During lunch, Grandma Fang took out four bottles of chili sauce and said it was sent by Zhou Caiyun for them to try.
Lin Mai tasted all four flavors of chili sauce. They tasted great, no worse than the taste of Lao Mama's chili sauce in his previous life.
After lunch, Lin Mai studied until two o'clock in the afternoon, and then went to the garment factory.
New Year's Day is coming in about twenty days, and Tao Zhiyun is working on his desk designing new models for New Year's Day.
In Jiangcheng, the weather is the coldest around New Year's Day, and the winter clothing at this time is different from the winter clothing in early winter.
Winter clothing in early winter is mainly short and medium length, and cotton-padded jackets do not need to be too thick.
Winter clothing in late winter is mainly mid-length, and cotton-padded jackets should also be made thicker.
Lin Mai came to Tao Zhiyun's office and picked up the clothing drawings she had drawn and started looking at them.
Lin Mai had previously copied the early winter clothing styles of her previous life to attract attention, and the late winter styles designed by Tao Zhiyun were very fashionable, avant-garde, and practical.
Lin Mai read them one by one and gave her some suggestions.
Mid-length mountaineering clothing can be made into a looper for easy cleaning.
Although the hiking clothes are made of rayon cotton, they are not afraid of water.
But washing machines were not popular in this era, so even thick clothes had to be washed by hand.
It is difficult to wring out the moisture from clothes when washing by hand, so they have to be dried.
It's not easy to dry a thick mountaineering jacket in the sun, but if it's made into a looper, you don't have to worry about it.
The two chatted about clothing for a while. Tao Zhiyun raised his eyes at Lin Mai and asked, "You didn't study hard at home and came all the way to see me design clothes?"
Don’t waste time running around from now on, I’ll send you home directly to show you.”
Lin Mai shook his head: "I didn't come here just to see you design clothes. I have great news to tell you."
Tao Zhiyun asked with a crooked eyebrow: "What's the good news? You and your professor are getting married?"
Lin Mai's face turned red: "What are you thinking about?"
She poked Tao Zhiyun hard on the head, and then told Tao Zhiyun that the first Golden Rooster Awards was about to be held, and Liu Meiqing wanted to ask her to sponsor clothes for the red carpet.
She clenched her fists and looked determined to win: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we must seize it.
Maybe we can make Jinxiu Clothing more famous through the Golden Rooster Award."
Tao Zhiyun asked: "Are you designing dresses only for Liu Meiqing? Tell me her size and I will design it now."
Lin Mai shook his head: "I think all the actresses attending the Golden Rooster Awards will have their dresses all wrapped and custom-made."
Tao Zhiyun was silent: "With so many people, I don't know if it will be late in less than a month."
"It's not like you have to make every piece by yourself. Let's design the style and hire some highly skilled sewing masters."
Tao Zhiyun nodded: "That's okay, then you first contact the organizer of the Golden Rooster Awards and get the list of actresses, so that we can customize it for them."
Lin Mai didn't even know who the organizer was, so he had to contact Director Huang and ask him who the organizer was, and then contact the organizer.
The person in charge of the organizer was very happy when Lin Mai said that she took the initiative to provide dresses for the actresses attending the event.
What the person in charge is afraid of is that the first Golden Rooster Award will fail in his hands because the conditions are so bad!
But now that Lin Mai provides the costumes, at least the actresses can compete with each other on the screen.
Even if the entire party is a disaster, there is still one bright spot.
The person in charge kept saying thank you and asked what he could do for Lin Mai.
Lin Mai took advantage of the situation and said: "I not only provide dresses for all the actresses at the Golden Rooster Awards, but also provide various accessories.
I don’t have any requirements, I just want to sign my name at the end of the party and provide all the women with dresses and accessories such as brocade costumes and lily jewelry.”
In the eyes of the person in charge, this was just a small request, so he agreed very readily.
It's not enough to get the list of actresses attending the Golden Rooster Awards, you also have to know the sizes of each actress.
This work is left to the Public Relations Department to implement.
After handing over his work, Lin Mai rode home.
Today is the winter solstice, so I have to make dumplings for an old snack family.
In fact, Jiangcheng does not have the custom of eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice, but there is a custom of drinking soup and eating red glutinous rice.
However, Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang have lived in the capital for many years and have been greatly influenced by the north.
The old couple wants to eat dumplings during the Winter Solstice, so make arrangements for them.
Of course, Linmai, the custom of Jiangcheng’s winter solstice, must also be taken into account. Prepare to simmer a pot of chicken soup and cook a pot of red glutinous rice.
For this reason, she went to Fuduoduo Market and bought a white-striped chicken.
Since the launch of slaughtered white-striped chicken or white-striped duck during the National Day, customers were initially reluctant to accept it, but now they have become accustomed to it.
Lin Mai picked up a white-striped chicken weighing about a pound and took it home.
People in Hu Province are not big, and the chickens they raise are also small and exquisite.
Almost all Jianghan chickens are raised in rural areas of Jiangcheng. Even if chickens of this breed grow for one year, the hens usually only weigh about one and a half kilograms.
The chicken that is slaughtered into white strips only weighs about one pound, and the small ones weigh only seven or eight taels.
But the simmering soup is really delicious.
Lin Mai’s simmered chicken soup only uses Jianghan chicken.
After buying the chicken and a pound of hind leg meat, Lin Mai returned home.
Lin Mai didn't buy any of the white radish for simmering chicken soup or the leeks for making dumplings. Grandpa Fang grew both of these vegetables.
Lin Mai was very quick with his hands and feet. He simmered the chicken soup and wrapped the dumplings before the whole family came back. He waited for the whole family to come back and started cooking.
For dinner, everyone sat around the dining table, drinking chicken soup and eating dumplings. No one ate the glutinous rice.
The cold wind is howling outside, but the inside is as warm as spring.
While eating dumplings, Lin Mai told Fang Zhuoran that the Mercedes Benz, water heater and other things he bought in the United States had all arrived.
He drives the Mercedes-Benz, and she drives the Jeep.
Fang Zhuoran looked at her fondly: "You can't even drive a car, how can you drive a jeep?"
Lin Mai smiled sheepishly. She forgot to pretend that she didn't know how to drive. Fortunately, Fang Zhuoran didn't think too much, otherwise the secret would have been exposed.
She said delicately, "If you don't know how to open it, please teach me."
"Even if I teach you, you can drive the Mercedes-Benz, and I can drive the Jeep."
Lin Mai shook his chopsticks: "That's not okay. You are a man and you must drive a good car. I can drive any car."
Fang Zhuoran said seriously: "Who told you that a man must drive a good car?
The jeep is so high that it is inconvenient for you to climb up and down. You drive a Mercedes-Benz and I drive a Jeep."
His tone was unquestionable, and Lin Mai had no choice but to obey.
After dinner, Lin Mai took out the clothes he bought for the whole family from the United States.
One down jacket and one down coat for each person.
Although the winter in Jiangcheng is not as cold as in the north, it is still very cold. Wearing a down jacket or down coat will make it less cold.
Grandma Fang tried on the down jacket she bought for her: "How much does this down jacket cost?"
Lin Mai held out three fingers: "Three thousand yuan."
Grandma Feng was not happy at the time: "Three thousand yuan is too expensive! It's a waste of money. The mountaineering clothes sold by your clothing factory are thick and light, and they are very comfortable to wear. Why buy these foreign products!"
But when she put it on, she remained silent. The down jacket was lighter and warmer than mountaineering clothing.
But the old lady was still not convinced why a down jacket was so expensive.
Lin Mai told her that it was because the down jacket was made of swan down.
Grandma Fang muttered: "Aren't swan feathers still bird feathers?"
Fang Zhuoyue installed all the water heaters.
Everyone uses a water heater to take a shower at night, which is really convenient and comfortable.