Chapter 194 Sewing Machine
When Lin Xiuqing heard this, she lowered her head, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The hand that grabbed her was already full of calluses. He had never done heavy work. He had been building a house and going to sea in the past few months. Sitting by the window silently picking.
His hands have been worn rougher than hers. Once upon a time, his hands were smoother than hers.
Seeing her bowing her head and remaining silent, Ye Yaodong also knew that she was used to being frugal and couldn't afford to spend extravagantly all at once.
However, life must improve. I can’t earn money, and the family is still struggling there. Although the family’s current savings are not too much, it is still no problem to guarantee daily needs.
"I will work hard to earn money to support my family. We don't have to eat well, and we don't have to dress decently, but we have to eat enough and wear warmth, right?"
Lin Xiuqing responded lightly.
She will add things that need to be added. She just likes to take her time, and it feels heartbreaking to spend a large amount of money all at once. It is not a quick fortune, and his money is hard earned.
Ye Yaodong pressed the back of her head, let her lean on his shoulder, and said again emphatically, "I'm not trash anymore, don't worry."
"Um."
"Make yourself two sets of cotton-padded clothes and trousers. Make them looser, so that you can cover up your belly when it gets bigger. Do it in advance so that no one can see that you don't have clothes to wear. You don't want the baby in your stomach to have trouble, do you?"
Yes, her belly needs covering.
She nodded heavily, "I can't do it all at once. I'll finish what I have first, and then I'll go buy fabric and cotton."
"Well, how many meters does a set of cotton clothes and trousers cost?"
"The old lady is short, three meters is enough. If I make it looser and bigger, it will be 3 meters 5-6."
"Yes, I see, let's cook lunch first, and work later."
"good."
Ye Yaodong watched her go to the back door to pick vegetables, hesitated for a moment, and went out anyway.
Lin Xiuqing thought he didn't care when he went out, picking vegetables, washing vegetables, killing fish...
After nightfall, the whole family went to bed, suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Ye Yaodong immediately sat up like a carp.
"I'll open the door."
"Who is it? Knocking on the door so late?"
Ye Yaodong said while putting on his clothes: "I'll go and have a look first."
I only came to the door during the day, but I didn't expect it to be delivered at night. The efficiency is very fast.
He opened the gate, and saw Lin Jishang smoking there with his back to the gate, and there was a cart parked at the gate, and there were things he wanted in the car.
Lin Jishang heard the movement behind him, turned around, extinguished the half-smoked cigarette in his hand, and threw it aside casually, "Did you go to bed so early?"
"Not yet, it's just dark, there's nothing to do, lie down early."
Lin Ji twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a clear face: "Understood, I understand!"
Ye Yaodong: "..."
Knows wool, he goes to sea at night, and his wife hasn't had three months of belly.
Lin Jishang immediately said: "Come over and carry it together. I'm afraid that the daytime will be too eye-catching, so I only sent it when it was dark."
The two had a good exchange during the day, and they got to know each other a little better, and they were able to chat a few words harmlessly.
Lin Xiuqing just came out of the house when she saw two people carrying something in. She asked curiously, "What is it?"
"Your husband bought you a sewing machine from Yan brand."
"What?!"
Lin Xiuqing stared at Ye Yaodong, "When did you buy it? Why didn't you say anything?"
"I'll talk about it later, pay the bill first", Ye Yaodong looked at Lin Jishang after finishing speaking, "How much is this one?"
"The supply and marketing cooperative is 150, and the market price is 130. You can take 110. There are two pieces of red and yellow cloth on the cart, and 5 catties of cotton. You can give me 15 yuan."
"Why is this so embarrassing?"
The cotton he bought during the day was 2 yuan and 8 a catty. He didn’t hear the price clearly for the floral cloth, but he heard that the navy blue cotton cloth cost 3 cents and 6 cents per foot, and the floral cloth was more expensive.
"It doesn't matter, let's make friends, anyway, it's shipping every day, it's not bad for yours."
"Okay, thank you very much."
Looking at this guy working on the pier for three days and two nights, he definitely made a lot of money. He knows that smuggling has made huge profits these days, and buying goods with silver dollars, some of the high profits can earn half or even 60%.
These smugglers trade goods with silver dollars to smuggling ships in Haiwan Bay and Hong Kong Island. 1 silver dollar is converted into RMB 22 yuan, plus fees need to be 26 yuan.
Those smuggling boats carried as little as one or two thousand silver dollars, and as many as seven or eight thousand dollars. The ships with less value in exchange also had three to forty thousand yuan, and some had hundreds of thousands of dollars in silver dollars.
Lin Jishang can be regarded as a small boss, and he must have made a lot of money.
It is considered to be poverty alleviation, and he also accepts this love. Let’s see later, what good goods can be caught at sea, and send some to him, and there will be exchanges.
The things had already been delivered to the door, and Lin Xiuqing couldn't slap him in the face at this time and tell him to return it, so he had to go back to the house depressed to get the money.
Two pieces of floral cloth and cotton were also brought in, and Lin Jishang collected the money and left.
Lin Xiuqing stared at Ye Yaodong, "When did you buy it? Why didn't you say anything? How can you just buy such a big item?"
"Who made you reluctant to buy a few pieces of cloth and a few catties of cotton? Then I have to do it myself, and I will give you a strong medicine to cure you, not to mention that it is inconvenient to not have a sewing machine at home. I always have the cheek to borrow it from other people's homes. Once or twice is fine, you have to make so many padded clothes, how can you be ashamed, not afraid of being disgusted?"
The family really needs to buy more, and he doesn't want his wife to look at people's faces.
"I went out today and already spent almost 70 yuan, right? Tell you to buy a sewing machine, are you willing?"
Lin Xiuqing couldn't refute it. If she had to speak to her, she would definitely say slowly first.
Seeing that she was silent again, Ye Yaodong had no choice but to go up and hug her to coax her, "I'm only in her early 100s, and it's much cheaper than outside. The money I earned yesterday was just used to offset it. There is a sewing machine at home, and it will be convenient for you to use it. When the baby in your stomach is about to be born, don’t you have to make small clothes in advance? Can you still go to other people’s houses with your stomach full?”
Lin Xiuqing gave him a sideways look, and pinched his back fiercely, "Don't do this next time! You must tell me about spending a lot of money."
"Hiss~ oh~ okay~ lighten up, the waist is very important."
She couldn't hold back anymore, she gave him a blank look, and pushed away from his embrace to unpack the sewing machine.
Ye Yaodong was a little proud of her excited appearance, so he knew she would like it, and his complaints were just lip service.
Women are women, what they say is different!
Say no, but actually want it!
Sometimes, you have to listen backwards...
Ye Yaodong cheerfully joined in to help her dismantle it. Seeing a brand new sewing machine in front of them completely exposed to the two people's field of vision, Lin Xiuqing's eyes lit up, and he stroked it back and forth with his hands.
In fact, she has always wanted a sewing machine, but she didn't have the conditions before. She finally saved some money in the past few months, and she couldn't bear it. Then she bought a boat and spent a lot of money. up.
Ye Yaodong also made the decision for her by mistake.
"Like it?"
Lin Xiuqing glared at him with a smile on her face, how could she not know that he was offering a treasure?
"Try it?"
"Um."
She went back to the house happily and took out the fabrics that had been cut in the afternoon to test, but she didn't want to wake up the two children who had just slept by going in and out, so Ye Yaodong had to go in first to comfort the children.
After putting the child to sleep, he was also a little drowsy. Thinking of going to sea at night, he didn't get up.
While half asleep and half awake, he felt that there was someone next to him, so he held Yuanyuan in his arms and said in a daze, "Have you finished playing?"
"Sewed a piece of sleeve."
"Should I be rewarded?"
He was just talking casually at first, but Lin Xiuqing actually took the initiative to kiss his lips. Now that he was excited, he became sober in an instant. up.
"Don't make trouble, you still have to go to sea at night."
Well, he's still a guy in his 20s...
"Go to sleep, don't think about it!"
"All right."
After pecking hard, he turned over and lay down back to his position, holding the warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, but his hand was grabbed to prevent him from moving.
He also fell asleep just like that.
He got up on time at 2:30 in the morning, and Lin Xiuqing got up before him to prepare the meals, and packed the lunch box for him.
He put on his headlights and pushed the scooter to the pier. Father Ye was already waiting there, and he was chatting with A Guang's father.
"That's good, that's good, when I come back with some seafood tomorrow, go to your place and have a drink, let's talk..."
Ye Yaodong heard this sentence as soon as he approached, when did his father get so close with Ah Guang's father, can they still sit and drink together?
"Father, Uncle Pei."
"Dongzi is here. I heard that your longline fishing is very useful. Let's try it some other day."
"Okay, you can make a few hundred for a try, but it will cost more bait."
"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of small fish and shrimp in the trawl net, so save some in advance."
At this time, Ah Guang also bought diesel and came over, "Oh? It's rare to meet you."
"You may run into me often in the future."
After saying hello to each other, they took a step ahead, and Ye Yaodong also took the time to get the bait stored at A Cai's place first, and then refueled.
After getting on the boat, he asked his father, "Dad, since when did you and Uncle Pei become so friendly? You still want to have a drink together."
"Ah Guang carries your banner twice in three days, either sending plantains or wine, or sending some dried fish and goods that we don't have here. He comes here in different ways every day to show his face, and your mother and I know it well."
"So you guys agree?"
"Drink two glasses of wine with his father in the evening and talk about it. There is no woman in their family to talk to, so only his father can come to talk to me."
"Then you also have to ask the little sister what she means."
"You still need to tell me?"
"Then what did she say?"
"You ask your mother. I am a father, not a mother. How can I ask? Anyway, your mother was very unhappy before, saying that there is no woman in his family who can take care of housework. If your younger sister marries, she will Very tired, no one will help take care of the children in the future, and I have to marry two sister-in-laws or something... Women are troublesome, thinking so much..."
"Mother seems to be right."
"Isn't it good to be able to be the master of the house immediately after marrying? Why do you want a mother-in-law? Why don't you let your mother come to help you? If there is no one to help take care of the child in the future, let your little sister send it back and let her take care of it? You also have to worry about the matter of walking, as long as your character and temperament are fine, think about it so much..."
"You have arranged everything for my mother, so what can I say?"
"So let's see what his father said tomorrow, and come out with a charter, and we will ask your little sister for opinions."
Ye Yaodong pursed his mouth, his father seemed to have no objection, he was cheap that brat Aguang.
(end of this chapter)