Chapter 320 Silk, Optimism (36)

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On this day, the men followed Village Chief Qi to pay the public rations, while the women and children rested at home.

However, these women secretly confessed that it was not easy to go out to buy some things when they arrived in the county town.

He Tiantian thought that she had saved enough tickets and wanted to go to the county town to buy a piece of purple silk and some embroidery thread for Grandma Qi San to make a beautiful cheongsam for Grandma Qi San.

This is what He Tiantian promised Grandma Qi San before, but she never had enough votes.

He Jingyu was going to the county town to give a report and accompany his daughter to the county town.

The bicycle he rode this time was not borrowed from Village Chief Qi, but He Jingyu’s own.

Jiang Lifang and Huo Zhekun were thoughtful. After knowing that He Jingyu didn't have a bicycle here, they immediately dismantled He Jingyu and Wang Shuping's bicycles in Nanshi, sorted them into categories, packed them, and sent them over.

In this case, for only a dozen yuan in postage, you can have two bicycles.

Save money and tickets.

So now not only He Jingyu has a bicycle, but He Tiantian is now riding Wang Shuping's old women's bicycle.

Bicycles are faster than ox carts, so they arrived at the county town earlier. He Jingyu sent He Tiantian to Niu Lili and then went to work.

Niu Lili happened to have a day off today and went shopping with He Tiantian.

Because He Tiantian was coming to the county town, Wang Lei and the other educated youths asked He Tiantian to take things with him. He Tiantian bought two whole pieces of paper one by one.

Because He Tiantian bought a lot, the salesperson's attitude was a little better than usual.

"Tiantian, why did you buy silk and satin?" Niu Lili reminded in a low voice, "Although silk and satin are beautiful, you can't wear it now. You can't tell the difference between east, west and north after a few days of stability."

He Tiantian knew that Niu Lili cared about her and explained carefully: "I bought this for my grandma. Grandma is a delicate old lady. Now that she is getting older, she misses the past more and more. I just want to take advantage of her to live well." Yes, make her a dress she likes.”

Niu Lili was stunned, and then thought that He Tiantian recognized her grandma. She was already over sixty years old, and she didn't know how many years she would live. It is common sense to buy decent clothes while you are still alive.

"So that's it, that's okay, but you can only wear the clothes you've made at home, not outside." Niu Lili reminded, "Let's go, I'll take you there."

Niu Lili took her to find a salesperson she knew well and bought a piece of fine dark purple satin, which was soft and smooth.

Before leaving, I saw a piece of sapphire blue fabric, which was full of brilliance and very suitable for Grandma Qi San.

So I gritted my teeth and bought it.

Good things come in pairs, make two for Grandma Qi San!

He Tiantian went to buy embroidery thread and various types of needles, which were carefully packed in small wooden boxes.

He Jingyu made a report, had lunch, and took He Tiantian home.

It's good to have a bicycle. At least you can go back and forth in one day. It's more convenient and faster than an ox-cart.

When I got home, it was already seven o'clock in the evening and it was dark.

He Tiantian parked the bicycle, took out a small package from the frame at the back, and said, "Grandma, Grandma, do you see what I bought you?"

Grandma Qi San walked out of the house on tiptoe and asked with a smile: "Then I want to see what my good granddaughter bought me?"

He Tiantian took it to the table and lit an oil lamp beside it.

Wang Shuping held the needle and picked at the wick. The soybean-sized oil lamp became larger and the room became brighter.

He Tiantian had already opened the package and spread out the two pieces of silk in the package.

"Oh, the color is so good." Wang Shuping exclaimed, "I haven't seen such beautiful silk in many years!"

Grandma Qi San stretched out her hand and stroked it gently, worried that her rough hands would fuzz the fabric.

"Yes, it's true that I haven't seen such good fabric in many years." Grandma Qi San said with emotion, "Just buy one piece. Why did you buy two pieces?"

Sweet girl always remembered her words, which moved Grandma Qi San very much!

He Tiantian smiled and said: "Grandma likes it, then let's make two!"

"I want this purple and blue one for your mother." Grandma Qi San can't accept them all. Although she likes them very much, she knows only when they are suitable, not to be greedy, and to share good things with everyone.

Wang Shuping smiled and said: "Foster mother, give me this fabric, but I can't wear it. If you like it, I will make it for you. When you have the opportunity in the future, let the sweet girl buy it for me."

"Yes, grandma, this is for you." He Tiantian persuaded, "You don't need anything, and your parents don't know what to give you. Now I happen to have the tickets in hand, and we are not short of money, so I will I bought it. Thanks to Sister Lili’s help, we were able to buy good quality silk, which is much better than buying it myself.”

He Tiantian didn't know much about silk and satin, and the ones she had seen before were not as good as these two.

"This..." Grandma Qi San hesitated, she really liked this.

She has been alone most of her life.

Ever since her son disappeared and her husband passed away, only the second brother Qi was kind to her.

How could He Tiantian's family not be moved by how they treated her now?

Thinking that there were many treasures in the secret room at the back, if his son could not be found in the future, they would all be left to He Tiantian's family, so he would compensate them.

"Foster mother, please accept it." He Jingyu said with a smile, "It's normal for a son to be filial to his mother. If you don't accept it, don't treat us as your own."

Seeing Grandma Qi San, He Jingyu thought of his mother.

Especially some time ago, seeing those old photos of Grandma Qi San reminded He Jingyu of his mother wearing a silk cheongsam and sitting elegantly in front of the window.

"Haha!" Grandma Qi San smiled and was very pleased, "Okay, since it is a tribute from the younger generation, I will not be polite. I will start making clothes tomorrow. I will embroider white peony flowers on the purple one and elegant magnolia flowers on the royal blue one."

Grandma Qi San wanted to make the best-looking clothes with these two pieces of fabric and treat them as funeral clothes.

With Grandma Qi San's arrogant and petty personality, she would dress beautifully and decently even in the underworld.

When you are alive, you can't wear what you want, but after you die, you can do whatever you want.

The next day, Grandma Qi San asked Wang Shuping to measure her size.

While drinking tea, He Tiantian watched Grandma Qi San write down her size in a notebook.

He Tiantian found that although Grandma Qi San was old and still had bound feet, her waist and back were straight, and her gray hair bun was always neat. She was an elegant old lady.

After recording the size, Grandma Qi San hummed a little tune while cutting clothes, feeling very happy.

Grandma Qi San's optimism and good mood infected Wang Shuping and He Tiantian.

Wang Shuping said privately more than once that it was rare for a woman to have such an optimistic mentality and mental state!