Seeing that the supply exceeds the demand, Chen Lishu took the time to take the fabric and went back to the village with Gu Xingping.
Because there had just been a heavy snowfall the night before, and the snow on the road was almost up to their ankles, it was difficult for the two sisters to walk. It was almost noon when they got home.
The men were not at home, and Li Xiulan, Zhang Qin, and Liu Yuemin were sitting on the kang cutting cloth.
"Is it cold outside? Quickly take off your hat and scarf and go to the stove to warm yourself." Seeing that their eyelashes and eyebrows were covered with hoarfrost formed by breathing, Li Xiulan hurriedly asked someone to warm up the stove.
Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping were indeed freezing. They had just taken off their hats and scarves and moved closer to the fire. They shivered when the heat hit them.
"It's really true this year, it's already so cold even before the twelfth lunar month." Chen Lishu couldn't help but sigh while warming herself by the fire.
Nowadays, everyone makes cotton-padded jackets and trousers, but because of the need for cotton stamps, everyone has to wear cotton-padded clothes for several years, which is not very warm at all. What’s more, the buttocks of the cotton trousers are worn down to only a layer of cloth. .
Down jackets are not yet fashionable, and will only become popular in a few years. However, due to the quality of fabrics and processing technology, the quality of down jackets is not very good. Because the down content is low and the filling is bloated, down jackets are still called bread jackets.
Since it is not easy to buy now, Chen Lishu is thinking about going to the reservoir to buy some ducks or collecting some duck feathers to make a down jacket one day when she has time.
In the weather in the Northeast, down jackets are still needed to keep warm. It just so happens that I can make a down vest for Gu Xingdong. With his strong body, a down vest will definitely be enough.
"People say that a wife married in the twelfth lunar month of winter has a strong temper. I think the fourth child is right." Liu Yuemin answered with a smile.
"Second sister-in-law, my third sister-in-law also got married in the twelfth lunar month. She has a good temper, so this is not necessarily right." Gu Xingping disagreed.
Liu Yuemin couldn't help but curl her lips inwardly. If Chen Lishu had a good temper, she would be a living Bodhisattva.
The few of them talked for a while, and then Chen Lishu told Li Xiulan and the others about making underwear, and by the way, she divided the commission money from last month's work among them, at 31 yuan each.
In the afternoon, Gu Xingye drove the carriage he borrowed from the team back from outside. When he arrived at the door of his home, he tightened the reins with a "ha", jumped out of the carriage, quickly tied the horse to a tree stump at the entrance of the courtyard, and went to open the courtyard. Door.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the house saw this situation through the window and immediately came out to welcome him. When they saw the large wardrobe on his carriage that was as tall as a person, they were all surprised.
"Fourth, where did you buy the cabinet?" Li Xiulan asked while helping him untie the rope.
"Bought at the furniture factory." He took a look at it when he was passing by during the grain collection and fell in love with this large wardrobe. He just happened to borrow the team's carriage to go out and buy it today.
"Slow down, slow down."
Because there was a large mirror in front of the cabinet, several people carefully helped carry the cabinet into the house.
"Fourth brother, does this cost a lot of money?" After putting the cabinet away, Liu Yuemin looked at it carefully and looked at the large mirror that could reflect her whole body. She suddenly wanted to buy one too.
When she and Gu Xingmin got married, the Gu family only prepared two suitcases. When Chen Lishu got married, it was still a chest of drawers. It wasn't long before the big wardrobe came out.
"One hundred and eighty."
When Liu Yuemin heard that it cost 180 yuan, she immediately stopped thinking. It was too expensive.
Because they were concerned about business, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingping stayed at home all night and went back to town together the next day.
Time flies and another week passes. During this period, Chen Lishu sold more than 200 pieces of underwear and more than 100 sets of fake collars and sleeves, making a total net profit of nearly 300 yuan.
Not long after, Ding Yongfeng and Sun Shuzhen returned from other counties. Chen Lishu specially cooked a few more dishes and called them over. After being closed for so long, it was considered an improvement.
"The period of suspension was too long, and the candidates' answer sheets were uneven, with very few passing the exam." Ding Yongfeng said with emotion.
According to the document issued by the superiors, all fresh graduates and young people under the age of 30 can take the exam. However, this has also led to serious gaps in the results. The good ones are really good, and the bad ones are really bad.
"I don't know what these candidates are thinking. Some of them turned in a blank in the Chinese language test. They don't know how to cherish such a great opportunity given by the country." Sun Shuzhen said and sighed.
In order to ensure that the college entrance examination scores are absolutely fair and impartial, the outstanding teachers selected this time stayed in a hotel in a fully closed mode. Although they were not physically tired after staying for more than half a month, they were still very tired mentally.
The family of three left early.
As the day when the results were released approached, Chen Lishu became more and more nervous, and she was even a little absent-minded about everything she did.
Finally, on the day when the results were released, Chen Lishu got up early. Although she had no appetite, she still managed to make a meal and take a bite.
"Third sister-in-law, let me go with you." Seeing that she was a little uneasy, Gu Xingping said.
"Um."
The two of them had just packed up and dressed up when Ding Chen came over to look for them, and the three of them walked together to the place where the results were released.
From a distance, I saw a big red banner hanging in front of the door of the examination results release office, which said the place where candidates' results will be released in 2017.
When I got closer, I found that the place was already surrounded by water, and it was crowded with people who came to inquire about their names.
This year's college entrance examination will not publish test results to the public. Candidates who pass the test can go to the inquiry team to check their scores and receive a physical examination form, and then undergo a political review. Only after they pass the exam will the school issue an admission notice.
The big list is posted on red paper, with the three characters "Honorable List" written in calligraphy on the top, and the names of people written densely below.
Some people were happy and some were sad in front of the honor list, and some were even so shocked that they couldn't find their names and cried bitterly.
"Lishu."
Chen Lishu was hesitating to push forward when someone suddenly called her from behind. Chen Lishu turned around and saw Xu Ning and two other educated youths from the village walking over.
It was only around eight o'clock in the morning. In order to come here early to check the results, they got up before dawn and ran to this end.
"Have you seen the results?" Wang Tiegang said, white breath suddenly coming out of his mouth and nose.
Chen Lishu forced a smile and shook her head: "We just came here too."
"I passed the exam, I passed the exam -" Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, and as soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the place where the voice came from.
"Someone has fainted. Please help him and send him to the hospital." Soon several people were surrounding a boy carrying someone on his back and headed to the county hospital together.
"Third sister-in-law, there are fewer people on the other side, let's get there quickly." Gu Xingping pointed to the red board that had vacated the space, and pulled Chen Lishu to squeeze through.
"Little sister." Chen Lishu suddenly became timid and did not move. She looked at her and said, "Why don't you go and take a look for me."