The rain stopped in the evening, and a large wooden box was tied to the back seat of Yu Jinggui's bicycle, which looked very heavy.
He pushed his bicycle into the yard, and Chen Dawang, who was dealing with miscellaneous wood, came up to him and lifted the wooden box down with him.
"What is this, Comrade Yu? Is it so heavy?" Chen Dawang asked curiously.
"It's a sewing machine." Yu Jinggui replied with a smile.
Chen Dawang paused, "Why are you buying a sewing machine?"
Chen Zhaozhao and others who came out out of curiosity were stunned as they watched the two men carry the wooden box into the main room and put it down.
Yu Jinggui said while unpacking the wooden box: "Comrade Zhaozhao promised to help me sew clothes and trousers. It will be much faster if there is a sewing machine. I can't waste Comrade Zhaozhao's time too much. Moreover, if there is a sewing machine, Comrade Ermei can sew clothes and trousers quickly."
some."
He knew that Chen Ermei was good at making clothes and wanted to sew clothes for everyone in the family.
This is a big project, and it takes a lot of time and energy to sew stitch by stitch.
Chen Zhaozhao's family all gathered around the wooden box. When they saw the sewing machine exposed inside, everyone except Chen Zhaozhao was very excited.
Especially Chen Ermei and Chen Damei, they only talked about buying a sewing machine in the afternoon and saw it in the evening. This was really surprising.
It’s just that... sewing machines are so expensive...
After the initial excitement of surprise, they calmed down and became sad again.
The sewing machine definitely can't be put away like this.
But they couldn't bear to spend so much money, it was so heartbreaking.
"This sewing machine still needs to be assembled. Where should I put it?" Yu Jinggui asked after unpacking the wooden box.
"Comrade Yu, this sewing machine..." Liu Guihua and Chen Dawang looked at each other in confusion.
"Just think of this as Comrade Zhaozhao's reward for sewing clothes and trousers for me." Yu Jinggui said easily.
"No, no." Chen Dawang and Liu Guihua refused repeatedly, "How can you get such a heavy reward for just knitting clothes and sewing pants?"
"You'd better take this sewing machine away."
"I bought everything back, there's no reason to take it away."
"How much did you buy it for?" Chen Zhaozhao asked.
"Not much, more than a hundred yuan." Yu Jinggui replied easily.
Chen Zhaozhao stared at the sewing machine and said, "There is only one sewing machine of this brand in the county department store, and it costs two hundred yuan. This wooden box has the logo of the department store. Since you bought it, we will accept it. We
Give you money."
"No, I told you it's your reward."
"That won't work. You have to pay me. You should have the receipt, right? I can't owe you such a big favor. The favor of sewing plane tickets is enough."
"Yes, let's pool our money together and give it to you," Liu Guihua said.
All the things they sold recently cost more than 50 yuan each. Individuals can't afford it, but it's not a problem to put it together. For 200 yuan each, they only get 40 yuan, and there are still more than ten yuan left.
Others have the same idea. In fact, the biggest difficulty for their family to buy a sewing machine is that they don’t have tickets, but they have enough money anyway.
Although it hurts to spend too much money at once, it is good to be able to replace the sewing machine. After all, they can make money after the money is gone. They are still making money.
Thinking this way, everyone became happy and went to get money to buy the sewing machine.
Yu Jinggui couldn't resist them, so he had to accept the money, but he didn't accept Chen Dawang's money, saying that he would treat this part as buying it for Xiaoni.
Both Chen Dawang and Liu Guihua disagreed, and in the end they pushed and refused. Both sides took a step back, and Yu Jing returned twenty yuan.
After giving the money, Chen Zhaozhao asked him to give her the shopping mall receipt and issue a personal receipt, which Yu Jinggui did.
Even if I bought this sewing machine myself, I can keep it securely. The sewing machine is quite a luxury item, and everyone is very excited and novel when looking at it.
They actually bought sewing machines, something they would have never dared to think about in the past.
"Put the sewing machine in the second sister's room." Chen Zhaozhao suggested.
"Okay." Everyone else agreed.
Yu Jinggui and Zhang Genshan moved the sewing machine to Chen Ermei's room, and everyone followed them to watch.
After Jinggui installed it and taught how to use it, Chen Zhaozhao asked Chen Ermei to try it.
"I won't try." Chen Ermei was a little timid. She didn't dare to touch such expensive things, and Yu Jinggui told her how to use it, but she didn't know how to use it.
Chen Zhaozhao looked at the others, who also shook their heads and refused to try, saying they would not. Chen Zhaozhao had no choice but to say, "Then let me try it first."
Of course she knows how to use a sewing machine, and she can also repair it. After all, she used it a lot in her previous life.
Sewing machines are scarce now, but in a few years, especially after the reform and opening up, every household will be able to use one.
Chen Zhaozhao took an old piece of unwanted cloth to try. He stepped on it with his feet and moved his hands, leaving stitches on the old cloth with a few clicks.
"Yes, it's very useful." Chen Zhaozhao stood up with a smile. He originally thought he would adjust it again, but he didn't expect that Yu Jinggui had already adjusted it very well.
"I'll try on the pants." Chen Zhaozhao went to the bamboo basket in the main room and took out the half-sewn pants.
Everyone stared at her, watching her sew the trouser legs, then stepped on them and one of the trouser legs was sewn.
"Wow~ This is too fast." Chen Simei exclaimed, "Zhaozhao, you are so awesome. Comrade Yu just said that and you can do it."
Others looked at her with admiration and nodded.
"This is actually quite simple." Chen Zhaozhao said with a smile, "You will know after you try it."
Chen Zhaozhao then pressed his pants in place with a few "swish" movements.
She used scissors to cut the thread, put down the sewing machine head, quickly turned the pants over, and handed them to Yu Jinggui, "The pants are done, you try it."
This is a pair of black casual trousers with a very simple style. The top of the trousers is a common lace-up trousers without a zipper, but the trouser legs are somewhat different from ordinary trousers.
Yu Jinggui took it, looked at it, and nodded, "The tailoring and workmanship are very good."
"We don't have an iron. If you have one, it would be better if you take it back and wash it and iron it." Chen Zhaozhao said that the pants are made of cotton and wrinkle easily.
Yu Jinggui nodded, folded his pants and put them away.
"Let me try." Chen Simei rubbed her hands excitedly.
Chen Zhaozhao stepped aside and told her the technique, "You should slowly test the strength of your feet when you step on them. Don't press too hard at once. If you press too hard, you will press too fast and your hands will not be able to keep up with the speed."
Chen Simei sat down, took a deep breath nervously, and started to try. However, the force under her feet was either too light and the sewing machine would not spin, or it was too heavy and she could not control it at all. The harder she stepped, the sewing machine jumped, which frightened her.
"Wow~ This is so difficult~ Looking at how simple Zhao Zhao is, I thought it was easy. How come you are so powerful, Zhao Zhao?" Chen Simei stood up and wiped the non-existent cold sweat from her forehead.
Chen Zhaozhao smiled reservedly. She was like this when she first learned it in her previous life. Other sisters and Liu Guihua also tried it one after another, and everyone said it was not easy to step on.
"Practice more, and it will be easier to learn to control your strength and the coordination of your hands and feet." Chen Zhaozhao said, "The first few times I stepped on it, I was trying to find a suitable strength."
"You're so awesome! You can figure it out in just one try. You're really awesome~" Chen Simei looked at Chen Zhaozhao with starry eyes.
Now is the time to transform into a super fan girl.
"Mom is amazing~" Chen Xiaoni also clapped her little hands in support.
Chen Zhaozhao smiled and rubbed her furry little head, then raised his eyes and met Yu Jinggui's admiring eyes.
Well, Chen Zhaozhao felt a little guilty, smiled dryly, and asked: "What's going on with Tofu?"