In the evening, when Ma Xiaojuan came back from work, her eyes lit up when she saw the two quilts placed on Su Mo's bed.
Ma Xiaojuan touched it and found it was quite soft and comfortable. The cotton tire was really well made.
"Su Mo, is this really made in a commune workshop? Don't you want a ticket?" Ma Xiaojuan asked, already making up her mind.
God knows how difficult it is to get a cotton pad ticket in the city. Only when you get married will you get a subsidy for such a bed. I usually buy cotton to make it myself, but the quilt made from cotton is very different from the quilt made by a skilled craftsman. Not only does it become hard after sleeping for a long time, but the quilt always leaks out.
There are several brothers and sisters in her family, and most of the quilts they cover are handmade by her mother. It’s really hard to say what her mother’s skills are. It has to be dismantled and redone almost every year, which is extremely troublesome.
If batting can be made here, then she can make a few more beds and mail them home.
"Yes, there is no need to vote. We only charge cotton money and handicraft fee. One pound of cotton costs one dollar and fifteen cents. A seven-pound quilt costs 1.5 yuan in handicraft fee; a three-pound mattress costs 1 yuan in handcraft fee." Su Mo nodded.
Ma Xiaojuan almost jumped up with excitement.
On the black market at her home, cotton prices are at least 1.8 yuan and up. In years when the output is low, the price can be as low as two or three yuan per pound. She remembered that she had just entered junior high school at that time, and her mother wanted to make her a new pair of cotton clothes and pants, but the cotton was too expensive, so she only made a pair of cotton pants.
"Are you sure that we educated youths can also do it, and we are not doing it for you just because you are going to marry into the brigade?" Ma Xiaojuan asked again.
These days, in the collective economy of the commune, many conveniences can only be enjoyed by the members of the commune.
"At that time, Director Qi said that if educated youths came to Hongqi Commune to go to the countryside, they would be part of the commune. Then that's what educated youth should be able to do." Su Mo didn't dare to die.
"You can go and ask. The workshop is not far from the Commune Supply and Marketing Cooperative. There is a sign of the Hongqi Commune Collective Workshop on the door. It is easy to find. I think there is also a carpenter's shop inside. You will make cabinets by then, so I guess. where to."
When they first arrived, Ma Jianmin also said that the commune had a place to make cabinets and stools, so that was probably where they were.
"Tell me, would it be possible if I made a few quilts and sent them home?" Ma Xiaojuan leaned over and whispered.
"I don't know about that. But it should be okay not to sell it, but to send it to your family for use." Su Mo thought, judging from Director Qi's words and deeds, he would not refuse the opportunity to generate income.
"Or after the autumn harvest, you can try to order two beds, and then say that you want to send one home. It depends on whether the director will make it for you. If he does, it will be no problem."
"But don't do so many at once. Do two beds this year, and do the rest next year." Otherwise, someone will report you. It's hard to see other people's good deeds these days. There are a lot of people around.
"Okay." Ma Xiaojuan nodded, "I didn't expect that the commune would have such good things. I had heard before that there were educated youths who bought food in the brigade and sent it home. I didn't expect that there would be someone who made quilts and sent it home. "
Ma Xiaojuan was a little excited. This Hongqi Commune really came to the right place.
It's not in the mountains like other rural areas. For the production brigade in Lujia Village, it only takes 20 to 30 minutes to ride a bicycle to the commune, and it only takes an hour to ride a bicycle to the county seat.
Unlike the place where her cousin went to the countryside, it was said that it took two hours to get to the commune by donkey cart, and it was even more exaggerated to go to the city, which took three or four hours.
I'm afraid I'll be assigned to a ravine.
I am still lucky.
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After that, Su Mo didn't go to work anymore, but stayed at the educated youth station to sew quilt covers and pack things to get married.
The autumn harvest of the Lujia Village Production Team came to an end after harvesting peanuts on September 29. The rest is to dry and put into storage. These light tasks are all done by the older aunts and uncles.
The young men and strong laborers rested for a few days. After paying the public rations, they went to dig canals again.
It was not difficult to sew the quilt cover. After Su Mo asked Chen Lan for advice, it took half a day to sew the quilt cover.
Looking at the remaining three quilts, which were still made of cotton, Su Mo felt the hardships of this era.
No wonder they say three years for the new, three years for the old, and three more years for mending. Cloth tickets are really not enough.
There is only one quilt cover left, so I can only wait until I have the fabric tickets to make it.
Su Mo folded all the quilts and put the bed with the quilt cover on top. Only then did she realize that there seemed to be two pillows missing.
Su Mo had no choice but to go to the commune collective workshop again and ask Director Qi if he had any pillow cores for sale.
It happened that Director Qi had asked the masters at the cotton shop to make a set of samples in the past two days, including two pillow cores, so Su Mo got a bargain.
The two pillow cores, including cotton and handmade, cost Su Mo a total of 1.5 yuan.
After buying the pillow core, Su Mo thought about buying a set of ready-made pillow cases from the supply and marketing cooperative. She remembered that the novel said that the pillow cases in this era were all embroidered, which were quite exquisite.
Because some production teams have finished their autumn harvest, there are so many people in the supply and marketing cooperative today. Lu Xiaolan is so busy that she doesn't even have time to take a few sips of water.
While busy, Lu Xiaolan seemed to catch a glimpse of her third sister-in-law out of the corner of her eye. When she took a closer look, she saw that she really was. He quickly shouted: "Third sister-in-law, come to me."
Su Mo was almost squeezed to death by a group of aunts. When she heard Lu Xiaolan calling her, she quickly squeezed past.
"What's going on today? Why are there so many people?" Su Mo was still frightened.
"The autumn harvest of a large team has ended, and the commune members are coming to the market. Third sister-in-law, what do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy a pillowcase." Su Mo said quickly. Her aunt was already dissatisfied with her for jumping in line.
Lu Xiaolan's eyes flashed. She was about to give a pair of pillowcases and pillow towels to her third brother and third sister-in-law, so she said: "The pillowcases are sold out, third sister-in-law."
Su Mo:......
"Then I'll pull the cloth and make it myself. Give me three feet of white cotton." Su Mo figured it out. Three feet should be enough to make two pillowcases.
The pillows at this time were not 48*74 like in later generations, but 50*30. Three feet of cloth was enough to make two pillowcases, and there was still some room for some lace.
Lu Xiaolan immediately went to pull three feet of white cotton cloth for Su Mo. After Su Mo gave the money, she saw that Lu Xiaolan was busy and didn't bother her much. She took the things and hurried back to make pillow cases.
Su Mo was busy, and Lu Changzheng also left early and came back late these days, with almost no one around. The Lu family was also very busy, and Li Yue'e also took time off directly to stay at home and make various preparations.
At the morning meeting of the No. 29 brigade, Lu Qingan told the story of Lu Changzheng’s marriage to his wife on October 1 and invited all the brigade members to a banquet. Of course, there are only one or two representatives from each household, and it is impossible to invite the whole family.
On the day of the 30th, almost the whole Lu family went out, adults and children were helping with the work. Li Yuee also asked many relatives and friends to help.
Those who cut vegetables cut vegetables, those who borrowed tables and chairs borrowed tables and chairs, and those who borrowed bowls and chopsticks borrowed bowls and chopsticks.
Lu Qing'an estimated that at least 25 tables should be prepared.
With so many seats, tables, chairs, stools, bowls and chopsticks must be borrowed from other people in the brigade, and the place where the table is set must be prepared.
As a result, the Lu family's yard and vegetable plot, as well as Lu Changzheng's and his family's vegetable plot, were all used.
On the afternoon of the 30th, Lu Changzheng borrowed a military truck from somewhere, pulled a semi-truck of things, and came back.
When the things above were moved down, the relatives and friends who came to help were shocked.
Forever brand bicycle, Haishi brand sewing machine, a very fashionable dressing table, half a fan of pork, two whole slaughtered sheep, ten chickens, five large geese, two large bags of white noodles, and a large jar of white wine …
Relatives and friends are already salivating, hoping to arrive as soon as possible tomorrow.
