Chen Lishu didn't expect that he was quite attentive. Just as she was about to speak, Gu Xingping's voice came from behind: "Third sister-in-law, who is that?"
"Comrade Ding knows you have an injury on your hand, so come here and give me some purple liquid." Chen Lishu said.
When she heard that he was here to deliver medicine, Gu Xingping smiled and waved her hand in front of his eyes twice and said nonchalantly: "It's nothing serious. It's just a scratch on my skin. I've already cleaned it. We rural people are not so delicate. Thank you very much."
You’d better take it back for your kindness.”
"Oh." Ding Chen was a little disappointed, but he quickly smiled again: "Since I don't need it, I'll take it back."
Gu Xingping nodded: "Well, you can take it back."
Seeing that there was nothing more to say, Ding Chen had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.
After watching the people leave, Chen Lishu and the others closed the courtyard door again.
In the evening, because there are electric lights in the city, although the wattage is not high, only twenty or thirty watts, it is much brighter than the kerosene lamps and candles in rural homes. After washing, the two studied under the lamp for a while before going to bed.
The next day, the two followed the same pattern and went to several other factories, selling all the clothes in the middle of the afternoon.
Chen Lishu roughly calculated that after deducting the cost of these more than 100 pieces of clothing, she probably earned less than 700 yuan. Although it was not much, she gained 137 feet of cloth. She wanted to start a 'fake collar' business.
, having cloth tickets is more important than anything else.
Seeing that there was no more clothes in their hands, the two sisters felt relieved. Chen Lishu also paid Gu Xingping 70 yuan, which was regarded as her commission from selling the clothes.
He actually made 70 yuan in less than two days. Gu Xingping felt that this was just a dream.
"It's too late to go back to the village now. Let's go to the department store to buy some fabrics first, then go to the grocery store to buy some noodles and cut some meat, and go home to make dumplings to celebrate in the evening."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Third Sister-in-law." Gu Xingping nodded happily.
Chen Lishu first bought two pieces of cloth, and then bought materials for making dumplings before the two of them went home.
After returning home, the two of them put away their things and started washing their hands, making noodles, and cutting stuffing. There were new large peppers in the yard, and they made dumplings stuffed with green pepper and meat.
Soon the dumplings were wrapped and the water in the pot boiled. Chen Lishu put the dumplings in the pot and cooked them, then took out two large bowls separately: "Little sister, go and deliver these bowls to the Ding family next door."
After what happened yesterday, Chen Lishu was still very grateful to Ding Chen and knew that it was actually important to treat her neighbors well.
Gu Xingping responded, picked up the bowl on the stove and headed towards Ding's house.
Chen Lishu took out the remaining dumplings and took another bowl of dumplings to the restaurant next door.
The door to the courtyard next door was open. This was the time when everyone was cooking after work. Chen Lishu just walked in and saw a woman in her thirties washing vegetables in the courtyard. She smiled and said, "Hello, sister-in-law, I'm the newcomer next door."
I moved here, and I happened to make dumplings at home for you to try."
"That's too polite." The woman responded, took the bowl in her hand and welcomed the person into the house with a smile.
There were a lot of people in the room, more than ten people, old and young. After a brief chat, Chen Lishu found out that the family's surname was Wang. The man was Wang Chenglin and the woman was Sun Min. They were both employees of the garment factory. They had four children, a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law.
Plus two old people.
Chen Lishu was a little startled when she heard about the clothing factory. She thought it was quite a coincidence, but she quickly concealed the surprise in her eyes. The two families were not familiar with each other and she did not take the initiative to mention Liu Xiaoting and the others.
After sitting for a while, Chen Lishu stood up and left.
When she returned, Gu Xingping was already at home. When he saw her coming in, he said to Chen Lishu with a mysterious face: "Sister-in-law three, do you know what the parents of Ding Chen, the Ding family next door, do?"
Chen Lishu shook her head: "I don't know."
"They are all teachers, and they are high school teachers!" Gu Xingping said, patting her chest with some fear: "Good guy, you don't know that when I found out they were teachers, I didn't dare to speak or even breathe.
, I always feel that they are more serious than our teachers.”
Chen Lishu couldn't help laughing when she heard what she said: "Is it that exaggerated?"
"Why not? You don't know the pain in the hearts of those of us who have poor academic performance. I don't even have the courage to look at the teacher in class. I'm afraid that if I look at her, she will ask me to answer the question."
Chen Lishu couldn't help laughing when she heard her words: "Look at your potential."
Gu Xingping felt quite embarrassed when she thought about it, and couldn't help but laugh along with her.
After eating dumplings and tidying up the room, Chen Lishu took out her book and started reading. Gu Xingping saw her studying and obviously wanted to be lazy, but in the end he had no choice but to follow her.
The next day, the two locked the door and returned to the village with the fabric they bought.
After arriving home, they were not idle. One went to cut pig grass and collect firewood, while the other tidied the house and washed clothes. In the afternoon, Chen Lishu had free time and started cutting fabric to make a 'fake collar'.
When the time was almost up, they started cooking dinner again. When the Gu family came back from work, they were very happy to see the two of them at home.
"A big event happened in the village these two days since you were away from home." At the dinner table, Liu Yuemin looked at Chen Lishu with a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes.
As soon as Chen Lishu saw her expression, she knew there was nothing good going on, so she didn't say anything and just ate by herself.
Gu Xingping was more curious: "Second sister-in-law, what happened?"
"The third brother and sister had a fight at her uncle's house. I heard that Chen Baozhu and Mrs. Chen committed a crime and were sent to the detention center. They left their wife alone in the hospital. No one took care of the baby after it was born. The mother-in-law's family became angry.
Theoretically, the two families started fighting as soon as they disagreed."
Liu Yuemin kept looking at Chen Lishu's expression as she spoke. The whole village knew that something embarrassing happened to her parents' family. Let's see how long she can keep pretending.
When Chen Lishu heard this, she just raised her eyebrows slightly. She seemed to have expected it and didn't have much reaction.
The Chen Mancang family originally offered Chen Baozhu a wife to marry in order to ensure that she would have a son. The family had five brothers. This was the only daughter in the family. Now that she is giving birth to a child and is being thrown into the hospital, it is strange that the brothers from her mother's family can spare the lives of Chen Mancang and his wife.
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"You deserve it!" Gu Xingping couldn't help but muttered when she heard this.
If her sister-in-law hadn't told her parents not to worry about the city management meeting, she would definitely have complained to her family about this matter, and she would have taken a swipe at Chen Baozhu and Mrs. Chen.
When Liu Yuemin saw that Chen Lishu had no reaction at all, she felt bored and curled her lips and continued eating.
After dinner, Liu Yuemin went directly back to the house to do her hair, leaving Chen Lishu and Zhang Qin to clean up the kitchen.
“Sister-in-law, I’m going to make a ‘fake collar’, do you want to do it with me?”
Zhang Qin paused while washing the dishes, with an expression of surprise on her face: "Third brother and sister, what kind of work are you going to do again? As long as you take me with you, you can do whatever you want."