knows the carpenter craftsmanship. There is one in Huangtai Village next door, and there are also people in the commune. The craftsmanship in the commune is good, and it is an old craft passed down from ancestors. But the price is a bit high."

Jiang Xiaochuan nodded. He felt that it was better to find someone with good craftsmanship. Furniture made with good craftsmanship in the past still looks good when carved.

"Thank you, Uncle Jiang. I'd better go to the commune and have a look."

"Okay, then go ahead. My surname is Sun. You can find out after asking around."

After bidding farewell to Jiang Dingzhong, he rushed towards the commune.

When he came to the commune, he inquired about it and found the Sun family.

Stopped in front of an earthen house. Standing at the door, I heard bursts of sawing wood and various chiseling sounds coming from inside.

"Xiao Zhu, how many times have I told you? Don't loosen the thread when sawing. Why don't you listen? Just like your name, you are as stupid as a pig."

"San'er, haven't you eaten? Can you use a little more strength when cutting?"

"Hey...you are against me, right? I asked you to use some strength, and you pierced me. What's the use of you?"

Jiang Xiaochuan shook his head when he heard the voice inside.

It should be the master scolding the apprentice. The status of apprentices in this era is really too low.

There is a popular saying in the woodworking industry: three years as an apprentice, five and a half years as a master, and seven years as a master.

And it’s not something you just want to do if you want to be an apprentice. The old rules for learning carpentry work are to make an agreement with someone, write a apprenticeship note, and set a three-year apprenticeship rule. Then the apprentice, accompanied by the introducer, will submit to the teacher

Bow and kowtow in the ceremony of worshiping the master.

After the apprentices join the apprenticeship, they first do rough chores. After working for about a year, the master then asks them to learn starting work such as pushing planes and drilling holes. After that, they gradually learn to pick up adzes, swing axes, punch threads, and cut materials.

During the apprenticeship period, the master was very strict with the apprentices. The apprentices were like a plane that could not be pushed flat, a saw that ran out of line, or an ax that went too far. The bad-tempered teacher often gave the apprentice a slap in the face. Some disciples wrote on the stickers that the teacher accidentally slapped them.

If you hurt your apprentice, don't worry about it.

But Jiang Xiaochuan can't control these things. His parents are willing to do it. What can he say? Besides, if you want to learn a craft in any era, you can't endure hardship.

After sorting out his thoughts, he gently opened the door to the courtyard.

I saw a man in his fifties, holding a tobacco pole in his left hand and a purple clay pot in his right hand.

While smoking a cigarette, he took a sip of tea.

There were three young men in the yard. They were probably about ten or twenty years old. They were shirtless and working hard.

Attracted by the sound of the door opening, Master Sun turned his head and looked at Jiang Xiaochuan. He asked doubtfully: "Little comrade, why are you here?"

Jiang Xiaochuan asked with a smile: "Is it Master Sun?"

"Yeah...I am."

"Oh... I'm from Jiangtai Village. I heard someone said that you are good at your craftsmanship. I would like to ask you to help me make some furniture. I don't know if you have time."

Master Sun didn't care at first. When he heard that he was looking for furniture, his eyes immediately lit up. "Hey... I have time. What furniture do you want? How much do you want?"

Now that people are starting to have enough to eat, there are not many people to make furniture. We can make do with what we can at home.

Now there are only sporadic jobs, but he doesn’t even do it himself? Life is getting more and more difficult.

When Jiang Xiaochuan heard that he had time, he was immediately relieved.

"Then what's the price, Master Sun? I want three beds, three cabinets, a set of tables, chairs, and a large upper table."

After thinking for a while, he added: "It's best to get me three desks. How much will they cost in total?"

When Master Sun heard this, he couldn't even close his mouth with laughter. This is a big business. He said with a smile: "We don't charge money here, just give you food. Where is your family? When are you coming?"

When Jiang Xiaochuan heard what he said at first, he thought that the grain transaction was a bit troublesome. Now he has no food, and it will take a few days.

Looking up at Master Sun's signal, he understood what the other party meant: "Master Sun, my father is gone and my mother doesn't know how to do it, so I came here by myself. How about we go sit in the main room?"

When Master Sun heard what he said, he hesitated for a moment! Why did he feel so unreliable? Such a small baby.

Seeing the other party's expression, Jiang Xiaochuan still didn't understand what the other party meant. Without saying anything, he took out twenty yuan from his pocket and then put it back into his pocket.

The action was very concealed and was not seen by several apprentices, but Master Sun saw it.

Master Sun was overjoyed when he saw this and said quickly: "Okay, let's go into the house to talk." After that, he took him to the main room.

It's some distance away from the courtyard, so no one can hear the conversation between the two of them.
To be continued...