Studying medicine for many years has allowed Xi Jin to develop a quiet and reserved character. So as soon as Xi Jin sat down, he began to make clothes quietly without participating in the excitement of others vying to make clothes for General Gu.
"Please be quiet for a while. Although you can get an extra five cents by making clothes for General Gu, not everyone can earn these five cents." Mrs. Li said loudly.
"We are not all here to earn these five cents. Think about it, if the clothes we have worked so hard to make can be worn by a handsome and handsome man like General Gu, we will not feel it is harder, but if The clothes we made are for those stinky men to wear, so why don’t we feel bad!”
A woman in the crowd laughed loudly and said, "It seems that she has been in Yazhou for a few years, and she is not as reserved as Xijin's group."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, a burst of laughter broke out from the crowd.
"Mrs. Lao, look at what you said. If General Gu knew that the clothes he was wearing were made by a bad old woman like you, he really wouldn't wear them!" Mrs. Li smiled and teased, "Of course he also likes to wear that little girl's clothes. I did it, don’t you think?”
After listening to Mrs. Li's words, the little girls in the crowd immediately cheered up and started sewing extra seriously. Each one of them hoped to be favored by Mrs. Li and make clothes for General Gu.
If the clothes I made could fit snugly on General Gu, General Gu would like it, and I would blush just thinking about it.
"Look, mother-in-law, these little girls are all waiting for you to choose!" Mother-in-law joked with a smile.
"Okay, then let me see, who of these little girls is the best?" Mrs. Li walked back and forth with a serious expression, as if she really wanted to find a good one.
Xi Jin is now a married woman and wears her hair in a woman's bun, so she doesn't take Mrs. Li's scrutiny to heart at all, but Lan'er beside her is extremely nervous.
"Sister Jin, why are you moving so fast?" Lan'er compared her left and right and found that Xi Jin sewed quickly and well, which made her a little discouraged.
"You are pretty quick, I think you are the best at sewing among these little girls." Xi Jin comforted her heart-warmingly.
Xi Jin knew that Lan'er and her daughter were not valued by the clan. After being exiled, their money would be tight and they would be able to earn more.
As soon as Xi Jin finished speaking, Mrs. Li came to Lan'er and nodded to her: "It's you. I see that you are good-looking and can sew clothes well, so you can make clothes for General Gu!" "
Lan'er stood up in surprise and bowed elegantly to Granny Li: "Thank you, Granny Li, for your appreciation."
After listening to Lan'er's words, Mrs. Li smiled even more happily: "Look, you are from Beijing, and you still call me Aunt Li. We don't have any Aunt Li here. You can just call me Aunt Li from now on." "
"Thank you Aunt Li!" Lan'er called sweetly.
Mrs. Li felt very comfortable after listening to it, and brought over the fine fabrics used to make General Gu's clothes: "This is the fabric used to make General Gu's clothes. You have to be careful. This fabric is precious."
"Yes." Lan'er carefully took the cloth and asked with a red face, "What about General Gu's size?"
Mrs. Li took out a note from her sleeve and handed it to Lan'er: "Here, you have to keep it safe."
"Yes, Lan'er has noted it down." Lan'er looked at the size on the note and instantly imagined that General Gu was a slender, tall man, and couldn't help feeling shy.
"Hey, it's just because of your good looks." Xi Jin was lowering his head to sew military uniforms when he suddenly heard a burst of ridicule from behind. Although it was a very short sound, Xi Jin keenly felt the owner of the sound towards Lan'er. hostility.
Xi Jin stood up, pretending to look at the fabric in Lan'er's hand, and glanced at the woman behind him, who was obviously not with them on this trip.
Xi Jin looked at her profile, but seeing that she had a beautiful face and white skin, she was indeed a beauty.
It was only when she turned her head that Xi Jin discovered that she had a bloody birthmark as big as a butterfly on her left cheek, which ruined her beauty.
Xi Jin quickly lowered his eyes and stopped looking at her. He pretended to be calm and chatted with Lan'er about how to make clothes for General Gu.
Although everyone was jealous that Lan'er had the opportunity to make clothes for General Gu, with Granny Li watching over them, no one dared to make a mistake and just focused on sewing the clothes at hand.
If you pay two cents for a piece of clothing, if you can sew one and a half more pieces, you can get some more wages.
So until noon, everyone was still sewing seriously.
"It's time to eat." Mrs. Li shouted outside the door, and immediately many people in the room rushed outside.
Before Xi Jin could even react, he saw that the room was mostly empty.
Most of the people left behind were the female relatives who had been exiled this time, and everyone was obviously not used to such a scene.
When Xi Jin and others walked outside, only the bottoms of several pots of food were left.
Only then did they realize that eating here had to be fought over.
As newcomers, Xijin and the others did not dare to say anything. They could only take the remaining steamed buns and eat them under the eaves of the house with vegetable soup.
The steamed buns are made from grains and are very rough. Xi Jin had to take care of Xie Luo along the way and the food was not bad, so she still hasn't gotten used to these rough steamed buns.
But people had to lower their heads under the eaves, so she could only take a bite of the steamed buns and drink a little vegetable soup, and just ate it to fill her stomach.
"Aunt Liu, I really miss the cakes you made." Xi Jin chatted with Aunt Liu beside him while eating.
"That's not easy. I'll make it for you tonight." Aunt Liu liked Xi Jin very much in her heart. The old couple had no children of their own and wished they could treat Xi Jin as their daughter.
Xi Jin shook his head: "I can't always eat your food. I want to try to make something to eat tonight."
"So you are a popular girl. Then tell me what you plan to do tonight, and I will give you some pointers." Aunt Liu said straightforwardly.
"Can Auntie know how to make dumplings?" Xi Jin was still worried about the dumplings he saw in the book yesterday, so he wanted to make them for Xie Luo to try.
"Yes, I can, but these dumplings require too much ingredients."
Aunt Liu used to be a respectable wife of the Lin family. She had never seen any delicious dumplings, but now that she is down and out, she is also a bit picky about the ingredients.
"Don't be afraid. I just heard from my husband that there are stalls selling vegetables at the entrance of the village in the evening. I'll just go and buy some."
Xi Jin still had some money on hand, and she didn't want to treat Xie Luo and herself badly in terms of food: "My husband is going to serve in the army on his first day today. It must be hard. I want to make something delicious for him."
"I know why Xie Luo loves you so much. Who wouldn't like a caring girl like you!" Aunt Liu kept praising her, "Then I will tell you how to make these dumplings."
